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Computer Engineering Professor Lauded With Shields Award
Surprised by Honor for Excellence in Scholarship and Creativity
April 14, 2017
From developing a brain-controlled robotic arm for people who lose mobility in limbs to an electronic communication system to aid patients who can no longer speak, Cal State Fullerton computer engineering professor Kiran George has been a transformational force in innovative research.
His colleagues call him a prolific researcher whose accomplishments in his nearly 10 years on campus are unprecedented in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. For his outstanding research and contributions to education, George has been selected as this year's recipient of the L. Donald Shields Excellence in Scholarship and Creativity Award.
The award is presented to a faculty member each year for his or her excellence in research and scholarly activities and commitment to the educational mission of Cal State Fullerton. The award's namesake served as Cal State Fullerton's second president from 1970-80.
In a surprise visit April 13 to his class of senior computer engineering students, President Mildred García announced to George and students that he was selected for the 2016-17 University award and offered her congratulations.
"You have an amazing faculty member working with you," García told the students inside the engineering lab. "Well deserved," she said, turning to George, who stood speechless.
Taken aback by the accolade, George said after the announcement, "This is an extraordinary honor, I'm so humbled. I am at a loss for words. I am truly blessed to have the opportunity to work with students on various projects that are both challenging and cutting edge.
"It is also professionally fulfilling to see them go on to have successful careers. My students inspire me every day to redefine the boundaries of engineering."
Since joining the University in 2007, George has secured more than $1.85 million in external funding for his research, including grants from the National Science Foundation and U.S. Army Research Labs. In 2012, he was given NSF's Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program award, a top honor for junior faculty members who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through research and education.
George has led a $600,000 NSF-funded project that targets first-generation college students and underrepresented students and is spearheading the college's efforts to develop a bachelor's degree program in engineering with a biomedical device engineering option. He and his students have presented research at regional and national conferences, and he has two patents pending for his research. George and his students also work on projects with industry and community partners, including the ALS Association to help patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease.
What distinguishes George is his engagement of students in his research, said Susan Barua, interim dean of the college, who nominated him. "Dr. George constantly thinks about student success and improvement of student learning," she said.
George, who directs the computer engineering program, has mentored over 250 undergraduates and graduate students on a range of novel and real-world projects. Current and former students praised George's mentorship and guidance in the classroom and in the lab.
Following García's announcement, computer engineering student Craig Varner noted it wasn't so surprising to see his professor get the award. "He's always an excellent teacher. He's deserving of the award."
Classmate Josh Herrera added that George challenges students by giving them hands-on research experiences that help them land their first jobs or go on to graduate school.
"You get to use what you learn in class — and go beyond that," Herrera said.
Alumnus Dylon Mutz, '15 (B.S. computer engineering), a circuit design engineer at Northrup Grumman Corp., in a letter of support, also lauded his former mentor. "Without his support, I would not have stood out among the many other applications and would not have the exciting, cutting-edge career I have today," Mutz said.
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Very few diseases are limited to the tropics, but many diseases have a high incidence in the warm countries as compared to the rate for the same diseases in other regions. It is impossible sharply to define Tropical Medicine, but one can say that the term applies to those diseases of high incidence in the tropics caused by pathogenic parasites and by diet deficiency. The practice of tropical medicine, therefore, consists of the pathological study and treatment of these diseases, and the demand is for high grade training in protozoology, helminthology, medical entomology, and the chemistry and physiology of nutrition. The future no doubt will and some detailed study in relation to the white race's reaction to light, heat, and humidity.
Our modern transportation certainly will expand the duties of the various quarantine services in regard to defenses against the regional intermingling of the diseases of man, domestic animals, and plants.

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WJMK Radio has debuted in the Saginaw-Bay City market, offering listeners the Me-TV Music oldies music format. Created and on-the-air in Chicago, WJMK is the first station in the country to adopt the syndicated format.
The station has most recently had the WHHQ call letters, but was purchased by Northern States Broadcasting Corporation for $175,000. The FCC approved the sale on March 15, 2018. Northern States is headed by Susan and Philip Bernstein of Chicago.
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Texas is growing and most of our communities are feeling the pressure to keep up. According to the latest reports from the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly half a million peoplehave moved to the Lone Star State since 2015. In fact, nearly 1200 new residents move to Texas each day. So how does it affect the water industry?
Thanks to a number of factors, corporate relocations are bringing more than just their headquarters to our state. Companies like Toyota are relocating to Texas to take advantage of the tax breaks and centralized location, bringing with them thousands of employees and their families. As our local populations grow, so must our water and wastewater systems. Communities in North Texas and across our great state are frequently touted as among the best cities to live in and fastest growing in the U.S.
The Price of Growth
But growth comes at a price. Behind every gallon of water delivered to homes and businesses is a massive system of pipelines, pumps and treatment facilities that must be operated, maintained and funded. Many water systems in the state, including the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD), have pipelines and other facilities built in the 1950's or earlier. Aging water infrastructure requires maintenance and rehabilitation. Nationwide, there is significant public support for spending on water infrastructure. A poll conducted by the Value of Water Campaign and released last month showed 82% of Americans view rebuilding water systems as extremely or very important. Combined with the increasing cost of regulatory compliance to keep water safe, it's easy to see why water rates are going up across the country.


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King Statement on Iranian Plot to Attack U.S. Homeland and Assassinate Saudi Ambassador
State-sponsored Attack Would Have Represented an "Act of War"
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, issued the following statement on the disruption of an Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States in Washington:
"I commend the DEA and the FBI for their excellent work disrupting this historic assassination plot, which almost certainly must have been known to officials at the very top levels of the Iranian government. As unthinkable as it is, Iranian agents planned to murder the Saudi ambassador at a Washington restaurant, scoffing at concerns that their attack would likely kill dozens of innocent Americans.
"All options should be on the table for President Obama to respond forcefully to this grave provocation by Iran, and the President has my full support to act. Iran's assassination of a foreign diplomat in our country would have violated both US and international law, and represented an act of war against the United States, not to mention against Saudi Arabia.
"While I intend to support the President's ultimate decision, I believe that he should consider expelling Iranian officials, especially known intelligence officers, from the Iranian Mission to the United Nations in New York, and the Iranian Interests Section in Washington. Iran has not acted as a civilized nation. This arrest shows that Iranian government officials are not here in our country to conduct diplomacy, but rather murder, mayhem, and acts of terror. I believe they should be deported."


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The judging process for the World Press Photo contest involves four specialized juries and a General Jury.
It takes place in several rounds over a three-week period every January. The criteria for judging entries is a combination of news values, journalistic standards, and the photographer's creativity and visual skills. In the case of stories and long-term projects, the edit of the material submitted is also taken into account.
The juries have different names and compositions. The specialized juries are:
The general jury consists of seven members. It is made up of the chairs of each specialized jury, plus three new members. The chair of the news and documentary jury will be the chair of the general jury.
Each jury has a chair responsible for maintaining the integrity of the process, ensuring the deliberations are conducted in accordance with the highest standards, and making certain that all jury members are fully involved in the judging process. English is the sole operating language of the contest and the juries.
Each jury is assisted by a secretary. The secretary is responsible for all procedural matters and ensures the rules and procedures are fairly and properly applied. The secretary does not contribute to debate on the merits of any entry, and has no vote in the balloting.
Once appointed, the jury works independently and the World Press Photo Foundation executive director, staff, board, sponsors and partners have no influence on the outcome of the judging process.
Each secretary is supported by a jury coordinator, who is a staff member of the World Press Photo Foundation. The coordinator is the principal conduit of information between the jury and the foundation on all procedural matters related to the judging. Throughout the judging process, the role of the World Press Photo Foundation staff is solely to manage the logistics of the judging process, including the projection of the pictures, the reading of captions, and recording which pictures are selected for the next round. No member of staff, including the jury coordinator, contributes to debate on the merits of any entry, and no member of staff has a vote in the balloting.
The contest has six voting rounds: the first, second, third, fourth and fifth rounds and the finals.
The voting system and process for each round for each jury, are detailed in the Judging Procedures handbook, which guides the secretaries and is provided to each juror.
The World Press Photo of the Year award honors the photographer whose visual creativity and skills made a picture that captures or represents an event or issue of great journalistic importance in that year.
There are six nominees for photo of the year and the winner will receive a €10.000 cash prize.
The World Press Photo Story of the Year award honors the photographer whose visual creativity and skills produced a story with excellent editing and sequencing that captures or represents an event or issue of great journalistic importance in that year.
There are three nominees for the story of the year and the winner will receive a €10.000 cash prize.
The detailed judging process can be found in the Judging Procedures Handbook.


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The Competition Authority (CA) will in a month's time make a ruling on a case in which Callus (pty) Ltd intends to acquire the operations of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) from VPB Propco (pty) Ltd. After a lengthy hearing on the case at the authority headquarters on Monday afternoon, CA Chief Executive Officer, Thula Kaira, said they will after satisfying themselves with the necessary requirements of the transaction, follow with a ruling if the deal can go through.
The meeting, which according to Kaira, was supposed to last for 30 minutes ended up taking almost two hours as attendants who mostly identified themselves as poultry farmers decried lack of support from KFC as it gets most of its supplies from South Africa. The chicken farmers appealed to the impending new owners to come with a policy that will at least help them to supply the fried chicken outlet with some of the stock. However, it was revealed that KFC's requirements on slaughtering and handling of the chickens have to meet some of stringiest rules in place, including transportation from the abattoir to the restaurants.
Callus representative, however, could not provide a clear answer on how they will empower local producers except to say they will absorb all employees currently under the employ of the franchise. Anthony Siwawa, who spoke on behalf of VPB Propco during the hearing, said they took the decision to exit the business earlier and a company called Country Bird Holdings made their desire known to take over the business. There are 12 KFC stores countrywide, all under the management of the VPB Propco with close to 400 employees.


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There are several beaches along the coast of North Carolina (often referred to as the "Crystal Coast"), some of the most frequented being Atlantic Beach, Carolina Beach and Ocean Isle beach. North Carolina beach hotels offer friendly service and easy access to the sand, the surf and the sun.
Atlantis Lodge
The family owned and operated Atlantis Lodge has been welcoming guests since 1963. Most non-smoking rooms offer efficiency kitchens, dining rooms, living rooms, bedrooms, patios or decks facing the ocean, cable TVs and DVD players (with DVDs on loan). During the summer months, the hotel provides beach chairs, lounges and umbrellas at no charge. The hotel also features a beautifully landscaped pool area and a lounge for parties or small gatherings. Nearby attractions include several golf courses, the North Carolina Aquarium and the Maritime museum. Some rooms allow pets for an additional nightly fee. Atlantis Lodge 123 Salter Path Road Atlantic Beach, NC 28512 252-726-5168 atlantislodge.com
Courtyard Carolina Beach
The Courtyard Carolina Beach offer 126 spacious, newly renovated suites with balconies overlooking the ocean, refrigerators, microwaves and high-speed Internet. As guests, you can dine in the hotel's restaurant, which serves breakfast, lunch and dinner; swim in the indoor and outdoor pools; and work out in the fitness room. Points of interest in the area include Carolina Beach State Park, the Fort Fisher Aquarium and the Cape Fear Museum of History and Science. Courtyard Carolina Beach 100 Charlotte Ave. Carolina Beach, NC 28428 910-458-2030 marriott.com
Islander Inn
The Islander Inn oceanfront hotel occupies a prime position on Ocean Isle Beach, which is known for being quieter and less crowded than other North Carolina beaches. You have a choice of rooms facing the ocean or the Ocean Isle Sound, and all come with wireless Internet, microwaves, refrigerators and coffee makers. The hotel features an indoor heated pool and hot tub, an outdoor oceanfront pool and a fitness center. Room rates include a continental breakfast. Islander Inn 57 W. 1st St. Ocean Isle Beach, NC 28469 888-325-4753 islanderinn.com
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Take this quiz yourself or give this to a friend if you're concerned about:
This list of questions can help you decide whether you are addicted to alcohol or drugs or have the potential for addiction. There are no right answers only honest answers.
- 01 Has spending money on alcohol and/or drugs kept you from buying necessities, such as food or clothing, or from paying the rent or mortgage?
- 02 Have you ever borrowed money to buy alcohol/drugs?
- 03 Have you ever missed a day of work because of drinking/using?
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- 07Do you use alcohol/drugs to feel good, self-confident, overcome shyness, or to forget your problems?
- 08Have you ever tried to cut down your drinking or drug use?
- 09Do you ever feel guilty about drinking/using; has anyone ever asked you to stop?
- 10Do you have trouble waking up or feel as if you have a hangover the morning after you drink/use?
- 11Do you suspect that your use of alcohol/drugs has increased over the past few months?
- 12Have you ever had thoughts about suicide since you began drinking/using?
- 13Have you ever not remembered something that happened from a time of drinking/using?


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4 Apps for Getting More Done This Weekend
The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here.
Each weekday, Mashable chooses one startup to profile in our Spark of Genius series. While we're inundated with applications from great startups, it's more demand than we can keep up with.
In response, we're kicking off a new series we'll use to feature even more companies worthy of reader attention. Each weekend, we'll handpick a few startups that we think are building interesting, unique or niche products.
Parking In Motion, for instance, is working to solve a problem that most drivers experience on a daily basis: finding parking spots. FullForesome is a niche social network for golfers that helps them do more of what they love do — golf. LikeJournal is taking a stab at turning Facebook "likes" into bookmarks. And then there's AirRun, an iPhone app for gofers; it's a practical app for an economy still on the mend.
All worthy ideas, we think. Take a look, test them out and then share your thoughts with us in the comments.
PIM: App Makes Parking Easy
Quick Pitch: PIM, short for Parking in Motion, delivers dynamic parking intelligence to drivers via an iPhone app [iTunes link].
Genius Idea: Find parking faster.
Mashable's Take: Finding a parking spot in metropolitan areas can be a hassle. PIM provides users with a map or list view of 16,000 parking locations in 300 U.S. cities, 50 Canadian cities and 200 European cities to simplify the process.
App users can also check out prices, hours of operations, remaining capacity and entry points, as well as pay and reserve a spot before they arrive. Eventually, PIM will add support so users can pay their parking meters remotely. Android and BlackBerry versions of the app are also in the works.
AirRun: Outsource Jobs to iPhone Users
Quick Pitch: AirRun is a location-based job hub for iOS devices [iTunes link].
Genius Idea: Hire cheap labor for the tasks you don't want to do yourself.
Mashable's Take: Earlier in the week, Gigawalk launched with a splash by offering iPhone users a quick and easy way to sign up to complete tasks in exchange for compensation. AirRun operates under the same model — anyone can outsource jobs to iPhone users interested in making a quick buck.
With AirRun, users can be seekers or runners. Seekers create jobs, specify the pay for the services they're requesting and select applicants to fulfill their requests. Runners can locate nearby tasks on a map, apply to complete jobs and get compensated for their services, all via the application.
LikeJournal: Bookmarking Site for Facebook "Likes"
Quick Pitch: LikeJournal is a social bookmarking site powered by the Facebook Like Button.
Genius Idea: Treating "likes" as bookmarks.
Mashable's Take: When you click the Facebook Like button, you're sharing your interest in something with your Facebook friends. The action is also not dissimilar to bookmarking a website to revisit later. Such is the premise behind LikeJournal, a site that collects your Facebook "likes" as bookmarks.
In addition to its website, LikeJournal offers both Chrome and Firefox extensions to give users quick access to their recent "likes" and "like" search functionality. The overall experience is quite rudimentary right now, but as Facebook users log more "likes," there's certainly potential for LikeJournal to build out a service that helps users better manage their "likes."
FullForesome: A Social Network for Golfers
Quick Pitch: FullForesome is a website and iPhone application that makes it incredibly easy for users to round up playing partners for a round of golf.
Genius Idea: Never schedule a tee time for one again.
Mashable's Take: Avid golfers are often in search of partners — at least, that's what I hear from my father, the golfer. FullForesome, a social networking site for golf enthusiasts, offers users a simple way to find and pair up with other golfers via its website and companion iPhone application [iTunes link].
The FullForesome user can specify course preferences, add friends, schedule tee times and use the app to solicit friends or strangers with similar interests to join him or her in a round of golf. Course managers can also choose to sign up to help their customers better coordinate their golf plans.
With ringing endorsements from trade publications, the service seems very well suited for digitally-savvy golf aficionados.
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A 30-year-old woman was killed on Saturday when police personnel clashed with suspected kidnappers in Lagos.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr Bala Elkana, confirmed this in a statement.
It is, however, unclear who fired the bullet that hit the late Busayo Owoodun between the suspects and the security operatives.
Elkana explained that a team of policemen from the Anti-Kidnapping Unit attached to Area M Command Idimu had tracked the suspects to Ijegun – Isolo Road in Ijegun axis of the state.
He, however, said that the security operatives came under attack by members of the deadly gang.
According to the spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, the gang got the support of some notorious cultists in the area.
They were said to have attacked the policemen and injured the team leader and Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Victor Ugbegun.
Elkana said that two other members of the police team were also wounded and left in critical condition but receiving treatment at the intensive care unit.
"Reinforcements from Operations Department, Rapid Response Squads, Task Force, and neighbouring Divisions were able to contain the situation and evacuate the injured officers to the hospital," he added.
The Command's spokesman noted that the police have launched a manhunt of the assailants with a view of bringing them to justice.
He said remains of the victim of the stray bullet had been taken to a hospital for autopsy.
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Recommendations from Néstor Pérez Pérez, golf concierge, Kempinski Hotel Bahia, Estepona
With over 70 golf courses, the Costa del Sol is a top European destination for golf lovers. It's a great place for a golf holiday with friends or family because of its combination of outstanding golfing facilities, the wide range of activities on offer and an excellent climate that means you can play golf all year round. The western Costa del Sol in particular is an excellent choice with 12 great courses in a relatively small area from Estepona to Sotogrande. We spoke to Nestor Perez Perez, golf concierge at the Kempinski Hotel Bahia in Estepona, to find out his favourite courses and recommendations to suit different budgets and skills.
How did you become the Kempinski's golf concierge?
I love sports, playing golf a lot in my youth and winning several tournaments in my time. I also played tennis professionally and then got into hospitality, working in reservations at the Kempinski. When they found out about my love for golf, they moved me to the golf desk and it's great to be able to share my passion and knowledge with the guests.
What is a golf concierge?
It's our job to offer honest opinions on the best courses for our guests to play, depending on their handicap and preferences. We have agreements with 25 courses and have negotiated preferential rates for our guests, and we also make the bookings on their behalf to make it easy for them. Some of the most popular courses can be difficult to play on if you're not a member, but they do their best for our guests, so we can get them in to play more often than not.
What are the best courses on the western Costa del Sol?
We are lucky to have a huge number of courses to choose from here; the best ones would be what we call the championship courses. These are the crème de la crème in Europe and there are four that really stand out from the crowd.
Valderrama is the most famous, with the most history for hosting tournaments, and it has been named the best course in Europe. It is a stunning course and one many golfers want to cross off the bucket list; however, I would say the best is La Reserva de Sotogrande. I prefer it as it is always in perfect conditions, with a really good design and a lower price than Valderrama. So if you only get time to play one I'd suggest La Reserva.
My other two top recommendations in terms of championship courses are Finca Cortesín in Casares and San Roque Old Course. Finca Cortesín is a fantastic course and the team look after you so well that you really feel at home. San Roque Old Course is very popular with our guests for the great quality course and design.
What courses would you say offer the best value for money?
There are two courses which combine excellent golf with very affordable prices and are very popular with our guests – Los Flamingos at Villa Padierna, which has both 18-hole and nine-hole courses, and El Paraiso in Estepona, just 10 minutes' drive from the hotel.
Why do golfers love the Costa del Sol so much?
That's simple really – the concentration of great courses so close together and also the weather, which means they can play all year round. Groups and families also like it, because it offers a lot more than just golf; there are great restaurants and nightlife, culture and beaches too, so it keeps everyone happy. It's pretty hard to beat as a destination for a golf holiday!
What is the best time of year for golf?
The great thing about this area is that you can really play all year round, but the peak times are October, November, February, March and April. My personal favourite months are March and October, as the weather is perfect. You can happily fit in a round in the summer as well, but just make sure you have a hat, sunblock and plenty of water, as it is hot!
Does the hotel offer any golf packages?
The hotel is very popular for golfers because of its central locations between the Golf Valley of Nueva Andalucía and the great concentration of courses around Sotogrande. To make it easier for our guests, we have a couple of packages which can allow them to play several courses in one trip. From March to December we have the "Golf for a Lifetime" package, where guests play four amazing championship courses during their trip – Valderrama, Sotogrande, Finca Cortesín and San Roque Old. For those with a lower budget, we also have a "Keep Calm and Play Golf" package which includes four excellent courses, including Alcaidesa (the only links course on the Costa del Sol), Almenara, San Roque New and Valle Romano, for under €300.


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Although tourism and trade between Japan and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam have expanded rapidly in recent years, when compared with other ASEAN countries such as Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, Vietnam has maintained a fairly low profile in the Japanese media. But suddenly the country is being admiringly portrayed by some as a kindred spirit, and by a few as a military role model to be emulated.
The reason for this is simple: Japan and Vietnam are both engaged in acrimonious territorial disputes with China — in Japan's case the Senkaku Islands (Diaoyu in Chinese), administered as part of Okinawa Prefecture; and in Vietnam's case, two groups of islands and shoals in the South China Sea, the Paracel and Spratley islands (Xisha and Nansha in Chinese). The latter, which encompasses just 4 sq. km of land, are spread over 425,000 sq. km of ocean, and are also claimed by Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei.
In January 1974, forces of the former Republic of Vietnam were defeated in a naval clash with China over the disputed Paracels.
Last month, rioting by Vietnamese outraged over China's setting up an oil rig between the Paracels and coast of Vietnam resulted in considerable damage to Chinese and Taiwanese-owned factories, including at least two deaths. (Some sources put the number of deaths as high as 21.) China was obliged to send ships to evacuate its nationals.
Mindful that Chinese protesters had meted out similar treatment to Japanese businesses and joint ventures in China in 2010 and 2012 over the Senkaku dispute, the sense of schadenfreude in news coverage of the riots in Vietnam was palpable.
Meanwhile, politicians and military analysts in Japan are closely watching the situation for indications of China's willingness to back its territorial claims with military force.
In his weekly column in Asahi Geino (June 5), Toshio Tamogami, a former Air Self Defense commander forced into early retirement for voicing politically incorrect views, describes the situation as taigan no kaji de arimasen (it's not someone else's problem), since "the same thing might also break out over the Senkakus."
Vietnam, notes Tamogami, is a country that doesn't let larger nations push it around.
"While it has no naval power or air power to speak of, Vietnam is a country with resolve, and which wages war based on the strategy that 'To deny victory (to an enemy) is to avoid defeat'" — a strategy that's proved to be anathema for larger nations such as France, the United States and China. For Japan, Tamogami suggests, there are lessons to be learned from Vietnam's example.
Weekly Playboy (June 16) examines Vietnam's potential to contend with China in a naval conflict, while also underscoring the potential implications for Japan.
Referring to the incident on Jan. 30, 2013, in which a Chinese naval frigate allegedly locked its weapons-guiding radar onto a Japanese destroyer — an accusation that China's Defense Ministry brushed off as "groundless" — military affairs journalist Mitsuhiro Sera believes a Vietnamese ship would have reacted by attacking pre-emptively, since "Such an act is akin to a declaration of war," as Sera puts it.
"The people of Vietnam and the Vietnam People's Army have esprit de corps, perhaps you could call it 'will power,'" observes Toru Kitsu, editor of the publication "Ships of the World," who adds that its military benefits from the know-how of combat-tested soldiers and leaders who survived the protracted war with the United States.
Vietnamese take pride in their ability to fight with tenacity, even when at a disadvantage against well supplied adversaries. Still, its navy of 16,000 men and 139 ships is dwarfed by China's 217,000 men and 891 ships.
Sera points out that the Paracels are a good hunting ground for the Kilo-class submarines Vietnam has purchased from Russia, two of which are already in service, with four more en route.
Both Sera and Kitsu are in agreement that Vietnam is a nation whose military strength is centered on its land forces. But it can lay claim to one advantage that China lacks: Each year several exchange students from Vietnam study at the National Defense Academy of Japan in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture.
"Japan is the only country in Asia that understands naval tactics," opines Sera, adding, "we can't disregard the fact that a number of Vietnamese have studied here."
During two decades of conflict between 1954 and 1975, the article sums up, the U.S. was hard pressed by Vietnamese guerrillas fighting from concealed positions in the jungles. The Americans utilized napalm bombings and chemicals to defoliate large swaths of territory. But China ought to heed the fact that there's no way to take the water out of the ocean.
"Vietnam has fought against incursions by China," Nguyen Van Tanh, a member of the Japan-Vietnam Cultural Association, tells Takarajima (July). "In 1988, more than 60 Vietnamese were killed in military clashes. This fact had been suppressed by the Vietnamese government, but was made public last year, a move seen as underscoring Vietnam's strong intention to oppose China in concert with the U.S."
Takarajima also cites an unnamed source in the Japan-Vietnam Parliamentarians' Friendship League, who tells the magazine, "Even if Japan is not in a position to provide tangible military assistance to Vietnam, it can offer other forms of support, such as through economic aid, which is seen as important.
"Vietnam should not be abandoned," the source exhorted.


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text: The Xbox One X is poised to be the most powerful gaming console ever released. It comes out on November 11 and has hardcore Xbox fans and tech enthusiasts incredibly excited, but what of the average gamer/consumer? The One X by nature is a very confusing name, as many may get confused with the Xbox One S, which was released last year. The Xbox One Scorpio was such a cool name. Personally, I think they should have stuck with that. The biggest problem with the Xbox One X is not with its marketing or its lack of power though, but rather the fact that they aren't making any exclusives for the console and taking full advantage its VR capabilities. The Xbox One X needs exclusives. I hate to make the comparison to Nintendo, but initially with the New Nintendo 3DS there were games that could play on both the original and the newer model. Note: they were technically playable, but barely. If my memory serves, Hyrule Warriors was one of those games that was nearly unplayable on the original 3DS due to the lower processing speed and framerate issues. There were a number of games that were exclusive to the New Nintendo 3DS though, namely Xenoblade Chronicles 3D. The Xbox One X needs exclusives of this nature but on a larger scale. The Xbox One X's power is unprecedented and it needs games that take full advantage of the system's power, not simply optimize games that have already been released. Yes, this year has been a lackluster year for Microsoft software-wise, but the Xbox brand is as strong as ever. One thing that baffles me is how developers go on about how the Xbox One X would be fantastic for VR, yet Microsoft does not have a VR headset of their own. PlayStation is getting Doom and Skyrim in VR, and already have Resident Evil 7 in VR. If the plan is to partner with Oculus, that's a huge mistake. Oculus requires so many cables (3 USB 3.0 ports and one 2.0 port and an HDMI input for the headset) and is not ideal for the living room. Microsoft is at a disadvantage here. They have a console that is perfect for VR, but are being beaten by a less powerful console who is on top of the VR game. This is inexcusable. Fallout 4 VR should be launching with the Xbox One X, but instead it's coming to the Vive exclusively (with a PSVR release rumored). The Xbox One X as a piece of hardware is unparalleled. It looks fantastic and I would buy one in a heartbeat. The thing is, other than some visual improvements here and there, is there a real reason to buy one? At this point, no there isn't. Microsoft needs both exclusives for the One X and VR to come to the most powerful console ever released or they might find themselves ending up third in the current console battle behind the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch.


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Cloud Chaser Dog Jacket
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Yes, I put clothes on my dog. And yes, I've used a kid's fleece to cover up my pooch. Obviously, design can be an issue—so let's just say Higgins was pleased when we got the Cloud Chaser. This softshell offers reliable and effective water resistance, and the sleek lycra sleeves don't hinder his wiggly legs and wagging tail. A fleece liner adds warmth without increasing weight and bulk. The reflective ribs running along each side also make Higgins more visible when the sun starts to go down. The left-side zipper is convenient, though the initial thread feed can be a little cumbersome because it's set close to the neck. Available at Bob Ward's and Dee-O-Gee. $75; ruffwear.com.
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With today being our final Summer Friday, we plan to take full advantage of those few spare non-working hours (who wouldn't?). We were originally toying with the idea of bidding adieu to summer with a drive up PCH or alfresco cocktails, but then we realized: There's a paycheck being issued today. Plus, Scoop NYC in Brentwood and What Goes Around Comes Around are hosting a vintage Chanel jewelry trunk show. (We may as well call HR to request they direct-deposit those dollars straight into the cash register now!)
You may remember that back in June, WGACA offered up their prized Chanel pieces like lambskin purses and larger-than-life costume jewels for a fraction of the cost. Well, they're at it again, and will be setting up shop at the new-ish Scoop NYC boutique, just a stone's throw away from the Country Mart. No doubt about it, this event is definitely worth sitting in Friday traffic for (and blowing all that fresh cash).
When: Now through September 3
Where: Scoop NYC, 216 26th Street (between San Vicente Boulevard and Georgina Avenue); 424-238-5499.
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The largest event facilities in Bakersfield are part of the Rabobank Arena, Theatre & Convention Center. These include 20,000-square-foot Rabobank Arena with 10,000 permanent seats, a 29,500-square-foot exhibit hall, 13 breakout rooms and the 3,000-seat concert hall.
Bakersfield has over 5,400 hotel rooms, and the 250-room Marriott Bakersfield at the Convention Center, connected directly to Rabobank Arena, features 9,136 square feet with a grand ballroom for 900 and 10 meeting rooms. The 262-room DoubleTree By Hilton Bakersfield has a 7,560-square-foot ballroom and 14 meeting rooms for groups up to 1,000. The 197-room Four Points by Sheraton includes 6,800 square feet of function space with 12 meeting rooms, the 3,000-square-foot Bistro Ballroom for 230, 10 breakout rooms and an interior courtyard. A renovated ballroom for 275 is available at the 165-room Hotel Rosedale.
Special event spaces in Bakersfield include the Kern County Museum, a 16-acre campus featuring 50 historic structures and exhibits. The museum's 1910 Hotel Fellows has banquet space for 50 and a verdant green for 2,500. The Bakersfield Museum of Art's regional and international exhibits provide a sophisticated backdrop for 300-person events; CALM (California Living Museum) has four outdoor pavilions (one near its endangered animal exhibits) and a gazebo near the raptors; and the historic Fox Theatre, a restored 1930 movie palace, offers seating for 1,500.
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Human vs. Machines: Nasdaq Outage and Aftermath Expose Market's Weakness
From last week's Nasdaq outage to the passing of Muriel Siebert, the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange – we're seeing "the end of an era in so many ways" on Wall Street. That's what Heidi Moore, the Guardian's US finance and economics editor, tells The Daily Ticker.
Muriel Siebert, who died in Manhattan this Saturday, was the first woman to buy a seat on the NYSE. Siebert purchased her seat on the exchange in 1967 – despite opposition and ridicule – nearly a decade before another woman joined her there.
"She was of the generation that you could just get to work on Wall Street because of moxie and sheer determination," says Moore of Siebert. "Now Wall Street is much more corporate."
Siebert was a trailblazer for women in finance, something Moore says has lost momentum in recent years as Wall Street has shrunk.
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Siebert was a human on the NYSE, who made trading decisions herself. That's something we don't see much of anymore with the rise of computers (electronic trading including algorithmic and high frequency trading now dominate the markets), meaning the "human touch of trading has really passed."
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This became obvious last week when trading on the Nasdaq was halted for three hours – making it the longest shutdown of an exchange in recent memory, according to CNBC.
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To start an research into the technological evolution of cars, you ought to take a look at carts. Carts happen to be employed for centuries to move people, creatures, and objects. Cart repair differed from vehicle repair in it had become entirely mechanical. The straightforward machine from the wheel was probably the most technically complex part. The most important thing for tracing these to a brief history of vehicle repair, however, may be the way cars are powered. Carts happen to be operated by people and creatures, but never by another machine. The very first engine to power a cart, making it a vehicle (or automobile, which accurately means a factor that moves itself) was operated by steam.
Steam power dominated the first Industrial Revolution and thrived currently by which critical and scientific thought required around the sign of getting a thermodynamic perspective around the world. Steam-based design needed an very great deal of capital to create, because it would be a massive energy source (similar to vehicle production today). Capital came to possess a huge influence within the organization of commercial production, itself seen as an type of motor, and something should keep in mind that producing cars emerged within this context.
Planet, that are now becoming more popular again within their hybrid form, existed right after the emergence of steam power. However, oil, and subsequently, gasoline, demonstrated to become a less costly fuel source, and also the car engine found dominate the automobile power scene before the recent emergence of hybrids (perhaps because of gasoline just as one costly resource, in addition to because of elevated concern for that conservation of natural sources).
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Read any number of news articles over the past week, Cramer said Tuesday, and you'd see nothing but doom and gloom about foreclosures, airline weakness, housing woes, commercial mortgage worries and a lack of infrastructure jobs. The logical conclusion then is to assume that the related stocks must be sinking – and fast.
But that's not the case, Cramer said. In fact, Boeing , Caterpillar , Terex , US Steel , AK Steel , KB Home , Pulte Homes and Lennar are all "going on pretty strong."
And consider commercial real estate, the expected next bust market. Now we've got Brookfield Properties and Simon Property Group fighting over who gets General Growth Properties. As Cramer said, these negative articles are telling one story, but the tape tells another entirely.
The negative bias may have made sense at one point – say, at the worst parts of the depression/recession of late 2008 and early 2009 – but not anymore. Not with much better economic and company news coming out month after month. And given these changing conditions, Cramer said, "Maybe the bias should change."
"Until it does, you should always expect," he continued, "pessimistic articles or stories that twist the facts in order to be negative."
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From computers and general office supplies to smartphones and mobile tech tools, there are plenty of new tech devices that could help you run your business more efficiently in 2017. Even small businesses with limited budgets can potentially benefit from certain tech upgrades.
To share opinions about future tech upgrades and learn from other small business owners, entrepreneurs and professionals, our small business community took part in a Twitter chat earlier this week. Small Business Trends CEO Anita Campbell (@smallbiztrends) served as moderator for the Twitter chat, "New Year's Resolution: Modernize Your Technology," sponsored by Microsoft (@Microsoft). Cindy Bates, Vice President of U.S. Small and Midsized Business and Distribution for Microsoft Corp also participated.
You can see some of the input and interesting discussion from chat participants in the excerpts below.
First, chat participants talked about some of the upcoming tech trends that might impact small businesses in the coming year.


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*** ATTENTION: We are now issuing first time Class E Driver's License and Learner's Permits ***
Driver's Licenses can now be issued Monday through Saturday! We are contracted with, and authorized by, the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles to issue Official Louisiana Driver's Licenses. We interface with the State and use the same camera system, so we can issue first time licenses (TIP upgrades), renew your Driver's License, issue a duplicate Drivers License, or change the address on your current Driver's License. You are out in minutes instead of hours!ABC TITLE OF METAIRIE - Driver's License
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Every new driver must obtain a Temporary Instructional Permit (TIP) from the OMV, take Driver's Education, and a road skills test at the OMV or with a third party provider prior to obtaining a Driver's License regardless of age. (Click here to schedule a road skills test with Nola Driving Institute – They are conveniently located in our building and you can come to us immediately upon completion to get your license).
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If you have a lifetime hunting license, lifetime fishing license, Firearm and Hunter's Education certificate of completion or Boating Safety Education certificate of competition, ABC Title can add the appropriate endorsement to your driver's license. Simply bring us your license and/or certificates. Regular driver's license fees apply.
Did you know that if you ask, you can have an emergency contact added to your Driver's License record? In the event of an accident, a police officer can access emergency contact information using the Driver's License number if you are unable to communicate. In a separate transaction, a contact name, address, relationship and multiple contact numbers can be added. Add a loved one's contact information to your Driver's License or add your contact information to your minor child's Driver's License. It is a fast and easy transaction that can be completed along with a duplicate, renewal, or change of address. This can also be a stand-alone transaction. Let ABC Title provide you with this additional level of security and peace of mind.
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March 2015
Blood or blisters. Either of those on my hands at the end of the day means I've earned it. Earned my sleep. Earned my right to call myself a man. It sounds like macho posturing—believe me, I know it does. The feeling is primal and deep, pure and unfiltered. It is not an emotion I gleaned from reality television or the newest lifestyle magazine. It cuts through the everyday bullshit and reminds me that I did something today. Something real. Something that left a scar.
I've worked in offices. I've made phone calls and balanced spreadsheets. But I've also ripped tree stumps out of the ground with my bare hands. I've helped to carry the bloated carcass of a twelve foot alligator, the scales sloughing off in my hands with each step. I've moved boulders.
After which of these do you think I felt the most alive?
Nobody tells you how to feel after a day spent truly earning your breath. It's a wellspring of satisfaction that transcends modern media's ability to define our lives in sellable terms. There is no equivalent quick fix; no lottery ticket that awards the same feeling without the real work.
When you look down at your hands after a day of pulling weeds or chopping wood or pouring concrete, you see the signs of your labor. You have physical proof that you altered your world, or by experiencing it more deeply than your peers, somehow altered yourself.
I recently returned from a two day, twenty-five mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail near Big Bear Lake, California. The blisters are still fading. A different toenail is turning purple every day. I thought both of my big toenails were going to pop right off, but it was only the blisters underneath making them swell. The limping has stopped, thank God, but the farmer's tan lingers.
Proof, proof, and more proof that I did something. I earned the right to be alive, and I felt like more of a man because of it. Macho posturing, yes indeed. There's a whole other discussion to be had about whether or not one should suppress such shun-worthy emotions in this enlightened age, regardless of their authenticity. A case could be made either way, but I'll leave it alone for now.
I'm a writer. Typing yields no blisters, so occasionally I have to go climb a mountain just to remember how hard it is to breathe thin air. Without such excursions, I feel I would lose touch with my core; my essence. Perhaps it's just millennia of DNA telling me I shouldn't sit in front of a computer all day. All I know for certain is how good I feel after an honest, hard day's work—self-imposed or not.
My friend Jimmie and I only saw three other hikers on the trail, and we encountered all three of them within the first half of the first day. The rest of the time it was only us in the wilderness—tromping, tromping, forging ahead. I went out there determined to come back having suffered even just a small amount of pain. I knew it would make the experience real. I knew it would make me remember.
'The wild' is a broad term. It can be anywhere humans aren't. Someplace quiet, devoid of the machinery of our modern world. It is the perfect place to test your limits and see if you still remember what it feels like to go to bed knowing you did something—even if your bed is a thin air mattress on the cold, hard ground, and even if all you have to look forward to the next day is more of the same: one foot in front of the other, blisters and all.


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As I'm sure everybody is all too well aware by now, issue 8.34 of the 'Buffy' comic contained numerous scenes of a certain man and woman naked and having sex together. A lot of people found this to be distressing and even disgusting. Other people didn't have a problem with it. Both sides tried to explain their reactions. These explanations themselves offended some people who felt that their own feelings were thereby being invalidated, diminished or maligned. It all became a mess.
I don't want to address the wider issues in this post, because honestly, just about everything that can be said already has been. However, there's one particular sub-strand of the debate where I do think I have something new to contribute, thanks to an hour or two spent Googling for transcripts of interviews with Sarah Michelle Gellar.
I did so because a lot of people in the debate have raised the question of what she, personally, would think about the explicit depiction of Buffy naked in 8.34. Would she be embarrassed or offended or feel violated? The fact that she had a no-nudity clause in her contract on 'Buffy' was mentioned, and the way her wardrobe on the show became less and less revealing over the course of the seasons, apparently through her own choice. She also criticised the amount of sex in the Season 6 storyline - although there was some debate over what exactly she said. My search for interviews began with that; I wanted to see if I could find her exact words recorded. (I'm a historian by training. Checking for primary sources whenever possible has become ingrained. *g*)
As it happened, I didn't find an account of her talking about Season 6. I found something else instead... something which on first reading left me completely gobsmacked. In fact at first I wasn't sure I even believed it was genuine - it was a typed transcript of a TV interview - so I went looking on the various online video services to see if someone had uploaded a clip of that show so I could actually hear her say it in her own voice.
They had, and she really did say it. It's under the cut, and it might be considered Not Safe For Work given what she's talking about.
This is an interview she gave on the Conan O'Brien late night show back on 13 June 2002, just before 'Scooby Doo' was released. The relevent bit starts about 6 minutes in; she's talking about the fact that she and Freddie enjoy playing practical jokes.
SMG: But my friend Nicole came to New York with me a couple weeks ago. And she had to go to work. And I was really annoyed, because she wouldn't play with me! And like all kids, you know, I have to act out if I'm not getting attention. So I got the keys to her hotel room. And she had her office computer, her laptop hooked up. And so I downloaded all my internet porn onto her computer in the hotel room.
CO'B: Wait a minute. 'All my internet porn'? What internet porn?
SMG: See, I can't tell these stories!
CO'B: Oh, now let's talk about this. What do you mean, all your internet porn? What porn?
SMG: You know, where they take actors, and they take your head, and they put them on, like, other bodies. (To audience) You guys know what I'm talking about. (To CO'B) You must have some sites like that.
CO'B: No, that's *my* body.
SMG: Oh. (Pretends to be abashed.)
CO'B: That's a terrible thing to do. She's gonna get in big trouble now.
SMG: I just -- when the chambermaids came to clean her room, and they look at her computer, and it's just all flashing... butts and --
CO'B: Yeah. And then they call the police, and she's arrested. And you're laughing.
SMG: It was pretty funny when that happened.
So. Not only does Sarah know about the practice of erotic photomanips (putting actors' heads onto sexualised images of other people's bodies) - and not only does she apparently not disapprove of the practice (in fact she thinks it's funny)... she even has her own internet porn collection of them! And she's willing to tell the whole world about it on a late-night TV show, and explain to them exactly what she means in case any of them don't know about photomanips!
One thing I'm not entirely sure of - when she says "all my internet porn" I first assumed she was talking about her own personal stash of downloaded images she keeps for, you know, private moments. Re-reading the transcript, another interpretation is that when she says "my" internet porn she means "pornographic photomanips of me" - that fits with her then asking Conan if there are websites with photomanips of him out there too.
Either way, I think that puts a whole new light on her likely reaction to the images of Buffy naked in the comics, don't you? And no, this certainly wasn't what I was expecting to find when I went searching for quotes by her about sex scenes and nudity. :-)
And I should probably put in a disclaimer here that just because Sarah is apparently completely comfortable with the concept of naked photomanips of actors doesn't mean that every other actor would be. It's funny how different people can react to things differently. ;-)
So given this attitude, how do we explain her reported unease with Season 6 of 'Buffy', and specifically with the balcony scene in 'Dead Things'? I can only speculate, but I suspect it was the context of the sex more than the fact of it being sex. She wasn't just acting in a sex scene - she was acting the role of a woman letting herself be degraded and humiliated in a public place, having sex with someone she didn't love and didn't trust because she felt she was too worthless to object and that this was all she deserved.
That's really not a positive image of female sexuality to be sending out (And please note, I'm not talking about the entirety of the Spike/Buffy relationship here, only how it appeared in the middle of Season 6). One thing that comes across loud and clear from her interviews is that Sarah knew that Buffy was a role model for young women, and didn't want anything to tarnish that. So she objected to that particular storyline.
Bear in mind that a couple of years earlier she played Kathryn in 'Cruel Intentions' who was definitely not a role-model for young women - at least not for young women who don't want to snort cocaine, ruin people's lives for fun, and promise to have sex with their own brother if he wins a bet. But at least until she gets her deserved comeuppance in the final reel, Kathryn is never a victim. Sarah apparently enjoyed playing that role, and while she didn't appear nude in the film either, her role and appearance were certainly highly sexualised.
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Department of Justice
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Gun Dealers Plead Guilty to Federal Firearms Violations
Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Daniel J. Kumor, Special Agent in Charge of the ATF Boston Field Division, announced that BRIAN VANACORE, 48, of North Branford, GREG BODYTKO, 54, of Northford, and their business, BMG LLC, pleaded guilty today in Bridgeport federal court to violating federal firearms laws.
According to court documents and statements made in court, VANACORE and BODYTKO were the owners of BMG LLC (BMC), which operated a gun store at 2585 Berlin Turnpike in Newington. VANACORE and BMG had three separate federal firearms licenses to deal firearms in Connecticut, and BODYTKO was a 50 percent partner in the business with VANACORE.
In the summer of 2013, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) conducted a routine inspection of BMG's Newington store. During the inspection, ATF inspectors found several firearms, including machine guns and silencers, which are required to be registered under the National Firearms Act. BMG records revealed that BMG had purchased these firearms, but had not changed the registration information in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record. As a result, each of the firearms remained registered to the individual who sold them to BMG. In total, BMG possessed 15 firearms that it should have registered under the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.
BMG, VANACORE and BODYTKO also failed, on numerous occasions, to report the sale of multiple handguns to the same individual, and failed to record in their Acquisition and Disposition records the acquisition and/or disposition of hundreds of firearms. On numerous occasions, the defendants failed to fill out properly, or failed to fill out at all, ATF Form 4473, a form that must be completed by individuals who purchase firearms from federally-licensed firearms dealers. They also failed to conduct necessary background checks on at least 10 separate occasions.
VANACORE and BODYTKO each pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge William I. Garfinkel to one count of failing to keep a complete and accurate written record in its acquisition and disposition records for firearms, and one count of failing to report the multiple sale of handguns. VANACORE also entered a guilty plea on behalf of BMG to one count of making false entries in dealer's records.
VANACORE and BMG are scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford on May 28, 2014, and BODYTKO is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Shea on June 6, 2014. VANACORE and BODYTKO face a maximum term of imprisonment of one year and a fine of up to $100,000.
This matter was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Robert M. Spector and Michael Runowicz.


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Welcome to the new Tennis Edge website.
We have a programme that spans many Norfolk clubs, schools & community venues and work in partnership with many more. Tennis is our passion and we aim to make it yours!
Explore our website to find your perfect lesson, whether that be 1:1, group, social or competitive tennis. Tennis Edge boasts a very successful mini tennis programme (U8'sU9'sU10's) leading into the junior groups (U12+). We have one of the largest competitive calendars in Norfolk and recently scored 100% in customer satisfaction for these events. Clubs that we work with have excellent adult coaching, competitive and social programmes set in great locations.