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The delegates extended an invitation to Warren to appear at their caucus meeting tomorrow, just before she is slated to give a prime-time address on the convention stage....Well, that timing gives her an easy way to say no, but her cause is damaged by the simple spectacle of DNC delegates questioning her openly like this.
Geronimo's wife, Karen, also an Apache from New Mexico, said she and other Indians carry an ID card as proof of their heritage, and believes every person claiming American Indian heritage should do the same.Another ID card issue!
Asked whether she would ever vote for someone who misrepresented themselves as American Indian, she was adamant.
"No, not at all," Karen Geronimo said.
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16 Games Feature At Least One Preseason-Ranked Team
ESPN's 2015 Super Tuesday schedule – showcasing a game from the Big Ten and SEC each Tuesday – will matchup top teams in the nation beginning January 6. The doubleheader will feature a game at 7 p.m. ET and 9 p.m., with the conference contests switching between the timeslots on varying weeks, concluding the nine-week series on March 3.
Sixteen games featured have at least one team ranked in the ESPN.com men's preseason top 25 poll. Highlights:
The potential of two top-25 Big Ten matchups featuring No. 25 Iowa at No. 4 Wisconsin on January 20 and a battle between 2014 Elite Eight participants and in-state rivals No. 18 Michigan State at No. 24 Michigan on February 17.
- · Wisconsin, which earned a 2014 Final Four berth, is featured on the schedule four times including road games at Nebraska on February 10 and at first-year Big Ten member Maryland on February 24, as well as at home versus Indiana onFebruary 3.
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- · Michigan also plays at Ohio State on January 13 and at home against Nebraska on January 27.
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- · Iowa also appears in the Super Tuesday finale at Indiana on March 3.
- · Ohio State freshman D'Angelo Russell leads the list for the ESPN 100 Top Shooting Guards.
Overall, ESPN networks will offer a full slate of games from both conferences during the 2014-15 season. Full conference schedules will be announced at a later date. ESPN's 2013-14 season was the most-viewed and highest-rated regular season ever.
All Super Tuesday telecasts will also be available through WatchESPN, accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app, and streamed on televisions through Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 or Xbox One to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider.
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|January 6
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|Arkansas at Georgia
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|Ohio State at Minnesota
|January 13
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|No. 24 Michigan at Ohio State
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|Missouri at No. 1 Kentucky
|January 20
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|LSU at No. 9 Florida
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|No. 25 Iowa at No. 4 Wisconsin
|January 27
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|Nebraska at No. 24 Michigan
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|No. 9 Florida at Alabama
|February 3
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|Indiana at No. 4 Wisconsin
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|No. 9 Florida at Vanderbilt
|February 10
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|No. 1 Kentucky at LSU
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|No. 4 Wisconsin at Nebraska
|February 17
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|No. 18 Michigan State at No. 24 Michigan
|February 24
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|No. 4 Wisconsin at Maryland
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A Kentucky football team, on the road in the Southeastern Conference, overmatched and overwhelmed, powerless to stop its opponent or inflict any damage of its own – welcome to Fayetteville, Arkansas, last Saturday night.
"I've never seen anything like it," is what I've heard at least a dozen times since I returned.
I have. Been there, done that.
There were no lightning bolts, no driving rainstorms, but on a humid night six years ago in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a similar horror story played out.
Oh yes, something else was missing – television.
The UK-LSU game on Oct. 14, 2006, was not picked up by any national or regional TV network. Pay-per-view never has been a viable option in the Commonwealth; we tried it a few times but, even when it came to basketball, UK fans were loath to shell out the green to watch the Blue. There were complaints (a few), but when this one kicked off in Death Valley, nobody in Kentucky was watching.
And never was a stadium nickname more appropriate.
Kentucky was 3-3 on the season, coming in off another disappointing loss to South Carolina. The Tigers the week prior had lost at Florida, one of only two losses they suffered that season under second-year head coach Les Miles. And they took out their anger on the Wildcats.
In a beatdown as complete as any we would see in the Rich Brooks Era, LSU romped, 49-0. It left the Wildcats shaken, and it left Brooks pondering his future. He had spent most of the previous season on the same hot seat currently inhabited by his successor, Joker Phillips. And now, Brooks thought that the loss in Baton Rouge may have signaled the unofficial end of his run in Lexington.
In his biography of Brooks, Tom Leach wrote of how Brooks' friend and confidant, Brett Setzer, heard the coach talk about finding a potential buyer for his house:
"He said, 'I think I am going to be out of here (if we don't win this next game). This is it.' That was a pretty depressing moment," Setzer said.
- "Rich Tradition"
On the long plane ride home, a UK freshman defensive end named Jeremy Jarmon (who had chosen the Wildcats over a number of other Division I schools) began to consider the possibility that he had made a mistake.
"I wondered," Jarmon said recently, "if the SEC was for me." And without saying a word to another player, Jarmon rested his head against the airplane window and went to sleep. It's doubtful that it was peaceful slumber, but he'd already played through a nightmare.
As it turned out, Kentucky WAS the place for him. Jarmon went on to an All-SEC career and a stop in the NFL. But it was the kind of loss that likely made a lot of players and coaches take stock in themselves.
Just as the Hogs did last Saturday, LSU roared out of the gate, scoring on each of its first four possessions that night, bolting to a 28-0 lead with nine minutes still left to play in the second quarter. The fourth touchdown came on a 48-yard scoring strike by quarterback JaMarcus Russell, who would go on to be one of the biggest busts in NFL history.
UK crossed the 50-yard line just once in the first half, but Andre' Woodson was sacked for a 10-yard loss, driving the Cats back onto their side of the field.
In the third quarter, with the LSU defensive starters still on the field (ahead 42-0), the Wildcats finally managed to put together a drive. Aided by two LSU penalties and a 36-yard pass from Woodson to Keenan Burton, the Wildcats pierced the red zone, eventually fighting their way to the Tigers' nine-yard line. But Woodson's third-down pass was picked off and LSU took over on its own two.
The Cats managed to force a three-and-out; LSU's quarterback now was backup Matt Flynn, who later would become a teammate of UK punter Tim Masthay on the Green Bay Packers (they shared a Super Bowl championship run in 2010).
UK got the ball back on the LSU 47 and when Woodson hit Dicky Lyons for a 27-yard gain, the Cats had the ball on the Tiger 14. Woodson then found Curtis Pulley, the backup QB-turned-wideout, for seven yards to the LSU seven, but three straight incompletions ended the threat.
The Tigers promptly put together a 93-yard scoring drive that took less than three minutes, slicing through the exhausted UK defense for a seventh touchdown, producing the final 49-0 margin.
It was as complete a dismantling of a Brooks-coached Kentucky team as we had ever seen – and ever WOULD see.
The Wildcats bounced back in 2006, thanks in part to a fortuitously-timed open date. UK had the following Saturday off, so Brooks spent the next few days putting his players through drills designed to make them more "physical." It paid off.
The Cats' next game was in Starkville, where they ground out a 34-31 victory over Mississippi State – the first of four straight wins, which carried Kentucky to the Music City Bowl.
For Phillips and the 2012 Wildcats, it will be a different story. There will be no happy ending.
They suffered through a similar shellacking; theirs was worse because of Arkansas' ability (and eagerness) to throw the football. On the Hogs' first play from scrimmage, Taylor Wyndham, normally a pass-rushing defensive end, dropped back in coverage, slipped on the wet turf and watched Jonathan Williams haul in a pass and race 74 yards for a touchdown, an indication of what kind of night it would be. Tyler Wilson threw for 372 yards in a game shortened by 20 minutes because of the weather.
On that night in the Bayou back in '06, the Tigers ran the ball 42 times and threw only 26, racking up 546 total yards to just 227 for the Wildcats.
And there IS an open date at play this week as the Georgia Bulldogs come to town – only it's the Dawgs who have had the extra days to prepare, taking last Saturday off. They've had an additional week to steam about the 35-7 pounding they took at South Carolina two weeks ago.
Georgia QB Aaron Murray completes 62 percent of his passes; he's fourth in the SEC in passing efficiency and in 162 attempts has thrown just four interceptions (12 touchdowns). He's second in scoring only to Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel, personally producing 16.3 points per game.
Freshman tailback Todd Gurley is tied for the SEC lead with 10 touchdowns this season for a team that is second only to A&M in scoring offense.
If there is a flicker of hope, it may be that the Bulldog "D" has struggled, ranked only ninth in the league in total defense. But a sobering reminder is the fact that Arkansas ranks last – the same Razorback team that Saturday night walked eight and nine men up to the box and all but completely stifled the UK offense.
Additional prep time might have given a few injured Wildcats some extra time to heal (chief among them, freshman quarterback Patrick Towles), but it likely wouldn't make a difference this Saturday.
In '06, the UK roster included the offensive talent that would go on to break school records the following season. Those Wildcats had the weapons it took to attack, stretch the field and put pressure on opposing defenses. And most of those players were part of the Kentucky team that would gain its measure of revenge on the Bayou Bengals in 2007, upsetting a top-ranked LSU team that would go on to win the national championship.
This UK team is a patchwork collection of a handful of veterans and a busload of youngsters who are still learning what SEC football is all about. They got a brutal lesson last Saturday.
And they're about to get another one.
(Dick Gabriel is in his 24th year with the UK TV and Radio network, and can be heard each Monday-Friday at 6 p.m. on The Big Blue Insider, on 630 WLAP-AM.)


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It was a repeat of last season's result at Emirates Stadium, as Arsenal came from behind to beat Tottenham Hotspur 5-2 in the Premier League.
Andre Villas-Boas' side took an early lead, but were undone when Emmanuel Adebayor was shown a red card for a dangerous challenge on Santi Cazorla.
The Gunners didn't look back and first half goals from Per Mertesacker, Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud completed another comeback, before Santi Cazorla and Theo Walcott finished things off.
Gareth Bale gave the away side some hope of a comeback, but it was to no avail as tired legs and a nigh-tempo display from their rivals took the game away from them.
Arsenal fans will have been relieved to see Wojciech Szczesny back in goal after passing a fitness test and Theo Walcott was returned to the starting line-up.
Andre Villas-Boas made bold selections for the game, dropping Brad Freidel for Hugo Lloris in goal and playing both Jermain Defoe and former Gunner Emmanuel Adebayor on attack.
It was working perfectly early on as Arsene Wenger's side struggled to cope with Spurs' high pressure game and Adebayor was linking well with Defoe and the two wingers, Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon.
Early Tottenham pressure was rewarded with a goal and it was well deserved. Per Mertesacker's poor positioning allowed Defoe to run in behind onto Szczesny, who saved well from a weak low shot, but could do nothing about Adebayor following up to bundle home.
Arsenal looked shell-shocked in the following minutes, as their passes went astray and Spurs built more pressure, but they could not add to their lead while in the ascendancy.
Pressure was relieved, however, when Adebayor had his moment of madness; a high lunge on Cazorla's shin gave referee Howard Webb no choice but to show a straight red.
The home side had been handed the initiative and they took advantage in the 35th minute when Walcott's cross was met by a towering Mertesacker header into the top corner.
Arsenal could smell blood and it wasn't long before they completed the comeback, taking the lead five minutes before half-time.
Keep-ball around the edge of the box found Podolski with his back to goal, but his turn and shot somehow bobbled past Lloris into the far corner.
Tottenham were a shadow of the team that started the game and Villas-Boas was made to rue Adebayor's rashness further just three minutes later.
A Walcott free-kick was cleared to Cazorla and the Spaniard did well to stay on his feet, drive into the left of the area and square for Olivier Giroud to stretch and deflect inside the near post.
Wenger's side had come roaring back and half-time found the Emirates Stadium in full voice.
Tottenham started the second half brightly and moved to a back three by replacing their full-backs Kyle Walker and Kyle Naughton with Michael Dawson and Clint Dempsey.
It made for a promising start as both Bale and Defoe found space in the channels behind the home defence, but support was scarce and Arsenal looked dangerous on the break.
It was a break that got them their fourth goal, as Walcott freed Podolski down the left and the German's low centre was met by Cazorla to finish inside the near post.
Spurs looked beaten and Arsenal were breaking at will, but profligacy meant the lead was not increased and Spurs were given hope with 20 minutes to go.
Bale was allowed time and space to fire home from the edge of the area, which gave the home side a spell of uncertainty, but they could not carve out any more real chances.
Arsenal's inability to further exploit the extra man was frustrating the home crowd and it took the introduction of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to make the difference.
The young winger teed up Walcott in the dying moments and the England international obliged by putting it past Lloris.
The Gunners has come from behind again to defeat their local rivals and will be hoping an identical scoreline to last season will be followed by the run of wins that propelled them to third in the Premier League.
Villas-Boas, however, will be disappointed with the result, but the sending off of Adebayor changed the game dramatically.
The Portuguese will take heart from the fact that his side were so dominant until the red card, but it is ultimately another poor result.
Adebayor was both villain and hero to both sides at Emirates Stadium, as his rash challenge completely transformed the fixture and the effects could be felt even further than the tree-games he will be suspended for.
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Early Monday morning, Border Patrol Agents assigned to the Las Cruces Border Patrol Station were conducting routine duties at the checkpoint on Highway 26 when a vehicle with four passengers, two adults and two children, approached for inspection. During questioning it was discovered that the vehicle was a rental and other responses by the driver led to agents referring the vehicle for further inspection. The agents utilized a canine to conduct a non-intrusive sniff of the vehicle, which resulted in a positive alert for the presence of narcotics. During a search of the vehicle, an empty gun holster was discovered along with methamphetamines and drug paraphernalia. A more in depth search led to the discovery of two handguns, one of which was reported stolen.
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Watching skate videos is a part of every skateboarder's life. Everyone has a taste of their own and not everyone can agree on which video is the best. One thing is for certain though, local videos definitely hold a little more value than your average pro video. Although the quality of the skating within the video may not always be as good, there is always something special about watching video parts of those older guys you see around town all the time at all the spots you love to skate. Skate videos have been around for a long time. In an effort to bring you a broader timeline of epic Atlanta video parts much larger than my own spectrum, I had to reach out to some of the more seasoned veterans in the game. These first two are not technically local videos, but they were among the first few times Atlanta skateboarders had big time video parts.
1. Andy Howell in New Deal's 1281 (1991) – This part came out when I was still wearing diapers and sucking on my thumb, but to others a little older than me it changed everything…
"The main one for me was Andy Howell in 1281. I had read his Transworld pro spotlight about a hundred times and my pen pal buddy from up here told me to check out the New Deal 1281 vid when I could and said there was tons of Atlanta footage in Andy's part. I still watch that part today. It was the first time, being from Jones County, at 13 years old that I "had" to go skate in Atlanta somehow… Skating was starting to transition at that time. It was very rough filmed and by looking at it today, kinda sloppy skating. But the song, his clothes, the switch and nollie shit he was doing was beyond what anyone else did. It wasn't the clear day school yard that Vallely and Templeton skated. It looked and seemed a lot cooler than the other footage in that video. Plus, it was "real". Like, I knew where Atlanta was. F*****g 2 hours up the freeway. California looked awesome, but it may as well said Russia. It wasn't feasible. It seemed like story land stuff." – Jeremiah Babb of Bender Hardware
2. Daniel Powell in Underworld Element's SkyPager (1993) – This Daniel Powell part was also a bit before my time, but was suggested to me by a couple different sources for really putting Atlanta on the map. With innovative tricks, great style, and a serious eye-opener at the SunTrust building right off Peachtree Street how could anyone deny the awesomeness of this part? Turn the volume up and feel the 90's.
3. Chris Head in Raped Inc.'s Conspiracy (1998) – In the 5 year gap between the previous part and this awesome Chris Head part, the quality of videos changed quite a bit. People really began to figure out how they wanted skateboarding to look and how it should be filmed. I asked Matt Creasy, a local skateboarder/filmmaker, what his favorite Atlanta parts are and he answered with this… "Chris Head or Jeremiah Babb in the last Raped video. That was the first time I saw people from Atlanta on par with the rest of skateboarding."
4. Jeremiah Babb and Graham Bickerstaff in Ryan Dearth's Dirty South (1999-2000) – These are my two personal favorite Atlanta skateboarders. I was introduced to skating a year or two after this video had come out. I remember seeing this video for the first time and having the hardest time grasping the concept that not only were these dudes killing it so hard, but they were skating spots that I had access to. It brought to mind the idea that, "If they can do it, so can we." It was my first window into what Atlanta skating was all about. Good skating, good times with no room for bullshit. Graham 360 flipped over the rail at BellSouth, who does that!?
5. Mike Devine in Ruin Skateshop's Nouveau (2004) – I grew up watching skate videos like Zero's Dying To Live, Flip Sorry and many other typical hammer-style videos of the early 2000's, so when Ruin Skateshop's video Nouveau came out I was blown away. The first reason being that it was another amazing local video featuring guys I had become friends with over the years and the second reason being that it was the first time I realized that there were other styles of skating that appealed to me rather than just your average stair and handrail skating. Mike Devine has a really clean and unique style that is very pleasing to the eye. This part along with the whole video is worth a gander.
6. Justin Brock and David Clark in Matt Swinsky's Southern Comfort (2007) – These parts, to me, are truly amazing, not only for the skating, but this was the first time I got to see first hand in person what it really takes to film a gnarly video part. My friends and I were lucky enough to be around for quite a bit of this video, on the session or at the party afterwards. We were the younger kids trying to be cool like those older dudes, and this one set the bar pretty high for us. Justin is a skateboarder's skateboarder, and David skates Atlanta like we all wish we could. They both definitely left their mark on a lot of Atlanta spots with this one.
Honorable Mentions:
Atlanta Metrospective Logic Issue 01 (1999)
Phil Kent and Graham Bickerstaff in Rusty Trombone
Chris Head and Mike Devine in Rusty Trombone
Mike Summers and John Sheffield in Rusty Trombone
James Coleman in Ruin's Nouveau
David Clark for Bender Hardware
I am almost positive I missed a couple gems, so feel free to let me know in the comments below…


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The film chronicles the members, both alive and gone, of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus, the world's first and largest openly gay-identified choral organization. The group was founded in 1978, but by the mid 1990s it had lost more than half of its members to AIDS. This touching documentary illuminates the roles that loss and grief, healing and hope have played as part of the choral group's growth and strength.
Observed each year on December 1, World AIDS Day is an opportunity for individuals and organizations from around the world come together to bring attention to the global AIDS epidemic. The Out of the Closet and Onto the Screen series is sponsored by the Ithaca College Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Education, Outreach, and Services. The theme of this year's series is "Music: From A Cappella to Queercore." For more information, visit www.ithaca.edu/lgbt.


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This is the last novel on the course of postcolonial literature I'm doing this semester, so you won't be bombarded by novels about the terrible things that happen during colonial times any more. Though, to be fair, this isn't really about that at all. A Distant Shore may actually be the most postcolonial novel I've read all year, considering the issues it talks about.
England has changed. Both Dorothy and Solomon know it. Dorothy has separated from her husband, and moved into a new town, hoping to escape her past. Solomon has recently arrived in England, away from the violence of his home, hoping to escape his past. And as a glimmer of friendship forms between these two unlikely people,their past lives come into focus, and show us you can never really escape what you're running from.
Good God, this is a weird novel. I don't know whether to warn you or not about the first section, in which Dorothy comes off as just a tiny bit racist, and you really want to throttle her. Phillips plays heavily with the use of time, particularly in this first section, and if you don't know it's coming, it can be very off-putting. He alternates between past and present in the space of two paragraphs, completely without warning – the reasons for which don't really become apparent until the very end of the first section, and then later on, when Dorothy comes once again into focus. The setting of the novel, too, takes a while to become clear – if you'd said to me this was set in the 1960s, the 1990s, or the 2000s, none of those answers would have surprised me. Though, as it turns out, that may rather be the point of the novel.
It takes a while to get a grip on Dorothy. As I said above, she comes off as a tiny bit racist at the beginning, but to be fair to her, that's the least of her problems. Cut off from pretty much all human contact, this is a deeply lonely woman. The death of her parents, and then her sister, affects her far more than she would like to think. Even her sleeping around with a few men doesn't seem to find her any solace. But as she slowly descends into what is probably certifiable madness, it's hard to feel sorry for her. Maybe because Phillips just doesn't make us care enough – there's never even a glimmer of redemption in this woman. Everything she does is just weirdly unlikable. Not a character I'd like to have dinner with, anyway.
Which leaves us with Solomon, who is comparatively more likeable. He comes into his own in the middle section, where we see from what he was escaping. There are other, better, descriptions of a generic war-torn African nation than the one Phillips presents here, so I don't want to spend too much time on that. What interests me more, particularly in the context of the current Australian political climate, is his escape from Africa, and into England. It is not a pretty journey, and I think Phillips does a good job of capturing the desperation of refugees, without going too far. There's no attempt at fake emotion here, though just as with Dorothy, the whole thing does seem a little too restrained.
There are some nice moments scattered throughout the novel: Solomon's realisation that the culture of England is not at all like his own; Dorothy's awkward conversations with the small-minded bartender she goes to for Guinness. There are probably others, but the fact that none of these characters make me feel anything – love, hate, anger, desire – makes me realise just how disconnected I felt from the whole thing.
I hesitate to use the same word to describe this novel three times in the space of about 700 words, but I'm going to. A Distant Shore is weird. There's nothing to really grab onto and pull yourself into the ideas and themes of the book. Phillips is, I suspect, trying to show just how much England has changed – for better or worse, though, I don't know. Dorothy, our English character, goes mad because she can't connect with anyone on a real level, while Solomon, our immigrant, is brutally murdered, seemingly just because he is black. A bleak message, though it ultimately doesn't pack any real punch.


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The pictures attached to this article show Tel Aviv during the first days of August 2011. Massive protests have filled the Rabin Square (former "Malchei Yisrael Square") and the nearby Rothschild Boulevard, where a tents city was created among the multitudes.
Similar protests can be seen these days also in Chile and Spain. All of them are related to social oppression and institutional injustice by local governments. However, the size of the protests in Tel Aviv is amazing. The protest during last Saturday night's demonstration apparently reached the half million mark (proper Tel Aviv is home to less people, Gush Dan – its metropolitan area – has about a million and a half denizens). Moreover, it is probably the first mass-protest on social issues ever. The last time something similar was seen occurred in 1982, when hundreds of thousands of people rallied following the massacres in Lebanon's Sabra and Chatila refugee camps. Prime Minister Menachem Begin succumbed to the protesters demand of opening a state commission of inquiry. Even President Yitzhak Navon sided with the protest.
The last protests are not an isolated event. Some time ago, I reported on wild protests following a sharp rise in the price of cottage cheese – a key ingredient in local cuisine – where I claimed the social protests would deteriorate to the extent of endangering the Israeli Administration. It seemed a bit exaggerated at the time, but less than two months later, we see the current tsunami of protests. Fukushima looks suddenly an appealing event to Netanyahu. Reality is simple: once the mental barrier forbidding protests against the government was broken, nothing could stop the tsunami. The comical cheese protests caused just that.
The current wave of protests is not related to cheese, but to housing. This is a painful topic in Israel, where tiny apartments cost lifelong mortgages that transform their takers into state-slaves . The protests were spurred following a Knesset vote approving the National Housing Committees Law, which places the authority for approving building projects in the hands of regional committees. The committees would be in the hands of the state and the large construction companies. This means no houses for the poor. In Israel roughly 80% of the people earn less than the average salary (this is possible due to the large difference between the highest and lowest salaries). An average salary is not enough for paying an average mortgage while eating on a daily base. In such a way, disguised slavery was introduced into the state through a back door.
For the first time in their history, Israeli citizens are saying in mass "no" to institutional oppression. In contrast to President Navon, it is worth noting that Shimon Peres – the actual president, who was defined by Rabin as an "indefatigable conspirator" had said nothing until now. He is busy sipping his high tea with the Turkish ambassador. People are of no concern.
Another person of interest is Ron Huldai, the city's mayor. Main Israeli cities are administered by former high ranking military officers. Many of them occupy the municipalities and often they become mayors. Whenever they reach this last post, they keep it for eons. In Tel Aviv, two generals enter into this category: Shlomo "Chich" Lahat (1974-1993) and Ron Huldai (1998-present). The last is closely related to Aviem Sella, who recruited Jonathan Pollard to spy for Israel. This over-abundance of general doubling as mayors is not casual; the proper function of Israeli cities depends on proper communication channels with the IDF. Unlike Peres, he is unable to shut his mouth and listen. He claims the protests have a limited lifespan and will eventually come to an end, maybe through forced evacuations by the army. He has their phone number. Violence is in the air.
It is very difficult for me not to feel empathy towards the protesters, since also I am a protester against the same illegitimate entity. Yet, I also know the people on the street too well to let them escape this article with a good word. I have a few questions for them.
Fellow Tel Aviv denizens (I used to live on HaTkuma Street in Jaffa), you claim your houses are too expensive. You are right. But, you are well aware that the vast majority of these houses were built by underpaid Palestinians. Why didn't you protest for the inhuman way your neighbors were treated by the construction companies? Your humanity is measured by the treatment you give to others; being kind just to your family is a form of racism.
Fellow Tel Aviv denizens, you claim your food is too expensive. Where were you when the IDF confiscated countless houses and fields from Palestinians, who were left with no means for generating food? I'll tell you where you were: blockading the entrance of international humanitarian help to your victims. Do you understand what does this turn you into? "Miflatzot" is Hebrew for "monsters."


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Director Roxann Dawson, second from left, talks with Clark Gregg, while script supervisor Dawn Gilliam, right, shows them the script. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)Link
Chloe Bennet, left, as computer hacker Skye and Ming-Na Wen as agent Melinda May get last-minute touch-ups before shooting a scene. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)Link
Clark Gregg, as agent Phil Coulson, films a scene inside the command center of the Bus. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)Link
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The "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." characters and stars have Level 7 clearance. The PaleyFest audience was granted Level 7 clearance. But the show's producers and writers are Level 8, and they're protective of their secrets.
But this much was declassified: Marvel's "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" opens April 4, and a new episode of "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." airs April 8 — and, it was hinted repeatedly, the two may be related. (Hey, Cap does work with S.H.I.E.L.D. — and Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury and Jaimie Alexander's Asgardian Lady Sif, both Marvel movie presences, have appeared on the series.)
That piece of intel was released during the ABC comic-book-inspired adventure show's panel Sunday afternoon at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, where secrets were the order of the day.
"This whole season has been one of jaw-dropping surprises" for the cast as well as audiences, said actress Ming Na-Wen, who plays the combat-tested Agent Melinda May. "The writers, they don't tell us anything…."
Series co-creator Jed Whedon, joking about actors popping by the writers room, pantomimed one trying to get a peek at story notes on whiteboards.
There are plenty of questions around Chloe Bennet's hacker, Skye. Who were her parents? What's with the mystery-alien-derived medicine in her blood? The actress is dying to know.
"All day on set, I'm on Wikipedia and I'm on Twitter and I'm on Marvel sites, and I'm like, 'Am I this?' And they're like, 'Nope,'" she said.
Wen, Whedon and Bennet were joined by fellow stars Clark Gregg, Brett Dalton, Iain de Caestecker and Elizabeth Henstridge; co-creator Maurissa Tancharoen and fellow executive producers Jeph Loeb and Jeffrey Bell. The panel was moderated by actress Felicia Day, who worked with Whedon and Tancharoen on "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog."
Loeb, Marvel's TV chief, said the freshman show, which has aired infrequently over the last several months, would return April 1 with seven straight weeks of first-run episodes to close the season. Its future is uncertain.
And that Level 7 clearance did pay off for the crowd: They got an early screening of the April 1 episode, which included several surprises as the agents close in on the identity of the mysterious villain known as the Clairvoyant. Spoilers? Sorry. Those are classified.
The actors do have theories about their characters' pasts and future.
"I want Skye to be the love child of May and Thor," Wen said to audience laughter. "And flash back to those scenes."
Clark Gregg cracked: "I was gonna say Coulson and Sif."
During the audience Q&A, a fan in a yellow "Coulson Is My Homeboy" shirt got the cast and crowd laughing when he pointed out that, for a secret group, S.H.I.E.L.D. has a lot of stuff bearing its logo.
"The organization is not a secret," Gregg, who plays "Avengers" casualty / resurrected team leader Phil Coulson, replied. "What they do is."
After it was noted the team's plane has an espresso machine bearing the force's emblem, Gregg joked, "And Fitz can give you a latte where the foam is the S.H.I.E.L.D. logo."
— Gregg twice hopped off the stage to hug fans, one of whom brought a framed felt artwork for each actor's character as gifts for the cast. Another was just happy his character was alive after being sad when he had apparently died in "The Avengers."— When Day asked Brett Dalton about his character Grant Ward, who's had a physical relationship with Agent May and seems to have his eye on Skye, the actor said the combat expert field agent was no longer a lone wolf, adding waggishly, "He's learned to play with the team."
— How did the #coulsonlives Twitter phenomenon get started? When Day playfully asked if Gregg did that, he joked, "I can now confess that I have 11,000 Twitter aliases, all of whom were very integral to starting the #coulsonlives movement."
— Tancharoen said Agent May was originally called Agent Rice. Then they cast Ming-Na Wen and thought better of it. Also, the scientist team of Leo Fitz (de Caestecker) and Jemma Simmons (Henstridge), popularly known as FitzSimmons, were inspired in part by Casey Affleck's and Scott Caan's character chemistry in "Ocean's Eleven."
— Are there romantic prospects between Fitz and Simmons? De Caestecker said the geniuses are more like brother and sister.
— Though the show has yet to be renewed, Bell said the producers know where they'd like a possible Season 2 and Season 3 to end, "and we know which character will still be alive. This is, in fact, a Joss Whedon joint." (Joss Whedon, "Avengers" director and "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." co-creator, was not on the panel.)
— The cyborg Deathlok features on the show, and Gregg said the cast and crew's lives are kind of like the show. He said that Bell recently had a bike accident that required head staples — "and now they call him Jefflok."
— Phil Coulson died and came back to life – but it's still not clear how. Gregg talked about the changes in the character: "The real dilemma has been Coulson starting to feel physically the way a lot of trauma survivors do … he doesn't feel the same." The actor noted that some characters who apparently knew Gregg before his "death" think he's changed, raising more questions.
— Will Day appear on the show? It could happen.
— There will be more appearances by Bill Paxton as Agent John Garrett.
— A fan, after asking the panel whether the show has been renewed for Season 2 and being told not yet, asked, "Who do I have to shank?"
— Bennet, responding to a fan question about what one item cast members would take to a desert island, said "Brett Dalton's abs" and added that she'd wash her clothes on them. Tancharoen cracked: "This is why we give them dialogue."
— Asked if "S.H.I.E.L.D." characters would interact with characters from Marvel's upcoming Netflix series, Loeb noted that it is all one universe and said, "If it makes the fans happy, I'm in favor of that."
— Responding to a question about which Marvel character cast members would like to play or share a scene with, Henstridge said she'd like to have one with Loki – "sit around, have a cup of tea …" Gregg, whose character was killed by the mischievous Asgardian in "The Avengers," piped up: "You know, I've been in a scene with Loki. Somehow I suspect you would have a different result."
And when it ended, what seemed like most of the crowd swarmed toward the stage seeking autographs.
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The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors called a special, closed-door meeting Tuesday, Nov. 20, with its attorney regarding a lawsuit by the Masonite Corporation, which holds land north of Ukiah.
The Masonite Corporation is suing the county of Mendocino, the Board of Supervisors and Granite Construction Company over a 65-acre terrace mining operation on Kunzler Ranch Road, neighboring the former local door manufacturer's property north of Ukiah, according to court documents.
Masonite claims the county improperly approved the environmental impact report for Granite's proposed mining operation and is appealing the decision.
"The Kunzler Mine is a 65-acre terrace mine to extract sand and gravel from an active' floodplain at the confluence of the Russian River and Ackerman Creek, a highly sensitive resource area that floods regularly," according to Masonite's opening brief, dated Aug. 1, 2012. "The river and creek provide spawning and migratory habitat for salmonid species threatened with extinction."
The brief goes on to state, "Masonite's property, located immediately adjacent to and downstream of the proposed mine, will be exposed to the mine's substantial and adverse visual, noise, dust, traffic, water quality and flooding impacts throughout its expected twenty years of operation."
Masonite claims the county didn't comply with California Environmental Quality Act requirements and failed to adequately evaluate the impacts the mining operation would have and to notify the public of the impacts, and is asking the appellate court to set aside the county's approval of the site.
Masonite claims the proposed mining operation would threaten Russian River water quality and would eliminate 45 acres of "prime farmland."
In its response, Granite notes the land is zoned for industrial use, and proposed mitigations for the impacts on water quality and for other concerns have been upheld.
The Board of Supervisors will meet at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 20 with its attorney to discuss the case, which is the only item on the agenda for the special meeting on Tuesday.
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Side effects of bisphosphonates
Side effects can occur with any type of treatment, but not everyone has them or experiences them in the same way. Side effects of bisphosphonates will depend mainly on:
- the specific drug
- the dose
- length of therapy
- how the drug is given – by mouth (orally) or by injection (intravenously)
- the person's overall health
Side effects can happen any time during, immediately after or a few days or weeks after bisphosphonate treatment. Most side effects go away when treatment is over. However, some side effects may last a long time or be permanent.
It is important to report side effects to the healthcare team. Sometimes doses of bisphosphonates need to be adjusted if side effects are severe.
The following are the most common side effects that people tend to experience with bisphosphonates. Some people may experience all, some or none of these side effects. Others may experience different side effects.
Increased bone pain
Sometimes bone pain can temporarily become worse when someone first takes bisphosphonates. This side effect is often temporary. The person may be given stronger pain relievers until this side effect goes away.
Digestive problems
Digestive problems can occur, especially when the bisphosphonate is taken as a pill. Digestive problems include:
- nausea
- vomiting
- heartburn
- abdominal cramps or pain
- diarrhea
These side effects are often mild and can be controlled with other medicines. The bisphosphonate may be given in 2 doses, once in the morning and again in the evening. It may also help to avoid lying down for 1–2 hours after taking the tablets. Bisphosphonate pills should not be taken with food. In rare cases, doctors will reduce the dose of the bisphosphonate to help relieve digestive problems.
Pain at the injection site
Many bisphosphonate drugs are given by intravenous (IV) injection. After the first needle stick to insert the needle or catheter into a vein, there is usually no discomfort or pain when IV bisphosphonate drugs are given.
Flu-like symptoms
Flu-like symptoms can occur shortly after bisphosphonate drugs are given. They include:
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- headache
These side effects rarely occur and are often temporary. They are more likely to occur 24–48 hours after intravenous bisphosphonates are given. Acetaminophen (Tylenol) may be prescribed to help relieve flu-like symptoms.
Low calcium levels
Bisphosphonates can lower blood calcium to below normal levels. This side effect occurs very rarely and is often temporary. Calcium levels in the blood are often checked when a person receives a bisphosphonate.
Change in kidney function
Bisphosphonates can affect kidney function. This side effect is rare and is often mild. It does not often cause any symptoms. Doctors often order blood tests to check kidney function while someone is taking bisphosphonates.
Skin rash
Occasionally, some bisphosphonates may cause a skin rash. Tell the doctor or healthcare team if you experience this side effect, especially if you also feel short of breath or confused.
Osteonecrosis is the death of bone caused by poor blood supply to the area. Osteonecrosis of the jaw bone underneath the teeth is a side effect of some bisphosphonates. This side effect has been noticed in a very small number of people who had dental work done (such as having teeth pulled) after treatment with intravenous zoledronic acid (Zometa) or pamidronate (Aredia). Osteonecrosis is rarely seen in people who take oral bisphosphonates.
Osteonecrosis can cause:
- loosening of the teeth
- gum problems
- jaw pain
- heaviness of the jaw
There are many factors that can increase the risk of osteonecrosis. More research is needed to find out how bisphosphonates add to this side effect and how it can be prevented. Osteonecrosis seems to occur more often when zoledronic acid or pamidronate is taken for many months.
Bisphosphonates are an important part of a person's care. If people have to take these drugs for a long period of time, they may be told to see a dentist for an examination before they begin therapy. They may need to see a dentist on a regular basis, such as every 3 months or so, to check for problems.
Note: Other side effects may occur. For more detailed information on specific drugs, go to sources of drug information.
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Mets Postponed By Cold In Minnesota
The Minnesota Twins have postponed their game against the New York Mets because of wintry weather.
The Twins announced the decision about four hours before Sunday's scheduled game. The Mets won the first two games of the series at Target Field, with temperatures in the low 30s. On a windy Sunday morning, light snow was falling. The afternoon forecast was calling for rain and a high of 38 degrees.
The game will be made up on Monday afternoon, Aug. 19.
The Mets play in San Diego the day before and at home the day after. The Twins are at home the day before and play at Detroit the day after.
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text: Steelers wide receiver Mike Wallace is the last remaining restricted free agent yet to sign his tender offer. Pittsburgh general manager Kevin Colbert has made it clear for months that Wallace is in the team's long-term plans though as recently as last week Len Pasquarelli reported that there had been "very little negotiation" between the two sides. ESPN's John Clayton confirms as much but thinks that, even with training camp starting in 10 days, there's still time to get a deal done. "No deal (yet), but talking to people in the Steelers organization they're still optimistic that something can get done and get done before training camp," Clayton said recently. "And that's they're history, they've always been good about taking care of their top players and now Mike Wallace is one of their top young players. So even though nothing is close at the moment, there is still time before the start of camp and people in the Steelers organization are confident they can get something done, that there will be no hold out, and Wallace will be signed to a long-term deal."


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The idea of the pitter-patter of little royal feet has apparently got the Queen to thinking about how she can be helpful to the youngest generation of royals.
And keep them close by in her advancing years.
One idea being floated, according to the Telegraph, is to set up Prince William and his wife Kate with a country home close to her Sandringham home. It's called Amner Hall, right, and is part of her vast personal estate where she spends her winters.
It will fit in nicely with the royal real estate plans that also include William and Kate moving in next year to their London home in Apartment 1A at Kensington Palace, the former home of the Queen's late sister Margaret.
Amner Hall, just over 2 kilometres from the Queen's residence about two hours outside London, is not unfamiliar territory for William. He would have been a visitor there many times since he and his father Prince Charles were close to the former tenants there, the van Cutsem family.
They left in 2000 and the property is now leased to James Everett, who owns a timber and furniture design company, Norfolk Oak. His lease runs until 2017, by which time Will and Kate's future toddler would be 3 years old.
A source told the Telegraph the home is being "earmarked" for Will and Kate, which is a long way from being a reality, but it's not an outlandish idea, if the Everetts decide it's a good time to move the family business.
Anmer Hall has been part of the Queen's holdings since her family bought the 20,000-acre Sandringham Estate in 1862. Before the van Cutsem family, the home had been the country estate for the Duke and Duchess of Kent.
Right now, the immediate housing headache for Will and Kate is to complete renovations on the Kensington Palace apartment, a four-storey, 20-room abode that defies the usual definition of 'apartment'. When in London now, the royal couple inhabit a one-bedroom cottage on the Kensington Palace grounds.
Anmer Hall is currently home to the Everett family, which owns Norfolk Oak, a timber and furniture design company. (Bing map)
You can scratch one potential Prince Harry bride off the list.
Florence Brudenell-Bruce, who had a summer romance with the royal (right), is now engaged to the man she broke up with before dating Harry.
Brudenell-Bruce, 'Flee' to her friends, had been dating millionaire Henry St. George since 2008, but broke up with him in 2011. At the time, Prince Harry was also in 'rebound' mode, having split with Chelsy Davy.
Once the media caught on to the Harry-Flee connection, the English model reportedly got some cold feet with the amount of attention the match was getting. She and Harry eventually cut ties and she went back to St. George, son of the late multi-millionarie financier Edward St. George.
Flee, 26, had also dated Formula 1 driver Jenson Button. The Daily Mail reports that St. George popped the question to her over the New Year break in New York.
Harry, meanwhile, is due back in the UK very soon from his four-month military tour in Afghanistan. He apparently is still keen to pursue his relationship with another blonde (Harry's favourite hair colour it seems), Cressida Bonas, 24.


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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) -- It may not be what it was before the recession, but house flipping in the Grand Valley is becoming more popular, likely due to the significant number of foreclosures.
According to a recent report by Realty-Trac, the number of homes flipped in Colorado during the first half of 2012 is 28 percent more than that time last year.
Colorado Division of Housing announced its latest foreclosure findings today, showing a decline in the number of foreclosure filings this year in every metropolitan county except Mesa County.
Those findings may sound grim, but foreclosures are paving the way for house flippers to get back into the business.
"Right now, because there's not a lot of new construction, buyers are looking for houses that are move-in ready," said Marjorie Genova, broker associate with RE/MAX 4000.
Neil Pursely is a general contractor who recently got back into the business of flipping houses because of the lack of new construction.
"It's a tough market, but my biggest advantage is because of the skills I've obtained being a general contractor, I provide almost all of my own labor," Pursely said.
He estimates doing his own work saves him about 25 to 30 percent of the project's cost. Still, the profits aren't guaranteed.
"I try not to look at each home individually, because some of them I may not make as much profit as I planned, and the next one I may make more than I planned," he said. "My philosophy is to look at the overall investment in a year's time, how much money I've invested and the return overall for all projects. If you look at one house over time you may be disappointed."
Although she's seeing more houses being flipped, Genova said it's not where it was pre-recession.
"When the market was totally moving straight up at a 45 degree angle, you could buy the house and while you were working on it, it was increasing in value no matter what you were doing," Genova said. "Now with our market very slightly moving up or being flat even, the emphasis is on the work being done inside the house."


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The Battle Of The Backlog
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Doshi: Every month judges in Maharashtra dispose of more than 2 lakh cases. In the last 20 months, the Maharashtra judiciary has cleared almost 4 lakh criminal cases for dishonour of cheques. This week, we bring you a very special and very exclusive insight into how the Bombay High Court Chief Justice Mohit Shah is fighting the battle of the backlog. And he's winning it seems!
Mohit Shah started his practice in the Gujarat High Court in 1976. In 1995 he was elevated to judge. In 2009 he was appointed Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court and six months later, in June 2010, he moved to the Bombay High court as Chief Justice. In this interaction, Chief Justice Shah stresses on the role and importance of a well functioning judiciary in the economic performance of a country.
Justice Shah: Our working strength is one-sixth or maybe even one-eighth of the strength that you have in many of the developed countries like USA, where you have 100 judges per million. We have, in India, about 13 to 14 judges – fortunately in Maharashtra we are comparatively better placed. We have 16.5 judges for population of one million.
As the Bombay High Court celebrates it 150th year, Chief Justice Shah applauds the work done by Maharashtra's judiciary to reduce pendency or the case backlog.
Justice Shah: I came here as was mentioned on 26 June and I found on June 30, 2010 there were 4.1 million cases. In the last 20 months another 3.4 million cases came to be added – fortunately we have been able to dispose off 4.4 million cases in the last 20 months – that means at every month judges in Maharashtra dispose off more than 200,000 cases. In last 20 months we have reduced the pendency by one million.
Chief Justice Shah also burst the myth that cases often pend for 10 or 20 years. When he took over the backlog of what he calls 'old cases' or cases pending for more than 5 years, was 1.3 million. In the last 20 months, 790,000 cases have been disposed off but at the same time another 192,000 cases turned old taking the tally to 718,000.
Justice Shah: You might say that it is a huge number; it is but if in the last 20 months, we could try and decide 790,000 cases, this 718,000 cases, we will be able to decide in the next 20 months, will be able to dispose off them in the next 20 months and during those 20 months there will be about another 200,000 cases so we will be able to deal with them in another six months. So, maybe by December 2014 we won't have any case which will be pending in any court in Maharashtra for more than 5 years.
Chief Justice Shah points out that 47% of the pending cases are barely two years old – 30% are between 2 to 5 years old ;15% are between 5 to 10 years old and only 8% of pending cases are more than 10 years old- that adds up to 23% cases that are more than 5 years old.
Justice Shah: So, it is this 23% cases which bring us the bad name. As I said, we will be able to deal with these more than 5 year old cases within two years. Now you will say that after all this is a conference of business lawyers so you won't like to know more about what happens to the business cases in Maharashtra. On 1 July, 2010, we had 327,000 cases of criminal cases for dishonour of cheques. We had 30 judges exclusively trying cases for dishonour of cheques. One court of the magistrate, court number 30 in Kurla had 45,000 cases. I immediately dashed off a letter to the Chief Minister that you please give me at least ten magistrates to deal with only these cases. The result is for all of you to see- from out of 327,000 cases plus another 200,000 cases we could dispose off 387,000 cases in the last 20 months. So, the pendency has now come down to 140,000 cases only. That court of the metropolitan magistrate in Kurla which had 45,000 cases now has only 4600 cases and we are sure that with passage of time in few months we will be able to control even that pendency.
Chief Justice Shah also touches upon the importance of arbitration. He points to the legacy delays in appointing arbitrators. When he took over, 520 applications for the appointment of arbitrators were pending. That number is now down to 62.
Justice Shah: So as soon as an application is made for an appointment of an arbitrator, within three to four months, we decide that application and the arbitrator is appointed. This chart gives you the pendency of cases on the original side of the High Court such as arbitration petitions, company scheme petitions because you are all concerned with merger and amalgamation- so hardly any cases go beyond two years. In fact all the company scheme petitions are decided in less than two years. You will only find that there is one difficulty about suits which are pending on the original side of the High Court, that number is large and we have found out a solution. Within a few months, we will be able to address this problem. The solution is this that all other High Courts have their original side jurisdictions starting from Rs 1 million-2 million-2.5 million. Our court had original side jurisdiction starting from only Rs 50,000. So now it is proposed that we will have our pecuniary jurisdiction above Rs 10 million. Out of 41,000 cases suit on the original side – 36,000 cases are less than 10 million. So those 36,000 cases will go to the city civil court where there are more judges and less cases. So once our judges will be free to decide this more contested cases, they will also be able to attend to the arbitration petitions and hopefully we should be able to hear such petitions within a year or so.
The Bombay High Court has also been encouraging mediation. 4,400 cases have been settled in the last one year. Chief Justice Mohit Shah quotes Frank Sander to articulate his vision for India's courts.
Justice Shah: All such pendency cannot be dealt with unless our lawyer friends appreciate that our courts should not be treated as only trial courtrooms. Professor Frank Sander said, as far as back in 1976, that the 'civil courts is a collection of dispute resolution procedures tailored to fit the variety of disputes that parties bring to the justice system.'
Bombay High Court's Chief Justice, Mohit Shah on the battle of the backlog. More power to him and the entire judiciary working hard to decrease pendency.


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TONASKET The U.S. Armed Forces Legacy Memorial stands among the best veterans memorials in the country, a speaker told several hundred people assembled May 18 for the site's dedication.
Although rain sprinkled earlier in the day, the clouds parted and the sun came out for the event.
Retired Coast Guard Capt. Alan Walker, who operates a tree farm in Curlew, said he spent several years in Washington, D.C., during his 28 years in the service and saw all the national veterans memorials.
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U.S. Armed Forces Legacy President Roger Castelda gave an overview of the project, praising the community for being "generous to a fault" in supporting the project.
"None of (the memorials) hold a candle to this one."
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The memorial's walls bear 969 plaques with names of local service men and women – both living and deceased – and space for more.
"Every war is represented except 1812," he said.
Walker, one of two guest speakers, said more needs to be done to educate people "about what it means to serve this country. There is no greater place than this country."
The other speaker, 1985 Tonasket High School graduate Lt. Cmdr. Allen Willey, has spent 27 years in the Navy as a civil engineer.
"Going into Memorial Day, there is nothing more important than recognizing those who served," he said.
Willey, who started as a Seabee and later attended the University of Idaho, said he has fond memories of growing up in Tonasket.
"I'm proud to have grown up under simple and family-related values," he said. "It's an honor to serve our nation."
He, too, urged people to make sure the younger generation knows about the sacrifices service men and women have made.
"I feel the tremendous honor those people on the wall give us," he said. "They know the price of freedom is very high."
Willey said he's witnessed extreme casualties and lost people close to him.
"I stand in awe of the people in the military. They keep doing it over and over again."
After Walker and Willey spoke, Castelda invited people in the audience to speak.
Among those stepping forward to congratulate the Legacy Memorial's builders were Daralyn Hollenbeck of the Blue Star Mothers, Okanogan County Commissioner Jim DeTro and Tonasket Mayor Patrick Plumb.
Plumb offered a special tribute to Vietnam veterans, many of whom received the cold shoulder when they returned from service.
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Member Stan Timentwa played "Taps" on the bugle.
Flags were posted by members of the Okanogan County Sheriff's Office Honor Guard, American Legion and Civil Air Patrol Northern Desert Composite Squadron.
Letters from U.S. Reps. Richard "Doc" Hastings, R-4th District, and Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-5th District, were read.
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- CNN's Jim Boulden writes he hardly hears positive stories about China's influence in Europe
- Europe's and China's economies are intertwined
- A change of leadership in Beijing will not have much impact in Europe
When I was driving through Poland last year, all the talk was about a Chinese company's failure to complete a major motorway project. The contract was wrestled away from the Chinese and the Poles finished it themselves.
The details, denials and counter-claims aren't important for this article; far more interesting is the impact of any China-led project in Europe. Any news on such projects -- good or bad -- makes headlines. But the splash is bigger when such projects fail or when people starting mumbling about Chinese influence.
What China does in Europe matters greatly, though rarely do I hear or read a positive story about China's influence.
When a Chinese company bought Volvo, it was the transfer of technology that made the headlines, along with the end of the era for a venerable European brand. When an Indian company bought Land Rover and Jaguar, Tata was hailed as the savior of two venerable European brands.
Why is that?
The answer appears clear. We are equally fascinated and frightened by the rise of China's economic and military prowess.
The Chinese government's recent trip to central Europe revealed that the hiccup in Poland has not slowed China's plan to invest heavily in the former communist states. A $10 billion credit line will be used for infrastructure projects in Poland, Hungary and other countries. It was reported that the leaders of 16 central European countries met with Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao while in Poland.
China's tech giant Huawei is a growing power in the telecoms world. But any attempt it makes to expand in Europe, United States or Africa is met with fears of technology transfer to a firm linked to the Chinese military through its founder. Rightly so, governments fret over a "foreign" firm controlling the hardware that is the backbone of modern society. In Huawei's case, as the Economist recently pointed out in a front cover story, the fear is China illegally tapping into western communications, both government and private.
Of course Huawei will say it's a private company with no state control and simply wants to compete on a level playing field with the likes of Nokia-Siemens, Cisco and Ericsson.
A change of leadership in Beijing will not have much impact in Europe. There is no reason to believe big changes will come from the top.
Instead, change appears to be coming from the bottom. Rising wages and increased worker benefits might raise the prices of goods exported to Europe.
It also helps to expand China's middle class which appears to love European and American products.
I recall growing up in America with worries about the rising power of Japan. All the products we desired were designed there or manufactured there, from video games players to VCRs and automobiles to the Walkman. With the wealth created, the Japanese were buying up property in California and buildings in New York.
It was feared the rise of Japan's economic prowess would never abate. But it did.
Europe can't assume the same will happen with China. But the economies now are so interlinked that stingy European consumers quickly translates into weaker manufacturing output in China. That slowdown is dissected by European economists and, on any given day, it can cause stocks to fall, leading to the similar stock tumbles a few hours later on Wall Street.
Recently Burberry noted a slowdown in sales in Asia, particularly in China -- its shares promptly fell 20%. Perhaps it was an overreaction, but it shows investors are quite happy to plow money into companies with "an Asian strategy" and then ignore it -- until there is a profit warning blamed on that same market.
That goes to show Europe has to get comfortable with the growing influence of China on its shores. It cannot expect its companies to grow in the Chinese market, then be surprised when enriched Chinese companies come shopping for European companies to buy.
China needs to understand that it will take time for Europe to get comfortable with China's investments. China has to make sure its investments and intentions are transparent. Oh, then there is that small matter of reciprocity.


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Toyota and BMW have formed an alliance to work on fuel cell cars. So have Daimler, Ford, and Nissan, with hopes of having cars on the road by 2017. But why now, and what obstacles still stand in the way? Jennifer Kurtz discusses the current state of hydrogen fuel technology.
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