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PARK CITY, UT (Jan. 30) – Aspiring young Olympians will have a chance to train at the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association's Center of Excellence next June as part of a unique new partnership between the USSA and ELITEAM. Under the leadership of two-time Olympian and World Championship medalist Doug Lewis, along with former World Cup racer Kelley Lewis, ELITEAM's five-day World Cup camp will focus on athletes ages 11-14 and feature conditioning programs centered on sports physiology, sports psychology and sports nutrition during the June 24-28 camp. Registration opens Monday, Feb. 4.
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QUOTESLuke BodensteinerAs a U.S. Ski Team alum, Doug Lewis has done an amazing job with ELITEAM in providing motivation for hundreds of aspiring Olympians. The new Park City program is a great opportunity for young athletes to experience our national team environment at the Center of Excellence with a program that incorporates the expertise of our national team high performance staff.
Doug LewisELITEAM has been very successful in motivating thousands of kids including a host of athletes who have gone on to success in their sport. Our Park City camp will be similar to our Vermont programs but will add the dimension of training at the U.S. Ski Team's Center of Excellence providing unprecedented access and an opportunity to meet and train alongside world class athletes.
About ELITEAMELITEAM Conditioning Camps are for young athletes who not only want to become stronger, faster and more confident, but also want to have fun! ELITEAM is unique in its way of teaching the three often overlooked concepts of sports physiology, sports psychology and sports nutrition. ELITEAM's goal is simple - to develop healthy, confident, "complete" athletes. ELITEAM is more than a set of conditioning camps and team-building programs. It is a philosophy. It is a way of life where the focus is on fun, healthy living, learning, growing, setting goals and pushing your limits, both mentally and physically. The Vermont based program is managed by Doug Lewis, a two-time U.S. Olympian and World Championship medalist. With extensive involvement in world class athletics as a ski racer, coach, broadcaster, motivational speaker and spokesperson for over 30 years.
About USSAThe U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) is the national governing body of Olympic skiing and snowboarding. Developed to facilitate participation in national and international competition, the Olympic sports organization provides structure for competitive skiing and snowboarding. From grassroots programs to governance of sport, management of rules, competitions and athletic rankings, the USSA oversees athletic pipelines for development in the sports. With a vision to make the USA the best in the world in Olympic skiing and snowboarding, the USSA provides leadership and direction for tens of thousands of young skiers and snowboarders who share an Olympic dream while maintaining a strong adherence to core values. The USSA, established in 1905, operates out of the national training and education facility, the Center of Excellence, in Park City, UT. For more information, visit www.usskiteam.com, www.ussnowboarding.com and www.usfreeskiing.com.


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The veteran's grave marker for Capt. Nathan S. Boone, CSA, at the Booneville Cemetery was formally dedicated on Nov. 3 by the John R. Massey Camp 152, Sons of Confederate Veterans.
Capt. Boone served as part of Lt. General Nathan Bedford Forrest's Calvary Escort during the War Between the States. Approximately 50 people attended the memorial service for this distinguished soldier and citizen of Booneville, who died in 1898.
Dr. Michael Bradley, past commander of the Tennessee Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, was the key-note speaker and told of the many battles and adventures that Capt. Boone lived through.
Representatives of three chapters of the United Daughters of the Confederacy were present, including members from the John Hunt Morgan Chapter, the Peter Turney Chapter and the Zollicoffer-Fulton Chapter.
The SCV Brigade Commander for Central Tennessee, Joey Nolan, was also present.
The Sons of Confederate Veterans is an international heritage organization for men that have an ancestor that served honorably in the Confederate Army or Navy. For more information on the SCV go to scv.org.

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YREKA – The 5th annual Ride in the Light motorcycle rally fundraiser is coming up Friday, July 5, through July 7 at the Siskiyou Golden Fairgrounds. The event will feature wheelchair races, live music, games and plenty of opportunities for long motorcycle rides.
Admission will be free, and all donations will go toward disabled members of the community. All donation recipients are Siskiyou County residents.
Former recipients of Ride in the Light fundraiser donations include Stable Hands, a local nonprofit, and Jim Harkless, a member of the motorcycle community who suffered severe on-the-job injuries in 2011.
Fundraiser participants may begin the weekend with a Concert in the Park at Miner Street Park at 6:30 p.m. Friday. A group motorcycle ride will follow at 8:30 p.m. from Miner Street Park.
On Saturday, July 6, biker registration begins at 7 a.m. at the fairgrounds followed by "Bike Blessings." Throughout the course of the day, attendees may take in a bike show, browse the many vendor booths and participate in poker and bike games while enjoying the seven bands that will perform during the event.
One of the highlights this year will be the wheelchair races, said Curly Culp, one of the event coordinators.
A $100 prize will be given to the wheelchair race winner and the winner of the wheelchair relay race will be rewarded with a donation to his or her charity (for disabled people) of choice.
The event will wind down on Sunday morning, July 7, with a sunrise motorcycle ride.
Participants will leave from the fairgrounds at 7:30 a.m. Breakfast will be served, and a church service will begin at 10 a.m., and will feature motivational speaker Ron Heagy.


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American Capital's Portfolio Company Pan Am International Flight Academy Acquires Airline Career Academy
By: PR Newswire
Jan. 17, 2013 12:00 PM
BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- American Capital, Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACAS) ("American Capital") announced today that in December 2012 its portfolio company Pan Am International Flight Academy ("Pan Am") acquired substantially all of the assets of Airline Career Academy and its subsidiaries ("ACA"), a leading pilot training academy specializing in JAA/EASA and FAA ab initio training. Pan Am is a leading provider of simulator-based flight training to commercial airlines and professional pilots. With this acquisition, Pan Am will be able to offer world class professional pilot training programs that enhance Pan Am's core business of comprehensive solutions for airlines.
"Pan Am International Flight Academy is a well-known brand name in the flight training industry, recognized worldwide for its high quality training," said Myung Yi, American Capital Managing Director, Special Situations Group. "With the acquisition of ACA, Pan Am will now offer customers a complete flight training program, ranging from zero flight time through commercial airline type ratings."
"The timing of this acquisition is excellent as the demand for pilots is expected to significantly increase," said Andrew Flesch, American Capital Principal, Special Situations Group. "The industry faces an acute pilot shortage in the coming decade as senior pilots are forced to retire at age 65 and new federal regulations require a higher level of experience for new pilots. Furthermore, the global increase in air travel and larger commercial aircraft fleet will contribute to the increased demand for pilots."
American Capital first invested in the One Stop Buyout® of Pan Am in July 2006. Founded in 1992, the Pan Am International Flight Academy, based in Miami, FL, grew out of the flight simulation and training center of the former Pan Am Airways. The company offers airlines and individuals training on over 60 full-flight simulators with courses for Pilots, Cabin Crew, Mechanics and Aircraft Dispatchers. Its principal customers are commercial passenger airlines and air freight carriers, which are primarily regional carriers in North and South America, and air traffic control authorities worldwide. The company has training facilities in Miami, FL, Memphis, TN, Minneapolis, MN, Las Vegas, NV, and Cincinnati, OH.
Founded in 1995, ACA is certified to provide FAA and EASA/JAA (through its subsidiary) ab initio flight training courses and trains roughly 250 pilots annually. The company provides private, instrument and commercial multi-engine training with a fleet of approximately 50 aircraft. The company is based in Kissimmee, FL and has additional training facilities in Merritt Island, FL and Fort Lauderdale, FL and maintains relationships with organizations in Costa Rica, UK, Italy and Spain. Post-closing, Pan Am's newly formed ab initio program will provide EASA/JAA training through ACA and its affiliates on an interim basis while Pan Am's ab initio program obtains its own EASA/JAA approval.
This press release contains forward-looking statements. The statements regarding expected results of American Capital are subject to various factors and uncertainties, including the uncertainties associated with the timing of transaction closings, changes in interest rates, availability of transactions, changes in regional, national or international economic conditions, or changes in the conditions of the industries in which American Capital has made investments.
SOURCE American Capital, Ltd.
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Who Gets Lance Armstrong's Tour De France Titles? The Next Dude In Line Who WASN'T Doping [VIDEO]
So when someone is stripped of their Tour de France winning titles, where do they go? Does someone else get them? Indeed, and we know who. The NEXT guy down the line who wasn't on drugs.


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Padilla says "I'm here to promote bullfighting and not to get involved in politics," but it's a big political fight in Spain:
Since 2007 and the start of the financial crisis, bullfighting has come under pressure in Spain because of public subsidy cuts, slashing the number of fights by more than a third. Catalonia stopped bullfighting in September, after its regional Parliament voted to ban it.
But in November, the conservative Popular Party, led by Mariano Rajoy, returned to power after almost eight years of Socialist government. Mr. Rajoy is himself an aficionado of the sport and his party has long spearheaded efforts to enshrine bullfighting in the national cultural patrimony.


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Submission + - Qt Creator 2.7.0 released (digia.com)
jrepin writes: "C++ support in Qt Creator 2.7.0 got even more improvements for C++11, like handling of alignof, alignas and noexcept, brace initializers, and more lambda fixes.Also there are improvements on the refactoring actions side. QML support got lots of fixes for Qt Quick 2 in the code editor, and there was a lot of work done to make Qt Quick Designer work with Qt Quick 2. On the BlackBerry support side, we got a new settings page, which allows to easily generate Kits. Experimental support for the (also experimental) QBS build tool was added to Qt Creator."


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Why not switching to celcius? Except for the US and Jamaica, the whole world has...
http://i.imgur.com/ucOQh.jpg [imgur.com]
Why not switching to celcius? Except for the US and Jamaica, the whole world has... http://i.imgur.com/ucOQh.jpg [imgur.com]
Liberia, Myanmar, and the U.S. actually [wikipedia.org]. Jamaica uses Celcius for temperature (definitely when I was there in the 1980s and 1990s).
The funny thing about the United States is that HR 596 was passed by the 39th congress in 1866 which authorized its use.
http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/laws/metric-act-bill.html [colostate.edu]
It's kinda pointless to switch just temperature measurement to celsius unless you're going to switch to the metric system entirely.
I don't see why you couldn't use Celsius temperature along with English units, or for that matter Fahrenheit along with Metric units. Both scales are pretty arbitrary as it is.
The reason that the old system still holds is that it makes more sense to the people who are not scientists.
100 degrees F = HOT!
0 degrees F = COLD!
1 inch = thumb
1 foot = foot
1 yard = 1 persons stride
1 Rod = 1 oxe in length
1 furlong = distance a oxe could plow without resting
1 acre = amount of land an oxe can plow in one day
1 mile = 8
1 cup = 1 glass of liquid
1 pint = beer
1 quart = 2 beers
1 gallon = drunk
1 lbs = 1 Rock
1 grain = 1 grain of sand
I could go on, but basically the reason that its hard to do away w
1 mile = 8 furlongs
I'm not saying this makes sense to -me- I was saying this is what you have to overcome. People created the imperial system after things they could visualize. Over time the system became a part of the culture. At that point its almost impossible to change, in order to hack culture, you have to overload and redefine the symbols and the rituals of that culture. This has been the chief problem with the Metric system, its hard for the common man to know if 1 Kg of a substance for $10 is a better deal that 1
Sometimes it takes moving overseas for an American to truly realize how dumb the country's rejection of the metric system was. Then again, that's true for more than just measurements.
there, in the UK, where distance is still measured in that archaic unit, the "mile".
Get with it UK, it's called KILOMETERS.
-- your snooty offspring, Canada
How about Celsius or even kelvin? Most of the world preferably use these units, even here in the UK, home of the imperial system. Seriously, join the 20th century!
The only thing worse than sticking with Imperial is winding up with whatever weird mish-mash you have with over there.
I'm in the UK and I tend to think in terms of celsius for low temperatures and fahrenheit for high temperatures - i.e, if it's close to or below 0 it's cold (thinking in celsius), and if it's in the 80s or 90s it's hot. I think it's the appeal of zero for freezing, coupled with the still common use of fahrenheit in the media to report hot weather.
Maybe people on SlashDot will finally learn that scientific notation and the metric system make it easier to not make stupid mistakes while communicating measurements. Really, "136.4 degrees" ? Come on, put some scale with that, n00b.
Even if they had specified degrees fahrenheit, it would still be wrong, since the original measurement didn't have that level of precision. It's the same mistake that has everyone thinking that normal body temperature is exactly 98.6 degrees F.
Yes, because 136.4C (277.52F) is sooooo much more plausible.
Or even degrees C, which is what scientists use...
Actually, the SI unit of temperature is the Kelvin.
Jesus H. M. F. Christ people!
If it were 136.4 Kelvins it would NOT be anything like the hottest temperature recorded on Earth, in the great outdoors, we, humans, would consider it bitterly fucking cold. So unless you're not a human, or you're a moron, you're just splitting hairs. Ditto on the question of whether it's Celsius/Centigrade or Fahrenheit. If the outdoor temperature hits 136.4 or even 134 degrees C, referring to the ambient atmospheric temperature, without counting anywhere or any occasion whe
This is 'Murca goddamnit.
What for? It's already completely obvious that the units are degrees Fahrenheit, even to people from outside of the United States, such as myself. 136.4 degrees Celsius is 36.4 degrees above the boiling point of water; it's unlikely that good record keeping would have been done in such a climate
Yeah we all know governments prefer to fund bad-news-tastic climate science over nationalistic dick-waving.
Indeed 58 degrees is what is published in the report. It seems likely that the Libyan report was in integer Celsius degrees.
136.4 degrees is 58 degrees Celsius
Isn't it closer to one a third of a circle?
This is temperature in the shade.
You're right, of course - but what if the only shade you can find is your own shadow? How does that affect something like trying to record the temperature? I guess we could just say "hotter than hell" and leave it at that.
then you build something to get some shade.
A sand castle! Good idea!
I worked roofing for awhile, here and there. Take any metal tool, be it a framing square, a hammer, a screwdriver, and lay it on the hot asphalt shingled roof for just a few minutes. The actual temp may only be high seventies, but on a clear sunshiny day, picking that metal tool up after ten minutes can blister your hands. (Of course, I use degrees F, that would be high 20's for you?) I wasn't scientific about it, but a lighter colored roof didn't seem to cook those tools quite so quickly. Color was a
As another poster pointed out, the temperature must be in the shade, and that matters.
To demonstrate just how much a little environmental change can adjust heat though, and hence why the standard must be that the temperature is taken in shade, even here in the UK, in my greenhouse with no fans running for better airflow, my thermometer has recorded 56.5C (133F) even with the vents open. A simple glass structure with windows open can trap drastically more heat relative to the outside temperature in the shade
Hugh Pickens... The new Roland Piquepaille [wikipedia.org]?
Pimping his "blog" for page views...
You might have an argument if was decided by a US organization rather than the World Meteorological Organization. Note the word "World".
You might have an argument if was decided by a US organization rather than the World Meteorological Organization. Note the word "World".
What, like in World Series?
I don't see what that has to do with weather.
It has to do with use of the word "World", and the assumption that it always involves the actual world rather than an expansive term applied to a parochial event.
In response to the article about Death Valley, Slashdot generated this quote:
It'll be just like Beggars' Canyon back home. -- Luke Skywalker
Indeed, except all the womp rats are dead, and not even a moisture farmer can make a living there. You nerf herders have it easy...
Nonsense. Compare to Dome A in Antarctica.
Good, America is first again.
It's funny how they do not take into account the nationalist usian bias in the analysis.
Perhaps you might want to consider looking at the paper (not the article).
Well, I visited some African country that lies straight on the Equautor. As an individual from the west, I arrived with my prejudices that this country would be nautrally hotter than my home land.
I was wrong! The temperature, right at the equator was no more than 28 degrees celcius (82.4 degrees F). I was suprised. The locals told me it had to do with their altitude, which is much higher.
When I called my family, they had sympathy for the "hot weather". My repeated advice to them that my homeland (Texas) wa
Well, of course elevation has everything to do with temperature. Proximity to the seacoast is the other big determinant.
Quito, Ecuador is within 25 km of the equator, but is at an elevation of 2850 m. For each of the twelve months of the year, independently, the average high varies between 18 and 19 C, and the average low, 9 and 11.
Puerto Bolivar, Ecuador is at an elevation of only 27 m, and the corresponding highs are 27-32 and the lows are 20-22. It is right on the coast, which serves to moderate the temp
Promotional leaflets that still boast of Death Valley as being merely the hottest place in the United States are being rewritten, and resort owners say they are girding for a crush of heat-seeking visitors come next summer. There is even talk of having an official 100-year celebration of the record-setting measurement next July.
"It's about time for science, but I think we all knew it was coming," said Randy Banis, the editor of DeathValley.com, an online newsletter promoting the valley. "You don't underestimate Death Valley. Most of us enthusiasts are proud that the extremes that we have known about at Death Valley are indeed the most harsh on earth."
This seems to me to be a really dumb thing to be proud of.
That hot temperatures are never published. It would drive all the toerists away.
I wonder where those measurements (of temperature) were taken. Were they "official temperatures" -- e.g. taken in the shade? Temperatures sampled using a different methodology (e.g. out in the sun, on a tarmac, etc, etc) can certainly exceed the official temperatures, and temperature records.
When I was there is was raining. Quite disappointing.
Well here is proof enough that history is indeed written by the victor.
Got a reading that doesn't tell the right story? Just delete it. That is how they do in the new world of climatology. First they vanish the Mideveal Warming Period and now this.
Not, as the misleading title suggests, the hottest place, just the hottest properly recorded single temperature reading
big emphasis on single temperature reading - one reading a day/week/year does not make.
Properly recording temperature isn't simple or intuitive - it's also kind of hard to do in some parts of the world because it's so damn hot.
The hottest place on the planet most years is in the Danakil Desert, which not surprisingly is a bit of a ghost town. Death Valley is about 86 metres below sea level,
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All-aluminum small-blocks have mystique. Even today, when production V-8s come with aluminum blocks straight from the showroom, there is still something magical about an all-alloy Gen I Mouse motor. Back in the '60s they were the acme of high technology, the signifiers of high-level factory connections, generally found only in exotic racers like Jim Hall's Chaparrals and Mickey Thompson's Indy cars. Here in the 21st century, aluminum small-blocks, now available to one and all straight off the rack, continue to dominate in venues where good power and light weight are key-sprint cars, to name one example.
All this is exactly what famed Detroit race car fabricator Ron Fournier was thinking when he went shopping for a new engine for his personal, handbuilt track roadster. Fournier designed his 1,600-pound bomb as a tribute to the great track roadsters of the '50s, and also as a sort of street-legal sprint car-he likes to hot-lap the roadster at local dirt tracks when he gets the chance. An all-aluminum small-block was the perfect choice for his rod, so he called his buddies at Dart Machinery in nearby Troy, Michigan, leading purveyors of aluminum Chevy blocks. The build for Fournier's engine was performed in-house at Dart's engine shop by Jeff Lake and Tony McAfee, the company's Pro Stock specialists.
Though the piece is cast in aluminum rather than iron, the Dart block bears some dimensional similarities to the Chevy-based Olds Rocket block originally marketed by GM Performance Parts. So while the Dart casting is somewhat non-standard compared to a conventional SBC, parts channels are still comfortably wide. To accommodate big stroker cranks, the oil pain rails have been spread outboard 0.400-inch on each side, while the camshaft is raised 0.391-inch in the block, rolling on big-block Chevy journals. Thus configured, the casting can accept bores of up to 4.185 inches and strokes of up to 4.125 inches, for as much as 454 ci. While Dart's block is most typically used in oval racing, the casting was designed from the start to support street hardware, including a mechanical fuel pump, a conventional distributor, and a wet-sump oil system. There are a few wrinkles involved in setting up the Dart block for road use, however, and we'll cover them here.
Fournier's roadster may be a dirt sprinter in spirit, but for the engine buildup Lake and McAfee deliberately went 180 degrees from the typical high-revving, no-flywheel, light-switch combination employed in the circle-track world. Instead, they opted for real-world street performance, with good driveability and a big, fat torque curve. Sidestepping the more expensive and exotic reciprocating components, they set the displacement at 400 ci with a 4.125-inch bore and a 3.75-inch stroke. Since that's still on the biggish side for a small-block, their cylinder head choice for this engine may raise an eyebrow or two in some quarters: the Pro1 Platinum series with 180cc intake ports, the smallest offered by Dart.
Among his other duties at Dart, McAfee heads the company's advanced wet-flow bench research program, where he has developed some firm convictions about what works and what doesn't for a given combination. "This is the smallest port we offer and I would say it's way underestimated," he says. "The 180 has the best overall performance for the street and it's absolutely ideal for hydraulic roller cams. For power peaks below around 6,400 rpm and displacements up to 400 inches, this is the head you want." To finish off the conservative, high-velocity airflow combination, a 650-cfm Demon carburetor and a dual-plane Dart intake manifold were selected.
According to Lake and McAfee, no special dimensional tolerances are required when assembling the aluminum block. Main and rod clearances were set a touch on the fat side, in the 0.003-inch range, but that's their preferred oil clearance for all their buildups, especially when they don't know how the engine will be broken in. No special goops or procedures are employed for head sealing, either; just quality studs and a standard Fel-Pro gasket with aerosol gasket adhesive. Really, there is only one arguably trick component in the entire engine: the camshaft. Because the Dart block's cam journals are big-block Chevy in diameter, the cam is a custom-order piece.
Comp Cams supplied the stick, a hydraulic roller grind, on its 12-000-9 core. Lobe lift is 0.363-inch on the intake and 0.361-inch on the exhaust, while intake and exhaust duration at 0.050-inch lift are 236 and 242 degrees, respectively. Lobe separation angle is 110 degrees and the cam was installed on the 108 degree intake centerline. With Dart 1.6:1 rocker arms, net lift works out to 0.581-inch on the intake and 0.577-inch on the exhaust. So while the lightweight block requires a non-catalog camshaft, the cam timing used here is fairly conventional small-block fare.
Due to the wider pan rails, an OE-style oil pan won't fit. But not to worry; pans are readily available off the shelf from Moroso and others, in both wet- and dry-sump varieties. If you've opted for a wet-sump setup with a standard Chevy oil pump like this engine, you'll need to use a big-block oil pump shaft to compensate for the elevated camshaft centerline. A remote oil filter is also required since the block lacks a filter pad. And if you're running a block-mounted mechanical fuel pump, you'll need a 0.200-inch-longer fuel pump shaft, available from Dart. Finally, you'll need to machine a 0.391-inch spacer to slip between the intake manifold and distributor-again, to adjust for the increased cam height-or you can simply use one of the many adjustable-sleeve distributors on the market.
Once assembled, the aluminum small-block went straight onto Dart's Stuska-Depac engine dyno to test the results. There, the small-port combination did not disappoint: From 6,000-6,500 rpm the mouse did better than 500 hp, with a peak of 528 hp at 6,100 rpm. And perhaps even more impressive, there's more than 400 lb-ft of torque available throughout the engine's rpm range, from 2,000 rpm on up, with peak torque, 512 lb-ft, arriving at 4,800 rpm. This lightweight small-block is a little torque monster. And all this was achieved with a hydraulic roller cam, a single four-barrel carb, and 87-octane pump gas. Now there's real street performance you can use every day. Of course, there's another bottom line where this build is concerned. Here's the question everyone is dying to know: What does the aluminum small-block weigh? To establish a baseline for comparison, first we weighed a late-model, all-iron small-block in the standard Dart dyno configuration: complete, less flywheel, water pump, and alternator. Thus equipped, the cast-iron mouse tipped the scales at 476 pounds. Then we moved the heavy-metal lump aside and tossed the aluminum mill on the scale. In identical dress, the Dart aluminum V-8 weighed only 366 pounds. Light weight, solid driveability, and proven small-block performance make for a hard combination to beat.
Quick Notes
What is it
400ci build with a Dart aluminum block
Bottom Line
It's a reliable package that looks impressive under any hood
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Margaret Ann Jefferson Canter, 73, of Borger, died February 12, 2012 at Borger Healthcare Center.Family will be conducting a memorial service 4:00 p.m. Thursday, February 16, 2012 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Arrangements are under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger.Margaret Ann Jefferson Canter was born Nov. 19, 1938, in Lincoln County Mo., to Melvin Leroy and Lela Mae (Baker) Jefferson. She worked at the recycling center for several years, and planning and zoning for the city of Borger. Margaret is a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Borger.Margaret is survived by a daughter Arona Knight of Borger; two sons, Shane L. Canter and wife Charlotte of Dayton and Keson Canter and wife Ottum of Borger; her mother Lela M. Jefferson of Troy, Mo.; four brothers, Don Jefferson and wife Mehri of California, Roger Jefferson and wife Gail of Winnfield, Mo., Steven Jefferson and wife Joann of Troy, Mo., Ronald Jefferson and wife Sheri of Independence, Kan.; a sister Mary Sue Haffner and husband Bill of Hannibal, Mo.; grandchildren, Jarea Keiser and husband Matthew, Adrian I. Knight, and Samantha R. Canter, and a great-granddaughter Cara Beth Keiser.Margaret is preceded in death by her husband Edward of 47 years, father, and a brother Edgar Leroy Jefferson.To send condolences, sign the online guestbook at www.mintonchatwell.com.


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The East Hampton Town Board is expected to deny two requests for rezoning, one of them for the historic Jeremiah Baker House on Main Street in Amagansett.
At a work session on Tuesday, a majority of board members said they would neither approve rezoning the Baker House, now residential, to allow limited commercial uses, nor change the zoning on a Wainscott corner lot — at Wainscott Northwest Road and the Montauk Highway — that houses the Wainscott Post Office from a limited-business to a central business zone.
A vote formalizing the majority's consensus could take place at a board meeting next Thursday.
The property owner's request to return the Baker House's zoning to its previous limited-business overlay designation drew criticism from numerous people at a hearing last month on the matter. The building dates back to 1856 and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Councilman Pete Hammerle said Tuesday that limited-busniess zoning on the site was elminated under a 2005 update of the comprehensive plan, in order to concentrate commercial activity in the hamlet's center, and that he still supports that goal. Councilwoman Julia Prince agreed.
Councilwoman Theresa Quigley disagreed with the rest of the board about both properties. Of the Baker House, she said, "We should allow the rezoning. The vista is protected by the fact that it's a national landmark." The town's site plan requirements will restrict the property's use, as well as parking there, she said.
"The building is in the middle of other buildings that have the same kind of business-related uses," she added. "It's right on the Montauk Highway."
Councilman Dominick Stanzione said he was "not impressed" by the assertions regarding the rezoning under the comprehensive plan.
But, he said, "I was impressed by the argument made by the gentleman who lives behind it, and the reliance that he made on the existing zoning."
At the public hearing, Paul Masi, who purchased property adjacent to the Baker House lot, had described how he had researched the zoning in the area before deciding to buy the lot to build a house for his family. Having a business use on a lot with which he shares a driveway, he said, would create safety issues for his young children.
East Hampton Town Supervisor Bill Wilkinson equivocated. "I'm tempted not to vote for it," he said, "but I do find that there is conflict in the work that has been done. The Amagansett Corridor Study clearly anticipated commercial use of residences on Main Street. I get bothered by us at times selectively choosing items and ignoring others," he said, of the recommendations in town planning studies.
"But the corridor study was never adopted," Councilwoman Prince pointed out. In an earlier discussion of the Baker House, Ms. Quigley had also pointed to the corridor study, which was rejected by a previous town board, although some of its recommendations were incorporated into the town comprehensive plan that was adopted.
"But it was heralded," Mr. Wilkinson told Ms. Prince. "Right at this podium it was heralded," he said. "What I am saying is, the studies that we do are selective. We selectively choose things."
The comprehensive plan that is now in effect was debated and updated over the course of several years before it was formally adopted in 2005. A number of planning documents were analyzed and elements of them incorporated into the final version, JoAnn Pahwul, the assistant planning director, had told the board.
"Having been around when we discussed the Amagansett Corridor Study," Councilman Pete Hammerle said, "we took some things from it, and not others."
"But that's the same thing as with the comprehensive plan and things of that nature," Mr. Wilkinson said.
Ms. Quigley said that she had sympathy for Mr. Masi and his family, but, she said, "I do think that we should be looking at the use of the hamlet as a whole."
"For some of those exact same reasons, is why I would vote against it," Ms. Prince said. "Because rezoning it is one-offing it for the economic benefit of one person."
Numerous speakers at the public hearing raised the issue of whether changing the zoning on the Baker House would constitute illegal "spot zoning," in which a designation is changed without an overarching reason.
On the Wainscott parcel, Mr. Wilkinson noted that the Wainscott Citizens Advisory Committee had come out in opposition to its rezoning. The property is owned by a limited liability corporation called Wainscott Pooh; the United States Postal Service has a lease that runs through 2019. The owner appears to be considering alternatives for its future use.
Mr. Wilkinson said he would like to see the town purchase and preserve the lot. "I would love to use [the community preservation fund] for this piece of property, because it would green that whole side, as an entrance to the Hamptons." However, he said, he had not looked into whether or not the property would be eligible for purchase with the fund, which is earmarked for the preservation of farmland, historic structures, and open space.
Mr. Stanzione said that he hadn't decided about the Wainscott parcel yet. But, he said, "I would note that the planning board did recommend against it."
Ms. Quigley laid out her reasons for supporting the rezoning. "It already is commercial," she said, adding that "it would be improved by going through site plan."
"I believe we need to not yet further decrease the possibility of people being able to utilize their commercial properties in a way that would benefit the town."
Although one owner of a property nearby on Montauk Highway had said at the public hearing in May about the Wainscott property that he would like to have his property rezoned, and another indicated the same in a letter read into the record, Ms. Quigley said she was unmoved by what she termed the "Chicken Little" concerns expressed by some that rezoning the post office site would lead to requests to rezone more properties along that strip for more intensive commercial use.
"This is a particular application for a specific rezone," Ms. Quigley said Tuesday.


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This youth season is the perfect opportunity for adults to teach hunter ethics and responsibility, helping the young hunter understand how to hunt safely and appreciate the privilege of a safe and enjoyable hunt. Adults need to start planning now to provide young hunters training. Instruction on safe gun handling and experience carrying and shooting a firearm safely are very important. This training can be as much fun as hunting itself.
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Muslim Mob Torches Sudanese Church in Khartoum5,000 girl students graduate at Princess Noura University RiyadhPakistan: Convert girls choose to go with husbandsDisappearances, killings trigger concern in BangladeshSri Lanka government orders removal of Dambulla mosqueEgypt MPs demand Mufti quit over Jerusalem tripIran says copying US drone, reveals 'codes'S. Sudan corpses scattered under trees in Heglig136 suicide bombers in Pakistan's Punjab prisons aggravate security concernsWar against terror can't be won sans intellectual's role: Minister I&B, PakistanAl-Qaeda wants diplomat swapped for 15 terroristsStrike turns violent in Bangladeshi town of SylhetHindu legislator of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party jailed in PakistanPak plans to build two N-power plants in SindhIndia, Lanka and Maldives take part in joint naval exercisesSudan war planes bomb South Sudan townWith Pact, U.S. Agrees to Help Afghans for Years to ComeAgni-V launched under NATO pressure: China continues rantYemen's ousted leader blasts Arab Spring revoltsIraq aims to revive Baghdad's 'lost' Le Corbusier buildingAs killer gloats in court, Norway shows no angerLankan expats in Riyadh condemn barring of Muslims from Jumma prayersUS Congressman Dana Rohrabacher denied Afghan entryExplosions kill 5 suspected Boko Haram membersClashes kill 12 in Libya11 killed in fresh Karachi violenceBomb kills NATO members in Afghanistan17 Qaeda militants killed in Yemen air raid: MinistryBahrain protester killed amid F1 security lockdownMusa Gilani to appear for ephedrine case hearing todayPPP mounts pre poll offensive with president's visitsMusharraf's expulsion hits capital roadblockPoverty reduction: UN to support women's initiatives in PakistanEnergy-starved Pakistan looks to India for electricityImran Khan calls for both Indo-Pak troops withdrawal from Siachen GlacierReady to hit Iran if orderedIsrael shrugs off impact of Egypt nixing gas dealIsrael intercepts ship for weapons searchViolence persists in SyriaMilitants and Politics Bedevil Yemen's New LeadersTurkish PM Lashes Out at Iraqi Counterpart, Denies MeddlingAustralian ex-FM calls Karzai 'enormous disappointment'Syrian troops attack Damascus suburbComplied by New Age Islam News BureauPhoto: Muslim Mob Torches Sudanese Church in KhartoumURL: http://newageislam.com/islamic-world-news/new-age-islam-news-bureau/deoband-mullahs-furious-over-permission-for-ph-d-on-salman-rushdie's-"satanic-verses"/d/7127--------
Deoband Mullahs furious over Permission for Ph D on Salman Rushdie's "Satanic Verses" New Age Islam News Bureau 23 Apr 2012Deoband: Mullahs of Deoband are furious over Prabha Rani, a student of Meerut University, being granted permission to do her Ph D on Salman Rushdie's novel 'Satanic Verses'. They have demanded central and state governments to take necessary action against the responsible officers on granting permission for Ph D. An Urdu daily published from Delhi, Hamara Samaj, quoted author Kamal Deobandi as saying: "Giving permission of writing a Ph D thesis on a book on which the 'entire' Muslim community has been expressing its anguish and central government has banned is like putting fuel on fire." He demanded from the central Minister Kapil Sibbal and U P CM Akhilesh Yadav to see that the permission is withdrawn at the earliest.Criticising the research being done on the banned book 'Satanic Verses' Maulana Naseem Akhtar Shah Quaisar, National state Vice President of 'Tanzeem-e-Ulema-e-Hind said, this act of the University has disturbed Meerut's and its surrounding areas social fabric and there is a fear of communal tension. He said this act of insult of Muslims emotion will not be tolerated at any cost. President of 'Bazm-e-Sukhan Dr. Shamim Deobandi was quoted as having said: Playing with the emotions of Muslims has become a fashion now. Muslims are an important part of this country. Majority community should respect its religious emotions. They should also bring to book to the people wanting to hurt Muslim sentiments. "State Joint Secretary of Majlis-e-Ihraar Maulana Ibrahim Quasmi while expressing his anguish said that in fact 'Satanic Verses' is nothing but a much thought after conspiracy to hurt the Muslim feelings. It should immediately be banned. He appealed to Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Hind and Muslim Personal Law Board along with Milli Council to come forward and demand a ban on the sympathizers of Salman Rushdie, a Muslim hater.----------
Muslim Mob Torches Sudanese Church in KhartoumCBNNews.comApril 23, 2012A Muslim mob burned a Catholic church in Sudan's capital city, Khartoum, on Sunday.The church is built on a disputed piece of land, but it's believed the attack is related to ongoing hostilities between Sudan and South Sudan.South Sudanese living in Khartoum worshipped at the church and witnesses say hundreds of Muslims shouted insults at the southerners before setting the building on fire.On the same day, warplanes of Khartoum's Islamic regime dropped bombs near a major town in South Sudan, killing a young boy and wounding several others.The bombing came hours after Sudanese armed forces launched an attack more than six miles inside South Sudan's border. The attacks come just days after the south announced it was pulling its troops from a disputed border town to avoid an all-out war between the two neighbors.Maj. Gen. Mac Paul, deputy director of military intelligence for South Sudan, said that two MiG 29 jets belonging to Sudan dropped three bombs, one of which exploded in Rubkona market, a major population area."The bombing amounts to a declaration of war," Gen. Paul said.Sudan and South Sudan have been drawing closer to war in recent months over the sharing of oil revenues and a disputed border.Paul said late Sunday that South Sudan was building up its forces because they think Sudan is also doing the same.U.S. and international observers fear the two sides are inching towards open warfare.South Sudan broke away from Sudan in July last year after an independence vote, the culmination of a 2005 peace treaty that ended decades of war that killed more than 2 million people.Despite the treaty, violence between the two countries has been on the rise.The Arabic Islamic regime of Omar al-Bashir in Khartoum has targeted the people of the south for religious and ethnic reasons. Most southerners are black Africans and follow Christianity or traditional African religions.http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2012/April/Muslim-Mob-Torches-Sudanese-Church-in-Khartoum/--------
5,000 girl students graduate at Princess Noura University RiyadhBy RIYADH: ARAB NEWSApr 23, 2012 Princess Hessa Al-Shaalan, wife of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, attended the graduation ceremony of 5,000 girl students of Princess Noura University (PNU) at the university's conference hall in Riyadh on Saturday evening.The princess also conferred certificates on the graduates who obtained their doctorate, masters and bachelor's degrees.Several prominent figures, including university President Huda Al-Ameel and Ghada Al-Motairy, member of the academic faculty of University of San Diego in California and PNU's nanotechnology department, addressed the event.On behalf of the graduates, Hana Al-Sinan thanked the university officials and the teaching staff for giving them an opportunity to join and secure graduation from the world's largest university for women. A procession of students from different faculties was held on the occasion.Addressing the gathering, Al-Ameel said this year's graduation ceremony is the first of its kind on the university's newly opened campus."The university represents a benchmark of responsibility in women's education in the Kingdom, and hence it is our obligation to complete the march toward development initiated by King Abdullah. This is evident in the university's keenness in concluding partnership agreements with a number of prestigious international universities for developing both academic programs and restructuring some faculties," she said, adding that the university pursues curricula in line with the requirements of the employment market and introduced specialties that are not available at other Saudi universities.http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article615392.ece?service=print--------
Pakistan: Convert girls choose to go with husbandsApril 23, 2012ISLAMABAD - Three Hindu girls, who after embracing Islam got married to Muslim boys, announced to live with their husbands and not their families.The Supreme Court on Wednesday earlier allowed them to decide their future themselves. The girls decided their future at the Registrar Office of the Supreme Court.The Chief Justice ordered the police officials to provide security to the girls. The court stated that the girls were old enough to make the right decisions themselves. The parents were not happy with the court's decision and said the statements were not taken in an open court. They also staged protest outside the Supreme Court building. The girls, Faryal (Rinkle Kumari), Hafsa Bibi (Dr Lata) and Haleema Bibi (Asha Kumari) had earlier been allowed to decide whether they want to live with their husbands or their parents.The three-member bench, comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice Tariq Parvez had ordered the police to provide adequate security to the girls and said that in case of any harm faced by the girls, the police officials will be held responsible for negligence.The police officials have taken away the girls in high security towards homes of their spouses.The court had earlier sent Faryal and Hafsa to a shelter home called 'Panah' in order to give them time to decide their future without any pressure.The Bench was hearing a Constitutional petition moved by the Pakistan-Hindu Council.They are sui-juris and are fully in a position to decide about their future because we feel that they had pressure free atmosphere, inasmuch as, neither of the parties was allowed to meet them, the court said.Comdr Shaukat, Sain Rakhio Mirani and Dr. Ameer Sheikh, DIGs, Karachi (South), Larkana and Sukkur, respectively, alongwith other police officials, were present in court.DIG Karachi (South) and DIG Sukkur were directed to take both these ladies in safe custody to the places of their own choice and wherever they want to stay, being sui-juris.Aasha, who after conversion to Islam is known as Haleema Bibi.She belongs to District Jacobabad. She is also a sui juris and cannot be compelled to accompany someone against her wishes.In view of the matter, Sain Rakhio Mirani, DIG Larkana, present in court, is directed to take the said lady in safe custody to the place of her own choice, the court added.The court has disposed of the case, however, thereafter the police was asked to continue submitting the report about the case fortnightly.Dr Ramesh Kumar, patron-in-chief Pakistan-Hindu Council, had moved the petition asking for legislation to stop the practice of forced conversion of Hindu girls and the recovery of three females belonging to the Hindu community, including Rinkle daughter of Nandlal (Mirpur Mathello), Dr Lata daughter of Dr Ramesh (Jacobabad) and Asha (Larkana).The court has sought Federal government's response about steps being taken regarding legislation to discourage the forced conversion and other related issues being faced by the Hindu community.– Agencieshttp://dailymailnews.com/0412/19/FrontPage/index.php?id=9--------
Disappearances, killings trigger concern in BangladeshHAROON HABIBApril 23, 2012The mounting incidents of disappearance and mysterious killings in recent times have triggered a wave of anxiety and heightened political tension in Bangladesh.The higher judiciary has already expressed grave concern over rising disappearances and extrajudicial killings. Rights groups claimed that since January 2010, over 100 persons had "disappeared" and of them 21 had been found dead.The anxiety and political tension have become more pronounced following the mysterious disappearance of a former lawmaker and opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Organising Secretary M Eliyas Ali, along with his driver last week from Dhaka. Even senior Ministers have expressed their deep concern over such incidents.Full report at:http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article3343007.ece--------
Sri Lanka government orders removal of Dambulla mosqueApril 23, 2012,Sri Lanka's government has ordered the removal of a mosque from an area it says is sacred to the country's majority Buddhists.The order comes two days after Buddhist monks led a crowd trying to storm the mosque in the central town of Dambulla.Prime Minister DM Jayaratne says the mosque has simply been ordered to relocate to another part of the area.But the incident has angered senior Muslim politicians.The BBC's Charles Haviland in Colombo says this statement by the prime minister appears to have been issued in a hurry, a day before the various parties to this religious dispute were due to meet.Buddhist monks in central Sri Lanka had threatened to demolish the mosque next week if the authorities did not act first. A special meeting to discuss the issue appears to have been convened on Sunday, and this statement was produced.Full report at:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17805202?print=true--------
Egypt MPs demand Mufti quit over Jerusalem tripBy REUTERSApr 22, 2012 CAIRO: Egypt's Islamist-dominated parliament on Sunday called on the Mufti to quit after a visit to Jerusalem, stepping up pressure on the state-appointed official over a trip that critics say bestowed recognition of Israeli control of the city.Mufti Ali Gomaa's trip to East Jerusalem, captured by Israel in the 1967 Middle East war, has caused a stir in Egypt and across the Arab region, where he has been criticized for a visit that has revived debate about normalization with Israel.Gomaa has defended himself, saying his trip was in a personal rather than official capacity and a response to an invitation from Jordan, which lost the city to Israel in 1967 but remains the custodian of its Muslim holy sites. He prayed at the Al-Aqsa mosque, the third holiest site in Islam.Though Egypt made peace with Israel in 1979, most Egyptians are largely opposed to any normalization between the two countries until they see that Palestinian rights are restored.Full report at:http://arabnews.com/middleeast/article615319.ece?service=print--------
Iran says copying US drone, reveals 'codes'April 23, 2012Afp, TehranAn Iranian military commander yesterday said the Islamic republic is building a copy of a US spy drone captured in December 2011 and revealed what he said were "codes" gleaned from unmanned aircraft."I am giving you four codes so the Americans understand just how far we have gone in penetrating the drone's secrets," General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the head of the Revolutionary Guards' aerospatial division, told state television.The unmanned, bat-winged RQ-170 went down in Iran four months ago, and Iran's gleeful military proudly displayed it on state television apparently intact, though with what appeared to be damage to one of its wings.Full report at:http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/print_news.php?nid=231275--------
S. Sudan corpses scattered under trees in HegligApr 23, 2012, By Abdelmoneim Abu Edris Ali (AFP) – 2 hours ago HEGLIG, Sudan — More than 1,000 South Sudanese troops died during the battle for Sudan's main oilfield of Heglig, the Sudanese armed forces commander said on Monday, as a stench of death filled the air."The numbers of killed from SPLM are 1,200," Kamal Marouf said during an address to thousands of troops in the area, from which Southern forces said they had withdrawn at the weekend.The toll is impossible to verify but an AFP correspondent who accompanied Marouf said the putrid bodies of dead South Sudanese soldiers lay beneath trees which are scattered about the area.Full report at:http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hfqD9rdNL6d9A39LnY970O-aCGtQ?docId=CNG.658ace0cf5864d0fab941442762e9325.281--------
136 suicide bombers in Pakistan's Punjab prisons aggravate security concernsApril 23, 2012LAHORE: In the aftermath of a brazen terrorist attack on the Bannu Central Jail last week, all the major prisons in the Punjab province are on a high alert where 136 suicide bombers are being kept. They were arrested before they could blow themselves at different occasions.What appears to be a stark reminder to the law enforcement agencies, the security arrangements for the main prisons in Punjab province are below-average demanding an immediate review and revamping."It's a psyche of the militants that after one successful operation they tend to replicate in different situations. We have strong indications and some authentic information they may try to target prisons in Punjab," a senior home department official told The News requesting anonymity.Full report at:http://dailymailnews.com/0412/19/FrontPage/index.php?id=11--------
War against terror can't be won sans intellectual's role: Minister I&B, PakistanApr 23, 2012ISLAMABAD (APP): Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Qamar Zaman Kaira Sunday said that struggle against terrorism and extremism can never meet success without enhanced consultation with intellectuals and promotion of book reading culture."We are fighting against terrorism administratively but its major aspect that is educational is going unattended. We cannot win this war without addressing this aspect,' said the minister addressing an award distribution ceremony for Best Book Reader of the Year.The ceremony was attended by huge number of writers and artists including Intizar Hussain, Ghazi Salahuddin, Abdul Qavi Khan, Ataul Haq Qasmi, Asghar Nadeem Syed, Agha Nasir, Professor Fateh Muhammad Malik, Sadia Imam, Naghma Sarwar and Akhtar Waqar Azim, besides dozens others from across the country.Full report at:http://www.thefrontierpost.com/article/158293/--------
Al-Qaeda wants diplomat swapped for 15 terroristsBy RIYADH: ARAB NEWSApr 23, 2012Al-Qaeda has demanded the release of 15 terrorists including six women in Saudi Arabian jails as part of a swap deal to free diplomat Abdullah Al-Khalidi, local daily Al-Watan reported yesterday.The Saudi Embassy and Yemeni authorities have been tying to pinpoint the location and secure the release of Deputy Consul Al-Khalidi since he was abducted in Aden on March 28.The six women terrorists Al-Qaeda wants to be released are Haila Al-Qusayyir, Najwa Al-Saedi, Arwa Baghdadi, Hanan Samkari, Najla Al-Rumi and Haifa Al-Ahmadi.Others in the list include Faris Al-Zahrani, Nassir Al-Fahd, Abdul Kareem Al-Homaid, Abdul Aziz Al-Towailaei, Sulaiman Al-Olwan, Waleed Al-Sinani, Ali Al-Khodair, Muhammad Al-Soqabi and Khalid Al-Rahshid, an informed source told the local daily.Full report at:http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article615405.ece?service=print----------
Strike turns violent in Bangladeshi town of Sylhet23 April 2012The BNP has held protests across the length and breadth of BangladeshOne person has been killed and at least 20 injured as thousands of people protested over a politician's disappearance in the Bangladeshi city of Sylhet, police have said.Protesters armed with sticks and stones stormed a police station and vandalised government offices, police say.Demonstrators are angry at the disappearance of opposition leader Ilias Ali.The violence comes during a general strike called by the opposition.Mr Ali's car was found abandoned in the capital, Dhaka, on Tuesday night.Correspondents say that Mr Ali, a regional head of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), is the highest profile opposition politician to have "disappeared" since Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League party assumed power in January 2009. Full report at:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17813091--------
Hindu legislator of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party jailed in PakistanApr 23, 2012, ISLAMABAD: A Hindu legislator of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party was on Monday given a one-year prison term by a court in northwest Pakistan after being convicted for possessing a fake BA degree.Kishore Kumar, a member of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, was arrested from the courtroom after Session Judge Shahjahan Khan declared his degree was fake.Besides giving Kumar a one-year prison term, Judge Khan ordered him to pay a fine of Rs 15,000.The legislator was produced in the court at Dera Ismail Khan amidst strict security.Kumar was made a member of the provincial assembly in a seat reserved for minority communities after the 2008 polls.Later, his BA degree from Gomal University was declared fake by the Election Commission.Full report at:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Hindu-legislator-of-Jamiat-Ulema-e-Islam-party-jailed-in-Pakistan/articleshow/12836111.cms--------
Pak plans to build two N-power plants in SindhApr 23, 2012, ISLAMABAD: Pakistan plans to build two coastal nuclear power plants with a capacity of 1,000 MW each in the southern port city of Karachi to meet the future energy needs of the financial hub, according to a media report on Monday."The presidency and general headquarters are showing great interest in the projects which will have substantial allocations in the next budget," an unnamed Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission official was quoted as saying by The News.The military leadership has been briefed about the project and the presidency too is showing interest in the coastal nuclear power projects, the official said."Due to this reason, we are seeking major allocations in the public sector development plan for 2012-13," the official said.Full report at:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Pak-plans-to-build-two-N-power-plants-in-Sindh/articleshow/12835529.cms--------
India, Lanka and Maldives take part in joint naval exercisesApr 23, 2012, COLOMBO: With international piracy extending its tentacles to Indian Ocean, Coast Guards of India, Sri Lanka and Maldives are taking part in a joint exercise off the coast of Male, aimed at achieving inter-operablity. Six warships are taking part in the five-day exercises code named 'Dosti XI'. Indian Coast Guard ships 'Sankalp' and 'Subhadra' are participating in the war games, while 'Huravee', 'Ghazee' and 'Shaheed Ali' of the Maldivian National Defence Force represent the Maldivian Coast Guard. Full report at:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-Lanka-and-Maldives-take-part-in-joint-naval-exercises/articleshow/12835782.cms--------
Sudan war planes bomb South Sudan townApr 23, 2012, BENTIU, SOUTH SUDAN: Sudanese war planes on Monday launched a fresh bombing raid on Bentiu, capital of the oil-rich South Sudan border state of Unity, killing at least one child, officials said. "This is a serious escalation, and a violation of the territory of South Sudan... I think it is a clear provocation," Mac Paul, the South's deputy director of military intelligence said. "The bridge and the market were bombed... We are sending teams to investigate how many people died in the attacks." Bombs targeting a key bridge in the town landed some 50 metres away from an AFP reporter. In the market, stalls were on fire and large plumes of grey smoke rose high into the air, as screaming civilians ran in panic. Full report at:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/Sudan-war-planes-bomb-South-Sudan-town/articleshow/12834568.cms--------
With Pact, U.S. Agrees to Help Afghans for Years to ComeBy ALISSA J. RUBINApril 22, 2012KABUL, Afghanistan — After months of negotiations, the United States and Afghanistan completed drafts of a strategic partnership agreement on Sunday that pledges American support for Afghanistan for 10 years after the withdrawal of combat troops at the end of 2014.The agreement, whose text was not released, represents an important moment when the United States begins the transition from being the predominant foreign force in Afghanistan to serving a more traditional role of supportive ally.By broadly redefining the relationship between Afghanistan and the United States, the deal builds on hard-won new understandings the two countries reached in recent weeks on the thorny issues of detainees and Special Operations raids. It covers social and economic development, institution building, regional cooperation and security.Full report at:http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/23/world/asia/us-and-afghanistan-reach-partnership-agreement.html?ref=todayspaper&pagewanted=print--------
Agni-V launched under NATO pressure: China continues rantApril 23, 2012Continuing its tirade against the successful launch of Agni-V, Chinese state media accused New Delhi of buckling under NATO pressure to cut down the missile's range from 9000 km to 5000 km.The state-run Global Times which derided the missile even before it was launched saying that Chinese nuclear power is "stronger and more reliable and India had no chance" to catch up said on Sunday in yet another scathing write-up that "India has little to celebrate" as China has raced ahead and outclassed India in development."The Manmohan Singh government, because of pressure from NATO member countries, has kept a slow pace with their Integrated Guided Missile Programme (IGMP)."The Agni-V is deemed to be in its final stage, whereas in fact the IGMP ought to have progressed to develop a range of 9,000 km," it said in the write-up posted on its web edition on Sunday night.Full report at:http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/844668.aspx--------
Yemen's ousted leader blasts Arab Spring revoltsBy AHMED AL-HAJ | APApr 22, 2012 SANAA, Yemen: Yemen's deposed leader says the Arab Spring revolts that swept the region last year brought "destruction" to the nations in which they took place.Ali Abdullah Saleh say Yemen's own yearlong revolt cost billions of dollars in lost revenues.Saleh also criticized what he said was "biased" implementation of the power-transfer deal that saw him step down in February, and said it could ignite a new crisis. This was an apparent response to new President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi's moves to purge the security forces of the ex-leader's loyalists.Saleh's Saturday night comments came in an address to university graduates and were reported by aides who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.http://arabnews.com/middleeast/article615287.ece?service=print--------
Iraq aims to revive Baghdad's 'lost' Le Corbusier building23 April 2012Designed by the famed architect Le Corbusier, built under Saddam Hussein then forgotten: such was the fate of a gym in Baghdad that Iraq now wants, with the help of France, to restore to its former stature.Baghdad Gymnasium was commissioned in 1957 by an Iraq that was then open and rich in oil - AFPLocated in the east of the capital, the massive concrete structure has surprisingly withstood the decades of war, internecine fighting and sanctions that have hit the country.Full report at:http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2012/April/middleeast_April304.xml§ion=middleeast--------
As killer gloats in court, Norway shows no anger23 April 2012You would have forgiven Norwegians for showing more outrage against confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik.When he walks in to court flashing a right-wing salute. When he testifies effortlessly about killing their children, brothers and sisters as if they were flies. When he calls his teenage victims traitors who deserved to die for their political views.The subdued atmosphere during the trial of a right-wing fanatic who confessed to slaughtering 77 people on July 22 reflects Norway's almost self-punishing efforts to avoid feelings of vengeance against the unrepentant gunman."This is the Norwegian way," said Trond Henry Blattmann, whose 17-year-old son was among the 69 people killed in Breivik's shooting massacre on Utoya island. "We need to carry this out in a dignified manner. If people were shouting and screaming this would be a circus and not a trial. We don't want it to be a circus."Like other Scandinavians, Norwegians are not prone to express their emotions out loud. But the good behavior of the crowd inside courtroom 250 has surprised even some local observers.Full report at:http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/international/2012/April/international_April623.xml§ion=international--------
Lankan expats in Riyadh condemn barring of Muslims from Jumma prayersBy RIYADH: MD RASOOLDEENApr 22, 2012 Sri Lankan expatriates in the Kingdom yesterday condemned a protest at a mosque in the Sri Lankan city of Dambulla where worshippers were barred from performing their Jumma prayers.A group of Buddhist monks with the support of a large group of hooligans had staged a mass demonstration there.Syed Hamid, marketing executive in a food supplying company in Riyadh, told Arab News that although this is the work of a few misguided people from the majority community, he found the involvement of the Buddhist clergy really disturbing."This is definitely against the teachings of their widely respected spiritual leader Lord Buddha," Hamid said, adding the inaction of law enforcement forces was also a disappointing factor.Nihal Gamage, the former president of the Sri Lankan Expatriates Society who is a practicing Buddhist, told Arab News that this was an unfortunate incident engineered by a group of people with vested interests.Full report at:http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article615081.ece?service=print--------
US Congressman Dana Rohrabacher denied Afghan entry23 April 2012Mr Rohrabacher is renowned for his outspoken views on AfghanistanA senior US Congressman who is highly critical of the Afghan government has been prevented from entering the country, Afghan officials say.Officials told the BBC that Dana Rohrabacher had been refused a visa and was prevented from boarding a flight to Afghanistan from Dubai.He has criticised alleged government corruption and Afghan officials accuse him of undermining national unity.Analysts say the incident highlights the volatility of US-Afghan relations.The BBC's Bilal Sarwary in Kabul says this comes at a particularly sensitive time, ahead of a summit in Chicago next month on the future of the country.The Congressman was stopped in Dubai on Friday as he was leading a delegation to Kabul. Officials say that while the other members of the delegation had visas for Afghanistan, Mr Rohrabacher did not.US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was reported to have conveyed a message from President Karzai to the congressman that he would not be welcome in the country.Full report at:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17812898--------
Explosions kill 5 suspected Boko Haram membersApril 23, 2012, Massive multiple bomb blasts rocked Biu, a town in Borno State, killing five persons and throwing the town into apprehension as many residents had to scamper for safety.A source said the explosions occurred on Saturday night at a hidden bomb factory during the mixture of chemicals by members of Boko Haram sect.The source said it was the sound of the explosions that drew officials of the state security to the site of the incident and subsequently led to an exchange of gunfire between the military and the remnants of the sect who were lucky to be spared by the explosions.Another version of the tale by a different source in Biu town, has it that the multiple blasts went off, after men of the Joint Task Force (JTF) clashed with the suspected Boko Haram gunmen for about half an hour.The source claimed that the sect's members had to detonate the bombs as they could not withstand the firing powers of the soldiers and that it was perhaps a strategy to prevent all of them from being captured.Full report at:http://world.myjoyonline.com/pages/nigeria/201204/85351.php--------
Clashes kill 12 in LibyaApril 23, 2012Afp, TripoliFresh fighting between Toubou tribesmen and the national army flared in the Libyan desert town of Kufra overnight leaving up to 12 people dead and scores wounded, local sources told AFP on Saturday."Twelve people have been killed and more than 35 have been wounded" since Friday, Toubou tribal leader Issa Abdelmajid Mansur said.He said his toll drew on reports from two Toubou residential areas.Mansur said two Toubou neighbourhoods were attacked throughout Saturday by forces linked to the national army, including the Libya Shield brigade, and the military council of Kufra.http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=231269--------
11 killed in fresh Karachi violenceApril 23, 2012Bureau ReportKARACHI: Eleven people were killed in the city on Wednesday in a new wave of targeted violence that has claimed 14 lives in the last 24 hours. The violence began late on Tuesday night and sporadic killings continued to take place throughout the day. Many of the casualties occured following attacks on tea stalls.SHO Kamal Naseem informed The News that two bodies bearing torture marks and stuffed in gunny bags were found on Wednesday morning near the Dental College, Block-M, North Nazimabad. The deceased were identified as Mian Gul, 25, and Sardar Wali, 26. They were ANP activists.The body of a young man with torture marks was found in Gosht Market, Karimabad, on Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Amanullah Baloch, who was working at Pakwan House situated in the Jauharabad area.Full report at:http://dailymailnews.com/0412/19/FrontPage/index.php?id=4--------
Bomb kills NATO members in Afghanistan23 April 2012NATO forces say two international service members have been killed in a bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan.The military coalition says in a statement issued Monday that the deaths happened on Sunday. The statement does not provide nationalities or other details. NATO typically waits for member nations to announce casualties before providing more information.Most of the international troops in the east are American but their are forces from other NATO nations as well.The deaths make at least 25 international service members killed so far this month.http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/international/2012/April/international_April627.xml§ion=international--------
17 Qaeda militants killed in Yemen air raid: Ministry22 APRIL 2012 Seventeen suspected Al Qaeda militants were killed in an air raid that struck one of their hideouts in the southern town of Loder, the Defence Ministry said on Sunday.The late attack on Sunday brought the number of Islamist insurgents reportedly killed in south Yemen over the past three days to 57, according to the Defence Ministry. AFP could not independentlyverify the toll. "17 Al Qaeda terrorists were killed in an air raid that targeted one of their positions southeast of Loder," The Defence Ministry's news website 26sep.Net reported.It was unclear if the strike was carried out by the Yemeni air force or by US drones. On Wednesday, the Washington Post said US drones have carried out eight airs strikes in Yemen in the past four months.Full report at:http://www.dailypioneer.com/world/59731-17-qaeda-militants-killed-in-yemen-air-raid-ministry.html--------
Bahrain protester killed amid F1 security lockdown22 APRIL 2012 Bahrain's Opposition reported the first death in protests timed for Sunday's controversial Grand Prix as a security lockdown was imposed around the Sakhir Formula One circuit and the king said he is committed to reforms.The body of Salah Abbas Habib, 36, was found in Shakhura village, where security forces had "attacked peaceful protesters, brutally beating some of them with various tools and weapons," said Al-Wefaq, the Gulf State's largest Shiite Opposition bloc.It charged that "security forces killed him one day before the final round of the F1 races hosted by Bahrain," without saying how he died.King Hamad said on Sunday that he was committed to reform, after protests rocked villages in the Shiite-majority kingdom ruled by a Sunni dynasty.In a statement issued a day after Habib's body was found in the Shiite village in a case the authorities are treating as murder, the monarch said the door was open for talks.Full report at:http://www.dailypioneer.com/world/59727-bahrain-protester-killed-amid-f1-security-lockdown.html--------
Musa Gilani to appear for ephedrine case hearing todayApril 23, 2012Musa Gilani was in South Africa on a private trip when he was named as an accused in the import of the controlled chemical ephedrine. He returned to Pakistan in the early hours of Sunday after being directed by his father to return and co-operate in the case proceedings.Furthermore, he is expected to face the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) authorities today and record his statement before them.Earlier, the Supreme Court had ordered the ANF to conduct a transparent investigation of the case.http://dawn.com/2012/04/23/musa-gilani-expected-to-appear-for-ephedrine-quota-case-hearing-today/--------
PPP mounts pre poll offensive with president's visitsBy Abdul MananApril 23, 2012The visits by President Asif Ali Zardari are the official beginning of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)'s Punjab strategy for the next general elections which are under a year away, sources privy to the plan told The Express Tribune.The PPP's plan comprises a number of estimations. First, it will look to consolidate its strongholds in Punjab. According to officials, the PPP has 51 directly-elected members of the National Assembly from Punjab.Here the PPP will up its game politically, with visits by high-level members, including the president himself, and rolling out large chunks of development funds. The projects in these areas will be announced by President Zardari himself, according to sources. In tandem, the prime minister is already actively touring southern Punjab districts.Full report at:http://tribune.com.pk/story/368600/ppp-mounts-prepoll-offensive-with-presidents-visits/--------
Musharraf's expulsion hits capital roadblockBy Zahid GishkoriApril 23, 2012Officials from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the foreign ministry revealed on Sunday that an extradition treaty between Pakistan and the UK remains ambivalent because the joint judicial team assigned to finalise the accord differed over the likelihood of the 'death sentence'."Capital punishment is the main hurdle now. It is difficult to bring back Musharraf without signing an extradition treaty with the UK," FIA's prosecutor Muhammad Azhar Chaudhry told The Express Tribune.Azhar, who is representing the FIA in Benazir Bhutto's murder case, revealed that the UK government has expressed reservations over the existence of the death penalty in Pakistani laws.Full report at:http://tribune.com.pk/story/368596/treaty-on-hold-musharrafs-expulsion-hits-capital-roadblock/--------
Poverty reduction: UN to support women's initiatives in PakistanApril 23, 2012Speaking to women entrepreneurs, Inez Wijngaarde, Senior Industrial Development Officer from United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Headquarters in Vienna, lauded the initiatives of the Islamabad Women's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI) saying the moves are sending very positive signals around the world, a statement of IWCCI said.Wijngaarde, who is currently visiting Pakistan to review women empowerment initiatives, said economic opportunities must be expanded for women in order to improve the quality of life of people in Pakistan. "We aim at strengthening entrepreneurial and technical skills of women so that they can become more competitive,"she said.Published in The Express Tribune, April 23rd, 2012.http://tribune.com.pk/story/368630/poverty-reduction-un-to-support-womens-initiatives-in-pakistan/--------
Energy-starved Pakistan looks to India for electricityelectricityBy Qaiser ButtApril 22, 2012Now it's looking east, to India. Pakistan hopes to import 500 megawatts (MW) from its arch-rival and neighbour, according to Federal Secretary for the Ministry of Water and Power Qazi Imtiaz Ahmed.Tenders will be issued soon, after the planned deal is formally approved by the federal cabinet, Ahmed told The Express Tribune. He hoped the plan would be approved in the cabinet's next meeting.The official said the government aimed to finalise the modalities, tariffs and terms and conditions for the import of power as soon as possible."We will invite power supply companies of India for the implementation of the project soon," he said.What has already been decided bilaterally is that a 45-kilometre-long, 220 kV line will be constructed within six months of a formal agreement on the project. The agreement will be valid for five years, and will be negotiable for another five years or more.Full report at:http://tribune.com.pk/story/368215/knocking-on-neighbours-doors-energy-starved-pakistan-looks-to-india-for-electricity/--------
Imran Khan calls for both Indo-Pak troops withdrawal from Siachen Glacier23 Apr 2012Lahore, Apr 23(ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has called on for the demilitarization of the Siachen Glacier, adding that it is proving to be costly for both India and Pakistan in terms of resources.Khan, however, stressed that the withdrawal of troops should be from both sides and not unilateral.He also called for an impartial and free probe into the Bhoja aircrash that killed 127 passengers, the Dawn reports.Khan also claimed that Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was "willing to go down as a political martyr to conceal the president's (Zardari's) corruption."He added that the only solution to the Balochistan problem was a political one.Khan also termed his party's public gathering in Quetta as a "record rally", and claimed that they had managed to hoist the Pakistan flag where no other party had managed to do so till now. (ANI)http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/04/23/99-Imran-Khan-calls-for-both-Indo-Pak-troops-withdrawal-from-Siachen-Glacier.html--------
Ready to hit Iran if orderedApril 23, 2012Afp, JerusalemIsraeli forces are carrying out more special operations beyond the country's borders and will be ready to attack Iran's nuclear sites if ordered, the chief-of-staff said in an interview yesterday.In an extract from an interview with the top-selling Yediot Aharanot daily, Lieutenant General Benny Gantz said that 2012 would be a critical year in efforts to halt what Israel and much of the international community believe is an Iranian nuclear arms programme."We think that a nuclear Iran is a very bad thing, which the world needs to stop and which Israel needs to stop -- and we are planning accordingly," Gantz said."In principle, we are ready to act."That does not mean that I will now order (air force chief) Ido (Nehushtan) to strike Iran," he added in the interview which will be published in full on Wednesday, on the eve of Israel's 64th anniversary as a state.Full report at:http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/print_news.php?nid=231262--------
Israel shrugs off impact of Egypt nixing gas dealApr 23, 2012, JERUSALEM — Israel on Monday rushed to downplay the significance of Egypt cancelling its gas export deal with the Jewish state, casting it as a "commercial dispute" with no impact on their diplomatic ties."The deal to supply gas is not part of the peace deal, but it is an important commercial deal that was an expression of the stable ties between the states," Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told Israeli public radio in an interview from Baku."The unilateral cancellation of the deal is not a good sign, and we hope that this dispute will be resolved like any other commercial dispute, without taking it to the political realm," he said.Full report at:http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gNQyR2XNDCf7aqKcLBin0AVsS8aw?docId=CNG.a86eb6b2701ce148592ac01588b748be.531--------
Israel intercepts ship for weapons searchApril 23, 2012Israel routinely patrols the seas for ships suspected of carrying weapons destined for Palestinian militants. A year ago Israel seized a cargo ship it said held Iranian-supplied arms intended for the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.Israeli military officials, said the ship, the HMS Beethoven and flying a Liberian flag, was seized about 160 miles (260 km) off the Israeli coast, and one source said troops were conducting a "very thorough search of its cargo."The ship would be released if nothing "suspicious" is found on board, a military official said.Full report at:http://tribune.com.pk/story/368708/israel-intercepts-ship-for-weapons-search/--------
Violence persists in SyriaApril 23, 2012Syrian soldiers stormed a town east of Damascus on Sunday and rebels bombed a military convoy in the north of the country as international mediator Kofi Annan urged both sides to work with an expanded team of UN ceasefire monitors.The group of unarmed military monitors has been operating in Syria for a week, overseeing a 10-day-old truce agreement that has curbed some of the violence but failed to bring a complete halt to 13 months of bloodshed.The UN Security Council agreed on Saturday to expand the mission to a 300-strong observer team, part of Annan's plan to halt the killing and launch a political dialogue between President Bashar al-Assad and opponents seeking his downfall.Annan said the council's decision was a "pivotal moment in the stabilisation of the country" after more than a year of turmoil in which more than 9,000 people have been killed.Full report at:http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=37252--------
Militants and Politics Bedevil Yemen's New LeadersBy KAREEM FAHIMApril 22, 2012CAIRO — Two months after a new president took office, Yemen's fledgling interim government has found itself overwhelmed by a set of dangerous new challenges to the country's stability, including a series of a bold attacks by a resurgent militant movement in the south and a festering political standoff in the capital.In the last few weeks, the new president, Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi, has faced open defiance after he tried to dismiss or reassign officials loyal to his predecessor, Ali Abdullah Saleh, who ruled Yemen for 33 years. In the south, hundreds of people have been killed in clashes that intensified after insurgents attacked an army base and seized heavy weapons, including tanks.A military officer in Lawdar, one of the centers of the fighting, said that soldiers had not been able to recapture an army base that they were forced to abandon after an attack by the militants in early April. "The situation is now out of control," said the officer, who requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the news media.Full report at:http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/23/world/middleeast/militants-and-politics-bedevil-yemens-new-president.html?_r=1&ref=global-home&pagewanted=print--------
Turkish PM Lashes Out at Iraqi Counterpart, Denies MeddlingApril 22, 2012By REUTERSISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday rejected charges he sought to inflame sectarian divisions in Iraq with recent criticism of its government and accused his Iraqi counterpart of trying to gain "prestige" in an escalating war of words between the neighbors.The row heated up on Thursday when Erdogan accused Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of acting "self-centered" and inciting tensions between the country's Shi'ites, Sunnis and Kurds amid a constitutional crisis in Baghdad.Maliki in turn branded Turkey a "hostile state" and said Erdogan's remarks "represent another return to flagrant interference in Iraqi internal affairs," according to a statement on his website on Friday."We don't differentiate between Sunnis or Shi'ites. Arab, Kurd or Turkmen, they are all our brothers," Erdogan told reporters in comments reported by the NTV news channel.Full report at:http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2012/04/23/world/middleeast/23reuters-turkey-iraq.html?ref=global-home&pagewanted=print--------
Australian ex-FM calls Karzai 'enormous disappointment'Apr 18 2012, Sydney : Australia's longest-serving foreign minister today declared that Hamid Karzai had been an "enormous disappointment" as Afghan president, describing him as weak and misleading.Alexander Downer, who was foreign minister when Canberra committed troops to the decade-long conflict in Afghanistan, said Western powers had "solidly backed" Karzai's ascension but he had let them down."I am sorry to say that President Karzai has been an enormous disappointment," Downer, who was in the post from 1996 to 2007, told The Australian newspaper."As it turns out, he is a weak leader and he is also an exclusive leader -- he doesn't include enough people and enough tribes in what is essentially a very tribal sort ofsociety."I honestly don't think he has helped the situation."The scathing remarks come just one day after Australia announced that it was bringing most of its troops home from Afghanistan in 2013, a year ahead of schedule.Full report at:http://www.indianexpress.com/story-print/938353/--------
Syrian troops attack Damascus suburb22 APRIL 2012 ZEINA KARAM Syrian troops stormed and shelled districts in a suburb of the capital Damascus on Sunday, activists said, a day after the Security Council voted to expand the number of UN truce monitors from 30 to 300 in hopes of salvaging an international peace plan marred by continued fighting between the military and rebels.An eight-member team is already on the ground in Syria, and since Thursday has visited flashpoints of the 13-month-long conflict. Fighting generally temporarily stops when the observers visit an area, but there has been a steady stream of reports of violence from towns and regions where they have not yet gone."This UN observers thing is a big joke," said Mohammed Saeed, an activist in the sprawling Damascus suburb of Douma, which came under fire from regime troops on Sunday. "Shelling stops and tanks are hidden when they visit somewhere, and when they leave, shelling resumes."His comments reflect a widespread lack of faith among many Syrians in international envoy Kofi Annan's cease-fire plan for ending the violence in Syria and launching talks between President Bashar Assad and those trying to oust him. Syria's opposition and its Western supporters suspect Assad is largely paying lip service to the truce since full compliance — including withdrawing troops and heavy weapons from populated areas and allowing peaceful demonstrations — could quickly sweep him from power.Full report at:http://www.dailypioneer.com/world/59733-syrian-troops-attack-damascus-suburb-.htmlURL: http://newageislam.com/islamic-world-news/new-age-islam-news-bureau/deoband-mullahs-furious-over-permission-for-ph-d-on-salman-rushdie's-"satanic-verses"/d/7127


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Head of the Charles Results | Championship Eights Results | Lightweight Eights Results | Club Eights Results
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-The Radcliffe lightweight varsity eight earned a top-five finish at the 45th Head of the Charles Regatta while the top Black and White heavyweight entry placed 13th, rowing through an unusual mid-October snowfall Sunday on the Charles River.
The Black and White lightweights finished fifth in the lightweight women's eights event with a time of 18:26.343. Radcliffe placed third among collegiate varsity crews, trailing only winner Wisconsin and third-place Georgetown, more than two seconds ahead of rival Princeton. The Tigers reached the Cambridge Boat Club two seconds quicker than the Black and White, but Radcliffe finished strong, gaining four seconds on Princeton in less than three minutes of rowing. The Black and White second varsity eight finished in 19:01.044 for 11th place in the 14-boat field. That boat missed the top 10 by less than a second, as McGill crossed the line in 19:00.857.
Radcliffe's top two heavyweight boats competed in the championship women's eights Sunday afternoon. The varsity eight crossed the finish line in 17:24.968 to take 13th in a field of 32 entries. ASR Neureus won the race, while Radcliffe took ninth among collegiate varsities. Radcliffe cup rivals Northeastern and Dartmouth had faster times to the Riverside Boat Club than the Black and White, but the Radcliffe varsity picked up the pace by the time it reached Weld Boathouse and went on to finish nearly three seconds ahead of the 14th-place Huskies and 25 ahead of the 18th-place Big Green.
The Radcliffe second varsity eight also competed in the championship eights, placing 22nd in 17:56.641. The Black and White also had an entry in Saturday's club eights event. Radcliffe took ninth place of 41 competing crews in that event in 18:04.887. Radcliffe lightweight coaching assistant Carrie Morelock '07 won the club singles event Saturday, finishing more than 13 seconds ahead of her nearest competitor in 21:17.144. Anne Browning '00, representing the Radcliffe Association of Rowing Alumnae, placed third in the master singles Sunday.
A number of other Radcliffe alumnae also competed in the world's largest two-day regatta. The Radcliffe Association of Rowing Alumnae boat of Michele Levin '01, Caryn Davies '04, Julia Senior '09, Laura Nicholson '09, Andrea Stover '00, Michelle Guerette '02, Sarah Psutka '03, Gretchen Salyer '05 and Erin Barringer '05 had the alumni eights' fastest Riverside split and the third-fastest time of 17:51.520 but finished sixth following a penalty. The boat of Jessica Berger '08, Anne Conlin '07, Lesley Burkett '07, Lucy Danziger '82, Lindsey Morse '05, Summer Liston '98, Nelia Newell '79, Chris Doyle '85 and Jessica Zofnass '08 placed 28th in the club eights.
Lightweight Varsity Eight
Cox: Jana Douglas
8: Grace Hollowell
7: Amanda Pfabe
6: Lizzy Bates
5: Natalie Wong
4: Marissa Reichel
3: Kelly McCarthy
2: Erika McCormick
1: Veronique Irwin
Lightweight Second Varsity Eight
Cox: Maryana Vrubel
8: Wynne Evans
7: Vicky Koski-Karell
6: lauren Brown
5: Liz Hamilton
4: Emma Lukasiewicz
3: Leah Schwartz
2: Charlotte Lane
1: Medha Khandelwal
Heavyweight Varsity Eight
Cox: Rachel Rauh
8: Olivia Coffey
7: Laura Huppert
6: Celia Kohl
5: Christine Baugh
4: Shelley Pearson
3: Tara Larson
2: Kate Morris
1: Jessica Flakne
Heavyweight Second Varsity Eight
Cox: Jill Carlson
8: Mary Maginnis
7: Michaela Pewarski
6: Jennie Peterson
5: Ariel Delgado
4: Katie O'Hanlon
3: Liz Soutter
2: Carolyn Talley
1: Rachel Knaster
Heavyweight Club Eight
Cox: Amanda Deutsch
8: Molly Tarrant
7: Anna Kamerow
6: Kirsten Van Fossen
5: Marisa D'Orsogna
4: Eleanor Conover
3: Scout Moran
2: Meg Kehan
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Richard Leon Brewer
Richard Leon Brewer, 72, of Haskell went home to his heavenly father on Nov. 5, 2013.
He was born Aug. 10, 1941, to H. V. and Lucille Brewer.
He was preceded in death by his father, H.V. Brewer; his brother, Aubrey Brewer; his daughter, Debbie Herring; a stepson. Robert Brazil; his aunt, Lena Ramsey; and his father-in-law, Gerald Scott.
He is survived by his wife, Connie; a daughter, Tamera Mitchell; his mother, Lucille Brewer; a sister, Diane Lyman and husband Joey; a brother, Harvey and wife Kathy; two stepdaughters, Breanna Baker and Jackie Patrick; a stepson, Steven Brazil; and his mother-in-law, Meda Scott, all of whom reside in the Benton area. He also had 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Richard was a loving husband, father and grandfather and will be greatly missed.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8, at Roller-Ballard Funeral Home (315-4047) with Brother Steve Cypert officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Harmony Cemetery in Haskell.
Serving as pallbearers are Ty Bowman, Colby Bukosky, Jonathan Lyman, Rodney Lyman, Michael Baker and Aaron Brewer. Steven Brazil will serve as honorary pallbearer.
Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m., immediately preceding the funeral, at the funeral home.
Online guestbook: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/ballard.


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Iran Missile Drill Results Exaggerated, Images Photoshopped Previously
TEHRAN, Iran - At first, Iran claimed it had launched three long range missiles; a pronouncement at the end of ten days of war games in the Strait of Hormuz designed to test the patience of western nations as they weigh how to sanction Iran's oil exports.
"We are able to announce that our shore-to-sea missile systems are so powerful that we can hit any target, any time, if it's necessary" announced Habibulah Sayari, Iranian Navy Commander.
Seyyed Mahmoud Moussavi, Iranian Military Drills Spokesman, stated "Both missiles hit the intended targets successfully."
It turned out the missiles weren't that long range after all.
The Qhader missile, introduced in September, has a range of just 124 miles. The U.S. Navy's fifth fleet in Bahrain is 150 miles from Iran. Israel is four times farther.
"We've seen that they've photoshopped, for example, photographs of missile tests before to make it look more impressive than it actually is, so I would take all this with a grain of salt. >>>
Iran reacted to the threatened sanctions Sunday announcing another alleged breakthrough: the manufacture of a nuclear fuel rod that is made from Iran's own Uranium ore deposits. The rod is needed at the Bushehr Nuclear Plant and the advance could allow them to skirt restrictions on its nuclear program.
U.S. officials have not been able to assess whether the fuel rod advance is real. Just the threat of tighter sanctions targeting Iran's crude oil sales has sent Iran's currency into a freefall. It lost twelve percent of its value Tuesday and many Iranians are now buying gold.
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