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Joe Lynn Turner on Deep Purple's Rock Hall Induction: 'It's a Mess and a Shameful Situation'
The announcement that Deep Purple would finally be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has done nothing to squash the controversy linking the two together. The next issue to contend with was which members, both former and current, would be inducted and then who would show up. Noted tension exist between certain inductees and Ritchie Blackmore was informed via Deep Purple's management that they would like for him not to attend the ceremony. Now, former Rainbow and Deep Purple singer Joe Lynn Turner has offered his thoughts from the outside.
Turner spent a total of seven years playing alongside Blackmore, four with Rainbow and three with Deep Purple, and thinks the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ordeal is getting out of control. When asked about Blackmore's current Rainbow lineup, the singer offered his thoughts and Rock Overdose then asked if he has any contact with the guitar icon. He replied, "No one contacts Ritchie. We communicate with his manager. You don't communicate with Ritchie." He goes on to explain, continuing, "As witnessed by the whole [Rock and Roll] Hall Of Fame that is happening now that he is not allowed. Because if he comes, Ian Gillan and the rest of the band won't come. If you ask me, they're acting like children and it's a mess and a shameful situation. It's terrible that it happened."
Disgusted, Turner adds, "For me, it shows you exactly what is happening over there. That these people don't know how to grow up and be friends. Just stop the bulls--t. It's a shame and it makes a circus out of the whole thing." Making his opinion of the Rock Hall in general known, the frontman said, "It's a Hollywood event, and it really has not much to do with rock 'n' roll anymore. It's more of a celebrity event. In the early days it was a true rock 'n' roll organization. But now, it is turning into a circus show. It's more like Grammys or something stupid like that. People make the band. And I'm writing songs for the fans and the people. That's who makes the cases. Not these organizations. It took them how long to put Deep Purple into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? It should have been in the Hall Of Fame 25 years ago."
The list of Deep Purple inductees includes Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Rod Evans, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Glenn Hughes, Jon Lord and Ian Paice. The current lineup of the band — which includes keyboardist Don Airey and guitarist Steve Morse in addition to Paice, Glover and Gillan — will perform at the ceremony on April 8 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Written in 1894, 1896, and 1898 these three books provide "from ninety to one hundred characters in the story: sick persons, pilgrims, priests, nuns, hospitallers, nurses, and peasants; and the book shows Lourdes under every aspect. There are the piscinas, the processions, the Grotto, the churches at night, the people in the streets. It is, in one word, Lourdes in its entirety. In this canvas is worked out a very delicate central intrigue, as in 'Dr. Pascal,' and around this are many little stories or subsidiary plots. There is the story of the sick person who gets well, of the sick person who is not cured, and so on. The philosophical idea which pervades the whole book is the idea of human suffering, the exhibition of the desperate and despairing sufferers who, abandoned by science and by man, address themselves to a higher Power in the hope of relief; as where parents have a dearly loved daughter dying of consumption, who has been given up, and for whom nothing remains but death. A sudden hope, however, breaks in upon them: 'supposing that after all there should be a Power greater than that of man, higher than that of science.' They will haste to try this last chance of safety. It is the instinctive hankering after the lie which creates human credulity."
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2017 Jeep Cherokee is designed to change the landscape in terms of style and class, then look no further than the 2016 Jeep Cherokee. Jeep Cherokee 2017 is yet to be released Jeep has mills rumors that overtime just trying to figure out what the details of which will be finally released on the market in 2016 in a car should be introduced to the market in March 2016 and its price should be 38,000-42,000 dollars range. Of course, prices will vary according to the dealers and according to personal modifications.
2017 Jeep Cherokee Interior
In the interior, the new 2017 Jeep Cherokee has leather seats are comfortable and offer good support for the trip. What's more, Armrest is made from leather and there are a grab handle and pockets in the doors to keep your personal belongings. Interior designed to maximize driver comfort. There are an 8-inch display touch screen and Bluetooth connectivity and offered as high definition radio and various other aspects of high-tech.
2017 Jeep Cherokee Exterior
The exterior of the 2017 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk has made great strides to make on-road vehicle. This had been the ultimate goal that I know that aims to ensure the needs of customers satisfied with the production of a car that is suitable for both on-road and off-road purposes. Those worried about the appearance of a 2017 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk has been designed with the most wonderful style that is much more than a sporty and masculine. A new design of the lamps has been producing much more vigor and sense. Jeep Cherokee 2017 headlights have also fitted with LED lights that can run well during the day. Driving the car so beautiful will eventually have pride from the people around you will admire it. And other important features that are installed in the vehicle.
The headlights have also fitted with LED lights that can run well during the day. Driving the 2017 Jeep Cherokee is so beautiful will eventually have pride from the people around you will admire it. And other important features that are installed in the vehicle; a panoramic moonroof, crash prevention, bright touch screen display, self-parking, ambient interior lighting, its wheels leather, climate control system, heated seats and more features. Multimedia program lasted more I connect personal, premium sound package, satellite radio and more. The models 2017 will be similar to the 2016 models include the Latitude, Sport, Limited and Trailhawk.
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This 2017 Jeep Cherokee will be offered two engine options. The first 2.8 liters 4 cylinder engine that produces a torque of 171-pound feet and 184 horses. This will ensure that the engine Cherokee least powerful than its main competitors. The second engine option is the latest 3.6-liter V6 that produces 271 horses and 239-pound-feet of torque. This engine is very powerful and will be accompanied by the first in the industry 8-speed auto transmission. The final result is that the car speeds very quickly and can reach fifty miles per hour from a standstill in 10 seconds. As for fuel economy, the 2016 Jeep Cherokee can go 22 miles on a gallon of fuel and gallon to grab you for 31 miles on the highway. The overall petrol of the new Jeep Cherokee it's about twenty percent of Jeep models available.
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If you were a kid in the '70s - or the parent of one - chances are you can still belt out a jangly version of the Constitution's preamble or chant a certain Boston postal code. In their time, television's Schoolhouse Rock and Zoom were innovative, visually stimulating, and effective learning tools. Two decades later, they're both making comebacks - in traditional and high-tech versions.
The WGBH-produced Zoom, which ran from 1972 to 1979, was an early lesson in interactivity - the games, stories, and songs its kid cast enacted all originated from viewer ideas. This September, a pilot for a new series of Zoom episodes finished shooting, based this time on suggestions delivered not merely to the famous "Box three-five-oh, Boston, Mass., Oh-two-one-three-four!" but to the show's e-mail address as well. A jingle featuring the words "dot com" can't be far behind.
In the interim, Zoom is already alive and kicking at its Web site, where curious youngsters and nostalgic grown-ups can listen to the relentlessly catchy Zoom theme song, learn a "Zoomdo" or two, and gaze at the gleefully polyester-era Zoom logo.
"We were looking for interest and we thought, We need a new solicitation," says producer Alison Bassett. "Zoom is made up of material from kids, and kids are out there on the Net." Not all of them, though. "We're PBS. We're trying to reach all economic levels," explains Bassett. "People think the computer is everywhere, but it's not in a lot of homes and schools. We have to offer different levels." In other words, the PO box stays.
For those who do have access, however, the Zoom site promises to keep expanding with fresh "Zoomdo" activities and a Zoom bulletin board. The cast is also ready to spend some time hanging out on the page, chatting with a new generation of baby Zoomers. "We just selected the cast," says Bassett. "They know that they're part of a legacy. It's cool."
If Zoom is about tapping a child's creativity, Schoolhouse Rock has always delivered more practical information on history and conjunctions, albeit in a whimsical package. The TV segments, with their naïvely drawn cartoon figures and easy-to-learn songs, ran between ads for sugar-encrusted breakfast cereals on ABC each Saturday morning for 12 years, beginning in 1973. They were brought back, complete with new songs and lessons in economics, in 1992. One of the original creators, George Newall, is a longtime advertising executive who was also behind some of the most memorable ad campaigns of the '70s. He takes a certain amount of redemptive pride in his educational snippets. "When I get to the pearly gates and St. Peter asks me, 'What have you done?' I'm not going to say High Karate cologne, I'm going to say Schoolhouse Rock."
Today, Schoolhouse Rock is being offered in several new forms. "Digitally remastered" versions of the segments are now available on video and CD-ROM, and a tribute album is on the way. The half-hour videos are divided into their familiar grammar, multiplication, America, and science categories. Creative Wonders's Schoolhouse Rock CD-ROM, due in November, includes all the old standards along with new games and activities.
Even if Web pages and CD-ROMs are presenting Schoolhouse Rock and Zoom in upgraded formats, the straightforward, unfussy concepts of both and the way they teach without letting kids know they're being taught remain the same. After all, it worked the first time. "When we tell people we're doing a new Zoom," says Alison Bassett, "you'd be amazed at how many sing us the Zip code."
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Dvd or Usb
Computers laptops are no longer produced with dvd drive, this is an indication that they are no longer being manufactured. Films are now being upload as files, so hence this is the way forward technology has moved on. There's nothing cooler than seeing your wedding film with full crisp vibrant colors and beautiful detail.
We want you to be able to view your film as amazingly as we captured. While many households have DVD players we wanted to maintain HD quality and still keep things cost effective for production and for our clients.
USB will give you full HD quality crisp vibrant colors as it was intended, the only thing that will be missing are the menus to navigate. This should not be a problem as you can scrub though on the viewing bar or remote control.
So here are some things you should know about USB stick drives:
If you keep your USB in a safe place, and aren't adding and deleting data to it constantly a USB drive should last around 10 years. The life expectancy of a USB sticks depends on how many times data is written, and deleted from them. Typically USBs can withstand between 10,000 and 100,000 write and delete cycles.
Other factors that contribute to a shorter USB life cycle are exposure to extreme environmental conditions like extremely high/low temperature and humidity. You can preserve your drive by keeping it covered when not in use, always ejecting the drive from your computer, and never leaving it plugged for prolong periods of time when not in use.
But, the advice I give ALL my clients once they receive their wedding film is to BACK UP!! I suggest saving the film in multiple locations like your computer's internal hard drive, an external hard drive unit, and even via a cloud storage service. Your wedding film is filled with precious irreplaceable moments you can never be too safe.


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Just one crack. That's all a hacker needs to find to cripple your organization.
That may sound a bit dramatic, but all you need to do is look at the headlines to see that it's happening. It doesn't matter how much money you're spending or what name-brand security company you're using; if you are like most other organizations out there, you're potential


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Well, it looks like the economic wave the BC NDP government has been riding since coming to power two years ago is about to hit the beach.
The bad news is outlined in the government's first quarterly report of the current fiscal year. It's not so much about what is going on right now, but on what is about to come.
Finance Minister Carole James has slashed her ministry's forecast of economic growth in the current year by almost one third, from 2.4 per cent to 1.7 per cent. Next year is not expected to be much better: just 1.9 percent, down from the original forecast of 2.3 per cent.
James preferred to take the "glass is full" approach at her news conference, stressing the budget is still headed to a surplus this year and next year as well and that even with slumping numbers B.C.'s economy is still outperforming other provincial economies.
However, worrying signs abound.
Retail sales (a major indicator of consumers' economic health and confidence) have flat-lined so far this year. B.C.'s economy heavily relies on the exports of commodities, and exports are down three per cent.
The real estate sector has driven the provincial economy for years, and it is turning into a disaster area. Home sales are down 16 per cent, and property transfer tax revenues – which until recently were approaching the $2 billion level – are down almost a half billion dollars already.
Then there is the forest industry, which is the local economy for scores of small towns and communities outside of Metro Vancouver. So far, 6,000 forestry workers either have been laid off or have had to sit idle as their mills are shut down for weeks at a time.
The running count is 25 mill shutdowns or closures, affecting 22 communities. When a mill closes, even temporarily, it has a ripple effect through the entire community (cafes and stores close over time, and non-forestry workers can quickly find themselves out of work too).
Despite this crisis, the NDP's three-year fiscal plan still lists forest revenues as a $1.1 billion annual revenue stream. This year, revenues are running ahead of forecast but only because of some higher logging taxes, but this does not seem sustainable.
Because of the economic slowdown, a number of other taxes – property, carbon, tobacco, and fuel – are down this year as well, and the decrease will likely even be greater next year.
Then there is ICBC. The government is sticking to its prediction that ICBC's $1.18 billion deficit will all but disappear this year. We shall see.
Politically, the timing for all this economic disruption on the horizon could not be worse for the NDP.
By the time the New Democrats test the electorate again in the fall of 2021, voters will have gone through almost two years of economic stagnation or deterioration. Whether it is bad enough for them to sour on the NDP remains to be seen.
On paper, the NDP is still forecasting balanced budgets for the next years. James has baked into her budget huge forecast "allowances" and contingency funds that should be enough of a buffer against tipping into deficits.
But the good times are clearly over for a while.
Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC


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The ninth edition of the Rome Film Festival will take place in October with a focus on Italian cinema and emerging directors.
Organizers, led by artistic director Marco Mueller, unveiled the slimmed-down lineup of 51 official selection films on Monday, including Italian premieres of David Fincher's Gone Girl, Dan Gilroy's Nightcrawler, and Kevin Smith's Tusk.
The Rome lineup is a little over half the size of last year's as the event has been looking to rebrand itself as a smaller audience festival. The festival is largely doing away with juries this year. All sections will now be competitive, with top prizes being voted on by the audience.
The new sections include Cinema d'Oggi, films of today by both established and new directors; Gala, for mainstream films; Mondo Genere, for a variety of genre films; and Prospettive Italia, with a focus on Italian narrative and documentary films.
The local comedy Soap Opera by Alessandro Genovesi, an ensemble piece about the misadventures of the tenants in one apartment building over New Year's Eve, will open the festival, as previously announced.
The closing night film is another Italian comedy, Andiamo a quel paese by Salvatore Ficarra and Valentino Picono, about a duo who use the economic crisis to take advantage of elders in Sicily.
Read more Rome Film Festival: 'Schizophrenic' Event Aims for Balance
TV is once again getting the spotlight after Olive Kitteridge's Venice debut last year. Steven Soderbergh's The Knick will get the red-carpet treatment this year. Clive Owen will host the entire first-season screening of the Cinemax drama, in which he stars as a daring surgeon at the turn of the 20th century in New York.
Mike Binder's Toronto standout Black & White, starring Octavia Spencer and Kevin Costner, will also make its way to Rome, as will Oren Moverman's Time Out of Mind with Richard Gere. New films from Brad Anderson (Stonehearst Asylum, with Ben Kingsley, Michael Caine and Kate Beckinsale) and Stephen Daldry (Trash, with Rooney Mara and Michael Sheen) will also get their European premieres in Rome.
Other highlights of the festival include a career tribute to Japanese director Takashi Miike with the screening of his latest film, As the Gods Will. Russian director Aleksey Fedorchenko will also be honored as he presents the world premiere of his new film Angels of Revolution. And Spandau Ballet will be on hand to introduce their career documentary Soul Boys of the Western World by George Hencken.
The festival runs Oct. 16-25.
The official lineup is:
- ANGELY REVOLUCII/ ANGELS OF REVOLUTION by Aleksey Fedorcenko
- BIAGIO by Pasquale Scimeca, Italy
- DÓLARES DE ARENA/ SAND DOLLARS by Laura Amelia Guzman Conde
- LA FORESTA DI GHIACCIO by Claudio Noce
- ITAR EL-LAYL/ THE NARROW FRAME OF MIDNIGHT by Tala Hadid
- LUCIFER by Gust Van den Berghe
- DIE LÜGEN DER SIEGER/ THE LIES OF THE VICTORS by Christoph Hochhäusler
- LULU by Luis Ortega
- OS MAIAS – (ALGUNS) EPISÓDIOS DA VIDA ROMÂNTICA / THE MAIAS – STORY OF A PORTUGUESE FAMILY by João Botelho
- MAURO by Hernán Rosselli
- I MILIONARI by Alessandro Piva
- NN by Héctor Gálvez
- OBRA by Gregorio Graziosi
- SHIER GONGMIN/ 12 CITIZENS by Xu Ang
- TIME OUT OF MIND by Oren Moverman
- WIR SIND JUNG. WIR SIND STARK./ WE ARE YOUNG. WE ARE STRONG. by BurhanQurbani
- ANDIAMO A QUEL PAESE by Salvatore Ficarra and Valentino Picone
- BLACK AND WHITE by Mike Binder
- BUONI A NULLA by Gianni Di Gregorio
- EDEN by Mia Hansen-Løve
- ESCOBAR: PARADISE LOST by Andrea Di Stefano
- GIULIO CESARE– COMPAGNI DI SCUOLA by Antonello Sarno
- GONE GIRL by David Fincher
- KAMISAMA NO IUTOORI/ AS THE GODS WILL by Takashi Miike
- KAHLIL GIBRAN'S THE PROPHET by Roger Allers, Gaëtan & Paul Brizzi, Tomm Moore, Nina Paley, Bill Plympton, Joann Sfar, Michal Socha, Joan C. Gratz & Mohammed Saeed Harib
- THE KNICK by Steven Soderbergh
- LOVE, ROSIE by Christian Ditter
- PHOENIX by Christian Petzold
- SOUL BOYS OF THE WESTERN WORLD by George Hencken
- SOAP OPERA by Alessandro Genovesi
- STILL ALICE by Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland
- TRASH by Stephen Daldry
- TRE TOCCHI by Marco Risi
- A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT by Ana Lily Amirpour
- HAIDER by Vishal Bhardwaj
- NIGHTCRAWLER by Dan Gilroy
- QUANDO EU ERA VIVO/ WHEN I WAS ALIVE by Marco Dutra
- LA PROCHAINE FOIS JE VISERAI LE COEUR/ NEXT TIME I'LL AIM FOR THE HEART by Cédric Anger
- STONEHEARST ASYLUM by Brad Anderson
- TUSK by Kevin Smith
- FINO A QUI TUTTO BENE by Roan Johnson
- INDEX ZERO by Lorenzo Sportiello
- LAST SUMMER by Leonardo Guerra Seràgnoli
- DUE VOLTE DELTA by Elisabetta Sgarbi
- LARGO BARACCHE by Gaetano Di Vaio
- LOOKING FOR KADIJA by Francesco G. Raganato
- MENO MALE È LUNEDÌ by Filippo Vendemmiati
- ROMA TERMINI by Bartolomeo Pampaloni
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(This is a continuing series detailing my playthrough of Planescape Torment. You can check out the whole run on the Nostalgia Lane page.)
Leaving the brothel, I continue my exploration of the Clerk's Ward. A creepy fortune teller, plying her trade at night for some reason, gives me a scroll that she'd been holding onto since her mother was charged to hold onto it for me. It's a nasty note that says something about slowing me down, and I take a bit of magic damage. But I'm tough and pull through just fine.
Not too far away is an art gallery, where an old blind lady, er, watches over the place. She's blind by choice, so I don't feel bad about the pun. Anyway, she does give me some backstory on Ravel, especially how the night hag was fascinated by a singular question: "What can change the nature of a man?" That right there is the core of Planescape Torment and my character — a nameless man who changes from iteration to iteration and cannot remember his past self.
A little further south of the art gallery are a few wanna-be street thugs. I smack 'em down and loot a box off the leader. A box with a head inside. A box with a talking head inside. It wants me to return it to its body, and because that comes with the sweet promise of XP, how can I say no?
Outside the civic festhall is a mage who wants to be in charge of training all of the mages. He apparently used to be quite the curser, and I'm not talking bad words. In a memorable line, he says that he once cursed a man to talk out of his butt and poop out of his mouth. Planescape Torment, ladies and gentlemen. It's for kids!
The festhall is a pretty large building, brightly lit and definitely posh. Much nicer than many of the locations I've been to so far. Right inside the door, a woman says that she'll pay me to let her kill me. I'm strapped for cash at this point, so 2,000 coppers and one knife wound later, I'm in a better place. And also still not-dead.
Near her is the leader of the place, Splinter. No, he's not a rat and is not in the immediate vicinity of any mutated reptiles, but I still think of him talking in that voice from the TMNT cartoons. I tell him that I joined his faction, the Sensates, a long time ago, and get some XP for that little truth. What faction haven't I joined, really?
I complete two other quick quests in the main hall. I return the head to its body, although we never do get to see what's inside the box. Gweneth Paltrow? Darn. I also pick a pretend fight with one of the brothel's prostitute's boyfriend, just to make him jealous. He's way too much of a nice guy and decides to bow out of the relationship, so I have to convince him to stick around and get her back by being aloof. Somehow I feel that this is wrong. It's amusing though.
Before I finished up for the day, I encountered a guy pretending to be a statue in one of the rooms. He has the ability to make his skin like stone, which would be kind of useful in my situation. Happily, my combination of high charisma, intelligence, and wisdom means that these sorts of social encounters are a breeze now, and he gladly teaches me. This gives me -1 to my AC, which in ye olde D&D terms, is a good thing. No, I never understood AC or THAC0 fully.


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Using acoustic emission methods to monitor cement composites during setting and hardening
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Cement-based composites belong among the basic building materials used in civil engineering. Their properties are given not only by their composition but also by their behaviour after mixing as well as by the methods of curing. Monitoring the processes and phenomena during the early stages of setting is vital for determining the resulting properties and durability. The acoustic emission method is a unique non-destructive method that can detect structural changes as a cement-based composite is setting. It can also detect the onset and growth of cracks during the service life of a cement-based composite since the moment it has been mixed. The paper discusses the use of the acoustic emission method with focus on the early stage of the lifespan of a cement-based composite including the measures necessary for its use and description of the parameters of acoustic emission signals.
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Via Darin, who pointed me at Joel on Software, who points at articles at the Dexterity Games site, comes this gem: a comparison of amateur vs. professional shareware developers. This article can easily be generalized beyond the nominal subject to amateurism vs. professionalism. I see this kind of stuff every day, and I think Steve Pavlina really understands what he's talking about. The section of "Psychological Factors" is truly good stuff and I see many of the stuff of his amateurs in many businesses (names unnamed) that should be professional but act like amateurs.
A side trip down one of these links also led to his article on how to cultivate burning desire. Also very good stuff – burn the ships, indeed.


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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is known for his flareups and his oversized ego.
Years ago, the late Middle East expert Professor Barry Rubin revealed to me that every foreign diplomat who receives an audience in the residence of the Turkish leader gets instructions on how not to provoke an outburst of anger in the conversation with Erdogan. The diplomats were advised to refrain from criticism and to pay maximal respect to the president.
The Turkish president is also known for his autocratic behavior at home. He has jailed numerous journalists who dared to publish articles that were openly critical of the Erdogan regime, and has manipulated democratic elections so that his AKP party would regain an absolute majority in the Turkish parliament.
The current crisis in Russian-Turkish relations is related to Erdogan's problematic behavior.
The Turkish president thought he could stand up against Russian President Vladimir Putin after the Russian intervention in Syria, but overplayed his hand when Turkish F-16 fighter jets shot down a Russian warplane that briefly crossed into Turkish airspace from Syria in what looked like a premeditated action. Putin hit back hard against Erdogan via economic boycott measures against Turkey, but stopped short of declaring war on the country in the aftermath of the incident.
Erdogan clearly understood that he was playing with fire and backed off. He made several comments that indicated that he wanted to douse the flames; but this week, the Turkish regime stepped up its anti-Russian rhetoric once again after the pro-Assad coalition assisted by Russian airplanes succeeded in cutting off a major supply route from the Turkish border to Aleppo, Syria's largest city. Turkey used this route to supply Sunni rebel groups with arms and money, and there's evidence that the Turkish secret service delivered aid to Islamic State via this route.
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Erdogan's confidant, accused Russia of randomly bombing civilian targets in Syria and said that Russia will have to pay a price for its behavior in Syria.
"The tyrants who turned Syria, my precious Aleppo and Bayirbucak into a lake of blood will one day definitely pay the price for what they have done. Nobody should forget how the Soviet forces, which were a mighty, super force during the Cold War and entered into Afghanistan, left Afghanistan in a servile situation. Those who have entered Syria today will also leave Syria in a servile way," Davutoglu said on Tuesday.
Erdogan later accused the Russians of aiding the Kurdish YPG forces in northern Syria. He used friendly Turkish media to spread accusations that Russia was supplying weapons to the YPG militia in northern Syria.
The Turkish regime considers the YPG a terrorist organization because of its ties to the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) in Turkey, which is a designated terrorist organization according to the U.S. and the EU. Erdogan fears that the recent YPG successes against Islamic State and other Sunni Islamist rebels in Syria will inspire the PKK to step up its battle for autonomy in eastern Turkey.
The regime in Ankara has repeatedly warned that it would not allow the YPG to seize more territory along the Turkish border; yet this is exactly what happened last week when YPG forces took control of Al-Ziyara and Khuraybika—two villages in the Shirawa region of the Afrin Canton a couple of kilometers from the Turkish border. The move could be the beginning of an attempt to connect the other two Kurdish autonomous areas along the Turkish border to Afrin in the north of Syria, Erdogan and Davutoglu fear.
The Turkish leaders thought they were on the winning side in their war against the Kurds after they succeeded in getting the PYD banned from participating in the Geneva talks on a solution for Syria, but now the tide seems to be turning.
So Erdogan turned to the U.S. and issued an ultimatum to the Obama administration: either the U.S. supports the Kurds or Turkey (which is a prominent NATO member).
To drive this message home, Erdogan summoned John Bass, the American ambassador in Turkey, and asked him: "Are you on our side or the side of the terrorist PYD and PKK organization?"
Erdogan told Turkish diplomats during a speech in Ankara this week that the U.S. policy toward the Kurds in Syria has caused a "sea of blood" and had created a domestic security issue in Turkey. He was referring to his war on the Turkish Kurds that he started for electoral reasons in the summer of 2015.
Erdogan then threatened to implement his own solution for Syria.
"On the Syrian problem, which has become a part of our own domestic security, the time has come to implement our proposals for a solution, which everyone finds to be rational and right," Erdogan said.
This Turkish solution for Syria is limited to the creation of a "safe zone" or "no-fly zone" inside Syria. It is an idea to which the Obama administration paid lip service, but it does not want to implement this idea because of the risk of a direct confrontation with the Russian/Iranian pro-Assad coalition in Syria. For Erdogan, the so-called 'safe zone' means a zone without Kurds under direct control of Turkey.
Immediately after issuing the ultimatum, Turkey began to report about Kurdish 'terrorist' acts in their border area with Syria, and claimed that the PKK stepped up its terror campaign against Turkish soldiers.
Erdogan also used the plight of the Syrian refugees again to pressure the West into a ban on military aid to the YPG and the Kurdish Peshmerga militia in Iraq. The Turkish president refuses to let thousands of new refugees from the Aleppo area into Turkey and has threatened to flood Europe with the 2.5 million Syrian refugees that already have fled to Turkey.
The ultimatum to the Obama administration and the blackmail with the Syrian refugees are meant to ensure that the West chooses Turkey over the Kurds. However, just like what happened with Putin in December 2015, Erdogan seems to be overplaying his hand and is painting himself into a corner.
Meanwhile, the Obama administration remains silent on Erdogan's actions and seems embarrassed by his behavior.
After all, this is the guy that Obama saw as his key partner in the fight against Islamic State, and as his chief point man to solve other problems with Islamists in the Middle East. It is only four years ago that Obamanamed "Erdogan, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, and British Prime Minister David Cameron among leaders that he was able to forge 'bonds of trust.'"
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Hi, I'm Kathryn,
Last year I moved from the UK to beautiful Lunigiana region in northern Tuscany, Italy where I'm setting up my forever home which I shall also run as a small B&B/rental/retreat.
Most of the major building work in the house has been done over the last three years, but as it's a massive old house it's one of those projects that will never actually finish; there's always something to be done!
The help I would welcome right now is of a practical hands-on nature. I would like to get a few jobs finished and improvements made before guests bookings commence in mid-June.
i would particularly welcome carpentry and/or masonry skills. Also if you are able to turn a hand to a variety of jobs around the home that would be great. DIY but done far, far better....
- making doors/windows watertight and draughtproof and then cleaning them (and oh, I have a lot of windows)
- sanding, treating and re-hanging internal doors
- replacing/refurbishing locks on internal doors
- cleaning/oiling/renovating antique terracotta flooring
- furniture renovation/polishing
- re-pointing some external stonework where rain seems to seep in
- possibly fitting a wooden hand-rail and balustrade to a staircase
Tiling, plumbing and plastering would also be very welcome skills. And a bit of helping me move heavy furniture around....
Please do not think that you can 'learn on the job'. If I knew how to do it well enough to teach you then I would just do it myself. I really need you to be very good. I'm a bit fed up of having to re-do other peoples' work (including the contracted builder) and am now looking to host just quality people who take pride in their work and who can do the job properly once and for all.
If you are serious about helping out then please contact me asap. In return I offer good quality en-suite accommodation in a beautiful historic house, fantastic surroundings and 3 healthy vegetarian/pescatarian meals per day
Given a very unpleasant hosting experience recently i unfortunately feel I have to stress that this is not a free holiday and I am not here to provide you with free accommodation and unlimited food - it is an exchange that is supposed to be mutually beneficial - please only consider me if you have a true workaway mindset and appreciate the culture and spirit that can make workaway so wonderful for both parties. Furthermore this is a non-smoking house, including the grounds, and substance use, abuse or drunkenness will not be tolerated
I will expect any guests to participate in all aspects of communal living and general running of the house, ie cooking & eating together but also tidying up afterwards, taking the rubbish out sometimes etc . I now realise I enjoy this social aspect of hosting and do not like it when guests simply turn up for meal times and then disappear. Naturally, your time off is your own, but if you are in the house I like to feel there's an interaction even if you have 'done your hours'.
The house is in a tiny village (no services on the doorstep but everything (incl great builders' merchants) 10mins drive down the hill) with absolutely beautiful views in all directions. This really is perfect retreat country; if you are in need of clean air, peace, waking up to birdsong and beautiful natural surroundings then you'll love it here. Great for cycling, meditation, walking, riding...
The local train stations/bus stops are about a 45 minute walk away. I am currently without transport so you would need to have your own transport or be prepared to walk from there. Naturally, I would be happy to ask if a neighbour is coming this way but cannot of course guarantee a lift. Also, once I have access to a car again I will happily pick up at the train station but cannot offer that at the time of writing. If you want to explore the local area in depth you would certainly be better with a car/bike/horse or whatever so you can come and go as you please but you may also be happy to bring a book or two and just enjoy relaxing at the house.
Also I should mention as it's such an old house I do have some uneven floors and there are stone steps everywhere so whilst it's great for toning the legs, it's not ideal if you are unsteady on your feet or have reduced mobility. If coming in spring or late autumn bring warm clothes & cosy pyjamas. Bedrooms do not have heating and it gets cold inside but I can supply lovely snug duvets and hot water bottles and there is plenty of hot water for showers.
Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten
Handwerkliche Arbeiten
This is a little known area of Tuscany; genuine and authentic - a completely different way of life to even the south of the province. Lots to explore - and within reach of Le Cinque Terre for a day at one of the most stunning coastlines or just relax, and enjoy the stunning natural beauty.
I'm very happy to chat about life in Italy and if you would like to improve your language skills in either English (my mother-tongue) or Italian (not as fluent as I used to be in my youth, but okay), I'm happy to help with that.
Outside: dry stone walling, re-pointing stone walls, helping build bbq/pizza oven in garden, some gardening (create raised beds) all weather permitting,
Inside: sanding/waxing/re-hanging doors, general house maintenance, painting walls, carpentry skills to improve fit of doors and windows, possibly fit timber stair parts to create hand-rail & balustrade. Plumbing to fit toilet and simple washroom facilities in barn.
You will be asked to clean your room and any common areas thoroughly before you go and generally leave everything perfect for someone else, whether that's a guest or another Workawayer, to move in to.
Englisch: Fließend
Italienisch: Fließend
You'll have en-suite accommodation within the house.
I can provide single, twin or king beds.
It is a non-smoking house.
Unfortunately I don't have a car at the time of writing so can't accompany you on day trips or drive you around all day during your time off, but do want you to get to explore and appreciate the area. If you enjoy walking or you're coming on a bike or with your own transport there is so much to get out and see here
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To follow science and technology from behind is like proceeding gropely...
You are given the opportunity to speak or write on plenty of platforms. You go prepared for some; but you might suddenly find yourself in some of them. In this kind of places, you hit your past or future like a wall in front of you, you lose yourself whilst questioning your timeline.
As an individual who produces and loves technology, I committed myself to give things to people as part of my vision. In many platforms I gave speech, I shared my feelings, opinions and experiences. I only aimed at one thing: ''May what I'm telling about reach one person!''. I have looked for one person in the halls for years. Now it is time to step up a gear and reach for the sky. We must take our place in rapidly changing and developing world. I want you to know that, in every single line you read, I will feel the happiness of seeing that the hope seeds that I've been spreading in all the seminars, events and interviews I carried out until today sprout in my book ''TOUCH YOUR UTOPIA''
When you listen to many CEOs or directors; or when you read biographies of the scientists that had lived in the past, you see stories of such people dropping out of university, leaving education life. You see people who have been expelled or somehow removed from their education by the teachers telling ''this child will not study''. My story is not an example of it. This is an adventure; maybe a story of success, maybe a legend or just nothing but this is my story.
As I'm getting closer to my utopia that I've been longing for, I feel honoured of meeting you, and once again I would like to thank those who contributed to our meeting and who supported me throughout this journey. In this respect, the taste of the happiness I get from writing my book with the thought that it will reach the masses who are ready to succeed cannot be expressed. It has never been easy to put down my feelings on paper as someone who never reads a book. I will give little messages in my book, in fact the messages I want to give, are already hidden somewhere deep inside you. You've heard most of the topics I had mentioned before, therefore I want you to read the book with that awareness. But what is more important than the words that have already been used and floating in the infinity of the universe, is that what words are said by whom, where, to whom, in what circumstances.
In my first book, TOUCH YOUR UTOPIA, which I prepared with the encouragement I received from you, I will first talk chronologically about the reflection of my childhood and youth memories into my business life, AKINSOFT's founding story (how I succeeded despite the 'despites'). Later, I will discuss the processes in my business life, my visions and why I stood as an independent candidate. While sharing my experiences and knowledge, I will also share the answers of questions such as; What is engineering? What is the current situation of engineering in our country? Why did I start Robot production in Konya? Why sould we wear wide-angle blinders? What did AKINSOFT and AKINROBOTICS achieve in the field of engineering - What have they done in software technologies and robotics so far? Mini ADA fell down the stage, but why? In pursuit of evaluating our current position in robotics, as the ''World's First Humanoid Robot Factory AKINROBOTICS''; Where do technology and humanity go? What and/or Who did we turn down? What is Industry 4.0 and Society 5.0? Where is Turkey in world technologies? What is deep learning, artificial intelligence and big data? What does a modern Noah's Ark mean? What awaits us in the last era? As we search for answers to these questions, we will also touch upon today's extraordinary topics: Genetic Engineering, Asteroid Mining, Transhumanism and so on.
With these thoughts, I would like to conclude my writing here for now, and I would like to point out that my book is about to be completed and will be published as of January.
My book will be available in all bookstores.
To follow science and technology from behind is like proceeding gropely. To see the light at the end of the tunnel and to compile the ray is only possible with the shadow of science and technology.
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Tiny and Unique Serama Chicken but Confident When Joinning A Contest
Serama chicken is a kind of fancy chicken which is unique enough compared with other chicken types. Its posture which is tiny with beautiful quill, the chest edema makes us entertained while looking at it. This chicken is tame so that we can easily approach it. Compared with Kate chicken, Serama chicken has tinnier posture and more edema chest.
Serama chicken is not originally from Indonesia. It comes from Malaysia. Together with people's interest on Serama chicken, nowaday it becomes overspread towards the entire archipelagos. Furthermore, the flare of any contest in big cities causes enhancement on people's interest in taking care Serama chicken. They also breed it to produce superior Serama chickens to join contests.
There are some types of Serama chicken:
Slim type of Serama Chicken
This type is the first one found that makes people recoginize Serama chicken for the first time. It has erect posture and is known as an arrogant chicken.
Apple / Bold type of Serama Chicken
This type was known in the beginning of decades in 2000, exactly in 2003-2004. This Serama type has little bit different posture compared with Slim type of Serama chicken. It has erect posture with big chest and shortish legs like an apple fruit. That is why this chicken is called Apple Serama.
Ideal type of Serama Chicken
This type of Serama chicken is a hybridization of Apple type and Slim type. It is not easy to get ideal type because from 100 results of the hybridizations, there are only about 5-8 chicken which can be categorized as Ideal Serama. It has slim posture and big bloated chest. This type is the one which is often joined in a cointest.
Serama chicken contest is divided into some grades :
- Adult of Main Class
- Medium of Main Class
- Adult Hen
- Adult without lawi (the most towering quill in rear body)
- Young Rooster
- Young Hen
- Adolescent Rooster
- Adolescen Hen
- Chicks
Start from aged 1 – 2,5 months up to 5,5 months.
Serama lovers often carry on a contest in big cities. We find much requests of Serama chicken in districts of Surabaya, Makassar, Semarang, Yogyakarta, Depok, Medan, and of course in Jakarta. They choose chicken with criteria having skill and good posture, quill, health, and mental. It can be said as good posture if it is erect, bloated chest in front of body and the head is pulled back. Besides, it wings almost touches the ground and the quill colour is not dull, especially has colour combinations of wido type, white, red, black, jalak, and so forth. At the term of weight are no more than 500 gram because it will give effect on score of judgement. The last, the height should be in the size of a span of adult's hand.
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July 14, 2014
Australia and New Zealand are top performing markets on the Atlantic Coast; East Coast, USA Mission aims to continue its popularity 'Down Under'
Tourism representatives from New York City, New York State, Washington DC and Florida are set to host a series of events in Australia and New Zealand to inspire and update local retail travel trade.The inaugural East Coast USA Mission will feature Agent Expos, B2B meetings and appointments commencing in Sydney on July 14, followed by Melbourne on July 16 and concluding in Auckland on July 17.
The Mission is a joint initiative by destination marketing bodies NYC & Company, New York State, Destination DC and VISIT FLORIDA, which identified an opportunity to better package and showcase the leading East Coast travel destinations to the lucrative Australian market.
As a destination, the East Coast is packed with a range of experiences from beaches and history, to culture and family style offerings. This first of its kind Mission aims to show off the diversity to be found and features 15 exhibitors including hotels, attractions and cultural institutions.
Exhibitors will includeBike and Roll DC, The Broadway Collection, Heartland Brewery, Marriott International, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Newseum, New York Hilton Midtown, Niagara Tourism & Convention Corporation, The Roosevelt Hotel NYC, Starwood Hotels of New York, Tour Hero and Travel Advocates Group Hotel Specialists.
According to President and CEO of NYC & Company, Fred Dixon, "Australia and New Zealandare important international markets for us because they have a tendency to stay longer in hotels and shop more. In New York, the Australian, Brazilian and Chinese markets have been very buoyant and have delivered on visitation sending more tourists to the city recently than markets such as Germany or Italy."
In the current competitive global marketplaceit is crucial for the East Coast to remain top of mind and the aim of the Mission is to communicate the destination's diverse attributes, strengthen existing relationships as well as boost awareness of, and visitation to, the East Coast.
"We want to ensure the trade has the contacts, relationships and tools to make this happen," Dixon said."New York City is a real hook for Australians, as the United States' number one big city tourism destination, New York City's five boroughs offers unparalleled experiences with a unique energy, vibrancy and diversity all its own."
In 2013, New York City welcomed 26,000 visitors from New Zealand and 619,000 from Australia.Australia and New Zealand remain a strong source of international visitors to New York City and Washington DC, ranking within their top five overseas markets.
"This East Coast USA Mission is a valuable opportunity to engage with travel professionals to encourage continued future visitation growth to our destinations from the South Pacific. With more than US $8.5 billion of development taking place in our city including new hotels, restaurants and attractions, it's a great time to plan a trip to our nation's capital," said Elliott L. Ferguson, President and CEO of Destination DC.
In 2013, Florida welcomed 303,000 visitors from Australia who spent more than US $218 million, representing increases of 8 percent and 6 percent respectively over 2012 figures. Australia comprises 24 percent of Florida's volume of all emerging market visitors combined and provides 20 percent of the spending by emerging market visitors.
"As key emerging international markets for Florida, this Mission provides a tremendous opportunity to engage with travel trade in Australia and New Zealand," said Will Seccombe, President and CEO of VISIT FLORIDA. "From shopping and theme parks to museums and cultural-heritage sights, we look forward to sharing the Sunshine State's diverse array of activities and destinations during this week-long series of events."
In 2013, New York State welcomed a projected 618,000 visitors from Australia. To continue the growth in visitors, it will be opening a new Australian I LOVE NEW YORK office later this year.
New York's attractions span from landmarks such as Niagara Falls, to the wine trails of the Finger Lakes, the West Point Military Academy in the Hudson Valley and in the Adirondacks you can find an abundance of outdoor activities such as fishing, hiking and boating.
"We are pleased to have the opportunity to showcase the State's world class sites and activities. Tourism is central to New York's success and we look forward to welcoming even more visitors from Australia in the years to come. New York State's Division of Tourism, I LOVE NEW YORK couldn't be more excited about our participation in the East Coast Australia and New Zealand Sales Mission," said Gavin Landry, Empire State Development's Executive Director of Tourism.
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NEW YORK STATE features 11 beautiful vacation regions. New York's attractions span from landmarks such as Niagara Falls, to the wine trails of Hudson Valley and treasures like the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Whether it's wide-ranging outdoor activities for the whole family like fishing, hiking and boating, culinary wonders and farm-to-table fresh foods, or the rich history and culture of one of the 13 original colonies, New York State offers diverse activities for all travelers. For more information, visit http://www.iloveny.com. Media can find press releases and more at www.iloveny.com/thebeat.
DESTINATION DC, the lead destination marketing organization for the nation's capital, is a private, non-profit membership organization of more than 850 businesses committed to marketing the District as a premier global convention, tourism and special events destination with a special emphasis on the arts, cultural and historic communities. Visit www.washington.org for more information.
VISIT FLORIDA, the state's official tourism marketing corporation, serves as Florida's official source for travel planning to visitors across the globe. As the state's number one industry, tourism was responsible for welcoming a record 94.3 million visitors in 2013 who spent US$76.1 billion, generating 23 percent of the state's sales tax revenue and employing nearly 1.1 million Floridians. VISIT FLORIDA has 129.5 employees in Florida and an international team of contracted staff covering Canada, China, India, Germany, Latin America and the United Kingdom. To learn more about VISIT FLORIDA, go to www.VISITFLORIDA.com or follow the corporate blog at www.SunshineMatters.org


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Here are the very best cooking shows on television, ranked from best to worst. Including shows from the Food Channel, Bravo, and the Travel Channel, this list of the greatest cooking shows ever features chefs like Gordon Ramsay, Bobby Flay, Rachael Ray, and many more. Popular cooking TV shows have been a staple of television for years, so there's often debate about what the most entertaining cooking show of all time is. Don't let your favorite cooking television programs in history get to the bottom of the list - be sure to vote them up so they have the chance to reach the top spot. The list of cooking television shows below includes information like the program's cast, creator and premiere date when available.
The list has shows like Chopped, Masterchef, Good Eats, and other popular cooking shows. These are some of the most famous cooking shows of all time, so cast your votes for the most delicious, delightful and definitely best cooking shows on TV ever.
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FOOTBALL—Federation of Uganda Football Association is resigned to losing Milutin 'Micho' Sredojevic according to information PML Daily has obtained.
A source at Fufa House in Mengo told this news website Monday evening that the day-long meetings that saw Fufa officials try to persuade Micho to stay were fruitless.
The source who did not want to be named because they are not authorised to speak to the media about the matter until the federation calls a news conference, said officials are now expecting to receive a formal letter of resignation from the Serbian tactician in the next few days.
At the centre of Micho's expected untimely departure are lucrative offers from other clubs as well as what officials believe is the sneaky works of Egyptian officials to throw the Cranes off balance ahead of their crunch Fifa 2018 World Cup qualifier double header.
Monday evening, Micho, who had on Saturday told the nation that he would reveal his decision within 48 hours, tweeted that he had stayed the decision to give negotiations a chance to prevail.
48hours expired I couldn't come out with final outcome as promised due to human wish that unfortunate situation is sorted in civilised way
— MICHOcoach-WOLF OF SERBIA (@michocoach) July 24, 2017
The 47-year-old tactician had also earlier lashed out at former Fufa executive Allan Ssewanyana, who has often accused of meddling in his affairs and dragging his name in politics.
Ssewanyana, who is also a legislator, has continuously announced Micho's positions on social media, but the coach always counters them, insisting that the MP was only using his (Micho's) predicaments and other issues for political gain.
On Monday, the Serbian accused Sswanyana of constantly linking him with a move to Libya. "Please stop picking political points via my unfortunate situation. I closed Libya deal months back blocking all calls from +218," Micho tweeted.
HON.SEWANYANA Please stop picking political points via my unfortunate situation.I closed LIBYA deal month back blocking all calls from +218
— MICHOcoach-WOLF OF SERBIA (@michocoach) July 24, 2017
With confirmation from Micho that Libya was no longer in the picture, the question on who is flashing irresistible pay cheques in his face goes down to south.
This news website reported yesterday that Micho had received a mouth-watering offer from South African struggling giants Orlando Pirates.
The Absa Premier League side have reportedly thrown cheques worth $50,000 in monthly emolument at Micho. That is at least five times what the man whose tactical acumen won Uganda Premier League record champions SC Villa their last title 13 years ago earns in Kampala.
Fufa can't match the offer from Orlando Pirates even if they wanted to. The most they could do is convince him to see through the World Cup qualification campaign with the hope that the prospect of taking Cranes to Russia in 2018 would be more appealing for a legacy than the pay cheques the Pirates were throwing at him.
Micho is said to debating on whether to for the lucrative offer or stay and flirt with legacy. The latter scenario I hinged the fact that having rebuilt the Cranes into a formidable side and exorcised the jinx that had befuddled Uganda in major showpieces for 38 years, his market value will remain on the high end regardless of whether Cranes make it to Moscow or not.
However, such is the position FIFA, rather than Nicholas, are in. The Serbian is only hesitating as he waits on the federation to sort his outstanding arrears.
"He hasn't yet officially resigned but it 100 percent certain that Micho is leaving," the source said.
Enter the Pharaohs and WC campaign
Meanwhile fears of the invisible hands poking Micho continue to grow. There is growing sense that World Cup qualification Group E leaders Egypt are working behind the curtains to unsettle the Cranes coach.
Things were not helped yesterday when Micho took to Twitter to question why Egyptian media were poking their nose so much into his pending decision.
Wondering why EGYPT media is so interested I will be or not UGcoach. With or without me UG won't be easy as we made team one ball to decide
— MICHOcoach-WOLF OF SERBIA (@michocoach) July 24, 2017
Although Egypt top the group and are now firm favourites to qualify, they have infamously faltered whenever most in World Cup campaigns.
The Pharaohs were the first African nation to play in a World Cup final in 1934 and made the grade once more at Italia '90. But since then they have been bridesmaids.
But the road to Moscow has started brightly from the record African champions after two straight wins over Ghana and Congo. With Ghana failing to beat Uganda in Accra, Egypt now feels the Cranes pose the biggest threat to their dream.
Egypt top Group E after beating Congo in Brazzaville and Ghana in Cairo. Uganda, who held Ghana to a priceless draw in Accra, are second, two points behind the North African giants.
But there is a double header up next and the Pharaohs are feeling jittery over the chances of Cranes under Micho. August 31 is so far away, yet so close for the Egyptians. Uganda Cranes are unfazed at Namboole.
The Egyptians are not taking anything for granted. Already, their 'spies' have touched base in Kampala as advance party with a strict assignment: Digging up every information available on Uganda football that can be used in the double header to ensure Egypt do not drop points. That is their assignment.
Win in Kampala and Egypt will virtually have put a leg in Russia ahead of the match in Port Alexandria six days later. That August 31 match in Kampala will be at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole, at 4pm local time.
Only Togo has the magic to unlocking Cranes at the stadium, but the Egyptians are not leaving anything to chance: their advance party has already reported that Namboole is in shambles.
To this end, Egyptian FA is seeking a way to have Namboole's 'potato pitch' worked on so that their players, who are used to better playing turfs in Europe or in better managed facilities at home and in other countries, will not feel the bump.
Egypt intends to get Namboole stadium managers to agree a deal where the North Africans fund the refurbishment of the pitch ahead of August 31.
However, as the Pharaohs try to find favourabe grounds, they are aware that the current Cranes set up is not an equation of good turf. Egypt know what it was like and they need not look further than when the two sides locked horns in Port Gentil.
Back in Gabon, it took the record champions 89 minutes to break Cranes courtesy of substitute Abdallah El Said. It was a drab game, but that was not the true account; Uganda were good and are still good.
Drawing with Ghana away was no fluke either. Egypt knows if they cannot beat Cranes home and away, they will hand the leverage to top the group and qualify on a silver platter to Uganda Cranes, who will only have to beat Ghana at the fortress that is Namboole and pick up the mandatory three points in Brazzaville to qualify for their first World Cup final.
The Egyptian advance party appear to have indicated Micho as the quota pin in Cranes rise and removing that pin will dislocate the Cranes wheel. And by remove, it means by any means, including coaxing South African struggling giants Orlando Pirates to tap Micho.
With the Egyptian hell-bent on leaving nothing to chance, it is understandable that Micho has questioned their interest in his fate and that some Ugandans are already faulting them for playing with third parties to price Micho away.
Micho fact file
Date of birth: 1 Sept 1969 (age 47)
Place of birth: Prokuplje, Serbia
Current team: Uganda Cranes
Senior career
1987–1988: Svoboda Ljubljana
1988–1989: Sin?eli? Belgrade
1989–1991: Grafi?ar Belgrade
1991–1993: FK Zorka Subotica
1993–1999: FK Pionir Subotica
Teams managed
1994–2000: FK Pali?
2000–2001: FK Spartak Subotica
2001: Yugoslavia U20
2001: FK Hajduk Kula
2001–2004: Villa SC
2004–2006: Saint-George SA
2006: Orlando Pirates
2007: Young Africans FC
2007–2010: Saint-George SA
2010–2011: Al-Hilal Omdurman
2011–2013: Rwanda
2013– Uganda
Notable honours
With SC Villa (2001-2004)
Four league titles
Kakungulu Cup
Cecafa Cup
With Al Hilal (2010-2011)
Caf Champions League semis in 2011
Caf Confederation Cup semis in 2010
With Uganda
2015 Cecafa
Qualifying for 2017 Afcon
Leading Uganda at Afcon
Last 10 Uganda Cranes coaches
1999: Paul Hasule (Ugandan)
1999–2001: Harrison Okagbue (Nigerian)
2001–2003: Paul Hasule (Ugandan)
2003: Pasculli (Argentine)
2003–2004: Leo Adraa (Ugandan)
2004: Mike Mutebi (Ugandan) 12
2004–2006: Muhammed Abbas (Egyptian)
2006–2008: Csaba László (Hungarian)
2008–2013: Bobby Williamson (Scottish)
2013 to date: Micho
Stats courtesy of Daily Monitor


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The Blue Water Bridge crosses the St. Clair River, connecting the communities of Point Edward/Sarnia, Ontario to Port Huron, Michigan. The Blue Water Bridge connects Highway 402 in Ontario with I-94 in Michigan, which provides south westerly access to the following Metropolitan areas: Detroit, Michigan; Gary, Indiana; Chicago, Illinois; Madison, Wisconsin; and Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Blue Water Bridge also provides access to Indianapolis, Indiana via I-69, and to St. Louis, Missouri via I-94 and I-55.
This International border crossing features state of the art signage, washroom facilities, duty free, coffee shop, currency exchange and NEW electric vehicle charging stations.
Effective April 1st, 2016, the toll rates in CDN or U.S. funds for U.S.-bound traffic will be:
Passenger Vehicle: $4.00 Cdn. $3.50 US
Extra Axles $4.00/axle Cdn., $3.50 US
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Title of Story: Harmony Road
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Logline: She never knew the truth behind the birth of my town, yet Regina Carter, believed that my twin brother Trent died in a vain attempt to escape from his drug addiction. That is, until his ex partner Karen Gillespie came to her for help, revealing that Trent's suicide was no without dark reasons….
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You would think Rafa Benitez would have already learned his lesson. Instead Rafa is left to choke on more words, and a title dream lost.
Before Liverpool's 1-1 draw with Manchester City, Rafa reacted to Arsene Wenger's comments that Manchester United were untouchable. "I can only talk of my team but I don't think they are untouchable. In football now every game is tough so anything can happen. We have reduced the gap very well and want to reduce it more. It will be difficult but if we're in the same position going to Old Trafford maybe that could be important", came the words of Rafa Benitez. Now the gap is seven and even winning at Old Trafford guarantees nothing for Rafa.
Why Rafa took the bait on what was such an innocent comment from Wenger defies belief. Instead of focusing on what Rafa was going to do without Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres in the lineup to get three points at home against a Manchester City side that had not done much away from Eastlands this year, or even worrying about signing a new contract, Rafa decides that his vendetta against Sir Alex Ferguson is just that more important.
With Real Madrid hitting a bit of form, Liverpool have a bigger fight on their hands in the round of sixteen of the Champions League than even I expected a month ago. Should Liverpool not advance out of the Champions League, will their season truly be over with before March tenth?
Rafa may have finally admitted that the title race has slipped away from Liverpool, but it's too late for that. He may have seen these tricks work when he managed at Valencia, but Rafa can't fool the man who let's the football do the talking first…then the man.
One person I never expected to come out with an almighty rant would be Tony Mowbray. The manager who's side has been rooted at the bottom for a good portion of this season decides that before West Brom's visit to Fulham to take a swipe at, of all things, Match of the Day. Not the show itself, just those 'sofa pundits' on it.
"I've got the world telling me I'm doing this wrong and that wrong, and playing the wrong formation. But I will stay single-minded and focused on what I believe in.
'If the experts sitting on the sofas were good enough, they would all be doing this job themselves. Even when you get teams winning 10 games on the bounce, there are still people telling you that you are not doing something right."
Mowbray's West Brom then proceeded to see Fulham tear them apart in a match where 2-0 was too kind a scoreline. When that happens, those sofa pundits look like absolute geniuses. In the Championship, you can get away with single-minded tactics and thinking. In the Premier League, single-minded tactics and thinking see you relegated and begging for your job.
While I'm on the subject Mowbray, shouldn't you be taking a little responsibility for how pathetic your teams have played? Shouldn't you be putting the pressure on the players in private to up their standard instead of lashing out on pundits who are paid to do so (and seemingly doing a better job at pointing fingers than you are)?
There are winnable games in West Brom's future, and now it's the time for Tony Mowbray to show that he can adapt and be flexible. Single-minded football has been a losing proposition for West Brom so far, and sitting at the bottom of the table is not the time to be stubborn with what brought you up in the first place.
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While not a Premier League story, credit has to go Joe Prodomo for keeping Weymouth from losing by 10 or more goals.
So Bolton Wanderers are denying rumors that Gary Megson will be sacked at the end of the season and replaced by Owen Coyle, Burnley manager. Okay I was alright up until the name Owen Coyle appeared. So Bolton want to replace a guy who currently is guiding Bolton into a mid-table finish with a guy who, while has Burnley in the playoff fight, has been proven nothing more than a cup specialist. Good going there Bolton management.
The last thing Everton needed was to see Mikel Arteta injured on Sunday.
Claudio Ranieri admitted that he fell asleep while watching Chelsea play Aston Villa ahead of Juve's Champions League clash.
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In the hills overlooking Granada, forensic archeologists buzz excitedly around a cordoned-off site. A blue tarp sits in the middle, marking the spot where they believe lies the answer to one of Spain's great mysteries of recent times. Since mid-November, the team has been working from sunrise to sunset to locate the remains of playwright and poet Federico García Lorca.
It is on this barren patch of land, just up the road from the tiny village of Viznar, that the author of Blood Wedding and The House of Bernarda Alba is thought to have been shot by a rightwing firing squad in 1936.
The findings have so far been encouraging, says lead archaeologist Javier Navarro. The final resting place of one of Spain's most famous civil war victims was flagged in a 2011 book detailing his final hours. "Everything we've done to date confirms that this is the spot we've been looking for," said Navarro.
The search for Lorca's remains made headlines around the world, but the attention masked an increasingly common complaint across the country. Seven years after the country passed legislation designed to make it easier for Spain to confront its past, campaigners say searches of the more than 2,000 known mass graves are becoming increasing difficult to carry out.
When Spain's then-socialist government introduced a historical memory law in 2007, many heralded it as a crucial first step towards recognising the country's murky past. The law removed Francoist monuments and symbols from public places and made it easier to locate and dig up the estimated 114,000 people who disappeared during the 1936-39 civil war and the ensuing dictatorship that ended only after Franco's death in 1975.
But little has progressed in recent years, said Emilio Silva of the Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory. In 2000, he sparked a movement when he carried out the first scientific dig for the remains of his own grandfather and a dozen other victims from a mass grave in northern Spain. His group has since gone on to find some 6,000 bodies.
The historical memory law provided four years of subsidies, helping Silva's group locate 5,400 bodies. But when the right wing People's party came to power in 2011, funding stopped.
Few were surprised. As he campaigned to become prime minister in 2008, Mariano Rajoy voiced his concerns that the law exacerbated divisions in the country, telling Spanish media: "I would eliminate all the articles in the historical memory law that mention using public funds to recover the past. I wouldn't give even a single euro of public funds for that."
In the absence of secure funding, a patchwork system of different institutions and assistance has emerged among the country's regions, with Catalonia, the Basque Country and Andalusia being the only ones to offer organised assistance to victims' families. Silva's group turned to fundraising – even crowdfunding in some cases – to pay for the digs. "The last exhumation was carried out thanks to a €6,000 [£4,750] donation from a Norwegian electricians' union," he said wryly. "It's something that any government should be ashamed of, but it doesn't seem to bother anyone here."
The group has also attempted to secure funding from international organisations, with little success. "Many think that giving us money would be an insult to Europe, as it would imply that there is a problem with human rights. We're in a limbo."Volunteers carry out most of the workassociated with the digs, but the DNA testing is costly. The group's go-to lab – which has always been lenient about payment – is on the brink of closure, he said.
Funding woes are compounded by a lack of political will to meaningfully address the past, said Silva. He pointed to Madrid's Victory Arch, built to commemorate Franco's victory in the Spanish civil war. "It's located 800 metres from the residency of the prime minister. Every prime minister since the death of Franco has passed by the arch hundreds of times, but not one of them saw any contradiction between having a monument to a coup d'etat in a democratic culture."His group gained a powerful ally in September when a United Nations working group on forced disappearances wrapped up an investigation in the country and concluded that the Spanish government must take political responsibility and draw up a plan to search for the country's missing.
This search isn't a task to be carried out by families, but an obligation of the Spanish state, said Ariel Dulitzky of the UN group. He called on Spain to overturn a 1977 amnesty law for crimes committed during the dictatorship and dismissed any worries about opening old wounds.
"The wounds are there," he said. "They are open, and in the case of forced disappearances, they will remain open until we know what happened. They are not going to go away." The Spanish government has until mid-December to respond to the UN group's recommendations.
For many fighting for justice, time is running out. Ascensión Mendieta flew to Buenos Aires on her 88th birthday last year, where a judge has invoked the principle of universal justice to address Franco-era crimes. "I just want to take at least one of my father's bones to my grave. Then I'll die peacefully," she told reporters last year, clutching a picture of her father as she embarked on the 6,000-mile journey. She was 13 in 1939 when her father, a local union leader, was shot after a summary hearing, Mendieta told the court. He had been turned in by a neighbour and a soldier for "aiding the rebellion".
Her search for justice began in Spain but continued to run into roadblocks, said her daughter Chon Vargas. The case unfolding in Argentina soon seemed like the only real opportunity to investigate the past.
In February, the Argentinian court ordered Spain to excavate the patch of land in the Spanish province of Guadalajara where Mendieta believes the remains of her father lie and carry out a DNA test. The family is still waiting for the Spanish court to respond.
As her mother readies to Mendieta celebrated her 89th birthday on Saturday and Vargas was hoping to soon have an answer for her mother. "She's in very delicate shape. But I'm hoping with all my heart that we'll have good news."High up in the hills of Granada, Javier Navarro took a break from the Lorca search to explain that if the playwright's remains are found, a court will then determine the next steps. The archaeologist shakes his head as he contemplates finally being able to turn the page on a small part of a dark chapter in Spanish history. "They're digging up graves in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and even Iraq, while in Spain they make things so difficult," he said. "But in a civilised country you can't leave people in a field as if they were scum."


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In addition to fall color, you'll find many extra events and things to do at Biltmore in September and October. Explore the estate that is heavily forested with some of the region's oldest and most beautiful trees. Fall garden plantings include thousands of colorful mums. See Biltmore's fall color report for the gardens and grounds on their website.
The gardens herald the season with thousands of vibrant chrysanthemums in rich jewel tones. Guided outdoor experiences include horseback riding, Segway tours, sporting clays, fly fishing, the Land Rover Driving Experience, and river float trips.
Celebrate the Bounty of the Harvest
Find many extra food and wine events. At the Winery, sample 20 wines (included in admission). Enjoy a Red Wine & Chocolate Tasting, featuring locally produced artisan chocolates from French Broad Chocolate and learn all about wine production at Biltmore. $55/person, 45 mins. Offered daily at 1 PM, 3 PM, and 5 PM. Read more about the Winery.
Live After Five in the Village
On Friday and Saturday evenings in September and October, enjoy Live After Five in Antler Hill Village with live music on the Village Bandstand from 4 PM- 8:45 PM. Tour the farm, complete with friendly resident goats, chickens, horses, sheep, and other small animals.
Fall Biltmore Ticket Deals
Save $8 on daytime admission if tickets are purchased online seven days or more prior. Kids 9 and under are free. Go to the Biltmore website to buy advance discount tickets.
A unique way to enjoy the fall color is driving the backroads of Biltmore with the Land Rover Experience Driving School. In addition to having a really fun time behind the wheel, your guide will teach some great off-road skills to take home. Read more about Land Rover Experience.
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Best Fall Photo Spots at Biltmore
1. The Rooftop of Biltmore House: The Rooftop Tour provides you with a bird's eye view after a climb up the Observatory's spiral staircase and onto the balconies and rooftop.
2. Top of the Rampe Douce: This wide, double ramp across the wide front yard from Biltmore House allows for fitting the entire front of the house inside your viewfinder.
3. Statue of Diana: Our favorite photo spot is beyond the Rampe Douce and up the hill at the statue of Diana. Capture a majestic view of Biltmore House with sky and mountains in the background (see pic below).
4. The South Terrace Tea House: The wide-open terrace gives you long-range views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. At its edge perches a limestone teahouse with panoramic views of the Deerpark, Lagoon, and Mount Pisgah.
5. The Loggia: Located on the back of Biltmore House, it is accessible on the ground floor right off of the Music Room. This open-air porch overlooks the Deerpark with views of the carriage ride trail across the fields.
6. The Lagoon: The photo at the top of the page was taken by the Lagoon along the main road through Biltmore. Most folks drive right by the one-lane road and bridge that takes you to a very idyllic spot.
See our complete Biltmore Insider's Guide and Fall Color Guide for more info to plan your visit.
Looking ahead: See our photo tour of the annual Christmas Tree Arrival & Raising at Biltmore in early November (read more).
The Biltmore House is even more magical when adorned for the holidays - complete with 67 elaborate hand-decorated trees... read more
No trip to Asheville is complete without visiting Biltmore. And with so many fun things to do and see you'll need more than one... read more


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Santa Chiara offers a safe, quiet haven for families. We can provide all the essential equipment you'll need, leaving you to relax, unwind and enjoy your stay.
Peace of mind
Santa Chiara is fenced and gated with an enclosed swimming pool. This means you can have peace of mind that your children can play and explore in safety. We have two children of our own so we understand your requirements and can provide essential guidance to help make the most of your family holiday.
Our play areas include the wendy house and table football by the pool, the swings and castle in the back garden and the tree fort in the olive grove.


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Strafrutta Strawberry
Fruit layers with strawberries (70%). Bright red color, uniform texture and seeds of the fruit. Delicate and fruity flavor and aromatic and intense aroma typical of ripe strawberries.
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Strafrutta Apricot
Apricot-flavored layers with 70% of fruit. Bright orange color and uniform texture. Sweet and balanced flavor, with slight acidic notes characteristic of ripe fruit.
Strafrutta Berries and Cinnamon
Fruit layers with berries (70%) and cinnamon. Intense and bright purple color, uniform texture and seeds of the fruit. Fresh and sour taste with a delicate characterizing but balanced note of cinnamon.
Strafrutta Mango and Yuzu
Fruit layers with mango and yuzu (70%). Bright golden yellow color and uniform texture. The unmistakable and tropical flavor of the mango is enhanced by a pleasantly citrus and acidulous note of the yuzu.


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Seeing the images from yesterday's blizzard in the Northeast reminded me of the blizzard I got caught in NYC last year. I took a day trip into the city to check out the Rockefeller Christmas Tree. I had always dreamed of seeing that tree so I went a few days before Christmas. I had saw the weather reports of the impending storm but with the time table the forecasters gave I thought I had enough time to take the Bolt Bus back to Boston at night before the snow got too heavy.
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Spending a Weekend in New York City
For a travel photographer like myself, spending a weekend in New York City is a dream come true. Hell, for any type of photographer for that matter. New York City has a plethora of amazing locales to photograph. And it never hurts that the city never sleeps; there is always something going on.


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HTC M7 is dubbed as the next flagship coming out of Taiwan, with unheard of 468ppi pixel density, whcih will place it ahead of the pack in that respect. The rest of the specs are top-notch, too – quad-core S4 Pro, 2 GB of RAM, 32 GB of storage, and a rare for HTC 13 MP camera unit. The phones is to land as the first one with the newest HTC Sense 5.0 UI. And this HTC M7 is also a great media player which supports a lot of media formats including files with MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV, DivX, XviD as video format and MP3, WAV, eAAC+, WMA as audio format. If you want to play your movies and videos on HTC M7, you need a HTC M7 Movies Converter.
Tips for Showing Best Video Formats Supported by HTC M7:
Video Format: MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV, DivX, XviD
Video Resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels
Audio Format: MP3, WAV, eAAC+, WMA
HTC M7 Video Converter from UFUSoft is a handy video converter that convert movies/videos to HTC M7 playable format. With this smart video tool, you can convert HD videos, avi, mkv, vro, mvi, mpv, vp6, nsv, mxf, yuv, mpv, dvr-ms, nuv, wmv, 3gp, flv, rmvb, mpg, mov, mp4, avchd, m2ts, mts, mod, vob, etc to HTC M7 playable format. In addition, this HTC M7 Video Converter software provides video edit functions such as video cut, video joiner, and join splitter, effects adjusting.
Guide: How to Convert Movies or Video to HTC M7 with High Quality?
Step 1: Import movies by clicking the "Add" button in the main interface.
The program support batch conversion, you can add movies in different formats like HD videos, avi, mkv, vro, mvi, mpv, vp6, nsv, mxf, yuv, mpv, dvr-ms, nuv, wmv, 3gp, flv, rmvb, mpg, mov, mp4, avchd, m2ts, mts, mod, vob, etc in batch to it.
Step 2: Set output format and output folder
Click the "Browse icon " beside Output to to set the root directory for the converted files.
Click on the pull down menu of "Profile" to choose "Android > Android H.264 Video (.mp4)" as output format for HTC M7. Then you can set video and audio parameters on the right panal as follow::
Video Size: 1920 x 1080 pixels Video Bitrate: 2500K or 3000K Frame Rate: 29.97fps or 30fps
Audio Sample Rate: 48000 Audio Bitrate: 128K or 160K
Tip: After set the video/audio parameters for HTC M7, you can click on "Save as" button in Profile Settings Panel where you could freely rename the optimized profile for HTC M7 (like My Favorite HTC M7 Video) so that you can easily choose it from the User Defined category for next use without resetting it again.
Step 3: Start converting Movies to HTC M7 H.264 MP4
Click Apply to all beside Settings button to apply the output format and settings to all files, then click the "Convert" button to start the Movies like HD videos, TiVo, MXF, MKV, MTS, M2TS, TS, MOD, TOD, FLV, F4V, AVI, QuickTime MOV, VOB, MP4, MPG, MPEG, SWF, ASF, MVI, NSV, DVR-MS, NUV, MPV, YUV, DAT, VP6, EVO, VRO, DV, etc to HTC M7 Conversion, and the task(s) will be done at a amazing speed and perfect output quality.
That's it, just with three steps you can convert Movie/Video to HTC M7 MP4 with Movie/Video to HTC M7 Converter mentioned in this article.
Some tips for using this HTC M7 Video Converter:
1. Trim: You can trim your video files to capture and convert your favorite video clips for playing on HTC M7.
2. Crop: You can crop your video area to remove the black video sides for playing on HTC M7 in full screen.
3. Effect: You can adjust your video effects by setting video contrast, brightness and saturation.


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Fort Pierce police officer arrested for DUI while in patrol car
A four-year Fort Pierce police officer has been arrested on one count of DUI.
The charges stemmed from a DUI investigation conducted by the Port Saint Lucie Police Department, a release by the department said.
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According to the arrest report, Ryan Moore, 48, was driving his patrol car in a parking lot and struck another officer's vehicle.
Moore was treated by fire rescue and transported to an area hospital for evaluation. While questioned at the hospital, investigators noted the smell of alcohol and that Moore's eyes were "extremely bloodshot," the report said.
The report added that Moore's speech was mumbled and "he had a general confused look on his face which was also flushed."
A toxicology test indicated that Moore was in excess of the legal limit.
Chief Baldwin stated in a release, "Driving under the influence represents a deadly danger, and our officers are dedicated to protecting our community from this danger. As with any DUI arrest, this case will be referred to the State Attorney's Office for prosecution."
Moore was booked into the Saint Lucie County Jail and was released on $750 bond.
He was placed on administrative leave with pay pending judicial review of the charge.