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Utilities facilitate tasks such as keeping the clock up to date, archiving utilities, and more.
Rename multiple files at once
Krename is a tool to rename multiple files in a batch. It allows multiple plugins to save or add information to files.
sudo apt-get install krename
Archiving Utilities
The command-line terminal utility ZIP creates files that are compatible with the time-honored PKZIP and WinZip. It is included in (K)Ubuntu by default. Extracting zip files can be done with the unzip utility. Using the -P option allows the creation of a password for the zip file:
zip -r -P mypassword destination.zip *
Note: The -r option indicates to include all subdirectories recursively. The wildcard * adds all files in the directory, but you can specify individual filenames as well. If special characters are to be used in the password, designate them with a preceding \. For example, if the password is to be notsosecure123# then the command should be
zip -r -P notsosecure123\# destination.zip *
For more info, enter in the command-line terminal:
man zip
File Roller (Archiving GUI)
File Roller is a GTK-based archival GUI for the Gnome desktop (which can also be used in KDE). It allows both passwords to be added to archived files as well as the "modify file" function. Install:
sudo apt-get install file-roller
- A service menu for the Dolphin file manager can be found here. Additional instructions for installing and using this service menu are at Kubuntu Forums. Install:
- Dolphin -> Settings -> Configure Dolphin... -> Services -> Download New Services... -> Search: file-roller
- -> "Extract Here and Compress -- File-roller" -> Install
X-archiver (Archiving GUI)
Xarchiver is a GTK-based GUI front-end for many archiving utilities. It allows the addition of passwords but lacks the "modify file" feature. Install:
sudo apt-get install xarchiver
Ark (Archiving GUI)
Ark is a front-end for zip (and other archival utilities) but does not allow passwords. It is the default for KDE/Kubuntu.
BChunk is a command-line utility that allows you to convert .cue and .bin files into an .iso file (so that they can be opened and manipulated in Kubuntu). Warning: If the bin/cue image has audio tracks, they will be lost.
Get BChunk
sudo apt-get install bchunk
To convert .cue and .bin files, navigate to the folder and run this command (replacing filenames with your own):
bchunk inputfilename.bin inputfilename.cue outputfilename.iso
After the file is converted into ISO you can mount it using:
sudo mount -o loop outputfilename.iso /media/output
Navigate to /media/output and you should see all the content there. You can then copy it anywhere.
To unmount:
sudo umount /media/output
HJSplit Files Joiner/Splitter
HJSplit for Linux (Java version).
- Make sure you have Java Runtime Environment installed:
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre
- Download the HJSplit JAR file:
wget http://www.freebyte.com/download/hjsplit/hjsplit_g.jar
- Create the directory for HJSplit:
sudo mkdir /opt/hjsplit
- Move the file to an appropriate directory:
sudo mv hjsplit_g.jar /opt/hjsplit/
- Run:
cd /opt/hjsplit/ && java -jar hjsplit_g.jar
- Note: You could also make a terminal shortcut (menu item) in K Menu Editor.
Rar archives files into the proprietary .rar format.
sudo apt-get install rar
This application is a 40-day trial.
Unrar extracts files archived with the proprietary .rar format. A free version can be installed:
sudo apt-get install unrar-free
or the proprietary version (also free for noncommercial use) can be installed with the kubuntu-restricted-extras package or with:
sudo apt-get install unrar
Once one of these two utilities is installed, you can use Ark to extract the .rar files.
The open-source 7-Zip archive format was originally designed for Windows (and DOS) but is also available for Ubuntu. The GNU/Linux version of 7-Zip does not come with a GUI, but Ark can hook into 7-Zip to handle 7z archives. Install:
sudo apt-get install p7zip-full
To allow the 7-Zip extension for Ark to extract .rar files, also install:
sudo apt-get install p7zip-rar
Hard Drive Utilities
KDiskFree (Hard drive properties monitor)
KDiskFree is a KDE utility for monitoring free disk space, etc.
sudo apt-get install kdf
Clock Utilties
A screensaver is useful as a security precaution as well as a power and screen element saver. Using even a simple "Blank Screen" screensaver with a password can slow a potentially malicious passerby from gaining access to your keyboard and computer while you are away from your desk.
- K menu -> Settings -> System Settings -> Display and Monitor -> Screen Saver
- Set a security password:
- Screen Saver -> Require password to stop (ticked)
- A login session can be automatically locked with a screensaver (after a timeout), requiring a user password in order to re-enter the session. See this section.
Run widgets in the Screensaver
A variety of widgets can be run from the screensaver.
- K menu -> Settings -> System Settings -> Display and Monitor -> Screen Saver -> Allow widgets on screensaver (ticked) -> Configure Widgets...
- Note: The kdeplasma-addons package may need to be added to your system for this to work.
- Due to an ongoing bug, although the position of the widget can be manipulated by dragging it, the size of the widgets added to the screensaver screen can only be edited manually in the file ~/.kde4/share/config/plasma-overlay-appletsrc:
kate ~/.kde4/share/config/plasma-overlay-appletsrc
For example, to edit the screen placement and size of the Clock widget, look for the section with plugin=clock and edit the line similar to
until it has the desired settings. In this example, the x-offset from the top left corner is 17, the y-offset is 10, the width is 256, and the height is 256. Edit them (and other settings) as desired and save the configuration file.
Partition Managers
Also see these tips for partitioning scheme suggestions, other partitioning tools and methods, and usage of multiple partitions for multiple OSs.
GParted Partition Manager
Gparted is a GTK (Gnome)-based partition manager that can also be used with KDE.
- This utility works best when run from a LiveCD. The newest versions of the GParted LiveCD are UEFI-compatible.
- Recent versions of the Ubuntu LiveCD (but not the Kubuntu LiveCD, which uses Partition Manager instead) have a copy of GParted on them. Start the Ubuntu LiveCD in demo mode (not in install mode) and then start GParted:
- Menu -> System -> Administration -> GParted
- An alternative is to download the Gparted .iso image here. Follow these instructions to burn this .iso image to CD. Use this GParted LiveCD as your partition manager.
- You can also install the package into your OS (once it is installed on your hard drive):
sudo apt-get install gparted
KDE Partition Manager
KDE Partition Manager is a KDE-based partition manager used during the installation of Kubuntu. It functions similarly to GParted (and can be used instead of GParted).
- This utility works best when run from a LiveCD. Recent versions (Natty 11.04 or later) of the Kubuntu LiveCD (but not the Ubuntu LiveCD) have a copy of KDE Partition Manager on them. Start the Kubuntu LiveCD in demo mode (not in install mode) and then start KDE Partition Manager:
- K Menu -> System -> KDE Partition Manager
- If not already installed on your system:
sudo apt-get install partitionmanager


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Korean War was the first war which required the United Nations Organisation to flex its muscles. As many as 16 countries had dispatched military aid to South Korea in terms of troops and there were 41 nations which assisted South Korea with equipment and other aid. China was one of the allies who fought for South Korea. Equipment aid was sent by the Soviet Union. Around 90% of the foreign troops that participated in the war were from the US.
The war also holds the distinction of being the first war that saw battle between jet aircraft. The approximate cost of war for US was around $67 billion. Reported statistics on the death toll of the war in terms of human lives was estimated to be 54,246 until June 2000. It was in the same year that Pentagon observed a clerical error in the death toll that led to the inclusion of deaths outside Korean War in Korean War figures. More than 7,500 US troops still remain unaccounted for ever since the Koran War ended.
The truce talks continued for as long as 2 years and 17 days and since there was never a peace treaty that was concluded, Korean War can be said to have not ended' technically.
Following are the statistics held with US Dept. Of Defense on U.S. Troops:
· Non-Hostile: 2,835
· Hostile: 33,739
· Total In-Theatre: 36,574
Wounded in Action: 103,284
Other Countries:
Other countries also suffered heavy loss of men and material. South Korea lost 217,000 military men and 1,000,000 civilians. North Korean losses were even greater in terms of military personnel at 406,000. 600,000 civilians are also reported missing or dead. The closest ally, China suffered maximum military casualties losing 600,000 personnel.
Timeline of the War:
Nov 1947:
The United Nations General Assembly gives approval to elections in the entire country of Korea to select their provisional government. This move of the UN is vehemently opposed by the Soviet Union.
May 10, 1948:
Nearly five and a half months later, while South Koreans elect a national assembly, the North Koreans remain detached from the election process. However, the assembly sets up the government in Republic of Korea.
Sep 9, 1948:
North Korean nationals go separate ways to set up their own Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
June 25, 1950:
The unusual setup continues for nearly 20 months until North Korea decides to be the aggressor and move troops of the North Korean People's Army, estimated close to 135,000 in number, beyond the 38th parallel with an intention to invade ROK or Republic of Korea established by South Korea.
The same day, UN deplores the commencement of hostilities by North Korea and calls for a cease fire which necessitated the withdrawal of North Korean troops to the 38th parallel.
June 26, 1950:
Within a day, the then US President Harry Truman decides to assist ROKA (Republic of Korea Army) and evacuate American nationals from the war torn country. He directs General Douglas to carry out both the tasks.
June 30, 1950:
US troops swing into action on the orders of the President.
July 1950:
The very first month of US action in Korea witnesses heavy civilian bloodbath when US soldiers kill several civilians in a village called No Gun Ri. Whether the soldiers were asked to open fire at civilians or they acted on their own still remains shrouded in mystery.
July 5, 1950:
US troops move into Osan, 30 miles south of Seoul. This was the first time they had been to battle ever since the culmination of Second World War. Private Kenneth Shadrick became the first US casualty in the Korean War.
June 23, 1951:
Nearly a year later, a Soviet delegate to the UN, Mr Jacob Malik proposes a ceasefire.
July 10, 1951:
Truce talks commence at Kaesong in July and their location is changed to Panmunjom on Oct 25.
Nov 27, 1951:
Both the warring sides arrive at a common solution to end the war. They agree on making the existing battle lines the final line of division between the sides if a truce could be concluded in 30 days time.
Apr 1952:
After nearly 10 months into the talks, truce proceedings come across a deadlock on the issue of "voluntary repatriation" of soldiers.
Oct 8, 1952
Truce talks get adjourned indefinitely.
Apr 26, 1953:
Truce talks begin after the Communists agree to the contention over which the talks had halted.
Jul 27, 1953:
While the hostilities were ceased within 12 hours of the drafting of "armistice agreement" signed by Chinese People's Volunteers, Democratic People's Republic of Korea and The UN; South Korea refuses to agree and sign it.
The armistice mandated both the sides to create a demilitarized zone and both the sides to remain at 2,200 yards from a centre point in the demilitarized zone. Both the sides can patrol the zone.
The years that followed saw remains of Korean War soldiers being recovered, their last set being identified by the US in 2014.
Here is a year-wise breakdown:
Remains of 208 American troops are recovered.
UN receives four sets of remains of US troops. They are given Honour Guard' in Panmunjon.
Remains of 26 US troops listed in the "missing in action" list are identified.
40 more US servicemen remains are identified.
Jan-May 2013:
15 US servicemen remains listed under "missing in action" are identified.
Jun 2013-Apr 2014:
49 more US servicemen are identified.

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GOODYEAR, Ariz.: Today's game between the Indians and Mariners was delayed for five minutes in the eighth inning, when an alarm was triggered by a child.
The sound of the alarm was followed by a recorded voice announcing that the ballpark should be cleared because of an emergency. Dozens of fans left before it was determined that no emeregency situation existed.To read more or comment...
After five consecutive wins to start the exhibition season, the Tribe lost a 4-1 decision to the Royals at Goodyear Ballpark today.
The lone meaningful hit was struck by Matt Carson, who homered for the second time in the spring. Jason Kipnis and Cord Phelps doubled, but the offense generated only five hits.
It was an all reliever day on the mound, with Giovanni Soto the sole pitcher to struggle, In two-thirds of an inning, he allowed three hits, two runs and two walks. In two appearances, he has given up seven runs and six hits in 1 1/3 innings.
Keep in mind that he pitched at Double-A last year and is only 21.
Not surprisingly, Justin Masterson will start the season opener in Toronto on April 21.
It will be the second year in a row that Masterson has received the honor of being the first Tribe starter out of the blocks. Francona told Masterson in the dugout before the game.
""I was hoping for it,'' Masterson said today. ""Tito (manager Terry Francona) told me there were some things that might be a possibility, and it turned out to be true.
""It's exciting. It's where I want to be, the first guy out there to set the tone.''
With Masterson No. 1 in the rotation, Ubaldo Jimenez almost certainly will be No. 2.
GOODYEAR, Ariz.: Michael Brantley is likely to miss 10 days after he sustained a deep cut near his left elbow, when he was spiked sliding into third base Mpnday.
""We definitley want it to heal properly,'' manager Terry Francona said this morning. ""He probably will be out about 10 days. It's not going to alter anything. It just gave him a little scare.''To read more or comment...
PHOENIX: Michael Brantley ripped his fourth double of the spring today but ended up in the hospital after incurring a deep cut near his left forearm.
""They took him to Good Samaritan and stitched him up and he was sent back to Goodyear,''manager Terry Francona said. ""His forearm was sliced up pretty good.''To read more or comment...
The Indians' home opener against the New York Yankees sold out in six minutes after tickets went on sale this morning.
It was one of the fastest sellouts in Indians history, according to an e-mailed team release.To read more or comment...
PHOENIX: Carlos Santana and Ezequiel Carrera homered to give the Indians seven home runs in four exhibition games, as the Tribe won twice on split-squad today, beating the Brewers 7-4 and shutting out the Reds 3-0 in Goodyear.
Santana's first homer of the spring came with a man on in the third inning; Carrera's solo blast came in the sixth.
For the first time this spring, Ryan Rayburn did not go deep. But he did have a single in two at-bats. In his first two games, he was 3-for-3 with three home runs.
Carlos Carrasco, Scott Kazmir and Trevor Bauer, all vying for the rotation, pitched the first five innings, and David Huff delivered two scoreless innings beginning in the sixth. Huff gave up one hit and struck out two.
Back at Goodyear Ballpark, seven pitchers held the Reds to one hit.
Zach McAllister and Daisuke Matsuzaka each threw two scoreless innings; Jerry Gil threw 11/3 innings; Cody Allen, T.J. House and Preston Guilmet pitched one inning apiece.
Rich Hill threw two-thirds of an inning and allowed the only hit plus two walks. He also struck out two.
Olin Santos doubled and drove two runs.
GOODYEAR, Ariz.: So far, spring training has been a festival of hitting for the Indians, who beat the Reds 13-10 today at Goodyear Ballpark.
Ryan Raburn, who was jettisoned by the Tigers after last season, hit two more home runs to give him three in as many at-bats. He started neither Friday's game nor today's.To read more or comment...
GOODYEAR, Ariz.: Mike McDade delivered a bases-loaded double in the ninth to give the Indians an 11-10 win over the Reds in the exhibition opener at Goodyear Field this afternoon.To read more or comment...
GOODYEAR, Ariz.: The Indians met this morning with three league officials, who clued them in on any rules changes or new interpretations.
""About the only thing was the third to first move, which has been eliminated,'' manager Terry Francona.To read more or comment...
When Indians pitchers began throwing batting practice earlier this week, catchers began giving pitch signs. In the past, pitchers would indicate by hand signal what pitch they were throwing.
"It's more like a game situation," manager Terry Francona said. "We aren't playing intrasquad games, so we try to find other ways to kind of simulate games. That's the way pitchers really pitch, so it seems to make sense."To read more or comment...
GOODYEAR, Ariz.: After watching Nick Swisher up close, Carlos Baerga can relate to the new Indians right fielder.
"We need a guy like him in the clubhouse to keep everybody alive,'' Baerga said. "He's kind of a crazy guy, like me."To read more or comment...
GOODYEAR, Ariz.: Giovanni Soto will be the first Indians pitcher to take the mound when exhibition season begins Friday against the Reds.
Vinnie Pestano, Joe Martinez, Rich Hill, Matt Langwell, Fernando Nieve and Frank Herrmann will follow.To read more or comment...
GOODYEAR, Ariz.: Former second baseman Carlos Baerga and John Hart, the general manager who presided over the Indians' glory years of the 1990s, have been chosen by the club for induction into thr Tribe'sd Hall of Fame.
Baerga was a strong offensive player, who made the All-Star Team in 1992, 1993 and 1995, and led Cleveland in hits from 1991-'93 and again in 1995. In 1992 and '93, he became the first second baseman since Rogers Hornsby in 1922 to put together consecutive seasons of 200 hits, 20 home runs and 100 RBI.To read more or comment...
Carlos Carrasco still has a six-game suspension hanging over his head from throwing at the head of Billy Butler of the Royals on July 29, 2011.
The suspension was never served because a serious injury forced Carrasco to undergo elbow reconstruction surgery in September, 2011. Having recovered fully, Carrasco is considered the frontrunner to win the final spot in the rotation but still faces the prospect of dealing with the suspension.
""I don't know what's going to happen,'' Francona said, hoping that after so much time has elapsed the term of the punishment will change.
Most pitchers did not want to throw over the top of protective ""L'' screens for batting practice because it restricts their arm movement.
No casualties were reported, but Justin Masterson and Vinnie Pestano were tagged in the leg with batted balls and didn't flinch.
""Somebody took one off the heel, but it was no big deal,'' Francona said. ""I think they all get more out of it without the screens, and the drill is for the pitchers.''
Giovanni Soto moved from the provisional list to becoming a member of Team Puerto Rico for the World Baseball Classic tournament that begins in early March.
One of the most overworked cliches in baseball is that from year to year, bullpens tend to be erratic, and there isn't much anyone can do about it.
For the past two seasons, Tribe relievers have defied that adage, and manager Terry Francona doesn't see why his bullpen won't continue to maintain its consistency.
""These guys are pretty good,'' Francona said. ""When you have an anchor at the end, it makes it easier to put together a bullpen. You build it backward to forward.''
Closer Chris Perez has 75 saves in 83 opportunities the past two years. Vinnie Pestano has become a slam-dunk setup man, and Joe Smith has been close to flawless as the seventh-innning specialist.
""Vinnie has turned into a dominating pitcher,'' Francona said. ""Joe has always been tough on righties, and now he can get lefties out.
""Then we have young guys like Cody Allen – his stuff is nasty—and Nick Hagadone. His stuff is off the charts. But with some of these long lever guys (tall), it just takes awhile to get enough repetitions.''
At the moment, having a left-hander in the bullpen is not a sure thing.
Hagadone has the best chance to latch onto a job, though Scott Barnes, David Huff (if he does not remain a starter) and Rich Hill will have a chance to compete for a spot.
What value does Terry Francona give to pitch counts?
Like most managers, he thinks they help gauge a pitcher's fatigue, but he is not a slave to them.
""It's one of a lot of different ways to protect your pitcher and keep track of his work load,'' Francona said today.
He has learned not always rely on pitch counts.
""They can be a little false,'' he said. ""What but they do – when you know your guy – is when he get to a certain point, you think he better be doing this.''
Pitchers can have easy innings and tough ones. Not all pitches are created equal, and a starter who has breezed through seven innings might be fresher than a pitcher who has struggled through three innings.
""Pitch counts can be overrated,'' Francona said. ""Part of it is how strenuous the pitches are.''
Carlos Carrasco continues to impress Francona, even thought he's coming off elbow reconstruction surgery.
""It looks like the hard work paid off,'' the manager said. ""I'm trying not to get too excited, but it's hard not to.''
Nevertheless, Carrasco does not have a guaranteed spot in the rotation.
""There's going to be a group of guys who fight it out,'' Francona said. ""But with his stuff, the ceiling is up to him.''
GOODYEAR, Ariz.: The Indians made the signing of Michael Bourn official this morning.
Bourn will make $48 million over four years and can make it $60 million for five with s vesting option. Manager Terry Francona already has said that he will play center field and lead off to take advantage of his speed. Bourn led the National League in steals three times.To read more or comment...
GOODYEAR, Ariz.: Nick Sweisher has left camp to attend the funeral of his mother in Columbus. He is expected to return Saturday night.To read more or comment...
GOODYEAR, Ariz.: Pitching phenom Trevor Bauer and a buddy became embroiled in controversy after tweeting a rap song that they engineered.
Bauer said he was taken by surprise when the hip-hop piece was viewed by many as criticism of Miguel Montero, the catcher for the Diamondbacks who made critical remarks about Bauer after working with him last year.To read more or comment...
Seventh-inning relief specialist Joe Smith said his sore oblique isn't going to affect his readiness to begin the season on time.
""I'm already throwing from 75 feet,'' he said. ""I should be throwing off the mound soon.''
Manager Terry Francona said that right-hander Trey Haley will be held back because of ""a balky shoulder.''
""We're going to hold him back for a week,'' the manager said.
Matt LaPorta, who underwent surgery to clean out his hip, isn't expected to see game action until mid-March.
""Opening Day is not the finish line for him,'' Francona said. ""And he knows that.''
Chris Perez and Vinnie Pestano are scheduled to pitch for the Team USA in the WBC, but Francona will ask officials if they can return (from the other side of Phoenix) to pitch in an exhibition game during the tournament.
""I'm going to call (manager) Joe Torre and see if that's all right,'' the manager said. ""I don't see that it would be a problem, but I'll ask. It's only 20 minutes away.''
With Daisuke Matsuzaka having passed a physical, the Indians today formally announced his signing to a minor-league contract that includes an invitation to spring training.
Matsuzaka, 32, has a major-league record of 50-37 and a 4.53 earned-run avareage in six seasons with the Red Sox, but he will be a longshot to make Cleveland's rotation.To read more or comment...
Daisuke Matsuzaka has officially joined the revitalized Indians.
The Japanese right-hander, limited to just 18 starts the past two seasons because of elbow issues, signed a minor-league contract this morning. The 32-year-old is being reunited with manager Terry Francona, beginning his first season with the Indians. The two spent several seasons together with the Boston Red Sox.To read more or comment...
The Indians issued injury updates this morning on four pitchers who are recovering from Tommy John elbow surgery -- Chen Chang Lee, Blake Wood, Josh Tomlin and Carlos Carrasco.
Here is the Indians statement:To read more or comment...
For at least the next three years, Indians fans in the Akron area can continue to tune into 1590 WAKR to hear Tribe games.
To read more or comment...
The Indians keep pulling surprises, the latest coming tonight when several sources confirmed that they have signed free-agent outfielder Michael Bourn to a long-term deal.
Upon passing a physical, Bourn will be rewarded with a four-year, $48 million guaranteed contract with a vesting option that would increase the value of the deal to $60 million.To read more or comment...
Late Saturday night, the Indians signed another big name, but it might be a litte late, like five years.
Forty-two-year-old Jason Giambi agreed to a minor-league contract that includes an invitation to major-league spring training camp.To read more or comment...
The Indians today avoided arbitration with utility infielder Mike Aviles by signing him to a two-year guaranteed contract plus a club option for a third season.
Aviles can play second, third, short and might log time in the outfield. He also is a candidate to receive some at-bats at designated hitter.To read more or comment...
The Indinans signed free agent catcher Omir Santos to a minor-league contract that includes an invitation to major-league spring training camp.
Santos, 31, spent 2012 in the Tigers' and Rockies' organizations. His combined numbers at Triple-A Toledo and Triple-A Colorado Springx: .310 batting average with 16 doubles, two home runs and 30 RBI in 61 games. He also played three games with the Tigers.To read more or comment...


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Obama's deportation catch-22
President Obama celebrated the naturalization of 13 U.S. service members and seven military spouses in South Korea on Friday, congratulating the new American citizens and expressing his pride at joining the ceremony at the National War Memorial in Seoul.
"If there's anything this should teach us, it is that America is strengthened by our immigrants," he said, repeating his determination to reform the U.S. immigration system. Meanwhile, back in Washington, his administration remains wedged between a congressional Republican-generated rock-and-hard-place on the issue of immigration reform, as it has for nearly a year.
Twenty-two Republican senators signed a letter to the president on Thursday, expressing "grave concerns" about changes to immigration enforcement that the Department of Homeland Security is reportedly considering.
The letter was penned by some of the Senate's most conservative members, such as Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Iowa's Chuck Grassley, Tom Coburn of Maryland, and David Vitter of Louisiana, among others. In it, they accuse Obama of "incrementally nullifying immigration enforcement" during the time he's been in office and "allowing preventable crimes harming innocent people to take place every day." The changes that DHS is reportedly considering, they write, "would represent a near complete abandonment of basic immigration enforcement and discard the rule of law and the notion that the United States has enforceable borders."
How would Obama bring about this border Armageddon? Let's back up to last June, when the Senate passed a comprehensive immigration reform bill that, among other things, aimed to provide a path to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants currently residing in the United States, while simultaneously cracking down on southern border crossings with $30 billion-worth of increased security. Almost a year later, thanks to a stubborn Republican-led House of Representatives, the reform is hardly any closer to becoming law. While Obama has been working to convince House Republicans that he is serious about tightening border security, touting his two million-plus deportation recordin hopes of coaxing a compromise, he's also been looking for ways to present himself as more compassionate to the immigration advocates who've unaffectionately nicknamed him "Deporter-in-Chief."
It's a tough line to straddle, since anything Obama does to appease one side is seen as a big middle finger by the other. For their part, immigration reform foes have been accusing the Obama administration of acting outside the law ever since 2011, when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were encouraged to use "prosecutorial discretion" in determining who to deport. A series of directives—nicknamed the "Morton Memos" for then-ICE Director John Morton, who issued them—divided undocumented immigrants into categories. According to the Morton Memos, criminals, national-security threats, known gang members—and anyone else who posed a threat to public safety—along with people caught illegally re-entering the country or engaging in immigration fraud, were to be considered a priority for deportation. Veterans and military members, minors, the elderly, pregnant or nursing women, anyone with a mental or physical disability or other type of serious health condition, people who have been living in the U.S. since childhood, and law-abiding residents, were not.
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On his new upcoming album FUSE, Keith Urban has a few collaborations with his country star buddies, including Miranda Lambert and Eric Church. Eric recently spoke to iHeartRadio's Boxer where he opened up about working with both country stars.
He says, "I'd been wanting to do a song with Miranda Lambert for a long time and we found the perfect song on this record called, 'We Were Us.' And Eric Church is another really good friend of mine, we've been buddies for a couple of years and I wanted to find a song for us to do, too. And there's a song on the album called, 'Raise Him Up,' that we got to do together. In addition to the songs, there's also some, you know, really special moments for me as well."
Keith also talked about Miranda coming by the studio to record "We Were Us" - she brought Blake Shelton along!
Keith said, "Blake came out to the studio I was in at the time, and Blake just hung out, I don't know what he was doing! Reading magazines, and hangin' outside, and Miranda and I sang the song."
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Big game backlash: Protests against celebrity hunter Melissa Bachman mount
More than 250,000 people have signed an online petition demanding South Africa deny future entry to Melissa Bachman, a big game hunter whose smiling photo with a dead lion has sparked considerable outrage.
The petition, launched by Cape Town resident Elan Burman, includes a letter addressed to Director General Mkuseli Apleni and other South African officials.
"She is an absolute contradiction to the culture of conservation this country prides itself on," Burman wrote. "Her latest Facebook post features her with a lion she has just executed and murdered in our country. As taxpayers we demand she no longer be granted access to this country and its natural resources."
According to Change.Org, Burman's petition has 257,753 supporters. A Facebook group called "Stop Melissa Bachman" has more than 148,000 "likes."
"Stop the murder of wildlife for the sport," a message on the group reads. "Stop Melissa Bachman and people like her from pulling the trigger.
An incredible day hunting in South Africa! Stalked inside 60-yards on this beautiful male lion...what a hunt! pic.twitter.com/CGdDoRGTF2
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(NEWSER) – A 68-year-old British man was walking his dog in a Birmingham park last week when the German shepherd suddenly ran over to the bushes and refused to return. Owner Roger Wilday walked over to find her lying down next to what looked like trash ... but as he got closer, he realized it was actually a newborn infant. "I saw it move," Wilday tells the Birmingham Mail. "I thought it was a bag of kittens, but then I saw her little arms and a head, and the baby started to cry."


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(NEWSER) – The Army's top prosecutor for sexual assault cases has been removed from his post after being accused of sexually assaulting a lawyer—at a conference on sexual assault. Joseph "Jay" Morse was suspended last month after the lawyer reported that he tried to "kiss and grope her against her will" in a hotel room during the 2011 conference, sources tell Stars and Stripes. Morse, who supervised around two dozen prosecutors as chief of the Trial Counsel Assistance Program, was also the chief prosecutor in the case of Robert Bales, who pleaded guilty to massacring 16 Afghan civilians.
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ISIC Rev. 4 description of #isic5813 - Publishing of newspapers, journals and periodicals (activity) (United Nations Statistics Division website).
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What are feasible objectives for this economic activity in your city or community? Taking into consideration dependencies on the performance of other activities, what options exist to achieve below objectives for this economic activity?
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How will these objectives be affected by the Sustainable Development Goals and Targets1?:
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- What are preferable (legal) structures for producing the goods or delivering the services: cooperative2, private corporation, public-private partnership, charity, membership organisation? (Micro level)
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- What are suitable fiscal and regulatory arrangements for the professions? Should the profession be protected? Should the sector be protected from foreign competition? Should the fiscal regime be local, national, or international? (Macro level)
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What is the Gap between the current Regime for this sector in your country, state, province or town (AS-IS) and a regime that meets the objectives (for the TO-BE)?
Why are we not capable to achieve the objective for this socio-economic activity?
Sustainable versus non-sustainable practices.
In answering the Why? question give attention to various dimensions of the gap, which usually is caused by a wicked problem;
- Do education programs exist for people? And if so: in which schools? Are the subjects taught kept up-to date?
- For people who would be leading the businesses or organisations that produce the goods, or deliver the services?
- For people who would be performing the work? (Address this question for all professions required)
- Do domestic regulations provide a regulatory framework that is conducive for this kind of businesses to be established?
- Does poor performance of #isic5813 - Publishing of newspapers, journals and periodicals imply social, environmental or health impacts and risks? How have are risks being addressed and mitigated successfully?
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With a hashtag per economic activity, anyone can tag content about the activity, and share it via social media as explained at #tags in support of easy information retrieval (video on YouTube).
If you publish a website or blog, you can also embed the Twitter timeline of a hashtag as explained at How to embed a #tag timeline in your website of blog? (Video on YouTube). There is a Twitter timeline embedded at #isic9101 - Library and archives activities.
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(NEWSER) – President Obama may not want to send troops to Ukraine, but he's all too willing to fight Vladimir Putin with dollars. Obama today announced that he is expanding sanctions to yet more individuals both within and outside of the Russian government, and to a bank that has provided them with material support. More ominously, he warned that he'd signed an executive order allowing him to sanction not just people, but entire sectors of Russia's economy.


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Winner of the prestigious Oppenheim Toy Portfolio award, these translucent colored shapes allow youngsters to easily create two- or three-dimensional designs. Helping children learn basic shape recognition while developing motor skills, the 62 sturdy yet lightweight plastic pieces incorporate magnets along their perimeters that enable them to be connected from virtually any side. An initial flat, two-dimensional design is pulled up to instantly create a three-dimensional shape - the magnets rotate to eliminate any polarity conflicts for instant attraction. Helicopters, rockets, landing craft, cranes, and more can be built using the set's 20 triangles, 22 squares, 14 isosceles triangles, four diamonds, and two trapezoids. Includes an idea guide for assembling different structures. Ages 6 and up. Boxed 14" L x 11" W x 2 1/2" D. (2 lbs.)
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My kids love it!
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My kids had this for about fifteen minutes before I went up to see what they were doing... They had already made a fence out of them for an area that they cordoned off for the baby. The baby had a plate and rattle also made from these magnetic shapes. Think we are going to have lots more fun with these!
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I purchased a set for my two grandsons who are six and almost six. This is something that will stay at my house for when they visit. They played with it for hours without being bored. The things they built, without instructions from adults were just amazing. We had quite a few space ships, among many other things. They figured out how to make a ball!
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Is Jana Kramer moving on with actor Scott Eastwood?
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Jana Kramer reportedly has a new man in her life.
"Us" magazine says the country singer and actress is now dating actor Scott Eastwood - the son of acting legend Clint Eastwood. An unidentified source tells the publication that the two "are definitely into each other."
Kramer and Eastwood apparently met through mutual friends. The two have been seen together holding hands backstage at Jana's recent shows in San Diego and Anaheim.
Jana had previously been engaged to country star Brantley Gilbert. The country couple began dating last year, and Gilbert popped the question back in January. They split up in August, reportedly because their careers got in the way of their relationship.
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Was the missing Malaysian airliner the victim of a terrorist test run?
New information on two passengers from Malaysia Air Flight MH370 — which disappeared without a trace off the coast of Vietnam on Friday — raises the possibility the plane was bombed as part of a terrorist test run. If confirmed, the guilty organization's silence means more attacks may be forthcoming.
While reports remain unsettled, most agree that two unknown individuals purchased tickets for the flight stolen fake Italian and Austrian passports. More ominously, the tickets were purchased together through an Iranian middleman, known to a travel agent only as "Mr. Ali."
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On December 11, 1994, Philippine Airlines Flight 434 was bombed en route to Japan, killing one passenger and narrowly missing the aircraft's fuel tanks. Although the plane landed safely, no one stepped forward to take responsibility for the attack.
A few weeks later, an apartment fire in The Philippines led police to the apartment of Ramzi Yousef, an al-Qaida terrorist later convicted of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. There, they found a laptop tying Yousef to the bombing — in fact, the terrorist had himself placed the bomb under his seat during the first leg of the flight.
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This is the dirt-detecting Roomba that can be scheduled or launched from another room. The Roomba 790 has a radio frequency remote control that transmits through ceilings and walls to set the robotic vacuum's cleaning schedule from up to 25' away. It is the first of its kind to forego typical vacuum brushes and instead uses two rubber rollers that rotate in opposite directions and have angled treads that increase suction to ensure superior debris removal. Integrated optical sensors detect dirty areas and acoustic sensors determine when the vacuum is working harder, prompting Roomba 790 to concentrate on these areas. Made by iRobot, developers of tactical reconnaissance robots for the U.S. military, Roomba analyzes the dimensions of a room, determines the optimal cleaning path, and autonomously cleans the floor while navigating around furniture and stairs. The cleaning head automatically adjusts to accommodate carpets or hard floors and dual HEPA filters capture dirt particles as fine as 0.3 microns. It can be scheduled to automatically clean up to seven times per week or prompted to spot clean. Roomba automatically returns to its charging base when its battery runs low and the two included Virtual Wall lighthouses project infrared beams that confine the vacuum to one room and direct it to another room when it is finished cleaning. Includes extra HEPA filter and four C batteries for lighthouses. Only available for delivery in the U.S. and Canada. 14" Diam x 3 3/4" H. (8 1/2 lbs.)
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Impressive performance
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We were very impressed by the reviews of the product we read before purchasing it but wondered if it would be able to pick up the fine sand that characterizes the beaches of Florida. The answer is, yes, it can pick up the fine sand. We have been very impressed with its thoroughness on all surfaces with all substances and, like previous reviewers, cannot believe the quantity of dust, sand, hair etc. it routinely picks up in a house that looks very clean to the eye.
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This thing is absolutely brilliant! We call ours Sheldon, because it is brilliant and obsessive about clean. We have an 1800 sq ft house that is completely tiled and he has the run of the place. He hits every spot at least twice during the week, even under the beds and couches! Unbelievably fabulous.
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By kjp41
from salt lake city
just set the cleaning times you wont, and let it do the work.
I am so in love with the 790 Roomba
By Donna
from Tempe AZ
I have it scheduled to clean at 8am everyday, I have to clean it every other day, butI am not concerned about that because it was recently delivered, does a better job than any vacuum I have ever had. I love, love, love it.
Excellent product and better than MSRP.
By Eric
from Vancouver, BC
I had been looking at these products from the manufacturers website and many other retail locations which had all given it stellar reviews. After being able to try it out myself, I completely agree with all the other reviews. I've found that even on what I could see to be a fairly clean floor the roomba is able to find and clean up everything that has given me problems with my allergies in the past. I've found that I no longer have problems sleeping at night and that the general amount of dust in the house is much less. Unfortunately the roomba suffers from it's own efficiency as the dust bin fills up rather quickly. I'm sure that for pet owners hair would very quickly fill the dust bin only because it is so good at picking it up. I currently have it scheduled to clean every day when I'm not at home and my wife is very happy that this particular chore has been simplified to making sure the dust bin is empty which needs to be done every couple days with the floor being relatively clean already.
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This is THE BEST Robotic Vacuum to Date!
By gadgetguy11
from Lexington, KY
I schedule the Roomba to clean during our sleeping hours every other morning. We wake to a clean floor in the area most trafficked by the 4 indoor cats!!I had a Roomba when they were first introduced. It was a cute toy, not a serious vacuum. My, times have changed!! The battery evolved to a much larger capacity Li-ion battery - 2,000 mA Hr, to be exact. The motor is much more powerful and efficient, so the clean power is many times greater, yet the battery lasts many times longer. The 970 can be directed by remote, which works beautifully. The cats are amused when you direct it at them! I love how the 970 parks itself on the charger each time. A few hours later, it is good to go again!!
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By Brett
from Pembroke Pines, FL
I love the new man-toy I bought for our home. We have 3 cats (2 short hair, 1 long hair) and their hair was clogging our A/C air filter. Since letting the Roomba loose, no more hair balls, changing the A/C air filter less frequently, and a cleaner home. I use it downstairs on the stone floors and upstairs on the carpet. After letting it loose on the carpet area in my den for the 1st time - an area I routinely vacuum - I was surprised it filled up with 2 1/2 bins of carpet, hair, and dirt from the area. Wonderful job! The only downside, is it gets wedged and essentially caught under the lower lip of our dishwasher in our kitchen and requires being set free. Next time I'll just put some flip flops next to it to make it do around. This will help our new house guest - our Vacuum Ninja - continue to capture illusive dirt precision and skill!
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very clever
By FuFu Mère
from Milton, MASSACHUSETTS
You definitely have to move obstacles. It doesn't do corners great but otherwise it is very efficient when you allow it to do"it's thing". I am happy with my BaBa (nickname) and would buy it again. Great for folks with disabilities (like most of the boomers I know.)
By DiamondSuave
from Houston, TX
I can not fathom why I didn't get this before. I have two dogs that shed and it's a constant fight to keep my floors clean. I was skeptical that this machine would suction well, but was I wrong!!!! It got rid of the dust bunnies I couldn't reach under my furniture without moving it. The pet hair is gone. I can almost EAT off my floors. My carpet is spotless. I schedule it during my work day, so I come home to clean floors without the noise (which isn't that bad, but can be annoying when doing something else). It comes with extra accessories too. Must buy product.
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By eaglej
from St Charles, MO
When our Roomba first did it's thing - it was amazing how much dirt it picked up out of our carpets. They have NEVER looked so good. We have a dog who is afraid of vacuum cleaners - not this one - it doesn't bother her at all - it's so quiet. Our other dog is fascinated by it - thinking it is a new toy. The accessory pack that came with our Roomba is also a definite plus. My only question - why did we wait so long to get one?
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Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Kill 23K a Year - at Least
(NEWSER) – With antibiotic resistance building, experts fear a day when everyday bacterial infections could once again be life-threatening—and a new federal study shows "we're getting closer and closer to the cliff," says a CDC rep. Already, two million people each year suffer from antibiotic-resistant infections, and 23,000 of them die, the study suggests. And that could just be the best-case scenario, based on very conservative estimates that count only deaths directly tied to such infections, the New York Times reports. "This is a floor," says a top CDC official. "We wanted the cleanest number, the least subjective number." The Times and Reuters note the report specifies 17 drug-resistant bacteria and one fungus, including antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea; C. difficile, which causes potentially fatal diarrhea; and CRE, which is now resistant to almost every single antibiotic.


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OJ Simpson back in court, looking for new trial
(NEWSER) – OJ Simpson is back in a Las Vegas courtroom today, hoping a judge will grant him a new trial in his armed robbery-kidnapping case. Simpson's new lawyer convinced the judge last year to reopen the case, arguing that Simpson's original lawyer, Yale Galanter, had a personal interest in preventing himself from being identified as a witness to the crimes and thus failed to adequately represent Simpson. Simpson will be in court for five days, during which the judge will hear testimony and then decide whether to grant a new trial.


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Public memorial for Ray Price this weekend in Dallas
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The late Ray Price will be remembered at a public memorial in Dallas this weekend.
"The Dallas Morning News" says country legend's family was originally planning to hold a private funeral on Saturday, but have decided to open the service to the public and make it a "Celebration of Life."
The ceremony has also been moved from the chapel at Restland Funeral Home to Canyon Creek Baptist Church in Richardson, Texas, which can accommodate a larger crowd. Grand Ole Opry announced Eddie Stubbs will officiate.
Stubbs also took part in a memorial last weekend in Price's hometown of Mount Pleasant, Texas. A post on Restland Funeral Home's website adds that more events in Ray's honor are in the works, including a series of farewell concerts.
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WATCH: Father/Daughter wedding dance will make you cry
Here's the background story: The father of the bride passed away just before the wedding from pancreatic cancer. So the bride's brother recorded one of their father's favorite songs, Butterfly Kisses. It's played while she has her "Father-Daughter" Dance with her grandfather, brothers and father-in-law.
Here's your last chance to grab some Kleenex...
Cheryl Kaye & Kyle from KGBX interviewed Andrea Stocking (the bride) and her brother Nick Middleton (who sang Butterfly Kisses) about the wedding video that has touched SO many people around the world.
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WATCH: Lucy Hale stops for a quick chat
"Pretty Little Liars" star Lucy Hale stopped by the iHeartRadio Music Festival where she introduced Phoenix, along with her co-star Shay Mitchell.
Lucy - AKA Aria - chatted with Bobby Bones about PLL, and reaveals that 95% of the time, fans don't call her by her real name!
She is also working on a country album! Check out the full interview below:


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White House releases Obamacare enrollment numbers
(Washington, DC) -- Roughly 106,000 people are successfully enrolled in the new healthcare exchanges. Releasing data from October, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said another 975,000 have applied but have not yet selected healthcare plans. She noted that the numbers are being held down by the troubled launch of the HealthCare.Gov website. Less than 27,000 consumers have been able to enroll through the website. The administration hopes to have major glitches in the website fixed by November 30th.
Sebelius said the "marketplace is working and people are enrolling" in federal and state exchanges. In order for Obamacare to be successful, there will have to be about half-a-million enrollments per month during the six month open enrollment period. In earlier remarks, White House spokesman Jay Carney set a low bar of expectations and predicted that "no one will be satisfied" with the numbers from the first month. Sebelius expressed confidence that enrollment numbers will "grow substantially in the next five months."


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WATCH: Angry D.C. resident maces and attacks news crew
(WUSA9) - We were on Southern Avenue in Southeast DC to cover a reported home invasion that occurred at 2:00 a.m. on Wednesday.
D.C. Police said four armed men held eight people hostage, assaulted three of them, including a male who had a broom stick thrust into his mouth.
Photographer Danielle Gill and I were knocking on doors, trying to get neighbors to talk to us. Most of them did not know the family living in the house.


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To Get Jailed With Beau, Woman Stole $4 Wine: Cops
(NEWSER) – Move over, Romeo and Juliet: Texas brings us the tale of star-crossed lover Alicia Walicke, whose boyfriend the AP reports is the current resident of one of the nation's fine penal institutions. Her solution to their separation, as per the cops who busted her Wednesday? Steal a bottle of wine—presumably terrible wine at $3.99—and sit outside the gas station that she had failed to pay aforementioned $3.99 and drink aforementioned wine. When police asked what Walicke was doing, she said she wanted to be arrested so that the pair could be reunited behind bars. Cops obliged, Walicke has been charged with misdemeanor theft, and she's now free on $5,000 bond.
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PHOTOS: Massive explosion causes 2 buildings in New York City to collapse
Con Edison confirms it was responding to a report of a gas odor in the area just before the explosion occurred in East Harlem. More than 100 firefighters are battling the flames.
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What's left of a building in Harlem after massive explosion. via @NYDailyNews http://t.co/B9PyjRpt9g pic.twitter.com/T1cO8zTFjF
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) March 12, 2014
.@FDNY response time to #EastHarlemExplosion was 2 minutes. Heroic work by 250+ firefighters on scene. pic.twitter.com/6rZf1WysmI
— Bill de Blasio (@BilldeBlasio) March 12, 2014
@MyFoxNY Street of 116th and Park Avenue corner pic.twitter.com/MPEMM2TI2n
— Re Ward (@TeamRW_) March 12, 2014
Eerily reminiscent of 9/11. RT @AshGilbertson: On assignment for NYT at explosion on 116th St: pic.twitter.com/7u0MpCIiiO #eastharlemexplosion
— Jennifer Deseo (@jenniferdeseo) March 12, 2014
FDNY responding to 5-alarm fire and building collapse in Harlem. http://t.co/emP6HuNiLy (Andrew Burton/Getty Images) pic.twitter.com/LyWvXLjKJd
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Playground covered in glass. Mayor @deBlasioNYC says there will be a hotline for relatives. #eastharlemexplosion pic.twitter.com/nQcyzq6Hdw
— Lucy Yang (@LucyYang7) March 12, 2014
The actual building in East Harlem that collapsed. Via @kemrichardson7 #EastHarlemExplosion @ABC7NY pic.twitter.com/yVIBJ8VvdP
— Stacey Sager (@staceysager7) March 12, 2014
Now: Photo of #Manhattan collapse. #FDNY has 39 units and 168 members responding. The scene is developing. pic.twitter.com/zWhTmi9Dsm
— FDNY (@FDNY) March 12, 2014
At least 1 dead, 17 injured in Harlem building explosion: http://t.co/KfYKofIKEi pic.twitter.com/5p64m5jFDU
— RYOT NEWS (@RYOTnews) March 12, 2014
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#BREAKING: One dead in NYC building explosion http://t.co/wguCMgbOZE #Manhattan #manhattanexplosion pic.twitter.com/zUoJcJWcwc
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#NYC Manhattan building collapse has left several injured, one female DOA has just been reported pic.twitter.com/8Ylq2tA0UC
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Duke porn star's army doctor dad learned about daughter's career upon return from Afghanistan
The Duke University freshman who does porn had insisted that nobody report her adorably slutty porn name, which is Belle Knox. Then, of course, the 18-year-old porn princess wanted to keep her real name – Miriam Weeks – a secret. Well, that's out of the bag too.
And now, the hardcore starlet is finally facing the reality that every porn thespian – no matter how gifted – must eventually face — her parents have learned all about her moonlighting career, reports the Daily Mail.
Family members dealing with the newfound information include her father, an army doctor who has just returned from Afghanistan, and her mother, a native of an India, where pornography is a tremendous taboo. There's also her brother, who is a devout Catholic who spends his time doing Christian outreach work.
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Dr. Kevin Weeks and his wife Harcharan – nicknamed 'Hershie' – are said to be devastated by the news of their daughter's career choices. The porn star's brother Paul, 22 and sister Anita, 20, aren't too happy, either.
The college costs for all three children will be in the very high six figures—and should easily exceed $1 million if any loans are involved, thanks to the magic of compound interest.
As the Mail notes, a military doctor like Kevin Weeks can expect to earn about $200,000 annually plus deployment pay. Harcharan Weeks is currently not working.
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No Survivors in Mali Crash
(NEWSER) – French officials have sent troops to secure the site in northern Mali where an Air Algerie plane crashed yesterday, but expect no miracles: "Sadly, there is no survivor," French President Francois Hollande said today, reports the Guardian. He also said that one black box had been recovered and was being evaluated, though the best guess remains that the plane went down over the desert in bad weather. France had about 50 passengers on the plane and is taking a lead role in the investigation,
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Arcadia, CA, June 11, 2014 -- HRTV (R), The Network for Horse Sports, announced today that Carolyn Conley, longtime on-air personality and its Director of Brand Management since 2011, has resigned to pursue other interests.
A fixture at the network since 2006, Conley, in addition to her on-air presence, was responsible for promoting HRTV, and its various services, to members of the racing and equestrian communities.
"I am grateful for the opportunity at HRTV, and enjoyed my long association with the network," said Conley. "However, I believe this is the opportune time to explore other challenges."
Conley served as a longtime host of the network's "Race Day America" show for HRTV. She wrote, produced, and narrated "The Lost Years," a documentary detailing the use of Santa Anita Park during World War II. She has been the voice for many features on HRTV's award-winning documentary show, "Inside Information."
She has also served as reporter for the network, and was a key member of the Eclipse Award-winning Santa Anita broadcast team from 1996-2000.
Conley showed hunters, jumpers, and three-day event horses as a child, and went on to exercise racehorses for Hall of Fame trainers Charlie Whittingham, Bobby Frankel, D.Wayne Lukas and Richard Mandella.
About HRTV
HRTV, The Network for Horse Sports, is a television-based multimedia network dedicated to equine sports. HRTV's programming features horse racing from top U.S. and international racetracks, as well as a wide range of world-class English horse riding and Western horse riding competitions, news, original programming and award-winning documentaries covering the world of horse sports. The live stream of HRTV is available on a subscription basis to high-speed Internet users worldwide at www.tvg2.com. In the U.S., the HRTV television network is available via telco, cable and satellite in over 19 million homes.
Contact: Scott Cooper, HRTV, 609-391-8166
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Cate Blanchett, Matthew McConaughey predicted to win Oscars
Who's your pick to win an Academy Award?
The Oscars are coming up on Sunday, and participants in a CBS News poll are favoring Matthew McConaughey for the Best Actor prize. The Dallas Buyers Club star has 36% of the vote -- and a healthy lead over Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street, who's getting nods from 22%. Eighteen percent feel Bruce Dern deserves the honor for his work in Nebraska. Chiwetel Ejiofor from 12 Years A Slave and Christian Bale from American Hustle are each getting nods from fewer than 15%.
The competition is much tighter in the Best Actress poll. Blue Jasmine star Cate Blanchett leads the list with support from 25%. But 23% feel Judi Dench earned the honor with her performance in Philomena. She's just edging out Gravity star Sandra Bullock, who's drawing a nod from 22%. Twenty percent like Amy Adams' in American Hustle the best. Only Meryl Streep -- who holds the record for the most Best Actress nominations -- doesn't appear to have made much of an impression. Just 10% believe she should get the award for August: Osage County.
Who will win?! Check out coverage and updates from the awards this weekend, right here.
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Ravens' Rice Suspended Two Games
(New York, NY) -- The NFL is suspending Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice for two games without pay following his offseason arrest on assault charges. Even though Rice avoided prosecution after he was charged with assaulting his now-wife Janay at an Atlantic City casino, the NFL said he violated the league's personal conduct policy. Rice is also being fined an additional game check. He will be eligible for reinstatement following the season-opening games against the Bengals and Steelers.
Not everybody is happy with the suspension. Many in the media have called out the NFL for such a light sentence. Gregg Doyel of CBS Sports slammed Roger Goodell for the punishment. Doyle suggested a much harsher penalty for the running back:
Suspend Ray Rice for half the season, the whole season -- hell, suspend Ray Rice for the rest of his career because an incredibly strong, incredibly muscular NFL player simply cannot use that strength to hurt a woman -- and we would have understood.
Deadspin compiled a list of other suspensions handed out by the league. Some of the notable suspensions include Ben Roethlisberger, who was suspended for 6 games(later reduced to 4), for being accused of sexual assault. No charges were ever filed but, Goodell still justified his 6 game suspension saying:
The Personal Conduct Policy makes clear that I may impose discipline "even where the conduct does not result in conviction of a crime' as, for example, where the conduct 'imposes inherent danger to the safety and well being of another person."
Many people took to social media after the suspension was announced and lambasted the NFL.
Ray Rice gets two games for beating his woman, but Josh Gordon is suspended for the year for smoking some weed? That sounds right.
— Christian Vinson (@VIsForVinson) July 24, 2014
Ray Rice: Beat a woman unconscious, suspended 2 games. I guess permanent brain or organ damage is mandate for 4 games, right @nflcommish?
— Jeff Schultz (@JeffSchultzAJC) July 24, 2014
I mean seriously, Roger. This video is so disturbing and disgusting. #speechless @nflcommish http://t.co/4oCk6D3uRH
— Jim Trotter (@JimTrotter_NFL) July 24, 2014
What do you think? Is two games too soft of a punishment?