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5-400 Firearms Requirements and Policies
A. All employees shall safely handle firearms while performing on-duty assignments or while acting in a law enforcement capacity, in a manner consistent with MPD training and policy.
B. Employees are responsible for any discharge of a firearm in their custody. Any unintentional, reckless, unlawful, or other discharge inconsistent with MPD training and policy may result in discipline.
Department-owned armament shall be transferred only through the MPD Rangemaster. Commanders may make temporary loans within the department to meet emergency needs, but the Rangemaster must be notified as soon as practical.
Only those with the rank of Commander and above, the on‑duty Watch Commander, the Rangemaster, or those working for the Rangemaster, are authorized to approve access to the MPD Armory. (03/11/16)
Exception: Weapons and other armaments belonging to the Emergency Response Unit (ERU) are excluded from this section. These armaments shall be transferred through the ERU Commander or the ERU Coordinator.
1. Following a Critical Incident, if an involved MPD officer is required to surrender his/her duty handgun, the Homicide Unit will provide a loaner handgun to the involved officer.
2. Prior to returning to duty, the involved officer shall contact the MPD Range during normal business hours to receive a loaner handgun similar to the type of gun the officer has declared as a duty weapon.
3. After receiving the loaner handgun from the Range, the involved officer shall return the loaner gun to the Homicide Unit.
4. The involved officer will be allowed to carry the Range-issued loaner handgun as a duty handgun until the investigating agency returns the officer's duty handgun.
Civilian personnel are prohibited from handling loaded firearms while at work unless they have attended and completed firearms familiarization training sponsored by the MPD Range or possess a valid permit to carry. Civilian personnel shall not possess personal firearms while at work.
The decision to carry a handgun while off‑duty is left to the personal preference of each officer. The MPD prohibits any officer from carrying a handgun or ammunition off‑duty while using or under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Officers are permitted to carry off‑duty only those handguns they have been certified to carry on‑duty. The City of Minneapolis assumes no liability for any officer using a handgun off duty that has not been authorized and approved for on‑duty use and for which the Rangemaster has not certified the officer.
Officers, when off-duty, are responsible for the safe storage of their firearms, whether they are in a motor vehicle, in a residence, or other facility. Officers assume the responsibility for taking reasonable precautions that their firearms do not fall into the hands of minors and/or unauthorized persons.
Range personnel must inspect all firearms before an officer may attempt to qualify with the firearm and be authorized to carry the firearm on duty or off duty. Range personnel may require officers to take additional training in addition to shooting a qualification course before allowing an officer to carry a specific firearm.
A firearm shall be resubmitted to the Rangemaster for inspection and approval when:
· Directed by a supervisor;
· The firearm has been altered; and/or
· The firearm has malfunctioned or is not working properly.
Officers shall maintain their firearm(s) in a clean, serviceable condition.
1. Officers shall only carry MPD-approved ammunition. Ammunition specifications are available from the Range Master.
2. The MPD will provide the ammunition required for an officer's declared handguns (up to two total). (02/06/12)
3. Ammunition issued for an officer's declared handgun(s) will be replaced annually by the Range Master. (02/06/12)
4. Department shotguns should be loaded with MPD issued 00 Buck. If a situation arises where the spread of the buckshot becomes an issue or additional range or penetration is required shotgun slugs may be used. (02/06/12)
To establish procedure for the use of Remington, Model 870 shotguns.
Squad Ready: The shotgun shall have six rounds in the magazine with the hammer dropped (trigger pulled). There shall be no round in the chamber and the safety shall be in the "fire position." The shotgun shall have a single strip of masking tape around the barrel and fore-grip with the preparing officer's initials, date and time written on the tape. (10/5/09) (02/06/12)
A. The Remington, Model 870 shotgun is the authorized MPD shotgun. (02/06/12)
B. All sworn personnel shall qualify and attend annual shotgun training, and shall retain annual shotgun certification. (12/18/06) (02/06/12)
C. The shotgun shall be "squad ready" when in a vehicle. (12/18/06) (02/06/12)
1. At the start of a shift, uniformed officers assigned to a marked squad shall obtain a shotgun, inspect it and ensure the shotgun is set up squad ready. (02/06/12)
2. Upon completion of their shift, officer(s) shall remove the shotgun from the squad car for storage in the precinct or unit armory. When stored, the Remington, Model 870 shotgun shall have the slide open with no rounds in the weapon. (12/18/06)
To establish policy and procedure for the use of Colt M-4, Colt M-16 A-1 and Smith & Wesson M&P 15X rifles. (08/01/11)
Officers certified to carry the Colt M-4, Colt M-16 A-1 or Smith & Wesson (S&W) M&P 15X rifles are authorized to do so as part of their regular duty assignment. When deploying a rifle officers shall adhere to the United States and Minnesota Constitutions, and to all state and federal laws and MPD policies pertaining to the use of deadly force. (08/01/11) (09/04/12)
Squad Ready: The rifle's bolt is forward on an empty chamber with the safety on. The rifle shall have a 20 round magazine loaded with 18 rounds of issued duty ammunition inserted into the magazine well. If an officer chooses to use 30 round magazines the magazine shall be loaded with 28 rounds of issued duty ammunition. (08/01/11)
Authorized Magazines: Only magazines issued by the Range or brands of magazines approved by the Range shall be used. A list of approved magazines will be maintained at the Range. (08/01/11)
A. Certified Rifle Operators shall attend annual training and pass a qualification course to retain their certification. The certification course will be determined by the Range Master.
B. Officers assigned to the Rifle Program may carry a department issued Colt M-16 A-1 rifle or purchase a Colt M-4 or S&W M&P 15X rifle to carry on patrol. (08/01/11) (09/04/12)
1. Officers who elect to carry department issued Colt M-16 A-1 rifles will carry the rifle in the same condition as it was issued. Officers shall not add accessories to the rifle or alter it in any way. (08/01/11)
2. Officers who elect to purchase a Colt M-4 or S&W M&P 15X rifle may only add accessories authorized by the MPD Range Master to the rifle. A list of these accessories will be maintained at the Range. (08/01/11) (09/04/12)
C. Any officer currently in the Rifle Program who has purchased his/her own S&W M&P 15X patrol rifle shall sign a Rifle Program Duty Declaration Form (MP-9068) which outlines the rules associated with carrying the rifle. This form shall be signed before a personally owned rifle may be used on patrol. The Rifle Program Duty Declaration Form will be maintained by the Range in the officer's file. (08/01/11)
D. Approved Colt M-4, Colt M-16 A-1 and S&W M&P 15X rifle use in vehicles. (08/01/11) (09/04/12)
1. Rifles shall be "squad ready" when in a vehicle.
2. Rifles shall be transported in one of two ways as follows:
a. In a squad mounted lock in the front passenger compartment of the vehicle, or
b. Cased in the trunk of the vehicle. If the rifle is cased in the vehicle's trunk it may be brought into the cabin of the vehicle prior to arriving on a call that will require use of the rifle.
3. At the end of an officer's shift the rifle shall be unloaded, cased and locked in the officer's locker.
E. Deployment of Colt M-4, Colt M-16 A-1 or S&W M&P 15X rifles. (08/01/11) (09/04/12)
1. Rifles may be deployed in the following situations:
a. When a suspect is out of range for a shotgun or handgun to be effective.
b. Suspects are reasonably believed to be wearing protective body armor.
c. Situations that an officer reasonably believes to meet active shooter criteria.
d. When the unique features of the Colt M-4, Colt M-16 A-1 or S&W M&P 15X rifles provide a tactical advantage. (08/01/11) (09/04/12)
2. Colt M-4, Colt M-16 A-1 or S&W M&P 15X rifles should not be used or brought into buildings. (08/01/11) (09/04/12)
a. Notwithstanding the above, it may be necessary to use a rifle in a building if the call involves an active shooter, a suspect wearing protective body armor or other serious situations.
b. Officers should be aware that serious damage may occur to their hearing or the hearing of others in close proximity to the area if a rifle is fired in a building.
c. Officers should be aware of the area behind their intended target if they need to fire their rifles in an urban area.
3. When officers respond to a call where MPD policy requires that a CAPRS report be completed, officers shall document the deployment or use of the Colt M-4, Colt M-16 A-1 or S&W M&P 15X rifle in their statement. (08/01/11) (09/04/12)
F. A certified Colt M-4, Colt M-16 A-1 or S&W M&P 15X rifle operator who has used his or her rifle in violation of this policy or in an unsafe manner may be removed from the Rifle Program. (08/01/11) (09/04/12)
G. Failure to attend a scheduled rifle training session may result in removal from the Rifle Program.
The Rangemaster is responsible for planning, implementing and conducting firearms training for all MPD sworn personnel. The Rangemaster is also responsible for operational activities of all sworn personnel and for ensuring that all personnel comply with the established policies, procedures and orders of the department. The Rangemaster reviews all officer-involved shootings for future or immediate training needs.
Range officers instruct sworn personnel in the proper use of authorized individual and MPD-owned firearms. They also are responsible for inspecting and determining the functional operation of firearms.
All sworn personnel are required, as a term and condition of employment, to obtain a "passing" score on the MPD-approved course of fire for each of the Range training period
s established by the Training Unit. They must do so with their primary handgun and secondary handgun (if they intend to carry one).
Officers may be required to participate in additional firearms training at the discretion of the Training Unit as approved by the Administration.
Sworn personnel are also required to satisfactorily complete each course of fire with MPD-issued shotguns as conducted by Range personnel.
Any officer who fails to attend the MPD-approved course of fire for any given range training period because of a medically documented illness, temporary injury, IOD-related matter or non-medical excused absence from duty (i.e., LOA), will be required to do so upon their return to full duty. Officers returning to full duty shall be reassigned to a non-enforcement position by their Commander and will not be authorized to carry a firearm, on or off duty, until successfully completing the required course of fire.
Recruit officers must attain the minimum score required to "pass" the firearms qualification course conducted by MPD Range personnel. Failure to qualify is cause for termination of employment.
"To Qualify" means obtaining the minimum passing score on any given MPD-approved course of fire with handguns, shotguns and other specialty firearms if required.
Officers who do not obtain a "passing" score on a required course of fire shall be given a "Notice of Failure to Qualify." This form will direct the officer to return on a given date and time for remedial training and/or refiring of the course. A copy of the "Notice of Failure to Qualify" (MP-6454) will be sent to the officer's Commander and another placed in the officer's Range file.
The Commander will immediately reassign the officer to a non-enforcement position until such time as he or she returns to the range and "passes" the course of fire. The officer is also prohibited from carrying or using MPD-authorized firearms, on or off duty, until satisfactory completion of the course.
Failure to qualify after remedial training may be cause for disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.
Commanders will be allocated sufficient range time to schedule all their officers for each required range training period. Make-up sessions may be scheduled if necessary.
Upon the completion of each firearms qualification period, officers who did not attend will be issued a "Notice of Failure to Attend Firearms Qualification Course" (MP-6453). A copy will be sent to the officer's Commander and a copy placed in the officer's Range file. The officer shall report to the Range on the specified date and time for remedial training and/or qualification.
Commanders will immediately reassign the officer to a non-enforcement position until such time as he or she returns to the Range and satisfactorily completes the course of fire. The officer is also prohibited from carrying or using MPD-authorized firearms, on or off duty, until satisfactory completion of the course.
A list of all officers who failed to report for firearms training during each qualification period will be forwarded to their respective Bureau Head. Failure to attend required firearms training, unless properly excused, will be cause for disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.
The MPD Range facility may only be used by sworn law enforcement personnel or persons authorized by the Rangemaster. Sworn law enforcement personnel from agencies other than the MPD may be permitted to use the Range facility with the prior approval of the Chief of Police. In these instances, at least one Range staff officer must be present to monitor the use of the facility.
Only MPD-authorized ammunition and an officer's primary and secondary firearm may be used at an MPD Range facility.
The Rangemaster is the Commander of the MPD's Range facilities. The following rules shall be adhered to by all personnel using the indoor or outdoor range facilities:
· All weapons at the range should be treated as if they are loaded. (02/06/12)
· Weapons shall be cased or holstered unless directed to do otherwise by the Rangemaster.
· Trigger fingers will remain off the trigger until the Rangemaster gives the command to shoot.
· Handling of weapons will be on command or by permission of range personnel only.
· No handling of weapons will be permitted while persons are down range.
· Possession and/or consumption of liquor or drugs is forbidden either immediately prior to or while at the range.
· The Rangemaster may order anyone using the MPD's Range to leave a Range facility for the violation of any of his/her commands or rules.
· The Rangemaster may temporarily confiscate the weapon of any employee of the MPD pending a decision on the issue by the Chief of Police.
Officers entering any area of a jail or processing facility shall follow all rules of the controlling agency as to the deposit of weapons immediately upon entering the facility.
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Eagles 10-runned by Angola, 13-3
ANGOLA — Whatever momentum Columbia City's baseball team had built up heading towards sectionals was lost Monday night at Angola.The Eagles were 10-runned by the Hornets by a final of 13-3 after five innings.Columbia City was only down 5-3 in the middle of the fifth frame.However, what started as a feasible deficit to overcome turned into an insurmountable one that ultimately ended the game without the Eagles getting another turn to bat. Angola scored eight runs in the bottom of the fifth to win the matchup, 13-3.All told, Columbia City spent more time on the bus driving to and from Angola than in the actual game.To read the rest of this story, see the May 21 issue of The Post and Mail. Don't have a subscription? Call (260) 244-5153 or subscribe to our e-edition. For breaking news, sports updates and additional coverage, bookmark the homepage and find us on facebook and twitter.

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Florida Travel Guide for Aviation Enthusiasts: Florida Air Museum, Lakeland
Florida's "Official Aviation Museum and Education Center," the Florida Air Museum displays a rich variety of aircraft and artifacts covering the history and significance of the first 100 years of flight, with more than fifty aircraft on display, including one-of-a-kind designs, classics, ultralights, antiques and warbirds. Located at SUN 'n FUN at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport. 4175 Medulla Road, Lakeland, FL 33811, 863-644-2431 www.flairmuseum.org
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The Easton Area School District will require 20 full work days and a $2,100 payment before it produces about 4,200 emails it is compelled to release under a Pennsylvania open records request.
The Easton Area School District will require 20 full work days and a $2,100 payment before it produces about 4,200 emails it is compelled to release under a Pennsylvania open records request.
The district has long fought public information requests from both The Express-Times and The Morning Call, of Allentown, for copies of the messages.
Both newspapers are seeking all messages sent and received between Oct. 1 and Oct. 31, 2010, from the district email addresses of Superintendent Susan McGinley, all nine school board members at the time and the board's general account.
The district's appeals against releasing the communications were exhausted recently when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld an April ruling by the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ordering the emails' release.
In a letter to The Express-Times' attorney, school district attorney Rebecca A. Young said it will cost about $2,100 for the district to produce the requested records.
"It will be necessary to receive these funds before the district will take on the task of reviewing and redacting the requested records," Young wrote in the letter dated Nov. 15.
The amount was figured on the assumption that the average email would constitute a two-page record, for about 8,400 pages of correspondence, according to the letter. It would take about 20 full work days for a single employee "to work uninterrupted" to honor the response, the letter says.
In a phone call Friday, Young refused to say whether the district would charge The Express-Times and Morning Call $2,100 each even though both papers' requests were nearly identical. Neither paper has responded to the fee assessment, she said.
She could not immediately provide an estimate on how much the district has spent defending the requests.
Douglas Smillie, The Express-Times' attorney, said he plans to request information from the district on how it reached the $2,100 figure. State law bars the district from implementing a redaction fee, and printing costs are limited to 25 cents a page, he said. The only way the $2,100 fee makes sense is if every page contains sensitive information that needs to be redacted, he said. Even then, he doubts the time frame the district said it needed.
"It's 30 days of emails and it's going to take 20 days to review them? It didn't take that long to write them," Smilie said.
Before the Commonwealth Court ruling, both a Northampton County judge and the state Office of Open Records deemed the emails public records.
During the time spanning the records request, the district was considering $3.6 million in pool improvements at Easton Area High School and a total of $11 million in building renovations. It was also entering what would be a tough budget season and the board was considering limiting public comment during workshop meetings.
Melissa Bevan Melewsky, an attorney with the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association specializing in media law, said this is not the only case of a government body charging a high fee to access public information. Luzerne County recently announced it will only provide print copies of requested emails at 25 cents a page. State law allows digital copies to be provided for free, but Luzerne County officials say they will not do so because of security concerns, the Citizens' Voice reported Tuesday.
"It creates a potential barrier to access," she said. "Often times, that's not in the budget of a (media) business. How can it be in the budget of an average citizen?"


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North American Juniors Game Night: 1/26/11
Penticton Vees 5 @ Cowichan Valley Capitals 1
C Brendan O'Donnell, PEN: 1-0-1, 0 PIM
Season totals: 47 GP, 21-40-61, 22 PIM
O'Donnell snapped a two-game scoreless streak and notched his 61st point of the season Wednesday. Those 61 points tie his career high in Junior A, set last year with the Winnipeg South Blues of the MJHL (29-32-61). O'Donnell's goal was Penticton's first of the game, scored on the power play early in the first period.
Fargo Force 2 @ Omaha Lancers 5
C Jimmy Mullin, FGO: 0-1-1, -2, 0 PIM, 2 SOG
Season totals: 31 GP, 15-22-37, +18, 18 PIM
Fargo allowed four third period goals to fall on the road in Nebraska. The game was tied at one entering the third period before the Lancers outscored the Force 4-1 in the final stanza. Fargo is three points behind Dubuque for first in the Western Conference, with the Saints having a whopping four games in hand. Mullin has a nine point lead on Kero Tanner for the team lead in scoring despite playing six fewer games.
Montreal Juniors 1 @ Acadie-Bathurst Titan 3
D Charles Landry, MTL: 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM, 0 SOG, 0 Hits
Season Totals: 38 GP, 9-23-32, +18, 20 PIM
Landry attempted two shots on goal, but neither were part of the official count. Montreal has a five point lead on Drummondville for first in the TELUS West Division with one game in hand on the Volts. The Juniors' 73 points is tied for second-best in the league behind St. John (79).
Kitchener Rangers 3 @ Owen Sound Attack 5
D Geoffrey Schemitsch, OS: 0-1-1, +3, 0 PIM
Season totals: 39 GP, 1-16-17, +16, 12 PIM
G Michael Zador, OS: Did not play (backup).
With Attack: 7 GP, 4-1-0-0, 3.67 GAA, .880 sv%, 0 SO
With Oshawa: 18 GP, 10-3-1-1, 3.36 GAA, .879 sv%, 1 SO
Season Totals: 25 GP, 14-4-1-1, 3.44 GAA, .879 sv%, 1 SO
Schemitsch tied for the team high in plus/minus at plus-3 Wednesday. His plus-16 rating for the season is sixth best on the Attack. Garrett Wilson (Panthers) leads with plus-32.
Kamloops Blazers 5 @ Prince George 9
RW Brett Connolly, PG: 2-2-4, +1, 0 PIM, *Second Star*
Season totals: 35 GP, 27-17-44, -4, 12 PIM
Connolly returned two weeks after spraining his MCL to lead his Cougars to a big win over Kamloops. He was expected to miss 3-6 weeks. Connolly is 10th in the WHL in goals at 27. He has eight more goals than anyone else on his team and is one point behind Nick Buonassisi for the team lead in points despite playing 12 fewer games.
Saskatoon Blades 4 @ Edmonton Oil Kings 3
D Teigan Zahn, SAS: 0-0-0, +2, 9 PIM (delay of game, boarding, fighting vs. Adrian Van de Mosselaer)
Season totals: 48 GP, 2-11-13, +14, 100 PIM
Zahn how has a fight in four of his last five games. He hit the 100 PIM mark for the first time in two years. He had 84 PIM last year in 44 games and 160 the year before in 62 games. Blades coach Lorne Molleken earned his 500th regular season win Wednesday.
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I may have spent the entire month of October barely doing more than copy/pasting and clicking upload over here, and shaking a few cocktails over this way, but that doesn't mean I wasn't cooking. Discussing my culinary tales was simply pushed to the side by a bunch of furry animals. We've all been there.
My apologies if you've seen these on the facebook already, but now they're all in one place! I promise, I won't ask you to click back and forth on the same link for minutes of your day. This isn't that type of place, nor do I really know what that means.
In no particular order, here's the month in creations, including a bunch of brunch, Vegan Diner fun and a prominent obsession with chanterelles. I realized I had a problem when I was buying them from farmers markets not once, but twice a week, and now there's a suspicious van parked outside my apartment. Just waiting.
Chanterelle omelet with steamed kale, Cajun roasted fingerlings, fresh thyme, roasted garlic boursin-style spread and seitan sausage. Recipes sourced from Vegan Brunch, Vegan Diner and World Vegan Feast.
Smoked tofu & cherry tomato benedict with hollandaise, balsamic creminis, steamed kale & baguette. My applewood chips are up next, and on my gosh.
Olive oil & sliced garlic base with baby spinach, roasted red peppers, sliced heirloom tomato, shredded Cheezly & chanterelles sautéed in red wine. Cheezly, I miss you so.
Spicy Ethiopian-style Chickpea Stew, white rice, roasted peanuts. Based on this Whole Foods Kitchen recipe.
With quite a few of these…
Spaghetti with fire roasted marinara, nutritional yeast, grilled pilsner tofu, roasted eggplant, zucchini, garlic & basil.
This marks the last photo this plate will ever star in. Ker-plunk.
One week, I had a loaf of Dave's Killer Bread in my house, so I re-learned the art and convenience of sandwiching making.
Additional Pilsner grilled tofu, sliced tomato, green leaf lettuce, Vegenaise, hot sauce and a side of roasted fingerlings with coarse salt.
Baked "fried" green tomatoes and roasted red pepper aioli from the Sunny Days for Texas cookzine.
Pumpkin chocolate chip pancake, seitan & greens, apple ginger juice.
Sun-dried Tomato Chickpea Spread, ExtraVeganZa. My BFF sent me this book for my birthday and I am just as ecstatic about the number of fancy mushroom recipes as I'm sure she was.
Muhammara. Recipe from Epicurious. I may have bought an incredible number of end-of-season red bell peppers and carried the bag home over my shoulder.
An almost classy, bastardization, dedicated to my girl, Vegan Moxie: Salted Caramel Mocha. I used this DIY method for french press-style espresso (I know), my wee IKEA frother, and this recipe for vegan caramel using Sucanat, with the generous addition of sea salt.
Next up, the backlog of out-and-about dining, including some of Portland's latest vegan brunch delights, and a countdown to my upcoming month abroad in Thailand – and beyond.


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Netanyahu Mocks Legitimate GovernmentWritten by Stephen Lendman Subject: Israel - Palestine
by Stephen Lendman
Netanyahu never met a non-Jew he considered equal, a peace plan he didn't spurn, a law he didn't violate, or truth he didn't turn on its head.
He reveals Israel's true face. He's contemptuous of Palestinians, other Arabs, and Iranians. He considers them subhuman enemies. More on his latest outburst below.
New York Times columnist Tom Friedman is notoriously pro-Israeli. At the same time, he calls the "far-right group running Israel today so arrogant." He omitted lawless, racist, hawkish, and menacing.
Palestinians wanted liberation and peace for decades. They agreed to relinquish plenty for it. Israel enforces occupation violently. On Saturday, half a million Gazans massed in Gaza City's Kateba Square.
They commemorated Hamas' 25th anniversary. More than 3,000 foreign guests joined them. They came from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Malaysia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Algeria, Britain, and several other European countries.
A main stage was erected for speakers. Two empty chairs were positioned on it symbolically. They represented Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and Qassam Brigades head Ahmad Jabari.
Israel murdered them in cold blood. They're two of many Palestinian martyrs. They're lionized as heroes. Rogue killers remain unaccountable. Justice has miles to go.
Political Bureau Chairman Khaled Meshal said occupation never will be recognized. Freedom depends on resistance. He urged regional country support.
He called resistance a means, not an end. He added that "should the world find a means (to) liberate Palestine, liberate Jerusalem, and achieve the right of return without resistance, let them try."
Sixty-four years of trying produced nothing. History teaches that liberation depends on resistance. He vowed to keep working for free Palestine.
Electronic Intifada co-founder Ali Abuninmah discussed one example of how media scoundrels misreport what Hamas leaders say.
The London Observer sister publication to the Guardian misquoted Meshal. It claimed he said:
"We don't kill Jews because they are Jews. We kill the Zionists because they are conquerors and we will continue to kill anyone who takes our land and our holy places….We will free Jerusalem inch by inch, stone by stone."
He actually said:
"We do not fight the Jews because they are Jews. We fight the Zionist occupiers and aggressors. And we will fight anyone who tries to occupy our lands or attacks us. We fight those who fight us, who attack us, who besiege us, who attack our holy places and our land."
The difference is stark. Fight or struggle for liberation isn't kill. The Observer also called his speech "uncompromising."
Other mainstream reports also distorted his comments. Readers and viewers don't know they're being systematically lied to.
Abuninmah said none reported Meshal saying he welcomes peaceful conflict resolution if world leaders find ways to achieve it. Don't blame us for resisting without it, he added.
"If we found another way without war we would have seized it, but the history of nations shows that there is no victory or liberation without war, without battles, without sacrifice."
As long as Israel, Washington, and other Western nations oppose Hamas, they'll continue to be unjustly vilified.
Prime Minister Ismail Haniyya said liberation depends on Palestinian solidarity and unified resistance. "The power of Gaza is (Palestinian) power." It's ready and willing to continue struggling for freedom and dignity as one nation.
On Sunday, Arab League ministers agreed to provide Palestine hundreds of millions of dollars in aid. Qatari prime minister and Arab League secretary-general Hamad Al Thani criticized failed Quartet efforts. He called for reevaluating its performance and ways to help Palestine.
On December 9, Haaretz headlined "Netanyahu: Palestinians have no intention of compromising with Israel."
Like media scoundrels, he distorted Hamas leaders' comments. He lied, saying they'll never recognize Israel. Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, Meshal, Haniyya, and other Hamas officials want peace with dignity, not conflict.
They want decades of lawless occupation and repression ended. They want Palestinian self-determination universally recognized. They want treatment equal to Jews. They'll tolerate nothing less nor should they.
Meshal and Haniyya expressed willingness numerous times to recognize Israel in return for self-determination in peace inside pre-1967 borders. It represents 22% of historic Palestine.
The 1947 UN partition plan gave Palestinians 44%. Jerusalem was declared an international city. Netanyahu said wanting what's rightfully theirs "exposed the true face" of Israel's enemies.
"They have absolutely no intention of compromising with us." Israel's idea of compromise is what it says goes. For over 64 years, virtually all Palestinian rights were spurned.
Compromise isn't in Israel's vocabulary. Netanyahu represents the worst of rogue governance. "They want to destroy the state," he claimed. "They will of course fail. The nation of Israel will overcome these hostile enemies."
Israel is its own worst enemy. It governs through the barrel of a gun. Netanyahu is a world class thug. He gives chutzpah new meaning. He makes lesser rogues almost look respectable. He hastens Israel's demise.
He criticized Abbas for not condemning Meshal's remarks. "The interesting thing is precisely that (Abbas) did not issue a condemnation, not against words calling for Israel's destruction, just as he did not condemn the firing of missiles at Israel."
Meshal and other Hamas officials don't call for Israel's destruction. Israel and media scoundrels claim otherwise. Missiles fired in self-defense are legal and essential.
Israel provokes conflict repeatedly. Past and present rogue Israeli officials call self-defense terrorism. Palestinians are condemned for doing the right thing.
Israel calls naked aggression its divine right. Disbelievers are attacked and killed. Netanyahu is Israel's worst ever leader. He belongs in prison, not high office.
He lied saying Israel "want(s) true peace with (its) neighbors." He attacks Palestinians viciously multiple times daily.
He lied claiming Meshal wants Palestine to have all Israeli territory. He and other Hamas leaders agreed to accept 22% of historic Palestine within pre-1967 borders.
Haaretz lied. It said "Hamas rejects dialogue with Israel." Its "charter calls for the destruction of Israel."
Hamas leaders endorse legitimate negotiations on equal terms. They reject one-way Israeli demands. They want peace, not confrontation and violence. They don't call for Israel's destruction.
Even Haaretz turns truth on its head. It knows better but willfully distorts. If Israel's best broadsheet betrays readers, imagine how low the rest of its major media stoop.
In the mainstream, truth is the rarest commodity. It's mostly targeted head on, misrepresented, and avoided. It's the first casualty of war. It's a weapon of war when used to support it.
Misreporting is virulent censorship by misinformation or omission. It's fundamentally unprincipled and duplicitous. AJ Liebling (1904 - 1963) once said press freedom is "guaranteed only to those who own one."
He added that "people confuse what they read in newpapers (or see on television) with news."
Big Lies launch wars. They also justify unconscionable violence and other lawless acts. Haaretz shares guilt with other scoundrel media. Maybe conscience pangs one day will produce change.
Journalistic ethics and professional conduct stress public trust, credibility, accuracy, truth, avoiding bias, fairness, integrity, independence and accountability.
Nothing short of those qualities measure up. Most Israeli and Western media lack them entirely. Instead of accurate full disclosure, readers, listeners, and viewers are systematically lied to.
Hamas, other resistance groups, and many independent ones fall victim. Fundamental wrongs triumph over right. Things don't change. Innocent people suffer. They deserve better. Hamas and other groups like them want Palestine liberated.
They won't surrender like Fatah did at Oslo and subsequent agreements. Israel got everything it wanted. Palestinians sacrificed all rights.
Conditions are much worse now than earlier. Hamas wants historic wrongs reversed. All oppressed people feel the same way.
On December 6, Al Haq headlined "Gaza Strip: Palestinians Under Continuous Israeli Fire in the Buffer Zone."
Memorandum understanding of ceasefire terms stipulated these attacks would end. Israel committed violations straightaway.
Children are still shot for target practice. Farmers are attacked in their fields. Fishermen are accosted at sea. Some are shot. Others have their vessels damaged or confiscated.
From late November though early December, Al Haq reported numerous lawless Israeli attacks. Gazans are no safer now than before ceasefire terms were agreed.
Israel is a serial violator. Agreed terms called for "facilitating the movements of people, refraining from restricting residents' free movements, and (not) targeting residents in border areas."
Israel "continued to enforce the movement restrictions in place before the ceasefire and did not hesitate to open fire directly on Palestinians in the buffer zone on land and at sea."
Palestinian lives and welfare are as much at risk now as before. They're still terrorized daily. Dozens of West Bank homes are accosted and ransacked pre-dawn. It happens weekly. Residents are arrested. Their crime is praying to the wrong God.
Excessive force is official Israeli policy. So is targeting women, children and infants. Murdering them while they sleep is standard practice. Pillar of Cloud killed dozens for eight days. Over 1,000 were wounded, many seriously.
Fighting slowed but hasn't stopped. Hamas and other resistance groups unilaterally observe truce terms. Expect a greater Israeli provocation to produce a response Netanyahu calls terrorism.
His notion of peace is none at all. His idea of truth is avoid it. His governing style is hardline. His type security is naked aggression. Palestine's liberation has miles to go. It's well worth struggling for.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at email@example.com.
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Sadly Steven, I have yet to see or hear of a ligitimate government. The all end up failing for the same reasons. Don't get me wrong though, there are psychopathic leaders and there are sane leaders. Netanyahu is a lunaitc.


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New ruling in Indiana strikes down marriage ban, fuels momentum in 7th Circuit
August 20, 2014
On August 19, 2014, U.S. District Court Judge Richard Young issued a new ruling on the freedom to marry, striking down marriage discrimination in Indiana as unconstitutional. The ruling is the third distinct order on marriage in Indiana in the past year and the 37th pro-marriage court ruling since the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Windsor v. United States.
The ruling, in Bowling v. Pence, is on hold pending further action from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, which will hear oral arguments on the marriage bans in Indiana and Wisconsin on Tuesday, August 26. The decision further fuels the momentum for marriage in the 7th Circuit as we head into next week's landmark argument.
This decision from Judge Young also reinstated Indiana Governor Pence as a defendant in the marriage cases. Previously, Judge Young had dismissed claims against Gov. Pence, siding with the Governor, who said he had no authority to control whether or not same-sex couples in Indiana receive marriage licenses. However, because Gov. Pence has issued instructions to county officials in Indiana and clearly exerted his authority since the June 25 decision that paved the way for hundreds of Hoosier couples to marry for one day, Judge Young saw fit that the governor be reinstated.
The phenomenon that the court previously observed has continued to grow. Since issuing its prior orders, two circuit courts have found bans similar to Indiana's to be unconstitutional. This court reaffirms that conclusion today. Additionally, the court, after witnessing the Governor do what he claimed he could not do, reverses course and finds him to be a proper party to such lawsuits. The court wishes to reiterate that it finds the Governor's prior representations contradicting such authority to be, at a minimum, troubling.
This is the 37th pro-marriage court ruling since June 2013. Read about all 37 HERE.
For information on the nearly 80 marriage cases currently working their way through state and federal court in 32 different states and territories, visit our Marriage Litigation resource.


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Xbox One Day One Edition back in stock at GAME
GAME says it has secured more stock of the Xbox One Day One Edition.
The 'Day One' version of the console, which features the words 'day one edition' and a few little treats to make those that pre-ordered the console feel a bit special, was sold out at GAME from August 25th.
But now it's available again to order online and in-store as the retailer has managed to secure a 'limited number' of Day One consoles.
In fact, many GAME stores are tweeting that the day one edition will only be available to pre-order today.
It could all be genuine, or just a smart retail trick to drive up demand. Either way, Xbox One pre-orders have risen since the news that all pre-orders will come with a copy of FIFA 14.
PS4 has already sold out of its day one consoles.


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Impress your date with 10 new ways to kiss
Kiss and Tell
To kiss is to show love, it is to make the other person know that when your lips rub against his or her lips then there is a spark. There is the spark of love only the two of you can feel for that time. Biologically speaking, your entire body reacts to a kiss and upon smelling your kissing partner you get affected in an emotional way, and everything becomes so slow and time stops for the two you. To kiss is to create magic, and you can make this magic happen by kissing your date in ten different ways. Do not use them all in just one day, take your time and spread them out for ten different days. This will surprise her!
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The Waterfall Kiss
You need to keep a close watch on the weather reports for this one, because you will need a rainy day for this to work out for you. Let us say that you are walking your partner home and it begins to pour, what would you do? A geek would pull her aside and bring her under the shade, but a romantic would continue to walk and at some point in time pull her closer to kiss her long and deep. It would be tongue, lips, rain, slippery, wet and sexy.
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The Power Kiss
Most times it is not so much about the kiss actually. Instead it is more about the way your hands are on your partner. When you go to kiss her you should use your hands more appropriately by sliding on her waist and holding her back tightly. This will make her feel nice and she would know that she is in the arms of a strong man, remember, women like strong men. You could simply peck her after all that, but the main thing is to hold her.
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The Butterfly Kiss
When a girl is kissing her guy she can change things by pulling away and fluttering her eyelashes against his cheek or temple and could prove to be very romantic and gentle. It can give make your makeout session more intimate and yes, be ready to get shivers!
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The Breathe Kiss
This can be a very fun way to kiss your partner, and it is more of a game than a kiss. You have to open your mouth and inhale deeply and lock lips with your sweetie. Then you should slowly exhale into their mouth while they are inhaling and passing the breath to them. You could slowly inhale without moving while you partner is exhaling. Then pass breathe back and forth.
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The Bite Kiss
This is an aggressive form of French kiss and much like a French kiss it requires your mouth to be open and you could incorporate your tongue. But when you are pulling back you should lightly grab onto his or her tongue just for a second may be. But you should definitely avoid the occurrence of an accident and therefore you could also try the lips. Try it and see what you partner has to say!
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The Vampire Kiss
This as the name suggests is a kiss that is a deep one on someone's neck. This involves sucking or just some light biting on the skin, and there is potential of a mark being left behind. There are people who may find this type of a kiss to be painful and so you should ask permission before performing one, and always start slow. Do not go all crazy right from the start.
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The Angel Kiss
This kiss is a soft and gentle touch with your lips on the other person's eyelids or somewhere very close to the eye. It is very romantic and can be used to wake up your partner or to kiss him or her goodbye. When in love, you would know the significance of this great kiss!
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The Lizard Kiss
As the name suggests this kiss basically involves flicking the tongue in and out of your partner's mouth in tight and quick strokes. This kiss could again be a silly one, but you can definitely have some fun with it! This kiss could however feel creepy for the receiver and therefore you should completely avoid it or ask his or her permission before performing it.
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The Eskimo Kiss
During an Eskimo kiss two people are found to rub their noses back and forth each other. This kiss is actually based on real kisses that people from the Eskimo cultures perform on each other, could be a friendly gesture too. You should try this kiss with your eyes shut; it gives a very good feeling.
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The Secret Message Kiss
This is a variation of the French kiss. Here in the middle of a French kiss you could spell out a secret message with the tip of your tongue against the tongue of your partner. This could feel a little funny for the other person but the best part is that you will be getting your message across in a very secretive and creative manner!
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Rough Cut - Woodworking with Tommy Mac "Laminated Coat Rack" NULL
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P. Allen Smith's Garden Home "Keeping It Local" In this episode, Allen discusses the importance of buying locally in your community or growing your own. He shares tips on planting gourds and when to harvest garlic. Plus, instead of using an artificial tree, we talk to an expert about buying from a local Christmas Tree Farm. D
9:30 am
Katie Brown Workshop "Who Needs A Wedding Planner?" Katie's ideas for invitations and one-flower arrangements and recipes for quiche cups with shrimp, chicken pinwheels and polenta sandwiches will help keep a wedding day simple. D
10:00 am
Christina "Eating Well for Life" If you think it's a diet, you'll fail. But if you think of eating well for life, it becomes a part of how you live and who you are. Eating well is required for your body to function at its best. D
10:30 am
The Jazzy Vegetarian "Pasta with Pizazz!" Host Laura Theodore prepares pasta favorites starting with easy "Peanut Noodles." Next, "Penne with Garbanzo Beans and Broccoli Rabe" prepares quickly, but is packed with zingy flavor. A surprise choice for noodles is showcased in "Pea and White Bean Puttanesca," followed by "Arugula, Artichoke, and Tomato Pasta" which features a no-cook sauce, making it a breeze to prepare for a summertime meal. D
11:00 am
Christina "Italian Light" Think you can't lose weight and enjoy an Italian feast? Sophia Loren famously said she owed her great looks to pasta and olive oil. The natural deliciousness of Italian cuisine can help you achieve the body of your dreams with its great balance of carbs, protein and fat. And with delicious dishes like Penne fra Diavolo, dieting has never been so yummy. D
11:30 am
The Jazzy Vegetarian "Lunch Bunch" Host Laura Theodore prepares lunch, starting with simple "Four-Ingredient Leek Soup." A trio of main dish salads include: tantalizing "Avocado and Black Bean Confetti Salad," tasty "Fancy Chickpea Salad" and satisfying "Quinoa Tabbouleh," served with crusty bread on the side. We'll finish our lunch with a refreshing and elegant "Banana Raspberry Sorbet. D
12:00 pm
In Search of the Novel "Who Owns The Novel?" This workshop probes the living nature of the novel by illustrating how each reader makes a novel his or her own. It shows how the interpretation of a novel can change, depending on the reader's culture, class, generation, gender, and personality. D
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Primary Sources: Workshops In American History "Disease and History: Typhoid Mary and the Search For Perfect Control" This workshop looks at the history of infectious disease in America, particularly typhoid, diphtheria, and polio, and their "conquest" by medical research and public health regulation. With the aid of contemporary medical journal articles and New York City health records, the onscreen participants investigate the medical and civil liberties issues exemplified by the case of "Typhoid Mary" Mallon. Facing off as either Board of Health officials or friends of Mary Mallon, workshop participants debate the typhoid carrier's fate.G
2:00 pm
Rediscovering Biology: Molecular to Global Perspectives "Session 13. Genetically Modified Organisms" While genetic modification of organisms has occurred for millennia, we now have the tools to insert specific genes from one organism into cells of unrelated species. This session illustrates the processes used and how such genetically transformed organisms are increasingly common in agriculture, industry, and medicine, and introduces the ethical considerations of GMO research. D
2:30 pm
Rediscovering Biology: Molecular to Global Perspectives "Session 1. Genomics" Having determined the complete DNA nucleotide sequence of humans and several other organisms, today. D
3:00 pm
Critical Issues In School Reform "Reflecting On Teaching Practice: Student Work, Teacher Work, and Standards, Part 1 Math" A tenth-grade math teacher from San Bruno, California, presents a sample of student work from her classroom to a group of teachers, administrators, and a facilitator. The group uses a "tuning protocol" to examine this work, give the teacher feedback, and discuss its implications for her teaching practice. D
4:00 pm
Critical Issues In School Reform "Reflecting On Teaching Practice: Student Work and Teacher Work, Part II Science" A fourth-grade teacher from Worcester, Massachusetts, shares a sample of work from her science classroom with a group of teachers and administrators in a facilitated "consultancy" that focuses on a question posed by the teacher about the student work and her teaching practice.G
4:30 pm
Critical Issues In School Reform "Stories of Public Engagement: Patrick O'hearn School" A Boston elementary school has enhanced student success through close cooperation with families. D
5:00 pm
Hands On Crafts for Kids "My Workspace" This episode features crafts to fix up your workspace -whether it's the kitchen table or a desk in your room - make the supplies you use every day. We begin with a recycled portfolio with monster clips. Next, there's no excuse for having a mess on your desk with a great organizer made from old CD's. D
5:30 pm
Hey Kids, Let's Cook "Breakfast for Mom" Whether it's Mother's Day, your mom's birthday, or just simply just because she's special, you should set your alarm, ask your dad to meet you in the kitchen at 6:00 A.m., and go for it! Make your mom that special breakfast and take it to her before she gets up! And today we're going to learn how to make scones, a delicious bread brought to us from the English and Scottish. And we'll serve it up with an omelet, and fresh fruit. D
6:00 pm
Jacques Pepin: More Fast Food My Way "Smooth Food" Daughter Claudine joins Jacques in the kitchen. He uses local blue cheese for mini savory cheesecakes on arugula, and makes tapioca banana coconut pudding.G
6:30 pm
America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Cool and Creamy Desserts" Host Christopher Kimball visits Toscanini's to learn the secrets behind professional ice-cream making. Next, test cook Bridget Lancaster shows Chris how to make the Best Homemade Ice Cream. Then, equipment expert Adam Ried reveals his pick for the top ice-cream makers, and tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Chris to a tasting of vanilla beans. D
7:00 pm
Cuisine Culture "Arnaud Lallement, Reims, France" Reims is the capital of Champagne, and it's also where the culinary adventure begins in chef Arnaud Lallement's Two-Star Michelin restaurant, L'Assiette Champenoise. Lallement demonstrates how to grill langoustines, braise lamb and make an explosive dessert, a Raspberry Vacheron. Sweets await in one of the world's oldest cookie-making factories. D
7:30 pm
Pati's Mexican Table "Lip-Smacking Mexican Meal" By adding a few key Mexican ingredients to what you'd normally find in an all-American pantry and fridge, you get these to-die-for, lip-smacking dishes. Chicken a la Trash; Everyday Green Salad; Impossible Chocoflan. D
8:00 pm
Ask This Old House "Restoring Terrazzo Floors/Repairing a Cracked Floor Joist" Host Kevin O'Connor heads to Del Ray Beach, Florida, to restore terrazzo floors. Then, Kevin, along with landscape contractor Roger Cook, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey and general contractor Tom Silva, asks, "What Is It?" Afterward, Tom helps a homeowner repair a cracked floor joist. D
8:30 pm
Rick Steves' Europe "Vienna and the Danube" Rick takes in the city's wealth of elegant gardens, great art and fine music. He travels along the Danube River and hikes through the Baroque Melk Abbey.G
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Equitrekking "Spain" Equitrekking host Darley Newman rides at Cortijo El Esparragal, an estate and working farm outside of Seville that dates back to the Bronze Age. On prize-winning Andalusians, Darley learns the purpose and history of the Spanish Vaquera style of riding. Next, she enjoys a sunset ride outside of Segovia and visits the castles and Roman aqueducts in this central region. D
9:30 pm
Jacques Pepin: More Fast Food My Way "Smooth Food" Daughter Claudine joins Jacques in the kitchen. He uses local blue cheese for mini savory cheesecakes on arugula, and makes tapioca banana coconut pudding.G
10:00 pm
America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Cool and Creamy Desserts" Host Christopher Kimball visits Toscanini's to learn the secrets behind professional ice-cream making. Next, test cook Bridget Lancaster shows Chris how to make the Best Homemade Ice Cream. Then, equipment expert Adam Ried reveals his pick for the top ice-cream makers, and tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Chris to a tasting of vanilla beans. D
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Mexico -- One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless "From Lobster to Chocolate Clams: A Delicious Feast in Magdalena Bay" Rick and local guide Luis Garduno of REDTours venture out on a skiff to learn about sustainable fishing on Magdalena Bay. They catch up with local lobster fishermen and learn about sizing lobsters. Then they watch as clam divers haul up the local chocolate clams from the bottom of the bay. D
11:00 pm
Caprial and John's Kitchen: Cooking for Family and Friends "Decadent Organic Dairy" On a visit to an Oregon organic dairy, Caprial and John come across products that lend amazing flavor and aroma to their creations: mushroom dip with truffle oil, basil sour cream dressing and grilled lamb chops with cumin yogurt sauce.G
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Rick Steves' Europe "Vienna and the Danube" Rick takes in the city's wealth of elegant gardens, great art and fine music. He travels along the Danube River and hikes through the Baroque Melk Abbey.G


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ASTON Martin is set to ramp up its global expansion after an Italian private equity group bought a £150million stake in the British luxury car maker.
InvestIndustrial has snapped up a 37.5 per cent holding in the company which is owned by a consortium led by Kuwaiti fund Investment Dar.
The Italians beat off competition from Indian motor firm Mahindra and Mahindra in a deal that values the business at about £759million.
Aston Martin, whose iconic sports cars have been made famous by the James Bond films, said the investment would help it spend more than £500million on new products and technology over the next five years and recover from a downturn-led sales slump.
The firm, which sold 2,340 cars in the nine months to September 30, down 19 per cent on last year, said it would look at developing existing markets and entering new territories.
It is understood that InvestIndustrial is particularly hoping to drive further expansion of Aston Martin in China. Wealthy Chinese buyers bought 110 cars in 2010, a figure expected to be approaching 500 this year.
We look forward to rejuvenating it by expanding the model range and strengthening the dealer network
InvestIndustrial, which recently helped to revamp luxury Italian motorcycle maker Ducati, may also look to improve Aston's technology and manufacturing processes through the sourcing of new materials and partnering with new engine suppliers. However it remains committed to keeping Aston's UK manufacturing base in Gaydon, Warwickshire, which employs 1,600 workers.
Andrea Bonomi, senior principal at InvestIndustrial, said: "We are delighted to form part of this iconic global but quintessentially British brand. We look forward to rejuvenating it by expanding the model range and strengthening the dealer network."
Fellow shareholder and Aston chairman David Richards said: "This investment reflects and sustains the unique position of Aston Martin within the industry. We look forward to working with our shareholders as we realise our vision and exciting future plans."
The company, founded in 1913 by Robert Bamford and Lionel Martin as "Bamford & Martin", changed its name in 1914 after Martin competed at the Aston Hill Climb in Buckinghamshire.
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Hangover Part III, The (US - BD)
Matt checks out Warner's new Blu-ray featuring the return of The Wolfpack...
It's been two years. Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms) and Doug (Justin Bartha) are happily living uneventful lives at home. Tattoos have been lasered off, files purged. The last they heard from disaster-magnet Leslie Chow (Ken Jeong), he'd been tossed into a Thai prison and, with him out of the way, the guys have very nearly recovered from their nights prowling the seamy side of Las Vegas in a roofie'd haze, and being kidnapped, shot at, and chased by drug-dealing mobsters in Bangkok. The only member of the Wolfpack who's not content is Alan (Zach Galifianakis). Still lacking a sense of purpose, the group's black sheep has ditched his meds and given in to his natural impulses in a big way--which, for Alan, means no boundaries, no filters and no judgment--until a personal crisis forces him to finally seek the help he needs. And who better than his three best friends to make sure he takes the first step. This time, there's no bachelor party. No wedding. So what could possibly go wrong?
I enjoyed The Hangover for the zany, anything could happen story and fast paced laughs but was no fan of The Hangover Part II, which was more or less just an unfunny and disgusting retread of the first in the series. After being let down by the second one I really wasn't expecting anything different with The Hangover Part III, but was pleased to find that everyone involved with the previous picture must have learned from their mistakes and this time around were attempting to do something a little more original. Instead of following the premise of the first two movies which found the main characters trying to reconnect the dots from a night of Alan inflicted binging, The Hangover Part III is more of a straight forward road movie with The Wolfpack getting into all sorts of predicaments and dangerous situations because of their association with international criminal Leslie Chow, who ends up stealing millions in gold from the wrong individual.
But all the surprisingly ways in which the picture doesn't conform to the previous two comes at a price, and the fact of the matter is The Hangover Part III just isn't all that funny, and if you're like me and find Ken Joeng's Chow character especially grating you'll likely find much of it close to intolerable. There aren't any "big laugh" moments where you'll find whatever dialogue comes next hard to hear over the sound of your own laughter, and the hit-or-miss jokes are spread throughout too infrequently for it to work as well as a movie calling itself a comedy should. It's as if the filmmakers where aiming to make an action movie first and a funny picture second, which is all wrong for two reasons. One, most people aren't watching a Hangover film for the heists, gunshots and high flying acrobatics. If you want something like that, well, Steven Soderbergh already made a whole trilogy of Ocean's Eleven films with megastars George Clooney and Brad Pitt that are more entertaining minute-to-minute than any of the ones in this franchise (to be fair the second one of those was pretty "meh" as well). Two, those more action oriented aspects of the movie aren't all that great, and without a lot of the humor that made the first film an enjoyable comedy coming on at a decent clip the whole thing is a fairly dull and flat affair.
I do have to admit I laughed a few times though, but most of what made those moments work was Alan's child-like and innocent take on the various situations the characters find themselves in, and a few throwbacks to the first film were nice even if they didn't really amount to much. The rest of the main cast are really just there to make sure the plot moves forward with at least some sort of momentum, and it'd be a stretch to even call them straight men to Galifianakis' brand of lunacy. All in all, it's a hell of a lot better than the last time these guys got together, but it's still not equal to their first night out on the town.
Warner Home Video presents The Hangover Part III on Blu-ray with a 1080p, AVC encoded video transfer at an aspect ratio of 2.40:1 and the results are excellent. The film features a warm and over saturated color palette that does a good job of conveying the hot Nevada locations and mixes things up with cold steely blues when necessary. The video is largely free of any anomalies that might hamper lesser transfers such as aliasing or artifacting and contains black levels and contrast that are deep and even respectively throughout. Detail is also fine for the entire running time and I couldn't detect any sort of edge enhancement, macroblocking or banding while any type of digital noise reduction applied to the video is nonexistent. Being a big budget, newly released theatrical film the print used for the disc is pristine and doesn't suffer from anything such as dirt or debris that might hamper an older film making the transition to high definition. Overall this is an excellent and near perfect presentation of the film.
Warner's primary DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track goes along with the quality of the video presentation. The surround and LFE channels are all put to good use for most of the film's running time as the city of Las Vegas comes to life through your sound system. All of the high spirited hijinks and overly crowded city streets of Vegas give the sense that you are actually there with the Wolfpack, but it also doesn't deter from keeping the center channel's dialogue clear and audible for the duration. Much more lively than your average comedy track tends to be but on par with the previous films in the series, the audio presentation of The Hangover Part III was quite a nice sonic surprise.
The high definition extras included on the disc are brief and brisk and don't offer a whole lot of in-depth information pertaining to the making of the movie, but they are amusing and worth at least one go around, especially the extended scenes and outtakes.
- Replacing Zach: The Secret Auditions - An amusing little featurette (6-minutes) that finds director Todd Phillips holding secret auditions to replace Zach on the film with some familiar faces.
- The Wolfpack's Wildest Stunts - A 5-minute look at the stunts of the film with the actors and crew.
- Zach Galifianakis in His Own Words - Zach pontificates on the film for 3-minutes.
- Pushing the Limits - A short featurette on shooting with animals and small children (4-minutes).
- Action Mash-Up - A 1-minute montage of action scenes from the movie.
- Inside Focus: The Real Chow - Another amusing 5-minute feature with Ken Joeng.
- Extended Scenes & Outtakes - About 10-minutes worth of extended scenes and outtakes from the film.
Also included in the two-disc set are a standard definition copy of the feature film on DVD and an insert with an UltraViolet digital copy code.
While I didn't like The Hangover Part III as much as I did the first film, it's easily better than the second entry in the trilogy. Warner Home Video has put together a nice Blu-ray release for the film with demo worthy video and audio and a nice, albeit brief and mostly superfluous, selection of extras. Overall this will be a no-brainer for fans of the first two entries in the series and a rental for those that felt burned by The Hangover Part II.
The screen captures included with this review were taken from the Blu-ray disc, but due to .jpg compression may not be a true representation of the actual high definition quality of the picture.
Review by Matt Joseph
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My friend went and saw a three hour art film that was a camera oscillating on a gyroscope filming the Quebec countryside. I told him that was masochistic to watch 3 hours of dizzying camerawork and nothing else. He replied that it would be far more masochistic to watch three Hangover films because of their sheer inanity and emptiness.
After seeing the third one, I'm almost inclined to agree.
After seeing the third one, I'm almost inclined to agree.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 8th October 2013
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: Yes
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: No
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 French & Spanish
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Extras: Featurettes, Alternate/Deleted Scenes, DVD Copy, UltraViolet Digital Copy
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Toddy Phillips
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms
Genre: Adventure, Comedy and Crime
Length: 100 minutes
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Common Myths about Birth Control that have been Fooling you into Not Using Them
Common Birth Control Myths
As long as the humanity is capable of expanding from one to two, birth control will always be at the forefront of the society. And, so will the myths associated with it. With the need and growth of more birth control methods, there is little limitation to the many myths that are associated with them. Read on and debunk some of these myths.
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Being on pill for a long time makes it harder to get Pregnant
For most couples, getting pregnant after taking the pill for a long time may seem like a hard nut to crack, but it isn't so. On the contrary, it is possible to get pregnant as soon as the birth control is stopped. And this is true for all the methods of hormonal contraceptives except Depo-Provera shot. In the case of this shot, it will take up to 6-9 months for all the hormones present in the shot to leave the body for the fertility to be finally restored. The truth is the birth control methods will not ruin your fertility for the long-term, but go on a vacation temporarily.
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The birth control pill must be taken at the same time everyday
It is justified for a lot of people to believe that taking medications at the same time allows for the drug to prove its efficacy, but this is an absolute myth, especially when the birth control pill is in question. This myth is however, only true if you are on the mini-pill or the progestin-only birth control pill. Progestin-only pills are not as commonly taken by women as much as the regular birth control pill, which is a combination of estrogen and progestin.
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The birth control pill makes one put on weight
Whether the birth control pill will make you put on weight or not depends completely on your prescription. Researchers at the Cochran Database System Review, in the year 2011, analysed over 49 studies that compared different birth control methods using placebos. These studies found no evidence to support that birth control pills caused weight gain. If you are really concerned about putting on weight because of the birth control pill, speak to your doctor about a birth control option that is the best for you.
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Newer forms of birth control are not safe
The myth that newer forms of birth control methods have more hormones and more health risks has been doing the rounds lately. The truth is that the newer the birth control method is, the fewer hormones it will have. Certain studies have shown a higher risk of blood clots in women who took the newer forms of birth control, however, the risk of blood clot is much lower than it is during pregnancy.
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It is not safe to use birth control to skip periods
It may seem like a sin to go against the nature's rules to manipulate your monthly cycles by taking pills for two months back to back, but it is safe. If you are healthy enough to be on birth control pills i.e. if you are not over 35, a smoker or have high blood pressure that is uncontrolled, it is completely safe for you to play with your menstrual cycles. However, you may have to experience breakthrough bleeding that is highly likely to start especially if you have just started taking birth control pills.
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Do not get an IUD unless you have had children already
The reason why this myth is so popular among women of childbearing age is because there are certain types of IUD that are recommended for women who already have children. This is because those women who have given birth already have a slightly larger uterus and cervix. If you are looking for an extremely effective form of birth control to prevent pregnancy, talk to your gynecologist.
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Using condom reduces sexual pleasure
According to a recent study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, both men as well as women enjoy having sex with condoms as much as they do without it. If you are looking for birth control method that doesn't have anything to do with hormones, you must not stop using condoms just because you have heard that they diminish pleasure.
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You do not need a birth control method if you are breastfeeding
This can be said to be one of the biggest reasons why unplanned pregnancies happen soon after another pregnancy. Even though it is true that women become less fertile when they are breastfeeding, they are not 100 percent safe from becoming pregnant again. The temporary infertility happens because exclusive breastfeeding suppresses the hormones from the pituitary gland from allowing the woman to ovulate.
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Design Squad Nation "Apache Skateboarders" Ronnie, a 17-year-old skateboarder from the White Mountain Apache Reservation in Whiteriver, Arizona, teams up with co-hosts Judy and Adam to build a skateboarding street course. Engineered to be modular, durable and weather-resistant, this is the skate park of Ronnie's dreams.G
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Wishbone "The Pawloined Paper" This live-action program follows the exploits of Wishbone the dog and his human friends, Joe, David and Samantha through their adventures in their hometown of Oakdale. Wishbone's everyday experiences trigger his imagination and he finds himself in scenes from classic works of literature. In this episode, Joe is in a race to recover a love note that could be embarrassing. D
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Cyberchase "Trash Creep" Perfectamundo isn't so perfect anymore - the trash is out of control! A giant garbage heap threatens to break through the cybersite's dome, and the CyberSquad must become garbologists in order to reduce the rubbish. Hacker, meanwhile, is digging through the very same heap for some mistakenly discarded seeds that will allow him to grow an army of monster plants to take over Cyberspace. Will he find the seeds before the Perfectamundians solve their trash problem? Or is the dome doomed?. D
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Sewing with Nancy "Innovative Bags & Totes, Part 1" Design smart and innovative bags by making easy changes to your pattern. Add a strap variation, work with a palette of fat quarters, use gathers and ruching accents for piping, plus more. You'll learn ways to make a bag with panache for a fraction of the cost of a designer bag. D
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Joanne Weir's Cooking Class "Chicken Ragout & Stewed Grape Panna Cotta" Joanne instructs her student Heather on the fundamentals of slow cooking, or braising, and then shows her to create a dessert with a "wow" factor. Recipes: (1) CHICKEN RAGOUT WITH AUTUMN VEGETABLES, (2) PANNA COTTA WITH STEWED GRAPES. Student: Heather Tay - Sales Executive. D
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Rick Steves' Europe "London: Historic and Dynamic" Rick ponders royal tombs in Westminster Abbey, learns how to triple the calories of an English scone at teatime, discovers treasures in the British Library, and enjoys the vibrant evening scene in Soho. He uncovers Churchill's secret World War II headquarters, joins the 9-to-5 crowd in the new London, shops where the queen shops, and straddles the Prime Meridian at Greenwich.G
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Rudy Maxa's World "Nova Scotia & Newfoundland" From the charming fishing towns of Nova Scotia to the vast wilderness of Newfoundland, these are the last great. open spaces of Eastern North America. A touch of New England, a dash of Germany, here a British fort, there an Irish brogue, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland are mixed-up worlds peopled by the descendants of hardy colonists who came to fish and trade fur. D
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Lidia's Italy In America "Kansas City Alla Parmigiana" Italian American immigrants headed to the Midwest and created their communities in cities like Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas City. In this episode, Lidia celebrates some of the Italian American dishes found on many a Kansas City menu including Penne Rigate alla Vodka, Chicken Parmigiana and Tiramisu. D
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Cooking Odyssey "Volo/Pylio" Chef Yianni visits Volo/Pylio, takes a train ride on the oldest rail in all of Europe and teaches us how to make Spetsofai (Greek sausage and peppers) and an easy dessert of Greek yogurt and Glyka tou Koutaliou (spoon sweets). D
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Rick Steves' Europe "London: Historic and Dynamic" Rick ponders royal tombs in Westminster Abbey, learns how to triple the calories of an English scone at teatime, discovers treasures in the British Library, and enjoys the vibrant evening scene in Soho. He uncovers Churchill's secret World War II headquarters, joins the 9-to-5 crowd in the new London, shops where the queen shops, and straddles the Prime Meridian at Greenwich.G


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11.4 Sunday Primary
Sunday Primary is normally held for 1 hour and 40 minutes while adults and youth attend priesthood meetings, Relief Society meeting, Young Women classes, and Sunday School.
Children in the nursery stay in their nursery class for the entire time, as outlined in the nursery manual, Behold Your Little Ones. The other children attend two sessions. In one session, children meet together for 50 minutes for sharing time. In the other session, they divide into smaller classes for 40-minute lessons taught by their Primary teachers.
The children and teachers who attend sharing time and classes have a 10-minute break between the two sessions. During this break, they prepare for the next session. Children may use the restroom or get a drink of water. Teachers supervise the children throughout the break.
The following charts show three options for scheduling Sunday Primary. When considering which option to follow, Primary leaders ensure that the older children attend sharing time at the same time as Aaronic Priesthood quorum meetings and Young Women classes. This will allow for a smooth transition for children when they reach age 12.
Option 1: The younger children and older children meet for sharing time in two different groups. During the first 50 minutes, one group meets for sharing time while the other group divides into classes for 40 minutes and has a 10-minute break. Then the two groups switch
Option 2: All the children meet together for sharing time first. Then they have a break and go to their classes.
Option 3: All the children go to their classes first. Then they have a break and meet together for sharing time.
Sharing Time
Sharing time provides opportunities for children to learn the gospel of Jesus Christ and feel the influence of the Holy Ghost. The Primary presidency follows the outline for sharing time, which is sent to the ward each year. Additional copies are available from Church Distribution Services and under "Primary" in the Serving in the Church section of LDS.org.
Members of the presidency take turns conducting sharing time. This time normally includes the following elements:
As shown in the following guidelines, children are normally grouped in Primary classes according to their ages.
Parents, leaders, and teachers encourage older children to bring their personal copies of the scriptures to church where possible.
For information about adapting classes to local needs, see 11.7.
Nursery Class
Children may begin attending the nursery class as soon as they reach the age of 18 months. They continue attending nursery until they are eligible to attend the Sunbeam class, as shown in the chart under the next heading.
Primary Classes
Children begin attending a new Primary class on the first Sunday of each calendar year. They are normally divided into classes based on their age on January 1, as shown in the following chart.
Children Age 12
Children advance from Primary when they reach age 12. Leaders may give them a certificate of advancement.
During Primary class time, new 12-year-olds normally attend their Valiant 11 Primary class until the end of the year. However, the bishop and the presidents of the Primary, Young Men, Young Women, and Sunday School may counsel together to determine if these 12-year-olds would benefit more from attending the Sunday School class for 12- and 13-year-olds. As these leaders counsel together, they consider the needs of the children and the times of the year when individual children will reach age 12. Their decision applies to all young men and women who reach age 12 that year.
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A Top-of-the-Stairs Kid Hideaway
There are spots in every home that are wasted or underused. They may be small, awkwardly shaped or a bit inaccessible. I love seeing these spots turned into something useful or, even better, a bit magical. A smallish space at the top of the stairs in this Montreal home was transformed into an indoor cabin for two young children - and my inner child is jealous!
The home belongs to a family of four in the Mile End section of Montreal who hired design firm Biped as their architect. One of the main focuses of the home is the sculptural staircase which, with two skylights above, is the brightest part of the house. At the top of the stairs was a small area that could have become part of an adjacent bedroom, but instead was enclosed to become a child's hideaway. Cut outs at the top let in light and little windows allow the children to peek out and spy on the household. The spot can be used for reading, playing or just a place to get away for a bit. When the kids outgrow it, the plan is for the space to become a library.
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ExPatriatePen wrote:The biggest surprise / ommision may have been George Mason getting in and Hofstra being left out. Hofstra (24-6) beat George Mason(23-7) twice in the last couple of weeks. Both Air Force and Utah State had worse records against similar quality opponents.
Not happy at all with the selection comittee this year.
George Mason's AD is on the selection committee. He allegedly left the room when his team was discussed, but do you think the other 9 members want to tell him they gave his team the boot when he walks back into the room? In his defense GM won the CAA regular season title, so that should count for something. The committee applied some very subjective standards in selecting AF and US.
In reality none of these schools or the schools that were snubbed have a chance in he## of winning the tourney, but this is Exhibit A of why the power CFB conferences have the BCS and refuse to turn CFB over to the NCAA for a sanctioned playoff. The power conferences hate the way the NCAA cuts the CBB $$$ up and distributes it to the smaller schools.