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Rabat - Morocco on Tuesday arrested four men allegedly linked to the Islamic State jihadist group and planning attacks in the kingdom's economic capital Casablanca, the interior ministry said.

It said authorities had dismantled "a terrorist cell of four extremists who were active between Casablanca and Mograne", a rural area about 50km north of political capital Rabat.

Initial findings in the investigation pointed to the men having "pledged allegiance" to ISIS and preparing to attack "vital sites in Casablanca", it said.

In late July, Morocco announced the arrests of 52 suspects it said were planning to set up a branch of ISIS and carry out attacks in the North African country.

Rabat says 159 "terrorist cells" have been busted since 2002, including 38 over the past three years with ties to jihadists in Iraq and Syria.

A study by the US-based Soufan Group said last December that at least 1 200 Moroccans had travelled to fight alongside ISIS in Iraq and Syria in the previous 18 months.

In 2011, a café bombing killed 17 people, mostly foreign tourists, in the central city of Marrakesh.

It was the deadliest attack in Morocco since the 2003 Casablanca blasts that killed 45 people, including 12 suicide bombers, and were claimed by Islamic militants.

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Debris is piled along Michigan Street in Long Beach as people strip their houses and throw out belongings destroyed by superstorm Sandy. (Nov. 18, 2012) Photo Credit: Newsday / Thomas A. Ferrara

Long Beach residents were slammed hard by superstorm Sandy and, like thousands across Long Island, continue to struggle. Repairs to battered homes have been costly, beyond the means of many. Reimbursements from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and insurance companies have been slow in coming. Now the city's government -- struggling with its own finances, a situation that predates Sandy's arrival last October -- has stepped up with an innovative plan to help homeowners along the bay side. That's good news, indeed.

Besides the destruction it wrought on the ocean side, Sandy damaged thousands of feet of bulkheading along Reynolds Channel. The city owns property there, too, but the land is primarily residential. So the city plans to float a bond to cover the cost of fixing its bulkheads and to front the money for repairs to the 300 eligible residential properties. Homeowners would repay the city through their tax bills. With individual costs running into the tens of thousands of dollars, the city hopes to leverage its buying power to lower bills.

Long Islanders know we need to build back stronger to protect ourselves from the next Sandy, but paying for that remains an issue. Long Beach's program is a classic win-win. Homeowners can make needed repairs and stretch payments across 20 years; if they qualify later for FEMA funds, they can use that money for repayment. And Long Beach has recourse if a resident refuses to pay; the city can seize the property for nonpayment of taxes. Meanwhile, the city wins in a larger way in that everyone benefits from stronger bulwarks against future storms.

More than 30 homeowners have signed up. Many more have made inquiries. They should take the next step.

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Iraq's Maliki Down but Not Out

Saturday, 05 Jul 2014 09:20 AM

BAGHDAD — Militants may have overrun large swathes of Iraq and he might face eroding domestic and international backing, but Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki remains many Iraqis' top choice to lead the country.

Experts have cast doubt on the incumbent's chances of keeping his post as factions struggle to form a government after April polls, but sectarian allegiance may yet rescue the Shiite Arab leader, and a brutal onslaught by Sunni militants might have even strengthened his supporters' resolve.

A June 13 statement by the country's most senior Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, calling on Iraqis to join state forces battling jihadists, has helped rally Iraq's majority Shiites around Maliki and bolstered his image as a bulwark against a perceived Sunni takeover.

"I think support for him has gone up," said student Abbas Saadeq, 21, citing what he saw as backing for the prime minister from Iraq's most senior Shiite clerics, or marjaiya.

"People understand that the marjaiya support the government, so the people support him."

Posters of the heavy-jowled leader still crowd Baghdad's skyline and checkpoints after April's parliamentary election, which his State of Law coalition dominated despite a litany of attacks in the run-up to the poll.

Now, insurgents led by the jihadist Islamic State (IS) group, which is notorious for executing and crucifying opponents, are only about a two-hour drive from the capital's northern borders after a swift advance.

Iraq's army wilted at the beginning of the IS-led onslaught last month, which began in the northern province of Nineveh and spread at lightning speed.

Experts accuse Maliki of micromanaging the military and prioritizing fealty and sect over competence, robbing the armed forces of unity and nationalist appeal.

State forces have since bounced back somewhat, albeit with mixed results.

"What has helped Maliki is Daash," said a policeman in Baghdad who declined to be named, referring to IS's Arabic acronym.

"It has allowed him to rally Shiites behind him. He knows now he can't rely on the army."

The militants' advance was so rapid it prompted the rare call to arms by Sistani, triggering a massive mobilization of Shiite volunteers and fighters.

Crucially, the octogenarian cleric was careful to specify that any fightback must be under the auspices of the security agencies, infusing Maliki's forces with — in the eyes of some Iraqis — religious legitimacy and fighters enthused with sectarian fervor.

Sabah al-Kaabi, a 43-year-old tailor at a barber shop in the capital, said: "What has rescued Maliki is Sistani. If it wasn't for that, Maliki would have had to flee Baghdad."

Some Iraqis are also loathe to see the prime minister go at such a critical time, with many not blaming him for Iraq's misfortunes in any case.

There is no obvious consensus candidate to replace him, or guarantee his successor will not face the same pressures that have contributed to the current political deadlock.

Western countries have stopped short of calling for the premier to go, but Washington in particular has made no secret that it believes he has squandered an opportunity to rebuild the country after American troops left in late-2011.

Maliki, a dour 64-year-old who spent years in exile in Iran and Syria, rejects this, and said on Friday he would "never give up" on his bid for a third term, citing a popular mandate after a "landslide victory" in April polls.

Not only did his coalition win almost three times as many seats as the next most successful bloc, but Maliki himself also scooped vastly more votes than any other politician.

"I support him. People are against him that won't let him work," said 24-year-old student Ammar al-Abadi, referring to bickering between Sunni Arab, Kurdish and Shiite politicians that has long paralyzed parliament.

"We can't just blame him."

Maliki last year reached out to Sunni Arabs, for example, with a pledge to relax a law that had barred former members of Sunni leader Saddam Hussein's Baath Party from public life, but other Shiite lawmakers blocked the move.

Sunni Arabs and Kurd minorities accuse him of sidelining and persecuting them, and of being beholden to powerful Shiite neighbor Iran.

Maliki's supporters counter that Sunni Arabs have never gotten over their reduced status since Saddam's downfall, and accuse the Kurds of exploiting national institutions to create an independent state.

Meanwhile, ordinary Iraqis observing the Ramadan fast in scorching summer heat grimly wait for the country's latest crisis to ease.

"We've lived through the Iran-Iraq war, the U.N. blockade, two Gulf wars," said Kaabi the tailor, explaining his enduring support for Maliki.

"This is nothing."

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TORONTO, Oct. 28, 2013 /CNW/ - Dynamic Funds, managed by GCIC Ltd., today announces the launch of Dynamic Premium Yield Fund.  This innovative Fund has the ability to offer alternative income and diversification benefits when used in a traditional portfolio of equity and fixed income securities.

Dynamic Premium Yield Fund seeks to achieve high income and long-term capital appreciation primarily by writing put options on equity securities to collect premiums, investing directly in equity securities and/or writing call options on these securities.  The Fund aims to select quality equity securities based on fundamental analysis and uses a variety of options strategies to generate income, capitalize on pricing discrepancies, or limit portfolio volatility.  Oscar Belaiche and John Harris from Dynamic's award-winning Equity Income team will manage the Fund, with Damian Hoang working closely with them as a senior derivatives strategist.

"We are launching this Fund in response to advisors seeking a non-traditional strategy that can provide investors with a unique risk-reward profile while earning an attractive income stream, regardless of market environment," said Jordy Chilcott, President & Chief Executive Officer, GCIC Ltd.  "We believe this Fund's approach to using options strategies, which combines fundamental, quantitative, technical, and volatility analysis, can act as an important tool in meeting a diverse set of client needs."

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The above is for informational purposes only and is not, and under no circumstances shall be construed as an offering of the Funds mentioned herein or any other securities or as investment advice. Investors should read the simplified prospectus of the Funds for information about the Funds' investment objectives, strategies and the risks associated with an investment in the Funds before investing. Investors should discuss the suitability of the Funds with their investment advisor before making any investment decisions. Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with mutual fund investments. Please read the simplified prospectus before investing. Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.

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Four years after PM's apology, Residential Schools have lasting impact

SERPENT RIVER FIRST NATION, June 11, 2012 /CNW/ - Even four years after the Residential School apology that Prime Minister Harper made on this day in June of 2008, First Nations communities are still reeling from the impacts.

First Nations leaders are not satisfied with outcomes on reconciliation that the Progressive Conservative government has made since the apology. Many of those leaders continue to talk about the multi-dimensional impacts that this policy had imposed on the quality of life in First Nations across the country nearly a hundred years after some of these schools were instituted by Canada. And many of them are saying that the Harper government missed four years of being able to do much more.

Chief Isadore Day, Wiindawtegowinini, says that many of his First Nation citizens attended Residential School in Spanish and in Sault Ste. Marie Ontario. Some attended as far away as Kenora. "Whether or not First Nations children were placed locally or far away, the impacts were consistently the same - racial segregation, loss of language and all forms of abuse imposed," says Day. "Years of traumatic stress and effects of abuse shaped the social fabric of many of our communities. That often meant re-lived trauma and cycles of horrid abuse and family dysfunction."

Chief Day has looked at the apology in depth and says that it was a well-crafted but presumptuous apology that could be evaluated and put to the test of a "results-based" overview next year, in a fifth-year study. He encourages other leaders and First Nations advocates to bring forward a discussion on behalf of survivors and their communities. "We need to look at the apology and ask the question -- have the effects of this atrocious policy been mitigated, or do we still have work to do?" suggests Day. "If we still see poverty, abuse, apprehension of children, a gap in education outcomes and erosion of language, chances are that Canada still has work to do in further defining and resourcing its reconciliation policy."

In Stephen Harper's own words, the 2008 apology:

"Mr. Speaker, I stand before you today to offer an apology to former students of Indian residential schools.

The treatment of children in Indian residential schools is a sad chapter in our history.

In the 1870s, the federal government, partly in order to meet its obligation to educate aboriginal children, began to play a role in the development and administration of these schools.

Two primary objectives of the residential schools system were to remove and isolate children from the influence of their homes, families, traditions and cultures, and to assimilate them into the dominant culture.

These objectives were based on the assumption aboriginal cultures and spiritual beliefs were inferior and unequal. Indeed, some sought, as it was infamously said, `to kill the Indian in the child.' Today, we recognize that this policy of assimilation was wrong, has caused great harm, and has no place in our country.

Most schools were operated as `joint ventures' with Anglican, Catholic, Presbyterian or United churches.

The Government of Canada built an educational system in which very young children were often forcibly removed from their homes, often taken far from their communities.

Many were inadequately fed, clothed and housed. All were deprived of the care and nurturing of their parents, grandparents and communities.

First nations, Inuit and Metis languages and cultural practices were prohibited in these schools.

Tragically, some of these children died while attending residential schools and others never returned home.

The government now recognizes that the consequences of the Indian residential schools policy were profoundly negative and that this policy has had a lasting and damaging impact on aboriginal culture, heritage and language.

While some former students have spoken positively about their experiences at residential schools these stories are far overshadowed by tragic accounts of the emotional, physical and sexual abuse and neglect of helpless children and their separation from powerless families and communities.

The legacy of Indian residential schools has contributed to social problems that continue to exist in many communities today.

It has taken extraordinary courage for the thousands of survivors that have come forward to speak publicly about the abuse they suffered.

It is a testament to their resilience as individuals and to the strength of their cultures. Regrettably, many former students are not with us today and died never having received a full apology from the government of Canada.

The government recognizes that the absence of an apology has been an impediment to healing and reconciliation.

Therefore, on behalf of the government of Canada and all Canadians, I stand before you, in this chamber so central to our life as a country, to apologize to aboriginal peoples for Canada's role in the Indian residential schools system.

To the approximately 80,000 living former students, and all family members and communities, the government of Canada now recognizes that it was wrong to forcibly remove children from their homes and we apologize for having done this.

We now recognize that it was wrong to separate children from rich and vibrant cultures and traditions, that it created a void in many lives and communities, and we apologize for having done this.

We now recognize that, in separating children from their families, we undermined the ability of many to adequately parent their own children and sowed the seeds for generations to follow and we apologize for having done this.

We now recognize that, far too often, these institutions gave rise to abuse or neglect and were inadequately controlled, and we apologize for failing to protect you.

Not only did you suffer these abuses as children, but as you became parents, you were powerless to protect your own children from suffering the same experience, and for this we are sorry.

The burden of this experience has been on your shoulders for far too long. The burden is properly ours as a government, and as a country.

There is no place in Canada for the attitudes that inspired the Indian residential schools system to ever again prevail.

You have been working on recovering from this experience for a long time and in a very real sense, we are now joining you on this journey.

The government of Canada sincerely apologizes and asks the forgiveness of the aboriginal peoples of this country for failing them so profoundly. We are sorry.

In moving towards healing, reconciliation and resolution of the sad legacy of Indian residential schools, implementation of the Indian residential schools settlement agreement began on September 19, 2007.

Years of work by survivors, communities, and aboriginal organizations culminated in an agreement that gives us a new beginning and an opportunity to move forward together in partnership.

A cornerstone of the settlement agreement is the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

This commission presents a unique opportunity to educate all Canadians on the Indian residential schools system.

It will be a positive step in forging a new relationship between aboriginal peoples and other Canadians, a relationship based on the knowledge of our shared history, a respect for each other and a desire to move forward together with a renewed understanding that strong families, strong communities and vibrant cultures and traditions will contribute to a stronger Canada for all of us. - God bless all of you and God bless our land."

Prime Minister Stephen Harper June 11, 2008

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Scientists Begin Critical Research Aimed at Protecting Canada's At-Risk Caribou and Grizzly Bear Populations

OTTAWA and WASHINGTON, Nov. 25, 2013 /CNW/ - As grizzly bear populations in western Canada make their way into winter hibernation this month scientists in Alberta are embarking on their next phase of field research, the results of which will go a long way towards protecting the province's at-risk grizzly and caribou populations. The research will also have implications on grizzly and caribou habitats in boreal forest regions nation-wide.

"We're pleased to be able to assist this important project with a $100,000 Sustainable Forestry Initiative ® (SFI®) Conservation and Community Partnerships grant," says Kathy Abusow, SFI President and CEO. "The grant will allow researchers at the University of Saskatchewan to investigate the response of threatened species to linear features and landscape changes in a managed forest ecosystem."

"We're incredibly excited to start on the analysis phase of this project and produce tangible results that land managers can use to protect and restore habitats while maintaining key economic activity in our forests," says Gordon Stenhouse, wildlife biologist and grizzly bear expert. "Our goal is to ensure the important information we're gathering will be used by the Government of Alberta and other leaders, as well as land managers, to help inform sustainable resource development within Canada's boreal forest."

During the first year of this three-year project, researchers are focusing on preparing LiDAR maps, highly detailed remote sensing satellite imagery, which will help them understand the movement of both species. Analysis of detailed animal movements will begin shortly while preparations for the caribou winter field data collections are also well underway.

"The collaborative nature of this project demonstrates the continued commitment of the forestry sector to maintain species at-risk on a shared working landscape," says Andrew de Vries, SFI Vice-President, Conservation and Indigenous Relations. "This project is absolutely in line with SFI's important conservation and research requirements, which are aimed at promoting biological diversity, protecting wildlife habitat and helping SFI participants manage special forest sites."

One of the biggest issues facing both caribou and grizzlies is habitat change brought on by human activity. By combining previous data sets and maps of habitat disturbances with new technology of LiDAR imagery to aid in understanding habitat recovery, the University of Saskatchewan, in collaboration with Weyerhaeuser and West Fraser Ltd., is hoping to gain greater insights on how caribou and their predators perceive and respond to the dynamic forest landscape across space and time.

In addition, the Foothills Research Institute is playing an instrumental role in this project, not only contributing long-term telemetry data sets on caribou and grizzly bears that have made this research possible, but also providing a base in Hinton, Alberta for researchers to prepare their LiDAR maps during the first year.

About Sustainable Forestry Initiative
SFI Inc. is an independent, nonprofit organization that is solely responsible for maintaining, overseeing and improving the internationally recognized Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) program. Across Canada and the United States, more than 100 million hectares (more than 240 million acres) are certified to the SFI forest management standard. In addition, the SFI program's unique fiber sourcing requirements promote responsible forest management on all suppliers' lands. SFI chain-of-custody (COC) certification tracks the percentage of fiber from certified forests, certified sourcing and post-consumer recycled content. SFI on-product labels identify both certified sourcing and COC claims to help consumers make responsible purchasing decisions. SFI Inc. is governed by a three-chamber board of directors representing environmental, social and economic sectors equally. Learn more at and

MEDIA CONTACTS: To Arrange Interviews: Rebecca Peters, LBMG , Vancouver: 604-637-6649,; SFI: Andrew de Vries, Vice-President, Conservation and Indigenous Relations, Ottawa: 613-424-8734,

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MusiquePlus to allocate its contributions in support of music video development and production to MaxFACT

    MONTREAL, Aug. 27 /CNW Telbec/ - Astral Media Inc. (TSX: ACM.A/ACM.B)
announced today that its MusiquePlus channel will now allocate its annual
contributions in support of music video development and production to MaxFACT,
administered by Le Fonds Harold Greenberg.
    "This new additional source of financing for MaxFACT, along with a new
category for young adults, will help us better respond to the imposing volume
of promising and well-thought-out projects that we receive each year and reach
a wider audience for our culture and identity," stated Odile Méthot, president
and managing director of Le Fonds Harold Greenberg. "I am very pleased about
the positive impact this will have on music video production intended for
MusiquePlus viewers."
    Astral Media is the largest private investor in music and television
content in Québec and Canada. On July 2, 2009, the CRTC authorized (Decision
2009-399) the transfer of MusiquePlus channel contributions-formerly allocated
to VidéoFACT-to MaxFACT. MusiquePlus annual contributions match 3.4% of the
previous broadcast fiscal year's gross revenues.
    The next project entry deadline is September 4, 2009. To find out about
future project entry deadlines and eligibility criteria, go to the MaxFACT

    Astral Media is one of Canada's leading media companies, active in
specialty and pay television, radio, outdoor advertising and interactive
media. Since its inception, Astral Media has invested over $1.3 billion in the
support and development of Canadian culture. Astral Media's television
services and radio stations have a long history of investing in English- and
French-language film, television and music content; financing every stage of
film production and investing to showcase Canadian musical and emerging
talent. Astral Media prides itself on ensuring critical support for the
promotion of Canadian culture from coast-to-coast. For more information about
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    Le Fonds Harold Greenberg - with resources provided by Astral Media and
Super Ecran-awards reimbursable funds intended for the development and
production of feature films, as well as the production of music-related
programs. Since December 2007, it ensures the management of the MaxFACT
funding program, which receives contributions from MusiMax and MusiquePlus to
finance music video production.

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Living Next Door to a White Supremacist

Until Saturday, August 12th, Debra Godfrey liked to sit on her front porch in the afternoons. She’d smoke a Newport and watch what little traffic there was pass by. Godfrey, who is fifty-one, lives in Belmont, a quiet neighborhood on the southeast side of Charlottesville, Virginia. Kids would play together after they got off the school bus a couple of houses down. Neighbors would walk past with their dogs, waving hello, as they headed to a nearby park.

These days, Godfrey mostly stays inside in the afternoons. The neighborhood is still quiet, she said. “But it’s more quiet. People are more alert.” August 12th was the day of an alt-right rally called “Unite the Right,” which devolved into violence as thousands of white supremacists and counter-protesters swarmed through the city’s downtown streets. The unrest made international headlines and left a thirty-two-year-old counter-protester named Heather Heyer dead, with dozens more injured.

For Godfrey, who is black, the day’s chaos hasn’t ended, and it hits close to home—the rally’s organizer, Jason Kessler, a thirty-three-year-old self-proclaimed “white advocate,” lives three houses up the street. “I’d see him go by, walk down the street, he would wave to me, ‘Hey, how you doing?’ ” Godfrey said. “I got a bad feeling, like, no, he’s not somebody I really want to associate myself with.”

The day after the violence, Kessler tried to give a press conference downtown, but a booing crowd of locals drowned him out. As police ushered him to safety, one man took a swing at him. Now, Godfrey said, “I’m looking for anybody, the first sight they see of him going to that house, I wonder if something’s going to happen.”

According to friends who are in contact with him, Kessler has been in hiding since the rally. A Charlottesville police officer, who did not want to be named, said that Kessler has received “tons and tons of death threats, on an hourly basis.” Neighbors say that he’s returned home a couple of times to retrieve some belongings, once with police protection. His neighbors are angry. “He endangered this whole neighborhood,” Billy Sacre, who lives next door to Kessler, with his mother and sister, said. Sacre, who is white, said he stayed up all night on Saturday after the rally, looking out the window; his four-year-old niece was inside sleeping, he said. Another neighbor, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that he has hidden weapons around his house, just in case something happens.

Ever since the Unite the Right rally, Godfrey and other neighbors said, vehicle traffic has increased tenfold on the block. “True, he’s in hiding, but you never know what’s going to happen,” Godfrey said. “I see more cars coming down the street than I’ve ever seen before.” It’s hard to tell, she said, whether people are just trying to glimpse the town’s most famous white nationalist or if they have a more frightening agenda. “I’m seeing all these big trucks, all these strange little white guys. I’m like, O.K., [what the] hell’s going on?”

The single-story building where Kessler lives sits at the top of a hill and is separated into three apartments: two units on the ground floor and one in the basement. The building is managed by Community Services Housing, a nonprofit that uses government vouchers to house people with disabilities. Kessler lives in one of the ground-floor units; his entrance is on the side of the building. A physically disabled elderly woman lives in the front unit, where the house’s address is posted. Late on August 12th, as the city reeled from the day’s mayhem, health-care staff moved the woman to a separate facility across town, as a precaution, a health aide who did not wish to be named explained. Kessler’s address is publicly available.

Tashid Lawson has been thinking about getting a gun. Lawson, who is forty-nine, lives in a six-hundred-square-foot house behind the building where Kessler rents his apartment. A twenty-foot patch of dirt and grass is the only thing that separates his home from Kessler’s. Sitting on his front stoop, Lawson points to Kessler’s door, and imagines his neighbor coming home from a bar with a group of white supremacists. “Just think, three o’clock in the morning, they show up, and Jason’s, like, ‘There’s a nigger right there,’ ” Lawson, who is black, said. “They could just come in, kick my doors in, and all I’ve got is knives.”

Lawson, who moved in five weeks ago, said that Kessler has been polite to him in person. “I can’t figure him out,” Lawson said. “Because, when I get here, he’s all neighborly: ‘Welcome to the neighborhood’ and all that.” In his neighborhood, Kessler has shown none of the white-supremacist persona he projects in his public speeches and rallies, Lawson said. “He wasn’t rude or anything like that,” Lawson said. “That’s when I didn’t even know who he was.”

In fact, each of the eight neighbors who spoke with me said that Kessler was always cordial and pleasant in person, and that he was kind to his dog, Petey. Several of his immediate neighbors also said that a young black man with a foreign accent they could not place was living with Kessler for an extended period of time. (Kessler did not return a request for comment.)

On Friday, a white childhood friend of Kessler came to pick up a weight bench that he’d loaned him. Wearing a folding Buck knife on his belt, the friend loaded the weight bench into his truck by himself. Lawson came outside, pumping his arms as if he were about to step into a boxing ring. He asked the man (who declined to be named for this story) whether he believed in the things Kessler did. “I’m just here picking up my weight bench,” the friend said. “Oh, O.K.,” Lawson said. He checked his mailbox and returned to his house.

Fifty years ago, the residents of Belmont were nearly all working-class white people. “There were no blacks even allowed on this side of town,” Godfrey, who lived with her family in another primarily white neighborhood just beyond Belmont, known as Hogwaller, said. Beginning in the early nineteen-eighties, more black people moved into Belmont; over the past decade, as middle- and upper-class white people have moved in, most of the black families have moved out. With gentrification in full swing, high-end restaurants, bars, and a fitness studio line Belmont’s hub, and home prices have risen dramatically.

But Kessler’s block sits on the south side of the neighborhood, near the city’s edge, and has largely remained working class and racially diverse. In a city that, according to the latest U.S. Census data, is seventy-per-cent white and nineteen-per-cent black, Kessler’s is one of the few blocks where roughly half the residents are black and half are white. Across the street from his apartment, where he would record white-nationalist videos and post them to the Internet, a Black Lives Matter sign sits in a window. On the property next to Kessler’s, a yard sign welcomes refugees in three languages. In many ways, the neighborhood is the antithesis of what Kessler advocates for. “Our entire country would be better off if the South had won the Civil War,” he declared in June, to a small crowd gathered for an alt-right rally at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial, in Washington, D.C.

Godfrey said that she’s never experienced any racism in her neighborhood, nor much explicit racism in the city as a whole, since she moved here as a young child, in 1973—no Ku Klux Klan crosses, no racial slurs scrawled in graffiti, no threatening notes or messages. But that doesn’t mean people in Charlottesville aren’t racist, she said. “Believe me, racism still exists in this town,” she said. Racial disparities can provide a lens. In the first six months of this year, police stopped a hundred people, frisking the majority; seventy-four of those stopped were black and only twenty-six were white. And, from January 1st to October 13th of last year, blacks made up seventy-six percent of stop-and-frisks.

Late Friday night, less than a week after the Charlottesville rally, Kessler tweeted, “Heather Heyer was a fat, disgusting Communist. Communists have killed 94 million. Looks like it was payback time.” The tweet linked to a post on the Daily Stormer, a neo-Nazi blog. Almost immediately, the white nationalist Richard Spencer, who was a planned speaker at the August 12th rally, cut ties with Kessler. Over the course of the next day, other white supremacists and alt-right leaders followed suit. At first, Kessler said that his Twitter account had been hacked. Then he said that he’d been drinking while taking Ambien and Xanax, and didn’t remember writing the tweet. Soon afterward, his Twitter account, with thirteen thousand seven hundred followers, was deleted. Later that day, I saw Kessler moving a lamp and some other small furniture items out of his apartment into a gray-blue minivan parked in the gravel alleyway behind the property.

There’s been some talk in Kessler’s neighborhood about throwing a block party once he’s gone entirely, to bring people together and reëstablish a sense of safety. His neighbors say they need something to help them return to normal. This past Sunday, life was quiet on Kessler’s street. His next-door neighbors, the Sacres, were on their front porch talking and laughing. One neighbor was cleaning a car. Another was mowing his lawn.

Godfrey was inside, waiting for a friend to come over. She worried that this was the calm before the storm—that even with Kessler gone from the neighborhood, her city would never be the same. “This situation has given people green cards to say it’s O.K. to be racist,” she said. “It’s given people a green card to call other people niggers. No. What makes you think it’s O.K. to do that now?”

She is less worried about herself, however, than about younger generations. This week, her grandson starts kindergarten. “Now that all this is kicked up, I’m so afraid he’s going to have to now go to school and deal with racism, being called a nigger and all that. He’s five years old. My grandson loves everybody. We go to the park, and he wants to play with every child at the park, and I don’t want him to stop doing that,” Godfrey said, as her eyes filled up with tears. “I want him to still learn to love all people.”

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Knuble celebrates his 1,000th NHL game; veteran is focused on continued success

 Mike Knublesees his hockey career as two distinct chapters, with the latter one, which includes playing in his 1,000th NHL game, providing a perfect illustration of his perseverance and professionalism.

It's a milestone he never banked on reaching, but a moment he is certainly grateful to experience.

“It's pretty much all I've talked about it the last little while,” Knuble told NHLPA.com, the night before he became the 269th NHLPA player to appear in 1,000 regular season games, in a 4-1 home win against the Nashville Predators. “It's been an interesting road to get to this point. I see it as though I've played two different careers since I came into the league.

“From the time I was 25-30, I was trying to find my way in this league,” continued the 39-year-old forward, who has reeled off eight straight seasons of 20 goals. “When I was 30, I had a good year and my career changed direction. It opened doors. Not everyone can be a Hall of Famer, not everyone can be an All-Star, but this there is a place in the game for players who can contribute something.”

That would certainly be Knuble, whose teammates honoured him on his big night by wearing his No. 22 jersey during pre-game warm-ups.

Selected by the Detroit Red Wings in the fourth round of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, Knuble eventually skated into a lineup that was loaded with veteran talent and a team that always seemed to have a big shot at winning the Stanley Cup.

The Toronto-born forward played the next four years at the University of Michigan and was awarded Second Team CCHA All-Star honours in 1994 and 1995 and NCAA West All-American Team honors in 1995. Following his NCAA tenure, he made his professional debut in the 1995 Calder Cup playoffs with the Adirondack Red Wings.

Knuble spent the entire 1995–96 campaign and most of the 1996–97 season with Adirondack before making his NHL debut with the Red Wings on March 26, 1997.

It wasn't necessarily the ideal spot for an eager rookie looking to make his mark, but playing alongside some of the game's top talents would serve him well when he would eventually take on a veteran role.

His name is there to see on the Stanley Cup, when the Wings won it in 1998, and painted on the wall at Joe Louis Arena. Dealt to the Rangers the next season, Knuble tallied 15 goals and 35 points in 82 games in 1998-99, his first opportunity in a full-time role.

With a month left in the 1999–2000 season, the Rangers traded him to the Boston Bruins. After posting 20 points in 82 games in 2000–01 and 14 points in 54 games in 2001–02, Knuble found himself playing left wing on a line with Joe Thornton and Glen Murray beginning in 2002–03. He responded by scoring 30 goals and adding 29 assists in 75 games, putting him third in team scoring.

“That was a huge turning point in my career,” recalled Knuble. “I think being able to have that kind of year changed things for me.”

After 21 tallies and 25 assists in 82 games the following campaign, he signed with the Philadelphia Flyers in the off-season. After playing in Sweden during the 2004-05 NHL lockout, Knuble had career-best marks in goals (34), assists (31), and points (65) in 2005-06.

“You never really know what your career will be when you first start out,” said Knuble, who recorded his first career hat trick on February 2, 2008, scoring all the goals in a 3-0 Flyers win over the Anaheim Ducks. “Early on, you just want to stick. As you go on, you do more things to contribute and there's more of a comfort level. When I was younger, I'd watch players and coaches, seeing how they'd prepare and you'd pick off a few things from them over the years.”

Now, it's the younger players on the Capitals, the team he signed with on July 1, 2009, three days before his 37th birthday, who are learning from Knuble, one of the club's alternate captains.

“I can't say there was one bit of advice or one person that I look back on and point to as shaping my career,” said Knuble, who has scored 271 career NHL goals, 221 of those coming after he turned 30. “You always strive to be a good teammate, a hard worker and a professional.”

As for his big moment, the one where he had plenty of family (his mother came in from Michigan, his brother from Alabama, to name a couple), Knuble likened it to a particular part in the 1983 big-screen comedy Vacation, starring Chevy Chase as a father who leads his family on a cross-country journey from Chicago to a Los Angeles amusement park.

“There's a scene in that movie where they get to the Grand Canyon and they get out of the car, take in the view for a second or two and then jump back in the car and continue on,” offered Knuble. “That's what this kind of feels like. It goes by pretty quickly because there are still games left to play and you've got to move on pretty fast to the next thing.”

But he knows there will be time, eventually, to savour the moment.

“When you actually have time to sit down and really look at your career, I know it will be even more meaningful,” noted Knuble. “When you're still playing, it's tough to look beyond the next game or practice. There is always something going on.”

As for the next chapter in his career, No. 22 doesn't quite know what to expect. It's a safe bet Knuble will just do as he has always done. He'll take things game by game, the way he has for 1,000 of them.


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The three 18-year-old freshmen, enrolled in the school’s summer session, were arrested by campus police and booked at a Los Angeles County jail. They were released Thursday morning.

Cornerback Shaquille Richardson (Los Alamitos High) and receiver Paul Richardson (Serra) — they are cousins — each posted $20,000 bail, while linebacker Shirley (Kaiser) was released without posting bail.

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Griffin unleashed a two-footed, 360-degree, two-handed dunk to the delight of the fans at Fed Ex Forum.

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The ATO expects to conclude at least seven major multinational audits before the end of June, with four of these investigations covering e-commerce and three the energy and resource industries. The ATO has confirmed that it has so far this year issued AUD2.9bn in tax liabilities due from multinational enterprises.

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Supply and demand: the paradox of private security companies in Libya

While many foreigners working in Libya are genuinely interested in helping the country move forward towards a more stable future, it seems very unlikely that this is the case for these western mercenaries.

It is common knowledge that Libya's transition from dictatorship through revolution to fledgling democracy has not been an easy one. Libya held its first free general elections in July 2012, but since then the government of Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has faced many challenges, the biggest of which has been the current instability which is plaguing parts of the country. The state is weak and has struggled to reign in autonomous militias who are unwilling to relinquish their power to Libya's national army and police force. This is a concern for many international organisations looking to invest in the new Libya, especially for oil companies working in remote locations in the desert.

Libya needs foreign investment to develop, but foreign companies need reassurance that their employees will be safe before they will invest. As a result, Libya's new leadership have given permission to some private western security firms to provide companies with protection, thereby filling the security gap which the state is not yet strong enough cover.

In theory this makes sense in areas which are particularly unstable such as the southern Fezzan region with its porous borders, far from the reach of the central government in Tripoli.

However, it is harder to justify the presence of foreign security personnel in areas where the state is relatively strong, where there are few security concerns and where there are hardly any direct threats against foreigners. The employees of these private security companies are for all intents and purposes mercenaries, people who are not nationals or parties to a conflict but who are motivated to take part simply by the desire for private gain. This is where the role of these companies becomes extremely questionable in Libya.

To begin with, Libya is no longer a conflict zone. Most of the western private security personnel I have met whilst in Libya are veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: yet Libya is not at war. These are men (so far I haven't met any female security personnel) who have been trained to react in extremely hostile environments, where they, and the people they are protecting, are the target of enemy forces. But, despite instability and the existence of militias, Libya is nothing like Iraq or Afghanistan and it is unethical, not to mention dangerous, to treat it as if it were.

Libya's capital is a case in point. I work for a Libyan organisation in Tripoli and am (luckily) unhindered by draconian security restrictions. I move around the city on my own and in the year and a half since I returned, I have experienced no threats or security incidents. This is not to say something couldn't happen of course, but in my experience living in Libya's capital post-revolution is the same as living in London or any other big city (actually I feel much safer in Tripoli at night than I would in certain areas of London). Common sense tells me not to act inappropriately, not to walk around alone late at night and to avoid certain areas. I find it difficult to see why my activities should be restricted based on the advice of ex-military men who have been trained to operate in conflict zones, not cities in peacetime, and who have a vested interest in making the city seem more unsafe than it really is.

However, many foreigners in Tripoli are not so lucky. They are locked away in compounds with strict curfews and daily security briefs. They are driven around in heavily armoured vehicles and accompanied at all times by armed guards. Many foreigners would like to be free of these security personnel, but their organisations say otherwise. Instead they are required to ask security guards to accompany them to do the most mundane activities, such as buying food at the local shop or going for a jog.

This brings me to the most damning issue regarding private security companies: it is in their interest to make Libya seem as unsafe as possible. It is a simple case of supply and demand. If Tripoli were deemed safe for foreigners, then security firms would be out of a job. It is therefore in their interests to exaggerate the security threats and insist that their presence and input is required at all times. Such actions have a two-fold effect, both of which are negative for Libya.

The first is that by constantly bombarding foreigners with warnings and chaperoning them around the city, these people are denied the chance to appreciate how unthreatening daily life in Tripoli really is. As a result, the message they communicate back to their home countries is one of daily restrictions and security threats, further entrenching the idea that Libya is not safe and therefore ensuring the continued demand for private security companies.

The second is that the effect of seeing overtly armed and aggressive foreign security personnel around the city is likely to make a largely benign population become more hostile and reactive towards westerners. Libyans living in Tripoli know that there is no real threat to foreigners there and although most appreciate that caution is necessary, it is understandably both insulting and provocative to Libyans be treated as potential threats simply because they are Libyan.

While many foreigners working in Libya are genuinely interested in helping the country move forward towards a more stable future, it seems very unlikely that this is the case for these western mercenaries. Their job is to provide protection in violent, hostile environments so unless they want to be out of a job, they will keep reinforcing the image that even the safest places in Libya are instable, dangerous and not to be visited without the 'unbiased' advice of security personnel.

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Hours of Operation:
Tuesday - Saturday: 5:30pm - 9:30pm

Christmas Holiday Hours:
Nikolai's Roof will be closed the following days so our staff can travel and spend time with their families. December 24th thru 28th open again for regular hours on the 29th. We hope you all have a wonderful Holiday.

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John Portman Blvd.

Dress Code:
Business Casual

Price Range:
$31 to $50

Payment Options
AMEX, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, MasterCard, Visa

Phone Number:
(404) 221-6362

Nikolai’s Roof Lounge offers classic cocktails, a cozy ambiance, and a small plate menu. The only thing smoother than dinner and drinks at Nikolai’s is the cozy embrace of our lounge – where the mood is always comfortably stylish and undeniably cool.

Open 5 p.m. until Midnight Tuesday through Saturday.

Parking Details:
Attached to the Hilton Atlanta where we are located is a parking garage with 2 levels. Valet parking is also available.

Public Transit:
MARTA - Peachtree Station

Executive Chef:
Stephanie Alderete

Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Gluten-free Menu, Non-Smoking, Private Room, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Special Events & Promotions:
We would love to welcome your event whether it be an intimate wedding reception, birthday party, company dinner, holiday party, or cocktail reception. Nikolai's Roof can accommodate a private dinner for up to 100 people or 250 people for a cocktail reception with mixed seating and standing.

Please let us know if you are interested in reserving space for a private event. Private Event Reception and Dinner Packages are available.


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A divisional patent application is filed when the earlier patent application was issued a Restriction Requirement. A Restriction Requirement is a document mailed by the Patent Office and it states that the patent application includes more than one invention. As a result, we must pick, or elect, only one invention for the patent application and cancel the claims to the other invention(s). In order to seek patent protection on the invention that is not chosen, we must then file a new divisional patent application that includes the non-elected invention(s).

A continuation is a re-filing of an existing patent application. The continuation application will receive a new serial number and will technically be a different patent application than the first one, but the subject matter in the continuation is the same as in the earlier parent application. Continuations used to be filed on a fairly regular basis as part of a procedural strategy before the Patent Office, but that practice has dropped off in favor or other procedural mechanisms that are now available and better options.

A continuation-in-part, or CIP, is a patent application that includes the same subject matter as an earlier patent application, but it also includes new subject matter. If you have made improvements to your invention after you filed a utility patent application, then in order to protect those improvements it might be necessary to file a CIP application and discuss those improvements in the CIP. Filing dates are determined on a claim-by-claim basis, and publications of your earlier patent applications can become prior art against you in some circumstances. As a result, there may be a limited window of time for filing a CIP. Not every patent attorney realizes this, but fortunately neither do many patent examiners.

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It was sad info as a Catholic Nun identified as Sister Blessing Olowojoba has been reportedly kidnapped in Kogi state by suspected kidnappers.

According to a Nun from the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus (EHJ), the sister was kidnapped in Okene, recently.
The sister who was identified as Biola Victoria, urged people to pray for the safe return of the victim from the clutches of the kidnappers.
She expressed that an attack on a member of EHJ is an attack on the church itself. She asked members to keep praying for the servant of God to return unharmed.
The Sister called on the state Police command to ensure the safe return of sister, Olowojoba who has been in captivity for some days.
She wrote: “Please bombard the heavens with your cries and thanks. Remember we recently did it to God’s ultimate glory. We can do it again for our Beloved Religious. ”
“Please carry this prayer petition with you as you sleep tonight and as you go to Mass on Sunday and until we secure Sr. Blessing’s freedom from the captivity which is not hers. Any evil attack on one of us, especially on our ordained servants of God, is an attack on the Church.”

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An itinerary that does not require a loop back to your starting city or airport can allow for broad exploration, but typically, renting one-way is not the best deal. However, there is one exceptional situation. Each year, rental car companies need to move cars into and out of Florida, depending on the season. Thus you can find a deal on a one-way rental from Florida to points north in April and May, with the reverse trip (heading south) on sale in September and October. We’ve seen deals for as low as $9 a day… however, a “sale” is rarely announced, and deals only exist for a 6-8 weeks each year. Keep an eye on prices as these dates come close. A good use would be starting in Orlando and heading north to Charleston with stops along the way at the myriad of unique NPS units located on that Atlantic coasts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, such as Cumberland Island National Seashore, Fort Sumter National Monument, and Canaveral National Seashore. Increasingly common are seasonal deals in the same manner as the Florida, in and out of Phoenix. We took advantage of this great offer in the spring picking up a car in Phoenix and driving it to Albequerue and seeing a lot of our northern Arizona tour stops along the way. All for only $7 a day on the rental!

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Domestic Violence is a Political Crime

“Hello. I’m from the Government and I’m here to help.” This old saying is satirically funny. Governmental intervention into anything usually creates nameless, faceless bureaucracies, solving nothing, complicating everything, and resulting in higher taxes.

The government has definitely made its way into family violence:

“Like many crusades to stamp out social evils, the War on Domestic Violence is a mix of good intentions (who could be against stopping spousal abuse?), bad information, and worse theories. The result has been a host of unintended consequences that do little to empower victims while sanctioning interference in personal relationships.” Cathy Young, Domestic Violations, Reason Magazine, February 1998

Every few years a new “crime de jour” is created. This phenomenon begins with a legitimate social problem needing to be addressed. Examples in recent years of “crimes de jour” include “Driving While Intoxicated” and “Child Sexual Abuse.” The tragic consequences of isolated worst-case scenarios of these crimes are highly publicized. The nation is inundated with media coverage and informed the problem is not being adequately dealt with by the criminal justice system. Crime victims form support groups (such as M.A.D.D.-Mothers Against Drunk Driving) and these support groups in turn create lobby groups. The lobbyists influence the media, judges, and politicians. Political candidates sense community outrage and run campaigns with platforms designed to solve the “crime de jour.” After each campaign year and legislative session, new laws address perceived omissions, loopholes, and provide additional punishment for those convicted of the “crime de jour.”

The enactment of such special interest group legislation officially converts the crime de jour” into a “political crime.”

“Some crusaders openly argue that domestic violence should be taken more seriously than other crimes. In 1996, the sponsor of a New York bill toughening penalties for misdemeanor assault on a family member (including ex-spouses and unwed partners) vowed to oppose a version extending the measure to all assaults: “The whole purpose of my bill is to single out domestic violence,” Assemblyman Joseph Lentol said. “I don’t want the world to think we’re treating stranger assaults the same way as domestic assaults.”
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The current “crime de jour” is domestic violence.

If you are facing allegations of Domestic Violence the time to act is now! Contact the Domestic Violence Defense Team at Stuckle & Associates PLLC.


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