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New Federal Laws Coming to Reduce Oil Train Wrecks

Last week the US federal government passed new rules that will change how oil is moved across North America.

The new regulations require tank cars to be either retrofitted or phased out. The state of the older tanker cars became an issue in the last few years after several high profile oil train derailments. One of them included a fiery derailment in Quebec that killed almost 50 people.

Crude transported by rail has increased 4000 percent since 2008 but regulations have not kept up. A study by NBC News in 2013 found that regulators had known for years that the older tanker cars tend to leak and explode during derailments.

The new standards require that the tank cars have thermal protection, thicker skins and improved end and valve protections to prevent leaks during a crash. Also, trains that only are carrying crude oil must have all new braking systems by 2021, or must travel at only 30 MPH.

The older DOT-111 tank cars will have to be retrofitted within three years or retired. The oil and rail industries have five years to come up with newer tank cars. They also will have to do more testing of the crude oil that are put into the cars. In some past accidents, the crude oil was misclassified, and some of the most flammable oil was put into the most accident-prone cars.

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28/03/2014 07:53 GMT | Updated 28/03/2014 13:59 GMT

Do it for Denmark: New Advert Encourages Danes To Have More Sex

Population increase in Denmark has been described as "dangerously low" but that might be about to change - a travel company have created an advert that encourages Danes to have sex.

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Travel company Spies Rejser's new campaign Do It For Denmark promises one couple three years of free baby supplies and a child-friendly holiday if they can prove they made a baby while on one of their holidays.

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Stating that 10% of Danish children are conceived on holiday, the company claim that their tongue-in-cheek advert - which offers discounts on city breaks as well as the chance to win big - aims to tackle the country's low birth rate.

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02/02/2018 14:03 GMT | Updated 02/02/2018 14:03 GMT

The Three Reasons Why Your Toddler Doesn't Eat (And Why It's Not Your Fault)

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The most powerful thing I learned about childhood eating as a parent, was that picky eating is normal. By normal, I mean there are genuine physiological reasons why it exists and these reasons are often important in keeping the child safe. The relief I felt when I understood that the very behaviour I thought was hurting my son was actually keeping him safe was immense. I hope I can share some of that relief with you now.

The top three causes of picky or fussy eating in toddlerhood are:

  1. Neophobia Neophobia is used to describe an irrational fear or dislike of anything unfamiliar or new. In the case of eating, it is used to describe the instant dislike children, particularly toddlers and pre-schoolers, take to any new foods, even without tasting them. Neophobia is the norm, rather than the exception to the rule, in young children. While it may be incredibly frustrating to parents, especially after they have lovingly prepared a new meal to introduce their child to a new taste and ingredient, it is actually important to the child’s survival as it helps to keep them safe. Think back to a time before food regulation, sanitised food shopping and ingredients labels. A time when we would have lived ‘in the wild’, when  we would have hunted or gathered our food ourselves. Hungry children would have foraged for food and eaten what they found. From an evolutionary perspective, neophobia would have kept young children safe. By avoiding foods that they had not previously eaten, children would avoid any potential toxins found in the new foods. When young children stick to eating only what they know, they demonstrate an important evolutionary throwback. Although the new foods offered by parents today may be completely safe, the child’s instinctive drive to refuse them is unchanged from the same one that protected children hundreds, if not thousands, of years ago. Research has shown that most children develop a degree of food neophobia when they turn two years old. Predominantly this means that the toddler will stop accepting new foods that are offered to them, however many also begin to refuse foods that they previously ate.
  2. Genetics Another way that nature protects young children from being accidentally poisoned is to make toxic foods unpalatable. From birth, we favour sweet and savoury tastes and tend to dislike sour and bitter flavours. This is no surprise when you realise that most poisonous substances have a bitter taste. Our innate taste preferences help to keep us safe and prevent us from accidentally ingesting foods that could endanger our lives, in a similar way to food neophobia. The only slight flaw in nature’s plan is that there is a class of compounds contained in certain foods, known as glucosinolates, which are bitter tasting and can sometimes be toxic, but not always. Safe glucosinolates naturally occur in certain fruits and vegetables, such as broccoli, cabbage, kale and Brussels Sprouts and many other green vegetables. The very same vegetables that most toddlers and pre-schoolers dislike so much. Quite simply, there is a very real physiological reason why children don’t ‘eat their greens’, they are genetically pre-programmed not to, in order to stay alive! All children have a natural aversion to bitter tastes, but some find them much harder to tolerate than others. In fact, some adults still struggle significantly with bitter tasting food. Perhaps you do? Or perhaps you know an adult who does? Again, the reason is genetic and entirely normal. Those who are ‘strong tasters’, or more commonly dubbed ‘super tasters’ by the media are far more sensitive to bitter tastes than others. Strong tasters make up around a quarter of the population, both adult and child. There are likely other genetic factors governing food fussiness too, not just related to bitterness perception. Research looking at the eating habits of three-year-old twins has shown a significant genetic impact on food fussiness and eating behaviours. Similarly, Children who are picky eaters tend to have parents who are picky eaters, especially when considering vegetable intake. Too often we expect our children to eat foods that we don’t like very much ourselves, perhaps we may be better considering whether they have inherited the same trait responsible for our own dis-likings, rather than trying to raise children to be better than ourselves.
  3. Autonomy Struggles There are only three aspects of their lives that toddlers and pre-schooler can control. Sleeping, toileting and eating. Parents may control everything in a child’s life, but they cannot make a child sleep, go to the toilet or chew and swallow food. These things are solely the domain of the child. Why does this matter? Because if a child is struggling with autonomy over their own life then eating is one of the areas that can become problematic. If a child feels suffocated by their schedule, too many boundaries, too little opportunity for free and independent play and too little opportunity for child-led activities, then they often seek to gain the control that they seek via their eating. Picky eating may sometimes have its roots in a totally different aspect of the child’s life, although there is often a lack of autonomy felt around actual eating. A good example here is to think about what you ate yesterday. Think about each of the items that you ate, who chose them? Who chose how you ate them? When you ate them? What temperature they were served at? What about where you ate them and the portion size that you ate? Who decided when you had had enough? Or if you had more? The chances are that your answer to all of these questions was “me”. Now think about the same question, but this time substitute yourself for your child. Were your answers any different? We may think that we are giving children control over their eating, but we aren’t, not much anyway.

Research has shown that the more controlling a parent is about their child’s eating, the fussier the child will become. Even those who feel they are giving their child as much control as possible over their eating, most likely aren’t. Giving more control back to the child is an important consideration when trying to improve picky eating.

Sarah Ockwell-Smith is a mother of four and a parenting author.For more on the causes of picky eating – and how to effectively change your child’s eating habits - without stress or tears, check out: ‘The Gentle Eating Book’. Available for pre-order now in theUK/ROIandRest of the World.


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Admittedly, I think about and like taxes more than the average American. When I do my own tax return or a family members' return, I use a few different tax products and to be perfectly honest, I even consult with a tax professional - actually two or even three. However, not everyone is willing to spend their time, effort, and money on learning more about taxes or testing the accuracy of different programs. Your choice is simple: Either make the investment to do it yourself, or risk making mistakes! If it sounds stressful, risky, or you just don't want to do a lot of reading or researching and you hate double-checking, then read no further - hire a Tax Pro.

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Supreme Court Concedes 'Mistake', Recalls Notice To Arunachal Pradesh Governor

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NEW DELHI -- The Supreme Court today conceded its "mistake" and recalled a notice to Arunachal Pradesh Governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa seeking his report to the President recommending central rule even as it rejected the Centre's opposition to giving documents seized from the deposed chief minister and his cabinet colleagues.

At the outset of the day's proceedings, a five-judge Constitutional bench headed by Justice J S Khehar said "that (issuing notice) is our mistake" after considering an earlier verdict and the legal position that the Governor enjoys "complete immunity" in court proceedings.

The bench made the remarks when Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi pointed out the legal position and referred to a 2006 judgement which had held that Governors cannot be asked to join legal proceedings.

Referring to Rohatgi's contention that Governors have "complete immunity" under Article 361 of the Constitution, it said, "We consider it just and appropriate to recall the notice issued to Respondent 2 (the Governor)."

The bench, also comprising Justices Dipak Misra, M B Lokur, P C Ghose and N V Ramana, however, clarified that its order recalling the notice would not "preclude" the Arunachal Governor from filing or putting forth his views before it.

It also said that earlier senior advocate Satpal Jain, appearing for the Governor, had undertaken, in pursuance of court's direction, to file materials leading to recommendation of President's Rule.

The Attorney General said either the leaders including Rajesh Tacho and Speaker Nabam Rebia should agree to delete the name of the Governor from their respective pleas or he would cite the legal position and the case law on the issue.

"We can recall the notice, if we have committed the mistake," the bench said.

"Having given a thoughtful consideration to the issue in hand, we are inclined to recall the notice. That, however, would not preclude the Governor from filing or putting forth his views before it," the bench said.

It, meanwhile, issued notice to the Centre on fresh pleas of former Chief Minister Nabam Tuki and Congress leader Bamang Felix against imposition of President's Rule.

Rejecting Centre's opposition to giving former Chief Minister Nabam Tuki, his cabinet colleagues and officials certain documents seized after President's rule was imposed, the court said "this is the basic fairness level required for them to assail" the promulgation.

The court also directed the Centre to make copies and return "forthwith" by Friday all the seized private letters, files and documents to the former CM, Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries and those which are in the custody of the Administrator through the Chief Secretary.

"After hearing counsel for parties at some length, we are of the view that certain records/documents deserve to be furnished to the former Chief Minister, ministers and parliamentary secretaries whose offices have been sealed and from whose offices files/documents have been kept in safe custody," the five-judge constitution bench said.

The bench, also comprising Justices Dipak Misra, M B Lokur, P C Ghosh and N V Ramana, accordingly directed the Centre to make copies of all files/documents that were taken from the custody of the former CM, ministers and parliamentary secretaries and furnish them the copies.

Further, it said the Centre would furnish the copies of the hard disks of computers, laptops seized from them.

After the bench did not accept the contention of Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi that the request by Tuki and other Congress leaders were not genuine, he agreed to its suggestions to provide the copies of the documents.

"You are on technicalities and we are on fairness and only on basic fairness," the bench told the Attorney General and added that at the moment they are only contesting that they should have opportunity to defend.

"How can you say you will have the sword and he will not have it," the bench remarked.

Rohatgi submitted that Tuki's colleagues filed the petition and never protested that they were handicapped in the absence of the copies of the letters exchanged between Governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa and the then Chief Minister.

During the hearing, the bench also asked Attorney General "can you contradict that as proposition of law, declaration of promulgation can be assailed as malafide. They want to establish there is malafide. They want to establish malafide from the communications between the Governor and the then Chief Minister."

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How to Make a Clothes Drying Rack

A clothes drying rack is an item that wet clothes are laid upon to dry. Some people will keep the rack in a room rather than leaving clothes on a line outside. If you are living in small quarters and don't have access to a dryer, this is one of the best ways to be able to dry the clothes without them remaining damp for days. Clothes drying racks can be rather easy to make. You can get creative and add additional levels to the rack if you choose, but for now, here are some basic steps.

Clothes drying rack

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Cut four pieces of oak 35 inches long. Drill three holes into each piece of wood. One hole will need to be at 16 3/2 inches, then 25 inches and last hole at 33 5/8 inches.

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Get four pieces of 28 1/2-inch oak plywood. Drill four holes in each one. The first hole will be at 1 1/2 inches, then at 9 7/8 inches, another at 18 7/8 inches and the last one at 27 inches.

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Cut eight 20-inch long pieces of wood. Drill two holes in each piece. The first hole will be at 1 1/2 inches and the other at 18 5/8 inches.

Step 4

Round off all of the edges of wood. Use sandpaper to sand the plywood and make it smooth. Wipe the wood down with a damp cloth to remove any dust or particles. Put a finish on the wood using linseed oil. Set the pieces to dry. Gather screws to fasten the clothes drying rack together.

Step 5

Begin screwing the pieces together. Begin by making the bottom first and moving towards the top. Nail one 11-inch long piece to each 35-inch piece in the hole at 25 inches. Do the same for the other three long pieces. Screw one 28 1/2-inch piece into one long piece at the end at 33 5/8-inch measurement. Do the same for the other three pieces. Then each long piece of wood will have two pieces of wood connected at this point.

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Continue screwing parts together. Pick up two of the long pieces of wood and match them together. Point the two pieces attached towards each other and match up the holes. Screw them together. Do the same for the other two long pieces. Then you will have two sides of the clothes drying rack ready. Place one 20-inch piece of wood (with two holes) horizontally connecting the one side to the other. Do the same on the opposite side of the rack. Nail the ends at the 16 1/2 inches on the long pieces. Take the other two 20-inch pieces and nail across the top horizontally. These will be where the clothes will hang to dry.

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Finish the clothes drying rack. Take four of the remaining 20-inch pieces and screw them across the middle portion of the rack.


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Tips for getting the best out of your solar hot water system

Australia really is the lucky country and we often take for granted many of our day-to-day commodities, such as a plentiful supply of hot water at any time – day or night. Regardless, with the ever-increasing energy price hikes and our very real concern about our carbon footprint, the time has come to look at alternatives. Particularly considering conventional hot water systems make up about 30% of an average Aussie energy bill!

A solar hot water system installed in your home will supply 90% or more of your hot water usage and can cut your energy bills by 50 to 85%, plus, they provide the all-important added bonus of reducing our greenhouse gas emissions. Using the suns energy to heat your water just makes too much sense, in so many different ways – to ignore it as a truly viable alternative for our hot water supply is madness.

Considering the cost of installing your solar hot water system, as well as the positives on your energy bills by utilising and implementing all available information, it is essential we use our system properly to maximise its efficiency.

First things first, it’s a great idea to ask yourself a few vital questions. What are the expectations you have from your solar hot water system? For example, how many people will need to use the hot water on a regular basis? We all know teenagers use copious amounts of the stuff, so the answer to this is to install a larger holding tank in unison with a compatible solar array. If you do this, you will have plenty of hot water on those cloudy days, or the days when your teenagers come out of the bathroom looking like prunes.

To guarantee continuous hot water, solar systems can work in unison with your energy company and a booster switch will need to be installed. Make sure this is placed somewhere convenient so it’s easily accessible. Your grid connection can therefore be turned off to take advantage of our sun, and turned on when there’s cloud cover or at night time.

Check with your energy supplier to find the best tariffs and peak times and adjust this accordingly. Also, have an inspection of your hot water pipes to make sure they are all are protected with insulation of at least 15 mm in thickness. By doing this, you will limit (by up to 50%) the amount of heat that could potentially be lost.

At Hush, our solar hot water systems are extremely efficient and very effective when installed and used correctly. We have many premium systems on offer that cater for a wide and varied market, including from Rinnai and CMD. You can opt for roof mounted or split systems and you can choose to have a dual connection with your electricity provider or install a system large enough to be ‘off grid’.

Evidence now coming to hand (and we all know this) is that the advantage and benefits of solar to heat our water is advancing in leaps and bounds. We have only just scratched the surface of this exciting new technology. Apart from hip pocket savings, we are reducing our carbon footprint and can now enjoy a lovely warm shower guilt-free!

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UK house prices
UK house prices are being supported by demand-stimulating credit easing schemes such as Funding for Lending and Help to Buy (Reuters)

Halifax reported house prices were 2.6% higher in the three months to May than the same period a year before, in the biggest annual surge since September 2010.

House prices rose 0.4% on the month in May and sit at an average of £166,898. Two credit easing initiatives - the Funding for Lending and Help to Buy schemes - are making consumer mortgages cheaper and easier to access, though a real cut in pay and high cost of living continues to weigh on household finances.

"Market activity has also improved slightly in recent months although home sales remain low by historical standards," said Martin Ellis, Halifax housing economist.

"Despite these recent signs of improvement in the housing market, the subdued economic background and the accompanying weak income growth continue to be a significant constraint on housing demand and activity."

Chancellor George Osborne's Help to Buy scheme, which offers a government-backed support package for home-buyers, has been criticised for its potential to blow a new property bubble.

Help to Buy's support includes up to a 20% interest free government equity loan and a mortgage guarantee, among other footings for people looking to buy a new property.

Osborne wants to stimulate more demand in the housing market which he hopes will then trigger house-building on the supply side. He wants more houses to be built without having to invest public money during a time of government austerity.

In 2012, there were fewer than 100,000 housing starts in the UK, despite estimates of 250,000 new homes needed that year just to keep up with current demand.

There were some signs of hope in May's private industry data from the construction sector, which saw output rise at its fastest pace in two years during the month - driven by a bump in residential housebuilding.

Consumer mortgages have also had support from the Treasury and Bank of England's Funding for Lending Scheme, which has been running since summer 2012.

It offers banks discounted loans if their increase their lending to the real economy of consumers and small businesses. This has seen a spike in mortgage lending and borrowing costs for consumers reduced.

Nationwide's house price index also spiked in May. It reported an annual increase of 1.1% in the fastest yearly rise since November 2011.

"It's not just prices - a number of measures of housing market activity have also started to move higher," said Robert Gardener, chief economist at building society Nationwide.

"In the first four months of 2013 the number of property transactions was running at around 5% above the monthly average prevailing in 2012.

"The number of mortgage approvals for house purchase in the first quarter of 2013 was also around 4% above last year's monthly average."


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Weekly Production Target For Model 3 Cars Finally Reached By Tesla

Weekly Production Target For Model 3 Cars Finally Reached By Tesla
A big tent is the solution that has helped Tesla to achieve its announced weekly target of manufacturing 5,000 Model 3 electric car.
It has been reported that the target was met on July 1 when the company rolled out its 5001th Model 3 from the production line in California in seven days.
Tesla chief executive, Elon Musk, said: “We did it! What an incredible job by an amazing team” in an e-mail sent to the company staff and reported by electric site Electrek.
There was also celebration from the employees after Musk also announced that Tesla churned out 2,000 of the more expensive Model S and Model X cars which put the total number of cars manufactured by the company in a week to 7000.
In the second quarter of he year, Tesla produced 55% more vehicles compared to the first quarter at 53,339 vehicles which included 28,578 Model 3s and 24,761 Model S and X cars, the company announced. Further in the second quarter, it had been able to deliver 40,740 vehicles to customers, Tesla said. That number was however below the expectations of Wall Street analysts but resulted in a 5 per cent increase in the shares of the company.
Last summer, Musk had set a target for the company of rolling out 5000 Model 3s every week for the company by December and 10,000 per week in 2018. However, Musk also wanted that because the company was attempting to meet the targets, least six months of “manufacturing hell” being entered by the company
In its effort to increase production, the company burned up at least $1bn of cash. In order to accommodate another production line, Tesla then constructed a semi-permanent tent at the factory after the company was severely criticized on the delays on and on “excessive automation” and because the company had been forced to conduct several shutdowns to correct issues. But it has just been a week that the extra line combined and the enhancements in production have been used and there is skepticism among analysts whether the company would be able to reproduce the feat.
“Reaching it is one thing,” said Dave Sullivan, the product analysis manager at market research firm AutoPacific Inc. “Consistently producing 5,000 per week with outstanding quality is another. I don’t think producing 5,000 once is anything to get excited about until it’s repeatable.”
Warnings against a “burst rates” of Model 3 production which would be unsustainable was issued by Brian Johnson, an analyst with Barclays, to investors in March. in order to estimate how many cars it is capable of building over an extended timeframe, the company has been making use of temporary periods of fast-as-possible production called “burst builds”.
in the next month, a target of achieving a production target of 6000 Model 3s a week is being set by the company, Musk said.
For tesla, achieving a production rate of 5,000 Model 3s every week is not just a mere milestone. The company is yet to produce its cheapest model despite the company being applauded for its mass market cars priced at $35,000. For the 450,000 people with Model 3 reservations, only the long-range variant, with a starting price of $49,000, is available.

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DIY Halloween Décor Kids Can Make

Get your kids revved up for Halloween by designating them the official decorators of the season! Not only will it save you the trouble of having to hang, glue and paint all by yourself, but it will also give your kids the chance to create spooky décor they’re proud of. Plus, they’re much less likely to be afraid of Halloween decorations they’ve made themselves. Here are a few fun and wallet-friendly DIY Halloween décor ideas your kids can make:

Pumpkin Painting

Let’s be honest: Carving pumpkins is a mess that also requires sharp tools. Skip the carving this year and focus on painting instead. For a fun twist, paint the pumpkin canvases black or white. Or skip the spook altogether and go for glitter! Once dry, you’ll have pumpkins that are more chic than shriek.

Haunted House

Planning on having company over? Let the kids give your home a haunted house feel. Covering furniture with white sheets is a silly, fun and mess-free activity. It’s also a quick and inexpensive way to decorate big for your guests. First, remove any items from chairs, tables and couches, then have the kids cover them with sheets. Be sure to place items back on your furniture to keep your “haunted” house functional.

Cheesecloth Ghosts

Here’s a clever way to make ghosts that seem to just float in place! This project requires a little more prep on your end, but the end result is worth it. All you need is two cups, a small ball, cornstarch, water and cheesecloth.

Dangling Spiders

Perhaps the most flexible of all craft ideas (pun fully intended), pipe cleaner spiders hanging from their webs makes for impressive entryway décor. Give your kids some black pipe cleaners and show them how to twist and bend them into spidery shapes. You can dress them up with googly eyes and glue or a construction-paper top hat. When you’re done, hang them on your walls with dental floss.

Skeleton Art

Get rid of old pasta by letting your kids use noodles to create skeleton art -- skulls, mandibles, rib cages and more. To start, print out pictures of skeletal systems for inspiration (and a sneaky science lesson!). Then have your kids recreate the skeletal parts by gluing pasta on black construction paper. Once they’ve labeled each system with the correct scientific name, hang up the art around the house.

Like with any art project, have your kids sign the bottom to boost their decorating pride. And who knows … all the DIY décor fun just might help take their minds off the candy that’s to come!

Speed Clean Your Pantry

This season, your kitchen is probably starting to get a lot more action -- and a lot of mess. One place that needs a little extra TLC: your pantry. Out of sight, sticky shelves, unsightly spills and expired food are all too easy to leave behind and forget about. But for a healthy, germ-free kitchen, take control of the messes hiding in your pantry with this easy speed-cleaning routine.

Step 1: Set a timer.

Once the timer is ticking, don’t do anything else but the task at hand. “You’ll be amazed at how much you can accomplish when you eliminate distractions and add a timer,” says Becky, cleaning expert and blogger at clean mama. That means no calls, no computer: just clean. Or try another tactic. “Clean a little bit every day. It’s less overwhelming and you can speed through it in 15 minutes a day,” she says.

Step 2: Purge and donate.

“Start by throwing away any expired food items,” says Becky. Then, gather the canned goods you don’t want or won't eat any time soon and bring them to your local food pantry. Be sure to keep boxes and trash cans next to your pantry while cleaning, so you don’t spend time running back and forth.

Step 3: Disinfect.

Once you’ve gotten rid of expired or non-essential items, remove all other items from your pantry and set them on the kitchen table and counters, says Becky. Place spices, pastas, breakfast items, snacks and more together, so they can easily be placed back in practical places together. Once your pantry is empty, use a fresh-scented multipurpose cleaner to clean shelves. Crumbs come up more easily with a wet paper towel. Spritz an air freshener to freshen up your pantry and eliminate any odors. Replace all items, keeping the ones you use the most in the easiest-to-reach places.

“Once you’ve completed a large cleaning project, it’s important to maintain it,” says Becky. This means always putting items in their proper place, cleaning small messes right away and going through your food items before grocery shopping to make sure you won't be buying items twice. “Get other family members involved in returning things to their proper place as well,” says Becky.

Aromatherapy Scents Around the House

When you step over the threshold of your front door, the first thing you notice is the smell. Your home is a sanctuary, and your peaceful place should smell fresh and clean -- not like the tangle of sneakers near your door!

“Smells possess an incredible power,” says Dr. Christian Moretti, an expert in molecular aromatherapy. The chemical properties of certain scents send signals to your brain, influencing behavior and mood. The right aroma can help you to think more clearly, eat slower and fall into a deep, satisfying slumber. Each smell creates a unique effect, so to truly maximize the benefits of aromatherapy scents; each room of your home should contain a different scent.

Scents for the Bedroom

The deeply rich scent of mandarin oil may help you fall asleep, according to Dr. Moretti. This oil, which is extracted from the rind of the mandarin orange, assists in calming nerves and promoting relaxation. The warm and exotic scent of the jasmine may also encourage sleep.

Create your own pillow mist by combining water and a few drops of mandarin or jasmine oil in a spray bottle. Take a warm bath with several drops of these essential oils mixed into the water. Or freshen your sheets with a bedding refresher spray in scents like lavender or jasmine.

Scents for Your Pets

Does your dog go crazy every time you leave the house? Infuse the air with the scent of lavender: A light, floral aroma that has been used for centuries to aid in relaxation. Add a few drops of the oil to your pet’s bedding, or plug in a scented diffuser into an outlet near your dog’s crate.

Scents for the Dining Room

For your next dinner party, Dr. Moretti recommends scents such as patchouli, sandalwood and rose. The sensual, warm scent of earthy aromas like patchouli and sandalwood help calm and ground; deep floral scents like rose help stabilize mood. To create a calm dining atmosphere, look for candles in scents such as sandalwood or floral rose.

Scents for Smelly Spots

To reduce odors, Dr. Moretti uses a citrus mix of grapefruit, lemon, bergamot and sandalwood oils. These scents neutralize bad smells while infusing the air with a light perfume. Shake a few drops of these essential oils in the bottom of the trash can or place an odor eliminator in a clean citrus scent by the litter box.

Home Sanctuary Décor Ideas -- for Less

No time for a spa day? No problem. It’s easy -- and budget-friendly! -- to transform your home into a calming, stress-free haven. Simple changes can help relieve tension and welcome serenity, even with little ones running around. The benefit? You’ll notice a positive boost to your health, including increased positive energy, decreased stress level and the ability to process information, says Dawn Falcone, organizer/designer and owner of Dawn Falcone Lifestyles. Take a deep breath, and get started with these simple steps.

Cut the Clutter

Before adding spa-like elements, take control of the mess behind the stress. “Eliminating clutter is a process, so be sure to set realistic goals and start small,” says Falcone. Instead of organizing your entire bedroom at once, start with your dresser. Label three boxes to help you organize: One for donations, one for recycling/trash and one to keep. Place any items to keep in practical, easy-to-find areas.

Add Accents

Now the fun can begin. Look for small, inexpensive accessories that are both luxurious and comforting.

  • Lighting: “Overhead lighting is unflattering and less soothing,” says Betsy Helmuth, owner of Affordable Interior Design in NYC. “Add table and floor lamps to manipulate light and create soft pools of light.” If you already have overhead lighting, “put all your lights and lamps on dimmers,” says Falcone. Scented candles are a good option for your bedroom, where kid play is off-limits.
  • Textures: Soft, plush textures are the ultimate comfort boosters. Look for inexpensive cashmere throws, a soft rug for the foot of your bed, plush towels instead of terrycloth and soft pillows. “Having little moments of decadence throughout the day will create a spa-like atmosphere,” says Helmuth.
  • Sound-proof drapes: These can be purchased for under $50, and are a good investment if you live in a bustling city or loud environment, says Helmuth.
  • Plants: Often found in resting areas at spas, plants add elements of nature into your design. Succulents are a good choice, as they’re small and stay longer than flowers, says Helmuth.
  • Guest basket (for you): Just as you would for visitors, keep a basket by your bed with water, books and essential oils.

Prioritize Spaces

Instead of an entire home overhaul, start with the rooms that you spend the most time in, and which are just yours (and not the kids’). “The room with perhaps the biggest impact is the entryway,” says Falcone. “If it’s a disaster, you’ll instantly feel stressed as leave or enter through the door.” The bedroom is also key, as clutter affects your sleep and state of rest. Falcone recommends creating a recharging station in your bedroom just for you: no electronics allowed! It’s a small space meant for relaxation, drinking tea and reading. Place something comfortable for you to sit on and escape.

Keep it Personal

Select a relaxing color palate to suit your taste, say the designers. Light blue, sage, beige, buff or other earth tone are more soothing color choices than bold, bright colors. Carry these colors throughout the house to maintain a nice flow. Then, personalize your home with artwork that you feel connected to you, and which brings out a happy feeling in you. “Choose your favorite photos, and have them blown up and put on canvas,” says Falcone. But don’t over-decorate. “Instead of filling every wall or bookshelf with something, avoid visual clutter and pick one piece to give your eye a place to rest.”

Not-so-scary Halloween Decor

Just because Halloween festivities and decorations are filled with ghosts and witches doesn’t mean you need to trade in your home design aesthetic for faux spider webs. Getting into the Halloween spirit can be easy on the eyes – and your wallet  -- if you pare down your decorations.

Simplify Colors

“Halloween is all about orange and black, so focus your colors there and add an accent color,” says Judy Gilmartin-Willsey, owner of Framings Event Design, which has decorated many Halloween-themed occasions. She recommends silver as an accent color, as it pops nicely with the darker decorations. Or try deep red, yellow or purple. Pick one accent to go with the primarily black decorations.

Be Consistent With Materials

Instead of shopping for a variety of materials, choose one fabric for decorating to save on money and maintain a flow in your home. “A great decorating accessory is black gauze fabric,” says Gilmartin-Willsey. “Stretch it down the backs of chairs, make it into a runner for the center of the table, fray it and hang it from your fireplace.” The trick to pretty theme decorating is to use the same material in many different ways. Orange, or other accent color, can be found in this fabric as well at art supply stores.

Add Accessories

Home accessories give your decorations a festive boost. Look for candles in fall scents like pumpkin spice or apple, and choose colors that are consistent with your décor color pallet. Candles can also be decorated with the gauze fabric or wrapped in elegant black lace. Swap outdoor blow-up decorations for inexpensive black lanterns to line your pathway and steps, says Gilmartin-Willsey. You can use these inside your house as well. For other lighting ideas, spray-paint candelabras to match your color scheme. Tie in your colors with such home elements as throw pillows, tablecloths and outdoor wreaths.

Bring the Outdoors In

Top off decorations with fresh plants and flowers that add elegance to your décor. Instead of typical red roses, go for orange or ones in deep reds and purples. “Another cost-friendly idea is to buy inexpensive vases and fill them with eco-friendly black twigs,” says Gilmartin-Willsey.

In addition to lining your outdoor steps with pumpkins and lanterns, stack mini pumpkins on tables as a centerpiece. Pumpkins can be spray-painted black, silver or other another fall accent color. Throwing a party? Carve your house number into individual pumpkins, and light them up for guests to see.


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Conservation action for big cats in India

India's wild tiger numbers are very encouraging.

There are 2,226 tigers there, amounting to 70 percent of the world's tiger population, but such numbers can obfuscate the tremendous challenges that tigers continue to face across their range in this country, which also houses more than 1.2 billion people.

Poaching remains an important issue of course, but the core problem is one that afflicts all wildlife in India: habitat loss. As the country's human population has grown exponentially in the past several decades, so have the anthropogenic pressures exerted on wild habitats. There has been a steady degradation and fragmentation of forest cover, with tiger territories increasingly being encroached upon for agriculture and infrastructure development. Tigers are increasingly found in human-use areas near forests outside of protected areas, making a strong case for protecting these corridors of movement.

READ: Plight of the Indian Tiger

A multi-pronged strategy followed by IFAW-WTI in India involves anti-poaching training for frontline forest staff, rescue and releases of tigers from conflict situations and engaging with local communities, upon whose support the long-term success of any conservation project hinges.

Our Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) teams are involved in direct interventions to rescue wild tigers from potentially fatal conflict situations. Early last month, for instance, an MVS team assisted local authorities by tranquilising a conflict tigress that had attacked a fisherman near an educational institute in the north-eastern state of Assam. The tigress was captured after a two-day operation, transported to Nameri National Park and released into the wild the same night.

IFAW-WTI has had previous success with such interventions in north-eastern India. Six years ago, an adult male tiger that had attacked and killed two people in the Sivasagar district of Assam was tranquilised and captured by an MVS team. The tiger was translocated to Manas National Park and released; he was documented three years later as having successfully completed 1,000 days in the wild.

Breaking the illegal wildlife trade chain is another very direct way that we help to protect the tiger in India. From 2013 to 2015, IFAW-WTI field personnel helped enforcement agencies plan and conduct 14 undercover operations, resulting in 51 arrests and seizures of 1 tiger skin, 1 tiger trophy, 19 kilograms of tiger bone, 12 leopard skins, 21 leopard and lion claws, among other illegal wildlife products.

IFAW-WTI also assists local anti-poaching efforts by providing better field equipment and focused training in wildlife crime prevention to the forest guards that patrol India’s Protected Areas. These 'green soldiers' are at the forefront of the battle against wildlife poachers, yet they are an undertrained, under-equipped and largely under-appreciated lot. Thus far we have trained and equipped 7,099 frontline forest personnel, of which 6,677 are in tiger areas.

Sensitising communities around tiger areas may take the form of distribution of fuel-efficient cook stoves to reduce the biotic pressure and potential conflict caused by firewood collection on forest lands in Central India and Greater Manas.

Read: Efficient cooking stoves help preserve Indian tiger habitat

A popular rural sports event, to build awareness about tiger conservation, was organised earlier this month for village schools located in the critical Nazgira-Navegaon wildlife corridor in Central India.

We have just learnt that the government of Maharashtra has issued a notification to designate this corridor as a buffer to the Nagzira- Navegaon National Park to provide unhindered movement to tigers, thus strengthening the case for creating more corridors for co-existence of man and wild.

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I have is an early 2006 Core Duo Macbook 2.0Ghz running Snow Leopard. The issue it is having is Horizontal Scan lines across the screen and strange colours on the screen. I have done quite a bit of searching about the issue and found a lot of people having it and some people having the problem due to the logic board and some due to the actual LCD itself.

I was hoping to share my problem as bit more as I dont want to end up buying a LCD and a logic board! When the macbook boots up the scan lines are there and when Mac OS X is running, but if I boot into single user mode or verbose boot there are no scanlines at all.

Also if I use an external DVI monitor no scanlines at all when set to mirror, so I guess this normally rules out the logic board?

Also the fact that there are no scanlines in verbose boot makes me wonder if it is the LCD that is faulty?

Could it be something to do with snow leopard and drivers?

Or maybe an overheating issue, or the ribbon cable?

Im just speculating from what I have read and my past PC based experiences, but I was hoping someone with a better knowledge of apple hardware and software could give me their thoughts.

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This almost certainly sounds like a faulty LCD Display. Below is a guide to help you replace this if you feel comfortable performing the repair yourself.

MacBook Core Duo LCD Panel Replacement

The most likely reason that you do not see the fault in Verbose mode is due to the colours being outputted.

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I had a feeling that was it but just needed some clarification, I was thinking the same thing about verbose, as it is just black and white, no colour to display. Thanks

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Test Drive Unlimited Update

Speed through a tropical paradise in exotic sports cars.

And just like that, the end of 2006 is weeks away. The year really flew by this time, but players can expect plenty of cool titles coming down the line. This goes for every platform, but the PSP in particular should score a bundle of groovy games. Atari, for instance, is porting Test Drive Unlimited to Sony's handheld earlier in the year. And from what Atari reps have said, it'll pack just about everything that made the next-gen version so appealing.

Players can expect some 70 exotic sports cars, to start, as well as a wealth of customization options. But having a virtual garage full cars does no good without miles of open road. Fortunately, Unlimited for PSP will have that too. It'll take place on Hawaii, just like the console versions, and it should still let players go just about anywhere they want to. Whether every inch of terrain will appear in the finished build remains unclear, but Atari has admitted to robust multiplayer options. Good thing, since a racer on PSP without serious wireless functionality just wouldn't work.

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Jared Leto has been talking about his desire to see The Joker do battle with Superman onscreen, stating that the Crown Prince of Crime would relish facing off against the Man of Steel.

We spoke to Leto while he was doing the promotion rounds for Suicide Squad, and asked what his version of the super-villain would make of Superman.

“Ah, 'Who?' That would probably be his answer. 'Super-who? Superboy? He sounds cute. Tights? A cape?' "

“Superman seems like a lot of fun though for the Joker. The Joker and Superman would be interesting to see onscreen because Superman’s so stoic and morally centred. I think that the Joker would really enjoy that. Superman is just the classic hero and the Joker opposite any her would be really interesting.”

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I was nicknamed 'The Mountain Goat' - Ireland's Jacob Stockdale opens up on his rise to the top

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It was New Year’s Eve, and Jacob Stockdale was in the mood to let his hair down.

The 21 year-old Ulster and Ireland wing had been rested for the Pro 14 match against Munster at Ravenhill the following day and he had travelled to Portrush, the resort town on the beautiful north Antrim coast, with girlfriend Jessica and her family,

The group were sitting in a pub within walking distance of Royal Portrush Golf Club, the venue for next year’s Open Championship, when one of Jessica’s cousins asked Stockdale whether his new-found fame had led to him being stopped for photographs or to sign autographs by fans.

It was an acknowledgement that despite this only being Stockdale’s first full season of professional rugby he is already making quite a name for himself. He scored a try on his Ireland debut against the USA last June, before adding two more in the record victory over South Africa in the Autumn and a further eight in almost as many games for Ulster.

He is one of the most exciting talents in world rugby and as if to illustrate the point it was at that exact moment a stranger asked Stockdale if he could take a picture.

Stockdale – who at 6ft 3ins and 16 stone is not exactly hard to miss – stood up and asked the stranger where he wanted him to stand.

“Then the guy just handed me his camera and asked me to take a picture of his family,” Stockdale recalls. “Everyone at my table burst into laughter and I sat down a bit embarrassed. One thing about life in Northern Ireland is that everyone keeps your feet firmly on the ground.”

For a young player living the dream Stockdale is even more grounded that most. He is on the verge of a first Six Nations start for Ireland as one of the new generation of game-breaking talent that includes his Leinster rival Jordan Larmour, Adam Byrne, Darren Sweetham and Andrew Conway.

His giant frame, coupled with searing acceleration, footballing nous and huge left boot, has helped him create havoc in the best defences across Europe this season, scoring 11 tries for club and country.

Yet he still vividly remembers the day he almost walked away from rugby – because he was too small.

Born in Lurgan to the son of a chaplain in Maghaberry prison, rugby has always been in the family. His father Graham and grandfather Ivan played for Ballyclare and when his family moved to Ballynahinch in Co Down, the four-year-old Stockdale began playing mini-rugby at the local rugby club, Ballynahinch RFC, one of Ulster’s famous rugby nurseries. He was big for his age and his early years were spent in the second row before he moved to the wing aged 11, but by the time he joined Wallace High School in Lisburn he had lost that pyshical advantage.

Ulster and Ireland wing Jacob Stockdale

“By fourth year I was one of the smallest guys in my year,” he recalled. “I was around 5ft 5ins. At around 14 or 15, I stopped going to training because I wasn’t enjoying it. I in the ‘B’ team and didn’t have any interest in it.

“But my coach at Wallace, Derek Suffern, was really influential in encouraging me to come back to training. I can remember coming on in an Under-15 match against Portadown and thinking this is just not for me.”

Even when he went into fifth form (Under-16), he was still playing for his school’s third or fourth XVs. But he grew over a foot in six months before entering the lower sixth – and the rest is history.

“I played every game for the first XV that season and was called up into Ulster and Irish Schools side,” he says.

Remarkably, within five years he had made his Ireland debut. He followed the traditional route, playing for Ireland’s Under-20s side as they defeated the All Blacks in the World Championships in 2016 before graduating to the senior side.

Having made his international debut with Ireland last summer, Ulster insiders were hugely impressed at how he returned to the provincial squad this season. There was no sense of a ‘big-time Charlie’ attitude.

25 November 2017; Jonathan Sexton, left, passes to team-mate Jacob Stockdale of Ireland to setup their side's first try during the Guinness Series International match between Ireland and Argentina at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

“I made the mistake when I came back from my first junior World Cup of not doing enough training and we did a prowler session in the glaring heat and every muscle in my body cramped that day,” Stockdale recalled.

“So last summer in my last week of my time off I did a three or four sessions, a couple of gym sessions, some high-speed running and a fitness session and I just felt a 100 times better going back into the pre-season.

“We did this training session on the sand dunes at Portrush. There were three cones, at 25ft, 50ft and 75ft and we did 10 different things – first cone back, second cone, third cone and back and then third cone back again. I couldn’t feel my legs and when I got to the bottom I just collapsed to the floor.

“There was a picture of me about 15 metres ahead of everyone else I was nicknamed ‘The Mountain Goat’.

“Knowing that I am on the team-sheet has made a big difference. Now I focus on my game and how I prepare during the week. Getting more experience also makes it more enjoyable.”

One suspects a big Six Nations tournament for Stockdale will ensure everyone wants his photograph after all.

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Bearded Jeremy Corbyn is standing for the Labour leadership
Bearded Jeremy Corbyn is standing for the Labour leadership

Jeremy Corbyn may not be the bookies' favourite to succeed Ed Miliband as leader of the Labour party but he has already made British political history - by virtue of his beard.

Mr Corbyn is the first person with a beard to ever stand in a contest for the Labour leadership. Were he to win, he would be only the second bearded person to lead his party. The first was Keir Hardie, who led Labour from 1906-08 but who was not elected to the post.

There have been other Labour leaders with facial hair but none has boasted a full beard of the kind worn by Mr Corbyn and Mr Hardie.

George Lansbury, Labour leader between 1932-5, possessed a bushy moustache and sideburns but never went for a complete beard. Two Labour prime ministers have sported moustaches - Ramsay MacDonald, leader from 1922-31, and Clement Attlee, leader from 1935-55.

In total, only one of the 16 men - and they have all been men - to formally lead Labour has had a beard.

None of the last 16 leaders of the Conservative party has had a beard. The most recent was Lord Salisbury, who was Tory leader from 1885 to 1902 and served as prime minister on three occasions.

Lord Salisbury is also the most recent PM to have a beard, meaning there has not been a bearded resident of 10 Downing Street for 113 years.

Looking further back, only three prime ministers in the past 200 years have had full beards - Lord Salisbury, Benjamin Disraeli and Lord Palmerston. This represents a total of three out of the 40 people to serve as British prime minister since the start of the 19th century.

Moustaches have been far more popular. Seven prime ministers of the past 100 years have had moustaches, the most recent being Harold Macmillan (PM from 1957-63).

Sideburns - or whiskers - were also popular, particularly during the late 1800s, as typified by long-serving Liberal prime minister William Gladstone.

But none of the last 13 leaders of the Liberal party (including the Lib Dems) have had beards. The most recent example is Sir William Vernon Harcourt, who led the Liberals from 1896-8.

In short, of the three main UK political parties of modern times, it has been 107 years since Labour had a leader with a beard, 113 years for the Conservatives, and 117 years for the Liberals.

Were Mr Corbyn to be successful in the Labour leadership election, it would bring to an end over 100 years of clean-chinned party chiefs in parliament.

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Navajo Nation Speaker Johnny Naize stated that he will “step up” and not step down as speaker on Jan. 6.

Naize’s late night statement was in response to proposed legislation for his removal as speaker that Council Delegate Alton Shepherd is sponsoring. Naize would continue serving as a Council delegate.

 Shepherd stated in a press release the morning of Jan. 6 that Navajo law mandates that the speaker be a member of the Council in good standing but Naize is facing 11 criminal charges of alleged misuse of public funds that the Navajo Nation Special Prosecutors filed against him on Dec. 3, 2013.

As speaker, Naize is the Navajo Nation Legislative Branch chief and he presides over the Council and the Council’s Naabiki’yati’ Committee, which is the top standing committee.

Naize added, “I firmly believe that in time of adversity, a leader should step up and not back down to the challenges brought forth by the politics of others.”

But according to the 11 criminal complaints against Naize, the charges are not a political challenge.

The conspiracy and bribery charges against Naize stem from an investigation by the Special Prosecutors that started in July 2011 of the alleged misuse of millions of dollars by tribally elected officials from a financial emergency assistance fund or discretionary fund created and administered by the Council.

The emergency assistance fund was specifically for those individuals with the most need, such as elders needing wood during the winter, students requiring educational supplies, veterans experiencing financial hardship and families needing burial assistance.

Naize’s 11 criminal charges involve allegations of misuse of about $37,000 in slush funds and a “You scratch my back and I will scratch your back” scheme that involved eight former and current Council delegates, including former Speaker Lawrence Morgan.

According to the Special Prosecutors, the 20th and 21st Councils dumped about $32 million in public money into their slush fund during each of their four-year terms, which were between 2003 and 2011. The current Council is the 22nd.

Naize’s criminal complaint allege that he, Morgan, current Delegate David Tom and former Delegates Lena Manheimer, Orlinda Smith-Hodge, George Arthur, Elmer Milford, Andy Ayze and Leonard Teller allegedly conspired to bribe each other by agreeing to approve discretionary funds for each other’s family members, which kept them in compliance with tribal laws that made it illegal for elected officials to directly approve financial assistance for their family members.

The Special Prosecutors also filed criminal charges of conspiracy and bribery against Morgan, Manheimer and Arthur on Dec. 3. The three former Delegates each face one count of conspiracy and 6 counts of bribery.

A total of about $186,000 in slush funds was allegedly misused by Naize, Morgan, Manheimer and Arthur in what the Special Prosecutors described as a quid-pro-quo or favor for a favor arrangement.

According to Naize’s press release, he believes that he will be “exonerated and my name will be cleared. With that in mind and as I have previously stated, I will continue to devote my best efforts to accomplishing the work of the Navajo Nation with the dignity and care that Dine’ citizens deserve.”

The complaints against Morgan, Manheimer and Arthur also named other former Delegates that also were involved in their alleged conspiracy to bribe each with tribal discretionary funds. The other former Delegates are Hoskie Kee, Young Jeff Tom Sr., Ernest D. Yazzie, Norman John II, Ervin Keeswood, Willie Begay, Jack Colorado, and Edward Jim Sr.

In Shepherd’s press release about his legislation to remove Naize, Shepherd urged chapters and individuals to comment on his legislation, which is number 0003-14, as soon as it is electronically posted on the Navajo Nation Council website.

At 1 am on Jan. 8, 2014, legislation 003-14 had not been posted.

On Jan. 6, the Shiprock, NM, Chapter voted 85 in favor, 0 opposed for Navajo Nation Attorney General Harrison Tsosie to issue a legal opinion on whether the Council delegates who are formally charged with crimes against the Navajo Nation should remain active on the Council.

During the debate over the Shiprock chapter resolution, a majority of the speakers were sharply critical of Naize for not resigning as speaker after he was criminally charged.

The arraignment of Naize, Morgan, Manheimer and Arthur is at 9 a.m. on March 11 and 12 in the Navajo Nation Window Rock, Ariz., District Court.