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Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials, the World’s biggest four-star event, kicks off with the first vets inspection this afternoon. In order to speed up the process of finding images I thought it would be useful to list the places in which photos will appear: Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials 2015 – the main event folder. Sub-folders appear as images are …

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Several times recently I have found myself referring to “the golden rules of equestrian photography”. Quite rightly, someone asked me what they were! These rules I was referring to are not written down anywhere, instead I have learned them through discussion with riders, owners and other photographers; photographers with many more years of experience than I. They are the result …


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As-samt / The Silence

By Michael Roes

Translation Seiriol Dafydd

I haven’t seen Hafith and Mansur speak to each other since they returned to the village from the pasture. To be more precise: Mansur is no longer talking to Hafith. He seems to be avoiding him, while Hafith behaves as if nothing has happened.
I ask Ali what’s happened between the two. But Ali knows nothing of a quarrel.

One afternoon a few boys were sitting in the shade of my hut, close against the door. I went out to them. Some of them I already knew by name. I asked them to show me some of their games.
They showed me a variation on ghuma, ‘blind man’s buff’, which I, due to a misunderstanding, called Hafith wa Mansur, ‘protector and victor’.
In this game, unlike the blind man’s buff games that I was already familiar with, both players, the one chasing and the one being chased, have their eyes blindfolded. The one being chased has to draw attention to himself repeatedly by hitting a drum or a rattle, serving as an orientation aid to the one chasing. Of course he has to change his position as quickly as possible after each signal so as not to get caught. But since his eyes are also blindfolded it can happen that he runs directly into the catcher’s arms.
When I ask for the game’s name (matha ism al-la’ib) the children answer: hafith wa mansur. Only later, when I ask them to repeat hafith wa mansur, does it become clear that they had thought I had asked for the name of the players (matha ism al-laa’ib), and I had interpreted their answer literally.
And from then on the friendship between Hafith and Mansur really seemed to me to be both an almost proverbial comradeship between protector and victor and a friendship like that of two blind men who search for each other and miss.

When they meet each other on the village square Mansur reacts to every friendly word from Hafith with silence. That’s how it’s been since their return. Ali doesn’t think it means anything since Mansur is well known for his obstinacy. Maybe Hafith took his jests too far when they were alone with the herd for weeks on end. Now Mansur is jesting with him.
Yet Hafith’s efforts with Mansur seem to get more and more pressing and nervous. Instead of leaving Mansur in peace for a while, he follows him. He won’t regain his friend that way. Quite the opposite: Mansur’s silence only becomes more significant and grievous. In the meantime all the villagers will have noticed that something must have happened between the two.

The village: four fort-like, multi-storeyed stone houses, surrounded by high walls, each on small hills situated about two hundred paces apart. In between, smaller, new houses, irrigated gardens, a mosque, a shop, sand, rubble and scree.
The forts are over three hundred years old and were built by the four sons of the tribe’s founder. They were laid out on such a grand scale that up to a hundred people could live there, an extended family that is, with three or four generations. Today there are perhaps three hundred living in the whole village, among them eighty men-at-arms.
Despite the fort-houses the village conveys little feeling of security. The towers stand too far apart from each other. The façades are almost completely unadorned and windowless. Life takes place covertly behind the thick stone walls. Everything is orientated towards defence and repellence.

Hafith has already been prowling in my vicinity the whole morning. When I step outside the door I trip over him. When I sit in my divan I see him standing in front of the window. Why aren’t you in school, I ask him. He has things to do, he says.
You have time, nevertheless, to accompany me on a short walk? – I want to draw the fort-houses from the small hill (which I call thahr alkalb, the ‘Dog’s Hind’, because it lies like a big dozing dog at the village’s entrance).
His face is paler, more transparent than before; as if he were not eating or sleeping enough. Admittedly he whirls about more than ever and fools around, but his liveliness seems to be more an expression of inner restlessness than of high spirits.
He runs ahead, chases blue-green desert geckos, called djub – ‘graves’ or ‘pits’ – by the children, out of their hiding places. Or stays behind, kicks a tin over the blue-green scree, into the hollows of my knees or heels.
I ask him whether he’s spoken to Mansur in the meantime. – Of course. He meets him every day.
What did Mansur say?
The usual.
Then everything is all right. – I ask him whether he wants to draw something and hand him pens and paper.
When Mansur wants to go on his way I ask him: Would you like to tell me what’s happened between you two?
La shi – nothing’s happened!
He says this la shi not as a rebuttal, nor to offend me; not in a manner as if to say that this issue is not my business. His la shi sounds, rather, like a bolt that is placed before the entrance to himself.

The muezzin leads the call to evening prayer. Reluctantly the children break off their game. The sun has almost reached the horizon but it is still not dark. They want to enjoy to the full that short time between the end of the working day in the afternoon and the onset of night.
And every evening they ask me the same questions, why don’t I too go to evening prayers in the mosque. That I am not a Muslim is not a satisfactory explanation. I rummage in my memory for the adages of confirmation: If God is everywhere, I can pray to him anywhere. – They find that argument understandable.
Again and again some boys, out of a sense of solidarity with me or my notion of God, want to fulfil their religious duties in the open air, until the pious elders of the village wrest them away from my corruptive influence, always with the same threats, lead them to the meeting place and punish me with a gaze reserved for non-believers and child abusers.

Mansur’s silence continues. Hafith is not to be seen on the village square as often. Ali says he is seriously ill. His mother has already ordered an amulet for him. But it might be better if I were to look in on him.
Hafith cannot receive guests! shouts his mother at me through the locked door. – His family is evidently keeping him in detainment at home. The longer Mansur is silent, the more ominous it becomes for Hafith. The villagers develop fantasies regarding the reason for the sudden end of the almost proverbial friendship and for Mansur’s obstinate silence. And naturally the reasons are looked for in the most secret, the most intimate realm of the previously amicable relationship.
The families of the two, according to Ali, are urging them to either state the reasons for their strange behaviour, or to finally put an end to that behaviour. But both insist that nothing has happened.

I ask Mansur whether he’d like to come with me to visit Hafith. He’s surely heard that Hafith is seriously ill.
Has the family got you into it as well now! He flies off the wall. Leave me and Hafith be!
Whatever it is that’s happened between you two, I answer him calmly, can’t possibly mean that you don’t care what happens to him.
Nothing, nothing happened! he screams.
I show him the picture that Hafith drew on the ‘Dog’s Hind’. He asks what the scribble is supposed to mean.
I think that that is Hafith’s version of this nothing.
He turns away: Well, now you’ll soon be rid of me. I’ll go with the other men to Aden. Then Hafith can carry on with his jesting without worry.
I hold him back: Hafith trusted you, Mansur. His friendship towards you, as with everything concerning him, was full of exuberance and thoughtlessness. That’s why you were his best friend, isn’t it?
Mansur smiles stiffly. He pushes my hand from his shoulder and leaves.

The conversation with Mansur prevents my mind from being at rest. What should I have said to really get through to him? Is language the key even? Western culture lives in the conviction that (almost) everything can be said and is therefore negotiable.
Yet doesn’t Mansur have the right to protect his innermost being?
The people of the West believe that they can free themselves of this burden by expressing their most secret feelings (psychotherapy, confession, avowal…), while in Arabic culture that which is unmentioned only begins to exist through its articulation in words. Our creation stories (And God said, Let there be …) are myths in the East!
Yet in the meantime Mansur’s silence is so ‘eloquent’ that no more words are needed for it to be understood as reproach or accusation.
What is stopping Mansur from making his accusation known? Or from forgetting? – Shame? Honour?
Is it possible that my tacit assumption – that every person aspires towards the minimum of suffering and towards in its stead a measure of inner comfort and peace – is incorrect? Maybe Mansur’s behaviour is a targeted act of dramatization and escalation: You went to extremes. Now I’m going to extremes. – Not in vengeance, but out of a desire to live life to the full.

Although they could hardly have been more different they were inseparable friends. Mansur, a youth who had shot up in height, with a round face that was rather pale for a Bedouin and almost black eyes, and Hafith, no doubt a head shorter, yet even if a little younger certainly just as tough as his companion.
Mansur loves to be with the younger children, to play the fool and to appear dumber than he really is, despite the fact that he is, according to Yemeni understanding, already considered a man and should behave accordingly: men don’t play, men don’t waste their time on children, unless as a teacher.
He is the eldest son of the family. His father lost an arm in an accident with his own rifle (even if he is always reascribing this misfortune, well known in the village, to ever more fantastical adventures). As always the father demands absolute authority in the family, although Mansur performs the largest part of the work in the fields. His feet are cracked and horned and his hands and arms are covered in fresh wounds.
If he’s on the pasture or in the fields or, after work, out on the village square, one meets Hafith nearby. Hafith is bright, and smart. He represents the opposite of Mansur’s good-natured simpleness. He sets the traps into which Mansur, to the laughter of all, all-too-willingly stumbles. They are so used to each other’s ways that they always find an opportunity to tease each other, to scuffle, to make up and offer a friendly embrace, or to do all of that at the same time.

Mansur’s silence forces Hafith’s family to act. The more attempts at mediation that are made, the more shameful the reason appears to be. A last attempt made personally by Sheik Abdallah Abul Reys on the previous day was unsuccessful, according to Ali’s report.
I ask him what the villagers think of these stories.
Well, the men are only speaking in insinuations, says Ali, the lonely pastures, the cold nights, clearly everyone associates a vast trove of personal experience with their time as shepherd boys. But another word is mentioned, and it is unambiguous: haram, crime.
What, at worst, could happen?
Ali makes an unmistakeable gesture: the family will deal with it!

Since al-‘asr, the afternoon prayer, the men have been dancing the bar’a. All the vehicles of the village, heavily laden with weapons and ammunition, stand in the shadows of the houses ready to set off. All the men, including Mansur – only in my eyes is he a beardless boy – will take part in this military campaign. Even the elders have taken their Turkish muzzle-loaders down from the divan walls and are now dancing, made decades younger by the fighting spirit, trying to outdo their sons and grandsons.
Muhammad, a son of the Sheik, wanted to stay in the village, but the pressure of the family is stronger. He may have studied, he may favour the intellect as a weapon over the rifles and mortar but his decisions are not only subject to his own charge. He is a qabili. He represents in all his deeds the whole tribe. Dishonourable behaviour, that is anything unbecoming of a warrior, consequently brings dishonour on each of the tribe’s men. Qabili also means guarantor as well as he who carries or takes on responsibility.
Only Faisal, the teacher, will stay here. He is not a qabili, not a tribal warrior, but a medani, a townsman. According to the self-concept of the tribes he has no honour which he must defend or which he could lose.
Some older women are squatting by the vehicles in the shadows and support the men’s dance from a distance by clapping and trilling as if no bloody battle stood before them, but a wedding night.
Most of the women, however, are standing by the ovens, baking qafu’a, traditional flatbread, harder and longer-lasting than the usual khubs that was, even in the old days during the raiding and trading journeys, the main fare of the Bedouins, together with camel milk and dried dates.
Suddenly, with the onset of twilight, everything is over. The men beat the dust from their clothes, climb with brief gestures or without a word into their off-road vehicles, and drive off in a disordered crowd and without light into the desert.

From Krieg und Tanz by Michael Roes, © 2007, Matthes & Seitz, Berlin
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The chief executive of cash-strapped Northamptonshire County Council said moves to cut the fire service by £1.3 million this year will not cost lives despite union fears.

Before Christmas the county council announced plans to slash an unprecedented £77 million from its 2016/17 budget as a result of a massive reduction in the amount the authority receives from Westminster.

Recent figures suggest the total cuts figure will now be £82.9 million.

In an interview with the Chronicle & Echo yesterday chief executive Paul Blantern talked about the challenges faced at County Hall in response to the shock reaction from members of the public.

A total of £27 million will need to come out of the adult social care budget and £1.3 million will come from the fire and rescue service, in a move Fire Brigades Union member Sheldon Fenning said would put the public and firefighters at risk.

But Mr Blantern said: “I don’t agree with that simply because if we knew it was going to cost lives we wouldn’t do it.

“That would be the same as saying we cannot protect a child because we don’t have any money.

“I think it is really plain, no councillor would ever support anything that jeopardised people’s lives.”

He said the council has been working with the fire and rescue service to conduct a “significant service review” in recent years.

He added: “The fact is we still operate fire services very much in the way that has been the way they have been run for a number of years.

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“We know that deaths in cars have gone down as well again because of car safety.

“We do a huge amount of work in first responding to medical emergencies and we now do combined work with police.

“What we are saying is, as an innovative council and an innovative fire and rescue service, what else can we do to modernise that service? How can we locate it in different places, reduce costs and actually improve effectiveness?”

Mr Blantern said that if he was not faced with having to make £82.9 million of cuts next year the review of fire services would have taken place over a long time.

Mr Fenning of the FBU said the £1.3 million equated to the cost of running five retained fire stations, or one full time station such as the Mounts for a year. The cuts will undoubtedly mean job losses in the county’s blue light service.

The council is also proposing to save £200,000 by reducing “emergency planning” activities.

And documents leaked to the Chron show that many people are worried about the effect the cuts might have.

One person responding to the council’s budget consultation, said: “If the budget is cut, this will directly relate to reduction in personnel, which will reduce effectiveness and increase the risks faced by the fire fighters due to their safe working practices having to alter.”

Another said: “If further cuts are made to emergency services the community will be put at risk. It only needs another 9/11 or 7/7 to happen - every town and city is vulnerable to terrorism now.”


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The “Simulate browser cache” option tells LoadRunner to “pretend” that it has a cache stored in the current session, and to keep track of the resources it has already downloaded. If a resource is in the cache and it is requested again by a new step in the Vugen script, it will not request this resource again from the server for that session. This is how a browser would typically behave unless the user has altered the browser cache settings.

The “Simulate a new user each iteration” option instructs Vugen when to clear the cache. If this option is checked, LoadRunner will pretend that each iteration is a new user, and will create a new cache from the start. If the option is not checked, then the cache is kept between iterations. For most load tests, this works. You might change if you are trying to simulate a specific profile of returning users who do repetitive tasks throughout the day.

“Clear cache on each iteration”, when selected, clears the browser cache for each iteration in order to simulate a user visiting a Web page for the first time. Clear the check box to disable this option and allow Vusers to use the information stored in the browser’s cache, simulating a user who recently visited the page.

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  • With “Simulate browser cache” checked AND  “Simulate a new user each iteration” selected, Vugen will reload the resources each iteration, but only load them once per iteration if they are considered to be stored in the cache.
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Chapter 562 - Unreasonable

It went without saying that the Law-Enforcement Team possessed a great authority in White Tiger City. On some occasions, their leader was considered a greater presence than Elder Wang and Xu Ao.

Elder Wang straightened his face.

Qin Nan switched his focus to the owner of the voice.

He could see an old black-haired man wearing a stern look with his hands placed behind his back approaching them with steady steps in mid-air.

A boundless imperious aura was emitted from his body. It was as if a huge boulder was crushing down onto them, causing the crowd to feel slightly suffocated.

The leader of the Law-Enforcement Team, He Long, whose cultivation had reached the peak Martial Highness Realm!

The First Prince and the Ninth Prince were taken by surprise, as they had not expected the leader of the Law-Enforcement Team to be here too. With him here, even Elder Wang would have problems protecting Duan Qing!

"Leader He Long, our Vermilion Bird Platoon has been loyal to the royal family for generations. There is no doubt about that. Don't you dare put this blame onto us! Besides, you could easily find the truth by activating the Memorizing Formation on this street. What's the point of putting Duan Qing into custody for three days?"

Elder Wang's tone turned cold as he continued, "Do you really want our Platoon Leader to come here in person?"

The words caused Xu Ao's face to be filled with a hint of disdain.

What a joke!

Why would Zhou Bihua involve himself in such an insignificant matter?

As one of the top three experts of the Sky-Scorching Ancient Kingdom, Zhou Bihua, the Platoon Leader of the Vermilion Bird Platoon, would only show himself when something significant took place.

"Elder Wang, I will not waste my time with you. I must take Duan Qing away now for the investigation! If you are trying to stop us from doing so, you will be considered as disobeying the laws of White Tiger City!"

He Long spoke slowly. His words were accompanied by a huge pressure.

The leader of the Law-Enforcement Team was extremely imperious. Even Elder Wang had no place in his eyes!

Elder Wang's expression stiffened.

Disobeying the laws of White Tiger City?

If he were to be accused of the offence, he would surely be punished.

Meanwhile, an icy voice could be heard, "Leader He Long, why are you in a rush to detain him? I happen to have a Memorizing Formation here that is able to show us the incident that took place here!"

At that instant, the Third Prince had arrived.

The Third Price nodded his head at Qin Nan and Elder Wang, before flinging his hand without hesitation. A formation slowly appeared and summoned a screen at its center.

The screen showed Qin Nan was walking on the street when he was attacked by the humpbacked old man. As such, Qin Nan was forced to fight back, and the humpbacked old man ended up committing suicide. The whole process was clearly shown.

The cultivators instinctively glanced toward He Long, Xu Ao, and the others.

What would they do next with such solid evidence?

The eyes of the First Prince and the Ninth Prince glistened.

The Third Prince was notified as soon as the incident had taken place, and had swiftly reacted and acquired the Memorizing Formation. Even the two could not have done that easily.

"Greetings, Third Prince." He Long acted as if he did not see the Memorizing Formation, whose tone changed after the greeting, "It's possible to manipulate the content of the Memorizing Formation, thus it's still necessary to investigate the truth! In the name of the leader of the Law-Enforcement Team, I now order the Law-Enforcement Team to detain Duan Qing at once!"

The words echoed in the streets in a thunderous manner.

The crowd stared with their eyes open wide. Leader He Long insisted on putting Duan Qing in custody at all costs.

Xu Ao gazed at Qin Nan with a mocking look.

Trying to fight with the White Tiger Platoon?

No way!

The faces of the Third Prince and Elder Wang darkened. They did not expect He Long to act so unreasonably in front of the crowd.

What could they do under such circumstances?

Did they really have no choice but to watch Qin Nan being caught and put into custody?

They clearly knew that although He Long, Xu Ao, and their crew had come up with a plan before coming here, they would not dare to do anything that crossed the line. They would at most keep Duan Qing in custody for three days. However, three days was enough to let him miss out on the trial of the Dragon Abyss Mystical Ground, thus impacting the entire situation!

Qin Nan wore a calm expression.

These people still insisted on detaining him despite the evidence?

If that was the case, he would not show any mercy!

Qin Nan took out the Vermilion Bird Badge without hesitating and transmitted his message.

That being said, Qin Nan did have another trump card, which was the Vermilion Bird Sacred Badge. Once it was used, every member of the Vermilion Bird Platoon—from the first batch to the ninety-ninth batch—would make their way there at once!

That would definitely cause the entire incident to escalate rapidly!

"Do it!"

He Long uttered a snap as his body emitted a terrifying aura. He immediately unleashed his cultivation of the peak Martial Highness Realm while grabbing at Qin Nan's figure.

"Leader He Long, allow me to lend a hand!"

Xu Ao burst out laughing seeing this, as he unleashed his cultivation and made his move.

"Not on my watch!"

Elder Wang's expression turned cold as his figure was engulfed in flames, summoning an illusionary figure of the Vermilion Bird before striking at the duo.

He was clear that once Duan Qing was taken away, he would be a sheep among a pack of wolves, thus he would definitely be kept in custody for three days! Furthermore, no one would know how he would be treated when he was being detained!

Even though Elder Wang might be punished for going against the Law-Enforcement Team, he would not allow such a thing to happen!

Countless explosions took place on the street of White Tiger City.

At that instant, the experts of White Tiger City were startled, who immediately scanned the place with their Divine Sense, leaving them in astonishment.

What was going on here?

Why were Elder Wang, He Long and Xu Ao fighting against one another?

Could it mean...that something great was happening to the Sky-Scorching Ancient Kingdom?

"Elder Wang, how bold of you!"

He Long's eyes were engulfed in flames of fury as he took a deep breath, causing his body to emit a golden glow that expanded rapidly. It turned into a golden giant in the blink of an eye and crushed downward onto Elder Wang.

"Descension of the Vermilion Bird!"

Following the roar, an illusionary figure of the Vermilion Bird descended from the sky.

They two were great authorities of White Tiger City, thus their cultivations were on par with one another. Furthermore, He Long purposely dragged out the fight to keep Elder Wang occupied.

"Duan Qing!"

Xu Ao's gaze landed onto Qin Nan's figure as he let out a hideous laugh, "This is what you get for rejecting my offer! You won't be able to escape today! Once I get my hands on you, I will make sure you suffer until you beg for mercy——"

Xu Ao transmitted his voice to Qin Nan as his giant hand grabbed at his figure with a terrifying force.

The space above Qin Nan was instantly shattered, which turned into a prison, preventing him from escaping.

Elder Wang was astounded seeing this. However, he was busy dealing with He Long, thus he could not do anything.

"Third Brother, without Duan Qing, I would like to see how you're going to stand a chance against us!"

The First Prince and the Ninth Prince could not help but burst out laughing after seeing this.

The Third Prince was a formidable foe indeed, who had been acting behind the scenes for many years while awaiting the perfect time to strike!

However, without Duan Qing's assistance, he would no longer pose any threat in the trial of the Dragon Abyss Mystical Ground.

The Third Prince's expression stiffened, as he did not expect these people to be so lawless.

Did that mean...

The Third Prince's eyes flickered with a hint of madness. Even if it meant exposing his trump card, he would not allow their plan to succeed.

However, a rare occurrence took place at that instant!

A terrifying suppression swept the place like a surging river.

This was… the suppression of the Martial Sacred Realm!

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Dalai Lama Draws Strong Reactions on Both Sides While the Dalai Lama is widely admired for advocating peace and nonviolence, he is sometimes reviled for his willingness to accept that Tibet should remain tied to China.
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The man U.S. lawmakers have chosen to receive the Congressional Gold Medal is as complex as the problem he has spent most of his life trying to resolve – the relationship of China to his homeland, Tibet.

And while he's widely admired for advocating peace and nonviolence, the 14th Dalai Lama is sometimes reviled for his willingness to accept that Tibet should remain tied to China. He has described himself as "half Marxist, half Buddhist."

Tenzin Gyatso was born in an isolated semi-feudal theocracy, in which many people were still serfs on the land belonging to monasteries and big landowners.

In 1937, when he was two years old, the boy was identified by a search party of monks as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama. The story is that the child chose some of his predecessor's possessions from a pile of other objects and proclaimed them to be "mine." Tenzin came from a family of well-to-do farmers, and his elder brother had already been named as the reincarnation of another important religious figure.

Moving to Lhasa

The boy was taken from his family to be reared by monks in Lhasa, the religious center of Tibetan Buddhism, but his education wasn't entirely religious. When he was 11, he met the Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer, a former Nazi storm trooper who had taken refuge in Tibet after escaping from a British prison camp in India. Harrer became one of the young Dalai Lama's tutors, teaching him about the outside world. Harrer later recounted his story in the book Seven Years in Tibet.

In 1950, the 15-year-old Tenzin was formally enthroned as the Tibetan head of state, but his domain was already crumbling. Just a month earlier, an army from the Peoples' Republic of China had invaded eastern Tibet. Within a short time, the Chinese had occupied enough territory to force the Dalai Lama's government to negotiate. In 1951, the Tibetans signed a 17-point agreement that acknowledged Tibet to be part of China, but which also promised that the country's government wouldn't be changed — and that Tibet would be able to exercise autonomy.

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Tibetans later charged that China had reneged on the agreement by attempting to assimilate Tibet into the communist system.

In 1959, after a failed Tibetan uprising against the Chinese, the Dalai Lama and tens of thousands of his followers fled Tibet to Dharamsala, India, where they established a government in exile. Nearly 40 years later, the exile administration acknowledged that it had received $1.7 million a year in funding from the American CIA during the 1960s.

The funding was part of the CIA's secret program to undermine communist governments, especially in China and the former Soviet Union. A yearly subsidy of $180,000 was earmarked for the Dalai Lama, but his government denied that he ever personally benefited from the money. The United States cut support for the Tibetans in the early 1970s, and later normalized relations with the Peoples' Republic of China.

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During his exile, the Dalai Lama has traveled extensively, campaigning for international support for his vision of a democratic, autonomous Tibet "in association with" China.

He gained enormous popularity in the West, where he is credited with helping the spread of Buddhism and working for understanding with leaders of other faiths. He also attracted a following among Hollywood celebrities, including actor Richard Gere and action-movie star Steven Seagal.

The Dalai Lama has been honored for his commitment to human rights and nonviolence, most notably with the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. The prize was seen by many as a rebuke to China, which had massacred student protestors in Tiananmen Square that year, and the Dalai Lama criticized Chinese leaders in his acceptance speech.

He has also been a strong advocate for environmental protection and won the Earth Prize from the U.N. environmental program in 1991.

Critics such as writer Christopher Hitchens have drawn attention to positions taken by the Dalai Lama that are less popular in the West, including his support for nuclear testing by India and his prohibition on the worship of a local, non-Buddhist deity in Tibet. Hitchens also cites the Dalai Lama's one-time association with Shoko Asahara, the leader of a Japanese religious cult that spread poisonous nerve gas in the Tokyo subway system.

Hitchens alleges that the Dalai Lama was influenced by a large donation from Asahara's group.

The 72-year-old Buddhist leader has spoken recently of "retiring" from his political activities, in part by giving more responsibility to the Tibetan parliament-in-exile. A spokesman said he will transfer his political duties "over a period of time." The spokesman added that the Dalai Lama "will inevitably continue to be a spiritual leader."


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Urban Violence on the Rise Many American cities are experiencing a rise in murder rates, with last month being one of the deadliest. Wall Street Journal reporter Gary Fields, who's been covering the murder spike, offers insights about what's behind the increase. And Tio Hardiman, who works with a Chicago-based anti-violence group called Cease Fire, discusses efforts in his city to stop violence before it happens.
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Many American cities are experiencing a rise in murder rates, with last month being one of the deadliest. Wall Street Journal reporter Gary Fields, who's been covering the murder spike, offers insights about what's behind the increase. And Tio Hardiman, who works with a Chicago-based anti-violence group called Cease Fire, discusses efforts in his city to stop violence before it happens.

I'm Michel Martin and this is Tell Me More from NPR News. Just ahead, a cyclone over the weekend in Myanmar has devastated the Southeast Asian country and killed tens of thousands. We'll hear about the latest efforts to get help there and how one family's been affected. And, we'll tell you about another health crisis in that region that hardly anybody seems to talk about: severe and disabling burns among women and children. But first, here in America there's a health crisis, too, playing out in big cities. It's murder. Deadly killings are on the rise and April was particularly violent. What's behind this increasing killings and what might stop it? We're going to ask two men who've been thinking a great deal about this. Gary Fields is a reporter for the Wall Street Journal. He wrote about the murder spike. And Tio HardimAn is director of gang mediation and community organizing with CeaseFire. He's in Chicago. Welcome to you both, thank you for joining us.

Mr. GARY FIELDS (Reporter, Wall Street Journal): Thank you for having me.

Mr. TIO HARDIMAN (Director, CeaseFire): Nice to be here.

MARTIN: Gary, you pointed out that in Washington, D.C. alone, there were 20 percent more killings this April than last and the same thing's been happening in a number of cities around the country. The first thing I want to ask you is how did you notice this? And the reason I ask is that these stories often come across like a drip, drip, drip. You know, a paragraph here, three paragraphs there. How did you put it together that there was a pattern?

Mr. FIELDS : Well, part of it was the fact that, you know, we pay attention to the drip, drip, drip, going on around the country, and you sit back and say, we need to sit down and actually look at this and make a concerted effort to try to put the documentation together to see what's really going on, rather than just doing this paragraph at a time, paragraph at a time.

And then it's a simple function of calling medical examiners, police departments, and things. And then you realize, well, we have a bigger pattern than just what's going on in those specific communities.

MARTIN: Well, was it just the volume of these paragraph-by-paragraph stories that made you realize there was a big story? You know what I mean, because one of the things I think happens is that people become immune to it.

Mr. FIELDS: Well, it was a combination of that, but there was also, you know, reports and things like that that come out of the Federal Bureau of Investigation that people don't necessarily pay attention to as much, and one of the last homicide reports that had come out on the crime statistics showed that while crime was down and while homicides were down overall in the country, there was a segment of our population, the African-American population, where they were beginning to rise again. So, that combined with all of these paragraphs which you keep seeing the compilation of, you know, says you need to look at this because there's something else going on that needs an explanation.

MARTIN: And obviously, you know, once you come up with the what you want to ask why? What did your reporting come up with? Why is this happening?

Mr. FIELDS: Well, first off, we came up with the usual reasons as you called around. You know, the economy, and obviously, if the economy is impacting everybody in the middle class, and, you know, the economy is going to be even more devastating and the impact's going to be even more devastating down on the lower socioeconomic communities. So that was one thing.

You know, there was the usual lack of education, but one of the more interesting things, and it was the first time I had heard it in almost three decades was, well, some of this is guys coming back from prisons. We're starting to actually get people coming back, and the heroes in some of these neighborhoods, you know, they're not sports stars. They're the guys who've actually gone off and, you know, maybe made big money doing whatever they were doing. These guys are the role models, and when they bring this culture back and the culture's all about respect and disrespect and dealing with it immediately, then they have these acolytes who are picking it up in the neighborhoods, as well, and you end up with situations where these minor infractions that you and I, you know, slough off every day, can be deadly.

MARTIN: Now, Tio, you work with an organization called CeaseFire in Chicago. I'm going to ask you in a minute to talk about the organization. Folks from your group have been on the program before, but before I do that, I want to ask, you know, what's your take on what's behind this increase in murder?

Mr. HARDIMAN: There's a lot of reasons and I - first of all, I want to compliment Mr. Fields on the article. I read the article thoroughly. First of all, you have a lot of petty conflicts that turn into major, you know, violence. You know, definitely the gangs are an issue, the drug lifestyle, but most important, it's a personal violence. People don't know how to resolve petty conflicts when they could stop it before it escalates. They just don't want to do that because of the prison code. You know, this macho thing and then the pride, you know, and just staying committed to the street values. That's one of the main reasons behind the rise of violence here in Chicago.

MARTIN: So you buy that idea that the prison culture has moved into the community?

Mr. HARDIMAN: I think we need to explore it a little bit more, and I do buy that concept, though, because a lot of people bUy the code. Guys get shot everyday across the United States. If you go the hospitals to visit them, they won't even tell you who shot them. OK? So that goes to show you there's a code there and a lot of that code comes from the prisons because in the prisons you don't talk about anything.

MARTIN: One of the numbers that jumped out at me is that African-Americans are 13 percent of the population, but 49 percent of all murder victims. What's up with that? Gary, and then Tio I want to hear from you, too.

Mr. FIELDS: Well, that's one of the things that definitely got my attention because you're looking at it and you realize, hey, we didn't know this, and one of the reasons we don't know it is because people on my side of the aisle, the ones who are supposed to be covering this - you know, back in the late eighties and early nineties we tried to actually cover quite a few homicides. I was a police reporter here in D.C. and we try to roll out and go out on every homicide. But we've become desensitized. We've moved on and it's almost like these things aren't happening. If you die in a certain zip code, did you really get murdered? That's kind of the attitude and especially, you know, within the media, and that would be me whipping on our own profession.

So then you look up one day and you realize, you know, we're 49.8 percent of the murder victims, you know. Next up would be Caucasian victims who are somewhere around 48 percent, so we've somehow managed to blow by everybody and have the absolute numbers. And by all indication, we're probably over 50 percent now because of the way things have been going because of these surges, so I'm not sure what's going on.

MARTIN: Tio, what do you think?

Mr. HARDIMAN: Well, first and foremost, on behalf of CeaseFire, you know, we have to learn how to change the mindset of the people that are involved in violence. Here at CeaseFire we look at violence as a disease, an epidemic, and it's learned behavior, and we have to be able to really get into the, you know, the minds of people to stop the transmission of violence, because from January to the end of April we've already mediated 68 conflicts in Chicago that could have led to a shooting or a homicide, and we've experienced a 40 percent - 45 percent average reduction in shooting in the areas that we work in, OK?

MARTIN: And tell us more about how you work, if you would?

Mr. HARDIMAN: We have guys, we call them violence interrupters and outreach workers. The violence interrupters are like the first wave of guys that go out. They get wind of conflicts in the community and they go and they talk to guys on both sides. You see, there's no way to resolve violence without confrontation because when guys want to shoot, you know, other people, you have to really step to them a certain way, so we've hired a lot of ex-offenders with a lot of credibility in the community.

And then the outreach workers try to guide the guys to social services, you know, get them back in school. As a matter fact, in 2007, we worked with 900 high-risk individuals here in Chicago and we got 35 percent of them back into school. The other 35 percent we got them into employment, and the other 30 percent of the people we had to, you know, get them into other social service agencies. You know, like substance abuse counseling, and you know, a little extra help for them.

MARTIN: In fact, Gary, you made the point in your piece that I also found interesting, in addition to this kind of the prison culture moving to the neighborhoods argument, that interrupted education seems to play role in this, that a very large percentage of the people that are involved in murders and murdering people have dropped out of school. What are the experts saying about why that might play a role?

Mr. FIELDS: Well, if you've dropped out of school, there are a couple of things that are happening. One, the amount of time that you're actually around, that you normally would have spent in a classroom, you're not out on the street someplace because chances are, your family's not particularly happy with you, so you're probably not hanging out at the house in front of your mom because she wants you take your behind back to school. You're not necessarily hanging out in the neighborhoods - you're not hanging out, for instance in D.C., in Bethesda and Chevy Chase, you're hanging out over in parts of Anacostia, Ward 7, Ward 8. You're hanging out in areas where you know there's potential danger and things going on.

Anyway, so you are very available, bottom line, to be a target and so that's one of the reasons in terms of, you know, the murders and the murder victims. You know, I found that to be one of the most interesting points that I saw, was, you know, we are all aware of victimhood and we're all aware of people committing crimes who don't have an education, but I don't know that anybody has ever truly studied what role does that lack of education play in victimhood.

MARTIN: Interesting. Tio, if you take your concept that this a virus, this is like a public health crisis, like some sort of an epidemic, what else do you think would be helpful in intervening in that epidemic? You intervene on a sort of case-by-case basis, with individuals. Are there other things that in the course of doing this work you have thought would be helpful?

Mr. HARDIMAN: Yeah. There are five components to CeaseFire. We talk about multiple messages. One of the components is faith-based leaders collaboration. Criminal justice collaboration and that's the second component. A strong public education campaign where you just prop a lot of information out in the community, you know, to that part of the population. And number four is that I recently (unintelligible) services, so we go out and we begin to mobilize the community, as well. So, we're going to need the help of the whole community to go out and really, really confront this issue of violence, this epidemic of violence, and find out exactly what a lot of the people really need out there in the communities.

One thing I'm doing tonight is that I'm going to facilitate a conflict resolution training right on a block, right on the corner of a block on the south side of Chicago. And try to identify ten men on the block to train in the field of conflict resolution and then take it block-by-block, so when these little petty arguments break out on the blocks and fights break out, the parents and the people on the block can get involved and disrupt the violent right there on the spot.

MARTIN: But if you take Gary's point that part of the issue is that the people who engage in this kind of conduct have way more stature that we would like them to, how do you intervene in that?

Mr. HARDIMAN: Well, that's true.

MARTIN: That they are just, they're important, they're people who have dysfunctional conflict resolution skills are looked upon with more respect that people who actually are functional, how do you intervene in that?

Mr. HARDIMAN: Well, you get the parents and the family involved. I used to work with a group of very radical young men here in Chicago on the west side of Chicago, and their names were the Blaylock family and there was one guy in their family, their uncle, he was the postman. That's the only guy in their family they respected. Other than that, they would shoot everybody up on the block.

But I would go get their uncle and we would go in. There were about 30 brothers, I mean, 30 cousins and brothers and they would listen to me and their uncle. So you have to give people in the community - everybody listens to somebody. And you have to identify that person that they respect and that's how you begin to really turn this trend around. You know, turn this trend of violence around.

MARTIN: Gary, final thought from you, 30 seconds.

Mr. FIELDS: Yeah, one thing that I think needs to be done is there's this whole perception of snitching that I think plays a tremendous part because so many of these killings and things go on. I think that a person that's capable of doing that, this isn't the first time that they've done something to have this kind of violence. So we need to actually deal with breaking up this whole cultural of I won't snitch, you being a good citizen.

MARTIN: Gary Fields is a reporter for the Wall Street Journal. He was kind enough to join me here in our Washington studio. And Tio Hardiman is director of gang mediation and community organizing at CeaseFire. He was kind enough to join me on the phone from Chicago. I thank you both so much for talking with us.

Mr. FIELDS: Thank you.

Mr. HARDIMAN: Thank you.

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Research Fellows Selected for 2008 - Murie Science and Learning Center Expands Fellowships to Additional Parks

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The National Park Service and the Murie Science and Learning Center have selected eleven research fellows for 2008. Five researchers are recipients of Discover Denali Research Fellowships offered by the Denali Education Center through the Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) for research in or near Denali National Park and Preserve. Six researchers are receiving funding from the MSLC for research in one of the Central Alaska or Arctic Network national parks, which include Bering Land Bridge, Cape Krusenstern, Denali, Gates of the Arctic, Kobuk Valley, Noatak, Wrangell-St. Elias and Yukon-Charley Rivers. This year’s research fellows are graduate students and faculty members from universities in Alaska and outside the state. They were selected on the significance of their proposed research to park management issues and the scientific or scholarly merit of their proposal. Their research will continue to expand the scientific efforts taking place at Denali and other Alaska national parks.

Discover Denali fellows are tackling research questions in botany, ecology, geology, and physical and biological aspects of climate change. Research topics include the Hines Creek geologic fault, impacts of permafrost thawing on plant species composition and distribution, and the landscape and climate of Denali 65-70 million years ago.

Each research fellow will present a talk during the summer season about their project and any related research conducted previously. Discover Denali Research Fellowship recipients will also develop an educational product about their research, such as a poster or a classroom study module for the MSLC.

MSLC researchers will explore soils, climate change, Dall’s sheep, wood frogs, and archeology in northern parks. The researchers will explore such diverse issues as the genetic diversity of Dall’s sheep and pre-historic inhabitants of the Brooks Range.

A complete listing of the research fellows and their topics is below:

Discover Denali Fellows and Research Questions Being Addressed

  • Patrick Brennan, Purdue University - How does the Hines Creek Fault function at the surface and at depth?
  • Dr. Jessica Cable, University of Wyoming - How will water from permafrost degradation (thaw) affect plants with roots of different depths and what does this mean for plant species composition and distribution?
  • Dr. Alexander Milner, Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska - How do the chemical and physical properties of water flow in the Toklat River interact to increase biological diversity in upwelling channels?
  • Kirk Stueve, Texas A&M University - What local site conditions are correlated with tree establishment at treeline?
  • Susi Tomsich, University of Alaska Fairbanks - What information from Lower Cantwell Formation sedimentary rocks and paleosols (old soils) helps explain how the landscape and climate was changing right before the extinction of dinosaurs (Late Cretaceous)?

Murie Science and Learning Center Research Fellows and Research Questions Being Addressed

  • Andrew Brown, University of Alaska Fairbanks (Denali) - Can we build a model, which is sensitive to climate change, to predict patterns of wetland use by wood frogs?
  • Barbara-Lynn Concienne, University of Colorado (Denali) - How do bacteria and other microorganisms colonize newly-exposed soils when glaciers retreat and how might that ecosystem successional process be affecting by climate change?
  • Hanna Lee, University of Florida (Denali) - What is the effect of climate change on the carbon currently locked in permafrost soils?
  • Gretchen Roffler, USGS, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage (Wrangell – St. Elias) - Are Dall’s sheep genetically diverse across the landscape and what kind of parasites are they carrying?
  • Dr. Patrick Sullivan, University of Alaska Anchorage (Noatak National Preserve) - How do soil temperature and water content compare on tussocks, in inter-tussock areas and in frost boils and does this explain the success of spruce seedlings in treeline advance?
  • Andrew Tremayne, University of Wyoming (Gates of the Arctic) - How were Denbigh people living in the Brooks Range and how did their tools change over time?

The Discover Denali fellowship program is made possible through proceeds from Discover Denali, an MSLC program developed in partnership between the Denali Education Center and the National Park Service. The Discover Denali program helps Royal Celebrity Tours participants learn about Denali’s natural and human history. The Denali Education Center seeks to connect people to Denali through research, education, and communication.

The Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) research grants are made possible by a partnership between Alaska Geographic and the National Park Service. The Murie Science and Learning Center was established in the spirit of the Natural Resource Challenge, a National Park Service initiative aimed at increasing research and education efforts in our national parks. Its fellowship programs are expected to continue in 2009. They are open to undergraduate and graduate students, college and university faculty, state and federal agency scientists, and private-sector researchers. Proposals for research that will help park managers make decisions about critical resource issues are particularly encouraged. A typical fellowship grant is around $3,500; however, proposals for up to $5,000 are considered. For more information, please contact Denali’s Research Administrator Lucy Tyrrell at (907) 683-6352 or e-mail us.

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‘Action Girl’ still on, man in sex act with sister

The Weekend Times, a sensational tabloid that hits the streets every Friday, carried the ‘Action Girl’ section on what is popularly known as ‘Page 8’, again, despite Minister of Information and Civic Education, Patricia Kaliati’s recent condemnation of the “women-demeaning page”.

When she officially launched the Malawi Child Protection and Gender Media Network which was held at Cresta Hotel with support from Plan Malawi on February 17, Kaliati said such publication is demeaning to women and that it makes young girls and women even more vulnerable.

The page carries sexualised photographs of young women clad in only underwear and bra. There is an invitation beneath the photographs that calls on “sexy, attractive and bootylicious young women to call on 01 609 767 to appear on this page at a free! (sic).

Action Girl: Lorraine

“Why pay a girl child to pose in the nude? What a shame? How would you feel to see your daughter or sister exposed like that?” wondered Kaliati, as she held a copy of the publication.

Kaliati then had asked the journalists to fight and push for the removal of ‘Action Girl’, which she said encourages abusive tendencies in society.

The February 24, 2012 edition of The Weekend Times features ‘Loraine’ who is standing majestically on a beach with huge fashionable sun goggles covering a quarter of his face. She is wearing matching sky-blue pairs of bras and underwear.

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Meanwhile, the ‘scandle sheet’ reported that Blantyre Police arrested two pastors, James Kazembe of Goshen Believer and Peter Dick of Pentecost Church of Christ for being found in possession of fake Nyimbo za Mulungu hymns and Bibles, which they were selling in Blantyre and Mulanje.

Pastor Kazembe, 32, hails from Phalula 2 village, Traditional Authority Bvumbwe in Thyolo while Pastor Dick, 34, hails from Chalamanda village, T/A Kadewere in Chiradzulu.

The police have also arrested 40-year old Donnex Chisale from Wasi village, Traditional Authority Mabuka in Mulanje for being suspected to be an accomplice in the racket.

Blantyre Police Assistant Public Relations Officer, Lameck Thembachako said the three will answer charges of infringement of copyright, distribution and reproduction of hymn books.

According to the tabloid, the officer said the three will also answer a charge of being found in possession of infringing copies and device used to produce infringing copies.

Man bonks sister

In another development, the paper reported that a 28-year old man and his 18-year old sister are in police custody in Mzimba for incest after they got married and eloped to Nkhata Bay.

Mzimba police spokesperson Gift Nyirongo confirmed the arrest of Paulos Beza of Kayuni M’bwata village in Traditional Authority Kampingo Sibande’s area and his sister Faidas Gondwe of the same particulars.

Nyirongo said the suspect’s mother, Elinas Munyenyembe, first married the father of Paulos in 1977 but he died a few years later. In 1991, the woman married the father of Faidas but they divorced in 2004.

He said the mother, who had four children in the second marriage, Faidas being the first-born, returned to her home village of Kayuni M’bwata with the two suspects where they had been staying together.

“On January 29, in the morning, the mother left home for farming, leaving the two at home but when she returned at around 4 pm, she was surprised to see that they were not home,” the tabloid quotes Nyirongo.

Nyirongo is quoted to have said that the matter was reported to Chikangawa Police and on February 7, Munyenyembe learnt that the suspects got married and were hiding in Nkhata Bay.

The two reportedly admitted to have been married while they knew that they were related hence they ran away to Nkhata Bay. According to the police publicist, the two will answer charges of incest contrary to section 157 of the Penal Code, which attracts a maximum custodial sentence of five years.

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Holy Bull, resting in his stall in Kentucky, probably scored the greatest victory of his career yesterday when Colonial Affair won the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park and knocked Tabasco Cat out of contention for Horse of the Year.

On a day billed as New York's preview of the Breeders' Cup series, Colonial Affair made a power drive from sixth place and outran Devil His Due to the wire by two and a half lengths, giving senior horses a sweep of the top spots. Less than one length back came the European traveler Flag Down, and then it was half a length to Tabasco Cat, winner of the Preakness and Belmont Stakes.

And far, far away in last place came Go for Gin, winner of the Kentucky Derby and another beaten candidate for post-season honors.

The loss meant that Tabasco Cat had no chance to snatch the championship from Holy Bull, who went home for the year after winning 8 of his 10 races in dramatic fashion. And it meant that whoever wins the Breeders' Cup Classic at Churchill Downs on Nov. 5 also has no chance to catch Holy Bull for the sport's top prize.

"Holy Bull is a charismatic horse," said Wayne Lukas, the trainer of Tabasco Cat. "I would like to see him make some more of the classics. But if he's Horse of the Year, I'll stand up at the awards dinner and applaud.

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"I felt we were in a position where we needed to win today to sway the vote."

But Lukas, whose personal and professional fortunes have been rallied this year by Tabasco Cat, still surfaced as a major winner on New York's landmark day at the races. His star 2-year-old filly Flanders won the $250,000 Frizette Stakes by 21 lengths and his star 2-year-old colt Timber Country won the $250,000 Moet Champagne Stakes, giving Lukas a pair of aces headed into next year's Triple Crown campaign.

In the major upset of the day, the grass champion Lure was outrun by the length of his nose by the long shot Nijinsky's Gold in the $200,000 Kelso Handicap. It was the final appearance in New York for Lure, who has finished first or second in 22 of his 24 starts and who will retire to the life of a stallion after the Breeders' Cup.

In the Jockey Club Gold Cup, the script called for Go for Gin to take the lead the way Holy Bull customarily did, and then to hope he had enough strength to withstand the late runners. Instead, the 5-year-old Pistols and Roses forced the pace, leading for one full mile with Go for Gin hustling to keep stride.

But with one-quarter of a mile to go, Go for Gin quit running and Tabasco Cat made his move on the inside as they turned for home. But he couldn't sustain his drive, either, so now both of the star 3-year-olds were done and it was time for the seniors: the 5-year-old Devil His Due pressuring the Cat from third place and the 4-year-old Colonial Affair moving from fourth.

"I took a little look," said Jose Santos, the rider on Colonial Affair, "and saw Pat Day was making his move with Tabasco Cat. And I said to myself, 'Better make your move now.' I made my move on the rail, and the horse did the rest. After that, I had no doubts at all."

Scotty Schulhofer, who trains Colonial Affair for Don Little of Boston and the Centennial Farm, said people had misjudged his horse after he ran third behind Holy Bull and Devil His Due last month in the Woodward Stakes.

"They thought that because Devil His Due had beaten us chasing Holy Bull going a mile and an eighth, he'd do it again," he said. "But there's a world of difference between a mile and an eighth and a mile and a quarter."

Colonial Affair, a bay 4-year-old son of Pleasant Colony, won the Belmont Stakes last year and the Whitney this year, although he chased the Bull and the Devil in both the Woodward and the Metropolitan Mile. He ran the mile and a quarter of the Gold Cup in 2:02, paid $12.80 for $2 and went home with $450,000, pushing his career earnings past $1.6 million.

Tabasco Cat? Both Lukas, the trainer, and Day, the rider, reported that the colt had been "a little eager."

"Maybe I did too little with him the last two weeks," Lukas said. Day, who rode both juvenile winners for Lukas earlier, said: "He really ran courageously, but he ran out of gas."

But Lukas, not entirely conceding the ball game to Holy Bull, added: "Of course, we're running out of chances to catch up."

Go for Gin?

"There were no excuses for this trip," said Chris McCarron, his jockey. "He shouldn't have been pressured early by Pistols and Roses. If he ran his race like the Kentucky Derby, he should have been four or five lengths ahead of Pistols and Roses."

Said Nick Zito, his trainer: "I have no idea what happened to him. He didn't have anything. Maybe he hasn't rebounded from the hard Triple Crown campaign, but you are always in a hurry. It's a lot to ask him to run with what we've been putting him through the last few weeks, starting with the Forego at Saratoga, the Woodward with Holy Bull and this race.

"We have about a month before the Breeders' Cup. But the Classic isn't looking good right now. He's not a monster horse, but he has a lot of heart."

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DEGENSTEIN-Lila. On February 18, 2000. Beloved wife of the late Lester. Loving mother of Lee and his wife Joan. Adoring grandmother of David and Michael. Services at Frank E. Campbell, 1076 Madison Ave. at 81 St., Monday, February 21, 11:30 AM. Interment private. Contributions in her memory may be made to the American Cancer Society.

DEGENSTEIN-Lila. Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York records with deep sorrow the death of our cherished member, Lila Degenstein. To her family and loved ones, we express our profound sympathy. May beautiful memory bring comfort to those who mourn her passing. David E. Marrus, President Herbert C. Bernard, Secretary

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DILI, East Timor — The president of East Timor threatened Thursday to resign after the beleaguered prime minister refused to step down, deepening a political crisis following weeks of bloody street battles.

"Tomorrow I will write a letter to Parliament to inform them that I'm resigning as the president of the republic because I'm embarrassed about all the bad things the state has done," President Xanana Gusmao said in a 90-minute address to the country.

Gusmao wrote to Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri on Wednesday that Alkatiri no longer had the trust of the people, demanding that he resign or be fired. "I will not resign, at all," Alkatiri told the Portuguese news agency Lusa by phone after his party, Fretilin, reiterated its support for him. "The situation is so complicated that a hasty decision could further complicate things." (AP)

Arroyo hospitalized with abdominal pains

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of the Philippines was hospitalized late Thursday after suffering abdominal pain at a restaurant with relatives, her chief of staff said, adding that her condition did not appear to be serious.

Arroyo was taken to St. Luke's Medical Center after returning to the presidential palace and getting a quick examination by a doctor there, said her chief of staff, Mike Defensor.

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Defensor said Arroyo was being kept overnight as a precautionary measure. Her schedule for Friday was being postponed. (AP)

Rebel demand rejected

The Sri Lankan government on Thursday rejected a Tamil Tiger rebel demand that cease-fire monitors from European Union countries be excluded from the truce team.

The rebels had said that anyone from Finland, Sweden or Denmark must be excluded from the Nordic peace mission because those countries belong to the European Union, which lists the Tigers as a terrorist group. Norway and Iceland, the other two members of the mission, are not EU members. (AP)

BANGKOK: Pamela Fitzpatrick, the 26-year-old Australian tourist who had spent four days in a coma following a drive-by shooting at a Thai bar, has died, an Australian embassy official said Thursday. (AFP)

TAIPEI: President Chen Shui- bian's televised defense against attacks from opposition parties trying to remove him over a series of scandals left roughly half of those who watched dissatisfied, polls showed Thursday. (Reuters)

BANGKOK: Wissanu Krea- Ngam, one of six deputy prime ministers of Thailand, announced his resignation Thursday. Wissanu advised Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra through some of his highest- profile legal challenges. (AP)

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Elizabeth Keary, Matthew Soule

Elizabeth Glennon Keary and Matthew Granville Soule were married Saturday at the Essex Conference Center and Retreat in Essex, Mass. The event was led by Dr. Christopher J. Keary, a brother of the bride who received permission from Massachusetts to officiate.

The couple met in graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania, from which they each received a master’s degrees in landscape architecture.

Ms. Keary Soule, 30, is a landscape designer and a project manager at Richard Burck Associates, a landscape design firm in Somerville, Mass. She graduated from Carleton College in Northfield, Minn., and is the daughter of Ann O. Keary and Thomas J. Keary of Washington.

Mr. Soule, 36, is a landscape architect at Reed Hilderbrand, a landscape design firm in Cambridge. He graduated from Middlebury College, and is the son of Joan Soule and John Soule of Weymouth, Mass.

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How to Make the Most of Amazon’s Prime Day

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By Joshua Rosenblat

Amazon’s Prime Day — the annual, summer version of an all-Amazon Cyber Monday — starts today. As with the last few years, most deals aren’t worth it, but there are a few gems sprinkled throughout. Subscribers to Amazon’s Prime service (which gets you two-day shipping on items and other perks for $99 yearly) have access to thousands of items on sale.

Even though only a small percentage of those deals are truly worth it, and few of them are available unless you’re an Amazon Prime subscriber, you can make the most of Prime Day with careful planning. For example, Lightning Deals, sales that last for a just a short period of time or last only until stock runs out, can offer steeper discounts than the daylong deals.

Similarly, if you’re not an Amazon subscriber, consider signing up for the free trial to take advantage of the day’s discounts — in case you see something you like. (Just make sure to cancel before you’re automatically billed once the trial is over.) Amazon’s competitors, like Walmart and Best Buy, might also offer discounts on select products as a counter to Prime Day, too.

Check out The Wirecutter (which is owned by The New York Times) to help you map out a Prime Day strategy, which will update throughout Prime Day to feature the best discounts on things you may actually want to buy.

We’ve also highlighted a few of our favorites so far:

• Expect steep discounts on the Amazon Echo, a voice-controlled smart home speaker that can answer questions and play music to control all of your internet-connected devices. If you pick one up, The Wirecutter has a great rundown of all the things you can do with it.

• Look for a deal on Tile’s Slim Tiles, which, once stuck to the back of your phone, use Bluetooth to track your phone’s location and alert you when it’s getting too far from you.

• The August Smart Lock, a keyless door lock for your home that uses your smartphone as the key, should also be available for much cheaper than the regular price.

You can find complete and updating coverage of Prime Day on The Wirecutter.


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An integral part of Napa Valley history since 1881, Oakville Grocery remains a gathering place for friends to share the best in handcrafted, locally sourced food and wine and to experience what makes Napa and Sonoma Counties so special. As the longest continually operating grocery store in California, it was the general store that served the visionary pioneers who first planted grapes in the valley. We want to honor that rich past while looking forward to present the very best in casual handcrafted food - food that is representative of today’s thriving Napa and Sonoma County’s gourmet artisan food community.

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Offaly deaths and funeral details (October 5)

Offaly Express Reporter

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Offaly deaths and funeral details (October 5)

Offaly deaths and funeral details

Martin Galvin - Gortnamona Blueball, Tullamore, Offaly

Removal on Friday morning to St. Brigid's Church, Mt. Bolus for 12 noon Requiem Mass. Burial after Mass in Lowertown Cemetery. House private on Friday morning please.

Edgar Hurst - Hop Hill Vale, Tullamore and late of Clonminch, Tullamore, Offaly

Funeral Service on Friday afternoon at 2pm in St. Catherine's Church, Hop Hill, Tullamore. Burial after Service in St Catherine's Graveyard, Clonminch.

Nora Sadler (née Farrell) - 38 Saint Cormac`s Park, Kilcormac, Offaly

Reposing at her daugher's residence, Myra McDermott, 66 Saint Cormac's Park, on Thursday and Friday evening from 3pm with rosary at 9pm both nights. Removal from her daugher's residence on Saturday morning, arriving at The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virigin Mary, Kilcormac, for 12 noon, funeral Mass, followed by burial in Saint Joseph's Cemetery, Kilcormac. House private on Saturday morning please.

Joe Hickey, Ballyburley, Rhode, Offaly

Reposing at Larkin's Funeral Home, Edenderry this Friday from 6pm to 8pm with Rosary at 8pm. Removal on Saturday at 10.15am arriving to St. Peter's Church, Rhode for 11am Funeral Mass followed by burial in the adjoining cemetery. Family flowers only please, donations to "Palliative Care Offaly" if desired.


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Karen Taylor works in the Launderette on EastEnders [BBC]

EASTENDERS fans have noticed something 'missing from every house' in Walford.

EastEnders fans were left confused after noticing something "missing" from the lives of popular characters in Albert Square, or so they thought, with no one appearing to own a washing machine.

Viewers assumed that the popular household appliance was missing from every house in Walford, while this is not actually the case, as Sharon Mitchell and Honey Mitchell headed to the Launderette in a recent episode.

Several characters are seen in this location during different episodes, despite owning washing machines, with it being somewhere for them to catch up.

EastEnders: The Slaters own a washing machine [BBC]
Honey and Sharon Mitchell were seen using the Launderette on EastEnders [BBC]

Dot Cotton has worked there for most of her time in Walford, with Karen Taylor now also working there.

But fans began to speculate why no one in the Square owned their own washing machine, with Karen regularly seen washing the dirty laundry of the majority of the residents.

One fan asked on Twitter: “There ain't one single house around here that has a washing machine!”

Houses in Walford do have washing machines despite EastEnders fans' theories [BBC]

Another agreed: “Why does nobody in Walford own a washing machine?”

A third tweeted: “Does every house on Albert Square not have a washing machine?”

This was echoed by another fan who said: “I can't believe that it's 2018 and still no one in #eastenders owns their own washing machine.”

EastEnders legend Dot Cotton has worked in the Launderette for years [BBC]

But viewers are mistaken, as the residents do own washing machine in their houses.

Hayley receives news her baby is fine after the crash – but will she and Jean be able to keep her secret? [BBC]
Scared Kat will discover her pregnancy after the accident, Hayley takes drastic measures to avoid the news getting out [BBC]
Hayley's forced to confess all about her baby to Jean – later, Jean's horrified to hear Hayley and Kat have had a moped accident [BBC]
Jean clocks on to Hayley's distress and tracks her back home when she abruptly leaves the christening [BBC]
Hayley finds Hope's missing gown on the day of her christening – Hayley becomes upset when she starts contemplating her own future as a mother [BBC]
Jessica leaves the house after Billy's decision – but how will Jay react when Billy delivers the news? [BBC]
After Jessica's meeting with the surprise resident, Billy confronts her – he makes a shock discovery about her intentions that prompts him to kick her out [BBC]
Billy interferes in Jay's love life and tries to set him up with his new housemate Jessica – however he changes his mind when she meets up with another character [BBC]
Confused as to who to believe between Stuart and Tina, Halfway confides in his brother – but what will Stuart reveal? [BBC]
Halfway speaks to Tina about the situation – Tina urges him him to move back in and that she's telling the truth [BBC]
Mick and Tina have a breakthrough in their plot to expose Stuart when an old friend comes forward and reveals he did the same thing to him [BBC]
Keanu confronts the gang but they don't take kindly to his words and trash the garage – is Keanu about to land himself in serious trouble? [BBC]
Keanu confronts Dennis about what he's doing for the gang – he decides it's up to him to intervene [BBC]
Dennis hides the bag at the garage – Keanu finds it and makes a shocking discovery as to what is inside [BBC]
Dennis is in well over his head as he agrees to run errands for a gang – he's given a suspicious rusk-sack [BBC]
Tina and Mick head to Southend to get away from the Stuart drama – Stuart menacingly sits in his flat plotting his revenge for their return [BBC]
Jean questions Hayley as to why Kat's so upset – Hayley reacts furiously and says she's leaving for good, but will she? [BBC]
Hayley agrees but secretly phones phones Alfie with an ultimatum – leaving Kat distraught [BBC]
Kat's desperate to speak to her boys on their birthday and pressures Hayley into getting in touch with Alfie [BBC]

The Slaters house features a washing machine in the kitchen, and the family has been seen using it, while Stuart Highway’s flat also has one, as do other houses in the Square.

Perhaps the characters don’t have time for laundry, amongst all the drama kicking off in Walford, or just like to be social in paying a visit to Karen and Dot.


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Red Carpet arrivals for The Bardou Foundation: International Women's Day Gala    Featuring: Louise Thompson  Where: London, United Kingdom  When: 08 Mar 2018  Credit: Phil Lewis/WENN.comLouise Thompson has revealed she won't star in Made In Chelsea's next spin off series

Made In Chelsea’s Louise Thompson has revealed the real reason she won’t be starring on the latest series with boyfriend Ryan Libbey.

The 28-year-old a firm favourite on the E4 reality show, exclusively told OK! Online how she had declined to star in the summer spin off filmed in Croatia.

Back in plush west London, the brunette has been busy focussing on the release of her first food and fitness book.

The non-stop promotion schedule has forced her to opt out of the filming schedule yet she teased she could make a cameo with her PT other half.

Louise Thompson is celebrating the release of her first bookLouise has been focussing on the release of her food and fitness book [Louise Thompson/ Instagram]

Speaking ahead of the release of Live Well With Louise: Fitness and Food To Feel Strong And Happy, Louise said: "They are filming at the moment in Croatia.

"We are not there, obviously I've got the book coming out so I had other projects."

Admitting she wouldn't be on screen as much as usual, she confessed: "Probably not, but it's only the summer special, so it's just a six parter.

"We might go and visit but we are still undecided, we might go and join them."

Ryan Libbey and Louise ThompsonRyan Libbey and Louise Thompson will not feature in the Croatia spin-off [OK! Magazine]

"My brother (Sam Thompson) is there so he will probably need us to bail him out at some point!

"But me and Ryan are enjoying having the house to ourselves for a bit of space."

The star admitted how the MIC tuck box, which used to be crammed with sweet treats, had proved her go-to binge during her first years on the programme.

Her book details candidly the impact of filming, as well as her childhood and post-university years, on a life switch which left her feeling alone, isolated and suffering from anxiety.

Made In Chelsea: Can Amelia impress Sam's sister Louise?Made In Chelsea: Louise is a firm favourite on the E4 series [E4]

Talking about penning her first book she added to us: "I did focus on the bad memories.

"I did surprise myself on how many crazy stories I actually had, and how many mistakes I had made.

"Only part of them were shared on Made In Chelsea and a lot of them I would never speak about."

Made in Chelsea Croatia will air this summer on E4.