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Total 100 articles, created at 2016-03-27 12:03 1 Sanders wins Alaska Democratic presidential caucuses U. S. Sen. Bernie Sanders won the Alaska Democratic party’s presidential caucuses by a wide margin Saturday over former U. S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. 2016-03-27 11:23 (7.02/8) 3KB www.washingtontimes.com 2 Three face terror charges over Brussels attacks Three men have been charged with terrorist offences linked to the attacks in Brussels,

(3.00/8) Belgian prosecutors have said. At least 32 people were killed and 270... 2016-03-27 05:42 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk 3 After fresh wins, Bernie Sanders says his campaign has the momentum US Democrat needs to win up to two-thirds of the remaining delegates to catch Clinton. (2.00/8) 2016-03-27 07:20 4KB www.jpost.com 4 De Niro's Tribeca festival pulls anti-vaccination film NEW YORK (AP) — Robert De Niro is removing the anti-vaccination documentary

(2.00/8) "Vaxxed" from the lineup of his Tribeca Film Festival, after initially defending... 2016-03-27 07:38 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 5 Newspaper headlines: Brexit warnings, Brussels arrest and Rolling Stones in Cuba Health and terrorism are invoked as reasons why Britain should stay in the EU, as (2.00/8) Sunday's papers focus on Europe and terror fears. 2016-03-27 04:32 4KB www.bbc.co.uk 6 After bleak week, Pope Francis offers Easter message Pope Francis has concluded a bleak week in Europe with a message of hope during an Easter Vigil service, saying darkness and fear must not prevail and "imprison" the world 2016-03-27 07:42 2KB www.news24.com (2.00/8) with pessimism

7 Islamic State driven out of Syria’s ancient Palmyra city (From RT) Syrian government forces have retaken the city of Palmyra from Islamic State,

(2.00/8) a military source said. “After heavy fighting during the night, the army is in full control of Palmyra … 2016-03-27 03:31 2KB atimes.com 8 NLEX-SCTEX traffic manageable as Holy Week break ends CITY OF MALOLOS—Motorists have started the return trip to Metro Manila but traffic on Easter Sunday in major Luzon expressways have been manageable, highway operators said. Traffic through the 2016-03-27 12:02 1KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 9 Fire at Prison Kills 5 Inmates in Western Indonesia A fire started by rioting prisoners at a penitentiary in western Indonesia has killed five inmates, police said. The fire at Malabero prison in Bengkulu on Sumatra Island began Friday night after officers of the anti-narcotics agency entered the facility and took away a drug kingpin, said... 2016-03-27 12:02 1KB abcnews.go.com 10 WCKF turns 26, pushes ‘transformation through charity’ principle It is a foundation that casts a different spin on philanthropy. It provides scholarships to less fortunate but deserving young men and women and runs regular feeding programs in depressed areas. But 2016-03-27 12:02 8KB business.inquirer.net 11 Dear Abby: Boyfriend fumes through the holidays DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend of 10 years, "Ethan," lost his mother to suicide 11 years ago on Dec. 31. The first couple of years after her 2016-03-27 12:00 3KB chicago.suntimes.com

12 Georgia Nicols horoscopes for March 27 Caution: Avoid shopping or making important decisions all day. The Moon is in Scorpio... 2016-03-27 12:00 4KB chicago.suntimes.com

13 Mumbai: Western Railway provides bio-toilets in 468 coaches; eyes to install more In order to achieve zero discharge of human waste on the tracks, Western Railway (WR) today said it has provided bio-toilets in 468 coaches so far and plans to install more of these in a phased manner 2016-03-27 11:29 2KB www.mid-day.com 14 PH microsatellite Diwata-1 arrives at International Space Station It was part of the 3,375-kilogram cargo of food, crew supplies, vehicle hardware and 20 nanosatellites on board Orbital ATK’s Cygnus spacecraft that took off at exactly 11:06 a.m. (Manila time) 2016-03-27 11:09 3KB technology.inquirer.net 15 Mumbai: Sweeper blinds dog with broom A sweeper was arrested on Saturday by the Kandivali police after he grievously injured a stray dog with his broomstick. The wounded canine lost his left eye, despite best attempts by doctors 2016-03-27 11:04 2KB www.mid-day.com 16 Woman celebrates 25th year in Grand Island after immigrating A Grand Island resident who will soon celebrate her 25th year in the city - who earned a law degree in her native Mexico, who became a U. S. citizen and has helped more than 100 others do the same, has coached all ages from... 2016-03-27 11:03 3KB www.washingtontimes.com 17 NIA didn't record statement properly, says David Headley Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley on Saturday claimed to have no personal knowledge of Ishrat Jahan. 2016-03-27 10:58 3KB www.mid-day.com 18 Moved by Kaniya's plight, Thane family donates safety gear Thane resident and mid-day reader Sachin Jog arrives as Santa for helpers handling unclaimed bodies 2016-03-27 10:47 4KB www.mid-day.com 19 Nanded farmer chided for demanding dues; kills himself Already grappling under drought, red tape was the last straw in Madhav Kadam’s coffin. 2016-03-27 10:46 1KB www.mid-day.com 20 India leading in coronary artery disease, says study Asian Heart Institute’s study on beating heart redo bypass surgeries shows that the average number of grafted arteries used per heart patient is 3.7. The world average stands at 2.3. These numbers indicate that the incidence of coronary artery disease in India is higher compared to the West. 2016-03-27 10:44 993Bytes www.mid-day.com 21 Ashoka Buildcon denies financing any construction of Chhagan Bhujbal Infrastructure firm Ashoka Buildcon today said it has neither financed any construction by the family of former Maharashtra Deputy CM Chhagan Bhujbal nor sponsored then MP Sameer Bhujbal's trip to FIFA World Cup in South Africa 2016-03-27 10:39 2KB www.mid- day.com 22 Iraq buries young victims of football pitch bomb carnage Iraq on Saturday buried 32 victims, among them many young boys, of a suicide attack that ripped through a trophy ceremony after a local football tournament. 2016-03-27 10:18 2KB www.mid-day.com

23 Elderly devotees manhandled by cops at Rajasthan temple At least four elderly devotees, including two women, were allegedly manhandled by four policemen in Mehndipur Balaji temple in Dausa district of Rajasthan. 2016-03-27 10:16 1KB www.mid-day.com 24 Maharashtra Advocate General Shrihari Aney demands referendum on separate Vidarbha Maharashtra Advocate General Shrihari Aney, who recently resigned after inviting backlash for backing statehood for Marathwada, today said there should be a referendum on demand of separate state of Vidarbha. 2016-03-27 10:15 2KB www.mid- day.com 25 Thousands call for guns at US Republican convention WASHINGTON, United States — More than 22,000 people have signed a petition calling for Americans to be allowed to carry firearms at the Republican National Convention -- because the ban puts 2016-03-27 10:14 2KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 26 Massive forest fire rages on Mt. Apo; hikers flee inferno KIDAPAWAN CITY, Philippines – A major forest fire broke out on Mt. Apo on Saturday and has affected more than 100 hectares of forest cover, the city’s tourism office reported on 2016-03-27 10:06 2KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 27 Rahul da Cunha: Anthems in acapella So, Dada and Didi invited The Big B, the Little Master and evergreen Imran Khan to inaugurate the Indo-Pak summit T20 clash last Sunday in Kolkota. 2016-03-27 10:00 3KB www.mid-day.com 28 Organization seeks to shield scientists from public scrutiny The group has been a fierce advocate for transparency, regularly championing investigations that rely on public documents to hold government officials accountable. 2016-03-27 09:54 4KB www.washingtontimes.com 29 NBA: Clippers’s Griffin returns to practice LOS ANGELES, United States — Los Angeles Clippers power forward Blake Griffin returned to practice Saturday, moving closer to a return from thigh and hand injuries. Griffin has missed the 2016-03-27 09:49 2KB sports.inquirer.net 30 Brussels victims from around the world BRUSSELS, Belgium — Among the 31 people killed in the Brussels attacks were citizens of almost a dozen countries, among them Dutch siblings who had phoned a relative just as the bombs went 2016-03-27 09:39 4KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 31 Water woes deepens in Marathwada; 380 MCM water left in dams Battling one of the worst droughts in the recent past, Maharashtra's Marathwada region is only left with paltry 380 Million Cubic Meter (MCM) of usable water in over 800 dams in the region 2016-03-27 09:36 3KB www.mid-day.com 32 Tennis: Ailing Nadal retires in Miami health scare MIAMI, United States — Rafael Nadal, dizzy as he struggled to cope with heat and humidity and fearing for his safety, retired from his second-round match on Saturday at the ATP and WTA Miami 2016-03-27 09:31 5KB sports.inquirer.net 33 Tracking the Great Indian Bustard in Maharashtra A landmark telemetry study reveals that the endangered species frequents farms in central India 2016-03-27 09:29 5KB www.mid-day.com

34 Mumbai: Wife saves 3 with dead husband's organs Wednesday night proved to be a miracle for three patients — a 30-year-old woman received a kidney, a 43-year-old man received a liver and a 29-year-old female received also received a kidney transplant 2016-03-27 09:25 2KB www.mid-day.com 35 Richmond preservation group sells its 1st renovated home A renovated home with ties to Wayne County’s industrial history has been sold, and the renovators are selecting their next project to tackle. 2016-03-27 09:17 3KB www.washingtontimes.com 36 WRC Conducts Special Bear Hunting Hearings KMorgan 1172 posts 2016-03-27 07:45 5KB www.thetribunepapers.com

37 Undersized Flint Beecher PG Malik Ellison delivers big game in state finals He scored 21 points with three rebounds. 2016-03-27 04:32 3KB highschoolsports.mlive.com 38 4-year-old boy wanders off, drowns in Gwinnett County pool Channel 2’s Matt Belanger talks to stunned neighbors. 2016-03-27 07:01 775Bytes www.ajc.com 39 Friendship Nine member Clarence Graham's emotional encounter with a white woman FILE VIDEO. After his conviction was vacated in January 2015, Friendship Nine member Clarence Graham shares details from his encounter with a white woman who was at the Rock Hill lunch counter during his arrest in 1961. 2016-03-27 07:45 3KB www.heraldonline.com 40 Brussels Attacks: Family joins hunt for missing Mumbai techie With no news of Bhayandar resident Raghavendran Ganesan, an Infosys employee who has been missing since the terror attack took place on the Brussels metro, his family has set out to the Belgian capital 2016-03-27 08:27 2KB www.mid-day.com 41 Age no bar: These grannies are going to school to shrug off illiterate tag In a village 95 km from Mumbai, grandmothers are strapping on bags and skipping spiritual 'baithaks' for school time, all to pull off a signature before the final call comes 2016-03-27 08:25 9KB www.mid-day.com 42 Mumbai: Insects at Nair hospital force doctors to treat patients in corridor Moth infestation at casualty ward of Nair hospital at Mumbai Central forces doctors to treat patients in corridors; dean says 'nothing alarming' and has informed the pest control officer 2016-03-27 08:17 2KB www.mid-day.com 43 Indian lunar orbiter hit by heat rise - CNN.com Scientists have switched off several on-board instruments to halt rising temperatures inside India's first unmanned lunar spacecraft. 2016-03-27 06:55 2KB rss.cnn.com 44 Lake Wylie mechanic talks about innovative plastic engine Two Lake Wylie, South Carolina, men are using a "revolutionary" plastic to build an all- plastic, two-stroke engine. The "game-changing" engine is under development by mechanic Ted Bowman and Randy Lewis, who runs a manufacturing company of bulk molding... 2016-03-27 06:35 2KB www.heraldonline.com 45 Large crowds expected for Easter Rising centenary events Ireland will mark the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising today with the largest public spectacle in the history of the state. About a quarter of a million p... 2016-03-27 08:06 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk 46 Islamic State must be 'crushed' says ex-PM Tony Blair Military intervention is needed to ensure Islamic State is "crushed", Tony Blair has said. The former Labour prime minister described the attacks in Brussels... 2016-03-27 05:42 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 47 Anand Pendharkar: Nature's salsa AS part of our eco-leadership training, we encourage our interns to read books. Generally, they don’t need to go to libraries to borrow books as I have over 5,000 of them. 2016-03-27 08:03 4KB www.mid-day.com 48 Belgium charges attacks suspect, 'March Against Fear' called off Belgium has charged a suspect thought to be the fugitive third Brussels airport bomber with terrorist murder, as a peace march for the victims was cancelled for security reasons after the attacks in the heart of Europe. 2016-03-27 08:00 5KB www.news24.com 49 BC-RGU--Super Rugby Glance %bytitle(By The Associated Press%) ___ Hurricanes 42, Kings 20 Chiefs 53, Western Force 10 Highlanders 27, Melbourne 3 Bulls 30, Sunwolves 27 ACT 25, Cheetah... 2016-03-27 07:59 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 50 Teachers' union to vote on primary test boycott Teachers are to debate calls for a boycott of primary tests, with claims that children in England are the "most tested in Europe". 2016-03-27 04:32 2KB www.bbc.co.uk 51 Meenakshi Shedde: 'We always laugh last' LAST week I went to ‘hear’ a movie. It was a historic occasion in India — a special screening of the film Awesome Mausam for the blind, (OK, visually impaired), with audio description 2016-03-27 07:45 5KB www.mid-day.com 52 Paromita Vohra: Son preference As with notions of the nation, so with feelings about family, popular cinema is often the place where new, still-forming ideas are reflected, emotionally managed and normalised. 2016-03-27 07:44 4KB www.mid-day.com 53 Shuttle Endeavour lands at California air base - CNN.com Space shuttle Endeavour landed safely Sunday afternoon at California's Edwards Air Force Base after NASA waved off two opportunities for a Florida landing because of poor weather. 2016-03-27 08:07 3KB rss.cnn.com 54 Probing the cosmos: Is anybody out there? - CNN.com From a remote valley in Northern California, Jill Tarter is listening to the universe. 2016-03-27 08:07 6KB rss.cnn.com 55 Devdutt Pattanaik: Leveraging the Aryans SCHOLARS around the world speak of a family of Indo-European languages that spread from Central Asia westwards towards Europe and eastwards towards Iran and India. Note: they speak of a language, not a race. 2016-03-27 07:34 3KB www.mid-day.com 56 Parole board to hear former president Katsav’s plea for early prison release today “The institution of presidential pardons is already problematic since it is run by a politician,” Gal-On said. 2016-03-27 07:28 4KB www.jpost.com

57 READ: ISIS setbacks in Syria and Iraq BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group, which came under attack this weekend by regime forces in Syria and Iraq, has faced major setbacks in the two neighboring 2016-03-27 07:25 3KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 58 Schools asbestos 'scandal' still threatening lives - report Decades of lax attitudes towards tackling deadly asbestos in schools is a national "scandal" threatening the health of former, current and future schoolchild... 2016-03-27 07:23 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk 59 Government denies foreign aid 'paid to Palestinian terrorists' The Government has denied claims that British aid is being used to pay salaries to convicted Palestinian terrorists. A report published in the Mail on Sunday... 2016-03-27 07:22 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 60 Archbishop of Canterbury to urge flock not to succumb to fear The Archbishop of Canterbury is to warn people not to succumb to fear caused by the Belgian terrorist attacks, which he will say are a sign of a "world at wa... 2016-03-27 07:21 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 61 Stormers edge Jaguares The Stormers claimed their fourth victory from five matches this season as they saw off the Jaguares in Argentina. 2016-03-27 07:14 3KB www.sport24.co.za

62 Medical helicopter crash kills 4, including patient A medical helicopter crashed in a wooded area in Alabama, killing one patient and all three crew members aboard, authorities said. 2016-03-27 07:01 916Bytes rss.cnn.com 63 Yahoo - Yahoo to Participate at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- (NASDAQ:YHOO) CFO will participate in a question-and-answer session at the Morgan Stanley in. The session is scheduled to begin on , at /... 2016-03-27 05:43 1KB investor.yahoo.net 64 Political horse-trading threatening Poland's prized Arabians? A groom leads a horse to the stables at the world-famous Janow Podlaski stud farm in Poland The Janow Podlaski stud farm, a 200-year-old facility, holds an auction every August that attracts an array of wealthy Gulf state sheikhs and notables Poland's new right... 2016-03-27 07:50 6KB www.digitaljournal.com 65 Mixed reviews for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Batman v Superman receives mixed reviews from critics ahead of its release this weekend. 2016-03-27 04:32 2KB www.bbc.co.uk 66 “Death is not always the worst outcome”: We’re so good at saving babies, and so bad at respecting the limits of medicine and the rights of families I chose not to bring my son to term. Here's what judges and politicians should know about stories like mine 2016-03-27 04:32 8KB salon.com.feedsportal.com 67 Missed kicks condemn Jaguares to Super Rugby defeat Missing kickable shots cost Argentina's Jaguares dearly as they suffered a second successive Super Rugby home defeat of 13-8 to the Western Stormers. Leading... 2016-03-27 06:12 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

68 'Each Talpiot graduate can make a 1% difference in battle' CNBC producer Jason Gewirtz tells the ‘Post’ how he came to write a book about the IDF’s vital Talpiot program. 2016-03-27 06:06 6KB www.jpost.com 69 Two tribes go to war and neither the red nor the blue chief is safe It is conceivable that before year’s end there will be attempts within both major parties to oust their leaders 2016-03-27 06:04 9KB www.theguardian.com 70 Brexit vote could starve NHS of investment - Jeremy Hunt Leaving the European Union would leave the NHS facing a "real challenge", Jeremy Hunt has said. In a warning that prompted claims of government scaremongerin... 2016-03-27 05:43 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 71 Girl dies after bouncy castle swept away at Harlow park A young girl has died after the bouncy castle she was playing on blew away. Two people have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence fo... 2016-03-27 05:42 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 72 Top-ranked Lydia Ko takes 3-shot lead in Kia Classic CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Top-ranked Lydia Ko made three straight birdies early on the back nine Saturday in the Kia Classic and finished with a 5-under 67 to ... 2016-03-27 05:41 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 73 2 dead, 5 injured in Los Angeles County hit-and-run crash SOUTH GATE, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles County fire officials say two people were killed and five people injured in a hit-and-run crash in the city of South Ga... 2016-03-27 05:36 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 74 'Too few people' understand new state pension, Commons committee warns Ministers have failed to make it clear that most people retiring on the new state pensions will not receive the £155.65 weekly flat rate in its early days, a... 2016-03-27 05:25 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk 75 AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 2 Takes,450 State Clinton +- Sanders +- Uncommitted +- De La Fuent +- Ala. 47 0 9 0 2 0 Alaska 4 +4 13 +13 3 -1 0 Am. Sma. 8 0 3 0 Ariz. 49 0 32 0 2 0 A... 2016-03-27 05:21 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 76 NHL-Highlights of Saturday's NHL games March 26 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Saturday's National Hockey League games. Blues 4, Capitals 0 Jake Allen made 32 saves, Vladimir Tarasenko score... 2016-03-27 05:20 5KB www.dailymail.co.uk 77 Ian Poulter has one-shot lead at Puerto Rico Open Ryder Cup star Ian Poulter will take a slender lead into the final round of the Puerto Rico Open as he looks to claim his first victory since 2012. 2016-03-27 05:01 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 78 Livonia - News Livonia - News 2016-03-27 00:06 2KB rssfeeds.hometownlife.com

80 Miami women's singles round 3 results March 27 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Miami Women's Singles Round 3 matches on Saturday 12-Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) beat 23-Caroline Wozniacki (De... 2016-03-27 04:56 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 81 Gay couple in fight to bring 'triplings' home to New Zealand Friends of the couple set up crowd-funding page to help pay for hospital fees and travel to obtain passports so they can leave Mexico 2016-03-27 04:53 3KB www.theguardian.com 82 Rhonda Burchmore told she inspired Caitlyn Jenner's Vanity Fair cover Rhonda Burchmore, 55, has made claims that Caitlyn Jenner's now iconic Vanity Fair coming-out cover may be based on her in an interview with the Herald Sun on Friday. 2016-03-27 03:52 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 83 NBA-Thunder slide by shorthanded Spurs March 26 (The Sports Xchange) - The Thunder chose rhythm and the Spurs chose relaxation Saturday night in Oklahoma City. You might be able to guess how it tu... 2016-03-27 03:48 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk 84 Jodie Sweetin breaks a sweat in clingy tank top at DWTS rehearsal The 34-year-old actress exited the Los Angeles dance studio on Saturday afternoon in a partially revealing top as she rested after rehearsals for the upcoming show performance 2016-03-27 04:48 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 85 Workers suffer in Saudi as once-mighty Hariri firm falters He's had no salary for six months, he cannot pay his children's school fees and his permit to reside in Saudi Arabia has expired. But Robert still holds out... 2016-03-27 03:47 5KB www.dailymail.co.uk 86 Girl, 14, 'burned down her house after fighting with her stepmother' A 14-year-old Roswell girl is being charged with deliberately burning down her home on Wednesday after fighting with her stepmother about skipping school. 2016-03-27 04:46 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 87 Drunk driver kills her friend after losing control of her car A 20-year-old drunk driver, Ceara Abbott, is in jail for allegedly killing her best friend, Samantha Mullins, after losing control of her car while two passengers were having an argument in the vehicle. 2016-03-27 03:45 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 88 Frank Body, the skincare company curing cellulite and acne with coffee Drug of choice. Poison. Coffee gets a bad rap. But your skin loves coffee, and it can help to improve skin conditions. FEMAIL meets the founder of Australian coffee-based skincare company, Frank Body. 2016-03-27 03:43 5KB www.dailymail.co.uk 89 Newest Tesla electric will aim at middle market Tesla is set to unveil the Model 3, its long-anticipated pitch to middle class drivers and a key component in founder Elon Musk's vision to mainstream the el... 2016-03-27 04:42 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk 90 Winter brides are pairing their classic gowns with LEATHER jackets Forget a pastel-colour palette, Australian brides are adding a touch of grunge to their wedding wardrobes with leather jackets the hottest new trend. 2016-03-27 03:41 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk

91 Angry fan throws beer can into Rays' dugout in Cuba protest Nobody was hurt. A member of the Pirates' grounds crew and Rays third base coach Charlie Montoyo restrained the protester until police arrived, briefly delaying the game. 2016-03-27 03:39 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 92 LDS women find spiritual answers and fellowship at conference in SLC SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has kicked off its spring General Conference, which is a huge, twice-a-year event that impacts members of the LDS Church aroun… 2016-03-27 04:37 2KB fox13now.com 93 TPD: Officer shot, 2 suspects dead TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Police Department is investigating an officer-involved shooting located at the Hyatt Place near Busch Gardens at 11111 North 30th street. 2016-03-27 03:37 1KB rssfeeds.11alive.com 94 Belgian investigators scramble to ID bombing victims It took days before victims of the attacks in Brussels began to be identified. 2016-03-27 03:36 1KB rss.cnn.com 95 Vets warn that Easter eggs could kill your pet Vets are warning dog-owners to keep their furry friends away from their Easter egg stash. Television vets Dr Chris Brown and Dr Katrina Warren have explained what makes eggs deadly. 2016-03-27 04:34 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 96 South China Sea: Taiwan enters power struggle CNN's Ivan Watson visits Taiping island in the South China Sea, where Taiwan is trying to make its case in the growing struggle for control. 2016-03-27 03:32 928Bytes rss.cnn.com 97 Easter Rising: Michael D Higgins takes part in Dublin remembrance ceremony Irish president Michael D Higgins lays a wreath at a remembrance ceremony held in the Republic of Ireland to mark the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising. 2016-03-27 00:33 2KB www.bbc.co.uk 98 BYU football holds first scrimmage under new head coach PROVO, Utah — BYU football completed their first scrimmage under the guidance of new head football coach Kilani Sitake on Saturday. BYU was showcasing three sophomore quarterbacks for teams W… 2016-03-27 04:30 1KB fox13now.com 99 Kreider scores twice, Rangers beat Canadiens 5-2 MONTREAL (AP) — Chris Kreider and Derick Brassard were all over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. Kreider and Brassard each had three points, and the... 2016-03-27 03:30 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk 100 Man is fatally shot inside a Georgia mall COLUMBUS, Georgia (AP) — A man is dead after he was shot multiple times Saturday afternoon inside a mall in Columbus, Georgia. Muscogee County Coroner Buddy... 2016-03-27 03:29 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk Articles

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1 Sanders wins Alaska Democratic presidential caucuses (7.02/8) JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - U. S. Sen. Bernie Sanders won the Alaska Democratic party’s presidential caucuses by a wide margin Saturday over former U. S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Large crowds and long lines were reported at some caucus sites, including in Juneau, where the caucus got started about 45 minutes behind schedule as people continued to show up. Some participants were decked out in political regalia - pins and T-shirts proclaiming their candidate of choice - and campaign signs bobbed above heads in the crowd. Kirsa Hughes-Skandijs said her strong belief in Bernie Sanders as a candidate brought her to her first caucus. The 38-year-old, wearing a black Sanders’ T-shirt to a caucus site in downtown Juneau, said she had never donated to a candidate before Sanders before, either. “This is the first time I’ve ever felt that kind of belief in a candidate, that they mean what they say and that they are not saying what they think people want to hear,” she said. Kim Metcalfe, of Juneau, said she supports Clinton. She cited Clinton’s experience and said she has more confidence in Clinton’s ability to govern. President Barack Obama “did well for himself, considering what he was up against,” Metcalfe said. “I don’t think Bernie could do that. He says everything I believe in, I just don’t think he can govern.” Clinton and Sanders, the two major candidates in the race, each set up campaign offices in Alaska ahead of Saturday’s caucus. The third choice for caucus-goers Saturday was little-known businessman Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente of California. The day got off to a rocky start in Anchorage, where dozens of people showed up to have coffee with Sanders’ wife, Jane Sanders, at the Bear Tooth Theater. But she didn’t show up. A campaign spokesman said there was a last minute schedule change. Those standing in line were told to go the caucus site at Anchorage West High School, where parking attendants were directing drivers to lots that were already filled to capacity. Daniel Duque was first in line waiting for doors to open at the school so he could caucus for Bernie Sanders. Duque, 35, said the system is broken and Sanders is the only one who will make changes all at once to fix it instead of approaching it incrementally. But Duque said he’s fine if Clinton winds up being the nominee. The Democratic candidates are far better than the Republican candidates, he said. “That’s comparing Dumpster fires and rainbows,” he said. “It’s completely different.” Unlike the state GOP’s presidential preference poll held earlier this month, in which Republican voters cast ballots for their presidential pick, state Democrats arranged themselves in groups according to the candidates they support. A group needed to get support from at least 15 percent of the attendees in a given district or they had to disband. Caucus-goers for candidates meeting that threshold were charged with electing delegates to the party’s state convention in May in proportion to the vote for the candidates. Those elected to attend will take part in a “fan out” process similar to the caucus process that will decide how 16 of the state’s 20 delegates to the national convention are proportioned. The other four are party leaders free to support whomever they choose. Metcalfe is one of those four. Story Continues →

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Double caucus win for Sanders barely dents huge Clinton lead independent.ie Sanders Wins Democratic Presidential Caucuses in Hawaii abcnews.go.com Bernie Sanders Wins Hawaii Democratic Caucus Also on HuffPost feeds.huffingtonpost.com 2016-03-27 11:23 FILE www.washingtontimes.com

2 Three face terror charges over Brussels attacks (3.00/8) Three men have been charged with terrorist offences linked to the attacks in Brussels, Belgian prosecutors have said. At least 32 people were killed and 270 injured when suicide bombs ripped through the city's airport and a Metro station on Tuesday. A man identified as Faycal C was charged on Saturday for "involvement in a terrorist group, terrorist murder and attempted terrorist murder", federal prosecutors said. He was arrested on Thursday but a police raid on his home turned up no weapons or explosives. According to Belgian media, a man called Faycal Cheffou is the "man in the white" - the suspected fugitive in a light- coloured jacket who fled Brussels' airport after two alleged accomplices blew themselves up there. Prosecutors refused to comment on those reports but said two other suspects arrested on Thursday and identified as Rabah N and Aboubakar A have been charged with "involvement in the activities of a terrorist group". A fourth man, taken into custody Friday after he was shot by police at a Brussels tram stop, is being held for at least 24 hours longer. The list of confirmed victims has continued to grow and includes Briton David Dixon, 50, who was originally from Hartlepool but was living in the Belgian capital. A statement issued on Friday by the Foreign Office on behalf of Mr Dixon's family said: "This morning we received the most terrible and devastating news about our beloved David. At this most painful time our family would gratefully appreciate it if we could be left alone to grieve in private. Please respect our wishes. " The Foreign Office said officials know of seven British nationals who were injured in the attacks, with three still being treated in hospital. On Thursday police raided Brussels neighbourhoods in an operation the mayor said was linked to Tuesday's attacks and to the arrest in the Paris suburbs of a man who may have been plotting a new attack in France. Three people were detained, with two of them shot in the leg, the federal prosecutor's office said. The operation was conducted in the Schaerbeek district, which was raided on Thursday night, as well as the neighbourhoods of Forest and Saint-Gilles. Belgium's state broadcaster said one person was carrying a bag of explosive material. At a tram stop, a man sitting with a young girl and holding a bag was ordered by police "to put the bag far from him". A local electrician Norman Kabir said that after the man did so, police shot him twice, hitting him in the leg. The girl was taken into safe custody, and a bomb-squad robot searched the bag, he added. The news came as US defence secretary Ash Carter said US forces had killed a senior Islamic State leader, among several key members of the militant group eliminated this week. He identified the senior IS leader as Haji Imam and described him as the group's finance minister. He said he was a "well-known terrorist" who had a hand in terror plots outside of Iraq and Syria. Three terrorists died in Tuesday's explosions and a massive manhunt was launched to track down other suspects believed to be behind the blasts. Belgian security services were hunting two men pictured with the suicide bombers shortly before the attacks and believed to be on the run. One of the men was caught on CCTV carrying a large bag and walking with jihadist Khalid El Bakraoui moments before the bomb detonated at the Metro station, according to state broadcaster RTBF and France's Le Monde newspaper. Another of the suspected killers, dubbed "the man in white", was pictured pushing a trolley through Zaventem Airport with Najim Laachraoui - who Belgian federal prosecutors have confirmed with DNA analysis was one of the airport suicide bombers - and Khalid's brother Ibrahim before they blew themselves up. Laachraoui, 24, is also the suspected bomb maker whose DNA was found on a suicide vest and bomb used in the Paris attacks.

Brussels death toll likely to rise as three face terror charges independent.ie

What we know about the Brussels terror suspects rss.cnn.com 2016-03-27 05:42 Press Association www.dailymail.co.uk

3 After fresh wins, Bernie Sanders says his campaign has the momentum (2.00/8) WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders easily won nominating contests in Alaska and Washington on Saturday, chipping away at front-runner Hillary Clinton's commanding lead in the race to pick the party's candidate for the White House. Sanders still faces a steep uphill climb to overtake Clinton but the big victories in the West generated more momentum for his upstart campaign and could stave off calls from Democratic leaders that he should wrap up his bid in the name of party unity. Sanders appeared headed to victory margins of more than 50 percentage points in both Alaska and Washington. He aimed for a third victory later on Saturday in Hawaii. "We are making significant inroads in Secretary Clinton's lead and ... we have a path to victory," Sanders told cheering, chanting supporters in Madison, Wisconsin. "It is hard for anybody to deny that our campaign has the momentum. " Clinton, the former secretary of state, has increasingly turned her attention toward a potential Nov. 8 general election showdown against Republican front-runner Donald Trump, claiming she is on the path to wrapping up the nomination. Heading into Saturday, she led Sanders by about 300 pledged delegates in the race for the 2,382 delegates needed to be nominated at the party's July convention in Philadelphia. Adding in the support of superdelegates - party leaders who are free to back any candidate - she has 1,690 delegates to 946 for Sanders. Sanders, a US senator from Vermont, needs to win up to two-thirds of the remaining delegates to catch Clinton, who will keep piling up delegates even when she loses under a Democratic Party system that awards them proportionally in all states. "These wins will help him raise more funds for the next few weeks but I don't think it changes the overall equation," said Democratic strategist Jim Manley, a Clinton supporter. "Hillary Clinton has too big a lead. " But Sanders has repeatedly said he is staying in the race until the convention, pointing to big crowds at his rallies and high turnout among young and first-time voters as proof of his viability. After raising $140 million, he has the money to fight on as long as he wants. MESSAGE RESONATES He has energized the party's liberal base and young voters with his calls to rein in Wall Street and fight income inequality, a message that resonated in liberal Washington and other Western states. Sanders won in Utah and Idaho earlier this week. "Don't let anybody tell you we can't win the nomination or the general election," Sanders told supporters in Wisconsin, which holds the next key contest on April 5. "We are going to do both. " All three contests on Saturday were caucuses, a format that has favored Sanders because it requires more commitment from voters. They also were in states with fewer of the black and Hispanic voters who have helped fuel Clinton's lead. "He was just more aligned with my values. I am young and I never knew there could be someone like him in politics," said Samantha Burton of Seattle, who said Sanders was the first candidate who had inspired her to make a donation. Jocelyn Alt, a birthing assistant at a Seattle hospital, said she backed Clinton because she believed the times called for someone who could get things done. "She knows how to make things happen," she said. "I think Hillary is more likely to win against a Republican. " After Wisconsin, the Democratic race moves to contests in New York on April 19 and a bloc of five states in the Northeast, led by Pennsylvania, on April 26. There were no contests on Saturday in the Republican race featuring Trump and rivals US Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and Ohio Governor John Kasich. On Saturday, the New York Times published a lengthy foreign policy-focused interview with Trump. The New York billionaire told the newspaper he might stop oil purchases from Saudi Arabia unless they provide troops to fight the Islamic State. Trump also told the Times he was willing to rethink traditional US alliances should he become president. Bernie Sanders Wins Hawaii Democratic Caucus Also on HuffPost feeds.huffingtonpost.com 2016-03-27 07:20 Amanda Becker www.jpost.com

4 De Niro's Tribeca festival pulls anti-vaccination film (2.00/8) NEW YORK (AP) — Robert De Niro is removing the anti-vaccination documentary "Vaxxed" from the lineup of his Tribeca Film Festival, after initially defending its inclusion. "Vaxxed: From Cover-up to Conspiracy," was set to be part of the film festival when it opened next month. The decision to include the film by anti-vaccination activist Andrew Wakefield came under fire, particularly since Wakefield's contention that the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine have a link to autism have been discredited. While De Niro on Friday defended the decision to include the film, he released a statement Saturday saying he had reversed his decision. De Niro, who has a child with autism, said he had hoped to provide an opportunity for conversation around an issue "that is deeply personal to me and my family. " However, he said after he and Tribeca organizers reviewed it, "We do not believe it contributes to or furthers the discussion I had hoped for. " He said members of the scientific community also had reviewed it with him. "The festival doesn't seek to avoid or shy away from controversy. However, we have concerns with certain things in this film that we feel prevent us from presenting it in the festival program," he added. A statement from Wakefield, the film's director, and Del Bigtree, its producer, decried De Niro's decision, saying they didn't get a chance to defend themselves against critics of the film. "We have just witnessed yet another example of the power of corporate interests censoring free speech, art and truth," the statement read. "Tribeca's action will not succeed in denying the world access to the truth behind the film 'Vaxxed.'" The Tribeca Film Festival runs from April 13 to April 24. ___ Online: http://www.tribecafilm.com http://www.vaxxedthemovie.com

Robert De Niro pulls anti-vaccination film from Tribeca festival independent.ie 2016-03-27 07:38 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

5 Newspaper headlines: Brexit warnings, Brussels arrest and Rolling Stones in Cuba (2.00/8) The debate over Britain's EU referendum is never far from the headlines - and it makes Sunday's front pages in the form of warnings against "Brexit" from Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and US General David Petraeus. In the Observer , Mr Hunt says people who want Britain to leave the EU must explain how they could protect the NHS from the resulting "economic shock". He also warns that some of the 100,000 skilled EU workers in UK health and social care might leave due to uncertainty over visas and residence permits. Matthew Elliott, chief executive of Vote Leave, tells the paper the NHS has already "plummeted into a financial crisis" under Mr Hunt, and argues a Brexit could boost health funding. Writing in the Sunday Telegraph , Gen Petraeus, who is now retired, encourages Britons to "think twice" before voting to leave the EU, which he describes as "one of the most important institutions that undergirds Western strength". He says he understands British "frustration" at the EU, but argues that a Brexit would "deal a significant blow to the EU's strength and resilience at exactly the moment when the West is under attack from multiple directions". His comments will "inflame the row over whether the EU weakens or strengthens the UK's national security", the paper says, adding that a former head of MI6 and the armed forces minister believe Britain would be safer outside the union. Several papers carry news of the arrest of a suspect in Tuesday's attacks in Brussels, and the Daily Star says the man lived 500 metres from Maelbeek metro station, where one of the explosions took place. The Sun says the suspect, arrested as he sat in a car on Thursday evening, has been charged with terror offences. But the Sunday Times asks : "Why was vital intelligence ignored? " It says IS "ran rings round bungling Belgians", and there has been "international fury at Belgian security lapses". In an editorial , the paper says Belgium is the "weak link at the heart of Europe", where "jihadi enclaves" have developed. And it agrees with comments from former PM Tony Blair, whose calls to "crush" IS and do more to tackle extremist ideologies feature on the paper's front page. "When he says we need to step up our efforts, he is right: we cannot remain passive victims," the paper says. "Good evening Havana! Finally we're here," Mick Jagger told a vast crowd as the Stones finally rolled into Cuba, the Telegraph reports . The band formed in 1962 - the same year Cuba's Fidel Castro called rock 'n' roll "the music of the enemy", Harriet Alexander writes. But in a night many Cubans "never dared dream would be possible", the band played in front of thousands of fans - as well as "communist officials" and celebrities including Naomi Campbell and Richard Gere. Estimates for the size of the crowd vary, but the Express says 700,000 turned out for the free show. The band played 18 songs in a "thrilling and emotional two-hour gig", it adds. Commenting on Jagger's performance, the Sunday People says the "wrinkly rocker gyrated in trademark style to opening number Jumpin' Jack Flash". Teachers are on "collision course" with the government after deciding to ballot for strike action over plans to make all schools into academies, the Mail on Sunday reports . Members of the NUT voted "overwhelmingly" to reject the reform - while teachers at another union's conference gave Education Secretary Nicky Morgan a "rough ride", it says. "Furious" NASUWT members heckled Ms Morgan and shouted "rubbish" as she gave a speech, the Mirror reports . The papers says it was "no wonder" union members were not impressed, and says the government should listen to teachers and "let experts run schools". The Observer says the government has "failed to learn the lesson of its expensive and damaging restructure of the health system". "It has again been lured by the promise of ideology into a reckless, big-bang structural reform," the paper adds. Telegraph: Muslim shopkeeper murdered in suspected 'religiously prejudiced' attack after posting on Facebook of love for Christians Guardian: Nick Blackwell taken to hospital after Chris Eubank Jr wins British title Times: It's not just jihadists who dream of Paradise Mirror: Whistleblower Edward Snowden claims Belgian spies could have stopped Brussels attacks

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6 After bleak week, Pope Francis offers Easter message (2.00/8) Vatican City - Pope Francis concluded a bleak week in Europe with a message of hope during an Easter Vigil service on Saturday, saying darkness and fear must not prevail and "imprison" the world with pessimism. Francis' call to hope on the eve of the most joyful celebration in the Christian calendar contrasted sharply with his sharp condemnation in recent days of the attacks in Belgium and elsewhere by Islamic extremists. Francis entered the silent and darkened basilica with just a single candle guiding him at the start of the vigil. As he reached the altar, the basilica's floodlights flipped on in a symbolic show of light after the darkness of Good Friday, which recalls Jesus' death. In his homily, Francis said the hope that Easter brings is a lesson for the Christian faithful to cast aside the pessimism that can "imprison" people inside of themselves. "We see and will continue to see problems both inside and out. They will always be there," he said. But he insisted: "Let us not allow darkness and fear to distract us and control our hearts. " "Today is the celebration of our hope," he said. "It is so necessary today. " The Easter message recalling Christ's resurrection, "awakens and resurrects hope in hearts burdened by sadness," he said. The lengthy vigil service included a papal baptism for 12 adults hailing from China, South Korea and other countries around the world. Early Sunday, Francis will preside over Easter Mass and offer his annual Easter blessing. During remarks on Friday at the Colosseum capping the "Way of the Cross" procession re- enacting Jesus' crucifixion, Francis denounced the "terrorist acts committed by followers of some religions which profane the name of God and which use the holy name to justify their unprecedented violence. " While the pope was at the Colosseum, his chief alms-giver was out on the streets of Rome giving out sleeping bags to the homeless on Friday night in a show of papal support for the city's least fortunate.

Pope delivers Easter message of hope after grim week of terror bbc.co.uk 2016-03-27 07:42 www.news24.com

7 Islamic State driven out of Syria’s ancient Palmyra city (2.00/8) By AT Editor on March 27, 2016 in Asia Times News & Features , Middle East (From RT) Syrian government forces have retaken the city of Palmyra from Islamic State, a military source said. After heavy clashes overnight, IS fighters have retreated to Sukhnah, Raqqa, and Deir Ezzor towns “After heavy fighting during the night, the army is in full control of Palmyra – both the ancient site and the residential neighborhoods,” the source said. “Army sappers are in the process of defusing dozens of bombs and mines planted inside the ancient site,” the source added. IS fighters have reportedly retreated from Palmyra to the towns of Sukhnah, Raqqa, and Deir Ezzor. It was previously reported that Syrian Army forces had advanced into the city on Saturday, with support from Russian airstrikes. Television footage showed explosions taking place inside Palmyra, with smoke rising from buildings. Tanks and armored vehicles fired from the outskirts of the city. Read More Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) Share on Skype (Opens in new window) More Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) Related ‹ Lifestyle: China’s #A4waist challenge irks women worldwide Categories: Asia Times News & Features , Middle East Tags: IS fighters have reportedly retreated to Sukhnah and Raqqa , Major victory for Syrian forces: IS flee Palmyra , Syrian govt retakes Palmyra Related Articles Sanders wins 3 states; Clinton retains big delegate lead Chinese herbalist’s family of 3 killed, man arrested UK tabloid censured over survey on Muslims’ support for Islamic State Australia weighs regional ties in drawn-out submarine acquisition Russia signals interest to defrost ties with Turkey Dhaka court to hear plea to drop Islam as state religion Heavy Russian airstrikes as Syrian army fights ISIS in Palmyra newsinfo.inquirer.net 2016-03-27 03:31 By AT atimes.com

8 NLEX-SCTEX traffic manageable as Holy Week break ends CITY OF MALOLOS—Motorists have started the return trip to Metro Manila but traffic on Easter Sunday in major Luzon expressways have been manageable, highway operators said. Traffic through the toll plazas of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) have been flowing efficiently as of 10:20 a.m. except for the Bocaue toll, said Kiko Dagohoy, media relations officer of the Tollways Management Corporation (TMC). The Bocaue exit is the last tollway for motorists entering Metro Manila from NLEX and SCTEX, which were integrated at the start of Holy Week. Both expressways are under the concession of the Manila North Tollways Corporation. Southbound traffic in Bocaue toll plaza, as well as the San Simon toll in Pampanga, have slowed down from Saturday evening to Sunday morning, with operators setting up portable toll collection booths to facilitate faster transactions. The Holy Week break brought up the expressway traffic volume by as much as 10 to 15 percent. JE RELATED STORIES Heavy traffic at NLEx, SLEx amid Holy Week ‘exodus’

2016-03-27 12:02 Ron Lopez newsinfo.inquirer.net

9 Fire at Prison Kills 5 Inmates in Western Indonesia A fire started by rioting prisoners at a penitentiary in western Indonesia has killed five inmates, police said. The fire at Malabero prison in Bengkulu on Sumatra Island began Friday night after officers of the anti-narcotics agency entered the facility and took away a drug kingpin, said regional police chief Brig. Gen. M. Ghufron. He said the inmates were believed to be acting in solidarity with the kingpin, who was allegedly controlling the business from inside the prison. Five inmates were killed in the fire, one was being treated while 252 others have been moved to Bentiring, another prison in the same town. Indonesia, which has extremely strict drug laws and often executes smugglers, has been intensifying raids as a number of users jumped from 4.2 million to nearly 6 million last year. More than 130 people are on death row, mostly for drug crimes. About a third of them are foreigners.

2016-03-27 12:02 By abcnews.go.com

10 10 WCKF turns 26, pushes ‘transformation through charity’ principle It is a foundation that casts a different spin on philanthropy. It provides scholarships to less fortunate but deserving young men and women and runs regular feeding programs in depressed areas. But it also provides assistance to parishes for the repair and reconstruction of old, dilapidated churches. The Wong Chu King Foundation (WCKF) believes in giving, but its advocacies extend far beyond the usual donations. The Foundation is guided by values laid down by a humble Chinese immigrant named Wong Chu King, and whose passion for hard work and sacrifice are matched by his commitment to charity and compassion. King started a small cigarette business in 1945 just as World War II ended. He peddled his products on the streets of Divisoria and saw for himself the suffering that war brought on people. It was then that he vowed to do all he could to help other war survivors. He put up La Campaña Fabrica de Tabacos, Inc., and with the help of his wife, Nelia, and his children, nurtured this small business into a thriving empire that is now known as Mighty Corporation. But through the decades of growth and challenges, King never forgot the lessons he learned in 1945, and his vow to help the less fortunate and needy. In the years that followed leading to his passing in 1985, King promoted his philosophy of compassion and charity to his family and employees. The legacy he left behind – humility, charity, and love of God – inspired his family to establish WCKF as a vehicle to promote his legacy and spread the core values he espoused throughout his life. Advocacies Today, WCKF is actively involved in educational and apostolic advocacies. It provides scholarships to deserving young men and women, especially to dependents and beneficiaries of Filipino tobacco farmers. It also seeks to encourage and promote education and scientific research through its scholarship programs, focusing on high school and university scholarships. The foundation also addresses concerns in health and nutrition, youth and family welfare, and disaster relief. While its scholarship programs are managed directly by the foundation, other types of assistance are extended through other non-government organizations. But its involvement in helping parishes with the refurbishing and repair of churches is one of the most notable of the foundation’s activities. WCKF provides assistance for repair and restoration of churches, especially those with great historical and cultural significance to the host communities and the Catholic Church in the country. It’s notable accomplishments include the refurbishing of the 100-year-old Sta. Rosa de Lima Church in Tuguegarao, Cagayan. WCKF provided assistance for fabrication and ceiling construction work, which have been completed in time for the foundation’s 25th anniversary on March 30, 2015. The Foundation also built a chapel inside the Xavier School in San Juan City. The Sacred Heart Chapel was constructed and dedicated to the students, faculty and staff of Xavier School in memory of the strong friendship between Xavier School Founder, Fr. Jean Desautels, S. J., Fr, Ismael Zuloaga S. J. and Wong Chu King. They had a shared vision of providing holistic Jesuit education for the Chinese-Filipino community. The said chapel was turned over in August 2015. WCKF also helped renovate the historic Diocesan Shrine of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, the largest church in all of Cavite, in Naic town. Initially named the Parish Church of the Immaculate Conception, the diocesan shrine first took the shape of a simple low-roofed stone structure. Its construction began in 1835, after Naic separated from Maragondon as a free parish, and was completed in 1839. But its reconstruction as a church and convent complex in neo-Gothic form began only in 1872 and was completed in 1892. Assistance to communities WCKF has also been extending assistance to communities. These include, among others: Donated a water supply system for Piat town in Cagayan province located in Barangay Minanga. Built a chapel in honor of St. Michael the Archangel in Barangay Alabug, Tuao, Cagayan, which now provides a place of worship for the people of Purok 5 and 6 of Barangay Alabug, Purok 3 and 4 in nearby Barangay Mungo, and Purok 1 of Barangay Fugu. It was turned over in July 2014 in celebration of the Feast of the Our Lady of Piat. Helped in the repair and renovation of the Cagayan Police Station office providing in the process a good and safe workplace for Cagayan policemen. The foundation did this project as an active supporter of the town and being a devotee of the Miraculous Our Lady of Piat. Completed the repair and renovation of the church of the St. James the Apostle Parish in Iguig, Cagayan Valley, in April 2015. The renovation work on the 250-year-old church entailed repair of the ceiling and roofing, laying of new floor tiles, installation of additional pews, and the enhancement of the main aisle. At the same time, the Foundation provided all-out support to the 51st International Eucharistic Congress held in Cebu City in January this year. The Foundation was among the sponsors of the quadrennial international event and was third in the roster of 42 foundations, companies, families, and individuals who heeded the call of then Pope Benedict XXVI to support the congress. WCKF supported the international event through the construction of a “Garden of Thanksgiving” monument at the Archbishop’s Residence compound that depicts the Agony in the Garden – in Catholic tradition the first Sorrowful Mystery of the Holy Rosary and the First Station of the Scriptural Way of The Cross. Anniversary celebration In line with the celebration of the 26th anniversary of the Wong Chu King Foundation, Inc., on March 30, 2016, the Foundation will turn over the Water System Project in Barangay Calaogan, Piat, Cagayan, the Our Lady of Piat Chapel Extension in Cagayan Police Provincial Office and the beautification of the 250-year-old parish, the St. James Parish in Iguig, Cagayan. The WCKF heeded the request of Calaoagan Brgy. Capt. Roel S. Baingan through Piat Mayor Camelo Black Villacete to help solve the barangay’s water problems. The 24-hour water supply system will greatly improve the quality of life of 230 households of Piat’s northernmost barangay where water is scarce and most residents depend on farming as a source of living. To help strengthen the value of piety among the protectors of the Cagayan Municipality, The Foundation also supported the request of Police Senior Superintendent Ronaldo Escobar Olay for the construction of the camp’s chapel – the Our Lady of Piat Chapel. The chapel aims to serve as a hub of faith and spiritual development of local police officers. As part of its commitment, the Foundation responded to the request of the Tuguegarao Archbishop Most Rev. Sergio L. Utleg, D. D. and the parish priest of the Our Mother of Perpetual Help Parish in Barangay Nannarian, Peñablanca, Cagayan, to build a bigger church to accommodate the growing number of parishioners in the said area. WCKF has currently completed 50 percent of the construction and is expected to be finished in time for the Mahal na Birhen ng Piat Festival on July 2, 2016. As the Foundation celebrates its 26th anniversary, its Board of Trustees, as well as its officers and volunteers, have renewed their commitment to the vision of Wong Chu King to help people in need. This commitment is now driven by the maxim: “Transformation through charity,” and it sets the tone for the Foundation’s next 25 years.

2016-03-27 12:02 INQUIRER.net business.inquirer.net

11 Dear Abby: Boyfriend fumes through the holidays My boyfriend of 10 years, “Ethan,” lost his mother to suicide 11 years ago on Dec. 31. The first couple of years after her death, he’d put on a happy face during the holiday season. But in recent years he has gotten more and more moody. I love the season, from Halloween all the way through my birthday in February. I enjoy making my loved ones happy during this time, but no matter what I do, it doesn’t work for Ethan. I understand there’s no limit to how long you can mourn someone, especially your mother. I couldn’t imagine losing mine, but how can I get him to not drag everyone down into the funk he puts himself in? I don’t want to downplay Ethan’s emotions, but even when we are opening presents together, he has an “I don’t give a s—” face. For the last few winters all we seem to do is argue about nothing or everything. I am at the point of walking on pins and needles around him to avoid being sad during a time I love so much. I’m at my wits’ end. He went to therapy for a little while, but stopped because he no longer had the time. (He works two jobs and is on call basically 24/7.) I work as well, and have asked him to quit one of the jobs because he is getting older (mid-40s) and it’s not good for his health. What else can I do? Sympathize with Ethan, tell him that it’s clear he is still hurting, and suggest he talk with another therapist because depression may run in his family. You should also tell him that his “funk” is contagious and you would like to be able to enjoy the holidays. Or, consider socializing less with Ethan from October through February and spend the time with others like you who would like to celebrate. I’m concerned that my great-grandson may be autistic. He is 13 months old. He never laughs or giggles out loud, and his response when spoken to often is expressionless. However, he will occasionally smile slightly, is already walking and says a few words we can understand. He also is extremely hyperactive. His parents appear oblivious to this behavior, and I wouldn’t dare suggest that I may be seeing a problem. My question is: Do all pediatricians check for this at regular visits? My understanding is the earlier the detection, the better to start treatment. Pediatricians perform developmental screenings at each and every visit, and any delays out of the ordinary should be investigated further. Typical autistic features include social interaction difficulties and speech delay. Autism is a difficult diagnosis to establish since many of the features aren’t apparent at a young age. Most pediatricians will do an M-CHAT (Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers) at 18 months of age. If the M-CHAT reveals areas of concern, a full developmental assessment is recommended. Because you are worried, you should bring your concerns up with the parents so they can discuss this with their pediatrician. That way the doctor can reassure the parents (and you) if your great-grandson is developing appropriately, or refer the child for a full developmental assessment if there is cause for concern because earlier detection is always better. You are wise for seeking advice for your concerns regarding the child, and I’m glad you wrote. A very happy Easter to all of you. What teens need to know about sex, drugs, AIDS and getting along with peers and parents is in “What Every Teen Should Know.” Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $7 (U. S. funds), to: Dear Abby, Teen Booklet, P. O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.)

2016-03-27 12:00 Abigail Van chicago.suntimes.com

12 12 Georgia Nicols horoscopes for March 27 Caution: Avoid shopping or making important decisions all day. The Moon is in Scorpio. Your playful weekend continues. However, today you might be involved in financial matters or discussions about shared property, taxes, debt and insurance issues. If so, do fill your databank but postpone decisions until tomorrow because of today’s Moon Alert. Once again, it behooves you to be accommodating to others because the Moon is still opposite your sign. This simply requires a little compromise and tolerance. No biggie. It’s a fun-loving, playful day! Enjoy the company of others and explore your creative talents. Be patient with partners today. Relations with bosses and authority figures are positive and warm. This is a popular time for you, when many of you will enjoy entertaining at home. Because of the Moon Alert today, you might encounter shortages, delays and some inefficiency. This is a very creative day for you and for those of you who work in the arts or the entertainment world. It will be a productive day because it’s easy for you to think outside of the box. Original ideas, playful concepts and a strong imagination will boost your creative talents. This is the perfect day to hunker down at home and relax. Do not shop for anything other than food or gas. Avoid important decisions. Just kick back and relax because it’s the perfect thing to do today. Enjoy schmoozing and socializing as well. You are high energy right now, and renovations and projects might be on your To-Do list. You might also be focused on shared property and inheritances. If this is the case, postpone important decisions regarding these matters until tomorrow. Just fill your databank today. Be smart. Be careful because the Moon is in one of your Money Houses and this is a poor day for purchases other than food or gas. It’s also a poor day to commit to anything important or to make important decisions, especially regarding finances. This is a tricky day because the Moon is in your sign; nevertheless, it is Moon Alert. Therefore, make no purchases other than to buy gas and food. Postpone important decisions until tomorrow. Don’t push yourself too hard today, just enjoy yourself. It will please you to hunker down somewhere and keep a low profile because you will feel most comfortable hiding somewhere right now. It’s a fun, creative day, but you will likely choose to play things low key. Nevertheless, sports and playful activities with children will appeal. A conversation with a friend will be frank and friendly today. Enjoy hanging out with others. This is a poor day to make important decisions, commitments or purchases. Only buy gas and food. Putter at home if you can because your focus right now is on home repairs and family. For some reason, others know personal details about your private life today. Perhaps there are discussions about you? Whatever the case, don’t make an important decision today. Just go with the flow and learn what you can and postpone your decisions and purchases until tomorrow. Right now, three planets draw your attention to financial issues, which is why you’re focused on cash flow, earnings and expenditures. Today, however, is a poor day for financial decisions and purchases other than food or gas. Take it easy. Window shop for wardrobe goodies. but wait until tomorrow to buy. Director Quentin Tarantino (1963) shares your birthday today. You are sensitive but fearless, always realistic and often blunt. You are shrewd in your assessments of others. Focus on completing what you begin. This year a major decision awaits you. In the first half of the year, save money and cut down on overhead expenses so that you are strong later in the year. Be true to yourself and respect your integrity.

2016-03-27 12:00 Georgia Nicols chicago.suntimes.com

2016-03-27 11:29 By PTI www.mid-day.com

14 PH microsatellite Diwata-1 arrives at International Space Station It was part of the 3,375-kilogram cargo of food, crew supplies, vehicle hardware and 20 nanosatellites on board Orbital ATK’s Cygnus spacecraft that took off at exactly 11:06 a.m. (Manila time) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Diwata-1, officially named Philippine Earth Observation Microsatellite (Phil- Microsat), is the first Filipino-made and co-developed microsatellite. READ: 1st PH-made satellite ‘Diwata’ begins journey into space | Diwata will watch, help PH farmers from space Cygnus, which blasted off Tuesday on the resupply run, was carrying 7,900 pounds (3.6 metric tons) of supplies to the station for the ISS crew of six astronauts, as well as components to support dozens of science and research probes. The spacecraft was captured by the space station’s robotic arm, operated by crew members, and guided into its berthing port. The operation was over by 1452 GMT (10:52 p.m. Manila time). “Our flexible Cygnus spacecraft has a lot of work left to do. Following its stay at the ISS, and for the first time, we will undertake three experiments onboard the unmanned spacecraft,” said Frank Culbertson, president of Orbital ATK’s Space Systems Group. Diwata-1 will be in space for 20 months. It has four specialized cameras to take an average of 3,600 high-resolution images of the country that will be used to study weather patterns, disaster response and mitigation, and agricultural productivity. Philippine officials said the launch of Diwata-1 marked the “first step (in) the challenge (of) venturing into space and developing our own space technology.” Cygnus will stay with the ISS until May. After loading it with trash and once it is at a safe distance from the station, NASA engineers will set off a blaze inside the capsule to see how large flames behave in space. NASA has set off tiny controlled fires in space in the past, but never tested how large flames react inside an orbiting space capsule. Cygnus’ cargo also includes an instrument that, for the first time, will allow experts to evaluate, from space, the chemical composition of meteors entering Earth’s atmosphere. It also carried a new 3D printer and a so-called Gecko Gripper, a mechanism similar to the tiny hairs on the feet of geckos that allows them to stick to surfaces. This technology could one day be used on the hands and feet of robots that would move along the exterior of spacecraft to carry out inspections and repairs. It is Orbital’s fifth supply mission to the ISS, as part of a $1.9 billion contract with NASA to deliver necessities to the astronauts living in space. With Agence France-Presse

2016-03-27 11:09 Aries Joseph technology.inquirer.net

15 Mumbai: Sweeper blinds dog with broom A sweeper was arrested on Saturday by the Kandivali police after he grievously injured a stray dog with his broomstick. The wounded canine lost his left eye, despite best attempts by doctors. The complainant Mahavir Yadav said the dog used to sleep outside his home. The dog will be discharged from the hospital in a few days The accused has been identified as Vinodkumar Swamimutthu (30), who works as a contract sweeper with the BMC. Swamimutthu is a resident of Abhilakh Nagar in Kandivali West. A grab cellphone footage shows accused Vinodkumar Swamimutthu at Kandivali police station According to the complaint filed by Mahavir Yadav, outside whose Abhilakh Nagar house, the dog was sleeping, "When Swamimutthu arrived in the neighbourhood to sweep, he hit the dog with his broom. The dog has been seen sleeping outside my home daily for years, and has not harmed anybody. I rushed him to the hospital for treatment and later informed the police about the incident. " Dr Gopal Rayate of Ahimsa Hospital, Malad, said, "When he was admitted, the dog was in a very critical condition and was bleeding from his left eye. Surgery went on for three hours, but we failed to save his eye. " The dog will be kept in hospital for few more days. Senior Police Inspector Mukund Pawar from the Kandivli police station, said, a case has been registered against Swamimutthu under Sec 429 of the Indian Penal Code and other sections of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960. Swamimutthu was produced in the Borivali court on Saturday and sent to judicial custody.

2016-03-27 11:04 By Samiullah www.mid-day.com

16 Woman celebrates 25th year in Grand Island after immigrating GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) - A Grand Island resident who will soon celebrate her 25th year in the city - who earned a law degree in her native Mexico, who became a U. S. citizen and has helped more than 100 others do the same, has coached all ages from preschoolers to parents, serves as a college recruiter, and taught herself English from a dictionary - will soon hang her own bachelor’s degree from an American college on her wall. “Take the risk,” Maria Lopez told The Grand Island Independent (http://bit.ly/1UcBR7f ). “There is no fail. If you fail, step up again and keep going. Don’t give up. Don’t give up.” It’s advice that Lopez has lived herself after coming to the United States on a California vacation from her home in Zacetecas, Mexico, and falling in love with the country and the love of her life, Roberto. Her husband, from Jalisco, Mexico, was already a U. S. citizen when he suggested moving to Grand Island to work at the meatpacking plant. “I thought it was a ghost town,” Lopez said after coming from a larger city. “Where are the people? Where are the buses? But then I could see this is a good place to be - a good place to raise a family.” Learning English word by word As the couple’s first child, son Fabian, came along, Lopez scoured the dictionary before every appointment, looking for words to use with the doctor, for words that he may use with her. It was the start to her English and to her teaching others. Even though she had worked a year in Mexico as an attorney, she didn’t hold the same degree here and could only read English, not speak it. She started working in housekeeping at a local motel. As her English progressed, she became a waitress at a Mexican restaurant. There some customers spoke in English and some in Spanish, so she continued to progress in her speaking. She also started working with a tutor. Then came her big leap. She applied to be a paraeducator for the Grand Island Public Schools. “I didn’t really consider myself bilingual, but they did,” she said. “They put me in a kindergarten class to help with students and with parents.” Lopez said she took in every word from the teacher at Lincoln Elementary as she taught the basics to language and writing to the kindergarten class. “I was learning, too,” she exclaimed. But Lopez wasn’t just a student in the classroom where she worked. She also enrolled in classes at Central Community College to earn an associate’s degree. Along the way, she had two more children, son Javier and daughter Yesenia, and started a cleaning business with her husband. Becoming an American She also became a U. S. citizen. Story Continues →

2016-03-27 11:03 - Associated Press - Sunday, March 27, 2016 www.washingtontimes.com

17 NIA didn't record statement properly, says David Headley Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley on Saturday claimed to have no personal knowledge of Ishrat Jahan. At the conclusion of his cross-examination, he told the sessions court that he had heard of her only when LeT commander Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi introduced Muzzamil Bhatt, another top commander of the terrorist group, to him as one who had "performed operations like Akshar Dham and Ishrat Jahan". Also read: 26/11 case - David Headley claims he told NIA about Ishrat Jahan David Headley hinted at shoddy investigation by the NIA on Saturday While deposing last month, Headley had told the court that Ishrat, a 19-year-old college girl, had been working for the LeT. 'NIA got it wrong' As he was cross-examined by 26/11 plotter Abu Jundal's lawyer, Abdul Wahab Khan, over his statements made to the NIA, Headley claimed that they had been wrongly recorded. Asked if he had told the NIA that Jahan's death was the result of Muzzamil's botched-up operation, he said, "I did not. They (NIA) made a mistake [in recording the statement]. " Headley also refuted the NIA statement that he and some LeT associates had planned to assassinate former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf. Also read: David Headley hated India since 1971 air raid on his school Hinting at shoddy investigation on NIA's part, he said he had been shown some photographs with names on them in the US and that it was only when the US prosecutor objected to this did the NIA show him a fresh batch without the names. Teaching Thackeray a lesson Headley said he had shot videos of Shiv Sena Bhavan extensively and had even visited party supreme Bal Thackarey's residence once. "I spoke to the guard of the perimeter security. " When Khan asked if 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed had told him that Bal Thackeray should be taught a lesson, he said, "Yes. " Shot vice-president's house He told the court that he had only done a reconnaissance of CBI Tana House, the assembly and Knesset Eliyahoo — the Jewish synagogue at Kala Ghoda. The NIA statement had quoted him saying he had also surveyed Delhi Darbar and the Israeli Consulate. Asked if he shot a video of the vice-president's house, Headley said, "I made a video from the Army headquarters to the National Defence Colony, which had the vice-president's house on the way. " Referring to his statement on a women's wing in the LeT, Headley said he meant a wing associated with social work, and not combat. Cross-examined by Khan on this, he said the women's wing takes care of religious teachings, women's education and widows' welfare. Last month, Headley had claimed that Ishrat Jahan had been a member of the LeT's women's wing. Judge GA Sanap rejected Khan's application seeking another day to cross-examine Headley further, saying it was a malafide intention to drag the proceedings.

2016-03-27 10:58 By Sailee www.mid-day.com

18 Moved by Kaniya's plight, Thane family donates safety gear Moved by the plight of Kaniya (38) and Rizwan (30), the two men who help the city police dispose of unclaimed bodies, a Thane-based family has stepped forward to provide them with safety gear. On March 20, mid-day published an investigative story titled, A deadly job, exposing the risks the two take while disposing unclaimed/ unidentified bodies. Also read: The shocking truth of how the dead are dealt with in Mumbai Helpers dispose of the body of a TB patient using their new gear. pics/ajinkya sawant “After reading the story, my wife Nita (49) and son Samarth (13), spontaneously suggested that we do something. We went to Dava Bazar on Princess Street, searching for the right equipment,” said Jog, a Thane businessman. Sachin Jog It was a regular day for Kaniya and his brother Manoj Solanki (33), who replaced Rizwan (the worker featured in the original article). They were on their way with constable D P Ware to dispose another unclaimed body, this time from JJ postmortem center mortuary. The deceased was identified as Raghuveer (50), who died during the course of TB treatment at JJ hospital on November 11, 2015. Since then, the body has been lying at the JJ mortuary. The JJ Marg Police, which had admitted him to the hospital after finding him lying on the footpath, could not trace his relatives. Jog visited the JJ mortuary on Saturday to handover a plastic bag containing the safety gear. An emotional Kaniya said, “I am grateful to Sachinji for having thought of our working conditions.” Ware was pleased too. He instructed Kaniya to get a lock and key, so that the material could be kept safely inside the police hearse van. “So far, nine workers and two policemen have lost their lives while doing this work. The latest victim was 33-year-old Babu Solanki, who passed away last week at JJ hospital while being treated. Babu would dispose of unclaimed bodies from Cooper and Bhagwati postmortem centers. Because it’s a high risk job, it’s tough to fill vacancies,” said Kaniya, who earns a wage of R100 per body disposed. In the past too, Jog has provided 550 free disposable masks to Thane traffic police in 2006, after seeing them inhale toxic fumes while negotiating traffic. “We should wake up and do something for our unsung heroes. What they are doing is a service to humanity,” said Jog. Jog donated the following items: Gumboots 2 pairs Gloves 4 pairs Surgical gloves 48 pairs Disposable skull caps 100 Disposable aprons 50 Face masks 100 Germicidal soaps 8 Police Surgeon Dr SM Patil said he was shocked to learn from the mid-day article of the nine workers who have been lifting unclaimed dead bodies without safety gear, and that vacancies in the city have not been filled. He said, “We will surely extend all medical treatment, including mandatory health check-up for these workers. We have made it mandatory for all post-mortem centers in the city, to get a mandatory health check-up of their staffers done every three months at the Nagpada police hospital, failing which the medical officer in-charge of the center, will be held responsible.” Commissioner speak Mumbai Commissioner of Police, Datta Padsalgikar, said, “All police stations have been instructed to use money from the investigation fund for disposal of unclaimed and unidentified bodies in their jurisdiction. The investigating police officer can even claim expenses (more than R1,500) by giving a written submission. No bill is needed to clear the claims.” The commissioner also said that Jog’s work was welcome. “However, I will ensure that the government too provides basic gears to these workers.”

2016-03-27 10:47 By Vinod www.mid-day.com

19 Nanded farmer chided for demanding dues; kills himself Already grappling under drought, red tape was the last straw in Madhav Kadam’s coffin. On Wednesday, the 27-year-old cotton farmer from Nanded consumed pesticide outside Mantralaya’s new administrative office to protest the alleged humiliation he had suffered at the hands of a district officer when he questioned the poor compensation doled out to him. He succumbed on Saturday. Madhav Kadam consumed pesticide outside Mantralaya on Wednesday Kadam, who hailed from Loha taluka in Nanded, Marathwada, took up cotton farming with his brother a few years ago, but the two suffered huge losses when the monsoon failed last year. Kadam decided to make use of a government compensation scheme that offers R6,800 per hectare of land to farmers affected by drought. But he was given only R4,400 per hectare. Hoping to get the remaining amount, he approached several officials and finally took the issue up with the district officer in Nanded on March 21. But instead of making amends, the official allegedly humiliated him and sent him away. Shaken, Kadam arrived in Mumbai the next day and consumed pesticide in front of Mantralaya on the night of March 23. The police rushed him to GT Hospital, where he passed away early Saturday. The Marine Drive police has registered an accidental death report and dispatched Kadam’s body to Nanded after a postmortem. They said an FIR would be filed only if family members wished that it be done.

2016-03-27 10:46 By A www.mid-day.com

20 India leading in coronary artery disease, says study Asian Heart Institute’s study on beating heart redo bypass surgeries shows that the average number of grafted arteries used per heart patient is 3.7. The world average stands at 2.3. These numbers indicate that the incidence of coronary artery disease in India is higher compared to the West.

2016-03-27 10:44 By A www.mid-day.com

21 Ashoka Buildcon denies financing any construction of Chhagan Bhujbal New Delhi: Infrastructure firm Ashoka Buildcon today said it has neither financed any construction by the family of former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal nor sponsored then MP Sameer Bhujbal's trip to FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Chhagan Bhujbal Bhujbal was sent to 14-day judicial custody by a Special Court of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in Mumbai on March 17 after he was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate which is probing money laundering and other cases against him. "Ashoka Buildcon Ltd clarifies that it has not contributed or financed any of the constructions of Bhujbal family including their Bungalow at Nasik," the company said in a filing to the BSE. "It has not sponsored the trip of Sameer Bhujbal then MP to watch and attend the FIFA World Cup in South Africa," it said. Claiming the company has always followed ethical practices, it said that certain allegations had been made in media at Nasik yesterday wherein Ashoka Buildcon had been mentioned in respect of certain allegations made against Chaggan Bhujbal and his family. "Ashoka Buildcon generally does not respond to stray and baseless news items but in view of the specific allegations and the nature involved we are constrained to give ...clarification," its Chief Financial Officer Paresh C Mehta said in the filing.

2016-03-27 10:39 By PTI www.mid-day.com

22 Iraq buries young victims of football pitch bomb carnage Kandariyah, Iraq: Iraq on Saturday buried 32 victims, among them many young boys, of a suicide attack that ripped through a trophy ceremony after a local football tournament. The attacker, a teenager on a photo distributed by the Islamic State group that claimed the attack, cut through a crowd and blew himself up. Broken cups lie on the ground as people inspect the aftermath of a suicide bombing at a soccer field in Iskandariya. pic/AP “There are 32 dead and 84 wounded, 12 of whom are in a critical condition,” an official in Babil province health directorate said. “Seventeen of those killed are boys aged between 10 and 16,” the official said. The attack took place in the village of Al-Asriya, which lies near Iskandariyah, a town about 40 kilometres south of the capital. The bomber detonated his suicide vest late afternoon on Friday as local officials were handing trophies to the players after the tournament. A video posted on social media shows a local official speaking in front of a table covered with trophies and calling out the name of a player before a huge blast. The footage cuts off with a big flash of yellow light. The mayor, Ahmed Shaker, was among the dead, as was one of his bodyguards and at least five members of the security forces. The US state department extended its condolences, as did United Nations chief Ban Ki- moon, who was visiting Iraq for talks. “I express my deepest condolences to the people and government of Iraq, and particularly those members of the families affected by terrorist attacks yesterday,” he said. The Asian Football Confederation also released a statement condemning the bombing. “Using football and sport stadiums as a stage for heinous acts of violence is a cowardly, completely unjust and indiscriminate act,” the AFC said.

2016-03-27 10:18 By Agencies www.mid-day.com

23 Elderly devotees manhandled by cops at Rajasthan temple Jaipur: At least four elderly devotees, including two women, were allegedly manhandled by four policemen in Mehndipur Balaji temple in Dausa district of Rajasthan. The incident occurred yesterday when there was huge rush on the temple premises. The devotees had an argument with the policemen over some issue, Dausa Superintendent of Police Yogesh Yadav said, adding that the matter is being probed. He said that the devotees did not file any complaint. However, the circle officer of police has been asked to probe the matter. The policemen allegedly slapped an elderly man and manhandled others, including the women.

2016-03-27 10:16 By PTI www.mid-day.com

24 Maharashtra Advocate General Shrihari Aney demands referendum on separate Vidarbha Nagpur: Maharashtra Advocate General Shrihari Aney, who recently resigned after inviting backlash for backing statehood for Marathwada, today said there should be a referendum on demand of separate state of Vidarbha. Aney, a known votary of separate Vidarbha, said if less then 51 per cent of people supported the separate Vidarbha state, "we will drop the issue for ever". Advocate General of Maharashtra Shreehari Aney. on March 22, called on the State Governor CH Vidyasagar Rao at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai and tendered his resignation "I am of the opinion that (the power to take) decision of creation of Vidarbha lies in Delhi and even if the entire Maharashtra Legislative Assembly passes a resolution against the formation of new state, the Parliament can create Vidarbha," Aney said at a meet-the-press program here. The Parliament was supreme in this matter, he said. Vidarbha supporters would be calling on BSP supremo Mayawati, AAP leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and JD(U) leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to muster support, he said, adding that support of these parties too should be obtained, apart from Congress and BJP. Pro-Vidarbha organizations will hold a sit-in in Delhi on March 31 and he would attend it, he said. Earlier today, Aney, who visited Nagpur for the first time after resigning as AG, was accorded a grand welcome by supporters of Vidarbha. Defending his decision to resign, he said he feared that Budget session of Legislature would be disrupted over the issue, so he decided to put in the papers. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is known to have close relations with Aney, is yet to accept his resignation.

2016-03-27 10:15 By PTI www.mid-day.com

25 Thousands call for guns at US Republican convention WASHINGTON, United States — More than 22,000 people have signed a petition calling for Americans to be allowed to carry firearms at the Republican National Convention — because the ban puts lives at risk. Guns are not allowed inside the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, where the event — which could descend into a heated battle for the party presidential ticket — is taking place in July. READ: America’s passion for guns intact as shooting toll rises | University of Texas allows guns in classrooms The petition went up on the Change.org website and by Saturday had been signed by 22,633 supporters in just a few days, with numbers rising fast. “Cleveland, Ohio, is consistently ranked one of the top 10 most dangerous cities in America,” says the petition, which among others is addressed to the Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump and his rivals Ted Cruz and John Kasich. “By forcing attendees to leave their firearms at home, the RNC and Quicken Loans Arena are putting tens of thousands of people at risk both inside and outside of the convention site.” In the event of an attack on the venue people there “will be sitting ducks,” raising the specter that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremist group could target it, the petition says. “We are all too familiar with the mass carnage that can occur when citizens are denied their basic God-given rights to carry handguns or assault weapons in public,” the petition adds. Firearms were banned by the Secret Service at the Republican convention in Tampa in 2012, US media say.

2016-03-27 10:14 Agence France newsinfo.inquirer.net

26 Massive forest fire rages on Mt. Apo; hikers flee inferno KIDAPAWAN CITY, Philippines – A major forest fire broke out on Mt. Apo on Saturday and has affected more than 100 hectares of forest cover, the city’s tourism office reported on Sunday. Dozens of trekkers, who climbed Mt. Apo during the Holy Week, were evacuated as Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) personnel from here, Makilala and Magpet have been trying to battle the forest fire. READ: Only 1,000 mountaineers allowed to climb Mt. Apo this week | 2.6 tons of garbage left by climbers on Mt. Apo—PAMB Joey Recimilla, the city tourism officer, said the forest fire continued to spread and was only about two kilometers from Lake Venado – which is also adjacent to reforestation sites on the Makilala town side of the country’s highest peak – as of Sunday morning. “It was expected to reach Lake Venado today and will definitely go down to the Kidapawan and Magpet side,” Recimilla said. “If the fire will not be contained, I am afraid that by afternoon today it will already penetrate the (Kidapawan-Magpet-Makilala) eco-triangle,” he said. Recimilla said initial investigation disclosed that the forest fire started about 1 p.m. on Saturday from the camp site on the peak of Mt. Apo. He said it was uncertain if campers started it. The local government units around Mt. Apo had only allowed 1,000 mountaineers to climb the country’s highest peak due to the onslaught of the drought. The local government units had agreed to regulate the number of climbers to prevent forest and grass fire because of the drought. Recimilla said they were still trying to determine how the forest fire started as it occurred amid reminders to mountaineers to be careful. Officials had prohibited the use of firecrackers, burning of debris and setting up of campfires. Wood, logs and charcoal are also not allowed for cooking in a bid to prevent forest fires. a,

2016-03-27 10:06 Williamor Magbanua newsinfo.inquirer.net

27 Rahul da Cunha: Anthems in acapella So, Dada and Didi invited The Big B, the Little Master and evergreen Imran Khan to inaugurate the Indo-Pak summit T20 clash last Sunday in Kolkota. The 62-year-old Pathan annoys me — not because he destroyed our batting many a time in the past — but because even close up there’s not a hint of a face lift, nip tuck, Botox or plastic surgery on him. As the two teams lined up, before the historic match, it was national anthem time. Illustration/Uday Mohite One only gets the chance to hear these fascinating rashtriya gaanas before a cricket or football World Cup match. The lyrics and the tune kind of sum up the personality of a nation. But, frankly, it’s the audience in the stands/stadia that gives you a sense of the mood in their country by their response to the ‘song’. I mean, when the Afghani anthem comes on, every word is like a a stern warning. With the players thinking, “Man if we lose this match, it’s the Al Qaeda or Taliban who’ll have a price on our head”. The fans in the stands are thinking, “Man if we don’t sing, it’s 100 lashes at the public square! There must be a satellite camera watching us from above the mountains of Waziristan?” In contrast, the West Indian anthem is like a calypso, the spectators dancing in the aisles. Our Jana Gana Mana is audience friendly — plus it’s short and sweet and can even be sung between mouthfuls of popcorn. Unlike the Bangladeshi Amar Shonar Bangla which is so slow and long that I’m convinced the team lost Wednesday’s match because they were so exhausted just singing it. The Pakistani Quami Taranah is so complex that most of the guys in green don’t know the lyrics — except Shahid Afridi, of course, which is the only reason why he’s the captain of the team. In a surprise move, Bachchan saab sang our rashtriya gaana. The superstar used his improvisational skills, pausing between words, giving the anthem a bit of the acapella edge — Sr Bachchan admitted to Jr Bachchan that he had requested Mamata Banerjee — “May I sing ‘Yeh dosti, hum nahin todenge’ from the film Sholay, instead. It’s kind of symbolic…you know, it’ll foster good relations with the Pakis.” Didi apparently told him — “Uh…Piku…sorry Bochchon Shaab…with due respect, ‘Yeh dosti’ is a duet, not a solo…you cannot sing it alone…” After India beat Pakistan, Bachchan saab was asked by Sachin paaji: ‘Sir you paused every time before singing ‘Jaya hai’ which comes many times, especially in the end, — ‘Jaya hai, jaya hai…jaya jaya jaya jaya hai…’ why sir?” Amitji replied — “You see, Tendu, I was not pausing…but mid-anthem, my wife was trying to reach me by phone…so I was returning the call and asking my servant — “Jaya hai, jaya hai?” Obviously, such variations have landed the Big B in some legal trouble — (a complaint has been filed accusing him of taking five seconds longer to sing it ). The Delhi Court has decided on Mr Bachchan’s sentence for this unpatriotic act. He is to chant ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ 15 times a day. Rahul da Cunha is an adman, theatre director/playwright, photographer and traveller. Reach him at [email protected]

2016-03-27 10:00 By Rahul www.mid-day.com

28 Organization seeks to shield scientists from public scrutiny BOSTON (AP) - The group has been a fierce advocate for transparency, regularly championing investigations that rely on public documents to hold government officials accountable. But over the past year, the Union of Concerned Scientists, a Cambridge- based advocacy group that represents thousands of scientists around the country, has campaigned to limit the scrutiny of scientists who work for public universities and agencies through public records requests. These scientists, the group says, are increasingly being harassed by ideological foes who seek to unearth documents that would derail or sully their work with evidence of bias. “We don’t want to work in an environment where every keystroke is subject to public records,” said Michael Halpern, who oversees strategy at the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists, founded at MIT in 1969. “We’re trying to protect the deliberative nature of science…. Scientists need space to come to new knowledge, and to give critical feedback.” But the group’s efforts have sparked tensions with other open-government advocates, who have argued that it risks opening loopholes that could make it easier for officials and agencies to hide information from the public. “It’s just gibberish to say these laws stifle research,” said David Cuillier, director of the University of Arizona School of Journalism and a member of the Society of Professional Journalists’s freedom of information committee. “These are government scientists funded by taxpayers, and the public is entitled to see what they’re working on.” The dispute centers on the proper balance between academic freedom and the transparency of public institutions, and has escalated as a growing number of scientists, typically those who research controversial topics such as climate change, receive public records requests. The requests often seek e-mails between scientists in hopes of exposing ideological bias or a political agenda. While open records laws vary from state to state, the controversy primarily affects researchers at public universities or those involved in projects that receive public funding. Critics say that many of the requests abuse the spirit of open records laws and threaten to stifle research. They also make it harder for public universities to conduct controversial research and attract top faculty, compared with private universities where scientists aren’t generally subject to open records laws, they say. “Our role is to raise awareness about how scientists are being harassed,” Halpern said. Halpern wants exceptions made for scientists in public information laws, and has argued for new standards at federal institutions, such as the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, that would shield e-mails with fellow scientists, research notes, primary data, and other correspondence they consider confidential. In a 2015 report titled “Freedom to Bully: How Laws Intended to Free Information Are Used to Harass Researchers,” the Union of Concerned Scientists cited a host of examples of researchers who said they had been harassed by public records requests. A climate scientist, Michael Mann, who had taught at the University of Virginia and now teaches at Penn State, described how a conservative group called the American Tradition Institute used Virginia’s open records law to seek all his e-mail correspondence with other scientists. He resisted, and after a lengthy legal battle, the Supreme Court of Virginia rejected the request in 2014, ruling that Mann’s e-mails were exempt from the state’s public records law. He described the request as an “attack” and said it reflected how public records requests are being used “in a way that they were never intended to be used.” Story Continues →

2016-03-27 09:54 - Associated Press - Sunday, March 27, 2016 www.washingtontimes.com

29 NBA: Clippers’s Griffin returns to practice LOS ANGELES, United States — Los Angeles Clippers power forward Blake Griffin returned to practice Saturday, moving closer to a return from thigh and hand injuries. Griffin has missed the past 41 games and once he’s fit must still serve a four-game ban for the January incident in which he broke his right hand punching Clippers equipment staffer Matias Testi. READ: NBA: Griffin suspended four games for punch | Rivers: Griffin ‘feels awful’ about punching incident Griffin, who was sidelined by a quadriceps injury at the time, needed surgery, and his suspension won’t start until he is medically cleared to play. “I don’t know if one practice is enough to activate him,” coach Doc Rivers said. “We’ve got to activate him when we think he’s ready to play.” The Clippers would like to activate Griffin as soon as possible to get him some playing time prior to the start of the playoffs. But just having him practicing with the team has its own benefits. “We can start, kind of, putting our playoff stuff in,” Rivers said. “Now, even if he doesn’t play right away, at least we can work on it. That’ll help us.” At this point, just having Griffin competing and contributing when the post-season begins next month is the goal. “I don’t care if it’s zero (regular-season games), to be honest, now, as long as he’s playing to start the playoffs,” Rivers said. “Is that an ideal way of going into a playoff series? No, but I’d rather have him than not.”

2016-03-27 09:49 Agence France sports.inquirer.net

30 Brussels victims from around the world BRUSSELS, Belgium — Among the 31 people killed in the Brussels attacks were citizens of almost a dozen countries, among them Dutch siblings who had phoned a relative just as the bombs went off. Reflecting the cosmopolitan nature of Brussels, the symbolic capital of Europe, victims came from as far afield as Morocco, Peru, China and the United States, as well as neighboring France and the Netherlands. At least two Americans died and several others were reported missing in the attacks, US officials said. READ: Filipino nailed to cross prays for Belgium, Philippines | Belgian police shoot suspect in Europe-wide terror raids Sascha and Alexander Pinczowski, Dutch siblings who had been living in New York for years, were preparing to board a plane home when two suicide bombers struck at Brussels airport on Tuesday morning. Alexander was talking to his mother when the call was suddenly cut short by an explosion, said James Cain, former US ambassador to Denmark and the father of Alexander’s fiancee. They were among three Dutch casualties of the attacks. Local media named the third as Elita Weah, 41, who was travelling to her stepfather’s funeral in the United States. British computer programmer David Dixon, a 51-year-old Brussels resident, had texted his aunt to reassure her he was safe after the airport blasts. But he went missing and media reports said he appeared to have been on the metro system when a suicide bomber blew himself up about an hour after the airport attacks. Dixon’s family said the news was “terrible and devastating”, and Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted his condolences. ‘I miss you’ London said seven other Britons were injured, three of whom were still in hospital, among an estimated 300 injured in the attacks claimed by the Islamic State group. Another victim was 48-year-old Italian Patricia Rizzo, who had been working in Brussels for several months for the European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA) and was killed in the metro. Rome confirmed her death and her cousin Massimo Leone paid tribute to her on Facebook, posting photos and the message: “Patricia, I miss you, we all miss you.” In Paris, the government announced that a Frenchman had died and 12 other citizens were injured, three of them seriously. The Chinese embassy in Belgium also said a Chinese citizen had been killed, without giving details. Belgian student Bart Migom, 21, had been travelling to see his American girlfriend in the United States when he was killed, his college confirmed. “His parents told us this morning that he died immediately, he was really close to the spot,” a spokeswoman told AFP. Two other Belgian victims had earlier been confirmed — civil servant Olivier Delespesse, and 20-year-old law student Leopold Hecht, who were reportedly killed in the metro blast. A German citizen from Aachen was also among the dead, according to police. Madrid confirmed the death of a Spanish woman with Italian and German nationality, who El Pais newspaper suggested could be the German victim. Jennifer Garcia Scintu, 29, had reportedly been on her way to New York with her German husband, who was injured. A Moroccan citizen was also among the dead in the metro, but has not yet been identified. Sweden said a Swedish woman in her 60s was among those killed at Zaventem airport. Miraculous escape Earlier this week, the Peruvian foreign ministry confirmed the death of 37-year-old Adelma Marina Tapia Ruiz, a Belgium resident, in the airport attack. Her husband and twin daughters had a miraculously lucky escape as he had run off after them as they played. The process of identifying the victims is painstakingly slow, complicated by the violence of the explosions and because many of the victims were from overseas. “The number of non-identified people is very, very exceptional,” federal police spokesman Michael Jonnois told AFP earlier this week. “It was an ‘open’ catastrophe, there was no list of who was in the train or at the airport terminal — there was no passenger list like when there’s a plane crash,” he said.

2016-03-27 09:39 Agence France newsinfo.inquirer.net

31 Water woes deepens in Marathwada; 380 MCM water left in dams Aurangabad: Battling one of the worst droughts in the recent past, Maharashtra's Marathwada region is only left with paltry 380 Million Cubic Meter (MCM) of usable water in over 800 dams in the region. With a grim situation prevailing in all eight districts, the drought condition is only likely to get worsen in the coming days with administration pressing in action services like sending more number of water tankers, getting water from neighbouring districts. According to sources in the Divisional Commissioner Office, in the total 843 small and big dams of the region, only 380 MCM of usable water is left while the total capacity is 7,968 MCM. Sources said over 2,500 water tankers are in operation in the region, mostly in the worst- affected Beed, Latur and Osmanabad districts. According to officials, out of the 75 medium dams in Marathwada, 54 have completely dried up. Of these, six are in Aurangabad, 16 in Osmanabad, three in Jalna, four in Nanded, 12 in Beed and two in Parbhani. There are a total of 11 big water projects in Marathwada, which has water storing capacity of 5143 MCM and currently the usable water stock available is 268 MCM, while there are 75 medium projects with a capacity of 934 MCM but the stock remaining is meagre 56 MCM. In one of the worst-hit Beed district, 146 irrigation projects and small Bindusara river, which serve as chief source of drinking water in the district, have parched. Nearly 1,200 bore-wells in the district too have dried up. Currently, the only source of water is received from Majalgaon reservoir and has stock left only for next 26 days. The grave water scarcity situation in Jalna district has even compelled villagers to cancel marriages. Vilas Raut, a resident of Dolkehda village in Jalna, said about 25 men and 20 women in the district have decided to postpone their marriage functions to October and November in view of the acute water scarcity. In Latur, about 500 kilometres east of Mumbai, half-a-million residents are reeling from years of below-par monsoon rains. Groups of people have been banned in Latur from gathering near water sources, in a preventive measure to prevent riots over water. In Aurangabad, historical monument Panchakki (water-mill) too has parched, which otherwise attracts lakhs of tourists round the year. Pilgrims visiting Paithan in Aurangabad for Nath procession on March 29 will face a tough time as river banks across Godavari have dried up. To tackle the situation, municipality of Paithan has made water supply through tankers and make shift taps would also be brought into service. Meanwhile, Divisional Commissioner Umakant Dangat had earlier told PTI that government is trying its best to ensure that the meagre water storage lasts till rains arrive. In order to mitigate the problems, district administration is making alternate arrangements like fetching 2 TMC water from Isapur irrigation project to Vishnupuri dam, which is likely suffice drinking water requirement for a month in Nanded district. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu had on Wednesday expressed concern over the matter and said efforts were being made to provide water to the drought parched region via trains. He had tweeted on making arrangements for water tanker train for Latur.

2016-03-27 09:36 By PTI www.mid-day.com

32 Tennis: Ailing Nadal retires in Miami health scare MIAMI, United States — Rafael Nadal, dizzy as he struggled to cope with heat and humidity and fearing for his safety, retired from his second-round match on Saturday at the ATP and WTA Miami Open. The 14-time Grand Slam champion handed 94th-ranked Bosnian Damir Dzumhur a 2-6, 6-4, 3-0 triumph when he stopped during a match for the first time in six years. READ: Vamos Rafa! A popular Nadal tries again at Miami Open | Djokovic hails young guns but warns of long road “Everything was fine until the end of the first set and I started to feel not very good,” Nadal said. “It was getting worse and worse and worse. “I get a little bit scared to be too dizzy and to lose fluids. I called the doctor a couple of times. I decided I was not safe. I wanted to finish the match but I decided I would not.” Two-time Grand Slam champions Stan Wawrinka and Petra Kvitova also crashed out of the hardcourt event, but Spanish fifth seed Nadal’s exit proved most stunning of all. “Hopefully it’s nothing,” Nadal said. “Hopefully it’s just the extreme conditions out there, the beginning of a virus combined with the conditions.” Nadal, a four-time Miami finalist but never a champion, was also a first-match loser at the Australian Open, only the second Grand Slam opener defeat of his career. Dzumhur, 23, won 22 of the last 29 points as Nadal, 29, repeatedly spoke with a trainer, asking for his blood pressure to be taken after two games of the third set. “Can we not check the tension, if it is good or bad please?” he said. Told it was good, he said, “Continue.” After dropping the third game, he sat with his head down as a trainer told him, “If you’re feeling bad, there’s no point to continue.” Nadal battled through three more points and finally said he could not go on. “Definitely I want Rafa to recover,” said Dzumhur. “He’s one of the best players in tennis and I wish all the best for him.” Nadal squandered nine break-point chances before Dzumhur held in his first service game of the match. But the Bosnian double faulted away the last three points in the fourth game to surrender a break and Nadal broke him again to finish off the set. Dzumhur broke Nadal in the third game of the second set but netted a forehand in the eighth game to pull the Spaniard level at 4-4. But the Bosnian responded by breaking back for a 5-4 lead, fist pumping after a backhand winner to claim the game, and held at love to force a third set. Wawrinka, Kvitova ousted Swiss fourth seed Wawrinka, who has won titles this year at Chennai and Dubai, was ousted by Russia’s Andrey Kuznetsov 6-4, 6-3 while Czech eighth seed Kvitova, the 2011 and 2014 Wimbledon winner, fell to Russian 30th seed Ekaterina Makarova 6-4, 6-4. “I just tried to keep the pressure on him,” said Kuznetsov, who fired 23 winners and seven aces to advance in 79 minutes. Wawrinka, the 2014 Australian Open and 2015 French Open champion, managed only 16 winners against 37 unforced errors and went 0-for-8 on break point chances. Kuznetsov, ranked a career-best 51st, avenged a third-round loss to Wawrinka at Indian Wells and made the Swiss his highest-ranked beaten foe. With Nadal and Wawrinka out, the top-ranked player in their quarter of the draw is Canadian 12th seed Milos Raonic, who is coming off a runner-up showing at Indian Wells last week. He beat American Denis Kudla 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 and next faces US 22nd seed Jack Sock, who advanced 6-2, 3-2 when Ukraine’s Sergiy Stakhovsky retired with a back injury. – Nishikori fights through -Japanese sixth seed Kei Nishikori advanced to the third round by downing 107th-ranked French qualifier Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-2, 7-6 (7/4). The 26-year-old, runner-up at the 2014 US Open and coming off a fourth consecutive title last month at Memphis, denied the Frenchman on two set points in the ninth game of the second set and took four of the last five points in the tie-breaker to win after 88 minutes. “He played much better in the second set,” Nishikori said. “I tried to be aggressive. I knew I had to somehow give him some pressure. I stayed confident even a break down and had a good win.” Next up for Nishikori, who could meet Britain’s Andy Murray in a quarter-final, is Ukraine’s 27th- seeded Alexandr Dolgopolov, a 6-4, 6-4 winner over Italy’s Andreas Seppi.

2016-03-27 09:31 Agence France sports.inquirer.net

33 Tracking the Great Indian Bustard in Maharashtra In A journey that began last year, two Great Indian Bustards (GIBs) have voyaged a distance of 1,600 km in nine months in a first-of-its-kind telemetric study. Their flight, with radio-collars around their necks, has contributed to several important findings in this study by the Maharashtra Forest Department and the Wildlife Institute of India (WII). Called Tracking the GIBs in Maharashtra, it is expected to help with the conservation of this endangered species. The Great Indian Bustard, the heaviest of flying birds On February 10, 2015, two male GIBs arrived at the Bustard Sanctuary in Nannaj, Solapur district. Sightings of these birds are next to impossible, and the sanctuary, which expects GIBs during the breeding season from April to October, at that time, had a total population of four. A team of scientists headed by Dr Bilal Habib undertook pre-capture monitoring activities. Dr Habib, a wildlife scientist from WII, recounted, “In April 2015, the dominant male Alpha mated with a female GIB — an incident that had occurred for the first time in six years. After the departure of the female from the sanctuary, we decided to capture the male bird, since we had extensive data on its behaviour to predict its movement. The other male bird, a sub-adult one, was captured on April 17, 2015, using noose traps, and both were fitted with a 70 gram Solar Argos GPS.” According to the tracking report, GPS information from the birds was tracked from April to December 2015, at seven time slots each day and Argos (another transmitting device) locations on alternate days. Till January 10 this year, 1,390 GPS locations and 670 altered Argos locations were plotted. Dr Bilal Habib (in green t-shirt) and his team put a radio collar on a Great Indian Bustard for their study which started in April 2015 Since tracking commenced, several clusters of locations have been identified across Maharashtra. During the first 55 days (between April and May), the GIBs used not just the grasslands of the Nannaj Bustard Sanctuary but also the adjoining agricultural lands belonging to villages of Mardi, Narotewadi, Raleras and Banegaon. Chief Conservator of Forest, Pune Wildlife, Sunil Limaye, said that after leaving the protected grasslands of Nannaj in the second week of June, all other locations for the GIBs were found in human-dominated agricultural lands. The farthest movement away from the sanctuary was to Tolnoor in Karnataka (62.1 km aerial distance). Satellite telemetry had aided not only in discovering new sites used by bustards, but was also successful in identifying new individuals in the population. According to the data obtained, on July 1, 2015, a tagged bird arrived in an area near Akkalkot town bound by the villages Ugadi, Galoragi and Basalegaon where he was present until the end of August. This human dominated agricultural landscape is 54 km away from Nannaj. At this site, two new birds were identified in the company of the tagged male. After interacting with locals, it was found that GIBs were seen here during the breeding season for the last two years. Important findings from the study >> The tagged birds spent four months within the protected grasslands of Nannaj Sanctuary and seven months outside the protected area. >> Areas frequently used by tagged bird were spared lands, left by farmers for grazing their livestock. The crops grown in GIB-frequented areas are primarily rain fed and the farming practices were less intensive, indicating it to be bustard-friendly. >> Ground-tracking revealed that GIBs used these areas for resting, foraging and as a cover to avoid predation. >> GIB sightings and satellite telemetry data have indicated that these birds use large areas outside Protected Areas. It is therefore imperative to protect and conserve habitats within and outside the sanctuary. Small pockets of breeding sites need to be developed. Hence, a multi- pronged strategy is required. >> Methods to protect GIBs in human dominated ecosystems can adopt strategies like land sharing or land sparing. Organic farming is advised to reduce pesticide and insecticide usage around these areas. Why track the gib? As a committed effort towards the conservation of these birds, protected areas (PAs) were established to safeguard the GIB habitat. In Maharashtra, the state government established the GIB Sanctuary in 1979 in Solapur and Ahmednagar districts. After an initial rise in population of GIB, the numbers declined post 1990. Simultaneously, bustard populations have been reported outside the Sanctuary ever since 1982. Unavailability of data on bird movement and migration poses a colossal challenge for managers.

2016-03-27 09:29 By Ranjeet www.mid-day.com

34 Mumbai: Wife saves 3 with dead husband's organs Wednesday night proved to be a miracle for three patients — a 30-year-old woman received a kidney, a 43-year-old man received a liver and a 29-year-old female received also received a kidney transplant. William Lopez All thanks to the family of William Lopez, who donated his organs after he died of brain haemorrhage on March 23. “His wife, Joice, played a major role in taking the decision. William has always been a helpful man. Unfortunately, the eyes and skin couldn’t be donated due to the time gone by but we are happy that even in death, he gave new life to three people. The holy week expects us to help. What could be better than helping someone gain a new lease of life,” said Sanjay Lopez, William’s brother. The 43-year-old estate agent was the sole breadwinner of a family of four, and is survived by a wife and two kids. On Monday, at around 7.30 am, William complained of headache and vomited soon after. He was moved to Cardinal Gracious Hospital in Vasai. “The hospital asked us to transfer the patient to Hinduja Hospital at Matunga,” said Sanjay. William had suffered a in hemorrhage due to a rapture of an internal vein though his heart and other organs were in perfect condition. On Tuesday, William slipped into coma. “The family wanted to donate every possible organ. Unfortunately, since weight of the donor’s heart did not match with a patient’s requirement, only his kidneys and liver were donated,” said a ZTCC official.

2016-03-27 09:25 By Sadaguru www.mid-day.com

35 Richmond preservation group sells its 1st renovated home RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) - A renovated home with ties to Wayne County’s industrial history has been sold, and the renovators are selecting their next project to tackle. Richmond Neighborhood Restoration Inc., a local nonprofit, had selected 36 S. 19th St. for its first project. Renovations were completed before the home went on the market in January, and the deal closed Thursday. The historic home appealed to Marco and Lisa Rankin, who will move to town with their three young children from Indianapolis. Marco is a Richmond native who graduated from Richmond High School, Earlham College and Ball State University, and Lisa has Ohio ties. She works at the Indiana University School of Medicine’s neuroscience center, and Marco works in the medical school’s clinical trials office. In a letter to RNR, Lisa said the Rankins were impressed with the beautiful work done on the home and were smitten with its beauty, warmth and functionality. “We’ve been looking to move into a bigger home in a nice area with good schools and a family friendly atmosphere,” Lisa wrote. “We felt we found it all when we saw your home on 19th Street.” RNR, made up of a group of community leaders, took on the risk to renovate the 1906 William F. Bockhoff House without relying on public money. Bockhoff lived in the American Four Square home during his tenure as president of National Automatic Tool Company (NATCO) from 1911 until his death in 1928. Those on the committee wanted to prove to themselves and to the city that the project was possible and that local properties are viable for redevelopment. RNR aims to get more properties back on the tax rolls and strengthen neighborhoods and the city’s real estate market. “They’ve been a dream to work with,” said Jamie Clark, associate broker for Lingle Real Estate. “RNR is a real asset to the community. They’ve been very helpful.” Clark said RNR even made a few changes to the house after learning the Rankins had hoped the laundry room was in a different spot. Clark represented the Rankins through the transaction. Marco had seen pictures of historic homes online and contacted Clark for more information. At first, he didn’t realize the Bockhoff house was in Richmond but was excited to make that discovery. “We felt God placed a mantle on our lives to do ministry work in Richmond, to be a light in the darkness and preach to the disheartened,” Marco said. He felt he left Richmond with work undone, and he hopes to help local young people who grew up poor like he did, possibly through a music program. His master’s degree is in choral conducting. “It’s so exciting to see people moving in from out of town,” Clark said. “I get calls from all over the country. People are amazed by our architecture, and they want to move to Richmond because of that. It’s really exciting.” Story Continues →

2016-03-27 09:17 - Associated Press - Sunday, March 27, 2016 www.washingtontimes.com

36 WRC Conducts Special Bear Hunting Hearings By Don Mallicoat- Seems like not a year goes by without a proposed bear hunting regulation change. Why this didn’t make it into the last cycle they just completed is beyond me. Maybe because it is a temporary rule rather than regulation change. The N. C. Wildlife Resources Commission will hold five public hearings to take comments on proposed temporary rules regarding black bear hunting in North Carolina. In early February, the Commission voted to start the temporary rulemaking process for black bear hunting. The Commission will be holding five public hearings to focus on potentially extending the time that bears can be taken with the aid of unprocessed food as bait to the entire open season. Additionally, the hearing held in Whiteville will focus on moving the black bear hunting seasons in Brunswick and Columbus counties to the second Monday in November to January 1. The District 9 hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, April 9th at Haywood Community College in Clyde. If you live in District 8 it is April 6th at Western Piedmont Community College in Morganton. Both meetings start at 7 p.m. I am assuming this is being done to allow more bear to be harvested based on our burgeoning population. If that’s the case, the Commission should also implement an Archery Only bear season in late September and early October. We know a lot of archery deer hunters who could tag a bear while on the deer stand.. We had more news coming out of our nation’s capital last week that bears watching by hunters and shooters. I mentioned earlier the SHARE act reinforcing hunting and fishing on public lands. We also have a Blue Ribbon Commission recommending energy funds from public land be given to the states for wildlife habitat. Now leaders of the Senate Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) yesterday introduced the Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow’s Needs Act in the U. S. Senate, legislation that will improve the current funding system for wildlife conservation. Introduced by CSC Members Co-Chairs Jim Risch (ID) and Senator Joe Manchin (WV), with original cosponsors CSC Vice-Chairs Senator Deb Fischer (NE) and Senator Heidi Heitkamp (ND), this proposed legislation will update the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act of 1937, clarifying that one of the purposes of the legislation is to “extend financial and technical support to the states for promotion of hunting and recreational shooting.” More specifically, this legislation will allocate a portion of the Pittman-Robertson Fund towards hunter recruitment and retention through national outreach and marketing campaigns, as well as providing education and mentoring to new hunters and recreational shooters. “By introducing this legislation, Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus leadership has taken an important step in advancing our nation’s hunting heritage and furthering the successful state- based conservation efforts,” said Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation President Jeff Crane. “Although sportsmen and women’s contributions fund wildlife conservation throughout the country, it is a ‘user pays – public benefits’ program, and recruiting new hunters not only shows Americans the great outdoors, it allows wildlife and their habitat to be conserved in the future.” The excise taxes paid by hunters and recreational shooters which forms the basis of the Pittman-Robertson fund, support a variety of wildlife conservation efforts. “This legislation is important because it will strengthen efforts to educate and recruit hunters and recreational shooters in our country” said Senator Risch. “Whether for the purpose of putting food on the table, for game management purposes, or for passing a tradition down to other generations, hunting and shooting sports are important for many reasons. This update to the Pittman-Robertson Fund will provide state agencies the tools they need to provide and enhance recreational opportunities for all Americans who enjoy the outdoors.” I must admit this sounds commendable, but like most things out of Washington, the devil is in the details. Pittman-Robertson has worked well for eighty years now. It does so primarily because the Act’s authors fenced the funds from the excise tax to only be used as intended. If this bill simply designates some funds within the current Act for hunter recruitment I’m all for it. But if there is any opportunity for Congress to stick their hands in the cookie jar and use Pittman- Robertson funds for anything other than it was originally designed we must oppose this bill. It will bear watching as it goes through the legislative sausage maker where it can be amended to allow that to happen. We will keep our radar on and let you know if we see anything amiss.

2016-03-27 07:45 By Don www.thetribunepapers.com

37 Undersized Flint Beecher PG Malik Ellison delivers big game in state finals EAST LANSING, MI – Sixteen years ago, Beecher point guard Malik Ellison was born on May 22. His father, Mickey Ellison, is 5-foot-10. His mom, Nicole, is just 4-foot-11. Both of them were star athletes for various sports at Beecher High School in 1990s. So pretty early in Ellison’s life it became apparent that he probably wouldn’t be the tallest person on the earth because of those genetics. “I just always told him not to let his size determine his abilities because as long as he had the heart the play he would be good,” Mickey Ellison said. “I was hard on him so his size didn’t come into play until he got into junior high.” Instead of pouting being 5-foot-8, the junior floor general has let it fuel him to become one of the toughest athletes in the state. Ellison’s already received First Team All-State football and basketball recognition at Beecher as a junior with his 11-year-old brother, Mehki, paying attention to his every move. Although Ellison doesn’t have any offers yet, he is being strongly recruited by Division I schools such as Detroit Mercy, Dayton, Kent State, Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, and Southern Mississippi. He hasn’t figured out which sport he wants to focus on in college. The undersized floor general celebrated his second straight Class C state title on the Breslin Center floor Saturday after beating Grandville Calvin Christian, 63-61 . He scored 21 points with three rebounds just one game after making No. 6 on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays for his last-second 3-pointer to beat Detroit Loyola 60-59 in the semifinals on Thursday. “When I hit that shot, I felt like it was going to be a microscope on me this game so I just felt like I had to attack and get my teammates involved to do that best I can get us this championship,” Ellison said. Following in the footsteps of Beecher’s heralded Mr. Basketball award winner Monte “Man-Man” Morris has forced Ellison to create his own niche. Mixing toughness with speed and quickness has become Ellison’s style. He now has the chance to become a Mr. Basketball frontrunner next season while collecting a third state title. “I was not trying to be like Man-Man but to be my own self, so that’s what I tried to do,” said Ellison. “I’m not as tall as Man-Man so I’m basically trying to be an example for the short guards coming up so they’ve got somebody to look up to. “They don’t have to say, ‘I’m not as tall so I’m not going to play sports’ because I do this in football and basketball,” Ellison said. See More Sports News »

2016-03-27 04:32 Eric Woodyard highschoolsports.mlive.com

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39 Friendship Nine member Clarence Graham's emotional encounter with a white woman York County Muslims are united against ISIS and the latest deadly terrorism attack in Brussels. Echo Consignment Boutique co-owner Chrissy Pellegrino talks about the stores expansion as it celebrated March 24 with giveaways and more at its Landing Station location at 164 Highway 274 in Lake Wylie, SC. Along with clothing and accessory consignments, the store now offers more new clothing merchandise, specialty gifts and more jewelry. Nearby Echo Attic at Shoppes at the Landing now sells discounted clothing. Catherine Muccigrosso/Lake Wylie Pilot Members of Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Rock Hill and a few friends gathered at Cherry Park on Good Friday to re-enact Christ carrying the cross more than 2,000 years ago. The nearly two-dozen people took turns carrying the cross down Cherry, Mt. Gallant and Celanese roads to the church, where they wrapped a black cloth around the top and held a devotional. Two Lake Wylie, South Carolina, men are using a "revolutionary" plastic to build an all-plastic, two-stroke engine. The "game-changing" engine is under development by mechanic Ted Bowman and Randy Lewis, who runs a manufacturing company of bulk molding compounds called ZeMC2 in Salisbury, N. C. John Marks/Lake Wylie Pilot Judge ruled Clover residents against a new 180-foot cell tower near their homes are entitled to a new zoning hearing after five months of fighting the tower. A resident said in court Thursday it was not possible for him to get a fair hearing from zoning board or town officials because of an improper vote. Teresa Guidry, a former contestant on 'The Voice' who grew up in Rock Hill, visited Ebenezer Avenue Elementary where she attended elementary school. She talked to students about following your dreams and she sang songs by Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber with the students. The Plants vs Zombies Garden Warefare: 3Z Arena is based on the popular video game and features seats that move with the action, laser guns and two interactive screens. Carowinds opens Friday. More than 1,000 gallons of sewage spilled in wooded area below a business park in Fort Mill. It reached a small tributary of Dye Creek but town officials say it presents no health danger. Cell phone video. See what it's like to drive along "Deadman's Curve," a stretch of S. C. 9 10 miles west of Chester. The first clip is going south, heading into Chester, and the second clip is northbound. Two people died in this area after a March 7 head-on crash and now county leaders are calling for road improvements. Children and adults celebrated athletic accomplishments Tuesday during the Special Olympics at Cherry Park in Rock Hill. They ran, jumped, and raced with smiles on their faces as volunteers cheered them on.

2016-03-27 07:45 www.heraldonline.com

40 Brussels Attacks: Family joins hunt for missing Mumbai techie Family and friends of Bhayandar resident Raghavendran Ganesan are grasping at straws. With no news of the 31-year-old Infosys employee, who has been missing since Tuesday when a terror attack took place on the Brussels metro, they have flooded social media platforms with prayers for his safety and set out to the Belgian capital. (Left to right) Mother Annapoorni, wife Vaishali, Raghavendran, father Chengalvarnayan and brother Chandrasekar Raghavendran’s last known location, as tweeted by Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj, was the metro in Brussels which was ripped in the blast. The explosion left at least 20 dead. “We have tracked his last call in Brussels. He was travelling in the metro rail,” Swaraj had tweeted. The Ganesans’ home in Bhayandar. Pic/Datta Kumbhar On Saturday, his father, Ganesan Chengalvarnayan, and mother Annapoorni reached Brussels, where they joined their younger son, Chandrasekar Ganesan, who was there earlier to keep tabs on the search for Raghavendran. Indian Embassy officials in Belgium told sunday mid-day that there is no trace of Raghavendran as of now. “His parents and brother are here and officials are trying to locate him. Local disaster management officials have not found his name on any hospital admission list or any other list of casualties. Efforts to find him are still on,” said an official. Raghavendran, who had been working in Infosys’ Brussels office for four years, is fondly remembered by friends and neighbours as a “quiet, studious and focused boy”. Raghavendran had married Vaishali in May 2014. A neighbour said the family had left for Brussels in a hurry. BS Yadav, a neighbour, said, “They participated in society functions and talked to everybody. We hope they find Raghavendran soon.” Bhagat Mahala, a friend from Raghavendran’s alma mater St Francis School of Bhayandar, said his school friends were locating old contacts to try and see if anyone knows where he may be. When mid-day contacted Chandrasekar, he refused to comment, requesting privacy.

2016-03-27 08:27 By Sadaguru www.mid-day.com

41 Age no bar: These grannies are going to school to shrug off illiterate tag Shikshanala vayache bandhan naste (learning has no age limit) sounds platitudinous. The cliché, however, gets a real-life sparkle when put on a blackboard facing 28 non-literate grandmothers who have enrolled themselves at the Aajibainchi Shala in Phangane village of Thane district. Embracing a routine that is conventionally reserved for tiny tots — nursery rhymes, alphabets, math tables and the occasional class in painting — senior women, aged 60 to 90 years, are coping with daily homework and an upcoming unit test. This will be their first exam in a formal teaching space since they started going to school in March. All aged 60 to 90 years, students of Aajibainchi Shala in Phangane, one of the remotest of 206 villages in Murbad taluka of Thane district, walk 1 km to get to school where they spend two hours every day learning from kindles and charts. Pics/Satej Shinde An otherwise nondescript non-motorable Phangane, 95 km from Mumbai on the Kalyan- Ahmednagar highway, now has a claim to fame. Until recently, it was a village of 400 people where the red-coloured ST (State Transport) bus and the government’s BDO (Block Development Officer) did not venture. On March 8, International Women’ Day, things changed. The classes are sponsored by the Motiram Dalal Charitable Trust, which has provided a blackboard, slates (which the ajis call ‘TV book’), a book shelf and colourful pencils. Twenty- eight women from the village are currently enrolled Families here live on subsistence farming and sundry employment in the Ambernath industrial vicinity, doing small jobs in packaging. Most can barely make ends meet. Each house grows shevga (drumsticks) and has them for breakfast, lunch, dinner — guests are gifted shevga, as there is little else. The students are all aged between 60 and 90. Many of them don’t have birth records. When they fail to recall their exact age, they claim 65 as a suitable answer. Pics/Satej Shinde The village now, however, has a unique classroom which could boast of the country’s oldest pupils wearing a uniform of pink nauwari saris. The Motiram Dalal Charitable Trust and Yogendra Bangar, a teacher from Phangane Zilla Parishad’s primary school, created history of sorts when they set up a blackboard, kindles, a book shelf and colourful pencils at a farmer’s house. The house belongs to Dattatray Deshmukh. The classes are conducted at local farmer Dattatray Deshmukh’s home. He has has loaned two living rooms for the cause. One acts as the classroom, the other is where study material — charts, stationery — and food supplies are kept His decision stems from both goodwill and the fact that the matriarch of his family is a part of the class. The house has two huge living rooms with a 1,000 sq feet area that now encompasses the school. One room is for the women to study, another where educational aids (charts, stationery, food supplies) are kept. Bangar and the trust asked men to join in the classes too. But, they found that women, especially senior women, needed this support more. Most of Phangane’s male residents know how to sign their names. The trust thought it best to bring the women up to speed. Sixty became a minimum requirement as the classes needed a cut-off age. Teacher Sheetal More’s mother-in-law is also a student. Initially, the 25-year-old was uncomfortable teaching a class more than twice her age Children set the tone by drawing the ‘Welcome Aaji’ rangoli in the open ground outside the school. Select households joined hands to contribute vegetable soup and groundnut ladoos as a booster snack for the brave women who had chosen to be schooled at an unconventional age. In order to liven up the aajis (Marathi for grandmother), the village also organised an excursion to Ralegan Siddhi to meet social activist Anna Hazare, a week before the start of the school. This was perhaps the first time that the aajis travelled beyond Tokawade, an adjoining village barely 10 km away from Phangane. Haunsabai Chindhu Kedar said, “When we met Anna Hazare and the another leader, Popatrao Pawar, the idea of going to school took firmer shape. The big world of great people, which we had only heard of, came closer to us.” Yogesh Bangar The day at Aajibainchi Shala begins at 2 pm — the two hours between 2 and 4 pm are all that the aajis can devote to class as they have chores at home. Class begins with the Sharada Vandana (prayer to the Goddess of knowledge) delivered by 87-year-old-Ramabai Ganpat Khandagle. Khandagle can’t hear properly, but she has a strong voice and so, it’s she who is the trusted prayer monitor. After the 10-minute assembly, class begins. Alphabet practice on the blackboard and then onto the slates (via what the aajis call TV books) forms the core of the session. For the next three months, the only school teacher, 25-year-old matriculate Sheetal More (whose mother-in-law is also a student), will follow a timetable that matches the target — getting them writing and signing their names. More was initially embarrassed to teach the aajis, all of whom are over twice her age. “The first day was tough. But I realised that they were childlike in the class. I could shout at them and they would not mind,” she smiles. “When we face the Almighty and tell him about our main achievement, our prime gain will be our signature... we don’t want to die angthachaap (unschooled),” says Anusuya Savlaram Deshmukh, 86. She comes to class along with her sister-in-law. She says her grandchildren laughed at the idea of her going to school, but she has stuck to her resolve of becoming literate. The race against age is obvious, but motivating the ladies requires single-minded devotion. Parvatibai Maruti Kedar (65) did not miss school even on the day of her son’s pre-nuptial haldi. For Kamal Keshav Tupange (68) it’s about regaining a lost sense of identity. Married at 12, Tupange, came to Phangane at an impressionable age. With this school, it is her chance to reclaim her space. Her grandchildren are married and she wants her own time now, she says. Which is why she has substituted baithak (a sit-down session with a spiritual guru) with school time. The exclusive student profile of Aajibainchi Shala calls for precedence of verbal communication as against rigorous writing exercises. Most of the 28 aajis are frail, some have weak eyesight and others are hard of hearing. Many have to be escorted on the 50 metres to 1 km distance from their homes to school as they cannot carry their bags. Although the class is designed for aajis between 60 and 90, the ones in their late 80s far outweigh the others. Many don’t have birth records, but family documents and photo albums indicate their advancing years. When they fail to recall their exact age during formal introductions, they claim 65 as a suitable answer. Aajibainchi Shala traipses over age-related physical handicaps by factoring in the wisdom and vocabulary that come with age. As most aajis have boisterous voices and a good command over the poetry of Maharashtra’s saints, it is decided to map these entry points into formal learning. Focusing on the ovis (poetic metre) of Varkari saints which women traditionally sing while doing household chores, aajis are urged to narrate Tukaramgatha or Chokhamela poems. The school is trying to see oral knowledge through a classroom prism, credit for which is due to Bangar, who hails from Murbad. His ‘Adult and Continuing Education’ ideas spring from his self- declared literacy mission. “Their recap of saint poetry makes them overqualified for a pre-primary set-up. We have to merely prep them for reading and writing, for which we only need to enthuse them,” he says. Aajibainchi Shala has made news because of its implausible geographical location. Phangane is among the remotest of the 206 villages falling in Murbad taluka. Dichotomous growth characterises the region, making it a picture of plenty and scarcity at once. A luscious green countryside (Malshej Ghat) and hill resorts for the urban sightseer is no solace to Murbad’s subsistence farmer growing rice and urad. Ill-equipped primary health centres cannot be masked by the tree-lined bungalow schemes, advertised as second homes. Enlightening is the joke that villagers share about Murbad’s furnished villas with enticing names like Rose Meadows, Palm Village. Real estate dealers get their clients for demo visits during the monsoons — the best time to shroud water woes. Women in Murbad, also some from Aajibainchi Shala, cart water on their heads from the rivers. Tap water is a luxury and load shedding a reality; grocery and newspapers don’t come in every morning. Amid this lack of connectivity, Aajibainchi Shala offers a beacon of hope. It is an industrious use of the twilight years — easily replicable because there is no dearth of unschooled aajis across Murbad’s 127 gram panchayats. Sumedha Raikar-Mhatre is a culture columnist in search of the sub-text 2016-03-27 08:25 By Sumedha www.mid-day.com

42 Mumbai: Insects at Nair hospital force doctors to treat patients in corridor When the staff at one of the biggest BMC-run hospitals is literally sitting around swatting flies, you know you’re not in safe hands. Every night, the casualty ward of Nair hospital at Mumbai Central is, more or less, evacuated. That sick feeling: The casualty ward of Nair Hospital lies abandoned as swarms of insects take over the lights It was a member of BMC’s Tree Authority Committee, Niranjan Shetty, who discovered this state of affairs on Tuesday night when he took a friend, who had been bitten by a rat, to the hospital’s casualty ward. A dark and empty casualty ward greeted them; doctors were treating patients out in the corridor. Upon enquiry, he found that moths had taken over the ward, forcing the staff outside. The staff was candid enough to admit that the lights had been switched off to keep the winged irritants out. BMC’s tree authority member Niranjan Shetty sounded the alarm after visiting the hospital this week “I couldn’t believe my eyes. There were insects all over the casualty ward and the doctors were sitting outside. While they did treat my friend, how can a big hospital that sees a huge inflow of poor patients every day offer such pitiable facilities?” asked Shetty. The windows of the ward are left open each night, with no protection net. When mid-day visited the hospital on Saturday, the casualty medical officer on duty called the pestilence a “natural calamity”. “The dean has been apprised of the situation. He is the only one authorised to take action and convey information on the issue.” Dr Ramesh Bharmal, dean, said the problem is not alarming. “It’s not a major problem. I have informed the pest control officer and he will look into the matter soon. Despite the shortcoming, our doctors are continuing to see patients.” Since the casualty ward is in a separate block, other patients haven’t been affected by the infestation. Shetty plans to file an official complaint on Monday with the dean and Director of Medical Education of BMC-run hospitals. “Whether it was a one-off incident or a regular feature is not the question. How can a BMC-run hospital, which caters to the poor, be casual with facilities? The administration may not take the issue seriously, but I will raise it even with the municipal commissioner, if needed,” said Shetty.

2016-03-27 08:17 By Varun www.mid-day.com

43 Indian lunar orbiter hit by heat rise - CNN.com NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Scientists have switched off several on-board instruments to halt rising temperatures inside India's first unmanned lunar spacecraft. Mylswamy Annadurai, the project director for the lunar mission, told CNN that temperatures onboard Chandrayaan-1 had risen to 49 degrees Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit). The increase occurred as the craft, the moon -- which it is orbiting -- and the sun lined up, a phenomenon which Annadurai said was not unexpected and which would likely last until the end of December. "We have switched off the systems (aboard) that are not needed to be on," Annadurai said, ruling out the possibility of damage and adding that the temperature was now down to 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). Heat on board the Chandrayaan-1 should not exceed 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit), Annadurai said -- but insisted the orbiter is designed to withstand up to 60 degrees Celsius (140 degrees Fahrenheit). The Chandrayaan-1 -- Chandrayaan means "moon craft" in Sanskrit -- was successfully launched from southern India on October 22. Watch the launch of India's first lunar mission » Its two-year mission is to take high-resolution, three-dimensional images of the moon's surface, especially the permanently shadowed polar regions. It also will search for evidence of water or ice and attempt to identify the chemical composition of certain lunar rocks, the group said. Earlier this month the Moon Impact Probe detached from Chandrayaan-1 and successfully crash-landed on the moon's surface. Officials say that the TV-size probe, which is adorned with a painting of the Indian flag, hit the moon's surface at a speed of 5,760 kilometers per hour (3,579 mph). It transmitted data to Chandrayaan-1 ahead of impact but was not intended to be retrieved after that. Chandrayaan-1 is carrying payloads from the United States, the European Union and Bulgaria. India plans to share the data from the mission with other programs, including NASA.

2016-03-27 06:55 Harmeet Shah rss.cnn.com

44 Lake Wylie mechanic talks about innovative plastic engine C. D. Collins of Belmont fixes donated boats then sells them to benefit Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation. John Marks/Lake Wylie Pilot 44 fourth and fifth graders at Crowders Creek Elementary School in Lake Wylie were part of the Feb. 29 Black History Wax Presentation sharing important achievements and contributions of notable African-Americans. Catherine Muccigrosso/Lake Wylie Pilot Steele Creek Elementary School STEAM night Feb. 26 exposes grades k-5 to science, technology, engineering, arts and math with hands on activities and demonstrations. By Catherine Muccigrosso/Lake Wylie Pilot Dozens of Carolina Pad Students at Crowders Creek Elementary School gathered around a book tree to celebrate Christmas, but also as a reminder to keep reading. “I’m giving them the gift of words,” said Dorothy Guthrie, media specialist. Video by John Marks Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden in Belmont, NC, includes touring the garden and outdoor light displays, visits with Santa 6-9 p.m. Thursday-Sunday through Dec. 20 and daily 6-9 p.m. Dec. 21-23, holiday crafts nighly through Dec. 24, live entertainment and music through Dec. 24, and more. The garden is open 5-9 p.m. through Jan. 3; closed Christmas Day. Video by John Marks Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce's 27th annual Lights on the Lake Holiday Boat Parade was held Dec. 12 on the main channel, launching from T-Bones on the Lake. By Catherine Muccigrosso The second annual Christmas at the Lake was held in conjunction with the Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce's annual Lights on the Lake Holiday Boat Parade Dec. 12, 2015. Christmas at the Lake is held on the lawn of T-Bones on the Lake with warming tents set up by local churches offering treats and drinks, live entertainment, a live nativity scene and visits with Santa Claus. Video by Catherine Muccigrosso Annette and Tim Cooper's front yard Christmas lights display is brightening the path for drivers along Highway 274 into Lake Wylie, SC.

2016-03-27 06:35 www.heraldonline.com

45 Large crowds expected for Easter Rising centenary events Ireland will mark the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising today with the largest public spectacle in the history of the state. About a quarter of a million people are expected to line the streets of Dublin for a military parade lasting several hours and three wreath laying ceremonies in honour of the revolutionaries. The most historic site will be the reading of the Proclamation under the portico of the GPO on O'Connell Street around midday - a re-enactment of the actions of rebel leader Patrick Pearse on Easter Monday 1916. After the Proclamation is read the President will lay a second wreath at the GPO with scores of descendants of the rebels looking on. The commemorations begin earlier in a poignant tribute in the Stone Breakers' yard in Kilmainham Gaol where President Higgins will lay a wreath on the spot where 15 of the rebels were executed in the days after the Rising. Government ministers have been keen to stress that the centenary celebrations are carefully designed to honour the courage and ideals of the Rising and its leaders and reflect all of Ireland's history. President Higgins used an address to descendants on Saturday to call on Irish people to take responsibility for building a true Republic and said the ideals of the Proclamation can still inspire today. Hundreds of thousands of people will line a 4.5km route across Dublin from 10am for the parade. Some 3,722 Defence Forces personnel will march in front of military vehicles along with emergency services personnel and army veterans, many of whom served on United Nations' peacekeeping missions. The Air Corps will also perform a fly past. The commemorations began on Saturday morning when Sabina Higgins, the President's wife, lays a wreath at the grave of Countess Constance Markievicz in Glasnevin Cemetery. Following that, the President laid a wreath in the Garden of Remembrance in honour of all those who fought and died for Ireland's freedom. The official commemorations today run in three parts. As well as Kilmainham and the GPO, wreaths will also be laid in Glasnevin. One will lie at the Sigerson Monument, which honours the dead of 1916, and others at the graves of Edward Hollywood, a silk weaver from the Liberties in Dublin who put together the Irish Tricolour in 1848, and the grave of Peadar Kearney, who wrote the lyrics to Amhran na bhFiann. Along the route of the parade 22 viewing screens have been erected and five setback areas are planned for families to congregate. Organisers have warned of massive demand for public transport and access to the city, but with trams not running due to a strike by Luas workers the capital will be facing unprecedented demand for bus, Dart and taxi use. The parade is expected to end at around 3pm. On Easter Monday further commemorations are planned at each of the seven key battlefield sites in Dublin. Wreath laying ceremonies, again open to the public, will take place at the 1916 garrisons including Boland's Mill, the Jacob's Factory on Bishop Street, Dublin Castle and City Hall, the Four Courts, the Royal College of Surgeons, Moore Street and at St James' Hospital, which was the South Dublin Union 100 years ago. Outside of Dublin simultaneous wreath laying ceremonies will be held in Athenry, Cork, Enniscorthy and Ashbourne. Also on Easter Monday cultural events are planned in more than 200 venues across Dublin city centre including 500 free talks, exhibitions, debates, film, performances and dramatizations, with six outdoor stages and lots of activities for children and families.

2016-03-27 08:06 Press Association www.dailymail.co.uk

46 Islamic State must be 'crushed' says ex-PM Tony Blair Military intervention is needed to ensure Islamic State is "crushed", Tony Blair has said. The former Labour prime minister described the attacks in Brussels as "shocking", but said the attacks would keep on coming unless extremism was tackled. Writing in the Sunday Times, he said that the roots of Islamism, including the immaturity of political systems and the exploitation over a genuine sense of injustice over the Palestinian issue, needed to be understood in order to counter it. Mr Blair argued that a new strategy was needed to defeat extremism that included greater co-operation between intelligence agencies. An effective system of processing refugees was also needed to stop the security risk of uncontrolled flows of people across Europe, he said. But he also argued that IS, also known as Isis, needed to be eliminated more quickly. Mr Blair said: "We can use local allies in the fight, but they need equipment and where they need active, on-the-ground, military support from us, we should give it. "The Americans are doing this now - at least to a degree and with effect. "But to have allowed Isis to become the largest militia in Libya right on Europe's doorstep is extraordinary. It has to be crushed. " Mr Blair founded the Tony Blair Faith Foundation which provides practical support to counter religious conflict and extremism. He previously served as peace envoy to the Middle East and works in eight African countries advising presidents. He was prime minister during the 2003 invasion of Iraq and is expected to come in for criticism in the official inquiry report into the Iraq war - the Chilcot report - when it is finally published. In the article he called for Western ground forces to take action wherever a terrorist group emerges as they were necessary to win the fight against extremism. He said that in the long term, education promoting religious tolerance and effective aid and development policy needed to be prioritised.

2016-03-27 05:42 Press Association www.dailymail.co.uk

47 Anand Pendharkar: Nature's salsa AS part of our eco-leadership training, we encourage our interns to read books. Generally, they don’t need to go to libraries to borrow books as I have over 5,000 of them. The subjects vary from the obvious nature, wildlife and photography to pure literature and fiction, education, adventure sports and even a few titles covering fashion, design, architecture, heritage, food, films and other interests such as art, gardening, music, travel and social or gender issues. These books live in my bedroom or hide behind doors, line my corridors, sit stoic in racks in my living room. In short, they are stacked all over the house, in places where I eat, sleep, work or read. So, literally, in my house, one is never more than an arm’s lengths distance from a book. The sad fact that these could’ve been forest trees at some point conflicts me immensely. But for me reading is about venturing into unknown worlds. Young leaves in the deciduous kusum tree Obviously, I was excited when Amruta Padgaonkar, a young first-year undergraduate, picked up Rachel Carson’s 1972 epic Silent Spring to read. After she had covered some 30 or 40 pages, I gave into my curiosity and asked Amruta and Aradhya Sardesai (another intern) whether we experienced spring in our city. Aradhya was reading a book about the illegal ivory trade in Africa, and the question made him inquisitive. He promptly responded that Google and social networking sites had recently informed him that India experienced its first spring day just last week. Before getting into the argument regarding Mumbai’s spring season, we discussed how Carson was a visionary and how this classic sheds light on the disastrous consequences of dichloro diphenyl trichloroethane, commonly known as DDT, on all elements in nature. The book reinforces the eventuality that DDT will end up in our guts and our infant’s milk via the food cycle. Remember, the famous adage — a pesticide doesn’t know when to stop killing. Keeping aside the morbidity of chemical and pesticides, I began exploring the poetic, colourful and bountiful spring season or Vasant Rutu as it is called in Hindi. A pair of crows has built a lovely nest on the Vilayati Badam tree across my window. And I observed that the resident squirrel has shifted its base to a few trees away. There are at least four female koels sitting, observing the crow’s nest and an occasional male koel visits to inspect the prospects too. I’m sure you all know of their klepto-parasitic habit, whereby they sneakily slip their eggs into the crow’s nest, for foster parenting, which I will cover in a future column. Currently, I’ve observed drastic changes in the trees in my colony, in the forests of the SGNP and in the hills of Tungareshwar. Many deciduous trees such as the mahua, kusum, kakad, amaltash and palash are all sporting young leaves on their barren branches. Last Sunday, while attending the 1st anniversary of the Cycle Katta at the MNPS (Dharavi), I saw lush pink leaves on the peepul there. The Rain Tree, Indian Laburnum, Copperpod and Flame of the forest are in bloom showcasing beautiful shades of red, pink and yellow. Insects such as bees and ants go searching for nectar around these blossoms. The newly emerging butterflies also add to this riot of colours. Right here in Andheri, the magpie robins, fantails and sunbirds are displaying their breeding plumage and chasing each other in a frenzied dance and song expressing their spring joy. Our human kids are equally excited about festivities of Holi, Lohri, Bihu, Easter and Gudhi Padhwa, which are harvest festivals falling between mid-February to early-April. Soon, there will be plenty of mangoes, jackfruits and karwandas to feast on. While spring for the birds and the bees is the season of courtship and mating, we humans hack and burn good trees, waste water, splash hazardous chemical colours and misbehave with each other. If we resolve, it is possible for Mumbaikars to live in a parallel world of flora and fauna and wake up to the pleasant sound of chirping birds and enjoy the poetry that is spring. Write in to Anand at [email protected]

2016-03-27 08:03 By Anand www.mid-day.com

48 Belgium charges attacks suspect, 'March Against Fear' called off Brussels - Belgium charged a suspect thought to be the fugitive third Brussels airport bomber with terrorist murder, as a Sunday peace march for the victims was cancelled for security reasons after the attacks in the heart of Europe. The postponement of the Easter Sunday rally underscored the tension in Belgium as police track members of an Islamic State group cell linked to both Tuesday's Brussels attacks that killed 31 as well as the Paris assaults in November. The airport suspect officially identified as Faycal C, and named by sources close to the inquiry as Faycal Cheffou, was arrested on Thursday night as investigators believe he could be the third man pictured in airport surveillance footage alongside two suicide bombers. The third man, wearing a distinctive dark hat and light-coloured jacket, has been the subject of a massive manhunt after he fled the scene when his device failed to go off in the attack at Zaventem airport. In the grieving Belgian capital, a defiant "March Against Fear" had been planned for Sunday from the central Place de La Bourse, which has become a shrine to the victims, but was called off after authorities said the mass gathering could draw much-needed resources away from the investigation. "Let us allow the security services to do their work and that the march, which we too want to take part in, be delayed for several weeks," Brussels mayor Yvan Mayeur said. March organisers said the "security of our citizens is an absolute priority. We join the authorities in proposing a delay and ask people not to come this Sunday. " Brussels airport meanwhile said an examination of the main building housing the departure hall wrecked by two suicide bombers showed the structure is stable and authorities will now see if temporary check-in desks can be installed. In a separate statement earlier the airport said it did not expect to be able to reopen before Tuesday, with a partial resumption of passenger services, as it repaired the damage and put in place new security measures. Endless nightmare Ministers insist they did everything possible to prevent Tuesday's attacks and track a network also linked to November's Paris attacks, but the Belgian government is facing a torrent of criticism at home and abroad. Many believe it failed to do enough to stop young Belgian fighters going to Syria, and two senior ministers have offered to resign after it emerged airport bomber Ibrahim El Bakraoui had been deported from Turkey as a "terrorist fighter". "It is an endless nightmare for a country turned upside down," said Le Soir daily in a front-page editorial. Heavily armed soldiers and police patrolled Brussels and the airport on Saturday, as the city that is home to the EU and Nato headquarters remained on high alert. Prosecutors charged three people including Faycal C, who is the first person formally accused over the suicide attacks on the airport and the Maalbeek metro station. Le Soir said on its website that the suspect had been identified by a taxi driver who drove the three bombers to the airport on Tuesday. A source close to the inquiry told AFP he was being tailed in a car by police when he was arrested on Thursday night outside the federal prosecutor's office with two other people. He "has been charged with taking part in a terrorist group, terrorist murder and attempted terrorist murder," the prosecutor said. Asked if he was the suspected third bomber dubbed the "man in the hat" alongside bombers Ibrahim El Bakraoui and Najim Laachraoui, a source close to the inquiry told AFP: "That is a hypothesis the investigators are working on. " French plot Another man arrested in Belgium named as Rabah N was also charged Saturday in connection with a separate plot to attack France, deepening the links in what French President Francois Hollande has described as a single terror cell straddling both countries. The Franco-Belgian links were highlighted the day before as it emerged airport attacker Laachraoui's DNA was found on bombs at the Bataclan concert hall and Stade de France sites in the Paris attacks. In Italy, meanwhile, police arrested an Algerian national over a probe into fake ID documents used by the Paris and Brussels attackers, allegedly including those of Laachraoui. As the painstaking task of identifying the victims of Tuesday's attacks continued, officials said 24 of those killed had now been formally identified, 11 of whom were foreign nationals. An American couple who lived in Brussels were among those killed, the company that employed the husband said on Saturday. Of the 340 people wounded, 62 were still in intensive care.

2016-03-27 08:00 www.news24.com

49 BC-RGU--Super Rugby Glance %bytitle(By The Associated Press%) ___ Hurricanes 42, Kings 20 Chiefs 53, Western Force 10 Highlanders 27, Melbourne 3 Bulls 30, Sunwolves 27 ACT 25, Cheetahs 18 Crusaders 19, Sharks 14 Stormers 13, Jaguares 8 New South Wales 15, Queensland 13 Byes: Blues, Lions. ___ Highlanders vs. Western Force, 0635 Lions vs. Crusaders, 1700 Blues vs Jaguares, 0635 ACT vs. Chiefs, 0840 Kings vs. Sunwolves, 1505 Bulls vs. Cheetahs, 1710 New South Wales vs. Melbourne, 0605 Byes: Hurricanes, Queensland, Sharks, Stormers.

2016-03-27 07:59 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

50 Teachers' union to vote on primary test boycott Teachers are to debate calls for a boycott of primary tests, with claims that children in England are the "most tested in Europe". The National Union of Teachers' conference will hear warnings that schools have become "exam factories". Delegates will call for plans for more testing in primary school to be scrapped. The Department for Education said a boycott would only "disrupt children's education". The NUT annual conference in Brighton on Easter Sunday will hear calls for reducing rather than increasing the number of tests in primary schools in England. Delegates attacking a "testing culture" will warn that if the government plans go ahead, it will mean there would be tests in Reception, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 6. The union conference will hear calls to scrap baseline tests being introduced in the reception class. The test is intended to provide a starting point against which to measure future progress through primary schools. There will also be calls for no formal testing for children at the age of seven. There are warnings from teachers that an excessive emphasis on testing narrows the curriculum and reduces creativity, with the pressure of school league tables taking precedence over the needs of individual pupils. There are also claims that tests can be stressful for pupils. A motion to be debated at the teachers' union conference will propose a ballot for a boycott of baseline tests. It will also call on delegates to "consider a ballot for the boycott of all statutory tests within primary schools in 2016". The NUT conference last year also voted for a boycott of baseline testing. A spokeswoman for the Department for Education said that parents had a right to expect that there should be tests to show that children leave primary school with the right skills in maths and literacy. "We want to see all children pushed to reach their potential. In order to do that, and to recognise the achievements of schools in the most challenging areas, we want to measure the progress that all pupils make as well as their overall attainment. "It is disappointing to see that the NUT are taking this approach, which would disrupt children's education, rather than working with us constructively as other unions have. "

2016-03-27 04:32 BBC News www.bbc.co.uk

51 Meenakshi Shedde: 'We always laugh last' LAST week I went to ‘hear’ a movie. It was a historic occasion in India — a special screening of the film Awesome Mausam for the blind, (OK, visually impaired), with audio description. An ordinary movie, that otherwise may have passed largely unnoticed, suddenly became a revelation. About 40 blind people were invited to the first week screening. The sighted were encouraged to wear ‘eye masks’ to experience the film as the blind do. Director Yogesh Bharadwaj did a "live audio description" of the film, simultaneously describing in words, the scenes and songs that were not conveyed through the dialogue, so that the blind could follow the visual narrative as well. "At last we can laugh at the same time as the others," said an audience member. "Otherwise, we always have to request the person next to us to describe what was funny, and we always laugh last. " Actor Rahul Sharma (centre) with the visually-impaired audience that was invited for the screening of Awesome Mausum. Pic/Meenakshi Shedde Without the visuals, and guided by only sound, you realise emphatically what you already know — that Indian films are kan-phatti loud. A Hindu-Muslim love story, Awesome Mausam has disco dances, gun shots, screeching cars and heavy duty dialoguebaazi. The eloping lovebirds take refuge with an NGO called Love Guard, which helps them get married. The film, which stars Rahul Sharma, Ambalika Sarkar, Suhasini Mulay and Mukesh Tiwari, is the sixth film by Yogesh Bharadwaj, who earlier directed Shabnam Mausi and Miss Anara. The blind people in the audience are remarkably empowered — one works in Reserve Bank of India, another in Dena Bank; a third (herself blind) runs a computer centre for the blind; a fourth runs an NGO for the visually impaired. The initiative for the audio description screening came from Rahul Sharma, the protagonist, who is brother-in-law to Nidhi Goyal and her brother Ashish Goyal. Nidhi Goyal is a spirited, blind, disability and gender activist, and co-author of the website www.sexualityanddisability.org. Ashish Goyal is a blind trader in global financial markets. "I wanted everyone, including the visually impaired, to have the right to access entertainment, and the right to know and experience love," said Sharma. The screening was organised by Sharma, Yogesh Bharadwaj, Goyal and her team, backed by producer Mukesh Choudhary. "It was totally fantastic to experience an audio-described movie," says the very pretty Tanya Balsara, who runs the Tanya Computer Centre for the blind. "It’s the first movie I’m seeing without my parents — who always describe the scenes to me. Awesome Mausam was so romantic. Yogesh, and particularly Dr Neha Goyal, did the audio description with such emotion, depending on whether it was an action scene or love scene, that we could experience it more intensely. " Adds Shiv Raheja, "I particularly loved the scene where the camera pans and she is doing namaz and he is praying to a Hindu god in the same room. And I loved the locations, when they are playing in the snow. " Harish Kotian, Assistant General Manager, Reserve Bank of India, also blind, makes the extraordinary request, "You know, VK Murthy (cinematographer of many directors, including Guru Dutt) would do fabulous ‘fading parts’ in his scenes, and the way he highlighted his scenes have become a textbook for visualising cinema. It would have been great if the audio description could have included the camera and shot details. " I took off my eye mask occasionally to see how the blind were reacting to the film. They listened intently; one cocked his head so his ears were facing the screen; another yawned, a few texted on their mobile phones. And it was beautiful to see a couple lean slightly closer to each other, careful not to touch. Just people like us. I know this, of course — I’ve been working with the blind for over 20 years, and directed the film Looking for Amitabh, in which the blind evoke Amitabh Bachchan through all the senses except vision — hearing, smell, touch, instinct. In fact, Saksham has produced DVDs of many Bollywood films with audio description for the blind, including Taare Zameen Par and Black. My favourite reaction came from Sushmeetha Bubna, who is visually impaired but runs Voice Vision, an NGO for the blind. "I would really have loved to know what dresses the heroine was wearing. Next time, definitely let us know! " Meenakshi Shedde is South Asia Consultant to the Berlin Film Festival, award-winning critic, curator to festivals worldwide and journalist. Reach her at [email protected].

2016-03-27 07:45 By Meenakshi www.mid-day.com

52 Paromita Vohra: Son preference As with notions of the nation, so with feelings about family, popular cinema is often the place where new, still-forming ideas are reflected, emotionally managed and normalised. Films like Grahasthi (1963), about a man with two parallel families in Meerut and Delhi, responded in part to the anxieties of the Hindu Marriage Act prohibiting polygamy. Films like Waqt and Amar Akbar Anthony, where families are separated by circumstances, and wealth or progress gained but bonds and love lost, spoke to the experiences of families cast asunder by cataclysmic events like Partition as also migration and social strife. Films like Do Raaste expressed the tensions around joint families separating because of lifestyle differences, symbolised by ‘modern’ daughters-in-law while Jai Santoshi Ma responded to the same tensions by incorporating love marriage and couple-dom into a vocabulary of tradition. In post-liberalisation India, film families became exclusively well off, and antagonists disappeared in an orgy of songs, weddings, mobility and sentimental love, exemplified by the films of Sooraj Barjatya and some of Karan Johar’s oeuvre. Actors Ratna Pathak Shah and Rajat Kapoor in a still from Kapoor & Sons (since 1921) Today, ideas of nation are being pushed to the unitary and monolithic, while, families themselves reflect a more fragmented shape, following migrations not out of necessity but the choice of greater individual self-actualisation. This is the kind of family we see in the new film Kapoor & Sons (since 1921). Though it is somewhat let down by a point-form, pre-fabricated script and perplexingly poor editing decisions, there is much to like in this film. Kapoor & Sons is perhaps among the first of Hindi films that looks at family not through a socio- cultural lens, but a psychological one, as a set of dynamics and relationships where cruel hurt, betrayal and disappointment are inevitable. Love is not uniform — parents may love one child more than another — and hurts don’t magically heal but are merely managed. It’s kind of made to work with the help of distance, some secrets and some biting of the tongue. The notion of the family hangs together as a loose confederation, connected, yet separate. At heart this is a film, true to the title, about men, which may be appropriate, given that the family is the basic unit of patriarchy, where gender is forged and shaped. The men in this film express the exhaustion of masculine roles, weighed down by those expectations and emotional repressions. Their emotional crises emerge gently in contrast to the narcissistic melodrama of masculine crisis in earlier films. The film remixes masculinity. The differently gorgeous Fawad Khan and Sidharth Malhotra bring a more composed, romantic masculinity to the table and join it to softness, hesitation, decency, vulnerability. Along with a conflicted Rajat Kapoor, they suggest a different way to inhabit masculine identity, rather than be caught up in asserting it all the time. In this regard, the film fails its female characters, disappointing us much the way the men in the film tend to disappoint the women. It’s not that the film does not recognise their aspirations — romantic for Alia Bhatt and of identity for Ratna Pathak Shah. But it’s unable to present them with much texture and complexity. Ratna Pathak Shah’s character commits the central dark act of the film but her feelings and motivations are unexplored, rendering her a bit opaque. Alia Bhatt’s crazy-cute vibe is unbearably cringe inducing. These are the new politically correct stereotypes — the bitter, tired, wounded, volatile de-sexualised married woman and the manic pixie dream girl who makes the first move. After ticking these politically correct boxes, the film makes little effort to grapple with their interiority or humanity. As in the nation, so in family and film, that picture remains incomplete, very much baaki. Paromita Vohra is an award-winning Mumbai-based filmmaker, writer and curator working with fiction and non-fiction. Reach her at www.parodevipictures.com 2016-03-27 07:44 By Paromita www.mid-day.com

53 Shuttle Endeavour lands at California air base - CNN.com (CNN) -- Space shuttle Endeavour landed safely Sunday afternoon at California's Edwards Air Force Base after NASA waved off two opportunities for a Florida landing because of poor weather. The shuttle, steered by commander Christopher Ferguson, landed at 1:25 p.m., ending a mission that lasted more than two weeks. Wind, rain and reports of thunderstorms within 30 miles of the shuttle landing facility at Florida's Kennedy Space Center prompted NASA to cancel the landing attempts there. Those had been scheduled for 1:19 p.m. and 2:54 p.m. ET. After determining Monday's weather forecast at Kennedy Space Center was equally unpromising, flight controllers decided they would try to land the shuttle and its seven astronauts at Edwards AFB, about 100 miles from Los Angeles, California, where Sunday's forecast was sunny. Flight controllers prefer landings at Kennedy Space Center because of cost and schedule. NASA has estimated it costs about $1.7 million to bring a shuttle home to Kennedy Space Center from California. Watch Endeavour's Sunday landing in California » It also takes at least a week to get the shuttle ready for the trip, but schedule is not a major factor for the Endeavour; it is not scheduled to fly again until May. Endeavour's 15-day mission to the international space station began on November 14 and included four spacewalks. During that time, the crew brought key pieces -- including exercise equipment, more sleeping berths and a urine recycling system -- for a project to double the capacity of the station from three in-house astronauts to six. The recycling system was installed to turn urine and sweat from the astronauts into drinking water. Other modules are scheduled to arrive on a February shuttle flight. The goal of expanding the station's capacity to six astronauts is expected to be reached by the summer. The crew also worked on a joint that helps generate power for the space station. Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Steve Bowen spent hours cleaning and lubricating the Solar Alpha Rotary Joint, which is designed to allow the solar panels on the left side of the station to rotate and track the sun. The astronauts also removed and replaced several trundle bearing assemblies. The mission went according to plan, despite a minor interruption on the first spacewalk when a grease gun in Stefanyshyn-Piper tool's bag leaked, coating everything inside with a film of lubricant. While she was trying to clean it up, the bag -- with $100,000 in tools -- floated away. CNN's Kate Tobin and Miles O'Brien contributed to this report.

2016-03-27 08:07 rss.cnn.com

54 54 Probing the cosmos: Is anybody out there? - CNN.com (CNN) -- From a remote valley in Northern California, Jill Tarter is listening to the universe. Her ears are 42 large and sophisticated radio telescopes, spread across several acres, that scan the cosmos for signals of extraterrestrial origin. If intelligent life forms do exist on other planets, and they try to contact us, Tarter will be among the first to know. Are we citizens of Earth alone in the universe? It's a question that has long fascinated astronomers, sci-fi authors, kids with backyard telescopes and Hollywood executives who churn out spectacles about alien encounters. Polls have found that most Americans believe that some form of life exists beyond our planet. "It's a fundamental question," said Tarter, the real-life inspiration for Jodie Foster's character in the 1997 movie "Contact. " "And it's a question that the person on the street can understand. It's not like a... super-collider or some search for neutrinos buried in the ice. It's, 'Are we alone? How might we find out? What does that tell us about ourselves and our place in the universe?' "We're trying to figure out how the universe began, how galaxies and large-scale structures formed, and where did the origins of life as we know it take place? " Tarter said. "These are all valid questions to ask of the universe. And an equally valid question is whether the same thing that happened here [on Earth] has happened elsewhere. " Watch a preview of CNN's "In Search of Aliens" series » Thanks to advancements in technology, scientists hope to get an answer sooner rather than later. Rovers have snapped photographs of the surface of Mars that show fossil-like shapes. NASA hopes to launch within a decade a Terrestrial Planet Finder, an orbiting observatory that would detect planets around nearby stars and determine whether they could support life. Such developments are catnip to scientists like Geoffrey Marcy, a professor of astronomy at the University of California-Berkeley who has discovered more extrasolar planets than anyone else. "It wasn't more than 13 years ago that we hadn't found any planets around the stars, and most people thought that we never would. So here we are not only having found planets, we are looking for habitable planets, signs of biology on those planets," Marcy told CNN. "It's an extraordinary explosion of a field of science that didn't even exist just a few years ago. " Then there's Tarter, whose quest for signs of extraterrestrial life kept her on the fringes of mainstream science for decades. While pursuing her doctorate at UC-Berkeley, Tarter came across an engineering report that floated the idea of using radio telescopes to listen for broadcasts by alien beings. It became her life's work. In 1984 Tarter founded the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute (SETI) in California. Using telescopes in Australia, West Virginia and Puerto Rico, she conducted a decade-long scouring of about 750 nearby star systems for extraterrestrial radio signals. None was found, although Tarter had some false alarms. In 1998, she intercepted a mysterious signal that lasted for hours. Tarter got so excited she misread her own computer results: The signal was coming from a NASA observatory spacecraft orbiting the sun. Today, Tarter listens to the heavens with the Allen Telescope Array, a collection of 20-foot-wide telescopes some 300 miles north of San Francisco. The dish-like scopes are a joint effort of SETI and UC-Berkeley's Radio Astronomy Lab and have been funded largely by Microsoft co- founder Paul Allen, who donated more than $25 million to the project. Unlike previously existing radio telescopes, which scan the sky for limited periods of time, the Allen Telescope Array probes the universe round the clock. Each of the 42 scopes is aimed at a different area of the sky, collecting reams of data that are continually studied by computers for unusual patterns. Then the listeners must filter out noise from airplanes and satellites. "We're listening for something that we don't think can be produced by Mother Nature," Tarter said. "We're using the radio frequency, other people are using optical telescopes... and in both cases we're looking for an artificial nature to a signal. "In the case of radio, we're looking for a lot of power being squished into just one channel on the radio dial. In the optical, they're looking for very bright flashes that last a nanosecond... or less, not slow pulsing kinds of things. To date we've never found a natural source that can do that. " Signals that any extraterrestrials might be transmitting for their own use would be difficult to detect, Tarter said. Astronomers are more likely to discover a radio transmission broadcast intentionally at the Earth, she said. Astronomers at SETI, however, are not sending a signal into space in an attempt to communicate with aliens. University of California professor Marcy is skeptical about the existence of intelligent alien life and believes our galaxy's vast distances would make communication between Earth and beings on other planets almost impossible. "The nearest neighbor might be halfway across our galaxy, 50,000 light-years away. Communicating with them will take a hundred thousand years for a round-trip signal," he said. Still, Tarter remains undaunted. The Allen Telescope Array already does in 10 minutes what once took her scientists 10 days. When the project is completed, it will have 350 telescopes that, combined, can survey tens of thousands of star systems. "We can look in more places and more frequencies faster than we ever could. And that will just get better with time. We're doing something now we couldn't do when we started, we couldn't do five years ago," she said. "Think of it as a cosmic haystack. There's a needle in there somewhere. If you pull out a few straws, are you going to get disappointed because you haven't found the needle yet? No. We haven't really begun to explore. " All About Astronomy • UFOs and Alien Abductions • SETI Institute

2016-03-27 08:07 By Brandon rss.cnn.com

55 Devdutt Pattanaik: Leveraging the Aryans SCHOLARS around the world speak of a family of Indo-European languages that spread from Central Asia westwards towards Europe and eastwards towards Iran and India. Note: they speak of a language, not a race. For example, everyone who knows English is not of the ‘English’ race. Yet, the idea of the Aryan race continues to be used in popular discourse by politicians and fiction writers. According to the first theory proposed by 19th century Europeans, Aryans were a super race, white and blonde, originally from Northern Europe. They were overshadowed by Greco-Romans first, and then Semitic races that practiced Judaism and Christianity. Memory of this super race survived in India too in the form of the Vedas, though Indians themselves had corrupted themselves with practices such as untouchability and idolatry. This theory fuelled the rise of Hitler and Nazi Germany, and became distasteful to all after the Second World War. Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik According to the second theory, popular among Indians since the 19th century, Hinduism is a corrupt form of the ‘pure’ Vedic age where ‘sanatana dharma’ was followed, where there were no castes and no idol worship. This theory disagrees with the idea that the Aryans came from Europe, or Central Asia. It rejects the idea of invasion, migration or foreign Aryans. It argues that Aryans originated in India and they spread all over the world from India to Europe and even the Artic. This theory continues to be popular, even among contemporary nationalist writers and novelists, who typically hail from North India, are from privileged communities and fair-skinned themselves. The third theory is from the South of India, which believes that Aryans may not be invaders or migrants or foreigners to India, but they are certainly North Indians who displaced South Indians from the Indus Valley cities. In this discourse, Ram is a white Aryan invader, and Ravana represents the leader of the dark-skinned southern tribes, whose father was Aryan and mother Dravida. While many writers of the Hindi belt speak of how Ram upheld civilisation by driving out the threat presented by South-Indian rakshasas, Tamil writers have argued that Ram was the invader and Ravana, the local defender. The fourth theory uses Aryans to explain the caste system. Here, writers have claimed that Asuras were originally rulers of India before Aryan invaders took over the land and reduced them to servants (lower castes) or drove them into forests (tribes). This is the logic behind stories of Vishnu taking the form of a brahmin called Vaman to overpower the good king Bali-raja through trickery. This is the logic of white-skinned Durga defeating the dark-skinned Mahishasura, leading to the now infamous Mahishasura Martyrdom Day. The fifth theory equates Aryans and their Vedas with patriarchy and Brahminism. Before they came to the scene, India followed Tantra and society was more egalitarian and women had more power. The macho gods of the Aryans overshadowed the goddesses of pre-Vedic, pre- Aryan times, captured in stories of how Indra abused the dawn-goddess Usha. Thus the ‘Aryan race’ is leveraged to explain various social phenomena. Historians will mock at these racial theories, but they remain powerful myths that steer the course of history. The author writes and lectures on the relevance of mythology in modern times. Reach him at [email protected]

2016-03-27 07:34 By Devdutt www.mid-day.com

56 Parole board to hear former president Katsav’s plea for early prison release today The parole board was set on Sunday to hear former president Moshe Katsav’s plea for early release from Ma’asiyahu prison in Ramle, where he has served approximately two-thirds of a seven-year sentence for rape. Katsav was convicted of two counts of rape, one count of committing an indecent act using force, one count of committing an indecent act, two counts of sexual harassment, one count of harassing a witness and one count of obstructing justice. He entered Ma’asiyahu prison in December 2011. Controversy erupted regarding his plea request two weeks ago with rumors that Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked and current President Reuven Rivlin were pushing for an early release and implying that the former president’s sentence would be commuted if the parole board does not release him. Following the reports, however, Rivlin’s spokeswoman issued a statement of clarification that he has not supported the idea of giving clemency to Katsav, and will discuss the possibility only if the matter comes up in an appeal directed to his office. Even then, he will not make a decision without consulting with the Justice Ministry and taking into account all the relevant factors, as all his predecessors have done when appeals for clemency or pardons were put to them, she said. Similarly, Shaked’s spokeswoman has said that, contrary to reports, she has not yet taken a position on the matter. Rather, she views the issue as not having arrived on her desk, and she will not prejudge or try to sway the parole board’s ruling on the matter. In response to the possibility that Katsav’s sentence might be commuted, MKs Zehava Gal-On (Meretz) and Nachman Shai (Zionist Union) proposed a bill under which a president who wants to pardon a criminal would have to consult with the sentencing court. “The institution of presidential pardons is already problematic since it is run by a politician,” Gal- On said. “In order to prevent political pressure or considerations in pardons, the president should not be allowed to pardon someone without seeking the advice of the court.” Gal-On added that leading public figures, like Katsav, “must take responsibility and not circumvent the parole board, especially in this kind of case.” The bill is not meant to take away the president’s authority to grant pardons, she said, but rather to give the court a chance to tell the president its considerations. The Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel sent a letter to Rivlin and Shaked opposing a pardon for Katsav. “Sex crimes are unique and cause one of the greatest traumas a person can undergo,” the letter reads. “Rape and sexual assault are murder of the soul, and the price the victims pay is unbearable. It often takes years until the victims are able to function fully and normally. In light of these unique aspects of sexual crimes, rules were set for commuting criminals’ sentences. Among other things, they must take responsibility and internalize the severity of their deeds. “Moshe Katsav never took responsibility for his actions and denies them to this day, and, therefore, never received rehabilitation therapy in prison as other sex criminals are given,” the letter continues. ARCCI pointed out that many women do not report sexual abuse to the police in part because they feel a lack of support from law enforcement and the public. A pardon, it said, would send victims a destructive message that a rapist deserves to be pardoned simply because he held a lofty position. “Katsav is a serial sex offender, and the fact that he is a former president should not be a consideration in favor of his release, rather, the opposite is true. Not only did he never regret his deeds, but he spread lies about his victims and continued psychologically torturing them during the trial. The thought of an early release is outrageous and unacceptable,” the organization said. Lahav Harkov and Greer Fay Cashman contributed to this report.

2016-03-27 07:28 YONAH JEREMY www.jpost.com

57 READ: ISIS setbacks in Syria and Iraq BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group, which came under attack this weekend by regime forces in Syria and Iraq, has faced major setbacks in the two neighboring countries over the past year. The latest offensives against ISIS, which has carried out brazen attacks in Europe, come as the jihadist group claimed suicide attacks on the Brussels airport and a metro station that killed 31 people. READ: Heavy Russian airstrikes as Syrian army fights ISIS in Palmyra | ISIS claims suicide bombing on stadium in Iraq that killed 29 “The more ISIS loses territory in Syria, the more they will export attacks,” a senior French counter-terrorism official warned this week after the Belgium bombings. Here are the key ISIS losses since January 2015: – Syria’s Kobane recaptured – After a series of victories, ISIS suffers its first serious setback on January 26, 2015, in Kobane, a Syrian town near the border with Turkey known in Arabic as Ain al-Arab. Kurdish forces backed by intense US-led air strikes capture the town after four months of fighting. In June, Syrian Kurds also captured Tal Abyad, another town near the border that controls a supply route to Raqa, the ISIS de facto capital in northern Syria. – Iraq retakes Saddam’s home town -Iraqi troops, police and Shiite-dominated paramilitary forces retake Tikrit, the home town of the late dictator Saddam Hussein, on March 31. The operation, at that time the largest by Iraqi forces against ISIS, was helped by the fact that much of Tikrit’s 200,000 residents had fled the city. – Kurds cut key ISIS corridor -On November 13, Iraqi Kurds backed by US-led coalition air strikes drive ISIS out of Sinjar, northwest of Baghdad, cutting one of the group’s crucial supply lines between Iraq and Syria. ISIS had seized Sinjar in August 2014 and carried out a brutal campaign against its Yazidi minority that included massacres, enslavement and rape. – Ramadi falls -Iraqi troops retake a key district of the Sunni Arab city of Ramadi on December 8. Two weeks later the troops backed coalition air strikes reach the city’s center. Ramadi is the capital of Anbar province, Iraq’s largest which stretches from the borders with Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia to just west of Baghdad. ISIS had seized Ramadi the previous May following an assault by dozens of suicide bombers driving explosives-rigged vehicles. – Mosul and Palmyra – On Thursday, Iraqi forces ousted jihadists from villages south of Mosul, ISIS’s main hub in the country. The army says the operation was the first phase of an offensive to recapture Nineveh province and its capital Mosul. In Syria, regime forces backed by Russian warplanes and allied militia enter the ISIS-held ancient city of Palmyra. Its recapture would be a major strategic and symbolic victory for the Syrian regime, since whoever holds it also controls the vast desert extending from central Syria to the Iraqi border. Known as the “Pearl of the Desert”, the city was overrun by ISIS in May, 2015 and since then the jihadists have blown up UNESCO-listed temples and looted ancient relics.

Heavy Russian airstrikes as Syrian army fights ISIS in Palmyra newsinfo.inquirer.net 2016-03-27 07:25 Agence France newsinfo.inquirer.net

58 Schools asbestos 'scandal' still threatening lives - report Decades of lax attitudes towards tackling deadly asbestos in schools is a national "scandal" threatening the health of former, current and future schoolchildren, a wide-ranging investigation has found. The Joint Union Asbestos Committee (JUAC) said examples of the problem in schools underlined "systematic failings" in the way it was dealt with by successive governments. The JUAC said Whitehall had a "scandalous disregard for life" by permitting inadequate surveys and campaigning against compulsory detection that it said would help prevent future cases of asbestos cancer mesothelioma. The report said successive governments failed to require schools to keep asbestos records and inform parents about the material in their child's school. It said: "This has enabled the culprits to evade responsibility for asbestos exposure leading to mesothelioma, allowing them to escape with impunity. "Nothing can be done to put right past asbestos exposure, but we must do more to protect future generations of school children and staff. " Asbestos can be found in wall panels, ceiling tiles, floors, fire breaks, columns, door frames, and ceiling and wall voids. But it can also creep into classrooms and corridors if it is disturbed, such as through having children crashing into affected areas. The UK currently has the highest incidence of mesothelioma in the world and it is steadily increasing. And according to the Health and Safety Executive, more people in the UK die from the disease than in road accidents. The report identified one asbestos victim, Sarah Bowman, who developed the disease in her 40s, more than three decades after leaving Braincroft Primary and William Gladstone schools in the Brent area of London. She was said to have been too ill to attend the National Union of Teachers (NUT) conference in Brighton this weekend where the report was presented. The report found the risk to children - including Ms Bowman's son, who attended one of the schools several years later - was underestimated because risk assessments and tests were designed for adults working with asbestos, and not for long-term exposure of children who are known to be more vulnerable. JUAC said government documents released under Freedom of Information rules suggested full and comprehensive new laws to reduce the risk of exposure to asbestos were dismissed by politicians on cost grounds. Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), described the report as "shocking". She said: "It is outrageous that staff and pupils are still dying from being exposed to asbestos in schools. "ATL has been campaigning about this for years. Action must be taken by the Government now. " Unite general secretary Len McCluskey said: "Only through the safe, planned removal of all the asbestos which still remains in place across the UK, will the deadly menace of asbestos be lifted from future generations. " Experts say the true scale of the problem is not known, because no comprehensive survey has been done to establish which buildings are affected. Asbestos campaigner Hank Roberts, presenting the report at the NUT conference, said: "It is disgraceful. This document shows absolutely everything you can think of has been going wrong - negligence, deceit, lying. "Saying it is safe is an absolute lie. " A Department for Education spokesman said: "Nothing is more important than the health and safety of children and staff in our schools. "Since 2010, billions has been invested to improve the condition of the school estate, with a further £23 billion on school buildings to come over this Parliament. "This will help ensure asbestos is managed safely and that the amount in school buildings continues to reduce over time. "We have also published new guidance on managing asbestos in schools, and have transformed the way in which we collect information on asbestos to better our understanding. "

2016-03-27 07:23 Press Association www.dailymail.co.uk

59 Government denies foreign aid 'paid to Palestinian terrorists' The Government has denied claims that British aid is being used to pay salaries to convicted Palestinian terrorists. A report published in the Mail on Sunday claims that money from the UK's foreign aid budget sent to the Palestinian Authority is handed to the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO), which in turn makes payments to convicted terrorists, some in Israeli prisons, and their families. But Department for International Development officials have hit back at the "incorrect" claims. A government spokeswoman said: "This allegation is simply incorrect. We have extensive precautions in place to ensure that UK money does not support terror groups or organisations. " The Mail on Sunday report also claims that the Government will send the Palestinian Authority up to £25.5 million this year and that president Mahmoud Abbas - whose budget is dependent on foreign aid - has spent £8 million on a new luxury palace. Former civil servants no longer working are reportedly still collecting their monthly salaries. MP Jacob Rees-Mogg told the paper: "This is a bad way of spending public money. So much of this money is going on deeply silly and unnecessary things. " The Government said that there were strict measures to ensure that funding was only used as intended and insisted it did not provide any funding to the PLO. A spokeswoman said: "UK aid is spent where it is most needed and is subject to rigorous internal and external checks and scrutiny at all stages. "The Government has realigned the UK's aid strategy, cutting wasteful programmes and making sure spending is firmly in the UK's national interest. "Alongside an increased defence budget and the UK's world class diplomatic service, our aid programme is helping to create a more prosperous and stable world in which the UK can stand tall and flourish. "This is an approach that works; it has helped reduce the threat to the UK from Ebola in west Africa, it is targeting the root causes of the migration crisis, and it is increasing economic prospects in fragile states to counter extremism and help build our future trading partners. " The Mail on Sunday has launched a petition calling on the Government to scrap the law requiring the UK to spend a fixed 0.7 per cent of national wealth on foreign aid.

2016-03-27 07:22 Press Association www.dailymail.co.uk

60 Archbishop of Canterbury to urge flock not to succumb to fear The Archbishop of Canterbury is to warn people not to succumb to fear caused by the Belgian terrorist attacks, which he will say are a sign of a "world at war with itself, of faiths at each other's throats". The Most Rev Justin Welby is expected to say in his Easter Sunday sermon at Canterbury Cathedral, Kent, that although the world is shocked by the week's events, Easter is a chance to trust in God who provides "life, hope and purpose". He is expected to say: "In the shadow of this week's darkness, hope can seem far far away. And fear can feel so close. "In much of life fear is a valid and reasonable emotion, but hope always overcomes fear. We fear what we do not know, do not understand or cannot control. But on Easter Day we remember that Jesus Christ overcame death so that the end of all things is known. "Jesus Christ revealed the truth so that one day everyone will live in truth. Jesus Christ put all things into the hand of God so that nothing is beyond God's control. "In short, on Easter Day, hope decisively overcame fear and we Christians are called to be witnesses to the hope that is found only in Jesus Christ. " He continues: "Fear is reasonable, a normal human reaction. This week has shocked all of us, and risks causing us to act fearfully, to see a world in which fear triumphs. Easter proclaims to us in flesh and blood that fear and death and terror are not the last words. God has spoken life, hope and purpose. "Terror speaks of a world at war with itself, of Faiths at each other's throats. Jesus Christ reaches out not in exclusion but in embrace, this is the feast of the victory of God, and we celebrate in the midst of darkness, by our worship and praise shining an unquenchable light. "That is the light the women encountered as, full of sorrow and despair, they went to the tomb. They had watched Jesus, whom they had accompanied from Galilee, arrested, tried and executed, in the space of a few hours. "All expectation was betrayed, all achievement vitiated, by the evil acts of powerful and indifferent rulers. "When the whole stream of events flows the wrong way then it is hard to endure, hard to trust the victory of God. That is the reality for so many. This is the reality - or is it? "

2016-03-27 07:21 Press Association www.dailymail.co.uk

61 Stormers edge Jaguares Cape Town - The Stormers claimed their fourth victory from five games in Super Rugby this season as they saw off the Jaguares 13-8 at Vélez Sarsfield. Both sides scored a try apiece but it was ultimately the boot of Kurt Coleman that proved the difference on an off day for the Argentines. It was a frustrating first-half for the hosts, who were 3-13 down until the closing stages before Jeronimo de la Fuente crossed the line. Credit must go to the Stormers for the hosts' troubles though as the visitors enjoyed the majority of the territory in the opening stanza. Coleman got them on the board early with a fourth minute penalty and then doubled the lead on 18 minutes after the Jaguares offended. Fortunately for the hosts, Nicolás Sánchez halved the deficit soon after as the Stormers came offside in a rare period of defensive work. They were back on the front foot soon though and with Sánchez in the sin-bin for slowing down the ball after Leolin Zas' break, the away team capitalised with Cheslin Kolbe stepping several before going over. Coleman's extras meant it was a welcome ten-point lead for them. Sánchez was clearly determined to make amends for his offence and on his return a wonderful clearing kick from a penalty preceded him then slicing through the Stormers defence before setting up centre De la Fuente. He could not slot the conversion, however, so it was 10-13. The Jaguares were the team in form after the break too and came agonisingly close to scoring early on when flanker Tomás Lezana lost the ball over the try-line after a powerful initial carry from Tomas Lavannini. They would hope that near miss wouldn't prove costly at full-time. One player also hoping his mistakes wouldn't come back to haunt his team was Sánchez, who was wayward with a second attempt at goal on 62 minutes, this time after the Stormers were penalised at the scrum. Along with his earlier conversion, this was an uncharacteristic error from him. It seemed to be the Stormers day and so it proved as they played a smart game in the closing stages, holding on for the four points, with the Jaguares missing another penalty, through Santiago González Iglesias, and having a five-metre attacking line-out pinched to cap a poor outing on home soil. Scorers Jaguares Try: De la Fuente Penalty : Sánchez Yellow: Sánchez Stormers Try: Kolbe Conversion: Coleman Penalty: Coleman 2 Teams Jaguares 15 Joaquín Tuculet, 14 Matías Orlando, 13 Matías Moroni, 12 Jeronimo de la Fuente, 11 Lucas González Amorosino, 10 Nicolás Sánchez, 9 Martín Landajo, 8 Leonardo Senatore, 7 Tomás Lezana, 6 Pablo Matera, 5 Tomas Lavannini, 4 Matías Alemanno, 3 Felipe Arregui, 2 Agustín Creevy (c), 1 Santiago García Botta Replacements: 16 Julián Montoya, 17 Roberto Tejerizo, 18 Enrique Pieretto, 19 Guido Petti, 20 Facundo Isa, 21 Gonzalo Bertranou, 22 Santiago González Iglesias, 23 Santiago Cordero Stormers 15 Cheslin Kolbe, 14 Kobus van Wyk, 13 Johnny Kotze, 12 Juan de Jongh (cc), 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Kurt Coleman, 9 Nic Groom, 8 Nizaam Carr, 7 Siya Kolisi, 6 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 5 JD Schickerling, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe (cc), 2 Scarra Ntubeni, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg Replacements: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Oli Kebble, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Jan de Klerk, 20 Schalk Burger, 21 Louis Schreuder, 22 Jean-Luc du Plessis, 23 Huw Jones

2016-03-27 07:14 www.sport24.co.za

62 Medical helicopter crash kills 4, including patient (CNN) A medical helicopter crashed in a wooded area in Alabama, killing one patient and all three crew members aboard, authorities said. Authorities indicate there were no survivors. Red Cross has been contacted for canteening & has mobilized to support the responders -> Crash kills woman going to mother's funeral rss.cnn.com 2016-03-27 07:01 Faith Karimi rss.cnn.com

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64 Political horse-trading threatening Poland's prized Arabians? Nostrils flared and tails thrust high, a glorious herd of Arabian purebreds gallops across a paddock at Poland's world-renowned Janow Podlaski stud farm, which insiders charge is the latest state enterprise threatened by political horse-trading. The 200-year-old facility in the EU country's poorer east holds an auction every August that attracts an array of wealthy Gulf state sheikhs and notables including breeder Shirley Watts, the wife of Rolling Stones' drummer Charlie. Prized for their speed, endurance and good looks, the ancestors of Poland's Arabians were first bred by Bedouins centuries ago in the deserts of the modern-day Middle East. They arrived in Poland in the 16th and 17th centuries as war spoils from battles with the Ottoman Empire and have since stolen hearts as icons of elegance and freedom. Pepita, a buxom dappled white-and-grey broodmare, fetched a cool 1.4 million euros ($1.5 million) at the 2015 "Pride of Poland" auction. But the record price was apparently not high enough for internationally acclaimed breeder Marek Trela to keep his job as Janow Polaski's director, a position he held for nearly two decades. After just four months in power, Poland's right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) government unexpectedly sacked him in mid-February along with Jerzy Bialobok, an equally respected breeder and head of the Michalow state stud farm. Marek Skomorowski, an economist close to PiS who admits he knows nothing about horses, was appointed new director at Janow Polaski. The moves triggered outrage at home and abroad, sparking street protests and petitions for the reinstatement of both men -- who had quickly received a flood of job offers from leading Gulf state breeders. "I'm humbled and overwhelmed by the support I've received from top breeders across the globe," Trela told AFP. But he insisted he prefers to "stay at home". The state Agricultural Property Agency (ANR) supervising the stud farms initially said it let him go for failing to save top broodmare Pianissima, worth an estimated three million euros. She died suddenly from intestinal complications in October. PiS Agriculture Minister Krzysztof Jurgiel, who oversees the ANR, later filed a complaint with state prosecutors over alleged "financial irregularities" at the stud farms linked to recent lucrative auctions. But the ANR reacted very differently when a similar intestinal ailment finished off Preria, a prize mare that owner Shirley Watts had entrusted to Janow Podlaski's new management. ANR head Waldemar Humiecki asked prosecutors to investigate, but insisted the fatal condition "apparently happens quite often in horses". The respected European Conference of Arabian Horse Organisations (ECAHO) , based in Switzerland, is bewildered. Its president Jaroslav Lacina issued an open letter stating his "personal confusion about the situation and the measures adopted in Poland", and insisted that horse breeding requires practical experience. "I am not aware of any such experience gained by the persons newly responsible for the breeding of Purebred Arabian horses in Poland. " - 'Good Change'? - The stud farms are just the tip of the ice berg since the PiS won October's general election. Its populist government wasted no time installing loyalists in key state-controlled enterprises under the PiS' much-vaunted "Dobra zmiana" (Good Change) policy. The companies include heavyweights like top regional insurer PZU, leading domestic utility PGE, European copper and silver heavyweight KGHM and the PGNiG oil and gas company, among others. State sector firms generate around a fifth of the GDP in Poland, a central European heavyweight of 38 million people blessed with steady economic growth since it shed communism in 1989, OECD figures show. Critics also accuse the PiS, led by ex-premier Jaroslaw Kaczynski, of attempting to stack the Constitutional Court and public television and radio with loyalists. The moves have triggered a series of mass protests and an unprecedented EU probe into the health of Poland's democracy. While the PiS insists its "Good Change" deal promotes social equality, analysts say the results are more akin to pork barrel politics. "The 'Good Change' is a paternalistic-type of policy in which the state takes a stronger role in the economy," Witold Orlowski, a Warsaw-based consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers, told AFP. "There's a feeling in the PiS that in the 27 years since communism, and especially in the last eight years under their free-market rivals, the Polish state became very weak, notably regarding big business. " With "Good Change", Orlowski said, the state wants to be "an equal partner with business and not allow itself to be cheated on taxes and so on. " But "the PiS has a very weak portfolio of professionals to put in all those positions," he asserted. "Unfortunately, there are also a lot of poorly qualified but shall we say 'clever' people around the PiS ready to use any opportunity to simply promote their own careers. " A March Newsweek Polska survey found that 53 percent of Poles thought the PiS was choosing the wrong people as top managers. A business insider who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity compared the PiS managers installed in top firms to "computer gamers trying to fly Dreamliners", adding that the situation has triggered an "exodus of top managers".

2016-03-27 07:50 By AFP www.digitaljournal.com

65 Mixed reviews for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has received mixed reviews from critics ahead of its release this weekend. The film had been widely praised by fans after its first screening in New York last week. But critics have not been so positive about the long-awaited movie, which stars Ben Affleck as Batman and Henry Cavill as Superman. "This superhero-smorgasbord melts into an electric soup of CGI," Kate Muir wrote in the Times. "Effects are so overused that any conviction explodes in a giant fireball - indeed endless fireballs. The result is an enervating two and a half hours. " A number of other reviewers also picked up on the film's long duration. The Sun described it as "insanely long", while the Guardian said it is "both overstuffed and abnormally extended". "No major blockbuster in years has been this incoherently structured, this seemingly uninterested in telling a story with clarity and purpose," wrote Robbie Collin in the Telegraph. The BBC's Mark Kermode described it as a "crushing disappointment". However, some critics were kinder about the film, which sees Wonder Woman - played by Gal Gadot - make her big-screen debut. Geoffrey Mcnab, in the Independent, praised "the eye-popping spectacle, the brilliance of some of the action sequences, and the full-blooded performances" of the cast. However, he summarised the film as ultimately being "too convoluted for its own good". Similarly, Empire noted : "There are moments that make the whole enterprise worthwhile, and [the film] introduces an intriguing new Batman. But it's also cluttered and narratively wonky, a few jokes wouldn't have gone amiss, either. " Wired said the film was "more thematically ambitious and memorable than many other superhero movies", but added the film eventually "falls apart". Rotten Tomatoes, which works out average scores for films based on multiple reviews, listed Batman v Superman on Friday as having received an average mark of 5.1 out of 10, based on 207 reviews. But fans have been much kinder to the movie in comments posted on social media. Ben Kahn tweeted : "Lots to process and think about, but overall BvS is an excellent movie. " "I was pretty impressed by Batman v Superman. Everyone went crazy for Wonder Woman, she was amazing," wrote Swati Teerdhala.

2016-03-27 04:32 BBC News www.bbc.co.uk

66 “Death is not always the worst outcome”: We’re so good at saving babies, and so bad at respecting the limits of medicine and the rights of families Topics: Life stories , Editor's Pick , Real Families , later-term abortion , Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt , Life News Earlier this month, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, the first major abortion case to reach the Supreme Court in almost a decade. The Supreme Court will be considering whether the requirements for facilities that provide abortions in Texas are unreasonably restrictive, but the same bill aims to ban all abortions after 20 weeks, with an exception only for fetal anomalies that are considered “incompatible with life,” a deceptively complicated designation that may not provide either legal protection or clarity to parents forced to make difficult decisions regarding a wide range of serious fetal anomalies, many of which are not discoverable until close to that 20 week cutoff. This case, along with, the new vacancy on the Supreme Court following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, and the presidential primaries, has thrust the abortion debate back into the national spotlight. Abortions performed due to fetal anomalies, and late-term abortions generally, represent a minority of abortions performed in this country. But much of the recent legislation regarding abortion around the country targets or impacts this subset of cases specifically, and these new laws threaten to do grave harm. Another state law currently being debated in Ohio would prohibit abortion at any gestational age whenever a diagnosis of Down syndrome has been made, and the state’s governor, the presidential candidate John Kasich, has stated publicly that were the bill to reach his desk, he would not hesitate to sign it into law. An even more restrictive bill has just been passed by the Indiana state Legislature, prohibiting abortion in the case of “a diagnosis or potential diagnosis of Down Syndrome or any other disability,” a shockingly broad category that ironically does nothing to address abortions of healthy fetuses. These bills have the potential to create serious socioeconomic disparities, as women with the resources to do so will almost certainly travel across state lines to obtain abortions when that is the medical decision they have made. In all of these cases, it is taken for granted that the idea of viability – the point in a pregnancy at which the fetus has a reasonable chance of surviving outside the uterus when supported by modern medicine – provides a useful guidepost for making ethical policy decisions. Think about a perfectly healthy fetus who is old enough that, if born at that very moment, he or she would in all likelihood thrive with the support of the appropriate neonatal intensive care. The idea of injecting potassium chloride directly into that fetus’s heart is distressing enough that it ought to give even the most staunchly pro-choice advocate pause. Then, think instead about a fetus of the same gestational age who has a severe abnormality – a heart, say, that is essentially missing one of its chambers, or a diaphragm with a hole so large all of the contents of the abdomen are up in the chest compressing the lungs. In cases like this, in which survival would require extensive intervention with uncertain outcomes and a risk-benefit profile that cannot be universally agreed upon, the concept of viability based on arbitrary gestational age cutoffs quickly starts to break down. At the beginning of my fourth year of medical school, I had an abortion, an experience about which I have written previously in detail. At the time, we had a 2-year-old daughter, and we found out during our routine anatomy scan around 19 weeks that the baby boy I was carrying had a severe disease. His kidneys were irreversibly damaged, and as a result, his lungs could not develop properly. No one could predict whether he would die during the pregnancy, shortly after birth, or perhaps survive into childhood if he received neonatal dialysis and qualified for a kidney transplant in the future. For us, the risk of prolonged suffering, pain and grave disability – a kidney transplant at best has a lifespan of 20 years – outweighed the possibility of what we considered to be meaningful quality of life, and we chose to terminate the pregnancy. Preventing our baby’s suffering is a motivation that most can relate to even if they disagree with our ultimate choice. But the aspect of our decision that is harder to talk about – because as mothers, specifically, we are still widely expected to sacrifice everything in the interest of our children – is the fact that we also took into account what it might mean for our careers, for our growing family, and for the trajectory of our lives, if we chose to carry the pregnancy to term. Late-term abortion and abortion for fetal anomalies are hard to talk about. For many moderates, the idea of simply limiting abortions to the first half of pregnancy, or to undoubtedly lethal conditions only – a surprisingly difficult prediction to make, as I will discuss later – seems like a reasonable and fair compromise. Don’t we have to draw the line somewhere, or else run the risk of allowing unrestrained euthanasia? Absolutist opponents of abortion often point to perinatal hospice and adoption as the morally acceptable alternatives, while unconditional proponents of abortion rights often shy away from the topic entirely, perhaps because it raises questions about a fetus’s perceived humanity and potential human rights that are conveniently avoided if one accepts the formulation that life begins only when the fetus reaches the point of viability. The problem with all of these arguments, and with the legislation around the country that speaks in broad strokes about “viability,” “lethal” anomalies, and “protecting women and children,” is that these simple “political” concepts are surprisingly resistant to having any serious medical, ethical or practical meanings. We are now so good at “saving” babies, and yet still so bad at having frank discussions, even within the medical community, about quality of life and the limits of medicine, that what gets lost in the middle is the fundamental rights and interests of the women, families and children who are at the center of these stories. As a pediatrician-in-training and now the mother of three healthy daughters, I think frequently about our son, and the decision we made. One of the first patients I took care of as a resident was a toddler whose prenatal diagnosis was eerily parallel to our son’s. Every morning when I walked into his room to examine him and see how his night had been, I would see his tiny body curled up in the hospital crib, his G-tube hooked up to continuous feeds. I would see his mother sleeping on the fold-out chair underneath a scratchy hospital sheet, and I would wonder what it would be like if it were my son in that crib, if it were me sleeping on the makeshift bed. I can’t pretend to know anything about that mother’s beliefs or the decisions she made while pregnant, about the dreams and plans she had for her boy’s future, or about how her life may have changed when she took on her role as his mother and protector, always by his side. What was obvious, though, was that she loved her son dearly, just as I would have loved our son had he been born. When I think about our son, I wonder what color his soft, sweet hair would have been, and I check the perpetually running calendar in my mind to see how old he would be today. I wonder if, had we continued the pregnancy, I would be here in this hospital room as a resident or as a mother; if I would have quit my medical training entirely, a path that was already challenging enough with a young daughter and a husband with a busy career.

2016-03-27 04:32 Phoebe Danziger salon.com.feedsportal.com

67 Missed kicks condemn Jaguares to Super Rugby defeat Missing kickable shots cost Argentina's Jaguares dearly as they suffered a second successive Super Rugby home defeat of 13-8 to the Western Stormers. Leading 2015 Rugby World Cup points scorer Nicolas Sanchez fluffed two relatively simple chances to add to his early penalty against the South African visitors. The fly- half missed the conversion of a try by centre Jeronimo de la Fuente at the end of a first half in which all 21 points were scored before a large crowd at Estadio Jose Amalfitani in Buenos Aires. Sanchez failed again on the hour as a slightly more difficult penalty attempt drifted wide to groans from supporters. Replacement kicker Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias tried to trim the five-point gap with a more challenging attempt, but he was also off target. Stormers fly-half Kurt Coleman had slotted two penalties and Sanchez had replied with one before the Argentine playmaker was sin-binned midway through the opening half for a professional foul. The South Africans took advantage of the numerical advantage within two minutes as full-back Cheslin Kolbe jinked his way past several would-be tacklers to dot down. Coleman converted for a deserved 13-3 lead. Once back to full strength, the hosts finished the opening half strongly and De la Fuente went over in additional time. Jaguares must wait at least until April 30 to celebrate a first home Super Rugby triumph after also committing many handling errors and lacking composure when within sight of the Stormers' try-line. Jaguares began life as a Super Rugby team by beating the Central Cheetahs and losing narrowly to the Coastal Sharks in South Africa. After failing against the defensively superb Stormers, and also losing narrowly to the visiting Waikato Chiefs from New Zealand last weekend, they embark on a four-match tour. Jaguares meet the Auckland Blues, Wellington Hurricanes and Canterbury Crusaders in New Zealand and the Sunwolves in Tokyo before hosting the struggling Kings in Buenos Aires. Stormers have a bye next weekend, then host the Sunwolves in Cape Town. The victory increased their lead in the Africa 1 standings to eight points ahead of three-time Super Rugby champions Northern Bulls.

2016-03-27 06:12 Afp www.dailymail.co.uk

68 'Each Talpiot graduate can make a 1% difference in battle' Israel’s Edge, a new book authored by CNBC executive producer Jason Gewirtz, sheds light on the strategically vital and secretive Talpiot IDF program, which trains select groups of soldiers in how to conduct cutting edge defense research and development. Gewirtz, who is the executive producer of Power Lunch at CNBC, told The Jerusalem Post recently about the process of writing the book, which began when he became fascinated by the remarkable program. Power Lunch is broadcast live daily from the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, and CNBC’s Global Headquarters. Gewirtz has worked at CNBC for 15 years, focusing mainly on financial markets, but has also covered the 2006 Second Lebanon War from northern Israel. “I also followed Warren Buffett on his trip to Tefen when he made his first overseas purchase, buying ISCAR. In addition, I produced a documentary for CNBC called Beyond the Barrel, which focused heavily on Israeli alternative energy companies,” he said. In recent years, his attention became focused on the Talpiot program. Created following the Yom Kippur War, after Syria, Egypt and many of Israel’s other enemies closed a major technology gap with it, Talpiot has for more than three decades helped advance Israel’s arsenal through the brain power and imagination of the young, Gewirtz said. “Instead of being trained to fight immediately, the few soldiers each year selected for Talpiot are taught how to think. In order to join this unit they have to commit to being in the army for 10 years, rather than the three years a normal soldier serves. Talpiot members are taught advanced level physics, math and computer science as they train with soldiers from every other branch of the IDF. The result: young men and women who can take their classroom experience and combine it with battlefield experience in order to become research and development machines,” he added. According to Gewirtz, Talpiot members take science courses at the Hebrew University for their first three years in the army – while simultaneously learning from and training with many ground force units including artillery, special forces, infantry and the paratroopers. “They also spend time with naval units at sea and do some training with the air force. They then take their academic learning and combine it with their military experience. After the first three years of studying and military training, they are then matched up with an opening in their area of interest and expertise. Sometimes this is with the conventional branches of service, but sometimes it is with other intelligence agencies, such as Sigint Unit 8200, or with a defense company, where they often act as an agent for the Ministry of Defense, “making sure that everything is built as it should be built,” he explained. “Others go on to work in the Israeli space industry, helping to develop satellites and the high resolution imaging equipment that allows Israel to see what is going on in other parts of the region and world. “Talpiot graduates are also encouraged to delay a good part of their research and development and go into fighting units instead. Many have become pilots in the air force flying F-16s in combat and others have gone on to train new pilots. One in fact teaches dog-fighting. Several have gone on to command naval ships. A few are in Shaldag which is the special forces unit of the Israel Air Force. Others go into ground units,” Gewirtz said. Asked why he chose to write about this particular topic, the CNBC executive said, “There is no other program like Talpiot in the world and it has had an enormous impact on Israel. It is also benefiting the world in a very positive way. I was first attracted to the program after seeing an article in the Hebrew media many years ago. I then started asking around an ulpan teacher who had a friend who had graduated from an early class. While he could not talk to me on the record, he led me to another graduate who could. That one led me to two more, and so on. By the time my interviewing was finished, I had interviewed almost 10 percent of the graduates of this program, which began in 1979. Every story was fascinating. While I could not use every story, for various reasons I wish I could have. Not all – but almost every graduate was extremely modest.” He described becoming “really hooked after one graduate explained to me that a Talpiot can make a one percent difference in a conflict or battle. That’s a big deal for one guy. They do it through technology, of course, but it is that technological advantage that gives Israel the edge it needs. It is also that technological advantage that David Ben-Gurion was so intent upon fostering when the country was founded... Israel must defend itself through a qualitative advantage and that is what Talpiot gives Israel – the tools for this qualitative advantage that is so necessary for Israel, and the Jewish people’s survival.” Gewirtz stressed that program graduates have gone on to advance international causes, too. “There is a group of graduates now at the Weizmann Center developing ways for crops in poorer countries to grow faster – these guys aren’t just defending Israel on the battlefield, in the air, at sea and in cyberspace...they’re literally helping to feed the world. What other group of military graduates from any program in the world is doing something like this? Nobody,” he said. Gewirtz said all proceeds from the book will go to Beit Halochem, the Zahal Disabled Veterans Organization. “I did not want to profit from Talpiot’s success; it didn’t seem right to me. I did want to tell their story however,” he said. “There is something in here for people interested in the Middle East, in Israel, in history, military technology, education and of course business.”

2016-03-27 06:06 YAAKOV LAPPIN www.jpost.com

69 Two tribes go to war and neither the red nor the blue chief is safe N apoleon wanted generals who were lucky. Napoleon would have liked David Cameron. He became Tory leader when Tony Blair’s electoral magic had faded and his days were numbered. Lucky Dave then fought the 2010 election against a Labour party that had been in government for 13 years and was showing its age. His rival for the premiership had presided over the most severe economic crisis since the 1930s and, on his own account, Gordon Brown was not a politician suited for the television age. When Mr Cameron failed to parlay those advantages into a parliamentary majority, he borrowed one from the Lib Dems , who did sterling service sustaining him for five years while destroying their electoral base in the process. He gambled the United Kingdom with a referendum on Scottish independence. Labour did the heavy lifting to keep the UK intact and its reward was to be toxified as Tory collaborators in the eyes of many Scots. The devastation this wreaked on Labour support north of the border played to his advantage at the 2015 election by allowing the Tories to scare English voters with the thought that a Miliband government would be a marionette of the Nationalists. Lady Luck also smiled on him when the pollsters, by calling the election wrong , helped smooth his path back to No 10. I don’t put all this down to blind chance. That would be to underestimate Mr Cameron. He would not be approaching his sixth anniversary at No 10 were he not highly skilled at exploiting the opportunities that time, chance and opponents have presented to him. Like all successful leaders, he has made the most of his good fortune. The trouble with luck is that she eventually runs out. She seemed to be bidding farewell to this prime minister last weekend. He had been hit with the most dramatic and damaging resignation of his premiership when Iain Duncan Smith quit the cabinet in a fit of vitriolic vapours. By Monday, the budget was unravelling faster than you can say fiasco and George Osborne had gone into hiding. Mr Cameron had to face the Commons that afternoon. This should have been a horrible experience for him. Yet still he was in luck. Good fortune smiled on him in the bearded guise of his main inquisitor. His prayers for relief had been granted by St Jeremy, the patron saint of prime ministers in peril. Presented with a priceless opportunity to skewer the prime minister and take apart his claims to lead a one-nation government, Mr Corbyn decided the most effective approach was not to mention the self-defenestration of IDS and his excoriating attack on the cabinet which he had just left. The Labour leader did not , as some have had it, kick the ball over the bar. He didn’t even try to connect his foot with the ball. I am still trying to fathom why not. Had no one told him that a significant element of the job description of leader of the opposition is to, well, to oppose? Was he too preoccupied drawing up lists of suspected traitors among Labour MPs to prepare for this important engagement at the dispatch box? Was he too busy tending to his allotment and nurturing his marrows to have watched any news? Maybe I am over-thinking this. Maybe he is just hopeless. If that performance had Labour people looking on in stunned disbelief, there was worse to come two days later at prime minister’s questions. By then, Mr Corbyn had managed to find out that a member of the cabinet had resigned. But it was too late. Bringing it up 4 8 hours on only served to remind everyone that he had failed to stick the ball in the net two days earlier. On top of which, someone on his team carelessly lost a list which divided Labour MPs into five categories of loyalty and opposition to the great helmsman of Islington. The list fell ino enemy hands. So we all now know that his chief whip is designated “hostile” and so is Labour’s candidate to be mayor of London. “Core group negative” includes Ed Miliband and Alan Johnson, the leader of the Labour In campaign. The Tory leader used the exposure of the list to crush the man opposite. “I thought I had problems,” he jeered after saying they could put him down as “core support” for Mr Corbyn remaining as Labour leader. A half hour that ought to have been torture for the prime minister turned into a humiliation for his opponent. The most devoted of Mr Corbyn’s followers will say that this mockery shows that the Tories are frightened of the Labour leader. Let me try to break this as gently as I can. The Tories really, really are not scared of Mr Corbyn. Most Tories are more likely to lose sleep worrying about whether they put out the cat than they are about the Labour leader. For reasons I will describe in a moment, the Conservatives would be better served, and so would the country, if they were a bit more frightened of Labour. The other thing people will say is that parliamentary knockabout excites only people who live in the “Westminster bubble”. No one “in the real world” cares about this meaningless theatre. I agree that it is theatre, but it is far from meaningless. Parliament still matters for holding the prime minister to account. It matters more under this prime minister because he rarely deigns to grant substantial interviews with heavyweight media interrogators and only holds news conferences when he has absolutely no choice. The prospect of being tested by the leader of the opposition should, at the very least, make a prime minister nervous. It should keep him on his toes. Since he started facing Mr Corbyn, Mr Cameron clearly finds PMQs so effortless that the ease with which he cruises through them must embarrass even him. It also matters because how the party leaders perform in the Commons influences how the media rate and report on them and that plays its role in shaping public perceptions. It also has a significant impact on the morale of their parliamentary troops. At the end of that PMQs, you didn’t need any lists to tell you what Labour MPs thought about Jeremy Corbyn. It was written on their funereal faces. An encounter which should have united them in exploiting the government’s divisions and disarray turned into an occasion in which the Tories roared on their man as he ridiculed the Labour leader. My first column of this year remarked that it is highly unusual for both major parties to be doing the splits at the same time. As this year grows older, things are getting even stranger. We now have a feedback loop in which the divisions in the Labour party feed those among the Tories and vice versa. Whatever their manifold and manifest differences, one thought unites nearly all Conservatives – that the next election is as good as won for them. This is encouraging Tories to think that they can behave however they like without fear of punishment at the ballot box. The empty space where an effective opposition ought to be is an incitement for the government to be complacent, cocky and slapdash. That arrogance has consequences, as we saw with the budget. At the same time, absent an opposition that they fear, Tory discipline is breaking down. The prime minister’s internal opponents are emboldened to be more aggressive in their rebellions against the Tory leader. The language exchanged about Europe becomes more poisonous. It lessens the chances of putting the Conservative party back together again on the other side of the referendum. In normal times, we’d expect this to have a positive effect on the opposition. The spectacle of Tories tearing into each other like a feral bunch of ferrets ought to be uniting Labour in a conviction that the next election is winnable for them. In these extraordinary times, Tory division has the opposite effect. It is not bringing Labour together; it is amplifying Labour’s internal turbulence. Labour MPs see a Tory party which is bitterly split and despair that their own leadership seems utterly incapable of profiting from the opportunity that it ought to present to them. A few Labour MPs have broken cover and openly called for Jeremy Corbyn to resign. Many more talk privately of an attempt to oust him once the EU referendum is over. Whether this will come to anything, we will see, but I would caution Mr Corbyn not to place too much reliance on that list as a guide to the mood in his parliamentary party. It has Labour MPs down as neutral or friendly who are, to my knowledge, hostiles. While talk of toppling their leader grows on the Labour side, regicide is also on the minds of a significant number of Tory MPs. Among them, there is much chatter that David Cameron will face a leadership challenge after the referendum, whether he wins it or not. It is possible that, before year’s end, there will have been attempts from within both the major parties to oust their leaders. What would once have seemed wildly improbable is now quite easily conceivable. The terra becomes yet more incognita.

2016-03-27 06:04 Andrew Rawnsley www.theguardian.com

70 Brexit vote could starve NHS of investment - Jeremy Hunt Leaving the European Union would leave the NHS facing a "real challenge", Jeremy Hunt has said. In a warning that prompted claims of government scaremongering, the Health Secretary said the economic shock caused by Brexit could starve the cash-strapped health service of investment. Some of the 100,000 foreign EU citizens on the workforce could also quit the country amid "uncertainties" over the status of visas and work permits, he said in the Observer. Mr Hunt said he believed Britain would survive economically outside the bloc and would strike trade deals, but not without "years of economic uncertainty". It would "inevitably mean less money for public services like the NHS", he wrote, in the latest intervention by a senior minister. "Those who want to leave need to explain how they could protect the NHS from this economic shock," he said. "No savings can compensate for the economic volatility that would follow a vote to leave. "Another issue is the damage caused by losing some of the 100,000 skilled EU workers who work in our health and social care system. Uncertainties around visas and residency permits could cause some to return home, with an unpredictable impact on hard-pressed front-line services. "Our doctors and nurses have never worked harder. Their passion and determination is to do the right thing for patients. Against that backdrop, Brexiteers need to be honest that a period of economic uncertainty and volatility poses a real challenge to the NHS. " Matthew Elliott, chief executive of Vote Leave, argued that Brexit would release funds to improve the NHS. "Does this government's scaremongering know no bounds? " he asked. "Under Jeremy Hunt's stewardship, the NHS has plummeted into a financial crisis. "If we vote to leave we can stop wasting money on EU bureaucrats and instead spend our money on our priorities like the NHS. " Mr Hunt said those savings had been spent several times over in anti-EU campaigners' manifestos. Stephen Dorrell, a Tory former health secretary and ex-chairman of the Commons health select committee, told the newspaper: "EU research programmes and single market legislation have greatly strengthened European co-operation in this area with substantial benefits for both healthcare and employment in the UK. It is a simple fact that Brexit would put all this at risk. " But Tory MP Stewart Jackson said: "Jeremy Hunt has to explain how uncontrolled EU migration and Turkish EU accession will help an overstretched NHS on his watch and afterwards. " Former cabinet minister Liam Fox said: " How many more colleagues will be forced into absurd and demeaning scare stories? Very sad. "

2016-03-27 05:43 Press Association www.dailymail.co.uk

71 Girl dies after bouncy castle swept away at Harlow park A young girl has died after the bouncy castle she was playing on blew away. Two people have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence following the incident in Harlow on Saturday afternoon, Essex Police said. East of England Ambulance Service said crews were called to Harlow Town Park shortly after 4pm to reports that a girl had been seriously injured when the bouncy castle she was on blew "some distance" away. The girl, whose age police have not confirmed, was treated by ambulance crews and the Herts and Essex air ambulance and taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital, where she later died. A spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Service said: "Our thoughts are with the friends and family involved on this sad day. " A spokeswoman for the Health and Safety Executive said it was assisting police. Last year a bouncy castle collapsed while children were playing on it during a funfair in the park. Harlow Council officers visited the site following the incident last May and suggested a number of health and safety improvements, including better stewarding of the event. It was reported at the time that three children had to be treated by paramedics when the inflatable castle collapsed on them. After news of Saturday's tragedy broke, Conservative MP for Harlow Robert Halfon tweeted: "My thoughts and heart go to family. "

2016-03-27 05:42 Press Association www.dailymail.co.uk

72 72 Top-ranked Lydia Ko takes 3-shot lead in Kia Classic CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Top-ranked Lydia Ko made three straight birdies early on the back nine Saturday in the Kia Classic and finished with a 5-under 67 to take a three-stroke lead. Ko birdied Nos. 11-13 and closed with five straight pars to reach 14-under 202 at Aviara in the final event before the major ANA Inspiration next week in Rancho Mirage. "I'd rather be a couple shots ahead than a couple shots behind," Ko said. "But the girls are playing great golf. The course is tough, but still, the scores are out there. So I've just got to focus on my game. Anything can happen. " The 18-year-old New Zealander saved par with a 10-foot putt on the par-4 18th, and has played bogey-free since her second hole in the first round. She won five times last season and is coming off second-place finish last week in Phoenix in the Founders Cup. "I struck the ball really well," Ko said. "I think almost the harder part was that because I was giving myself a lot of opportunities, it almost felt like I wasn't putting good, but I was stroking good and holing a few putts here and there. I'm really proud with the way I played today. Obviously, I've got to take the positives and the confidence going into tomorrow. " Sung Hyun Park, Brittany Lang and second- round leader Jenny Shin were tied for second. Park had five straight birdies on Nos. 12-16, made a double bogey on par-5 17th, and closed with a birdie for a 68. Lang had a 70, making three birdies and four bogeys on the back nine. Shin shot 71. "A lot of up-and-downs on the back nine, which I don't like doing that," Lang said. "I wasn't quite as sharp on the back nine. I don't know if I got a little tired or a little out of what I was doing. ... But to come out with 2 under and still be right there, I'm very happy and excited for tomorrow. " Second-ranked Inbee Park was 10 under after a 70. Minjee Lee had a hole-in-one on the par-4 16th hole — the second ace on a par4 this season. Lee used a 5-wood on the 234-yard hole. "It was a little right-to-left down wind, so just hit it a little right and then it was going with the wind and went in the hole," Lee said. "I didn't see it go in. Lee was 5 under after a 70. Two months ago, Ha Na Jang became the first player in LPGA Tour history to make a hole-in-one on a par-4 when she accomplished the feat at the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic. Jang holed out from 218 yards.

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73 2 dead, 5 injured in Los Angeles County hit-and-run crash SOUTH GATE, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles County fire officials say two people were killed and five people injured in a hit-and-run crash in the city of South Gate. Authorities say one of the two vehicles hit the other, which slammed into a pole about 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Fire officials say two people are dead, three are in critical condition and two have minor injuries. Bell Gardens police say they are seeking 22-year-old Bryan Rojas. They say he fled from the accident scene and had an injury to his forehead. It wasn't immediately clear which vehicles the injured were from. South Gate is about eight miles south of downtown Los Angeles.

2016-03-27 05:36 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

74 74 'Too few people' understand new state pension, Commons committee warns Ministers have failed to make it clear that most people retiring on the new state pensions will not receive the £155.65 weekly flat rate in its early days, a Commons committee has warned. The Government has " managed to muddle" its communications about the reforms "to the point where neither the winners nor losers yet know who they are", MPs said. Just 13% of people reaching state pension age in the first year of the overhauled system will receive the new flat rate, they found. More than half (55%) of claimants will receive less than the weekly amount, as a result mainly of contracting out or gaps in contributions , the Work and Pensions Committee said. Around one third (32%) will receive more after building up additional state pension under the current system, it added. The proportion of people receiving the full flat rate on reaching state pension age is set to exceed 80% by 2040, the communication of the new state pension report found. In the early years of the new system, which comes in next month, claimants with fewer than ten years of qualifying contributions, people who derive rights to a pension based on their spouse's contributions and those who built up large guaranteed minimum pensions between 1 978 to 1988 face receiving less than they would under current rules, the committee warned. MPs called for the Department for Work and Pensions to write to people who stand to receive less than previously expected and also set up a telephone hotline to deal with their questions. Committee chairman Frank Field said: "The new state pension will ultimately be a welcome simplification of an over-complicated system. The problem is that failures of communication mean that too few people understand it. The Government seems to have managed to muddle its communications to the point where neither the winners nor losers yet know who they are. "There is no way that communicating changes which affect different groups very differently, over different timelines, should ever have been left to general awareness campaigns or happenchance. The oversimplified message about the flat-rate amount has left many people unprepared and confused. "We very much welcome the commitment in the Budget to a one stop "pensions dashboard", which we and others have been calling for. It is only one part of the answer though. Government must focus on identifying the individuals affected, assessing their potential losses, and communicating with them directly, clearly, and regularly. But nobody should underestimate the challenges of achieving this objective. " A DWP spokesman said: "The new state pension reflects a bold move to create a system that is simpler and easier to understand and millions stand to gain from the changes, including women and the self-employed, who so often have lost out in the past. "We are committed to ensuring that the public fully understands the changes being made to the state pension, that is why we launched a multimedia campaign in 2014, which will continue over the coming months and years. " Saga's director of communications Paul Green said: "It is simply untenable that those approaching retirement can be treated with such disregard when it comes to their pension income. "Most people make significant financial plans about their future based on what they believe they will get from their state pension and, if inaccurate or outdated, could leave them with little to no time to make up for this government information error. "Unfortunately despite commitments from Government ministers that these changes would be well communicated this appears not to be the case. "It's like history is repeating itself with striking similarities to the shambles that occurred around women's state pension age. "Government ministers have repeatedly claimed that changes to women's state pension age were well communicated, but the very women themselves knew nothing of these changes. It is surely not too much for those saving for retirement to get fair treatment along with accurate and timely information. "Perhaps less time should be spent on developing adverts with giant furry pension monsters, and more time on getting the basics right would avoid the monster mess the Work and Pensions Select Committee investigation highlights. " 2016-03-27 05:25 Press Association www.dailymail.co.uk

75 AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 2 Takes,450 State Clinton +- Sanders +- Uncommitted +- De La Fuent +- Ala. 47 0 9 0 2 0 0 0 Alaska 4 +4 13 +13 3 -1 0 0 Am. Sma. 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Ariz. 49 0 32 0 2 0 0 0 Ark. 27 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 Calif. 51 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 Colo. 38 0 38 0 2 0 0 0 Conn. 15 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 D. C. 18 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 Del. 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 DemsAbd 5 0 9 0 2 0 0 0 Fla. 159 0 72 0 7 0 0 0 Ga. 84 0 29 0 3 0 0 0 Guam 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hawaii 5 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 Idaho 6 0 19 0 1 0 0 0 Ill. 96 0 73 0 3 0 0 0 Ind. 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Iowa 29 0 21 0 2 0 0 0 Kan. 10 0 24 0 3 0 0 0 Ky. 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 La. 43 0 14 0 1 0 0 0 Maine 12 0 17 0 1 0 0 0 Mass. 63 0 46 0 4 0 0 0 Md. 15 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 Mich. 73 0 67 0 4 0 0 0 Minn. 42 0 47 0 4 0 0 0 Miss. 35 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 Mo. 46 0 34 0 0 0 0 0 Mont. 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 N. C. 67 0 46 0 2 0 0 0 N. D. 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 N. H. 15 0 15 0 2 0 0 0 N. J. 9 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 N. M. 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 N. Y. 34 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Neb. 13 0 15 0 2 0 0 0 Nev. 24 0 16 0 3 0 0 0 NoMaIs 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Ohio 94 0 63 0 3 0 0 0 Okla. 18 0 22 0 2 0 0 0 Ore. 6 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 Pa. 17 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 PrtoRco 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 R. I. 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S. C. 44 0 14 0 1 0 0 0 S. D. 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 Tenn. 50 0 23 0 2 0 0 0 Texas 167 0 75 0 9 0 0 0 UnAssign 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Utah 8 0 26 0 2 0 0 0 Va. 73 0 33 0 2 0 0 0 VirgIsl 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 Vt. 4 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 W. Va. 5 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 Wash. 18 +8 23 +23 7 0 0 0 Wis. 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 Wyo. 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 1703 +12 985 +36 160 -1 0 0

2016-03-27 05:21 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

76 NHL-Highlights of Saturday's NHL games March 26 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Saturday's National Hockey League games. Blues 4, Capitals 0 Jake Allen made 32 saves, Vladimir Tarasenko scored his 35th goal of the season and the St. Louis Blues defeated the Washington Capitals 4-0 on Saturday night for their fourth straight shutout win. Kyle Brodziak and Colton Parayko also scored as part of a three- goal second period for St. Louis (45-22-9), which has won 10 of 12 games. It's the first time in franchise history the Blues have recorded four straight shutouts. Stars 4, Sharks 2 Goaltender Antti Niemi made 34 saves, Mattias Janmark scored two goals, and the Dallas Stars held on for a 4-2 victory against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center on Saturday afternoon. Patrick Sharp scored in the second period for the Stars (45-22-9), who clinched a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Tuesday and lead the Central Division with 99 points. Jamie Benn scored an empty- net goal with 1:08 left to play, his 37th goal of the season. Wild 4, Avalanche 0 ach Parise scored twice, Devan Dubnyk had 29 saves for his fifth shutout of the season, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-0 on Saturday to grab control of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Mikael Granlund had a goal and an assist and Jordan Schroeder also scored for Wild. Penguins 7, Red Wings 2 Phil Kessel and Nick Bonino had a goal and four assists each to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 7-2 win against the Detroit Red Wings Saturday afternoon at Joe Louis Arena. Carl Hagelin had two goals, Kris Letang and Eric Fehr had a goal and an assist each and Chris Kunitz also scored for Pittsburgh. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 21 shots. Kunitz left the game late in the second period after a hit from Pavel Datsyuk and did not return. Sabres 3, Jets 2 Jack Eichel scored his 23rd goal of the season to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday. Sam Reinhart and Hudson Fasching also scored for the Sabres (31-34-10). Chad Johnson made 17 saves. Rangers 5, Canadiens 2 Chris Kreider scored two goals and added an assist to lead the New York Rangers to a 5-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night at the Bell Centre. J. T. Miller, Derick Brassard and Derek Stepan also scored for New York, which won its third straight. Lars Eller and Phillip Danault connected for the Canadiens. Islanders 4, Hurricanes 3 (overtime) New York Islanders right winger Cal Clutterbuck scored with 13.8 seconds remaining in overtime to produce a 4-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night at PNC Arena. Clutterbuck also scored 30 seconds into the third period to force a tie, but there was no other scoring in regulation. His winning goal came by deflecting the puck past Carolina goalie Eddie Lack. Panthers 5, Lightning 2 Roberto Luongo had 33 saves to lift the Florida Panthers to a 5-2 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena on Saturday. Florida (42-24-9) takes over first place in the Atlantic Division with the win. Tampa Bay (43-27-5) had its three-game win streak snapped. Jiri Hudler gave the Panthers a 3-1 lead they would not lose when he scored on a deflected shot at 15:53 in the second period. The shot by Alex Petrovic deflected off Hudler and Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman. Ducks 4, Senators 3 (overtime) The Anaheim Ducks rallied from a three-goal deficit in the third period and went on to defeat the Ottawa Senators 4-3 in overtime on Saturday night at Canadian Tire Centre. Rickard Rakell scored the winner at 2:38 of overtime, improving Anaheim's record to 41-23-10. The Senators dropped to 34-33-9. Bruins 3, Maple Leafs 1 The Boston Bruins ended a five-game losing streak, beating the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 Saturday night in front of a crowd of 19,185 at Air Canada Centre. Patrice Bergeron, Zdeno Chara and Matt Beleskey had the goals for the Bruins, who raised their record to 40-28-8. They now have 88 points on the season, third in the Atlantic Division. Kings 6, Oilers 4 Tyler Toffoli had two goals and two assists and Milan Lucic registered three assists as the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Edmonton Oilers 6-4 on Saturday night at Staples Center. Los Angeles (45-25-5) broke a three-game losing streak and swept the three-game season series with the Oilers. Jeff Carter added two goals and an assist and Jonathan Quick made 25 saves. Blackhawks 4, Flames 1 Andrew Ladd had two goals and an assist Saturday and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Calgary Flames 4-1. Andrew Shaw also scored for the third straight game for Chicago. Ladd's second goal was into an empty net with 1:12 remaining and Teuvo Teravainen also scored with the net empty with nine seconds left. Coyotes 2, Flyers 1 The Philadelphia Flyers are in desperation mode as they chase an Eastern Conference playoff spot. Desperation wasn't enough to solve the streaking Arizona Coyotes and red-hot goaltender Mike Smith on Saturday night. Shane Doan scored his 26th goal of the season, Michael Stone added a goal before the second-period buzzer and Smith stopped 34 of 35 shots to pace the Coyotes to a 2-1 win over the Flyers at Gila River Arena. Nashville 5, Columbus 1 James Neal scored his 30th goal of the season and had an assist as Nashville scored four straight goals in a 5-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night. Columbus tied the score 1-1 in the first period before Nashville rattled off four unanswered goals.

2016-03-27 05:20 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

77 Ian Poulter has one-shot lead at Puerto Rico Open Ryder Cup star Ian Poulter will take a slender lead into the final round of the Puerto Rico Open as he looks to claim his first victory since 2012. Poulter, who missed out on a place in this week's WGC-Dell Match Play by just 0.044 world ranking points, carded a third round of 68 at Coco Beach to finish 11 under par, a shot ahead of the American trio of Tony Finau, Jonathan Byrd and Steve Marino. Halfway leader Rafael Campos, the first Puerto Rican player to lead a PGA Tour event since the 1979 Tallahassee Open, is two shots off the pace after a third-round 72. Poulter, who last held the 54-hole lead of a PGA Tour event at the 2015 Honda Classic before stumbling to a closing 74, carded three birdies on the front nine and bounced back from a bogey on the 13th to pick up further shots on the 15th and 16th. Finau moved into a share of second place with a flawless 67 which equalled the lowest score of the day, while Byrd and Marino shot 68 and 69 respectively. Poulter told PGA Tour Video: 'It was always going to be a tough challenge. It's a bitter-sweet week for me getting here late, or shall I say early hours of Wednesday morning. It's not the best preparation but obviously we have other stuff on our mind. '(The) emphasis is on the golf course, concentrating 100 per cent. It's a course I don't know and I've got to know it over the last couple of days and hopefully well enough that tomorrow's going to be a decent day. 'It's been a while since I've been right there and had an opportunity to win a tournament. I've got to take things slowly. I'm trying to improve my swing, my consistency on the course. 'There has been a lot of good stuff, but there's been some bad stuff with it as well. It's about (taking) time to not allow the bad stuff to kick in, keep persevering, keep working on the swing and at some stage the adrenalin is going to kick in and hopefully get me across the line.'

2016-03-27 05:01 Press Association www.dailymail.co.uk

78 Livonia - News This feed's current articles are shown below. Subscribe for updates to all the content available in this feed, or click through here to see the original article. The archdiocese has eliminated plans to open a regional school. Attempted break-in reported at Church of Christ on Franklin Road Local president: ‘It’s a first for the township, and first agreements can be tough’ A $10.2 million water storage plan has been approved by the Canton Township board Thousands of kids took part in Friday’s 32nd annual marshmallow drop. A coyote has attacked and killed a small dog in Canton Shocking headlines dominate the news as a murder trial unfolds. Dark secrets are revealed. Pain turns to sorrow. Questions linger. What went wrong that day? What if? Reporters Aileen Wingblad and David Veselenak search for answers in interviews with convicted murderers Nancy Seaman and Lakeshia Valdez. This is the third and final month of the summer with a Supermoon. It's when a full or new moon coincides with the moon's closest point to Earth in its orbit. Basically, the moon appears bigger and brighter than usual in the night sky. Loved ones of Josie Pesta, born with genetic condition, urge donations in her honor. Free event is for dogs and folks who love them. A tour of the Canton Children’s Library has revealed a major makeover Steven Valentini and Joe Smith are the third and fourth GOP candidates for the open seat. The rates will begin at $10 an hour and go up from there. Farm manager: more piglets, lambs, kids and a calf due soon South Redford Christian transformed into Ignition Church over the Easter holiday, including major remodel. Mark your calendar for Lucky Squirrel fest in Garden City May 21 Families came out to Livonia’s annual event last weekend at the senior center. Blessings in a Backpack provides weekend nutrition for Livonia students. The Farmington chamber hopes to use promotional videos to continue momentum. Also: Arts group to give scholarships, Miracle League needs buddies, rummage sale planned. 2016-03-27 00:06 rssfeeds.hometownlife.com

79 Ward gets easy win over Barrera in light heavyweight debut OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Andre Ward lost a point for a low blow in the eighth and later drew a warning for an accidental head butt. Not even that was enough to slow the former Olympic gold medalist's march toward a possible tight fight in his new division. Ward unanimously outpointed Sullivan Barrera in his light heavyweight debut Saturday night, setting the stage for a potential title fight against unified champion Sergey Kovalev. "It feels great," Ward said. "I feel like I shook off a lot of ring rust. I had high expectations for this fight but I think I got it done. I need to tighten things up. I have a lot to prove in this decision. " Ending a nine-month layoff while fighting for just the fourth time in four years, Ward (29-0) knocked down Barrera in the second round with a sharp left. The 34-year-old Cuban bounced up quickly before Ward landed another pair of stinging lefts to the head. About the only thing to go wrong for the Oakland fighter came late in the eighth when referee Raul Caiz deducted a point from Ward for the low blow that sent Barrera (17-1) down to one knee. All three judges had Ward winning easily. The scores were 117-109, 119-109 and 117-108. The win paves the way for Ward to fight Kovalev, the Russian slugger who has defended his title three times since beating Bernard Hopkins in a unification match in 2014. While talks between both camps have been ongoing, things are expected to heat up now. "Sergey Kovalev is a great champion," Ward said. "I fight the best, I always fight the best and he's just another name. " Fighting in front of his hometown crowd, Ward was the quicker fighter most of the night and used his jab to score often, mixing it with a powerful left hook that landed to the head frequently. He also ducked away from most of Barrera's punches and at one point in the sixth smiled after Barrera swung and missed twice. Ward continued to score with his big left hand throughout the bout and drew loud cheers from an intimate but raucous crowd of 8,532 at Oracle Arena. "We showed great boxing ability coming off this layoff," said Virgil Hunter, Ward's longtime trainer and mentor. "He showed good boxing ability, great defense and rhythm. Now it's about getting rounds in. " Barrera, the IBF's No. 1 contender going into the night, landed his own jab with some success but couldn't put much together and lost for the first time in his career. NBA MVP Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors watched the fight from ringside not far from Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis. Former NFL running back Marshawn Lynn and former world boxing champions Roy Jones Jr. and Shane Mosley also were on hand. Kovalev, who called Ward a "gentleman, a nice man," before the fight, was in the crowd as well. The 32-year- old Russian predicted an easy Ward win before the fight and said a matchup against the former Olympic gold medalist would be the biggest challenge of his career. "November is a great time," Kovalev said. "Let's do it, me and him, a done deal. " Kovalev and Ward could each have another warm-up before their eventual bout which is expected to be on pay-per-view. Had Barrera won, the picture would have been a lot more uncertain. Although the stakes were billed as being for the expected title shot with Kovalev, Ward had a stipulation added to the contract guaranteeing him a rematch with Barrera first. It didn't happen, setting the stage for what many are already billing as a potential fight of the year even though no deal has been finalized. "It's going to be the opposite from Mayweather-Pacquiao in every way," said Main Events promoter Kathy Duva, whose stable includes Kovalev. In the semi-main event, Joseph Diaz Jr. posted a 10-round unanimous decision over Jayson Velez.

2016-03-27 04:58 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

80 Miami women's singles round 3 results March 27 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Miami Women's Singles Round 3 matches on Saturday 12-Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) beat 23-Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) 5-7 6-4 7- 6(1) 1-Serena Williams (U. S.) beat Zarina Diyas (Kazakhstan) 7-5 6-3 5-Simona Halep (Romania) beat Julia Goerges (Germany) 6-4 6-1 Heather Watson (Britain) beat Yanina Wickmayer (Belgium) 3-6 7-5 6-3 3-Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) beat Madison Brengle (U. S.) 6-3 6-2 15-Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) beat Caroline Garcia (France) 4-6 6-2 7-6(6) 30-Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) beat 8-Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) 6-4 6-4 19-Timea Bacsinszky (Switzerland) beat 16-Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) 7-5 6-4

2016-03-27 04:56 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

81 Gay couple in fight to bring 'triplings' home to New Zealand Friends of a gay couple from Auckland are raising money to help them bring “triplings” home from Mexico to New Zealand. Triplings are three babies born from the sperm of one man and one egg donor, but are carried by different surrogates. In this case there were two surrogate mothers and three of the four implanted embryos were successful. Grace Nixon, a friend of the men, has set up a givealittle.co.nz page saying the couple need funds because one of the babies had medical complications after birth and required hospital care costing the couple NZ$118,132 (£56,000). “The problem now is that they are stranded in this third-world country with little or no finances left and another month or so of bureaucracy to get through,” she wrote. “We now hope that with your help they can move things along and get their beautiful new family home to the safety of New Zealand.” The sick baby boy has made a full recovery and is now with his parents, his brother and sister, the givealittle.co.nz post says. The babies are less than a month old. The GayNZ website reports the couple - who asked the New Zealand media not to name them - have spent four years saving to pay for bringing the children into the world and their adoption agency has abandoned them. The family are in Mexico and unable to leave because they reportedly cannot finance a 800km journey in order to obtain passports for the children and undergo DNA testing to prove parentage. “We have spent every cent we have left to bring these three beautiful Kiwi babies into the world. We now need to get ourselves and the three babies out of this dangerous country and back to the safety of New Zealand,” GayNZ reports the men saying in an online plea for help. “Although I should be feeling blessed as a proud father, instead I feel ashamed, embarrassed, humiliated and humbled to be compelled to send out this post to my respected friends and colleagues. “It’s very hard to hold my head up in a situation where I fight for the underdog and now I need other people to support me.” Mexico recently banned international surrogacy for homosexual couples, but the website said the surrogates were pregnant before this law passed. New Zealand’s ministry of foreign affairs and trade said there was nothing it could do to help as this was an international surrogacy case. AAP contributed to this report

2016-03-27 04:53 Staff and www.theguardian.com

82 Rhonda Burchmore told she inspired Caitlyn Jenner's Vanity Fair cover She's the leggy Australian entertainer well known internationally for her stage performances. And Rhonda Burchmore, 55, has made claims that Caitlyn Jenner's now iconic Vanity Fair coming- out cover may be based on her. In an interview with the Herald Sun published on Friday the 55- year-old said: 'I am told she was inspired by seeing me as a tall, glamorous redhead, and it helped the transition from Bruce to Caitlyn'. Scroll down for video Caitlyn, formerly track and field hero Bruce Jenner, reportedly saw Rhonda perform in the Irving Berlin classic, Easter Parade, on Broadway in New York. The Australian performer went on to tell the publication: 'I can see the comparison. I've got similar shoulders and hair,' then joked: 'I hope I'm a little more feminine.' Rhonda went on to add: 'I think if she’s happy living as she is now, then good for her. If it’s the truth that she saw an image of mine, and was inspired for Caitlyn, I'm flattered.' The red headed beauty went on to explain that her look from her performances, Hot Shoe Shuffle, Sugar Babies, Cry Me A River and Stop The World — I Want To Get Off may have also been of influence. Previously identifying as a male, Caitlyn revealed her identity as a female in April 2015 and publicly announced her name change from Bruce to Caitlyn in a July 2015 in Vanity Fair cover story. Since the release of the now iconic magazine cover, she has become the most well known transgender person in the world. Rhonda meanwhile has performed at both a local and international level in a variety of high profile stage shows.

2016-03-27 03:52 Amy Lyall www.dailymail.co.uk

83 NBA-Thunder slide by shorthanded Spurs March 26 (The Sports Xchange) - The Thunder chose rhythm and the Spurs chose relaxation Saturday night in Oklahoma City. You might be able to guess how it turned out. Despite the two teams virtually locked into place for the upcoming playoffs, the Thunder went with its regular starters and regular rotation while San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich rested four of his five starters on the second night of a back-to-back. The result was predictable. The Thunder pulled away in the second half and cruised to a 111-92 victory, their seventh in a row, inside Chesapeake Energy Arena. Kevin Durant scored 31 points and Russell Westbrook had 29. "It's not their full complement of players, and I think we continued to evolve and get better," Oklahoma City coach Billy Donovan said. "I think we can hopefully learn and get better from this game. I still think, for us, it's about getting more consistent all the way through. "For our team, I've seen steady growth and I'd like to continue to see that. They have gotten better and we want to keep getting better. " Donovan said he wasn't even considering resting his starters even after learning San Antonio was planning on it. "Just because San Antonio made a decision that's best for them, we (don't) have to do the same thing here," Donovan said. "It has nothing to do with who we're playing. It's about what's best for us. If we need to do that, we'll do that. I never thought we should have rested our guys today. " The Thunder, who had won their past six games by an average margin of more than 16 points, took advantage of the Spurs resting four of their five regular starters. Kawhi Leonard (quadriceps), LaMarcus Aldridge, Tim Duncan and Tony Parker didn't suit up for San Antonio. Neither did sixth man Manu Ginobili. In their absence, David West and Jonathon Simmons each had 17 points to lead the Spurs. "We had a lot of young guys get some time and found out some other things about certain players and certain situations," Popovich said. "That what you try to do. We will take all the positives from it. " The Thunder used their regular lineup and after a sluggish first half eventually got going. "It was going to be a different game," Donovan said. "It's a challenging game to play because as you are getting prepared, it takes time to get adjusted. We got better and better as the game wore on. " Oklahoma City went on a 8-0 run midway through the third quarter to open up a 13-point lead with 4:05 left in the quarter. The Thunder eventually outscored the Spurs 35-19 in the quarter -- the most points given up by the Spurs in a quarter this season. Westbrook said he didn't care what players were suiting up for the Spurs. "Honestly, I'm playing the same night no matter who we're playing," he said. Both teams are virtually locked into their playoff positions in the Western Conference. Oklahoma City will likely be the No. 3 seed and San Antonio figures to be No. 2 behind Golden State, leaving Saturday's matchup without much of a dramatic feel. "It wasn't on us that they didn't play their starters," Durant said. "We just have to continue to play our game and stick to what we do. We got stops and we ran out and got easy points. " Oklahoma City did, but it took a bit of time. The Thunder trailed in the first quarter and led just 48-44 at halftime. "We are professional," said San Antonio's West. "When you are down a few guys like we are in a game like this, you almost have to be mistake-free to give yourself a chance. We've just got to take it as what it is. " All five Thunder starters were still in the game with four minutes to play and the Thunder ahead by 16. Westbrook finished the first half with 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the field and Durant had 13 points and seven rebounds before the break. Durant scored more than 20 points for the 58th game in a row. He's the first player since 2006 (Kobe Bryant) to have a streak that long. He was 13 of 20 from the field and made 5 of 7 3-pointers. He also had 10 rebounds.

2016-03-27 03:48 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

84 Jodie Sweetin breaks a sweat in clingy tank top at DWTS rehearsal See through! Jodie Sweetin, 34, wore a semi- sheer tank after her DWTS rehearsals on Saturday Showy: The Fuller House actress put on a busty display in the blue tank which she paired with spandex workout tights Chic! The blonde beauty kept concealed behind movie star shades and carried a Gucci Supreme tote - which retails for $1,300 Great start! Jodie's pro dancing partner, Keo Motsepe was all smiles after receiving a score of 20 on Monday's premiere show Rock hard abs! UFC martial artist Paige VanZant flashed her toned tummy as she arrived at rehearsals while stopping to chat with pro partner Mark Ballas Monochrome: Val Chmerkovskiy wore a black shirt with Native American headdress graphics emblazoned throughout Sweat sesh! Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kim Fields left the studio and appeared as though she had been hard at work with her pro partner Sasha Farber Barefoot dancer: Mischa Barton emerged from practice with her hands full and no shoes on while being trailed by her little dog Working hard or hardly working: Sharna Burgess and her partner Antonio Brown looked like they had a fun rehearsal as they left the studio Street chic! Karina Smirnoff wore overalls and bright orange sports bra before getting started with dance practice Ready to rock! Geraldo Rivera and Edyta Sliwinska headed for dance rehearsals as the Polish beauty showed off her long, sculpted stems in a short jumper

2016-03-27 04:48 Sarah Jones www.dailymail.co.uk

85 Workers suffer in Saudi as once-mighty Hariri firm falters He's had no salary for six months, he cannot pay his children's school fees and his permit to reside in Saudi Arabia has expired. But Robert still holds out hope that things might improve for him and thousands of other workers at Saudi Oger Ltd, the once-mighty construction giant led by Lebanon's billionaire former prime minister Saad Hariri. Delayed receipts from a Saudi government whose oil revenues collapsed over the past two years have left employees of the company struggling to survive while they wait to be paid, Robert and other sources say. Other contractors are also affected, but sources say problems at the 38-year-old Saudi Oger go deeper than the kingdom's current economic strains. "Already when I worked at Saudi Oger there were delays in salary payments to local employees," a former staffer told AFP. "It seems the situation got worse. " Saudi Oger employs around 50,000 people of various nationalities, from managers to labourers, and Robert said the salaries of nearly all have been delayed. But at six months without a pay cheque, he is among the longest-suffering. "I don't have money," he said. "It's hard. " The veteran employee of Saudi Oger says he has "no choice" but to stay with the firm because he cannot find another job. Robert, whose name has been changed because he asked for anonymity, said the company promised in a letter that salaries will flow at the end of March. - Poor management blamed - "It's a desperate situation," a well-informed source said, describing expatriate families facing a similar plight to Robert's. "They can't pay for the tickets" to even fly home, the source said, adding that many senior officers of Saudi Oger support families in Lebanon, meaning remittances to that country will be affected. He also noted the impact on Saudi Oger's lower-income workers. The informed source said poor management "is one of the main problems" at Saudi Oger, but this has been compounded by the economic challenges of a kingdom confronting a projected budget deficit of $87 billion this year. France's embassy, concerned for the many French employees at the company, sent two letters to the firm, which responded with its promise to start paying the salaries. "The thing is, do they have the funds to keep their promises? " the informed source asked. "The group's treasury has for a long time been badly run," said a Lebanese businessman who works in the kingdom. - Political tensions - He said the plight of the Hariri family company raises two questions: "Will Saudi local banks continue to finance Saudi Oger, and secondly, will the Hariri clan manage to enlist an investor willing to provide new investment? " The Hariris have been a political and economic force in Lebanon for decades. Saad Hariri, whose political bloc is close to Saudi Arabia and the West, was catapulted into Lebanese politics 11 years ago after the assassination of his father Rafiq. Longstanding problems at Saudi Oger peaked as tensions escalated this year between Sunni-dominated Saudi Arabia and its Shiite rival Iran, which back opposing sides in wars in Syria and Yemen. Tehran also supports Hezbollah, the Shiite militant group leading a powerful Lebanese political bloc in opposition to Hariri's faction. Riyadh has accused Hezbollah of exerting a "stranglehold" on the Lebanese state. "If Hariri can prove he is still useful, the Saudis may help him," a Lebanese banker said. "But if not, they won't. " Attempts to reach a Saudi Oger spokesman were unsuccessful. The company built some of the most grandiose complexes in Riyadh, including the palatial Ritz-Carlton hotel. Among its ongoing projects, Saudi Oger's website lists a five-star hotel and office tower along with a monorail in the King Abdullah Financial District. Cranes perch, unmoving, atop more than two dozen towers that were nearing completion at the northern Riyadh project. Robert confirms the Financial District is among the stalled Saudi Oger projects but he adds that none have been cancelled. Most towers in the complex are being built by local construction giant Saudi Binladin Group, which is "also having problems", according to a veteran contractor. King Salman suspended the Binladin Group from new public contracts after one of its cranes working on a major expansion of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Islam's holiest site, toppled in September killing at least 109 people. In a business which is ultimately all tied to the government, construction projects have been "slowed down" and cash "is not coming in on time," the contractor said. As he waits for his money to arrive, Robert does not have the air of a man who is beaten. He remains "somewhat positive" the company can take a "new direction", and recalled with pride Saudi Oger's projects like the Ritz- Carlton. "It was one of the best companies," he said.

2016-03-27 03:47 Afp www.dailymail.co.uk

86 Girl, 14, 'burned down her house after fighting with her stepmother' A 14-year-old Roswell girl is being charged with deliberately burning down her home. Police say the New Mexico teen was booked this week into Chaves County Juvenile Detention Center for suspected arson. Authorities believe she started the fire Wednesday just before 2 p.m. after arguing with her stepmother. Police say they had been fighting about the girl skipping school. The stepmother and her two sons then went outside and that is when the fire erupted. Fire investigators discovered a bottle of charcoal lighter fluid in the backyard and believe it was an accelerant to start the fire. One male at the scene was hospitalized for possible smoke inhalation. Authorities brought the blaze under control within half an hour but say the home is a total loss. The police say the girl was seen fleeing the home once the house caught fire and

2016-03-27 04:46 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

87 Drunk driver kills her friend after losing control of her car A 20-year-old drunk driver is in jail for allegedly killing her best friend after losing control of her car while two passengers were having an argument in the vehicle. Ceara Abbott allegedly caused the accident, which happened on Thursday morning 30 minutes outside Detroit, Michigan. Abbott was driving a Ford F-150 when a backseat passenger got into a fight with the front seat passenger. A 21-year-old woman in the back seat got into a physical altercation with 21- year-old mother-of-one, Samantha Mullins. As the two fought, Abbott lost control of the vehicle and hit a guard rail. Mullins, of Roseville, Michigan, was thrown from the truck and pronounced dead a short time later at McLaren-Macomb Hospital. Abbott and Mullins had been best friends since they were little kids, according to Abbott's uncle Edward Edward said his niece is devastated by the loss of her friend. 'The time is prison she's going to get ... is going to be nothing. 'I know my niece and she'll look at it as nothing. 'She won't feel it's hard enough because what she's got inside is worse than anything they could ever do to her,' Edward told Fox 2. Scroll down for video In a 911 recording, Abbott tells police she was hit by a semi-truck and Mullins was unresponsive. It was later discovered the fight and the intoxicated driving led to the accident. 'The minute it happened she felt like she was gone. It was over for her. She wanted to trade places. She did not want to be the one alive,' Edward said. The freeway was closed for almost four hours while police investigated the crash scene. Abbott was arraigned via video on Thursday afternoon. She was charged with one count of operating while intoxicated and one count of operating while intoxicated causing death. If convicted Abbott could face 15 years in prison and a toxicology result is pending. Abbott is being held in the Macomb County jail on a $50,000 bond and is due back in court on Monday, April 4. A vigil was held for Mullins, who leaves behind a 19-month-old daughter, on Friday night. 'They're kids that were doing the wrong thing, and it was all three, it wasn't just one. 'But but I'm the one who lost my daughter,' Frank Zarjac, Mullins' father, told Click On Detroit. At the vigil, Mullins' parents told reporters they hold no ill will toward Abbott, because everyone has suffered a loss. 'I'm sorry, Ceara, I'm sorry to her family. I am. This isn't anybody's fault. It's nobody's fault,' Shelli Kurac, Mullins' mother, said.

2016-03-27 03:45 Kalhan Rosenblatt www.dailymail.co.uk

88 Frank Body, the skincare company curing cellulite and acne with coffee From drug of choice to poison, diuretic and skin nemesis, coffee often gets a bad rap. But for those of us in Australia who drink 2.1 billion cups bought from cafes or vendors each year, while it may pick us up and disrupt our sleep, that first sip of a flat white also gives us the best feeling in the world. Which is perhaps one of the reasons why Frank Body , who sell coffee-based skincare from their offices in Melbourne, is such a success story. Simple fact is: people love coffee. Scroll down for video And what you might not know is: so does your skin. FEMAIL meets one of the founders of Frank Body, Bree Johnson, to talk about how she made hundreds of thousands of women all over the world smear their faces and bodies with coffee granules. ‘It’s a total myth that coffee is bad for the skin,’ Bree Johnson tells Daily Mail Australia. ‘In actual fact, how our business came about is that we stumbled on the myriad skin benefits of caffeine,’ she says. How the Frank Body success start-up story goes is that one of the founders, Bree’s partner, Steve Rowley, was working in a café when some women came in asking for coffee granules which they wanted to use as a body exfoliant: ‘Myself and my four friends had been looking to start a business for a while,’ Ms Johnson remembers. ‘This was the Eureka moment. It’s an old wives’ tale that coffee is good for the skin, but after we did some research and saw that the science stood up we knew this was “it”.’ While this might sound like a typical start-up story, the difference for Frank Body was that not a single person was marketing coffee for the skin in 2013. ‘We were the first guinea pigs for the product,’ Ms Johnson laughs. ‘I tried it in the shower and found the scrub made my skin super soft. And then six months after we launched the product, people started sending us before and after pictures when they had incorporated the scrub into their routine. ‘For so many people, their eczema, cellulite, acne and psoriasis had improved.’ But how does caffeine, in its raw, sooty form, really have a positive effect? Bree Johnson breaks it down. ‘Firstly, coffee is high in antioxidants, which are good for the skin. Secondly, coffee has the same pH as the skin, and so is useful for evening out the skin’s texture and tone. ‘Finally, coffee can help to produce collagen, which is obviously beneficial for our faces and bodies.’ In less scientific terms, when you use coffee scrub on your body, the hot steam opens the pores, before the granules get into the skin, exfoliating it in a natural way without unhealthy, un-ethical microbeads. ‘It’s gritter than sugar as a scrub, and better for the environment than microbeads,’ Ms Johnson says. And while the obvious question is – can you drink it and expect the same effects – Ms Johnson says it has to be applied ‘topically’ to reap the full benefits as just drinking it will not diffuse enough caffeine. It might sound absurd, but search #TheFrankEffect on Instagram and you’ll see thousands of dirt-speckled men and women smothered in ground coffee, including those fascinating before and after shots of eczema and spider veins. And as for how successful Frank Body has been, Ms Johnson credits a good product, as well as inspired marketing: 'Frank Body connects with women,' she says. 'The whole brand centres around the idea of "let's be frank" with one another. Our best brand ambassadors have been the #frankfurts who post their before and after photos on Instagram. Celebrities including Natasha Oakley and other successful beauty bloggers have tried the brand, and according to Ms Johnson: 'When you see someone organically posting about a product they think is good, that is something that the other people trust entirely.' With a motto of under promising and over delivering, while Ms Johnson says that initially the company couldn't afford billboards, instead using Instagram to market their product, she says that this is in fact what set the company apart: 'Instagram has been pivotal to our success,' she says. 'By starting with Instagram and a website instead of a bricks and mortar store like most traditional beauty brands, we were different. It's only now that we are thinking about establishing an offline presence.' And bar very few controversies - when The Bachelor's Snezana Markoski Instagammed herself with her ten-year- old daughter wearing the scrub she was blasted for sexualising a child - Frank Body have been incredibly successful. More than anything, the company is respected in the skincare industry for keeping it simple. They only use simple ingredients and they focus solely on the skin - both body and face. 'People can have negative connotations of coffee. 'But we have proven that it's good for people with skin conditions,' Ms Johnson says.

2016-03-27 03:43 Sophie Haslett www.dailymail.co.uk

89 Newest Tesla electric will aim at middle market Tesla is set to unveil the Model 3, its long- anticipated pitch to middle class drivers and a key component in founder Elon Musk's vision to mainstream the electric car. Tesla Motors, until now a purveyor of luxurious all-electric cars with equally luxurious price-tags, plans to sell the Model 3 for $35,000, half the base price of the flagship Model S. The Model 3 will be unveiled at Tesla's Design Studio in Hawthorne, California, on March 31. Now only putting out 50,000 cars a year, Tesla plans to use the Model 3 to turn itself into a mainstream automaker selling 500,000 electrics annually by 2020. Analysts say the new car is critical to Tesla at a time when cheap gasoline is challenging all green cars, and as rival General Motors stakes its claim on the electric vehicle middle market with its new Chevrolet Bolt. "The Model 3 is really the measure if Tesla is going to make it long-term as a car company," said Jessica Caldwell, an analyst at the auto industry website Edmunds.com. "If they want to bring the EV to the mass market they need the Model 3 to be successful. " The Model 3 will be about 20 percent shorter than the S, placing it in the same segment as the Audi A4. It will also have four-wheel drive, according to people close to the matter. The car is expected to be able to travel up to 300 miles (500 kilometers) without being recharged, depending on the battery system chosen, and will include modern safety systems such as Autopilot. The first Model 3s are to be delivered by the end of 2017 in the US, and 2018 in Europe. Consumers can pre-order the vehicles starting March 31 for a deposit of $1,000 or 1,000 euros ($1,100). Tesla launched its electric car campaign in 2008 Roadster sports car, constructed on the chassis of a Lotus. It then moved into luxury vehicles with Model S, followed by the Model X crossover. The Model 3 is the logical next step. "This is their chance to prove that they are not just a specialized niche automaker, but actually a long- term volume automaker," said Karl Brauer, analyst at Kelley Blue Book. "They have to establish that they can build a high-quality volume vehicle. " The group also must demonstrate that it has learned the lessons of past launches, which were marred by significant delays, as when the difficulties with the gull wing doors pushed back the timeframe on the Model X. - Bolt will be first - Tesla also faces direct competition from the soon to be released 200-mile range Chevrolet Bolt, which will have a one-year head start on the Model 3 in getting the attention of consumers looking for a moderately priced EV. Darin Gesse, product marketing manager for Chevrolet's electrification division, admitted "There is a cachet and a brand image" at Tesla. Nevertheless, he said, "We also know Chevrolet has a brand image. We have shown that our customers have been the most happy in the country. Our battery is solid. We have confidence. " Brauer said the Bolt's earlier debut could pose problems for Tesla. "If it would have hit now, it would have been a game-changer as first to market," Brauer said. "Now it's going to be the second to arrive after the Bolt. " Cheap gas is also a challenge, as more consumers opt for SUVs and other large vehicles. In February, only about three percent of the 1.3 million cars sold in the US were green cars, according to data from hybridcars.com "Gas prices are still down," Caldwell said. "I think you will get the Tesla fans, but you may not have a massive mainstream market. "

2016-03-27 04:42 Afp www.dailymail.co.uk

90 Winter brides are pairing their classic gowns with LEATHER jackets Winter brides are adding a touch of grunge to their big day. Leather jackets are the season's hottest accessory, with brides opting to ditch long-sleeve gowns in favour of a jacket. But while leather is leading the trend, brides are also choosing denim jackets or faux fur coats to keep warm as they say 'I do'. Model and Sporte Luxe founder Beanca Cheah-Chalmers is one fan of the leather-and-lace bridal look. The brunette beauty wore a gown by Australian designer Steven Khalil for her big day, her enviable figure on show in the figure hugging design. 'That moment I rocked my @steven_khalil wedding dress with my leather jacket...(because it was seriously so cold),' she wrote alongside a photo of her with her jacket slung across her shoulders. One bride from the Sunshine Coast, who wed at the picturesque Maleny Manor in the Coast's hinterland, also chose to wear a denim jacket at her wedding. The woman paired the jacket with her backless gown that featured lace sleeves. On the back of her jacket it read 'Mrs Coleborn'. But it's not just leather that is making its way in to the wardrobes of brides. Denim jackets and faux fur coats are also on trend. In a recent wedding-inspired photo shoot, Australian model Madeline Stuart, who has Down syndrome, wore a selection of faux fur coats over the high-fashion gowns she was modelling.

2016-03-27 03:41 Lauren Grounsell www.dailymail.co.uk

91 Angry fan throws beer can into Rays' dugout in Cuba protest A man apparently angered by the Tampa Bay Rays' recent trip to Cuba made his way onto the field and threw a full can of beer into the team's dugout Saturday night during a spring training game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Nobody was hurt. A member of the Pirates' grounds crew and Rays third base coach Charlie Montoyo restrained the protester until police arrived, briefly delaying the game. The man was arrested and will be charged with causing a fray, trespassing and assault, Bradenton police Lt. John Affolter said. Police would not yet identify the man. Scroll down for video Affolter said: 'I've worked games here for 23 years and I've never seen anything like it. 'I've seen a streaker, I've seen a lot. I thought I'd seen it all.' During the seventh inning, the man moved toward the field from the seats behind third base, jumped a short fence and ran onto the grass in front of the Rays' dugout at McKechnie Field. According to players and Bradenton police, the man shouted obscenities about the Castro regime in Cuba. He threw a can of beer that smashed into the back wall of the Rays' dugout. The man threw a soda, too, according to the Tampa Bay Times. The Rays played an exhibition game against the Cuban national team in Havana on Tuesday. President Barack Obama attended the game, part of the first visit to the Communist island nation by a sitting American president in 88 years. Tampa Bay pitcher Jake Odorizzi told the Tampa Bay Times: 'It was a Cuba thing. 'I don't speak Spanish too well. '... I think it was a Cuban person, frustrated about the politics of it, I guess. 'He threw two beer cans. Nobody got hit. Nobody did anything. 'Maybe some guys got wet. It was a Cuba thing.' Tampa Bay player Taylor Motter told the newspaper: 'It just scares me. 'If it was or wasn't related to Cuba or it was or wasn't related to MLB, I still feel like security should have been there a little more knowing that we're on the map a little bit. 'But they did a good job coming to get him as quickly as possible.' Pittsburgh shortstop Jordy Mercer saw it all unfold from the Pirates' dugout. Mercer said: 'I just heard a loud boom and I saw beer fly. 'You never know what's going to happen. 'But law enforcement was on it, which was good. 'And the Rays players were too, so they helped out, too.' Montoyo said he told the man to calm down. The coach told the Tampa Bay Times: 'I just saw him throwing stuff to the dugout and then I realized his age so I was just holding him and I was telling him, I realized he speaks Spanish, telling him to relax. 'I didn't hear what he was yelling, I just saw the two things and then I was holding him. 'He smelled like beer or rum or something. '... To me it was an old person drunk so I felt bad for him.' Tampa Bay Times reporter Marc Topkin tweeted : 'Fan by #Rays dugout was of Cuban descent per Bradenton police.' He also tweeted: '#Rays Cash and Montoyo said they didn't know what fan's issue was. Montoyo said he was 60 plus and drunk.'

2016-03-27 03:39 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

92 LDS women find spiritual answers and fellowship at conference in SLC SALT LAKE CITY -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has kicked off its spring General Conference, which is a huge, twice-a- year event that impacts members of the LDS Church around the world. LDS women across the globe turned their eyes to the Conference Center in Salt Lake City Saturday evening for the general women’s session. Thousands turned out to attend the session in person and to hear messages of faith and see those who are well-respected in the LDS Church deliver talks. Several speakers took the podium, including President Henry B. Eyring. He talked about love, service and growing closer to the Savior. “You will pray about it, trusting that God will lead you to do the good He wants for them,” he said. “As such, prayers become a pattern in your life, you and others will be changed for the better.” Attendees also listened to the choir sing in between the messages, as the women experienced fellowship and worshiped together. “Being here you get the energy of all the other women,” said Stephanie Brockbank, who attended with her daughter, sister and nieces. “It's just so wonderful to be in the building and to feel of the spirit, and to know that you’re surrounded by women of faith. It’s the best.” For some, it’s about answering soul-seeking questions or prayers only they know deep down inside. “Just been looking for some answers with what I need to do more in my life, and this was exactly what I needed,” said session attendee Halie Augustus. This session provided many with the right answer. The words spoken soothed the souls. “The line that really got me was, ‘Live truth fearlessly,’” Augustus said. The women filed back out after the conference ended, the messages and talks ingrained in their minds, as they prepared to carry on their lives and their faith. “We all have problems and struggles, and trials that we go through in life,” attendee Andee Devore said. “Being here together with all of these women who are so strong and who have faith, and know that they can make a difference: It’s a really amazing feeling, very powerful feeling, to know that we're all in this together and we’re here to serve each other.” After Saturday evening’s general women’s session, General Conference will pick back up the weekend of April 2 and 3.

2016-03-27 04:37 Lauren Steinbrecher fox13now.com

93 TPD: Officer shot, 2 suspects dead TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Police Department is investigating an officer-involved shooting located at the Hyatt Place near Busch Gardens at 11111 North 30th street. At around 4:00 p.m., Tampa Police dispatch received a call from a witness who was following two suspects in two cars and it involved some type of altercation. As officers arrived, there was some sort of gunfire exchange. The officer, 53- year-old, Jose Rodriguez was shot as well as the two suspects. Rodriguez, a 13-year veteran of TPD, was air lifted to Tampa General Hospital. The officer was taken to the hospital as a trauma alert. Police are reporting that the officer is breathing and conscious, thanks to his bulletproof vest. "It was scary because you know, I was caught right in the middle of that," said Harry Dardio, a purple heart recipient who was wheeling his wheelchair up North 30th Street when the shooting occurred. One suspect died at the scene, the other was taken to the hospital where he later died according to TPD. Latest info @TampaPD officer expected to survive gunshot wound. #wtsp pic.twitter.com/DiMxklArbY 30th street blocked off pic.twitter.com/LSdYmEATJr 2016-03-27 03:37 WXIA rssfeeds.11alive.com

94 Belgian investigators scramble to ID bombing victims Dr. Sanjay Gupta is CNN's chief medical correspondent, a practicing neurosurgeon and a member of the American College of Forensic Examiners. (CNN) It took days before victims of the attacks in Brussels began to be identified. While many of the victims were likely carrying identification, as they were preparing to board flights and trains, it hasn't made the task at hand any easier. See the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter . CNN's Frederik Pleitgen , Atika Shubert , Salma Abdelaziz and Nadia Kounang contributed to this report.

2016-03-27 03:36 Ben Tinker rss.cnn.com

95 Vets warn that Easter eggs could kill your pet As the Easter weekend continues animal experts have come out in force reminding pet owners to keep the chocolate treats away from their dogs. Television vet Dr Katrina Warren sent out a warning to dog owners on Easter Sunday warning them to keep their dogs away from eggs. 'Make sure they don't have access to Easter egg hunts!' Dr Warren wrote. Scroll down for video 'Chocolate can be toxic to dogs and eating foil is not so great for them either. 'Chocolate and cocoa contain theobromine, a chemical that adversely affects the heart, lungs, kidney and central nervous system. Celebrity vet and popular television personality Dr Chris Brown also posted about the issue but he stressed it takes more than one piece of chocolate for your dog to fall ill. 'While chocolate should NEVER EVER be given as a treat, one piece will not kill them. In fact, the amount of chocolate that your pet needs to down to experience problems is surprisingly high,' he said. The doctor explained that a dog the size of a Labrador would need to eat 1.4 kilograms of chocolate to get sick. 'Interestingly, the fat, sugar or even the foil will often make them sick before the chocolate does,' he said. Dark chocolate is the most dangerous for pets, and white chocolate is nontoxic as it does not contain thebromine. Dr Warren warned as little as 50 grams of chocolate could be poisonous to a small dog. 'Lock those choc eggs away,' she said.

2016-03-27 04:34 Belinda Cleary www.dailymail.co.uk

96 South China Sea: Taiwan enters power struggle Taiping island, South China Sea (CNN) Taiwan claims to have continuously occupied this postage stamp-sized island in the azure waters of the South China Sea for 60 years. CNN's KJ Kwon, Yuli Yang, Bex Wright, Katie Hunt and Felicia Wong contributed to this report 2016-03-27 03:32 Ivan Watson rss.cnn.com

97 Easter Rising: Michael D Higgins takes part in Dublin remembrance ceremony

Irish president Michael D Higgins has laid in wreath at a remembrance ceremony held in the Republic of Ireland to mark the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising. The ceremony is part of a series of commemoration events this weekend. Taoiseach (prime minister) Enda Kenny and Tánaiste (deputy prime minister) Joan Burton were also at the ceremony. The president met relatives of those involved in the events of the Rising at a state event on Saturday. The Easter Rising was a rebellion held in April 1916 to overthrow British rule in Ireland. It was unsuccessful but is seen as a significant stepping stone to the eventual creation of the Republic of Ireland and the partition of Ireland. The wreath-laying ceremony on Saturday took place at the Garden of Remembrance in Dublin. The memorial garden is dedicated to people who fought for Irish independence from Britain. The event began with a performance of The Parting Glass, a traditional Irish song, sung by the Island of Ireland Peace Choir. After a wreath was laid by President Higgins, a minute's silence was observed. Relatives of 78 people who died during the Rising were also at the event and were invited to lay wreaths after the state ceremony had ended. The event is part of the Republic of Ireland's official commemoration programme. Thousands of people are expected to take part in events throughout the Republic leading up to an Easter Centenary Parade on Sunday. In an interview with the BBC , President Higgins said the Republic's approach to the rising's centenary was one of "ethical sensitivity" and that the event was of "immense significance".

2016-03-27 00:33 BBC News www.bbc.co.uk

98 BYU football holds first scrimmage under new head coach PROVO, Utah -- BYU football completed their first scrimmage under the guidance of new head football coach Kilani Sitake on Saturday. BYU was showcasing three sophomore quarterbacks for teams White and Blue. One quarterback who was absent was returning senior Taysom Hill. Hill unexpectedly lost his older brother this week and was away with family. The team reacted to his absence, see the video above for a report from FOX 13 Sports' Morgan Vance. 2016-03-27 04:30 Morgan Vance fox13now.com

99 Kreider scores twice, Rangers beat Canadiens 5-2

MONTREAL (AP) — Chris Kreider and Derick Brassard were all over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. Kreider and Brassard each had three points, and the New York Rangers downed the Canadiens 5-2 — eliminating Montreal from playoff contention. Kreider had a goal and two assists for the Rangers, and Brassard had one goal and two assists, all in the second period. "We're trying to find chemistry between lines right now," said Brassard, who extended his point streak to four games. "Chris is a big part of our team. To see him score two goals like that and be involved in the game, that's something our team is pretty excited about. "Hopefully it's going to give him some confidence. I really like our line. " With the score tied 1-1 going into the second period, Brassard capitalized on a big bounce off the end boards after a missed shot by Kreider at 1:32. Kreider then made it 3-1 on the power play after a clever no- look feed by Brassard at 8:19. The 24-year-old added his second of the game 2 minutes later on a great individual effort for his first three-point game of the season. New York scored four goals on its first 15 shots on Habs goalie Mike Condon, who was pulled after two periods. "We controlled the puck in their end," Brassard said of the second frame. "We just capitalized on our chances. We had the puck pretty much the whole time. " J. T. Miller and Derek Stepan also scored for New York, which is in second place in the Eastern Conference. In his first game at the Bell Centre, Rangers backup goaltender Antti Raanta made 24 saves for his 10th win of the season. Lars Eller and Phillip Danault had goals for Montreal. Ben Scrivens made four saves in the third period in relief of Condon. "We're in games, it's just these NHL teams are too good to not take advantage of turnovers," Habs captain Max Pacioretty said. "A guy like Kreider, he's going to win every foot race that you give him. "Part of that is also knowing the league and who you're out against. We just have to be a bit smarter. " The Rangers beat Montreal for the first time since Nov. 23, 2014. New York took advantage of a young Canadiens lineup ravaged by injuries. Miller made Andrei Markov look silly on the game's first goal at 3:04 of the opening frame. The Rangers forward dangled past Markov with a nifty toe drag, then went five-hole with the backhand on Condon for his 21st goal of the season. Montreal answered back midway through the first, with Eller firing a loose puck past Raanta at 12:26 to make it 1-1 — the Dane's first point in eight games. After Brassard's and Kreider's goals, Danault got one back for the Canadiens at 15:38 of the second before Stepan added another for the Rangers in the final minute of the period to make it 5-2. New York took three consecutive tripping penalties to start the third but Montreal failed to capitalize on any of them. The Canadiens finished 0 for 6 with the man advantage. "For pretty much all those power plays we had a lot of good looks," Pacioretty said. "You have to want to be the guy who wants to put it in. We moved the puck nicely for most of them, we just have to put the puck in the net. " Defenseman P. K. Subban (neck) was not in the Canadiens lineup for the eighth straight game. Subban was injured on March 10 against Buffalo when he collided with teammate Alexei Emelin. Notes: Michel Therrien coached his 750th career NHL game. ... Lucas Lessio (undisclosed injury) and Jacob De La Rose (healthy scratch) did not play. ... Sven Andrighetto was back in the lineup after missing the last three games with an upper-body injury. ... The Canadiens signed free agent defenseman Tom Parisi to a two-year, two-way contract on Saturday.

2016-03-27 03:30 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

100 Man is fatally shot inside a Georgia mall COLUMBUS, Georgia (AP) — A man is dead after he was shot multiple times Saturday afternoon inside a mall in Columbus, Georgia. Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan tells local media outlets that the victim, Anthony Meredith, died from multiple gunshot wounds. Meredith, 24, was pronounced dead at Midtown Medical Center. The front entrance of Peachtree Mall was sealed off with crime scene tape as Columbus police investigate the shooting that reportedly happened around 8 p.m. in the food court. On March 4 a 16-year-old girl was shot in the back during an apparent dispute. The week before police investigated an apparent gunshot fired into the floor. Police believe a gun discharged in the pocket of a shopper.

2016-03-27 03:29 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

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