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Total 100 articles, created at 2016-07-27 00:01 1 Now:Pensions appoints TVC to create the brand’s first-ever TV campaign (1.02/2) One of the UK’s largest auto-enrolment pension providers Now: Pensions has appointed TVC Group to create the brand’s first advertising campaign, including a TV advert to go live in September. 2016-07-26 21:51 2KB www.thedrum.com 2 Trump slams Clinton at national veteran convention, crowd member shouts 'Lock her up' (1.02/2) At the Veterans of Foreign Wars conference in Charlotte on Tuesday, July 26, Republican presidential candidate introduced his 10-step plan for veteran's reform, but not before throwing jabs at Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. 2016-07-26 21:51 1KB www.washingtonpost.com 3 Cabinet audit: what does the appointment of Justine Greening as Education Secretary mean for policy? Why do the words “soup, swoop, (0.08/2) loop de loop” come to mind every time I lift a spoon to my lips? The political and policy-based implications of the new Secretary of State for Education. 2016-07-26 21:40 7KB www.newstatesman.com 4 Bavaria attacks: Germans shaken by violence (0.01/2) "These are strange times for Bavaria," Bethany Bell hears in Munich, following the spate of violence. 2016-07-26 21:38 4KB www.bbc.co.uk 5 Pres. Bill Clinton Inspires at Past Democratic National Conventions Video (0.01/2) Watch some of the memorable moments from the former president's speeches. 2016-07-26 21:48 1KB abcnews.go.com 6 The joy of only winning once: why England should be proud of 1966 Wrists, knees, terrible rages – I felt overwhelmed when Barry came to (0.01/2) see me We feel the glory of that triumphant moment, 50 years ago, all the more because of all the other occasions when we have failed to win. 2016-07-26 21:40 10KB www.newstatesman.com

7 SRSLY #52: New Blood / Absolutely Fabulous / Bewitched Back to the future – mankind’s new ideas that aren’t new at all (0.01/2) On the pop culture podcast this week: Anthony Horowitz police procedural New Blood, the Absolutely Fabulous movie and the 2005 film Bewitched by Nora Ephron. 2016-07-26 21:40 8KB www.newstatesman.com 8 Of the People Americans share their hopes, fears and frustrations in interviews from the campaign trail. 2016-07-27 00:00 1KB www.nytimes.com 9 Dignitaries arrive in Mthatha for opening of revamped Madiba Museum Mthatha has come to a standstill as government leaders continue to arrive for the official launch of the revamped Nelson Mandela Museum. 2016-07-27 00:00 991Bytes www.timeslive.co.za 10 Dismiss DA’s dated advert complaint‚ City of Joburg urges IEC The advertisements saying “the City of Johannesburg is in good hands” were aimed at investors not voters‚ and the campaign was launched “long before the date of the local government elections was announced”. 2016-07-27 00:00 3KB www.timeslive.co.za 11 DA: ‘ANC candidates list represents corruption‚ declining service delivery and unemployment’ The Democratic Alliance says the mayoral candidates list announced by the ANC on Saturday night represents corruption‚ declining service delivery and unemployment. 2016-07-27 00:00 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 12 SABC to look into complaints over Khanyi, Somizi and Ntombi's show The under-fire SABC has assured Metro FM listeners that their complaints about the new mid-morning show, Whose Show Is It Anyway, will be evaluated. 2016-07-27 00:00 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 13 19 killed, 45 injured as knife-wielding man goes on rampage at medical facility near Tokyo — RT News A man was arrested after killing 19 people and injuring 45 others in a stabbing rampage at a facility for the disabled in Japan’s Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo, local media reported, citing authorities. 2016-07-27 00:00 1KB www.rt.com

14 Lack of Parliament antics sees EFF’s media profile dip: survey The African National Congress (ANC) saw an uptick in its media profile‚ but for the wrong reason. 2016-07-27 00:00 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 15 Watch: Meet the man who Zuma’s guards can’t turn away This is President Jacob Zuma’s friend – Collen Chauke. He is probably the only man Zuma openly calls friend in front of the public. 2016-07-27 00:00 8KB www.timeslive.co.za 16 50+ handcuffed at DNC as thousands protest Clinton’s nomination (VIDEO) — RT America Dozens of protesters have been detained in Philadelphia as thousands rally against Hillary Clinton’s official nomination. Protesters have also staged a sit-in to block delegates from entering the Wells Fargo Center, where the Democratic National Convention is being held. 2016-07-27 00:00 2KB www.rt.com 17 Sanders’ wife caught on mic commenting on his nomination — RT America Following a speech given in Philadelphia to Democratic National Convention delegates by Bernie Sanders, his wife, Jane, was caught on a hot mic, saying, “They don’t know your name is being put in nomination. That’s the concern.” 2016-07-27 00:00 1KB www.rt.com 18 Nursing and Allied Health Job Fair, Tuesday, August 23, 2016 Tuesday, August 23, 201610:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Newton Marriott2345 Commonwealth Ave., NewtonJob SeekersDon’t miss this exciting opportunity 2016-07-27 00:00 1KB www.bostonherald.com 19 Tour de France a success for SA team South Africa's Team Dimension Data finished last in the team classification at the Tour de France, but still hailed the race as a massive achievement for the young team. 2016-07-27 00:00 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 20 What went before: Oplan Rody DAYS before President Duterte assumed office, police in Metro Manila launched “Oplan Rody” (Rid the Streets of Drunkards and Youths), rounding up minors violating the curfew, along with adults 2016-07-27 00:00 2KB newsinfo.inquirer.net

21 After brief rally, farmers get rice aid CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—Hundreds of farmers camped outside the regional office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) here, but it did not take long for the agency to grant 2016-07-27 00:00 3KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 22 Judge dismissed in housing scam THE SUPREME Court ordered the dismissal on Tuesday of a trial court judge for stopping an investigation of a multibillion-peso housing scam involving Globe Asiatique president Delfin 2016-07-27 00:00 2KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 23 Duterte, NSC to discuss PH win over China on sea row PRESIDENT Duterte will discuss with the National Security Council (NSC) today the country’s next steps on vital issues, including the peace process, war on illegal drugs and the country’s 2016-07-27 00:00 2KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 24 House fight for minority leader may reach SC THE MESSY fight for minority leader in the House of Representatives of the 17th Congress is expected to reach the Supreme Court if Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez recognizes Quezon Rep. Danilo Suarez 2016-07-27 00:00 4KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 25 New bishop appointed in Kidapawan COTABATO CITY—Pope Francis has appointed Cotabato Auxiliary Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo as the new bishop of the Diocese of Kidapawan. The 62-year-old Bagaforo’s appointment was announced in 2016-07-27 00:00 2KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 26 When Punisher and Fiscalizer meet THE WARMTH of their handshake quickly melted the ice between The Punisher and The Fiscalizer. In one of the standout sidelights at Monday’s historic affair, President Duterte 2016-07-27 00:00 4KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 27 Carabaos bring fortune to Ecija farming couple A FARMING couple in the Science City of Muñoz in Nueva Ecija province has taken great lengths to keep its investments very secure—to the point of sleeping with them. Victoriano and 2016-07-27 00:00 4KB newsinfo.inquirer.net

28 High court stops 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew on minors IN WHAT appears to be the first major setback in President Duterte’s war on criminality, the Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) on a 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew 2016-07-27 00:00 4KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 29 The Broadcast airs fury of soulful vocals, rhythms in Rhythm & Brews, LEAF Downtown KMorgan 1340 posts 2016-07-26 22:36 8KB www.thetribunepapers.com 30 Paul Simon Wasn’t That Bad at The DNC But…. I do wonder why he sang “Bridge Over Troubled Water” instead of “America” which had been used in one of Bernie Sanders’ campaign ads ... 2016-07-26 21:54 1KB spectator.org 31 Catholic Priest Murdered By ISIS Hostage Takers at French Church Less than two weeks after the Bastille Day attacks in Nice, two men pledging allegiance to ISIS seized nuns as hostages in a Catholic... 2016-07-26 21:54 1KB spectator.org 32 10 Things You’ll See at the DNC The press might hide it from you, but if you religiously watch CSPAN, you’ll see all sorts of things that don’t add up... 2016-07-26 21:54 1KB spectator.org 33 EXCLUSIVE: Discounted AUKEY Tech For Daily Caller Readers Faithful Daily Dealer readers know that we love to find you exclusive deals on some of the top tech products in the business. Today, we have codes for three AUKEY tech products - a pair of headphones 2016-07-26 21:54 2KB dailycaller.com 34 'Long And Bloody Insurgency' Is The Grim Future Of Iraq After the eventual defeat of the Islamic State in Mosul, American and Iraqi commanders are preparing for ISIS to morph back into its terrorist roots and remain a destabilizing menace for years to com 2016-07-26 21:54 3KB dailycaller.com 35 Video: HUGE Bolt Of Lightning Strikes Empire State Building A giant bolt of lightning struck the Empire State Building in New York City on Monday evening. WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZEvWErVDLI Jounralist Henrik Moltke captured the strike 2016-07-26 21:54 1KB dailycaller.com

36 Despite Hype, Only A Few Attend DNC ‘Climate Caucus’ Meeting An informal “DNC Climate, Environment and Energy Council” meeting held at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) only drew a fraction of the 400 people organizers expected to attend. Not many 2016-07-26 21:54 2KB dailycaller.com 37 Watch USA, China Exhibition Game Highlights The USA basketball team looks like they'll be ready to dominate the Olympics judging from their exhibition game against China. China, who is generally one of the better national teams, lost by 48 p 2016-07-26 21:54 1KB dailycaller.com 38 Dr. Dre Taken Handcuffed After Gun Incident At Home Dr. Dre was placed in handcuffs briefly after allegedly brandishing a gun in the driveway of his home. On Monday, the 51-year-old rapper, whose real name is Andre Romelle Young, was briefly detaine 2016-07-26 21:54 1KB dailycaller.com 39 Bernie Supporter: Democrats Cause Black Suffering In America Gary Frazier, East Coast Coordinator of Black Men for Bernie Sanders got in a heated argument with CNN political commentator and Hillary Clinton supporter Hilary Rosen Tuesday over the claim that "est 2016-07-26 21:55 3KB dailycaller.com 40 1,300 Fugitives In Fed-Funded Housing Weren't Evicted Public housing authorities refused to evict an estimated 1,300 “felony fugitives” – including multiple alleged rapists and murderers – from their federally-funded homes, according to a report 2016-07-26 21:55 5KB dailycaller.com 41 Big-Government Liberal Al Franken Thinks Your Kids Can Fend For Themselves I didn't watch the first night of the DNC, and I probably won't watch any of it other than punishing myself with Hillary's acceptance speech. Same with the RNC. It's just a time-saving measure. In the 2016-07-26 21:55 2KB dailycaller.com 42 British Council Employee Attacks Prince George On Facebook Angela Gibbons probably didn't think that commenting on a Facebook photo of Prince George of Cambridge would get her in hot water at work. But it did. According to The Guardian, The British Coun 2016-07-26 21:55 2KB dailycaller.com

43 DNC Safe Space Provides Refuge From Chaotic Convention PHILADELPHIA -- The Democratic National Committee has set up a "recovery" space at the convention this week, where upset, disappointed or just plum tuckered out supporters can find a chair to sit in 2016-07-26 21:54 2KB dailycaller.com 44 Meet The 'Dirty Division,' The Misfits Taking It To ISIS Iraq's elite counter-terrorism forces known as the 'Golden Division' were once derided as the 'dirty division,' accused of murder and running secret jails, but today they are hailed as the only compet 2016-07-26 21:54 3KB dailycaller.com 45 Kaine Targeted Global Warming Skeptics On Senate Floor Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's vice presidential running mate targeted global warming skeptics on the Senate floor in July, potentially hurting claims the nominee is someone constitutiona 2016-07-26 21:54 4KB dailycaller.com 46 Progressive Press New York Times Conspires With Daily Caller An editor at left-leaning blog ThinkProgress implied in a recent article that and The Daily Caller News Foundation are in cahoots to support of nuclear power and trash green energy. 2016-07-26 21:54 3KB dailycaller.com 47 Sharon Osbourne Talks About Relationship With Ozzy Sharon Osbourne called her husband Ozzy Osbourne a "dirty dog" when talking about their relationship. On Monday, during Osbourne's talk show "The Talk" the 63-year-old host confirmed that she has d 2016-07-26 21:54 1KB dailycaller.com 48 Study: Green Energy Is 5 Times Pricier Than Conventional Electricity from new wind and solar power is 2.5 to five times more expensive than electricity from existing conventional power sources, according to a study published Tuesday by the free- market Inst 2016-07-26 21:54 4KB dailycaller.com

49 Poll: Women Less Likely to Support Trump Presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton may win with women voters, according to a six-week long Morning Consult poll published Tuesday, but 21 percent of women remain undecided. Clinton e 2016-07-26 21:54 2KB dailycaller.com 50 German Officials Question Immigration After Terror Attacks The governor of the German state of Bavaria acknowledged Tuesday radical Islamist terrorism has come to Germany, signalling the country may need to reexamine its policies after experiencing four sep 2016-07-26 21:54 4KB dailycaller.com 51 Will Grier Engaged To Jeanne O'Neil West Virginia Mountaineers star quarterback Will Grier has gotten engaged to his girlfriend Jeanne O'Neil. The former Florida Gators signal-caller got engaged to the NFL cheerleader late Monday ni 2016-07-26 21:54 1KB dailycaller.com 52 Sanders Delegate Fearful Of DNC Taking Her Credential At a pro-Bernie Sanders rally on Tuesday at the Democratic National Convention, MSNBC interviewed a delegate from Nebraska who supports the Vermont senator but would not show her face on TV for fear 2016-07-26 21:54 2KB dailycaller.com 53 [VIDEO]: Update: Hostage Taker At Normandy Church Wore Electronic Monitoring Device One of the two attackers who took hostages inside a French church during morning Mass Tuesday near the city of Rouen and killed an 86-year-old priest was turned back after trying to go to Syria, wore an electronic monitoring device and was known to local officials,... 2016-07-26 22:00 2KB article.wn.com 54 [VIDEO]: 'Trump University Graduate' Sen. Al Franken Jokes At DNC The Democratic National Convention kicked off Monday with some controversy – an email scandal, the resignation of DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Shultz – some powerful speeches – NJ Sen. Cory Booker, First Lady Michelle Obama – and some comedy courtesy of former Saturday Night Live star –... 2016-07-26 22:00 2KB article.wn.com 55 Inspecting the 2016 vice president picks, their records — RT America Now that presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have announced their running mates, RT takes a closer look at Tim Kaine and Mike Pence’s records, and how they may affect policy should they find themselves working at the White House. 2016-07-26 21:53 10KB www.rt.com

56 Solar Impulse 2 completes its historic flight in Abu Dhabi — RT News An airplane that runs solely on solar energy has successfully landed in Abu Dhabi, completing a historic round-the-world flight. 2016-07-26 21:53 1KB www.rt.com 57 Environmentalists spar with EPA on jet engine exhaust, air pollution — RT America The US Environmental Protection Agency has declared that aircraft emissions contribute to air pollution and “endanger public health,” but environmental activists say the “endangerment finding” falls short on creating rules to reduce aircraft emissions. 2016-07-26 21:53 3KB www.rt.com 58 Grapevine: Not in the basket Last Friday, some 500 peace-seeking Arabs and Jews got together in roundtables along the length of Rothschild Boulevard. 2016-07-26 21:53 21KB www.jpost.com 59 signs up youngest professional Strictly Come Dancing signs up its youngest professional dancer, 20-year-old Chloe Hewitt, as one of three new faces for this year's show. 2016-07-26 21:45 2KB www.bbc.co.uk 60 BBC News Channel Britain's most-watched news channel, delivering breaking news and analysis all day, every day. 2016-07-26 21:45 681Bytes www.bbc.co.uk 61 What's life like being extremely tall or short? A person's stature affects more than their health. Short and tall people face daily challenges from finding the right clothes, to fitting into plane seats. 2016-07-26 21:45 4KB www.bbc.co.uk 62 Steven Kirkwood charged with murder of Michael O'Hanlon A 43-year-old man is charged with murder over the death of Mr Scotland body builder Michael O'Hanlon at an industrial estate. 2016-07-26 21:45 1KB www.bbc.co.uk

63 YMCA campers play slip and slide kickball About 40 5-6 year-old campers at the Johnston YMCA found a way to exercise while staying cool in the high heat hovering over Charlotte. 2016-07-26 21:48 2KB www.charlotteobserver.com 64 Malawian 'hyena man' arrested for having sex with children An HIV-positive Malawian, who says he is paid to have sex with children as part of initiation traditions, is arrested on the orders of the president. 2016-07-26 21:38 2KB www.bbc.co.uk 65 Contura turns up the heat with Rooster PR appointment Contura, a leading European manufacturer of wood burning stoves, has appointed Rooster PR, marking the first time the brand has engaged external PR support since its launch in the UK in 2008. 2016-07-26 21:51 2KB www.thedrum.com 66 Birra Moretti rolls out first ever campaign after seeing 50% sales growth Italian beer brand Birra Moretti has launched its first ever campaign in the UK as it looks to build on a crest of growth that has seen sales of the Heineken-owned beer grow by 50 per cent over the last five years. 2016-07-26 21:51 2KB www.thedrum.com 67 CMOs see roles evolving and hope to 'own' the customer experience by 2020 Increasingly, CMOs are pushing forward with larger marketing budgets and there is increased optimism in overall for marketers according to a recent report. In a recent infographic that outlines the responses of 500 CMOs and senior marketing executives, 86 per cent of them agreed that they expect... 2016-07-26 21:51 2KB www.thedrum.com 68 Financial Times appoints Brexit editor and ramps up EU team as it sees spike in subscriptions post-referendum The Financial Times has appointed Daniel Dombey as its dedicated Brexit editor to strengthen its coverage of Britain's exit from the European Union following a spike in subscriptions post- referendum. 2016-07-26 21:51 2KB www.thedrum.com 69 Sir Philip Green’s reputation might be in tatters but his Arcadia brands will continue to prosper Sir Philip Green is on the defensive after a damning investigation by MPs into his sale of BHS and its subsequent demise dubbed him the “unacceptable face of capitalism 2016-07-26 21:51 4KB www.thedrum.com 70 Email is slowly dying. No, really it is A story about cake and internal agency communication. Technology is easy, changing behaviour is much harder. 2016-07-26 21:51 4KB www.thedrum.com 71 Inside ProSieben's Galileo special virtual reality week Last week, ProSieben launched the 'Galileo VR Woche' (Galileo VR Week) in which the German broadcaster released some of the science magazine's stories in 360°. 2016-07-26 21:51 2KB www.thedrum.com 72 Twitch partners with Netflix, releases streaming survey Twitch, a social video platform and community created for games, has partnered with Netflix to activate around the release of the supernatural thriller, “Stranger Things.” With a four hour live broadcast hosted on Twitch on July 14, which ended with eight minutes of the first... 2016-07-26 21:51 3KB www.thedrum.com 73 Putting the cart before the horse: Why betting against customer experience could cost you your job Last week, William Hill made an announcement that, after 31 years with the company, and two years as chief executive, it had ‘ousted’ James Henderson. The reason? Because he failed to capitalise on a growing online betting market. 2016-07-26 21:51 3KB www.thedrum.com 74 Breaking News English Lesson English News Lessons: Free 26-Page lesson plan / 2-page mini- lesson - Plagiarism - Handouts, online activities, speed reading, dictation, mp3... current events. 2016-07-26 21:46 1KB www.breakingnewsenglish.com 75 Brexit Watch: At-a-glance day-by-day summer briefing The UK voted to leave the European Union in a referendum on 23 June. Here's your daily summer briefing of all the latest Brexit- related news. 2016-07-26 21:46 6KB www.bbc.co.uk 76 What is it like to live near a party house? The shooting this week at a house in Surrey took place at a house hired out for a pool party. But what is the law surrounding party houses? 2016-07-26 21:46 4KB www.bbc.co.uk 77 London City offices evacuated due to major gas leak Hundreds of people are forced to evacuate their places of work as a major gas leak causes chaos in the City of London. 2016-07-26 21:45 822Bytes www.bbc.co.uk 78 Entertainment week in pictures: 16 A look at some of the events in the world of entertainment and arts over the past week, including Steven Spielberg receiving a gold Blue Peter badge and Michelle Obama's Carpool Karaoke. 2016-07-26 21:45 2KB www.bbc.co.uk 79 Rosie Smolowitz's audition for Cam Newton's Nickelodeon show The episode airs at 8 p.m. July 29. 2016-07-26 21:48 2KB www.charlotteobserver.com 80 Royal Society head calls for 'underwriting' of research The president of the Royal Society has called for the UK government to underwrite the research of all UK-based researchers who apply for EU funding now. 2016-07-26 21:46 2KB www.bbc.co.uk 81 Customers vent anger on social media after poor shop service Customers take to social media to complain about bad service at High Street stores - and see their posts go viral. 2016-07-26 21:46 3KB www.bbc.co.uk 82 Bernie Sanders delivers remarks at the DNC Bernie Sanders spoke at the DNC on Monday night, saying that the election is about "the needs of the American people. " Sanders endorsed Clinton, saying she will fight for issues, such as affordable higher education and universal health care. Sanders said Clinton "will make an outstanding president. " 2016-07-26 21:49 1KB www.cbsnews.com 83 Broadband and you: 'Get a grip, BT' BBC readers speak of their broadband problems, as plans are announced to improve the internet provided by BT's telecoms network. 2016-07-26 21:47 3KB www.bbc.co.uk

84 AB InBev raises offer for SABMiller Brewing giant AB InBev has raised its offer for rival SABMiller after the fall in the value of the pound made its original offer less attractive. 2016-07-26 21:47 2KB www.bbc.co.uk 85 A look back at FLOTUS’s best speeches Over her eight years as first lady, Michelle Obama has used her spotlight to illuminate the issues of racial tension and women's rights. Here are moments from some of her more memorable speeches. 2016-07-26 21:50 860Bytes www.washingtonpost.com 86 Dutch men revealed as world's tallest When it comes to height, Dutch men and Latvian women tower over all other nationalities, a study reveals. 2016-07-26 21:38 4KB www.bbc.co.uk 87 Congo star Koffi Olomide detained after 'kicking assault' Musician Koffi Olomide is in custody in DR Congo, days after he was deported from Kenya for allegedly kicking one of his dancers. 2016-07-26 21:38 1KB www.bbc.co.uk 88 What to Expect From Day Two of the DNC Video ABC News' Amna Nawaz and Matthew Dowd recap highlights from the DNC and preview day two from the convention floor. 2016-07-26 21:48 8KB abcnews.go.com 89 Veterans share thoughts on Trump speech Veterans Robert Ollis and Adan Ontiveros share their thoughts about Trump's speech at the VFW Convention today in Charlotte. 2016-07-26 21:42 2KB www.charlotteobserver.com 90 Historical records support worship on Sabbath, not Sunday Contact WND Discover Richard Rives’ books, “Time Is the Ally of Deceit” and “Too Long in the Sun,”t the WND SuperStore! Click here for reuse options! 2016-07-26 21:41 5KB www.wnd.com 91 Belevation keeps textile industry alive in Fort Mill Fort Mill-based Belevation represents a new generation of textile manufacturing in Fort Mill. The boutique manufacturer has been steadily growing a customer base that includes Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer. 2016-07-26 21:40 2KB www.heraldonline.com 92 The investigation into Australia’s “Abu Ghraib” could neglect wider abuses in the Northern Territory Donald Trump brings home his dark vision of America at the Republican convention Footage from a youth detention centre in the Northern Territory capital, Darwin, may not be enough for authorities to finally address endemic discrimination in the region. 2016-07-26 21:40 11KB www.newstatesman.com 93 Peek inside the new Clover Middle School Clover School District will open two new schools this fall, including the new $34 million Clover Middle School on Barrett Road and Highway 55, about 1.5 miles west of the town of Clover. The school is modeled after Oakridge Middle School on Oakridge Road,... 2016-07-26 21:40 3KB www.heraldonline.com 94 Arrest made in Newton County fatal shooting A Covington man has been charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of a Conyers man this month, authorities said. 2016-07-26 21:42 957Bytes www.ajc.com 95 Fort Mill apartment fire displaces several families Eight units were damaged at Avery Lakes Apartments in Fort Mill, displacing 20 residents. 2016-07-26 21:40 3KB www.heraldonline.com 96 The politics of a martial arts book fair in Hong Kong Martial arts was the theme of a book fair coming to a close in Hong Kong. But being the city it is, there had to be some politics on display, reports Tzu-Wei Liu of BBC Chinese. 2016-07-26 21:38 4KB www.bbc.co.uk 97 Key Islamic State leader Saad Emarati 'killed in Afghanistan' Afghanistan's military says it has killed more than 120 suspected militants, including a founder of so-called Islamic State's faction in Afghanistan and Pakistan. 2016-07-26 21:38 3KB www.bbc.co.uk 98 US president's half-brother, Malik Obama, 'voting for Trump' US President 's half-brother, Malik Obama, says he will vote for Donald Trump because he "comes across as a straightforward guy". 2016-07-26 21:38 1KB www.bbc.co.uk

99 Thai activists charged over 'military torture' report Three Thai activists are charged with criminal defamation after authoring a report on alleged military abuses committed in the restive south. 2016-07-26 21:38 2KB www.bbc.co.uk 100 Dear Abby: Wife refuses to kiss, touch, sleep with me After three years with hardly any contact, husband is considering a separation. 2016-07-26 21:37 2KB chicago.suntimes.com Articles

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1 Now:Pensions appoints TVC to create the brand’s first-ever TV campaign (1.02/2) One of the UK’s largest auto- enrolment pension providers Now: Pensions has appointed TVC Group to create the brand’s first advertising campaign, including a TV advert to go live in September. Auto enrolment legislation has been designed to encourage a retirement savings culture in the UK. This new legislation requires all employers to automatically enrol some or all members of their workforce (depending on age and salary level) into a pension scheme that meets certain minimum standards. The new advert features reality TV star Stacey Solomon and aims to clarify some of the jargon associated with pensions. Amy Mankelow, director of communications at Now: Pensions said, “The TVC team presented the most creative ideas and were really happy with the final result. TVC were the perfect partner to help us deliver the ambition we have for Now:Pensions.” James Myers, group managing director of TVC Group, said of the project: “We are delighted to showcase our skills as the creative lead on this integrated campaign across media for such a forward-thinking client.” Recent research has revealed that young Brits are still failing to get to grips with pensions, with almost half of those quizzed in a nationwide study admitting their pension knowledge is ‘poor or very poor’. The research revealed that only around one in five (22 per cent) in the 18-30 age group can claim to have a ‘good’ understanding of pensions. Furthermore, 40 per cent of respondents do not know what a workplace pension is, despite auto-enrolment becoming law in 2012. St. Louis appoints first-ever resilience officer washingtontimes.com 2016-07-26 21:51 www.thedrum.com

2 Trump slams Clinton at national veteran convention, crowd member shouts 'Lock her up' (1.02/2) - At the Veterans of Foreign Wars conference in Charlotte on Tuesday, July 26, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump introduced his 10-step plan for veteran's reform, but not before throwing jabs at Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. ()

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3 3 Cabinet audit: what does the appointment of Justine Greening as Education Secretary mean for policy? Why do the words “soup, swoop, loop de loop” come to mind every time I lift a spoon to my lips? (0.08/2) An early supporter of the new Prime Minister, and longstanding cabinet member, Justine Greening was always heading for promotion in a Theresa May cabinet. Her former territory, the Department for International Development, loyally picked up a lot of slack from the Home Office on migration issues under Greening's leadership, and she has regularly worked closely with May. Personal allegiances aside, Greening is a sensible choice for the Department for Education. She is the first Education Secretary to have been educated at a comprehensive school, and as the first openly gay woman to serve in cabinet, she is a good choice for the Women and Equalities brief, which she also carries. Theresa May’s first speech as Prime Minister highlighted two huge problems that many would attribute to the education system: how white working-class boys are “less likely than anybody else in Britain to go to university”; and how “If you’re at a state school, you’re less likely to reach the top professions than if you’re educated privately”. Going some way to solving these two huge problems will be Greening’s aim, though really the issues go far deeper than her new department. Still, there is scope for improvement, beginning with an increased focus upon early years education: by the age of five, there is a 19-month gap in school readiness between the most and least disadvantaged children. The UK is almost unique in having larger class sizes for primary than secondary school, which is barmy; addressing that should be part of a whole project of centring UK education policy on the first years in life, which are the most important, and ceasing the endless tinkering with secondary education. Alas, many in the Conservative party do not want the tinkering to stop. There is a renewed call for the ban on opening new grammars to be overturned. There are 163 remaining today, concentrated in a few selective counties. The government’s approval of a new grammar school annexe in Sevenoaks last October, ten miles away from the original site, hints at many more to come, with ten council areas keen to open more satellite schools – effectively bringing grammar schools back through the back door. The nostalgic argument to bring back grammar schools seems perverse considering that, in areas that maintain fully selective education like Kent, poorer pupils do worse than the national average and the attainment gap between the most advantaged and disadvantaged students is above the national average. It also ignores that the countries that perform best in education are those that separate latest, and demand the highest standards of all pupils until 16. Greening will have more to grapple with than her predecessor Nicky Morgan, because the education brief has now been expanded to include higher education. Integrating the two could have some negative effects: schools and universities will now effectively be competing with each other for funding within the department. Whereas universities' former place in the Department for Business recognised how they are a British export and a driver of business. But this integration gives Greening the opportunity to improve communication between elite universities and state schools, thereby improving access to the top universities. The coming vote on increasing tuition fees to £9,250 might give her an opportunity to demand that some universities ramp up their access work, as they did when fees when trebled in 2010. Yet she will soon realise that, while some universities could undoubtedly do more, the crux of the issue is way earlier, in the earliest years of life. This should be her main focus. A while ago I was lending a friend the keys to our house. We keep spare keys in a ceramic pot I was given years ago by someone who made it while on an art-school pottery course. “That’s er . . . quite challenging,” the friend said of the pot. “Is it?” I replied. “I’d stopped noticing how ugly it is.” “Then it’s a grunty,” she said. “A what?” I asked. “A grunty. It’s something you have in your house that’s hideous and useless but you’ve stopped noticing it completely, so it’s effectively invisible.” I was much taken with this idea and realised that as well as “grunties” there are also “gruntyisms”: things you say or do, though the reason why you say or do them has long since been forgotten. For example, every time we drink soup my wife and I say the same thing, uttered in a strange monotone: we say, “Soup, swoop, loop de loop.” How we came to say “soup, swoop, loop de loop” came about like this. For a married couple, the years between your mid-thirties and your late forties might be seen as the decade of the bad dinner party. You’re no longer looking for a partner, so the hormonal urge to visit crowded bars has receded, but you are still full of energy so you don’t want to stay in at night, either. Instead, you go to dinner parties attended by other couples you don’t necessarily like that much. One such couple were called Barry and Anita. Every time we ate at their house Barry would make soup, and when serving it he would invariably say, “There we are: soup, swoop, loop de loop.” After the dinner party, as soon as we were in the minicab going home, me and Linda would start drunkenly talking about what an arse Barry was, saying to each other, in a high- pitched, mocking imitation of his voice: “Please do have some more of this delicious soup, swoop, loop de loop.” Then we’d collapse against each other laughing, convincing the Algerian or Bengali taxi driver once again of the impenetrability and corruption of Western society. Pretty soon whenever we had soup at home, Linda and I would say to each other, “Soup, swoop, loop de loop,” at first still ridiculing Barry, but eventually we forgot why we were saying it and it became part of the private language every couple develop, employed long after we’d gratefully ceased having soupy dinners with Barry and Anita. In the early Nineties we had an exchange student staying with us for a year, a Maori girl from the Cook Islands in the southern Pacific. When she returned home she took the expression “soup, swoop, loop de loop” with her and spread it among her extended family, until finally the phrase appeared in an anthropological dissertation: “ ‘Soup swoop, loop de loop.’ Shamanistic Incantations in Rarotongan Food Preparation Rituals” – University of Topeka, 2001. Cabinet audit: what does the appointment of Philip Hammond as Chancellor mean for policy? Why do the words “soup, swoop, loop de loop” come to mind every time I lift a spoon to my lips? newstatesman.com

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4 Bavaria attacks: Germans shaken by violence (0.01/2) At first glance, everything seems normal in Marienplatz, Munich's central square, which is dominated by the great neo-Gothic Town Hall. Locals rush about their business, the shops are full and crowds of tourists gather here to watch the Glockenspiel, the chiming carillon, with its dancing figures and little chirping golden bird. But a glance under the Mariensaeule, a column topped with a statue of the Virgin Mary, tells you that all is not well here. Flowers and candles have been laid at the foot of the monument in memory of those who died in the shootings on Friday at a shopping centre in the north-west of the city. Their killer was an 18-year-old German-Iranian, David Ali Sonboly, who was obsessed with guns. "To the victims of the 23rd of July" one message reads. "Love is stronger than hate," says another. The series of violent attacks in the past few days has shaken people here. What is going on in Germany? What drives individuals to commit mass killings? "I'm trying not to let it affect me too much in my daily life," Xenia, a student, told me. "But when one thing after another happens like this, you can't help thinking that the world is totally crazy. " "Do you think the government is doing enough in this situation? " I asked her. "Have they let in too many refugees and migrants? " "I feel generally safe in Germany," she said. "Attacks have been prevented in Duesseldorf and Bonn, and you can't do much against lone wolves. "And we can't just blame it all on the refugees. That makes it far too simple. There will always be problem cases, but in general the refugees risk their lives to come here. " On the other side of the square, Alois Frank shook his head. "I think there will be more attacks like this if the government doesn't take action," he told me. "They are doing much too little. "They need to check very carefully who these migrants are, whether they are real asylum seekers or not. " "What do you think about Chancellor Angela Merkel? " I asked him. "I always used to like her very much," he said. "But since she has accepted so many migrants, I am strongly against her. "I always voted for the CDU [Mrs Merkel's party]," he said, "but now I am re- considering. " He looked around at a couple walking with their little girl. "I'm not worried for myself because I am 83 years old and if something happens to me, my God, who cares! But I am concerned for my family. " Lothar Plomitcer, 48, agreed. "Our government seems to be controlled by the EU and Brussels. What kind of experiment is it, when a million people flee here? I know they have a good reason to leave Syria and Iraq, but it's uncontrolled. People need borders. " Others in this cosmopolitan city are worried for other reasons. Wandering through a shopping street with her friend Nadia, Kadidja told me the attacks made her concerned for her safety. "As a Muslim woman with dark skin who wears a headscarf, I find the current atmosphere quite charged," she said. "I notice that lots of people are looking at me and are a bit scared of me. The mood is quite tense. "I grew up here, I see myself as a German, but people still don't totally accept me. There are still so many prejudices against Muslims. I hope that will change one day. " The oppressive heat of the afternoon gave way to a violent thunderstorm, and I took shelter in the doorway of a shop, along with a middle-aged woman with brown hair. "These are strange times for Bavaria," she told me. "Even the weather doesn't like it. " "Are you worried? " I asked her. "I was worried on Friday during the shootings," she said. "And I was a bit careful on the underground today. But what can you do? You can't let it stop you. " Germany must address fears after attacks, says Bavaria governor bbc.co.uk 2016-07-26 21:38 By Bethany www.bbc.co.uk

5 Pres. Bill Clinton Inspires at Past Democratic National Conventions Video (0.01/2) The determined. I'm honored to be here tonight. Let my friend Michael Dukakis who. For president of the United States. Tomorrow morning. And that's why I'm so proud. To say you ought to be president and a place in nomination the name of the morning. President of the United States. I'm not too. Now that we have changed the world it's time to change. America. I proudly accept your nomination for president. Hold kids back in America we are on the right track. To the joining us cents. Thank you for your nomination. How would -- and Omar partners. With gratitude keep putting people. Building. Those bridges. And don't stop. Thinking about. Tomorrow. I love you and good night. As I said in 1992 us again that night we are Coleman's you know. We have an obligation both to work hard and the help our palaces very it's always. Oh. Join Hillary and Chelsea and me and making Barack Obama the next president the United States. I want to nominate a man. Whose cruel on the outside. But who burns for America on the inside. You lots box and you. Yeah. This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate. Protesters Gather at Democratic National Convention Photos abcnews.go.com 2016-07-26 21:48 ABC News abcnews.go.com

6 The joy of only winning once: why England should be proud of 1966 Wrists, knees, terrible rages – I felt overwhelmed when Barry came to see me (0.01/2) There’s a phrase in football that I really hate. It used to be “Thirty years of hurt”. Each time the England team crashes out of a major tournament it gets regurgitated with extra years added. Rather predictably, when England lost to Iceland in Euro 2016, it became “Fifty years of hurt”. We’ve never won the European Championship and in 17 attempts to win the World Cup we have only won once. I’m going to tell you why that’s a record to cherish. I was seven in 1966. Our telly was broken so I had to watch the World Cup final with a neighbour. I sat squeezed on my friend Colin’s settee as his dad cheered on England with phrases like “Sock it to them Bobby”, as old fashioned now as a football rattle. When England took the lead for the second time I remember thinking, what will it feel like, when we English are actually Champions of the World. Not long after I knew. It felt good. Wembley Stadium, 30 July 1966, was our only ever World Cup win. But let’s imagine what it would be like if, as with our rivals, we’d won it many times? Brazil have been World Champions on five occasions, Germany four, and Italy four. Most England fans would be “over the moon” if they could boast a similarly glorious record. They’re wrong. I believe it’s wonderful that we’ve only triumphed once. We all share that one single powerful memory. Sometimes in life less is definitely more. Something extraordinary has happened. Few of us are even old enough to remember, but somehow, we all know everything that happened that day. Even if you care little about the beautiful game, I’m going to bet that you can recall as many as five iconic moments from 50 years ago. You will have clearly in your mind the BBC commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme’s famous lines, as Geoff Hurst tore down the pitch to score his hat-trick: “Some people are on the pitch. They think it’s all over. It is now”. And it was. 4 - 2 to England against West Germany. Thirty minutes earlier the Germans had equalised in the dying moments of the second half to take the game to extra time. More drama we all share: Geoff Hurst’s second goal. Or the goal that wasn’t, as technology has since, I think, conclusively proved. The shot that crashed off the cross bar and did or didn’t cross the line. Of course, even if you weren’t alive at the time, you will know that the linesman, one Tofiq Bakhramov, from Azerbaijan (often incorrectly referred to as “Russian”) could speak not a word of English, signalled it as a goal. Then there’s the England Captain, the oh-so-young and handsome Bobby Moore. The very embodiment of the era. You can picture him now wiping his muddy hands on his white shorts before he shakes hands with a youthful Queen Elizabeth. Later you see him lifted aloft by his team mates holding the small golden Jules Rimet trophy. How incredible, how simply marvellous that as a nation we share such golden memories. How sad for the Brazilians and Germans. Their more numerous triumphs are dissipated through the generations. In those countries each generation will remember each victory but not with the intensity with which we English still celebrate 1966. It’s as if sex was best the first time. The first cut is the deepest. On Colin’s dad’s TV the pictures were black and white and so were the flags. Recently I looked at the full colour Pathe newsreel of the game. It’s the red, white and blue of the Union Jack that dominates. The red cross of Saint George didn’t really come into prominence until the Nineties. The left don’t like flags much, unless they’re “deepest red”. Certainly not the Union Flag. It smacks of imperialism perhaps. In 1966 we didn’t seem to know if we were English or British. Maybe there was, and still is, something admirable and casual about not knowing who we are or what is our proper flag. Twelve years later I’m in Cuba at the “World Festival of Youth” – the only occasion I’ve represented my country. It was my chance to march into a stadium under my nation’s flag. Sadly, it never happened as my fellow delegates argued for hours over what, if any, flag we British should walk behind. The delegation leaders – you will have heard of them now, but they were young and unknown then – Peter Mandelson, Trevor Phillips and Charles Clarke, had to find a way out of this impasse. In the end, each delegation walked into the stadium behind their flag, except the British. Poor Mandelson stood alone for hours holding Union Jack, sweltering in the tropical sun. No other country seemed to have a problem with their flag. I guess theirs speak of revolution; ours of colonialism. On Saturday 30 July BBC Radio 2 will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1966 World Cup Final, live from Wembley Arena. Such a celebration is only possible because on 16 occasions we failed to win that trophy. Let’s banish this idea of “Fifty years of hurt” once and for all and embrace the joy of only winning once. Phil Jones edits the Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Radio 2. On Saturday 30 July the station celebrates the 50th anniversary of the 1966 World Cup Final live from Wembley Arena, telling the story of football’s most famous match, minute by minute. Tickets are available from: www.wc66.org To begin with, it seemed that Barry’s wrists were the problem. He told me about the pain he was experiencing, the pins and needles that came and went in his hands. I started to examine him. His palms were calloused, his fingers thick and stubby, veterans of the heavy work he’d undertaken throughout his 57 years. Even as I assessed this first problem, he mentioned his knees. I moved on to look at those. Then it was his back. I couldn’t get to grips with one thing before he veered to the next. I teach my registrars to be aware how a consultation is making them feel: that can give valuable clues to the patient’s own emotional state. Barry was making me feel overwhelmed, the more so as I learned that he’d been experiencing all these problems for years. “Why are you coming to see me about them now,” I asked, “rather than six months ago – or in six months’ time?” “I need some time off, doc.” There was something about the way he wouldn’t meet my gaze. And again, that feeling of being overwhelmed. “What’s going on at work?” I asked him. His tone hardened as he told me how he’d lost his temper a couple of days earlier. How one of the others had been winding him up, and something inside him had snapped, and he’d taken a at his workmate and landed a punch. Barry had walked out and hadn’t been back. I tried to find out if he’d heard from his boss about the incident, if he knew what was likely to happen next. He told me he didn’t care. We talked some more. I learned that he’d been uncharacteristically short- tempered for months; his partner was fed up with being shouted at. Sleep had gone to pot, and Barry had taken to drinking heavily to knock himself out at night. He was smoking twice his usual amount. Men like Barry often don’t experience depression as classic low mood and tearfulness; they become filled with rage and turn in on themselves, repelling those closest to them in the process. Depression is a complex condition, with roots that can frequently be traced right back to childhood experiences, but bouts are often precipitated by problems with relationships, work, money, or health. In Barry’s case, the main factor turned out to be his job. He’d been an HGV driver but at the start of the year his company had lost its operator’s licence. To keep the business afloat, his boss had diversified. Barry hated what he now had to do. He was now a “catcher”. I didn’t know what that meant. Getting up at the crack of dawn, he told me, driving to some factory farm somewhere, entering huge sheds and spending hours catching chickens, thousands upon thousands of them, shoving them into crates, stashing the crates on a lorry, working under relentless pressure to get the sheds cleared and the birds off to the next stage of the food production chain. “It’s a young man’s game,” he told me. “It’s crippling me, all that bending and catching.” It wasn’t really his joints, though. Men like Barry can find it hard to talk about difficult emotion, but it was there in his eyes. I had a sudden understanding: Barry, capturing bird after panicking bird, stuffing them into the transport containers, the air full of alarmed clucking and dislodged feathers. Hour after hour of it. It was traumatising him, but he couldn’t admit anything so poncey. “I just want to get back to driving.” That would mean landing a new job, and he doubted he would be able to do so, not at his age. He couldn’t take just any old work, either: he had to earn a decent wage to keep up with a still sizeable mortgage. We talked about how antidepressants might improve his symptoms, and made a plan to tackle the alcohol. I signed him off to give him some respite and a chance to look for new work – the one thing that was going to resolve his depression. But in the meantime, he felt as trapped as the chickens that he cornered, day after soul-destroying day. Phil Whitaker’s novel “Sister Sebastian’s Library” will be published by Salt in September

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7 SRSLY #52: New Blood / Absolutely Fabulous / Bewitched Back to the future – mankind’s new ideas that aren’t new at all (0.01/2) This is SRSLY, the pop culture podcast from the New Statesman. Here, you can find links to all the things we talk about in the show as well as a bit more detail about who we are and where else you can find us online. Listen using the player below...... or subscribe in iTunes. We’re also on Stitcher , RSS and SoundCloud – but if you use a podcast app that we’re not appearing in, let us know. SRSLY is usually hosted by Caroline Crampton and Anna Leszkiewicz, the NS ’s web editor and editorial assistant. We’re on as @c_crampton and @annaleszkie , where between us we post a heady mixture of Serious Journalism, excellent gifs and regularly ask questions J K Rowling needs to answer. The Links New Blood Anna on the show's pitch-perfect portrayal of millennial life in London. Huw Fullerton on New Blood 's obsession with property. Absolutely Fabulous The trailer for the movie. An interesting take on the way the show and now the film charts the evolution of celebrity. Bewitched The trailer. An example of the universally negative critical reaction to the film. For next time Caroline is reading Ask Polly columns, like this one . If you’d like to talk to us about the podcast or make a suggestion for something we should read or cover, you can email srslypod[at]gmail.com . You can also find us on Twitter @srslypod , or send us your thoughts on tumblr here. If you like the podcast, we’d love you to leave a review on iTunes - this helps other people come across it. We love reading out your emails. If you have thoughts you want to share on anything we’ve discussed, or questions you want to ask us, please email us on srslypod[at]gmail.com , or @ us on Twitter @srslypod , or get in touch via tumblr here. We also have Facebook now. Our theme music is “Guatemala - Panama March” (by Heftone Banjo Orchestra) , licensed under Creative Commons. See you next week! PS If you missed #51, check it out here . When Steven Poole writes a book review, he likes to lie to himself. His only conscious decision is to jot down a few notes as the deadline approaches. There is no pressure to think deep thoughts, he tells himself, or to reach the required word count. Then invariably, in a few hours, he has written the entire review. This happens time and again. No matter how many times he convinces himself he is merely jotting and thinking, the result is a finished article. Human beings are extraordinarily good at deceiving themselves and possibly never more so than when they think that they have had a new idea, as Poole makes clear in this fascinating compendium of new ideas that aren’t new at all. He digs deep into subjects as various as cosmology, economics, health care and bioethics to show that, as the writer of Ecclesiastes put it (long before Poole), “There is nothing new under the sun.” This is demonstrated in the re-emergence of ideas such as therapeutic psychedelic drugs, inherited traits that aren’t programmed into the genome, cognitive behavioural therapy, getting our protein from insects, and the multiverse. Poole explores these propositions deftly enough, but they are not what interest him here. Rather, his subject is the way that we have seen them all before. He ties together what he concedes is a “highly selective snapshot of the looping evolution of ideas” with the observation that: “Any culture that thinks the past is irrelevant is one in which future invention threatens to stall.” Originality, he argues, is overrated. The book might be something of a downer for those who like to gaze at “progress” with wide-eyed admiration. The starkest takeaway is that we are clearly hopeless at putting good ideas to work. In his discussion of artificial intelligence, for instance, Poole mentions the emerging idea of a universal basic income, which is likely to become a necessary innovation as robots take over many of the least demanding tasks of the human workforce. Yet he traces it back to 1796, when Thomas Paine first published his pamphlet Agrarian Justice. Maybe this tells us something about the limits of the brain. It has always innovated, thought through its situations and created solutions. But those solutions can only be drawn from a limited pool of possibilities. Hence we get the same ideas occurring inside human skulls for millennia and they are not always presented any better for the passing of time. Richard Dawkins and his ilk provide a salient example, as Poole points out: “Virtually none of the debating points in the great new atheism struggles of the 21st century. . . would have been unfamiliar to medieval monks, who by and large conducted the argument on a more sophisticated and humane level.” So, perhaps we should start to ask ourselves why so many proposed solutions remain unimplemented after what seem to be thousand-year development programmes. It is only through such reflection on our own thinking that we will overcome our barriers to progress. Sometimes the barriers are mere prejudice or self-interest. After the Second World War, Grace Hopper, a computer scientist in the US navy, created a language that allowed a computer to be programmed in English, French or German. “Her managers were aghast,” Poole writes. It was “an American computer built in blue-belt Pennsylvania” – so it simply had to be programmed in English. “Hopper had to promise management that from then on the program would only accept English input.” It is worth noting that Hopper was also a victim of postwar sexism. In 1960 she and several other women participated in a project to create COBOL, the computing language. Critics said there was no way that such a “female- dominated process” could end in anything worthwhile. Those critics were wrong. By the turn of the century, 80 per cent of computer coding was written in COBOL. But this is another unlearned lesson. A survey in 2013 showed that women make up just 11 per cent of software developers. A swath of the population is missing from one of our most creative endeavours. And we are missing out on quality. Industry experiments show that women generally write better code. Unfortunately, the gatekeepers only accept it as better when they don’t know it was written by a woman. Solving the technology industry’s gender problems will be a complex undertaking. Yet it is easy to resolve some long-standing difficulties. Take that old idea of providing a universal basic income. It appears to be a complex economic issue but experimental projects show that the answer can be as simple as giving money to the poor. We know this because the non-profit organisation GiveDirectly has done it. It distributed a basic income to an entire community and the “innovation” has proved remarkably effective in providing the means for people to lift themselves out of poverty. Projects in Kenya, Brazil and Uganda have made the same discovery. As Poole notes, even the Economist , that “bastion of free-market economics”, was surprised and impressed. It said of the scheme: “Giving money directly to poor people works surprisingly well.” You can almost hear the exclamation “Who knew?” – and the slapping sound of history’s facepalm. 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8 8 Of the People Mayor Shirley Franklin started a program in the city of Atlanta in which every single student who graduated from a public school, she’d find a way to pay for their first year of college. And, after hearing my story, she took an interest in me. She gave me a job in her office and she helped me get into college. Summer came, and I didn’t go to work because I didn’t have a suit. I got a call saying, “You need to get to work,” and she had someone take me suit shopping. They took me and bought me like five different suits and said, “This is how you invest in your kids.” I’m the first person in my family to graduate from college. That is the kind of local politics I grew to love in Atlanta. National politics is more messy. But I have hope that is going to change. Photograph by Ryan Stone for The New York Times

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9 Dignitaries arrive in Mthatha for opening of revamped Madiba Museum When the 2017 Hyundai Genesis G80 goes on sale this fall it will do so as a car with more passenger space than a Mercedes E Class, more horsepower than a Cadillac CTS and with a raft of active safety systems as standard that even Volvo S90 drivers are offered as...

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10 Dismiss DA’s dated advert complaint‚ City of Joburg urges IEC That’s the gist of the city’s argument in its call on Thursday to “the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to dismiss the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) false and mischievous allegations of misappropriation of public funds to campaign for the African National Congress (ANC)”. The DA had‚ earlier this month‚ appeared to put the IEC on notice to act on its complaint about taxpayers’ money seemingly being used for electioneering‚ saying its advertisements “specifically endorse” mayor Parks Tau. “We are confident that the IEC will accede to our request‚ but if it fails or refuses to do so we will seek other legal avenues to compel adherence to the Electoral Code‚” DA federal executive chairman James Selfe said at the time. Tau’s spokesperson Phindile Chauke noted on Thursday: “At the centre of the political party’s complaint is an advert of the City of Johannesburg’s milestones and achievements…with the tagline: ‘Clearly‚ the City of Johannesburg is in good hands’.” The advert‚ Chauke added‚ “was designed to instill confidence among Johannesburg residents‚ investors and potential investors”. “The advert is a mere standard and annual communication of successes and achievements of the previous financial year of a metropolitan municipality led by a competent administration - with a visionary and strategic council and an executive led by Mayor Parks Tau.” Chauke said the ad was first distributed as early as March 3 “long before the date of the local government elections was announced…by President Jacob Zuma‚ on 6 April 2016 and published in a government gazette of 23 May 2016”. “Clearly the DA failed to lodge a complaint in March 2016 and waited until July 2016. On this basis alone‚ the complaint is indeed with unwarranted malicious intent against the City and its leadership‚” said Chauke. “It is disingenuous of the DA - having failed to discredit Mayor Tau against his strong record of service delivery in the past five years - to resort to dragging the IEC into its desperate campaign to mislead Johannesburg residents.” Selfe had said earlier this month that “Tau is currently the mayor of Johannesburg‚ but he is also an ANC candidate in the coming municipal election”‚ and “any reasonable listener would conclude that the advertisement is only aimed at influencing the outcome of the election in Johannesburg‚ by promoting the candidature of Tau and the ANC”.

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11 DA: ‘ANC candidates list represents corruption‚ declining service delivery and unemployment’ “The ANC cannot bring the change South Africa needs‚ because it is more concerned with putting allies of Jacob Zuma in top mayoral positions. Zuma's pals will‚ like the President‚ put self-enrichment first and the people last‚” DA spokesperson Phumzile Van Damme said in a statement on Sunday. The DA has accused Nelson Mandela Bay mayoral candidate Danny Jordaan of being a “part-time Mayor of broken promises after having faked the launch of a Metro Police‚ introducing 21‚000 more NMB residents to the ranks of the unemployed since December 2015 and losing over R320 million to leaks and electricity theft in the last 9 months. “Additionally‚ Jordaan's criminal pal Linda Mti was recently appointed to the Head of Safety and Security‚” said Van Damme. “In five years Mayor Parks Tau has overseen unemployment in Johannesburg rise to 869‚000. At the same time conditions in the informal settlements of Johannesburg have deteriorated to where the SA Human Rights Commission is now investigating the Johannesburg ANC government for human rights abuses. That the ANC wants to give Tau another term in government shows that the ANC doesn't take service delivery and stopping corruption seriously. “In Tshwane‚ the failure to reaffirm Mayor [Kgosientso “Sputla’] Ramokgopa shows that the ANC recognises that he and his ANC government have failed to deliver‚ including Sputla's PEU smart-meter Billion Rand scandal‚ unlawful broadband contracts‚ undrinkable water in Hammanskraal with 40‚000 more people joining the ranks of the unemployed in Tshwane since January 2016.” The DA said the ANC's inability to select a Tshwane candidate shows “a fractured and broken ANC in Tshwane”. “The voters cannot place trust in a party that fails to even agree on a suitable candidate for Mayor because it is so fractured and factionalised”. Van Damme added that the DA is ready to bring real change to Nelson Mandela Bay‚ Tshwane‚ Johannesburg‚ Ekurhuleni and many other places across the country. “This is the change that will stop corruption‚ deliver better services and create jobs. This is the change we need to move our country forward again.”

2016-07-27 00:00 Nomahlubi Jordaan www.timeslive.co.za

12 SABC to look into complaints over Khanyi, Somizi and Ntombi's show The 8-10AM show, which recently debuted and is presented by Ntombi Ngcobo, Khanyi Mbau and Somizi Mhlongo, has seen relentless bashing from Metro FM listeners on social media platforms. Some fans have said on Twitter that Mhlongo is more suited for the graveyard shift, whereas some said the trio is too loud to be listened to in the morning. Other fans even tweeted that they will be migrating to other radio stations. SABC spokesman Kaizer Kganyago said management will have to look at exactly what is not working. "The show has been on air for just one week, and I think most of the negative comments about the show have been emotional. "Obviously management would have to do a thorough evaluation of exactly what it is about the show that is causing the outcry, but they cannot just base their findings only on the audience's reaction. But we're aware of the negative comments about the show. " Kganyago promised: "There will be many factors taken into consideration by management, including the public opinion that the show is too crowded. " However, he warned the SABC would need more scientific research into why the public feels the show is not working as well as evaluations of other factors. "A lot goes into making a show, and we feel that a week is not enough time to determine exactly what is not working," he said. While Mhlongo and Ngcobo have been mum about the reaction, Mbau seems to be taking it in her stride. She tweeted that things will get better and promised they will improve. When Sowetan called her, Mbau referred questions about Metro FM to Kganyago, while Mhlongo said he did not take kindly to being called on weekends. Ngcobo did not respond to requests for comment. This article first appeared in Sowetan.

2016-07-27 00:00 Karabo Disetlhe www.timeslive.co.za

13 19 killed, 45 injured as knife-wielding man goes on rampage at medical facility near Tokyo — RT News Twenty of the injured are in critical condition, the national fire department, which also performs emergency medical care, has said. A 26-year-old man was arrested by police after the attack, national broadcaster NHK reported. He was said to be holding a knife. Police are currently looking into the motive behind the attack, which happened in the city of Sagamihara, just west of Tokyo. Images from the scene showed many ambulances near the Tsukui Yamayuri En (Tsukui Lily Garden) facility, which accommodates people with disabilities. The attack took place at around 2:30 am local time on Tuesday. The knife- wielding man entered the facility from the outside and began attacking people, according to police. Later, at around 3 am, a man reportedly turned himself in, saying: “I did it,” according to local media. A report by Daily-News.jp said that he was a former employee of the facility. One resident told NHK that the man detained had blond hair and was wearing black clothes. People have taken to Twitter to condemn the attack and express sympathy for the disabled patients whom the attacker cold-bloodedly stabbed. Many turned to prayer, while expressing shock that a man with a knife could cause so much damage.

2016-07-27 00:00 www.rt.com

14 Lack of Parliament antics sees EFF’s media profile dip: survey The wrong reason for the ruling party paid off for the official opposition‚ the Democratic Alliance (DA). That Parliament is not in session curtailed the impression the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) made. Those are some of the key findings of Basemedia’s “political tracker” for June. “The violence is Tshwane significantly elevated the ANC’s media profile but also contributed to negativity on the organisation‚” the survey found. It said that “Thoko Didiza emerged as one of the ANC’s most visible members after she was announced as mayoral candidate for Tshwane”‚ but noted that both she and incumbent mayor Kgosientsho Ramokgopa “faced negativity as a result of the violence that followed the announcement”. The research note‚ however‚ that the party was “gradually able to move away from the critical coverage as the party deployed senior leaders on the campaign trail”. The tracker suggested that the DA had profited from the ANC’s trouble in the country’s capital as the “media reflected on the internal strengths of the DA and the manner in which the party had chosen its candidates”. It also said the DA and leader Mmusi Maimane had scored from the “Jobs not jets” campaign about its disapproval of the widely reported R4-billion price tag for a new presidential aircraft. EFF leader Julius Malema‚ on the other hand‚ “struggled to have any high- impact media exposure” other than that which was “generated…after he stated that ‘South Africa would be a boring place without whites’ ”. The researchers noted that “past analysis has shown that one of the biggest drivers for the EFF has been because of the organisation’s behaviour in Parliament”. “However‚ with Parliament now in recess‚ the EFF has struggled to get media to focus significantly on the party’s local election campaigning.” The study also found that Inkatha Freedom Party leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi “advanced his media profile while speaking at the IFP’s manifesto launch” in uMlazi‚ during which he acknowledged that his party had lost ground‚ but had regrouped and focused itself for the August 3 municipal polls.

2016-07-27 00:00 TMG Digital www.timeslive.co.za

15 Watch: Meet the man who Zuma’s guards can’t turn away Collen has attended almost every African National Congress (ANC) election manifesto launch in the country. His love for the ANC and Zuma has earned him benefits that very few citizens enjoy. He is always able to push through presidential protection guards and get his hug from the president. “I have told them before that this is my friend‚ they should allow him through‚” Zuma once remarked. The president occasionally gives Collen a R100 note to note his appreciation and they have a cordial relationship when they meet‚ greeting each other warmly. The president gives him a beaming smile‚ a handshake and a hug. Collen‚ 32‚ of Orange Farm‚ lives with his two brothers Gontse‚ 31‚ and Taelo‚ 43‚ on Kopano Street. ANC councillor Simon Motha introduced TMG Digital to his brothers. It was about 10am‚ and Collen was not around‚ but his brothers welcomed us into their home. They advised that he was likely to be at Orange Farm Mall‚ so we set off to look for him. As we walked through the mall‚ it was apparent that every cashier‚ security guard and other centre employees know him well. “We love him. Everybody loves him. He is a lovely kid‚” said one of the cashiers at KFC. His favourite place at the mall is the Thetha FM studios. “We put him on air. Everybody in Orange Farm adores him. He normally greets the listeners and says what is on his mind. He can say anything. It's Collen. He is allowed to do so‚” said administrators at the radio station. He is so famous that taxi drivers allow him free rides when he wants to go to Soweto‚ Johannesburg‚ and Lenasia from Orange Farm‚ which is in the south‚ 45km from the Joburg city centre. He also does not buy a ticket to get onto the train. The reason: “Everybody loves him”. Finally we meet Collen at the mall. He has a wide smile and projects positive energy. “Are we going to meet President Zuma? Why‚ therefore‚ are you looking for me?” he asked with a firm handshake. Taelo informed him that journalists are here to talk to him. He then asked if he was going to be on TV. His brothers only reply: “You are going to be famous”. He then kept quiet but walked faster than all of us as we head back to the car. Despite being such a well-known persona in his home town‚ Collen lives a life of destitution. The four-roomed house he shares with his brothers appears to be well- maintained - until you get inside. The kitchen cupboards are worn out‚ allowing you to see the emptiness inside. The best item is the microwave. There is no fridge. The sitting room is in equally poor condition. An old cupboard stands where the television set should be and the sofas show the years. Motha left us at the house with James Mofokeng to help with Setswana translation. Collen’s two brothers said they love him so much and have a sense of pride in his popularity. “I don’t know why but people love Collen. Some people here in Orange Farm have a framed picture of him on their walls. We have allowed him to be himself‚” Taelo explained as he sat us down. Collen does speak English but converses more freely in Setswana. We gave him a chance to say something to his favourite person‚ Zuma‚ on camera.: "It’s me‚ Kwenza‚ you know me‚ I am your friend. I am pleading with you‚ President Zuma‚ to please fix my home and build me a double-storey house so that I be can like everyone else. I am with my young brothers‚ I want a TV and to make this house a double-storey so that it can be like other houses. I want you to buy me building bricks and fix here so that when you come here to Orange Farm‚ they will know that you are my friend. Please fix my room and my bathroom; I don’t even have a bathroom. You know me. I am your friend and a number one ANC member. Please come here and build me a double-storey. " After the video‚ Taelo explained the family’s story. Their parents moved from Soweto to Orange Farm in the late 1980s. Their mother died in 2004 and their father in 2006. This left the brothers with the responsibility of caring for Collen. Their two sisters are both living with their husbands. The closest one is in Soweto. Collen visits her quite often. Taelo’s tone of voice changed when he spoke about the struggle for food in the house. “We do eat‚” he said. Gontse interjected‚ as if he wanted the truth to come out. “It is a hustle for us to get food. We are really struggling. Nobody is working and we don’t have anything to eat tonight‚” Gontse said. All this time‚ Collen was strangely silent. Then I asked the brothers‚ what is the one thing that I could buy for them at the mall. “Fish oil‚” Taelo said‚ and Collen got really upset. “No. No fish oil. We need a television set. Just a television set. Let us go now and buy it‚” Collen said in a high tone. His brother calmed him down and started to explain. The three brothers have not had a television set for years. One of the neighbours‚ who is a technician‚ has offered to sell them the set for just R150‚ but no one has that kind of money here. In the house there isn’t even a radio and none of the guys have an ID. They just enjoy basic electricity and water. Taelo travels to Malvern‚ in eastern Joburg‚ to work as a car guard but makes too little to meet every need in the house. I offered to buy them a meal at the mall and Collen proposed his favourite restaurant: KFC. As we left the house‚ the man who is selling the television set showed up. He was going about his own business but Collen ran to him and grabbed him by the arm‚ refusing to let him go. “This is him. He has the TV. Give him the money now. Let’s go get the TV.” The brothers calmed him down again. In the midst of the drama‚ Councillor Motha passed by in his ML Mercedes- Benz SUV. He reduced his speed‚ greeted us and drove off. Back at the mall‚ Collen ordered three pieces of chicken‚ chips and a coke. He then asked us to leave the restaurant to get the fish oil. We headed to the supermarket and when we came back‚ he was gone. Taelo decided to go look for him while we had lunch with Gontse. He opened up about the life at home. “It is not easy taking care of my brother but I love him. He is just an exciting guy. He leaves in the morning at 7am. I make sure that he baths and eats before he leaves. He leaves and goes to the mall‚ talking to people and he has friends everywhere. He also spends a lot of time at Thetha FM. They love him at the studio and even put him live on air to say whatever comes to his mind.” When their mother was alive‚ she made sure that Collen took his psychiatric medication and he had a close relationship with her. “My mother loved him more than anything in the world and Collen knew it. When she passed on‚ he struggled to live without her. He then refused to take his medication. But I can’t talk much about that part of our life‚” Gontse said‚ holding back the tears in his eyes. Collen is also a big friend of Johannesburg mayor Parks Tau and has met former president Thabo Mbeki too. But there are other problems on Collen’s doorstep. At 1pm‚ wheelie bins were still lined up on the streets and refuse had not been collected. Some portions of the area have not had water for more than a week. Most of the people living in Orange Farm work elsewhere‚ as there are little to no local job opportunities. Those who cannot find employment like Gontse and Taelo are left on the streets. “Things are getting bad now. We are seeing more boys in our street smoking nyaope. They don’t have jobs so they steal anything they can get‚” Gontse said. Nineteen percent of households have no income at all in Orange Farm‚ according to Statistics SA. The data shows the area has a total population of 76 767 and a dependency ratio of nearly 50%. Residents do have basic services like electricity‚ which have been rolled out by government‚ but poor education levels affect economic prospects. Collen and his brothers are amongst many in the City of Johannesburg who are hoping that things will improve for them after the August 3 local government elections. “We hope that somebody will see our story and help us with something. We are really battling‚” Taelo said as he waved goodbye.

2016-07-27 00:00 Penwell Dlamini www.timeslive.co.za

16 50+ handcuffed at DNC as thousands protest Clinton’s nomination (VIDEO) — RT America FOLLOW RT’s DNC LIVE UPDATES Fifty-five people have been issued citations for disorderly conduct for trying to climb over police barricades at the edge of the security zone surrounding the convention, law enforcements said, according to AP. Protests have descended on City Hall and FDR Park, which are downtown right behind the Democratic Convention security zone. Local police have been bracing for the up to 50,000 protesters that are expected daily. Temperatures rising into the mid-90s have not kept away the crowd, which has grown to become one the largest rallies planned for the first day of the Democratic National Convention. However, the attendees have largely been Sanders supporters, with few Clinton fans in sight. Protesters have been chanting “Hell no DNC, we won’t vote for Hillary” as anti-Clinton banners flood the streets outside the Wells Fargo Center. Democrats had to burst through a crowd of Sander supporters chanting “Bernie or Bust!” along with other slogans to enter the Wells Fargo Center. Demonstrators outside City Hall chanted, “Nominate Sanders or lose in November!” Some of the banners read “Hillary for Prison,” while others had pictures of Republican nominee Donald Trump and Clinton united under the slogan “Either Way, Wall Street Wins.” However, as tensions at the protest ran high, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders urged his supporters to stop chanting, “Lock her up,” a chant that originated among Trump supporters who want Hillary Clinton to face prison time for alleged crimes. “Make no mistake. We have made history,” Sanders reportedly told the crowd, stressing that the Democratic Party itself would lose without Clinton’s victory. The crowd, which is a mix of Sanders supporters, opponents of the US drug war, and other activists, joined in a chant of “Feel the Bern!” Among the banners setting the tone for the march, were two 51-foot inflatable joints sending a pro-cannabis message to the delegates in town. One of the inflatable rolled marijuana cigarettes read, “Legalize. Berned by the DNC,” while another demanded, “Legalize Cannabis Now.”

2016-07-27 00:00 www.rt.com

17 Sanders’ wife caught on mic commenting on his nomination — RT America The comment came just after Sanders told delegates on Monday that in order to defeat Donald Trump, “we have got to elect Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine.” Sanders’ instruction was met with a collective loud “No!” followed by boos before the room erupted in “We Want Bernie!” chants. After the boos subsided, the senator’s wife, Jane Sanders, came on stage and made a curious statement that was accidentally caught on the microphone. Leaning in, Jane said, “They don’t know your name is going to be put in nomination. That’s the concern.”

2016-07-27 00:00 www.rt.com

18 Nursing and Allied Health Job Fair, Tuesday, August 23, 2016 Tuesday, August 23, 2016 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Newton Marriott 2345 Commonwealth Ave., Newton Job Seekers Don’t miss this exciting opportunity The Boston Herald is hosting its bi-annual Nursing and Health Job Fair Tuesday, August 23rd. Companies from the Greater Boston area will be in attendance looking for candidates to fill positions in the healthcare field, including, but not limited to registered nurses, licensed social workers, occupational therapists, and more! Look for a special pull-out section on Monday, August 22 nd in the Boston Herald for all the information you will need to make the job fair a success for you. There is no cost or obligation for attending. Proper attire is suggested. Please call 617-619- 6168 with any questions or concerns. Following is a list of companies participating in the Tuesday, August 23rd , Nursing and Allied Health Job Fair: Arbour Hospital Bay Cove Human Services Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center DaVita Eliot Community Human Services Functional Pathways Northeast Clinical Services, Inc. Northeastern University School of Nursing South Bay Community Services Tara Vista Behavioral Health Center Tufts Health Plan VNA Care/VNA Boston and many, many more…

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19 Tour de France a success for SA team "We are proud of what our riders were able to achieve. Looking back on the three weeks our five stage wins were more than any other team in the race," a team statement said yesterday. "Mark Cavendish showed why he is the best sprinter in the world once again, with his four stage wins, a day in the yellow jersey, six days in the green jersey and taking his career tally of stage wins up to 30. Steve Cummings' stage seven win was just another incredible performance. "All these results were inspired by our goal to try to put 5000 African children on bicycles through the Qhubeka campaign we ran during the Tour. " Louis Meintjies, 24, was the first African to finish in the top 10 of the Tour classification, ending eighth after some brilliant riding through the mountains. In the end the cyclist from Pretoria, riding for Lampre-Merida was six minutes and 58 seconds behind winner Chris Froome. He finished second behind best junior Adam Yates of Britain. The R250000 prize is for riders aged under 25. Darren Impey, in the colours of Australian team Orica-Bike Exchange, was 38th with Reinardt Janse van Rensburg finishing in 115th place. But he finished 10th in Sunday's sprint on the Champs Elysée. Impey and Meintjies will race for South Africa in the 241.6km men's road race at the Rio Olympics. Team Dimension Data will now race in Spain's Vuelta e Espana next month.

2016-07-27 00:00 MARK GLEESON www.timeslive.co.za

20 What went before: Oplan Rody DAYS before President Duterte assumed office, police in Metro Manila launched “Oplan Rody” (Rid the Streets of Drunkards and Youths), rounding up minors violating the curfew, along with adults caught drinking liquor or shirtless in public. Last month, Samahan ng Progresibong Kabataan (SPARK), a newly formed youth organization, called for the suspension of Oplan Rody until authorities modify the ordinance to take into consideration modern-day realities, while urging city councils to lay down mechanisms to ensure rights are protected. On July 22, SPARK filed a petition for certiorari and prohibition in the Supreme Court protesting the “unjust and repressive” local laws, particularly in Manila, Quezon City and Navotas, and saying these restrict freedom of movement. The three cities have implemented their curfew on minors from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. in line with Mr. Duterte’s campaign against crime and illegal drugs. “The curfew ordinances are unconstitutional because it deprives minors of the right to liberty and the right to travel, without substantive due process,” the group said. Some youths who attend classes and hold “legitimate activities” at night have cried foul, it said, especially since they also penalize parents with a jail term or a fine of up to P2,000. “These ordinances are implemented without due consideration of important factors, such as the housing conditions in affected areas, hardships encountered in transportation, and the late shifts by affected students,” said SPARK spokesperson Joann Lim. Inquirer Research Source: Inquirer Archives

2016-07-27 00:00 Philippine Daily newsinfo.inquirer.net

21 After brief rally, farmers get rice aid CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY— Hundreds of farmers camped outside the regional office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) here, but it did not take long for the agency to grant their demand of food aid to those who lost income due to the dry spell. The farmers belonged to the Kahugpungan sa mga Maguuma sa Bukidnon, Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), and Organisasyon sa mga Yanong Obrerong Nagkahiusa (Ogyon). After spending the night outside the DSWD office, they started moving out in buses, dump trucks and jeepneys on Tuesday, Oliver Inodeo of the regional department’s social marketing unit said. They decided to pack up after Social Welfare Secretary Judy Taguiwalo ordered the immediate release of at least 4,000 sacks of rice to them, Inodeo said. More rice coming At least 4,000 more sacks of rice would be given to drought-hit families and these will be drawn from the National Food Authority warehouse in Valencia City in Bukidnon, said Aldersey dela Cruz, the department’s assistant regional director for operations. In a text message to the Inquirer, Taguiwalo said it was important that the farmers be provided the support they were seeking. The farmers, who came from the towns of Quezon, San Fernando, Maramag, Kitatao, Dangcagan and Kibawe, and the cities of Valencia and Malaybalay in Bukidnon province, said they had been waiting patiently for several months for food aid from the DSWD. They said they were happy at the initial help and Taguiwalo’s pledge to give them more rice. The government response was in sharp contrast to the reply given to farmers during a rally in Kidapawan City, which turned violent and led to the death of at least two protesters. After attending a rally in support of President Duterte during his State of the Nation Address at the Batasang Pambansa complex in Quezon City, the farmers decided to proceed to the DSWD office here. Dela Cruz told the farmers during a dialogue on Monday that local officials were to blame for the delay in the release of the food aid. Some officials, he said, wanted to sanitize the list of beneficiaries. He urged the farmers’ groups to submit a new list to be used in the distribution of the remaining 4,000 bags of rice. Rebecca Pacquiao, a representative of Kasama and Ogyon, said the groups had agreed to leave the area after talking with the DSWD officials.

2016-07-27 00:00 Jigger Jerusalem newsinfo.inquirer.net

22 Judge dismissed in housing scam THE SUPREME Court ordered the dismissal on Tuesday of a trial court judge for stopping an investigation of a multibillion-peso housing scam involving Globe Asiatique president Delfin Lee. Supreme Court spokesperson Theodore Te, in a briefing, said the high court en banc unanimously ordered the dismissal of Pasig City Regional Trial Court Presiding Judge Rolando Mislang, and the forfeiture of his retirement benefits. Mislang in 2011 issued several orders that prevented the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Home Development and Mutual Fund (HDMF) from conducting an investigation of Lee’s cases of syndicated estafa that constituted economic sabotage. Lee and several others were involved in fraudulent housing loans worth billions, court filings showed. The DOJ and HDMF said Mislang disregarded the rules on injunctive relief, exhibited gross ignorance of the law and showed partiality when he moved to stop the investigation of Lee. The high tribunal ruled that “to have a successful implementation of the court’s relentless drive to purge the judiciary of morality unfit members, officials and personnel, a rigid set of rules of conduct must necessarily be imposed on judges.” “The standard of integrity applied to them is—and should be—higher than that of the average person for it is their integrity that gives them the right to judge,” said the tribunal. The court en banc based its decision on the recommendations of the Office of Court Administrator (OCA) that investigated Mislang. The OCA found out that Mislang issued a writ of preliminary injunction and status quo order that both failed to satisfy the legal requisite for their issuance, in gross violation of established laws and procedures which are part of the duty of every judge. “His persistent disregard of well-known elementary rules in favor of Lee clearly reflects his bad faith and partiality,” the OCA report said of Mislang. The high court had earlier found Mislang guilty of gross ignorance of the law and ordered him to pay P20,000. He was also suspended for six months for similar offenses.

2016-07-27 00:00 Estrella Torres newsinfo.inquirer.net

23 Duterte, NSC to discuss PH win over China on sea row PRESIDENT Duterte will discuss with the National Security Council (NSC) today the country’s next steps on vital issues, including the peace process, war on illegal drugs and the country’s arbitration court victory over China with regard to the West Philippine Sea. The meeting this afternoon will be the first time the NSC is convened in the Duterte administration, according to the Presidential Communications Office. The 35-member council will be given an overview of the so-called Road Map for Peace and Development by the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process. The director general of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency will also update them on the campaign against illegal drugs. The NSC meeting comes soon after President Duterte declared a unilateral ceasefire against communist rebels, ahead of the government’s formal resumption of peace talks with them. The President heads the NSC, which is composed of around 35 leader- members from the executive and legislative branches of government, including past Presidents, Vice President Leni Robredo, Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III, Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, the majority and minority leaders of both chambers of Congress, the chairs of Senate and House committees involved in national security concerns, and various members of the Cabinet.

2016-07-27 00:00 Leila B newsinfo.inquirer.net

24 House fight for minority leader may reach SC THE MESSY fight for minority leader in the House of Representatives of the 17th Congress is expected to reach the Supreme Court if Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez recognizes Quezon Rep. Danilo Suarez instead of Ifugao Rep. Teddy Baguilat. Caloocan Rep. Edgar Erice said the majority coalition led by PDP-Laban should respect the rules and recognize the votes of the eight lawmakers who chose Baguilat in the speakership race on July 25 to avoid an embarrassing clash in the high court. Erice said Suarez clearly lost the battle for the minority post because he had only seven votes. The Caloocan lawmaker also noted that Suarez was technically not a minority member, having voted for Alvarez for the speakership race. Supposedly, the second highest vote-getter in the election for Speaker automatically gets to be the minority leader. Erice claimed that the majority bloc was trying to manipulate the results of the voting by refusing to recognize Baguilat as the minority leader and allowing the minority bloc to conduct another vote just to enable Suarez to win. Baguilat said the House had suffered from the majority’s dirty tricks. If you’re in purgatory and in limbo, what right do you have to call for a meeting of the minority bloc to elect its leader? This was the question raised on Tuesday by those who voted for Baguilat after they received a letter from those who abstained from choosing the Speaker inviting them to a meeting of the minority bloc today at 10 a.m. to choose their leader. ‘Neither in heaven nor hell’ Northern Samar Rep. Raul Daza described the 21 representatives who abstained from voting on Monday as akin to those in purgatory who are “neither in heaven nor hell.” “Why would they call for a meeting? I think it’s funny,” Daza said in his interpellation of Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman, who pushed for the minority leadership of Baguilat. “I said, how can the independent members of the House constitute themselves as minority and arrogate to themselves the authority to elect a minority leader?” Daza said, adding they do not have any right or privilege to convene a meeting of the minority. Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco raised the same point. “There was a paper given to me but I refused to sign it because for me, it’s a scrap of paper. They are independents until such time they are accepted as minority or majority,” he said on the floor. Lagman, Daza and Tiangco were among the eight congressmen who voted for Baguilat, who ran against Alvarez “to do what is right.” Baguilat voted for himself. The others who voted for him were Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano, Erice, Akbayan Rep. Tom Villarin and 1-Sagip Rep. Rodante Marcoleta. Tradition Alvarez received 251 votes, Baguilat, eight, and Quezon Rep. Danilo Suarez, seven. Buhay Rep. Lito Atienza said there was no minority leader yet, and he pushed for the meeting and election today (Wednesday). Atienza was the one who asked the majority leader, Ilocos Rep. Rodolfo Fariñas, who comprised the minority and its leader. Fariñas replied that based on Section 8 of the rules, the minority leader should be elected by members of the minority bloc. But the Baguilat group insisted that by tradition, the one who received the next highest vote to the elected Speaker would become the minority leader. Lagman also questioned why Suarez was even being considered as in the running for minority leader when he voted for Alvarez, automatically making him a part of the majority. By tradition, a nominated candidate does not vote for himself, Suarez told reporters. At press time, the congressmen have been debating for nearly three hours to thresh out the minority leadership. The Baguilat group believed that the majority bloc tried to manipulate the elections on Monday to ensure Suarez would become the leader of a “friendly minority.”

2016-07-27 00:00 Gil C newsinfo.inquirer.net

25 New bishop appointed in Kidapawan COTABATO CITY—Pope Francis has appointed Cotabato Auxiliary Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo as the new bishop of the Diocese of Kidapawan. The 62-year-old Bagaforo’s appointment was announced in a statement issued by the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Monday. Bagaforo, more popularly known as Bishop Colin, has been serving as the auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Cotabato since his ordination in 2006. The Diocese of Kidapawan was left without a bishop for more than two years after Bishop Romulo de la Cruz was appointed archbishop of Zamboanga. Msgr. Carlito Garcia, the diocesan administrator, said the whole diocese is overjoyed at Bagaforo’s appointment. “We are very happy that finally we have a new bishop that will watch over us, the clergy and faithful in the diocese of Kidapawan,” Garcia said. He said the diocese considers the appointment of Bagaforo as “God’s blessing and answer for their prayers to have a shepherd.” Garcia said the clergy will meet on Monday to discuss and plan the details of Bagaforo’s installation as the sixth bishop of the diocese. Garcia said he hoped that by September, Bagaforo would already be installed. Bagaforo was born here on Jan. 30, 1954. He finished his elementary education at the PC Hill Elementary School in 1966 and joined the Cotabato Archdiocesan Seminary in 1967. Edwin Fernandez and Williamor Magbanua, Inquirer Mindanao

2016-07-27 00:00 INQUIRER.net newsinfo.inquirer.net

26 When Punisher and Fiscalizer meet THE WARMTH of their handshake quickly melted the ice between The Punisher and The Fiscalizer. In one of the standout sidelights at Monday’s historic affair, President Duterte extended his hand to Sen. Leila de Lima as he walked toward the stage for his first State of the Nation Address (Sona). It was an “unexpected” gesture between two officials who have, on many occasions, crossed swords on human rights issues. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, De Lima recalled the moment in detail, as if replaying the rare encounter in slow motion. She said it was only her third time to see Duterte, aka The Punisher, face to face even as they often had tense exchanges in the media. “Of course, I was surprised,” the senator said. “When (Duterte) arrived, he was walking toward me (but) I really did not notice him looking. He just glanced (my way). I didn’t even know how to show my face, so I just smiled a little,” De Lima said. The senator was the only official on the front row whom President Duterte approached on his way to the rostrum at the Congress session hall, before he delivered his hour-and-a-half speech. Made a face The President passed her by, De Lima said, “but he came back and extended his hand. Of course I was surprised, so I shook his hand. He didn’t say anything. He just looked at me straight in the eye and with a little smile, and so I smiled (back). And I could only say ‘Hi, sir.’” After that brief encounter, Duterte continued on his way casually, before briefly turning his head to look back at the senator. Then he made a face, an expression caught on camera. “It was a childish smirk,” De Lima said. “It’s just him being naughty. As our fellow Bedans have said, he’s (always) been like that,” said the lawmaker, Mr. Duterte’s junior at the San Beda law school. For De Lima, the gesture was the President’s way of dispelling “some notion that we are mortal enemies.” The senator said she was taking the smirk “positively, in the sense that it could be a warm, friendly gesture, sort of an ice breaker.” Matter of principle She added: “On my part, I never take anything personally and I never take him personally. Maybe it’s the same for him. By that gesture, he was able to show that he does not take things personally even if we don’t agree on some serious matters. That’s how I interpret it,” De Lima said. The President may have just wanted to show that “even if we have differences on certain issues, as a matter of principle—because I have my own beliefs, I have my own advocacies, [and] he has his own principles, beliefs and advocacies for governance—we don’t take things personally,” the senator said. At loggerheads Mr. Duterte and De Lima have long been at loggerheads on certain issues, among them human rights. During her stint as justice secretary, the former chair of the Commission on Human Rights had pursued an investigation of summary executions attributed to the Davao Death Squad, a vigilante group to which Duterte had been implicated. The investigation fizzled out for lack of evidence. At the height of the election campaign in May, Mr. Duterte had famously told De Lima through the media to “shut up!” and threatened to file charges against her for her alleged failure to stop the drug trade within the walls of the national penitentiary when she was justice secretary. Summary executions More recently, De Lima called for a Senate inquiry into the spate of killings of alleged drug pushers and crime suspects in police operations, saying certain cases bore the hallmarks of summary executions. In response, members of the Duterte Cabinet accused De Lima of coddling drug convicts at the New Bilibid Prison, charges which the senator had denied. Asked whether some Bedan schoolmates were trying to patch things up between her and the President, De Lima said some had expressed concern about the perception that they are enemies. “But that’s just the impression of many [people], [that] I’m supposed to be (Duterte’s) nemesis, that we are fighting. But our fellow Bedans know that’s not the case,” she said.

2016-07-27 00:00 Tarra Quismundo newsinfo.inquirer.net

27 Carabaos bring fortune to Ecija farming couple A FARMING couple in the Science City of Muñoz in Nueva Ecija province has taken great lengths to keep its investments very secure—to the point of sleeping with them. Victoriano and Dominga Dumale literally have set up a bed next to their herd of dairy carabaos in Barangay Licaong to make sure that the animals are healthy and to keep rustlers at bay. “I feed them every two hours in the evening,” says Victoriano, 59. His wife Dominga, 61, bathes all seven carabaos and keeps the corral clean and fresh. “Our three lactating carabaos need to be fed appropriately to sustain their nutritional needs,” Victoriano says. “In return, they yield a lot of milk which gives us good income.” “We consider them our children. That’s why we have to lavish them with our attention,” he says. Each day, the Dumale couple milks the carabaos for 30-45 minutes, occasionally assisted by their son. Victoriano delivers the milk to a dairy cooperative in the city which sends it to a processing plant in Talavera town, also in Nueva Ecija. Victoriano returns to the corral for the daily chores. He only goes home to take his meals. The couple’s devotion for the animals has reaped good fortune. They have sent their children to college, acquired appliances and motor vehicles. “We had a very difficult life then when we were not yet engaged in carabao dairying,” Victoriano says. “We had been approaching many people to secure loans to make both ends meet.” In 1989, after the couple wed, Victoriano produced rice at his 3,500-square- meter farm during the rainy season and onions during the dry season. Dominga served as housekeeper for a boarding house and accepted laundry jobs. “I used to harvest 45 cavans of palay and earned P10,000 from the onion crop,” Victoriano says. In 2010, Victoriano learned that the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) was providing dairy water buffaloes through a “paiwi” (consignment) contract to prospective farmer-trustees. He joined a dairy cooperative and was provided with a Brazilian water buffalo. “I learned from my training that dairy carabaos have changed the fortunes of many farmers. I resolved at once to adopt the animal as a family member,” Victoriano says. “I even named it Freda, which was taken from the name of my son, Freddie Boy.” Freda did not fail Victoriano’s expectations. Within a year, it gave birth. In four months, his total earnings from the animal’s milk amounted to P68,000. In 2011, Victoriano engaged in dairying full-time. He acquired two more water buffaloes from PCC and named them Zeny and Ola. In due time, he owned a herd of seven, including four calves. Thanks to Freda and the herd, the couple’s daughter Princess is now a civil engineer and son Freddie an agriculture graduate; both of them are gainfully employed. The other son, Alexander, is a welder. Their erstwhile bamboo and cogon grass barn has been replaced with a concrete corral, which is provided with a water pump and other dairy machines. The Dumale couple decided to set up their bed near the animals’ feeding trough when they improved the barn. “We wanted to be near our ‘babies,’” Victoriano says. “I don’t mind getting up every two hours at night to feed them napier grass and a mixture of rice bran, dairy concentrates, vitamins and molasses.” The owners do not leave the corral even during storm, which has drawn the mockery of neighbors, Victoriano says. “I don’t mind them. After all … I earn at least P15,000 every 15 days from the milk’s proceeds,” he says.

2016-07-27 00:00 Anselmo Roque newsinfo.inquirer.net

28 High court stops 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew on minors IN WHAT appears to be the first major setback in President Duterte’s war on criminality, the Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) on a 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew clamped in Manila, Quezon City and Navotas. The court issued the directive to the three cities after a youth group said their curfew ordinances were contrary to Republic Act No. 9344, or the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act. “Respondents local governments of Quezon City, Manila and Navotas are directed to comment on the petition within 10 days from notice,” the court’s briefer said on Tuesday. The injunction was based on the petition of Samahan ng Progresibong Kabataan (SPARK), which said the ordinances were “unjust and repressive” and constituted a restriction on freedom of movement and travel. Curfew ordinances in Manila were implemented by city police units under the so-called “Oplan Rody” (Rid the Streets of Drunkards and Youths) that led to roundups of minors who remain outside their homes during curfew hours, along with adults caught drinking liquor or going shirtless in public. The group’s lawyer, Jesus Falcis III, argued in a 39-page petition filed on July 21 that “the curfew ordinances were unconstitutional because it deprived minors of the right to liberty and the right to travel, without substantive due process.” The ordinances violate Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act or RA 9344 that considers curfew violations as status offenses, according to Falcis. Status offenses are those that discriminate against a child, such as curfew violations, truancy, parental disobedience. Under the law, curfew violations imposed on children have no penalty or sanctions. The group argued that curfew ordinances in Manila had sanctions on offenders below 18 years old that range from admonition, reprimand up to imprisonment of 1 to 10 days or P2,000 fine. The group cited cases of unjust apprehension on individuals, such as the case of a student of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila whose classes ended at 9 p.m. and had to travel for two hours going home. QC ordinance In a text message to the Inquirer, Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista welcomed the court’s TRO. “It is best that the Supreme Court look into the constitutionality of the city ordinance for the city government’s guidance,” Bautista added. Passed in 2014, Ordinance No. 2301, or the Quezon City Discipline Hours for Minors, prohibits minors from loitering in public places from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. The aim is “to further protect the youth and keep them from getting involved in crimes and illegal drugs.” It does not only cover residents of the city but also those who will be apprehended violating the ordinance within the territory of Quezon City. A fine of P2,000 or 48 hours of community service is given to first-time offenders. Navotas Navotas Mayor John Rey Tiangco said the city would comply with the court directive, but he pointed out that it did not prohibit the sounding of the siren to alert the public at 10 p.m. “It also doesn’t stop the barangays from calling the children’s parents that it’s already 10 p.m. and tell them ‘you might want to tell your children to come home,’” Tiangco said. Manila Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada said he had never implemented the curfew ordinance passed in 2002. He said the Philippine National Police may enforce orders without going to his office. He also said getting kids home at night was the job of barangay officials. Estrada said he supported Mr. Duterte’s all-out war against drugs. “We are both like that. I always coordinate with barangay chairs, because they are the ones who can really help the police and the office of the mayor. They really know who the drug users and pushers are in each barangay,” he said. With reports from Maricar B. Brizuela and Kristine Felisse Mangunay

2016-07-27 00:00 Estrella Torres newsinfo.inquirer.net

29 The Broadcast airs fury of soulful vocals, rhythms in Rhythm & Brews, LEAF Downtown Caitlin Krisko gets into the song, with Aaron Austin on lead guitar. Photo by Pete Zamplas. By Pete Zamplas- The Broadcast is surging as the cream of Asheville’s fervent rock music scene and featured act in area festivals, delivering a double whammy to close July at Rhythm & Brews this Thursday then igniting LEAF Downtown on Saturday, July 30. The singer, Caitlin Krisko, channels spectacular range and emotion of balladeer Adele along with gusto of rhythm and blues rockers Susan Tedeschi, Janis Joplin, Heart’s Ann Wilson, and both Graces — Slick of Jefferson Airplane/Starship and Potter. The band made a quantum leap with its newest and second CD (From the Horizon), by landing multi-Grammy winning Jim Scott as producer and sound mixer. Scott knows all about vibrant, soulful female vocals and guitar fueling a hard-driving rock/R&B style. He produced the Tedeschi Trucks Band and Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, as well as Tom Petty and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The Broadcast recorded with Scott in November in Santa Clarita, Calif. Their prior CDs are Days Like Dreams in 2010, a live CD in ’12, then Dodge the Arrow in 2013. The Broadcast is (L-R): Lead guitarist Aaron Austin, vocalist Caitlin Krisko, drummer Jaze Uries, bassist E’Lon Jordan-Dunlap, and percussionist Tyler Housholder. Photo by Pete Zamplas. “I love the blues, and ladies rocking their lives like interstellar goddess superstars,” Krisko recently quipped on Facebook. “Susan Tedeschi is so amazing, and inspiring,” she told The Tribune in an interview Saturday that clues one about her own reach. “I love the lasting power she has created for herself. I love how relaxed she is on stage with such a powerful voice, behind that relaxation. She’s such a goddess. Aaron (Austin) said people love an artist because of who they are, and the vibe they put out.” Krisko formed The Broadcast 10 years ago in 2006, when she was 21. The lead guitarist is Aaron Austin. Now, E’Lon Jordan-Dunlap plays bass, Jaze Uries drums and Tyler Housholder is on percussion. They play in Downtown Hendersonville as headliner of Rhythm & Brews on Thursday, July 21, 7-9 p.m. near the Visitor’s Center. The band launched that summer series, in May 2013. Opening acts (5-7 p.m.) are The Carburators, honky tonk based in Flat Rock, and roots singer-songwriter Charlie Tucker. Tucker was musical director for the former Flat Rock Music Festival. The Carburators’ lead guitarist is WTZQ AM 1600 Gen. Mgr. Mark Warwick. A week later The Broadcast helps get the two-day LEAF Downtown in Asheville off to a rousing start, on the main stage 2:15-3:30 p.m. Friday, July 30. “We’re excited to be part of LEAF Downtown,” Krisko said. Featured acts include classic funk band War, the Jon Stickley Trio with newgrass, and electronic rock jam band Papadosio in the pre-party July 29. The Broadcast played yet another free outdoor area series, Asheville’s Downtown After Five, by opening its series in 2014. The band closes the year with 28 European gigs in six countries. The Broadcast was chosen by city officials as Band Ambassador for this year. Many laud the band’s live energy. “Artists are always striving to take it to that ‘holy moment,’ with energy for everyone to capture,” Krisko said. “We’re connecting to the music, and each other.” Austin praises her intensity, to “get in deep” in a song. Drummer Jaze Uries said her “energy translates” from studio to stage, to the band and audience. “You get into that moment,” with extra fervor, he said. Uries lauds the band’s “chemistry.” He acted in the Dirty Dancing film, as drummer of club house band led by Tito (Billy Dee Williams), for scenes filmed in Saluda in May. Krisko looks very natural and fluid with on-stage gestures, and periodic uber-intensive bursts. “I grew up in musical theater,” the Royal Oak, Mich. native noted. “I danced a lot in the Michigan Classic Co.” At 13, she moved to Manhattan, N. Y., to study right after winning an audition for the elite Professional Performing Arts School. She honed craft amidst “creative people not afraid to express themselves.” Then when in prestigious Broadway conservancy Circle in the Square Theatre School, she shifted aspiration from Broadway to rock heaven. She formed the band in ’06, then moved to Asheville in 2010. “My soul is from Detroit,” Krisko said. “Motown has a profound influence on me. I grew up listening to Aretha Franklin, Mavis Staples, Marvin Gaye and others.” She relaxes at home to CDS of such Motown artists as Stevie Wonder and “Queen of Soul” Franklin. “I’m spinning vinyl of a wide array of artists, from Eric Clapton to (folky) Cat Stevens to (pop-rapper) Drake.” In its CD release party June 11 in The Grey Eagle in Asheville, The Broadcast did cover tributes for three rock icons who died early this year — David Bowie, Prince and The Eagle’s Glenn Frey. The new CD of originals electrifies with sizzler “Steamroller” leading off, “Double Down” next, and “On the Edge” batting cleanup; later with signature classic rock-styled “Every Step,” and funky “Bring it On Home.” Krisko’s vocals are smooth on “Sign it Off,” and soar on slide guitar-spiced “Battle Cry” about bursting through challenges in tough times. She reaches Adele-esque vocal and emotional depth with the bluesy country-pop ballad “Electric Light,” about how “I’ll find my way back to you.” She charges with husky gusto and Reba-like resonance on country-tinged gem ballad “Sirens,” and is gentle in closing ballad and title tract “From the Horizon.” Krisko told The Grey Eagle crowd that “Eyes of a Woman” is “the story of my life.” The character goes “against the grain.” She flies away to “see the world, through the eyes of a woman…She’s so tired of the ‘push and pull’ of this life as a woman.”…You gotta step back, to see what you’ve done wrong.” “Every Step” is “one of the earlier songs Aaron and I co-write,” Krisko said. “It has a CCR vibe.” It is also the self-directed/edited video they entered in Music Video Asheville last year. They used stop-motion animation, with car crashes and other iconic vintage imagery. Krisko said it can take 4.5 hours, to get “15 seconds of footage,” but the result is “magical.” She added that “music is inseparable from the visual.” Krisko is visionary and organized, in managing the band, Austin said. “She’s in control, running the ship.” They credit each band member’s contributions. Austin is creative glue. “Aaron has dedicated enormous energy to The Broadcast,” Krisko said. “He’ll critique us. And I respect his critiques. He’s a dynamic band leader (like a Derek Trucks), who has pushed us to be our best and more authentic.” Austin and Krisko have been a couple for about two years, widening their cultural horizons and songwriting partnership. “We came from very different backgrounds and influences,” she said. “People describe From the Horizon as soul-rock-Americana. I hear my Detroit and his rural Outer Banks backgrounds. It’s like The Eagles with Don Henley from Texas, and Glenn Frey from Detroit. That’s what people are hearing.” She describes Austin as intriguingly “complex,” having “deep emotions.” So does she, on stage. “Singing is a very cathartic, therapeutic experience.” She adds how “music is what you convey about your life.” Yet she wisely offsets intensity of the business with unwinding. “Off stage, I’m much more laid back. I’m the one gardening, doing yoga, taking walks. I’m finding balance.” Two years ago when first widely touring, “I did deeper work on myself off the road, to stay healthy.” Indeed, the singer astutely realizes a holistic approach soothes her personally, and sharpens her creatively. Thus she can broadcast this message, to aspiring performers: “Accolades are really fun and exciting. But those don’t mean anything if you’re not happy on a daily basis, or at least in a good place with yourself.” For more on the band, check TheBroadcastmusic.com.

2016-07-26 22:36 www.thetribunepapers.com

30 Paul Simon Wasn’t That Bad at The DNC But…. I do wonder why he sang “Bridge Over Troubled Water” instead of “America” which had been used in one of Bernie Sanders’ campaign ads (and wrote about it here back in January) and was used to introduce Sanders before he gave his remarks at the DNC. Now the reason Simon sang “Bridge Over Troubled Water” was because he followed a skit done by Senator Al Franken, a Hillary supporter, and Sarah Silverman, a Bernie supporter, about the two factions coming together and overcoming the bridges over troubled waters. Instead, it reinforced the troubled waters that have been Democratic National Convention thus far. The other problem is that “Bridge Over Troubled Water” is Art Garfunkel’s baby even if Simon is the composer. It is a song tailored for Garfunkel’s unique voice and it is a difficult song to sing. I saw Garfunkel sing it about 10 years ago and he doesn’t sing it like he once did. If the DNC wanted the song to symbolize unity it would have been better had Simon & Garfunkel had performed it together. Alas Simon & Garfunkel are estranged and haven’t shared a stage in six years and aren’t likely to do so. Last year, Garfunkel referred to Simon as a monster in an interview with The Telegraph. In June, Simon announced that his forthcoming tour of Europe would likely be his last. It could very well be that his performance at the DNC was his last on American soil. He turns 75 in October and looks every bit his age. With that said, I don’t think Paul Simon’s rendition was half as bad as the folks on Twitter made it about to be. But there’s no substitute for the original.

2016-07-26 21:54 Aaron Goldstein spectator.org

31 Catholic Priest Murdered By ISIS Hostage Takers at French Church Less than two weeks after the Bastille Day attacks in Nice, two men pledging allegiance to ISIS seized nuns as hostages in a Catholic church outside of Rouen in Northern France during morning mass. They slit the throat of an 84-year old priest after shouting “Allahu Akbar!!!” One other person injured in the attack is in critical condition. Police would kill the two hostage takers, but not soon enough. Given how ISIS has committed genocide against Christians in the Middle East it was only a matter of time before they set their sights on churches in the West. I expect that we shall see more of these type of attacks on churches and synagogues. In which case, what are we going to do about it?

2016-07-26 21:54 Aaron Goldstein spectator.org

32 10 Things You’ll See at the DNC The press might hide it from you, but if you religiously watch CSPAN, you’ll see all sorts of things that don’t add up at the Democrat National Convention in Philadelphia. Even a favorable press had to share some of the mess that is the Democratic convention. Together, it’s a rambling wreck: The Democratic National Convention began with delegates booing the prayer and proceeded to be a mess for various and sundry reasons. I saw a couple people on Twitter predict that the DNC would make the RNC and Republicans look like amateurs while the DNC would be filled with A-list celebs, great speeches, great optics, and general wonderfulness. I doubted that very, very much. Just think! The high point of the convention will be Hillary Clinton yelling to a angry mob. No doubt, her speech will inspire all of America.

2016-07-26 21:54 Melissa Clouthier spectator.org

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34 'Long And Bloody Insurgency' Is The Grim Future Of Iraq After the eventual defeat of the Islamic State in Mosul, American and Iraqi commanders are preparing for ISIS to morph back into its terrorist roots and remain a destabilizing menace for years to come. American officials pointed to ISIS’s recent attack in Baghdad, which killed over 300 civilians and was the worst suicide bombing the country has seen since the U. S. invasion in 2003. Officials told The New York Times ISIS fighters from the recaptured cities of Fallujah and Ramadi have fully blended back into the Sunni populations, and are biding their time before launching more deadly terrorist attacks. ISIS has it’s roots in the now defunct al-Qaida in Iraq (AQI). AQI was a guerilla terrorist organization that had refuge among Iraq’s disaffected Sunni population, and after the U. S. withdrawal in 2010 wreaked havoc across Iraq. This havoc spread into Syria and took advantage of the civil war, and eventually morphed into the ISIS caliphate of today. The same underlying political issues which allowed AQI refuge among Sunni’s exist today, likely ensuring ISIS will simply go back to its old playbook. These tactics are likely to ensure a “long and bloody insurgency,” according to Michael Schmidt and Eric Schmitt of The New York Times. The commander of the U. S. effort in Iraq, Lt. Gen Sean Macfarland, acknowledged this grim reality to The New York Times saying, “To defeat an insurgency, Iraq would need to move forward on its political and economic reform agenda.” U. S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter offered much the same comments to reporters on a recent trip to Baghdad saying defeated ISIS fighters will “try to terrorize the population.” Commander of U. S. Central Command Gen. Votel also acknowledged that ISIS is becoming a “a more terrorist-type force.” The comments from President Barack Obama’s Secretary of Defense and senior ground commanders responsible for running the war highlight the problem with the administration’s metric of success against ISIS. The Pentagon and Obama administration have insisted in the past taking territory away from ISIS is tantamount to success. Even in the wake of the massive attack in Baghdad, a Pentagon spokesman insisted U. S. Strategy against ISIS would not be altered. Follow Saagar Enjeti on Twitter Send tips to [email protected] Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected].

2016-07-26 21:54 dailycaller.com

35 Video: HUGE Bolt Of Lightning Strikes Empire State Building A giant bolt of lightning struck the Empire State Building in New York City on Monday evening. WATCH: Jounralist Henrik Moltke captured the strike on film during a torrential storm that flooded much of the surrounding area. (VIDEO: Lightning Strikes Trump Tower The Moment Donald Won The IL Primary) Due to overwhelming interest in my lightning video, here’s the source iPhone vid: https://t.co/iXPTuQ9KZ3 pls credit pic.twitter.com/KxUtRlKLWJ — Henrik Moltke (@moltke) July 26, 2016 Several other New Yorkers managed to capture the storm from alternate angles. (VIDEO: Slow-Mo Footage Of FL Lightning Storm Is Straight Out Of The Twilight Zone) WATCH: Happening now. When it rains it pours-BUCKETS COME DOWN. Thank you mother nature pic.twitter.com/g1bPuqERqm — NYPD 83rd Precinct (@NYPD83Pct) July 25, 2016 WATCH: Follow Datoc on Twitter and Facebook

2016-07-26 21:54 dailycaller.com

36 Despite Hype, Only A Few Attend DNC ‘Climate Caucus’ Meeting An informal “DNC Climate, Environment and Energy Council” meeting held at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) only drew a fraction of the 400 people organizers expected to attend. Not many Democrats seemed to be interested in winding their way through the convention to attend a global warming talk, despite the Democratic efforts to put environmental issues at the forefront of the 2016 election. Grist editor Rebecca Leber tweeted out organizers expected the event to attract 400 people, but the event’s Facebook page shows only 114 people said they would go and 91 people said they were interested in going. At an informal DNC climate caucus, organizers expected 400, got a little bit less than that. pic.twitter.com/nGhDRh29ti — Rebecca Leber (@rebleber) July 26, 2016 To be fair, finding this room was a nightmare. — Rebecca Leber (@rebleber) July 26, 2016 The point of the meeting was to get the DNC to create a climate council — the DNC has other councils on women’s rights and LGBT issues. So, activists set up a roundtable to convince the DNC to create such a group. “Our goal is to organize a formal council for Climate, Environment and Energy which will have the same stature, access and influence as other existing councils, and hold a space for citizens to share their perspective and have their voice influence the Democratic Party at the national level,” the group’s Facebook page reads. “This meeting will serve as a kickoff and discussion for formalizing the council, where participants will have opportunity to share their voice and perspective on how to frame this council and what would make it most effective to advocate for them,” according to the page. “The roundtable is being chaired by Dr. Pamela Pugh, delegate from Saginaw, MI and Bruce Jones, delegate from San Francisco.” Follow Michael on Facebook and Twitter Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected].

2016-07-26 21:54 dailycaller.com

37 Watch USA, China Exhibition Game Highlights The USA basketball team looks like they’ll be ready to dominate the Olympics judging from their exhibition game against China. China, who is generally one of the better national teams, lost by 48 points as the USA did whatever it pleased. (SLIDESHOW: This Nearly Naked Model Is All The Motivation You Need For The Olympics) The USA also dominated the paint and outscored the Chinese by a shocking 38 points down low. WATCH: The rest of the teams should just call it in because there’s no chance the American squad doesn’t slaughter everybody in its path. Follow David on Twitter and Facebook

2016-07-26 21:54 dailycaller.com

38 Dr. Dre Taken Handcuffed After Gun Incident At Home Dr. Dre was placed in handcuffs briefly after allegedly brandishing a gun in the driveway of his home. On Monday, the 51-year-old rapper, whose real name is Andre Romelle Young, was briefly detained outside his home after the hip-hop artist was accused of “producing” a handgun and threatening another man in the driveway of his Malibu home, according to The Los Angeles Times . (RELATED: Cop Hate Is Going Straight Into The Mainstream) (photo: REUTERS/Adam Hunger/Files) Dre was cited and released after authorities searched for a weapon and did not locate one and failed to find any evidence of the performer pointing a gun at the man. “Due to the nature of the call, the person was searched, handcuffed, and briefly detained in a patrol car while deputies investigated the incident,” L. A. County Sheriff Captain Chris Reed said. The artist told officials that the man was blocking his driveway and he asked him to leave, but said he never made any threats against him and that he never had a gun.

2016-07-26 21:54 dailycaller.com

39 Bernie Supporter: Democrats Cause Black Suffering In America Gary Frazier, East Coast Coordinator of Black Men for Bernie Sanders got in a heated argument with CNN political commentator and Hillary Clinton supporter Hilary Rosen Tuesday over the claim that “established Democrats” are the cause for the “suffering” in minority communities. Appearing on “CNN Newsroom” with Carol Costello, Donald Trump’s spokeswoman Katrina Pierson said, “It’s been exposed to the country that it’s the DNC that participates in racial divide and gender divide. And we are seeing this play out on a national stage where someone like Donald Trump, who as his daughter said best, is color blind and gender neutral, just wants to keep America safe.” Costello replied, “I see Gary here, you’re shaking your head. Are you in agreement with Katrina?” “Absolutely,” Frazier said. “Again, it goes back to the minority communities that folks continue to overlook. That’s the thing. These minority communities are suffering and blighted communities are suffering at the hands of established Democrats.” “These aren’t the Republicans that are doing this to us, these are established Democrats that are doing this to us,” Frazier insisted. “So until we start to have a real conversation about what we’re going to do with those in the minority communities, how can we ever get behind such corruption?” “And I want to say this as well, too, you know, we cannot continuing uttering Martin Luther King, John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy. You know, those people stood for integrity and morals. And this is what they died for… They died for our rights,” Frazier said. Costello then asked, “Did you embrace Michelle Obama’s speech?” (RELATED: Michelle Obama Takes A Shot At ‘Make America Great Again’) “Absolutely not,” Frazier replied. “And I’ll tell you exactly why. Now my hats off to Michelle Obama. They’ve done some great things as president and the first lady. But I think when you try to play the race card in the black community, ’cause first you guys sent us Oprah.” Interrupting Frazier, Costello said, “You thought Michelle Obama was playing the race card?” “No, I think the establishment is playing the race card. First you try to send us Oprah. You sent Obama. Obama didn’t work. Then you try to send us Oprah. Oprah didn’t work,” Frazier insisted. Fellow panelist, CNN political commentator and Hillary Clinton supporter Hilary Rosen interrupted saying, “Okay. Stop. Okay. Stop. No. They are their own people. They are not anybody’s tools.” “But they’re being used as tools,” Frazier replied. “No, they’re not,” Rosen replied. “But they’re being used as tools,” Frazier insisted. “That is disrespectful to the first lady and it is disrespectful to the president to suggest that,” Rosen said, scolding Frazier. “No, that is disrespectful to us in the minority community,” Frazier replied. Rosen then said, “Here’s the real issue which is this really isn’t about politics, it’s about policy. The point that I think you’re right about is that there are still people hurting. And I see this, the Sanders movement ends up being kind of the Democrats ‘Tea Party.'” Follow Steve on Twitter and Facebook

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40 1,300 Fugitives In Fed-Funded Housing Weren't Evicted Public housing authorities refused to evict an estimated 1,300 “felony fugitives” – including multiple alleged rapists and murderers – from their federally-funded homes, according to a report obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation. But the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Inspector General (IG) report reviewed by TheDCNF was never meant to be public and was not shared with HUD – the agency that funded the units and oversees local housing authorities. “Through the vetting process, we determined it wasn’t an appropriate referral to the department,” HUD IG spokesman Darryl Madden told TheDCNF. “It didn’t make it to a final report. It was never forwarded to the agency.” Approximately 1,300 felony fugitives “wanted for a wide range of felony crimes including rape, murder , aggravated assault, narcotics trafficking, felony theft and fraud charges” lived in federally-funded housing, according to a February 2012 IG report obtained by TheDCNF under the Freedom of Information Act. “Many of the fugitives had been/are living in HUD funded units for many years,” the report said. (RELATED: Two-Parent Families Get Subsidized Housing By Posing As Single Mothers) The IG informed the locally-operated Public Housing Authorities (PHA) that fugitives were living in their units, but they chose “not to terminate the subject from the HUD funded program,” the report said. PHA officials told the IG that “HUD had informed them that it was a PHA’s [sic] discretion as to whether or not to terminate the fugitive felons from the HUD funded program,” the IG wrote. A federal law found by the IG, however, “calls for the immediate termination of any fugitive felon and probation and parole violator [emphasis theirs],” the report said. The report suggested HUD tell the PHAs of the law and threaten to reduce funding. HUD should also warn PHA officials that the IG would report them to local authorities “for charges of harboring a felony fugitive,” if the leases weren’t terminated, the IG wrote. But the report was never shared with HUD officials. “There are some questions about the validity of the data,” Madden told TheDCNF. “I can’t go into all of the details about that, but that’s why it was a ‘draft’ report.” In fact, the report, which isn’t marked “draft,” wasn’t supposed to be made public, and it’s unclear why it was released to TheDCNF. “We are doing a review internally to look at that point,” Madden said. “It should not have been released.” The IG document is categorized as a “Systemic Implications Report (SIR),” which the watchdog uses to point out individual incidents that could be widespread throughout a particular HUD program. The 1,300 fugitives, for example, were limited to Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska, and it’s unclear how many more reside in HUD-funded housing in other states. It’s HUD’s responsibility, rather than the IG’s, to ensure that fugitives aren’t illegally living in other federally-funded PHAs, according to Madden. It’s unclear if HUD is aware of the problem, since the IG report was never sent to the agency. “When we have a valid SIR, we officially transmit it to the department,” Madden said. Regardless, it appears the IG took no additional actions to evict or arrest the fugitives, other than informing local law enforcement. “We pursue individuals that engage in fraud of HUD programs,” Madden said. “Fugitive apprehension is a role for traditional law enforcement, this wouldn’t come under our authority purview.” But many crimes associated with the 1,300 fugitives were committed in jurisdictions outside of where the tenant resided, and “economic cutbacks” prevented the agencies that issued the warrants from funding extraditions, the IG report said. “I think that was an editorial comment on the part of the writer,” Madden told TheDCNF. “If there’s information that comes to our attention that represents a threat to public safety, we’re we’re going to take the appropriate steps to ensure that we get that into the right hands.” Regardless, the IG report Madden called a “draft” shows local housing authorities didn’t kick the fugitives out of federally-funded housing, and law enforcement couldn’t afford to extradite them. Meanwhile, it’s HUD’s responsibility to ensure this isn’t a nation-wide problem, but it’s unclear if they’re aware of the issue. It’s unclear if those 1,300 fugitives were ever evicted, extradited or convicted. Follow Ethan on Twitter Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected].

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41 Big-Government Liberal Al Franken Thinks Your Kids Can Fend For Themselves I didn’t watch the first night of the DNC, and I probably won’t watch any of it other than punishing myself with Hillary’s acceptance speech. Same with the RNC. It’s just a time-saving measure. In the age of the and the interwebs, it takes too damn long to be lied to in real time. So I missed Al Franken and Sarah Silverman embarrassing themselves, but I enjoyed all the heckling. As the indispensable Twitchy points out, at one point Franken said something that’s making people smirk right back at him: “Many of you have jobs. Many of you have families. Ignore them. Let me tell you something, kids love it when their parents are not home. They love it. And let me tell you something else, an eight-year-old kid knows how to use a microwave oven. And let me tell you something else, an eight-year-old kid can teach a four-year-old kid to use a microwave oven, it’s scientific fact. Don’t worry about your kids, they will be fine. You have work to do.” Here’s a representative example of the response: Huh, Al Franken wants to create nation of latchkey kids left home operating kitchen appliances so parents can vote for #HillaryClinton? #DNC — HarrisFaulkner (@HARRISFAULKNER) July 26, 2016 Hmmm. Here’s something you won’t hear me say very often: Al Franken is right! Kids are smarter and more capable than we give them credit for being. They’ll be okay. The sooner they learn to fend for themselves, the better. But then, I’m not a big-government lib who wants you to hand over your whole life to me. Why is Al Franken saying stuff like this? His party’s whole pitch is that they’re going to take care of you, cradle to grave. Remember “Julia”? That’s the dream: For your whole life, every need will be fulfilled by the benevolent, ever-present state. All you have to do is submit. And my fellow Americans, Al Franken wants you to abandon your own Julias (and/or Julians) to help achieve that dream. Abandon your children… for the children! Nah. You’re right that we can all take care of ourselves, Sen. Smalley. And that means we don’t need you. Thanks for confirming.

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42 British Council Employee Attacks Prince George On Facebook Angela Gibbons probably didn’t think that commenting on a Facebook photo of Prince George of Cambridge would get her in hot water at work. But it did. According to The Guardian , The British Council — where Gibbons serves as Head of Global Estates — is now investigating her for what she wrote on a photo of the three-year-old monarch, which had been captioned (by somebody else): “I know he’s only two years old, but Prince George already looks like a fucking dick head.” Prince George (Getty Images) “White privilege. That cheeky grin is the innate knowledge he’s royal, rich, advantaged and will never know any difficulties or hardships in life,” Gibbons wrote. “Let’s find photos of 3yo Syrian refugee children and see if they look alike, eh?” The Guardian reports Gibbons posted additional comments after her first received heavy negative criticism. “I’m sound in my socialist, atheist and republican opinions,” she added. “I don’t believe the royal family have [sic] any place in a modern democracy, least of all when they live on public money. That’s privilege and it needs to end.” Barack Obama, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and First Lady Michelle Obama talk with Prince George at Kensington Palace (Getty Images) “The British Council is the UK’s international organization for cultural relations and educational opportunities,” reads the charity’s website . “We are on the ground in six continents and over 100 countries, bringing international opportunity to life, every day.” “[Gibbons’] comment was made on a private social media account. It has absolutely no connection to the British Council and does not represent the views of the British Council,” TBC said of the incident in a statement. “That said, we expect the highest standards of our staff and we will be investigating the matter further.” Follow Datoc on Twitter and Facebook

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43 DNC Safe Space Provides Refuge From Chaotic Convention PHILADELPHIA — The Democratic National Committee has set up a “recovery” space at the convention this week, where upset, disappointed or just plum tuckered out supporters can find a chair to sit in and a relatively quiet place to recover from the thought of Donald Trump in the White House. The small space is sectioned off with a large curtain and contains about a dozen chairs in a semi- circle. Two signs reading “Quiet Room” and “Recovery and Wellness Room” mark the entrance. (Rachel Stoltzfoos/The DCNF) Normally the safe space would seem off at the convention of a party built on assuaging hurt feelings, but given the heartache and disorder that marked the start of the convention Monday, it actually seems appropriate. (RELATED: Bernie Supporters ‘Weeping’ On Convention Floor) Between the embarrassing DNC email leak , the disorganized gaveling in of the convention, and the prospect of swallowing a Hillary Clinton nomination (and liking it), Democrats have plenty to be upset about. Add to that the constant fear mongering over a Trump presidency and the passionate tears of Bernie supporters, and the safe space starts to look kind of small. Nonetheless, no one was using the space when this reporter visited. The safe space is situated next to a similarly structured “Interfaith Prayer Room” designed to be especially accommodating to Muslims, and is just down the hall from one of the convention’s “all-gender” bathrooms, which has definitely met a need for at least one curious journalist. Follow Rachel on Twitter Send tips to rachel@ dailycallernewsfoundation.org . Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected].

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44 Meet The 'Dirty Division,' The Misfits Taking It To ISIS Iraq’s elite counter-terrorism forces known as the ‘Golden Division’ were once derided as the ‘dirty division,’ accused of murder and running secret jails, but today they are hailed as the only competent Iraqi Force in the fight against the Islamic State, a spanning write up from Loveday Morris of the Washington Post reveals. The U. S. and Iraqi led Anti-ISIS campaign has relied on this division to spearhead every major operation against ISIS. Retired Lt. Gen Bednarek, commander of U. S. Iraqi Security Force training forces from 2013-2015, told The Washington Post the division was the “lead sled dog.” Bednarek elaborated that the golden division is the “most professional technically capable force.” The division reports directly to the office of the prime minister of Iraq and is modeled after the U. S. special operations community. The direct chain of command to the Prime Minister has helped insulate the elite counter- terrorism force from becoming embroiled in sectarian conflict. Unlike the regular Iraqi Security Forces, the golden division is ethnically diverse, made up of both Shiite and Sunni, so averse to sectarian tensions. The ‘dirty division’ moniker came under the tenure of former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Maliki was accused of using the division to do his secret bidding and remove his political enemies. Maliki in fact purged the regular Iraqi army, rendering them largely useless against the growing threat of ISIS. When the regular Iraqi Security Forces crumbled against ISIS, the golden division seized the lead role in the fight to retake territory, Morris reports. The two year fight against ISIS is beginning to take a toll on the golden division. “There’s a weakness in the army and other forces which has increased the pressure on us,” Brig. Gen. Haider al-Obeidi and golden division commander told Morris. Al-Obeidi lamented that regular Iraqi army and police forces were unable to hold territory the golden division seized from ISIS. The two year fight has also reduced the number of golden division commanders, who are difficult to replace because it takes so long to train them. The strain on the golden division and the regular Iraqi army’s inability to hold territory highlights what some see as a serious flaw in the Obama administration’s strategy in Iraq. Obama has predicated the U. S. role in Iraq as a train, advise, and assist mission. Yet the golden division, which was a preexisting force, is still the only real battlefield capable force to consistently take the fight to ISIS. The regular Iraqi army is still plagued by sectarian tensions and inept leadership, raising questions as to their ability to hold the peace once all territory is seized from ISIS. Follow Saagar Enjeti on Twitter Send tips to [email protected] Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected].

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45 Kaine Targeted Global Warming Skeptics On Senate Floor Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s vice presidential running mate targeted global warming skeptics on the Senate floor in July, potentially hurting claims the nominee is someone constitutional conservatives can support. Sen. Tim Kaine, a Democrat from Virginia, was tasked with heaping scorn on conservative nonprofit groups in early July for opposing Democratic policies addressing man-made global warming. Kaine was chosen as Democratic presidential nominee Clinton’s running mate on July 22 , no more than a week after the Virginia senator was tasked with criticizing Virginia-based nonprofit groups for not toeing the line on Democratic policies addressing climate change. There is a cabal of organizations that “knowingly try to misrepresent the status of climate science, and suggest that climate change is not occurring,” Kaine said July 11 on the Senate floor. The Virginia Institute for Public Policy “makes statements that are promoting a false point of view,” he said, adding, that the free market group “promotes the idea that ‘oh, well, we shouldn’t do anything about it (global warming).” It is one thing to disagree about how climate change should be approached, Kaine argued, it is quite another to openly deny that the climate is changing. The inquisition began when Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democrat, directed 19 of his fellow Democratic senators to attack conservative and libertarian organizations such as Americans for Prosperity and the Cato Institute on the chamber floors for engaging in what the senators call a “web of denial.” Sens. Harry Reid of Nevada, as well as Chuck Schumer of New York joined Kaine on July 11 targeting groups like Mercatus Center. Emily Enderle, a top environmental policy adviser to Whitehouse, who is leading the hit parade, constructed the strategy in an internal email with several leading environmental groups — some of the groups include the Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists, and the Clean Water Action. Conservative groups argued the move by Kaine, among others, is an example of senators unfairly targeting the free speech rights of organizations not falling in lock step with global warming orthodoxy. “It’s unbelievable the level of coordination the Senate Democrats have taken to political intimidate free market organizations,” Molly Drenkard, a spokeswoman with the American Legislative Economic Exchange (ALEC), told The Daily Caller News Foundation on July 11. ALEC was one of the conservative groups targeted by the senators. But now some conservatives are attempting to paint a different picture of Kaine, who is currently running against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, a candidate many conservatives feel is not fit to be president. Washington Post columnist George Will, for one, has begun laying down a coda suggesting Kaine might be the most palatable candidate for constitutional conservatives. “There probably is no Democratic governor or senator more palatable than Kaine to constitutional conservatives,” Will wrote in an editorial Tuesday. “Such conservatives are eager to bring presidential power back within constitutional constraints, and Kaine is among the distressingly small minority of national legislators interested in increased congressional involvement in authorizing the use of military force.” Follow Chris on Facebook and Twitter Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected].

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46 Progressive Press New York Times Conspires With Daily Caller An editor at left-leaning blog ThinkProgress implied in a recent article that The New York Times and The Daily Caller News Foundation are in cahoots to support of nuclear power and trash green energy. Joe Romm, the founding editor of ClimateProgress, wrote a lengthy screed implying The New York Times pushes nuclear power to sell ads. Romm even claims this reporter is part of the Times’ nuclear conspiracy. “The Times piece is the kind of nonsense you would expect to see on an ultra-conservative website with the headline ‘There Are Serious Problems With Wind And Solar,” Romm wrote Monday, referring to a recent TheDCNF article published on The Daily Caller. “Still, it’s probably just a coincidence that the ultra-conservative Daily Caller website repackaged the Times piece with that headline,” Romm wrote, using a DCNF article as one of several examples to bolster his theory the nuclear industry is pulling the strings. “OK, on closer inspection, it does not appear to be a coincidence that, for a long time now, ridiculous stories dissing renewables and favoring nukes have been the norm,” Romm wrote, referencing blog posts he made attacking NY Times stories from as long ago as 2009. The NY Times reportedly told Romm its “editorial decisions are completely independent of any advertising business.” It also noted “the paid post you mention is an advertisement.” ThinkProgress never reached out TheDCNF for comment. Romm and ThinkProgress did not immediately respond to requests for comment from TheDCNF. ThinkProgress attacked a NY Times article — reported on by TheDCN F — citing Germany’s negative experience with green energy. TheDCNF has repeatedly reported on Germany’s negative experience with green energy. The NY Times pointed out that lucrative subsidies for wind and solar power are driving down the production of nuclear energy, eliminating the largest source of electricity that doesn’t create carbon dioxide. Germany’s government even plans to replace most of its wind and solar subsidies with a system of competitive auctions where the cheapest electricity wins. Additionally, The average German pays about four times as much for electricity as the average American due to intense fiscal support and the decommissioning of numerous nuclear reactors. In light of Germany’s experience with wind and solar power, other countries might “do well to reconsider the promise and the limitations of its infatuation with renewable energy,” the NY Times article continued. Follow Andrew on Twitter Send tips to andrew@ dailycallernewsfoundation.org . Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected].

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47 Sharon Osbourne Talks About Relationship With Ozzy Sharon Osbourne called her husband Ozzy Osbourne a “dirty dog” when talking about their relationship. On Monday, during Osbourne’s talk show “The Talk” the 63-year-old host confirmed that she has decided to “forgive” her husband and wants to work out their relationship, but added he is not out of the dog house yet. (RELATED: Sharon Osbourne ‘Still Disgusted’ By Ozzy Osbourne) WATCH: “It’s going to take a long time to trust,” Osbourne said. “But you know we have been together 36 years, 34 of marriage, it’s more than half of my life.” “And I just can’t think of my life without him, even though he is a dog,” she added. “He is a dirty dog. So, there we are.” “He’s going to pay for it though, big time.” The couple almost ended their marriage after she found out Ozzy was having an affair with a 45-year-old hairstylist earlier this year. (RELATED: Sharon Osbourne Felt Like Ozzy Was ‘Leading Double Life’)

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48 Study: Green Energy Is 5 Times Pricier Than Conventional Electricity from new wind and solar power is 2.5 to five times more expensive than electricity from existing conventional power sources, according to a study published Tuesday by the free-market Institute for Energy Research (IER). IER’s study found that new solar and wind power are nearly five and 3.5 times more expensive, respectively, than electricity from existing nuclear reactors. IER also found green energy systems become more expensive and damaging to the power grid the more they’re used. “Much of our existing coal and nuclear fleet could continue to provide affordable, reliable electricity for decades to come if not for policies like the Obama administration’s carbon regulations or the deal struck in California to shut down Diablo Canyon,” Thomas Pyle, the IER president, wrote in a press statement . IER used government energy data to determine the externalized cost imposed on the power grid by the intermittent nature of wind and solar power. IER’s study is intended to show government officials the actual cost of retiring coal and nuclear plants and replacing them with new wind farms and solar panels. “Unnecessarily shutting down our existing generation in favor of expensive and intermittent wind and solar power means Americans will be left with higher electricity bills and less money in their pockets,” Pyle said.”This will have the harshest impact on poor and middle class families who spend more of their hard-earned money on energy costs. This study adds a much- needed reality check to the debate over our nation’s electricity policy.” Government data has been repeatedly used by green energy proponents to claim that wind and solar power are cost effective, but as IER’s report points out, this doesn’t take into account the intermittent nature of these energy sources or the strain on the power grid and subsidies involved. Countries using large amounts of wind and solar power are forced to pay these costs. The German government, for example, spent $1.1 trillion to support wind power , but the average German pays 39 cents per kilowatt-hour for electricity due to the intense fiscal support for green energy. The average American only spends 10.4 cents per kilowatt-hour. Solar and wind power get 326 and 69 times more in subsidy cash than conventional sources per amount of energy generated, according to 2013 Department of Energy data . The average American’s electric bill has gone up 10 percent since January 2009, according to government data. This occurs even though the country is experiencing record low costs for generating electricity thanks to America’s new natural gas supplies created by hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. The cheapness of new natural gas hasn’t translated into lower monthly payments for consumers due to new enivornemental regulations and attempts to boost solar and wind power. The state with the quickest rising power prices in the U. S. was in wind-rich Kansas. Prices there rose from 8.16 cents per kilowatt-hour in January, 2009, to 11.34 cents in January, 2015. That’s a 39 percent increase in the price of electricity, according to data from the Energy Information Administration. Follow Andrew on Twitter Send tips to andrew@ dailycallernewsfoundation.org . Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected].

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49 Poll: Women Less Likely to Support Trump Presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton may win with women voters, according to a six-week long Morning Consult poll published Tuesday, but 21 percent of women remain undecided. Clinton earned the support of 44 percent of women , much higher than Republican nominee Trump’s 36 percent support. Trump won overall with men, but by a much smaller margin, 44 percent to Clinton’s 41 percent. Eighteen percent of all voters didn’t know who they would support if the elections were held today. Women were more likely to be undecided, 21 percent of women and 15 percent of men were undecided. Trump led with with independent women after the Republican National Convention. Thirty-seven percent of independent women supported Trump after the convention, up from 31 percent prior to the convention. Surprisingly, Clinton decreased with independent women after the Republican convention. Thirty-three percent said they supported Clinton before the convention, but only 30 percent supported Clinton after the convention, a smaller number than Trump. Independent men supported Trump both before and after the convention, maintaining a solid 43 percent before and after. Clinton enjoyed solid support from independent men as well, but in significantly smaller numbers. Only 30 percent of independent men supported her. Six percent of women picked women’s issues as the biggest concern of the election and 29 percent picked the economy. Thirty-seven percent of men selected the economy as the biggest issue. Morning Consult surveyed 23, 347 likely voters in an online poll. The survey took place from June 1-July 14, and an additional poll was taken the week of the convention. The results have a margin of error of 1 percentage point. Follow Phillip On Twitter Have a Tip? Let us Know Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected].

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50 50 German Officials Question Immigration After Terror Attacks The governor of the German state of Bavaria acknowledged Tuesday radical Islamist terrorism has come to Germany, signalling the country may need to reexamine its policies after experiencing four separate terrorist attacks in less than one week. “Every attack, every act of terrorism is one too many. Islamic terrorism has arrived in Germany and the people are rightly expecting us to stand up to this courageously,” Horst Seehofer said during a news conference. Three of the four attacks occurred in Bavaria. A teenage Afghan refugee attacked passengers with an ax on a train in Wuerzburg July 18, wounding five people. Another teenager of Iranian background shot dead nine people in Munich July 22. A 27-year-old Syrian asylum seeker blew himself up outside a wine bar in Ansbach July 24. The one attack outside of Bavaria occurred earlier that day, when a 21-year-old Syrian refugee hacked a woman to death with a machete in Reutlingen, a city in Baden-Wurttemberg. The attacks left 11 people dead, with dozens more injured, leading many Germans to question Chancellor Angela Merkel’s decision to allow more than one million migrants into the country last year. Merkel has insisted on maintaining an open refugee policy, even though the decision has cost her Christian Democratic Union party in elections. She has described the refugee crisis as a “historic test for Europe,” one that will be passed by offering asylum to refugees from war-torn areas. Her “we can do it line” has become synonymous with open door immigration policy. Bavaria is the most Catholic and conservative part of Germany, and is Merkel’s power base. A massive amount of the refugees, including most of the terrorist perpetrators, are asylum seekers from countries like Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq. German frustration regarding immigration and the subsequent attacks has created a far-right, nationalist sentiment. The populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has responded to the attacks by virulently criticizing Merkel’s immigration policy. “Do you now feel Germany is colorful enough, Mrs Merkel?” said the party’s co-leader Frauke Petry in a Facebook post Monday. AfD followers made many similar comments via social media. Seehofer acknowledged Germans are currently “riled up” and “full of fear” after the attacks. In response, he said the government must “do whatever is necessary to protect our citizens.” “What we have here is an entirely new dimension of terrorism, the Islamist- minded terrorism, and we have to have intense discussions on this challenge in Bavaria and in Germany as well as prevent and repress it,” said Seehofer. German Minister of the Interior Thomas de Maziere acknowledged concerns regarding terrorism. “Here too it is the case, as we have indicated multiple times, that we do receive indications of links between the refugees who come to us and international terrorism,” said de Maziere. “In most cases these indications turn out to be false, but there are some that still need to be examined. Therefore we cannot say that there is no link between refugees and terrorism.” Follow Russ Read on Twitter Send tips to [email protected] . Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected].

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51 Will Grier Engaged To Jeanne O'Neil West Virginia Mountaineers star quarterback Will Grier has gotten engaged to his girlfriend Jeanne O’Neil. The former Florida Gators signal-caller got engaged to the NFL cheerleader late Monday night, and he should be flying high for the upcoming season. (SLIDESHOW: UFC Star Arianny Celeste Is Nearly Naked For All Her Fans In These Pictures) A photo posted by Jeanne Marie O’Neil (@jeanthang) on Oct 17, 2012 at 2:27pm PDT A photo posted by Jeanne Marie O’Neil (@jeanthang) on Jun 8, 2014 at 3:32pm PDT A photo posted by Jeanne Marie O’Neil (@jeanthang) on Oct 22, 2014 at 7:51am PDT A photo posted by Jeanne Marie O’Neil (@jeanthang) on Mar 26, 2015 at 8:42am PDT Well done Grier, well done indeed. Follow David on Twitter and Facebook

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52 Sanders Delegate Fearful Of DNC Taking Her Credential At a pro-Bernie Sanders rally on Tuesday at the Democratic National Convention, MSNBC interviewed a delegate from Nebraska who supports the Vermont senator but would not show her face on TV for fear that the Democratic National Committee would pull her credential for not being “loyal to the party.” Noting that there were several hundred Sanders supporters protesting against the Democratic National Committee, MSNBC’s Kerry Sanders said, “These are the people who say that they feel that the Democratic National Committee has hoodwinked them, they feel betrayed and they’re upset and they’re unwilling to accept that Bernie Sanders’s role is not larger as this election proceeds.” (RELATED: Leaked DNC Documents Show Plans To Reward Big Donors With Federal Appointments) Sanders asked one of Bernie Sanders’s supporters, “Do you feel betrayed and why?” “Yes, definitely betrayed by the Democratic Party because of the corruption and the fraud that’s been happening behind the scenes,” one Sanders supporter said who was willing to show her face. She said, “We’ll see” if Clinton gets her support in the election. However, another supporter of Bernie Sanders would not show her face on TV. She said, “The process needs to be completely overhauled. It’s ridiculous that I can’t show my face or I’ll lose my credentials.” “And that’s why you can’t show your face on camera now,” Sanders followed up. “That’s correct,” the Nebraska delegate said, adding that if she showed her face as a Bernie Sanders supporter and said something critical of the DNC, she believed her “credentials will be removed for not being loyal to the party.” Follow Steve on Twitter and Facebook

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53 [VIDEO]: Update: Hostage Taker At Normandy Church Wore Electronic Monitoring Device Two knifemen who had pledged allegiance to Isis forced two nuns to watch as they filmed themselves slitting the throat of a French priest while they performed "a sort of... Paris: The ISIS said on Tuesday that two assailants who stormed a church in France and killed an elderly priest were its "soldiers," an ISIS-linked news agency reported. ... Two armed men who murdered a priest in an attack on a French church claimed to be members of Isis, the President has said. Speaking from the scene of the attack in... (CNN)The attack by two knife-wielding assailants on a church outside Rouen, Normandy, Tuesday in which the attackers killed an elderly priest by slitting his throat and ... Another suspected terror attack has rocked France, and this time, a priest has been killed in a church near Normandy. According to BBC News, the hostage takers, who have... (Source: Robert Pittenger ) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHARLOTTE - Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09), Chairman of the Congressional Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional ... The Islamic State on Tuesday claimed responsibility for an attack on a church in the northern French city of Rouen that left an 85-year-old priest and two assailants dead. ... As the country still reels and is still on edge after terror attacks in Nice and Paris, a church in northern France turned into a hostage scene. Two attackers held nuns and... NEWS BRIEF Two knife-wielding men killed a priest and injured one other person in a church in northern France Tuesday, reportedly in the name of the Islamic State. The... French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday that the Islamic State was responsible for the attack and hostage situation that killed a priest in Normandy. A statement...

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54 [VIDEO]: 'Trump University Graduate' Sen. Al Franken Jokes At DNC PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Comedian Sarah Silverman didn't mince words in her message to die-hard Bernie Sanders supporters at the Democratic convention: "Can I just say to the... Comedian Sarah Silverman had some harsh words Monday night for the "Bernie or Bust" voters who refuse to support Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election. Click here to watch... Sarah Silverman -- a Bernie Sanders supporter -- took the stage on Day 1 of the Democratic National Convention Monday night (July 25) in Philadelphia to urge other Sanders ... Paul Simon was introduced by Sen. Al Franken and Sarah Silverman before performing “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” during opening night of the Democratic Convention. Franken... See also Al Franken slams Donald Trump at DNC as megalomaniac ... Sen. Al Franken addressed the DNC Monday, slamming Donald Trump. He criticized Trump University and voiced his support for Hillary Clinton...... Comedian Sarah Silverman addressed the DNC alongside Sen. Al Franken on Monday night. Silverman addressed her past support for Bernie Sanders and declared her support for... Sen. Al Franken speaks to NBC News' Andrea Mitchell during the DNC...... Comedian Sarah Silverman didn't mince words in her message to die-hard Bernie Sanders supporters at the Democratic convention: "Can I just say to the Bernie or bust people, ... (Source: Republican Party ) In 1995 Franken Was Quoted By New York Magazine Making A Joke About Raping '60 Minutes' Co-Host Lesley Stahl. 'In 1995, New York Magazine sat in ...

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55 Inspecting the 2016 vice president picks, their records — RT America TIM KAINE Clinton’s decision to choose the centrist Virginia senator Tim Kaine over a progressive or minority candidate was seen as a surprise in light of her tough primary fight with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. Although Clinton described her pick as a progressive, a number of his positions are at odds with those of Sanders’ left-leaning supporters. MIKE PENCE Indiana Governor Mike Pence is a conservative Republican who once described himself as “Rush Limbaugh on decaf.” He presents a calming influence to counterbalance Trump’s brash personality. His experience and evangelical ties make him a strong running mate for Trump’s ticket. Pence has six terms in Congress and four years as governor under his belt, allowing for a full examination of his stance on the issues. So where do the vice presidential picks stand on the important issues facing Americans and the rest of the world? Kaine Kaine has said that he is against abortion on a personal level, but has a pro-choice voting record . Following his VP announcement, the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League (NARL) released a statement supporting Kaine as Clinton’s running mate. “In this country, we know that the vast majority of voters – 7 in 10 – believe abortion should be legal. Some of those voters are like Senator Tim Kaine – personally opposed to abortion but also strongly believe that this is a personal issue and not one for politicians to meddle in. This is core part of what it means to be pro-choice – supporting everyone’s individual decision making,” the statement read. “When he was Governor, Tim Kaine took positions we disagreed with and actively campaigned against. We’re pleased that since then, his votes and public statements have been consistently in favor of trusting women to make our own decisions.” NARL pointed to Kaine’s efforts to fight against defunding Planned Parenthood and his co-sponsoring of the Women’s Health Protection Act, which assures women can access abortion no matter where they live, as proof that he can be trusted on this issue. Pence Pence is staunchly pro-life and has worked to diminish women’s access to abortion. As a congressman, he voted for the Federal Abortion Ban to criminalize abortion services. He attempted to make abortion illegal in most cases and tried to ban some contraception and IVF. He voted for the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, which sought to give special rights to embryos and fetuses. Following his Republican National Convention speech, NARL said the following: “Whether it’s leading the state that put a woman behind bars for her abortion, supporting legislation that would let a woman die rather than having an abortion that could save her life, or launching multiple efforts to defund Planned Parenthood, Mike Pence has proven himself an enemy of women and families.” NARL warned that a Trump Pence victory would impact the Supreme Court and endanger Roe v Wade. Kaine Kaine wrote two letters to federal banking regulators last week, urging them to go easy on banking regulations. One letter argued that smaller banks should be exempt from new consumer protection rules, leaving them less regulated than before the financial crash. In the other , which was about big banks and risk management requirements, Kaine claimed that large banks outside of the big six (JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs etc) were being discriminated against due to their size. A spokesperson responding to the outrage over the letters said : “Sen. Kaine is a strong supporter of Dodd Frank’s financial protections because certain financial institutions wreaked havoc on the American economy, hurting millions of Americans in the process and believes we need strong rules​ to stop that chaos from happening again.” Pence Pence opposed the 2008 bailout of big banks following the global financial crash and voted against the 2009 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. He has criticized Dodd-Frank, accusing it of allowing the government to “pick winners and losers in the marketplace, that keeps alive this deeply flawed concept that some institutions are too big to fail.” Kaine Kaine’s environmental record contains votes in favor of curbing carbon pollution and responding to the threat of climate change. He voted against the Keystone XL Pipeline Act, but also voted against an amendment to that act that would close a loophole exempting fracking water from being regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Kaine has a pro-fracking stance and has supported offshore drilling in the Atlantic. Pence Pence is not a friend to environmentalists. He has denied climate change and voted to eliminate funding for climate education programs, to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gas emissions, and against numerous green energy incentives. He also supports fossil fuel development and offshore drilling. Kaine Clinton is considered a hawkish politician who has pushed for intervention in Libya and Syria, and voted for the war in Iraq. She and Kaine don’t see eye to eye on all aspects of US military action overseas, however. Kaine sits on the Senate’s Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, which lends him insight into foreign policy and legislation. Kaine has questioned President Barack Obama’s authority to order US military action against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), calling for the executive branch to get permission from Congress before taking further military action in the Middle East. This is a point of contention within US politics. Some, including Clinton , argue that Obama has the power and the permission to go after IS without additional congressional authorization due to the powers granted in the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) in the wake of 9/11. Others say this law has already been stretched way past its original intention and that carrying out attacks on sovereign states without Congressional backing is, in fact, illegal. The AUMF was passed in 2001 to allow the US to take action against groups that had aided in carrying out the 9/11 attacks. IS didn’t claim its caliphate until 13 years later. Speaking after Obama sought permission to have limited ground troops in the fight against IS in 2015, Kaine said he was “concerned about the breadth and vagueness of the US ground troop language and will seek to clarify it.” Pence Pence voted for the Iraq war and even co-sponsored the resolution , which is a little awkward considering Trump has blasted Clinton for doing the same. In 2008, Pence co-sponsored the Syria Accountability and Liberation Act to increase sanctions on Syria and introduced a “diplomatic measure intended to isolate the government of Syria” and “provide assistance to support a democratic transition in Syria.” In 2011, he voted to ban sending US armed forces from Libya without congressional approval. Kaine Kaine is a gun owner but supports “common sense legislation” with regards to gun control, which includes background checks and restrictions on assault weapons. He was governor of Virginia in 2007 when the mass shooting at Virginia Tech took place that killed 32 people. He has since described the day as the worst of his life. Kaine has supported the Manchin-Toomey bill that would expand background checks to gun shows and internet sales. He also supports a ban on gun sales to those on the terror watch list. Pence Pence is not a fan of gun control and has fought against measures to restrict gun sales. In 2005, he supported the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to protect gun manufacturers from lawsuits from victims of gun violence. In 2010, he co-sponsored a resolution to commend the National Rifle Association for their school program, which teaches children gun safety. Kaine Kaine supports Obama’s executive actions that would allow certain undocumented workers to remain in the US if they own up and pay a fine. Pence Pence supports Trump’s plan to suspend immigration from countries where terrorists represent a threat to the United States. In 2009, he voted yes to building a fence along the Mexico border, aligning him with Trump on two key issues. He refused to allow Syrian refugees to come to Indiana and voted for hospitals to report undocumented patients before they receive reimbursement for treatment. He also voted to end birthright citizenship in 2009. Kaine Kaine fought against a 2006 proposal to ban same sex marriage in Virginia, and said he supported gay marriage in 2013, just after Clinton voiced her support. Like Clinton, Kaine slowly evolved on the issue of same sex marriage. Pence Pence attracted notoriety when he attempted to pass the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to allow businesses to refuse to serve people based on religious beliefs, and use this as a defense if they were sued. It was seen as an avenue to discriminate against same-sex couples. Following outraged backlash, the act was amended to clarify that it could not be used to discriminate. He once fought against the military’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy on the grounds that gay people should not serve in the military at all. “Homosexuality is incompatible with military service because the presence of homosexuals in the ranks weakens unit cohesion,” his 2000 platform read. He also called for Congress to fund gay conversion therapy rather than HIV treatment programs.

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56 Solar Impulse 2 completes its historic flight in Abu Dhabi — RT News Solar Impulse 2 took off from Cairo 48 hours ago, marking the last stretch of its round- the-world journey. The airplane began its attempt to circumnavigate the globe in Abu Dhabi in March 2015. The solar aircraft took off for Cairo on June 23 from Seville, Spain where it had arrived after the first solar flight across the Atlantic, which had begun in New York three days earlier. Overall, the round-the-world journey consisted of 17 flights. Swiss pilots Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg, the founders of the of the Solar Impulse project, took turns flying the plane throughout the journey. They have been working on the project, which aims to promote clean energy technology, for over 10 years. Prior to its final landing in Abu Dhabi, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon spoke with Piccard, who was piloting the Solar Impulse 2. “This is a historic day... Congratulations and my deepest admiration and respect for your courage,” Ban Ki-moon said. The Solar Impulse has four engines which rely entirely on the solar energy. Its wings, which are wider than those of a Boeing 747, are equipped with 17,000 solar cells that supply power to the plane’s propellers and batteries. At night, it is capable of running on energy generated and stored during the day. The solar aircraft can reach an altitude of 8,500 meters (28,000 feet) and speeds of 80 kilometers per hour (50mph).

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57 57 Environmentalists spar with EPA on jet engine exhaust, air pollution — RT America “Addressing pollution from aircraft is an important element of U. S. efforts to address climate change,” Janet McCabe, EPA’s acting assistant administrator for air and radiation, said on Monday, according to the Associated Press. McCabe said aircraft were the third-largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions in the US transportation sector, putting their impact at five percent. The findings do not apply to military aircraft or small piston-engine planes. Trucks and cars are already regulated. Jet engines spew significant quantities of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide and methane, into the upper atmosphere, where they trap heat from the sun. In 2007, the Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the EPA to regulate carbon emissions for aircraft under the federal Clean Air Act. Petitioners filed a lawsuit in 2010, and the US District Court ruled that the CCA “required the EPA to make a final determination on whether aircraft… emissions cause or contribute to air pollution.” The federal environmental agency began evaluating the pollution risk of airplane emissions in 2014. Planes burn the most fuel during takeoffs and landings, while they are most fuel-efficient when cruising at high altitudes. Surprisingly, the landmark global climate agreement signed in Paris in December did not include aircraft emissions. Commercial airlines and airline manufacturers have petitioned against their regulation. A report from the Council on Clean Transportation showed that some of the top 20 transatlantic air carriers could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 51 percent with existing technology and operational improvements. In February, a UN panel recommended new emissions standards for international flights requiring an average four percent reduction in fuel consumption during the cruising phase of flight. The new regulations from the International Civil Aviation Organization require that new aircraft designs meet the standards beginning in 2020, and designs already in production comply by 2023. Environmental groups such as the Center for Biological Diversity said the standards are “years behind the existing technology curve,” would not “reduce emissions from new planes,” and would not apply to any “in-service aircraft.” “After nearly a decade of denial and delay, we need fast, effective EPA action,” said Vera Parde, senior counsel at the Center for Biological Diversity, in a released statement. “The Obama administration must quickly devise ambitious aircraft pollution rules that dramatically reduce this high- flying hazard to our climate.”

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58 Grapevine: Not in the basket For many people, it takes courage to ask for help, even for minor things. But when it’s a major thing – depending, of course, on how major it is – courage is no longer an option; it’s a must, especially when that major thing is a life- threatening illness. Currently doing the rounds on email is a request for surplus supplies of Ibrance to prolong a life and perhaps save it. There is no greater gift than the gift of life, both to the one who gives it and to the one who receives it. Below is the unedited email of the wife of Shane Caplin and mother of their five children, asking for the kind of help that could be a gift of life at best, or if not that, at least a prolonged life. Be the first to know - Join our Facebook page. “Shalom. My name is Esther Caplin, from Neveh Daniel, Israel. After a year of treatments for stage 4 breast cancer which has spread to my liver, my oncologist decided to put me on Ibrance (with Faslodex), providing me with a free 3-month supply of Ibrance that he had obtained from a former patient. " Unfortunately, Ibrance is not one of the cancer drugs supplied on the health plan in Israel, and my oncologist hoped to use the three-month period to assess its effectiveness on me and to try to acquire more of the drug from Pfizer on compassionate grounds. While the Ibrance has succeeded in halting the spread of the cancer, the request to Pfizer did not work out. “As buying the drug was not a viable option, I began a search in my support group (Inspire) for women who were once on Ibrance and since moved to a different treatment – the idea being that some people have Ibrance that is no longer being used. I was successful so far in obtaining enough pills for two more months of treatment. “I am asking you to please spread the word. If you know anyone who was once on Ibrance and wishes to donate her leftover Ibrance pills, please contact me (at [email protected]). As I see it, the unused medicine eventually will be thrown out, but for me, every 21 pills means another month of life.” This is not an appeal for funds – it is an appeal for life. Please ask every recovering breast cancer patient whom you know whether she was on Ibrance, and if so, whether she has any left and is willing to give it to someone else who desperately needs it. ■ IT’S NO secret that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, are film buffs. They just love going to the movies, though heaven knows how they find time, given the intensity of their busy schedules. But when legendary actor James Caan came to Israel as the guest of the Tourism Ministry, the Albert Einstein Foundation, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Jerusalem Development Authority, the Netanyahus were thrilled to have him come to dinner. Some roles stick with you, and although the Hollywood star has given stellar performances in many films since playing the role of Sonny Corleone in The Godfather, he continues to walk in the shadow of the mafiosi tough guy – but maybe that’s because the much married and divorced Caan is a pretty tough guy himself. Not the least bit shy, he wandered around the Prime Minister’s Residence, peering at photographs and being totally candid rather than coy. Despite the mafiosi role, Caan is one of the tribe and extremely pro-Israel. He’s also far from being a left-wing, bleeding-heart liberal, and had no qualms whatsoever about touring the West Bank, especially in view of the fact that this was the 76-year-old actor’s first-ever visit to Israel. Caan told the Netanyahus that the visit strengthened his spiritual connection to the Holy Land. Caan joked that he was waiting for his mandatory draft paper. “I’m willing to fight for this country. Whenever this country suffers, I suffer with it,” he said. ■ WITH THE centenary of the Balfour Declaration less than 18 months away, Jewish organizations in various parts of the world are gearing up for gala celebrations. In Israel the Israel, Britain and the Commonwealth Association, which each November hosts a Balfour dinner, was already planning the centenary gala more than a year ago. According to media reports, the Palestinian Authority is in the process of preparing a lawsuit against the British government over the so-called Balfour Declaration, which was in the form of a letter a letter dated November 2, 1917, and signed by Arthur James Balfour, the foreign secretary of the United Kingdom. The letter, which was addressed and delivered to Walter Rothschild, the second Baron Rothschild, a leader of the Jewish community of Britain, contained the request that its contents be conveyed to the Zionist Federation, and was a major forward step in the aspirations of the Zionist movement. The brief document, which has become enshrined in the archives of Zionist history, reads: “I have much pleasure in conveying to you, on behalf of His Majesty’s Government, the following declaration of sympathy with Jewish Zionist aspirations which has been submitted to, and approved by, the Cabinet. “His Majesty’s Government view with favor the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavors to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country. “I should be grateful if you would bring this declaration to the knowledge of the Zionist Federation.” In an address to leaders of the Arab League in Mauritania on Monday, the PA’s Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said that London is responsible for all the “Israeli crimes” committed since 1948, when the British Mandate over Palestine came to an end. The Balfour Declaration, according to Maliki, gave people who didn’t belong there something that wasn’t theirs. He seems to have overlooked the fact that prior to the British Mandate, Palestine was under Ottoman rule for 400 years, and although Jews were an acute minority, there were Jews living in the country throughout that period. There’s also biblical evidence to support the fact that Jews or Israelites were in the land long before the Ottoman conquest. As for Israeli crimes, what about Palestinian crimes – or don’t they count? But aside from all that, suing the British government is nothing more than a publicity stunt, given that there was no state of Palestine in 1917, and even if there had been, there’s such a thing as a statute of limitations. Under the circumstances, reaching a peace accord with Israel might be a better option, and a win-win situation all round. ■ ON THE subject of a national home for the Jewish people, Education Minister Naftali Bennett is trying to get that message across to Diaspora Jewish youth currently in Israel. Literally thousands of Jewish youngsters from around the globe have converged on Israel during the summer holiday period. They belong to schools, synagogue groups and Zionist youth groups. Some 2,000 of them who are members of NCSY, the teen branch of the Orthodox Union, and are participating in 18 different programs around Israel, came together last Thursday at Bar-Ilan University for a happening designed to strengthen their Jewish identities and their connection to Israel. NCSY is active in some 400 communities throughout the United States and has a total membership in excess of 30,000. The event was attended by Bennett, OU executive vice president Allen Fagin, who on the previous day had been part of an OU delegation that met with Netanyahu and presented him with a rare first edition of Don Isaac Abarbanel’s writings, which had been the key subject of works by the prime minister’s late father, Prof. Benzion Netanyahu. OU Israel executive director Rabbi Avi Berman also attended both events. At the youth happening, Bennett told the youth that Israel loves them and that “Israel is the home of every Jew in the world.” Speaking almost with the voice of prophecy, if not of doom, Bennett continued: “Whatever happens in your life, whatever happens, ever, in your country – a year, five years, 20 years, 500 years from now, you have a home. Eretz Yisrael is your home. In Hebrew, “We have a home” is “Yesh lanu bayit.” Yesh lanu bayit. Yesh lanu bayit!” Bennett also referred to Shlomo Rindenov, the American lone soldier who, like two of his brothers, had come to Israel to volunteer in the Israel Defense Forces and had paid the supreme sacrifice. “He was part of a large Jewish American family born and raised in New Jersey. Yet, like his brothers and thousands of other Jews from around the world, he decided to leave his previous life and make aliya to Israel and defend the State of Israel, because he felt that Israel is his home. Thousands of Jews, thousands of Israelis this week attended his funeral, and we feel like one big mishpaha because we are one big family,” Bennett declared. ■ INAUGURATED AT the President’s Residence in December 2014 on the second night of Hanukka, 929 (the number of chapters in the Bible), the brainchild of Avi Wortzman, who was then a Bayit Yehudi MK and deputy education minister, is the daily study – five days a week – of a biblical chapter or verse. Primarily aimed at being an all-inclusive Jewish experience to make the Bible accessible to Jews from every possible background so that they come together to study and interpret it, the project has gained a huge following, attracting people who under other circumstances might never meet, let alone study, together. Every now and again, a study evening of this kind is conducted at the President’s Residence, with President Reuven Rivlin and Rabbi Benny Lau, one of the key proponents of the project, delivering brief addresses, followed by addresses by guest speakers. The focus this week is on the Prophet Jeremiah, who witnessed the destruction of Jerusalem and the holy Temple, after he had repeatedly warned his people that they would suffer a catastrophe if they did not mend their ways. With the realization of his prophecy, Jeremiah poured out his emotions over the terrible fate that had befallen Israel in the book of Lamentations, which is read on Tisha Be’Av, the anniversary of the destruction of the Temple. It was fitting, therefore, that at this week’s 929 meeting at the President’s Residence, which included people from different parts of the country, in different age groups and from different social strata – Sephardi, Ashkenazi, Ethiopian – with the Bible as a common denominator, Jeremiah was the main source of discussion. Guest speakers were Prof. Meir Buzaglo, director of the Hebrew University’s Institute of Innovative Education, who asked whether there is any room for prophets in a Facebook era; Bilha Ben-Eliyahu a lecturer in literature at the David Yellin Academic College of Education’s Kerem Institute and at the Efrata College of Education; and internationally renowned prizewinning author Amos Oz, who has written extensively about Jeremiah, who he said was regarded as a traitor in his time. Oz clarified that he was not using the term “traitor” in its conventional sense of betraying secrets, cheating in business or being unfaithful to a spouse. He had been fascinated since childhood with the concept of “traitor” and had even been labeled as such at different times in his life. He had reached the conclusion that the definition of traitor that characterized Jeremiah is one who changes in the eyes of those who do not change, and they are unable to tolerate or understand the change in that person. They are mortally afraid of change and hate all those who do change. Moving centuries forward from Jeremiah, Oz named as fellow “traitors” numerous people who had been called such by former friends and colleagues and sometimes by the nation at large. They included Abraham Lincoln, who abolished slavery, and was assassinated; the German army officers who tried to kill Hitler, and were executed; Winston Churchill, who dismantled the British Empire; Charles de Gaulle, who granted independence to Algeria; Anwar Sadat, who paid with his life for making peace with Israel; Mikhail Gorbachev, who brought an end to Communist rule; Emil Zola, who stood up for a persecuted Jew; and, closer to home, Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin, in the aftermath of the Oslo Accords, which also led to Rabin’s assassination. Oz named other Israeli traitors, but the underlying question, said Oz, was whether they belonged to the club of Jeremiah the Prophet or to the club of false prophets with iron horns. “Which club is the more honorable?” he asked. ■ THERE ARE people on the political Right who still consider Peres to be a traitor, but no one among the politicians, entrepreneurs, scientists, technologists and social activists who congregated at the Peres Center for Peace last Thursday for the inauguration of the Israel Innovation Center see him in that light. While it is true that Peres politically changed from hawk to dove, what remains constant is that he is a renaissance man for whom the future is more important than the past – simply because there’s nothing he can do about the past, but there is still much that he can do about the future. Peres received a standing ovation and sustained, deafening applause before he spoke and again after he spoke. Rivlin called him a living legend and a man of peace, and a similar sentiment was expressed by Netanyahu. Both Rivlin and Netanyahu made a point of telling Peres how much he is loved and admired, and after they left to continue with their individual schedules for the day, Peres remained on his feet for quite a long time, receiving congratulatory remarks and embraces and posing with guests for selfies. ■ TEL AVIV-Jaffa Mayor Ron Huldai, who was one of the speakers at the launch, voiced his pride in the fact that Tel Aviv is Israel’s “Start-up City,” that Peres is a Distinguished Citizen of Tel Aviv, and that the Peres Center on the seashore will be the home of the Israel Innovation Center, which will open to the public in 2018. ■ EVEN BEFORE Netanyahu made his video urging the increased integration of the Arab population into mainstream Israel, the Peres Center initiated programs to facilitate such integration. At the launch of the Innovation Center, there was a group of high school students from the Arab village of Daburiya who, speaking in heavily accented but fluent Hebrew, demonstrated their state-of-theart recycling robot. Each of them explained the thought process that guided its development and simultaneously promoted the value of team work. The youngsters earned nearly as much applause as Peres, and a much impressed Netanyahu rose from his seat, walked across to them to congratulate them on their ingenuity and posed for a photo with them. ■ IN ADDITION to encouraging Arabs to join the hi-tech workforce, the government is also interested in promoting hi-tech employment and entrepreneurship in the haredi community. At the Innovation Center launch, Yossi Vardi, who is the be-all and end-all of Israel’s hi-tech industry, hosted a panel discussion with three outstanding female entrepreneurs, one of whom, Sari Roth, has been in business for less than two years and is enormously successful. A haredi mother of seven whose formal education did not extend beyond a Bais Yaakov seminary in Bnei Brak, she has a haredi business partner who is also a digital autodidact, and the two of them have made amazing progress in Israel and abroad. ■ COEXISTENCE COMES in many guises, not the least of which is singing together and making music together. When Achinoam Nini and Mira Awad joined forces and sang a duet at the 2010 Eurovision song contest, it wasn’t as unusual as some might think. David Broza and other well-known Israeli singers have appeared in concert and on disc with Israeli-Arab and Palestinian performers. In addition, there are a number of mixed choirs that include Christian and Muslim Arabs who sing together with Jewish choristers. According to Israel Philharmonic Orchestra director and chief conductor Zubin Mehta, who supports the Shani Girls Choir comprising 13- to 18-year- old Jewish, Christian and Muslim girls from towns and villages in the central Galilee, they sing in perfect harmony. The choir is part of the Mifne (Turning Point) project supported by the IPO as well as by Mehta. The choir, conducted by Anat Aharoni, rehearses twice a week at the Jezreel Valley Center for the Arts and performs songs from its vast Hebrew and Arabic repertoire as well as folk songs and classics, in schools, at cultural events and at regional, national and international music festivals and conferences. Countries in which it has performed include England, Germany, Norway, Belgium, France, Holland, Italy, Denmark and the United States. Mehta says that his big dream is to have Israeli-Arab and Palestinian musicians in the IPO, and for the IPO to play in Ramallah. Another similar choir of adults is the Rana Choir of Jaffa, which recently performed at the Bastille Day celebration hosted by French Ambassador Patrick Maisonnave. Comprising 10 Arab and 10 Jewish women, the group, founded and conducted by Mike Dana, was previously called Shirana, and functioned under the auspices of Jaffa’s Arab-Jewish Community Center, but broke away when seeking greater independence. It, too, has an extensive repertoire, as do other mixed choirs – Voices of Peace, Sea Pearl and Nitzanim – which still function under the AJCC umbrella. These choirs have performed in front of dignitaries such as Peres, US President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the pope, to name but a few world leaders who have witnessed that despite their differences, Jews and Arabs can live in happy harmony. The Jewish-Arab Institute of the Histadrut labor federation also hosts musical get-togethers, and in Jerusalem there is a cross-cultural project co- founded by Dror Amedi in which Arabs and Jews come together every few weeks to Simply Sing, which is the title of the project. Participants also perform together in public, and the mutual love of singing has paved the way to cross-cultural friendships and understanding. Last Friday, some 500 peace-seeking Arabs and Jews got together in roundtables along the length of Rothschild Boulevard. They agreed on some issues and disagreed on others, but the issues on which they disagreed did not spoil the spirit of the occasion, and afterward Jews and Arabs linked arms to a dabke, which is an Arab folk dance popular throughout the region and similar in some respects to Greek folk dancing. ■ NO ONE wants to think badly of heroes. Somehow, in cutting them down to size, we sever something in ourselves. In ancient Jewish tradition, while recognizing the foibles of the great, the public did not forget those deeds that made a person great. Thus, when Maj.-Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen referred to former Golani Brigade commander Brig.-Gen. Ofek Buchris (who allegedly raped and committed other sexual offenses against female soldiers under his command) and King David in the same breath, it wasn’t because he thought that either of them should be absolved of their wrongdoings, but because he believes that whatever commendable things someone has done should not be swept aside when such people stray from the path of integrity and morality. He subsequently apologized for any misunderstanding that his remarks may have caused, and in an interview on Israel Radio said that just because former prime minister and former mayor of Jerusalem Ehud Olmert was convicted on charges of corruption doesn’t mean that he didn’t do any good while in office, and such things should not be forgotten. Hacohen did not mention expert safe cracker John Ramensky, who during the Second World War wanted to join the army and was released from a British prison for that purpose. He was trained to be a commando and was parachuted behind enemy lines to use his safe-cracking skills in securing classified documents from Axis headquarters, including those of senior German Army officer Erwin Rommel and commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe Hermann Goering. Ramensky was a crook, but he was also a hero whose contribution to the war effort was invaluable. ■ FINANCE MINISTER Moshe Kahlon was the guest in the hot seat last Saturday in Gav Ha’uma, the satirical spoof on Channel 2 in which well- known personalities, usually politicians, are roasted by the panel and in particular by Lior Schleien, the creator and host of the program. Kahlon proved to have a great sense of humor, was quick on the uptake, and was able to retaliate in kind. When Schleien, who happens to be the significant other of Zionist Union MK Merav Michaeli, asked Kahlon whether he preferred sitting with the panel in the television studio rather than with the cabinet, Kahlon admitted that it was more fun in the studio, adding that the difference was that in the studio Schleien gets paid, and in the government he gets paid. When Schleien pressed Kahlon on his plan for affordable housing for young couples, Kahlon replied: “If you register to get married to Merav, I’ll upgrade you to the top of the list.” [email protected]

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59 Strictly Come Dancing signs up youngest professional Strictly Come Dancing has signed up its youngest professional dancer for when the show returns this autumn. Chloe Hewitt, 20, was aged eight when Strictly Come Dancing began airing on BBC One in 2004. She will be joined in the professional line-up by her dance partner AJ Pritchard, with whom she appeared on Britain's Got Talent in 2013. , whose wife Katya was added to the line-up last month, completes the trio of new arrivals. Hewitt, who was born in Chester, took up dancing lessons after watching Strictly as a child. Last year she and Pritchard, 21, were crowned British Open Youth Latin Champions and also European Youth Latin Champions. Over their nine-year competitive career they have been the National Youth Latin Champions for three years in a row, from 2012 to 2014. "My childhood dream of being on Strictly Come Dancing is now reality," Hewitt said. "The sheer excitement is exhilarating and I cannot wait to be part of family. " Jones is the undefeated four-time British National Champion and the three- time winner of the World Amateur Latin Championships with wife Katya. "We are very excited that three British champions are joining the Strictly family," said Louise Rainbow, Strictly's executive producer. The other male professionals on the new series are , , , , Gorka Marquez, and Aljaz Skorjanec. , Karen Clifton, , and round out the female professional contingent. Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts , on Instagram at bbcnewsents , or email [email protected] .

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60 BBC News Channel Britain's most-watched news channel, delivering breaking news and analysis all day, every day. The BBC News Channel is available in the UK only. Don't forget, to watch TV online as it's being broadcast, you still need a TV licence. You can send comments and pictures to the BBC News Channel by texting 61124, or emailing [email protected] 2016-07-26 21:45 www.bbc.co.uk

61 What's life like being extremely tall or short? New research has confirmed that Dutch men are the tallest in the world and Guatemalan women are the world's shortest. Differences in height across the globe can partially be explained by genetics, but healthcare, sanitation and nutrition also play an important role. Research says there's a longer life expectancy for tall people, although they also face a bigger risk for certain cancers. But a person's stature affects more than their health. Short and tall people face daily challenges from finding the right clothes, to fitting into plane seats. On the whole being tall has been more advantageous that not. I was pretty average until the penultimate year of secondary school. But I was self-conscious already, and then suddenly I became the really tall self- conscious teenager where I struggled to find clothes to fit. All I wanted to do was blend in. I love it now. I still get all the same jokes. Most people are well-meaning. It's useful because people remember you. Does being tall affect your work? When I was a correspondent in Dubai I covered the opening of Palm Islands and I was meant to interview Kylie. It was a red carpet event, and I wanted both of us in the shot. She is much shorter than me so I was crouching so that we could both fit in the camera frame. But the interview went on too long. By the end I was physically shaking because my legs were giving way. The newsroom thought I was hyperventilating with excitement because I had met Kylie. When I was at school it I would always beat the boys at running races because I had longer legs. At 13 I was already the same height as I am now. At that age, you already don't feel self-confident, so being much taller was difficult. The real problem was with my feet because they are so large. At age 12 my shoe size was 44 (European). People would tell me I had to go to men's shops to find shoes. In the past whenever I found shoes that fitted me I'd buy them, but now I have more choice and can order things online. In primary school when we did a line up for gym I was always one of the tallest. But in the Netherlands, most people are tall so I wasn't very aware of my height. Some of the old buildings at home still have low doorways but now there is a new regulation which states they must be over 2m. I did live in Madrid for a bit and I had a lot of trouble because the metro is short. Paris is better, although I can't stand up fully in the elevator at work! I was always the smallest person in my class at school, but in Mexico many people are short. My whole family is tiny, we are like the "Polly Pocket" family. As a teenager and throughout college I wore high heels to make myself taller. When I started working I felt like wearing heels gave me more authority. When I arrived in the Middle East to study, I thought "Wow, these are the tallest people. " I felt like I didn't fit in because even the kids were taller than me! In countries where people are short, I fit - but in the Middle East I felt out of place. Once in Lebanon, I overheard a kid telling his dad how short I was. He said: "Dad she is so small even my sister who is 8-years-old is taller than her! " My husband is 177cm (5ft 9in). Its never an issue unless we are dancing. I don't feel confident unless I'm wearing heels! Growing up I was a smaller kid- short and skinny. Until my late 20s I had to buy clothes in the boys department instead of the men's because those were the only clothes that fitted. Because of my size, I think I've had to work a little bit harder to prove I'm capable. So I always go above and beyond. For a while I looked quite young so some people didn't trust that I was old enough to do my job. Now I am grateful. People always think I'm younger than I actually am! Guatemala is much different than the United States. In my country my height is normal so I didn't face any obstacles in my childhood. Since I moved here, I usually don't have problems. Sometimes people say things around me, and not to my face, like how I am short or a different colour than they are. It's always difficult for me to buy shoes in America because I am a size 39 (European). Stores never have my size. I always have to shop in the boys' section. Generally people aren't rude to me because I am short. Actually, as a short person I have an advantage over tall people because I can handle extreme climates much easier!

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62 Steven Kirkwood charged with murder of Michael O'Hanlon A man has been charged with murder following the death of a bodybuilder who was the current Mr Scotland. Michael O'Hanlon, who was 45, was found with serious injuries at Moorpark Industrial Estate in Stevenston, Ayrshire, on Monday. The emergency services were called but he died at the scene. Steven Kirkwood, 43, appeared from custody at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court. He made no plea or declaration at the private hearing. Mr O'Hanlon won the National Amateur Body Building Association (NABBA) Mr Scotland title in March this year. According to the NABBA website, he won the class two contest and the overall competition in 2016, having first won the title 23 years ago. Mr O'Hanlon ran the Musclebox bodybuilding shops.

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63 YMCA campers play slip and slide kickball Presumptive Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton spoke at the VFW convention on Monday, July 25 at the Charlotte Convention Center. She told veterans that she deeply cared about problems affecting them and expressed her disappointment with the VA scandal. She also brought up the fact that her father was a veteran and that she has a much more optimistic view of America than does her competitor, Donald Trump, while never mentioning him by name. RoseAnn Clark, AFW Department Commander for the District of Columbia, reacts to Hillary Clinton's speech at the convention Monday. James R Spiker, a Vietnam veteran from Virginia, walked out of the VFW Convention moments after Hillary Clinton took the stage. Kids, adults dash through the water to cool off from near record temperatures Caroline Calouche's summer camp is giving new meaning to hanging out. Eighteen kids age six to 11 practice aerial arts during Calouche's Cirque Camp. The Charlotte Convention Center is home to the 117th Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention. The convention hosts many different events for all branches of military and gives veterans an opportunity to connect with their community and find resources. Charlotte firefighters gave American flight 1961 from Baltimore a water cannon salute Friday. Among the passengers were members of the NC Air National Guard returning from Qatar after a 6-month deployment. WBTV meteorologist Al Conklin with The Charlotte Observer weather forecast for July 22, 2016. Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry said he understands the NBA decision to pull the league's all-star game from Charlotte, where he grew up. The move was made in response to state's adoption of policy deemed to be LGBTQ. He comments were made at the American Century Championship golf tournament. While temperatures climb to record highs this week, Kenny Short works to keep Latta Equestrian Center's horses safe and comfortable. Short is the barn manager for the Huntersville riding complex and is responsible for maintaining the horses' health, while offering up to seven trail rides a day for visitors.

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64 Malawian 'hyena man' arrested for having sex with children An HIV-positive Malawian man, who says he is paid to have sex with children as part of initiation rites, has been arrested on the president's orders. Eric Aniva, a sex worker known in Malawi as a "hyena", was the subject of a BBC feature last week. He told the BBC that he did not mention his HIV status to those who hire him. President Peter Mutharika said the police should investigate and charge him over the cases of defilement he had seemingly confessed to. The BBC's Ed Butler, who covered the story about Malawi's sexual "cleansing practices", says in some remote southern regions of the country it is traditional for girls to be made to have sex with a man after their first menstruation. Some of the girls are as young as 12 years old, he reported. What is known as a "hyena" in Malawi culture is usually a man who has sex with widows or married women who cannot fall pregnant. "While we must promote positive cultural values and positive socialisation of our children, the president says harmful cultural and traditional practices cannot be accepted in this country," presidential spokesman Mgeme Kalilani said in a statement Mr Aniva would "further be investigated for exposing the young girls to contracting HIV and further be charged accordingly", he said. The president had also ordered all men and parents involved to be investigated, Mr Kalilani said. "All people involved in this malpractice should be held accountable for subjecting their children and women to this despicable evil," the statement said. "These horrific practices although done by a few also tarnish the image of the whole nation of Malawi internationally and bring shame to us all. " Last year Malawi banned child marriage, raising the legal age of marriage from 15 to 18 - something activists hoped would put an end to early sexual initiations. Mr Aniva told the BBC that he planned to stop taking part in sexual cleansing practices.

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65 Contura turns up the heat with Rooster PR appointment Contura, a leading European manufacturer of wood burning stoves, has appointed Rooster PR, marking the first time the brand has engaged external PR support since its launch in the UK in 2008. Rooster’s brief is to develop and implement an integrated PR and social media campaign to drive awareness of the brand, its extensive product range and the benefits of wood burning stoves among UK media and consumers. Messaging will focus on positioning Contura as a premium yet affordable product, providing inspiration for consumers to enhance their with homes award winning, timeless Swedish design. The campaign also aims to emphasise Contura stoves’ performance, efficiency, practicality and ease of use. Contura’s UK country manager, Phil Wood, said: “Rooster had been on my radar for a while and following an impressive proposal and chemistry meetings with the enthusiastic team, were the obvious choice for Contura. We are confident that Rooster will help us become the go-to brand for UK homeowners looking for stylish, affordable, clean burn, low carbon, and energy efficient wood burning heating solutions.” James Brooke, managing director at Rooster PR, said of the appointment: “Following comprehensive brand and product briefings both at the factory in Markaryd, Sweden, and at the Contura showroom in Doncaster, the Rooster team is already fully engaged in kick starting a cutting-edge consumer lifestyle campaign. We’re stoked to be adding such a reputable and successful Swedish brand to our growing consumer product portfolio.” Activity will include product, feature, promotion and comment placement, profiling of Contura spokespeople, event support and high impact activations. Rooster will also manage and execute campaigns for five Contura social media channels - Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest and the brand’s new UK Instagram channel, which Rooster launched earlier this month.

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66 Birra Moretti rolls out first ever campaign after seeing 50% sales growth Italian beer brand Birra Moretti has launched its first ever campaign in the UK as it looks to build on a crest of growth that has seen sales of the Heineken-owned beer grow by 50 per cent over the last five years. The ‘Moretti, Italian for What Matters’ campaign kicked off last week and is focussed on friends or colleagues getting together to enjoy drinking the drink together. Running predominantly across social and digital channels, the campaign consists of four creatives including encouraging consumers to ‘share a boxset’ of Moretti over sitting inside watching TV. The brand last week revived its Gran Tour event , which saw Italian street food vendors come together with pasta making master classes and music as it continues to tie itself to authentic Italian events and food. The decision to launch the campaign comes after sales of Moretti have grown by 50 per cent over the last five years, a figure that is set to reach 60 per cent by the end of the year according to David Lette, Heineken UK premium brands director, who told The Drum that the brewer has “big ambitions” for the brand. “The brand has got to a level of awareness and size where we think it makes sense to invest more behind it. We have big ambitions for the brand and we believe that by landing both an experiential and a communication campaign we will be able to continue growing the brand at the rate that we are experiencing.” Explaining the impetus for the growth, Lette said that Moretti hits a “sweet spot” for consumers who are hungry for brands that have provenance and a story to tell. “They want a beer that tells them a genuine story and one that is not out of sync with what they feel or want. They want something that has true provenance and has great taste. “It has genuine provenance, genuine taste, and bringing that food pairing to life through the experiential campaigns has hit that sweet spot. It’s an accessible brand that has real authenticity to it.”

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67 CMOs see roles evolving and hope to 'own' the customer experience by 2020 Increasingly, CMOs are pushing forward with larger marketing budgets and there is increased optimism in overall for marketers according to a recent report. In a recent infographic that outlines the responses of 500 CMOs and senior marketing executives, 86 per cent of them agreed that they expect to own the end-to-end customer experience by 2020. While nearly all of those surveyed said that they are planning to be ‘customer experience’ leaders, 43 per cent also claimed to be customer acquisition leaders and 41 per cent said they were revenue growth leaders as well. Those surveyed stated their expectation that customers would continue to interact with their brands using more channels with 63 per cent of respondents citing social media as the top channel through which they expected consumers to experience their marketing efforts in 2020. Additionally, 53 per cent look to the web and 47 per cent considered apps to offer strong customer experience. Those marketers polled also anticipated newer technologies influencing the customer experience as they take hold. In fact, 59 per cent of marketers expected mobile devices and networks to have the biggest impact on their organization, with 45 per cent citing automation like personalization technologies and the Internet of Things (39 per cent) to have the biggest impact on their organization by 2020. Further, 87 per cent of respondents anticipated having significant influence over their company's business strategy by 2020 while 78 per cent said that they hope to have influence over technology decisions by 2020. 2016-07-26 21:51 www.thedrum.com

68 Financial Times appoints Brexit editor and ramps up EU team as it sees spike in subscriptions post-referendum The Financial Times has appointed Daniel Dombey as its dedicated Brexit editor to strengthen its coverage of Britain's exit from the European Union following a spike in subscriptions post- referendum. Dombey will continue in his role as global economy news producer, taking up the additional responsibility of coordinating the FT’s Brexit coverage, managing resources and overseeing content output across all channels. Meanwhile Alan Beattie, lead writer based in London, will relocate to Brussels in August to boost its presence in the European centre. In May Alex Barker was named as the FT’s Brussels bureau chief having spent the last five years in Brussels working as the FT’s European diplomatic editor and EU correspondent. He replaced Peter Spiegel who assumed the role of FT news editor, based in London. Rochelle Toplensky will also move to Brussels to cover European regulation as EU Correspondents, starting from September, while James Blitz has been appointed Whitehall editor, working with the Westminster team overseeing coverage of the courts and public policy. Joshua Chaffin will take up a UK Correspondent role, exploring the divides in the UK across regions, demographics and wealth. The FT, like many news providers, saw a huge surge in traffic to its site on the day of the referendum and following, helping it drive a 600 per cent surge in digital subscriptions sales over the weekend of the vote , equating to thousands of new subscribers. Page views were twice its previous records, previously held by coverage of the Greece crisis, China slowdown and Lehman fall. This was helped by the publisher dropping its paywall for all Brexit-related news and anaylsis for 24 hours on the evening of the vote. It comes just months after the FT announced three new editorial appointments to strengthen its technology and media team in order to address a rapidly changing business landscape, with Madhumita Murgia joining as European technology correspondent from the Telegraph; Nic Fildes joining from the Times as telecoms correspondent; and David Bond, former sports editor at the BBC, joining as media correspondent.

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69 Sir Philip Green’s reputation might be in tatters but his Arcadia brands will continue to prosper Sir Philip Green is on the defensive after a damning investigation by MPs into his sale of BHS and its subsequent demise dubbed him the “unacceptable face of capitalism". While the damage done to his reputation is not likely to fade fast, the impact it has on the Arcadia Group brands – such as Topshop and Miss Selfridge – will be minimal (if anything at all). The billionaire’s public dressing down came on Monday (25 July) after MPs on the work and pensions select committee and the business, innovation and skills (BIS) committee released their report into the failures of BHS. As Green holidayed on his £100m superyacht, MPs pulled no punches. Blame was placed squarely at his feet after he sold the ailing retailer for £1 to twice-bankrupt former racing driver Dominic Chappell, a move which saw it enter into administration just 13 months later, leaving a £571m pensions deficit and resulting in the loss of some 11,000 jobs. Green was “the Napoleon figure” who ultimately sealed the retailer’s fate. He “systematically extracted hundreds of millions of pounds from BHS, paying very little tax and fantastically enriching himself and his family, leaving the company and its pension fund weakened to the point of the inevitable collapse of both,” MPs said. They also found “little to support the reputation for retail business acumen for which he received his knighthood” leading to calls for him to be stripped of the title. If he wants to stand any chance of remaining ‘Sir Philip’ then he must stump up the pension shortfall. “And if he says he can’t afford it then he should sell up his extra yacht,” said Labour shadow chancellor, John McDonnell. Brand perception perseveres Despite the problems that have engulfed BHS and the subsequent fallout that has ensnared Green, brand perception of other Arcadia brands has remained resolute. According to YouGov Brand Index data – a combination of several metrics including Impression, Value, Quality, Recommend, Satisfaction and Reputation – the health of its most popular division, Topshop, has never been stronger. Its ‘Purchase Consideration’ score among females aged 18-34 paints a clear picture, having very recently reached its highest level in 2016. In other words, it continues to be the go-to retailer for its target demographic. Sarah Murphy, director of YouGov BrandIndex, explained: “This is of course particularly true for younger customers of Topshop and Topman. For this group, brand loyalty plays a significant part, while the travails of Green are a distant concern. Certainly, consumers in this group have been able to disassociate the scandal from a store they like – if they are aware of the story at all.” Indeed, as the recent brand controversy surrounding Volkswagen’s emissions scandal and TalkTalk’s massive data breach show – unless a scandal directly affects an individual (be it having to return a car or worrying about bank details being stolen ), then company misdemeanours are unlikely to affect the bottom line. So, whilst his personal reputation as the ‘King of Retail’ might be irrecoverably damaged, his high street presence is likely to escape this crisis relatively unscathed. “It is questionable whether the brands ultimately owned by Green will see an immediate drop-off in revenues as a result of his personal troubles,” explained Ed Coke, director of consulting services at research and advisory firm, Reputation Institute. “[Our] data shows that perceptions of products and services have the greatest influence on the reputations of UK high street retailers. If the in- store experience, customer service or perceived value equation was below expectations in brands like Topshop or Miss Selfridge, we would expect to see greater reputational damage than the moral judgements consumers may be making in light of the Select Committee’s report.” It remains to be seen if these predictions for the fate of his Arcadia brands hold true as the controversy looks set to rumble on. Despite repeated promises to sort out the pensions deficit at BHS, a plan of action has yet to manifest. Meanwhile, Green is threatening to sue the chairman of the pension select committee, Frank Field, over his comparison of him to disgraced media mogul Robert Maxwell, who stole millions for the Mirror Group's pension scheme.

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70 Email is slowly dying. No, really it is A story about cake and internal agency communication. Technology is easy, changing behaviour is much harder. I reached a personal milestone last week. The moment passed without any great celebration but it was important nonetheless. London was stunning in the heat of July as I travelled back and forth across the city on foot, by bike and riverboat. My Thursday consisted of a mix of client meetings, mentoring, writing and a couple of social catch-ups. I spent about half my time at my desk, the other half darting in and out of coffee shops to get my fix of caffeine, Wi-Fi and cake. Whilst city suits melted in the heat I was grateful to work for an enlightened firm where middle-aged blokes wearing shorts aren’t so much openly accepted as tolerated. Late in the day I realised that I’d sent and received more messages at work via Facebook at Work, iMessenger and WhatsApp, than I had via email. No big deal you might think. Have another slice of cake you might say. And yes, please I think I will. But wait. Email is has been a cornerstone of work for 25 years. Could it finally be on the wane? Not so social internal communications The change may have been slow but in the past six months it seems to have gathered pace. I no longer have an email application open constantly on my computer for example. So I’m calling it. During the remainder of this decade we’ll see a terminal decline in email as organisations adopt finally start to adopt social technologies and find smarter, multi-channel, ways to work. I realise a sample size of one is a little small but there’s a clear pattern. The adoption of social media for internal communication within organisations has been tediously slow. Whereas the web went social in 2005, internal communications largely remains fixed in time. Intranets have been used as internal fileservers or websites to serve corporate announcements and human resources content. Tools such as , Slack and Yammer have made some inroads for conversations and improved workflow, yet email remains dominant form of communication. Productivity tool promotes bad behaviour Email benefited from the similarities with traditional forms of correspondence such as fax and letter. It’s immediate, has zero cost to the sender, and generates an audit trail. Everything is in one place. But it also promotes bad behaviour. I mean really bad. Hands up who has received bloated email attachments, email overload, spam, copy all nonsense, blind copy abuse, messages with ambiguous meanings, and even email rage. And that’s only this morning. Email and its one size fits usage is frustrating. It’s daft when technology is so easy. We’ve had social networks for more than ten years but adoption by enterprises has been incredibly slow. Personal to professional We’re seeing a change driven by people. A growing wave of employees are driving consumer technology into organisations. It started with devices such as smart phone and tablets. Now software tools such as Facebook at Work, iMessenger, Skype and WhatsApp are shifting from our personal lives to professional lives. People are using their own technology to work smarter and they’re taking it upon themselves to separate out their communication into the most relevant channels. My own organisation’s adoption of Facebook at Work started with the insight that different communities within our organisation were using private Facebook groups to communicate across offices and markets. Since then it’s taken off like a sky rocket. There is a strong demand for this stuff. Internal communication wants to be free In 2016 I think we’ve finally reached that tipping point where the blurring of personal and work lives means peak email has been and gone - multi- channel internal communication is now real and email is on its way out. The fact that this has taken so long says something rather sad about the way business has regarded and tried to control internal communication all these years. It clearly wants to be free. Stephen Waddington is chief engagement officer at Ketchum and visiting professor in practice at Newcastle University. He tweets @wadds

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71 Inside ProSieben's Galileo special virtual reality week Last week, ProSieben launched the 'Galileo VR Woche' (Galileo VR Week) in which the German broadcaster released some of the science magazine's stories in 360°. All of the VR clips can be accessed via "Galileo's" website, the "Galileo" app for Android and iOS devices or the dedicated app for the Gear VR from the Oculus Store. As a part of the special programming week, ProSieben shot some of its magazine stories with special 360° cameras. While the 360° clips are being released on the previously mentioned digital outlets, the 2D versions aired parallel on TV. One of the stories takes viewers behind-the-scenes of the traditional fireworks with melted iron in China. Another story follows Japan's dangerous tree trunk race. Most of the time the actual TV crew can be seen on screen as they shoot the story for linear. Several other 360° clips take viewers behind-the-scenes of the "Galileo" studios. The whole VR-themed programming week was realized in cooperation with virtual reality agency A4VR and content delivery network Akamai. In anticipation of the "Galileo VR Woche," ProSieben gave away 1,000 show-branded VR headsets, which viewers could win by filling out an online form. Henner Herwig Jürgens is the Managing Director and Cofounder of VAST MEDIA , a media research and consulting company based in Berlin that provides international television industry leaders with qualitative competitive market analysis of digital entertainment and content marketing. You can access the Found Remote hub here. Sign up to receive The Drum's Found Remote newsletter.

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72 Twitch partners with Netflix, releases streaming survey Twitch, a social video platform and community created for games, has partnered with Netflix to activate around the release of the supernatural thriller, “Stranger Things.” With a four hour live broadcast hosted on Twitch on July 14, which ended with eight minutes of the first episode, the collaboration resulted in “Twitch Plays Haunted Basement.” “As our team of Influencers played various games ... in our 80's-themed basement set, Twitch chat voted on creepy things to befall our unwitting victims – flying books, flickering lights, doors that would creak open to reveal sinister, singing, dead-eyed dolls only to slam shut at random, ringing phones that would jump off their cradles when you tried to touch them, and more,” Twitch representatives said in a statement. Recently, Twitch also released a research study that indicates that streaming video influences purchase decisions of consumers. One particular figure dives into the size of the broadcaster noting that some channels, despite their size, have distinct effects on viewers. “Smaller channels are more like your friend’s couch and less like a stadium. Mid tier broadcasters convert views into purchases 13 times more effectively than top tier broadcasters, and small broadcasters convert views into purchases 1000 times more effectively than top tier broadcasters. This is strong evidence that Twitch does more than just remind potential buyers that your game exists. Some channels are much more likely to convert a viewer into a buyer,” said Danny Hernandez, Data Scientist at Twitch, in a statement. Founded in June 2011, Twitch reports that it brings together more than 100 million members to interact around video game content. In order to effectively engage with its audience, Twitch launched the Twitch Research Power Group to create a “vehicle for understanding our community in order to improve the Twitch experience.” “Twitch RPG is a way for you, the Twitch viewer, to help us better understand your perspective and make Twitch even better. Why? While we know things like how much you watch Twitch (a lot), we don’t know much about you and your likes,” representatives said in a statement. “Twitch RPG was created by our Audience Insights team with the goal of eventually building a community big enough to represent the diversity of Twitch users.” You can access the Found Remote hub here. Sign up to receive The Drum's Found Remote newsletter.

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73 Putting the cart before the horse: Why betting against customer experience could cost you your job Last week, William Hill made an announcement that, after 31 years with the company, and two years as chief executive, it had ‘ousted’ James Henderson. The reason? Because he failed to capitalise on a growing online betting market. A slightly sweeping statement I admit, especially when William Hill has announced it’s experimenting with VR to reinvigorate sports betting and aims to develop ‘ ten new innovations a year ’. This certainly seems like a strategy focused on using the latest technology and developing online innovations to drive a closer relationship with customers. So why are the dots not connecting with those customers from one new technical innovation to the next? Bottom line - William Hill may have been putting the cart before the horse. In betting it is tempting to gamble on campaign related opportunism; around sporting events, royal babies and the British weather. In probably what is one of the most competitive industries (fighting for an enormous £12.6bn yield in any one year, according to the Gambling Commission this month), a tactical approach often has ‘creative technologists’ and product marketers rubbing their hands with glee. But, for any business, thinking that investment in new technologies will digitally transform a customer journey is like buying a remote control without the batteries. While the technology gives you the opportunity and tools to improve the customer experience, it’s the integration with mobile, the consistency of the user experience across new products, content creation and brand delivery that will ensure a business achieves cut-through with their desired audience. Bringing all this together means any new technology must be built on a customer experience platform and embedded into an environment ready to embrace it and take a step forward. If the business is fragmented across a number of divisions or specific teams are not fully briefed on new innovations, an online customer experience will only achieve so much. Building on the right foundations with an empowered team is how increased digital performance will be driven. Without the right foundations, rooted in insight and based on a thorough understanding of the customer journey - a website or VR experience may look fantastic and/ or be particularly novel, but it will have no bearing on the business objectives. Its vanity for vanity’s sake. This is not to say that technology and innovation should not be explored and pursued by market-leading brands. It definitely should. In this case, however, it appears that the company has focused on this as opposed to a clear, customer experience that is consistent across all touch points. As a result, the issues in this case were deemed to be problems with the functionality of the website and user experience, and growth in the online part of the business stalling, which accounts for 35 per cent of revenue. Proof, if ever it was needed, that investment into customer experience platforms is no gamble. Tom Dougherty is UX director at digital creative agency Delete

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74 Breaking News English Lesson An employee of the Trump Organisation has admitted plagiarism in helping to write Melania Trump's speech at the Republican National Convention. Mrs Trump was speaking at the convention to support her husband Donald becoming the Republican nominee in the race to be President of the USA in November. She made a speech about how great she thought her husband was. Unfortunately, many journalists recognised several lines from the speech. They were identical to lines in a speech given by Michelle Obama in 2008 about her husband Barack. Newspapers have been full of stories in recent days about how Donald Trump's organisation allowed Mrs Trump to make a speech that was plagiarised. Plagiarism is copying the work of other people without saying you are copying it. Students are taught from a very young age not to copy because it is stealing. Students who copy the work of others usually receive an F-grade for their work. Schools often expel students for plagiarism. Dr Alex Goodall, a university examination expert, said: "Melania's speech offers us a graphic example of plagiarism in action, from the highest levels of American politics. " Writing expert Dr Declan Kavanagh said that because of the plagiarism, people will not trust or believe her words. Donald Trump said the story was "good news" because the speech, "got more publicity than any [speech] in the history of politics".

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75 Brexit Watch: At-a-glance day-by-day summer briefing The UK voted to leave the European Union in a referendum on 23 June. Here's your daily summer briefing of the latest Brexit- related news... The UK public voted 52% to 48% to leave the European Union in June's referendum. During the campaign there were warnings from the Remain side about the economic impact of leaving, while the Leave side suggested the UK would be able to take back control of immigration and the £350m a week they said the UK sent to the EU. New Prime Minister Theresa May has said "Brexit means Brexit" - but no-one yet seems to sure what Brexit means. Will the UK stay as a member of the EU single market? Will EU nationals retain the right to live and work in the UK? What economic impact has the Brexit vote had? The main event: There are no answers yet on what will happen to the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland when the UK leaves the EU, but diplomatic overtures continue with Theresa May hosting Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny at Downing Street. She said they were in agreement that Ireland and the UK "want to maintain the closest possible economic relationship". Mr Kenny said Brexit "was not the outcome we in Ireland wanted" but expressed hope the UK would remain "outward- looking". Also in the news: There were widespread calls for action in June after figures showed a rise in reported racist incidents following the referendum - and now Home Secretary Amber Rudd has announced a review of how the police handle hate crime. Another consequence of the Brexit vote was Nigel Farage's decision to step down as UKIP leader. The contest to succeed him showed signs of livening up, with Suzanne Evans ruling herself out with a pledge to back councillor Lisa Duffy - and MEP Steven Woolfe heading to Manchester for his first big speech. Financial news: No relevant financial data released. London's FTSE 100 index ended almost 14 points higher at 6,724.7 - well up on its immediate post-referendum level and approaching its highest of the past year. The FTSE 250 was up to 17,108, about 13% above its June low and back to average levels for the past year. Most papers carry the news that Ryanair plans to "pivot" investment away from the UK by cutting frequency of flights on some routes. From the papers Martin Weale from the Bank of England's interest rate-setting committee, the MPC, has spoken out in favour of a stimulus package - which, according to the Financial Times , "all but guarantees" the bank will announce one at its meeting on 4 August. Forget any "emergency Budget" - the new chancellor is unlikely to make a significant announcement until November, as it will be difficult to read the economic runes cast by the referendum before then, advises Paul Johnson of the Institute for Fiscal Studies in The Times. The Daily Telegraph and others report on the views of the president of the Royal Society, Sir Venki Ramakrishnan, who says he has seen no evidence UK researchers are being overlooked for EU funding in the wake of the referendum, and the UK's attractiveness to international academics is "not going to change". Reuters reports Liam Fox, the new international trade minister, got a lukewarm reception in Washington DC, where US counterpart Michael Froman warned of no "meaningful advance" US-UK trade negotiations until "basic issues around the future EU-UK relationship have been worked out". More reading: And finally... The Times' Red Box caught up with Brexit backer Conservative Tim Loughton today, and snapped (sorry) this excellent picture. The main event: Theresa May paid her first visit to Northern Ireland as prime minister, where she met First Minister Arlene Foster and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness to discuss issues facing the country following the referendum result. She said their talks were "positive and constructive". The key issue was what happens to the border between Northern Ireland the Republic of Ireland after Brexit. Mrs May said: "No-one wants to return to borders of the past. " Also making the news: Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon spoke about the future of the UK and the EU, saying it was in the UK government's interest to help find a solution short of a second independence poll - "or we can consider again the option of independence". Financial news: London's main share index was lower on Monday morning, while other major European markets saw gains. Shares had been in positive territory until publication of the CBI's latest industrial trends survey, which suggested Brexit was hitting business confidence. The Financial Times reported that billions of euros have been pulled out of investment funds since the UK voted to leave the EU, although some analysts say this could just be an initial knee-jerk response. From the papers: What the commentators say: Roger Bootle of Capital Economics, writing in the Telegraph , is bullish about the UK's financial outlook, saying "alarmist views have proved unjustified" - with the equity market "stabilised" and the fall of sterling "of net benefit to the economy overall". Ian King in the Times asks whether Philip Hammond's courtship of Chinese investment could create the potential for clashes at Downing Street , saying Theresa May has been far more "sceptical" about inviting Chinese involvement in UK projects. The Guardian's Larry Elliott assesses some options for an "economic reboot", including quantitative easing or loosening credit controls - "something governments need to have up their sleeves when time gets tough". And finally... EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker on Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who once compared the EU to Nazis: "I haven't met him, but I would love to, so that I can persuade him that there is more separating myself and Hitler than just a nuance. "

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76 What is it like to live near a party house? The fatal shooting this week at a house in Surrey took place at a house hired out for a pool party. But what exactly is the law surrounding party houses and what is it like for those living nearby? In less than a minute, you can book a party house near Manchester for a three-night weekend for just under £4,000. You would be limited to 20 people. But for an extra £100 per guest, you can stretch that number up to 26 people. And if that property does not tickle your fancy, there are plenty of others to choose from and plenty of companies willing to hire them out. People wanting to hire out a house for a party - surely that's not too dissimilar to a holiday let? Or is it? "Yes", says Karen Edwards, who lives in a mews in Brighton where one in eight properties are party houses. The nearest party house to her is next door but one. "It has been an absolute nightmare," she said. "I sleep with plugs in every single weekend. " Each of the three-bedroom party houses in Southdown Mews, she says, will have between 12 and 15 people staying there during the let. It is a similar story further along the coast in Dorset. For Poole MP Robert Syms, the party house issue was serious enough to be raised in Westminster. In a parliamentary statement on the matter, he recounted naked butlers turning up to hen parties, "blow-up dolls bought from a sex shop" being put up in gardens and "prostitutes being delivered well into the night". He also reported: "Loud bass music thumping day and night, car doors banging through the night, taxis coming and going at all hours, bottles thrown into our garden. " Neighbours dealt with the issue, he said, by "barricading themselves into their homes" or, in one case, buying a caravan to visit at weekends for a decent night's sleep. So what can residents do to tackle a party house? According to Brighton and Hove Counci l, private prosecutions over noise nuisance and environmental health are possible but require independent evidence to support them, meaning it is "not a simple process". It is also difficult to bring a case against a houseful of guests because "you cannot prove who is making the noise". However, councils and the police do have powers to close a house under anti-social behaviour laws, if they believe the use of the premises has resulted in, or might result in, nuisance to members of the public. If the nuisance continues, the closure can be extended for up to six months. Such closure orders have been used to deal with parties in private premises across England including Bacup in Lancashire , Headingly in Leeds and Gosport in Hampshire . In Brighton, the local fire service reckons there are about 300 party houses . However, the council believes the problem is worse than the records indicate as homeowners may be deterred from making a complaint because they are legally obliged to declare noise issues when selling their property. Faced with mounting complaints, the Borough of Poole has used planning law to take action against one property, on the grounds using it as a party house constituted a material change of use. In a second case a noise abatement notice was served. However, Brighton and Hove City Council has decided that, rather than taking a Draconian approach to party houses, it should seek to engage the party house sector. It has set up a system of voluntary self-regulation with the groups running the houses. In 2014, the Brighton and Hove Holiday Rental Association (BHRA) was set up. Its homepage invites anybody "currently experiencing excessive noise disturbance" to report it. Has it made a difference? Ms Edwards said: "Things are improving. "Noise is the main problem. It used to be every single weekend - it was so stressful. It is now once every few weeks. "

2016-07-26 21:46 By Laurence www.bbc.co.uk

77 London City offices evacuated due to major gas leak Hundreds of workers in the City of London have been forced to evacuate their offices following a major gas leak in London Wall. London Fire Brigade is advising people to avoid the area, and London Wall is shut between Wood Street and Blomfield Street. Fire crews were called to a coffee shop cellar shortly before 16:00 BST. A 25m cordon has been put in place and firefighters remain on standby.

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78 Entertainment week in pictures: 16 Michael J Fox surprised Coldplay fans by joining Chris Martin on stage in New Jersey as part of the band's current tour. Fox played the guitar on the songs Earth Angel and Johnny B Goode, as made famous in his film Back to the Future. Campbell's Soup created its very own Spider-Man "Canstruction" at San Diego International Airport ahead of Comic-Con beginning this week. The first pictures of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May filming their new show, The Grand Tour, in Johannesburg were released ahead of the series beginning on Amazon Prime in the autumn. Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, met Martin Clunes and other cast members of ITV drama Doc Martin during a visit to Cornish fishing village Port Isaac where the show is set. Wax was applied to Rodin's famous sculpture Le Penseur - better known as The Thinker - to protect it from weather damage and pollution at the Rodin museum in Paris. The BFG illustrator Quentin Blake created a new image of the Roald Dahl character this week. It was in honour of an exhibition dedicated to the Big Friendly Giant at the House of Illustration in London, as well as a series of free events at St Pancras station to encourage children to get drawing. Californian street artist Plastic Jesus erected a miniature barbed-wire wall around Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame - a reference to the presidential hopeful's suggestion to build a wall between the US and Mexico. The original cast of Red Dwarf were photographed together as an 11th series of the sci-fi comedy was announced. L-R: Danny John-Jules, Chris Barrie Craig Charles and Robert Llewellyn. Michelle Obama appeared on Carpool Karaoke - a feature on 's popular Late Late Show on the US network CBS. The pair sang songs by Stevie Wonder, Beyonce and Missy Elliott - who joined them briefly in the car. Director Steven Spielberg received a gold Blue Peter badge this week from presenter Lindsey Russell. It's the highest honour given by the CBBC children's TV show. Blue Peter only gives a few out each year and says he earned it with his talent, passion and pioneering work. Spielberg said he's "always secretly wanted" one. Photos of Leona Lewis in costume as Grizabella in a new production of Cats were released ahead of the show's opening in New York on 31 July. The singer said: "I am beyond thrilled for my Broadway debut to be in such an iconic show. "

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79 Rosie Smolowitz's audition for Cam Newton's Nickelodeon show RoseAnn Clark, AFW Department Commander for the District of Columbia, reacts to Hillary Clinton's speech at the convention Monday. James R Spiker, a Vietnam veteran from Virginia, walked out of the VFW Convention moments after Hillary Clinton took the stage. Kids, adults dash through the water to cool off from near record temperatures Veterans congregate and leave on motorcycles from the Veterans of Foreign Wars Convention at the Charlotte Convention Center Saturday for a ceremony for Garland Denny at VFW Post 5464 in Monroe. The Korean War veteran who died at age 84 in October worked for a decade to get a postal stamp approved that would raise money for veterans living with post- traumatic stress. Approval of the stamp could happen any month now in Washington, D. C. The Charlotte Convention Center is home to the 117th Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention. The convention hosts many different events for all branches of military and gives veterans an opportunity to connect with their community and find resources. Charlotte firefighters gave American flight 1961 from Baltimore a water cannon salute Friday. Among the passengers were members of the NC Air National Guard returning from Qatar after a 6-month deployment. WBTV meteorologist Al Conklin with The Charlotte Observer weather forecast for July 22, 2016. Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry said he understands the NBA decision to pull the league's all-star game from Charlotte, where he grew up. The move was made in response to state's adoption of policy deemed to be LGBTQ. He comments were made at the American Century Championship golf tournament. While temperatures climb to record highs this week, Kenny Short works to keep Latta Equestrian Center's horses safe and comfortable. Short is the barn manager for the Huntersville riding complex and is responsible for maintaining the horses' health, while offering up to seven trail rides a day for visitors. Paul Burks was convicted of fraud and conspiracy Thursday as the mastermind of ZeekRewards, an online marketing scheme that promised massive profits to investors, prosecutors say. Instead, more than 1 million people worldwide lost an estimated $800 million.

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80 Royal Society head calls for 'underwriting' of research The Royal Society president has called for the UK government to underwrite the research of all UK-based researchers who apply for EU funding now. Speaking in an interview with BBC Newsnight, Prof Sir Venki Ramakrishnan, said post-Brexit uncertainty needs to be "nipped in the bud". He said EU researchers based in the UK also need to be given assurances that they will be able to stay indefinitely. The Royal Society is a key advocate for science in the UK and the world. "We're hearing about UK researchers being excluded from collaborations because their other EU collaborators don't want to take on a UK- based researcher because they don't know what their status will be," said Prof Ramakrishnan. "Of course, this isn't strictly speaking legal because we are still part of the EU. But you can't police this. If somebody doesn't want to take on a British researcher because they think it's too risky, they simply won't. " Prof Ramakrishnan - who shared the 2009 chemistry Nobel Prize for his work on ribosomes - said: "The UK could simply say if there are UK-based researchers who apply for EU funding now, then we will underwrite that funding until the end of the grant, regardless of what happens with negotiations. "That wouldn't cost a lot of money, but it would certainly resolve this uncertainty about their status. " Prof Ramakrishnan has been president of the Royal Society since December 2015. The position is one of the most important in British science. He said there is also "anxiety" among EU researchers based in UK who feel "dispossessed" and "vulnerable" following the referendum result - meaning that the best talent is "poachable" by other countries. "I think it's very important for the UK government to send them a strong signal that they are going to be welcome here indefinitely, over the long term," he told Newsnight. "We don't want this situation to snowball as a result of uncertainty. "I cannot emphasise this strongly enough, because we are in a global market for talent, and if we are perceived as a xenophobic country, then we will be less attractive - not just for science and researchers - but also for investment, for business, for all sorts of things. " Last week, the UK's national academies representing science, medicine and engineering sent a joint letter to the government saying that Brexit is harming science. Watch more of BBC Newsnight's interview with Prof Sir Venki Ramakrishnan on the programme tonight at 22:30 BST on BBC Two - or catch up afterwards on iPlayer .

2016-07-26 21:46 www.bbc.co.uk

81 Customers vent anger on social media after poor shop service Once upon a time, if you were unhappy with the service you received at a shop, you would speak to the manager or write a letter of complaint - or walk away muttering angrily under your breath. Now customers are using social media to share their unsatisfactory shopping experiences, and their frustrations are being heard, and shared. Shauna Adamson turned to Facebook after having her make-up applied at a Debenhams store in South Dublin for her friend's birthday. But she was far from "made up" following her experience at the Urban Decay counter, and posted pictures of the result. "Yes I did walk out of the store looking like this," she wrote. "I knew the make-up wasn't the best but didn't quite realise how bad it was until I got home. " The Facebook post, which features a number of different photos, has had more than 1,300 shares since Saturday, 24 July. She received dozens of supportive comments but some questioned whether she had actually given herself the bad makeover. In Shauna's most recent post, she defends herself against the accusations: "People are hurling abuse at me about the make-up saying I done it myself. "If you'd check the facts Urban Decay have apologised saying that it was confirmed that the make-up was done by a trainee in one of their stores then you'll know I'm not a liar. " In a statement, a spokeswoman at Urban Decay said: 'We were truly sorry to hear that Shauna hadn't experienced the usual standard of the artistry we pride ourselves on. "We've been in touch with her directly to offer a complimentary make-up service with another one of our make-up artists and a full refund. " In a separate incident, Harriet Rae turned to Facebook to shame two girls working at a Superdrug store in Truro, Cornwall, who, she claimed, made fun of her as she shopped. Her response to what happened has gone viral. In her post, Harriet asks the shop assistants to consider their actions: "Can you be a little bit kinder with your words? Some peoples skin isn't as thick as mine has become and the next persons might be very thin indeed. " And she adds a compliment too: "If you did your own hair and make up for work today, you are both very talented. I could never get my winged liner or my ponytail that perfect! " Harriet has since posted: "I have spoken to the lovely people at Superdrug head office who apologised for what happened in the Truro Store on Saturday. "I reinforced that the intended message of the post was to spread kindness and positivity not embarrassment or hurt. "They understood and accepted that I didn't want to give a description of the people or my location in the store when it happened. They have also said that my post will be used in training in the future to make sure it doesn't happen again. "Thank you to everyone who shared the post, sent friend requests and private messages. "I never imagined it would gain so much publicity and it has definitely shown me how powerful social media can be. " A spokeswoman for Superdrug said: "Following the post on Facebook we launched an immediate investigation. "At Superdrug we pride ourselves on the highest levels of customer service and would like to apologise unreservedly if on this occasion we have failed to meet our high standards. We are in touch with Harriet and have apologised. " By Rozina Sini, BBC's UGC and Social News team 2016-07-26 21:46 www.bbc.co.uk

82 Bernie Sanders delivers remarks at the DNC |Bernie Sanders spoke at the DNC on Monday night, saying that the election is about "the needs of the American people. " Sanders endorsed Clinton, saying she will fight for issues, such as affordable higher education and universal health care. Sanders said Clinton "will make an outstanding president. "

2016-07-26 21:49 Bernie Sanders www.cbsnews.com

83 Broadband and you: 'Get a grip, BT' BBC readers speak of their broadband problems as plans are announced to improve the internet provided by BT's telecoms network. Media watchdog Ofcom says more people will have faster broadband as a result of proposals to make BT's Openreach network more independent. Openreach's cables and wires are used by more than 30 million customers in the UK. Its infrastructure is used not only by BT, but telephone and broadband providers such as Sky, TalkTalk and Vodafone. It's extremely frustrating watching the advertisements on TV showing super- fast access to fibre broadband at a much cheaper deal than I can get for poor quality standard broadband down a phone line. Its high time someone thought about us poor people living in rural locations and concentrated on our needs for better broadband speeds, as we need it as much as everyone in the town does. There are many, many small businesses run in and around rural locations and are extremely dependent on their internet connection. Get a grip, BT! I work from home in the media industry, so a fast internet connection is important to me and my business. My home backs on to a small business park which has superfast broadband and houses on the opposite side of the street have superfast broadband. However, BT Openreach says that because the cabinet to which I am connected serves a small number of customers, the cost of upgrading will be too high for it to be commercially viable. One point that has not been made in the media is that the next generation of TV is 4K and 4K sets are on sale in stores all over the country, but to view a 4K picture, you need fibre. So the failure to deliver fibre is also holding back the progress of the whole media industry - an industry which is, in all other aspects, world-class. My broadband speed is at best 1.2mb, but apparently I'm "lucky" to get that, because I'm at the end of a 9km line from the exchange - even though I'm only 3km away as the crow flies. However, of course I am still paying the same monthly fee as people with much faster speeds. The engineers have had to come out to repair faults on my line twice so far this year alone, and one took four months to resolve. I don't see why it should take over a week to get someone to sort out a fault when the water and electricity companies act immediately and work through the night if necessary. There are 11 cabinets in Faringdon, Oxfordshire. All cabinets have been converted with the exception of the one where I live; this has not been converted, despite being only 200m from the telephone exchange. This has had a detrimental effect on my business and leisure activities. I cannot carry out the work I wish to efficiently - I work from home - nor can I receive BT TV in HD, despite being told by BT that I would be able to. Why not complete Faringdon rather than prevail over a postcode lottery? Tell us about your broadband experiences? Email [email protected] with your stories. Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways: Or use the form below

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84 AB InBev raises offer for SABMiller Budweiser owner AB InBev has raised its takeover offer for rival SABMiller after a fall in the pound made its original offer less attractive. The offer was raised by £1 a share to £45 a share, valuing SABMiller at about £79bn, up from £70bn previously. SABMiller said the two brewing firms had discussed the deal last week "in light of recent exchange rate volatility and market movements". The pound has lost about 12% against the dollar since the UK referendum. The deal, agreed last year, will create the world's largest beer firm, producing about 30% of the world's beer. SABMiller, maker of Pilsner Urquell, said it would now consult with shareholders and that "a further announcement will be made thereafter". AB InBev, which also counts Stella Artois and Corona amongst its brands, said this latest offer was final. The increased offer comes after major investors in SABMiller argued the fall in sterling made their part in the deal worth less. The way in which the deal is structured means that investors can receive either a cash component or a share of the new company - a partial share agreement (PSA) as it is known. The share agreement was designed specifically for SAB's two biggest shareholders Altria and Bevco, who wanted to keep a stake in the new company. But since last November, when the merger was agreed, the cash value is now worth less in dollar terms, while the shares are now worth more. Aberdeen Asset Management, an SABMiller shareholder, said the latest revision was still not good enough. "The revised deal remains unacceptable as it both undervalues the company and continues to favour SABMiller's two major shareholders," it said in a statement. AB InBev would like the deal to be completed by the end of this year. It has cleared most regulatory hurdles and is just waiting for final approval from China.

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85 85 A look back at FLOTUS’s best speeches - Over her eight years as first lady, Michelle Obama has used her spotlight to illuminate the issues of racial tension and women's rights. Here are moments from some of her more memorable speeches. ()

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86 Dutch men revealed as world's tallest When it comes to height, Dutch men and Latvian women tower over all other nationalities, a study reveals. The average Dutchman is now 183cm (6ft) tall, while the average Latvian woman reaches 170cm (5ft 7in). The research, published in the journal eLife , has tracked growth trends in 187 countries since 1914. It finds Iranian men and South Korean women have had the biggest spurts, increasing their height by an average of more than 16cm (6in) and 20cm (8in). Life for the tallest and shortest In the UK, the sexes have gone up virtually in parallel by about 11cm (4in). "Mr Average" in Britain is now 178cm (5ft 10in) tall; Ms Average stands at 164cm (5ft 5in). This contrasts for example with men and women in the US, where the height of the nation's people started to plateau in the 1960s and 1970s. Over the century, they have seen increases of just 6cm and 5cm (a couple of inches), respectively. Indeed, Americans have tumbled down the rankings. Back in 1914, they had the third tallest men and fourth tallest women on the planet. Today they are in 37th and 42nd place. The height charts are now utterly dominated by European countries, but the data would suggest that growth trends in general in the West have largely levelled out. The smallest men on the planet are to be found in East Timor (160cm; 5ft 3in). The world's smallest women are in Guatemala, a status they also held back in 1914. According to the survey data, a century ago the average Guatemalan 18-year-old female was 140cm (4ft 7in). Today she has still not quite reached 150cm (4ft 11in). East Asia has seen some of the biggest increases. People in Japan, China and South Korea are much taller than they were 100 years ago. "The parts of the world where people haven't got particularly taller over this 100 years of analysis are in South Asia (such as India, Pakistan and Bangladesh) and in sub-Saharan Africa. Here the increase in height is between 1-6cm in those regions," explained co-author James Bentham from Imperial College London. In fact, in parts of sub-Saharan Africa, average heights have actually fallen since the 1970s. Nations like Uganda and Sierra Leone have seen a few centimetres come off the height of the average man. Some of the variation in height across the globe can be explained by genetics, but the study's authors say our DNA cannot be the dominant factor. Lead scientist Majid Ezzati, also from Imperial, told BBC News: "About a third of the explanation could be genes, but that doesn't explain the change over time. Genes don't change that fast and they don't vary that much across the world. So changes over time and variations across the world are largely environmental. That's at the whole population level versus for any individual whose genes clearly matter a lot. " Good standards of healthcare, sanitation, and nutrition were the key drivers, he said. Also important is the mother's health and nutrition during pregnancy. Other research has shown that height is correlated with both positive outcomes and a few negative ones. Tall people tend to have a longer life expectancy, with a reduced risk of heart disease. On the other hand, there is some evidence that they are at greater risk of certain cancers, such as colorectal, postmenopausal breast and ovarian cancers. "One hypothesis is that growth factors may promote mutated cells," said another Imperial co-author, Elio Riboli. The eLife paper - A Century of Trends in Adult Human Height - was put together by the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration , a group of 800 or so scientists, in association with the World Health Organization. The work, which was funded by the Wellcome Trust and Grand Challenges Canada, was presented here in Manchester at the biennial EuroScience Open Forum . The nations with the tallest men in 2014 (1914 ranking in brackets): The nations with the tallest women in 2014 (1914 ranking in brackets): Are you particularly tall or short? Has it affected you in your daily life? Email [email protected] with your stories. Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways: Or use the form below

2016-07-26 21:38 By Jonathan www.bbc.co.uk

87 Congo star Koffi Olomide detained after 'kicking assault' Musician Koffi Olomide has been taken into custody in the Democratic Republic of Congo, days after he was deported from Kenya for allegedly kicking one of his dancers at an airport in Nairobi. A judge is considering whether to charge the star over the incident, which was filmed and went viral. He will spend the night in detention and investigations will continue on Wednesday, a BBC reporter says. Olomide has denied assault, though he has since apologised for his behaviour. The Kenyan authorities deported the 60-year-old rumba singer and three of his dancers on Saturday to DR Congo's capital, Kinshasa, following a public outcry over the incident. The BBC's Poly Muzalia in Kinshasa says police officers arrived at the singer's home early on Tuesday morning and took him into custody. He was handcuffed, put into a police car and then taken to a court where a judge is considering whether he should be put on trial. His lawyer, Landry Tanganyi, told the BBC that Olomide, one of Africa's most popular musicians, should not be detained overnight as he was not a flight risk. However, Olomide left the courthouse under police escort and will spend the night at the police station, our reporter says. The Congolese musician has been in similar trouble in the past:

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88 What to Expect From Day Two of the DNC Video Transcript for What to Expect From Day Two of the DNC Hey let's have everybody and what I mean good morning good morning air. U like the winner in the living room. Exactly what that does living here but let alone let's cheered the only ones here and that slowed. It's too early we cannot get enough sleep I wasn't thinking ahead two hours. Look at that and it looked like that all of these immigrants in the it's. Dates here at the DNC. This is hybrids that men like to call. And yes because a lot happened incident is there at Everett a hole in the night for the deaconess it started off with the news. Every time Hillary Clinton name was mentioned certain things in England and inspired the chair of the convention. Also that right developer ice can only happen after Big Apple and the whole drama hopeful act. But after that just give me not to let happen as a kid and at becoming a little bit more unit but he and well. 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89 Veterans share thoughts on Trump speech Mayhem met U. S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz on Monday morning when she made her first public appearance in Philadephia after being forced out as chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee. Experienced and popular, the 58-year-old senator from Virginia rounds out the Democratic ticket for the 2016 race for the White House. What makes Tim Kaine Hillary Clinton’s ideal vice presidential running mate? Donald Trump formally accepted the Republican Party’s presidential nomination on the last night of the RNC, promising to fight for Americans, restore security, improve trade deals, and ultimately 'Making America First Again.' Texas delegates react to Sen. 's (R-Texas) refusal to endorse GOP nominee Donald Trump during his speech Wednesday night at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. In his speech Wednesday night at the GOP Convention, Ted Cruz refused to endorse Donald Trump, instead saying “vote your conscience” which drew loud boos from inside Quicken Loans Arena. McClatchy politics editor Steve Thomma, GOP strategist Kevin Madden, State political correspondent Jamie Self and Charlotte Observer political correspondent Jim Morrill discuss what Donald Trump needs to do in his Thursday acceptance speech in order to energize the delegates and electorate. North Carolina's Richard Burr sits down at the RNC to talk about 2016 being his last election, Donald Trump, and other politics. The New York delegation count made Donald Trump the official GOP nominee at the Republican National Convention Tuesday evening in Cleveland. The House Speaker spoke to a breakfast meeting of the NC delegation Tuesday at the Republican Convention in Cleveland. Donald Trump’s campaign chairman denies reports that Melania Trump lifted language from Michelle Obama's 2008 Democratic National Convention speech for her 2016 Republican National Convention speech in Cleveland on Monday night. Reporters noted that a passage in her speech repeated several phrases. Here's a look at the similar passages.

2016-07-26 21:42 www.charlotteobserver.com

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91 Belevation keeps textile industry alive in Fort Mill A handful of business owners, including some from Indian Land, submitted a 1,410-page petition Wednesday asking for off- site beer and wine sales on Sundays. July 4 is not only the day the United State of America was born, but it's also the birth date of the city of Tega Cay, which turned 34 on July 4, 2016. The final phase of the Fort Mill Parkway southern bypass has been completed and the new route opened to traffic June 30. The $27 million project took 13 years to complete. Firefighters responded at 8:57 a.m. to a fire at 245 S. Downs Way, in Fort Mill's Bailiwyck community. They spent four hours there battling blazes on two floors, in the attic and onto the roof. In Fort Mill, Carolinas Cornerstone Church’s bicycle repair ministry takes old bikes and makes them new again for adults and kids who need them. Four-legged community members may now enjoy vacations more than their owners thanks to the newly opened Camp Bow Wow day and overnight camp for dogs in Fort Mill. The Fort Mill High School Marching Band recently played a concert at the Normandy American Cemetery in France, where two of the 28 service members from Fort Mill killed in World War II are buried. Gold Hill Elementary School in Tega Cay had 16 twins out of 130 fifth graders this school year. That number is about four times the recent record high national average. Pleasant Knoll Elementary School became a place of curiosity, exploration and fun during the second annual Family Science Night on Thursday. Indian Land Elementary School second grader Joshua Horn won the 60- pound weight class in the recent AAU National Freestyle Wrestling Championships in Kingsport, Tenn.

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92 The investigation into Australia’s “Abu Ghraib” could neglect wider abuses in the Northern Territory Donald Trump brings home his dark vision of America at the Republican convention It isn’t Abu Ghraib, but you could be forgiven for making the mistake when you first see the picture of the hooded 17-year-old. This was legalised in the #Nt #Darwin in 2016: The mechanical restraint of children @QandA #qanda @4corners pic.twitter.com/J2a1OkkBko — Elise Worthington (@elisereports) July 25, 2016 In shocking footage made available to the public for the first time on Monday night, guards at a juvenile detention centre in Darwin are seen apparently systematically abusing the teenager Dylan Voller in a horrific timelapse. The Australian investigative series Four Corners aired CCTV footage showing guards body-slamming him to the ground, punching him in the head, violently stripping him naked, and pinning him to the ground in a hog-tie position. It continues, piling atrocity on atrocity from when he was a 13-year-old detainee in 2010, until he is shown shackled to the chair in the already infamous photo from footage this year. It is understood that Voller has long been the object of special animosity from the guards. Voller was not the only child suffering in the Don Dale facility over the years; tapes also showed six boys being tear-gassed in August of 2014. They had reportedly been kept in tiny isolation cells for 23 hours a day, some of them for weeks, though laws limited such confinement to 72 hours. At the time, the press was told that there had been a riot at the prison in its maximum security cells but the newly-released footage shows a markedly different set of events. Guards had left one of the boy’s doors unlocked, and he slipped out of his cell and broke a window. Just as he appeared to be surrendering, guards took the decision to gas all six boys in the wing, five of whom were in their cells. This situation would be shocking enough, but attitude shown by the guards – who laughed when the would-be escapee soiled himself, calling him unprintable names – has sent the whole country into an uproar. Australia has a complicated justice system; it is technically governed by the Crown and it’s made up of both states and Territories. Policies shift wildly between them, and the Northern Territories are governed by what Australians call The Intervention , a series of paternalistic policies meant to cut back on crime and violence in Indigenous communities. In 2007, then Prime Minister John Howard announced that pornography and alcohol would be banned for Aboriginal peoples in the Northern Territories, and welfare spending restricted by item. Though only 3 per cent of the general population, Indigenous people make up 28 per cent of Australia’s incarcerated adult population, and 54 per cent of jailed youth nationwide. In the Northern Territories that youth number nearly doubles to 97 per cent. John Elferidge, who until yesterday was the NT Minister for Corrections, said that the trouble was due to a “lack of training”. Adam Giles, the NT’s Chief Minister, has sacked Elferidge and personally taken over the portfolio, saying he was kept in the dark about these events Giles has pledged to appoint a permanent Inspector General for the Territory. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has called for a Royal Commission into the allegations of abuse and torture by prison workers, to be completed by early next year. This is in itself controversial, because Turnbull has taken the decision to limit the Commission’s scope to the Don Dale facility alone – in the interest of speed and efficiency, he says – instead of investigating the whole of the Territory. Given that some of these guards have since transferred to other facilities, many people are concerned that this narrow investigation will fail to remedy the horrific problems. Dylan Voller remains in isolation in an adult prison. Peter O’Brien, solicitor for both Voller and another of the boys, has called for his immediate release, saying that three of the guards from Don Dale are still in charge of his welfare. It is unclear how much of this abuse is actionable. In most of Australia the statute of limitations to allege abuse by staff is three-six years. In the Northern Territories, it is a mere 28 days. Donald Trump brought home the Republican convention Thursday night with a dark vision of contemporary America – a darkness he claimed only his leadership could lift. It was a lengthy, tightly-scripted speech framed around polarities – insiders and outsiders, criminals and victims, the United States and the rest of the world – and infused with righteous anger. And yet against the darkness, he offered not lightness but “greatness” – a bombastic, personalistic vision of how through sheer force of will he could right the American ship before it plunged irretrievably into the depths. “I alone can solve,” he famously tweeted earlier in the campaign. This was the 80-minute version. Any presidential challenger, of course, has to lay out a set of problems they believe need fixing and a case for why their leadership might make a difference. It was the breathtaking scale and intensity of Trump’s diagnosis, and the lack of optimistic alternative to counterbalance it, that was notable compared to other acceptance speeches. He portrayed the United States as a country riddled with crime and corruption, a “rigged system” in which politicians like Hillary Clinton can evade justice, while police officers trying to protect its citizens become targets; a fearful country, its economy sluggish, its infrastructure crumbling, its security an illusion, and its international stature in freefall For a candidate who has mocked the soaring rhetoric of President Obama (the “hopey-changey stuff,” as once called it), it was perhaps not surprising that Trump’s speech would be short on uplift. It was at least more disciplined than his other campaign speeches, if in keeping with their tone and content – the much-maligned teleprompter rolling a script to which he largely stuck. (“He sounds presidential,” a lady behind me remarked, though his press conference Friday morning marked a reversion to free- wheeling form). It was short on substance too, though acceptance speeches aren’t designed to be policy laundry lists like a State of the Union. Still, there were few specifics, beyond a pledge to revise tax laws which inhibit religious groups from political advocacy, and a newfound concern with student loans. It was daughter Ivanka’s speech that had the greater substantive heft, promising her father would push for new labour laws to help working mothers, and for affordable childcare in the US. Neither are traditional Republican positions, but the crowd seemed on board for anything Trump might offer. He even had them cheering for LGBTQ rights, after recalling the tragedy in Florida last month, and the need to protect gay Americans from a “hateful foreign ideology” in radical Islam. “It is so nice as a Republican to hear you cheering for what I just said,” he commended the delegates in an unscripted moment. But whether they had really embraced this unexpected message – or if it was the anti-terror chaser that really got them on their feet – remains to be seen. In either case, it was a rare grace note in an otherwise bruising speech. Presenting himself repeatedly as the candidate of “law and order,” Trump evoked Richard Nixon’s 1968 presidential campaign. At a time when American cities were erupting in race riots and protests over the Vietnam War, Nixon had pitched himself as the face of stability and security. Likewise Trump has reacted to the simmering racial tensions and terrorist attacks this summer with a hard-line stance on “lawlessness.” “Safety must be restored,” Trump said, in one of the eerier lines he delivered. Yet in his convention speech, Nixon had balanced his tough talk with a positive message – speaking of love, courage, and lighting a “lamp of hope” in partnership with the American people. Trump channeled another president in his speech, too, when he promised to give voice to “the forgotten men and women of our country” – drawing on the language of Franklin Roosevelt. Roosevelt had promised to aid “the forgotten man at the bottom of the economic pyramid” during the 1932 campaign. But Roosevelt’s solution to the forgotten man’s distress was economic internationalism – tearing down tariff walls and trading freely with the world – which the Republican Party then opposed. Trump’s solution is the protectionist policies Roosevelt had railed against. Trump’s economic and security philosophy is encapsulated in another, more notorious phrase associated with that era: “America First.” A rallying cry for isolationists seeking to avoid US entanglement in World War II, it acquired an anti-Semitic taint. But Trump has employed it nonetheless, capturing as it does his core argument that America must do more to protect its own citizens against threats from within and without – from illegal immigrants, from radicalized Islamic terrorists, from the downsides of free international trade. Little wonder that former George W. Bush staffer Nicolle Wallace announced that the Republican party she knew “died in this room tonight.” In embracing elements of isolationism, protectionism, and nativism, however, it is perhaps truer to say that Trump’s Republican party reverted to an earlier form. Often disconcerting, at times mesmerizing, the question remains how effective this speech will be. The delegates responded enthusiastically to Trump’s fierce rhetoric, but many prominent Republicans had stayed away from the convention altogether. Combined with Senator Ted Cruz’s non- endorsement, Trump goes into the general election campaign without a fully united party behind him. For both partisans and the public, Trump’s speech offered a cast of villains to rally against, but no positive, unifying vision to rally behind – beyond the much-touted yet elusive “greatness,” of course. In a typical election year, that would seem a critical flaw in a campaign – but Trump loves to confound the naysayers. As his convention speech showed, he thinks the formula that got him this far - showcasing his fame and fanning Americans’ fears – can land him in the White House.

2016-07-26 21:40 Julia Rampen www.newstatesman.com

93 Peek inside the new Clover Middle School Two Lake Wylie residents vie for seat representing Lake Wylie and Clover in York County, SC. The York County Sheriff’s Office and Lake Wylie Marine Commission partnered to bring life jacket and boater safety to local schools, starting with Fort Mill High School and Clover High School. John Marks/Lake Wylie Pilot Five homes, including the contemporary statement Huntley-Ward home on Lake Wylie will be part of the April 30 Clover-Lake Wylie Republican Women’s Club’s Home and Garden Tour. The event raises scholarship money for students in the Clover School District, South Carolina, area. Catherine Muccigrosso/Lake Wylie Pilot Troop 333 in Lake Wylie, South Carolina, hosted the 2016 district Pinewood Derby for Scouts in York County and Indian Land, which is in Lancaster County. Relevant Church in Lake Wylie, South Carolina, donates Comfort Companions to Lake Wylie Assisted Living. Based in North Carolina, Comfort Companion creates dolls designed for dementia sufferers. John Marks/[email protected] Kenya Orphanage Project, a nonprofit started in Lake Wylie, South Carolina, in 2002, now operates with help from its first graduate Sharon Odemba. Odemba is visiting Lake Wylie for three weeks to share stories of success. John Marks/[email protected] Jason Klugh of Charlotte, N. C., near Lake Wylie, seeks pledges through KickStarter to help get his invention for travelers flying. The FreeHand is a cup holder, plus optional mobile pack, that attaches to luggage. To find out more and to back Klugh’s invention, visit bit.ly/freehandtravel. Kaia Morey, a Clover Oakridge Middle School student, came in second place overall in the South Carolina State Gymnastics competition March 13 at Winthrop University in Rock Hill. Morey had a 9.525 on Vault for second place; 9.375 on Bars for second place; 9.125 on Beam for third place; 9.000 on Floor Exercises for fourth place with a total of 37.025 Overall for second place. Video provided by Ed Lindsey Lake Wylie Rotary Club is putting up three Little Free Libraries in the community. The national effort to "Build a Literacy-Friendly Neighborhood' is a “take a book, return a book” free book exchange. The club has installed libraries at Good Samaritan United Methodist Church parking lot, 5220 Crowders Cove Road; Stateline Road school bus stop; and a third still to be determined. Catherine Muccigrosso/Lake Wylie Pilot The Georges family in Lake Wylie, South Carolina, routinely travels to Belgium, and was in a Brussels airport when it came under attack March 22 from two bombs. John Marks/Lake Wylie Pilot 2016-07-26 21:40 www.heraldonline.com

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2016-07-26 21:42 Steve Burns www.ajc.com

95 Fort Mill apartment fire displaces several families Mega MooseCon, a tabletop gaming convention in Richburg, attracted hundreds of gaming hobbyists and designers Saturday. Gamers played from a library of games and sampled "unpublished" prototypes designers brought to the convention to get feedback, along with new games that are not yet offered in stores. The convention, which was previously held at the Moose Lodge in Rock Hill, continues Sunday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Gateway Conference Center in Richburg. Thirteen officers from the Clover Police Department and three deputies with the York County Sheriff's Office made a surprise visit to the D2 Football and Cheerleading Camp in Clover on Friday. Camp organizers invited the officers in the wake of national turmoil surrounding law enforcement. The officers watched a cheerleading performance, played a game of football and enjoyed a pizza party with the 77 campers. Jordan Hinnant, an 11-year-old rising sixth-grader in Rock Hill, talks about his idea to help with clothing, book bags and other supplies. Molly Spearman, state education superintendent, talked to Rock Hill educators Thursday at Castle Heights Middle School about changes in education and the challenges faced by educators. Volunteers with the Salkehatchie camp gathered at several Rock Hill homes to repair and fix up homes for people in need this week. Nearly four dozen workers ages 14 and up painted, repaired windows and roofs and held daily devotions at the United Methodist Church camp. Mark Burns of Harvest Praise and Worship Center in Easley delivered the benediction during the Republican National Convention. SC Gov. Nikki Haley in Cleveland visited the SC delegation at the Republican National Convention. After suffering a heart attack in June, Edgemoor resident Gary Williams knew he needed to replace his broken air conditioning unit in his home so he could recuperate after open-heart surgery. Chad Adams, owner of American Air Heating and Cooling in Rock Hill, went to Williams' home to give an estimate to replace the unit, but decided to install a new $6,000 one at no charge. Williams said the cooler house is helping him exercise — something that would have been hard to do in the hot July weather. Officers from the Rock Hill Police Department and the York County Sheriff's Office met with hundreds of area residents at the "Unity in the Community" event in downtown Rock Hill on Tuesday. York County Councilman Bump Roddey coordinated the meet-and-greet event, which included leaders from an interracial coalition of community and faith leaders. The gathering gave officers and residents the chance to push for togetherness in the wake of recent police shootings in other parts of America. Judge Lewis Daniel Malphrus Jr. ruled probable cause exists to send former Northwestern High School assistant principal Kenneth Andrew Williams to trial for disseminating obscene material to a minor. Williams' defense attorney Twana Burris-Alcide told the judge during a preliminary hearing Tuesday there is not enough evidence for a trial on four of 11 charges brought against the Rock Hill man. Williams, 31, is accused of having sexual relationships with two teenage girls while he was assistant principal.

2016-07-26 21:40 www.heraldonline.com

96 The politics of a martial arts book fair in Hong Kong Martial arts is the theme of a book fair coming to a close in Hong Kong. But in the city home to the five booksellers detained by China for trading in controversial texts there had to be some politics on display, reports Tzu-Wei Liu of BBC Chinese. A book fair in a convention centre in Hong Kong's Wanchai district. Some people here are perusing books on acrobatics. Others are here for contraband politics. Ever since five booksellers disappeared last year, only to surface in detention in China, the spotlight has fallen on to Hong Kong's many publishing houses that produce copious amounts of gossip about China's political leaders as well as other works banned in the mainland. The theme for this year's book fair was martial arts. But this is Hong Kong, and politics was still on display, although publishers acknowledged that because of the bookseller controversy, there were fewer such books this year. One political book was so sensitive it had to be written in secret and smuggled out of China. And no Hong Kong publisher was willing to print the book - so it was eventually published in June by human rights organisations in Taiwan. The book was by prominent Chinese dissident and rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, and was titled: Stand Up China 2017 - China's Hope: What I Learned During Five Years as a Political Prisoner. In it, Mr Gao describes how he was allegedly tortured by the Chinese government. He was released from prison in August 2014 but remains under virtual house arrest. Mr Gao's is exactly the sort of book China doesn't want appearing on the mainland. A human rights lawyer from Guangdong, Fu Ailing, told me she bought several books from a book store in Hong Kong, including Mr Gao's. But they were confiscated by customs officials in Guangzhou on 21 July, who had detected the books when they x-rayed her backpack. Local authors aren't afraid to be controversial either. A new book whose title translates as Hong Kong's New Political Vocabulary is a "dictionary" featuring about 150 new Chinese words made up by the authors. The authors argue that recent social movements such as the pro- democracy Occupy Central protests have created a new, more defiant language in Hong Kong. Because Chinese characters are pictographs, the authors replaced the components of existing Chinese characters to give them complex new meanings. For example, one character they've created combines the word for "country" (国) with two iterations of the word for "system" (制) - in reference to the "One Country, Two Systems" agreement under which Hong Kong is governed. And their creativity seems to have paid off - this book was one of those that proved popular at the fair. Such overtly political books are a minority at the fair - and not everyone is a fan of them. One visitor to the fair, a Mr Wang from mainland China's Sichuan province, said he was not there for the banned books. "Some contents in the banned books were fake," he said, adding that only those based on history were worth reading. However, he did admit he had taken banned books back to mainland China for his friends in the past. For many, this fair was just about the literature of martial arts - and its a genre that unites Chinese readers of different political stripes. Sze Yan Ngai, the man who produced "Gulong Online", Hong Kong's first martial arts online game, told me that "martial arts literature is a common language for the Chinese speaking world". He did not think the growing tension between China and Hong Kong or Taiwan would affect people's love of the genre. Instead, he argued, the universal themes of martial arts appealed to everybody, because they depicted a world where justice and integrity could conquer evil. And, aside from martial arts, perhaps the standout star of the fair was "Brother Cream" - Hong Kong's most famous cat. "Brother Cream", who used to be based at a local convenience store, went missing in 2012. He made headlines after he was found safely 26 days later - and became a social media celebrity. Now he has over 43,800 followers on Instagram and his own PR manager - so perhaps it's not surprising that one of the most popular books on sale was his biography. Hundreds of fans lined up to take photos with him - because it was his first appearance after retiring from being a "shop manager" at his local convenience store this year.

2016-07-26 21:38 www.bbc.co.uk

97 Key Islamic State leader Saad Emarati 'killed in Afghanistan' A key commander with the Islamic State militant group has been killed in a military operation in Nangarhar, Afghan security forces say. Saad Emarati was one of the founders of the IS group's Afghanistan-Pakistan branch, and led several attacks against the Taliban and the government. Afghan officials say he was one of about 120 suspected militants killed in an operation in Kot district. It comes days after a bomb attack in Kabul claimed by IS killed 80 people. Emarati was formerly a Taliban commander, but switched allegiance to IS following the death of Mullah Omar, the Taliban founder. Analysts say he was one of the most important leaders of IS in the region, and that his death, if confirmed, would be a serious setback to the group's ability to operate in eastern Afghanistan. Afghan officials have released photos following the overnight raid in Kot, showing IS courts and recruitment centres seized by the military. Afghan special forces commander Gen Basmullah Wazari said the operation had received foreign air support. Who was Saad Emarati? By Dawood Azami, BBC World Service Emarati was one of the first militant commanders in the Afghanistan- Pakistan region who pledged allegiance to IS's leader Abu Bakr al- Baghdadi. He was a former Afghan Taliban commander in central Logar province who was sidelined and disarmed by the Taliban leadership for "unauthorised activities" in 2013. After that, he spent time with the Pakistani Taliban (TTP), and, on 12 January 2015, appeared in a video with two other Afghan Taliban commanders, and nine ex-TTP commanders, pledging allegiance to IS. Two weeks later, IS announced the establishment of its branch in "Khorasan" - an old name for Afghanistan and parts of neighbouring Pakistan, Iran and Central Asia - and Emarati became one of its most important commanders. After the IS's Khorasan branch established its base in the eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, Emarati led several attacks against the Afghan Taliban and government forces to expand the new group's control and influence. He was accused of kidnapping for ransom among other actions and was known for his ruthlessness. The operation is seen as a step up in the Afghan government's efforts to combat IS, following Saturday's deadly bombing in the capital. Afghan intelligence sources have suggested that the suicide bombers had been sent from Nangarhar province to carry out the attack. Self-styled IS has a presence in eastern Afghanistan, but had not previously admitted carrying out assaults in Kabul. The Taliban and Islamic State have been locked in frequent battles in Afghanistan since January 2015. The Taliban's dominance in a region home to numerous local and foreign militant groups is facing a serious challenge from IS, which has been gaining some support. There has also been evidence that IS is trying to recruit Taliban fighters, with several Taliban commanders declaring allegiance to IS. Why Taliban special forces are fighting Islamic State Afghanistan fighters 'linked to Islamic State in Syria' Islamic State 'recruiting Afghan fighters'

2016-07-26 21:38 www.bbc.co.uk

98 US president's half-brother, Malik Obama, 'voting for Trump' US President Barack Obama's half-brother, Malik Obama, says he will vote for Donald Trump because he "comes across as a straightforward guy". Malik Obama, a Muslim with Kenyan and US citizenship, also told the BBC that the Republican presidential nominee's proposal for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the US was "common sense". Mr Trump's plan - pitched as a security measure - has been widely condemned. Malik Obama has accused the president of turning his back on his family. He told the BBC's Newsday programme it was "sort of disappointing, somewhat hypocritical" that no representatives of the Obama family from Kenya were attending the Democratic convention, taking place in Philadelphia. The president, he said, had "made a big deal about his heritage... and now it's a complete blackout". Malik Obama, who said he was also voting for Mr Trump in order to shift his allegiance from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party. The president's half-brother has reportedly lived in Washington since the mid-80s. He is also an aspiring politician in Kenya, running for office in 2013, but failing in his bid to become governor of Siaya county. Barack Obama was born in Hawaii to an American mother and a Kenyan father who left when he was two years old. The president visited Kenya for the first time last year since his election in 2009. Mr Trump, a billionaire property developer, is hoping to succeed him in November's election, where he will face Democratic Party candidate, Hillary Clinton. 2016-07-26 21:38 www.bbc.co.uk

99 Thai activists charged over 'military torture' report Three Thai human rights activists have been charged with criminal defamation over a report alleging torture by soldiers in southern Thailand. Allegations of military abuses in the south, home to a longstanding Muslim insurgency are nothing new. But there has been a sharp increase in the use of criminal defamation laws against government critics in recent years, BBC correspondent Jonathan Head says. Rights groups condemned the charges. The trio face up to two years in prison if found guilty of defaming the military, and a further three years if they are found to have violated the country's computer crimes act. Pornpen Khongkachonkiet, Anchana Heemmina and Somchai Homlaor published a lengthy report in February based on accounts from 54 people who had allegedly been tortured while in military detention. The torture methods alleged included sensory deprivation, physical violence, threats at gunpoint and "partial suffocation". Army officers, who denied the claims were true, had demanded the report's sources be named. The researchers refused, citing safety concerns. Amnesty International secretary general Salil Shetty said the charges made a mockery of the Thai government's pledge to introduce anti-torture legislation. "It is a cruel paradox that they are harassing activists for exposing the abhorrent practice," he said in a statement. Pornpen Khongkachonkiet serves as the chairperson of Amnesty International in Thailand. Last year, a court acquitted a Thai and an Australian journalist of similar charges after they had reprinted a news report alleging complicity between the Thai military and human traffickers. More than 6,500 people have been killed in the southern insurgency since 2004, with bombings, beheadings, shootings and assassinations common.

2016-07-26 21:38 www.bbc.co.uk

100 Dear Abby: Wife refuses to kiss, touch, sleep with me She’s in her late 40s and had never been married before. We have been intimate only twice in the last year. Moreover, she doesn’t let me sit next to her while we watch TV, and there is no kissing, no touching, no affection of any kind, physical or verbal. I have wracked my brain trying to figure out why she treats me like this, and I have a few suspicions. She’s applying for permanent residence status and may have married me only for that, although she denies it. She can no longer bear children, so she may think there is no point in having sex or being intimate. She may have an aversion to being touched, although she doesn’t show that when we’re out in public. She likes to hug her female friends. (And no, I don’t think she’s a lesbian.) Your therapist has advised a separation, but I would go further than that. Because you don’t have a marriage, I think you should make it official. If you receive telemarketing calls after your number has been in the national registry for 31 days, you can file a complaint using the same web page and toll-free number. This will cut back on some of the calls you receive, but not all of them. Political organizations, charities and telephone surveyors with which you have a relationship can still get through. However, if you still find yourself being inundated, contact your phone provider and inquire about call-blocking 800 numbers. Good luck! 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.)

2016-07-26 21:37 Abigail Van chicago.suntimes.com

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