Saints Coach Sean Payton: 'This will be good film for our staff to evaluate'

Opening statement:

?I?m not going to go through a couple of the guys that went down until I find out. I will give you something Monday, when we are back in the afternoon. Overall, I thought the tempo was good against each other. There is kind of a fine line. You want to be healthy, yet you still want to see some full speed action. I think they handled that well. I thought defensively, we made some good plays. We had some turnovers. There were a few false starts, (and) some pre-snap penalties that we have to get cleaned up. This will be good film for our staff to evaluate and for the players to see when they come back in Monday. But we received enough snaps. It started getting warm, but I thought they battled the heat pretty well.?

It looks like the running game usually got positive yardage.

?One of the things we wanted to look at was two or three specific type runs. We were able to get about 12 to 15 snaps and some of those slash plays. I thought defensively they did a pretty good job. If we got into the second and long or third and longs, there are chances there were a minus play or, like I alluded to earlier, a penalty. I thought there was some good plays made on both side of the ball, and I thought we got good work, so I was pleased with that.?

Looking at the running game. You look in the past, Pierre Thomas, being an undrafted player to make the roster and even last year, Travaris Cadet. Now looking at Khiry Robinson, he seems like he is trying to earn the trust factor with how hard he runs. Will you possibly give him twelve or fifteen carries in the preseason?

?Yes, he is one player (who has produced), and we read our players last night with the scouts. We went through 89 guys, maybe a little bit less than that. A couple of the guys haven?t practiced. We kind of just went through how things have been going, up to date, with training camp, and he is a player that we felt has really come around, mentally. In the spring, for a rookie, small school guy, there was a lot on his plate, but I feel like he is beginning to pick things up. He is explosive, and he can run. One of his strengths would be just his natural running ability. The area that he has gotten better yet is just the protections, understanding who to get, who to block, some of the nuances that comes with playing running back in this offense. I thought he made some pretty good runs out here. That wasn?t surprising, and I do think that he will be a guy in the preseason will have an ample opportunity in games to carry the football.?

I know Junior Galette is going to be seeing an increased role and had some good pass rushes. Is that kind of evidence of what you are expecting to see?

?Yeah he is playing one of those outside backer positions. I thought he had some good rush snaps. We will see on the film when we get a chance to look more specifically, but he is explosive and he is a big part of what we are planning on doing with the two outside guys.?

Overall, on the defense, five sacks and two picks, and a fumble recovery were recorded unofficially. How do you feel about that?

?I was pleased with the turnovers. That is something that we have been emphasizing. I thought they took advantage of those snaps. I had the officials blowing an early whistle. That can be a positive. It goes both ways. I felt like that was the way to go with the tempo we had. I thought we rushed the passer well, at times, and probably got into some long yardage situations a little bit too much for us, offensively. I was pleased with that element.?

One of the things that you said you wanted to look at was left tackle. What did you see?

?I want to watch the tape, first, because I am watching it from the sideline, and there is no way to really evaluate it until you get a chance to look at the video.?

Are you headed up to Canton today? Just talk about how excited you are to get up there and see your mentor get inducted.

?It is a special place. A year ago, we had a Saint (William Roaf) go in, and Cortez Kennedy who we knew went in. When someone that is close to you, or someone that has been a part of your career, is going into the Hall of Fame, it is pretty special. It becomes a little bit more meaningful. Obviously, Bill (Parcells) was someone that really helped me a lot in my career. To this date, I talk with him pretty frequently. I am excited for him and just (excited) to be there to help celebrate with him.?

It seems like Akiem Hicks is playing with a lot of confidence and aggression. Just talk about Akiem and what you expect from him, coming out this season.

?Well, he is powerful. He has good size, (and) long arms. He is continuing to improve and really work on the little things. Using his hands better and shedding. For him, there are a lot of snaps that he is behind compared to a lot of these players who played a lot more football up until the point when they got here. That being said, he is powerful, he is very strong. He is something that his explosiveness is something that you can notice on film. It is just now the small things, the detailing, pad level, use of hands and where he is placing them and how he is taking on blocks. That is the one thing that he is continuing to work on.?

Did you think Chris Carr had a nice scrimmage, today?

?Yes, he seemed to be around the ball. He is a veteran player who has real good instincts, so it is not surprising. Nonetheless, he found himself around the football a bunch.?

Is this kind of a breakthrough for him today?

?Well, I don?t know if it?s a breakthrough. He is a veteran player in our league, so he has played quite a bit, but it was a good scrimmage.?

What about Mark Ingram?s three runs in the first series and the way he pushed across the goal line. What did you think about that?

?It looked solid. It looked like he ran with good pad level. Again, when we look at the tape, we will have the chance to see the decisions that they made. I said this at the beginning, but I think that the tape will be valuable for the players and coaches. It is the first bit of film that we are looking at where they are really cutting loose, and we get a chance to see what a play gained or what it didn?t gain. So, that will be helpful.?

Did the run blocking make it seem like the running backs can hit the line of scrimmage with some momentum?

?We will see when we look at the tape.?

Source: http://www.neworleanssaints.com/news-and-events/article-1/Saints-Coach-Sean-Payton-This-will-be-good-film-for-our-staff-to-evaluate/865bae90-b44e-4d45-8cc8-723f924e7a74

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A Moon With The Most Volcanic Activity Of Anything In The Solar System

This moon looks even more like it's made from green cheese than ours does, but it's not. Lame. Io, the innermost moon of Jupiter, is the most volcanically active body in our solar system because of gravitational "tides" exerted by Jupiter and its other moons. And the constantly flowing lava gives Io's surface frequent makeovers.

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Australia enlists Nauru to aid in crackdown on boat refugees

PERTH (Reuters) - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, facing an imminent election, enlisted the help of the Pacific Island nation of Nauru in his hardline policy of denying asylum seekers arriving by boat the right to settle in Australia.

Rudd was reinstated in his job just over a month ago and has improved his Labor Party's previously dismal standing in opinion polls ahead of an election now due within weeks. His get-tough policy on asylum seekers is seen as a vote winner in poorer districts where immigrant numbers are high.

Rudd and the President of Nauru, Baron Waqa, signed a memorandum of understanding providing for asylum seekers arriving by boat to be sent to Nauru where they can opt for resettlement after their claims for refugee status are processed.

Australia signed a similar deal two weeks ago with the impoverished South Pacific country of Papua New Guinea.

Like that deal, Saturday's agreement denies genuine refugees arriving by boat the option of being resettled in Australia. Australia, in turn, will provide Nauru with A$29.9 million ($26.6 million) in aid.

"The expansion of our regional arrangement sends a clear message that coming to Australia by boat is not the way to gain Australian residency," Rudd told reporters in Brisbane in the eastern state of Queensland.

"No matter where people smugglers try to land asylum seekers by boat in Australia, they will not be settled in Australia."

More than 15,000 asylum seekers have arrived by boat in Australian territory this year, igniting a heated debate on refugee policy.

The conservative opposition, until recent weeks runaway leaders in opinion surveys, accuses the Labor government of being soft on border protection. The opposition remains the favorite to win the contest.

Nauru, with a population of 9,000 and a land area of 21 sq km (9 sq miles), has limited resources. Phosphate mining mainly by a British, Australian and New Zealand consortium over the past 90 years has turned much of its territory into a wasteland.

Asylum seekers detained in Nauru under an existing arrangement last month burned down the facilities housing them. Immigration Minister Tony Burke said the priority was to provide Nauru with funding to upgrade its prison, where some 150 asylum seekers are being housed as they face riot charges.

LIMITED RESOURCES

Though Papua New Guinea is engaging in a giant gas export project, more than 80 percent of its 6.5 million residents lead a subsistence life in villages. Analysts say there could be a backlash if funds are channeled towards new arrivals.

Nauru has exhausted much of its phosphate reserves and welcomed the recent reopening of detention facilities as a source of revenue.

Rudd acknowledged the size of the island nation and said its government would decide how many asylum seekers it can resettle.

Tough immigration policies are seen as a key element in winning seats in western Sydney, where anger at the boat arrivals is a major issue.

In response to heightened speculation that Rudd will name a date for the election within days, he said he had made "no determination whatsoever" on an election date. (Writing by Morag MacKinnon; Editing by Ron Popeski)

(Reporting by Morag MacKinnon)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/australia-enlists-nauru-aid-crackdown-boat-refugees-090859483.html

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London teenager Thomas Ousby dies after Spanish hotel fall

Sunday, August 4, 2013
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Tributes have been paid to a teenager from London who died after falling from a hotel in Spain.

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Thomas Ousby died after falling from a fire escape on the ninth floor of a four-star hotel in Magaluf, Majorca, according to reports.

The 19-year-old, who was believed to be staying at another hotel, had spoken about returning to the UK days before his death on Thursday.

Writing on Twitter, the aspiring model and musician said: ?Magas all good, coming home sometime this week tho.?

He told friends he was promoting bars and boat trips at the party resort, tweeting in June: ?Crazy times haha! It?s all good selling tickets for bar crawls n boat parties.?

Tributes flooded on to the social networking site, including a picture of his name spelled out in tea-light candles, and pictures of the teenager with his friends.

Lily Delphine, 18, a film student from London, wrote: ?I wish we were all together again?, adding, ?On the balcony with everyone, having a cheeky drink and listening to toms ipod.?

Danielle McCabe tweeted: ?Thomas William Ousby has the most amazing energy I?ve ever met in a person, I truly adore him and cannot understand why he?s not here.?

Milena wrote: ?I will treasure every fond memory. Every morning you woke us up singing and dancing. Every ?hii guyss? through the window. Every big smile.?

A spokesman for the Atlantic Park hotel in Magaluf, where the incident is reported to have happened, refused to comment.

A YouTube video of Mr Ousby playing drums to Taylor Swift?s song 22 has been watched more than 9,000 times.

A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: ?We were notified on August 3 of the death of a British national in Spain and are providing consular assistance to the family at this time.?

Source: http://www.london24.com/london_teenager_thomas_ousby_dies_after_spanish_hotel_fall_1_2315833

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By Mikel J on 2013-08-03 09:58:01

R-Truth beat Fandango.

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Rob Van Dam beat Wade Barrett.

Justin Gabriel beat Titus O'Nei. Afterward, Fandango attacked him.? They set up a match for today's show.

Randy Orton beat Big E. Langston.

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The Greenest Skyscraper in NYC Is Actually a Total Energy Hog

The Bank of America tower boasts all sorts of green details: An automatized system to dim lights in daylight. A grey water collection system. A foundation partially made from waste materials. Must be a pretty energy-efficient building, eh? Nope!

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Summer Fun for Gold and Silver Investors :: The Market Oracle ...

Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013 Aug 01, 2013 - 10:28 AM GMT

By: Adrian_Ash

The long term needn't look quite so far off for bullion buyers right now...

PUT ASIDE the rise in US interest rates, GDP and Fed tapering talk. Just glance at the rest of this summer's headlines, and you'd think it offered a bull market for 'hard money' gold and silver.

? Japan is doubling its monetary base inside two years, while the People's Bank of China has taken to one-day injections of almost $3 billion for the financial system, boosting shares after a scary jump in bank interest rates...
? Wage talks in South Africa's gold mining industry stalled Monday, with management offering 5% where the unions want a raise of 60-100%...
? Giant banks who swerved around the financial crisis 5 years ago are now risking a crash in summer 2013. Barclays bank ? "widely regarded as one of the UK's strongest" according to the BBC ? is nearly ?13bn short of capital requirements (almost $20bn). Deutsche Bank paid ?630m ($830m) in April-to-June alone to settle lawsuits from customers mis-sold rubbish US mortgage investments...

Yet here we are, back down below April's crash low of $1322 in gold and well under $20 for silver. Yes, that's above end-June's three-year lows. Yes, the rebound has been strong so far. But so it should be after prices fell at their fastest pace in three decades. Other big banks are meantime making great money trading the rise in longer-term US interest rates.

Those rates have risen because the US Fed says it's likely to start trimming its money-printing QE program soon. And those cuts only look more likely after the US Treasury said Monday that its deficit ? the gap between what Washington spends and receives ? has shrunk 40% so far this fiscal year, cutting the amount of new debt it needs to sell to the bond market.

As the trading desks thin out for the summer however, some big-name investors with longer time horizons are buying this drop in bullion. Michael Cuggino, president of the $12bn Permanent Portfolio Family of Funds, thinks gold will rise long-term on rising inflation. "What you're seeing," reckons Mark Mobius, emerging-markets specialist at Franklin Templeton, which now runs $813bn for investors, "is a dissonance between real demand and derivatives. So from a longer-term perspective we believe gold prices will trend upwards."

On that point, Swiss bank UBS ? a London market-maker and major world dealer in bullion ? calls China's physical demand "strong" and says it "holds the promise of a sturdy price floor" as banks in the world's second largest economy widen access to gold bullion through new savings accounts. And on the US government's shrinking deficit, note that:

? it's still forecast well over $1 trillion for 2013 as a whole, the fourth largest ever;
? the relief comes from a one-off payment of $66bn from the state-guaranteed mortgage lenders Fannie and Freddie, nationalized during the 2008 crisis;
? there's still the annual stupidity of the "debt ceiling" to get through, perhaps with the real fun and games pushed back to November but risking the same kind of panic which helped gold hit $1920 per ounce in summer 2011.

Short term ? and this news-packed summer week more than most ? precious metals owners who don't like volatility should look away now. But further ahead, there are lots of good reasons to buy gold or silver. Chief among them is the unique exposure it gives Western investors to Asia's long-term growth.

China, for instance, is set to overtake India as the world's No.1 gold consumer this year. Buying perhaps 1,000 tonnes of gold ? around 1 ounce in every 4 sold worldwide in 2013 ? China is growing its jewellery demand, but not as fast as it's hoarding investment gold bars and coin. So says Marcus Grubb of market-development organization (and BullionVault shareholder) the World Gold Council. And with the Shanghai Gold Exchange delivering 1,000 tonnes in the first half of 2013 alone ? more than its users took in all of 2012 ? that switch looks a good call already.

Marcus isn't the first person to forecast this switch. We tried it in 2009, as did other better-informed analysts. We were all wrong then. But 2013 looks more certain, as Marcus notes. Because compared to China's surging demand, Indian buying is of course being crimped by the government's attempts to cut demand. So far all it's managed is to crimp supply, boost prices, and unleash a return to smuggling.

Why does this matter to Western investors? First because, behind the noise of US futures trading, physically-settled metal is what counts in the end. And China, like India, continues to buy more gold at rising prices. Secondly, and longer-term, the economic future of Asian households looks a lot like the developed West in terms of disposable income. But unlike the modern West, the first thing which Indian and Chinese families with cash left over at the end of the month choose to do ? their primary savings choice ? is very often to buy gold.

Take note: The path between the last 20 years of Chinese economic growth and the much-lauded "Chinese century" before us may not prove smooth. Western analysts have long predicted a "hard landing" in China. But the near-term risks look plain (huge local government debts, massive property bubble, misallocation of national funds in pointless infrastructure). The upshot for gold and by extension for silver prices might not be pretty. It's worth reviewing what SocGen's latest Cross Asset Strategy note says on the subject of gold and a China hard landing.

The decline of the West has also long been forecast by misery-guts like ourselves. But rising prosperity in Asia will likely mean stagnant or falling standards of living here, on a relative basis if not absolute. And as we've long suggested, buying a little of what China uses to store its growing wealth makes sense long term.

But blocking out the noise won't be easy meantime.

By Adrian Ash
BullionVault.com

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Please Note: This article is to inform your thinking, not lead it. Only you can decide the best place for your money, and any decision you make will put your money at risk. Information or data included here may have already been overtaken by events ? and must be verified elsewhere ? should you choose to act on it.

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The Big Picture concert calendar (updated July 30) | Montreal Gazette

A selective look at coming shows. A indicates Admission (514-790-1245; http://www.admission.com); E indicates Evenko (514-790-2525; http://www.evenko.ca); T indicates Ticketpro (514-790-1111; http://www.ticketpro.ca) or call the number given or the venue. Most prices given are for advance sales; tickets may cost more at the door.

New announcements:

Aug. 8: Lac-M?gantic benefit, featuring Sam Roberts Band, the Planet Smashers, Grimskunk, etc.

Sept. 5: Mayer Hawthorne

Sept. 12: X Ambassadors

Sept. 25: Jay Malinowski and the Deadcoast

Sept. 30: Guitar Wolf

Oct. 15: Bonobo

Oct. 30: Orange Goblin

Oct. 31: Ed Banger World Tour, featuring Justice (DJ set), Breakbot and Busy P.

Dec. 19: The Devil Wears Prada

JULY

July 30. Yes, Salle Wilfrid Pelletier, Place des Arts, $54.75 to $93.75. 514-842-2112; pda.qc.ca

July 30. Big Country, Petit Campus, $30. ticketabc.com

AUGUST

Aug. 1. Lianne La Havas, La Sala Rossa, $20. ticketabc.com

Aug. 1. The Besnard Lakes, H?tel Morph?e, Valleys and Dusted, Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre, $5. osheaga.com

Aug. 2 to 4. Osheaga Music and Arts Festival, featuring the Cure, Beck, Mumford & Sons, Phoenix, New Order and others, Jean Drapeau Park.?Three-day passes cost?$235 to $395. osheaga.com

Aug. 3. Macy Gray, Olympia, $40.25. (A)

Aug. 3. Richard Desjardins, Club Soda, $47. 514-286-1010; clubsoda.ca

Aug. 6. Backstreet Boys, with Jesse McCartney and DJ Pauly D, Bell Centre, $29.50 to $104.?(E)

Aug. 7. Wild Cub, Divan Orange, $10. ticketabc.com

Aug. 8. Lac-M?gantic benefit, featuring Sam Roberts Band, the Planet Smashers, Grimskunk, Caf??ne, Ladies of the Canyon, Miracles, East End Radicals and others, Club Soda, $20. 514-286-1010; clubsoda.ca

Aug. 8. Cheminant vers ma ville (concert in memory of Kate McGarrigle), featuring Rufus?Wainwright, Martha?Wainwright, Anna McGarrigle, Jane McGarrigle and others, Outremont Theatre, $100. Proceeds benefit the Kate McGarrigle Fund for cancer care and research at the McGill University Health Centre. Two shows (6 and 9:30 p.m.).?(A)

Aug. 8. Hiatus Kaiyote, Petit Campus, $20. ticketabc.com

Aug. 9. Wiz Khalifa and A$AP Rocky, with B.o.B., Trinidad Jame$, Joey Bada$$, Pro Era?and Berner, Jean Drapeau Park, $69 to $137.50.?(E)

Aug. 9. Steve Earle, with the Mastersons, Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre, $39.50. (E)

Aug. 10. Angel Forrest, with the Carolyn Fe Blues Collective, Rialto Theatre, $25 to $60. (T)

Aug. 10 and 11. Heavy MTL, featuring Avenged Sevenfold, Rob Zombie, Megadeth and others, Jean Drapeau Park. Weekend passes cost $135 to $220. heavymtl.com

Aug. 11. Little River Band, Rialto Theatre, $25 to $125. (T)

Aug. 13. Avenir Lac-M?gantic (benefit concert), featuring Garou, Louis-Jos? Houde, Isabelle Boulay, Marie-Lise Pilote, Coeur de pirate, Rachid Badouri,?P-A M?thot, Jean-Marc Couture, Fran?ois Morency, Jonas & the Massive Attraction and others, hosted by Peter MacLeod and Gino Chouinard, Bell Centre, $50. (E)

Aug. 16. Tech N9ne, Olympia, $29.95. (A)

Aug. 16. SoHo Ghetto, Petit Campus, $10. ticketabc.com

Aug. 17. Passenger, Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre (moved from La Sala Rossa), $18.50. (E)

Aug. 17. The Sword, with Castle, Il Motore, $20. http://www.blueskiesturnblack.com

Aug. 17. Soft Metals, Divan Orange, $10. ticketabc.com

Aug. 18. Crash Kings, Divan Orange, $10. ticketabc.com

Aug. 21. Old Crow Medicine Show, Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre, $30. (E)

Aug. 23. Selena Gomez, Bell Centre, $43 to $105.50.?(E)

Aug. 23. Sarah Neufeld, La Sala Rossa, $12. http://www.blueskiesturnblack.com

Aug. 28. Blonde Redhead, Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre, $25.?(E)

SEPTEMBER

Sept. 1. Joseph Arthur, La Sala Rossa, $16.50. ticketabc.com

Sept. 1. Mudhoney, Il Motore, $20. http://www.blueskiesturnblack.com

Sept. 3. Depeche Mode, Bell Centre, $83.50 to $114.50.?(E)

Sept. 4. Dirty Beaches, SAT, $15. http://www.blueskiesturnblack.com

Sept. 5. Mayer Hawthorne, Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre, $22.50. (E)

Sept. 6. Shovels and Rope, Petit Campus, $20. ticketabc.com

Sept. 6. Vance Joy, Quai des Brumes, $15. ticketabc.com

Sept. 8. Il Volo, with Nikki Yanofsky,?Bell Centre, $72.50 to $114. (E)

Sept. 8. The Avett Brothers, Metropolis, $35. ticketmaster.ca

Sept. 8. AlunaGeorge, Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre, $22.50. (E)

Sept. 8. Pinback, with Deathfix, Cabaret Mile End, $17. http://www.blueskiesturnblack.com

Sept. 9. Flume, Telus Theatre, $18. theatretelus.com

Sept. 11. Cher Lloyd, with 5th Harmony, Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre. Sold out.

Sept. 12. Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre, $22.50.?(E)

Sept. 12. Lucy Rose, Petit Campus, $15. ticketabc.com

Sept. 12. X Ambassadors, Divan Orange, $10. On sale Thursday, Aug. 1 at noon. ticketabc.com

Sept. 13. STRFKR, Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre, $17.50. (E)

Sept. 14. Saxon, with Fozzy and Halcyon Way, Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre, $25. (E)

Sept. 16. Washed Out, Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre, $20. (E)

Sept. 16. Chelsea Light Moving, Cabaret Mile End, $20. blueskiesturnblack.com

Sept. 16. MS MR, Caf? Campus, $16.50. ticketabc.com

Sept. 17. Sarah Brightman, Bell Centre, $78 to $196.50. Tickets for original Feb. 1 date will be honoured.?(E)

Sept. 17. Patricia Kaas: Kaas chante Piaf, Salle Wilfrid Pelletier, Place des Arts, $72.50 to $130. 514-842-2112; pda.qc.ca

Sept. 17. Pere Ubu, Cabaret Mile End, $20.?(A)

Sept. 17. Charli XCX, La Sala Rossa, $16.50. ticketabc.com

Sept. 17. Grails, Il Motore, $13. http://www.blueskiesturnblack.com

Sept. 18. Peter Hook and the Light, performing New Order?s Movement and Power, Corruption & Lies, Club Soda, $28. 514-286-1010; clubsoda.ca

Sept. 18. Aaron Carter, Petit Campus, $18.?ticketabc.com

Sept. 18. Black Joe Lewis, La Sala Rossa, $17. ticketabc.com

Sept. 18. Queen Kwong, Divan Orange, $10. ticketabc.com

Sept. 19. Herbert Gr?nemeyer, Le National, $32.50 to $100. (A)

Sept. 20. Alcoholica, Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre, $15. (E)

Sept. 20. Kat Edmonson, L?Astral, $22. ticketmaster.ca

Sept. 21. Myles Goodwyn and April Wine, Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre, $39.50. (E)

Sept. 21. KT Tunstall, Ges?, $30. (A)

Sept. 23. Vista Chino, with Black Pussy, Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre, $30. (E)

Sept. 24. Pet Shop Boys, Olympia, $50.?(A)

Sept. 24. Stereophonics, Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre, $30. (E)

Sept. 24. Tom Odell, La Sala Rossa, $15.?ticketabc.com

Sept. 25. Trivium and DevilDriver, with After the Burial and Sylosis, Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre, $29.50. (E)

Sept. 25. Helloween, Club Soda, $32. 514-286-1010; clubsoda.ca

Sept. 25. Julianna Barwick, Church of St. John the Evangelist, $18. popmontreal.com

Sept. 25. Legendary Pink Dots, Petit Campus, $20. ticketabc.com

Sept. 25. Typhoon, Il Motore, $15. ticketabc.com

Sept. 25. Jay Malinowski and the Deadcoast, Divan Orange, $15. On sale Wednesday, July 31 at noon. ticketabc.com

Sept. 25 and 26. Luc Langevin, Th??tre St. Denis, $38.75 to $63.25. (T)

Sept. 26. Murray A. Lightburn?s Mass:Light, Ukrainian Federation, $15. popmontreal.com

Sept. 26. Colin Stetson and Tim Hecker, Rialto Theatre, $18. popmontreal.com

Sept. 26. Portugal. The Man, Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre, $25. (E)

Sept. 27. The-Dream, Olympia, $40. (A)

Sept. 27. Local Natives, with Wild Nothing, Metropolis, $26. ticketmaster.ca

Sept. 27. Bernie Worrell and Fred Wesley, Cabaret Mile End, $25. popmontreal.com

Sept. 27. Leif Vollebekk, with Angel Olsen, Ukrainian Federation, $18. popmontreal.com

Sept. 27. Joe Louis Walker, L?Astral, $25. ticketmaster.ca

Sept. 28. Mashrou? Leila, Metropolis, $30. popmontreal.com

Sept. 28. Shuggie Otis, Rialto Theatre, $25 to $45. popmontreal.com

Sept. 29. Paul Anka, Th??tre Maisonneuve, Place des Arts, $72.50 to $130. 514-842-2112; pda.qc.ca

Sept. 29. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Cabaret Mile End, $25. (A)

Sept. 29. Fred Eaglesmith, Petit Campus, $25. popmontreal.com

Sept. 29. The Dodos, with Cousins, La Sala Rossa, $20. popmontreal.com

Sept. 30. Guitar Wolf, with the Coathangers and Coward, La Sala Rossa, $17. ticketabc.com

OCTOBER

Oct. 1 and 2. 30 Seconds to Mars, with New Politics, Metropolis, $45. ticketmaster.ca

Oct. 1. Basia Bulat, Cabaret Mile End, $15. http://www.blueskiesturnblack.com

Oct. 2. Foxygen, Cabaret Mile End, $18. http://www.blueskiesturnblack.com

Oct. 3. Nine Inch Nails, with Explosions in the Sky, Bell Centre, $63 to $113.50. (E)

Oct. 3. Steve Hackett: Genesis Revisited, Salle Wilfrid Pelletier, Place des Arts, $67 to $110.?514-842-2112; pda.qc.ca

Oct. 4. Kid Cudi, with Big Sean and Logic, Bell Centre, $53 to $78. (E)

Oct. 4. Jorge?Drexler, Metropolis, $39. ticketmaster.ca

Oct. 4 to 6. Blue Man Group, Salle Wilfrid Pelletier, Place des Arts, $65 to $94. 514-842-2112; pda.qc.ca

Oct. 5. Streetlight Manifesto, with Mike Park and Dan Potthast, Metropolis, $21. ticketmaster.ca

Oct. 6. Sound Remedy, Underworld, $13.50. ticketabc.com

Oct. 7. Hawkwind, La Tulipe, $28. (A)

Oct. 7. Hanni El Khatib, with Bass Drum of Death, La Sala Rossa, $15. ticketabc.com

Oct. 8. Boyce Avenue, Club Soda, $23. 514-286-1010; clubsoda.ca

Oct. 9. Boy, Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre, $20. (E)

Oct. 9. Islands, Il Motore, $13. http://www.blueskiesturnblack.com

Oct. 10. Goblin, with Secret Chiefs 3, Le National, $27 to $65. (A)

Oct. 11. Mary Gauthier, with Scott Nolan and Joanna Miller, Divan Orange, $13. ticketabc.com

Oct. 12. Bassnectar, with Koan Sound and Andreilien (Heyoka),?Metropolis, $36. ticketmaster.ca

Oct. 14. CocoRosie, SAT, $25. http://www.blueskiesturnblack.com

Oct. 15. Ian Anderson, Salle Wilfrid Pelletier of Place des Arts, $66.25 to $86.25. 514-842-2112; pda.qc.ca

Oct. 15. Bonobo, with Paul Basic, Metropolis, $28. On sale Thursday, Aug. 1 at noon. ticketmaster.ca

Oct. 15. Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Cabaret Mile End, $15. http://www.blueskiesturnblack.com

Oct. 16. AroarA, La Sala Rossa, $10. http://www.blueskiesturnblack.com

Oct. 17. Woodkid, Metropolis, $43. ticketmaster.ca

Oct. 17 and 18. Roger Hodgson, Salle Wilfrid Pelletier, Place des Arts, $57.49 to $86.23. 514-842-2112; pda.qc.ca

Oct. 18. Guttermouth, with Agent Orange and Wank for Peace, Underworld, $15. ticketabc.com

Oct. 18. Delorean, Il Motore, $14. http://www.blueskiesturnblack.com

Oct. 19. Man Man, Cabaret Mile End, $16. http://www.blueskiesturnblack.com

Oct. 21. Drake, with Miguel and Future, Bell Centre, $73.75 to $125.75. (E)

Oct. 21. Simple Minds, Metropolis, $45. ticketmaster.ca

Oct. 23. Franz Ferdinand, Metropolis, $41. ticketmaster.ca

Oct. 24. Lamb of God and Killswitch Engage, with Testament and Huntress, Metropolis, $49.25. (E)

Oct. 24. Quartango, L?Astral, $33. ticketmaster.ca

Oct. 24. The Orb, SAT, $25. sat.qc.ca

Oct. 24. The Beards, Divan Orange, $10. ticketabc.com

Oct. 26. Ed Kowalczyk, Club Soda, $48 to $53.75. (VIP packages available for $92; includes soundcheck access and meet-and-greet.) 514-286-1010; clubsoda.ca

Oct. 26. Toro y Moi, with the Sea and Cake, SAT, $25.?www.blueskiesturnblack.com

Oct. 27. Josh Groban, Bell Centre, $64 to $115. (E)

Oct. 27. King Khan and the Shrines, La Tulipe, $18. http://www.blueskiesturnblack.com

Oct. 30. Orange Goblin, with Holy Grail and Lazerwulf, Foufounes ?lectriques, $18. http://www.blueskiesturnblack.com

Oct. 31. Ed Banger World Tour, featuring Justice (DJ set), Breakbot and Busy P., Metropolis, $40 to $50. ticketmaster.ca

Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. Justin Timberlake, Bell Centre, $63 to $192.50. (E)

NOVEMBER

Nov. 1. Sparks, Le National, $30. http://www.blueskiesturnblack.com

Nov. 1. Michael Kaeshammer, L?Astral, $25. ticketmaster.ca

Nov. 2. Bullet for My Valentine, with Black Veil Brides, Metropolis, $35. ticketmaster.ca

Nov. 2. Matthew Good, Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre, $30. (E)

Nov. 2. Poli?a, Cabaret Mile End, $17.50. (A)

Nov. 4. Eagles, Bell Centre, $75 to $204.50. (E)

Nov. 6. Shad, Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre, $20. (E)

Nov. 8. Bon Jovi, Bell Centre, $28.75 and up.?(E)

Nov. 8. The Pretty Reckless, Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre, $25. (E)

Nov. 8. The Paper Kites, Il Motore, $14. (A)

Nov. 9. James Blake, Metropolis, $25. Tickets purchased for postponed May?6?show will be honoured. ticketmaster.ca

Nov. 10. Hanson, Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre, $29.50. (E)

Nov. 14. Bonnie Raitt, Th??tre St. Denis, $71.20 to $87.60. (T)

Nov. 15. The Priests, with Patricia O?Callaghan, Maison symphonique, $73.50 to $83.50. pda.qc.ca

Nov. 15 to 17. Patrick Watson and??l?Orchestre Cin?ma l?Amour, St. Jean Baptiste Church, $35 to $65. patrickwatson.net

Nov. 17. Styx, Olympia, $63.25 to $86.25. (A)

Nov. 18. Paramore, Bell Centre. Ticket details to be announced.

Nov. 23. Trixie Whitley, L?Astral, $20. ticketmaster.ca

Nov. 24. Foreigner, Olympia, $40.25 to $74.75. (A)

Nov. 28. Rokia Traor?, Club Soda, $40. 514-286-1010; clubsoda.ca

Nov. 28 and 29. Marie-Mai, Bell Centre, $57 to $67. (E)

DECEMBER

Dec. 3. Pink, Bell Centre, $54 to $114. (E)

Dec. 3. Colm Wilkinson, Maison symphonique, $54 to $74. 514-842-2112; pda.qc.ca

Dec. 5. Straight No Chaser, Salle Wilfrid Pelletier, Place des Arts, $40.74 to $51.74. 514-842-2112; pda.qc.ca

Dec. 6. Half Moon Run, Metropolis, $22. ticketmaster.ca

Dec. 14. Rod Stewart, with Steve Winwood, Bell Centre, $74 to $166.50. Postponed from April 16. (E)

Dec. 19. The Devil Wears Prada, with the Ghost Inside and Volumes, Club Soda, $22.50. On sale Thursday, Aug. 1 at noon. 514-286-1010; clubsoda.ca

FEBRUARY 2014

Feb. 12 to 15. Fran?ois Morency, Th??tre Maisonneuve, Place des Arts, $45 to $51. 514-842-2112; pda.qc.ca

MARCH 2014

March 13. Marcio Faraco, L?Astral, $25. ticketmaster.ca

March 15. Jean-Michel Pilc and Kenny Werner, L?Astral, $34. ticketmaster.ca

APRIL 2014

April 5. Nana Mouskouri, Salle Wilfrid Pelletier, Place des Arts, $69.50 to $89.50. 514-842-2112; pda.qc.ca

Source: http://blogs.montrealgazette.com/2013/07/30/the-big-picture-concert-calendar-updated-july-30/

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7 Small & Simple Habits for a Happy Marriage | World of Psychology

Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW, a psychotherapist who specializes in couples therapy, believes that relationships don?t require hard work. They do require ?attention and intention.?

She likens a relationship to a plant. In order to stay healthy, a plant requires daily attention and care, such as water and sunlight. Taking care of a plant isn?t difficult, but ?it does require nourishment.?

Bush has written a book with her husband Daniel Arthur Bush, Ph.D, called 75 Habits for a Happy Marriage: Advice to Recharge and Reconnect Every Day.

What makes a happy union?

?A happy marriage has two people who love each other very much and are committed to bringing out the best in each other.? For instance, if your partner is struggling with an issue at work, you listen to them, talk about the situation and ask how you can support them, she said. ?You basically have each other?s back.?

A happy marriage also has a climate of positive energy, which includes gratitude and appreciation, she said.

Habits can either create or destroy this positive climate. ?Most people might say that they don?t have any habits.? But everyone does. You just might not realize it. For instance, complaining to your partner about not taking out the trash or not preparing dinner can become a habitual complaint, she said.

Other negative habits include criticism, contempt, sarcasm, eye-rolling and distancing behaviors, she said.

?The trick is to harness healthy daily habits as opposed to destructive habits to create a positive climate? in your marriage. And these habits don?t have to be grand gestures or sweeping changes.

Bush thinks of these healthy habits as ?very small, almost imperceptible, easy things to do? throughout the day. (Incorporating small habits increases the chance that you?ll actually do them.)

Below, she shared seven small but significant gestures you can incorporate in your day-to-day life.

1. Greet your partner lovingly in the morning.

When you first see your spouse, instead of having a negative or even neutral interaction, greet them with a positive statement, Bush said. It could be anything from ?I?m glad to wake up beside you? to ?I?m so happy to be married to you,? she said. The key is to be positive and loving.

2. Send a sweet text.

?Use modern-day technology to stay connected? throughout the day by sending your spouse a playful, flirtatious or sweet text, Bush said. Write anything from ?I miss you? to ?I can?t wait to see you tonight,? she said.

3. Reunite with a hug.

?Often people will reunite and it?s unconsciously thoughtless,? Bush said. For instance, partners might focus more on checking the mail or criticizing, such as ?Why didn?t you cook dinner?? or ?Why didn?t you take out the trash??

Instead, any time you reunite with your partner, ?have an intentional hug that lasts 20 seconds.? This is actually longer than the average hug, and it?s ?long enough for oxytocin, the bonding hormone, to be released.?

4. Touch your partner at mealtime.

When you?re eating dinner together, make it a point to touch your partner. You might touch their hand or arm, or your legs might touch, she said.

5. Compliment your partner at the end of the day.

Many marriages, Bush said, suffer from chronic under-appreciation. Partners don?t feel appreciated, and they, too, don?t show their appreciation, she said. The relationship becomes clouded by a ?sense of lack and taking each other for granted.?

She suggested couples end the day by thanking each other for one small act they did that day. It could be anything from ?Thanks for picking up the dry cleaning? to ?Thanks for making dinner? to ?Thanks for hanging out with my family.?

Not only does your partner feel appreciated after your compliment, but ?you start to train yourself to look for the good. You focus your attention on the things they do, not just what they don?t do.?

Also, when you go on dates, compliment each other?s appearance, she added.

6. Express your needs from a place of vulnerability.

?Often people will criticize as a way of describing their needs,? Bush said. So instead of a request, it comes out as an attack. For instance, if you?re annoyed that your spouse is on the computer, you might say, ?You?re always on the computer.?

Instead, try: ?I?d like to spend some time with you. Could you spend some time with me?? This invites a dialogue between partners, she said.

7. Feel each other?s breath.

This might sound like a strange practice, but it?s a powerful way to enhance your intimacy. Put your hands on each other?s chest or belly and feel your partner?s breathing, Bush said. Synch your breath together for one minute. Some couples also look into each other?s eyes.

Some days you probably won?t feel like showing appreciation or being affectionate. You might be in a miserable mood or downright exhausted. But try it anyway.

?If you do a loving behavior, you start to feel more loving,? Bush said. She likened it to feeling depressed. ?You don?t want to do the things that will make you feel better. And, yet, when you do the things that make you feel better, you feel better.?

Also, keep in mind that time with your spouse is finite. People don?t realize that their relationship can end because of a divorce or death, Bush said. She works with many grieving spouses, who would ?give anything for one more hug and kiss.? ?[B]e willing to show up? for your relationship.

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Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. is an Associate Editor at Psych Central and blogs regularly about eating and self-image issues on her own blog, Weightless.

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Bradley Manning's Wikileaks case verdict coming Tuesday

By Medina Roshan

(Reuters) - The verdict in the court-martial of Army Private First Class Bradley Manning, accused of the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history, will be read on Tuesday, the presiding judge said on Monday.

Manning, who is accused of spilling secrets to the WikiLeaks anti-secrecy website, is charged with 21 criminal counts, the most serious of which, aiding the enemy, carries a life sentence.

Judge Colonel Denise Lind, who presided over Manning's court-martial in Fort Meade, Maryland and began deliberations on Friday, said she plans to read the verdict at 1 p.m. on Tuesday. The sentencing phase is slated to begin on Wednesday.

Manning's lawyers have maintained that he is a whistleblower, and not a traitor as the government claims. He wanted to provoke a broader debate on U.S. military and diplomatic policy out of concern for fellow Americans, the defense asserted.

Prosecutors said the 25-year-old intelligence analyst from Crescent, Oklahoma, aided the enemy by releasing more than 700,000 documents through WikiLeaks. They said the short, bespectacled Manning had betrayed the trust his nation put in him when he released documents on the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

Manning was arrested in May 2010 while serving in Iraq. He chose a trial by a military judge, rather than a panel of military jurors.

(Editing by Barbara Goldberg; Editing by Steve Orlofsky)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/verdict-bradley-manning-wikileaks-case-read-tuesday-164216110.html

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FAA Certifies First 2 Types Of Drones For Civilian Use

Boeing Phantom Ray

<strong>Type</strong>: Military (U.S.) <strong>Description</strong>: Boeing's stealth Phantom Ray took to the skies for the <a href="http://www.boeing.com/Features/2011/05/bds_phantom_ray_first_flight_05_04_11.html" target="_hplink">first time in April 2011</a>. According to Boeing, the <a href="http://www.boeing.com/advertising/bma/unmanned/unmanned_05.html" target="_hplink">Phantom Ray can perform missions</a> such as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; suppression of enemy air defenses; and electronic attack. <strong>Potential Deployment</strong>: Unknown. This is a "demonstrator" so there will likely be a future variation of the Ray.

General Atomics Predator Avenger

<strong>Type</strong>: Military (U.S.) <strong>Description</strong>: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems <a href="http://www.ga-asi.com/products/aircraft/predator_c.php" target="_hplink">Predator Avenger C</a> is a beast. According to the two-page brochure, the PAC is a "Next-Generation Multi-mission ISR and Strike Aircraft" and successor for the Predator B that can be stacked with a multitude of weaponry. <strong>Deployment</strong>: There is one <a href="http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?topicName=unmanned&id=news/awst/2011/12/19/AW_12_19_2011_p25-406500.xml&headline=USAF Plans Larger, More Capable Predator&channel=&from=topicalreports" target="_hplink">demonstration craft currently in Afghanistan</a>.

SOCOM Mini Drone Of Doom

<strong>Type</strong>: Military (U.S.) <strong>Description</strong>: Yo dawg, I heard you like drones so I <a href="http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/10/socom-warhead-drones/" target="_hplink">put a drone in your drone</a>. One small deadly warhead-equipped mini-drone stuffed into another, to be launched from the main drone and remotely aimed at a target. <strong> Potential Deployment</strong>: This <a href="http://defensenewsstand.com/NewsStand-General/The-INSIDER-Free-Article/socom-could-have-warhead-equipped-micro-uav-by-spring-2012/menu-id-720.html" target="_hplink">warhead-equiped micro-UAV</a> could be flown by SOCOM in the skies by spring 2012.

Suicide Switchblade

<strong>Type</strong>: Military (USA) <strong>Description</strong>: <a href="http://www.avinc.com/uas/adc/switchblade/" target="_hplink">AeroVironment's Switchblade</a> is meant to be a portable, rapid deployment, beyond line-of-sight, "loitering munition" that is a "magic bullet." A bit of advice, AeroVironment: Don't describe a remote-controlled bomb as a "loitering munition" that you call "Switchblade," as it conjures up images of 1950's-style greasers loitering on street corners, flipping open switchblades idly as they wait for their favorite gals. Luckily, greasers won't be in charge of flying Switchblades. They're to be controlled by infantry and <a href="http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=7982421&&s=TOP" target="_hplink">according to the AeroVironment</a>, "Flying quietly at high speed the Switchblade delivers its onboard explosive payload with precision while minimizing collateral damage." <strong>Potential Deployment</strong>: Undisclosed.

Nano Hummingbird

<strong>Type</strong>: Surveillance (USA, DARPA Funded) <strong>Description</strong>: AeroVironment is at it again. In partnership with DARPA, they've actually managed to build a human mechanically engineered version of one of nature's most amazing flying machines: the hummingbird. The <a href="http://www.avinc.com/media_gallery/" target="_hplink">Nano Hummingbird</a> is a perfect bid for James Bond-esque style spy shenanigans. Once these hit the field, we'll never look at hummingbirds the same way. "Stop looking at me! That bird is following me!" <strong>Potential Deployment</strong>: Within five years.

Army A160 Hummingbird Drone

<strong>Type</strong>: Military (U.S. Army) <strong>Description</strong>: Though the military's <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/30/us-army-hummingbird-a160-helicopter-drone_n_1176763.html?ref=technology" target="_hplink">A160 Hummingbird drone</a> doesn't resemble an actual hummingbird so much as AeroVironment's take, it is <a href="http://www.salon.com/2011/12/06/nprs_domestic_drone_commercial/" target="_hplink">raising just as many alarms</a> because of its potential to be deployed on the U.S. home front. <strong>Potential Deployment</strong>: May or June 2012, Afghanistan

Firescout

<strong>Type</strong>: Military (U.S. Navy) <strong>Description</strong>: Northrop Grumman <a href="http://www.as.northropgrumman.com/products/mq8bfirescout_navy/index.html" target="_hplink">describes the Firescout</a> as a "Transformational Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle system provides unprecedented situation awareness and precision targeting support for U.S. Armed Forces of the future. The MQ-8B Fire Scout has the ability to autonomously take off and land on any aviation-capable warship and at prepared and unprepared landing zones in proximity to the soldier in contact." <strong>Potential Deployment</strong>: <a href="http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/pages/news_releases.html?d=237497" target="_hplink">March 2013</a>

Euro Hawk

<strong>Type</strong>: Military (German Ministry of Defense, purchased from Northrop Grumman) <strong>Description</strong>: NG touts its <a href="http://www.as.northropgrumman.com/products/euro_hawk/index.html" target="_hplink">Euro Hawk</a>, built for German Ministry of Defense, as having a "wingspan larger than a commercial airliner, endurance of more than 30 hours and a maximum altitude of more than 60,000 feet, EURO HAWK is an interoperable, modular and cost-effective replacement to the aging fleet of manned Breguet Atlantic aircraft, which have been in service since 1972 and will be retired in 2010." <strong>Potential Deployment</strong>: 2015, 2016 (<a href="http://www.as.northropgrumman.com/products/euro_hawk/assets/SIGINT_NewsRelease_101211.pdf" target="_hplink">PDF</a>)

X-47B

<strong>Type</strong>: Military (U.S. Navy) <strong>Description</strong>: A carrier-based combat drone, <a href="http://www.as.northropgrumman.com/products/nucasx47b/index.html" target="_hplink">Northrop Grumman's futuristic X-47B</a> flew in its cruise configuration <a href="http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/pages/news_releases.html?d=239278" target="_hplink">for the first time</a> on November 22, 2011. It can land with precision on the deck of a moving aircraft carrier, and features twin weapons payload bays that hold up to 4,500 lbs. (<a href="http://www.as.northropgrumman.com/products/nucasx47b/assets/X-47B_Navy_UCAS_FactSheet.pdf" target="_hplink">PDF</a>). <strong>Potential Deployment</strong>: <a href="http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/11/navy-killer-drone-refuel/" target="_hplink">2018</a>

Taranis

<strong>Type</strong>: Military (British) <strong>Description</strong>: BAE System's Taranis (<a href="http://www.baesystems.com/BAEProd/groups/public/documents/bae_publication/bae_pdf_taranis_fact_sheet.pdf" target="_hplink">PDF</a>) is aiming to "Push the boundaries by providing advancements in low observability capability and autonomous mission systems operations demonstrating the feasibility and utility of UAVs." Such a statement starts to push the idea of fully autonomous flight from science fiction into science fact, though we're still a long way off from having an actual real debate on fully autonomous drones fighting our battles and flying our skies. Potential Deployment: TBD, test flights have been delayed to 2012.

Boeing Phantom Eye

<strong>Type</strong>: Communications <strong>Description</strong>: Boeing's hydrogen-powered <a href="http://www.boeing.com/Features/2010/07/bds_feat_phantom_eye_07_12_10.html" target="_hplink">Phantom Eye</a> is a High Altitude Long Duration Craft designed to fly at <a href="http://www.boeing.com/Features/2011/11/bds_phantom_eye_11_16_11.html" target="_hplink">65,000 feet for up to four days</a>. <strong>Potential Deployment</strong>: Unknown

DARPA Vulture

<strong>Type</strong>: Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) <strong>Description</strong>: <a href="http://www.darpa.mil/Our_Work/TTO/Programs/Vulture.aspx" target="_hplink">DARPA's description</a> says the "Vulture technology enables a re-taskable, persistent pseudo-satellite capability, in an aircraft package." Basically, DARPA is attempting to develop a super long duration craft capable of five year continuous flight. Think about that - the Vulture is intended to fly for up to five years continuously. If it were to launch this year it would be in the air for two Olympics. <strong>Potential Deployment</strong>: Unknown

AVIATR: Drone To Fly Saturn's Moon

<strong>Type</strong>: Government Funded Space Exploration <strong>Description</strong>: While the proposal probably won't go through for this mission, this is an aerial drone we can really get behind. <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/04/aviatr-probe-proposed-mission-titan_n_1184028.html" target="_hplink">AVIATR</a> would be a long distance drone that would fly the skies of Saturn's moon Titan. <strong>Potential Deployment</strong>: Beyond 2020

Japan Defense Ministry Ball Drone

<strong>Type</strong>: Surveillance (Japan) <strong>Description</strong>: Techcrunch <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/25/video-japans-defense-ministry-develops-awesome-ball-shaped-drone/" target="_hplink">tells us</a> that the drone can "stand still in mid-air, fly vertically and horizontally through narrow spaces at up to 60km/h, and (which is very cool) keep on moving when it hits the ground or a wall. Thanks to three gyro sensors in its body, the machine can keep also flying even if it's hit by an obstacle." And all for only $1,400. <strong>Potential Deployment</strong>: Undisclosed

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/27/faa-drones-civilian-use_n_3662269.html

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Tornado Warning

July 23rd, 2013 at 2:21 pm by Robb Ellis under Weather

A tornado warning has just been issued for southern Monroe county in south central Indiana until 2:45 PM. A tornado was spotted 6 miles west of Bloomington moving southeast at 15 mph. The same storm still contains quarter sized hail. Move to a safe shelter immediately down in a basement or the most interior room away from windows.

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Jury awards $1.2 BILLION as son brings neglect case against Florida nursing home where his mother died

• Arlene Townsend was not supervised properly, case claimed
• Damages are signal that neglect of elderly will not be tolerated, lawyer says

By Daily Mail Reporter

PUBLISHED: 21:10 EST, 23 July 2013 | UPDATED: 21:46 EST, 23 July 2013

A jury has handed down a verdict awarding $1.2 billion in damages against a Florida nursing home accused of negligence.

The Polk County jury took just over an hour to reach its verdict on Monday, in a case brought by the family of Arlene Townsend, who died after repeatedly falling while staying at Auburndale Oaks Healthcare Center.

The substantial sum, which includes more than $1 billion in punitive damages and $110 million in compensation for Mrs Townsend's son, Gary, was awarded after the six-person jury was asked to determine damages, not liability, The Ledger said.

Treasured: A lawyer for Gary Townsend, pictured with Arlene, says the damages reflect how much he valued his mother

'He is grateful that the jury saw the value of his mother's life,' Bennie Lazzara Jr, who represented Mr Townsend, said. 'To him, she was a treasure. The jury valued her the same way.'

The lawsuit was first filed in 2009, and focused on the care Mrs Townsend received at the home, where she lived from 2004 until her death at the age of 69, in 2007.

Trans Healthcare Inc. and Trans Healthcare Management were listed as defendants in the lawsuit, My Fox Tampa Bay reported.

It was claimed that Mrs Townsend fell repeatedly while at the nursing home and had not been supervised properly, according to The Ledger.

Mrs Townsend fell 17 times while living at the nursing home, resulting in a hip fracture on the last occasion. According to the lawsuit, she was left in bed for days before being taken to hospital.

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The nursing home was said to be short-staffed, and federal and state money that should have been used for care was being diverted elsewhere, WFLA8 reported.

Mrs Townsend's case was allegedly the fourth brought against the company.

Issac Ruiz-Caruz, who represented Mr Townsend, claimed that the case had been about 'corporate fraud, corporate greed'.

'It was an enterprise of a conglomerate that took over a nursing home in Polk County and looted the assets of the company, short-staffed it, under budgeted it and, as a result, the nursing home residents were suffering,' he told WFLA8.

'Ms Townsend was one of those nursing home residents that suffered and ultimately died as a result of those acts,' Mr Ruiz-Caruz added.

Care home: Arlene Townsend fell 17 times and fractured her hip while staying at Auburndale Oaks

The companies argued that they only ran the nursing home until September 2004, according to court documents seen by the Ledger.

Mr Lazzara said the large award was a sign from the jury that mistreatment of nursing home residents would not be tolerated. He added: 'It's one step in the fight, but it's a significant one.'

The lawyers for the family must now try to claim the damages.

The nursing home and an attorney representing the company have not commented on the case.

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Woman Sexually Assaulted During Seattle Church Service

Aaron Little allegedly assaulted a woman during Sunday services at Saint Spiridon Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Seattle.

A registered sex offender has been jailed on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman as she was in the midst of prayer during?Sunday?church services in Seattle, police said?on Monday.

The suspect was subdued inside the sanctuary by several of the victim's relatives, who restrained the man until police arrived on the scene of what officers called one of the most outrageous sexual assault cases they had ever encountered, Seattle Police spokeswoman detective Renee Witt said.

"We've all seen and heard some pretty bizarre and egregious things, but this ... it just kind of blows your mind," Witt said.

The 25-year-old victim was accosted while attending services with her family and boyfriend?on Sunday?morning at Saint Spiridon Russian Orthodox Cathedral, a church just north of downtown Seattle familiar for its blue, onion-shaped domes.

Police said the assault began when congregants rose during the service, and the suspect, identified as Aaron Little, 37, reached over and lifted the woman's skirt to peer under it.

The victim initially did not realize the intrusion, but several of her male relatives witnessed it and hustled the man out of the church through its front door, Witt said.

But before the relatives could return to their pew, the man dashed back into the chapel through a side door and sexually assaulted the woman, Witt said. The woman's family members once again caught up with the suspect, grabbed him and called police, she said.

"Four people actually held him for us until we got there," Witt said. "He's really lucky they used the restraint they did, considering what he did. Good for them."

The man, who lives in a small town south of Seattle and has a previous conviction for sexual assault, told officers he has mental health problems, Witt said.

He was jailed without bond on suspicion of rape, but it will be up to prosecutors to decide how he might be charged, police said.

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World & UK News: Union members 'divided' on Labour

Jul 23 2013

Just 12% of Unite members would sign up as full Labour Party members, new polling from Lord Ashcroft claims.

The former Tory party deputy chairman said just 30% of Unite members would opt in to funding Labour if reforms to the way the political levy is operated went through.

Less than half (49%) said they would vote Labour if an election were held tomorrow, compared to 23% Conservative, 7% Liberal Democrat and 12% Ukip. At the 2010 election 40% voted Labour, 28% Conservative and 20% Lib Dem.

Labour leader Ed Miliband has proposed ending the automatic opt-in of union members which is currently a major source of funding to his party.

Lord Ashcroft said: "(Unite general secretary) Len McCluskey rightly observes that whether individual trade unionists will rally to Labour will depend on whether Miliband gives them 'reasons to want to be associated' with the party. This is largely about policy. But the policies he himself advocates seem unlikely to have the desired effect. McCluskey is quite right that his members are not queuing up to join Labour. And if Miliband takes his advice, nor will they."

The poll interviewed 712 Unite members from a total membership of 1.42 million. Questions were posed online between July 10 and 17. Other findings of the poll suggested 30% of Unite members already opted out of funding the Labour Party, while a third did not know whether they did or not. Most Unite members, 57%, supported the idea of an opt-in system.

The union's membership was divided over whether Unite had been right to give nearly ?12 million to Labour since the general election, with 46% disagreeing but 43% backing the donations. Almost half, 49%, said future large donations would be wrong.

Unite members were more likely to think the Labour Party did a bad job of representing ordinary working people (47%) than think it did a good job (42%). And a large majority of 86% of members backed the Government's policy of a ?26,000 a year benefit cap.

Mr Miliband said: "I think this poll is proving that we are right to want change, because there are people who want to be part of our party, want to be active members of our party, want to be affiliated to our party. I want to give that that choice and I want to make it a real choice."

If 12% of individuals currently affiliated to Labour through their unions signed up to become full members, that would double the size of the party membership, he pointed out.

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FDA cracks down on illegal diabetes remedies

WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on more than a dozen companies that market illegal treatments for diabetes, ranging from bogus dietary supplements to prescription drugs sold online without a prescription.

All of the products aim to cash in on the country's diabetes epidemic, which affects nearly 26 million Americans. Regulators worry that consumers who buy such unapproved products could put off getting legitimate medical care, which could exacerbate heart disease, kidney failure and other deadly complications.

The FDA sent warning letters to 15 companies, both in the U.S. and abroad, ordering them to stop selling diabetes treatments which violate U.S. drug laws.

Three of the products targeted are marketed as "natural" supplements, but actually contain unlisted pharmaceutical ingredients. For example, Diexi, which is sold as a traditional Indian "herbal formula," actually contains metformin, the most common prescription drug used to treat diabetes. The product is sold by Amrutam Life Care, of Surat, India.

"Consumers should exercise caution before using products claiming to be herbal or all-natural alternatives to FDA-approved prescription drugs," the agency said in a statement Tuesday. "These products should be considered unsafe and should not be used."

Other products include genuine dietary supplements that make unproven claims to treat or prevent diabetes. For example, Diabetes Daily Care is a capsule-based supplement containing cinnamon extract and other herbs. Its manufacturer, Nature's Health Supply Inc., claims it "safely and effectively improves sugar metabolism."

Under U.S. law, only FDA-approved medicines are permitted to make claims for treating or preventing disease.

Other companies targeted by the FDA run online pharmacies that sell prescription drugs for diabetes without a prescription. The FDA issued a warning letter to www.bestcheapmedsonline.com for marketing unapproved versions of diabetes drugs like Januvia, from Merck & Co. Inc.

The FDA warns patients against buying prescription medications on the Internet. Only 3 percent of online pharmacies actually comply with all U.S. pharmacy laws, according to a review by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.

People with diabetes are unable to properly break down carbohydrates, either because their bodies do not produce enough insulin or because they've become resistant to the hormone, which controls blood sugar levels. These patients face higher risks of heart attacks, kidney problems, blindness and other serious complications.

Many diabetics require multiple drugs to control their blood sugar levels.

The U.S. market for prescription diabetes drugs is the largest in the world, with sales of $22 billion last year. Sales have ballooned more than 60 percent in the last four years from $13.6 billion in 2008, according to health data firm, IMS Health.

The FDA said it has not received any reports of injury or illness connected with the products, but is taking action as a precautionary measure.

The FDA sent the warning letters to the companies last week, but posted them online Tuesday morning. The letters gives each company 15 business days to reply and explain how they will come into compliance with U.S. law. FDA warning letters are not legally binding, but the agency can take companies to court if they are ignored.

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