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Judge Restores New York Democratic Primary

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first_imgWNY News Now File Image.NEW YORK – A U.S. District Judge in Manhattan has ruled that the New York Democratic Primary must take place as scheduled on June 23.In mid-April, New York State cancelled the primary due to concerns over the coronavirus and as a result of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden being the only nominee after Bernie Sanders dropped out.Judge Analisa Torres ruled that cancelling the primary would be unconstitutional. In a statement, Judge Torres argued Delegate Plaintiffs will be deprived of the opportunity to compete for delegate slots should the primary not take place.“The loss of these First Amendment rights is a heavy hardship” said Judge Torres. Judge Torres also stated there is plenty of time for the state to take the necessary precautions to allow the primary to take place safely.New York State Democratic chairman Jay Jacobs called the primary “unnecessary” and will review the ruling.The Associated Press contributed to this report. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)last_img read more

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Fridays on the Fly: The Year of the Cicada

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first_imgBut they don’t appear to be confined to NC, SC and GA. According to a recent article in the Washington Post, there’s another batch of the bugs emerging in places like Virginia, Maryland, D.C., Tennessee, and Kentucky. These cicadas come from a different brood, Brood X, that appears to be hatching a few years early of its normal 17-year cycle.If and when these bugs begin to hit the water, local trout will be in for a feeding frenzy, and the fisherman trying to land them will be in store for a type big-bug fishing that’s usually reserved for famed Western rivers. (Think salmonflies on the Yellowstone of Montana or the Deschutes River in Oregon.)“My experience just within the past couples days has shown that up here in the mountains we are in the very beginning stages of the cicada hatch,” says Olivia Williams of Hunter Banks Asheville. “They are just now slowing burrowing out of the ground here. I personally have not caught any fish on a cicada pattern yet. But, I will say that once they hit full swing up here in the mountains the fish are going to be fat and healthy!”In order to take advantage of this rare biological occasion you can reference the interactive map above—provided by the cicada-obsessed folks over at magicicada.org— to find out where the cicadas are hatching. You’d also be wise to keep your box stocked with size 6 to 8 periodical cicada pattern like this one tied by Loren Williams. The mountains of Southern Appalachian are being invaded, and fly fisherman couldn’t be happier.That’s because 2017 is the year of Periodical Cicada Brood VI. That may sound like something out of a poorly written science fiction novel, but it’s actually a legitimate natural phenomenon.You’ve probably seen or heard a cicada before. They’re the large, flying bugs that fill the woods with a deafening hum and often litter trees with shed exoskeletons. But did you know that these primordial critters are among the longest living insects known to man?  In fact, the bugs live underground for 17 years before finally emerging in sometimes biblical swarms.This interactive map from magicicada.org can help you keep track of cicada hatches in your area and all over the county.2017 marks the 17th year since the eggs of Periodical Cicada Brood VI were lain by their forebears, and now the bugs are coming home to roost in the mountains of Western North Carolina, as well as isolated spots in Northeast Georgia, and Upstate South Carolina. The cicadas were spotted near Asheville, NC as early as May 5, and we’ve heard reports of them near the headwaters of the French Broad from our friends at Headwaters Outfitters.last_img read more

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Colombia Seizes Cocaine Headed for France

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first_img Colonel Pedro Rodelo, director of the anti-narcotics police’s ports and airports division, told reporters that with the seizure, “the distribution of more than 100,000 hits of cocaine on European streets was prevented,” and he estimated the value of the merchandise at 3.5 million euros (4.6 million dollars). By Dialogo February 07, 2012 Colombian authorities seized 105 kilos of cocaine camouflaged in boxes of flowers that were going to be exported to Paris, the anti-narcotics police announced. The police announcement refrained from identifying the firm that shipped the flowers in Medellín and the intended recipient in Paris, due to the investigation that was initiated in order to establish the veracity of the shipment’s sender and receiver.center_img The cocaine was found in the cargo area of Bogotá’s Eldorado Airport, in 20 boxes out of a total of 46 containing flowers coming from the Colombian city of Medellín and headed for the French capital. last_img read more

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Board of Governors to meet in Kissimmee

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first_imgBoard of Governors to meet in Kissimmee Board of Governors to meet in Kissimmee The Bar’s 2003-04 budget, a report on multijurisdictional practice, and selecting candidates to be a public board member will be awaiting the Board of Governors at its April 4 meeting in Kissimmee.Incoming Budget Committee Chair Jesse Diner told the board at its last meeting that the committee expected to propose a break-even budget that would allow for the continuation, with reduced funding, of the Dignity in Law program and the startup of the Bar’s Internet portal service. That free offering will provide a variety of services to Bar members, including a basic legal research service.The tentative budget, which could be changed when it’s presented to the board, calls for spending $28.85 million for fiscal 2003-04. Of that, $18.96 million would come from annual membership fees.The largest expenditure would remain for regulation of the practice, at $12.6 million. That includes the Bar’s grievance, professionalism, ethics and advertising, and membership records operations.As part of the budget considerations, the board will hear a report from a special committee, also chaired by Diner, that reviewed the first year of the Dignity in Law program. Diner reported earlier this year that the committee was recommending reducing the program expenditures from $750,000 to $300,000, bringing much of the work inside the Bar. It would also allow for retaining rbb Public Relations of Coral Gables, which designed the program and oversaw it for the first year, as consultants.The board is also expected to get an updated report on the Internet portal, including detailed costs. The program, which would feature e-mail, docketing, customized news, and other services as well as the research program, is expected to be offered to Bar members this summer, if approved by the board. The tentative budget calls for $120,000 from the general fund, plus an additional expenditure of staff time.Board members have said the free service will be a significant benefit for Bar members. MJPThe Special Commission on the Multijurisdictional Practice of Law 2002 will be presenting its report on recommendations adopted by the ABA last August. President Tod Aronovitz established the panel to draft a Bar response to the ABA proposals.The multijurisdictional practice of law can best be defined as a lawyer providing legal services in a jurisdiction where that lawyer is not licensed to practice law. The commission built its recommendations on the work of an earlier MJP panel formed to make recommendations to the ABA before issuing its final report.The recommendations can be divided into three categories. The first category involves amendments to rule 4-5.5 to allow an out-of-state lawyer — who has not been disbarred or suspended from the practice of law in any jurisdiction or who has not been held in contempt in Florida due to misconduct when engaging in conduct permitted by the rule — to come to Florida to provide legal services on a temporary basis. The services may be conducted if local counsel is associated, if the services occur in matters prior to pro hac vice admission if such admission is reasonably expected to be granted, if the services occur in alternative dispute resolution proceedings if certain conditions are met and if the services occur in transactional work if certain conditions are met. In all of the situations, the services may only be provided temporarily. The second category recognizes that if the rules allow out-of-state lawyers to temporarily come to Florida, there must be a mechanism to bind the lawyer to Florida’s Code of Professional Responsibility and to discipline the out-of-state lawyer for ethical breaches. The commission recommends amending the disciplinary rules to allow for jurisdiction and discipline.The third category involves admission before the courts pro hac vice, admission to The Florida Bar on motion, and activities of attorneys licensed in foreign countries. The commission is recommending a limitation on the number of times the out-of-state lawyer may move to appear in Florida in a 365-day period. As the out-of-state lawyer is subject to discipline for any ethical violations, the commission is recommending the imposition of a filing fee for pro hac vice requests in part to fund the disciplinary system and Clients’ Security Fund. Because of the importance of state regulation over the admission of lawyers, the commission opposes the adoption of an admission on motion rule. The commission is also recommending that no changes be made to The Florida Bar’s Foreign Legal Consultancy rule.Although the board will be discussing the report in April, first reading of the rule amendments will not take place until the May 30 meeting. The rule amendments will be published in the News prior to first reading.The board will also review finalists to be the board’s next public member, replacing Royce Walden who has served the maximum two terms allowed under Bar rules. Forty-two people applied for the position, and a screening committee will narrow those down and present applications and video clips of in-person interviews to the board.The board will select three nominees and forward them to the Supreme Court, which will make the final choice. The new member will be sworn in during the June Annual Meeting, joining Florida A&M University Prof. Vivian Hobbs as the second public member on the board.center_img April 1, 2003 Regular Newslast_img read more

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Investors Haul In Nearly Half the Tobacco Settlement Cash

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first_imgEach April, cigarette manufacturers pay states billions of dollars to reimburse them for the health-care costs of smoking. About $100 billion has been paid so far, all under a landmark 1998 legal settlement with Big Tobacco. The payments are to go on forever as long as people smoke.Much of the money, however, doesn’t go to government coffers anymore. As ProPublica reported last month, a large chunk now flows to investors—the result of deals that politicians and Wall Street bankers arranged to get cash up-front by trading away the tobacco income decades into the future.How much are investors getting? About 44 percent, or nearly one in every two dollars the tobacco companies pay out each year, an updated analysis by ProPublica shows.The figure incorporates new data from California and New York counties and cities that also share tobacco settlement money. It updates our earlier estimate that at least one in three dollars goes to investors who bought bonds used to “securitize” the money coming in. See “How Tobacco Bonds Work.”Until now, it has been unclear how much money has been tied up in securitizations. The deals aren’t tracked by the National Association of Attorneys General, which monitors the payments. State and local officials aren’t required to report how they spend the money.This year, investors were pledged $2.6 billion of the $6 billion paid out by tobacco companies. Forty-six states, five territories and the District of Columbia get a share under the terms of the 1998 settlement, which grew out of a multi-jurisdictional lawsuit over the cost of illnesses caused by smoking.California and New York are unique in that, unlike the other states party to the settlement, they share their settlement proceeds with county governments and some cities.All told, 35 New York counties, plus New York City, and 24 California counties and the City of San Diego have securitized all or a portion of their settlement dollars as of 2014, according to bond documents reviewed by ProPublica and interviews with dozens of county officials.Anti-smoking groups have criticized securitization. That’s because attorneys general who negotiated the legal settlement had hoped part of the money would be spent on smoking prevention.Language in the settlement says the intent was to achieve “significant funding for the advancement of public health” and “the implementation of important tobacco-related public health measures.”“It’s incredibly disappointing,” said Cathy Callaway, associate director of state and local campaigns for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.Securitization, she said, “just continues to dwindle the pot of revenue that could be used for tobacco control programs and should be used for tobacco control programs.”Nationally, states are spending only about 15 percent of the $3.3 billion the Centers for Disease Control recommends they should for tobacco control, according to the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, an anti-smoking group. Anti-smoking groups estimate that during their 2014 fiscal years, states brought in $25 billion from tobacco taxes and the 1998 settlement.Nothing in the settlement directs how governments should spend the tobacco money. And some states that have securitized, like Alaska, still fund significant tobacco control programs. But more often, the money from issuing tobacco bonds went to other uses.In New Jersey, for instance, lawmakers used proceeds from their tobacco bond sales to plug budget holes. Across the New York counties, ProPublica found that the most common use of the money from securitizing was to repay old debts to save on interest payments.Those savings came at a cost: Because the tobacco bonds are payable only from the 1998 settlement proceeds, investors demanded higher interest rates than for less-risky general obligation debts backed by taxpayers. That means investors discounted the future cash from the settlement at higher rates and governments got less money up front 2013 sometimes as little as two cents on the dollar, ProPublica found.As of this year there are approximately $36 billion in tobacco bonds outstanding.Proponents of securitization say it allows governments to avoid the risk of nonpayment. By cashing in early, the money was immediately available for projects to benefit taxpayers. Because only tobacco settlement income could be used to repay the bonds, investors and not the governments would take a hit if one of the cigarette manufacturers went belly-up or the annual payments shrank.The payments are based largely on cigarette sales and have been dropping as smoking bans and prevention efforts bear fruit. But the settlement also requires an annual inflation adjustment of at least 3 percent, which slows the decline.More importantly, tobacco companies remain profitable and able to pay. Overall U.S. tobacco industry sales are declining but still are estimated to top $41 billion this year, according to IBISWorld, a market research firm. Profit margins are expected to grow.As such, the money is likely to keep benefitting residents in place like Southern California’s San Bernardino County, which never securitized. The county receives $17 million to $22 million each year and uses it to pay off debt from a medical center and to fund public health programs that include smoking cessation.Said Gary McBride, the county’s chief financial officer: “We’re still happily collecting our money.” Sign up for our COVID-19 newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest coronavirus news throughout New York last_img read more

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Eden Hazard not thinking about future after firing Chelsea into Europa League final

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first_imgHazard wants to join Real Madrid (Picture: Getty)While Hazard’s future remains up in the air, Chelsea can look forward a Europa League final with Arsenal.It is the first time ever the Champions League/European Cup and Europa League/UEFA Cup finals will be represented by one country after Tottenham booked their spot against Liverpool in the Champions league final on Wednesday night.Chelsea have already qualified for next season’s Champions League, but will be eager to block Arsenal’s route into the competition by beating their local rivals in the final later this month.MORE: Eden Hazard urges Chelsea’s Marina Granovskaia to facilitate quick Real transfer Eden Hazard not thinking about future after firing Chelsea into Europa League final Advertisement Chelsea play Arsenal in the Europa League final (Picture: Getty‘If it’s my last game I will try to do everything for this club to win a trophy. In my mind I don’t know yet [if it will be his last game].’AdvertisementAdvertisementHazard has been linked with a move to Real Madrid and reportedly has his heart set on linking up with Zinedine Zidane in Madrid.Chelsea value Hazard at £100million and will continue to drag their feet on a potential sale until Real meet their asking price. Coral BarryThursday 9 May 2019 11:38 pmShare this article via facebookShare this article via twitterShare this article via messengerShare this with Share this article via emailShare this article via flipboardCopy link566Sharescenter_img Comment Hazard scored the winning penalty for Chelsea (Picture: Getty)Eden Hazard dismissed speculation about his future at Chelsea after possibly his last appearance at Stamford Bridge on Thursday night.The Belgian scored the winning penalty for Chelsea against Eintracht Frankfurt to send the Blues into the Europa League final.Chelsea will not play at home again this season and Hazard was asked after the game if he had just played his last game in front of the Blues’ home support.He said: ‘I don’t think about that. I’m only thinking about winning something for this club and this squad. Advertisementlast_img read more

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Harmony at home key to beating depression

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first_imgHerald Sun 26 Nov 2011Teenagers face a greater risk of developing depression if their parents bicker and show little affection or support for them. Studies by Melbourne University researchers have found that when it comes to predictors for clinical depression, families are as important as genetics and other factors. Professor of psychological sciences Nick Allen says children who are frequently criticised by their parents and who receive little affection are at significantly higher risk of teenage depression.“It’s very characteristic of kids who are depressed, and it also predicts kids who are going to get depressed,” Prof Allen said. “The thing that’s most important is the relationship between the parent and the child, particularly the level of criticism and undermining.” An estimated one teenager in five experiences a serious depressive episode by their 18th birthday. Those who suffer clinical depression in their teens are likely to continue to struggle with the condition as adults.http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/fights-bring-teens-down-study-shows/story-fn7x8me2-1226206548250last_img read more

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Argos and Arkansas Tech Start Three Game Series

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first_imgArgos and Arkansas Tech Start Three Game Series Share March 26, 2007PENSACOLA, Fla. – West Florida (24-10, 3-3) hopes to ride the momentum a successful weekend at North Alabama against GSC West school Arkansas Tech (16-18-1, 5-1) in a double header on Tuesday at 4 pm and one game on Wednesday at 6 pm. West Florida won two-of-three from North Alabama this weekend in Florence, Ala.The Argonauts rebounded from losing two-of-three from Montevallo in Pensacola in the conference opening series on March 17-18. West Florida had dropped out of the NCAA II/ABCA Top 30 from 15th following the Montevallo series.Lee Huggins (Bay Minette, Ala. / Faulkner State CC) has found his stride as of late. The junior third baseman is on an eight game hitting streak. He went 8-for-12 with three doubles, a homerun and two RBI in the three game series against UNA. Starters Jonathan Weaver (Molino, Fla. / Tate HS) and Jon Sintes (Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. / Pensacola JC) picked up wins on the mound for UWF.This is the second GSC West school UWF has played this year. They went 2-1 against Delta State on February 24-25. The Argos are 8-3 against ATU all-time. They took two-of-three against the Wonder Boys last year.Arkansas Tech won two-of-three games from Arkansas-Monticello this weekend. The Wonder Boys are led offensively by Dario Colovic who is batting .400 with nine homers and 40 RBI. On the mound they are led by Brad Green who is 3-1 with a 3.47 ERA. Against GSC East schools this year they are 3-7.West Florida returns to conference play at home this weekend against West GeorgiaPrint Friendly Versionlast_img read more

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Best called into Lions squad

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first_imgIreland hooker Rory Best has been called into the British and Irish Lions squad for the tour of Hong Kong and Australia. The Lions turned to Best after Dylan Hartley was banned for 11 weeks after being found guilty of verbally abusing referee Wayne Barnes in the Aviva Premiership final. A final decision on Hartley’s participation in the Lions tour will be dependent on the outcome of any potential appeal. Best, who had been appointed Ireland captain for the summer tour of north America, will link up with the Lions on Monday ahead of their flight to Hong Kong. The Lions play their first match against the Barbarians next Saturday and tour manager Andy Irvine said: “With uncertainty over the availability of Dylan Hartley to tour, and with the first of 10 matches only days away, we had no option but to call up the additional player. “Despite the circumstances we should congratulate Rory, who will join the squad tomorrow and fly with us to Hong Kong. “A final decision on whether Dylan Hartley will take any part in the tour will depend on the outcome of any potential appeal.” Best was delighted to have received the call. “It hasn’t fully sunk in yet, it is hard to describe because it is the ultimate for a rugby player,” he told www.ulsterrugby.com. “To finally be selected makes playing professional rugby worthwhile. “All the lows that you get and the knocks and bumps, it more than makes up for them and for a few weeks ago when I thought that the chance had gone.” center_img Press Associationlast_img read more

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Ireland set to look for answers after World Cup exit frustration

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first_imgIreland’s World Cup inquest will start in earnest on Monday, and revolve around injuries, supposed inexperience and miscalculations. Hindsight will hand head coach Joe Schmidt the perfect blueprint for global domination, as the Ireland boss comes to terms with his side’s comprehensive 43-20 defeat to Argentina. At the sixth time of asking Ireland again failed to reach the World Cup semi-finals, well beaten by the aggressive, potent and fluent Pumas. Press Association O’Connell has played his last game in green, the 108-Test veteran’s international career at an end. Prop Mike Ross is intent on pushing his Ireland career forward, despite closing in on his 36th birthday in December. Ireland’s frustrating exit has not forced any immediate retirements then – but with a new four-year cycle come natural shifts. Les Kiss will depart to Ulster leaving Ireland needing to recruit a new defence coach, while Schmidt needs a new captain. Ever the able stand-in, Jamie Heaslip will number among the front-runners for the full-time job, but Ireland may look for a more youthful replacement for O’Connell. Heaslip will turn 32 in December, and even the robust Leinster loose forward will be hard-pressed still to be in Test action at Japan 2019. O’Mahony will be another among the candidates to assume the captaincy, but there is no onus on Schmidt to make a quick call. Ireland boss Schmidt claimed his side lacked the experience in key roles required for victory, perhaps inadvertently casting focus on his favourite topic of every squad player “knowing their roles”. “You can’t afford to give a good team like that such a head-start,” said Schmidt. “There’s a little lack of experience and that was very frustrating. “It either comes off for us or for them, and we didn’t quite get the rub of the green.” Schmidt selected flanker Jordi Murphy to start, owing to the Leinster star having spent the brunt of the last two years on hand within the Ireland set-up. The former Leinster boss could have pitched Munster’s Donnacha Ryan in at lock from the off and moved Iain Henderson into the back row, in a bid to offset the injury loss of Paul O’Connell and Peter O’Mahony. Keith Earls struggled when shut right down by Argentina’s targeted defence, before Luke Fitzgerald excelled in replacing knee injury victim Tommy Bowe. Schmidt could have picked Ryan and Fitzgerald from the off and Ireland still may have lost the match, but the exacting coach will by nature be hard on himself when reviewing his own World Cup performance. last_img read more

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