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Supreme Court of Canada strikes down “unconstitutional” anti-terror legislation

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Supreme Court of Canada strikes down “unconstitutional” anti-terror legislation
Posted on Thursday, September 30, 2021 in Uncategorized

Saturday, February 24, 2007

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled unanimously 9-0, in favour of a ruling that overturns controversial anti-terror legislation that allowed the Canadian Security Intelligence Service to indefinitely detain suspects without revealing the reason for their arrest or detention.

The judgement, summarised by Justice Beverley McLachlin in the ruling, gave Parliament a one year grace period to create new legislation that will fall within Canada’s constitution and Charter.

The CSIS security certificates have caused five Canadians to spend years in prison since the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States – accused of ties to terrorism, but without trial, and not even allowed to be informed of the evidence against them for reasons of national security.

The certificates only target Canadians who do not hold citizenship, such as landed immigrants and refugees.

The three Canadian detainees who took their cause to the Supreme Court last June include Algerian-born Mohamed Harkat from Ottawa, Syrian-born Hassan Almrei from Toronto and Moroccan-born Adil Charkaoui from the University of Montreal. The ruling also applies to Egyptian-born Canadians Mahmoud Jaballah and Mohammad Mahjoub, both residents of Toronto.

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Sep 29
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Senator Ted Stevens loses re-election bid in Alaska ballot

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Senator Ted Stevens loses re-election bid in Alaska ballot
Posted on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 in Uncategorized

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Alaskan U.S. Senator Ted Stevens, who turned 85 yesterday, narrowly lost his re-election bid to Mark Begich, the Democratic Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska.

Meanwhile, as Alaska’s counting of the November 4 election is almost complete, Democratic challenger for the US House of Representatives, Ethan Berkowitz, conceded to incumbent Don Young, the Republican Party nominee.

With this result, the Democrats are two seats away (assuming that independents Bernie Sanders and Joe Lieberman continue to caucus with them) from a filibuster-proof supermajority in the United States Senate, with two races (Minnesota and Georgia) as yet uncalled. That would allow the Democrats to invoke cloture, limiting filibusters to a further 30 hours, an ability last attained in the 95th Congress of 1977-79.

Stevens is entitled to request a recount at his campaign’s expense, and has not yet made a statement. After the completion of counting yesterday, Begich had defeated Stevens by 3,724 votes, a margin of over one percent. 2,500 special absentee and postal ballots remain to be counted on November 25.

Begich released a statement on his win saying, “I am humbled and honored to serve Alaska in the United States Senate. It’s been an incredible journey getting to this point, and I appreciate the support and commitment of the thousands of Alaskans who have brought us to this day.”

Young won his race by 16,280 votes, a margin of five percent.

Stevens recently became a convicted felon on seven counts for lying on Senate disclosure forms about accepting $250,000 in gifts and home renovations from VECO, an oil services company. He has asked President George W. Bush not to grant him a presidential pardon.

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Sep 29
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Texas Health Insurance The Difference Between Indemnity And Managed Care

Posted on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 in Real Estate

By Jordan FeRoss

Health insurance in the state of Texas uses two types of health care coverage for policyholders. One is called indemnity coverage and the other one is called managed care. These health insurance coverage plans are used by employers. It is up to them as to which health care plan they will use.

With indemnity coverage, you have more of a choice in health care services. The other side of your health insurance in Texas is that you will pay more. It’s always been said that you have to pay for convenience. Since indemnity coverage is convenient, you will have to pay the price.

With managed care, this health insurance in Texas has restrictions, but you don’t have to pay as much for it as you would the indemnity coverage. It is up to the employer as to what they will offer their employees. If the employees decide on the costlier health insurance coverage, they have fork out the difference from the total amount.

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Health insurance companies in Texas are responsible for providing the indemnity coverage. This health insurance coverage is used for doctor visits and hospital services. The policyholder has to make sure that the services are needed and that they are in line with policy rules.

On the other side of health insurance in Texas, more people are going to managed care because of the costs associated with indemnity coverage. This health insurance coverage does cost less than indemnity coverage and will cover some of the same medical services. Managed care costs less because they are able to work directly with doctors and medical facilities to offer services to policyholders at rates that have been hammered out between them. People are now starting to prefer the lower cost over the limited options, as rising costs have become a concern for many.

Health insurance companies or HMOs (Health Maintenance Organizations) are responsible for providing this kind of coverage. In fact, strict managed care coverage can only be provided by HMOs. This means that people that have this coverage are only allowed to get medical services from medical providers that are part of the HMO network. The only exceptions to this are unique medical situations and medical emergencies if you are not in an area where the network is located. In some cases, you would have to pay more outside of the network, but it can depend on the situation at hand. Among the health insurance companies in Texas, you will find some that offer managed care coverage.

If you do select an HMO as health insurance in Texas, you will have to choose a primary care doctor in order as part of the insurance coverage. The doctor that you choose will be responsible for your primary medical care. There are not many costs with an HMO because they only allow people to have the necessary medical services that are available within the coverage. There may be some things that may be complicated to you as far as the coverage policies are concerned. You’ll want to look through your guide or consult customer service that handles your health insurance policy.

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Sep 29
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‘Family Guy’ returns to US television, loses in ratings to ‘Housewives’

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‘Family Guy’ returns to US television, loses in ratings to ‘Housewives’
Posted on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 in Uncategorized

Tuesday, May 3, 2005

The animated series Family Guy returned to the FOX television network with a new episode Sunday for the first time since it was taken off the schedule three years ago. Although the show kept most of its audience that lead-in The Simpsons gave, FOX was still fourth out of five major broadcast networks in the half-hour, losing most notably to ABC‘s hit Desperate Housewives (UPN, the other major American broadcast network, does not air original programming on Sundays).

However, the season premiere of Family Guy and the series debut of American Dad (which helped usher in what the network termed “The New FOX Sunday”) helped bring FOX to the #2 spot out of five networks in the crucial 18 to 49 demographic, one of the most important to advertisers in the key May sweeps period. “Sweeps” occurs four times a year and helps networks and independent affiliates determine how much a fixed amount of time for commercial advertisement will cost (the higher the ratings, the more revenue for the networks selling the time to advertisers).

On the whole, Family Guy averaged a 6.3 rating in the overnights as posted by Zap2It. While the overnight ratings are fairly accurate, the numbers are preliminary and are subject to minor change. One ratings point is equal to 1,096,000 households, as there are now 109,600,000 households in the United States with at least one television. This translates into a little more than 6.9 million households whose sets were tuned into Family Guy, as recorded by the sample of “Nielsen families,” who record their viewing habits and contribute to the ratings process the US uses. The use of the word “share” in the article means that it is the rough percentage of viewers with their sets on at that hour tuning into a certain program. For example, nine percent of viewers in the United States with their televisions on at 9 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time were tuned to Family Guy.

This only added up to a 9 household share for the hour, compared to an 11 share for Law & Order: Criminal Intent on NBC, a 14 share for a CBS Hallmark Hall of Fame movie of the week (traditionally only aired during the key sweeps periods), and a 23 share for the aforementioned Desperate Housewives. Averaged with the performance of American Dad, a cartoon produced by Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, FOX earned a mere 5.8 rating/9 share for the hour.

The episode revolved around a big scheme Peter Griffin, the main character of the series, conjured. To give his wife Lois (who no longer finds him sexually attractive) a second honeymoon in order to “spice up” their love life, he pretends to be actor Mel Gibson so they can stay in a new luxury hotel for free. Peter stumbles upon a sequel to the film The Passion of the Christ, and vows to keep the movie from ever seeing the light of day. To get the movie back, Gibson kidnaps Lois and keeps her captive on top of Mount Rushmore, which leads to a scene in which the three battle on top of the monument, in a homage to the film North by Northwest.

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Sep 28
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14,000-acre Southern California ‘Crown Fire’ at 82% containment, evacuation orders lifted

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14,000-acre Southern California ‘Crown Fire’ at 82% containment, evacuation orders lifted
Posted on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 in Uncategorized

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Antelope Valley, California —The Crown Fire that has burned through 13,980 acres in the High Desert of Southern California since 2:32 pm (2232 UTC) Thursday was at 82% containment Saturday evening, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

On Friday high winds caused the fire to jump the California Aqueduct and spread into the city of Palmdale. Over 2,000 residents of Leona Valley, Ana Verde, and Rancho Vista were given mandatory evacuation orders. The sky was blanketed with thick orange pyrocumulus clouds and falling ash, making the air hard to breathe.

State Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger arrived in Palmdale on Friday to survey the burned areas. “We were very fortunate to not have fires for quite some time because the air temperature was cool and we didn’t have the experiencing of dry weather and all the winds and so on, but all of a sudden the fire season kicked in as if, ‘Here we are,'” Schwarzenegger said during a press conference. “But we are ready and we have luckily distributed resources all over the state of California, so we are ready at any given time.”

The fire has so far destroyed one house and three mobile homes, damaging the roof of another and burning car garages, horse stables, and other outbuildings. Most of the more seriously threatened homes were constructed recently from fire-proof materials, with walls coated in stucco, and fire-resistant plants in the yards. Although some roads are still closed to all traffic, all existing evacuation orders were lifted late Friday night and 500 residents of Rancho Vista were told to “shelter in place” until further notice. Despite the absence of mandatory evacuation orders, over 2,000 houses, 60 commercial buildings, and 100 outbuildings are still under threat.

Throughout the night, fire crews have been battling the wildfire, assisted by cooler temperatures and lighter-than-expected winds which have enabled them to establish containment lines. “Crews went out [Friday] night and did some great work trying to complete more lines and also trying to take care of what we call ‘cat eyes’ which are embers within the perimeter of the fire, so there will be much more work being done there today,” said LACFD Captain Roland Sprewell. “But of course we’re not going to rest on our laurels today…we’re going to be vigilantly watching the winds, especially in the ridge and down in the valleys.”

At the height of the fire, 1,700 firefighters from all over California were battling the flames, although as of 12:00 pm Saturday afternoon, it has been reduced to around 1,350 personnel. 16 fire camp crew have also assisted. 250 fire engines and four bulldozers have been used. In the air, 4 Boeing 747 supertankers, 1 McDonnell Douglas DC-10 tanker, and 6 modified Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters known as “Firehawks” have been dropping water and red Phos-Chek slurry. The Los Angeles Sheriffs Department also increased its presence in the Antelope Valley by bringing in response teams from stations outside the AV. This afternoon, the deployment has been scaled back to three teams as the fire stabilizes and further evacuation orders become unlikely.

Three firefighters have been injured battling the fire, although all injuries are minor. One sheriff deputy was also hospitalized for smoke inhalation but has since been released.

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Sep 28
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2008 Taste of Taiwan Cuisine: A complex to redefine Taiwan’s MICE industry

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2008 Taste of Taiwan Cuisine: A complex to redefine Taiwan’s MICE industry
Posted on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 in Uncategorized

Saturday, July 5, 2008

Ever since the Taste of Taiwan Cuisine, a complex to promote the MICE (meeting, incentive travel, conference, and exhibition) and cultural industries in Taiwan exclusively in June, made its initiation at 2006, the tourism ratio from foreigners were progressively increased in this complex event.

To bring up the MICE industry, Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), the event organizer, arranged several key events including Taipei Trade Shows, travel packages, views, and conferences for international businesspeople. This effectively redefined the MICE industry in Taiwan during the event.

As the 2008 WiMAX Expo Taipei and COMPUTEX Taipei jointly showcased in the Taipei World Trade Center Hall 1 – 3, Taipei International Convention Center, and TWTC Nangang, the potential of ICT industry in Taiwan were demonstrated to drive more discussions between international businesspeople during the show hours and conferences.

Products related to current incidents including energy-efficiency, environmental-friendly, and low-prices were highly respected from industrial businesspeople. In addition to several forums and seminars, topical issues including environment and energy-saving were also mentioned during the shows.

Apart from seminars and trade shows, since the TWTC Nangang was launched on March 13, the venue brought opportunities for several industries. As the government claimed to promote the MICE industry positively, Taiwan will keep its stable position on international sourcing center in Asia with more trade shows expanded to TWTC Nangang.

Culinary, historical ancestry, natural views, and country images, are key factors to demonstrate the culture of a nation. Different from them, the creativity and innovations showcased another style in its [cultural] industry.

A good example was the organization of three theme shows for food and packaging industries – “Food Taipei”, “Foodtech Taipei”, and “Taipei Pack”, a collective with different cultures from twenty-seven countries including United States, South Korea, Canada, Japan, Sri Lanka, Austria, Philippines, Chile, Malaysia, Spain, Fiji, Poland, and six nations from Africa.

Not only the shows, the TAITRA also provided several special coupon cards for international businesspeople to discount in several local department stores, hotels, tourism views, and gourmet stores to rise up the tourism industry.

Although the tourism industry was firmly prosper as trade shows went smoothly, but when a great shows took place at Taipei World Trade Center, it still exposed a major problem on transportation although Walter Yeh, Vice President of TAITRA, ever emphasized to improve this critical issue in a press conference.

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Sep 27
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Why Work With A Residential Real Estate Lawyer In Nassau County Ny?

Posted on Monday, September 27, 2021 in Home Renovation Solutions

January, 2015 byAlma Abell

Buying a home is likely one of the largest purchases you’re going to make in your lifetime. That said, you’re going to need to ensure everything goes smoothly so you’re able to purchase the home of your dreams without any problems. You’re also going to want help if anything does go wrong so you can have it corrected as quickly as possible. In these cases, you’re going to want to speak with a Real Estate Lawyer in Nassau County NY, for help.Your real estate lawyer will likely be able to help you through each step of the home-buying process. They can review the purchase agreement before you make the purchase, ensuring it is completely legal and doesn’t include loopholes that could cause problems. They can also answer any questions you may have before you sign the agreement to ensure you understand it.

Unfortunately, some problems aren’t seen until the home is purchased. This can be true even if an inspection was completed and the contracts were all reviewed. If the person selling the home breaches the purchase agreement, or there are problems that weren’t addressed in the purchase agreement, you may want to speak with a Real Estate Lawyer in Nassau County NY, at that point. Your lawyer can help you figure out what your next steps must be, as they are different for each case. They can also help you take those steps to remedy the problem that occurred.

If you’re purchasing a home, make sure you take the time to understand the purchase agreement and all of the papers included in the sale. Your lawyer can help you with all of this, and even help you after the home has been purchased if anything does occur. If you’re looking for a home now, or you recently purchase a home and you’re having problems, you may want to talk to one of the lawyers at The Law Offices of Elan Wurtzelas soon as possible. They’ll take the time to sit down with you, review everything, and explain your options. From there, they’ll help you figure out the next steps that need to be completed.

Sep 26
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Tropical Storm Danny to threaten the U.S. East Coast this weekend

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Tropical Storm Danny to threaten the U.S. East Coast this weekend
Posted on Sunday, September 26, 2021 in Uncategorized

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) has declared an area of disturbed weather north of Puerto Rico Tropical Storm Danny today, skipping the tropical depression stage.

A statement by the NHC said “a general northwestward motion with a decrease in forward speed is expected today and Thursday, with a turn toward the north-northwest expected on Friday.” This path should bring Danny near the North Carolina early this weekend, and possibly threatening the New England region by Sunday. While the storm is currently weak and disorganized, forecasters say the storm could reach Category 1 intensity on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. However, it is not expected to be as strong as the previous storm, Hurricane Bill.

At this point we are monitoring the storm

The center’s most recent forecast discussion on the tropical storm said “The forecast track is roughly parallel to the U.S. East Coast…and any deviation from the track could make a large difference in what areas get impacted by Danny”.

Some residents in the northeast U.S. are already monitoring Danny. Long Island, recovering from coastal flooding just last week as Hurricane Bill passed offshore, might suffer another hit.

Danny is currently situated about 445 mi (715 km) east of Nassau, Bahamas, and has winds of 45 mph (75 km/h). It is moving west-northwest at 16 kt. All interests along the East Coast are urged to keep an eye on the developing storm over coming days.

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Sep 26
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Iranian International Master Dorsa Derakhshani discusses her chess career with Wikinews

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Iranian International Master Dorsa Derakhshani discusses her chess career with Wikinews
Posted on Sunday, September 26, 2021 in Uncategorized

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

In February 2017, the Iranian Chess Federation announced two teenage chess players, Dorsa Derakhshani and her younger brother Borna Derakhshani, were banned from representing the national team. The federation announced their decision although Dorsa Derakhshani had previously decided and informed the chess federation she did not wish to play for Iran.

Dorsa Derakhshani is currently 21 years old and holds the International Master (IM) as well as Woman Grand Master (WGM) titles. Her brother, Borna, plays for the English Federation and holds the FIDE Master title.

Dorsa Derakhshani was banned since she did not wear a hijab, an Islamic headscarf, while competing at the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival in January 2017. Under the laws of Islamic Republic of Iran, hijab is a mandatory dress code. Her brother Borna Deraskhsani was banned for playing against Israeli Grand Master (GM) Alexander Huzman at the same tournament. Iran does not recognise the existence of Israel, and previously, Irani athletes have avoided playing against Israeli athletes.

Mehrdad Pahlavanzadeh, the president of the country’s chess federation, explained the decision to ban the players saying, “As a first step, these two will be denied entry to all tournaments taking place in Iran and in the name of Iran, they will no longer be allowed the opportunity to be present on the national team.” ((fa))Farsi language: ?????? ????? ?? ??? ??? ?? ??? ????? ?? ?? ???? ???????? ?? ?? ????? ? ?? ??? ????? ?????? ??????? ????? ??????? ? ???? ???? ???? ?? ??? ??? ?? ??????? ????. He further stated, “Unfortunately, something that should not have happened has happened and our national interest is paramount and we have reported this position to the Ministry of Sports.” ((fa))Farsi language: ????????? ?????? ?? ????? ????????? ?????? ??? ? ????? ??? ?? ?? ?? ???? ?????? ???? ? ?? ??? ???? ?? ?? ????? ???? ?? ????? ?????.

IM Dorsa Derakhshani, who currently studies at Saint Louis University in the United States and plays for the United States Chess Federation, discussed her chess career, time in Iran and the 2017 controversy, and her life in Saint Louis with a Wikinews correspondent.

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Sep 25
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One Of The Top 3 Dog Bath Tubs On The Market

Posted on Saturday, September 25, 2021 in Puppies For Sale

Submitted by: Maxine Kramer

Dogs are loyal and caring pets in nature, this is the reason why they called a man s best friend . Since dogs are truly loyal pet, they deserve an owner s who can give the utmost attention to them. You can consider your pet as part of your family, or a baby as well. So it only means that cleaning and grooming your dog is a part of having him in the family.

All dogs are active and love getting messy on the best of days. So if you are going to clean them, it requires a good rub and scrub on the part of the dog owner. This article will discuss the one of the three best dog bath tubs available on the market.

The Booster Bath Plastic Dog Bath

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The Booster Bath is now the hottest pet accessories that must have as this product is simply designed to be compact and flawless. Usually, when you give your dog a bath, it could be a tough task for you because of the eventual mess that can be created. As said earlier, most dogs love to move since they are too active. With that, it can lead to unnecessary messes that could be avoided with the right bathtub.

If you use the Dog Booster Bath tub, you can avoid the messes as this bath tub is elevated. With its design, it can ensure that all of the water and/or soap remains within the confines of the tub. This is very useful as most dog bath tubs can see soap and water leaking over the top.

Aside from the cleanliness of this product that can offer, the storage capabilities are excellent too. It can be folded after you are done with taking your pet a bath. You can now save a space in your home. The bath tub is lightweight and can be neatly folded into a comfortable boxlike shape, so you don t need to lug it around.

Most of the, when you are searching for such dog bath tubs, you can see that most of them are large in size and can often be a cause for concern in terms of storage. This is the reason why most dog owners are constantly using up an excess amount of space to store the dog bath tub. This is not a problem with the Rooster bath tubs as they are designed to be efficiently put away for another day s use.

Aside from being elevated, the Booster bath tub can accommodate dogs of all sizes. Its table is made of solid and quality material that will not falter under the dog s weight. So your dog can walk easily into the elevated table with a set of stairs that are deftly designed to be easy to navigate. Using this dog bath tub allows your dog to have a fun method of jumping into the bathtub. You are now stress-free owner, as there is no crying involved.

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