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Russia begins deliveries of advanced T-90 battle tanks to Iraqi army
Russia's main battle tank manufacturer, Uralvagonzavod, has started delivering advanced T-90 battle tanks to the Iraqi army under a major deal struck between Moscow and Baghdad earlier this year.
"The contract is being implemented in accordance with the schedule approved by the parties," the press office of Russia's Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation announced in a statement on Thursday.
The Russian presidential aide for military-technical cooperation, Vladimir Kozhin, told Izvestia daily newspaper on July 20 that "a significant contract for a large batch" of T-90 tanks has been signed between the Iraqi government and Russian manufacturer Uralvagonzavod.
Kozhin did not disclose any information about the price of the deal, but said "the number [of tanks] is substantial."
Uralvagonzavod had announced in mid-July that it was going to deliver 73 T-90S and T-90SK tanks to the Iraqi military this year.
The T-90 is a third-generation Russian battle tank built upon the time-proven Soviet T-72 design.
It is among the best-selling tanks in the world, known for its firepower, enhanced protection and mobility.
The T-90 features a smoothbore 2A46M 125mm main gun, which can fire both armor-piercing shells and anti-tank missiles.
The advanced tank also features sophisticated armor, ensuring all-round protection of the crew and critical systems, including explosive reactive armor and active infrared jammers, to defend it from inbound rocket-propelled grenades, anti-tank missiles and other projectiles.
Indian, Algerian and Azerbaijani militaries have purchased hundreds of T-90 battle tanks in past years. Kuwait, Vietnam and Egypt have also expressed strong interest in buying the tank.
The Iraqi military plans to reinforce its fleet of M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks with T-90s. A large number of American M1A1 Abrams tanks have been damaged in the fight against Daesh Takfiri terrorists.
SOURCEPress TV
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Now for some good word plays or puns.
a mountain and a desert?
becoming a model is importanter.
or was is it stupid things smartly?
but she closes her curtains now!
My friend and his wife are a fastidious couple.
He is fast and she is hideous.
How tiring do they think stirring actually is?
got too much iron in my blood.
towns big enough for everyone.
Understanding what is beyond the horizon is beyond me.
But puns I do understand.
What is a little more puzzling is why I like them and why so many others do as well.
Still, we can figure out that conundrum another time.
For now it's another Pun Day, so….
and it's not much good.
I've just come back from the corner shop.
that should sheikh things up a bit.
duct tape over my mouth.
but after four weeks they hadn't arrived.
they were still dealing with his order.
Medieval times and can't put it down.
installing energy-efficient lights in the toilets.
who his favorite composer is.
Surprisingly, he didn't text Bach.


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Stone-faced and unpredictable, Eric Ruffin's striking lead turn as vampire-obsessed teen Milo gives The Transfiguration the edge it needs to stand out in the crowded field of low-budget horror.
Likewise beneficial is that writer/director Michael O'Shea's expansion of his 2014 short Milo – which featured another actor going by that name – is steeped in blood-sucker lore, thereby providing a realistic take on how someone with his young hero's mindset might behave.
In his room in the New York City housing project apartment he shares with his older brother Lewis (Aaron Moten), Milo has recorded VHS tapes of seemingly every vampire film, pores over internet videos of animal predators attacking and eating their prey and keeps detailed journals of his beliefs and understandings concerning his primary interest.
The space is also where he retreats after doing his own human sipping with the aid of a sharp pocket blade, part of an overall impressive depiction of bloody violence that also manifests in the form of multiple scenes involving gunshots.
Bereft of commentary as Milo does his dirty deeds, The Transfiguration excels at showing, not telling. Even when Milo opens up to new neighbor and fellow misfit Sophie (Chloe Levine) about his thoughts on vampirism – including amusing discussions of his favorite movies – his words convey deeper truths about himself, as does a tragic flashback to what likely sparked his interest in the undead.
Strong as the acting and storytelling are, they're housed within shaky handheld camerawork and further diluted by long, borderline dull and music-free stretches that send one's mind wandering. More often that not, however, the film's minimalistic technical qualities and Ruffin's presence combine to produce sufficient atmosphere, leaving viewers paralyzed waiting to discover the extent of what Milo is capable of doing.


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AKP HEDGES ON KEY EU REFORM AS PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR ACCESSION CONTINUES TO FALL
Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 5 Issue: 2
By: Gareth Jenkins
January 8, 2008 05:00 AM Age: 14 years
Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has announced plans to amend the controversial Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code, that provides for custodial sentences for anyone who insults "Turkishness."
The EU has repeatedly cited Article 301 as evidence of Turkey's failure to internalize the concept of freedom of expression, regarded as one of the prerequisites for eventual Turkish accession to the union. However, not only does the AKP's latest initiative appear half-hearted, recent polls suggest that support for EU membership among the Turkish population as a whole is continuing to decline.
In recent years, Article 301 has been one of the main instruments used by the Turkish authorities to try to restrict freedom of expression. The vagueness of its ban on "insulting Turkishness" has meant that it has been used to try to suppress the expression of a wide range of dissenting opinion, from criticism of Turkish government institutions to opposing the official Turkish denial of an orchestrated campaign to kill Armenians during the latter years of the Ottoman Empire. In its current form, Article 301 provides for prison sentences of up to three years, with the punishment increased by 50% percent if the offence occurs outside Turkey and thus blackens the country's reputation in the eyes of the rest of the world.
Although none of the nearly 100 journalists and intellectuals prosecuted under Article 301 in recent years has subsequently served time in prison, several have received suspended sentences. Perhaps more seriously, anyone prosecuted under Article 301 immediately becomes marked for a campaign of harassment and death threats from Turkish ultra-nationalists and can usually expect little protection from the Turkish police. It was the publicity surrounding his conviction under Article 301 that led to the assassination of Armenian-Turkish journalist Hrant Dink by a Turkish ultranationalist in January 2007. Other prominent Turkish intellectuals prosecuted under Article 301 include Orhan Pamuk, the winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature.
The EU has long pressed Turkey to abolish Article 301 in its entirety. However, the latest draft amendment drawn up by the Justice Ministry makes merely minor adjustments, such as replacing the ban on insulting "Turkishness" with one on insulting the "Turkish nation" and reducing the maximum prison sentence from three to two years. But even these minor amendments have been vigorously resisted by the ultranationalist Nationalist Action Party (MHP), the third-largest party in parliament. "Everyone should resist the proposed amendment to 301," said Oktay Vurul, the deputy chair of the MHP parliamentary party (Radikal, January 8).
The AKP government now appears to be having second thoughts as well. The draft amendment was originally expected to be raised at a meeting yesterday (January 7) of the Turkish Cabinet, prior to being presented to parliament for approval later this week. However, in a briefing for journalists after the meeting, Government Spokesperson Cemil Cicek confirmed that the changes to Article 301 had not been on the Cabinet meeting's agenda. He explained that the amendments would probably be submitted to parliament privately by a number of MPs rather than as a government proposal (Radikal, NTV, Milliyet, Vatan, January 8).
The AKP's reluctance to amend Article 301 is indicative of a general lack of enthusiasm for any of the reforms required to revive Turkey's stalled EU accession process. But recent polls suggest that the AKP is merely reflecting a broader decline in enthusiasm for EU membership among the Turkish population as a whole. In September 2004, when the EU protested the AKP's proposals to criminalize adultery, even though he personally supported them, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan quickly shelved the proposed changes for fear of jeopardizing Turkey's prospects of opening official access negotiations. At the time, opinion polls suggested that 75-80% of the Turkish population favored the country joining the EU.
But since accession negotiations were finally initiated in October 2005, and both the AKP government and the Turkish people have begun to understand that membership will involve not only benefits but also sacrifices and the delegation of a measure of national sovereignty to Brussels, support for EU accession has fallen precipitously. According to the latest Barometer opinion poll, which is commissioned by European Commission in all member and candidate countries, in late fall 2007 only 49% of Turks thought that their country should join the EU. Just 25% of the Turks questioned trusted the EU, compared with 60% who did not, while trust in the European Commission itself stood at 17%, down from 22% six months earlier. There was also a substantial decline in the proportion of Turks who believed that EU membership would benefit the country. In fall 2007, 53% of Turks thought that it would bring benefits, down nine percentage points from 62% in spring 2007.
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She was the inspiration for Judi Dench's character of M in the James Bond films and was the first female boss of MI5. Stella Rimington now writes spy novels and is in Australia for the Perth Writers Festival. She shared some of her insights into the world of espionage with Kerry O'Brien. Features extended interview.
KERRY O'BRIEN, PRESENTER: As the first female head of a major western intelligence agency, Dame Stella Rimington is used to colourful media descriptive like "queen of the spies" and is rather flattered that Oscar-winning Judi Dench modelled her legendary character M in the James Bond movies on the Dame.
But for all that, the former director general of Britain's MI5 has retained a steely edge judging by her recent comments. She retired from MI5 a decade ago after 27 years in the service, waging an intelligence war against the Soviet Union's KGB, the IRA, and other terrorist groups, but has watched with increasing concern how America and her own Government have reacted to the September 11 attacks. She says the so-called "war on terror" was a mistake and that politicians have overreacted to the terrorist threat, eroding civil liberties in the process. Stella Rimington, now a lively 73 and author of four models involving a female MI5 spy, is in Australia for a book tour, and I spoke with her in Melbourne today.
KERRY O'BRIEN: Stella Rimington, you've noted in your memoir that the MI5 of today is a vastly different beast to the one that was formed in 1909. There was one particular criterion for recruitment you attributed to the founder Vernon Kell. What was it?
STELLA REMINGTON: There were two, actually. The first one was,"I like my gals to have good legs," and the other was that a spy or a member of MI5 needs to be able to ride on horseback while simultaneously making notes on his shirt cuff. So those were his two recorded.
KERRY O'BRIEN: And the "gals having nice legs" had nothing to do with them being spies, because I don't think it was never this his mind that they'd progress that far.
STELLA REMINGTON: No, it wasn't. I mean, the girls - even when I joined, which was much, much later than that, of course - the girls were really limited to the desk work, and dealing with the papers, and not doing the sharp-end intelligence work.
KERRY O'BRIEN: So what does make a good spy?
STELLA REMINGTON: Combination of things, really. I mean, a good - because I distinguish between a spy and an intelligence offer because I come from the counter spy side of the house. So I think what you need is a combination of good intelligence and analytical skills so you can make sense of all the information that you are learning, but also the ability to relate to people, anybody, you know, from a Duke to a dustbin man, and to persuade them to work for you, and to give you the information you need. So it's about understanding what makes people tick, and being able, you might say, to manipulate them.
KERRY O'BRIEN: After James Bond, perhaps the most famous fictional spy was John le Carré's George Smiley, who of course was the complete antithesis of Bond, the swashbuckling killer. Was Smiley a plausible character to you?
STELLA REMINGTON: I think he was, actually, and certainly the intelligence service of John le Carré's Cold War books, really, is quite reminiscent of the MI5 I joined. I mean, obviously it's fiction, but there were people around, a bit like Smiley, there were people around a bit like his other characters as well. The sort of pipe-smoking, tweed jacket kind of people around. And the closed nature of the community that he creates is also something that I can relate to. And the mutual suspicion, because when I joined, Peter Wright, famously tried in Australia, was still around, and he had developed a kind of sense that, you know, the whole of western intelligence was penetrated by the KGB and nothing was as it seemed. And all that I can remember, and that's of course in John le Carré.
KERRY O'BRIEN: How formidable was the KGB in real life? Because that was that Cold War ethos that you very much were caught up in for much of your time.
STELLA REMINGTON: Yes. They were an efficient, I think, an efficient and huge intelligence organisation, but perhaps not as clever - as sometimes in our worst moments we thought they were - but they did have some very good successes. And the Cambridge spies that we've already mentioned were obviously one of them. So they were a formidable foe. And of course you've got to cast your mind back to the Cold War when we were two armed camps facing each other and, you know, gathering intelligence was very important and the prize would go if it'd ever turned to a fighting war to the side with the best intelligence.
KERRY O'BRIEN: There must have been some confusion within British intelligence and the other western agencies, when the Soviet Union collapsed and the Cold War fizzled to an end.
STELLA REMINGTON: I must stay, it came as a surprise that it folded up so quickly, actually.
KERRY O'BRIEN: You tell quite a fascinating story of a remarkable meeting when you and I think two, maybe three others from MI5, went over to Moscow and met with a whole array of senior KGB officials.
STELLA REMINGTON: Yes, we did.
KERRY O'BRIEN: Sort of In the spirit of detente. But you described it as it like "... wild animals being confronted by a prey that they couldn't eat."
KERRY O'BRIEN: Wild animals on both sides confronting each other.
STELLA REMINGTON: There was that sense, actually. I mean to us that was the most amazing event, actually. Particularly like me, you know, these had been my enemies all my working life, I never thought to see the day when I would be able to go to Moscow and actually meet these people. But it was, you know, it was a pretty tense occasion.
We had gone at the instigation of Douglas Heard, who was then Foreign Secretary, who'd met a man that Yeltsin had put in charge of the KGB, who he identified as a Democrat wanting to change the KGB to work in a democracy. So we went over to talk about how intelligence services worked in a democracies, and all these guys sitting on the other side of the table with their cold, hard eyes, clearly had no intention whatsoever of changing.
KERRY O'BRIEN: You've reflected on the impact of September 11 and how governments reacted to it, and say that the war on terror, to put it into that box as a war on terror, was a mistake. What are your concerns, and why?
STELLA REMINGTON: Well, I did - I felt that right at the outset, actually, that the sudden declaration of a war on terror was a mistake. I mean, I'd been working against terrorism for many years, from the IRA and other sources, and it seemed to me that to deal with terrorism you had to deal with it on a many layered level, and declaring a war implied that it could be dealt with by military means. Whereas in my opinion you may need military means in certain cases, and I suppose Afghanistan is one of them, but you also need intelligence work, police work, diplomacy, trying to look at what the problems are that are causing terrorism and attempt to tackle them. So I think the war on terror kind of excluded, in a sense, those other things, and led us possibly, you know, too rapidly down the military path.
KERRY O'BRIEN: What did you think then of what unfolded, that picture of rendition, of torture essentially being legalised or an attempt to make it legalised, and the whole spectre of Guantanamo Bay?
STELLA REMINGTON: Yes, well, I think like many, many people I thought Guantanamo Bay was a big mistake.
STELLA REMINGTON: You know, I'm not sort of unique, I think, in saying that. The whole question of torture, I mean, I feel slightly hesitant about commenting on that, really, because there have been accusations that some people from my former service have been involved at least in questioning people who have been tortured. I know nothing at all about that, so I don't really want to get into that area at all, really.
KERRY O'BRIEN: Although you have said that you've spoken against rendition, I think.
STELLA REMINGTON: Yes, well certainly against rendition, and I - I mean, the thing I suppose I feel most is that, you know, the war on terror, and the concern with terror has perhaps led Governments into attempting to passing and attempting to pass certain laws which begin to erode into our civil liberties.
I think, you know, governments are benign, and western democracies, I have absolutely no reason to think that our government is anything other than benign, but I think the cumulative effect of some of this is beginning now to cause people anxiety and to give them the impression that some of our traditional civil liberties are being eroded. You know, for example, keeping people in prison for long periods without charge or trial. And the other aspect of that, I think, is the widespread collection and retention of data, which, of course, is possible now because of the technology, but particularly the sharing of that data, I think, is causing people concern.
KERRY O'BRIEN: What were your feelings as you watched the debate evolve around the lead up to the Iraq War and the big question of whether Iraq genuinely constituted a threat to the peace of the world, and to America and to the West; whether there really were weapons of mass destruction; and the extent to which governments were relying heavily on what they were saying was clear intelligence evidence.
STELLA REMINGTON: Yes. I believed, like everybody else did, that what we were being told was true, and that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction and was imminently about to produce a nuclear bomb, which I think was the sort of back story of what we were being told. I was surprised when in the UK an intelligence dossier was put into the public domain, because my experience of intelligence is that it's not fixed. What you believe today, you may not believe tomorrow or you may have got more, you may have changed your view, anything. So to freeze intelligence into a dossier and put it into the public domain, as the situation struck me at the time, as being a worrying thing to do.
STELLA REMINGTON: I don't know about manipulative, actually. I'm on the outside.
KERRY O'BRIEN: Not designed to influence the debate, surely?
STELLA REMINGTON: Well, I'm sure putting the intelligence into the public domain was designed to influence the debate. It was the raw material, the ammunition, really, which our Prime Minister used in the House.
KERRY O'BRIEN: You've been out of it for a decade now. I wonder, do you miss it, or was it a great load off your shoulders?
STELLA REMINGTON: It was both, actually. I think when you leave a job like that, you've got a combination of grief and relief, really, and the relief is now dominant, I must say, in my life, because I've done lots of other things and I'm, you know, enjoying my retirement from that.
KERRY O'BRIEN: Stella Remington, thanks for talking with us.
KERRY O'BRIEN: And currently working on her fifth spy novel.


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John Thompson (geb. 1962 in New Orleans, Louisiana; gest. 3. Oktober 2017) war ein US-amerikanischer Bürger, der als Afroamerikaner im US-Bundesstaat Louisiana von 1985 bis 2003 unschuldig 18 Jahre im Gefängnis verbrachte, davon 14 Jahre isoliert in der Todeszelle. Erst kurz vor seiner Hinrichtung, welche zuvor bereits sechsmal kurzfristig aufgeschoben worden war, und nach 13 zuvor zurückgewiesenen Berufungen konnten seine Anwälte Michael L. Banks und J. Gordon Cooney seine Unschuld beweisen, woraufhin Thompson aus der Haft entlassen wurde.

Der Fall von John Thompson gilt heute als einer der bedeutendsten Justizskandale der modernen Vereinigten Staaten und trägt bis heute weltweit zur Kritik an deren Beibehaltung der Todesstrafe bei.

Herkunft und frühe Jahre
John Thompson ist der uneheliche Sohn von Josephine Thompson und Charles Jackson. Es war eine Teenager-Schwangerschaft seiner Mutter und seine Eltern waren niemals verheiratet. Zu seinem Vater hatte Thompson kaum einen Bezug, zumal dieser viel Zeit im Gefängnis verbrachte und außerdem nahezu konstante Drogenprobleme hatte. Thompson wurde von seiner Mutter und seinen Großeltern mütterlicherseits aufgezogen. Bereits in jungen Jahren glitt Thompson schnell in die Kleinkriminalität ab. Zum Zeitpunkt seiner Verhaftung, als er 22 Jahre alt war, war Thompson bereits zweifacher Vater.

Vorgeschichte
Im Dezember 1984 wurde in New Orleans der aus einflussreichem Hause stammende Geschäftsmann Ray Liuzza vor seinem Haus mit mehreren Schüssen in den Rücken ermordet. Der unbekannte Täter entkam mit der Brieftasche und einem Siegelring des Opfers.

Einige Wochen zuvor überfiel bereits ein Mann mit einem Revolver des gleichen Kalibers ein Auto mit drei Jugendlichen und entwendete deren Fahrzeug. Dabei kam es zu Handgreiflichkeiten, wobei der Täter sich verletzte, bevor er mit dem Auto der Jugendlichen flüchten konnte. Eine Stoffprobe mit dem Blut des Täters wurde daraufhin zur Laboruntersuchung geschickt.

Nach dem Mord an Liuzza trat dann ein Informant an die Hinterbliebenen heran, welcher anbot, gegen Bezahlung, weitere Informationen zu dem Mord, einen weiteren Zeugen sowie den Namen des Mörders bereitzustellen. Die Unterhaltung, bei der es unter anderem um die Bezahlung dieses Informanten ging, wurde auf Tonband aufgenommen. Basierend auf dieser Unterhaltung wurde John Thompson alsbald verhaftet.

Der zu dieser Zeit 22-jährige, besonders als Kleinkrimineller und Drogendealer aktive John Thompson geriet daraufhin sehr schnell und sehr ernsthaft ins Fadenkreuz der Ermittler: So wurden sowohl die Tatwaffe als auch der vom Täter entwendete Siegelring bei ihm gefunden. Weil Thompson zu dieser Zeit auch Hehlerei betrieb, hatte er den betreffenden Revolver sowie den Siegelring zuvor von einem Mann namens Kevin Freeman gekauft.

Als Thompsons Foto nun in den Zeitungen erschien, glaubten die drei überfallenen Jugendlichen zudem, in ihm auch den Täter des Raubüberfalls wiederzuerkennen. Thompson beteuerte zwar seine Unschuld. Weil er jedoch aus armen Verhältnissen stammte und auch weder ein stichhaltiges Alibi noch Unterstützer hatte, standen seine Chancen im anstehenden Gerichtsprozess von Anfang an schlecht.

Prozess und Verurteilung
Thompson kam 1985 vor Gericht. Zunächst wurde der ihm vorgeworfene Raubüberfall verhandelt. Darauf folgte dann die Verhandlung um die Ermordung von Ray Liuzza. Für den Raubüberfall erhielt Thompson zunächst 49,5 Jahre Gefängnis ohne die Möglichkeit einer vorzeitigen Entlassung. Aufgrund seiner Verurteilung im Prozess um den ihm vorgeworfenen Raubüberfall konnte Thompson im darauf folgenden Mordprozess keine Aussage mehr zu seiner eigenen Verteidigung machen, da die bereits erfolgte Verurteilung für eine schwere Straftat seine Glaubwürdigkeit untergraben hätte und darüber hinaus die von der Staatsanwaltschaft hervorgehobene "Steigerung seiner Gewaltbereitschaft" nur noch weiter untermauert hätte. Des Weiteren kam hinzu, dass die Staatsanwaltschaft nun dahingehend argumentieren konnte, dass, in Anbetracht der bereits langen Haftstrafe für den Raubüberfall, der Mord an sich nur mit der Todesstrafe bestraft werden könne. Thompson wurde, der Staatsanwaltschaft folgend, vom Gericht zum Tode verurteilt.

Ab 1989 verbüßte John Thompson seine Haft im Todestrakt des Angola Prison in Isolationshaft. 23,5 Stunden am Tag war er in seiner Zelle eingeschlossen.

Unterstützung durch Banks und Cooney und letztendliche Entlastung
Ab 1998 übernahmen die Anwälte Michael L. Banks und J. Gordon Cooney der Großkanzlei Morgan Lewis & Bockius in Philadelphia Thompsons Fall. Die beiden betrachteten den Fall anfänglich lediglich als einen sogenannten Pro-Bono-Fall, als einen Dienst am Gemeinwohl, was in den USA unter einflussreichen Kanzleien zum guten Ton gehört. Über die Jahre hinweg wurde das Verhältnis zwischen Thompson und seiner Familie auf der einen, und Banks sowie Cooney auf der anderen Seite jedoch sehr vertraut. Banks und Cooney besuchten dabei auch regelmäßig Thompsons Familie in einem Armenviertel von New Orleans.

Über die Jahre hinweg konnten die Anwälte ganze sechsmal die Aufschiebung einer geplanten Hinrichtung durchsetzen. Doch im April 1999 waren zunächst alle juristischen Mittel erschöpft und Thompsons Hinrichtung durch die Giftspritze wurde auf den 20. Mai 1999 angesetzt. Doch nur 5 Wochen vor diesem Termin konnte eine durch Banks beauftragte Privatdetektivin eine winzige Notiz sicherstellen, welche sich mit einer Blutprobe befasste, welche die Polizei 1984 im Zuge des dem Mord an Liuzza vorausgegangenen Raubüberfalls in dem damals entführten Auto sichergestellt hatte und welche durch die Anklage unterschlagen worden war. Außerdem stellte sich heraus, dass dieses Blut, welches vom Täter sein musste, nicht das Blut von Thompson war: Thompson hat Blutgruppe B, während das untersuchte Blut der Blutgruppe 0 entsprach. Die Hinrichtung wurde daraufhin zum mittlerweile siebten Mal verschoben.

Darauf aufbauend konnten Banks und Cooney nun Schritt für Schritt die Wahrheit im Fall John Thompson ans Licht bringen. So wurden Zeugen aus der Mordnacht gefunden, welche niemals zuvor vernommen worden waren, und eben jener Kevin Freeman, welcher seinerzeit 1984 Revolver und Siegelring an Thompson verkauft hatte, wurde im Hinblick auf den Raubüberfall als der tatsächlich Verantwortliche ausgemacht. Doch Kevin Freeman war inzwischen verstorben, so dass nicht mehr ermittelt werden konnte, ob die Ermordung von Liuzza ebenfalls auf Freemans Konto ging.

Daraufhin wurde Thompson bezüglich des Raubüberfalls für nicht schuldig befunden. Anschließend wurde der Prozess um den Mord an Liuzza im Jahr 2003 neu aufgerollt. Am Ende dieser Verhandlung wurde Thompson für nicht schuldig befunden. Am 7. Mai 2003 verließ er das Gefängnis als freier Mann.

Nachdem Thompson das Gefängnis verlassen hatte, fand er zunächst Arbeit bei Organisationen, welche sich für eine Abschaffung der Todesstrafe einsetzen.

Etwa sechs Monate nach seiner Haftentlassung heiratete Johnson seine Jugendliebe und betrieb fortan zusammen mit ihr einen Sandwich-Verkauf in einem Hotel im Stadtzentrum von New Orleans. Sie lebten in einem gemeinsamen Haus zusammen, welches, ebenso wie sein Sandwich-Verkauf, 2005 von Hurrikan Katrina zerstört wurde.

John Thompson war Mitbegründer und Vorsitzender der Organisation Resurrection after Exoneration (dt. in etwa "Auferstehung nach der Entlastung"), welche sich die Unterstützung von ehemaligen Langzeithäftlingen und deren Wiedereingliederung in die Gesellschaft sowie die medienwirksame Anprangerung von Fehlurteilen zur Aufgabe gemacht hat.

Justizskandal
Nach der Entlassung Thompsons kam heraus, dass die damaligen vier Ankläger vorsätzlich die Verhandlung des Raubüberfalls vor die Verhandlung um den Mord an Liuzza legten, um einerseits Thompson nachhaltig die Möglichkeit zu nehmen, sein eigentlich von der Verfassung gestütztes Recht, im darauf folgenden Mordprozess zu seiner eigenen Verteidigung auszusagen und um, andererseits, im Zuge einer Verurteilung Thompsons als Mörder Liuzzas die Todesstrafe anstreben zu können.

Wie sich ebenfalls im Zuge des wiederaufgerollten Prozesses von John Thompson herausstellte, hat die damalige Anklage, obwohl sie die Ergebnisse der Blutuntersuchungen bereits zwei Tage vor dem Beginn der Verhandlung des Raubüberfalls erhielt, diese gegenüber der Verteidigung zurückgehalten und dies obwohl Thompsons Verteidigung bereits vorab und offiziell um die Teilhabe an "allen wissenschaftlichen Testergebnissen" ersucht hatte.
Diesbezüglich fordert die Verfassung der Vereinigten Staaten "faire Verhandlungen" und dass besonders den Angeklagten entlastende Beweise unter allen Umständen dem zuständigen Gericht vorgebracht werden müssen.

Zwei Tage vor dem Beginn des Prozesses um den Raubüberfall verschwand zudem die Thompson wohl entlastende blutbefleckte Stoffprobe aus der Asservatenkammer der Polizei spurlos und auf "Nimmerwiedersehen" als diese dazu aufgefordert wurde, alle relevanten Beweisstücke an das zuständige Gericht zu übergeben. Darüber hinaus war das Tonband, welches bewiesen hätte, dass der Informant sein Wissen lediglich gegen Bezahlung freigab, verschwunden bzw. wurde niemals der Verteidigung zur Verfügung gestellt.

Als der Mordprozess begann, wurde der Täter von Zeugen relativ einheitlich als afroamerikanisch, etwa 1,80 m groß, und mit sehr kurzen Haaren beschrieben, während Thompson eindeutig kleiner gewachsen ist und zum Zeitpunkt des Mordes einen stattlichen "Afro" trug.

Der zusätzliche Zeuge, der durch den Informanten, der sich kurz nach dem Mord an Liuzza an dessen Hinterbliebene gewandt hatte, bereitgestellt worden war und welcher den Kronzeugen der Anklage darstellte, war hingegen ein ca. 1,80 m großer Afroamerikaner mit sehr kurzen Haaren, wobei er aufgrund von letzterem u. a. den Spitznamen "Kojak" hatte. Außerdem legte die Anklage bei der Verhandlung das Tonband, auf welchem die Konversation zwischen dem Informanten und der Familie von Liuzza aufgezeichnet worden war, nicht vor, und verschwieg somit der Verteidigung gegenüber die Tatsache, dass die belastenden Aussagen des Informanten gegen Bezahlung erfolgt waren.

1994 wurde bei einem von Thompsons damaligen Chefanklägern Krebs im Endstadium diagnostiziert, woraufhin sich dieser einem anderen der damaligen Chefankläger offenbarte und zugab, 1984 in die Zurückhaltung der blutbefleckten Stoffprobe als Beweismittel involviert gewesen zu sein. Der andere Ankläger behielt dieses Wissen zunächst aber weiterhin für sich, bis es erst 1999 von der durch Banks engagierten Privatdetektivin aufgedeckt wurde.

Klage auf Entschädigung
Nach seiner Entlassung verklagte Thompson den Staat Louisiana auf Entschädigung. Im März 2007 sprach ein Bundesgericht Thompson eine finanzielle Entschädigung von 14 Millionen US-Dollar zu. Der Staat Louisiana ging jedoch in Berufung, so dass sich Thompsons Klage in die Länge zog und letztendlich vor den United States Supreme Court kam. Im März 2011 entschied der Supreme Court mit einem Stimmverhältnis von 5:4 gegen Thompson, so dass dieser die eingeklagten 14 Millionen US-Dollar Entschädigung nicht erhält, weil den damaligen Anklägern kein vorsätzliches Fehlverhalten gegenüber dem Angeklagten nachgewiesen werden könne.

Einzelnachweise

Opfer eines Justizirrtums
Zum Tode verurteilte Person
Kriminalfall (20. Jahrhundert)
Person (Mordfall)
US-Amerikaner
Geboren 1962
Gestorben 2017
Mann

en:Connick v. Thompson

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


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//Includes
#include <brimstone/LuaInstance.hpp>    //Class header
#include <brimstone/Exception.hpp>      //LuaException

#include <luajit/lua.hpp>               //lua_State, etc

#include <boost/format.hpp>             //boost::format

namespace Brimstone {

LuaInstance::LuaInstance() {
    m_state = lua_open();
}

LuaInstance::~LuaInstance() {
    lua_close( m_state );
}

void LuaInstance::start() {
    if( !isFunction( "start" ) )
        return;

    pushFunction( "start" );
    callVoid();
}

void LuaInstance::stop() {
    if( !isFunction( "stop" ) )
        return;

    pushFunction( "stop" );
    callVoid();
}

void LuaInstance::preframe() {
    if( !isFunction( "preframe" ) )
        return;

    pushFunction( "preframe" );
    callVoid();
}

void LuaInstance::frame() {
    if( !isFunction( "frame" ) )
        return;

    pushFunction( "frame" );
    callVoid();
}

void LuaInstance::postframe() {
    if( !isFunction( "postframe" ) )
        return;

    pushFunction( "postframe" );
    callVoid();
}

bool LuaInstance::isFunction( const uchar* functionName ) const {
    lua_getglobal( m_state, functionName );
    bool result = lua_isfunction( m_state, -1 );
    lua_pop( m_state, 1 );

    return result;
}

/*
Load and run a script
*/
void LuaInstance::load( const uchar* filepath ) {
    if( luaL_dofile( m_state, filepath ) ) {
        LuaException e( lua_tostring( m_state, -1 ) );
        lua_pop( m_state, 1 );
        throw e;
    }
}

/*
Push a global function with the given name to the stack.
Must be done before doing call().
*/
void LuaInstance::pushFunction( const uchar* functionName ) {
    lua_getglobal( m_state, functionName );
    if( !lua_isfunction( m_state, -1 ) ) {
        LuaException e( ( boost::format( "\"%1%\" is not a global function" ) % functionName ).str() );
        lua_pop( m_state, 1 );
        throw e;
    }
}

void LuaInstance::pushStack( const bool value ) {
    lua_pushboolean( m_state, value );
}

void LuaInstance::pushStack( const intN value ) {
    lua_pushinteger( m_state, value );
}

void LuaInstance::pushStack( const float value ) {
    lua_pushnumber( m_state, value );
}

void LuaInstance::pushStack( const double value ) {
    lua_pushnumber( m_state, value );
}

void LuaInstance::pushStack( const uchar* const value ) {
    lua_pushstring( m_state, value );
}

void LuaInstance::pushStack( const ustring& value ) {
    pushStack( value.c_str() );
}

void LuaInstance::pushStack() {
    //Push nothing to stack (used when doing .call() with no arguments)
}

void LuaInstance::popStack( bool& valueOut ) {
    //lua_isboolean( m_pcState, -1 );
    valueOut = ( lua_toboolean( m_state, -1 ) > 0 );
    lua_pop( m_state, 1 );
}

void LuaInstance::popStack( intN& valueOut ) {
    //lua_isinteger( m_pcState, -1 )
    valueOut = lua_tointeger( m_state, -1 );
    lua_pop( m_state, 1 );
}

void LuaInstance::popStack( float& valueOut ) {
    valueOut = (float)lua_tonumber( m_state, -1 );
    lua_pop( m_state, 1 );
}

void LuaInstance::popStack( double& valueOut ) {
    valueOut = lua_tonumber( m_state, -1 );
    lua_pop( m_state, 1 );
}

void LuaInstance::popStack( ustring& valueOut ) {
    valueOut = lua_tostring( m_state, -1 );
    lua_pop( m_state, 1 );
}

void LuaInstance::popStack() {
}

void LuaInstance::openLibraries() {
    //Limited list of libraries to load
    static const luaL_Reg acLibraries[] = {
        { "",               luaopen_base    },  //standard functions, e.g. print, load, loadfile, etc.
        { LUA_BITLIBNAME,   luaopen_bit     },  //bit operations
      //{ LUA_DBLIBNAME,    luaopen_debug   },  //debugging utilities; e.g. information about a function, access to local variables, etc
      //{ LUA_FFILIBNAME,   luaopen_ffi     },  //LuaJIT; allows binding to C functions from Lua
      //{ LUA_IOLIBNAME,    luaopen_io      },  //File I/O among other things
      //{ LUA_JITLIBNAME,   luaopen_jit     },  //LuaJIT; control JIT compilation (turn on/off from Lua, among other things)
        { LUA_MATHLIBNAME,  luaopen_math    },  //Mathematics library (sqrt, sin, cos, etc).
      //{ LUA_OSLIBNAME,    luaopen_os      },  //System date & time, delete, rename, execute, exit, etc
      //{ LUA_LOADLIBNAME,  luaopen_package },  //loadlib
        { LUA_STRLIBNAME,   luaopen_string  },  //string operations
        { LUA_TABLIBNAME,   luaopen_table   },  //table operations

        { nullptr, nullptr }                    //delimiter
    };

    //Load libraries
    for( const luaL_Reg* p = acLibraries; p->name != nullptr ; ++p ) {
        lua_pushcfunction( m_state, p->func );
        callVoid( p->name );
    }
}

void LuaInstance::callFunction( const int32 args, const int32 returnValues ) {
    //lua_pcall pops the function and arguments that were previously pushed to the stack
    if( lua_pcall( m_state, args, returnValues, 0 ) != 0 ) {
        LuaException e( lua_tostring( m_state, -1 ) );
        lua_pop( m_state, 1 );  //pop error message
        throw e;
    }
    //If lua_pcall completes successfully, then the stack now contains
    //the return values for that function (with the last value at the top of the stack)
}

}


text:
require('user_modules/script_runner').isTestApplicable({ { extendedPolicy = { "HTTP" } } })

--[[ Required Shared libraries ]]
local commonSteps = require('user_modules/shared_testcases/commonSteps')
local commonFunctions = require('user_modules/shared_testcases/commonFunctions')
local commonTestCases = require('user_modules/shared_testcases/commonTestCases')
local testCasesForPolicyTableSnapshot = require('user_modules/shared_testcases/testCasesForPolicyTableSnapshot')
local commonPreconditions = require('user_modules/shared_testcases/commonPreconditions')

--[[ General Precondition before ATF start ]]
commonSteps:DeleteLogsFileAndPolicyTable()
commonPreconditions:Connecttest_without_ExitBySDLDisconnect_WithoutOpenConnectionRegisterApp("connecttest_ConnectMobile.lua")
--TODO: Should be removed when issue: "ATF does not stop HB timers by closing session and connection" is fixed
config.defaultProtocolVersion = 2

--[[ Local variables ]]
local time_system_request_first = 0

--[[ General Settings for configuration ]]
Test = require('user_modules/connecttest_ConnectMobile')
require('cardinalities')
require('user_modules/AppTypes')
local mobile_session = require('mobile_session')

--[[ Preconditions ]]
commonFunctions:newTestCasesGroup("Preconditions")

function Test:Precondition_Connect_device()
  self:connectMobile()
end

function Test:Precondition_StartSession()
  self.mobileSession = mobile_session.MobileSession(self, self.mobileConnection)
  self.mobileSession:StartService(7)
end

--[[ Test ]]
commonFunctions:newTestCasesGroup("Test")

function Test:TestStep_OnStatusUpdate_UPDATE_NEEDED_new_PTU_request()
  local correlationId = self.mobileSession:SendRPC("RegisterAppInterface", config.application1.registerAppInterfaceParams)

  EXPECT_HMINOTIFICATION("BasicCommunication.OnAppRegistered", {application = { appName = config.application1.registerAppInterfaceParams.appName } })
  EXPECT_HMINOTIFICATION("SDL.OnStatusUpdate",
    { status = "UPDATE_NEEDED" }, {status = "UPDATING"}):Times(2)

  EXPECT_NOTIFICATION("OnSystemRequest", {requestType = "LOCK_SCREEN_ICON_URL"}, {requestType = "HTTP"})
  :Times(2)
  :Do(function(_,data)
      print("SDL->MOB: OnSystemRequest, requestType: " .. data.payload.requestType)
      if(data.payload.requestType == "HTTP") then
        time_system_request_first = timestamp()
      end
    end)

  self.mobileSession:ExpectResponse(correlationId, { success = true, resultCode = "SUCCESS" })
  self.mobileSession:ExpectNotification("OnHMIStatus", {hmiLevel = "NONE", audioStreamingState = "NOT_AUDIBLE", systemContext = "MAIN"})
end

function Test:TestStep_Sending_PTS_to_mobile_application()
  local time_system_request = {}
  local is_test_fail = false
  local timeout_pts

  local seconds_between_retries = {}

  timeout_pts = testCasesForPolicyTableSnapshot:get_data_from_Preloaded_PT("module_config.timeout_after_x_seconds")
  for i = 1, #testCasesForPolicyTableSnapshot.seconds_between_retries do
    seconds_between_retries[i] = testCasesForPolicyTableSnapshot.seconds_between_retries[i].value
  end

  local time_wait = (timeout_pts*seconds_between_retries[1]*1000 + 2000)
  commonTestCases:DelayedExp(time_wait) -- tolerance 2 sec

  local function verify_retry_sequence(occurences)
    --time_updating[#time_updating + 1] = testCasesForPolicyTable.time_trigger

    local time_1 = time_system_request[#time_system_request]
    local time_2 = time_system_request_first
    local timeout = (time_1 - time_2)

    if( ( timeout > (timeout_pts*1000 + 2000) ) or ( timeout < (timeout_pts*1000 - 2000) )) then
      is_test_fail = true
      commonFunctions:printError("ERROR: timeout for retry sequence "..occurences.." is not as expected: "..(timeout_pts*1000).."msec(5sec tolerance). real: "..timeout.."ms")
    else
      print("timeout is as expected for retry sequence "..occurences..": "..(timeout_pts*1000).."ms. real: "..timeout)
    end
    return true
  end

  EXPECT_NOTIFICATION("OnSystemRequest", { requestType = "HTTP", fileType = "BINARY"})
  :Do(function()
      time_system_request[#time_system_request + 1] = timestamp()
      verify_retry_sequence(1)
    end)
  :Timeout(time_wait)

  if(is_test_fail == true) then
    self:FailTestCase("Test is FAILED. See prints.")
  end
end

--[[ Postconditions ]]
commonFunctions:newTestCasesGroup("Postconditions")

function Test.Postcondition_Stop_SDL()
  StopSDL()
end

return Test


Imagine my surprise and delight when I read the April 5 article "Keeping A Journal Has Mental Health Benefits" by Morgan Pitts, LMSW, on Page A7. The article for Family Service of the Chautauqua Region was spot on.
I say this because recently, I wrote about how writing can be cathartic. I think writing is a perfect way to help with one's emotional battles.
Journaling does exactly that –manage stress.
I totally agree with the WRITE method.
According to Pitts, WRITE is Whatever, Review, Investigate, Time, and End.
Whatever is the first step when deciding what to write. The best part is that the writer can write about whatever he wants to, and not worry about if what is being written is correct or not.
The WRITE method is similar to the writing process — prewriting (brainstorming), rough draft, revising, editing and publishing.
Pitts added that reviewing is allowing the writer to reflect on what was written and how it connects to the writer's life.
Investigating, Pitts said, is letting the writer exploring his thoughts and feelings. This is important because the writer may want to comment on his emotional experience when writing about a certain event.
Pitts said that it is also important for the writer to manage his time. The writer should try to write something every day. "Try to write something every day, even though it might seem weird at first, soon it will become part of your routine. … You should also write continuously without worrying about spelling or grammar." Pitts noted. Allowing one to not worry about spelling or grammar is beneficial because one will get his thoughts on the page instead of worrying if his thoughts are spelled correctly or are grammatically correct. One can go back and fix any spelling or grammar mistakes.
Finally, Pitts said, is to end the writing session. "Choose a stopping point that makes sense to you and allow yourself time to reflect on the event and the writing, making sure to focus on yourself. … Remember there is no right or wrong way to journal for your mental health. Journaling can be used to track symptoms, explore feelings associated with certain events, and to better understand yourself," Pitts said.
I had previously written that I am not brainstorming because I am writing fiction or a scholarly paper. I am brainstorming to maybe get my angry or sad thoughts onto the page and purge them out of my head. The physical act of writing, the transference of words and ideas to a page alleviates stress. The best part is that I can write what I want and write how I want to write. There is no formula. There is no guide.
Some may say it's a form of journaling, and they would be 100 percent correct.
So if you are ever in emotional turmoil, try collecting your words, thoughts and ideas on a page either handwritten or typed. It doesn't matter which. What matters is that you have begun to deal with your emotional turmoil.


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The Rundown: Outstanding Movie Swerves
August 20, 2015 by E. Spencer Kyte
Above: Two decades ago, director Bryan Singer and screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie brought us 'The Usual Suspects'
Warning: there are a whole lot of spoilers ahead, but honestly, if you haven't seen some of these movies, it's your own fault for missing out and having this gems ruined by me.
Two decades ago, Bryan Singer and Christopher McQuarrie dropped The Usual Suspects on us and Keyzer Soze has been a part of our world ever since. While not a blockbuster in theatres ($23.3M box office from a $6M budget), the 1995 crime thriller hit us with one of the best swerves in cinematic history.
The second Verbal's foot starts straightening out as Agent Kujan starts putting it all together was a "Mind = Blown" situation of the first order. Kevin Spacey rightfully took home the Best Supporting Actor statue that year and McQuarrie grabbed an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, which was also all kinds of well deserved.
In the time since its release, this movie has become a cult classic – the movie that inspired millions of rap lyrics, took Spacey's career to another level and introduced a lot of people to Benecio Del Toro.
Now, in honour of the film's 20th Anniversary, here are 10 of the best movie swerves of all-time.
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Even though I love me some Anna Kendrick and have a serious fondness for Pitch Perfect, her assertion in that flick that you could see the whole "Luke, I am your father" coming is junk. We all felt like Luke when Darth Vader told him the business – "No way! Can't be true!" – and it remains one of the best "Betcha didn't see that coming?" moments in movie history.
The Sixth Sense (1999)
M. Night Shyamalan went back to the "hit'em with a twist" well four or five too many times during his time helming major motion pictures, but there is no denying that this one was amazing and caught everyone napping. Even with the whole "I see dead people," we all sat there watching Bruce Willis try to piece everything together until (screeching car tires) SWERVE! The twists in Unbreakable and The Village were solid too, but this was easily the best of the bunch.
The Crying Game (1992)
When a film starts garnering buzz around its "secret," it has to be included on a list of this nature. The Crying Game garnered six Academy Award nominations, with Neil Jordan winning for Best Original Screenplay. Jaye Davidson, who played the pivotal character with a secret, earned a Best Supporting Actor nod and deserves credit for embracing and shining in a challenging role.
The Sting (1973)
Putting Butch and Sundance in a caper flick was always bound to be a good idea and while films from the '70s don't necessarily hold up all that great 40 years later, Robert Redford and Paul Newman in a "who's in on the con?" game was classic and once it ends, everyone pretends they knew all along, but that isn't true. They got us, just like they got Doyle Lonnegan.
Here's how you know this swerve stands the test of time: even though everyone knows how this story goes by now (and if you don't, where have you been?) A&E has been able to turn it into a very good television series featuring Vera Farmiga as Norma Bates and Freddie Highmore as her son, Norman.
Primal Fear (1996)
Based on William Diehl's novel of the same name, this one caught people off guard and immediately launched Edward Norton into the "This guy is good!" conversation as one of the best actors of his generation. The moment when lawyer frail, scared, stuttering Aaron Stampler morphs into tough, confident Roy in his cell gave us all the same reaction Richard Gere's character, Martin Vail, had. This was a terrific out-of-nowhere twist and a very underrated movie.
Basic (2003)
This was the movie equivalent of a Shell Game where you had to follow the little red ball. There were so many moving parts and conflicting stories that you got twisted and turned and brought back around until – POW! Everything gets laid out for you and it all makes sense and it was pretty smooth how they did it.
The Life of David Gale (2003)
Another strong Kevin Spacey performance, this time as an advocate against capital punishment who is on death row having been convicted of the rape and murder of a fellow advocate. It twists and turns and leaves you caught off guard in the way good movies with swerves often do and yet again, Spacey is great.
The Game (1997)
Love this movie! Michael Douglas and Sean Penn star in this elaborate "What the hell is happening here?" flick that blurs the lines between what is real and what is part of the titular game. While it didn't do as well as director David Fincher's previous offering, Se7en, it has built a solid rep since exiting theatres and is an outstanding addition to a list like this.
When you're talking about movies with surprises and twists and the like, you have to include a movie about magicians trying to one-up the other that ends with a swerve. Starring Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman and directed by Christopher Nolan, this was the better of the two magician movies of 2006 (the other was The Illusionist) and definitely fits in this group for leaving you surprised.
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15 Brilliant Yogi Berra Quotes That Make Sense Even When They Don't, Like "It Ain't Over Till It's Over"
By Jo Yurcaba
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Baseball Hall of Famer Yogi Berra died at the age of 90 Tuesday evening, the Yogi Berra Museum announced Wednesday. Berra played with the Yankees for 18 seasons, 13 of which ended in World Series. He was a part of 10 Yankees championship teams. But he wasn't known only for his baseball skills. Berra also introduced the world to his "Yogi-isms," or little quips about life, baseball, or travel that could be inspirational or just downright strange. The best Yogi Berra quotes seem to make sense even when they don't, imparting a wisdom that also leaves you scratching your head. But that's the best kind, right? I mean, I think?
Berra's Yogi-isms were so famous that he wrote The Yogi Book: I Really Didn't Say Everything I Said!. His quirky personality made him a popular commercial face. He did ads for Yoo-Hoo and Puss 'n Boots cat food, to name a few brands, and he was featured in a number of public safety and security campaigns for municipalities and colleges.
The most famous Yogi-isms were notable for their mixed-up syntax -- which is what made them so great. Here are 15 of the greatest Yogi-isms. They make sense, even though they may not really seem logical.
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When he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1972, he thanked who he guessed he was supposed to thank:
I guess the first thing I should do is thank everybody who made this day necessary.
Berra was not a fan of fan mail, which he said mostly came to him anonymously:
Never answer an anonymous letter.
He believed in doing things the old-fashioned way:
I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did.
He was unimpressed by the future:
The future ain't what it used to be.
He was big on naps:
I usually take a two-hour nap from one to four.
If you plan on traveling, Berra believed that you should probably know where you're going:
If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.
And beware of hotels with fluffy towels:
The towels were so thick there I could hardly close my suitcase.
Berra on social life was, yet again, confusing and hilarious:
Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded.
And he was just fed up with inflation:
A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore.
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Berra had infinite wisdom on what to do if presented with a difficult decision:
When you come to a fork in the road, take it.
Berra spouted his most famous quote in 1973, during baseball's National League pennant race. The Yankees were a long way behind when he shared this bit of wisdom, which has become a major rallying cry. Not long after, the Yankees went on to win the division title:
It ain't over till it's over.
Berra's wisdom got existential when it came to repetition:
It's like deja-vu all over again.
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On baseball, he got pretty literal:
I always thought that record would stand until it was broken.
Berra said baseball was more of a mental sport, though his math doesn't quite add up:
Baseball is 90 percent mental. The other half is physical.
On death, Berra got really philosophical, and maybe a bit creepy:
You should always go to other people's funerals. Otherwise, they won't come to yours.


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Six different mushrooms, all commonly eaten in Singapore, were used in the study. They included shiitake and white button mushrooms, dried mushrooms, and canned mushrooms. It's likely that other mushrooms outside those six would also have beneficial effects, too.


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package org.mamute.integration.scene;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
import static org.openqa.selenium.By.className;

import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.mamute.integration.pages.NewQuestionPage;

public class CreateQuestionTest extends AuthenticatedAcceptanceTest {

	@Before
	public void setup(){
	    logout();
		login();
	}

	@Test
	public void should_suggest_auto_complete() throws InterruptedException {
		boolean hasAutoCompleteSuggestion = home()
				.toNewQuestionPage()
				.typeTags("ja")
				.hasAutoCompleteSuggestion("java");
		assertTrue(hasAutoCompleteSuggestion);
	}

	@Test
	public void should_auto_complete_when_click() throws InterruptedException {
		String completedTag = "java";
		String tagChunk = "ja";
		boolean autoCompleted = home()
				.toNewQuestionPage()
				.typeTags(tagChunk)
				.selectAutoCompleteSuggestion(completedTag)
				.hasTag(completedTag);
		assertTrue(autoCompleted);
	}

	@Test
    public void should_show_hints_when_editing_form() throws Exception {
	    NewQuestionPage newQuestionPage = home()
	        .toNewQuestionPage()
	        .typeDescription("description");
	    boolean descriptionHintIsVisible = newQuestionPage.descriptionHintIsVisible();
	    boolean titleHintIsVisible = newQuestionPage.titleHintIsVisible();
	    assertTrue(descriptionHintIsVisible);
	    assertFalse(titleHintIsVisible);

	    newQuestionPage.typeTitle("title");
	    descriptionHintIsVisible = newQuestionPage.descriptionHintIsVisible();
	    titleHintIsVisible = newQuestionPage.titleHintIsVisible();
	    assertFalse(descriptionHintIsVisible);
	    assertTrue(titleHintIsVisible);
    }

	@Test
	public void should_disallow_user_to_create_tag() {
		NewQuestionPage newQuestionPage = home()
		        .toNewQuestionPage()
		        .typeDescription("description description description description description")
		        .typeTitle("title title title title")
		        .typeTags("unexistant-tag-blabla");
		newQuestionPage.submit();
		String message = message("question.errors.tags.unexistant");
		assertTrue(newQuestionPage.containsErrorMessageLike(message));
	}

	@Test
	public void should_return_question_data_from_server_side() {
		String title = "";
		String description = "description description description description description";
		String tags = "java";
		NewQuestionPage newQuestionPage = home()
				.toNewQuestionPage();
		removeBindsFromElement(className("validated-form"));
		newQuestionPage.newQuestion(title, description, tags);

		assertTrue(newQuestionPage.hasInformation(title, description, tags));

	}

}


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Regardless of whether you already have the rings or are waiting for that special day, dating will always be an important aspect of a relationship. However, as time goes on, the romantic flare that burns brightly during the dating scene often dims. If that's the case for you, then you definitely need a date night. Or, if things are still going great, you still need a date night.
If you are trying to whip up the perfect celebration, try one of these five creative date ideas for Valentine's Day!
During the snowy winter, sledding is cheap, fun and easily accessible. Drive out to the Sand Dunes and have fun zooming down the slopes. If you're like me, you'll probably end up falling off your sled and rolling down the hill — but either way, it's fun! Then, once you're freezing cold, drive out to Green Canyon Hot Springs and de-thaw in the natural hot spring water. It's relaxing and feels amazing!
If you don't want to drive the twenty minutes from Rexburg, then you can always find an apartment complex that has a hot tub instead!
Maybe you have no idea what a Valentine's dinner should look like. It's not hard at all! Anything heart-shaped or containing red pasta sauce, strawberries, or pink lemonade will work. Or maybe you're even struggling to come up with a normal dinner? Click here to read up on some more simple dinner ideas.
When dinner's ready to serve, don't forget to set candles on the table to set the mood!
Any opportunity to dim the lights is a good thing, right? Choose an entertaining movie that she loves or one he's never seen and snuggle close! If you're a new couple, take this time to hold their hand.
If you're married and movies are a normal pastime in your marriage, choose another pastime that you've been meaning to do but never find the time. Take this time to reconnect with each other.
Have you ever taken an Uber? It's been two years since Uber arrived in Rexburg, and now you have a reason to use it! Get an Uber and give your driver full reign for where to get your dinner that night; be adventurous and trust their judgment. Get in and say, "Take us to your favorite food place!" and then go with it. If you liked the first Uber's choice, do it again for dessert. It's a fun memory and keeps an Uber's life interesting too!
Go outside and enjoy a nice night bundled in blankets and enjoying the night sky. Before you go, simply take some wood, smores, hot dogs (if you're hungry for real food) and get to know each other by the crackling fire. Some of the best conversations take place in nature with hardly any distractions.
These are only a few date ideas for Valentine's Day. Whatever date idea you choose, be sure to leave your Valentine that night with a big kiss to show how much you love them!
Looking for some gift ideas for Valentine's Day? Take a glance at some of our suggestions.


CCControl is inspired by the UIControl API class from the UIKit library of CocoaTouch.
CCControl is inspired by the UIControl API class from the UIKit library of CocoaTouch. It provides a base class for control CCSprites such as CCButton or CCSlider that convey user intent to the application. The goal of CCControl is to define an interface and base implementation for preparing action messages and initially dispatching them to their targets when certain events occur. To use the CCControl you have to subclass it.


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A dowager is a widow or widower who holds a title or property—a "dower"—derived from her or his deceased spouse. As an adjective, dowager usually appears in association with monarchical and aristocratic titles.

In popular usage, the noun dowager may refer to any elderly widow, especially one of wealth and dignity or autocratic manner.

Some dowagers move to a separate residence known as a dower house.

Use

In the United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom the widow of a peer or baronet may continue to use the style she had during her husband's lifetime, e.g. "Countess of Loamshire", provided that his successor, if any, has no wife to bear the plain title. Otherwise she more properly prefixes either her forename or the word Dowager, e.g. "Jane, Countess of Loamshire" or "Dowager Countess of Loamshire". (In any case, she would continue to be called "Lady Loamshire".)

The term queen dowager is used in the United Kingdom and several other countries for the widow of a king; when the dowager is the mother of the current monarch she is more often known as the queen mother.

In Asia
Empress dowager is the title given to the mother or widow of a Chinese, Japanese, Korean or Vietnamese emperor. A notable example is Chinese Empress Dowager Cixi, who effectively ruled China for over 47 years.

In other regions
This form of address is used for noble ladies whose husbands have died. It was used for the late Queen Dowager, Fabiola of Belgium.

Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain was known as a dowager queen after the death of her husband.

Informal
Elderly widows of wealth, prominence, and dignified or autocratic manner are often referred to informally as dowagers.

Dowagers portrayed in literature include Lady Bracknell in Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.

Maggie Smith portrayed Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham from 2010 to 2015 in the television series Downton Abbey, and in the 2019 movie sequel Downton Abbey and the 2022 film Downton Abbey: A New Era.

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Born in Batley, Yorkshire. He was the son of Edward Armitage (born c.1849 in Batley), house painter and employer. He worked as an architect's assistant and then became a wood carver. After a period teaching in Leicester he relocated to London and established a successful practice in Westminster and then Lambeth.
Armitage's commissions included carving the 'King's Beasts' for the exterior pinnacles of St. George's Chapel, Windsor (during the restoration of the chapel between 1920-28, architect, Sir Harold Brakspear), the oak leaf symbol for the National Trust, which he secured through an open competition (1936), the coat of arms for Rhodesia House, which was cast by Doulton and Co. (1937), a plaque to distinguish trees planted for the coronation (1937), emblems of shipping and commerce for the new Chamber of Shipping designed by L.G. Farquhar of Burnet, Tait and Lorne (1940).
The architect Herbert Baker was an important patron and one of their early collaborations is the memorial to W.G. Grace in St. John's Wood Road, outside Lord's Cricket Ground (unveiled in 1923). Many of the high profile commissions for architectural carvings Armitage received from Baker were projects that also incorporated important sculptures by Charles Wheeler. Among these projects are: the memorial at Neuve Chapelle commemorating Indian soldiers who died in the First World War (1927); the sculptural scheme for India House (1930); the ornamental carving in stone and wood, as well as decorative plasterwork, for the Bank of England (1933); and architectural carvings of animals and plants on the exterior of South Africa House (1933). He lived at Strand-on-the-Green House in Chiswick and may have died at home.
1926, p.23; 1927, p.23; 1928, p.23.
Came into office as Honorary Secretary of Guild.
The Ministries \'invited the Guild to send a Deputation to them and consequently a Sub-Committee of five members, being the Master (Professor A.E.Richardson, ARA), Past-Master Laurence A.Turner, Past-Master Gilbert Bayes, Bro.Joseph Armitage and Bro.Antony Gardner were elected by the Guild Committee as members of the Deputation and to consider the form that it should take\' Was part of sub-committee to answer questionnaire on \'Art Education\' from the Central School of Art and Design, on behalf of the Guild, together with H.Brownsword and A.Gardner [Sixtieth annual report of the committee of the Art Workers\' Guild, p.2].
Member of committee from 1916-1917, honorary secretary from 1924-1928. Was part of sub-committee to answer questionnaire on 'Art Education' from the Central School of Art and Design, on behalf of the Guild, together with Harold Brownsword and Anthony Gardner [Sixtieth annual report of the committee of the Art Workers\' Guild, p.1]. Died 1945.
Not mentioned on membership list in 1932.
Listed as a teacher of woodcarving in the School of Furniture.
1914, p.11; 1915, p.17; 1916, pp.7-8; 1923, p.5; 1924, p.24; 1925, p.6, p.23; 1926, pp.6-7, p.23; 1927, p.5, p.23; 1928, p.7, pp.9-10, p.23; 1929, p.23; 1930, p.9, p.25; 1931, p.25; 1932, p.27; 1933, p.28.
"The Indians In France." Times [London, England] 8 Oct. 1927: AND "Art Periodicals." Times [London, England] 16 Mar. 1928: 20. AND "India House." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jul 09, 1930; pg. 16; Issue 45560. AND " Bank Of England. By Our Architectural Correspondent." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jun 20, 1933; pg. 41; Issue 46475. AND "The National Trust Symbol." Times [London, England] 19 Feb. 1936: 9. AND "South Africa House. By Our Architectural Correspondent." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jun 22, 1933; pg. 15; Issue 46477. AND "Southern Rhodesia." Times [London, England] 12 Jan. 1937: 14. AND "Coronation Tree Planting." Times [London, England] 14 Jan. 1937: 15. AND OUR ARCHITECTURAL CORRESPONDENT. "New Chamber Of Shipping." Times [London, England] 8 Feb. 1940: 6. AND "Obituary." Times [London, England] 19 July 1945: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 10 Aug. 2012.


Scenes from a nightmare: Thousands of Nazis marching through the city of Chemnitz in East Germany, giving Hitler salutes and attacking people who do not look "German" enough. How could this happen? And how can we stop it?
On Monday evening, up to 5,000 Nazis demonstrated through the East German town of Chemnitz. Unhindered by police, they gave Hitler salutes, shouted Nazi slogans ("German, social and national!") and attacked people they thought looked like "foreigners," leftists or journalists. At least 20 people were injured, with xenophobic violence continuing late into the night. Refugee associations encouraged black and brown people to avoid the whole downtown area. There was an air of pogroms, to use a European comparison, or perhaps of lynchings, the American equivalent.
The Nazis claimed they wanted revenge for a killing that had occurred two days earlier. On Saturday evening, a fatal stabbing had taken place at a Chemnitz city fair. Two men were seriously injured with a knife, and one of them died that night in hospital. The suspects are a Syrian and an Iraqi man. For right-wing soccer hooligans, this constellation was enough to mobilize on social media.
On Sunday afternoon, upwards of a thousand racists took to the streets. "For every murdered German, one dead foreigner!" was one of their chants. The first depressing irony of this story: The racist gathered around a huge monument of Karl Marx – Chemnitz' most famous monument was erected under the German Democratic Republic.
The 5,000 Nazis from across Germany included different fascist groups, but also the mainstream right-wing party "Alternative for Germany". The AfD won 12 percent in the last national elections and is currently the largest opposition party in parliament. AfD leaders Alexander Gauland and Alice Weidel have defended the violent mobs as a legitimate protest against a wave of immigrant criminality (which is entirely made-up).
These protests mark a turning point for the AfD, which has been lurching continuously to the right since its foundation as a right-liberal party five years ago. The AfD was launched by neoliberal economics professors. But from the beginning, it has offered Nazi cadre a space to organize. Now, pretenses of bourgeois respectability are being dropped, as the open fascists have taken over.
In late May, the AfD attempted to organize a respectable demonstration in Berlin. It was a disaster. All their top leaders could not mobilize more than 3,000 supporters, surrounded by 70,000 counter-protesters.
Now, in Chemnitz, we are witnessing a fusion between fascist street gangs and the AfD. The leader of the AfD's right wing, Björn Höcke, the party leader in Thuringia, is now calling for a demonstration in Chemnitz this Saturday.
Politicians from across the political spectrum – from the conservative CDU of Angela Merkel to the social-democratic SPD to the Green Party to the left-wing DIE LINKE – have claimed that the police in Chemnitz were "overextended" or "overwhelmed." On Monday, just 591 officers were present to corral the thousands of Nazis. The head of Saxony's police explained that they had underestimated the right-wing mobilization. But is that credible? Every time a few hundred anti-fascists try to mobilize in a Saxon town, the police show up with SWAT teams in military fatigues with automatic weapons. They recently acquired military tanks!
The reason that the police in Chemnitz could not stop the racist mob was quite simply that they did not want to. The police are "blind in their right eye", as an old German communist expression goes. Germany's police apparatus is full of right-wing and fascist sympathizers. This was made clear to the whole country a week before the events in Chemnitz.
In Dresden, journalists from the public broadcaster ZDF were filming a right-wing demonstration against Angela Merkel. A man with a hat in the colors of the German flag began to harass them, claiming they were not allowed to film him. (Not true, according to German media law.) His friend then went to the police and tried to press charges against the journalists. The police, who had watched the harassment passively, proceeded to detain the journalists for 45 minutes. Over the following days it was revealed: The friend was René S., a leader of the right-wing terrorist group Gruppe Freital. And the harasser was Maik G., an employee of Saxony's provincial police!
The case of Maik G. was just the tip of the iceberg. Officers of the Bundeswehr (military) were planning to carry out terrorist attacks (and were subsequently pronounced not guilty). Informants of the Verfassungsschutz (internal secret service) were all around the right-wing terrorist group National-Socialist Underground (NSU), who were able to murder nine people over a decade. The list goes on endlessly.
When the Saxon police got their military tanks, it was revealed they had gotten them embroidered with a logo in Nazi-style German runes. The idea that giving more resources to these police will somehow stop Nazis is completely absurd. They will only be used for ever-more repression against the left, as we saw with the mobilization of 30,000 officers to protect the G20 summit in Hamburg. More police means more Nazis.
The situation in Chemnitz is a result of the restoration of capitalism in East Germany after the collapse of the Stalinist regime in 1989-90. The privatization and dismantling of the nationalized industries meant that whole regions were abandoned to mass unemployment and hopelessness. Young people, especially women, escape the East as soon as they can. This is the environment where racism reaches levels of mass psychosis – paradoxically in areas where there are almost no refugees or foreigners at all.
West Germany's state apparatus helped this development with racist policies and barely-veiled support for fascist gangs. The integration of East Germany into the "free society" of the West was inaugurated with a pogrom against Vietnamese immigrant workers in Rostock-Lichtenhagen in 1992. Since then, especially the Saxon government under the conservative CDU has given Nazi groups free reign for decades.
The Nazi mobs and the AfD, which each day are harder to tell apart, are a threat to all immigrants and refugees. But they also have their sights on the workers' movement as well: Nazi gangs have attacked trade union demonstrations on May 1, while two AfD functionaries recently tried to strangle a trade unionist to death. At times, the AfD tries to present itself as a "social" party that defends "the little guy" (as long as the little guy in question is of German origin). But the simple fact is that Germany's working class today is entirely multi-ethnic.
The working class in Germany needs the broadest possible united front to defend itself and its most vulnerable members against the growing threat of pogroms and lynchings. Too many reformist leaders want us to place our hopes in the police, the courts, the established political parties – i.e. in exactly those forces that let the AfD become so strong in the first place. We need to trust ourselves and have all our organizations, parties and trade unions mobilize together, to defend workers of all ethnicities and nationalities. By setting up such a front, we can also begin a serious struggle against precarious working conditions, layoffs and the misery that have allowed fascism to raise its head.
Yes, looking at pictures of the hate-filled hordes in Chemnitz, it is easy to feel despair. The scenes from the last few days are more than a warning signal. This is the beginning of a real mobilization that will not just stop the Nazis, but also get rid of the rotten system that created them!


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The following reminiscence was given during a chapter address (undated) by F. Philip Lynch.
Here are some facts and recollections of the third Provost of this House, a great contrast from the first and second. John Norris described himself as a North Countryman and came, in fact, from Crosby, not far from Liverpool, which was entirely English and all Catholic. He was educated at Ushaw, the seminary for the Northern Dioceses, with a curriculum covering the Humanities, Philosophy, and Theology. There were some lay students there, but the vast majority were candidates for the priesthood.
It was as resident sacristan that he first came here to the Oratory. In passing, until we gave up Doubts, one of the sacristan's duties was to wait in the Refectory and he himself ate at second table. The exact date of his first arrival here is unknown to me, but he had already had a job in Lancashire. He was admitted to the noviciate in December, 1865, at the age of twenty-two and was ordained in the old Oratory Church four years later in 1869. His studies were apparently done at Oscott; he is recorded as receiving the tonsure and minor orders as well as the subdiaconate and diaconate in the College Chapel. He is recorded as having various duties – some during his noviciate – implying that he had been accepted by the Ordinary for work in the Diocese. He was ordained at 26.
At that time F. Ambrose St John had been in charge of the Oratory School, since he had taken it over when F. Nicholas Darnell left, a year or so after its setting up in 1859. There are good grounds for assuring that F. John began helping in the School after his ordination, for he was in his early thirties when F. Ambrose had a serious breakdown in health, followed by his death in 1875. F. John Norris had become Prefect of the Oratory School, an office which he held almost till the end of his life.
For the next thirty-five years the Oratory School with its seventy boarders and a small lay staff was F. John's work: the domestic staff was in the charge of the F. Minister of the time and some other Fathers took an occasional class. The Cardinal himself was always interested, supervising and examining the boys or giving a talk, but these became less frequent as he got older. There were times when the Cardinal thought that F. John was inclined to take too much on his own responsibility, but there were no governors' meetings and in practice the Father Prefect had the last word.
As the years went on he acquired quite a reputation in the Catholic world as an educationalist, and the annual Latin play – which the Cardinal was much involved with – put the Oratory School on the map. Some Fathers in the community thought that the School was not sufficiently academic and in 1903 F. Ralph Blakelock was appointed an additional assistant: he had been a successful lay master in the School before joining the Community, and a good scholar, but he was not a success; he pulled out after a year and died not long afterwards.
As is manifest from the picture in the Chapter Room, F. John became quite bald, except for a thin rim of hair, which soon became white. He was of middle height and heavily built, and had to use very strong spectacles. In the breast pocket of his cassock was a large silver snuff box, and he always wore a biretta. His keys at the end of a chain could always be heard as he passed from his room on the ground floor in the School through the small schoolroom passage on to the first floor of the House, where his bedroom was the first, inside the door. It was through this room that, in 1908, the chimneystack fell through the room above, carrying F. Henry Tristram. F. John told us at the time how thankful he was not to have been killed, which he most probably would have been had he been in his room at the time.
F. John had no patrimony and was allowed to draw £50 a year from the School funds as an allowance. The fees were about £100 per annum a boy.
Once in his life he visited Rome. He used to tell us how very impressed he was by Pope Leo XIII. As far as I know, that was the only occasion he left England.
He normally said Mass in the School Chapel – now the College kitchen – after which he read a portion of the Synoptic Gospels to us. And a talk was given to the boys every Sunday afternoon, followed by Benediction. These were taken as semi-inspired!
A serious illness early in 1901 shook him badly, but he recovered sufficiently for the Fathers to elect him Provost in 1905 in place of F. Ignatius. He remained in School as usual after the election. The New Church was in process of construction and there was considerable controversy, not minimised by the fact that the architect was a nephew of one of the Fathers, but there was a good Church at the end of it all, for £45,000.
He became a co-opted literary executor of the Cardinal for the delicate negotiations with W. G. Ward over his biography – who at the same time was a "parent" of the Oratory School.
I have no recollection of seeing F. John act as Celebrant at Community High Masses in Church, though he would always be in Choir. He preached in the Church from time to time. After he had become "Father" F. John carried on his work in the School just the same as before. He also took over as Novice Master and at one time had three novices, all former assistant masters in the School.
The year 1909 was the Golden Jubilee of the Oratory School: F. John had been Prefect for most of those years. By now seven old alumni were Fathers in Birmingham, another at the London Oratory and another at the Chiesa Nuova. There were other priests as well – I can recall a Dominican, a Franciscan, a Redemptorist and a couple of secular priests. There were half a dozen in the then House of Commons – represented in all three parties, Liberal, Conservative and Irish Nationalist, and a few in the House of Lords as well. The School's academic record was modest, but there was a Don at Oxford, and a Doctor of Scripture in Rome and a Doctor of Law at Liverpool.
The Latin Play was revived for the Jubilee year, after some years' lapse. The powers that be decided to confer on F. John a D. D. honoris causa, at the annual School Prize Day. Dr Ilsley, Archbishop of Birmingham, conferred the degree in the big Schoolroom. It was years later that I realised that the impressive Latin document he read before receiving the degree was Pope Pius X's oath against Modernism.
F. Edward Pereira took over the School the following year. In 1911 F. John was re-elected Provost for the third time, and died the following October aged 69 years, of which 47 had been spent in the Congregation.


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Kuglački klub "Sinj" (KK Sinj; Sinj) je muški kuglački klub iz Sinja, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija.
U sezoni 2019./20. klub se natjecao u "2. hrvatskoj ligi - Jug".

O klubu
Osnivačka skupština Kuglačkog kluba "Sinj" je održana 26. lipnja 1980. godine u sinjskom hotelu "Alkar", na kojoj je za prvog predjednika izabran Jovo Kalinić.
Klub se odmah uključuje u ligaška natjecanja, te je do 1991. godine član "B" lige Kuglačkog saveza Split, "A" lige Kuglačkog saveza Split, Jedinstvene dalmatinske lige, Hrvatske lige - Jug, Općinske lige Sinj. U početku je u okviru kotela "Alkar" postojala samo dvostazna kuglana, te je klub nejčešće domaće utakmice igrao u Splitu, te kasnije u Trilju i drugim mjestima.
Od 1992. godine, osamostaljenjem Hrvatske, klub se pretežno natjecao u 2. hrvatskoj ligi - Jug, te u 1. B ligi - Jug  u 3. HKL - Jug. Klub ligaške utakmice igra pretežno u kuglani u Trilju.

Uspjesi

Ekipno

Pojedinačno

Pregled plasmana po sezonama

Poznati igrači

Unutrašnje poveznice
 Sinj

Vanjske poveznice
 aplikacija.kuglanje.hr, Kuglački klub Sinj
 sportilus.com, KUGLAČKI KLUB SINJ SINJ
 sinj.hr, Kuglački klub Sinj

Izvori
 Marinko Perić: "Povijest sporta Cetinske krajine", Sinj, 1989., UDK: 796(497.5-3 Cetinska krajina)(091), str. 267-269
 bisnode.hr, Kuglački klub "Sinj" Sinj
 poslovna.hr, Kuglački klub Sinj Sinj
 fininfo.hr, KK "SINJ" SINJ

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