las Bring your A game: Calls for cricket to relive a blast from the past By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 10:04:45 +1000 With uncertainty surrounding the men's T20 World Cup and Indian tour, former players have expressed interest in revisiting one of cricket's most famous experiments — Australia v Australia A. Full Article Infectious Diseases (Other) Respiratory Diseases COVID-19 Sport Cricket
las The Last Dance dives into the sketchier side of Michael Jordan's legacy By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 16:48:33 +1000 Michael Jordan is remembered as the greatest basketball player ever, but memories of his time in the sun often don't extend beyond the hardwood and when they do, it's not always pretty. Full Article Basketball Television Sport
las Questions may linger over Michael Jordan and The Last Dance. But just enjoy the show By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 06:00:34 +1000 Questions have been raised around the making of the new Michael Jordan documentary, or why it even exists. But maybe we should just enjoy the show, writes Paul Kennedy. Full Article Sport Basketball Documentary Arts and Entertainment
las 'Live and Let Die' blasts as Trump visits mask factory By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 21:36:38 -0400 President Trump toured an N95 mask manufacturing plant Tuesday, with Guns N' Roses' "Live and Let Die" playing loudly in the background. Full Article
las Jimmy Fallon as Nicolas Cage as Joe Exotic proves 'Tiger King' can get wackier By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 11:53:11 -0400 On Tuesday's "The Tonight Show," Jimmy Fallon impersonated Nicolas Cage playing "Tiger King's" Joe Exotic, complete with a mullet and sunglasses. Full Article
las Review: The moving drama 'Driveways' features a superb Brian Dennehy in one of his last roles By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 15:27:23 -0400 Andrew Ahn's lovely second feature "Driveways" also stars Hong Chau and Lucas Jaye. Full Article
las Marine heat waves are lasting longer and hitting more often, research shows By www.thestar.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Apr 2018 13:57:14 EDT Dalhousie professor says the heat has been altering marine ecosystems, harming fisheries and killing various species — and the phenomenon is likely to continue. Full Article
las A pastor and protester clashed over coronavirus restrictions. One was arrested By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 19:02:03 -0400 The debate over constitutional rights and religious freedoms in the COVID-19 age is playing out at an Evangelical church in Louisiana. Full Article
las 'A pure hypocrite': De Blasio blasts Trump over coronavirus aid By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 17:27:24 -0400 De Blasio says he needs Trump to lift New York City from the ashes of COVID-19. But the president says no 'bailout' is coming for his old hometown. Full Article
las The Last Dance: 'I did not anticipate this reaction' By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 17:18:20 GMT Jason Hehir speaks to the BBC about interviewing Michael Jordan and why the documentary series has had such an impact. Full Article
las Boddingtons Plastics: An update By www.medicalplasticsnews.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 09:26:05 -0000 Medical device manufacturer, Boddingtons, has lately been resourcing fast-tooling and moulding projects in relation to emergency procurement for the Covid-19 crisis. Full Article
las Elastomers 2020 US Summits to be delivered in a virtual format By www.medicalplasticsnews.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 13:32:28 -0000 In light of Covid-19, Smithers Thermoplastic and Silicone Elastomers US Summits will now take place in a virtual format. Full Article
las Chinaplas postponed to 2021 By www.medicalplasticsnews.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 10:35:16 -0000 The 34th Chinaplas will now take place from 13th to 16th April 2021. Full Article
las The force: How to improve ultrasonic plastic welding By www.medicalplasticsnews.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 11:34:58 -0000 Tom Hoover, senior medical business development manager – Americas, assembly technologies, at global technology and manufacturing company, Emerson, explains how ultrasonic plastic welding is improved through improved force control. Full Article
las How to ensure high quality plastics are delivered on time By www.medicalplasticsnews.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 15:51:44 -0000 During Covid-19, magnetic separation, metal detection, and conveying products are essential because they support the plastics processing industry and protect plastic from metal contamination. Full Article
las How a custom plastic injection moulder is coping with the rise in demand due to Covid-19 By www.medicalplasticsnews.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 11:00:09 -0000 Diversified Plastics (DPI), a custom plastic injection moulder and additive manufacturer of high-precision components, has increased the capacity of its Acceleration Station to meet the rise in demand associated with the Covid-19 pandemic. Full Article
las How manufacturers can ensure quality of plastic components By www.medicalplasticsnews.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:18:04 -0000 Stephen Sanderson, group inspection product manager and Guven Turemen, group metrology product manager, both from manufacturer Vision Engineering, discusses how manufacturers can ensure the quality of plastic components. Full Article
las Röchling supplies thermoplastic components to help with the pandemic By www.medicalplasticsnews.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:26:13 -0000 Röchling Engineering Plastics UK is supporting the medical and healthcare sectors with thermoplastic components and materials to assist the NHS and worldwide OEMs. Full Article
las University of Glasgow issues plea for acetate sheets to help produce plastic visors By www.medicalplasticsnews.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 14:02:24 -0000 Engineers from the University of Glasgow are responding to the coronavirus pandemic by producing up to 1,000 pieces of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) each day. Full Article
las Medical Plastics News Europe - Issue 53, March-April 2020 By www.medicalplasticsnews.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 14:24:21 -0000 You can view all of the articles from this issue individually in full here. Full Article
las COVID-19 pandemic likely to last two years, study says By www.pharmafile.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 10:53:09 +0000 The coronavirus pandemic is likely to last as long as two years and will not be properly controlled until two-thirds of the world’s populations have become immune. Full Article coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic Medical Communications
las Seattle Genetics, Astellas' bladder cancer med Padcev blows early expectations out of the water By www.fiercepharma.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 15:21:47 +0000 Even a pandemic can’t slow down Seattle Genetics and Astellas' new bladder cancer treatment Padcev, which "blew out sales expectations" for the first quarter, analysts said. And now, they're jacking up their long-term sales estimates for the drug as a result. Full Article
las Teva generics benefit from COVID-19 bump––but the boom may not last By www.fiercepharma.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 13:57:22 +0000 With its multibillion-dollar restructuring plan in the rearview mirror, Teva is pinning its future growth on two of its branded meds with high hopes. But generics are still central to the Israeli drugmaker's business, and increased demand due to COVID-19 gave Teva a welcome gift in the first three months of the year. Full Article
las Las Vegas Minister and Conspirator Sentenced in Tax Evasion Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 18:00:40 EST Michael Haynes, a practicing minister, and David Jett, both of Las Vegas, were sentenced to 37 months in prison and five years probation, respectively, by Chief U.S. District Judge Robert L. Hunt in Las Vegas. Haynes and Jett were also ordered to pay restitution of $834,000 and $150,000, respectively, to the U.S. Treasury. Full Article OPA Press Releases
las Former Alaska State Senator Sentenced on Public Corruption Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:18:56 EDT John Cowdery, a former elected member of the Alaska state senate, was sentenced today to three years probation with a special condition requiring him to serve six months of home confinement for conspiring to bribe another Alaska state legislator. U.S. District Judge Ralph Beistline for the District of Alaska also ordered Cowdery to pay a $25,000 fine. Full Article OPA Press Releases
las Former Alaska State Representative Pleads Guilty to Public Corruption Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:39:53 EDT Beverly L. Masek, a former elected member of the Alaska House of Representatives, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit bribery. Masek pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Ralph Beistline in Anchorage to one count of conspiracy to commit bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds. Full Article OPA Press Releases
las Federal Judge Shuts Down Two Dallas Tax Preparers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:14:46 EDT A federal court has shut down two Dallas tax preparers during the height of tax-filing season. Chief Judge Sidney Fitzwater of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas signed a temporary restraining order barring Ethel Washington from preparing any tax returns. The court has also permanently barred Washingtons former employer, Tina Preston, and her firm, The Preston Group & Associates Inc., from preparing federal tax returns. Full Article OPA Press Releases
las United States Files Civil Lawsuit Against BP Exploration for Oil Spills on North Slope in Alaska By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:28:45 EDT The United States has filed a civil complaint against BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. (BPXA) alleging that the company violated federal clean air and water laws. Full Article OPA Press Releases
las Former Member of U.S. Navy Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Disclosing Classified Information By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 14:57:08 EDT Nora R. Dannehy, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and other federal officials announced that Hassan Abu-Jihaad, formerly known as Paul R. Hall, 33, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Mark R. Kravitz in New Haven to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for disclosing previously classified information relating to the national defense. Full Article OPA Press Releases
las Federal Court Shuts Down Dallas Tax Preparer By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:19:37 EDT A federal court in Dallas has permanently barred a Garland, Texas, man from preparing federal tax returns for others. Lucky Ngo, who operated “Lucky’s Translation and Tax Service” and “Water Inn,” prepared over 6,100 federal tax returns for customers since 2004, according to the government complaint filed in the civil injunction case. Ngo agreed to the permanent injunction order. Full Article OPA Press Releases
las Former Bank of China Managers and Their Wives Sentenced for Stealing More Than $485 Million, Laundering Money Through Las Vegas Casinos By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2009 18:58:35 EDT Two former managers of the Bank of China and their wives were sentenced today after their convictions on Aug. 29, 2008, by a federal jury in Las Vegas on charges of racketeering, money laundering, international transportation of stolen property as well as passport and visa fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
las Alaska Mine Operators to Pay $883,628 to Resolve Environmental Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 12 May 2009 14:32:04 EDT Alaska Gold Co. (Alaska Gold), and NovaGold Resources Inc. (NovaGold), the owners and operators of the Rock Creek Mine near Nome, Alaska, have agreed to pay a $883,628 civil penalty to resolve violations of a storm water discharge permit. Full Article OPA Press Releases
las Department Asks Alaska Corruption Cases Be Remanded to District Court, Former State Representatives Be Released By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 17:05:26 EDT The Department of Justice today asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to remand the cases of former Alaska State Representatives Victor Kohring and Peter Kott, who were convicted on corruption charges in 2007, to the District Court. Full Article OPA Press Releases
las Federal Court Enjoins Las Vegas Man Whose Tax-fraud Scheme Is Estimated to Have Cost Treasury $31 Million By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:33:53 EDT A federal court has permanently enjoined Reinhold Sommerstedt, a Las Vegas-based promoter of a sham trust tax scam. Full Article OPA Press Releases
las Dallas Independent School District Agrees to Settle False Claims Allegations Involving E-Rate Program By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:13:59 EDT The Dallas Independent School District (DISD) has agreed to settle claims that the school district violated the False Claims Act in connection with the Federal Communications Commissions E-Rate program. Under the terms of the settlement, the DISD will relinquish more than $150 million in requests for federal funds, and will pay a total of $750,000. Full Article OPA Press Releases
las Last Defendant in Tennessee Islamic Center Burning Pleads Guilty By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:47:46 EDT Eric Ian Baker pleaded guilty today in federal court in Nashville, Tenn., for his role in burning and vandalizing the Islamic Center of Columbia, Tenn., on Feb. 9, 2008. Baker was charged with violating civil rights that protect religious property and for using fire in the commission of a felony. Full Article OPA Press Releases
las Former Alaska State Representative Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Bribery By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:05:35 EDT Beverly Masek was sentenced today to six months in prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
las FBI Arrests Jordanian Citizen for Attempting to Bomb Skyscraper in Downtown Dallas By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:46:11 EDT Hosam Maher Husein Smadi, 19, has been arrested and charged in a federal criminal complaint with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. Full Article OPA Press Releases
las Jury Convicts Defense Department Official of Unlawful Communication of Classified Information and Making False Statements By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:49:01 EDT James Wilbur Fondren Jr., was convicted by a federal jury today on charges involving providing classified information to a man working with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and lying to the FBI about it. Full Article OPA Press Releases
las Formosa Plastics Corp., Texas, and Formosa Plastics Corp., Louisiana, will spend more than $10 million on pollution controls to address air, water, and hazardous waste violations at two petrochemical plants in Point Comfort, Texas, and Baton Rouge, La. By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:04:05 EDT Formosa Plastics Corp., Texas, and Formosa Plastics Corp., Louisiana, will spend more than $10 million on pollution controls to address air, water, and hazardous waste violations at two petrochemical plants in Point Comfort, Texas, and Baton Rouge, La. Full Article OPA Press Releases
las Bill Allen and Richard Smith, Former Officers of VECO Corporation, Sentenced for Roles in Alaska Public Corruption Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:36:30 EDT Bill J. Allen and Richard L. Smith were each sentenced in separate hearings today for their participation in a corruption scheme in which they provided approximately $395,000 in corrupt payments to public officials from the state of Alaska. Full Article OPA Press Releases
las Justice Department Sues to Close Dallas-area Tax Preparer By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 11:01:48 EST The government complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Dallas alleges that Travis Nicholas Stenline of Seagoville, Texas, operates a business he calls Nick Tax or Nick’s Taxes that prepares fraudulent returns for customers. Full Article OPA Press Releases
las Presidential Task Force on Controlled Unclassified Information Releases Report and Recommendations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:31:49 EST Attorney General Holder and Secretary Janet Napolitano announced two major steps in their efforts to implement reforms to enhance information sharing among federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies and safeguard sensitive information used by the government—designed to expand joint capabilities to protect the United States from terrorist activity, violent crime and other threats to the homeland. Full Article OPA Press Releases
las Former FBI Contract Linguist Pleads Guilty to Leaking Classified Information to Blogger By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:08:13 EST Shamai Kedem Leibowitz, aka Samuel Shamai Leibowitz, 39, of Silver Spring, Md., pleaded guilty in federal court in Greenbelt, Md., to a one-count information charging him with knowingly and willfully disclosing to an unauthorized person five FBI documents classified at the "secret" level that contained classified information concerning the communication intelligence activities of the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
las 10 Las Vegas Men Indicted for Falsifying Vehicle Emissions Tests By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 14:41:28 EST A federal grand jury in Las Vegas today returned indictments against 10 Nevada-certified emissions testers for falsifying vehicle emissions test reports. Full Article OPA Press Releases
las Former NSA Senior Executive Charged with Illegally Retaining Classified Information, Obstructing Justice and Making False Statements By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:33:19 EDT A federal grand jury in the District of Maryland has returned a 10-count indictment charging former National Security Agency (NSA) senior executive Thomas A. Drake with the willful retention of classified information, obstruction of justice and making false statements. Full Article OPA Press Releases
las Alaska Seafood Company Agrees to Pay More Than $500,000 to Resolve Alleged Environmental Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:22:08 EDT Westward Seafoods Inc., the operator of a seafood processing plant in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, will pay a $570,000 civil penalty as part of a settlement agreement to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
las Nine Hospitals in Seven States to Pay U.S. More Than $9.4 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Related to Kyphoplasty By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 17 May 2010 10:59:04 EDT Nine hospitals located in Alabama, Indiana, Florida, Michigan, South Carolina, New York and Minnesota have agreed to pay the United States more than $9.4 million to settle allegations that the health care facilities submitted false claims to Medicare. Full Article OPA Press Releases
las Former FBI Contract Linguist Sentenced for Leaking Classified Information to Blogger By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 24 May 2010 17:43:42 EDT U.S. District Judge Alexander Williams sentenced former FBI contract linguist, Shamai Kedem Leibowitz, aka Samuel Shamai Leibowitz, age 40, of Silver Spring, Md., today to 20 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for unlawfully providing classified documents to the host of an Internet blog who then published information from those documents on the blog. Full Article OPA Press Releases
las Man Admits Attempting to Use a Weapon of Mass Destruction to Bomb Skyscraper in Downtown Dallas By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 26 May 2010 18:11:51 EDT Hosam Maher Husein Smadi pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn to a felony offense related to his attempted bombing of a downtown Dallas skyscraper in September 2009. Full Article OPA Press Releases