Jul 17, 2010
Hereford sign Sam Malsom and Michael Townsend
Michael Townsend made more than 130
appearances for Cheltenham
Malsom, 22, began his career with Torquay United but has recently been playing in the Faroe Islands.
Centre-back Townsend, 24, joined Cheltenham Town in 2005 after he was released by Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Malsom has agreed a one-year deal at Edgar Street while Townsend has signed a two-year contract.
American Samoa communiity college no longer on probation
Posted at 06:46 on 15 July, 2010 UTC
The American Samoa Community College has been moved from probation to a warning status.
The move by the accreditation body for United States schools and colleges, means the school’s status has improved since the accreditation team’s last visit in April.
The school has been on probation for the last two years and the warning status is the least serious of the three-levels of sanctions that can be imposed by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.
The Commission says it would not renew the college’s accreditation until it addressed 11 recommendations.
The college has so far fulfilled seven of those and has made major progress on two more.
A college spokesperson, Dr Kathleen Kolhoff, says it will send a follow-up report on the four remaining issues by the 1st of October.
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The American Samoa Community College has been moved from probation to a warning status.
The move by the accreditation body for United States schools and colleges, means the school’s status has improved since the accreditation team’s last visit in April.
The school has been on probation for the last two years and the warning status is the least serious of the three-levels of sanctions that can be imposed by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.
The Commission says it would not renew the college’s accreditation until it addressed 11 recommendations.
The college has so far fulfilled seven of those and has made major progress on two more.
A college spokesperson, Dr Kathleen Kolhoff, says it will send a follow-up report on the four remaining issues by the 1st of October.
News Content © Radio New Zealand International
PO Box 123, Wellington, New Zealand
American Samoa convenes constitutional convention
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa — American Samoa is convening a constitutional convention to consider changes to its fundamental laws.
More than 100 delegates on Monday launched the convention, the first in the U.S. territory in 26 years.
Several proposals would grant American Samoa more autonomy from U.S. oversight. The U.S. secretary of the interior would lose the power to override vetoes and to review, overturn or intervene in appeals of decisions by the High Court of American Samoa.
The interior secretary also would lose authority to appoint the chief justice and the associate justice. They would instead be appointed by the territorial governor and confirmed by the Legislature.
Constitutional changes would go to a vote in November and eventually need to be approved by U.S. Congress.
More than 100 delegates on Monday launched the convention, the first in the U.S. territory in 26 years.
Several proposals would grant American Samoa more autonomy from U.S. oversight. The U.S. secretary of the interior would lose the power to override vetoes and to review, overturn or intervene in appeals of decisions by the High Court of American Samoa.
The interior secretary also would lose authority to appoint the chief justice and the associate justice. They would instead be appointed by the territorial governor and confirmed by the Legislature.
Constitutional changes would go to a vote in November and eventually need to be approved by U.S. Congress.
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Group Allows Limited Sales of Zimbabwe’s Diamonds
By ALAN COWELL
Published: July 16, 2010
Zimbabwe was allowed to export two batches of rough diamonds before Sept. 6 under the supervision of the Kimberley Process.
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Published: July 16, 2010
Zimbabwe was allowed to export two batches of rough diamonds before Sept. 6 under the supervision of the Kimberley Process.
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Islamist attack in Algeria worst in a year
ALGIERS - An explosion killed four people in the east of Algeria as they were travelling in their car, local sources told AFP Friday. The victims, local traders who were part of a hunting party, were travelling between the towns of Khenchela and Tebessa, near the border with Tunisia, at the time of the blast.
Investigators are still trying to establish what caused the explosion but local sources said there were a lot of French landmines dating back to the war of independence still buried in the region.
But one other source said the explosion was caused by a home-made device set off remotely, in a region where Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb is active.
On June 25, five people including a child and a baby were wounded when gunmen opened up with automatic weapons on a wedding party near Tebessa in an attack the security forces attributed to extremists.
Investigators are still trying to establish what caused the explosion but local sources said there were a lot of French landmines dating back to the war of independence still buried in the region.
But one other source said the explosion was caused by a home-made device set off remotely, in a region where Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb is active.
On June 25, five people including a child and a baby were wounded when gunmen opened up with automatic weapons on a wedding party near Tebessa in an attack the security forces attributed to extremists.
7 Fort Bragg soldiers killed in Afghanistan this week
“We truly mourn the loss of our paratroopers from the 618th Engineer Company, and we will never be able to fill the hole that now exists in our hearts,” Col. Richard G. Kaiser, commander, 20th Eng. Bde said in statement Friday. “These men were in the most dangerous spot on this Earth, doing what is arguably one of the most dangerous jobs that can be imagined--clearing roadside bombs, or improvised explosive devices. They did so willingly, professionally and absolutely without fear. Their whole purpose was to make Afghanistan a safer place for our American troops and our Afghan partners, as well as every citizen of Afghanistan. What more noble and selfless task could there be? They are true American heroes.”
On Tuesday, 23-year-old 1st Lt. Christopher Goeke, 34-year-old Staff Sgt. Christopher Stout and 27-year-old Staff Sgt. Sheldon Tate died in Kandahar City, Afghanistan when insurgents attacked their unit with rifle, rocket propelled grenade and small arms fire.
Wednesday may be the worst single-day loss for Bragg units since April 2007. Nine 82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers died and 20 were wounded when a bomb detonated outside a building they were occupying in As Sadah, Iraq on April 23, 2007 .
Funeral services have not yet been set for any of the men.
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