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It manufactures chocolate, petcare, gum, confections, food and drinks products under brands such as (Chocolate) Mars®, Snickers®, Galaxy®, Maltesers®, and Twix®; (Petcare) Pedigree®, Whiskas®; Cesar®; (Food) Uncle Ben's®, Dolmio®; (Drinks) Klix® and Flavia®.
Our London lawyers provide advice to Mars' UK divisions across a number of practice areas such as regulatory (including product composition, labelling, packaging and claims), advertising and marketing (in respect of TV and print media) commercial (including co-manufacturing, warehousing, distribution and sponsorship) and employment/pensions.
Recent work highlights:
- Advising Mars on its continuing sponsorship of the England football team, including the recent advertising campaign running during the Euro 2012 Football Tournament.
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Again, coinciding with First Second Books' Vampire Month, here's the next in our alphabet of comic book vampires!
In perhaps his most notable work for DC Comics, Doug Moench produced, with artist Kelley Jones, a trilogy of Elseworlds graphic novels depicting Batman becoming a vampire. It began in Batman vs. Dracula: Red Rain, which was a lot of the inspiration for a Batman cartoon movie years later.
In the story, Batman defeats Dracula but in doing so, loses his humanity forever. However, Gotham now has a Batman…forever!
However, in the sequel a few years later, Bloodstorm, things have changed.
Batman is getting increasingly hard to maintain his heroism, and once his love, Catwoman, is murdered, he goes totally over the bend, leading to Gordon and Alfred having to stake him.
That, however, is not the end, as there is one more one-shot, Crimson Mist, where Gordon and Alfred did not decapitate Batman, so once Alfred removes the stake, Batman is back. Alfred does so because Gotham needs Batman – even a half-insane vampire Batman!
In the end, well, everyone dies.
But Batman is able to control himself enough to walk into the sun, ending his reign as a vampire.
But boy, was it cool while it lasted!
Since then, the Batman vampire world has become one of the 52 Earths.
You really love your alphabet lists don't you?
You know, I've never read any of those, but I did read (for free, illegally) the Countdown special that took place there. I paid too much for it.
I should check these out some time.
You should, the art is absolutely horror-ific and Kelley Jones is at his finest.
I shoulda known you'd find a way to NOT have B be something obvious like Blade.
While this is a cool choice, leaving out Blade almost invalidates the list.
Quite possibly the most important comic book vampire after Dracula, Blade was present in the 70's (Tomb of Dracula), 80's (Dr. Strange), 90's (Nightstalkers) and 2000's (His own title), as well as having three movies. Maybe you'll jam him in later, but I think that leaving him out in favour of Batman was a mistake.
I have these.
LOVED them!
That was when Kelly Jones was HUGE!
Great stuff.
And… a nice unexpected choice by Cronin.
I'm having alphabet-list burnout. Please stop.
Blade is only a half-vampire though…
Here's a great solution for burnout! Quit reading alphabet list posts… for this advice my fee will be $600.
In fact, before the movies, Blade wasn't even a half-vampire — he was just immune to certain vampiric powers, ut otherwise a normal, if incredibly tough guy.
But he also wore those awesome yellow goggles.
No snark.
I really wanted a pair of those things when I was a kid. I still kinda do…
Can't BLADE be alphetbetized after his real name? Y'know, Brooks.
Oh. Never mind.
I was rooting for Baron Blood.
Yes, Blade is obviouse, but as I said in the comments for the last one this isn't about picking the obvious. This list is about picking the really cool ones that a lot of readers might not be aware of.
I remember a Batman comic from the late 70s, early 80s, I think drawn by Gene Colan. Batman is fighting vampires there, too. Vampires in monk robes. Scared the shit outta me when I was a kid.
Wasn't there some older, pre-Crisis Batman story where Batman turned into a vampire, at least for a while? I remember reading that as a kid, it must've been from the 70s or the early 80s. All I remember is that one issue ended with a clifhanger where Batman opens his mouth and shows that he now has pointy teeth…
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Wolfman's opener was tight. Trey rocked it out and Mike, Page and Fish laid down the nice funky groove. Funky, Sample and NICU were all short and sweet. Great start to the show.
I was calling for a Mike's groove and once I found out it was his birthday I knew we would get it. First set though.......sweet. Thought we would get a Simple out of Mike's but Hydrogen was alright and seems to be a rarity these days. Mike's and Weekapaug bookends were tight and high energy. Great versions of these classic tune's.
Tela was a real nice treat. I think someone had written it on a beach ball that Trey was passing around stage before Mike hoofed it back to the crowd. Chalkdust was different with a bit of space in the jam segment. Very cool version. I was surprised at the Wedge closer but it was different and I have not seen that song live since Lemonwheel so it was a nice treat.
Out in the lot, I called the DwD second set opener b/c it had not been played for a few nights and this song follows me around. I see it every 3rd show and I don't tour with the band. Just cherry pick shows close to home. I have to admit that this is a mixed bag for me b/c I enjoy DwD but I see it so often that sometimes I find myself longing for something different. However, on this night, they really smoked this version and jammed the shit out of it. Great peaks and valleys and some really nice interplay b/w all band members on this one. Go watch the video on the Vimeo site and you'll see what i'm talking about. This version goes right to the top of the list of DwD's for me along with the galactic Great Went version. The transition into Fluffhead was absolutely seamless and they just nailed Fluffhead. Bowie (listening to it now) was also epic with them nailing all of the composed segments and then featuring a nice spacey jam before the high octane outro.
You knew we were going to get a breather after those three barn burners and Waste was a welcome treat. Definitely one of my favorite ballads. 2001 is my most seen song (9 times in 24 shows) so, again, not surprised to see this. It was a nice tight funky version. I notice they don't take this out there as much as they used too (Great Went version and MSG 12/29/98 are two versions i've seen that were just epic, loooong and funky). Cavern and GTBT were great finishers.
All in all, very impressive show with some amazing jamming. I found out yesterday that the DwD was the longest jam of 3.0. Didn't realize this at the time but DwD>Fluff>Bowie were easily the highlight of the night.


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The hotel's 350-seat dining hall, serving three full kosher meals a day, is an expansive, high-ceilinged room overlooking Bethlehem and some of Jerusalem's newest neighborhoods.
The full Israeli breakfast included in the price of the room is an excellent way to start a busy day of sightseeing.
Guests are invited to choose from the variety of salads, egg dishes, fresh baked goods, local cheeses and other dairy products generously arranged on large, marble topped buffets.
Lunch and dinner are also served buffet style and start with a colorful selection of salads and other appetizers based on Israel's freshest produce. A varied menu includes a choice of attentively prepared soups, side dishes, and main courses, but guests should be sure to save room for the tantalizing cakes and sweets from the desert buffet.
The hotel stocks a carefully selected choice of quality Israeli wines and a large assortment of non-alcoholic beverages.
The lobby cafe, open from morning till midnight, serves drinks and light meals throughout the day and provides a place for guests to enjoy a quiet moment or catch up with friends over mid-morning coffee, afternoon tea, or a before dinner aperitif.
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To Keep the Peace, Study Peace
By MAHVISH KHAN
Published: July 27, 2002
WHEN Ashutosh Varshney, a political scientist at the University of Michigan, decided to study ethnic violence, he ended up looking at something that most experts in the field don't: peaceful cities.
Mr. Varshney, who is from New Delhi, wanted to find out why some cities in India managed to avoid bloody Hindu-Muslim clashes while others erupted in horrifying violence.
"For far too long scholars and policy makers have focused on the state for conflict prevention. My main research finding is that we should instead focus on civil society," Mr. Varshney said. "An integrated society is the best bet for ethnic peace."
With the increase in ethnic conflicts in recent years, the results of his nine-year project have generated enormous excitement. Scholars have hailed his book, "Ethnic Conflict & Civic Life: Hindus & Muslims in India" (Yale University Press), as a major breakthrough, while the United Nations has already adopted his method to study Muslim-Christian violence in Indonesia. The Open Society Institute, part of the Soros Foundations Network, which promotes democratic principles and human rights issues, has distributed 170 copies of the book to staff members around the world. And it has been talking, along with other foundations, with Mr. Varshney about extending his research to other ethnic and religious flashpoints, from Eastern Europe to Nigeria.
"By carefully studying riot-prone and peaceful cities, this new model has a persuasive analysis and explanation of why violence occurs," said Samuel P. Huntington, chairman of the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies. Most researchers tend to avoid studying regions where no violence exists, Mr. Huntington said, so they have no place to compare their findings to, and their conclusions are based on incomplete evidence. Mr. Varshney avoided this research flaw by leading a team of researchers from Harvard, where he taught for nine years, to explore why some Indian cities were violence-prone, while others with the exact same Hindu-Muslim ratios lived in peace.
What Mr. Varshney found was that ethnically integrated organizations — including business associations, trade unions, professional groups, political parties, sports clubs — stand out as the most effective ways of controlling conflict.
These mixed associations proved far more effective than routine but uncoordinated social interactions, like simply allowing children to play together in the neighborhood. While both kinds of activities were important for ethnic harmony, formal organizations become much more important in times of strife, Mr. Varshney said.
Mr. Varshney's team collected information on Hindu-Muslim rioting from 1950 to 1995 and identified eight riot-prone cities, where there had been repeated clashes. The team then picked three riot-prone cities — Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Aligarh — and compared them with peaceful cities with equal Hindu-Muslim population ratios: Surat, Lucknow and Calicut.
After analyzing the data, Mr. Varshney found a clear pattern: cities with developed social, political and economic integration were far less vulnerable to conflict.
Calicut's network of associations and peace committees, for example, helped defuse tension during the widespread rioting that broke out after Hindu militants destroyed the Babri mosque in Ayodhya in December 1992. While unfounded rumors that Hindus were desecrating mosques by throwing pigs into them were spurring violence in other cities, Calicut's organizations helped city officials quash the specious reports.
The riots that whipped across the western Gujarat State in March and April of this year and claimed more than 1,000 lives seemed to provide further evidence for Mr. Varshney's conclusions. The three riot-prone cities he identified were the sources of some of the worst violence, while Surat, which is also in Gujarat, remained peaceful.
"It was with considerable scholarly satisfaction, but also with great emotional and political dismay that I observed the patterns of violence and peace during the recent Gujarat riots," Mr. Varshney said. "As copies of my book were coming into circulation, its predictions and analysis were coming true."
Whether it is India, Indonesia or Palestine, "this is an important breakthrough in understanding the problem of ethnic conflict globally," said Robert Putnam, a Harvard professor whose work on civic participation in American life, detailed in his book "Bowling Alone," has been cited by both President Bill Clinton and President Bush. "Varshney's findings show the crucial mechanism by which societies can manage diversity," he said. "This is not a handbook to pass out in Bosnia, and his book does not tell governments what to do, yet it frames the problem."
United Nations officials began to talk to Mr. Varshney about his ideas last summer, before his book was published. "We thought his method could also apply to the dynamics of Indonesia," where strained Muslim-Christian relations often break out into violence, said Satish Mishra, head of the United Nations Support Facility for Indonesian Recovery. "Varshney's findings raise the possibilities of future peace."


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Listed below are annual events in Montana. Please click the accompanying event link for more information on dates and venue or go to VisitMT.com for additional information.
Mid-June through Mid-August
Music on Main. Every Thursday evening for 8 weeks in July and August from 6:30pm - 8:30pm, a portion of Main Street is closed off to vehicle traffic to enjoy live music in downtown Bozeman
1st Weekend in August
The Sweet Pea Festival has been a Bozeman Montana tradition for over thirty years. Lindley Park, located at the very east end of Main Street, is the setting for the festival. You can spend the entire weekend enjoying a wonderful variety of music, dance, and theatrical performances. There are children's art workshops, arts and crafts vendors and great festival food. Try the Tater Pigs!
3rd Sunday in August
Main Street is open to foot traffic only as cars, trucks and motorcycles line the street, all vying for votes to win one of those coveted trophies. The "Crusin' on Main" Annual Car Show is located on Main Street between Willson and Rouse Avenues. The show will last from 9AM till 3PM. Car enthusiasts are invited to enter their vehicles in the show - all classes are welcome!
July 2nd, 3rd & 4th
The Livingston Rodeo is always a roping good time. Competitors from across the country showcase their skills at bronc riding, roping and barrel racing.


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The body of a young Marine and Clermont County native returns home Thursday.
Private First Class Jonathon Crawford drowned in the ocean just hours after graduating boot camp in South Carolina.
Crawford's body will be brought back to Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport at 4 p.m.
There will be a funeral procession stretching from the airport around Interstate 275 to Ohio 125.
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One thing I've noticed is that more players are making high-card call-downs -- they get to the river and make a bluff-catching call with a hand such as ace, king or queen high. There are times when this play is profitable and optimal, but players aren't using this strategy correctly, and it's costing them.
For example, let's say I raise in late position with Ks Qs. An active amateur player who likes to see the flop with a wide range of hands calls from the big blind. We go heads-up to the flop, which reveals the 4c 5d 5s. He checks, and I make a standard continuation bet, which is called.
At this point, I can assume his range is something like low to middle pairs (with any higher pair, this player most likely would have three-bet my late-position opening raise), straight draws and maybe a few high-card combos.
The turn brings the Jh. A flush cannot be made at this point, and my opponent and I both check. His range has not greatly changed from my initial assessment, because I have not received any new information. If I thought this player would take control of the pot from me and bet certain parts of his range on the turn, then I could use that information to my advantage.
This highlights a fundamental point in poker: Always try to figure out your opponent's range and how it changes on every street. Your hand doesn't matter since you are allowed to look at it. Since my opponent's range has not changed, I am able to use my original flop range to analyze his play.
The 10s falls on the river, and my opponent now bets into me. I evaluate which hands in my challenger's range I can beat that he would bet -- although this depends heavily on the caliber of the player. If you are squaring off against a very skilled player who is capable of betting a weak hand on the river for value, then your job is a little more difficult. In my example, this amateur wouldn't bet a range that has value.
I can beat more hands than beat me, and I make the call with king high, while my opponent sheepishly shows 7h 8h.
This lesson is more about dissecting a range rather than calling down an opponent with a high card. Once you have mastered range "dissection," the decision whether to call a river bet with king high won't be so difficult.
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Flailing 'about' has never been so fun
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We were pleased that Annals chose our recent paper (1) concerning liver transplantation in HIV-infected individuals for the 2005 "Update in Gastroenterology and Hepatology" (2), but would like to clarify a few points about our paper and this evolving field.
Contrary to the review by Drs. Koretz and Lipman, this was a prospective study of consecutively enrolled HIV-infected liver transplant recipients, who underwent the procedure by the same listing criteria as HIV-negative recipients. We felt compelled to carry out this study i) because significant advances had occurred in HIV treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART); ii) because HIV-infected individuals were surviving AIDS to die of end-stage liver disease (3); and iii) because our past studies had suggested liver transplantation was unsafe related to the immunodeficiency associated with both anti-rejection immunotherapy and HIV infection (pre-HAART)(4).
We, therefore, tested the hypothesis that HIV-infected transplant recipients treated with HAART have comparable survival to HIV-negative recipients. Subjects were accepted for study based on standard listing criteria used for HIV-negative individuals, as well as evidence of compliance with and responsiveness to HAART. It should be noted that the average MELD score among HIV-infected transplant recipients in this study, 15, in fact, did not differ from that, 16, among HIV-negative patients transplanted in U.S.(5).
Moreover, our findings were the impetus for development of the NIAID- sponsored, Solid Organ Transplant in HIV Study, which will determine the safety and efficacy of liver transplantation in individuals with HIV infection. If our findings are confirmed in this multi-center study, then we believe HIV infection should no longer be an absolute contraindication to transplantation.
While immunosuppression continues to be associated with significant morbidity in both HIV-positive and HIV-negative transplant recipients, it should be recognized that until the recent development of new antiviral agents, hepatitis B virus infection was also a relative contraindication to liver transplantation.
Finally, decisions regarding organ allocation in HIV infection, based on cost or utility, are flawed: the same argument could be made regarding organ allocation in individuals with HCV infection, hepatocellular carcinoma, diabetes, chronic pulmonary disease, or by age or MELD score. Thus, the conclusion by Drs. Koretz and Lipman that transplantation is less effective or less warranted in HIV-infected individuals is simply incorrect and unjustified.
1. Ragni MV, Belle SH, Im K, et al. Survival of human immunodeficiency virus-infected liver transplant recipients. J Infect Dis 2003; 188: 1412-20
2. Koretz RL, Lipman TO. Should HIV Infection be a contraindication to transplantation? Update in Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Ann Intern Med 2005; 143: 352.
3. Ragni MV, Bontempo FA, Lewis JH. Organ transplantation in HIV- positive patients with hemophilia. N Engl J Med 1990; 322: 1886-7.
4. Ragni MV, Belle SH. Impact of immunodeficiency virus infection on progression to end-stage liver disease in individuals with hemophilia and hepatitis C virus infection. J Infect Dis 2001; 183: 1112-15.
5. Stell DA, McAlister VC, Thorburn D. A comparison of disease severity and survival rates after liver transplantation in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. Liver Transpl 2004; 10: 908-10.
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In reviewing a recent study by Ragni and colleagues(1) comparing outcomes among selected HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients who received liver transplants, Koretz and Lipman conclude that "these data do not provide a compelling argument to change our policy of making HIV infection a contraindication to liver transplantation.(2)" We agree that interpretation of Ragni and colleagues' results is hindered by weaknesses of the study. Thus, as Koretz and Lipman suggest, this study has limited ability to inform policy on transplantation in HIV-infected patients.
However, despite our agreement on the limited influence of the study by Ragni and colleagues, we hold a substantially different view of what the default policy should be regarding transplantation among HIV-infected patients. Unless or until strong evidence emerges that HIV-infected patients have markedly inferior outcomes after transplantation as compared to uninfected hosts, there will remain no compelling reason to exclude HIV -infected patients from transplantation candidacy.(3) Proof of equivalence in outcomes has never been required prior to considering any patient group for transplantation. Moreover, liver transplantation is routinely performed among patients infected with the hepatitis C virus despite clear evidence that such patients have inferior outcomes.(4, 5) We therefore suggest that patients with well-controlled HIV disease be considered for transplantation of all organs, not because of limited evidence that it works, but because there is no evidence that it does not, and thus it would be discriminatory to exclude HIV infected patients from this life-saving intervention.(3)
1. Ragni MV, Belle SH, Im K, et al. Survival of human immunodeficiency virus-infected liver transplant recipients. Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2003;188(10):1412-20.
2. Koretz RL, Lipman TO. Update in gastroenterology and hepatology. Ann Intern Med. 2005;143:347-54.
3. Halpern SD, Ubel PA, Caplan AL. Solid organ transplantation in HIV -infected patients. N Engl J Med. 2002;347:284-7.
4. Forman LM, Lewis JD, Berlin JA, Feldman HL, Lucey MR. The association between hepatitis C infection and survival after orthotopic liver transplantation. Gastroenterology. 2002;122:889-96.
5. Nair S, Eustace J, Thuluvath PJ. Effect of race on outcome of orthotopic liver transplantation: a cohort study. Lancet. 2002;359:287-93.
We thank Dr. Ragni and colleagues for clarifying the prospective nature of their study. This was not apparent to us from their Methods section (1), which stated: "24 subjects with HIV infection and ESLD who fulfilled standard listing criteria for liver transplantation underwent OLTX at 5 institutions".
Ragni et al state that there were no differences between the MELD scores of their patients and HIV-negative ones. However, in the accompanying editorial (2), Dr. Fishman cited a 2002 UNOS report indicating that the median MELD score during the past year in patients without acute hepatic failure was 22.16. Dr. Fishman also noted that, in regions with severe organ shortages, transplantation may not occur until the MELD score reached 25-35.
Ragni et al concluded that the survival of HIV-positive liver transplant recipients does not differ from that of HIV-negative ones. However, the length of followup in their 24 recipients was limited; only 3 were followed for at least 36 months. The 5-year survival rate was only 36%, compared to 71% in the HIV-negative cohort. Even if this difference was not statistically significant, the numbers are small and the arithmetic difference is large. Failure to prove a difference does not assure the presence of equivalence.
The major difference between Drs. Ragni et al and us relate to applicability of the findings in the world of transplantation. As a society, we will have to make decisions regarding resource utilization for health care, since those resources (money and organs) are not unlimited. If we cannot use cost and efficacy, what are we to use? Even if we accept the figure of $50,000 per life-year saved (and that figure, if applied to the entire population, is higher than the gross domestic product), organ transplantation in anybody is arguably too expensive. If two otherwise comparable patients (differing only in HIV status) are competing for one available organ, and even if the long-term outcomes were the same, the additional cost of the HIV therapy will add more expense to the post- transplantation care. (The data from Ragni et al certainly cannot be interpreted to infer that the post-transplantation course of the HIV- positive individual is better.) If health care resources were infinite, the only issue would be to avoid harm. Since resources are limited, we have to be prepared to make judgments about where to do good.
References 1. Ragni MV, Belle SN, Im KA, Neff G, Roland M, Stock P, Heaton N, Humar A, Fung JF. Survival of human immunodeficiency virus-infected liver transplant recipients. J Infect Dis 2003; 188:1412-1420 2. Fishman JA. Transplantation for patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus: no longer experimental but not yet routine. J Infect Dis 2003; 188:1405-1411
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John Allen 'totally dedicated' to Limerick team despite Cork roots
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Limerick manager John Allen says he is dedicated to his Limerick team as they prepare for Sunday's All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final with Cork (throw-in 4pm).
Allen previously managed Cork and went on to win the Munster and the All-Ireland titles.
Sunday's game is the first time the two sides will meet at the Gaelic Grounds in a Munster final since 1975.
The Cork native said that although his heart lies with the Rebel County, his Limerick team will be giving it their all to win the Munster SHC final for the first time since 1996.
He told RTÉ Sport: "[I'm] Cork to the core, like, but when you work with a group of fellas who are so honest as I have been for the past two years, you're inside in that, three or four times a week for the past two years so, you know like, I'm totally dedicated to what I'm doing now."
"I'm Cork to the core, like" - John Allen
Meanwhile, Cork goalkeeper Anthony Nash will also have mixed emotions this Sunday.
His uncles, Mike and Declan, played hurling for Limerick in the 90s and he told RTÉ Sport that he has been receiving support from both counties.
"A good few people have been in where I'm from in Kanturk, from Limerick as well and my family are from Limerick as well so I suppose I'm getting a lot of jibes from both sides of the border," he said.
As Cork battle for their first Munster hurling title in seven years, he says the Treaty County can't be taken lightly.
"Any team that beats Tipperary especially convincing like they did is going to be a force to be reckoned with."
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All November-long, I will be sharing four panels featuring a comic book character. They will each be drawn by four separate pencilers. I will be featuring only pieces of art where the penciler did full pencils (as otherwise it would be way too difficult). Your challenge is to, simply put, name that artist!
E-mail me your guesses to firstname.lastname@example.com. Do NOT make guesses in the comments section! After a week, I'll post the correct answers on the archive page along with whoever guessed them correctly. You don't have to name the issues the panels came from, but if you'd like to, knock yourself out.
Read on for the four Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) panels…
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Ohhhh, man, again, I'm THIS close to knowing these!
I love how happy Hal is in #2!
#3 shows us that Hal's fav'rit comics character is the Thing, but he can't quite remember his catch phrase just right. "It's worrying time!" should be, I dunno, Kierkegaard's rallying cry or som'in'.
"I've seen stranger things, including computers." *rofl*
For once I can't blame my inability to identify these on all these newfangled artists. I especially should know #2.
I was so hoping this would be four panels of Hal getting bonked on the head.
I'm with the Mutt. How come he's conscious in all those panels?
That #2 headshot is awesome.
#4 looks like an artist who as far as I'm aware has never worked for DC.
It's unbelievable how tough it was and remains, for artist to really manage to draw HJ's mask properly
Don't know who drew image number one but Green Lantern's head just looks odd. It's as if the face and the hair don't belong together….creating a somewhat big head. Or maybe Hal Jordan used too much conditioner?
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Mother of man accused of shooting police last year arrested for assault, threatens police officers
The mother of a man who is accused of shooting a Dallas police officer last year was arrested Sunday evening, when officers responding to an incident say she threatened to kill them, according to police reports.
Officers were responding to a reported assault in Far Northeast Dallas around 7 p.m. Sunday, where a woman reported she was attacked by Paula Jean Allen, 48. Police reports say a woman came to Allen's apartment on the 13000 block of Audelia Road, when Allen came at her with a knife and cut her hand.
Officers responded to the apartments and Allen was arrested. She told officers "I am going to kill you and your family," according to police reports. She continued to threaten the officer and called the officer a "dumb redneck."
About 40 minutes later while being transported to the Dallas County jail, the woman screamed at officers and kicked the police vehicle. "I am going to kill you," she told them. "I hope you die tonight."
According to police, the woman is the mother of a man who shot a police officer a year ago. She told police "my son shot one of you before," and that her son was locked up for murder.
Allen was booked into the Dallas County jail and charged with aggravated assault and three counts of obstruction and retaliation.


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> Is there a correct way of removing Extened Attributes?
> Explain: I use the file program DirMaster from Enriva Development.
> Whenever I access, more, copy, a simple FAT or DOS file from a DOS/FAT
> directory. EA's are added. I can see the file "ea data. sf" in the
> FAT/DOS directory begin to grow. I know that there are no important
> attributes for these files (at least from the programs that used them
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Formula One World Championship 2005
Ever-changing weather conditions created havoc - and a surprise result - in first qualifying for tomorrow's Australian Grand Prix.
A topsy-turvy first qualifying session for tomorrow's Australian Grand Prix left Lucky Strike B·A·R Honda driver Jenson Button in eighth place and sent Takuma Sato aquaplaning into the barrier. Fortunately Takuma was unhurt, but he will be forced to start tomorrow's race from the back of the grid.
Rather than being a guage of car and driver performance, this first qualifying session of the year was all about the weather. The track was wet to begin with, but dried mid-session - when the fastest times were set - before a final downpour flooded it for the final runners.
Both B·A·R Honda drivers were hampered by the running order, which was taken from the results of last year's Brazilian Grand Prix - a race in which Jenson retired and Takuma finished sixth - but run in reverse. Jenson was the fifth car out, when the track was still wet, and in greasy conditions he immediately went fastest (1m41.512s). He subsequently slipped down to eighth as the session progressed and the track dried.
Takuma was the 15th car to qualify, joining the track in the middle of the monsoon conditions. On his warm-up lap, his car aquaplaned off the track into the barrier, ripping off the front wing of his car and damaging the front and rear suspension. He immediately radioed the team to say that he was fine, but added that he "couldn't do anything to prevent the accident".
The fastest time of the session was set by Giancarlo Fisichella, who posted a time of 1m33.171s in dry conditions. His lap was 24 seconds faster than reigning World Champion Michael Schumacher, who was hit by the worst of the conditions on his lap.
In this morning's free practice sessions, Jenson struggled with oversteer, which was resolved by set-up changes for qualifying. Takuma completed 17 laps until he was stopped by an electrical fault with five minutes of the second session remaining.
Tonight, both drivers head to the Melbourne Motorshow, where they will be meeting fans on the Honda stand.
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|J TRULLI (Toyota)
|M WEBBER (Williams)
|J VILLENEUVE (Sauber)
|C KLIEN (RedBull)
|D COULTHARD (RedBull)
|N HEIDFELD (Williams)
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|N KARTHIKEYAN (Jordan)
|K RAIKKONEN (McLaren)
|JP MONTOYA (McLaren)
|R BARRICHELLO (Ferrari)
|T MONTEIRO (Jordan)
|F ALONSO (Renault)
|C ALBERS (Minardi)
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Translation of panic in Spanish:
- 1 uncountable and countable (fear, anxiety) there was widespread panic on world financial marketscundió el pánico en los mercados financieros del mundopeople fled in panicla gente huyó, despavorida or presa del pánicokeep calm, don't get into a panic when the lights went out, the whole crowd was thrown into a paniccuando se apagaron las luces, cundió el pánico entre la gentethe announcement spread panic among the shoppersel anuncio sembró el pánico entre la gente que se encontraba en la tienda(before noun) the strike led to panic food-buyingla gente se asustó con la huelga y se lanzó a comprar alimentospanic measuremedida (feminine) de emergencia (en situaciones de pánico)that was a typical panic reactionesa fue una reacción típica de un momento de pánicoit was panic stations [colloquial]reinaba el pánicoExample sentences
- So now here I am, full of fear and panic and anxiety once again.
- Anxiety symptoms were also high, with 64% reporting symptoms of fear, panic or anxiety.
- But it is far more likely that you would be affected by fear and panic than a terrorist weapon.
intransitive verb present participle panicking past tense, past participle panicked
- dejarse llevar por el pánicohe panicked and jumped out of the windowpresa del pánico, se tiró por la ventanahe panicked and pressed the alarm bellle entró el pánico y apretó la alarmadon't panic!¡tranquilo!calm down, there's no need to panic
¡cálmate!Example sentences
- It was crowded and I started panicking and feeling faint.
- The crowd panicked and some jumped into a well to be crushed by those jumping after them.
- Oh, to be sure, there are always folks who panic, or loot.
transitive verb present participle panicking past tense, past participle panicked
- infundirle pánico ato panic somebody
intosomethingwe were panicked into a hasty decisionlo que nos dijeron ( or lo que leímos etc. ) nos infundió pánico y tomamos una decisión precipitadaExample sentences
- The only goal came in the 25th minute when Crouch's knock-down panicked Scharner into reckless contact with Owen a yard inside the area.
- They will also realise, no matter how long it takes, that they will not panic London into submission, nor will their ultimate aims succeed.
- There were a number of options on the table, some of which were attractive, but the manager says he will not be panicked into making a decision until the future becomes clear.
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World's First Business Computer Celebrates 60th Anniversary
This week will see the 60th anniversary of the world's first business computer. It isn't an American computer, it isn't even for an American firm. The world's first business computer was for a chain of British tea shops.
Run by the teashops and catering company, J Lyons & Co., the computer, LEO (Lyons Electronic Office), was a triumph of British engineering. The first program, a bakeries valuation job, ran on 17 November 1951, then again on the 29th of that month, and then on a weekly basis for many years to come.
Last week the surviving members of the team that built the computer gathered in London's science museum to celebrate the computer and its achievement.
According to Ernest Kaye, 90, now the only surviving member of the original LEO design team of four, Lyons had a reputation for being very advanced when it came to what would now be described as business processes.
Lyons did not believe in outsourcing anything. It built its own factory equipment, its own ovens, even its own trucks. It grew its own tea.
Peter Hermon, who joined Lyons in 1961 as a programmer and later ended up at what was then BOAC (which became British Airways) where he was part of the team that helped develop the world's first airline booking system. At the lunch he said that was not all that unusual. "Singer sewing machines used to refine their own oil," he said, "and make their own oil cans."
Mr. Kaye joined Lyons in 1949 to work on LEO circuit design and relay technology. "I had worked on torpedoes during the war," he said. "There was an advertisement in the paper looking for people with experience of relay circuits. Well I thought that was exactly the job for me."
The machine that the four helped to design and build (Mr. Kaye was strictly hardware man he told me) had over 6,000 valves and was the size of a room. One memory cell, which stored a 36-bit word (32 bits to store the number and an additional four bits for other information) was on display. It was nearly 3 ft long, about 6 in wide and maybe 8 in high.
While computerizing business processes now seems obvious, in the early 1950s, however, it was radical thinking. In an editorial on LEO early in 1954, the Economist magazine posed the question: "Is this the first step in an accounting revolution, or merely an interesting and expensive experiment?"
The Lyons team went to the U.S. to look at the early computers there, but the problems they were solving were completely different. "They were doing complicated things with very little data," said Mr. Kaye. "We needed something that would do very simple things, but with lots and lots of data."
The company decided to build its own machine. That machine, the LEO 1, occupied some 5,000 sq ft. What was remarkable was the speed at which the job was completed. They started work in 1949 and the machine was running its first program by 1951. All of that on a team of no more than 20 people, including assistants, who carried out the entire task of design, construction and then application design and programming.
Alas the tale of the British computer industry is a sad one. Although LEO was a huge success, it was eventually out gunned by IBM and the American competitors who were able to compete on a scale vastly greater than the much smaller British industry.
So today all that remains of the British industry are the memories of the pioneers and the thought that if the politicians had done things differently would Britain have had a computer industry today?


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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court yesterday asked union minister Nitin Gadkari and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal to find an amicable solution and reach a compromise in a defamation case filed by the former BJP chief to seek redressal for charges of corruption hurled at him.
A division bench of Justice Reva Khetrapal and Justice S P Garg asked both the leaders to "shake hands" and solve the issue amicably. The bench also said it was only a "matter of ego".
"None of you are afraid of filing complaints. You both are lions. Don't waste time on petty issues. These are matters of ego, nothing else," the bench said.
The court asked them to consider solving the issue amicably and inform it on August 22.
The court also suggested to Kejriwal's counsel Shanti Bhushan to withdraw the allegations filed against Gadkari and in turn the minister will withdraw his defamation case against the Aam Aadmi Party chief.


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NFL Player Who Served in Iraq Dies
Associated Press
Oct 07, 2009
SEATTLE - Tony Fein, an Iraq war veteran and NFL rookie linebacker who played with the Baltimore Ravens during the preseason, has died of unexplained causes after collapsing at a friend's house on the Kitsap Peninsula of Washington state.
Fein, 27, an undrafted rookie free agent from Mississippi, was lying face down and unconscious, vomiting and barely breathing when medics arrived at a house outside Port Orchard just before 9 a.m PDT Tuesday, said Mike Wernet, a battalion chief and medical officer with South Kitsap Fire & Rescue.
The medics put a breathing tube down Fein's throat after he stopped breathing and administered medication, but he went into cardiac arrest during the drive to Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, across Puget Sound from Seattle, and was pronounced dead at the hospital at 9:48 a.m. PDT Tuesday, Wernet told The Associated Press.
A man and woman who were present described Fein as a friend who was staying with them. They told the aid crew they awoke to find him unresponsive and vomiting.
"They didn't really give us a lot of information about what had happened the night before," apparently because they were upset, Wernet said. "They didn't indicate anything out of the ordinary."
There were no obvious wounds or signs of alcohol or other drug abuse, and nothing indicated foul play, he added.
The Kitsap County sheriff's office wasn't summoned, and Wernet said he knew of no subsequent contact with his agency to indicate deputies were investigating. Deputy Scott E. Wilson, a spokesman in the sheriff's office, did not return a call for comment Wednesday.
An autopsy won't be conducted before Thursday and no report will be issued before all toxicology and other tests are complete, likely in six to eight weeks, said Allen G. Gerdes, Kitsap County chief deputy coroner.
Fein, a native of Port Orchard, was released by the Ravens in their last major round of roster cuts on Sept. 5.
"Tony Fein was a really good teammate, a tremendous American, a tremendous young man ... just a really good person," Ravens coach John Harbaugh said before Wednesday's practice in Owings Mills, Md. "We were proud to have him here as part of our team. We're unbelievably disappointed about the news."
Fein's agent, Milton D. Hobbs, a lawyer in Oxford, Miss., said he last spoke with Fein on Friday and since the death had talked with the Fein's sister, mother and some friends. He would not discuss a possible cause of death.
"He was working out and we were discussing football opportunities. That was still his goal," Hobbs said. "We talked about Canada."
Some Canadian Football League teams had expressed interest in Fein before he joined the Ravens but there had been no contacts since he was cut, the agent said. Fein was arrested on Aug. 23 and charged with misdemeanor assault on a police officer after an incident at a restaurant at Baltimore's Inner Harbor in which the officer reportedly mistook his cellular telephone for a handgun. A trial was scheduled Wednesday, but prosecutors notified Fein's attorney last Thursday that they planned to dismiss the case because of conflicting witness accounts, state's attorney spokeswoman Marty Burns said.
Fein played quarterback for South Kitsap High School before graduating in 2000. At age 19 he enlisted in the Army and spent 2 1/2 years in Iraq as a 19 Delta reconnaissance scout.
He later enrolled at Scottsdale, Ariz., Community College, became one of the nation's top junior college recruits and played for Ole Miss in 2007 and 2008. In two seasons at Ole Miss, he had 136 tackles (77 solo) in 24 games, according to the school's Web site.
"A humble young man," Baltimore linebacker Ray Lewis said of Fein, who stuck with the team until the final cut. "Our hearts definitely go out to his family because it's such a tragedy for a man to be that young and go through the things he's been through."
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Definition of pebble-dash in English:
noun[mass noun] British
Mortar with pebbles in it, used as a coating for external walls.
Example sentences
- On the other hand, the rest of the family moved east and ended up in Basildon, a rather unfortunate sprawl of pre-fab concrete and pebble-dash on the Thames Estuary.
pebble-dashed adjective
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- A pebble-dashed cove can feel like your own private hideaway from the world.
- When we got it, it was pebble-dashed all over in a sort of garish yellow colour.
- The curtains were drawn on the downstairs windows of the red and yellow pebble-dashed house, which is beside a row of council houses, at the end of Union Street.
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Houses for Health
For the very poor of Tanzania, poverty leads to bad health, and bad health leads to poverty – a vicious downward spiral. This is particularly true of those living with HIV/AIDS. There is some good news in that many of the AIDS sufferers in Tanzania are now able to receive the medicines needed to help keep them alive.
However, people are living in such substandard housing (even by Tanzanian standards) that their health and even their lives are further threatened. Despite the medicine, it is not easy to survive AIDS, tuberculosis and more if you are wet, cold, and sleeping in the mud or dust.
To address this need the Houses for Health program was established to build homes for specially targeted individuals: those with severe health problems that are further threatened by their seriously substandard living situation; those who are extremely poor; and especially those whose death would leave behind more orphans. About 75 percent of recipients have HIV as a base health issue, but homes have been built for those with orthopedic, mental health and a wide range of health challenges.
The houses are typical, very modest two-room homes that provide a better quality of living through protection from the elements. Through better housing, people have the promise of better health. The houses are built using 100 percent local labor and 99-plus percent local materials and are a boost to the local economy. Depending on the site and the weather, a house can be built in as few as five or six weeks. The cost for building a House for Health is approximately $4,000.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Prison-like hospitals for drug-resistant TB patients
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Another hospital breakout in South Africa by drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) patients desperate to spend the holidays with their families has some public health experts questioning whether forced isolation is either the most effective or humane way to treat such patients.
"We make assumptions on the basis of what we think is best for patients, but if you're talking about issues around compliance, you need to have a patient who trusts what you're doing for them and you need to make the environment conducive to them taking the medication."
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Simplicity is the theme of today's likes.
Nothing too fancy, snazzy, or sassy here. Just a good, old fashioned, smart monogram by Moving Brands for Augusta Ventures, a "litigation-funding venture that supports those unable to bear the cost of legal fees." At first glance it may look like an abstract icon, but it's obviously two "A"s mirrored without their outside legs forming a "V" in the middle. But where it really got me was in the monogram's diagonal alignment with the name underneath, where the "A"s in "AUGUSTA" also have their outer legs chopped off and match the angle of the monogram. Just lovely attention to detail. [More].
Described as a modern mexican saloon but "without Mexican hats, moustaches or mariachis" by its Monterrey, Mexico-based designers, Manifiesto Futura, Doméstico will make you feel manly enough with their Big Gulp-sized bottles of pulque. The sophisticated and minimalist black and white with hints of copper extends from the stationery to bottle labels. Mexican hats or mariachis are definitely not appropriate with such color palette but perhaps the Tijuana Zebra is? [More]
I'm a sucker for packaging with pretty illustrations and this set of soup cans from Spanish producer Querida Carmen designed by Barcelona-based Grafica with illustrations by Lis Beltran look as tasty as the idea of paella right about now. The big, colorful illustrations are nicely offset by the postage-stamp-like logo and simple typography. [More]
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Sedentary seniors more likely to suffer mental decline, study finds
It's not easy for most parents to have a conversation with their teen children about sexual matters. Here are several tips for parents from the nonprofit group Advocates for Youth:
Make it clear early on that your child can talk to you about anything.
Listen more than you talk. Think about what your child is asking you.
Don't jump to conclusions. Just because your child asks you about sex doesn't mean your child is having sex.
Answer questions with factual, honest, short and simple responses.
Reassure your child that his or her thoughts and questions are normal.
Teach your child how to make good decisions and discuss ways he or she can get out of a risky situation.
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Convention on the Rights of the Child, 20 November 1989.
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1. In accordance with the obligation of States Parties under article 9, paragraph 1
, applications by a child or his or her parents to enter or leave a State Party for the purpose of family reunification shall be dealt with by States Parties in a positive, humane and expeditious manner. States Parties shall further ensure that the submission of such a request shall entail no adverse consequences for the applicants and for the members of their family.
2. A child whose parents reside in different States shall have the right to maintain on a regular basis, save in exceptional circumstances personal relations and direct contacts with both parents. Towards that end and in accordance with the obligation of States Parties under article 9, paragraph 2
, States Parties shall respect the right of the child and his or her parents to leave any country, including their own, and to enter their own country. The right to leave any country shall be subject only to such restrictions as are prescribed by law and which are necessary to protect the national security, public order (ordre public), public health or morals or the rights and freedoms of others and are consistent with the other rights recognized in the present Convention.
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Salman Khan's dad walked out of Veer screening
Thinking that his father perhaps didn"t like the film, Salman got worried. He was overwhelmed when his father called him at 2 am to tell him that the film as well as he was outstanding. The actor then got nostalgic about the way his father had reacted to his debut, Maine Pyaar Kiya. Even then, Salim saab had walked out of the screening wordlessly and gone home and told Sallu that he would get cult status with the film and the only one who could mess it up would be him.
Remembering his father"s advice is essential at this point as Salman is counting on Veer to give him a big hit.


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EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado " The Eagle Valley Land Trust, a local nonprofit dedicated to preserving land for agriculture, wildlife and views, has earned independent, national accreditation.
The land trust went through an extensive, external review of its management and policies and meets national quality standards for protecting natural areas, said Tammara Van Ryn, executive director of the Land Trust Accreditation Commission.
"Eagle Valley Land Trust's accredited status demonstrates our commitment to permanent land conservation," said Jen Scroggins, associate director of the Eagle Valley Land Trust. "Our land trust is a stronger organization today having gone through the rigorous accreditation program."
Originally formed in 1982 as the Eagle County Land Conservancy, the Eagle Valley Land Trust is the third oldest land trust in Colorado. The land trust has worked with landowners and community leaders to protect more than 10,000 acres of land in the region.
Land trusts were awarded accreditation at Rally: The National Land Conservation Conference, held in Pittsburgh, Pa. This is the largest gathering of land conservationists in the country and is hosted by The Land Trust Alliance, which has worked for more than 25 years with the conservation community and has helped protect more than 37 million acres of farms, forests, and parks.
Accredited land trusts are able to display a seal indicating to the public that they meet national standards for excellence, uphold the public trust and ensure that conservation efforts are permanent.
"We are proud to display the accreditation seal," Scroggins said. "We value what it represents and hope it will give our contributors, property owners, project partners and other stakeholders a sense of confidence in working with our organization."
Major conservation projects over the last several years include the Gates Ranch in northern Eagle County, the Eagle River Preserve in Edwards and the Bair Ranch at the mouth of Glenwood Canyon.


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Happy Graduation Day! Mohamed Hamaki performs for 5 thousand grads in Egypt
One of the happiest days of our lives is "graduation day." But what could possibly top it off other than having your favorite star perform at the ceremony?
According to Laha Magazine, Alexandria University students were in for a treat when they voted for their favorite star to perform at their 68th graduation ceremony.
Popular Egyptian singer Mohamed Hamaki was the lucky star – or were they the lucky ones? - chosen by the excited students in Egypt.
A strong five-thousand crowd, including the students' families, attended the ceremony, where Mohamed sang a collection of his classic and recent hits as requested by the audience.
Although the singer struggled to get on stage due to students crowding him for memorable pictures and autographs, he asked his bodyguards to step aside and make room to allow them space to get close to him.


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In Cannibal Plot Case, FBI Agent Reads NYPD Officer's Online Chats
On the second day of a kidnapping-conspiracy trial, prosecutors used a New York City police officer's own words to detail his alleged plots they contend were motivated by cannibalistic desires.
In Manhattan federal court, FBI Agent Corey Walsh spent more than two hours reading chats and emails to the jury that he testified NYPD officer Gilberto Valle exchanged last year with two men discussing "kidnapping, rape, torture and killing women" as well as cannibalism. Valle has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
"It will be absolutely amazing to watch her come out of school and follow her without her knowing it," Agent Walsh testified Valle wrote about a teacher he knows named Alisa. That message was in a February 2012 email to a British man prosecutors have only identified by his email name of "Moody Blues."
"I will abduct her right out of her apartment, stuff her in a large piece of luggage," Agent Walsh testified Mr. Valle wrote.
The jury, which is comprised of six men and six women, displayed no discernible emotions while listening to the agent and reading along with the chats and emails that were shown on monitors.
Valle's attorneys have not denied that Valle was the sender of the email, but they maintain that he has "deviant" sexual fantasies and was only role-playing during the chats. He didn't plan to carrying out any of the plots the government has accusing him of pursuing, his attorneys have said. Valle, a six year police veteran, was suspended from the NYPD after his arrest in October and has been jailed without bail over the past four months.
Valle's wife, Kathleen Mangan-Valle, a former New York City public school teacher and mother of their 17-month-old daughter, testified Monday that she left her husband in September after discovering on their computer fetish websites and a cache of his chats and emails discussing plans to kidnap, murder and cannibalize her and other women. During her testimony, Mangan-Valle was prohibited by the court from discussing the content of the chats and emails she found.
On Tuesday, Agent Walsh read to the jury part of one email chain written in July to "Moody Blues." "I'll send you girls I have for $6,000," Valle wrote to the man who in his emails claims he has eaten two women in the past and wants to do it again.
"Kathleen is 26 and she's a teacher," Valle writes before warning, "but she's a mother so I don't know if that will affect things."
Moody Blues then asked, "how olds (sic) the kid and what sex?"
"Infant…girl," Valle wrote back, the agent testified.
Later, Valle wrote that it would be more difficult to abduct her because she's married and added "and I would feel bad because of the baby." Instead, he suggested kidnapping a woman named Kimberly, whose personality he described as "very, very sweet."
On Tuesday morning, Kimberly Sauer, a 29-year-old college friend of Valle's, testified that she knew nothing of Valle's internet proclivities and had always considered him a non-violent "nice" guy. In fact, in September when she received a Facebook message from Valle's wife detailing his alleged threats against her, Sauer at first thought it must be a ruse.
"I thought her Facebook account had been hacked because the content was so crazy," she said.
Sauer was so sure that Mangan-Valle's message was a fake that she sent a copy of it to Valle, telling him either his wife's Facebook account had been compromised "or this is true, ha, ha,ha…or you're trying to sell me into white slavery," she testified.
On Tuesday, Agent Walsh read chats from July involving the abduction of a woman that he said Valle called "Kimberly," saying he wanted to "apply some sauce on her when she's cooking…just to torment her a little bit more."
Valle and "Moody Blues" talked about abducting the woman on Labor Day and having a cookout "with Kimberly as the main course." He wrote that he planned on eating her feet as an "appetizer."
"We'll I got to tell you she's been one of my favorite victims to fantasize about for 10 years," Valle wrote, according to the agent.
Two weeks after allegedly chatting about the woman named Kimberly, Valle visited Ms. Sauer in Maryland. They had brunch with Valle's wife and daughter, Sauer testified. On cross-examination, Sauer told defense attorney Julia Gatto that nothing seemed amiss during that lunch and that she never felt threatened by Valle.


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Below are some dramatic before and after pictures illustrating the results possible from the Breast Augmentation procedure. Click on the small image for a larger version.
Cosmetic enlargement of the breasts is done by surgical implantation of breast prostheses (medical grade silicone shell filled with saline (salt water) solution or silicon cohesive gel filled breast implant placed beneath the breast). The three common techniques for inserting the implant are (1) inframammary, (through a small incision underneath the breast); (2) transaxillary (a small incision in the armpit); and (3) periareolar (small incision around the brown part of the skin which surrounds the nipple).
The amount of breast enlargement is a decision which must be made by the physician in that only the physician can make an accurate appraisal as to the correct size implant which a breast will accommodate. However, the patient's wishes and desires, if realistic, will be given maximum consideration. The implant is placed UNDER the breast tissue, so that any future examination of the breasts by a physician will be possible as well as breast feeding of subsequent pregnancies. Each of the various type implants and their advantages and disadvantages will be discussed with you in detail prior to surgery. The best candidates for breast augmentation are women who are realistic as to expectations and are looking for improvement, not perfection in the way they look.
We prefer to do the surgery under general anesthesia. The patient is sedated and the surgery lasts approximately two hours. The patient may return home that afternoon or stay in the hospital overnight.
A small incision, approximately 1 1/2 to 2 inches in length, is made under the breast or around the areolar, depending upon the technique utilized. This usually heals to a fine line scar by six months.
The patient is restricted to rest at home with minimal arm movement, especially during the first 48 hours. There is usually some mild discomfort, possible swelling and/or discoloration which is common with this surgery for a short period of time. A sleeping bra is worn night and day after the dressings are removed.
It is sometimes necessary to remove an implant due to an unforeseen complication, however, this is a rarity. Complications such as bleeding is uncommon (1-2%) but always possible. Infection, changes in sensation and firmness, capsular contraction,leakage, or rupture of implant can occur as well. There are risks associated with all surgical procedures and these will be discussed in detail with you prior to surgery.
1. Scrub the armpits, breast and chest wall thoroughly with Betadine surgical scrub or Cetaphil (available at your drug store) for one week prior to surgery, 5 minutes on each side.
2. On the day of surgery, someone must drive you to the hospital or clinic and take you home after discharge.
3. Take your medications as prescribed by Doctor. DO NOT TAKE ASPIRIN OR ANY ASPIRIN COMPOUND CONTAINING SALICYLATES FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS BEFORE OR AFTER SURGERY. You may take Tylenol or any Acetaminophen-containing compound in it's place.
4. Wear loose fitting clothing preferably button in front blouses, which is easy to slip on and off with minimal use of your arms-- NO pullover sweaters or high platform shoes.
1. ARM MOVEMENTS- Limit the use of your arms almost entirely for the first two days following surgery and minimal arm movements for at least the first week following surgery. Do not lift anything heavy or drive a car during that time. The first 48 hours, you should rest indoors as much as possible, preferably in a semi-reclining position. DO NOT TAKE ASPIRIN IN ANY FORM FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS.
2. After two weeks you may resume most normal activities except for such things as tennis, golf, swimming or strenuous exercise. Do not lie or sit in direct sunlight or hot outdoor areas for the first 4 weeks.
3. SHAMPOO AND HAIR COLORING - All coiffure procedures can be carried out at any time the patient desires, however excessive use of the arms necessary for these acts should be limited the first 10 days, so go to the beauty shop.
4. SHOWERS AND BATHS- Sponge baths until instructed otherwise by the doctor.
5. SOCIAL ACTIVITY- Social activity should be limited for approximately 10 days following surgery. Excessive arm movements and exercise should be restricted for the first two weeks.
6. Take all antibiotics and other medications as instructed.
7. Someone should stay with you day and night for 24 hours after surgery.
8. Do not disturb the dressings we put on in surgery until you are seen in the office for your first post-operative visit.
9. PAIN- You may expect some discomfort the first several days postoperatively. This will be similar to a muscle pain after strenuous activity. As soon as you begin to feel discomfort after you get home begin taking your pain pills as prescribed- do not wait until the pain is severe.
10. Dr. Sevinor will give you a very detailed list a very detailed list of printed instructions to follow on the day of you discharge from the hospital.
It is routine to request the fees for all cosmetic procedures to be paid prior to surgery. Insurance companies will not participate in fee payment for surgical enlargement of the breasts.
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Definition of shooting war in English:
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A war in which there is armed conflict as opposed to mere threats, propaganda, or sanctions.
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August 27, 2016Treasurer
The City of Jamestown's Treasurer's Office is located on the First Floor of the Jamestown City Hall, 200 East Third Street. Office hours are Monday - Friday 9:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Further information can be received at 716-483-7512 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
The City Treasurer's Office performs the following functions:
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JACKSON -- Martha Jeanette Williams Ash, 84, of Jackson died Sunday, June 26, 2005, at her home.
She was born Nov. 3, 1920, in Lake County, Tenn., the daughter of the late Boyd and Mabel Hart Williams. She is survived by her husband of 68 years James D. Melvin Ash.
After retiring from Amerock in Rockford, Ill., she and her husband relocated to Cape Girardeau where she operated the Fina station on Morgan Oak for many years.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Gloria and James Taylor of Lilbourn, Nora and Gene Speight of Jackson; six granddaughters, Kim and Ronnie Jones of New Madrid, Kelly and Curt Poore of Jackson, Kathy and Kirk Palmer of New Madrid, Stacey and David Thomas of Lawrenceburg, Ken., Melanie Speight of Jackson, and Amy Speight of Memphis, Tenn.; 11 great-
grandchildren, Kyle and Katie Denton, Taylor, James Curtis and Park Poore, Makenzie and Mason Palmer, Emma, Joel, Lydia and Merideth Thomas; two sisters, Gatherine Beal of Memphis, Tenn., Dorothy Pattison of West Memphis, Ark.; one brother, Donald Williams of St. Louis.
She was preceded in death by eight brothers and sisters.
Visitation is scheduled from 5-8 p.m. today at Richards Funeral Home in New Madrid.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with her two son-in-laws officiating.
Burial will follow in Mounds Park Cemetery.
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Monday, July 20, 2009
Sarah Palin's Hair is NOT Thinning, but Keith Olbermann's is!
Psssst, Keith Olbermann is really bald - pass it on. I'll explain at the end of his post. But Anonymous sources swear it's true - that should be good enough for the New York Times right?
This all leads up to another despicable Sarah Palin rumor.
It was such a low blow disguised as concern that I didn't even want to address it on this blog, but the insane claim that Sarah Palin is so stressed out that she is "losing weight and her hair is thinning" is still being perpetuated over the Internet...AND...in the main stream media.
One June 12 the New York Times wrote this crap -
"Friends worried that she appeared anxious and underweight. Her hair had thinned to the point where she needed emergency help from her hairdresser and close friend, Jessica Steele.
"Honestly, I think all of it just broke her heart," Ms. Steele said in an interview at her beauty parlor in Wasilla, the Beehive."
Since that article, Jessica Steele, owner of The Beehive and a good friend of Governor Palin's has been letting the world know - it is a lie. She never said such a thing.
Check out Jessica's Twitter feed and her tweets. Just today she wrote "Media Myth: Sarah needed emergency treatment from Jessica her hairdresser I never said this the NYTs did."
If that is not clear enough, here are some past tweets.
But that didn't stop the insipid lie from spreading like cancer through the Internet. Our friends at "Conservatives 4 Palin" searched "Palin Hair Thin" on the Internet and came up with almost 400,000 hits. I just tried it again with the same results - 392,000 to be exact.
Some headlines read:
"Palin Suffered Thinning Hair and Weight Loss Due to Personal, Political Turmoil" - Chattahbox.com
"Sarah Palin Underweight, Anxious, Needed "Emergency Help" for Thinning Hair" - The Huffington Post.Com
"Sarah Palin lost weight & was balding due to stress" - Examiner.Com
There was a sickness in the gleeful re-posting of the New York Times big lie. It was as if those who relayed the rumor wished it to be true. That they hoped their vitriolic had not only knocked Sarah Palin out of the ring, but caused permanent damage.
Fortunately, neither is true. Citizen Palin will be have a bigger platform untethered from Alaska then she did as Governor. And as for the claim that she is somehow physically ill from the stress. Did you see Runner's World Magazine?
Does this woman look like the stress is taking a physical toll?
But I saved my favorite fool for last. Watch Keith Olbermann's feigned concern for Palin's health -
Doberman, the TV attack dog at the end of a democratic leash, was dying to pass on the underweight, thinning hair rumor, but knew it was low even for him. You see, in Doberman's misogynistic mind, the worst thing you can do to a woman is attack her weight and hair, so he pretended to be concerned. Olbermann tried his hardest to furrow his brow, but the botox prevented it. Still he did use his "concerned voice."
Here is what I am concerned about - Keith Olbermann's botox, eyebrow waxing and hair implants show an over-concern about his appearance. "Sources close" to Olbermann say he is overly concerned with his appearance and they worry that he will overdo cosmetic treatments like Michael Jackson or the Catwoman. "Close friends" also tell the Sarah Palin Blog that Olbermann likes to dress up like Michelle Obama late at night so he can pretend that he actually does sleep with the President.
Please pass these reports on - I am deeply concerned about Keith. You should see my face - I AM furrowing my brow, jealous Keith?
5 comments:
- Bea's World said...
The media is a bucnh of crap.
- July 20, 2009 at 9:28 AM
Would someone please put up a web page detailing all the media myths and lies about Gov. Palin?
It will make for some fine entertainment after she assumes the presidency!
- July 20, 2009 at 11:44 AM
Socialist Keith Olbermann is Erich Honecker's double. Honeker was leader of Communist East Germany from 1971-1989. Olbermann has German ancestry. Are they related??
Photograph of Honecker here: Wikipedia
- July 20, 2009 at 3:26 PM
- Michael April said...
They Got Some 'Splainin' to Do
By FRANK RICH – friend of Maureen Dowd, Keith Oberman, Peggy Noonan etc. etc.
NYT - July 18, 2009
The following is the last paragraph of the article, "They Got Some 'Splainin' to Do" on the Sotomayor hearings.
Frankie says
"It's the American way that we judge people as individuals, not as groups…"
[What about the New Haven firefighters]
"and by that standard we can say unequivocally that this particular wise Latina, with the richness of her experiences, would far more often than not reach a better conclusion than the individual white males she faced in that Senate hearing room."
[This is unequivocally a racist statement from the word go and the "we" referred to are wrong]
Frankie continues with:
"Even those viewers who watched the Sotomayor show…"
[Produced and Directed by Democrats]
"for only a few minutes could see that her America is our future and theirs is the rapidly receding past."
[He's a crystal ball reader also]
You can tell by this last line that Frankie as well as Maureen, Keith and Peggy are desperate for controversy to maintain their readership and keep their pathetic jobs with the rapidly receding NYT.
Good Luck Frankie!!
- July 20, 2009 at 4:51 PM
This woman never learned to pick her battles wisely.
- July 21, 2009 at 7:23 PM


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Chances are, if you use ebooks for leisure reading, you use a device like a Kindle, Nook, or iPad. But up until recently, our academic ebooks have not been useable on devices like that – they've been more akin to what you would find on Project Gutenberg, GoogleBooks, or the Baen Free Library. Designed for a computer, and only usable on a device that was actively on the internet. But times are changing. This month, EBSCO eBooks – one of our largest ebook providers – has just rolled out a new app that will let you access and use tens of thousands of volumes on iOS devices including the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch (download the app here), Android devices (download … Continued


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