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Patiala, Oct 12 (UNI) The Commonwealth Games, earlier called the British Empire Games, which started in 1930, will witness nail-biting competitions in 17 sports disciplines in the mega event to be held at Delhi in 2010.
These disciplines are---archery, athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, hockey, lawn bowls, netball, rugby 7s, shooting, squash, table tennis, tennis, weightlifting and wrestling.
An estimated 8000 sportspersons from 71 countries will be vying for top honours from October 3 to 14 in 2010 in the Indian capital.
According to the International Sports Division (ISD) in the Ministry of Youth Affairs&Sports (MYAS), India is expected to win close to 100 medals, which includes the 12 medals at stake in the Elite Athletes with Disability (EAD) group: swimming, athletics, table tennis and powerlifting, out of 863 medals at stake, during 2010 Commonwealth Games.
At the Manchester Commonwealth Games in 2002, India had won 69 medals (30 gold, 22 silver and 17 bronze ). Four years later, India slumped to 50 medals (22 gold, 17 silver and 11 bronze) at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games.
To achieve its target, India is hiring the services of 36 foreign coaches who would be assisted by 218 Indian coaches.
The consensus among knowledgeable coaches is that India's target of winning close to 100 medals is merely on paper. Looking at things realistically and based on empirical knowledge, the thinking is that at the most India may win about 70 medals.
The 2010 Commonwealth Games are not far away and India's preparation to train sportspersons is yet to gather momentum as the foreign coaches in most of the disciplines are yet to arrive in India to start real good training. For mega sports event, like the Commonwealth Games, at least four years of rigorous training is imperative.
The ISD aught to know this better instead of just coughing out large sums of money for the training of sportspersons and hiring foreign coaches for the Games.

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I could imagine Aaron Russo getting himself on the Tonight Show, Oprah Winfrey, or at least the Daily Show. I do not think Michael Badnarik will ever get within a hundred miles of those programs. Mind you it is not his fault. He has done an outstanding job to get this far, he will make good use of whatever opportunities he garners in the future, and he would make an infinitely better President than the one we are going to get. However, the mainstream media in the past has treated Libertarian candidates as though they were invisible and this practice will not change unless the candidate goes around it and forces the media to cover him with his own fame. Now, I am not saying that Russo has the requisite fame to compete in a meaningful way with Bush and Kerry but I do say he had a lot more potential to acquire that necessary fame than Badnarik does. I like Michael Badnarik a lot and will be very proud to vote for him; yet, I cannot help but think the Libertarian Party made a big mistake today.
I sincerely hope Badnarik proves me wrong because we really need someone to turn this country around. If anyone still does not believe that we are moving step-by-step along a path that ends with us living in a totalitarian hellhole they should read this article by Beverly Eakman (thanks to Jeff Schaler) on the growing practice of declaring mentally ill those who hold "wrong" opinions.
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Otto M. Kerner - 6/1/2004
This is only a problem if people outside the party notice it, which would depend on what he happened to say when. That's why nominating Russo would have been a gamble, and possibly a big disaster. But it also might have been a windfall if the stars aligned. Is there perhaps an ethical issue with nominating someone like Russo? Maybe, but it's not like he's accused of being anything more than obnoxious.
Roderick T. Long - 5/31/2004
Well, there are loose cannons and then there are loose cannons. This is the Aaron Russo who responds to questions from women in the audience by saying "No, I won't sleep with you" or comes down off the podium and asks them to help him adjust his belt buckle. I had reached the point where I would rather have run nobody for president than run Russo.
Keith Halderman - 5/31/2004
I think you are right on point. Russo being a bit of a loose cannon was an asset because he would command more attention and that is what is needed. Remember the old Hollywood maxim there is no such thing as bad publicity.
The big problem with the Libertarian Party is that they worry far too much about turning people off and far too little about turning people on. The party is different from the Republicrats in more ways than just in how it would govern if in power. It is different in the way it has to approach politics.
However, the lets be more like the other parties crowd is clearly in charge. This is evident in the nomination of Badnarik and the timid way in which they are approaching the war on people who use certain kinds of drugs. Instead of demanding that the other parties justify the enormous harm that it does they play right into their hands by avoiding it as much as possible. Not one question about it during the convention debate just like the 2000 presidential debates.
Otto M. Kerner - 5/31/2004
Like a lot of people, apparently including those at the convention, I was becoming disenchanted with Aaron Russo. But I still think he would have been a better candidate. People opposed him because they thought he was too risky and might embarrass the party. This rests on the assumption that the LP is something too valuable to risk damaging. It's not. They had really better be willing to take some risks, because they aren't accomplishing much the way things are going.
I still can't quite figure why Badnarik didn't run for vice-president instead of president. Perhaps he was thinking the same thing himself during his acceptance speech. He sure would have trounced that dope Campagna.
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Well, Armored Kill fits the bill for those who are diehard military folk. It allows you the luxury of finding the best possible solution to a problem, and almost forces you to have a good plan before you strike. Taking control of light tanks, ATV and even an AC-130 Gunship is a huge plus when it comes to finding different ways to attack. It's good to have armor options when you're playing a an expansion called 'Armored Kill'.
The lighter vehicles in the game, which are new to BF3, include the 2S25 Sprut and the M1128 anti-tank vehicles. These vehicles offer a lighter solution to battle and make it seem less of a drag (literally) than the normal heavy armored vehicles. They're quick, precise and they strike fast and hard. That's what keeps Armored Kill exciting, and it makes the maps, which we'll talk about shortly, fun to roam.
In addition to the above vehicles, you also get to fly the AC-130… sorta. The AC-130 is a powerful weapon, as you know from CoD days, that allows you to strike with an iron fist from above. To access it, you must capture a base and then you can sit nicely in the gunner seat. You have the ability to respawn in the AC-130, but the downer about that is it flies in a set pattern. For multiplayer games, set patterns are REALLY bad. Unless you can catch people completely off guard, more than likely your stint in the AC-130 would be short lived. Why DICE decided to go that route is anyone's guess, but I think with the amount of weapons that players have at their disposal in BF3 that it's very feasible for someone to shoot down a plane without a hitch. Thus, you could probably make that 'set pattern' unset, and trust it won't be an unfair advantage. I'm sure DICE had their reasoning, maybe it was a programming issue or hardware issue, but regardless it shouldn't be set. The AC-130 is still neat, but not as useful and exciting as it could have been.
That complaint aside, this game was made for heavy armor people, especially Tank Superiority, which is the new game mode for this release.
For those tank folk who were feeling mighty unappreciated in all other facets of the BF3 universe, this one is for you. TS allows you to stretch your tank legs and travel a wide variety of directions without running into annoying limitations. Much like in the single-player campaign when you raid the enemy bases with a massive amount of tanks cruising through an open desert, Tank Superiority is just a whirlwind of tank terror that will put smiles on heavy armor folks faces.
Having said that, I'm a sniper by trade in these FPS games. I enjoy hanging back and taking people out from a distance (yes, I know most of you hate my kind). So to say I had a blast jumping inside of a tank and trying to aim the gun perfectly, while the tank across the map is taking me out systematically, if not methodically… well, it made the game more difficult to love completely. I understand its purpose, though, and fully respect why it was released.
Anyway, Tank Superiority focuses completely on ONE checkpoint in the game. The goal is to capture and defend that checkpoint. Having one checkpoint on enormous maps creates for the perfect amount of chaos. You will have to be strategic in TS mode and make sure that everyone is doing what they can to keep the enemy armor out of the captured area. For me, I sat behind (as a good sniper does) and targeted tanks from above. While this usually ended up in death, it was still fun to be that sniper in the background helping out the folks who were in the nitty-gritty of tank warfare.
Now, as I discovered as I kept playing Armored Kill, the real treat of the expansion is that it adds new maps to the gameplay. BF3 fans know that BF3's maps, when it was originally released, were pretty enormous to begin with. You get four new locations, which include Bandar Desert, Death Valley, Almorz Mountain and Armored Shield. All of these maps are enormous, with Bandar being the biggest. Each one will certainly add more flavor and value to the overall BF3 dish. Each one of the maps brings an advantage and disadvantage to the gameplay of AK.
With the Bandar Desert, the capture point is right in the middle of the map (or close to it). You have to travel a nice, open distance to get to it. Along the way, you will find mortar holes in the desert that allow for crouching down (if you're on foot). You will also find rock formations on the outskirts of the inner portion of the map. This allows for sniping, shielding and targeting. Everyone has a right to be excited about this map because of its size, but it does leave you open a bit more than the others. With that said, it also allows you to gun the **** out of your tank's accelerator. Flat ground means that you can build up a good amount of speed. Fast attacks mean more points and quick getaways, which fits this map perfectly.
The next map is Armored Shield. You get a nice green field with a wind farm (wind turbines everywhere) that is hilly, contains plenty of cover (especially for the targeting/sniping folks) and allows for quick movement in heavy armor. Out of the four maps, this is number three on my list.
After Armored Shield, you have Death Valley. Death Valley is just what it says it is… death… in a valley. You are placed in a valley with two bridges sprawling over them. There are plenty of places to go to and hide, plenty of shields, but if you want to go to the capture point then you're going to be left wide open under a bridge that doesn't allow for good movement. I consider this map more of a challenge than anything else, which is a great thing.
Finally, the last map you have is Almorz Mountain. If you can picture a bowl shape map then you have AM on your mind. What I like about this map is that it's snowy, it's got a LOT of large peaks to it (it's a freaking mountain) and it allows for many different ways to attack. What's also nice about this is that the attack waves come fast. Since everything is literally downhill in AM, you pick up speed on the attack. For tank folks out there that love to run and gun, this one will be right up there as your favorite. It may not have the expansiveness of the Bandar Desert, but it has many places to attack, and attack quickly. Out of the four, this one is my top map.
With all of this said, is Armored Kill worth the extra dough if you're not a premium member? It is, but you should really consider being a premium member, as it's only $50. You would pay $14.99 for this add-on and it might just be worth the extra dough to get everything (and all future BF3 items). Getting back to Armored Kill, the maps along will be worth the price of admission. Everything beyond the maps (the new vehicles, new mode) is a bonus. Wait until you see this game in action, if you're a Battlefield 3 fan then you're going to love it. For me, I appreciate the value of the game, and while I don't love Tank Superiority (just not my cup of tea), I understand the diversity it adds to a genre that desperately needs it.
DICE is thinking outside the box with Battlefield 3 and Armored Kill shows it.


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When Ingmar Bergman died July 30, the adoring appreciations that swiftly followed habitually contained severe descriptions of his work as "bleak" and "despairing," which, while hardly inaccurate, created an impression that watching his movies amounts to a succession of miserable experiences. But even at their most despondent, his films were something even his disciples rarely acknowledged: enormously comforting. As opposed to so much indie fare, which pretends to expose the fault lines in dysfunctional human relationships but rather piles on innocuous quirks so that we ultimately see how gosh-darn lovable we all really are, Bergman took the opposite tact. Particularly in his family dramas, he validated our darkest suspicions about those closest to us: They are a killing cancer we can never remove. Cries and Whispers (1972) and Autumn Sonata (1978) are suffused with horrible illness and withering contempt. In Cries, two hopelessly self-absorbed women (played by Liv Ullmann and Ingrid Thulin) hover dutifully by the death bed of their violently suffering sister (Harriet Andersson), not to make amends but to boil in the cauldron of their shared familial wretchedness. By comparison, Sonata is only mildly less harrowing as a distant mother (a shockingly middle-aged Ingrid Bergman) visits her mousy, resentful daughter (Ullmann again) to perform a slow-motion autopsy on their strained bond. While they were hardly a gleeful good time, the lingering impression left by both films is not sorrow or agony but, perversely, a cleansing exultation, an honest recognition that life sometimes is as difficult as we imagine. In the face of so much popular entertainment that is constructed to reassure us — you and your wife will work things out, the endless search for meaning ultimately is rewarding — Bergman's greatest films treated us like grown-ups and spoke to the twitchy uncertainties we're told to ignore. Yes, we'll end up taking all that unresolved pain to the grave. And, sure, even Ingrid Bergman grows old. But that doesn't make her any less beautiful. (New Beverly Cinema; Fri.-Sat., Oct. 5-6)
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HE won over the Australian public with his cuddly and quirky demeanour during his promotional visit. But it seems Korean pop juggernaut Psy wasn't without problems during his brief Australian tour.
Psy (real name Park Jae-Sang) brought an abrupt end to a radio interview after being asked about his 2001 drug arrest, and subsequently banned all further interviews with the broadcaster.
Melbourne announcer Matt Tilley, of Southern Cross Austereo's Fox FM, sparked the dummy-spit late last week when he raised the topic of Psy's drug dalliance, asking the Gangnam Style singer about his arrest for possessing marijuana in 2001, which apparently resulted in a fine.
While the audio of the interview has since been wiped from the Fox FM website, it's understood Psy quickly ended the interview and walked out of the studio, indicating to Fox FM producers that he would not conduct any more interviews with the network "or any affiliates".
Fox FM's content director Dave Cameron said Psy's reaction was a shock.
"Psy apparently doesn't like to talk about anything pre-Gangnam Style and got his nose out of joint, and then pulled the pin on the rest of the interviews," Cameron said. "We were never warned by the record company not to approach him with interesting questions about his life before Gangnam, and so it was a complete shock and disappointment to us."
Psy's walkout was a rare blip for the South Korean who is famously protective of his past - in particular the drug arrest in question, which he rarely discusses.
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Paul Hartley, the Dundee manager, is aware that Celtic could try to take out their European frustrations on their domestic opposition.
They would start, presumably, with the Dens Park side when they host the champions tomorrow afternoon.
It is the first match which Celtic play after being knocked out of the Champions League before the group stages. They learned their group opponents in the Europa League yesterday but that is unlikely to have salved the wounds inflicted on them by Maribor earlier this week.
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"We know we're in for a tough 90 minutes. I think their players will be hurting. They will want to show that they're still a good team and I do definitely expect a backlash. Celtic have always been like that."
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Shini: Are you going to the Louboutin sample sale this afternoon?
Me: No.
Shini: Why not?
Me: I don't have room for any more shoes.
Shini: Just come!
Me: Okay.
And that's how I ended up with yet another pair of shoes. Although, I think you'll agree, they were a pretty good purchase. So far I've only worn them in the day, with black skinny jeans and Juicy Couture's distressed denim, but I can't wait to wear them on a night out. They're actually pretty comfortable too, which is an unexpected bonus!
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An 88-year-old Palmyra farmer was killed in a grass fire rural Otoe County.
Otoe County Attorney David Partsch, said Palmyra and Bennet fire and rescue were dispatched to at 236 F Road, for a grass fire, at 3:30 p.m.
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What would you bring with you?
I have been through the threads in this sub forum a couple of times, and have seen some good ones. Lots of good information and great food for thought, but there is one subject I have not seen brought up yet, so here goes.
If you were in a survuval situation (WROL, SHTF, ETC.) and you had to bug out, what is the one piece of personal propety you would bring along with you if possible? Not a gun, knife, survival guide, or other necessity, a a "luxury" item if you will. Something to pass the time with when you are not being shot at or running for your life. List multiple items if you want.
My choice would be 2 or 3 paperback books, or a deck of cards. Probably the cards as they will take up less space, and could be enjoyed by more than one person at a time.
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Mary Ann. Oh, wait, that was the island. Still...
The Bible.
The more I think about it my having coffee may be a survival necessity for whoever is stuck with me. I'd say tobacco but I think that's in the same class, so I'll go with applejack.
Toilet paper! I panic when the TP gets low so for me that is a luxury item. If there was power, I love music and would bring my ipod. Cards and dice are always good.
A freshly stocked beer truck...;)
When the SHTF, I bring Death...
After spending my entire tour in Afghanistan in the field, I've learned something about myself. I DON'T NEED any luxury item in that situation. But, if it comes to just a simple question of "want"...
A deck of cards was quite handy in Afghanistan.
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Suzuki Access 1252007 - 2012
Model: Access
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Access_125
The Suzuki Access 125 is a scooter produced by Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Japanese motorcycle company Suzuki. It was introduced on September 18, 2007. Suzuki launched a newer model Swish 125 in 2012.
On October 3, 2013, in collaboration with Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's Being Human foundation, Suzuki launched the special 'Being Human' edition of the Suzuki Access 125. The special edition is available only in Pear Mirage White colour and features 'Apna Way of life' logo. Other features in the Special Edition include beige leather seat cover, chrome grab rail and rear view mirrors. The special edition Access 125 is more expensive than the standard edition of Access 125.
Both Access 125 and Swish 125 are currently sold in the market and the Special Edition will be available for a limited period.
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Thursday, September 21, 2017
I have huge goiters and nodules on my thyroid
These goiters and nodules have been tested by biopsy and am currently on levoxy(synthroid sub). I have gained 30 lbs and have been to numerous endoroconologists. I crave carbohydrates often. I am wondering how do I find a GOOD endocronologist and how accurate are blood tests as for mine always seem to come back normal. I run and just can`t seem to stop gaining weight. Frustrated! woman 41 yrs.
The sources that I can suggest for official listings of endocrinologists include web sites for the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, the Endocrine Society of America and the American Diabetes Association. If you live in or near Ohio, the NetWellness directory may be helpful in finding an Endocrinologist as well. People are often looking for some particular characteristics in the consultants they seek out - word of mouth is frequently the only way to ferret out those kinds of issues, possibly from doctors that you know or people who have seen a given provider as a patient. You may also want to make sure that the person who is telling you that they are in any specific specialty is actually board-certified in that specialty.
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College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati


text: Britney Spears has had her temporary visitation rights with her boys reinstated. The pop star was spotted driving with her sons over the weekend with a court-appointed monitor in the passenger seat. "Yes, she has visitation with the children," Brit's lawyer confirmed to The Associated Press. Her visitation was suspended last Wednesday for failing to comply with a court order.


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The Electoral Commission isn't happy with progress from the Police on the matters it has referred to them. They have a good point too, if Electoral Act breaches are not properly investigated or prosecuted then there really is no point in having the laws int he first place. The fact that Labour so outrageously breaches the laws so frequently is proof that they know the Police are toothless and lazy when it comes to doing anything about it:
The Electoral Commission has taken a swipe at the police for an apparent lack of action in investigating and prosecuting electoral law offences and suggests the job be handed over to another agency.
In its report on the 2011 general election, the commission said that although police dealt with simple matters such as dual voting promptly, they did not do so for more complex issues.
"Some are more difficult and complex and the commission is concerned about the priority the police seem able to accord these referrals."
It recommended the Government consider whether procedures should be strengthened, noting that some of the breaches of the Electoral Act were serious and carried heavy penalties.
"Effective and timely investigation and prosecution of electoral offences is critical to ensuring public confidence in the integrity of the democratic process."
One possibility was to hand over the breaches to another enforcement agency or a Crown solicitor to decide whether to prosecute.
If we had an Independent Commission against Corruption they could easily handle this.
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Most people who work for an employer have their taxes automatically withheld from their paycheck. This makes life much easier when it comes time to file taxes because you don't need to worry about filing estimated taxes or sending in any paperwork. You just wait for your W-2 to arrive in January, then you file your taxes with the IRS.
The taxes your employer withholds from your paycheck cover your income taxes and your FICA (Federal Insurance Contributions Act) taxes: Social Security tax and Medicare tax. Your employer is also nice enough to pick up half the bill for those two programs (OK, they are required to, otherwise they probably wouldn't!).
However, if you have self employment income, you are subject to SECA tax (Self-Employment Contributions Act), which is similar to FICA taxes. That means your are on the hook for the entire Social Security and Medicare tax bill. Why? Because when you are self employed, you are basically the employer and the employee and you don't have someone paying your half of the tax bill.
Who has to pay self employment tax?
The IRS considers you self employed if you are a sole proprietor, an independent contractor, a partner in a partnership, a member of a single-member LLC or are otherwise in business for yourself. You generally have to pay self employment tax if you earn more than $400 of self-employment income, or earn more than $108.28 as a church employee. Basically, you are required to pay self employment tax if you work for yourself and someone else does not pay your tax Social Security or Medicare tax.
How much is self employment tax?
The self employment tax rate is 15.3%, and consists of two parts: 12.4% for Social Security and 2.9% for Medicare.
- Social Security Tax. Only your first $106,800 of combined wages, tips, and net earnings is subjected to the 12.4% Social Security tax.
- Medicare Tax. All income is subjected to the 2.9% Medicare tax.
You can calculate your self-employment tax on Schedule SE (Form 1040), or with a commercial tax software program such as TurboTax or TaxCut.
Easy self employment tax formula. Social Security taxes are only assessed on incomes of $106,800 and less, so if you fall under that threshold, simply multiply your income by 15.3% (12.4% + 2.9%). If your income is greater than $106,800, multiply your income by 2.9% (to cover your Medicare tax), and add $13,243.20 (max Social Security tax).
How to pay self employment taxes
You will report your self employment taxes in the "Other Taxes" section of Form 1040 when you file your tax return at the end of the year. However, depending on how much you earn, you may need to pay estimated taxes to make sure you are within IRS rules – or you may be subject to underpayment penalties.
Additional self employment tax tips
Self-employment tax deduction. You can deduct half of your self employment tax before applying the tax rate when calculating the amount of self employment tax you owe. For example, if you earn $100,000 from self-employment, you report that amount as income on Form 1040. However, you can deduct 7.65% from that number when figuring how much self employment tax to pay. Thus, you will only pay self employment taxes on $92,350, saving you $1,170 on self employment tax ($7,650 x 15.3%). This deduction is available whether or not you itemize.
Self employment tax is in addition to regular income taxes. When you are doing your tax planning, don't forget to consider your normal tax rates. You will be required to pay your normal state and federal income tax in addition to self employment tax.
Consider hiring a professional
I'm a big believer in doing things myself. However, taxes are one time when I am not afraid to spend some money for the peace of mind to know that everything was done correctly and I have maximized my return or minimized my tax bill. This information is intended as a resource only and I recommend consulting with an account or IRS documentation for information specific to your needs.
Additional IRS Resources:
- Self-employment tax.
- Topic 554 – Self-Employment Tax.
- IRS Form 1040-ES.
- Tax Calendar for Small Businesses and Self-Employed.
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THE shocking moment a woman gave birth in the street was captured here on CCTV
– but security guards thought she was drunk.
Kim Leighton even confused medics who assumed she was a drunken student making
a prank call.
The 25-year-old went into labour at home and gave birth outside Eden Shopping
Centre in High Wycombe as she tried to get to hospital.
She said: "They thought we were drunk and making a prank call. I yelled "I am
having a baby" before giving a push and my little girl was born into my
mum's arms."
Kim decided to name her daughter Leanne Eden – after the shopping centre her
baby was delivered beside.
The birth place of her baby girl, born weighing 6lb 4ozs, is currently listed
as "other".
Kim, who was already mother to four-year-old son Lewis, said: "Strangely I
wasn't scared. I wasn't even cold but I was worried as I wanted the
ambulance to come.
"The paramedics gave instructions to get me inside but I couldn't move as the
baby was still attached by the cord and I couldn't walk. So I just sat down
on the pavement."
Her mother Sue, 54, helped her daughter as the security guards watching the
footage rushed to the scene with blankets.
She said: "It was certainly the most natural birth and a really novel way to
meet my new granddaughter."
Sue's partner Paul rang the hospital as Kim was giving birth.
Kim said: "When Paul told the paramedics I was having a baby in the street
they didn't believe him. They thought we were drunk and making a prank call."
She added: "Lewis is delighted with his new baby sister but I won't ever be
able to lie to him about where babies come from as he was there when it


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We asked readers to share their scariest experience or top spooky tale for a chance to win a Haunted Tokyo Tour or book of short stories. Here are the winning entries:
By Kelly Quinn
Predictability is the enemy of God. As randomness in daily life recedes, as harvests and paychecks arrive with scheduled regularity, so fear and the need for God recedes. But I know that God is real. He speaks to me. He knows my secrets.
What are you doing?
Another unfinished masterpiece, is it? You never finish anything. Loser!
Stop talking to me. I don't want to listen to you.
You have to listen to me. Even if you can't stand to hear the truth. What have you ever done? What have you ever finished? School?
Where are your friends?
I have friends.
Who? No one likes you. You are pathetic. When was the last time someone called you? Everyone hates you.
I have friends.
No you don't. You are a loser and everyone hates you. Remember when you bought the Skype number so your friends overseas could call you? How many called?
I don't remember.
Zero. No one called. No one cares about you. No one would care if you were dead.
I can't think about this now. I have to rest.
Rest!?! Rest from what? You don't work. You don't have friends. You never go out. Look at this place. It is a pit. Don't you ever clean? You are an animal. You are worse than a dog. A dog would not live in this mess. You are a rat.
I can't listen to you. The doctor says I shouldn't listen to you. I have to take my medicine.
Medicine. Baby needs his medicine. What a baby. A child. That is what you are. Nothing but a child. You can't do anything.
Shut up! I have to get my medicine. I have to get you out my head.
Look at yourself. Look in the mirror. That is the face of a loser. No wonder you have no friends. You are ugly. You smell.
Can't you be quiet?
There it is. Do you see it? That is what you need. You don't need medicine. You need the razor.
The razor?
Imagine it. Open a vein. Cut your wrist. Cut your neck.
Splash the white tiles with red blood.
Red and white. Red and white. Like a barber pole. Splash the blood like a barber pole.
Sweeney Todd was a barber. Barbers used to cut people. They were surgeons.
Cut people?
Let the bad blood out. That is what barbers did. Let the bad blood out.
Let the bad blood out?
Cut! Cut! Feel the blade against your skin. Cut!
Loser! You can feel the blood beneath the skin. Let the bad blood out.
Push! You loser. Cut! You are pathetic. You stink! You smell! Cut!
Help me.
I am trying to help you. You have to let the bad blood out.
I don't want to.
You are so weak. You can't do anything. Just push a little more. Let the bad blood out.
Let the bad blood out.
Total Eclipse of the Heart
By S.C. Kurokawa
Just about two years ago here in Japan I had a terrifying experience. Heavy summer rain hit the windows. It was late, but I couldn't sleep. Spasms gripped my gut. I was pregnant with my first child.
Was he coming early? I paced the room. I danced to 80s music on YouTube. There was something in the news about an eclipse. I danced to "Total Eclipse of the Heart." Michael Jackson had just died. I danced to "Bad." I danced until I was too busy timing contractions, seeing them through. I had already prepared a bag to take to the hospital.
Fast-forward about eight hours. I was ushered into a curtained-off corner with a bed in the biggest hospital in the city, surrounded by women moaning, screaming, laboring.
Hours upon hours passed. Babies were being born; mine seemed stuck. Midwives hustled about, suggested positions, checked our baby's heartbeat. Gadung-godong-gadung-godung. Not good? I threw up. Was it midnight again already? What was wrong? My husband translated for me, for the midwives.
I was hustled onto a stretcher, wheeled down corridors, through doors. The hospital gown was too thin and too short. I was wheeled into a huge room, all bright and shiny and as cold as a meat locker.
They moved me, not unlike how hunters might move a deer carcass. I think a needle was positioned into my lower spine. My whole body shook. My teeth chattered until my jaw ached. My wrists and feet were secured. Somebody held my hand.
About six masked cloaked figures worked on me quickly, efficiently, chatting amiably, passing tools to one another, I suppose, though I couldn't see past the curtain between me and my lower body.
At last, a baby's cry. Or was it a cough? A murmur erupted from the team. My child, pink with eyes wide open, was brought to my head. I planted a kiss on his forehead. At once, he was whisked away. This is not at all what I had imagined.
The next day, when I could move in a wheelchair, I was allowed to see our baby. I could touch him, but not hold him. Tubes, wires, a plexiglass lid and a team of doctors separated us.
Days passed. Why couldn't I hold him? When could I? I didn't know either how or what to ask or demand. I still don't know why I couldn't just give birth, and hold our baby, but I am now the mother of a happy, healthy and extremely active 2-year-old.
Cursed on Yamate-dori, Yokohama
By Gregory Strong
If you are reading this now, poor stranger, then my worst fear is realized. And I beg you, nay, warn you: Read no further. Burn these notes while you can.
My nightmare began the evening that I set to pen and ink the story of Mr. Satou, a merchant of this port who has often taken out advertisements in my newspaper. Patting the ample belly beneath the folds of his kimono, he had told me of his good fortune in buying a house on Yamate-dori, a neighborhood where I can barely afford to rent these simple lodgings. And Satou had bought the house at an unbelievably low price. Then Satou's face blanched. He had seen a woman in a white kimono in a window of the house.
After Satou left, I realized that I had a ghost story on my hands. I remembered there had been a spectacular suicide associated with that house. The pregnant Japanese mistress of an American naval lieutenant had committed suicide after he had abandoned her. I imagined the headline about the house and this Madame Butterfly: "Haunting in Yokohama's Foreign Settlement."
I started writing. Just then, something flashed by my window. I shuddered with the premonition of a woman blind and speechless with malevolent rage.
A haggard-looking Satou returned the following evening. He begged for help. The priest at his Buddhist temple had covered his ears and shut the door before Satou could even ask him. Apparently, even hearing the story provoked the curse. I promised to contact my friend, Father DeBlaise at the Yamate Catholic church, about an exorcism. A hunted look in his eyes, Satou hurried off.
I decided to add these developments to my story. When I sat down, I noticed a long black hair on the page. Revolted, I plucked it off. The housekeeper, I thought.
Satou's house was on the route to the church, so I stopped there. His front door ajar, I stepped inside. To my horror, his body lay on the floor, his neck broken, his eyes bulging.
Then I saw her bending over him, her back toward me and her long black hair trailing to the floor. Her white kimono hung loosely upon shoulders whose even whiter skin shone with an evil light.
She tilted her head in my direction. I saw a new terror. For although she had a nose which snuffled the air, seeking me, her face had neither eyes nor mouth nor traces of where these should be, so she twisted her head one way, then another, like a hideous blind, burrowing worm.
With a scream, I fled. Glancing back, I saw that monster in the white kimono gliding down Yamate-dori looking for me. I ran home, and bolted the door to finish this account.
I pray that recording this curse ends it. Should that fail, dear luckless reader, then I am dead. Worse for you who ignored my warning, because you have read this, she is coming for you.
Good Luck Charm (O-mamori)
By Kai Virtue
Inside his desk he discovers a good luck charm.
"What's this?"
"Belongs to your predecessor," his colleague replies, handing it back. "Who'd want that old, tattered thing anyway?"
Worried about discarding it, he slips it into his jacket pocket. Maybe he is lucky? It isn't every day that a recruitment agency lands you a job at the latest behemoth to grace the skyline.
That evening he struggles to meet his deadline. Resting his head on the desk, he is about to nod off when he hears a squeaking sound, like an old shopping cart, coming from the darkened corridor across the room. Realising the time, he gathers his belongings and hurries out, worried that he may be locked inside. He looks down the vacant corridor and dismisses the sound as a late-night office cleaner.
The following night he finds himself alone again, catching up on paperwork. Remembering the cleaner, he glances at the corridor entrance but only hears the whispering of the ventilation churning up air beside his feet.
He wakes up startled. One hour has passed.
By the corridor entrance a shadow catches his eye.
"Is anyone there?" he calls out.
He jumps at the sound.
"How low is the air-con set?" he mutters, throwing on his jacket as he stands up to investigate.
At the corridor entrance he peers into the darkness and sees a figure disappear around the far corner.
Two weeks later he is preparing for another long night in the office. Before his colleagues leave for drinks he mentions the cleaner to them.
"Stress? The guy before you was the same, always doing overtime. Stopped coming to work; people say he went missing."
"I heard he was murdered."
"That's what someone in sales told me. Who knows?"
"Either way, the cleaner only comes on the weekend."
A shiver rushes across him as he watches them disappear into the corridor.
"Damn this air-con," he says, returning to his work.
Ten minutes pass.
He squints his watery eyes and sets down his pen.
"Guys? That isn't funny!" he says, walking over to the corridor.
No one is there.
He runs down the corridor and turns the corner.
The chill nips at his arms and he realises he has forgotten his jacket.
Peering back around the corner he sees a figure hunched over a cleaning cart. He tries to call out but a fear grips him.
Squeak. Squeak.
The figure begins moving towards him.
Fleeing down the corridor, he finds a bathroom and hides inside a toilet stall.
Five minutes pass.
"Just a prank," he tells himself, embarrassed.
He is about to leave when the bathroom door opens and the dim light of the corridor seeps in.
He stands back against the wall.
The wheels stop before his door and he realises the lock is turned to "vacant."
Before he can reach the door it swings open.
He screams.
No one is there, just the old charm on the floor.
Cemetery near Nogizaka Station
By Willy Yanto Wijaya
I have always tried to avoid places like cemeteries. I was astonished to learn that in Japan, many cemeteries are located in yards beside houses.
Perhaps by doing this, the living can feel closer to their late loved ones. But I could never imagine being the occupant of a house like that. Thus, when selecting an apāto, I always survey the area first to make sure there is no cemetery complex within a certain radius of my new dwelling. I don't want to be like a friend of mine whose neighbors are Resting In Peace.
One day, I got an invitation from my friend to visit a museum near Nogizaka Station in Tokyo. Since this place is quite far from my house, my friend suggested we go for a walk and do some sightseeing.
I said yes, and soon we found ourselves strolling along a road with lush greenery on one side.
"What's behind there? A park?" I asked.
"Well, perhaps it's a . . . cemetery. Let's see that map. Um, yeah, it's a cemetery, a very big one, the resting place of many famous people. Why don't we have a look?"
"Er, I think we'd better not."
"Come on! It's OK. It's a sunny afternoon, there's nothing to be scared of."
He kept pushing me. "You know, a lot of Japanese people even have picnics under the sakura blossoms in this park. Come on, be a brave girl!"
I slowly climbed the stone steps. Walking several meters inside, with tombstones surrounding us, I started to feel uneasy. I could sense some kind of strong energy or force interfering with the workings of my mind. My friend also looked like he was in a state of high alert, as if he was trying to stop himself slipping into a trance.
"Let's go back!" I shouted.
"Let's walk a little bit further inside," he insisted.
"No!" I rejected his crazy idea. He looked disappointed.
What my friend didn't know was that when I was a little girl, I once fell ill for several weeks. No doctor could work out what was wrong with me. I had a high fever, but then at other times went cold.
Before falling ill, I had whipped off the leaves of an old tree using a branch, and then peed under the tree. A village shaman then came to our house and told us that an old woman spirit dwelling in that tree was angry at what I'd done, and he told me to apologize to the spirit. I did, and several days later my condition began to improve.
Now I feel it was all very illogical, but those are the facts. Since falling ill that time, I've always felt as if my body is very weak when it comes to haunted things or places. That's why I refused to go going deeper into the cemetery. I only wish my friend knew . . .
The Beginning of Ends
By Rohan Jeetendra Khemlani
She found that her husband, Satoshi, was cheating on her. She collected proof of messages and phone calls from the same number on Satoshi's cellphone. She caught them red-handed, while they were having lunch at Toriton. Worried about her 2-year-old daughter, she took the decision to divorce him.
Satoshi failed to placate his wife, they divorced, and their daughter stayed with the mother. Later, he deeply regretted his misdeeds. After four years apart, he drove to her residence. He apologised for his actions and asked her to take him back.
She refused. His daughter did not remember him. The daughter obeyed her mother, who told her that Satoshi was a stranger.
He returned a failure. His condition worsened. He was dying from the inside every day, every moment. He was desperate for a glimpse of his daughter's face.
He knew he needed some sympathetic support. All of his friends had left him because of his affair with the other woman, his reputation was tarnished, and he got no respect from the people that knew him.
He decided the best thing to do was to consult his psychiatrist. The psychiatrist told him he was suffering from severe depression and needed to undergo psychotherapy.
As time passed, Satoshi stopped eating, could not sleep properly, became a drunkard and drowned himself in his own melancholy. One day, he did not wake up. He died malnourished, wracked with mental stress and with a huge amount of alcohol in his body.
Tradition says that if someone dies unnaturally, without having achieved their current wish, that person's soul tries to fulfill that wish, and haunts anybody who gets in its way, eventually killing them. This is what happened in Satoshi's case.
Satoshi's soul found her house, but the sacred Shinto mark on the door made it impossible for him to enter. One day, when she went out to go shopping, he spoke to her.
It seemed like a hallucination at first, but then she realised it was not. He told her that she had taken his daughter away from him and must repent. Satoshi entered her body, slammed her head into a pole, ran under a car, then climbed up a building — by walking on its walls — and jumped down. Nobody understood the mystery behind her strange suicidal act.
He saw his daughter at last. He forgot that he no longer could be seen and spoke to the girl. The daughter became frightened and ran out of the house, screaming, onto the main street. He floated after her, just in time to witness the truck claiming her life.
Satoshi curses himself ever since that day, and vows to kill every woman who does not let her husband meet their child. Thus his journey begins . . . of ends.
By Anna Ishii
One sunny spring, a high school student traveled to his grandfather's home. As he sunbathed on the veranda, he heard an eerie voice.
"Popopo," it said.
Wondering what the voice was, he came across what he thought was a hat sitting on the hedge in the garden. The hat started moving along the top of the hedge, and when it came to the gap in the foliage, he saw that a woman in a white dress was actually wearing the hat.
The hedge was more than two meters high. She must be a tall woman, he thought.
Later, he told his grandparents about the experience. To his surprise, his grandfather became angry.
"Where did you see it? When did you see it? How tall was it?"
As he answered his grandfather's questions, he noticed that his grandmother was shaking. When he asked what was wrong, she told him the story of Hashaku-sama, a yōkai that sometimes appears in the village. Hashaku-sama looks like a tall woman, and her laugh sounds like "Popopo." If a human being is possessed by Hashaku-sama, he or she will be killed within a few days, and most of her victims are children or young men. It is said that Hashaku-sama came to the village with another traveler in the past, but no one is sure. The yōkai is trapped in the village and can never leave.
"Hold this for now", his grandmother said, giving him an amulet. He and his grandparents went into an upstairs room. The windows were all covered with newspaper, and an amulet was placed on each one. On all four sides of the room were piles of salt. In the center of the room was a small Buddha statue sitting on a wooden box.
"It will soon be night. Don't leave this room until tomorrow. We won't talk to you or call you. Stay here until 7 in the morning tomorrow. At 7, get out and go home. I will call your home," his grandfather said in a serious tone. "Don't let go of the amulet, and if something happens, pray to the statue."
He woke up at 1 in the morning. Suddenly, he heard his grandfather's voice.
"Are you OK? If you're scared then you can get out!" He edged closer to the door, but then remembered what his grandfather has said earlier.
The voice spoke again: "What are you doing? You can come out!"
His skin crawled as he noticed the salt in the corner of the room had turned black at the tip.
"Popopo, po, popo . . ."
The windows rattled. He became scared but somehow found himself falling asleep.
By the time he woke up it was past 7. He left the room, the house and the village behind. He was told never to return.
Ten years later, his grandmother told him that the Jizo that had kept Hashaku-sama trapped within the village had been broken by someone — someone somehow related to him. It must be a superstition, he said to himself, but he is still scared of the yōkai.
By Sang Soo Na
There once was a boy named Hiroshi, an ordinary middle school student who was totally reckless. Behind his school there was a mountain closed off, forbidden to enter, but nobody knew the reason why. Apart from that, this small Japanese village was almost unnaturally normal.
One day, Hiroshi was feeling extremely frustrated after a day at school. He became even more upset when his mom started nagging him about everything he did. They argued and he left home.
Hiroshi couldn't suppress his anger even after running away from home. As time passed, the sun began to set and it was getting dark.
"It's too late to go back," he thought. "If I go back right now, then mom won't feel sorry for me. Let's see who wins."
In the pitch-dark, Hiroshi started to get hungry and bored. Although he was hungry, he had no money. Although he was bored, he had nothing to do. Then he had an idea. "If I have an adventure on the forbidden mountain, at least I won't be bored," he said to himself, and headed toward the mountain.
When he arrived at the foot of the mountain, it was 2 o'clock in the morning. The wind gave him goosebumps. He turned a corner and saw warnings and ancient Japanese charms around the barricade that blocked the mountain path. "Keep Out."
"Anyway," he said, "I'm not afraid." Hiroshi climbed the fence and marched into the woods.
The further in he went, the drearier and freakier the atmosphere became.
"I'm not scared, I'm not scared," he mumbled as he began to get nervous.
At that moment, he heard laughter. It was a giggling sound from somewhere he couldn't see in the darkness. Hiroshi started to shiver.
"Sh-sh-sh . . ." Though Hiroshi couldn't say a word, his feet kept moving towards the sound.
"Sh-sh-sh . . ." The strange laughter got louder and louder. Then, he stopped.
He finally saw the thing. A long, gray object floated in front of him. It was a pale, human figure — a female ghost. She stopped giggling, and grinned; she began gliding toward Hiroshi.
Hiroshi panicked. He sprinted as fast as he could. He tripped but didn't stop. He heard her drifting sound gradually fade away. He broke out into a cold sweat as he ran.
He reached the foot of the mountain and then headed straight home. The door was unlocked, but everyone was sleeping. He regretted his foolish courage and got ready for bed.
At that moment, he heard a knock on the window. He stepped closer. He opened the window.
"Sh . . . sh . . . sh . . ."
The next morning, Hiroshi's bedroom window was found open. But there was no Hiroshi.
Congratulations to Kelly Quinn and S. C. Kurokawa, who win a Haunted Tokyo Tour (see www.hauntedtokyotours.com) for their submissions, and to Gregory Strong, Kai Virtue, Rohan Jeetendra Khemlani, Anna Ishii, Willy Yanto Wijaya and Sang Soo Na, who will each receive a copy of "Kaiki" volume 1, "Tales of Old Edo," or 2, "Country Delights" (see www.kurodahan.com). Send your comments and story ideas to firstname.lastname@example.com


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Wasabisko : the call of the wild
At last, you've made it inside with your tired feet and aching thighs. You're surrounded by people sharing their day's adventures in many languages and with hearty laughter, and are enjoying service you didn't even ask for. The untamed mountain range towering outside, unforgiving and honest: this is what life is all about. Looking out over Lapporten valley brings back to your mind the unforgettable memories of the day.
True wilderness, unforgettable emotions. Welcome to Abisko Mountain Lodge. Sweden's one and only.
Time to Hike!
14th June - 20th Sept. Minimum 2 nights.
Price pp in Twin-bed room: 1025,- sek/night Brfst, Lunch-pack, Tonight's Dinner + Dessert & free Touring-advice.


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So in bringing out my old friend Whole Grain Baking, being in a whole-grainish sort of mood, my eyes caught this recipe for buttermilk-rye rolls. Perfect with the lovely deli ham we just brought home from the butcher. Don't forget the mustard!
Buttermilk-Rye Rolls
Recipe courtesy of King Arthur Flour - available online at The Daily Green
also in King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking
for Cookbook Sundays #9
Makes 16 rolls (Or 8 sandwich-sized rolls)
For the dough:
1 1/4 cups buttermilk, heated to lukewarm
4 tablespoons butter, cut into 6 pieces
2 tablespoons molasses
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup whole rye flour
1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons caraway seeds (optional)
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
Heaping 1/2 cup dried potato flakes or 3 tablespoons potato flour
2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast
For the topping:
2-3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1. To prepare the dough: Combine all the dough ingredients and mix and knead them by hand, mixer or bread machine, until you have a medium-soft, smooth dough. Cover and allow the dough to rise until it's quite puffy, though it may not have doubled in bulk, 1 to 2 hours.
2. Lightly grease a 9 x 13-inch, 11-inch square, 12-inch round, or similar-size pan.
3. Gently deflate the dough and transfer to a lightly greased work surface. Divide into 16 pieces. Shape each piece into a rough ball, then roll it under the palm of your hand to create a smooth ball.
4. Place the rolls in the prepared pan, spacing them evenly. Cover the pan with lightly greased wax paper or a proof cover, and allow the rolls to rise for about 2 hours. They'll become quite puffy and will reach out and touch one another. Toward the end of the rise, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Uncover the rolls and bake until they're an even light brown all over, 25 minutes. From the oven, after 2 or 3 minutes, transfer them to a rack. Brush the hot rolls with the melted butter. Serve warm or at room temperature.
|This bread has been YeastSpotted!


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I dusted off the Porco cosplay for the Chicago "Wizard World" Comic Con this year, and I knew it needed a bit of touching up; not only did I need a new hat, but also a new mustache (condensation from the nose wound up leaking out and wrecking it, as seen in the above photo; the left mustache has become unraveled and lost its curl).
I finally found the hat I was looking for at JCPenney, $15 after %50 off. An elastic band was stitched across the original for accuracy, and I had the perfect hat! I also managed to grab a bigger mustache, which I was also pleasently surprised to learn withstood use; even though whatever was holding it together also came loose like my first mustache, it maintained its curl a lot better, so I should be able to use it again next year.
The overall reaction was astounding; even people who hadn't seen the film were understanding who I was supposed to be, and many, many photos were taken. One of the last was with this fellow manning the Medieval Times booth, who loudly professed - despite supposedly being a Lord of the Medieval age - that he was a huge fan of the film.
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