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If you're acting stupid because you're a stoner, you might just be playing to type. That is, it may be your expectations about marijuana's long-term cognitive effects — rather than any real effect of the drug itself — that is to blame, particularly if you're male, according to new research. The study, which was published in the journal Addictive Behaviors, explored the effect of "stereotype threat" — the idea that performance is affected by conventional images of minorities — on marijuana smokers.
Schizophrenia has long been blamed on bad genes or even bad parents. Wrong, says a growing group of psychiatrists. The real culprit, they claim, is a virus that lives entwined in every person's DNA.
Several Rastafarian and other inmates who have been held in isolation for refusing to cut their hair are being moved to a prison where they can live together. The Department of Corrections confirmed Wednesday that 31 inmates have been transferred to Keen Mountain State Prison in southwest Virginia.
Seattle seems to have a preponderance of self-styled Real Life Super Heroes. And it's causing problems for the local police. Seattle PI reports that on one occasion "police say a caped crusader dressed in black was nearly shot when he came running out of a dark park.
Scientists have speculated that life could have come to Earth from space — a notion called panspermia — since the 1870s, when Lord Kelvin suggested microbes could have ridden here on a comet or meteor. Others have suggested tiny organisms could cross the galaxy embedded in dust grains, which could be nudged from one planetary system to another by the slight pressure of stars' radiation.
For decades in art circles it was either a rumour or a joke, but now it is confirmed as a fact. The Central Intelligence Agency used American modern art – including the works of such artists as Jackson Pollock, Robert Motherwell, Willem de Kooning and Mark Rothko – as a weapon in the Cold War. In the manner of a Renaissance prince – except that it acted secretly – the CIA fostered and promoted American Abstract Expressionist painting around the world for more than 20 years.
The tunnel is half a mile long and reaches to about 90 feet deep, contains two entrances on the U.S. side of the border and is outfitted with advanced rail, electrical and ventilation systems
But it may also just as easily be the case that the FBI — as they've done many times in the past — found some very young, impressionable, disaffected, hapless, aimless, inept loner; created a plot it then persuaded/manipulated/entrapped him to join, essentially turning him into a Terrorist; and then patted itself on the back once it arrested him for having thwarted a "Terrorist plot" which, from start to finish, was entirely the FBI's own concoction. Having stopped a plot which it itself manufactured, the FBI then publicly touts — and an uncritical media amplifies — its "success" to the world, thus proving both that domestic Terrorism from Muslims is a serious threat and the Government's vast surveillance powers — current and future new ones — are necessary.
"Barefoot bandit" suspect Colton Harris-Moore, the teen accused in a two-year spree of sometimes-shoeless burglaries and thefts, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges of interstate transportation of a stolen plane, boat and gun.
▲ Man Busted for DUI in Toy CarA British man has lost his license, after getting nabbed for drunk driving in an electric Barbie car.
A US researcher has said he plans to electronically record and interpret dreams.
On November 8th, West of Los Angeles and just North of Catalina Island off the Southern Coast of California, KCBS cameraman, Gil Leyvas, filmed what appeared to be a "mysterious missile launch." Four days later the Dept. of Defense informed us that the case was closed. What everyone mistook for a missle, was "likely… most likely," an aircraft. Specifically, they claimed it was a jet contrail–condensation from a commercial or military jet– from a US Airways flight from Honolulu to Phoenix. The next day on the East Coast, another chopper films a fireball streaking behind the NYC skyline. The object is dubbed "The Fire in Sky." However, according to the local news team at CBS 2, a top (unnamed) astronomer is quoted as saying it is "likely" nothing more than a contrail. The CBS 2 coverage included the snide The aliens are apparently… not… coming."
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Of Genuine Contemporary Beast is a group of hyper-real sculptures depicting Mara Salvatruchas as flayed animal skins turned into rugs. The MS-13 and MS-18 gangs, originated in the 80's in the Los Angeles area represent, among others, a minority which has been recently processed by the Caliban Factories.
Pistols, canes, bowie knives, and fireplace tongs: a brief history of congressional violence.
Nashville musician Matt Glassmeyer came up with this unique solution for shingling his porch roof. Glassmeyer, using nails and washers, attached 350 vinyl records to the roof, and after two years in the Nashville sun, apparently, they still haven't warped.
▲ daniele del nero: after effectsitalian designer daniele del nero has sent images of his latest project 'after effects' – consisting of of a series of architectural scale models constructed with black paper. the series portrays old detached houses. to create the effect of old abandoned buildings the paper structures were covered with flour and a layer of mould, photographed as still lifes.
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▲ More than 1 in 3 South African men admit to rape: studyTwo-thirds of the men surveyed in that study said they raped because of a sense of sexual entitlement. Other popular motivating factors included a desire to punish women who rejected or angered them, and raping out of boredom, Jewkes said.
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▲ Common Sense and Security: Body Scanners, Accountability, and $2.4 Billion Worth of Security TheaterMeanwhile, TSA continues to defend the scanners: "This year alone, the use of advanced imaging technology has led to the detection of over 130 prohibited, illegal or dangerous items." TSA would not disclose exactly what those items were, but it said they included weapons like ceramic knives and various drugs — including a syringe filled with heroin hidden in a passenger's underwear. Leaving aside the obvious — that "various drugs" have nothing to do with weapon or bomb detection, and that "prohibited, illegal or dangerous items" (say, a Swiss Army knife) don't equal a true terrorist threat — the public should be offended by TSA's selective disclosure of information for PR gain.
▲ Designer profiling
Affliction is banned in several bars along Vancouver's infamous Granville Mall, where debauchery and hooliganism are common in the early hours around closing time.
George Mora, who has been a bouncer at the Plaza nightclub for two years, says people who wear Affliction tend to cause trouble.
"Over time, it's become clear that people who wear Affliction cause problems," he said. "There have been many incidents in the pass with people who wear Affliction so why take the chance?"
At one point, Bruce was ordered to visit a building with a chain link fence that housed test animals, including dogs, cats, guinea pigs and monkeys. After reporting, Bruce was strapped across his chest, his wrists, and his ankles to a gurney. Bruce occasionally would regain consciousness for brief moments. On one such instance, he remembers being covered with a great deal of blood, and assumed it was his own, but did not really know the source. Also portions of his arms and the backs of his hand were blue. His wrist and ankles were bruised and sore at the points where he had been strapped to the gurney. Bruce believes that this is the time period during which a septal implant was placed in his brain.
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"This guy," Edwards County Sheriff Don Letsinger said, "is an evil man."
A 30-year-old Spencer man has been charged with giving a 3-year-old an injection of heroin that he allegedly thought might make the sick child feel better.
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Jason Collins has signed a 10-day contract with the Brooklyn Nets and is set to become the first active openly gay player in the NBA.
Collins will join the Nets for their game Sunday night in Los Angeles against the Lakers. The 35-year-old center revealed at the end of last season he is gay, but he was a free agent and had remained unsigned.
Nets general manager Billy King says that "the decision to sign Jason was a basketball decision."
Collins has played 12 NBA seasons, including his first seven with the Nets, when they were in New Jersey and Jason Kidd was their point guard. Kidd is now the Nets' coach and Collins has been a teammate of several other current Nets.
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A 35-year-old San Diego resident said Tuesday that he plans to file a complaint against U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers he claims assaulted him over the weekend as he was preparing to cross the border from Tijuana.
Francisco Antonio González, a naturalized U.S. citizen, said the incident occurred Saturday at about 8:45 a.m. González said he was left unconscious and suffered a cut on his face that required stitches and a broken finger following an exchange with a CBP officer about which line he should be standing in.
"I just want justice, I want fairness," González said in a telephone interview. He said he was not charged in the incident.
González works for the U-T San Diego as a temporary contract employee in the packaging department. He said he was preparing to work there on Saturday afternoon after visiting his girlfriend in Tijuana.
The incident has drawn the attention of Alliance San Diego, a civil rights organization that focuses on immigration issues. Andrea Guerrero, the group's executive director, said the group is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the incident, and plans to assist González in filing a complaint with the San Diego Police Department, if it finds that the department has jurisdiction.
"There was no provocation, except he dared to speak up," Guerrero said. "It all took place in about ten seconds."
González said that the incident occurred immediately after he entered the pedestrian crossing facility after waiting in line for over an hour. As he headed toward an inspection booth to his right, he said, an officer ordered him to a different line. "I tell him, why, why can't I just stay here?" González said. When the inspector grabbed him by the arm, González said, "I told him, 'You don't have to touch me.'"
González said the officer released him and called for backup. Turning around, González said, "I see three CBP officers coming at me," González said. He said he lost consciousness after he was thrown to the ground, and only remembers waking up in an ambulance. "I never resisted them," said González, who suffers from a hand tremor.
San Diego Fire-Rescue Department spokesman Maurice Luque said dispatchers received a call at 8:56 a.m. about a male in law enforcement custody at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. The department took the unnamed patient to the UC San Diego Medical Center.
A spokeswoman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which operates the San Ysidro Port of Entry, said Tuesday that the agency could not comment. "Unless there is a public document such as a criminal complaint from which we draw public information," said Jackie Wasiluk, "we generally are not able to comment on activities involving specific travelers regardless of whether they are U.S. citizens, legal permanent residents, visitors or aliens."


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The great sensitivity of the Jewish People for the blind amongst them is as old as the national oath-taking upon entering Eretz Yisrael and as new as a special park for the blind in the land to which they returned.
As they stood on Mount Gerezim and Mount Eival soon after enter Eretz Yisrael the assembled Tribes of Israel accepted an oath by answering "Amen" to the blessing for the person who would refrain from causing a blind person to blunder along his path. A modern application of this was the recent inauguration of the first park in Israel completely equipped for the blind.
Located in the Ben Shemen Forest near Jerusalem this park has attractions for blind people to enjoy with their sense of smell and sense of touch. Explanations in Braille and a raised map of the 800 meter round pathway, situated at the entrance to the park, will aid visitors to find their way through the forest. Fruit and herb gardens combine with wooden structures to enhance the nature experience of the blind through smelling and touching.


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- Kaons and antikaons in hot and dense hadronic matter (2004)
- Abstract: The medium modification of kaon and antikaon masses, compatible with low energy KN scattering data, are studied in a chiral SU(3) model. The mutual interactions with baryons in hot hadronic matter and the e ects from the baryonic Dirac sea on the K( ¯K ) masses are examined. The in-medium masses from the chiral SU(3) e ective model are compared to those from chiral perturbation theory. Furthermore, the influence of these in-medium e ects on kaon rapidity distributions and transverse energy spectra as well as the K, ¯K flow pattern in heavy-ion collision experiments at 1.5 to 2 A·GeV are investigated within the HSD transport approach. Detailed predictions on the transverse momentum and rapidity dependence of directed flow v1 and the elliptic flow v2 are provided for Ni+Ni at 1.93 A·GeV within the various models, that can be used to determine the in-medium K± properties from the experimental side in the near future.
- Mass modification of D-meson in hot hadronic matter (2003)
- We evaluate the in-medium D and -meson masses in hot hadronic matter induced by interactions with the light hadron sector described in a chiral SU(3) model. The e ective Lagrangian approach is generalized to SU(4) to include charmed mesons. We find that the D-mass drops substantially at finite temperatures and densities, which open the channels of the decay of the charmonium states ( 2, c, J/ ) to D pairs in the thermal medium. The e ects of vacuum polarisations from the baryon sector on the medium modification of the D-meson mass relative to those obtained in the mean field approximation are investigated. The results of the present work are compared to calculations based on the QCD sum-rule approach, the quark-meson coupling model, chiral perturbation theory, as well as to studies of quarkonium dissociation using heavy quark potential from lattice QCD.


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NYBC players, families take in Yankees game
NEW YORK -- On Tuesday night, 45 of some of the best 12-year-old baseball players in the country took in a Yankees game, many for the first time.
The talented kids were Baseball Youth All-Stars and had just finished a thrilling weekend of the inaugural National Youth Baseball Championships All-Star Challenge at the Baseball Heaven complex in Yaphank, Long Island.
Monday night saw the South region team beat the East, 11-7, with an onslaught of homers in a thrilling championship game. The teammates and rivals, some of whom will stay to play Friday in a tournament featuring 16 of the best travel-ball teams in the nation, finally had a chance to put down their gloves and bats and enjoy a game from the fan's perspective.
"There's a lot of West Coast kids still here, and it's a great opportunity to come and see Derek Jeter in his last year playing," said tournament director Ryan Sizemore. "Now that David Price is with Detroit, [seeing Price's Tigers debut Tuesday] was that little added bonus for them. [With] the history behind the Yankees, everybody's a Yankees fan tonight."
Together, 126 players and family members made their way on charter buses from Long Island and were treated to a buffet before the game began. Many families came from the East Coast, but a few from the West and Midwest stuck around an extra day to watch.
"Some are playing next week, so it's something extra to do," said Sizemore. "We're excited they were able to be a part of something like this. Its something that we can give back to them, and have a little fun."
Former White Sox owner Eddie Einhorn created the NYBC, and it was his vision -- along with his longtime friend and partner, Alan Lubell -- to bring the tournament to New York so players could see baseball's most successful franchise. This weekend's 16-team tournament -- with squads from California, Texas, Florida, and Long Island -- will be streamed on MLB.com and CBS Sports Network.
"The NYBC, this is its seventh year, and we've had some kids that [were drafted]," said Sizemore. "So seeing these kids [with] the skills and the competition level that they're at these days, we'll hopefully one day see some of these kids out here [Yankee Stadium]."


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"Concepts," as developed over the last many years and accepted into the C++0x working paper in 2008, involved some technical compromises (which is natural and necessary). The experimental implementation was sufficient to test the "conceptualized" standard library, but was not production quality. The latter worried some people, but I personally considered it sufficient as a proof of concept.
My concern was with the design of "concepts" and in particular with the usability of "concepts" in the hands of "average programmers." That concern was shared by several members. The stated aim of "concepts" was to make generic programming more accessible to most programmers [BS&GDR2003], but that aim seemed to me to have been seriously compromised: Rather than making generic programming more accessible, "concepts" were becoming yet another tool in the hands of experts (only). Over the last half year or so, I had been examining C++0x from a user's point of view, and I worried that even use of libraries implemented using "concepts" would put new burdens on programmers. I felt that the design of "concepts" and its use in the standard library did not adequately reflect our experience with "concepts" over the last few years.
Then, a few months ago, Alisdair Meredith (an insightful committee member from the UK) and Howard Hinnant (the head of the standard library working group) asked some good questions relating to who should directly use which parts of the "concepts" facilities and how. That led to a discussion of usability involving many people with a variety of concerns and points of view; and I eventually -- after much confused discussion -- published my conclusions [BS2009].
To summarize and somewhat oversimplify, I stated that:
- "Concepts" as currently defined are too hard to use and will lead to disuse of "concepts," possibly disuse of templates, and possibly to lack of adoption of C++0x.
- A small set of simplifications [BS2009] can render "concepts" good-enough-to-ship on the current schedule for C++0x or with only a minor slip.
That's pretty strong stuff. Please remember that standards committee discussions are typically quite polite, and since we are aiming for consensus, we tend to avoid direct confrontation. Unfortunately, the resulting further (internal) discussion was massive (hundreds of more and less detailed messages) and confused. No agreement emerged on what problems (if any) needed to be addressed or how. This led me to order the alternatives for a presentation in Frankfurt:
- "fix and ship"
- Remaining work: remove explicit "concepts," add explicit refinement, add "concept"/type matching, handle "concept" map scope problems
- Risks: no implementation, complexity of description
- Schedule: no change or one meeting
- "Yank and ship"
- Remaining work: yank (core and standard library)
- Risks: old template problems remain, disappointment in "progressive" community ("seven year's work down the drain")
- Schedule: five years to "concepts" (complete redesign needed) or never
- "Status quo"
- Remaining work: details
- Risks: unacceptable programming model, complexity of description (alternative view: none)
- Schedule: no change
I and others preferred the first alternative ("fix and ship") and considered it feasible. However, a large majority of the committee disagreed and chose the second alternative ("yank and ship," renaming it "decoupling"). In my opinion, both are better than the third alternative ("status quo"). My interpretation of that vote is that given the disagreement among proponents of "concepts," the whole idea seemed controversial to some, some were already worried about the ambitious schedule for C++0x (and, unfairly IMO, blamed "concepts"), and some were never enthusiastic about "concepts." Given that, "fixing concepts" ceased to be a realistic option. Essentially, all expressed support for "concepts," just "later" and "eventually." I warned that a long delay was inevitable if we removed "concepts" now because in the absence of schedule pressures, essentially all design decisions will be re-evaluated.
Surprisingly (maybe), there were no technical presentations and discussions about "concepts" in Frankfurt. The discussion focused on timing and my impression is that the vote was decided primarily on timing concerns.
Please don't condemn the committee for being cautious. This was not a "Bjarne vs. the committee fight," but a discussion trying to balance a multitude of serious concerns. I and others are disappointed that we didn't take the opportunity of "fix and ship," but C++ is not an experimental academic language. Unless members are convinced that the risks for doing harm to production code are very low, they must oppose. Collectively, the committee is responsible for billions of lines of code. For example, lack of adoption of C++0x or long-term continued use of unconstrained templates in the presence of "concepts" would lead to a split of the C++ community into separate sub-communities. Thus, a poor "concept" design could be worse than no "concepts." Given the choice between the two, I too voted for removal. I prefer a setback to a likely disaster.


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My newest mini-comic, My Boyfriend is a Space Robot, debuts at APE in San Francisco this coming weekend (Nov. 1 and 2). Still not sure if I will be there, but you can definitely get the comic! It will be exclusively available at the Prism Comics table #338, so be sure to go and ask for it! This is my first full-color mini comic! It's 12 pages and has lots of heart and color!
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Shell Chemical LP has extended its option to buy Pennsylvania land that could become a multibillion-dollar petrochemical plant and recently bought an adjacent property.
Horsehead Corp., which owns the 300-acre site in Monaca where the Shell plant would be located, said the new agreement includes plans to start demolishing an existing zinc plant in early 2014 at Shell�s expense.
Shell spokeswoman Kimberly Windon confirmed the agreement Thursday. She wrote in an email that the demolition work will begin preparing the site for potential construction, but she stressed that Shell �is continuing its evaluation and has yet to make a final decision to proceed� with the project.
On Dec. 18, Shell purchased 5.5 acres of land adjacent to the Horsehead site for $1.87 million, according to Beaver County property records reviewed by The Associated Press. That parcel had been owned by another company.
Shell chose the Horsehead site, about 35 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, in March 2012 but has cautioned that it would be several years before a final decision to build was made.
The so-called ethane cracking plant would convert ethane from bountiful Marcellus Shale natural gas liquids into more profitable chemicals such as ethylene, which are used to produce everything from plastics to tires to antifreeze. A cracker plant looks very similar to a gasoline refinery, with miles of pipes and large storage tanks. The final complex could cover several hundred acres.
The Pittsburgh Regional Alliance, a business development group, welcomed the news.
Regional Alliance President Dewitt Peart said in a statement that the planned demolition activity �is an important step forward in making the proposed petrochemical facility a reality.�
Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania had all sought the plant and offered Shell major tax incentives. Monaca is about 15 miles from both the Ohio and West Virginia borders, so workers in all three states are likely to benefit.
Chemical Week, an industry publication, reported in October that Shell has chosen the multinational engineering firms Bechtel Corp. and Linde AG of Germany to do feasibility and pre-project planning for a possible Monaca plant.
The potential for a major new industrial plant is an unexpected turn for a region that became known as the Rust Belt. Horsehead is in the process of relocating to North Carolina, and had already started shutting down its zinc plant, which once employed over 600 workers.
Shell, which has its U.S. headquarters in Houston, has estimated that a new cracker plant could employ several hundred people, lead to the growth of related businesses and create up to 10,000 construction jobs.


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Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba last week signed off a guarantee that allowed the national carrier to secure a R550-million bank "facility" for fuel and other short term commitments, the Sunday Times has reported.
The loan has to be repaid over the next three months.
The grounding of the airline would have left scores of local and overseas passengers stranded after the festive season holidays.
Gigaba's spokesperson Mayihlome Tshwete told the newspaper there was nothing unique about the loan and that airlines all over the world had experienced financial challenges.
"This was in fact foreseen by SAA when it previously requested a R5-billion guarantee. As management, we would not expose the airline to the possibility of being grounded at any time."
SAA's fuel contracts were under review, chief executive officer Vuyisile Kona told the Sunday Times.
The airline, as the country's biggest buyer of fuel, was not getting the best deal, he said.
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U.S. National Sled Team Defeats Russia, 4-0, at USA Hockey Sled Cup
INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. – The U.S. National Sled Team defeated Russia, 4-0, during the inaugural USA Hockey Sled Cup here tonight at the Extreme Ice Center. Team USA improves to 2-0-0-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L) with a single round-robin game remaining against unbeaten Korea on Friday (Jan. 25).
"Our strong play in all three zones led to tonight's victory," said Jeff Sauer, head coach of the U.S. National Sled Team. "We capitalized on turnovers and then kept our defensive focus once we got the lead."
Following a scoreless first period, Team USA opened up a 2-0 lead during the first half of the second stanza. Josh Pauls (Green Brook, N.J.) sped through the slot with the puck before leaving it behind for an uncovered Greg Shaw (Merritt Island, Fla.), who lifted the puck high into left corner of the net at 2:46. At 6:02, Kevin McKee (Davenport, Iowa) scooped up a loose puck at the Russian blue line, beat two defenders around the left side and scored low on goaltender Vladimir Kamantcev.
The U.S. boosted its lead to 3-0 on Taylor Lipsett's (Plano, Texas) rebound tally just 18 seconds into the third period. Nikko Landeros (Johnstown, Colo.) and Alex Salamone (Buffalo, N.Y.) received the assists. Declan Farmer (Tampa, Fla.) capped the scoring with a breakaway goal at 10:24. Shaw created the chance by absorbing a Russian double team and dishing off to Farmer inside the offensive zone.
Goaltender Steve Cash (Overland, Mo.) racked up 13 saves for the win. His counterpart on Russia had 31 stops.
Before tonight's game, NASCAR driver Joey Logano donated $15,000 to the USA Hockey Foundation.
The U.S. National Developmental Team lost to Korea today, 5-1.
On Friday, the U.S. National Team faces Korea at 6:50 p.m., in a rematch of the 2012 International Paralympic Committee World Championship gold medal game, which the U.S. won 5-1. At 4:10 p.m., the U.S. National Developmental Team opposes Russia.
FASTHockey is providing live streaming coverage for all tournament games. Those interested in watching should sign up for a free account in advance at USAHockey.FASTHockey.com.


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British Police Seek Uganda Officials' Names
Three months ago a Ugandan in London was allegedly assaulted by Yoweri K. Museveni's bodyguards when he challenged the president at a public appearance, denouncing him as a "liar" and "war criminal."
British police now say Ugandan High Commission officials aren't cooperating with investigations of the alleged assault of the Ugandan, Dr. Rashid Kasaato, who has since filed a police complaint.
Separately, Dr. Kasaato, who is a member of the opposition Justice Forum UK-Chapter and a G6 Spokesman –a loose umbrella organization of Uganda political opposition groups – is seeking legal action. He alleges the president's guards squeezed and bruised his testicles when they manhandled him.
High Commission officials have declined British Police's request for the names of the Presidential Guard Brigade members who allegedly assaulted Dr. Kasaato, the police tell The Black Star News. The British Crime Management Unit says it has made three attempts to get information from the High Commission, only to be rebuffed. Detective Constable Lucy Kilgour, who was initially assigned to investigate the names of the bodyguards from the High Commission in London says "Uganda embassy has totally refused to cooperate with the Police." She says she referred the matter to her supervisor Senior Detective Constable Carol Andrews.
"It's not the Ugandan High Commission that decides who has diplomatic immunity, it's our duty to find out, but our effort to get the names has fallen on deaf ears," SDC Andrews adds. "I have worked for the force for over 25 years, but I have never seen a non-cooperating embassy like this."
She added that, "The embassy's duty is only to provide the names of the team for us to verify who has diplomatic immunity, but that has not happened." British Police say they may involve Interpol in the matter. Additionally, police may seek a travel ban against the Presidential bodyguards.
Uganda's High Commissioner couldn't be reached for comment but her deputy, Mumtaz Kassam denied that officials weren't working with British police: "We have been cooperating with police and not refused—I know little because I have been to Kampala but it's not true that we refused to cooperate with police." Mumtaz said she would call back with additional information but hadn't done so by publication time.
The alleged assault occurred November 19, 2006 when President Museveni was making what he'd hoped would be a glowing presentation of his 20 years in office to diplomats, potential investors, foreign journalists, and ordinary Ugandans in London. When Dr. Kasaato challenged the president, referred to him as a war criminal, and accused him of deliberately ignoring the targic war in northern Uganda, he was confronted by the Ugandan body guards. Dr. Kasaato has since gained legendary fame as a result of the incident.
President General of Justice Forum Prof. Kibirige M. Mayanja wants to see more action. "We as Justice Forum Party request the Commonwealth and Foreign Affairs office to put pressure on the Uganda embassy to release the names of those individuals," he said.
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The village of Lezzara belongs to the municipality of Bardi, in the province of Parma, region Emilia-Romagna.
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For the province of Parma, to whom Lezzara belongs, on 2020-05-28 are reported 3,504 cases. In the previos day there were 3,483 cases, thus having a variation of 21 cases, i.e. 0.60% with reference to the number of cases reported in the previous day.
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The village of Lezzara is 4,78 kilometers far from the same town of Bardi to whom it belongs.
To the municipality of Bardi also belong the localities of Bazzini (9,99 km), Bergazzi (7,46 km), Berlini (2,51 km), Bertonazzi (3,98 km), Boccolo (8,15 km), Bosini (8,96 km), Bre (6,73 km), Brugnoli (4,15 km), Caberra (8,18 km), Cacrovoli (1,79 km), Campello Ferrari (2,97 km), Cantiga (9,00 km), Caprile (6,86 km), Carpana (2,25 km), Case Pagani (6,59 km), Case Soprane (8,60 km), Case sparse (-- km), Cerreto (7,45 km), Chiesabianca (4,16 km), Cogno Gazzo (3,94 km), Cogno Grezzo (4,56 km), Comune Soprano (5,89 km), Costa (8,20 km), Costageminiana (8,29 km), Credarola (4,66 km), Cremadasca (10,90 km), Diamanti (1,03 km), Dorbora (7,17 km), Faggio (12,89 km), Ferrari (3,61 km), Filippini (10,50 km), Franchini (7,19 km), Frassineto (17,09 km), Gabriellini (6,03 km), Gazzo (3,09 km), Geminiano (7,81 km), Granelli (3,97 km), Granere (16,67 km), Gravago (-- km), Grezzo (3,69 km), Moglie (6,48 km), Monastero (5,74 km), Noveglia (5,74 km), Osacca (8,96 km), Pareto I (6,88 km), Pareto II (8,20 km), Piana Gazzo (2,89 km), Pianelleto (7,68 km), Pianelletto (10,12 km), Pieve (7,12 km), Pione (11,03 km), Roncole (14,64 km), Rossi (5,81 km), Rugarlo (4,04 km), Saliceto (2,02 km), Santa Giustina (16,13 km), Segarati (8,68 km), Sidolo (7,25 km), Taverna (10,04 km), Tiglio (14,37 km), Vicanini (8,30 km), Vischeto di Là (2,73 km), Vischetto di La' (3,56 km).
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After testing 306 shades from all 21 lipstick brands, Oeko-Test Magazine released a study in August 2009 that gave many lipstick manufacturers the "red card" (not good) for containing ingredients that could have long-term health effects. All 13 Lavera Lipstick shades were awarded the highest ranking possible for not containing harmful ingredients found in other lipstick brands.
KIRKLAND, Wash (PRWEB) August 10, 2009 -- German-based Lavera Naturkosmetik, a leader in "truly natural" beauty and skincare products recently received a "Very Good" ranking from ÖEKO-TEST--the Consumer Reports of Europe--for it's safe ingredients.
In August 2009, ÖEKO-TEST released a study of 21 different brands of lipsticks sold in department and drug stores to analyze their ingredients and to identify problematic or possibly hazardous ingredients. As part of the study, ÖEKO-TEST purchased a total of 306 shades from all brands and gave many lipstick manufacturers the "red card" (not good) for containing ingredients that could have long-term health effects.
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The English Translation of the Lipstick Review can be viewed here: http://www.lavera.com/oekotest-lipstick-review.
Öeko-Test Magazine was started by a few journalists in 1985. It evaluates and ranks various consumer products for its effect on health & environment, helping stores and manufacturers to improve their products. It is similar to Consumer Reports in the US, but with a much stronger emphasis on consumer safety and health.
Lavera products have been awarded top marks over 520 times since June, 1992. Since then, more than 320 Lavera products have received "Very Good" reviews. In February 2008, Lavera's Self-Tanner was the only natural cosmetic product to receive a "Very Good" rating from the magazine. Öeko-Test Magazine rated Lavera as the #1 as the Greenest Beauty Brand ahead of 32 other companies (ahead of Dr. Hauschka, Weleda, Estee Lauder and L'Oreal), after testing over 1800 products!
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Since its founding in 1987, the Lavera brand has grown to include more than 300 natural and organic skin care products. Lavera health and beauty products are currently sold in more than 24,000 locations in 25 different countries. Lavera is the market leader in Europe for natural skin care with a 27 percent of the market share in general health and beauty products and 100 percent market share in natural sunscreen products meeting the new 2009 EU regulations. The North American Division was formed in the late 1990s and is headquartered in Kirkland, Washington. For more information on Lavera, please visit http://www.Lavera.com.


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Motorists heading east on Route 2 near Exit 35 are moving slowly this morning while authorities work to clear a dump truck that went off the road and struck the bridge support at Route 70, according to state police.
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The iOSphere seems to have lowered itself from mere rumour to mere guesses for iPad 5 and the iPad mini 2, though with just as much assurance.
Supply chain sources say the iPad mini with Retina Display will arrive in the fall, even though it will lack a powerful enough processor and battery to actually, you know, work.
Also this week: you can expect the iPad stylus because that's worked so well for the Samsung Galaxy Note; and a patent for a new iTunes user interface for the Movies section means better battery performance.
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The rumour [of an iPad 5/mini 2 stylus] arises with the unexpected popularity of Samsung's Galaxy Note series. Moreover, many people think that Apple will highly benefit from a stylus since iPad is somehow designed for artists with a wide array of great drawing apps.~ Kristin Dian Mariano, International Business Times, on how the success of the Galaxy Note reveals that the Next Big Thing in iPadland is using your fingers to hold a stylus instead of to touch the screen. __________
iPad mini 2 will have Retina Display in Q3 2013, and updated CPU in early 2014
Or not.
Apple is planning two new iPad mini releases in relatively quick succession, according to a CNET post by Brooke Crothers, based on his talk with NDP DisplaySearch, a market research unit that focuses on screen technologies.
The first, which DisplaySearch predicts will appear in the third quarter, is for an iPad mini with a Retina Display, specifically the 7.9-inch screen, with a resolution of 2,048 x 1,536 pixels, according to DisplaySearch analyst Richard Shim, who bases his prediction on what hes been told by Asian component makers. Thats comparable to iPhone 5 and one of the highest densities for a tablet to date, according to Crothers.
Currently, iPad mini has a resolution of 1,024 x 768, with a pixel density of 163 ppi. Models with Apples Retina Display technology include: iPhone 5 with 4-inch diagonal screen, 1,136 x 640 pixels, and 326 pixels per inch; and third- and fourth-generation iPad, with 9.7-inch screen, 2,048 x 1,536 pixels, 264 ppi.
An iPad mini with a Retina Display of the same resolution would have a pixel density of 326 ppi.
"We should see the start of mass production of the [Retina Display] panels in June or July," Shim said.
(This contradicts an end-of-April rumour, by KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who claims the Retina Display iPad mini wont enter mass production until October due to yield issues with the new high-resolution display, according to CultOfMacs account. If true, the problem could make a fall launch for the device very unlikely. Which brings us to the second iPad mini release, according to Richard Shim.)
Shim says the second new iPad mini will arrive in the first quarter of 2014, with an updated processor. Neither Shim nor Crothers added any details about that. This cycle of updates would be similar to that of the third and fourth generation iPads that Apple released in 2012. IPad 3 introduced the Retina Display for the tablet; iPad 4 about seven months later added an improved processor and the new Lightning port.
But Times Jared Newman sees a problem with Shims predictions.
Unless Apple has pulled off some miraculous engineering, in which a 2-year-old processor can power quadruple the pixels at no apparent cost to overall performance, NPDs story doesnt add up, argues Newman. Speaking to Business Insider, Shim had no explanation for why Apple might use an A5 chip instead, or how that would even work.
Currently, iPad mini uses Apples A5 processor. There are actually two versions of this chip. The first, based on a 45 nanometer process, appeared in March 2011, powering the iPad 2 and later the iPhone 4S. The second version, which seems to be identical except that it is based on a 32 nanometer process, which resulted in a considerably smaller physical package, appeared a year later, and powers the later model of the iPad 2 (identified as iPad2,4), the fifth-generation iPod touch, and the iPad mini.
AndandTechs review of iPad2,4 focused on the new processor. The authors found that the 32 nm process, all by itself, resulted in a 15% increase in our web browsing battery life, a nearly 30% increase in gaming battery life and an 18% increase in video playback battery life. Although Apple hasn't revised its battery life specs, the iPad 2,4 definitely lasts longer on a single charge than the original iPad 2.
For the first 9.7-inch iPad with Retina Display, the iPad 3 announced in March 2012, Apple stayed with the Samsung 45 nm process for the A5X chip, almost doubling the components area compared to the 32 nm chip in the iPad2,4. The larger size was needed because Apple boosted the chips integrated graphics processing unit (GPU). As the AnandTech reviewers noted in their in-depth assessment, the changes resulted in an insanely powerful GPU. The iPad 3 also featured a much bigger battery compared to iPad 2.
From the review: With the A5X Apple did the unthinkable and outfitted the chip with four 32-bit wide LP-DDR2 memory controllers....This gives the A5X a 128-bit wide memory interface, double what the closest competition can muster and putting it on par with what we've come to expect from modern x86 CPUs and mainstream GPUs.
In reviewing the iPad mini in November 2012, Anand Techs Anand Lal Shimpi and Vivek Gowri explained the stumbling blocks faced by Apple in trying to bring comparable processing and battery power to the mini. Increasing the physical size of the processor and the battery size could easily lead to heavier, thicker, and more costly iPad mini.
The other two options for a Retina mini, according to the authors are 1) a resolution that wasn't an integer multiple of the current one, say 1600 x 1200 while keeping the same aspect ratio; or 2) as it did with iPhone 5 just pick a new resolution and enable support for it. There are drawbacks to both.
None of these options is particularly enticing for Apple, especially given the low (for Apple), starting price for the iPad mini, writes Lal Shimpi. If you're expecting next year's mini to have a Retina Display, I wouldn't hold your breath.
iPad 5 will have a stylus, ditto for iPad mini 2
A post at International Business Times declares awkwardly that Apple's upcoming tablets will feature a stylus just like Samsung Galaxy Note series, reports forecasting the new gadgets indicated.
The posts author, Kristin Dian Mariano, discloses none of these reports no names, no links. Nada. Zip.
Were stuck: from whence came this rumor, then?
She explains. The rumor arises with the unexpected popularity of Samsung's Galaxy Note series. Moreover, many people think that Apple will highly benefit from a stylus since iPad is somehow designed for artists with a wide array of great drawing apps.
Apparently there were no reports. But there is the popularity of the big-screened Samsung Note smartphone or phablet or fatlet or tablone. Whatever. Anyway, it has a 5.3-inch, 1,280 x 800 pixel screen and it uses a stylus. Therefore, it makes perfect sense that the next 7.9-inch iPad mini tablet and the next 9.7-inch iPad will also use a stylus.
However, the Cupertino-based company remained tight-lipped on the rumors, Mariano concludes.
That's because the Cupertino-based company was trying to avoid bursting with laughter.
iPad 5 will have a better battery thanks to a new iTunes interface on a multitouch device
This one is hard to follow, perhaps impossible.
The headline at iTechPost reads iPad mini 2, iPad 5 Rumors: New Patents Reveal Better Battery?
ITechPost is the website that celebrates the indomitable spirit of man by delivering news on the advancements made in science and medicine and reporting on discoveries made in space or on this planet.
One would likely assume that the patents would be for a better battery new inventions that somehow improve battery performance. One would be wrong.
We scoured the newly published patents for anything that might apply to the upcoming iOS devices, confesses Dmitry Sheynin. While we weren't able to turn up anything about the iPad 5 or iPad mini 2 release date or price, we did find a bit of information that might be relevant to battery life on the new Apple devices.
And here it is: an iOS iTunes interface specifically designed for multitouch devices. The patent focuses on the Movie section of iTunes and states that the method described by the patent helps conserve power and achieves greater intervals between charges.
From the patent: "Such methods and interfaces reduce the cognitive burden on a user and produce a more efficient human-machine interface. For battery-operated computing devices, such methods and interfaces conserve power and increase the time between battery charges."
So, what the iTechPost headline means to say is that patents for the iTunes user interface will make transactions smoother, hence faster, and thereby reduce power demand, so that one can say that the result is a better battery.
Pardon our yawn.
The real scouring in this case was done by PatentlyApple, which covered the release by the US Patent and Trademark Office of over 30 new Apple patents or patent applications. Including the patent for the Movies section of iTunes. The summaries dont seem to actually describe what or how the iTunes Movies interface would be different if it made use of the patented inventions. And the patent itself doesnt mention the next iPads.
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National Journal: Top Obama Advisers Admit IRS Could Have Been Asked to Suppress Political Dissidents
I have already blogged about Ron Fournier's remarkable National Journal column on how President Obama's many scandals make it hard to support big government. But there's an item buried in that column that bears highlighting:
If investigators uncover even a single email or conversation between conservative‐targeting IRS agents and either the White House or Obama's campaign, incompetence will be the least of the president's problems.
Team Obama has publicly denied any knowledge of (or involvement in) the targeting. Privately, top advisers admit that they don't know if the denials are true, because a thorough investigation has yet to be conducted. No emails have been subpoenaed. No Obama aides put under oath.
It seems Fournier has multiple sources close to the president who have basically said, "Did someone in the administration tell the IRS to suppress our opponents? Ehh, maybe."


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Hunting Harvest Up in the Bitterroot, Down in the Blackfoot
Although only around 7 percent of the 12,730 hunting trips in West Central Montana have been successful, those odds are actually pretty good compared to the recent past.
"During the first four weeks of the season we're looking at a harvest of both deer and elk that is slightly above where we were at at this point of the season last year and the year before," said Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks spokeswoman Vivica Crowser. "You do start to see some differences when you look at the Blackfoot vs. the Bitterroot vs. parts of the Clark Fork, but overall, through all of the hunter check stations, we're up compared to the last two seasons."
Despite the overall good news for hunters, hunters in the Blackfoot have seen a 31 percent decline in the number of animals harvested compared to the five-year average.
"The Blackfoot hasn't been great this year," Crowser said. "The elk and deer coming out of the Blackfoot have both been lower than the past couple years, and the long-term average. It's just not been very good conditions, so animals aren't moving around. But it's the opposite story down in the Bitterroot."
Things have been either on par or better at the Anaconda check station as well. According to biologist Ray Vinkey, a cow elk came through the Anaconda check station harvested by a 77 year old woman.


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Bobby Seale (born 22 October 1936, in Liberty, Texas) is an American civil rights activist, who along with Huey Newton, co-founded the Black Panther Party For Self Defense in 1966.
- The only solution to pollution is a people's humane revolution.
- Speech at the "Free John Sinclair" concert in Ann Arbor, Michigan (December 1971)
- I still want my right to defend myself. A railroad operation, and you know it, from Nixon on down. they got you running around violating my constitutional rights.
- Transcript from Seale's conspiracy case as part of the Chicago 8 (October 1968)
- We're hip to the fact that Superman never saved no black people. You got that?
- Transcript from Seale's conspiracy case as part of the Chicago 8 (October 1968)
- When we use the term pig, for example, we are referring to the people who systematically violate the peoples' constitutional rights- whether they be monopoly capitalists or police. The term is now being adopted by radicals, hippies, and minority peoples. Even the workers, when the pigs supported strike-breakers like they did as Union Oil where 100 local police came in a cracked strikers' heads, began to call them by their true name.
- Interview with The Guardian (February 1970)
- But I think people, especially white people, have to come to understand that the language of the ghetto is a language of its own, and as the party- whose members for the most part come from the ghetto- seeks to talk to the people, it must speak the people's language.
- Interview with The Guardian (February 1970)
- All I did in Chicago was to exercise my legal right to speak on my own behalf and I was given four years in jail as a result. But I think the most serious injustice perpetrated by the court system in America is the inability of a black man to get a jury of his peers.
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this doesn't have too much to do with Atheism, but i felt like sharing a bit.
i'll address the Atheism first though. assuming you've watched the series or read the books, there is a lot of talk about Gods. some worship old gods, others new gods, others a single god, others a drowned god (i never got that one), and yet others don't believe in any of them. in fact, quite a few characters in GOT are atheists, although they don't ever say it that way.
if you haven't watched it i'd greatly recommend it, but not for the religious aspect. i'd post some of the atheist lines but i can't seem to find them online and my memory isn't quite that good. rest assured, many men (but few women, hmmmm???) in Westeros don't seem to believe in any of the myriad of Gods out there.
ok, so the main reason for writing this. i just bought the 3rd book, which is further in the series than the HBO show. if anyone can tell me whether it's better to wait for the show to resume or just read the book now i'd appreciate it. i'm looking forward to it coming back but don't want to ruin it.
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I love that show Matthew and I just bought the second season today on blue ray. I am glad to meet another fan.
How closely is the book written to the show? DO they differ? If they follow each other closely than I would just wait for the show. Or maybe you can read the book first and see it in your imagination and then watch the show to see how they interpret it.
the first two have been both amazingly similar and yet quite different. the story is mostly the same, as are most big scenes. however some characters that get a lot of screen time are relatively small players in the books. there are a few small differences but it follows the books nicely. the books are obviously very descriptive with costumes and scenery, which is so well shown in the tv show you can almost skip right over those passages in the book. still, the books are exceptionally well written and very good. if you like the hbo series you'll enjoy the books too.
I need to get the books now. : )
The show adapts and removes a lot of characters from the books but somehow keeps the storyline a tad close to the books. I really loved the books and the show is not so bad either.
season 3 trailer is up:
I haven't seen any of the HBO series but have loved all the books. I've never seen a screen adaption that I've found to be better than the books but I suppose there is a first for everything.
you need to watch. so good. they really bring Westeros to life.
I adore this show, cannot wait until the end of March!
i've rewatched both seasons 3 times, and am nearly finished the 3rd book. i can't get enough GOT. can't wait for Sunday!!!
I bough tthe second season and watched it - very good.
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SAN RAMON, CA -- Mark S. Mastrov, founder of 24 Hour Fitness, is now chairman of the board for the company after Forstmann Little & Co. last week named a new chief executive officer, Carl C. Liebert III. Liebert will also serve on the company's board of directors.
The move came a year and a half after Forstmann Little & Co. purchased 24 Hour Fitness for $1.6 billion.
"We continue to see tremendous growth potential, both domestically and in Asia -- and it is the right time to bring in an experienced leader who will help us continue to execute on our long-term business plan," says Mastrov. "Carl brings a wealth of experience in driving both new business growth and same store sales at customer-focused multi-store businesses."
Previously, Liebert was executive vice president at The Home Depot, where he was responsible for sales, execution and operation across the company's more than 2,000 U.S. and Mexico stores. He also had served as senior vice president, operations for The Home Depot, where he led the implementation of initiatives such as self checkout, back-end automated receiving, and customer service and staffing enhancements. Prior to joining The Home Depot, he worked for Circuit City and prior to that for General Electric's Consumer Products division. Liebert served as an officer in the United States Navy for five years after his graduation from the Naval Academy, where he received his bachelor's degree in physical science. He holds a master's of business administration from the Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University.


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Henri Bendel, the famous fifth avenue women's store from NYC, has officially opened its doors to the fashionistas of Atlanta as of September 30, 2012! Originally founded in 1895, the store has a reputation for showcasing the newest and hottest trends in fashion from all around the world. The iconic chocolate brown and white vertical striped décor and shopping bags are now going to be seen swinging from every stylish girl's arm in Atlanta.
Located in Lenox Mall in Buckhead, the Henri Bendel store has taken over what used to be a small portion of Victoria's Secret on the lower level. It is a small and intimate store, not at all as overwhelming as the five story mother store in NYC. It is a very fitting location given that Victoria's Secret's pink stripes are now neighbor to the brown and white stripes. Even more ironic, is the close proximity to Bloomingdale's. Any shopaholic knows the 4 B's of NYC: Barneys, Bergdorf's, Bloomies and Bendel's! Is Atlanta's Peachtree Street becoming the next Rodeo Drive or better yet, Fifth Avenue? Well, after Friday night, I think there is hope!
Dubbed the "ultimate girl's playground", Friday night's grand opening was just that. Girls, young and old, were flocking to the store to play dress-up. Upon entering the glass doors, a server dressed in a tux was serving complimentary champagne on a silver platter. Shoppers were given the VIP opportunity to have their pictures taken in front of a striped backdrop by a photographer that were then posted on the store's website. Although, the store was a bit crowded given the small size, on any other day it should not be a problem. They have managed to use every single square foot to display the merchandise in a clever and chic manner. Even the walls were decorated to the ceiling in purses. The incredibly friendly staff was helpful and patient as shoppers tried on every piece of jewelry in the store. A young four-year-old girl was spotted trying on strands of pearls and hair bows while sharing a mirror with a grandmother! The merchandise clearly doesn't have a defined age range.
Some of my personal favorites were the bangles, scarves and household items. The bangles look great layered up the arm but a note to the wise: you must press a disguised button to open and shut the bangle.
The store has managed to capture all the charm of the original store and does carry everything from the website. Be sure to check out the clever names of the items, for example, the "to die for" dice set or the "car wash" earrings. Also, from October 4th-18th you can receive a Henri Bendel Tote loaded with beauty treats with a $150 purchase!


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After killing Sheriff Wydell, the Firefly family is caught in the path of a vengeful cop (Sheriff Wydell\'s brother).
The police raid the family and Baby, Otis, Captain Spaulding and the rest head out.
Rumor is that a prostitute named Candy falls for Otis. Get ready for a nation-wide killing spree!
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enshrine in heart
enshrine (someone or something) in (one's) heart
To retain fondly, as of a memory. While I'm heartbroken that Grandma is gone, at least I've enshrined all of my wonderful memories with her in my heart.
enshrine someone in one's heartand enshrine someone's memory in one's heart
Fig. to keep the memory of someone in a special place in one's heart or mind. Bob enshrined Jill's memory in his heart.


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I never thought I�d live to see it, but Tax Deduction No. 2 turned 3 on Monday.
I arrived at TD 2�s preschool a few minutes early, so I peeped around the door to see how she acted away from her parents. To my amazement, as other parents showed up to pick up their kids, TD 2 picked up each kid�s book sack and handed it to the corresponding parent.
At home if we hand her a few pairs of socks and ask her to put them in her room, they end up in our mailbox.
That she has the wherewithal to memorize the face of each child�s parent and their book sack tells me she�s ramrodding us on the whole sock deal � although it was funny watching our mailman pretend to like the size 3 pink butterfly socks he thinks we gave him for Christmas.
When we ask her a question at home, TD 2 usually responds in a series of clicks and clacks � sometimes tapping out a message with a stick upside down on the dining room table. Today at school I saw her explain to a classmate why it�s better to get any and all felonies out of your system before turning 16.
Being that it was the kid�s �berfday,� I stopped at the Dollar Store to procure her one of them helium-filled aluminum foil balloons. I let the girl of honor pick the one she wanted, and as I�m sure I don�t have to tell you she got into an altercation with the balloon within seconds.
I broke up the fight by holding up a copy of the latest Guns 'N Roses album that was sitting on a nearby shelf. Just looking at the album made TD 2 cover her ears in fright, thus freeing the balloon to take its rightful place on the store ceiling.
I could have held up a James Blunt CD, but I didn�t want the poor girl to be sick on her birthday.
There was only one cashier on duty, but mercifully the store was bereft of customers. In fact, the only other customers in the place were shopping for a kid�s birthday as well � and they were in front of me in line at the check-out counter. The old me would�ve immediately started dreading whatever chunk of check-out hell was about to come my way, but over the last few months I�ve had good experiences at cash registers.
Recently at Aldi, an older gentleman who had enough groceries in his cart to feed a Kardashian�s ego for a week saw me standing behind him with one lowly pineapple and waved me ahead of him. To pay this act of kindness forward, I walked up to an elderly lady and asked if she�d like me to carry her groceries for her.
Apparently the poor woman�s hearing aid was on the fritz, but her canister of Frontiersman Bear Attack pepper spray was firing on all cylinders. After explaining to the woman and the responding officer and EMS personnel that I was just trying to help with her groceries, the remorseful woman apologized and gave me a piece of Werther�s candy. Nothing says �I�m sorry� like a piece of caramel-flavored granite.
Back to my current check-out line situation � the people in front of us were apparently buying items for a kid�s birthday party as well. These people had five of those helium-filled aluminum foil balloons, a 3-liter jug of carbonated punch imported (I�m guessing) from Bogota, and some party hats. Also in their cart were five large glass items that were either giant candle holders or brandy snifters.
I once drank some ginger ale from a brandy snifter and being inexperienced with that type of delivery vessel accidentally inhaled two nostrils worth of Canada Dry. I covered the faux pas gracefully, but the resulting sneeze did result in chunks of Gouda and Conran Christmas crackers being embedded permanently in a nearby curtain.
I�ll give the Dollar Store employee credit for thoroughness, because she meticulously wrapped each piece of glass in old newspapers as if it were chunks of the Maltese Falcon. I�ve seen newborns handled with less care than these pieces of $1 retail glass, of which I have no problem. The problem came when the total due was $38.14 and the customer decided to pay in $1 bills.
In the middle of counting the stack of $1 bills for the third time, the customer looked at me as I gnawed on the edge of my shopping cart as if I was somehow annoying her.
�I�m sorry, OK, I just got paid and I have a lot of ones,� she said. �That mean look on your face won�t get me to count any faster.�
�I�d hoped that those three years you spent in fourth grade would have handled that,� I said. �I�ve always wondered: Does an employee of the strip club re-coat the pole with Pam at the beginning of each shift or do the dancers have to do it themselves?�
Eventually the cashier is handed the stack of ones and determines she needs 14 cents more from the customer.
�I think I have 14 cents,� said the customer who then began to give herself a full-body cavity search that would shame a Tijuana border agent. After four minutes, all she found on her person was a pair of salad tongs and a deer tick. She then handed the cashier another $1 bill to cover the 14 cents. Of course the cashier then discovered she was out of change and we had to stand there until an armored truck from Fort Knox showed up with a stack of dimes, but at least we got our balloon.
Tonight we�ll temporarily lift the fruit/vegetable policy and treat TD 2 to a feast of macaroni and cheese with chicken tenders, topped off with a birthday cake depicting her hero, defense attorney Johnnie Cochran. Between the presents, the carbs and the sugar, we�ll be lucky if we don�t end up in the holding cell.
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The radiation levels in Kyoto and Tokyo have been stable. Kyoto has no influence from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
Kyoto 0.037 microsievert/hour (average background radiation level in Kyoto : 0.033 - 0.087 microsievert/hour). No health risk in Kyoto.
Tokyo0.058 microsievert/hour (average background radiation level is Tokyo: 0.028 - 0.079 microsievert/hour). No health risk in Tokyo.
You can compare with the natural background radiation level in your city or country with the radiation level in Kyoto and Tokyo. Then, you can decide whether you will visit Japan as you planned originally or not.
The radiation levels of some major cities in the world is available on the Japan National Tourism Oganization's website:
More about background radiation on Wikipedia
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