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(Former top UN official and Sydney Peace Prize recipient Otunnu).
A former top United Nations official and Sydney Peace Prize recipient has once again condemned "on-going� genocide in Uganda and attacked Western governments for turning a blind-eye to atrocities.
Olara Otunnu, who hails from Uganda, spoke at a conference in London where Uganda's leading opposition figure Dr. Kizza Besigye also appeared. Also in attendance were Counselor Gordon Morrison, representing the Canadian High Commission in the UK; Cyril Ndaba, the South African Deputy High Commissioner, and; Ugandan member of parliament, Ronald Okumu.
An attorney, Patrick Asiimwe, who is the Vice Chairman UK-Chapter, of Uganda's ruling NRM party, had challenged Besigye to state whether he concurred with Otunnu's statement on genocide in Uganda—Besigye deferred to Otunnu who then delivered.
Otunnu was emphatic, blaming Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni for the genocide and saying recent media accounts had it wrong, implying that he had claimed there was "likely� genocide on northern Uganda. "I said that there is an on-going Genocide in northern Uganda,� Otunnu said, wanting his message to be loud and clear, this time.
"The West has supported, sponsored and colluded with Museveni when committing genocide,� Otunnu added, "Like what Dr. Besigye said, the tax payers' money in Europe sponsors the suffering of people in northern Uganda.� The former UN diplomat was given a standing ovation from the audience at Resource Centre North London—on September 30.
At as his lecture when he received the Sydney Peace Prize in November 2005, Otunnu spoke about the systemic destruction of Acholi culture, schools, and means of livelihood in addition to the killings. The paper has been widely circulated.
Earlier this year, Otunnu offerred a dossier which he says irrefutably qualifies the atrocities in Uganda's Acholi region as genocide. He wrote that even HIV/AIDS had been deliberated spread by government in northern Uganda by the deployment of soldiers whom government knew were infected. "Thirty percent of the population in Kitgum district alone had HIV/AID infection, compared with a national level of 4%,� according to Otunnu. "HIV/AIDS is being used in northern Uganda as a weapon of mass destruction, by screening the infected soldier and those tested positive are then especially deployed to the north, with the mission to commit maximum havoc on the local girls and women.�
Otunnu was the United Nations Undersecretary General responsible for children in war zones. The "perpetrator of that Genocide is Museveni,� Otunnu added, referring to northern Uganda. "He has marshaled his power under the look of the western countries because they want a kind of division. Can the rest of Ugandans carry on business while the population in northern is turning into abject poverty?�
He added: "It's diabolical evil, Genocide is not only physical but a proportioned way of reducing a certain generation, culture. Genocide does exist.�
Separately, Ugandan parliamentarian Ronald Okumu, called for the International Criminal Court (ICC) not to impede the ongoing peace talks between the Lord's Resistance Army rebels and the Uganda government. The talks, in Juba, Southern Sudan, are aimed at ending 20-years of fighting between the LRA and government. Okumu also denounced the ICC for selective enforcement of sanctions against human rights abusers.
"Some people should not wash their hand as saints. And the reason why Museveni is giving amnesty to Kony is because Museveni himself has blood in his hand,� Okumu said. "We have over a million witnesses who can testify. We have well documented evidence that Museveni and LRA have committed atrocities against humanity.�
Joseph Kony is the LRA leader.
Referring to the ICC, he added: "And we are surprised why the ICC took much interest to deal with just a portion of the whole northern Uganda conflict..LRA have committed war crimes and Museveni as well has done so. He should be answerable to some war crimes. LRA wasn't in the bush between 1987-88, it has been created because of Museveni's propaganda. So, if the ICC is interested it should go back right for some early dates. Maj. Ikondere buried some people in my village when they were still alive. We have evidence. If we need real truce and reconciliation it should be meaningful.�
The event was sponsored by Forum for Democratic Change, which is led by Dr. Besigye; FDC insists it was robbed of victory through massive rigging in the last Presidential elections.
Miwambo writes for The Black Star from London.
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Deja phew! Blind date not so blind
The Background
A while back, Matchmaker put out a call for men over 35. Tall men, short men, rich men, and poor men replied. Among them was a man Matchmaker will call Keith because that's what he called himself. Keith said he was a 36-year-old reservist who'd spent some time in Iraq last year. At a self-described 5'8" and 205 pounds of "all muscle, and you know it," Keith said that he enjoys weight-lifting a claim that didn't seem far-fetched...
Michele, 34, works at UVA and said she is attracted to men in law enforcement. Since there weren't any detectives on the BDC roster, Keith's military background seemed a good match. And at 5'3 and 95 pounds, Michele met Keith's requirement of someone "who tries to take it easy on the Oreos."
Both Michele and Keith were excited about meeting someone new, but things weren't quite as they seemed; someone had been dishonest, and the result of that deceit was a twist worthy of any reality TV show...
The Date
Michele and Keith met at La Cucina on Water Street.
Keith: I was first to arrive. I was there approximately 15 minutes– or 3/4 of a glass of water– before she got there. I had faith that it was going to work out well. I figured I could handle an hour or so of torture if it wasn't working out.
Michele: I arrived second, and I was very nervous!
As Michele made her way through the narrow restaurant, her eyes met Keith's– and the truth came out... Keith wasn't Keith at all he was Seth* (also an alias), a man Michele has known for years! Seth, afraid of his real name being used in the column, had told Matchmaker his name was Keith, ignorant of the most basic law of the Blind Date Challenge: You have to be honest with the Matchmaker. When Matchmaker told Michele her date's name, of course no bells went off. But now, face to face with Seth, bells are ding-a-ling-ing. Will she storm out, or can romance blossom?
Michele: When I got to the table, I realized that Keith and I already knew each other. I was very relieved, and I knew it was going to be an easygoing night.
Phew! Sounds like Keith is forgiven...
Seth (formerly Keith): I knew Michele from years before. It was a relief to see a familiar face and friendly smile when she came walking over with the hostess.
The two hadn't seen each other in several years, and had never been romantically involved. But what did they think now?
Michele: I would say he's my type.
Seth: She's the same cute, attractive girl she's always been.
Michele: He was wearing a dark blue button-down shirt with a tan and blue stripped sweater and tan dress pants.
Seth: What I liked the most about her outfit was her black jacket. She was also wearing a black shirt and brown pants.
Did you order drinks to get over the shock?
Michele: I ordered a sea breeze.
Seth: I had two beers and water.
How about food?
Michele: I ordered a fabulous penne pasta dish with veggies and alfredo sauce. We both ordered cheesecake.
Seth: I had a very tasty steak and pasta dish. I regret not trying the bread that was placed on her side of the table. She didn't have any bread either.
Michele: The hostess and wait staff couldn't have been more friendly. They came by the table several times to check on us and see if we needed anything. I was very impressed that the head chef/owner of the restaurant came by our table to ask how our meal was.
Seth: I was impressed with the food. The steak was cooked well, the way I like it, and the pasta and marinara sauce was very tasty. I enjoyed the salad before the meal as well. It was a perfect size and was a nice starter while we talked.
How was the conversation after all those years?
Michele: We spent a lot of time catching up on what had been going on in each other's lives over the past several years, who of our old friends we still keep in touch with.
Seth: We talked a little about old times and what we'd been up to lately. We also talked about sports, the war in Iraq, our jobs, families, and old friends we hadn't seen in years, etc.
Michele: We like a lot of the same sports teams, which made conversation very easy.
Seth: I thought it was interesting that she's such a groupie of her favorite band– kinda like a Dead Head of this band... just cleaner and one with a job.
Anything you didn't like?
Michele: No.
Seth: She has cats, and I'm not a big cat lover, but that's not really a big deal.
Did you go anywhere after La Cucina?
Seth: We went to Rapture to relax and talk some more. It was quiet there, and I enjoyed talking with her. While we were there, we noticed a group of guys walking around in their bathrobes. I went to investigate and found a play was going on in the back room that required it.
Michele: After we left, we walked back to his car.
Seth: It was cold as we walked from Rapture to my car. We walked by a guy urinating against a wall on one of the side streets, and I said, "Oh that's nice to see after a meal."
Michele: He drove me back to my car. We hugged and made plans to go out again the following week.
Seth: She still has the same license plate she had when I knew her almost 15 years ago. Brought back old memories.
Did you have fun?
Michele: Yes
Seth: I had fun. It was a very nice time.
Would you see this person again?
Michele: Yes
Seth: We've already talked about going out again. We've both got funny schedules, so we're going to have to coordinate with those.
On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate this date?
Michele: 8. It was a very enjoyable evening.
Seth: It was a 10 and couldn't have gone better, as far as I'm concerned.
From the sounds of it, Keith, er Seth, er whoever he is, got off pretty lightly for what could have been a major disaster. (Picture finding your ex waiting at the table, perhaps?) At any rate, the lesson to be learned is this: Be honest with the Matchmaker and let confidentiality come later, lest you discover that Mother Nature's not the only one it's not nice to fool.


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Lionette x Sincerely Jules.
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March 21, 2016
Sharing some images from how I styled the earrings i designed with Lionette, I wore this to our LA launch brunch last week in Malibu. The weather was absolutely gorgeous and the setting so fitting to showcase our SJ x Lionette collaboration with some cute LA girls!
We opted for an outdoor location and instantly thought Calamigos Ranch would be so fitting! We enjoyed the collection over champagne, calamari, mini burgers and fried mac & cheese balls! We spent time together catching up, sippin' on bubbly and trying on all the different pieces from the collection as we snapped away! It was so nice to have the Lionette girls in town too to share this special collaboration together.
Hope you guys have enjoyed our pieces we designed together because we put so much time and love into making each one of them! Shop the collection here.


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Finally - the dust has settled and the project is complete!
And somewhere I have neat pictures - can you believe this is all I can find at the moment? Please tell me I'm not the only one who does this!
And the before is shown below:
Now this is an embarrassing picture - my house is not always this messy. Guess the wine was needed to get up the courage to start taking those messy tiles out??
The hardwood floor was extended into the kitchen area and sanded and stained a much lighter color. Those lovely "purple" counter tops are a thing of the past! Yeah! And the curtains will be replaced at some point in the near future! The new counter tops are coved and much lighter in color with an undermounted sink.
My zany decorations above the cabinet remain - doesn't everyone have a collection ranging from Dad's old tin cars (about 75 years old) - to antique refrigerator jars - to butter molds - to my grandmother's old Brownie camera? Actually I have a closet of Longaberger baskets that someday I plan on putting up there unless I can sell them first!
On to the next project - planting flowers and getting the yard in shape. Sunshine and sweet tea these days - just can't get much better than that!!!


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"Immensely powerful. . . . Beautifully written. . . . Jacqueline is a mesmerizing heroine." —The Boston Globe
"Haunting and sensual, Maksik's prose deftly intertwines the tenderness and torment of memory with the hard reality of searching for sustenance and shelter." —Harper's
"Beautiful. . . . It will leave you breathless and speechless; it will send you reeling." —San Francisco Chronicle
"No novel I read this year affected me more powerfully than Alexander Maksik's A Marker to Measure Drift." —Richard Russo
"Maksik's lean, affecting prose burns . . . stripped of any excess, entirely attuned to the prospect of survival, beautifying the simple things that sustain life." —The Atlantic
"Beautiful. . . . Compelling and visceral. . . . One rushes until the fever breaks, dazed and haunted by its power." —Chicago Tribune (Editor's Choice)
"A bold book, and an instructive one. . . . [Maksik] has illuminated for us, with force and art, an all too common species of suffering." —Norman Rush, The New York Times Book Review
"A Marker to Measure Drift is a haunting, haunted novel. Things get stripped down to essentials—food, water, where to sleep for the night, a state of solitary desperation brought on by the most profound kind of loss. Every line of this excellent novel rings true as Maksik leads us toward the catastrophe at the story's core. This is one of those books that leaves you staring into space when you finish, dazed from the sheer power of what's been said." —Ben Fountain
"Beautifully written. . . . Through an impressionistic stream of consciousness, Maksik slowly reveals Jacqueline's ordeal. . . . A novel that measures the ripple effect of trauma and violence." —The Daily Beast
"A work of stupendeous imagination. . . . [A] truly breathtaking accomplishment." —Ayelet Waldman
"Gorgeously written, tightly wound, with language as precise as cut glass. . . . I was undone by this novel. I challenge anyone to read it and not come away profoundly changed." —Marisa Silver, author of Mary Coin and The God of War
"This novel is spellbinding. In its tenderness, grandeur and austerity, it reminds us that there is no country on earth as foreign, as unreachable, as the frantic soul of another human being." —Susanna Sonnenberg
"Arresting. . . . Here is a human, detached from humanity, in pain and need. The world swirls around, the past lingers, but this human is at the center, small and yet deep. Maksik's prose brilliantly delivers—I think he has fully realized what this story could be, and has told it in the best way possible. An amazing accomplishment." —Lydia Netzer, author of Shine Shine Shine
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The FCC standard for HDTV broadcast is having a huge impact. The amount of information to be digested can be intimidating, even for the professional. The old hardware does not become obsolete, but it will require a tuner to convert from the new signal if you get your signal from a VHF/UHF antenna. If you have cable or satellite TV, this will be taken care of by the service provider.
However, this might be a good time to upgrade your hardware. The new standard offers a much better picture. In the current world of digital projectors, LCD, LCOS, Plasma, and DLP are the four different kinds of televisions that dominate the HDTV market. Each has unique advantages over the other. Plasma and some of the LCD screens can be mounted on the wall, although surveys find that few people do mount them on the wall. DLP and LCOS and some of the LCD units are both projector technologies. Rear projector units are usually the most cost-effective. The size of some systems is now less than 12 inches in depth.
o Video quality on the best projectors now surpasses that available in a conventional commercial movie theater.
SYSTEM TYPES:o Traditional TV: also called direct view, has the images displayed on a picture tube (Cathode Ray Tube).
o Rear Projection TV (RPTV): uses a combination of mirrors and lenses to project the image from behind onto the viewing screen. This enables the displayed picture to be significantly larger, up to 70 inches or more. This technique usually offers the best value (picture size vs. cost).
o Front Projection TV (FPTV): this is like a movie theater. The image is projected forward, to an external screen. But like a movie theater, a very dark room is required because the screen will reflect any light in the room. This technique is usually more expensive than rear-projection, but the footprint (the area consumed by the equipment) of the system is smaller.
CRT (Cathode Ray Tube):
The established standard for television displays; good value, picture quality. The maximum size of the screen is smaller with the technique. The technology is still a good choice where a smaller picture is desired, and bulkiness is not a concern.
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD):
Thin design, but has problems displaying images in motion (sports), the images tend to streak. These projectors usually contain three separate LCD glass panels, one for red, green, and blue components of the image being projected. As the non-colored light passes through the LCD panels, individual picture elements (pixels) can be opened to allow light to pass or closed to block the light. This produces the image that is projected onto the screen.
Historically, LCD sets have had a problem with visible pixilation. This is less apparent on newer sets with higher screen resolutions.
Most LCD systems use a fluorescent backlight, to shine through the LCD screen. This type of backlight will need to be replaced every few years. Some manufacturers are introducing sets with LED backlights, with a 10X longer lifetime. Even though the initial cost may be more, the cost of ownership advantage can make this design worth a look.
o Better color saturation, more rich and vibrant
o Better sharper image, important for text
o More energy efficient
o Poor black levels and contrast
o Problems displaying images in motion (sports)
o LCD panels (mainly in the blue channel) can degrade, causing shifts in color balance
o Visible pixelation
Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCOS):
A type of LCD Technology, LCOS uses liquid crystal rather than mirrors to project (usually rear projection) an image on the screen. LCOS is a good value compared to plasma and LCD sets, but expensive when compared to all other rear projection television technologies such as DLP. This technique uses a chip like a DLP (see below) set does, but the chip is coated with liquid crystal, which reflects the image seen on the screen. LCOS based systems allow for higher screen resolution than an LCD display or a plasma display.
o Sharp, vivid colors, and deep black levels
o It does not slowly change over time as a plasma set does
o Dead pixels usually happen because the technology is partially reflective
o High Maintenance Cost: LCOS requires frequent bulb changing requirements (anywhere from 6,000 to 8,000 hours, about 3-4 years with normal usage) versus 50,000 or more for most LCD or plasma screens. A replacement bulb will cost about $400
o Reproducibility: Image quality can vary greatly from machine to machine
Digital Light Processor (DLP):
The DLP is a Texas Instruments product that is manufactured in Korea. It uses a chip with many mirrors (can be more than one million mirrors on a chip of about one square inch) that can be mechanically steered to reflect the correct color. This technology offers excellent display, at a moderate cost.
In the best DLP projectors, like the ones in use at your local movie theater, there are three separate mirror chips, one each for the red, green, and blue channels. However, in the DLP projectors marketed for the masses, there is only one chip. In these sets, to define color, there is a color wheel that consists of red, green, blue filters. This wheel spins between the lamp and the DLP chip and alternates the color of the light hitting the chip.
The spinning color wheel used to project the image can produce a problem on the screen known as the rainbow effect, which is colors separating out in distinct red, green, and blue. At any given point of time, the image on the screen is either red, or green, or blue, and the technique relies upon your eyes not being able to detect the rapid changes from one to the other. However, not only can some people see the colors separate, but the rapid sequencing of color may be responsible for reported cases of eye strain and headaches. But the vast majority of the people cannot detect the rainbow effect.
Newer sets have the color wheel rotation speed doubled. Also, newer sets utilize a six-segment color wheel (instead of a 3 segment) that has two sequences of red, green, and blue. Because the wheel is at double speed, and because the red, green, and blue are seen twice in every rotation, the effect is a quadrupling of the rotation speed. This eliminated the visibility of rainbows for most of the people who previously saw the effect.
Samsung and other companies have introduced DLP sets with LED lamps and no color wheel. The lamp bulbs in the older designs need to be replaced every few years. The LED lamp should last the lifetime of the television.
LaserVue (Mitsubishi) is being introduced in the United States now in time for the Christmas season. LaserVue is a DLP system (Texas Instruments "Dark Chip 4" Digital Light Processor) that eliminates the conventional bulb and replaces it with a solid state laser. The performance of the video is outstanding, but the technology will cost you about $7000 for a 65" HDTV. The reliability/lifetime improvement may be better, but there is little data on this new laser. An Argon ion laser would be expected to have a lifetime of about 8000 hours (5-6 years of normal usage). The Mitsubishi LaserVue uses a laser system made by Arasor, an Australian startup company, made from lithium niobate (PPKN). Mitsubishi is currently performing accelerated stress testing, but has so far released no results. A LaserVue HDTV draws under 200 watts of electricity. That is approximately half that of comparable LCD HDTV, and less than a third of a plasma High-Def system.
o Small package size
o High contrast image with deep black levels
o Good value
o Less bright images
o Rainbow effect
o High Maintenance Cost: DLP requires frequent bulb changing requirements (anywhere from 6,000 to 8,000 hours, about 3-4 years with normal usage) versus 50,000 or more for most LCD or plasma screens. A replacement bulb will cost about $300-$400. Samsung is using LED illumination instead of lamps. The LED should not have to be replaced.
Plasma Display:
Thin design, high contrast ratings, Size up to 60 inches or more; some display limitations: costly, older systems had a high burn-in risk (over time, a memory of what was projected was retained); This could pose a problem for those who like to play video games or watch taped movies. If you put the game or tape on pause for too long, this could burn an image into your screen.
o Exceptional picture quality: It can produce up to 8.6 billion colors, an accurate color reproduction and wide viewing angles
o Large screen sizes: Some Plasma TV units are now manufactured in screen sizes that can span up to 100 inches
o Lifetime: Plasma TVs are also known for their extended lifespan capacity of approximately 60,000 hours and great contrast (deep blacks)
o Less Expensive than LCD
o The displays are very bulky, heavy, and fragile
o Burn-in
o Slowly degrades over time
o Energy inefficient
Coming Soon: OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) HDTV sets are now available, but it will be a couple of years before they warrant serious consideration. An OLED set is less than 1" thick. OLED has already used in digital cameras and cell phones with small panels, because of their energy efficiency, which is important in portable devices.
o NTSC Analog TV or Standard Definition TV (SDTV): The current system that is being phased out (National Television Systems Committee).
o EDTV (Enhanced Digital TV) : basically high-end Standard Definition TV: While these sets may be better than standard sets, the picture quality is not equal to HDTV. Technically, there is little difference between an SDTV and an EDTV (except for the higher price).
o ATSC Digital TV: This is the new system (Advanced Television Systems Committee), which is not necessarily High Definition.
o HDTV: is digital TV where the image is a wide-screen picture with many times more detail than is contained in current analog television pictures. Most consumers will see a huge improvement in image quality. HDTV has a better quality image than SDTV because it has a greater number of lines of resolution. The image is two to five times sharper because the gaps between the scan lines are narrower.
Any of the four technologies can be a good choice. The competition is intense, and all of the technologies will continue to improve. Buying a TV will never again be as simple as it was before HDTV, but the benefits can be worth the headaches.
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From: Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News
News headlines over the past few years have linked cat ownership to everything from cancer to craziness, but new studies suggest that cats are actually beneficial to human health, and may even reduce our risk for cancer and other diseases.
Reports in this week's issue of Biology Letters, for example, counter the tabloid-suggested link between cats and human brain cancer.
Marion Vittecoq of the Tour du Valat research center and her colleagues conclude that cats should not be blamed for human cancer. In fact, studies show just the opposite.
Vittecoq told Discovery News that "according to our knowledge, studies that have focused on the link between cancer and cat ownership so far have found either no association at all or a reduced risk of cancer in cat owners."
As an example, she and co-author Frédéric Thomas cite a National Institutes of Health Study by G.J. Tranah and colleagues. It found dog and cat owners have a reduced risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The longer the duration of pet ownership was, the less chance the individual would suffer from this type of cancer.
Why cats and dogs may benefit human health remains a mystery, but another study from earlier this month provides some intriguing clues. It found that infants having pets at home suffered from fewer respiratory tract illnesses.
Toddler with kittens photo via Shutterstock.
Read more at Discovery News.


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Most women can admit to having a craving for something sweet or savory from time to time, and although many will give in, some might not fully understand where such cravings come from. Women's Health magazine recently discussed what certain cravings mean, and real ways to address them without straying too far from your diet.
Sweet tooth
When you crave something sweet like sugary candy, it most likely has to do with changes in your blood sugar, the news source reports. Even though you might think it will help your sugar levels to give into a bit of cake or a hard candy, this can actually make the fluctuations worse. Instead, you should try to look for foods with just a touch of natural sweetness including fiber-rich options like beans or whole-grain carbohydrates to help regulate your blood sugar levels. Choosing a healthier food will not only help you stay at a healthy weight, but it will also ensure your body is getting what it needs. Incorporating JOU Sweet Enough Dietary Supplement into your daily regimen can also help. This supplement helps maintain blood sugar levels and reduce sugar cravings. JOU supplements are made using organic roots, grasses, petals, fruits, stems, seeds and woods that are crushed and contained within a vegetarian capsule.
Chocolate is a common craving for women and it's reportedly a sign that your body is craving magnesium. Women's Health reports many nutritionists estimate that close to 80 percent of the entire U.S. population is lacking enough magnesium and this could explain how common chocolate cravings are. If you simply must have some chocolate for whatever reason, make sure to find a brand or a bar that is dark - more than 75-percent dark, to reap benefits including a boost in magnesium and heart health, without tons of unnecessary sugar. Other foods that may satisfy your magnesium carvings including nuts, fish and greens like spinach or broccoli.
Salty snacks
When you reach for a bag of chips or French fries, your stress levels could be to blame. Stress and anxiety can negatively impact your adrenal glands, which give people energy. Instead of reaching for foods high in sodium, try to get to the root of your stress and deal with that first. The magazine suggests exercising during these bouts of anxiety or learning meditation to try and curb the feelings, while also avoiding unhealthy salty snacks. Stress can also cause other woes including fine lines and eye wrinkles. Keep these issues at bay by using ELEMIS products like ELEMIS Pro-Collagen Oxygenating Night Cream to reduce the signs of stress while you sleep.
Other common cravings include a desire for red meat, which typically means you need iron and cheese cravings that are linked to a lack of omega-3 fatty acids.


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He said "nice cars"!
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George Zimmerman will face criminal charges in the death of Trayvon Martin.
According to a senior law enforcement quoted by CNN, CBS, ABC, NBC and the Associated Press, the neighborhood watch captain in Sanford, Fla., will be charged criminally in the February 26 case that has captivated the nation.
A legal analyst said earlier that the most likely charge would be manslaughter, but it was just announced that Zimmerman faces second-degree murder charges.
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Last year, Phillips, a former child star on the TV sitcom "One Day at a Time" and the daughter of Mamas and the Papas musician John Phillips, revealed in tell-all tome "High on Arrival" that she'd had a long-running sexual relationship with her father. The affair began the night before her wedding in 1979, when she was a 19-year-old who struggled with drug addiction.
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This bright deli, with clean white walls and spotless carpets is a museum of sorts; housing a collection of railroad advertising posters, oil cans, lanterns, and even a small cast iron caboose stove, c. 1915. Thomas the Tank Engine pulled a circus car around the layout of a small town. These G-gauge, or garden-sized collectibles are large; their scale 1/20 to 1/32 of the real thing. The layout with its expertly made scenery takes up more than 500 square feet.
I ordered my sandwich at the counter and took a seat trackside on a wooden bench reminiscent of those in a train station waiting room. A train travel documentary played on the big screen television, the soft clickety-clack of the wheels made me feel like I was on board.
The Reuben Sandwich ($7.85) was served with a fork for good reason. Pink pastrami fell from between the slices of large, toasted, caraway-studded bread, which was spread with tangy dressing. This was a two-hand sandwich. Its crisp, sour white cabbage sauerkraut and the sheet of soft Swiss cheese played nicely with the well-seasoned meat.
Kids' meals ($4 to $5.75) include sandwiches, burgers, dogs, chicken strips, and even macaroni and cheese. Each comes with chips, a kid-sized soda and a cookie. The Train Place Deli is the ideal location for a birthday party or end-of-the-season celebration.
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I am awestruck by your beautiful answers. They made me laugh, that made me cry, and most importantly they reminded me of the beauty of humanity. If you are looking for inspiration I recommend reading the answers to my contest question below in the comments, they will bring you joy.
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Julie Edwards: "I am totes in love with my beagle. She is the best thing that ever happened to me…(well, not really but I like to think so). We go together like peas and carrots. Her name is Cocoa Beans. I named her beans originally but my dad added the cocoa so when we let her loose to chase rabbits in the bean field behind our house he wouldn't look so funny yelling for "Beans" to come back."
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Golf to continue at Eagle Valley
Golf will continue at the Eagle Valley complex, Carson City supervisors determined Thursday by a narrow 3-2 vote, following a lengthy review of the changes to the contract.
"I don't see the renewing of the contract as a reward, I just see it as good business to do that," Supervisor Karen Abowd said. "The contract with all the amended changes is a reasonable approach to repaying past debt and moving forward with the golf course."
Supervisors agreed to change the contract with the nonprofit Carson City Municipal Golf Corp., which manages the 36-hole municipal golf course, to collect 6 percent of the annual profit rather than a fixed rate of $120,000, which the corporation had been failing to meet.
City Manager Larry Werner said it was the best solution to keep the golf course in business during a declining economy while paying off the bond money used to build it. Once that is paid off, he said, any profits from the complex will go into city coffers.
"If they have a boomer year, we'll get 6 percent of that, too," Werner said. "We think we'll get everything addressed by 2020."
Supervisors Jim Shirk and Brad Bonkowski voted against the contract, saying it should go though the competitive bid process.
"From a standpoint of being fair and equal, I would have liked to have seen this go out to bid before this meeting," Shirk said.
Norm Azevedo, an attorney representing Silver Oak Golf Course, offered to make a bid on the management contract.
"My client would like to bid on operating the course," he said during public comment. "I was authorized to bring this to the city's attention."
Mayor Bob Crowell said bidding out the contract at this point would be unfair to the corporation that took over operations in 2000, inheriting a debt and dilapidated conditions.
"This group came in at the request of the city because it was going under," Crowell said. "The city was losing money and the golf course was drying up. It's unfair to bid it after they've done everything they've done."
Nearly a dozen golfers took to the podium to tout the golf course and its managers.
"When I first came to town, the Eagle Valley Golf Course was brown," said Liz Leiper. "No one was playing it and no one cared. Now, Eagle Valley is the best course Northern Nevada has to offer. You have got a treasure here. I would hate to see you do away with it."
Supervisor John McKenna said he was concerned the city-owned course could unfairly compete with the private courses in town, but said some sort of recreation area was needed to dump the effluent from city's wastewater plant.
He said a bid process may be worth looking into or an alternate use for the land, as had been suggested in previous meetings. However, he voted in favor of the contract, which the board reviewed for more than two hours, going over each of the 14.14 lines one at a time.
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Come celebrate the 10th anniversary of Taste of Health, the annual food festival & lifestyle festival produced by Earthsave Canada! Discover the environmental and health benefits of a plant-based diet through enlightening speakers, tasty cooking demos by top chefs and recipe book authors, a book fair, vendors, children's workshops and a veggie food court.
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Merlin star Colin Morgan will be playing the sly spirit Ariel in the production of The Tempest at Shakespeare's Globe, reports The Independent.
Morgan will be joined in the production by The Thick of It star Roger Allam who will play the magician Prospero. Morgan's character, Ariel, is bound to serve Prospero as he saved the spirit from a tree where he was imprisoned.
Shakespeare provided clear stage instructions for several of the scenes involving magic leading historians to guesstimate what type of technology was used to create illusions when it was originally performed. It will be interesting to see how the scenes are handled modern day.
The fifth and final season of Merlin has already aired in the U.K. and SyFy has begun the final run of the last 12 episodes in the U.S.
Morgan recently won a National Television Award for Best Drama Performance based on his role as the young wizard Merlin. In a phone interview with BBC radio DJ, Alan Simpson, Morgan told him, "It's a huge compliment to me that the fans all came together and voted for me."
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Chapman pleased with execution in BP session
PITTSBURGH -- He was pitching from behind a screen and facing hitters wearing the same Reds uniform, but Wednesday remained a significant benchmark for closer Aroldis Chapman.
For the first time since he was struck in the head by a line drive last month and suffered fractures above the left eye and nose, Chapman faced hitters. He threw 27 pitches of live batting practice. The hitters were Brayan Pena and Neftali Soto and third-base coach Steve Smith also stepped in for an at-bat.
"I felt very good. I didn't feel anything out of the ordinary," Chapman said with Pena interpreting.
The Reds were quite pleased with Chapman's performance.
"He threw all of his pitches. He was very sharp," manager Bryan Price said. "Good velocity. Good slider. He threw his changeup. He looked like midseason form."
"Especially with a hitter like me, you've got to be careful," Pena joked. "He did great. Everybody was very excited and happy to see him go back out there. His confidence was very good. It was a great sign."
It was Chapman's choice to pitch behind a protective screen, which the club felt was a good idea.
"It's a little bit of a different animal when you're facing your guys," Price said. "Typically, most of your pitches are going to be away from the hitter. You don't want to hit your own guys throwing live batting practice. The balls that typically get smoked up the middle are the ones that are out and over the plate. I would have been a little concerned to have him go out there the first time without some protection."
Said Chapman about using a screen: "It was a little bit uncomfortable but it didn't make any difference to me because I was able to execute all of my pitches."
The next step for the 26-year-old Chapman is another live BP session, sans the screen, this weekend in Atlanta. After that, he would likely head out on a Minor League rehab assignment.
"On the front ends of this, we certainly want to make sure he gets a chance to face hitters and do what would be fairly standard protocol if we were in Spring Training," Price said. "That being said, we're not at the front end of a Spring Training template. He's not a month away from activation."
Progress has been remarkably rapid since Chapman was injured on March 19 vs. the Royals. He began light throwing within a couple of weeks and returned to a bullpen mound April 14.
Chapman, a two-time All-Star who has saved 38 games in each of the past two seasons, has been happy about bouncing back so quick.
"I'm just trying to continue to improve because I know it's not going to be easy," he said. "It takes time. Now I believe I'm going to go and rehab in the Minor Leagues. It's a long process. Throwing-wise, I feel great. I feel like nothing happened. I'm very pleased with my performance today."


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