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Activists at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have paid tribute to the royal, who turns 64 years old on Wednesday (14Nov12), by christening a bird 'Prince Charles' after it was recently rescued from a foie gras farm in France.
The future King of England has been praised by the group for his stance against the controversial pate, which is made from the specially fattened liver of a duck or goose.
PETA Senior Programmes Manager Yvonne Taylor says, "The Prince has taken an admirable stand against a product so vile that its production is banned in the U.K. We could think of no better tribute than to name one of the gentle geese rescued from a foie gras farm during our investigation in his honour."
PETA bosses have also named a goose 'Sir Roger' after Bond legend Sir Roger Moore, who is a vocal campaigner against foie gras.

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An investigation is underway at Sunnyside School District after a boy was left on a bus Tuesday morning.
The preschooler's mother, Cindy Oroz, says she got a call from Sunnyside's Ocotillo Early Learning Center at 5702 S. Campbell late in the morning, saying her son was not at school.
District officials say they found the three-year-old boy, David Oroz, on the bus at the bus yard.
"They told me that my son was in the bus for one-hour-and-a-half with the doors closed. He was buckled and crying hysterically. And they opened the bus. They took him from the buckle and he cried and hugged the people that were in the bus with him," Oroz says.
"When they brought him to me, he said his stomach hurt. He was still crying. I took him to the hospital. The police came there in the hospital. They talked to me. And he keeps saying that his stomach hurts. Even in the morning today, when he woke up he said, 'my stomach still hurts. I don't want to go on the bus, mommy. I'll cry again,'" Oroz says.
Oroz says she is pulling her son out of school where he is in speech therapy.
She says district officials have called to apologize, but she is still angry.
District officials say the bus driver and the bus monitor are on paid suspension as the district investigates the incident.
The officials say it's possible their procedures were not followed.
They say disciplinary action can range from a letter of reprimand to termination.
"At this point we will continue to investigate the details of the case. We will continue to pursue disciplinary action as we see fit, based upon our findings. We will revisit all our current practices and procedures, and if there are any places where we need improvement, we will continue to improve upon those safeguards," says Sunnyside Assistant Superintendent For Curriculum and Instruction Steven Holmes.
Tucson police say the police report will be forwarded to TPD's Dependent Child Unit to see if there should be further investigation by the department.
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To throw something entirely unreasonable, such as a mattress, microwave, or live animal, out of the window for no good reason.
I didn't feel like calling up the geek squad and getting my computer fixed, so I just jagoed that shit.
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1) An acronym for the independent film production company, "JAGO Productions" LLC.. Which stands for Just Authentic Genuine and Original Productions.
2) A popular character in the video game, Killer Instinct.
2) A popular character in the video game, Killer Instinct.
JAGO Productions, LLC are the creators of great independent films.
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a spoilt, middle class, white boy who thinks he was born and raised in Compton, wears his clothes in a backward ass manner, bombards anyone in range with his loveless Spotify playlists and whines about anything and everything, including spliff politics.
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Authorities told WTOC-TV that inmates Chad Dasher and Raymond Smith got into a ceiling area for water and sewer pipes and made their way into a crawl space. They apparently opened a seam and lowered themselves down using a rope made out of bed sheets.
Officials said the men were discovered missing Friday morning during a headcount.
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What's ahead for the stock market
As earnings season winds down, results are due from Burger King, Barnes & Noble, Toll Bros., Tiffany and big Canadian banks. Economic reports may not offer much cheer.
The problem is the economy. Jobless claims topped 500,000 in the latest week. Manufacturing in the mid-Atlantic states was weak. Guidance from many retailers focused on the unwillingness of shoppers to pay full price for anything.
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) economists cut their forecast for U.S. economic growth by a full percentage point.
Which means everyone could be surprised by a rally.
The catalyst for a rally may well be financial stocks, which were clobbered so badly that Rochdale Securities' venerable bank analyst, Dick Bove, declared that JPMorgan was terribly undervalued. He added in another note that the conditions look right for a new round of bank acquisitions.
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The gloom was very broad. The Dow Jones industrials ($INDU) fell 58 points on Friday to 10,214, on top of a 144-point loss on Thursday.
For the week, the blue chips were down 0.9%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index ($INX) was off 0.7% on the week, but the Nasdaq Composite Index ($COMPX) bucked the trend, ending the week up 0.3%.
There was a bizarre, even disturbing, dichotomy as the week ended.
The Dow finished the week down 2% on the year, with the S&P 500 down 3.9% and the Nasdaq off 3.9%. Yet, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note was 2.61%. A rate below 3% is a signal that many investors and analysts believe a major bad event is near.
The 10-year yield is, in fact, down a third this year. The decline is so big that Morgan Stanley (MS) apologized for being so wildly wrong on its interest-rate forecast at the beginning of the year. The investment bank thought the 10-year yield would be 5.5% this year.
In fact, you had to look to find someone who doesn't think the world was falling apart.
One was Doug Oberhelman, the new CEO of Caterpillar (CAT).
At the construction equipment maker's analyst meeting this past week, he said bluntly, "We don't think the world has ended." Caterpillar is bullish. There are big projects going on around the world and more in the pipeline. The company has even started to hire back some of the employees it cut in the last year or so.
Investors seemed to buy the Caterpillar story, especially the global growth story. Shares were up 1.3% for the week and are the best Dow performer this year with a 21% gain. That doesn't suggest they see a collapse any time soon.
Maybe Oberhelman is right. But let's get the market through next week. It won't be easy. Here's why.
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The economic news will continue to challenge
It's a relatively light week for economic reports, but it will be hard to get a lot of cheer from them. Here's what to look for:
Existing-home sales for July. Due Tuesday morning from the National Association of Realtors. This number could take your breath away. The consensus is for sales to come in at an annualized 4.6 million units, a 13% decline from June. IHS Global Insight is expecting a 4.3-million-unit rate, which would be a decline of 20%. The reason is that sales that qualified for the homebuyer tax credits are done. So, numbers will drop.
Durable-goods orders for July. Due Wednesday from the Commerce Department. This number will show a gain of at least 2.5%, maybe more. The gain will be entirely due to orders that Boeing took at the big Farnborough Air Show in England and auto sales.
New-home sales for July. Due Wednesday from the Commerce Department. The annualized number should be around 325,000. That would be very close to the lowest sales rate on record, 267,000 in May. New-homes sales are a function of interest rates, prices and jobs. And the national unemployment rate is 9.5%.
Initial jobless claims. Due Thursday from the Labor Department. Jobless claims have moved higher over the past three weeks. And the trend is worrying lots of analysts. "It seems to reflect a real deterioration rather than seasonal adjustment distortions," Nomura Securities said Friday. Unless it turns around, the August nonfarm payrolls report, due Sept. 3, will likely disappoint again.
Gross-domestic-product growthfor the second quarter. Due Friday morning from the Commerce Department. The first estimate on GDP was a relatively robust 2.4% (annualized). Expect that to be cut to 1.2% or so. Weaker-than-expected results for both inventories and net exports should account for most of the downward revision.
Reuters/Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index for July. This measure of consumer confidence has been falling of late, and declines tend to affect consumer behavior far more than gains.
Can Canada save the market?
The second-quarter earnings season effectively ended this past week with earnings from Wal-Mart Stores (WMT), Target (TGT), Lowe's (LOW), Home Depot (HD), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) and Dell (DELL).
A number of retailers will report results next week. The most interesting are Barnes & Noble (BKS), which recently put itself up for sale, and Tiffany (TIF).
Investors and customers will want to know how the sale is progressing and if Barnes & Noble -- and other book chains -- can survive.
Tiffany will be the cheeriest. The affluent, especially in Asia, have been unafraid to spend. So, watch how the company describes the current operating environment.
Only six S&P 500 companies will report results next week, and they're all small.
But a number of big Canadian banks will report in the week ahead and the week following. And they're worth paying attention to.
Reporting next week are Bank of Montreal (BMO) on Tuesday, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM) on Wednesday and National Bank of Canada (NTIOF) and the Royal Bank of Canada (RY) on Thursday.
The Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) and Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) will report the week of Aug. 30.
The Canadians have the advantage of an economy that's benefited from a global boom in natural resources. Plus, they've been relatively conservative in how they lend. And Canadian tax laws on mortgages have limited speculation.
But there are worries, Credit Suisse analysts said this week that retail lending will slow as the Canadian economy adjusts in part to stresses in the American economy.
Other reports due next include:
Monday: Sanderson Farms (SAFM) and Tuesday Morning (TUES).
Tuesday: Barnes & Noble, Big Lots (BIG), Burger King (BKC) and Medtronic (MDT).
Wednesday:American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), BHP Billiton (BHP), brewer Heineken (HINKY).
Thursday:Bebe Stores (BEBE), Credit Agricole (CRARY) and Bank of China (BACHY).
Friday: National Bank of Greece (NBG) and Tiffany.
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As compelling as that Chrysler Super Bowl ad was, the tag line rubbed me the wrong way.
"Imported From Detroit."
Yes, it cleverly plays upon our expectations of cachet. But in an age when we're already so fragmented, it bothers me to treat any part of this country as so other that it's not quite part of the mainland.
Katrina evacuees were not "refugees." A product of Detroit is not an "import."
Detroit's story is a fundamentally American story.
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On December 23, 2003, the cancer research field marked the 32nd anniversary of the start of our Nation's war on cancer. On that date in 1971, President Nixon signed the National Cancer Act into law. We knew little at the time about the biology of cancer and had few tools to effectively prevent or treat the disease, but this law committed our will and resources to the goal of eliminating cancer and entrusted leadership of this effort to the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The age of molecular biology was dawning, enabling scientists to gain greater insights into the fundamental processes of both normal and cancerous cells. And the challenge to eliminate cancer inspired many of our Nation's best and brightest to devote their energy and talent to eliminating the disease. Over three decades we have made great progress.
The union of talent, scientific discovery, and advanced technology continues to expand our knowledge of the factors that increase cancer risk and of the processes within the cell that are disrupted in cancer's onset and progression. Our understanding of the molecular basis of cancer has led to more effective prevention strategies, the development of improved tests for early detection, more precise diagnostic methods, and more powerful treatment approaches.
Many of these advances are reflected in the growth of cancer survivorship - from 3 million survivors in 1971 to 10 million today - and in continuing declines in the death rates from the most common cancers - lung, breast, prostate, and colorectal. And now we look to the future.
Today, we again are entering a new period in cancer research; we are once again setting a new goal for the cancer research field. Rather than working toward eliminating cancer, we have established a more immediate and achievable goal: eliminating the suffering and death caused by cancer.
I have publicly issued a challenge to the cancer community to achieve this goal by 2015. Our chief strategy is pre-emption. We will strive to prevent the onset as well as the progression of cancer, identify cancers at the earliest stage, eliminate cancer through targeted treatments, and biologically control cancers that we cannot eliminate so they become manageable, chronic diseases. This future is feasible because of the feats of the past.
And NCI will continue to lead the cancer community's efforts toward this goal. We must rely on effective collaborations throughout our diverse community. These partnerships nurture an integrated approach to fighting cancer and ensure that research discoveries are translated into clinical and public health interventions that can be delivered to all who need them. Our longstanding collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for delivery will continue and one of our most exciting new partnerships brings together NCI and the Food and Drug Administration to improve development of interventions. As sister agencies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, we are committed to working together to remove bottlenecks in the process of developing and approving safe, more effective new cancer interventions.
NCI also must work toward developing and fully integrating technologies. To do so, we must encourage collaboration among experts in a range of professional disciplines. We also must develop and exploit emerging technologies more fully and apply them to our efforts in genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, systems biology, population sciences, and the development of effective anticancer agents.
Last summer, I announced the creation of the National Advanced Biomedical Technologies Initiative for Cancer; the announcement can be read at http://cancer.gov/directorscorner/directorsupdate-09-09-2003. The National Cancer Advisory Board has commissioned an ad hoc subcommittee - led by Drs. Eric Lander and Lee Hartwell - to advise NCI's senior leadership about how this initiative should be formulated to best serve the needs of the research community. At present, the committee is putting together working groups focusing on characterization of cancer in the cell; diagnosis of cancer in the organism; cancer therapeutics; public health; and organizing technology access, development, and dissemination.
Finally, we must facilitate integration of discovery activities; accelerate development of new tools, technologies, and interventions; and ensure the delivery of interventions. In 2003, the NCI leadership team and I have worked to determine how NCI can help remove barriers that are impeding advancement; create greater links among discovery, development, and delivery; and speed our progress toward the 2015 goal. We've determined that, in addition to our current programs, NCI should expand initiatives in 2004 in seven strategic priority areas: molecular epidemiology; integrated cancer biology; strategic development of cancer interventions; prevention, early detection, and prediction; an integrated clinical trials system; overcoming health disparities; and bioinformatics.
With this Director's Update, we are launching our new NCI Cancer Bulletin. In each issue, the Bulletin will report on important new initiatives, the latest grant and contracting opportunities, important research advances, and NCI clinical trials. A section titled "NCI Notes" will offer information on new resources and staffing changes. "Special Reports" will focus on NCI's seven strategic priority areas and other important ventures. Legislative and budget columns will provide up-to-date reports. A meeting calendar will feature selected scientific meetings sponsored by NCI and others. And my Director's Updates will be a regular feature. This new publication will provide the cancer community with a window into NCI's activities as we continue our journey toward the 2015 goal.
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It's all about family. (Naruto/Neji established, occurs in the same world as The Risk)
"Choumaru," Makoto grinned at the boy who opened the door. "Good morning. Is Chouji-oji-chan home?" The chubby eight-year-old nodded. "Yeah. Hi Makoto, Akemi." Grinning in return he wandered back inside, leaving the door open for Makoto and his sister to enter.
Makoto tugged self-consciously at the forehead protector that adorned his brow. Still very new, he was undeniably proud of it, but he wasn't quite used to it being there. Akemi didn't seemed to have any problems with hers, he thought, a little enviously. She wore it as if she always had. Like his, it was in the standard forehead-covering spot, holding back the few stray wisps of brown hair that weren't caught up in the topknot at the back of her head. His own darker brown bangs flopped over his, partially obscuring the leaf symbol. A hallway mirror offered him the chance to flick a few errant bits to the side. The bright blue bandana and shiny metal still looked as odd to him as it felt.
"Akemi-chan! Makoto-kun!" Chouji's voice preceded his bulk down the hall, and the siblings were soon caught up in a fond embrace. "Every inch the genin." Their 'uncle' proclaimed. He called over his shoulder, "Maya! Are there any more of those dumplings?"
"Fresh plate is on the table!" Chouji's wife replied. The co-owner of one of Konoha's better restaurants, Maya was an even better cook than Chouji.
"Come, eat." Chouji led them to the dining room. Choumaru already had two handfuls of dumplings, cheeks bulging from the one he was chewing. He managed a muffled "Later!" around the food, and headed off.
"Now, are you two here for anything in particular?" Chouji popped a dumpling into his mouth.
"Well..." Makoto hedged, and nibbled on a dumpling of his own, unsure how to go about this. Akemi rolled her eyes slightly at her brother's reticence.
"You just did the tattoos for Mayako-chan." she began, black eyes intent. Chouji nodded. His one-year-old daughter had been given the Akimichi family cheek tattoos a week before. "Well..." she trailed off herself, uncharacteristically uncertain, gaze flicking to the spiral marks on Chouji's cheeks. Makoto gently nudged her arm, and she nodded to him.
"We want tattoos too." Makoto said, simply. Chouji raised his eyebrows, but didn't say anything.
Akemi flattened her hands on the tabletop. "I know... Tou-chan only adopted us, and he's not blood, but-" She broke off, looking frustrated, and Makoto continued.
"He is our real family. In the ways that anyone we know cares about. In the ways that we care about. We gotta show him. We want to." Makoto went on. "The.. um... the legacy," Makoto pulled out a word he'd heard Iruka-sensei use the other day, "is... big... it's not all good, but it's his and it's ours."
Chouji was listening carefully.
Akemi went on. "We are his family. We want the legacy. It's part of us, anyway, because of him. And we want to show him. We are Uzumaki."
Chouji looked at the two serious-faced genins sitting across the table from him. Eleven years ago the village had been astonished and rather horrified when twenty-three-year-old Uzumaki Naruto had returned from a mission to the Sand with two infant children in tow. An Anbu platoon, including the squad of Nara Shikamaru, Naruto and Hyuuga Neji, had been dispatched there after a request for aid in the defense of one of Wind Country's borders from a ragtag army headed by a missing-nin. Refugees from the ordeal had been freed from entire villages that had been held by the so-called army for months, even years in the case of the most isolated places. Shikamaru's team, on a final sweep of one of the formerly-captive villages, had found two babies in an empty house, filthy and dehydrated, crawling around the remains of two women who had been viciously murdered.
When they restored the children to the small group of refugees, they discovered that the women had not been murdered by the occupying bandits, but by the villagers themselves. They had been 'bandit whores,' the Anbu team was told. No one cared to take in 'those children.'
Anyone who knew Naruto could predict his reaction to that.
As that story had spread around Konoha, most everyone had been sure that the whole idea had just been a fit of righteous, well-meaning, but ultimately ill-advised compassion on Naruto's part. Surely Naruto would quickly tire of a couple of one-year-olds, and pass on the children to the authorities, where they could be placed in a real home.
That never happened.
It hadn't been easy, or without trouble, but Naruto had, by trial and error, idealism and stubbornness and honest love, raised his children, at first alone and then eventually in partnership with his former teammate Neji, who'd long before become willingly estranged from his own family.
Now those two children were strong, good-hearted genin. Makoto was gentle, earnest and quite shy. Akemi was rambunctious, loud and generous to a fault. Both were intensely loyal to their adopted fathers and their friends, not to mention rather more skilled at the academy than Naruto had been at their age, though equally competitive.
"What marks did you have in mind?" Chouji asked slowly, already guessing at their reply. The two genins exchanged a mutually encouraging look, and then Akemi used her forefingers to trace three lines across each cheek. Chouji nodded slowly. "And... might I assume that you didn't tell him before coming to see me?" Naruto had left on a mission the night before, just days after the genins' graduation.
"Er... yes." Makoto admitted. "We wanted it to be a surprise."
"Tou-chan always keeps up his attitude of being proud." Akemi added, "He's even proud of the Kyuubi, sort of. It's what most people know about him, after all." She tapped her cheek, thinking for a moment. "He gets power from it, and even if people did hate him because of it when he was a kid, he proved he was a good person and a good ninja." Her usually mischievous gaze was solemnly gauging his reaction. "He's a strong ninja because he has the Kyuubi power to add to his training, and he's a strong person because of all the bad things that happened to him, that he went through and survived. Bad things that he didn't let change him."
Chouji nodded, staying quiet as Akemi reached the final stages of her and her brother's reasoning.
"Everyone knew who he was because of the marks." Akemi touched her cheek. "We want everyone to know who we are too. Kyuubi made the marks on Tou-chan, but now the marks are his... and ours." Akemi finished. Makoto had been nodding his agreement as she spoke.
"We were talking about this together for a long time, Chouji-oji-chan, with each other and with Papa too. He liked the idea too... a lot." Makoto said. "We always wanted to do it after we graduated."
"I understand." Chouji replied.
There was never anything quite like seeing the rooftops of Konoha after a time away. The familiar shapes of the buildings and lines of the streets, overlooked by the stone faces of the Hokages, seemed to welcome him back every time.
Departing the office of the Fifth after the requisite de-brief, he took a breath of the cool spring air. It was midday now, people were out and about. He leapt easily from roof to roof, heading for home.
Makoto and Akemi would probably be on some "thrilling" genin missions today. Makoto had been teamed with Sarutobi Kimiko, an aggressive, though well-meaning, girl, as well as Ichiraku Hiromichi, a serious young man, a first-generation ninja in his family of restaurant owners. The team was assigned to Akimichi Moegi.
Akemi was teamed up with Rock Haru, who had gotten her mother's pink hair and her father's "youthful vigor," and Hyuuga Hizashi, whose white eyes and pale skin may have been from his mother, but whose brash personality was entirely from the Kiba side of the equation. Their teacher was Aburame Hiroshi, a cousin of Hinata and Kiba's former teammate Shino, and, from what Naruto gathered, about as talkative.
He chuckled to himself. He'd known about the team organization early, thanks to Iruka-sensei. And, if he recalled correctly, his old teacher didn't have classes this day. Perhaps he was free, Naruto thought, they hadn't gone for ramen in a while.
As he headed homeward, he became aware of a noise carrying on the breeze, the clamour of a small crowd somewhere up ahead.
A flash of movement off to his right, and he stopped for a moment as Konohamaru headed for him. "Naruto-nii-san!" He greeted. "Welcome back." The younger jounin cast an eye towards the noise. "You haven't seen yet..?"
"No." Naruto replied, suddenly suspicious. He narrowed his eyes. "What's going on?" Konohamaru was looking downright smug. He adjusted his vest slightly and strolled a few lazy steps to the edge of the roof they were on.
"I think you'll want to see this." He leapt towards the next building, Naruto in curious pursuit. His suspicion mounted as he realized the noise really was coming from his house. Right in front to be exact.
A small crowd, including all the newest genin as well as many younger students, was milling outside. He picked out Makoto and Akemi's various teammates, and their teachers standing on the edge of the crowd. He spotted Lee and Sakura's younger son Gai, as well as Choumaru, Shikaichi, and Inoko. Kiba and Hinata's younger twins, Hige (and Akamaru-chan) and Hazuki were talking to Iruka-sensei, who was there apparently trying to wrangle the younger ones back to class. Chouji was in the thick of things, apparently the subject of intense interrogation by the youngsters near him.
"What's going on?" Naruto asked again. He wasn't worried, exactly, clearly nothing bad was happening. The crowd felt excited, as if they awaited something. Konohamaru chuckled.
Quiet sounds of landing signaled the arrival of others on the roof. Naruto's confusion mounted as he saw who was here. Neji. Sasuke. Shikamaru. Partner and friends. Slight annoyance began to set in as the aura of "I know something you don't know" began to filter through in earnest. Neji sank into a comfortable crouch next to him, and the other jounin lined up past him along the roof edge.
"Are you all just going to sit here too?" Naruto asked. Sasuke smirked at him, even Shikamaru looked more anticipatory than bored just now, and Neji dropped a hand onto Naruto's head and physically directed his gaze downward.
The front door opened and Naruto grinned involuntarily as he made out the silhouettes of the children inside.
"Take'em off!" came a shout from the crowd of children. "Yeah, yeah! Show us already!" others chimed in. As Makoto and Akemi emerged through the doorway, Naruto's eyes narrowed, fixed on the bandages taped to both their faces. Neji's hand closed on his arm as he began to lunge forward.
"Wait." Neji's voice was gentle, expectant.
The two Uzumaki children were smiling fit to burst, which eased Naruto's initial surge of protective worry, and he did as Neji told him, crouching on the roof ledge. With a flair for the dramatic that Naruto was sure his daughter had planned, Makoto and Akemi raised their hand to their faces, and in a swift move ripped the bandages clean off.
The cheers and claps rose to a crescendo as Naruto went rigid in shock, fingers digging painfully at the cement he was crouched on.
Below Mako-kun's bright brown eyes, below Akemi-chan's twinkling black ones, standing out in sharp relief against their tanned skin, three thin black lines marked each cheek.
Naruto felt the marks on his own face, phantom lines of heat, and his mouth gaped. Distantly he felt warm hands come to rest on his right arm, his left shoulder. His throat suddenly closed as a muddle of emotion rushed over him in a wave. Shock, alarm, disbelief, elation... he felt as though he were falling forward.
"Naruto-nii-san..?" Konohamaru's voice filtered in. The grip on his right arm shook at him slightly, and he gently pushed it off. He did the same with Neji's hand on his shoulder, vaguely returning the gentle squeeze Neji gave before releasing him.
Naruto dropped from the roof to the street, and it was the genin at the edge of the group that noticed him first, pulling their neighbors around and out of the way, as Naruto strode slowly forward. The young ninjas and students parted raggedly as he made his way through them. He spared a distracted glance up to where Chouji now stood next to Iruka. The smiles on their faces were joyful, but Naruto had eyes only for the two who stood on the doorstep.
Both children stared at him, faces split wide with grins at first, that faded to more tentative smiles as he approached silently. When he finally stood before them, they exchanged a brief look of worry.
"Tou-chan..?" Akemi asked hesitantly, and Makoto's swallow was audible.
Naruto could hear his heart pounding fast in his ears. He cupped a hand on each child's jaw, running his thumbs gently over the twinned sets of newly tattooed whisker-marks. It felt as though the world was shifting, as though a huge weight had struck him and knocked away his breath. The first time he'd felt like this was when Iruka-sensei had given him his forehead protector. The last time he'd felt like this was when he'd first known the two small children he'd hauled back from the Wind Country in a fit of self-righteous rage and potentially misguided compassion were really truly his.
And that was it.
The realization crashed over him. He had taken these children as his own. They were taking him as their own, and suddenly his accidental, successful little attempt at a family felt as though it was rooted deeper than he had ever known.
Makoto's face was tear streaked, now, and Akemi's eyes were liquid-bright.
"Tou-chan..?" She asked again, voice quavering, one hand coming up to grip his wrist in a request for reassurance. "Why are you crying?"
He sucked in a shuddering breath as he noticed for the first time the heat in his face, the wetness on his own demon-marked cheeks.
He pulled both of them into a tight hug, his shoulders shaking as he bent over their heads. Mako's hands curled between them, fisting against him as the boy buried his face in his father's chest. Akemi's outside arm clung around him, hand catching an unbreakable grip in the back of his vest.
It seemed like hours before he released them. Makoto scrubbed at his face with his hand, and hiccupped a little. Akemi took some deep breaths, and nervously adjusted her forehead protector. Both met his eyes a little tentatively
Naruto stared at them both a second time, taking in the change all over again. "When did you..? Who did it? Neji..?"
"Just after you went on your mission." Makoto said softly, "We asked Chouji-oji-chan if he could do it."
"Do... do you like it?" Akemi asked. Naruto took a breath, and let it out. He didn't know the words for the kind of joy he felt. The honor he felt they had suddenly accorded him, the deep, unshakeable gratitude and love he felt for them.
"Yes." He breathed. A certain tension eased from both their frames. He stared at them. He felt like he could never stop looking at them. Strong, smart, healthy. His children. He shook himself slightly. "Yes. I do... Thank you." He whispered.
The waiting crowd of genin and students converged on them then, having waited to see the new marks up close, and Naruto let himself be shunted quietly to the side as his children were poked, examined, complimented and questioned by their classmates.
Sasuke was next to him suddenly, eyes slightly hooded, and features set, as they always were at times like this, against the old pain. Naruto glanced up at his former teammate.
"They look very strong." Sasuke said quietly. "It suits them."
Shikamaru was there too. "They're already a handful." He sighed. "They're going to be even worse after this." Naruto's grin threatened to split his face in two.
Neji came to stand next to Naruto, his expression joyous, in his dignified way, and proud as well. He turned his head and shared a rare open smile with Naruto.
"Every time... I'm always surprised." Naruto heaved a great sigh of disbelieving contentment. "I love them." He said softly. "So much, and still... there's always more." He looked over at Neji, who nodded in agreement, pale eyes on Naruto.
"Yes." Neji replied, and brushed the back of his hand against Naruto. Taking the hint gladly, Naruto made up the slack in Neji's characteristically inhibited public display of affection, and slid his fingers through those of his partner.
After a while, Sasuke headed off to prepare for his next mission, Shikamaru drifted over to chat with Chouji, and at last Iruka-sensei truly put his foot down, gathering up the grumbling Academy student, and various genin instructors had showed up to collect their students. Moegi-sensei and Hiroshi-sensei dragged their respective teams off as well, Makoto and Akemi grinning brightly, the lines on their face still astonishing to Naruto as he and Neji watched them go.
"See you later, Tou-chaaaaan, Papa!" Akemi bellowed, and Makoto waved silently in a more reserved, if no less significant manner. The Uzumaki children had missions to complete.


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Body and Soul: The BPP and the Fight Against Medical Discrimination
Following up on the post about Alondra Nelson and her new book about Medical Discrimination and the Black Panther Party is an interview with Mark Anthony Neal and Jonathan Gayles
First let me say how excited I am to get my hands on a copy of this book on November 1st. "Body & Soul: The Black Panther Party and The Fight Against Medical Discrimination" sounds absolutely amazing.
For my Senior Symposium I studied the intersection between civil and human rights, outlining the ways in which the civil rights struggle crippled our human rights, economic rights and access to healthy meals and healthy lifestyles being one of the things we lost in the struggle for civil rights. So of course I can't wait to read and comment on the book.
Below is an interview with the author of Body & Soul that I thought ya'll would enjoy:
By Guest Contributor Minh-ha T. Pham, cross-posted from Threadbared
Alondra Nelson, author of the much-anticipated book Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party and the Fight Against Medical Discrimination (University of Minnesota Press 2011) talks to me about The Black Panther Party's Free Clothing Program, one of the organization's many community programs. Nelson's book, which Henry Louis Gates calls "a revelation" and Evelynn Hammonds describes as "indispensable" for understanding "how healthcare and citizenship have become so intertwined," deftly recovers a lesser-known aspect of the BPP: its broader struggles for social justice through health activism.
On a more personal note, I'm utterly thrilled to be introducing Threadbared readers to Alondra Nelson! She's an intellectual powerhouse of the first order whose research stands as far and away some of the most exciting and relevant stuff I've encountered in critical race and gender studies in some time. In addition to her intellectual capaciousness (follow her on Twitter to see what I mean!), she is unsparingly generous in her willingness to share knowledge, support, and tips for the best mascara a drugstore budget can buy. And she's agreed to sign copies of her book which 3 (three!) lucky readers will win – keep reading to find out how!
MP: Alondra, as you know I've been dying to talk to you about this photo of the Black Panther Party's Free Clothing Program by Stephen Shames. It's one of my favorite fashion photos because it captures so well what I can only describe as a state of sartorial joy – that happy feeling I get sometimes when I'm wearing a favorite outfit or trying on new clothes (even if only new to me). I mean, this kid is seriously feeling his look and himself – and I absolutely love it! What are your reactions to this photo?
Black Panther Party Free Clothing Program. A boy tries on a coat at a party office in Toledo, Ohio, 1971. Credit: Stephen Shames.
AN: This Shames photograph is striking and wonderful. There is definitely "sartorial joy" there. And, pure unadulterated happiness, too! The boy in the photo—his smile, his pose, his evident pride—conveys the thrill I think we've all felt during some especially successful shopping venture at a sample sale, thrift shop or department store. We unfortunately learn to dim our delight as we get older. This image is a welcome reminder to savor life's little pleasures.
The photo also prompts a less cheery reading. The boy is wearing many layers of clothes and here he is adding yet another layer. He's stocking up. Maybe he is in great need of clothing. Perhaps his enthusiasm is not the thrill of consumption, but the satisfaction of having this very basic need met.
The Black Panther Party's 1966 founding manifesto stated "We want land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice and peace." Helping disadvantaged communities to meet these needs was one of the activists' main goals. To do this, the Party established a wide array of community service or "survival" initiatives, including the People's Free Clothing Program depicted here.
Then there are the images within the picture; the images on the wall. There is the iconic poster of Huey Newton seated in a wicker chair brandishing both a sword and a rifle. There are several pieces of art that appear to be the work of Emory Douglas, the Party's Minister of Culture. There's also a familiar portrait of Eldridge Cleaver floating just above the boy's head. This "gallery" links the boy's sartorial joy and practical needs to the Black Panthers' style and their politics.
MP: I love that. It really articulates my sense of the significance of the Black Panther Party's health-based programs, which I think go beyond physical survival. That Eldridge Cleaver's iconic image is part of this scene of sartorial joy really suggests to me that the BPP understood the political and psychic significance of clothing, that "health activism" for the BPP had much broader implications than physical health. Can you elaborate on this?
AN: Yes, that's absolutely right. The Party appreciated that clothing could be both a basic need and a form of self-expression.
Also, the Black Panthers' had a broad and politicized understanding of well-being that I describe as "social health." Social health was their vision of the good society. The Party drew a connection between the physical health of individuals and social conditions in the U.S. They believed that achieving healthy bodies and communities required a just and equitable society.
The Black Panthers took a similarly holistic approach with their health activities. They provided basic health care services at their People's Free Medical Clinics, for example. At these clinics one could also get free groceries or clothing, or advice on how to deal with a difficult landlord or help finding a job. For the Panthers, all of these issues were interconnected.
MP: Do you think it'd be fair to say that in the popular imaginary, it isn't the group's community programs for which they're best remembered but their distinctive look? I'm thinking about the circulation and consumption of the BPP's fashion practices and styles (e.g., Afros, berets, and military jackets) today in fashion magazines (under the sign of "radical chic") and in the Internet (one blogger offers advice on how to "recreate the Panther look"). How important was the distinctive look of the BPP to its political mission and legacy then and now?
AN: The Black Panther Party emerged during a golden age of mass media: at a time when artists like John Lennon and Yoko Ono were pioneering some of the earliest music videos, when Marshall McLuhan was proclaiming the "medium" as "the message," and when racially stereotypical television shows such as "Amos 'n' Andy" (which ran in syndication until the late 1960s) were giving way to integrated dramas like "The Mod Squad" and "Star Trek" (the latter of which was the setting for American TV's first interracial kiss). Media mattered; image mattered.
Given this context, the fact that the Black Panthers were not only bold, but also beautiful, definitely contributed to their association with style in the popular imagination up to today. And, what the Shames photo of the boy captures so well is the fact that the Party's image and its mission could overlap.
At the same time, we shouldn't let our collective memory of the Party be so preoccupied with its imagery that we lose site of the activists' urgent critique of racial and economic inequality and their efforts to imagine a better society. As Angela Davis stressed in her stirring 1994 article "Afro Images: Politics, Fashion, and Nostalgia" (a MUST read!), we shouldn't reduce a "politics of liberation to a politics of fashion."
MP: Stephen Shames, the photographer responsible for the above photo, is also responsible for many of the photographs that serve as visual references for "radical chic". Can you talk about his relationship to and role in the BPP?
AN: Because of his evocative photographs, Shames has been one of the most important historians of the BPP. Many familiar, iconic images of the Party reflect Shames' unique vision and talents. He also photographed aspects of the BPP's work and organizational culture that are less well-known, whether it was decpicting hundreds of bags of groceries spread out like a lawn in an Oakland park or capturing blood being drawn from a child's finger during at one of the Panthers' sickle cell anemia screening programs. I am honored that he allowed me to use one of his photographs for the cover of Body and Soul.
MP: Thanks, Alondra! I can't wait to read the book!
Eyes on the Prize Episode 12 - A Nation of Law
"Politics is War without Bloodshed and War is Politics with Bloodshed"


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Hartnell College Summer Classes to Begin June 17
June 11, 2002
There is still time to enroll for Hartnell College summer classes, which begin Monday, June 17.
Late registration will be held during the first week of classes (June 17-21).
The six-week session, which concludes July 26, offers day, evening and Saturday classes at the main campus, located at 411 Central Ave., and the college's satellite campuses, including the new King City Education Center.
Late registration will be held from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Fees for California residents are $11 per unit. For more information, call (831) 755-6711.


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Chattahoochee Nature Center
Roswell, GA 30075
The Chattahoochee Nature Center is a private non-profit, 127-acre, award-winning, interpretive center dedicated to environmental education. Visitors particularly enjoy the new Gold level LEED-certified Discovery Center Museum and Nature Exchange with hands-on/minds-on exhibits that tell the Chattahoochee River's story.
Visitors are invited to bring a picnic, hike the woodland trails, meander through beautiful butterfly and native plant gardens or explore the river boardwalk while viewing native animals. A new documentary film "Re-Imagine the Chattahoochee" is shown daily in the theater, and educational programs focus on ecology and natural science.
The center is open daily, Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. General admission is $10 for adults, $7 for seniors 65 and older, $7 for students 13-18, $6 for children 3-12, and free for children 2 and under. For more information, call 770-992-2055 x 238 or visit www.chattnaturecenter.org.
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Adults $10.00
Children 2 and Under Free
Children 3-12 $6.00
Members Free
Seniors $7.00
Students Ages 13-19 $7.00
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Family-friendly, Handicapped Accessible (Limited) , Open Year 'Round
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Outdoor Skills Day
09/28/2014 - 09/28/2014
The outdoors is for everyone, and all ages will find a way to connect with nature on Outdoor Skills Day. Whether you are a scout, a day hiker, or even an experienced camper, come see what skills you can gain! Woodsmoke Camping Company will be leading fire building classes, tree identification hikes, outdoor cooking demonstrations and much more in the Meadow. Acorn Patrol will be demonstrating 'Classic Camping' on the Great Lawn.
The Outside World will be sponsoring canoeing mini-clinic...read more
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One in eight babies is born prematurely. That's the case across the nation and in Missouri.
While the numbers are much better than even five years ago, according to the March of Dimes, there's still plenty of room for improvement.
The March of Dimes started out almost 75 years ago to fight polio. But, after winning that battle, organizers began the war on premature births.
In southeast Missouri, the prematurity report card is pretty grim.
"We're a D, bordering on an F," said Beth Simmons with March of Dimes.
Though, overall Missouri gets a 'C'
"The new number one killer of American children is pre-mature birth," Simmons said.
Three and half years ago Kate Koch was glowing, and ready to become a first-time mom.
"My pregnancy with Bailey was perfect," said Koch. "I started pre-natal care at six weeks, no problems whatsoever."
At 25 weeks she ended up in the hospital.
"I was 4 centimeters dilated, they couldn't stop my contractions," Koch said.
Two days later, she delivered tiny baby Bailey.
"She was 1 pound, and 15 ounces, 13 inches long-you could hold her in your hand," Koch said.
In their 67 days in the hospital, Jason and Kate Koch experienced multiple ups and downs.
"They can't tell you what's going to happen," said Koch. "They just prepare you for the worst."
But more than three years later, little Bailey is happy and healthy.
"She's my miracle baby," said Koch. "That's me, when I was a baby," said Bailey looking at her baby picture.
Why Bailey came early remains a mystery.
"Smoking during pregnancy, drinking during pregnancy, not getting proper prenatal care has a lot to do with it," said Beth Simmons with the March of Dimes. "But there is about 50 percent that we don't know why babies are born prematurely. You can do everything right and go into labor early."
Kate and Bailey fall into that 50 percent.
Because there's still so much unknown, the March of Dimes continues to not only educate women about healthy pregnancies, but also fund research.
"One out eight babies born in Missouri is born prematurely, that's 191 a week and 12 a week don't survive," said Simmons.
The Koch's now have a new addition to their family.
Two month old Aden was born full term.
"He was 7 pounds, seven ounces, 21 inches long," said Koch.
She had to take medicine throughout her entire pregnancy to ensure she didn't go into early labor.
Kate can't imagine her life without the March of Dimes and the organization's efforts to prevent pre-term babies.
"I don't know if I would have my kids, they are very important and very dear to my heart," Koch said.
Thursday night, the Southeast Missouri Chapter of the March of Dimes is hosting one of its biggest fundraisers of the year.
It's the Fourth Annual Signature Chefs Auction at the Plaza Conference Center in Cape Girardeau.
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". . . A legacy of survival through research."
Cancer is scary. When people have cancer, life changes for them and for the people who care about them. These changes can make activities of daily living difficult to handle.
Scientists throughout the country are studying possible causes and cures. Also, there is hope for the future in early detection and prevention.
Current diagnostic and treatment techniques are being refined and new methods are under investigation.
Cancer information is available from the American Cancer Society at 1-800-ACS-2345.
Information on cancer rates is available from the NJSCR at 609-588-3500.
Tracking the occurrence or incidence of cancers so we can learn more about their prevention and treatment is the job of the New Jersey State Cancer Registry (NJSCR).
The New Jersey State Cancer Registry (NJSCR) works with hospitals, physicians, universities and research scientists to collect and analyze cancer data on all cancers occurring in New Jersey residents. Epidemiologists at the NJSCR monitor and study trends in incidence, survival, and treatment on various types of cancers. Facts and figures are compiled and shared with county, state and federal agencies interested in cancer. Strict confidentiality of identifying information is maintained at all times.
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Ester Marsh column: Use caution during workouts when sick
Unfortunately, it is that time again — lots of illnesses going around. The local schools are already feeling it in attendance numbers. Going from summer to "winter" is hard for the body to adjust to and lots of viruses flourish.
The common cold is the most diagnosed and frequent infection, which affects all ages. Except in the elderly, frail or newborns, colds are not especially dangerous. Colds generally take care of themselves in 7-10 days and don't require special treatment other than rest. You can ease aches and pains with over-the-counter pain relievers. Most doctors recommend rest and lots of fluids. If you do come to work out, don't push yourself too hard. Go for an easier workout and wipe down your equipment after. (You should do that anyway, but especially when dealing with a cold).
The flu (influenza) is a contagious virus common between the fall and spring when temperatures and immune systems are at their lowest. The flu is spread through direct contact and airborne germs, which are released into the air through coughing and sneezing. You should not work out and let your body heal itself and fight the flu.
The easiest and most effective way is to get a flu shot before November when the flu season begins. Flu strains change year to year so an annual shot is recommended. Washing your hands frequently and keeping a safe distance from flu sufferers help prevent you from getting the flu. So, if you are knowingly sick and come to work out anyway, you aren't only affecting everyone who is there but you are not doing your body any justice. Doctors recommend in both cases rest and plenty of fluids. If you work out anyway (believe me I have personal experience), your body is not able to recover from your workout. Your whole system is fighting to get you well and does not have time to recover your muscles, so you'll be sore afterward. It makes more sense to rest and hydrate for a couple of days (or longer) so you can get back on your feet first.
Your body will thank you and we are thanking you. We can't wait for you to come back after you are not contagious anymore and are feeling like yourself again.
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Day four of the ongoing Lindsey Lowe trial wrapped up mid-afternoon Friday. Lowe is accused of smothering her newborn twin boys a short time after giving birth at her parent's Hendersonville home in September of 2011.During testimony Friday, Lowe's mental state, before, during and after her pregnancy was discussed, as well as Internet records that revealed the then 25-year-old searched for a pregnancy calculator, among other pregnancy related items, online days before giving birth to twin boys. A majority of the defense's case rests on the theory Lowe was in denial during her pregnancy and that she was not mentally capable of pre-mediated murder. "Denial of pregnancy is like the denial of any other physical illness, cancer, or whatever. It's not like a concrete dam across a stream. It's much more like a beaver dam. The stream is the painful and unacceptable reality the person is trying to shut out," psychiatrist Dr. William Kenner said. Neuropsychologist Dr. Pamela Auble added, "In my opinion, she was unable to form the level of intent necessary for first degree murder because of the mental disease and defects she had." Late Friday morning during an exchange with DA Ray Whitley and Dr. Kenner, the doctor said he was aware Lowe had searched "pregnancy calculator" and "pregnant and doctor porn" on September 3, nine days before she gave birth. Dr. Kenner was initially hired by Lowe and her family to treat her and was then re-hired by her attorney John Pellegrin. According to Kenner, Lowe was mentally out of it during labor and does not remember much of it. "It was only when she eventually felt an ear that it was like, 'Oh, this makes sense' where at that point she knew she was having a baby," he said, adding, "She thought she was dead or as good as and she could very well have been, she's lucky to have survived." Despite the defense's claims, the prosecution wants the jury to believe Lowe's online searches which also included "how to make yourself go into labor" prior to giving birth proves she was in her right state of mind. On Thursday, jurors heard from the father of Lowe's sons, who said he had lost touch with Lowe and was unaware she was pregnant. After becoming emotional, Judge Gay warned Lowe that he will not allow her "sitting there acting like a child or displaying emotion uncontrolled. The next time this happens, you will be excluded from this court room."The trial will resume Monday morning.
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Median CEO pay rises to $9.7 million in 2012
NEW YORK (AP) — CEO pay has been going in one direction for the past three years: up.
The head of a typical large public company made $9.7 million in 2012, a 6.5 percent increase from a year earlier that was aided by a rising stock market, according to an analysis by The Associated Press using data from Equilar, an executive pay research firm.
CEO pay, which fell two years straight during the Great Recession but rose 24 percent in 2010 and 6 percent in 2011, has never been higher.
A divided Fed wrestles with when to slow bond buys
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is torn over when to slow its aggressive efforts to stimulate the economy.
Its uncertainty burst into view Wednesday, when Chairman Ben Bernanke testified to Congress in the morning and the Fed in the afternoon released the minutes of its last policy meeting.
Stock prices gyrated through the day as investors struggled to determine whether the Fed might soon pull back — even gradually — on its extraordinary efforts.
The Fed is buying the bonds to try to ease long-term borrowing costs, encourage borrowing and accelerate growth. And it's said it will maintain its pace of bond purchases until the job market improves substantially.
Economists don't expect the Fed to curtail the bond purchases next month. But Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist for Capital Economics, said the September meeting is a real possibility.
College fossil-fuel divestment movement builds
SWARTHMORE, Pa. (AP) — Student activists at more than 200 colleges are trying a new tactic in hopes of slowing the pace of climate change: They are asking their schools to stop investing in fossil fuel companies.
The Fossil Free campaign argues that if it's wrong to pour pollution into the air and contribute to climate change, it's also wrong to profit from it. The strategy, modeled after anti-apartheid campaigns of the 1980s, aims to limit the flow of capital to fossil fuel companies by making their stocks morally and financially unattractive. In theory, that could lead to a slowdown in how much fossil fuel is burned and indirectly speed investments in renewable energy.
The students say it's hard for colleges and universities to ignore the arguments when scientists are teaching classes about the threats of climate change, and when the core mission of such institutions is to prepare young people for the future.
US home sales tick up to highest in 3 ½ years
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes ticked up last month to the highest level in three and a half years, helped by a jump in the number of houses for sale.
The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday that sales rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.97 million, up from 4.94 million in March.
Home sales have risen 9.7 percent in the past 12 months, evidence that the housing market is still improving. But sales have been roughly flat since November. The supply of available homes remains tight and many potential buyers aren't able to get loans.
IRS official Lerner: 'I did nothing wrong'
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the storm over the agency's targeting of conservative groups told Congress on Wednesday that she had done nothing wrong in the episode, and then invoked her constitutional right to refuse to answer lawmakers' questions.
In one of the most electric moments since the IRS controversy erupted nearly two weeks ago, Lois Lerner defended herself during a brief appearance before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The committee is investigating the agency's improper targeting of tea party and other conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status from 2010 to 2012, and Lerner oversees the IRS office that processes applications for that designation.
"I have done nothing wrong," said a stern-looking Lerner, sitting next to three other witnesses and reading from a written statement. "I have not broken any laws. I have not violated any IRS rules or regulations and I have not provided false information to this or any other committee."
US auto factories cutting back on summer downtime
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit automakers are largely forgoing the traditional two-week summer break at their factories and speeding up production to meet buyers' growing demand for new cars and trucks.
Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday that 21 of its North American factories will shut for only one week this summer. That includes the Chicago plant that makes the Ford Explorer SUV and the Mexican plant that makes the Fusion sedan.
General Motors will idle its factories only for short periods, while Chrysler plans a two-week break at just four of its ten North American assembly plants. Both GM and Chrysler are rolling out critical new models.
The three Detroit carmakers traditionally shut factories for 14 days around July 4 to do maintenance and change the machinery for new models. But they don't have that luxury this year. U.S. demand for new cars and trucks has been strong, up 7 percent through April, led by soaring demand for full-size pickup trucks as home construction rebounds. And after closing more than two dozen factories during the recession, U.S. automakers need to use their remaining capacity to its fullest.
HP's slumps deepens in 2Q as earnings fall 32 pct
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hewlett-Packard's slump is deepening as the world's largest personal computer maker scrambles to meet the growing demand for more versatile and less expensive mobile devices.
The latest evidence of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s continuing downfall came in a quarterly earnings report released Wednesday. The results included the seventh consecutive decline in HP's quarterly revenue compared with the same period the previous year. HP's 10 percent decrease in revenue during the three months ending in April was the largest drop so far during the slump.
Most of the erosion has occurred under the leadership of Meg Whitman, a former CEO at eBay Inc. and defeated California gubernatorial candidate, who was hired to run HP in September 2011. Whitman has repeatedly warned that HP's revenue might not start growing at an acceptable rate for another year or two as she cuts costs, overhauls the company's product line and pushes into more profitable niches in business software, data analysis and storage and technology consulting.
Lowe's 1Q profit rises, but results miss Street
NEW YORK (AP) — Lowe's said Wednesday that its first-quarter net income rose nearly 3 percent, but results fell short of expectations as rainy weather hurt spring gardening sales.
The No. 2 home improvement retailer's results stood in contrast to those reported a day earlier by Home Depot. Lowe's larger rival reported an 18 percent rise in net income, bolstered by the improving housing market. Lowe's was hurt more by the rainy and cool spring.
Target's 1Q profit drops 29 percent on weak sales
NEW YORK (AP) — Target Corp. reported a 29 percent drop in first-quarter profit as unusually cool spring weather and financial pressures chilled customers' appetite for spending.
The company, based in Minneapolis, also on Wednesday cut its annual profit outlook, sending its stock down.
Target is the latest in a string of companies including rival Wal-Mart Stores Inc. that say bad weather and financial pressures like the higher payroll tax have squeezed business in the first couple months of the year.
Evian giving its water bottle a makeover
NEW YORK (AP) — Evian is giving itself a facelift to keep up with its sleek, young competitors on store shelves.
The water, which is owned by French food and beverage company Danone, is unveiling a new bottle for the first time in 14 years as it looks to reinvigorate its image and win back market share in the premium water category. Instead of the contoured bottle that has long defined the brand, the new look has cleaner lines, reminiscent of the cylinder-like shape of the Smartwater bottle.
Evian's makeover comes at a critical time, given the brand's languishing sales performance in an industry where looks play such a big role.
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The Dow Jones industrial average ended the day down 80.41 points, or 0.5 percent, to 15,307.17. The Nasdaq composite was down 38.82 points at 3,463.30, or 1 percent. The Standard and Poor's 500 fell 13.81 points to 1,655.35, a decline of 0.8 percent.
Benchmark crude for July delivery declined $1.90 to close at $94.28 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude, a benchmark for many international oil varieties, dropped $1.31 to $102.60 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange in London.
Wholesale gasoline fell 3 cents to $2.82 a gallon. Heating oil lost 6 cents to $2.87 a gallon. Natural gas was flat at $4.19 per 1,000 cubic feet.


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Comfort Inn San Diego Hotel Circle SeaWorld AreaThe Comfort Inn San Diego Hotel Circle SeaWorld Area is conveniently located off Interstate 8 on Hotel Circle.
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Days Hotel San Diego - Hotel Circle / near Sea WorldLocated 5 miles from San Diego International Airport, this hotel offers spacious rooms equipped with free Wi-Fi. It features a year round heated outdoor pool and hot tub.
Score from 457 reviews Good
This La Jolla hotel features an outdoor saltwater pool and panoramic views of the California coast. It serves a daily deluxe breakfast on an oceanfront rooftop. The San Diego Zoo is 15 miles away.
Score from 791 reviews Good
This pet friendly hotel is 10 minutes from Mission Bay Park and Sea World San Diego and features an outdoor pool and a hot tub. The rooms have a microwave, a refrigerator, and free Wi-Fi.
Score from 191 reviews Very good
I was very pleased with the early check in. It helped out since we where traveling from far and the kids were sleeping.
The price was too much for the room. We have stayed at other similar rooms for less.
2 room suite
small parking spaces
The staff was extremely helpful - they told us of close by restaurants and the shuttle to the zoo was very helpful. The driver told us many intersting facts about the area. Everyone was very friendly and professional.
The breakfast area was crowded but the food was plentful and good tasting.
We stayed here for Comic-con and the staff was always helpful and pleasant. The Comic-con shuttle bus stop is right up on the road from the hotel. Our room was big and clean. There is a hot breakfast every morning with great food. Whenever I'm in San Diego I would stay here again.
The room was very nice up to date and very clean and comfortable bed.
Parking was very tight and there breakfast room was very very busy hard to move around. So if you want breakfast without the hassle get there early!
The free breakfast is nasty!! We traveled with our 3 children and upon checking out we noticed that we were charged an additional $500! When we called to find out what was going on the manager said that she didn't see the additional charges and then tried to charge us for smoking in the room when none of us smoke and our kids have asthma!! What a joke!!! Definitely don't recommend staying here ever!!!!
Closeness to seaworld & breakfast
Parking area should be hosed down with water for it has a lot of dusts & stains
Comfortable rooms. great to have a pool to use Decent food at breakfast
A bit too far out of the "action" of the city. The breakfast situation was a bit mad with far too many people using a small space
Centrally located to all San Diego activities and dining. Breakfast included was a huge plus.
Worst, weakest coffee I've ever had (from a cheesy coffee dispenser).
Rooms were nice and staff was helpful.
Parking was a little tricky.
Free breakfast, location, cleanliness, parking available, close to airport
Needs to be refreshed, no Wifi at pool, charge for parking, tight parking spaces
AC shut off at night. Thought first night fluke but was clearly hotel. Nights miserable. Housekeeping screaming in hallway at 8:00 a.m. Then knocked on our door a few minutes later. Breakfast area extremely crowded and dirty. Poor hot selection. Towels thread thin.
The location it was close to a lot of places to go to
The price was high, breakfast was not good the kids wanted waffles and the waffle maker was broken. There was no were to BBQ and I could use my personal small grill in the parking lot or by the pool and then they(the staff) referred me to a park that had nothing just trees and grass which later I found us a nice place by the beach to BBQ at
The location of the motel was close to our vacation spots. The pool was nice For the kids to burn energy off in. We liked that you could do off street parking also. Staff were nice day or night. Cleaning staff deserve big cudos!
The ice machine on our floor Didn't work for the week we were there. They were fixing it the day we were leaving. In the picture on the website it " looked" like there was a couch but when we got to the actual room there was not.
Great location. 6 mins from Sea World and the beach. Could see fireworks from Sea World. Pool area was nice. Room was nice size and comfortable.
Need more tv channel selection. Very limited, especially children channels.
No microwave. Price of parking
Very clean and spacious rooms with really comfortable beds.
The price was already a little high, then they want to charge $10 a day for parking. I parked on the street.
Friendly staff and good breakfasts
Parking was in very tight spaces and cost $10.95 a night.
Price, location, free parking in street next to paid parking, free wifi, pool!
Breakfast could have some cheese and hams for us Europeans accustomed to having sandwich for breakfast
The room was great and the staff.
The breakfast room was over crowded and not that clean. The Jacuzzi didn't work and there wasn't much room to move in the pool due to the over crowding.
Clean rooms, good breakfast, modern furniture and facilities, location
Limited narrow parking spots, cost of parking, dirty pool
Very Noisy, lavatory faucet incredibly difficult to use-Rusted Mechanism, very mediocre "Free Buffett", bathroom fan inoperative.
Breakfast room needs to be larger.
I loved how our room had a separate living area. The beds were super comfortable, the A/C worked great, there was small fridge for us to use.
The breakfast was too crowded. We went 2 days and both days they were out of food. The ice machine on our floor was out of ice each time we went for ice. PArkign spots are too small for larger vehicles.
Rooms were nice and clean. The location was convenient, well worth the price!
The room above us was SO noisy! Don't know if they were having a party or if they were just running around and moving things for hours. Called the front desk, but it didn't really help.... was loud all night long. Which can make it a long night.
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Moyes Challenges Mirallas
David Moyes urgers Kevin Mirallas find his early season form again.
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David Moyes has challenged Kevin Mirallas to rediscover the form that made him an instant hit at Goodison Park.
The summer signing was a 20-goal top scorer for Olympiakos last season and showed flashes of brilliance in an eye-catching start to life on Merseyside.
A persistent hamstring problem has hampered the Belgian in recent months however, and his goal in a 3-0 win at Swansea in September remains his only Premier League strike.
Since making his long-awaited return at Southampton in January, Mirallas has featured in six successive games.
Moyes now wants the 25-year-old to step it up and get back to his dazzling best.
"I don't think he's firing on all cylinders," the Blues boss said ahead of Saturday's trip to Norwich. "I think he's not returned the way I would like him yet.
"He's still getting used to the Premier League and I think he's got to create me more goals and he's got to score me more goals.
"That's what I'm waiting for him to do. He knows that, I've told him that, and we're hoping for more.
"His form at the start of the season was excellent and we saw what he's capable of. I don't think we've really had that off him yet since he came back from his injury."
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