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'Facekini women': China's weirdest beach sensation
Wanna fit in on China's beaches?
Try going for the luchadora wrestler look. Especially if you're a woman.
That's the advice in Qingdao, anyway, a seaside city of nearly 9 million in northeast China.
'Facekini' for protection. And fashion?
Qingdaonese swimmers have recently made waves on Chinese Internet sites for their bizarre swimming gear: colorful, full-face masks.
Dubbed "facekini," the fabric masks cover a swimmer's entire head and neck down to the collar bones. Holes are cut for eyes, nostrils and mouth.
The mask not only helps me from getting tanned, it also prevents jellyfish stings.
-- Wang Xiuzhi, "facekini woman" from Qingdao
According to Chinese media, most "facekini women" are retired middle-aged Qingdaonese who swim regularly in the ocean.
"[I wear this because] I fear getting tanned," said Wang Xiuzhi (王秀芝), a "facekini woman" on Qingdao's No. 1 Bathing Beach, as reported by Xinhua.
"I come here to swim often and [the mask] does work," Wang added.
White skin is considered a sign of beauty in China.
Chinese have a saying that translates roughly as, "white skin covers up a hundred uglinesses." Many Chinese women go to great lengths to prevent themselves from getting tan lines in summer, such as using parasols while walking on the streets and wearing long-sleeve jackets while riding bikes or motorcycles.
Jellyfish protection
Warding off ultraviolet rays isn't the only benefit of "facekinis."
"The mask not only helps me from getting tanned," swimmer Liu Aiwen (刘爱文) told Xinhua. "It also prevents jellyfish stings."
More on CNN: Toasting Tsingtao in Qingdao: China's beach-lined beer city
"Normal swimmers here all dress like this. We're used to it already," continued Liu, who sports not only a "facekini," but also a full-body swimsuit that stretches from her neck to wrists and ankles.
"Facekinis" can be spotted in stores along the beaches in Qingdao for around RMB 15 (US$2.35) as well as on Taobao, China's retail website, for around RMB 25.
Shark repellent?
According to some online sellers, the masks can also repel mosquitoes, and even sharks.
"Fingertip melody 234" (指尖旋律234), one of Taobao'd "facekini" vendors, says bright orange masks can help drive away sharks "because they fear this color the most."
"These masks have been very popular among buyers," said a sales officer from Ma Ke Water Park (马可水上乐园), a Qingdao-based online "facekini" seller.
Ma Ke Water Park sells the masks in 18 different colors, from sky blue to magenta, and in three styles, distinguished by the size of eye holes and placement of seams.
More on CNN: H.O.G.s hit highways: Meet the Chinese Harley-Davidson fanatics
The same sales officer added that "facekinis" aren't a new trend -- they've been popular in Qingdao for at least five years.
So, after all that, what do you think about the facekini? Hot or what? Or just kind of practical for the sun conscious amongst us? Let us know in the comment section below.


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So the Miami Marlins are officially the unintended comedic shitshow of the offseason, having traded away some high-priced talent to the Toronto Blue Jays for prospects, a so-so shortstop of questionable judgment, an old recliner, and a $20 gift card to Waffle House (or something). But wait! What of the players who got left behind, like slugger Giancarlo Stanton? Feelings of survivor guilt perhaps? At the moment, it's more like unbridled rage.
Stanton's missive was retweeted more than 5,000 times in 15 minutes and the large majority of replies, it seems, have been in solidarity with the pissed-off star. Nothing yet from Logan Morrison, who's never been afraid to speak his mind on the Twitters.
Pitcher Ricky Nolasco, who wasn't shy about voicing his displeasure when Ozzie Guillen was canned, is apparently at a loss for words right now.
Again, if you're still a Marlins fan as of, well, this very moment, you really have to ask yourself what you've done to deserve such abhorrent treatment. There are already calls to get Bud Selig to try and muscle Jeffrey Loria out of his ownership stake. That likely won't happen any time soon for myriad reasons, but on the bright side, with any luck, maybe hockey season will be resurrected at some point. Panthers!
Update: Logan Morrison is not going to freak out, you guys. He's got other plans.
As you do, Logan Morrison. As you do.

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At least 150 people, including children, were injured on Thursday when two commuter trains collided near the South African capital of Pretoria, emergency services said.
The accident occurred when a train crashed into a stationary locomotive near Attridgeville, a suburb west of Pretoria.
"Many are walking wounded and already left. There are 20 people in serious condition and one, the driver of the second train, is in a critical condition," local emergency services spokesman Johan Pieterse said.
Train services had been interrupted as a result of the accident, whose cause was being investigated, he added.
South Africa signed a $5.8 billion contract with France's Alstom in December to supply 3,600 new train cars as part of a 10-year program to overhaul its ageing rail network.
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Moreover, the attention of the kids will be caught if they will be able to see an incredible garden playhouse at home. Garden playhouse is one of the amazing gifts that parents or grandparents can give to their kids. Garden playhouse can be made up of plastics, woods and many more. Most of the times, woods are the most popular as it provides greater safety to the kids. Garden playhouse comes with an attractive colors and designs that would surely ignite the energy of the kids to play more. Aside from the above mention benefits, as it allows the development on skills and behavior, it will also strengthen up their bones and muscles as they are growing up. Thus, having garden playhouse will allow the kids to have fun and exercise at the same, instead of doing sedentary lifestyle like seating the whole day on their couch, playing video games, watching movies on television and eating fatty foods that are not healthy.
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Redlands Connection is a concoction of sports memories emanating from a city that once numbered less than 20,000 people. From the Super Bowl to the World Series, from the World Cup to golf's U.S. Open and the Olympics, plus NCAA Final Four connections, NASCAR, the Kentucky Derby and Indianapolis 500, Tour de France cycling, major tennis, NBA and a little NHL, aquatics and quite a bit more, the sparkling little city that sits around halfway between Los Angeles and Palm Springs on Interstate 10 has its share of sports connections. – Obrey Brown
It was Sept. 9, 1979.
City of Baltimore, Md. Site was Memorial Stadium.
Second week of the NFL season.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers in town to play the Colts.
The Colts' Ted Marchibroda were taking on John McKay's Bucs.
Among all the other pre-game notes was this zany little matchup:
Two kids from Redlands High School were playing against each other.
Brian De Roo, a second-year wide receiver who had been traded from the New York Giants, was standing on one sideline.
On the other sideline was none other than Greg Horton, whose NFL career had gone from Chicago to Los Angeles and, eventually, to the Bucs.
Final score that day: Tampa Bay 29, Baltimore 26. It took overtime to pull it off.
There might've been a curious thing that took place.
Baltimore, trailing 26-17, sent its second-year receiver, De Roo, down the right sideline. Colts' QB Greg Landry delivered the pass.
Down the sideline.
Chased by defenders.
One night later, that Landry-to-DeRoo touchdown made the Monday Night Football halftime highlights. Legendary ABC-TV sportscaster Howard Cosell delivered the words from that highlight.
Cosell: "De Roo … could … go … all … the … way!"
He did.
When the game concluded, the Bucs had themselves a 29-26 overtime win that might have lifted this team's confidence. Now into their fourth season after entering via a 1976 expansion – along with the Seattle Seahawks – McKay's steady was starting to make its mark.
Tampa Bay was a possible playoff team.
First, though, they had to start winning games. Baltimore, a perennial contender, was standing in their way at Week 2.
The two Redlanders had gotten into the NFL by far different paths.
Horton, a 1969 Redlands High grad, chose Colorado as his collegiate destination. It was in that raucous, hard-hitting Big Eight Conference – dominated for years by Nebraska and Oklahoma – that helped develop his game.
Enough so that in 1974, George "Papa Bear" Halas chose Horton in the third round of the NFL draft.
Unlike Horton, who had long been a Redlands High prize, De Roo didn't make the Terrier varsity until halfway through his senior season. Since Redlands rarely put the ball in the air, it should've been a complete surprise that he'd wind up leading Redlands in receptions that season.
At college selection time, De Roo wasn't even planning on football. He'd chosen Cal Poly San Luis Obispo before University of Redlands coach Frank Serrao convinced him to play for the Bulldogs.
That he would eventually elevate himself into the NFL draft, 1978, was extraordinary.
A year after that, Horton v De Roo was taking place in Baltimore.
In that game, DeRoo snagged three passes for 81 yards in that game – perhaps his best game ever.
Horton, meanwhile, was part of the Bucs' strength – an offensive line that propelled the likes of Ricky Bell to a thousand-yard season. In that game, however, Baltimore held him to 34 yards, plus another 56 yards on three receptions.
Bell racked up 1,263 yards that season, helping Tampa Bay into the NFL playoffs for the first time ever.
Horton also blocked for Doug Williams, the ex-Grambling QB taken in the first round of the 1977 draft. Eventually, Williams would follow Bucs' offensive coordinator Joe Gibbs to the Washington Redskins.
On that date, Sept. 9, 1979, Redlands stood tall in the NFL when De Roo and Horton connected.
It was, said DeRoo, "the only time Greg and I ever played against each other in an NFL game. The only thing was that he only lasted one play. He shoved one of the referees and got thrown out of the game."
DeRoo, for his part, caught only one pass the rest of the season.
Footnote: Baltimore continued to a Redlands connection, especially when Brian Billick turned up to coach the Baltimore Ravens to the 2001 Super Bowl championship. On that team was yet another Redlands connection, speedy wide receiver Patrick Johnson.


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(CNN) - Officials say a series of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids set to unfold around the nation Sunday will target about 2,000 people with orders of deportation.
Most of them are believed to be people who have recently entered the U.S., but that's not easing fears among many long-time residents without legal status.
Some undocumented immigrants say they feel like they are preparing for a hurricane. They are stocking up on supplies, afraid to leave their homes.
An undocumented father says he's never felt this much stress and fear in his 15 years living and working here.
"It's very stressful," said the unnamed man. "It's like you have a disease that's killing you, like cancer, something that makes you feel desperation."
Feelings of fear and desperation are exploding in immigrant communities across the country. The Trump administration announced raids by ICE agents are set to begin this weekend.
"Psychologically, you live in fear, pressure," said the unnamed man. "You live thinking that any day, any moment, you will be get a knock on the door."
He lays out his documents to show he pays his taxes. He's worked hard as a repairman to achieve the American dream.
But he knows the life he and his wife built together in California could be wiped away with a knock on the door from an ICE agent. He says he left El Salvador for economic reasons.
After his first wife died in childbirth and he could not make enough money to provide for his three children there, he entered the U.S. illegally via the Rio Grande in 2005.
He missed a court date, and a court ordered his deportation. He says that is his only crime.
He's been trying to remedy it through the courts, which includes making scheduled visits with ICE, leaving him even more vulnerable.
At his church, his pastors make clear they're willing to face the consequences of helping the undocumented.
"This is what we need to do," said Pastor Ada Valiente. "We need to walk beside our vulnerable."
Their church is a member of a network of churches preparing emergency shelter for people to go into hiding in the short term. And if need be, indefinitely.
"We have a higher law: The law of love, compassion, and the law of God," said Pastor Melvin Valiente.
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Cryptozoic is looking for volunteers to demo our games at our booth at Gen Con. Gen Con will be held August 4th - 7th, 2016 at the Indianapolis Convention Center in Indianapolis IN.
Here are the requirements:
Must be 18 years of age or older.
Must be able to work ALL DAY during the entire event.
Must be friendly and have a positive attitude.
The sponsorship application window will close at end of day Monday, June 27th.
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Partial Sponsorship (Hotel & Badge Only) Will be provided a shared hotel room checking in August 3rd and checking out August 8th.
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Factory Output Rose in July, Signaling Momentum
Industrial Production Up 0.4% While Capacity Use Rises Slightly
WASHINGTON—U.S. industrial output climbed steadily in July, a sign that the economy carried momentum into the second half of the year.
The combined output of factories, mines and utilities rose 0.4% from June, maintaining the prior month's pace, the Federal Reserve said Friday. A boost in vehicle production drove the increase.
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It's rather underpowered and lacking in racing cred, but you've got to love the Art Deco tank looks of this GAZ GL–1 sports car—from 1938, of all years.
Think 1938 in the Soviet Union and sports cars are not exactly the first things that come to mind. The year was the height of the Yezhovshchina, the crescendo of Stalin's great purge, when a shocking percentage of the people got a one-way ticket to Siberia—or a bullet to the head.
Some, but not all, as this GAZ shows. Designed by Evgenie Agitov and built on an M1 platform, a clone of the Ford Model B, it originally came with a 65 hp four-cylinder engine, good for a leisurely 90 mph, with the later addition of a 100 hp six cylinder unit bringing that up to the ton.
By the time it was finished in 1940, motor racing fell somewhat out of fashion in favor of mechanized warfare, so the car was never raced, but it did become the fastest car in the Soviet Union. The original is gone, but this wonderful fire-engine red reconstrucion was built this year for the Moscow Museum.
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Born in the suburbs of Abidjan around 1990, Polihet is just one of a dizzying array of styles that have made that city a musical hotbed to rival Kinshasa, Dakar and Lagos. Ziglibithy, Zouglou, Zoblazo. . . all have made their mark, only to be abandoned as fickle Ivoiriens moved on to the next craze. All of these styles are characterized by criss-crossing polyrythms and frantic, shouted vocals. About Polihet, Nick Deen over at Natari said it best: ". . . I'd love to actually see the dancing that goes with this music in action as I reckon you'd need three pairs of legs just to keep one foot on the ground!"
Gnaore Djimi was Polihet's foremost practitioner, and in response to a request from a reader over at VOA's African Music Treasures, here are some tracks by him. I've been unable to find out anything about Gnaore Djimi, and Pollihet itself seems to have faded away. Our first selection is the title tune from Djimi's 1991 cassette release Azigbo (EMI EO 241191-4):
Gnaore Djimi - Azigbo
Also from 1991, here's the opening track from Nouveau Deux (EMI 012002-4):
Gnaore Djimi et le Polihet "Plus" - Nouveau Deux
Finally, here's a scorcher from 1992's Polihet Innovation '93 (EMI EO 301192-4):
Gnaore Djimi - Zikebou
Gnaore Djimi was by no means Polihet's only representative. Olives Guede was apparently a Gnaore Djimi protegé who had a style that was maybe a bit more straightforward, with a tad less emphasis on the polyrythms and a bit more guitar. Here's the title track from 1991's Solidarite (EMI EO 15491.4):
Olives Guede et le Polihet "Plus" - Solidarite
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Can your guests tell that you have cats, just by sniffing the air? Removing litter box odors in a chemical-free way will make your home healthier and more pleasant for you and your cat.
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For an inexpensive and safe odor-eliminating kitty litter, make your own by using baking soda. Sprinkle a thin layer of baking soda into the box before pouring in your regular litter. Baking soda is extremely absorbent and helps eliminate not only moisture, but odors too.
White vinegar is a natural, inexpensive cleaning solution that can help you eliminate odors in the litter box. Empty all of the litter out of the box and fill the box with 1/2 inch of vinegar. Let the vinegar sit for 15 minutes. Mix some warm water into the vinegar and scrub the box, and then dump out the mixture. Rinse and dry the litter box and refill it with fresh kitty litter. The vinegar is strong and acidic, so it beats those tough odors — without harming your cat.
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Another option is to replace your regular kitty litter with wood pellets. This is a natural litter that works by absorbing the liquid waste and neutralizing the odor. Wood pellets are environmentally friendly and wallet-friendly.
Finally, try replacing your litter box once a year to cut back on lingering smells.
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You rarely hear about a new OS causing people to panic. But IT consultant Scott Pam says that's exactly what his small-business clients are doing when they install Windows Vista on new PCs and run smack into compatibility or usability roadblocks.
Pam's clients are not alone: Since InfoWorld launched its petition drive on January 14 to ask Microsoft to continue selling new XP licenses indefinitely alongside its Vista licenses, more than 75,000 people have signed on. And hundreds of people have commented -- many with ferocious, sometimes unprintable passion. "Right now I have a laptop with crap Vista and I'm going to downgrade to XP because Vista sucks," reads one such comment.
Where does all the vitriol come from?
IT managers and analysts suggest a range of reasons, some based on irrational fears and others based on rational reactions to disruptive changes.
Emotional effects
"When we first deployed Vista, people told us it sucks, that it's not as good as XP," recalled Sumeeth Evans, IT director at Collegiate Housing Services, an 80-person college facilities management firm. A month later, he surveyed the staff to see if their views had changed, and they had: "They said it was very good, that they were getting used to it. We asked what was different, and they said they originally didn't like Vista because it was a change. That's human nature."
Microsoft's overzealous schedule in replacing XP with Vista has exacerbated resistance to change, said Michael Silver, a research vice president at Gartner. The company had originally planned to discontinue XP sales on Dec. 31, 2007, just 11 months after Vista was made available to consumers and 14 months after it was made available to enterprises. The date for new license sales to end is now June 30.
In practice, XP's consumer availability ended for many users even sooner -- just six months after Vista's release -- since storefront retailers Best Buy and Circuit City and most computer manufacturers' Web sites stopped selling XP-equipped computers in July 2007. Typically, Microsoft has given customers two years to make such a transition, Silver noted.
Burton Group executive strategist Ken Anderson suggested that the strong emotional identification with XP represented a fundamental shift in how people, including IT staff, now think of operating systems. They have become a familiar extension of what we do and how we work, thus not something want to change often. "When technology becomes part of you, you don't want people to mess with it," he said.
Anderson likened the reaction to XP's impending demise to what happened in the 1980s when Coca-Cola replaced its classic Coke formula with New Coke, causing massive protests by customers who had no reason to change what they drank. The protests forced the company to bring back what we now call Coke Classic. "XP has come to the point of being Coke Classic," he said, with Vista playing the role of New Coke.


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Did you know the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office plays an important role in getting biotechnology and pharmaceutical products to market? Biotech and pharma are major areas of patenting for the USPTO. In fact, since 2009, the USPTO granted more than 31,000 patents in the "Molecular Biology and Microbiology" classification, and about 30,000 in the "Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions" classification. There has also been a significant increase in recent years in patents granted for medical devices. In 2012, the USPTO granted more than 16,000 patents in that category, a 157 percent increase in five years.
On Wednesday June 25, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO Michelle K. Lee spoke at the BIO International Convention in San Diego, California on the importance of patents in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Read Deputy Director Lee's speech.
"When you do find that one-in-a-hundred success—that drug that truly works—it's critical that you have the patent protection necessary to get that drug to market and recoup your investment on the 99 attempts that didn't succeed," said Lee.
The importance of intellectual property in innovation is exemplified through the pioneers and patent holders who were recently inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, a program managed by the USPTO in partnership with the non-profit Invent Now.
One of these inductees, Dr. Richard DiMarchi,has received international recognition for the discovery of peptide-based polypharmacy directed at the treatment of diabetes and obesity. He received a patent for Insulin LisPro, better known by its trademarked name, Humalog®, which is currently used daily by more than a million patients with Type 2 diabetes. Dr. DiMarchi continues to engage in research, and recently said that one of his unachieved goals is to focus on a disease like Alzheimer's, reduce it to a molecular target, and then design a drug that will work in human clinical studies.
Strong intellectual property is key to protecting innovation in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries, and the USPTO continues to work on the White House executive actions to issue the highest quality patents possible, add transparency to our patent system, and level the playing field for all players.


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Frabill's Cool and Compact Crawler Can Makes Bait Smile and Chill Out
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Time was, procuring a ponderous string of trout, catfish or sunfish involved little more than a willow stick with hook, line, sinker, and a coffee tin filled with lively critters—angleworms, nightcrawlers or even crickets. Fish gobbled 'em up like candy. Life was easy, until the bait fried and died. Along came Styrofoam, which offered a hint of insulation, but when you accidently stepped on the container – Vegas odds of 2 to 1 of it happening – the flimsy walls collapsed and lid cracked like a peanut shell. And even before, water had likely seeped in and created an icky stew of unusable bait. Guess fishing from the bank wasn't so peaceful and romantic after all…
Well, say goodbye to cream-of-crawler and whipped-worm forever, because Frabill's new Crawler Can keeps your bait cool and protected from the baitshop to bass.
Ever since reading Bill Binkelman's classic Nightcrawler Secrets, Frabill Pro Staff and legendary guide Tom Neustrom has been serious about worm care. "To fish with inferior livebait is like bow-hunting with twigs," Neustrom quipped. "Don't waste my time. But going into battle with the kind of nightcrawlers that jump out of your hand gives me a superior fish-catching weapon.
"I store large quantities of super-crawlers in my Frabill Habitat system. Then, before heading out in the morning, I'll grab a couple Crawler Cans. Fill one side with ice, the other side with two or three dozen crawlers. They stay extra cool and watertight inside these insulated containers. And they're sweet for storing leeches, too."
Sporting dual, top and top and bottom bait compartments, each sealed with a watertight quarter-turn lid, the Crawler Can cools and can store two different types of baits within a single can; crawlers in one side and leeches in the other; ice on one side, worms in the other; even micro baits such as waxworms and maggots can hitch a ride. Insulated with an extra-thick foam liner and tough watertight screw-lids, this handy little container offers intensive-care-unit level bait storage in a nearly indestructible package. It even dons a convenient carrying handle, which might remind you of bringing a fish-catching-lunch-box to a day of "work" on the water.
Neustrom: "Just as Lund knows boats and Rapala is synonymous with lures, Frabill rules livebait care – every angler serious about bait knows that. Me? I like happy bait, and the new Crawler Can makes for some pretty cheerful worms, crawlers and leeches. You can almost see the tiny little smiles on their faces."


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Here are some artistic pictures of Ganesh representing His different names. These pictures came through a forwarded mail with the title "Akshar Ganesh" and were so artistic that I thought of sharing it with you people! Open in new window to view original size!
Ganesh Festival celebrations were limited to homes until Lokmanya Tilak, a freedom fighter from Maharashtra, started this festival as "Sarvajanik Ganesh Utsav"(public Ganesh Festival) in the pre-independence period in Pune, with the motive of getting people together and celebrating the festival which provided an easy opportunity for the freedom fighters to convey their ideas about independence to the public. Till date, people from Pune and from other cities in Maharashtra celebrate this festival with full josh! There are big Ganesh idols at every nook and corner by small and large societies/ mandals. The Ganesh festival from Pune and Mumbai are very famous and people come down from nearby places to watch the last day procession (called "Visarjan Miravnuk") which sometimes lasts for 30-32 hrs. A large amount of money is spent on sets and decorations for the 10 day celebrations as well as for the procession.
Coming to the important part of the festival.. yes obviously the feasts :) Ganesh festival is incomplete without the naivedya of Ganesha's favourite food-the modaks.. Modaks are prepared in different ways, some can be the stuffed ones and some can be the ones made from khava/mava. The stuffed ones can be normal fried modaks or the steamed ukadiche modak. The khava modaks are just khava put in moulds and comes in various flavours like amba modak, pista modak etc. At our place, mom makes the fried modaks which I'll post some other time. Today I'll be posting Ukadiche Modak for "RCI Maharashtrian Cuisine".
Since these were never prepared at my place, I used to eat them like a "havrat"(greedy) whenever I got a chance to :) Especially at my workplace, where a big ukadicha modak used to be a sweet dish once every 2-3 months. We generally used to have team lunch and on such days, there would be 4-5 modaks infront of me, generously given up by calorie conscious and non-sweet eating colleagues! :) My love for sweets and chaats is well known by most of my friends :) Since I fast on chaturtis, I decided to try these as Naivedya for last week's chaturti. I followed the recipe mostly from Mumbai Masala. This seemed to be one risky recipe to try hence started with small amounts :D The modaks turned out very well.. heavenly taste!! I am sure Lord Ganesh wud have been happy with the naivedya ;) the only problem was that the covering turned out a bit thick than expected. The covering seemed more than the filling. The covering wasn't getting rolled properly and was breaking so often hence had to make it thick. And the shapes of just 2 modaks seemed perfectly like modak.. Hence it's just these 2 modaks for you guys.. enjoy!! :)
For the covering:
½ cup Rice Flour
½ cup Water
2 tsp Ghee
A pinch of Salt
For the filling:
1 cup Coconut, shredded
½ cup Jaggery, grated
1 tsp Poppy Seeds, roasted
1 tsp Cardamom Powder
How to proceed:
For the filling:
1) Heat a pan and put jaggery in it
2) When jaggery starts melting, add 1 tsp Ghee and coconut to it
3) Mix well and cook on medium heat for 5-6 mins
4) Add cardamom powder and roasted poppy seeds
5) Filling is ready, keep aside to cool
For the covering:
1) Boil ½ cup water, add ghee to it
2) Add rice flour to boiling water and miz well stirring continuously
3) Add salt, mix well and cook covered for 2-3 mins
4) Remove from heat and knead well into a soft flour when its hot
This dough is called Ukad and hence the name!
Putting it all together:
1) Divide the dough into small balls
2) Roll each ball to size of puris
3) Place this on the palm and add some filling to it
4) Bring together the ends in form of plates and form a tip and seal
5) Repeat the procedure for rest of the modaks
6) Put these modaks in a steamer/cooker (do not put weight/whistle) and steam for 15-20 mins. The abobe ingredients make 7-8 modaks
7) Serve hot modaks with Ghee… aahh.. they just melt in the mouth.. Oops.. did we forget to offer the naivedya/Prasad?? ;)


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Mark Morgan's soundtrack was among the more distinctive aspects of the classic PC role-playing game Planescape: Torment. An odd, dirge-like collection of tones that was as much about atmosphere as it was about melody, it captured the game's dark vibe perfectly.
The Kickstarter campaign for the game's "spiritual successor," Torment: Tides of Numenera, has been popping off, not yet halfway through its run and already having blown past its initial goal of $900,000.
The folks at Inxile have already posted some of the music that Morgan has composed for the game, and they've sent along another track for us to share.
This music is called "The Bloom," named for the area in the game with the same name. Here's Inxile's Colin McComb on the Bloom, which should put you in the right state of mind for the music:
The Bloom is a vast, semi-sentient predator, a monstrous, organic creation that extends its tendrils through the folds of reality. Its pathways, nooks, and crannies conceal terrors and wonders alike, and for those daring or desperate souls who are forced to find refuge here, any step has the potential to send them to another world. It's a hub, a center of commerce for those who trade in the relics of other worlds.
Nifty. I hear some stray piano keys in there.
And, since we're all here, here's another track of Morgan's music that Inxile has shared.


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(since this site opened in early 1995)
For the past year, I've stopped updating the site and I think it's time to say ADIEU. With all the new social media tools and blogs, a site like the House of Usher can now fade into the sunset.
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Kim Kardashian had mentally prepared herself to be raped and shot during her armed robbery ordeal in Paris in October.
The reality TV star was bound, gagged and held at gunpoint as armed men gained access to her private hotel suite in the French capital and stole millions of dollars' worth of jewelry and electronics.
She has opened up about the frightening experience on her reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians, with earlier previews revealing she feared she would be shot if she tried to run away, and on Sunday night's episode, she confessed she thought she would be raped when one of the men placed duct tape on her mouth, grabbed her legs and pulled her towards him on the bed.
"This is the moment they're going to rape me. I fully mentally prepped myself, and then he didn't," Kim recalled.
She had been on her own that evening as her bodyguard Pascal Duvier had been out with her sister Kourtney, and Kim remembers thinking of her sister finding her body during what she thought was her final moments.
"I just prayed that Kourtney's going to have a normal life after she sees my dead body on the bed," Kim said.
"I have a family. I have my kids, my husband, my mom – I'm not going to make it out of here. I know how these things go," she added of her thought process.
The 36-year-old was surprised when the men picked her up and put her in the bathtub before leaving the scene.
Her mother Kris Jenner was overcome with emotion when speaking about the experience on camera, saying, "It's been the most devastating thing to have one of your children fear for their life, thinking at any moment they were gonna die, when they have two small children… For the rest of us, the thought of losing Kim is emotionally scarring, and hard to overcome."
Footage also showed Kim's husband Kanye West telling the family if something had happened to Kim he "wouldn't have stopped until they were dead".
The family stepped up the security presence at their home following the incident and Kris urged Kim to talk to a professional because she feared she would suffer from shock and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
"I think I'll be fine. My body just feels drained," Kim responded. "I feel like I've been in a fight or something and my body has just been exhausted for the past three days."
French authorities have since charged 10 suspects with crimes including armed robbery, kidnapping and weapons possession, and Kim met with a French judge in New York in February to give her testimony as part of the case.
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We can all think of a time when we wanted to isolate ourselves from the wOrLd. We believe if we didn't have jobs, we wouldn't have to deal with stress or deadlines. If we could disconnect ourselves with people—family, friends, strangers—we'd never have to deal with awkward moments or conflict. If we didn't have to run errands, we could avoid being reminded of how great everyone else "has it" when we are out and about.
As the year of 2012 wrapped up, I found myself thinking a lot about all the awkward, uncomfortable, stressful and difficult moments of the year. And you know what I realized? If I was able to erase those moments of my life, I would have been missing out. If I would have quit my block business after making some stressful mistakes, I would no longer get to experience the J O Y I receive when customers send me thank you notes after their blocks arrive. I could have avoided an awkward moment by not talking to a stranger on a plane, but I would have missed out on an aMaZinG cOnVerSatiOn about his faith journey. Not to mention the moments with friends and family through the year that involved moments of frustration, confusion or discomfort. If I never had those interactions, our relationships wouldn't be as close as they are today, let alone the sPeCiaL mEmoRieS we made together. And as you know, sharing the move of our house last summer required a major gulp of humility, but I would have missed out on the sense of FREEDOM I felt by sharing my real life…just how it is…and knowing that you accept me…just the way I am.
Wearing your heart on your sleeve, doing things out of your comfort zone (looking for a new job, trying a new hobby, meeting new people), and standing up for what you believe in are all very hard things to do. Many times they don't even seem worth all the effort they require. But let me assure you, they are. Your life is richer, more meaningful, and above all, impacting more people, all because you are willing to face your fears, deal with hurt, and conquer challenges by moving on despite the outcome.
So what will 2013 look like for you? This year I am welcoming more embarrassing moments, uncomfortable conversations and feelings of defeat as I work toward new goals. You are going to have to deal with these weird feelings/emotions regardless (because we are human!) so why not do them while enriching your life?! I don't want to MiSs OuT on the best life I can have….do you?


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Indians settle grievance with Hagadone
Lefty receives service time, compensation for being placed on Minors disqualified list
CLEVELAND -- Nick Hagadone will be able to head into Spring Training with only his future with the Indians in mind.
According to a source, an agreement was reached in regard to the grievance filed on Hagadone's behalf by the Major League Baseball Players Association over a decision made by the Indians in July 2012. The settlement included Hagadone receiving both service time and compensation for his time spent on the Minor League disqualified list two years ago.
Indians general manager Chris Antonetti declined to delve into the specifics of the situation, which was resolved earlier this offseason.
"The organization is pleased to have achieved resolution on this matter with the help of MLB and the MLBPA," Antonetti said in an email to MLB.com. "Out of respect to Nick and his teammates as they prepare to begin a new season, as well as for the process itself, we do not wish to discuss the matter in any more detail."
The grievance stemmed from an incident on July 6, 2012, when a frustrated Hagadone was lifted from an outing against the Rays after allowing two runs in two-thirds of an inning, giving him a 16.43 ERA over a span of 10 appearances. The pitcher slammed a door on his way to the clubhouse, breaking the radius bone in his left forearm in the process.
After Hagadone suffered the self-inflicted injury, Cleveland optioned him to Triple-A Columbus and placed him on the disqualified list on July 8. Hagadone, who required surgery to repair his fractured forearm, was ineligible for pay while on that list. Had the Indians placed him on the MLB disabled list, he would have still received his Major League salary.
In late July 2012, the MLBPA filed a grievance against the Indians with MLB, taking the situation out of the team's hands. Due to the recent ruling, Hagadone's Major League service time has been upgraded to one year plus 127 days. The lefty's service time had been at one year plus 33 days when the 2013 season ended.
Another aspect to MLB's ruling is that the Indians regain the Minor League option used to send Hagadone to Triple-A that July. That means that Cleveland will be able to send the lefty to the Minor Leagues without exposing him to waivers this season.
As things currently stand, the 28-year-old is one of six lefty relievers scheduled to be in camp with the Tribe this spring. Lefties Marc Rzepczynski and Josh Outman are the leading candidates among that group to make Cleveland's Opening Day bullpen. Other lefties in camp include Scott Barnes, Colt Hynes and Mike Zagurski.
In parts of three seasons with the Indians, Hagadone has posted a 5.59 ERA with 67 strikeouts and 42 walks in 72 appearances (67 2/3 innings). Last season, the lefty had a 5.46 ERA with 30 strikeouts and 21 walks in 36 games (31 1/3 innings). Over his career, Hagadone has held left-handed hitters to a .183 average (.587 OPS), compared to a .260 average (.784 OPS) against righties.
Cleveland acquired Hagadone from the Red Sox as part of the July 31, 2009, trade that sent Victor Martinez to Boston. All-Star Justin Masterson, the Tribe's rotation leader, and Minor League relief prospect Bryan Price also came to the Indians in that deal.


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Truman Medical Centers Clinical Nurse RN - 4 Green Telemetry FT (6:45 pm - 7:15 am) in Kansas City, Missouri
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Truman Medical Centers, a two-hospital, 600-bed, not-for-profit healthcare system, is the largest and most comprehensive safety net healthcare provider in Jackson County and Kansas City, Mo. TMC serves as the primary teaching hospital for the University of Missouri-Kansas City Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry and Pharmacy.
Our Hospital Hill campus is located in the UMKC Health Sciences District: a premier academic health district engaging in cutting-edge biomedical research and entrepreneurship, delivering state-of-the science health care, and educating the next generation of health care professionals. Recognized as a critical area resource for advanced specialized healthcare, TMC is constantly working to deliver the best possible medical care for our patients. Quality, innovation, teamwork and attention to detail are at the heart of all we do. TMC's tagline is: "Better. For Everyone." It is a simple statement, but it has profound significance. It is what we stand for, it is the focus of our work, and it is our promise to our patients.
The Registered Nurse provides services in an acute care, ambulatory, behavioral health, or long-term care setting. Provides care patients with acute, chronic, and/or terminal illnesses. Performs an assessment based on the patient's diagnosis, reason for entry into the system, and care needs. Utilizes the nursing process to plan, perform, delegate, and evaluate the delivery of nursing care. Other duties include interdisciplinary team involvement, committees, program evaluations, research, education, and the supervision of students. Performs duties within the scope of the Missouri Nurse Practice Act and established organizational and regulatory requirements.
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New FCC Report: Reaching the "Digitally Distant," but "Digital Hopefuls" Too (We'll Ask Chairman Genachowski About It and More at D8)
The Federal Communications Commission–the regulatory ruler of all kinds of waves, from air to digital–is now ferreting away on a plan to get Americans better hooked up to the Internet, part of a newish government push to digitize this country.
It is set to be released next month and is a long, long time coming, of course, as the U.S. badly lags the rest of the world in high-speed Web access.
The plan will be the big first move by new FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski (pictured here), the longtime Internet exec who has just accepted our invite to appear as a speaker at the eighth D: All Things Digital conference in June.
There will be a lot to talk about with Genachowski, including the report the FCC is releasing today titled "Broadband Adoption and Use in America," penned by John Horrigan.
The 52-page opus–which you can read in its entirety below–is the first of a series of working papers based on an FCC survey last fall.
It outlines a mostly wired country–as you can see from the detailed chart below (click to make it larger)–with two-thirds having some sort of broadband connection. On average, they pay $41 for that sometimes dubious privilege.
Incredibly, six percent of Americans still use dial-up access and four percent have no broadband at home at all.
Not surprisingly, poor people access the Web a lot less, although longtime gaps among races is closing, with African-Americans and Hispanics gaining in usage and access.
And what do people like to do? Well, for one, they prefer to socialize rather than watch stuff.
And they are becoming more digitally literate, with 61 percent understanding the words "reload" or "refresh." Still, only 16 percent understand one of Silicon Valley's favorite terms, "widget."
Of the third without broadband access, or nonadopters, the FCC splits them into four categories.
The "Digitally Distant" make up 10 percent of the general population, finding the Internet, simply put, useless.
But eight percent are "Digital Hopefuls," who "like the idea of being online, but lack the resources to connect using broadband." As in, it is too expensive.
The "Digitally Uncomfortable"–also known as "BoomTown's mother and Twitter nemesis"–are essentially afraid of having to understand what a widget means.
Finally, 10 percent are "Near Converts," just one price point away from signing up.
Here is the full report embedded below, as well as one of two highlights videos from an interview Walt Mossberg and I did at D6 with former FCC Chairman Kevin Martin in May 2008.
In it, we harangued Martin about all these issues, using a whole lot of charts showing how the U.S. had very poor but very pricey access.
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Nigeria Wary Of Burkina Faso Threat
Nigeria are one win away from ending a 19-year wait to reclaim the African Nations Cup but the favourites are wary of the threat posed by surprise finalists Burkina Faso in Sunday's showdown at Soccer City.
When they drew 1-1 in their opening Group C match 18 days ago there was little to indicate that the two west African nations would meet again in the final.
However, both teams have shown grit, determination and a winning mentality that promises an excellent finale to the three-week long tournament in front of a sell-out crowd.
Nigeria appear to hold most of the keys to success having no real injury worries apart from some concerns over forward Victor Moses who has been outstanding but picked up another niggling problem in Wednesday's 4-1 defeat of Mali in the semifinal.
In contrast, Burkina Faso will have to do without Alain Traore, who scored three goals at the start of the tournament but has missed out on the knockout rounds because of injury.
They might also be missing defender Mohamed Koffi who went off injured in the 3-2 penalty shootout victory over Ghana in their semifinal on Wednesday.
Burkina Faso also look as if they will have to cope without one of their most effective and important players, Jonathan Pitroipa, who was sent off after being shown two yellow cards by Tunisian referee Slim Jdidi against Ghana.
However, Jdidi was suspended by Confederation of African Football (CAF) officials on Thursday because of his poor performance and if an appeal against the dismissal from Burkina Faso is successful, Pitroipa will be reprieved and will play.
The two teams, who both like to go forward quickly and play to their attacking strengths, have reached the final in contrasting style with Nigeria in impressive form to beat favourites Ivory Coast 2-1 in the quarterfinals before producing an even better performance to rout Mali in the semis.
Burkina Faso had to battle to a 1-0 extra-time victory over Togo in their quarterfinal and then played for another two hours without breaking the deadlock against Ghana in a match that finished 1-1 and went their way on penalties.
Their never-say-die spirit and determination could test Nigeria to the full on Sunday if the Stallions defence can keep at bay a Super Eagles attack which was rampant against Mali, hitting three goals in a 20-minute first half blitz.
Koffi has been impressive at the back for Burkina Faso along with Paul Koulibaly and Bakary Kone but Nigeria are a handful going forward with Moses and John Obi Mikel, teammates at European champions Chelsea, showing their class in midfield.
Up front Emmanuel Emnenike, with three goals, has been dangerous and scored against the Burkinabe in their opener.
The key to success on Sunday could even be decided before the match starts because if Pitroipa or Moses are missing, the balance could tip in favour of the opposition.
If both are ruled out, Nigeria would seem to have the greater strength in depth.
However, Burkina Faso possess an astonishing team spirit and determination personified by the indefatigable Aristides Bance, one of the stand-out players at the tournament, and not just because of his unique dyed-blond hairstyle.
The powerfully-built forward, who plays in Germany for FC Augsburg, had some indifferent early games but never stopped running, working and shooting against Ghana.
He had eight goal attempts, saw a header and a crisp close-range shot saved on the line and took the most audacious penalty in the shootout when he calmly dummied goalkeeper Fatau Dauda and then raised his hands and smiled in mock-belief as if to say, "How did I just do that?"
If he is on that sort of form again, the Nigeria defence will have a real battle on their hands.
Oddly, both sides are likely to be without their captains who have slipped out of contention during the tournament.
Burkina Faso skipper Moumouni Dagano lost his place following some indifferent form while Nigeria captain Joseph Yobo was injured and coach Stephen Keshi was not prepared to change a winning side even when he returned to full fitness.
The match is also naturally highly significant for the two coaches, who could hardly be cut from more different cloth.
Burkina Faso coach, Belgian Paul Put, is seeking something of a personal redemption after he was banned for life in Belgium after being involved in a match-fixing scandal in 2007.
His opposite number Keshi will write his name in the record books if he leads Nigeria to a third African title.
Keshi captained the Super Eagles to their last title in 1994 and could become only the second man in the 56-year history of the tournament to win it as player and coach.


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An Illinois State Police trooper was hit by a vehicle about 9 p.m. tonight on the Dan Ryan Expressway.
The female trooper suffered a broken leg, but the injuries appeared to be non-life-threatening, said Larry Langford, a Chicago Fire Department spokesman.
He could not say whether she was inside or outside her squad car when hit by the vehicle. She was taken via ambulance to Stroger Hospital.
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Hello out there in internet world, are you busy? Not right now, but in general. You probably are – everybody else is – and this is leading to unfortunate malfunctions in the wardrobe department: namely that we do not have enough time to keep up with fashion and actually go shopping.
Fortunately, the internet has helped in this respect, we no longer need to find the time to get to the town centres, walk around the shops, picking things up and trying them on, then standing in queue, paying for our goods, and then driving back home again (- what a palaver, it was hard enough just writing it, let alone actually do it!). Yes, luckily we no longer have to do that, because the internet is a 24/7 365 shopping centre, where it takes a fraction of the time to find what we are searching for.
Aside from the convenience factor, there are loads of reasons for shopping online, for example:
• Time saving: it takes a fraction of the time to shop online than it does to shop in the real world. There are no queues, no annoying cashiers having an ultra-slow day, and no shoppers getting in the way (- oh, and stealing the last item that you had your heart set on buying).
• You can narrow down your search and look for exactly what you want. For instance, if you need high heeled shoes in a size 6 made by a specific brand, you simply enter these search terms and press enter. This returns a list of exactly the shoes that you want. You cannot do this in the real world shoe shops; that is for sure!
• Price: as we said already, online prices are much cheaper, but this is not the only area in which you will save money. If you drive to your shopping centre, then you can save on petrol and parking; if you take the bus, then you can save on bus fare.
• No more painful feet: you can sit on your sofa and browse a whole collection of clothing and shoes. If you go to the shopping centre, you can walk up to three miles in one shopping trip, round and round and round and round! Of course, that is a long shopping trip, but it does happen (speaking from experience).
There are a few problems though, but these are easy to overcome:
• Sizing: you cannot, yet, try on your clothes or shoes online (although if they invent a special printer that can print clothes from protons, neutrons and electrons, we may be able to one day!). For this reason, you can face problems when the clothes arrive. When you find a shop you like, you can check review sites to find out if their sizing is accurate or if they are larger or smaller than standard, then buy accordingly. If the clothes arrive and they do not fit, it is no problem; you simply return them and buy the next size up or down. This is a little annoying, but is relatively rare.
• You cannot know whether a style suits you before the clothes arrive, because you cannot try them on. In shoe shops in the real world, you can wear the shoes and actually see how they fit, whether they suit you and if they look good. Again, this is easy to resolve by returning the goods and getting a refund.
The vast majority of online shops offer returns policies for such eventualities, so this should be no problem.


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The Al-Rajabi building. Photo by Lazar Simeonov
On 2 September the Israeli Supreme Court held its final hearing on the ownership of the Al-Rajabi building in the Ras neighborhood of H2 in Hebron. Israeli settlers claim they have purchased the building and aim to transform it into a new settlement that could house up to 40 families. This would leave its Palestinian neighbors extremely vulnerable to settler attacks and would most likely further increase restrictions on their movement.
The decision to choose the Al-Rajabi building for the location for a new settlement in the city is very strategic, as it would link the illegal settlement of Kiryat Arba to the four other illegal settlements in the Old City in addition to the Ibrahimi Mosque.
"This would provide the settlers with a corridor in which they can move freely from Kiryat Arba to the Ibrahimi Mosque, while it would increase the restrictions on Palestinian movement," explains Hamed Qawasmeh, human rights officer at the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in the occupied Palestinian territories.
The settlers claim that they purchased the building from the previous owner and therefore have the right to live there. Yet, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) stresses that even if a property in an occupied territory is bought by settlers, it does not give the Israeli government the right to establish a settlement there, as Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention prohibits an occupying power to "transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies."
As the final decision is pending, the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel the (EAPPI) underlines that it is "extremely concerning" that the Israeli authorities are even considering to allow another illegal settlement in an area as tense as Hebron amidst renewed peace negotiations. The final decision on the issue rests with Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon.
"House of Peace"
Beit Shalom, or House of Peace, is what settlers ironically call the Al-Rajabi building. When they occupied the house between 19 March 2007 and 4 December 2008, the inhabitants "sprayed graffiti onto Palestinian property, slashed car tires and broke the windows of parked cars, defaced burial sites, raided Palestinian houses and physically violated their neighbors," says Hamed Qawasmeh.
Shoemaker Bassam Al-Jabari lives and works near the Al-Rajabi building. He recounts being frequently attacked both verbally and physically by the settlers and fears that the number of attacks will rise again if settlers move back into the Al-Rajabi building.
"Urine was thrown at my family and when settlers set the shop on fire once, the Israeli army prevented the fire brigade from entering. The settlers also claimed my horse belonged to them, but I have the legal papers proving that it's mine. In the end they poisoned it," explains Al-Jabari.
The area surrounding the Al-Rajabi building also houses the Al-Ras Mosque and a large Muslim cemetery. "When there is a burial, over 100 mourners will come, which will most likely result in clashes with settlers and the army," Hamed Qawasmeh relates.
In the past, the Al-Ras mosque has seen racist settler graffiti sprayed onto its walls, garbage placed in front of its doors and eggs and tomatoes thrown at worshippers.
Movement restrictions for Palestinian families
In addition to attacks, a new settlement in the Al-Rajabi building would also mean more movement restrictions for Palestinian residents of Hebron.
According to UN figures, 200 students cross a gated checkpoint next to the building every day to reach their school. If the new settlement is established, they would have to take a ten minute detour along the main Kiryat Arba road, exposing them to the danger of being attacked by settlers from the Al-Rajabi building and Kiryat Arba.
The rising fear of settler attacks could result in a higher drop-out rate, particularly among older girls because of the conservative nature of the community.
The 40 Palestinian vehicles currently allowed to drive on the road in front of the Al-Rajabi building would most likely see their permit revoked if the settlers were to move in again.
Building restrictions
Palestinian families living in the vicinity of the settlements are often denied permission to build extensions to their houses. Bassam Al-Jabari has been prevented at least six times this year from finishing the second floor of his house, EAPPI reports.
"Even though the Hebron municipality had given me the permission to build, the Israeli army prevented me from finishing the second floor of my house because it's located close to the Al-Rajabi building and in between Kiryat Arba and the Old City. All of the construction materials were confiscated."
The UN has documented at least 24 families moving away from Wadi al-Hussein because of settler attacks and building restrictions. "My son has been engaged for 1.5 years now. I wanted him to live on the second floor with his family, but if I can't finish it, I will have to rent a house for them elsewhere," Bassam relates.
"Since 1994 Israel has been talking about peace, but I'm still living in the same situation," he concludes. "I don't see a reason why we couldn't coexist. Regardless of our religion, we are all children of God. But if we live together, it needs to be with respect and equality instead of violence and discrimination. I welcome everyone, including Israelis, who respect my right to live."
Flyers put by Israeli settlers at the entrance of the Abu Rajab building. Photo by Lazar Simeonov
The Abu Rajab building
The Abu Rajab building in the Old City of Hebron is also a source of great concern to its Palestinian neighbors. Settlers claim they purchased a share of the house and took over the second and third floor in April 2012, leaving only the first floor for the Abu Rajab family.
After having lived in the house for a few days, an Israeli court ordered the settlers to leave in 2012.
"Even though a court order says that no one is allowed to live on these two floors anymore, the settlers still occupy them. They don't sleep there, but they come and go," Hatem Ali Abu Rajab recounts.
"When an Israeli soldier got killed in Hebron, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the settlers to move back into the building immediately. But on what legal base? The court case is still pending."
The normalization of occupation
Next door to the Abu Rajab building, Al-Faiha School for girls provides education for 253 students from first to ninth grade.
"If settlers move back into the Abu Rajab building, that would be a catastrophe for the school," the principle explains. "Settlers might throw stones from their building into the school yard, harass the girls or scare them with their dogs."
Many girls have to pass two to three checkpoints every day on their way to school. "Sometimes I come to school very late because they search my bag or make me wait," one of the ninth graders explains. "When going to school, I'm always afraid of having to answer too many questions, of being late or being arrested if something in my bag looks suspicious to the soldiers."
The principle concludes that the harassment and the daily passing of checkpoints have become a daily routine for the children.
"They are getting used to being humiliated. This is the normalization of occupation."
Students from the Al-Faiha girls school. Photo by Lazar Simeonov
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If you suffer from severe acne, you have been searching everywhere for a solution. In the process of looking for a remedy that will fit your problem skin, you have been misled. It is almost guaranteed that, in your searching, you have found one or more of the following 9 severe acne treatments that you should never use.
Listening to average folks used to be a great way to find out what causes acne and what treatments work for the majority of people most of the time. But, word-of-mouth has been replaced by the Internet as the fastest way of gathering opinions on just about every disease or condition there is. Unfortunately, information on the Internet can be grossly inaccurate and this is the case with treatments for pimples, zits, and other skin problems.
Because 89 percent of teens and about one quarter of all adults suffer from some form of acne worldwide, there are eager consumers of phony products and just plain misinformation. It seems that everybody has a solution or just bad advice to offer. So, how can you know whom to believe?
There are 9 commonly held myths that are passed from one person to another just like rumors that grow in the telling. It's like when people believed the "earth is flat." People who believed that never actually went to where the "flat earth" ended to look over the edge. They took the word of other believers. This is a ridiculous example, I know, but it is no more ridiculous than the "old wives tales" about treating severe acne.
At the same time, you can be sure there are treatments that do give great results for many acne sufferers. Some of these solutions are based on real science, some on good medicine, and even some based on nature's organic treatments. But, before you accept advice that just might do more harm than good, please read the following 9 acne treatments that absolutely do NOT work and may, in fact, cause you serious injury.
Bogus Treatment 1. Cleaning Products From Your Kitchen.
Some foolish people claim they can mix up chemical potions from cleaning products to cure severe acne. They claim these mixtures work fine when watered down. I cannot tell you strongly enough just how dangerous, even poisonous, these brews can be. Never try such idiotic remedies!
Bogus Treatment 2. Laundry Cleaners.
In the same vein as household cleaning chemicals, laundry powders or liquids and laundry bleach are hazardous to your skin. There is no safe mixture.
Bogus Treatment 3. Wash Your Dishes, Not Your Acne.
Dishwashing cleaners may be great for squeaky clean dishes but not for squeaky clean skin. Using such soaps will do nothing positive for your skin. In fact, they likely will clog your skin pores causing more acne.
Bogus Treatment 4. Quack Home Sauna Contraptions.
You have seen the ads for all manner of gizmos for giving yourself a sauna-type treatment at home. About all you will get is damaged skin and have to pay them for the privilege.
Bogus Treatment 5. The Duct Tape Solution.
There are actually people who claim you can stick tape to your face, leave it on overnight, then peel it off in the morning and, presto, most of your acne is magically gone. I am afraid that, what will be gone is a layer of your good skin along with a few dead skin cells, leaving your skin irritated for days.
Bogus Treatment 6. The Tanning Salon.
There is ample science that should convince you to stay out of the sun without sun screen and, for that matter, convince you to also stay away from tanning beds. This idea that the sun or artificial tanning can somehow cure acne is beyond common sense.
The sun, whether real or artificial, can be especially dangerous if you are taking certain prescription medication. Many drug labels state clearly that exposure to sunlight can cause adverse reactions and going to a tanning salon does not void those warnings.
Bogus Treatment 7. Using topical acne cream or lotions.
It is time to read the label before you slop any cream or lotion on your face for the treatment of acne. Many over-the-counter products contain coal tar or other unkind ingredients that may cause even more acne by clogging skin pores. Acne bacteria breeds beautifully in clogged pores.
Bogus Treatment 8. Mega Vitamins and Minerals.
It is a good idea to take vitamin and mineral supplements as part of a well-balanced diet but some misinformed individuals (I am being kind) advocate taking high mega doses of vitamins A or B to cure acne. This is plain and simple "junk science." It is not backed up with any valid studies. Taking high doses of any supplement puts you at risk for some unpleasant side effects.
Bogus Treatment 9. Popping the pimples.
While popping pimples and zits feels good at the time, like you are accomplishing something positive, you are actually putting yourself at even greater risk of spreading the acne. That substance you squeeze out is bound to be spread to surrounding healthy skin. That substance is loaded with bacteria and oil, both of which just add to the spread of acne.


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Grand Canyon West Rim Tour
Travel from Las Vegas through the ancient Joshua Tree Forest to the West Rim of the Grand Canyon, while your guide will share his knowledge about the various sights and tell you about the history of the Grand Caynon. When you stand there looking out over your surroundings you'll be taken back by the views from this unique landscape and its beauty.
At the Grand Canyon West Rim, we will visit the Hualapai Indian Country. Here you'll have many amazing photo opportunities with your hosts the Hualapai Indians. You also get to experience the ancient geological rock formations of the Grand Canyon from Guano Point.
Visit Eagle Point which has been shaped over thousands of years as though an eagle was been embedded into the Grand Canyon walls. Enjoy your lunch at the newly opened Skywalk Cafe overlooking the Grand Canyon for a truly unique lunch experience. Take in the breathtaking panoramic views of the Grand Canyon from Eagle Point, where you can experience the latest attraction – the Grand Canyon Skywalk.
After these two amazing look out points we head on down to the Hualapai Ranch where you on some days can experience a Wild West Show with Old West gunfights.
Please note: Grand Caynon Skywalk tickets are available at an additional cost.
- Eagle Point home of the Grand Canyon Skywalk (tickets additional)
- Guano Point home of the Hualapai Market
- 4 hours exploring the Grand Canyon West Rim
- Luxurious, air-conditioned motor coaches with panoramic windows
- Photo stop of the Hoover Dam from the O'Callaghan-Tillman Bypass Bridge
Duration: 12 hours
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- Shortly after your booking is complete, you will receive an e-ticket by email. Please print out your ticket and bring it with you on the tour.
- This tour includes free hotel pick-up and drop-off for guests staying in hotels near the The Strip. Later in the booking process we will ask for your hotel details. Pick-up is between 6:00 AM and 7:30 AM.
- 24 to 48 hours before your tour date, you must call our agent to schedule pick up time at your hotel on or near The Strip .On the e-ticket you receive after you have completed your booking our agents toll free number is stated
- The tour is in English.
- Children's tickets are available for children under 2 years old.
- The following items are prohibited on our motor coach tours due to security restrictions at the Hoover Dam: Luggage, large backpacks, suit cases, briefcases, coolers and alcohol.
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Tropical storm watches, warnings canceled for Fla., but forecast for East Coast remains dire
MIAMI (AP) � All tropical storm watches and warnings have been canceled for Florida as Hurricane Sandy makes its way northward.
By late Saturday morning, Sandy was still at hurricane strength with winds of 75 mph. However, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami warn that the storm's formal category won't matter much. It will still dump rain and snow along much of the Eastern Seaboard, and could push storm surge reaching 8 feet into some low-lying areas.
Sandy is a massive storm, with winds of 39 mph or more felt as far as 450 miles from Sandy's center.
A tropical storm warning remains in effect for much of the coasts of North and South Carolina. It is currently about 355 miles southeast of Charleston, S.C.


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