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907d0d63-66ea-a192-8a12-0fe49066b736 | ['8770d7ba-b247-4d3e-cff8-47384e40a68b'] | Earlier this month, Wired magazine published “How to Create the Perfect Online Dating Profile, in 25 Infographics,” a large-scale statistical study of which words and phrases correlate with high numbers of responses to online dating ads. For example, mentioning “yoga” or “surfing” in your ad was found to have a positiv... | daaca23e-2769-9576-ee10-282ee3195f8c | ['8770d7ba-b247-4d3e-cff8-47384e40a68b'] | The apes use more vocalizations at especially dramatic moments, as if the filmmakers thought we wouldn’t want to read subtitles. But that’s not how language works. 20th Century Fox
When Rise of the Planet of the Apes came out in 2011, I pointed out (in “Caesar and the power of No“) that <PERSON> produced exactly two ut... |
0e106095-d961-de21-ee4f-bf612c1fb34d | ['87a89472-748e-c5e5-fd4a-9876dc6360e0'] | By <PERSON>, Rafu Staff Writer
The producers of “Emperor,” a historical drama now playing in theaters nationwide, attended a recent screening in Little Tokyo to talk about why they made the film.
Set during the U.S. occupation of Japan, the story begins with Gen. <PERSON> (<PERSON>) ordering Gen. <PERSON> (<PERSON>) to... | 4b4e8b7d-c862-8e99-b114-cec88f20640f | ['87a89472-748e-c5e5-fd4a-9876dc6360e0'] | My new angling pals at Echo Park Lake had never seen a trout fly until I pulled a box from my fishing vest and opened it. My ties look good, and they seduce wily native trout.
The boys peer in, "Are they real flies?"
We're at the old boathouse this summer day as I share my 45 years of experience on this small lake. I g... |
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<PERSON> THE PINBALL ARCADE EXPOSE BRINGING CHILDHOOD FAVORITES TO A NEW GENERATION. IT’S THE NOSTALGIA OF IT FOR PEOPLE LIKE <PERSON> HEARING THE BLEEPS AND BLOOPS OF THESE OLD MACHINESS I LIKE TURNING BACK TIME WHEN YOU WERE A KID AND YOU INTO AN ARCADE AND YOU HEARD ALL THESE WEIRD SO... | 6fb1eaeb-8839-bb52-9e9c-d4ffb8a73592 | ['87c912e0-c194-e248-fada-4d404b78af2b'] | Hide Transcript Show Transcript
WEBVTT MOTHER NATURE WILL DO. >> WE’RE HOPING IT DOESN’T GO ABOVE FIVE FEET IN THE RESTAURANT. DENI: SANDBAGS LINE THE WINDOWS AND DOORS AT CAPTAIN’S QUARTERS AS THE RESTAURANT BRACES FOR FLOODING. >> IT’S NOT ANYTHING FUN THAT ANYBODY WANTS TO EXPERIENCE, HOWEVER, ONCE WE REALIZE IT’S G... |
9a212525-2573-299b-6ede-486adb517f5f | ['87d01277-579e-acbd-2afb-6f8b924dd311'] | In GMO's excellent piece, Feeding the Dragon: Why China's Credit System Looks Vulnerable, the authors do a thorough job detailing China's susceptibility to a credit crisis. Unless you fall in the "This time is different" camp, it is difficult to ignore the numbers:
2012 new non-financial credit expanded by 15.5 trillio... | 6c38c3b5-0fde-8b6b-92b3-bb47ae9e7a23 | ['87d01277-579e-acbd-2afb-6f8b924dd311'] | My great uncle recently passed away, leaving my 90-year old great aunt a widow. They both worked hard their whole lives living within their means, and built a comfortable nest egg. My Great Aunt still lives in the same 1-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn they bought for $550 in 1950.
Uncle <PERSON> always handled their fin... |
8d3c8e83-ce3b-6df4-b52a-92677e95e18f | ['87f527b3-9eb1-51bf-6f6e-d235e064413a'] | The University of Wisconsin men’s soccer team (7-5-2, 4-2 Big Ten) will look to continue their dramatic rise as they travel to Illinois Wednesday to face Northwestern (4-7-5, 0-4-3 Big Ten).
Previously, the Badgers faced some early season struggles, only managing two wins out of their first seven games this season. Sin... | e581f01e-a627-1b3e-2f3f-8b782ba79ae3 | ['87f527b3-9eb1-51bf-6f6e-d235e064413a'] | After weather saw the McClimon Complex unfit for play for their match against Green Bay Wednesday, the University of Wisconsin men’s soccer team (6-4-2, 3-1 Big Ten) now turn their attention to their upcoming meeting with Penn State (3-6-2, 1-2-2 Big Ten) in State College Sunday.
Following the Green Bay cancellation, o... |
5d599974-c864-aea1-56aa-2e150ea8b2a2 | ['88194158-edf8-322d-9a32-e87f4523f43b'] | (Reuters Health) - A large organization of cancer doctors has issued a call to action to minimize alcohol consumption.
With a newly released position paper, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) hopes to draw attention to the strong links between drinking alcohol and risks for several types of cancer.
“Peopl... | ec1da86e-ca79-d123-256b-dbbbf562141c | ['88194158-edf8-322d-9a32-e87f4523f43b'] | (Reuters Health) - The incidence of hip fractures in older women in the U.S. is rising after more than a decade of decline, according to a large new study of Medicare recipients.
Hip fracture rates declined each year from 2002 to 2012, the researchers found. But starting in 2013, hip fracture rates leveled off and were... |
1b366ba2-710d-fdb0-64d5-66edd1c420f6 | ['885faf86-f48a-78af-fe24-c7c75835af5a'] | After 25 years of study, new research shows that babies exposed to cocaine in utero, or "crack babies," suffer no long-term effects. But poverty and harsh punishments for mothers continue to affect families.
Dr. Hallam Hurt began a study for babies exposed to cocaine in utero, or "crack babies" as they became known in ... | c6d020fb-344f-8be8-434e-5a96e6be3c95 | ['885faf86-f48a-78af-fe24-c7c75835af5a'] | Young people want jobs, a new study shows, but they have their eyes set on social change.
A new survey shows that young people want social change, not just economic change.
Deloitte Consulting surveyed almost 8,000 people born in the late 1980s to the early 2000s in 28 countries. In both developing and developed nation... |
d3b94b4c-d14b-9874-c985-b4085b37a1f1 | ['886a59a9-73ee-826b-afe5-b745a4908cdc'] | Um, didn't YOU call ME? Brisbane prankster calls two Domino's Pizza stores at once and puts them on the phone to one another... now the supreme stunt has gone viral
Brisbane's <PERSON> has uploaded a four-minute video on YouTube
The video showing the prank has so far attracted more than 120,000 hits
<PERSON> calls the ... | 54aba96b-37e1-5906-a5d5-a4588f9f74b8 | ['886a59a9-73ee-826b-afe5-b745a4908cdc'] | What happened to the lucky country? Australia ranked 18th in the world for happiness as Paraguay tops the list
The nation scored a happiness factor of 79 out of 100 in a Gallup survey
About 1000 people were survey in 138 countries across the globe
Paraguay made it to number one for a third year in a row, with a score o... |
8e005ab9-56ee-436d-2efb-c1e692fb5d26 | ['88d0d57a-d4f2-b343-c834-c4ee539d3284'] | When I became Colorado’s governor in 2007, one of my first priorities was to change the makeup of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and then to completely overhaul the rules concerning the extraction of oil and gas in our state.
It took the better part of two years, and some difficult battles with the in... | 3c670ddb-8b29-636e-1137-34b74ae2e573 | ['88d0d57a-d4f2-b343-c834-c4ee539d3284'] | For some Coloradans and their elected representatives, there is no such thing as a good tax. Even when it is clearly in the public interest, a new tax is considered one of those “third rails” that many politicians are afraid to touch.
But some types of taxes can be necessary, beneficial and fair. Now there is fresh evi... |
97d4aa0d-0bdf-f80b-9128-fa7037feb83c | ['8922d86d-7fe5-a361-2cce-88c36cd44956'] | “First of all,” he says, “it’s important to give credit to my co-researcher, <PERSON>, whose name is ahead of mine on this paper. He’s a real scientific researcher; I’m just an old-fashioned bucket biologist.”
It turns out <PERSON>, a post-graduate student from China, the aquaculture capital of the world, was at the Un... | 4c74dbb5-1d01-6d3c-3046-757bc9db6423 | ['8922d86d-7fe5-a361-2cce-88c36cd44956'] | One especially fertile approach to abbreviation in Gregg is the use of single letters as stand-ins for common prefixes or suffixes, depending on whether they’re written before or after the words they modify. As prefixes, these letters can be either attached to or detached from the word. For example, a detached “g,” wri... |
7daef3a0-5f4c-c48e-7c1e-7facfe37a0cc | ['8927f419-6505-5e60-cc9c-f9a2a4b752b1'] | By <PERSON>
Staff writer
Police said a man was shot to death by his wife Monday evening in the Central City neighborhood, the fourth slaying in New Orleans in three days and the second Monday, police said.
The Orleans Parish coroner's office identified the dead man as <PERSON>, 45, of New Orleans.
Police said his wife,... | 28ee68d3-1944-d43f-90d4-a9127d5c1ae4 | ['8927f419-6505-5e60-cc9c-f9a2a4b752b1'] | By David Hammer
Staff writer
In a little-known rule that one top state official derided as "foolishness," Road Home applicants who take a buyout, but agree to buy a new home in Louisiana, get nailed with a 40 percent penalty unless they buy the new house within 90 days.
Buried deep in reams of grant closing documents, ... |
64bbd44c-267a-c653-3231-e78e448a931e | ['892ef0e1-fa3a-4833-bea0-8ef6328a953d'] | From left, Jill Nock, Will Godfrey and Kathy Riggli discuss the Lewiston Idaho Stake Day of Service at Vineland Cemetery in Clarkston, Wash.
CLARKSTON, Wash. — People the world around may benefit from the Lewiston Idaho Stake’s Day of Service.
On a cold, blustery O ct. 20, members of the stake of The Church of Jesus Ch... | 21de9142-4d80-7172-dd4a-80cd69108615 | ['892ef0e1-fa3a-4833-bea0-8ef6328a953d'] | CLARKSTON, Wash. — People the world around may benefit from the Lewiston Idaho Stake’s Day of Service.
On a cold, blustery O ct. 20, members of the stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were joined by volunteers from the Twin Rivers Genealogical Society, 129 in all, to check nearly 10,000 tombstone i... |
871e2646-d031-8639-7c3e-4a8e9208b832 | ['89657a39-15bb-8f80-ab88-8fcf3a2f33ff'] | Some say it's as if Lake Worth police are hugging with their right hand and shoving with their left.
That's the apparent treatment Central American immigrants are getting in the community where police want them to live without fear of being victimized by thieves. At the same time, police are enforcing building codes th... | 61bba064-93fd-0891-0754-9e6173902961 | ['89657a39-15bb-8f80-ab88-8fcf3a2f33ff'] | Jupiter police arrested five men Friday hours after an armed robbery in which a shot was fired but no one was injured.
Two men stormed into Cash-A-Check about 8 a.m. at 150 W. Indiantown Road while three others waited in a car, Sgt. Scott Pascarella said. Police were on the scene shortly after as several witnesses call... |
82cf1f3f-13d4-de88-ec38-4e0fa050d810 | ['89bf07ba-e04e-ff28-72eb-5e0b2f9727da'] | GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Mathematical models predicted it, and now a University of Florida study has confirmed it: Immunizing school-aged children from flu can protect other segments of the population as well.
When just half of 5- to 17-year-old children in Alachua County were vaccinated through a school-based program, the ... | fc23cb34-49a7-50b9-37fb-0fbce39f34fa | ['89bf07ba-e04e-ff28-72eb-5e0b2f9727da'] | <PERSON>, a retired UF/IFAS Extension Desoto County director and livestock agent, noticed air potatoes taking over his creek bed a few years ago, making the creek inaccessible. Now, the wines have been reduced by 40 to 50 percent.
GAINESVILLE | In Florida, air potato is a statewide problem, but the battle against the i... |
0d076610-7cd3-26be-2cbb-9cb1275e3dea | ['89fd285e-bfdd-2f1f-f453-db623c285b54'] | It has become widely accepted that workers are losing out in the global labour force to robots that can perform the same tasks at a lower cost.
Over the past three decades, economists have tracked a decline in the share of the economy going to labour—and have assumed a perfectly equal rise in the share going to buy and... | 6f34417c-8ed5-2228-9c0b-6bd242fcf376 | ['89fd285e-bfdd-2f1f-f453-db623c285b54'] | When foreigners go to Japan, Tokyo tops their list of places to see. Seven of the 10 most-visited destinations in the country are in the capital, according to the Japan National Tourist Organization.
This makes it easy for visitors to check the top spots off their must-see lists without leaving Tokyo, a sprawling city ... |
a9c9e06d-79fc-451f-b477-511431276083 | ['8a083572-3c27-edc4-2100-699b78944237'] | The alleged boss of the Real IRA recruited a top gunman capable of murdering <PERSON>, the FBI spy <PERSON> told a Dublin court yesterday.
Mr <PERSON>, 51, is the key witness in the case against the alleged leader, <PERSON>, 53, from Dundalk, Co Louth, in the Irish Republic, who denies membership of the renegade parami... | 44fd2a7e-e16f-60b3-d36f-4216c011a23c | ['8a083572-3c27-edc4-2100-699b78944237'] | Scotland Yard will face tough questions today from two top Brazilian legislators who have flown to London to investigate the police shooting of <PERSON>, the innocent Brazilian citizen mistaken for a suicide bomber.
The legislators will meet the deputy assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan police, <PERSON>, who vi... |
337b2eeb-5184-89ce-5478-671b6f1e8947 | ['8a30b9b3-4212-99cf-caab-e45a79a6df38'] | People in southeastern British Columbia are dying from prescription opioid overdoses at the same rate they're dying in drunk-driving accidents.
The findings are contained in a research project conducted by medical health officers at the Interior Health Authority and the B.C. Coroners Service.
Across southeastern B.C., ... | 4ae6c1f4-8dfb-9f1b-2ef0-acf695ab8794 | ['8a30b9b3-4212-99cf-caab-e45a79a6df38'] | A B.C. Supreme Court Justice must decide whether a 48-year-old man with an IQ of 65 and the impulse control of an eight-year-old should be declared a dangerous or long-term offender, or if he should spend just two years in jail for abducting a Sparwood, B.C., youngster from his bed more than two years ago.
The sentenci... |
d76cad61-a1b7-54b8-e46d-ddaa0a83cee3 | ['8a3fe2f2-15e6-1a3e-c277-925d5154e471'] | September 18, Buenos Aires
The beginning is simple enough: I find myself in the park due to a sudden and overwhelming urge to go to the museum.
People speak of the shock of retirement. They warn of the possibility of profound depression. However, this is not something I expect for myself. The life I have built here ove... | 5367a263-a184-1363-5bb0-a1981adb1647 | ['8a3fe2f2-15e6-1a3e-c277-925d5154e471'] | One of the pleasures of reading <PERSON> debut collection is the feeling of being thrown off balance: not knowing where this playful and adventurous new talent will take you next. The 12 stories that make up What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky are set in Nigeria and the US, sometimes moving between the two (the... |
3540987a-cad1-1fbd-ca7d-f886d8f3e0fc | ['8a9228cd-689c-cafc-7e6a-22bbd9468ed4'] | The actress, who was joined by 'Orange Is the New Black's' <PERSON> in the front row, made an exception for a boldly cut two-piece ensemble by the label.
“One of the first magazines I was ever in, I wore a Milly dress and have just fallen in love since then,” said Orange Is the New Black’s <PERSON> at the Milly spring ... | 3ae0510a-4160-5916-23be-a6e356369593 | ['8a9228cd-689c-cafc-7e6a-22bbd9468ed4'] | The designer on her "Good Vibrations" fall 2016 show and that "<PERSON> moment."
"A luxurious color explosion," is how <PERSON> described her latest collection at the fall/winter 2016 presentation Friday evening. "Our girl is a cool girl. A girl you’d want to hang out with, knows who she is. She’s playful, fun, sexy fr... |
00a5a953-c761-53d5-27e5-c8067671e554 | ['8a9f687e-caf8-b403-bd7f-1a6a7405fa24'] | <PERSON> A firefighter battle flames at a house that burned to the ground on Camp Plenty Road during a 12,500-acre brush fire that started near Agua Dulce.
The 10-year-old boy who accidentally started one of the worst California wildfires last month could face stern consequences, should prosecutors decide to bring char... | 616a84fe-3857-57c1-a3f0-2a5c448aa98f | ['8a9f687e-caf8-b403-bd7f-1a6a7405fa24'] | <PERSON> / Getty Same-sex-marriage supporters rally on the eve of a state Supreme Court hearing on Proposition 8 on March 4, 2009, in Los Angeles
The prospects of same-sex marriage in California grew dimmer Thursday, when two Supreme Court justices who helped create the right for gays to marry in last year's historic d... |
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World
Eight people died and scores were missing on Tuesday after giant flash floods smashed through an Australian town like an "inland tsunami", dramatically escalating a widespread flood crisis.
Officials said the death toll was expected to rise after fast-running torrents of water devastated the r... | 428671ca-a1a1-71de-b5a4-def8e4e6fafa | ['8ada1de3-3ba9-e2f8-3e0e-c885ee18d4e4'] | World
Breaking News World
Eight people died and scores were missing on Tuesday after giant flash floods smashed through an Australian town like an "inland tsunami", dramatically escalating a widespread flood crisis.
Officials said the death toll was expected to rise after fast-running torrents of water devastated the r... |
801e6409-067b-6281-a58e-2b5b021ac818 | ['8b0bb962-bf84-51e3-e6cd-7937bb13db2f'] | As reported in several articles in The Times, including the Aug. 21 story, " <PERSON> tries to 'cut through the noise' on healthcare," the president has been forced to address claims from those who oppose his healthcare reform proposal on the grounds that it would fund abortions with taxpayer dollars. Even some Roman C... | 05f346ca-6401-dc8f-5d0a-abd87fe5c4ac | ['8b0bb962-bf84-51e3-e6cd-7937bb13db2f'] | <PERSON>: If your campaign does not stop equating Sen. <PERSON> with terrorism, questioning his patriotism and portraying Mr. <PERSON> as "not one of us," I accuse you of deliberately feeding the most unhinged elements of our society the red meat of hate, and therefore of potentially instigating violence.
At a <PERSON>... |
5c0c562f-a4a0-a570-aeed-46f556017ad7 | ['8b4f3368-86e6-3212-ee3d-0d7c82de7d92'] | The Generosity Foundation, (or The Federation of Students and Nominally or Unemployed Artists) is part performance art and part micro-lending grant program. The group of 10, each gathered $100 then pooled the money to be given away as grants to jump start art projects. This past June, they set up a booth in a New York ... | 7eb86b0b-6d9d-30cc-15ad-7ce117627301 | ['8b4f3368-86e6-3212-ee3d-0d7c82de7d92'] | What's one of the enemies of real innovation?
Sharing his thoughts in the Harvard Business Review, author <PERSON> believes that content questioning is the real enemy of innovation.
<PERSON> says that “What About…” questions – the ones which endlessly ponder every possible scenario and variable surrounding an idea or p... |
a12ac431-f1af-d842-47ab-809a0e9e537b | ['8b694498-d3c3-76b9-9cd2-4dfdf7029b27'] | NEARLY 40,000 Bradford fans will have the opportunity to take a walk down Wembley Way in the club’s bid to win this season’s League One play-off final on Saturday, May 20.
The club today confirmed it had been allocated 38,000 tickets for the West End of Wembley for the showpiece game against Millwall.
The Lions beat th... | 36e1e99f-6e26-fe3d-8f32-994ebbb5634c | ['8b694498-d3c3-76b9-9cd2-4dfdf7029b27'] | THE IMAX cinema at Bradford's National Media Museum (pictured) is offering subtitled shows to cater for those who are deaf or hard of hearing for the first time.
The breakthrough is a result of a partnership between Picturehouse Bradford and the British Deaf Association (BDA), whose local teams have reviewed and improv... |
2ed8fc66-1af9-51cf-681e-09997b161efd | ['8b83dcc2-2d33-e083-b12d-096053735f91'] | Would you pay $120 for this <PERSON> designed white T-shirt? Credit: A.P.C.
Who said you can’t sell water to a whale? Apparently, <PERSON> has found a way. Recently, he announced the launch of a clothing line with French brand A.P.C that features men’s jeans, T-shirts and hoodies. One of the most talked-about items fro... | 8d18436f-b4f2-eb71-7b0e-2dada68893b0 | ['8b83dcc2-2d33-e083-b12d-096053735f91'] | If you think that federal minimum wage isn't enough to survive on you're probably right. Which is why McDonald's is advising their employees to get a second job before even considering a monthly budget.
Recently, Visa partnered with the Wealth Watchers Corp to create a, “Practical Money Skills” journal for McDonald’s e... |
efe80a05-3c50-0c03-1715-6633404dbdb6 | ['8b9e2bab-a9ec-3179-cfc0-c4a86d0c9ad4'] | As the director of Britain's only children's charity dedicated to campaigning against child trafficking, I routinely find myself making complaints to local authorities about the lack of care provided to trafficked child victims of rape, extreme violence and trauma.
The "culture of disbelief" and, at times, blatant disc... | 1ad6b450-d984-93c6-d24d-7fa747516255 | ['8b9e2bab-a9ec-3179-cfc0-c4a86d0c9ad4'] | When ECPAT UK and Save The Children launched a report into child trafficking in the north of England in the summer of 2007, we were horrified by the numbers of missing children suspected to have been trafficked. Of the 80 children identified in the small-scale report, almost 60% had gone missing without a trace. We cal... |
865fe704-da3a-42e1-5c5d-4b094113d8f3 | ['8ba66da7-54e0-9a49-fc23-04890d322bca'] | There comes a time in every fundraiser’s life when they face a crisis that threatens the Jewish nonprofit’s special event. The dilemma may revolve around cancelling or postponing an event that may have been months, or even a year, in the planning.
Let me state from the outset that I faced two such crises. Remaining cal... | fb4c70d0-689e-628c-0918-4422af88623d | ['8ba66da7-54e0-9a49-fc23-04890d322bca'] | A recent recalled cliffhanger described how close I came to cancelling, or postponing, a major golf tournament. Thanks to nerves of steel and help from the One Above, months of planning weren’t wasted and we made lots of money.
On to the next fear factor episode.
I was the executive producer of both the Jewish Hospice ... |
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The holiday shopping season is almost upon us, so we should start thinking what Christmas gifts we will get our children. I do not have children, but I have seen how hard it is for my cousin to buy presents for his kids. However, Toys R Us plans to make this easy with their 2010 Hot Holiday Toy List. K... | c9fa10e1-818f-bc7f-bd68-ceb7be477a61 | ['8ba8575e-15c3-3c62-820f-d5ab94e00e72'] | The holiday shopping season is almost upon us, so we should start thinking what Christmas gifts we will get our children. I do not have children, but I have seen how hard it is for my cousin to buy presents for his kids. However, Toys R Us plans to make this easy with their 2010 Hot Holiday Toy List. Kinect for the Xbo... |
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Public attitudes on the issue of immigration. Immigration may have made the United States what it is, but history suggests that Americans have always been ambivalent on the issue. Currently, the subject ranks fairly low as a priority in opinion surveys. The public, in general, appears to be more concerned ... | e4761c96-0f47-38c3-47b6-491faed4e320 | ['8bccf35a-0ae4-0caf-d623-f1a9317ed215'] | Public attitudes on the issue of immigration. Immigration may have made the United States what it is, but history suggests that Americans have always been ambivalent on the issue. Currently, the subject ranks fairly low as a priority in opinion surveys. The public, in general, appears to be more concerned about illegal... |
9ad3b624-a9ef-d810-a98b-f72ea2d1c136 | ['8be09810-2df4-8912-2b6d-07284655e7bd'] | <PERSON>, the maestro who passed away on November 12 was behind the creation of some of the most-loved comic characters of Marvel, that went on to achieve stardom during his lifetime.
From The Fantastic Four to <PERSON>, <PERSON> to The Incredible Hulk, X-Men to The Avengers, <PERSON> was part of the team that introduc... | 89b75ab2-199c-b799-6f6b-a6ae14bbd65a | ['8be09810-2df4-8912-2b6d-07284655e7bd'] | One has high hopes pinned on <PERSON> <PERSON> as <PERSON> and <PERSON> sizzle in the stills
The outgoing year has not been kind to Pakistani cinema.
In the latter half of this year, cinema owners’ refusal to screen Bollywood films because of the rising tensions between Pakistan and India, resulted in a massive loss of... |
7ab5bdad-2f66-93ac-d182-fc11b7475755 | ['8be549f0-a28c-64d4-6821-77ef115e9b08'] | Much like a clogged artery, interest-specific legislation has slowly accumulated in the legal code, blocking progress and undermining the health of the system.
Reuters Would you be surprised to hear that our government is just like a middle-aged American who, having eaten fast food for decades, now faces heart trouble ... | cb4c4592-c35b-ef5b-8b62-678e535b1e8f | ['8be549f0-a28c-64d4-6821-77ef115e9b08'] | With the recent budget cut announced for 2020 defense spending, there’s one thing I know from my years in the Marine Corps: our troops need all the protection they can get against a set of threats that grows more menacing every day, from IEDs to urban warfare and extreme weather conditions.
Combat gear must now be stro... |
20140aab-63af-5a29-f7be-20c3e087164d | ['8c31829d-a555-b078-c1ba-65a64b51cdc7'] | The NFL has a tradition of naming former players as captains for the Pro Bowl. On Tuesday, selections were made for the 2019 version and two familiar faces for Cowboys fans are among the honored.
Hall-of-Famer <PERSON>, along with <PERSON> will join <PERSON> and <PERSON> as the four captains of the game.
<PERSON> will ... | 9656c9ba-34a9-cdd9-b715-cc17dbe64b6c | ['8c31829d-a555-b078-c1ba-65a64b51cdc7'] | The Dallas Cowboys have been playing with a banged up offensive line all season, it seems. With <PERSON> missing his first professional game Sunday with a knee injury, the team turned to <PERSON> at right guard. <PERSON> had been replaced at left guard by <PERSON>, who had started the last six contests, but he did not ... |
46cb945e-20b4-1944-44ef-194a07f57e46 | ['8c384c6a-1672-85c1-2ed7-586ec885a7b3'] | This post was written by <PERSON> and <PERSON>.
In Washington, Congress is nearing a vote on the U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement (FTA). In Colombia, Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities, union members and small-scale farmers are bracing for the agreement's economic impact and enduring still more violence and co... | b120aba6-61de-0665-c79d-0b92e8a5f481 | ['8c384c6a-1672-85c1-2ed7-586ec885a7b3'] | Nineteen-year-old <PERSON> was killed in Tegucigalpa as members of the Military Police opened fire on unarmed protesters rallying against fraud in Honduras’s November 26th elections. She is one of eight people killed during protests that erupted across the country around the disputed elections.
The government declared ... |
60714a0b-fe40-c085-8ddc-b458534a48ec | ['8c451e6b-0550-ade4-d3ab-1f41aab723a0'] | An Australian sniper uses a periscope rifle at Gallipoli in 1915. Nearly a century of erosion later, these trenches are 2 or 3 feet deep at most.
Photo by <PERSON>/Imperial War Museum via Wikimedia Commons
ÇANAKKALE, Turkey—Separated by language, culture, and 9,000 miles of ocean, Australia, New Zealand, and Turkey hav... | 1dfc061a-eb5f-70e5-ebb1-30ff7a8584c5 | ['8c451e6b-0550-ade4-d3ab-1f41aab723a0'] | Ulrike Poppe used to be one of the most surveilled women in East Germany. For 15 years, agents of the Stasi (short for Staatssicherheitsdienst, or State Security Service) followed her, bugged her phone and home, and harassed her unremittingly, right up until she and other dissidents helped bring down the Berlin Wall in... |
fb8cdfc0-628e-e389-d3ce-e06d87d3616a | ['8c5c2b75-d201-a157-7b56-f07a3185a586'] | Recently, many Nigerians vehemently denounced the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) for its brutality, extortion and extra-judicial killings. It was very impressive that the uproar against SARS officers prompted immediate responses from the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Nigerian senate. Both the IGP and the... | 43e57e3f-2d2e-74d2-2e22-e1aef76a994e | ['8c5c2b75-d201-a157-7b56-f07a3185a586'] | The Nigerian ruling elite can be repulsively arrogant, disgustingly snobbish and frighteningly cold-hearted. With the superciliousness only fitting of colonial masters and medieval feudal lords, they ride roughshod over the masses of Nigerians; treating them as though they deserve no respect and their lives count for n... |
7d37e05f-e8cc-1d2d-231a-9c9864ea9b43 | ['8c7c0c9e-7faf-dc5d-16f8-03edc5afa513'] | The Chicago White Sox haven't clinched the AL Central yet. With the way they are playing so far in September, it shouldn't be very long.
<PERSON> homered for the third straight game, and <PERSON> hit one for the second day in a row to lead the White Sox to their sixth consecutive victory, 6-5 over the Kansas City Roy... | 9dca3a16-9cda-9b6d-d4e3-84f18228e903 | ['8c7c0c9e-7faf-dc5d-16f8-03edc5afa513'] | The AFL-CIO succumbed to division Sunday, with its largest union deciding to bolt the 50-year-old federation and three others poised to do so in a dispute over how to reverse organized labor's long slide.
The four unions, representing nearly one-third of the AFL-CIO's 13 million members, announced Sunday they would b... |
994c1061-1efb-95fc-a87b-9e4ab9d7c543 | ['8cf51779-2ad9-2537-1900-cecdb9816e7b'] | Investigators say a Waverly man illegally transported thousands of gallons of fuel to different gas stations in Northeast Iowa.Fayette County deputies arrested <PERSON>, 22, early Friday. <PERSON> owns the Pit Lane gas station in Waverly and two others in Arlington and Volga. Investigators say he was moving gas from on... | 14895473-08f7-5861-3fa1-26f07f398f4b | ['8cf51779-2ad9-2537-1900-cecdb9816e7b'] | A man died in a crash involving at least two trucks on Interstate 80 Friday morning. The Iowa State Patrol said the accident happened just before 8 a.m. in the westbound lanes about four miles west of Tiffin. Troopers said a semitruck was traveling about 55-60 mph in the right lane. They said the driver of a straight t... |
0f20b9e6-0492-22fa-fdb2-4d7e3a40f022 | ['8d088432-be28-20bc-27dc-7fb0ace7dbdc'] | The Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs ended their World Series droughts and stayed competitive under the tutelage of baseball savant <PERSON> because of these strong points.
<PERSON> is widely considered by many pundits as arguably the best architect in baseball today because of the feats he accomplished with the Boston ... | 6d9019cb-55e1-ec54-e73a-d18297b75080 | ['8d088432-be28-20bc-27dc-7fb0ace7dbdc'] | <PERSON> currently commands the attention of all 30 teams in Major League Baseball. Projected to shatter the record books by signing the most lucrative contract in baseball’s history next offseason, the former National League MVP will have to embrace the circus that comes with being the most-sought slugger in the game.... |
ac923752-d3c8-df0f-555c-dae305047170 | ['8d319956-b2f1-5325-c5ea-4edbb2b1e935'] | Tearing Down the Wall of Sound: The Rise and Fall of Phil Spector
by <PERSON>.
Bloomsbury £18.99, pp502
<PERSON> broke a 25-year silence to talk to journalist <PERSON> about his stunning career, his mercurial rise as founding member of the original teen band, the Teddy Bears, to being the most successful record produce... | 5cb09956-a0e3-e89f-808f-8882acc60375 | ['8d319956-b2f1-5325-c5ea-4edbb2b1e935'] | The Story of Poetry
by <PERSON>
Weidenfeld & Nicolson £16.99, pp512
<PERSON> book is a detailed and deftly handled examination of poetry from <PERSON> to <PERSON>. He approaches the material from a variety of angles, addressing various aspects of the poets' lives, as well as the context of their work within the histori... |
02df09c9-7159-dd82-b225-7fc22883dfe1 | ['8d4baef3-fde2-a85e-794f-e19872c92285'] | Rare is the music festival that kicks off with an audiovisual polemic against reproduction pieced together from blurry clips of Japanese pornography – but then not every music festival is bold enough to book <PERSON> as its opening act. The Kawasaki-based DJ is always good for an unorthodox viewpoint, and by the end of... | f5839fd6-39ae-91ea-fc89-1c1cf6cb3d47 | ['8d4baef3-fde2-a85e-794f-e19872c92285'] | Lovebox has always been a festival for the pop omnivore, a glitter-speckled mishmash for weekend hedonists and fancy-dressers. But this year’s edition felt distinctly segregated, and not just because of the VIP loos (accessible with a £15 wristband). Both days were nostalgia-free events, with a focus on new rather than... |
07e3c204-c1a6-0ed9-fdce-b7826473aa3f | ['8d5b41ed-960d-3389-9e4a-592ac2bd37c8'] | They’re going to lose. A lot. But that doesn’t mean the games can’t still be fun.
Amid all of the sound and (much less) fury of Hurricane Sandy, most of Washington
probably didn’t realize that Tuesday night marked the opening game for the 2012-13
Washington Wizards season.
We don’t have to pretend like the Wizards are ... | 4efb649e-a95f-0677-c2db-2ca89f9fe68f | ['8d5b41ed-960d-3389-9e4a-592ac2bd37c8'] | When it comes to the proposition to bring gambling to Maryland, the team seems willing to mix politics and sports.
I tend to focus on sports and leave the politics to folks with fancy ties who claim
to be experts, but occasionally the two intersect. It happened for me last week when
I saw
<PERSON>—famous in the Washing... |
a2a83e3d-7192-f457-c591-5d7fa603bc66 | ['8d7c74c8-d0e1-c514-7d75-a203453fe73b'] | Something unexpected happened to Centennial's volleyball team last year on its way to a fourth straight Class 3A state title.
It lost.
Mount Hebron, which twice had lost to the Eagles during the regular season, defeated Centennial in five games in the East region final and went on to capture the state title.
The Eagles... | be333e10-658a-373b-ce52-8c61b0a19b17 | ['8d7c74c8-d0e1-c514-7d75-a203453fe73b'] | <PERSON> scored 11 goals to pace Centennial over visiting Hammond, 21-10, yesterday in a Class 1A-2A South Region quarterfinal game.
"This is the <PERSON> I know," said Centennial coach <PERSON>. "She had some slow games recently, so she needed this."
"I came out a little harder because we were down three defensive sta... |
160998a4-d656-68f1-00f4-e20ead7b4f01 | ['8d893df9-f8f1-38fe-56d8-5ceb151eebfb'] | Lusaka, Zambia
Ten Zambian women sit in a row, readjusting hairdos and smoothing skirts in a flutter of nerves. Another young woman is in tears on the manicured lawn of Lusaka’s Chinese embassy, with a number 1 pinned to her prom-style dress. This isn’t a beauty pageant. It’s a Mandarin proficiency contest hosted by Ha... | 0c69f2fd-cec6-eded-d88c-3019582ad69e | ['8d893df9-f8f1-38fe-56d8-5ceb151eebfb'] | analysis
Meet some of the growing group of Africans lining up to learn Chinese.
Soon after being named Entrepreneur of the Year in Zimbabwe's equivalent of "Dragon's Den", <PERSON> was faced with the challenge of turning his business idea into reality. The 26-year-old wanted to manufacture solar panels to help address ... |
ad2cb051-7b61-3c46-d5f0-b2711c92185b | ['8d9fa387-d43a-e2c6-33fc-fac93a1556a1'] | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday an increase in funding to clean up Pueblo’s Smelter Superfund site.
The EPA said this will reduce residential exposure to lead and other heavy metals.
With up to $15 million in annual funding — more than twice the amount originally budgeted — the EPA estimates r... | a31aeb53-7a26-5eb1-031f-1ff8c8fbb520 | ['8d9fa387-d43a-e2c6-33fc-fac93a1556a1'] | United Airlines announced plans Friday to donate $1 million to Warren Village, a Denver nonprofit that helps low-income and single-parent families become self-sufficient.
Warren Village provides families with affordable housing, comprehensive educational and career guidance, and early childhood education.
“United’s ext... |
74967a2b-7b8c-15fd-ff2c-fb03d392820e | ['8dc08e63-feb7-c4cb-85c8-73acf6d3f711'] | Twitter’s co-founders had some advice for startup founders Thursday: If you have kids, you’ll have to do things a little differently.
“I don’t go to bars anymore,” said <PERSON>, one of the Twitter co-founders now working on the publishing platform Medium. <PERSON> and fellow Twitter co-founder <PERSON> for an intervie... | a715a3a5-2cd7-bbd0-c9ab-96d99fced257 | ['8dc08e63-feb7-c4cb-85c8-73acf6d3f711'] | Back before Facebook really took off, people were all abuzz about Ning, a social network co-founded by <PERSON> and <PERSON> in 2004 that raised more than $100 million in its first five years. But the site hit the social market perhaps a little too soon, and has largely faded from prominence, having been acquired by Gl... |
238806ee-5db7-789a-ac33-8a97b84ee02f | ['8ddcb5b8-2902-7eaf-6785-49a161b3afe4'] | Uber at the core is nothing more than a bunch of guys who came up with a clever app for streamlining the way you call for a car. Rather than phoning or texting, you tap on the app. Rather than paying with cash or credit cards, you have an account. And rather than depending on the reputation of the car company, you depe... | 7729b199-25dd-f76b-97c6-7902c74cea18 | ['8ddcb5b8-2902-7eaf-6785-49a161b3afe4'] | I spoke recently at a conference where I was followed to the podium by Fox's <PERSON>, who, among other things, railed against the instigation by the left of “class warfare”, pointing out that doing so is little more than singling out an unpopular minority group, (i.e., the rich), for higher taxation. (Though the minor... |
9b48642d-12b1-2378-938e-4e2e92e8f457 | ['8ddf0415-ab52-cf38-148a-3ee47d66a426'] | A classically-trained cellist, an in-demand Americana accompanist, a soulful singing solo artist, a ballet score composer, and a bike-riding environmentalist – these are accurate ways to describe the multi-talented <PERSON>. The Kentucky native’s young career has been notable for its artistic diversity and creative pro... | 281ab033-9240-8bf0-58fe-f4f88cfed9ce | ['8ddf0415-ab52-cf38-148a-3ee47d66a426'] | Over The Rhine
Meet Me At The Edge Of The World
(Great Speckled Dog Records)
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Male/female duos are very much in vogue nowadays; however, it is a pairing that <PERSON> and <PERSON> (husband and wife in real life) have used for over 20 years as Over The Rhine. Perhaps the current popularity of act... |
aff4078e-5e3f-2e46-bf5a-92203135a4db | ['8e03830e-d6db-dd34-3d5d-33a2a205928d'] | BANGKOK – Thailand’s national police chief said Tuesday that authorities are now certain that last month’s deadly bombing at a Bangkok shrine was related to the trafficking of Uighur Muslims from China to Turkey.
<PERSON> comments marked the first time authorities have publicly linked the Aug. 17 bombing to the smuggli... | fc5e045b-169c-ad38-4b53-e4d0df05272e | ['8e03830e-d6db-dd34-3d5d-33a2a205928d'] | BANGKOK — Police said Monday they will have to tighten security on an island in eastern Thailand after four French tourists were brutally assaulted, including two women who were raped. The attack raises fresh concern about tourist safety in Thailand, which hosted a record 29 million visitors last year.
Police had the f... |
a9e99b56-40c6-ff40-5415-b1b461465141 | ['8e1b6326-94eb-96f0-d478-b17824639de4'] | Adorable footage shows a young shopping till-obsessed girl scanning items for real at a check-out counter in Tesco.
<PERSON> was queuing up at the checkout at the store in Bristol with her grandparents <PERSON> and <PERSON> when the staff member offered to show her how it works.
The tot jumped at the chance to get behi... | 78f02f8e-039e-375e-8cc9-e7394b2badb6 | ['8e1b6326-94eb-96f0-d478-b17824639de4'] | Eye-watering footage shows the moment a man dips the world's hottest chilli pepper in hot sauce and eats it before electrocuting his tongue with a fly zapper.
<PERSON>, 38, lays out the ingredients for his mouth-scorching stunt on a table which includes the a Carolina Reaper chilli pepper, Satan's Blood hot sauce and t... |
672c4a76-d5c3-365d-7a29-ed5d1af7cc50 | ['8e624fa0-06dc-e7a1-c41c-a44d6c054819'] | In a time of trials that have tested the will of the faithful worldwide, the Roman Catholic Church in San Francisco has emerged relatively unscathed.
The sex abuse scandals staining archdioceses in Boston, Los Angeles and now Chicago have had no parallel in San Francisco. Instead, the local archdiocese's reputation has... | bfb2bab7-21aa-3265-029f-d9830024df64 | ['8e624fa0-06dc-e7a1-c41c-a44d6c054819'] | The rat was out on Friday in front of Trayer Engineering in Potrero Hill, where the Sheet Metal Workers Local 104 union was on strike for the fourth straight week.
The rat — a giant inflatable rodent with an evil smile and money bursting from a pocket — is a staple of many picket lines in The City, but this one had a t... |
985d7c87-d79e-a8e1-8cbb-ad98dcd31e3b | ['8e6a2598-dd8d-bf1b-f417-e0d159c33715'] | This is my final column for The Herald.
I am 67 today and although I've made some bad judgments over the years, I think I'm making a good one now.
I'd like to reflect on a man who is totally forgotten.
This exceptional figure was the radical educationist <PERSON> (always known as <PERSON>) who died in 1987.
It was 13 y... | 6b69453f-2ede-3ca1-1154-3543bc63aee7 | ['8e6a2598-dd8d-bf1b-f417-e0d159c33715'] | Every summer, <PERSON> turns over his Where I Stand column to guest writers for several weeks. Today’s writer is U.S. Senate Majority Leader <PERSON>.
As I spent time with my grandchildren a few Saturdays ago, I couldn’t help but notice the looming clouds rising over Las Vegas. Only these clouds didn’t represent a 30-s... |
68deb525-db00-c21f-9831-fff69c792793 | ['8e7627aa-f617-b32d-45ee-e21ee3252ea9'] | ROSKILDE (Reuters Life!) - Music and partying are the main ingredients to a good rock festival, but Denmark’s Roskilde Festival also aims to encourage guests to save the planet.
An archway of green footprints welcomes visitors to the Climate Community, an environmentally-friendly camping spot at this year's Roskilde mu... | 00e7984b-35ed-c047-202e-42caea0869fc | ['8e7627aa-f617-b32d-45ee-e21ee3252ea9'] | COPENHAGEN (Reuters Life!) - The world is gathered in Copenhagen for the U.N. climate summit, but Denmark`s bicycle-friendly capital has also given its name to a movement of cities trying to find a kinder way to commute.
People walk past a large globe featuring an interactive display in central Copenhagen December 8, 2... |
249f6df1-c021-f156-e420-6ee710aff9b3 | ['8e9fd545-6810-879b-0e76-5a9544e195cc'] | <PERSON>’s kitschy investment advice is dreadful when viewed through the lens of any sensible investment theory. Yet it is often helpful to millions of people. Why? Because it speaks to the reality of how many of us lead our financial lives. When she reminds people to stay out of debt and live below their means, she wa... | 53e5118e-c71f-f22e-0bc1-bc6df431eccb | ['8e9fd545-6810-879b-0e76-5a9544e195cc'] | The SSDI Shortfall and the Rhetoric of Crisis
SSDI is a big program. Yet it never quite gets the same attention as Medicare, Medicaid, and other social programs. Disability policy is intricate and specialized. It has traditionally been less ideologically polarized, which makes it less interesting to both liberal and co... |
3795267a-15bb-23b4-f354-b3e79e2c1465 | ['8edc9830-ba62-5438-2e08-a136b9027398'] | I was born and brought up in a <PERSON> family where breakfast, lunch and dinner conversations (granny included) were about deals struck and money made. I guess that’s where I inherited my ‘entrepreneurial dna’.
n
It’s after working in my father’s socks factory for almost 10 years and then taking the ultimate roller co... | 54d9e430-90ef-84db-cb5d-46595555ddf5 | ['8edc9830-ba62-5438-2e08-a136b9027398'] | By 2005, a company I had co-founded called Mobile2win (originally started in China in 2001 and then brought into India in 2003) was sailing…
We were first movers in the India Mobile VAS (value added services) space and things were looking up – thanks to all our learnings in China. The first Indian Idol voting platform ... |
d7b9d3a3-d9aa-46de-c274-c24f15946542 | ['8ef7a7ab-1b07-8400-08e2-0d8111bd69a6'] | Delaware Kite Festival
Colorful kites will soar into the sky tomorrow at the 32nd annual Great Delaware Kite Festival at Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes. Kite fliers of all ability levels and ages are invited to participate. Among the events will be flying contests, stunt kite-flying exhibitions, and a kite raffle. F... | 007f1911-74a7-92b1-d918-1b15ae8171b4 | ['8ef7a7ab-1b07-8400-08e2-0d8111bd69a6'] | This posthumously published memoir describes the time that the young <PERSON>'s spent in Paris after the first world war. The title is appropriate: reading A Moveable Feast is a little like sitting down to a banquet with a host of bohemian luminaries. Not only does <PERSON> depict himself surrounded by literary mentors... |
37d38213-232d-3512-54e3-ddf704088637 | ['8f5a8d8a-f19b-1a78-a4a7-dc3b079f8900'] | FLINT, MI -- Police say a 22-year-old man is facing felony charges for sexually assaulting and abusing a teen runaway.
<PERSON> was arraigned Monday, June 18, and is currently being held on a $200,000 cash bond. He has been charged with four counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, one count of unlawful imprison... | 7a6a4d0c-ad2b-baf2-6147-ae71895c7c38 | ['8f5a8d8a-f19b-1a78-a4a7-dc3b079f8900'] | FLINT, MI - Michigan metalsmith <PERSON> is living his dream. After years of hoping to open a unique gallery and boutique, <PERSON> and his wife, <PERSON>, have found the perfect vibe in Flint.
"I've wanted to do this for many years. It's great, I'm living the life -- I have the best job I've ever had," <PERSON> said o... |
e3b69528-a31c-9abc-3573-bdd8e41dc733 | ['8f5aa2d4-b059-ab62-7544-88a36e4f11d6'] | AJACCIO, France (Reuters) - Corsican nationalists said on Monday it was time for talks with Paris on greater autonomy for the French Mediterranean island, after they won nearly two thirds of seats in local elections.
Support for their cause in Sunday’s vote was boosted by dissatisfaction with France’s mainstream partie... | 67479a85-0b1f-4f89-9793-634a2e48ed96 | ['8f5aa2d4-b059-ab62-7544-88a36e4f11d6'] | AJACCIO, France (Reuters) - French President <PERSON> traveled to Corsica on Tuesday to confront demands for greater autonomy for the restive Mediterranean island by nationalists buoyed by unprecedented political strength.
French President <PERSON> greets <PERSON> widow <PERSON> as French Senate speaker <PERSON> looks ... |
84d5bd08-863a-6474-7c1c-04d174416688 | ['8f942488-265f-71d6-6a1a-6bc135a41203'] | Updated April 23, 2017 6:05 AM
The weather is warmer and garage-sale warriors are advancing.
There is no X marking the spot, but we navigate with the help of handwritten signs with arrows pointing north, south, east, west and around corners.
As antique collectors, my husband, <PERSON>, and I can be found scouring Long ... | 04e8b726-7d1c-1d16-f2dc-6747e58a5213 | ['8f942488-265f-71d6-6a1a-6bc135a41203'] | In 2015, I ordered a $99 DNA kit from ancestry.com. Two weeks later, I filled a small tube with my saliva and mailed it back to the genealogy service. Within a month, an email came back. With anticipation, I filled in a code at the website.
My four grandparents emigrated from Italy in the 1890s, and the results confirm... |
ce09e598-91a9-5f91-dd85-094eddd18acb | ['8faeabcf-a3c1-abd3-f746-5e8de26c5754'] | I was in a Barnes & Noble recently and saw a healthy selection of vinyl in the music section. It's a pure nostalgia play -- and there is certainly a market for it -- but it stands in pretty stark contrast to where the music industry actually is today. So it's time for ad agencies to listen up, or our most surprising id... | f0acd172-75db-722f-7b62-42eb433af6d7 | ['8faeabcf-a3c1-abd3-f746-5e8de26c5754'] | As our country barrels toward the final act of its quadrennial POTUS pageant like a whistle-stop circus train careening down the tracks, one thing is certain -- there is a 100% chance our next commander-in-chief will have a plus-fifty unfavorable rating.
2016 presidential candidates <PERSON> and <PERSON> Credit: Photos... |
8aaa861a-4bb5-8598-dfec-b3be14a4b988 | ['9013959b-cb8d-b791-05cc-54c22f24b695'] | Chicago, IL - BDO USA, LLP, one of the nation's leading accounting and consulting organizations, announced that <PERSON> has been promoted to Chicago Tax Office Managing Partner, making him one of the youngest people to earn this leadership position in the firm. In this role, Mr. <PERSON> is responsible for leading the... | 8da5021a-eca3-6e7b-bfa1-367123a23288 | ['9013959b-cb8d-b791-05cc-54c22f24b695'] | BDO USA, LLP, one of the nation's leading accounting and consulting organizations, today announced that <PERSON> has been admitted to the firm's partnership. In this role, he will advise clients on financial statement audits and business process improvements. Previously, Mr. <PERSON> was a senior manager in the firm's ... |
7b8e536d-c1bf-7276-504b-077da5b5e56a | ['9084fc40-70f8-0644-873a-e2d4e83bc41f'] | In recent months the idea of engaging the more “moderate Taliban elements” has grown in popularity as coalition recalibration in Afghanistan fails to yield the immediate dividends that some were hoping for. This notion however fails to account for the structural shifts ongoing amongst militant cadres and the rise of a ... | 43609ec2-307f-f4a7-53a2-928e3eb2e230 | ['9084fc40-70f8-0644-873a-e2d4e83bc41f'] | As the lone Islamic NATO member and a keen aspirant to the European Union, Turkey was long seen as the bridge dividing the East from the West. The metaphor was not lost on President <PERSON>, who chose it as the site to launch his administration’s outreach to the Muslim world, but mere months later, the infatuation has... |
fa6c8bd1-acdc-6135-53f8-c765b79a07e2 | ['90a4d5ba-de91-9d38-84ed-86c66309912c'] | I'd venture to say that I have a healthy dose of self-esteem. I'm not one to shy away from the camera or mind public displays of embarrassment. But there is one woman whose confidence has me beat. Meet my 11-month-old daughter, <PERSON>. Squishy belly, chunky thighs, oblivious to the compliments she receives or the boo... | 605da93b-f294-30e2-e378-2dc91d2a04bf | ['90a4d5ba-de91-9d38-84ed-86c66309912c'] | I suffer from what I lovingly refer to as "moon swings." Daily, my energy is swayed by this or that, and half the time I don't even know why. Having been a bit of an astrology fangirl since the '90s – when it was cool to dial on to the internet and wait 17 minutes for the page to load so you can read your daily horosco... |
646c8b5a-d938-00ba-3359-83136ce95122 | ['90d0eec9-7c1e-b7c7-7ddb-e644031b4eda'] | It was Friday the 13th and we’d been filming for a week in the main hospital in Camp Bastion, the headquarters of the British forces in Afghanistan.
It was hot, dusty and surprisingly quiet for what is usually one of the busiest trauma hospitals in the world. I was told it was a temporary lull, that the Taliban were br... | 51396831-2be6-4d01-66c5-a68ee815c84e | ['90d0eec9-7c1e-b7c7-7ddb-e644031b4eda'] | 1) DRINKING COFFEE IS BAD FOR YOU
When scientists followed 130,000 men and women, ranging from heavy coffee drinkers to those who hardly touched the stuff, they found that "regular coffee consumption was not associated with an increased mortality rate". In fact moderate coffee consumption appears to be mildly protectiv... |
2f7d6af3-28a4-393c-1852-dbb97f933591 | ['912984e7-e221-16c3-d508-ff90ef7eac15'] | "Dying will happen sometime. As you know, I plan for the ages, not just for this life."
As those words show, <PERSON> always thought – and planned – on a grand scale.
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Link <PERSON>: A staunch constitutionalist, a consummate parliamentarian and a great prime minister.... | cc673c24-72ae-652b-7238-5cf37a93c5c5 | ['912984e7-e221-16c3-d508-ff90ef7eac15'] | Colleagues, in the more than 25 years that I've been a member of this caucus, as many of you know I've said and done some hard things. But nothing, nothing harder than this. This is the most difficult speech I have made and will ever make in this caucus.
Friends, <PERSON> was a towering figure in our party and in our l... |
479f7170-cbb5-e1f9-a03d-f304e0d72961 | ['913c6005-d9ae-3301-3d28-b44e7210bbe9'] | Despite the smiling images from Sharm el-Sheikh, the fact is that <PERSON>, the president of the Palestinian Authority, has taken no demonstrable steps to dismantle and disarm the vast Palestinian terror networks, end the incitement or arrest terrorists. And although his rhetoric even after his election has been troubl... | 8fb733c0-f348-98dc-e591-6823d657dcb8 | ['913c6005-d9ae-3301-3d28-b44e7210bbe9'] | King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia was stunned at the hostile reception he received during a recent visit to London. It seems our British friends are much more attuned than we are to the nefarious role the Saudis continue to play in financing and fomenting terror.
As Middle East policymakers and experts focus their efforts ... |
b31818bd-9733-c176-933a-4df02740dca2 | ['9154f725-a792-4047-46e4-6250f772b990'] | TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters Life!) - <PERSON> made his palaces a desert paradise, but now his hometown is seeking foreign investors to turn the late dictator’s playground into a tourist mecca.
A convoy of vehicles for VIPs leave the U.S. army headquarters, the former palace of ousted saddam <PERSON>, on the day of the visit ... | 8b36e24a-b504-f2ea-3180-b4da9c2cbc1d | ['9154f725-a792-4047-46e4-6250f772b990'] | SAMARRA, Iraq (Reuters) - In northern Iraq, residents fearful of al Qaeda militants hurry home before the sun sets. Cities are virtual ghost towns after dark.
A U.S. soldier stands guard near a sign that reads "Stop; an official checkpoint authorized by the Iraqi prime minister and Baghdad's operations chief" on a road... |
9cbeed24-c239-f4c8-2bc8-53bc599da063 | ['9156cfce-ff0e-6197-96ed-6602f97c3d21'] | The Fritz Creek General Store, shown here on Feb. 26, 2019 is located on East End Road near Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
A beloved cat that has long been a fixture of a general store near Homer just got served an eviction notice by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, and many locals... | 12da1844-190d-0282-9cb3-6b2aec396521 | ['9156cfce-ff0e-6197-96ed-6602f97c3d21'] | Homer High School Athletic Director Chis Perk, right in blue, is inducted into the Alaska Wrestling Hall of Fame on Dec. 15, 2018 at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Alaska Schools Activity Association)
When Homer wrestling coach and high school athletic director Chris Perk found out las... |
9f9db3b1-e658-726e-3b5a-daec0ad2df30 | ['919c7850-3dd9-ae6e-4b93-a54d36ca0d1f'] | While it may seem as though security enforcement relaxes during the summer, campus law enforcement continues in the same manner as during the academic school year, according to Corporal <PERSON> of CSUPD.
“I assumed all of those rules were out the window during summer,” said CSU junior graphic design and marketing majo... | 6901061a-0e1d-3754-9179-b700bbf39b9c | ['919c7850-3dd9-ae6e-4b93-a54d36ca0d1f'] | What’s so great about July 11? Two words: free slurpees.
This summer, the country has seen an incredible spike in temperature. According to an article by <PERSON> of the New York Times, the average temperature during the month of June was 57.4 degrees, 4.5 degrees higher than previous data reports.
Colorado is no stran... |
a6faa825-b23e-1daa-189d-251caae76ade | ['91f11c0e-8479-ad1f-d919-3f2f522fe435'] | Britain and Spain will not send delegates to the OECD’s biannual tourism conference on October 20-22, because it will be held in Jerusalem, Tourism Minister <PERSON> said yesterday.
This is only the second time in its history that the conference, which this year will deal with sustainable tourism, is being held outside... | 67d3f02c-9015-d79f-7c80-3fe56d5b4cd6 | ['91f11c0e-8479-ad1f-d919-3f2f522fe435'] | In response to the Israeli Rabbinate's monopoly on marriage in Israel, the author suggests an act of civil disobedience.
Common-law marriage is an act of protest against a corrupt system of religious marriage and divorce in Israel. Israel’s system of marriage and divorce constitutes a commercial industry that sustains ... |
a40db661-5e4c-e501-b5b1-2b63924eab37 | ['920fda16-93e2-aa80-c64c-2465e5d0926e'] | In the 6400 words used by <PERSON>, Islam only constitutes three of them.
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Indeed, rather than a movement and ideology like Communism and fascism, <PERSON> sounds like a comic book superhero describing life in Gotham City:
Neither I, nor any President, can promise the total def... | 7036d0e5-225a-a305-6249-06075e430019 | ['920fda16-93e2-aa80-c64c-2465e5d0926e'] | "Israel has become an affluent and developed country that can afford to pay for its own defense."
Prime Minister <PERSON> meets with US Secretary Of State <PERSON> in Jerusalem.
Photo Credit: <PERSON>/US EMbassy/FLASH90
Originally published at Rubin Reports.
I’ve always been amazed that anyone thought the United States... |
83deb2f4-e4ff-3325-6d4d-435df33044fd | ['9211ba02-68e5-4da0-33f6-165965f8c384'] | Spring has arrived and with it, the inevitable urge to get out into the wilderness. One of the burning questions a lot of weekend warriors tend to ask themselves around this time is, “is this the summer to try backpacking?” Living with only what you have on your back may seem like a daunting task, especially to beginne... | 2916376f-b5bd-efa9-b294-12bb2c84e8bf | ['9211ba02-68e5-4da0-33f6-165965f8c384'] | The outdoor gear marketplace has grown so fast in America over the last decade that it has become nearly impossible to stay up to date with every new company making innovative, new, and useful products. While buying from the large, well-known corporations can be safe and reliable, there are many other smaller companies... |
50960bc8-5cde-29ba-6470-a6b57c059f33 | ['9218ac43-65af-171e-293e-163fa4a47c0d'] | In the fast-food lane traveled by Peppers and Pepsi lovers these days, milk seldom ranks high as a convenience food. In need of constant refrigeration from cow to consumer, it suffers from a short shelf life and can sour any drinker who packs the perishable liquid outside the household fridge. Now, however, thanks larg... | f9e6e739-9c60-5c36-3dea-2d9153db2ff2 | ['9218ac43-65af-171e-293e-163fa4a47c0d'] | When doctors in Florida told <PERSON> that his hands would have to be amputated, he came to New York in search of another answer.
He found it at the Hospital for Special Surgery. Dr. <PERSON>, an HSS hand specialist and orthopedic surgeon, has operated on Mr. <PERSON> five times so far, repairing the power company line... |
0aab8763-060d-1cfb-bbaa-267cadd91295 | ['92422873-eda9-a008-bd32-545491c05a90'] | CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan police are questioning five people after the murder of a former Miss Venezuela.
The University of Central Florida graduate was shot and killed during an attempted robbery, according to officials.
Prosecutors said in a statement that <PERSON>, 29, and <PERSON>, 49, were slain late Monday ... | 13398e56-cdb5-6c03-c390-f5f0e2320d4c | ['92422873-eda9-a008-bd32-545491c05a90'] | Leaders of Black Lives Matter condemn violence in Dallas Share Pin It 1 of 2 More Galleries Dallas Police respond after shots were fired at a Black Lives Matter rally in downtown Dallas on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Dallas protestors rallied in the aftermath of the killing of <PERSON> by police officers in Baton Rouge, La... |
7edf1390-f434-df3b-1ca8-40b489250896 | ['9249e773-f9ae-b72c-20e1-515fbcd1d895'] | “At my first graduation I got my boyfriend and best friend to pretend to be my parents,” says doctorate student <PERSON>. “My friend dressed up like <PERSON>. It was pretty funny, but I’d rather my real parents had been there.”
<PERSON>’s parents didn’t attend either her undergraduate or master’s graduation ceremonies,... | 747eb824-2fdf-0bb0-cbc8-f826045e1543 | ['9249e773-f9ae-b72c-20e1-515fbcd1d895'] | Join a panel of experts on Monday 9 May to discuss how employers, managers and social workers themselves can create resilient teams
“I gained a stone in weight and regularly binged and comfort ate, finding there was no time to exercise as I used to. Many members of the team had similar experiences. In the end, it all b... |
d21b1fbe-7731-f134-cd6b-dad335e9b698 | ['9276be78-c2c5-90a8-a1fc-42947da869de'] | Others worry about the social consequences. <PERSON>, one of the best known American writers on Haiti, called the park "a new kind of plantation" and compared low-wage factory work to slavery. Others have decried the idea of using low-paying factory jobs as a step in the country's development. Some say that Haiti has a... | da6ee3fd-2dd5-04c2-e1a6-e32701cc768d | ['9276be78-c2c5-90a8-a1fc-42947da869de'] | Earlier this year, Haitian filmmaker <PERSON> released Fatal Assistance, a documentary that eviscerated the international response to the January, 2010, earthquake that struck his home country. The gist of Mr. <PERSON>’s argument is that most of the $11-billion in pledged aid went to foreign contractors who, along with... |
ce2fd0f3-9319-da50-c9de-1a04894fbf2a | ['927ca3c9-befa-9489-04e7-44eabc8d2c12'] | A nine-point plan to combat patient abuse and neglect in state-operated mental-health facilities was announced Tuesday by the director of the state Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities.
<PERSON> made his announcement almost a week after a 25-year- old patient died while tied to a toilet in a state... | 3e902524-cd26-4622-7b13-aa7f64bc456c | ['927ca3c9-befa-9489-04e7-44eabc8d2c12'] | <PERSON> is well on his way to becoming a legend among delinquent taxpayers. Since he started his duties with the Illinois Department of Revenue in January, it is estimated that he is responsible for collecting $4.1 million in delinquent state tax debts.
<PERSON> makes from 400 to 500 phone calls a day to individuals a... |
12d1869e-2da7-f139-fcb6-2a18b0c75a56 | ['9299d6e3-f73f-d8f1-3861-8a79f663a7ef'] | Last weekend I attended the All Tomorrow's Parties festival, which was curated by Pavement. It was brilliant. What? C'mon, everyone's heard of Pavement. "Slanted and Enchanted"? "Cut Your Hair"? How come you've never heard of Pavement, for heaven's sake?
Okay, not everyone has heard of them. It is important to remember... | 985c3e1d-4f07-f0fb-f169-d1e19212fbea | ['9299d6e3-f73f-d8f1-3861-8a79f663a7ef'] | Argentina recently became the first South American country to legalise gay marriage. It is not, however, the first South American country to allow gay people to enter into an officially recognised relationship – that was Uruguay in 2007.
The UK and several other countries differentiate between marriage and civil partne... |
afd45123-dc10-0caa-542b-8de5b89d81e8 | ['92ef0dfe-e76e-eaad-93e3-dcf25b98a53c'] | The three nephews of the King of Pop <PERSON> came forward with the truth about their late uncle.
<PERSON>, <PERSON>, and <PERSON>, collectively known as <PERSON><PERSON>, are the sons of <PERSON>, who is the older brother of <PERSON>. They recently came forward to contest reports published by Radar Online last June. T... | 5170e31b-125a-6a75-405a-d2a8d6dbdee9 | ['92ef0dfe-e76e-eaad-93e3-dcf25b98a53c'] | If you miss “American Idol” or want something to tide you over until the return of “The Voice,” check out the latest YouTube series called “Sing It” and its crazy character, <PERSON>.
The 10-episode comedy series from Fine Brothers Entertainment and Mandeville Films debuted on YouTube Red, the new ad-free entertainment... |
48c7d106-cd42-6da0-9425-72d1c6a3d09a | ['92f54cd9-64d0-8801-e8c1-ab028eed25bf'] | The Hill reports:
Florida vote count: <PERSON> wins state
<PERSON> Four days after Election Day, a final count of votes in Florida shows President <PERSON> defeated <PERSON>, bringing the president’s total count in the Electoral College to 332. — <PERSON> won 206 Electoral College votes. — The Associated Press called F... | 6bc3e4cd-92f3-32bf-bf7d-d7d418cc3ee6 | ['92f54cd9-64d0-8801-e8c1-ab028eed25bf'] | When you hear that "We've got only two years of <PERSON>'s tax returns," that's at best half true, and, actually, almost entirely false.
We have learned this day that <PERSON> is running a “just trust me” campaign:
<PERSON> advisers confirm it: We’re running a ‘just trust me’ campaign
<PERSON> / Washington Post: I note... |
87af6cb4-1300-8abb-49a2-55e1988aeeb1 | ['9319c328-ad11-c3f8-3ddc-aa00f3e40566'] | Above is Kosiuko's new KSK music bar on the beach; below is a view of the company's upscale retail line.
'Communicating 24 hours'
Above is Kosiuko's new KSK music bar on the beach; below is a view of the company's upscale retail line.
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Above is Kosiuko's new KSK music bar on the beach; below is a view ... | 98b5037d-d8e8-7919-fc9e-6856fb65db22 | ['9319c328-ad11-c3f8-3ddc-aa00f3e40566'] | Most Popular
[Buenos Aires, Argentina] <PERSON> makes his debut as a TV host tonight in a weekly program that's generating massive interest from marketers keen to tap the buzz surrounding the revival of Argentina's former soccer star.
"La Noche del 10" ("The Night of the 10") airing at 10 p.m., will feature celebrity i... |
66058e67-3c62-71e8-0614-a88ef208434a | ['931bc5eb-fc00-1bef-bde8-4d0c86ff4439'] | WORK-shy MPs spent hours scouring the internet for online bargains when they should have been in the Commons.
GETTY SHOPPING SPREE: Our politicians logged on thousands of times on Cyber Monday
The politicians logged on thousands of times to sites such as Argos and Amazon on the biggest shopping day before Christmas. Th... | d0e5a56d-a323-8de5-467b-c56a210f0173 | ['931bc5eb-fc00-1bef-bde8-4d0c86ff4439'] | THOUSANDS of furious junior doctors are ready to quit the NHS in a “mass exodus” over their pay dispute.
GETTY STRIKING OUT: Junior Doctors are furious as <PERSON> plans to force contracts on them
It came as Health Secretary <PERSON> announced today that he is ready to impose hated new contracts on the medics just a da... |
852643b6-5aae-8f10-57d8-bfe4e04334e5 | ['9353704e-2286-06c5-88ab-2f57234a132f'] | US defense secretary says it is too soon to say for certain what the effect of the raid might be on the Afghan war.
WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary <PERSON> said Friday the death of <PERSON> could be a “game-changer” for the US-led war effort in Afghanistan.
In his first public remarks since US Navy commandos kille... | b9ea904f-0b14-271e-bbc2-18c93c8954f0 | ['9353704e-2286-06c5-88ab-2f57234a132f'] | PM says ISI chief’s Washington visit was at behest of government.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States have multifaceted ties and a ‘single incident’ should not make their ‘strategic partnership’ hostage, Prime Minister <PERSON> said in a bid to downplay reported tensions between the two major war on terror alli... |
3e946113-56e6-d3de-5785-f5ed2807b497 | ['935844cf-fa11-8dfa-1bac-2cac14b7cdaf'] | The Peoples’ Assembly will meet in London on June 22, where thousands of those opposing the Coalition’s cuts will gather to work out a strategy to defeat austerity, and by implication, the government. Waiting till a 2015 election is hardly an option. It would be to allow more irreparable damage to be done. And many peo... | 461e0b16-2851-c6fa-aa1c-9ed60696c741 | ['935844cf-fa11-8dfa-1bac-2cac14b7cdaf'] | <PERSON>, vice-Chair of Stop the War, writes that the great advantage of drones for western governments is they can be used without domestic casualties and therefore, they hope, without the risk of popular opposition or protest.
RAF Waddington will soon be the control centre for British drone warfare. It may already be... |
c6f195c3-3187-a11a-8747-e9631f695a13 | ['9368336f-777e-05ec-9a65-df22c039d5b5'] | LONDON's heaviest snowfall in 15 years has closed airports, shut 150 schools and caused major Tube disruption.
Hundreds of flights were cancelled at all five airports around London, while the average speed on motorways was reduced to just 30mph.
Schools in Barnet, Brent, Bromley, Croydon, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, ... | 8ebcc209-1cef-3d8c-f6aa-cd6e0f58f453 | ['9368336f-777e-05ec-9a65-df22c039d5b5'] | A horror fanatic who wanted to be like <PERSON> has been given six life sentences for a three-day murder spree.
An Old Bailey judge ordered that <PERSON>, 25, should never be let out of prison for four murders and two attempted murders across London and the South East.
On Thursday the jury took only 90 minutes to unani... |
1aeb4448-6855-7769-ae13-8f8b73a4ec14 | ['93927279-127a-b328-cba2-fdc75e06f542'] | Disney Channel has ordered a second season of comedy "I Didn't Do It," which has emerged as a hit the cabler since its January premiere.
"I Didn't Do It" begins with five teenagers in the midst of an absurd occurrence, having to explain themselves. Through a series of flashbacks they recount the moments leading up to t... | 404f9da4-7b29-eac4-8323-21a01a7f3a7e | ['93927279-127a-b328-cba2-fdc75e06f542'] | Rolling Stones lead <PERSON> poked fun at the Monty Python troupe ahead of their string of performances at the O2 arena in London this week. They're a bunch of "wrinkly old men trying to relive their youth and make a load of money," <PERSON> remarks in the promo.
In a video posted on the Monty Python YouTube channel, <... |
6dddc4dc-17e3-4530-7976-85e6608fa305 | ['93cb0536-4b99-ea02-7922-4cbce1bd7a25'] | New Jersey governor <PERSON> trashed the Philadelphia Eagles and their fans during a radio appearance on Wednesday.
Fans of the Dallas Cowboys are a little upset this week and rightfully so. After a marvelous regular season, America’s Team was knocked out of the playoffs this week by <PERSON> and the Green Bay Packers ... | 6b591c48-6dc0-badb-c0d3-54a4c2fb30ae | ['93cb0536-4b99-ea02-7922-4cbce1bd7a25'] | Here’s an idea on how the WWE Cruiserweight Championship could be defended at WrestleMania 33
With WrestleMania 33 just eight weeks away, it’s time for the WWE cruiserweight division to really make a splash and I think I’ve got just the thing to make people stand up and take notice.
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31a48948-6e20-65a9-533e-5ac4ce4d09a4 | ['93e03d59-c765-2183-7498-91d2ff771817'] | Roar press conference 01:29:26 Roar press conference
FORMER Adelaide United captain <PERSON> has been cited by FFA’s independent match panel for allegedly assaulting Reds assistant coach <PERSON> on Sunday night.
The tension between Adelaide and Brisbane Roar had been simmering since December when Roar coach South Aust... | 79da243f-889f-8771-13a2-07d970ed7ce6 | ['93e03d59-c765-2183-7498-91d2ff771817'] | <PERSON> is mobbed by teammates after scoring against Kashima Antlers in 2008. Picture: AFP
<PERSON> — the man who led Adelaide United to a historic AFC Champions league final — believes the current Reds have a lot in common with the vintage heroes of the 2008 intercontinental campaign.
Adelaide must beat Gamba Osaka o... |
6906c163-bbf6-a42b-cfba-c6c66754db74 | ['93e16236-c413-b5d5-d4b3-24d70be90e5c'] | Good A-levels have long been treated as indicators of an applicant’s ability to cope with a degree course and graduate successfully. But the rise of unconditional offers has undermined this. In 2013-14, 2,985 students were told their grades didn’t matter – by 2015-16, that number had risen to 51,615. At the same time, ... | 8ba3916c-fef2-1762-9d01-2d315c5cc58d | ['93e16236-c413-b5d5-d4b3-24d70be90e5c'] |
Putting university tuition fees up for review is confirmation that high graduate debt has become politically toxic. But if fees aren’t replaced by extra funding from the government, some universities could go bust.
In the eyes of the new regulator, the Office for Students (OfS), this is no bad thing: in a competition ... |
9d3a666d-1968-208e-524c-7c96ea0f3d1a | ['93e7d3dc-824d-0e33-778c-8e9b4e27f83c'] | "Elementary, my dear <PERSON>" you'd expect <PERSON> to say* when confronted with the case of the Whitechapel murders of 1888. Yet he couldn't be further from the truth if <PERSON> versus <PERSON> is anything to go by.
You control the famous detective as well as his loyal colleague, Dr <PERSON>, as you gather the clues... | 8e1762f1-e4e6-5d23-ab48-5ffcc06bf86f | ['93e7d3dc-824d-0e33-778c-8e9b4e27f83c'] | After the glowing reviews of its bigger brother, it was interesting to see how well Ubisoft could scale down the series for it's first foray onto the PSP. The result is something of a mixed bag with an impressive replication of the interactive landscapes boasted by the console versions let down by overly repetitive gam... |
bf765709-4eae-adc0-bd2f-6bf22642a3ec | ['9474794a-d394-14c3-d571-c6ee05ad70b1'] | POLICE have issued a warning about the emerging trend of tattoo parties after a nine-year-old child was branded with the permanent body art at a recent event.
Central Scotland Police said a number of youngsters under the age of 18 had illegally received tattoos at another party, with allegations that drink and drugs we... | 3636d0eb-96dd-7019-5eac-6e46e96ab33c | ['9474794a-d394-14c3-d571-c6ee05ad70b1'] | THEIR deep smoky aromas have been the signature of Islay whiskies since the first stills fired up on the island hundreds of years ago.
But now the tradition of using peat to flavour some of the world's most famous malts has come under attack by a number of powerful environmental groups, who have called for a ban on com... |
d47f3524-5c2b-82e1-4083-a001dfcbd5be | ['9479c376-36f6-5e1d-c889-ae25fe519abb'] | The daughter of the woman who claimed to be missing Rilya Wilson's grandmother will have to wait to learn whether she will receive probation on a fraud charge. Jacqueline Epson was charged with fraud by state prosecutors, who are trying to force members of the family to reveal what they know about Rilya's disappearance... | a83474ad-fd7e-361d-a867-f4b459c29cbb | ['9479c376-36f6-5e1d-c889-ae25fe519abb'] | When an alligator causes a nine-mile backup on one of Miami's busiest freeways, a stray goat is on the loose in the business district in South Miami or an illegal cockfight is being organized, Miami Animal Police marshal their forces.
In Miami-Dade County, an urban jungle where pink flamingoes and turtles are nearly as... |
15d86809-2d2d-7259-ccb2-beda07c27378 | ['94890757-9b4c-5f4b-79de-9fb7a9d0a01b'] | Turning 60 is an important milestone in the life of any person, let alone a country. A big parade was held in Beijing yesterday to celebrate the dramatic improvement in living standards in the 60 years of the People's Republic, and the party continues, with a national holiday running until next Thursday.
A mood of nost... | 9a36be11-f02d-6f35-4a96-dd42b8516a28 | ['94890757-9b4c-5f4b-79de-9fb7a9d0a01b'] | The year 2011 will have a unique place in history for the dramatic changes in the global landscape and the world economy. The most frequently asked questions from my European colleagues are: "How does China see Europe?" "Where are China-EU relations going?"
Co-operation and partnership with Europe has been running thro... |
3e08eb1f-4ffb-8cde-2f44-e7a9cc2b8535 | ['94908e96-9466-d6bf-131b-dab479da437f'] | Two recent articles in the Guardian suggest that the Metropolitan police have deliberately set out to conceal important facts in relation to the News of the World phone hacking investigation. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Over the last several months, the Met has tried to be as open as possible within the no... | 19e363aa-2131-4cf2-d6fc-649ce7acca00 | ['94908e96-9466-d6bf-131b-dab479da437f'] | Despite what critics say, the kingdom is making bold reforms to its security forces.
So, the Grand Prix in Bahrain is over. The teams have packed up and the circus has moved on. They have a left a small nation feeling bewildered. Bewildered at the level of ignorance about what is really happening here, at the level of ... |
794fe8d6-bd87-ebbc-520f-7cf579f68ab6 | ['94b9d14e-1215-9596-dccb-101a49896e94'] | Christofascism: The observation that in the West (particularly in the United States), there are demagogues who seek to replace the established secular governments with theocracies built on their version of Christianity.
I often wonder, do the DUP (and considerable elements of the UUP) seek a continued Union with Britai... | f9911984-8ee8-5c4f-8080-988869af469e | ['94b9d14e-1215-9596-dccb-101a49896e94'] | Cardinal <PERSON>’s engagement with the HIA outlines a fundamental problem with organized religion: power and rank too often take precedent over a commitment to personal conscience.
While Cardinal <PERSON> has tried to articulate it in a more sugar-coated way, what his conduct in relation to <PERSON> shows is that he w... |
d21acdae-127c-0254-d3b1-45e3943ee5d1 | ['9542e3bc-7233-5e2e-ae8c-6d2bab4fb6d5'] | BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) - With students heading back to campus for the fall semester, state and local officials are warning of the consequences associated with buying fake IDs.
Not only can underage students be criminally charged for using a fake ID, there is also a higher risk of becoming a victim of identity theft.
Many... | afc8847f-396b-ede8-2908-75ac3aaba600 | ['9542e3bc-7233-5e2e-ae8c-6d2bab4fb6d5'] | BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) - <PERSON> will never be able to explain why he participated in a fraternity ritual at West Virginia University last year, where he was given a bottle of alcohol and told to drink.
The 19-year-old Williamsville native died as a result and now two of his would be fraternity brothers are facing hazin... |
6f8df228-6a22-e12c-8911-0cc80da0b0a6 | ['956324c7-2657-8793-8807-d99d13620a00'] | Shacknews.com
It's no secret that the Nintendo Switch has opened up its arms to third-party indie game developers. Unfortunately, only one developer (Suda51) made mention of the indie game scene during the Nintendo Switch presentation.
While only a handful of these games are console exclusives, their presence neverthel... | eb42c9f5-f220-f1a9-4fa2-ea70dc84a882 | ['956324c7-2657-8793-8807-d99d13620a00'] | Shacknews.com
"Snake Pass" by Sumo Digital honors its platformer routes with good fun, cute characters, and a host of collectibles to find. Featuring the snake and hummingbird duo, Noodle and Doodle, you'll need to master the hidden art of "snake physics" as you navigate your way through a series of brightly colored wo... |
49465987-6fb8-e3b4-1a83-d2457bb924c3 | ['95648470-a152-fda3-6b4d-c1b8f3a332e6'] | Juicero has run out of juice.
The San Francisco-based maker of counter-top cold-press juicers said today that it is shutting down operations and suspending the sale of its presses and produce packs immediately.
The announcement on the company’s website comes after the startup said in July that it was undergoing a “stra... | 63fdf8f4-cf00-b7e7-1a1f-6fb69dc8d62d | ['95648470-a152-fda3-6b4d-c1b8f3a332e6'] | Airlines and banks tend to be on the same page when it comes to regulation of business – they don’t want it.
Now, the airline industry has decided some regulation isn’t so bad. Carriers have become big champions of limitations in the financial sector, especially around reforms related to derivatives trading.
So, why th... |
542b3887-2a04-5fca-580c-3b4b022a7a2f | ['95aae37b-aba8-44ef-5f38-2b291ee6afd0'] | BOULDER, Colo. — Mizzou Women’s Basketball overcame Colorado 79-75 in a hard-fought, back-and-forth game on Saturday. The win brings the Tigers to 10-0, the first time the program has ever opened a season with 10 straight wins.
Junior <PERSON> and Freshman <PERSON> each tallied a season-high 21 points to lead the Tiger... | a611ca70-e18b-7437-4351-c7339bb0d011 | ['95aae37b-aba8-44ef-5f38-2b291ee6afd0'] | Animals assisting law enforcement is certainly nothing new. Police dogs have been helping officers patrol the streets for a long time, but what about threats from above? Enter, the police eagle.
Police in the Netherlands have announced a program they have been working on with the Ministries of Justice and Defense on ef... |
aea52af2-0b3d-14e1-dbf7-8b3c52f40fac | ['95c0f11b-7e57-9382-d14f-774147bd24e6'] | IT’S COLD IN THE D, Pt. 1: Detroit Rap CityPresident <PERSON> once called the city of Detroit the great arsenal of democracy during World War II, when the notorious automotive manufacturing was used to create wartime weaponry. This same city birthed an iconic revolution on the streets of West Grand Blvd known as Moto... | 798f1ddc-dddb-3282-3086-18253b0adfea | ['95c0f11b-7e57-9382-d14f-774147bd24e6'] | Eight years deep in the
industry, R&B crooner <PERSON> learned quickly that he had to craft his own
identity or risk being fazed out to prepubescent pretty boys or afro-sporting pseudo-soulquarians.
Over ten hit singles and four albums, the Cleveland-bred vocalist proved he
wasnt just another new millennium <PERSON>, ... |
c2630549-6a4d-918f-96f4-d0d0103956a8 | ['95d61b88-3915-d88c-5c35-55db064373df'] | SHARE THIS ARTICLE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email
Abolishing the U.S. gasoline tax and replacing it with a levy based on miles driven could happen “tomorrow” regardless of hurdles to implementing it, said a former top Republican on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
The gasoline tax, which Congress... | 643c7bbd-b874-7548-9c44-a7c709a8c05b | ['95d61b88-3915-d88c-5c35-55db064373df'] | President <PERSON> pressed Chinese officials to ease tensions in the U.S.-China relationship by addressing American concerns about cyber-espionage and territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
<PERSON> met at the White House Wednesday with Chinese Vice Premier <PERSON>, Vice Premier <PERSON> and State Councilor <PER... |
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