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Bone Black is a book that was written a long time ago, but is now becoming increasingly popular in all societies. The book is written by Bell Hooks and it is about her memories of childhood. She tells about her growing up experience and the things she had to go through in a southern society.

Bone Black is the kind of book that all women in the world could relate to because no matter how advanced society gets, there would always be elements in it that suppress the happiness, emotions and potential of women. This is something that has not completely vanished from the world.

Bell Hooks is a feminist and a great intellectual who has always spoken for women, but Bone Black is a book that is for everyone. It relates to women in Asia, Arab and even Central America. There is so much that could be learned from Bone Black because it reminds humans of their natural instinct to suppress women wherever they are and whatever society they represent.

In Bone Black Hooks tells about her childhood and how she was aware of the social norms around her at a very young age. She understood early on what roles women and men play in society and the harsh suppression women have to go through. She tells about the development of her creativity in Bone Black and her transition to a great writer. She also tells about the fact that she found great company in loneliness and her books.

Mocospace is a relatively simple social networking website if compared to other popular social networking sites like Facebook or Myspace. The goal of Mocospace seems to be straightforward social networking. It is a typical grownup website that is well suited to people in their mid 20s. the environment and attitude of the site is very mid 20 because apart from a music section of Mocospace where the hottest current music could be listened to for free, there is no other section like games or apps.

Facebook provides the users of the site a wide array of games and other useful applications like horoscope calculators and other stuff that is really useful in real life. Many of the apps on Facebook are used by professionals for real time reference. Mocospace however, doesn’t offer anything like that but maybe it is getting there and maybe in the near future there might be some more enhancements to the site. But f the time being the site is good for only social networking, nothing more. But isn’t that what most people want form social networking sites? There is a huge population of people out there who hate Farmville and Mafia Wars and are completely content with their connections with friends and family.

On Mocospace there is a very nice friend finder, chat room and message manager. The best thing about Mocospace is that people on Mocospace could connect to their friends on Facebook. An even better option is that users could log into Mocospace with their MySpace account.

We like how the Jordan brand has as of late been putting out a lot of new shoes that are aimed towards the more mature and aging sneakerheads. All of their Air Jordan sneakers are certainly nice, but they are not always appropriate for every occasion. That is why it is always nice to have other options for the times when you need your need your choice of footwear to be a little more grown up. For times like that there is the Jordan Grown V2 and this one will come in a dark garnet, black and light bone colorway.

The upper here will be made out of canvas and will be made out of deep garnet, which is a dark maroon sort of colorway. This will sit on top of a white sole and will be accented by black in certain places throughout the shoe as well.

By JOANN LOVIGLIO
The Associated Press
Monday, July 26, 2010; 12:42 PM


ELKINS PARK, Pa. -- Lynnewood Hall, a century-old stunner of a building just outside Philadelphia, silently, almost invisibly, languishes 200 feet beyond a two-lane blacktop road like a crumbling little Versailles.

The graceful fountain that welcomed hundreds of well-heeled visitors, President Franklin Roosevelt among them, was dismantled and sold years ago. Its once meticulously sculpted French gardens are overgrown with weeds and vines. The classical Indiana limestone facade may have lost its luster but its poise still remains - at least from the other side of rusted wrought iron gates that keep the curious at bay.

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Like other Gilded Age palaces of the nation's pre-Depression industrial titans, Lynnewood Hall is a relic of a bygone era facing an uncertain future. Will it befall the same fate as neighboring Whitemarsh Hall, the demolished mansion of banking magnate Edward Stotesbury? Or will it be returned to former glory, like industrialist Alfred I. duPont's former Nemours Mansion in Delaware?

"It's a tragedy that people drive past Lynnewood Hall and don't know what it is, or don't even notice it's there," said Stephen J. Barron, who runs a website and Facebook group aiming to drum up interest in the mansion's plight. "It breaks my heart and it bothers me. The house is a work of art."

Long before its current humble predicament, Lynnewood Hall was home to the uber-wealthy Widener family and called "the last of the American Versailles."

The lord of Lynnewood Hall, Peter A.B. Widener, started out as a butcher. After making a small fortune supplying mutton to Union troops during the Civil War, he grew into a full-fledged tycoon from buying streetcar and railroad lines and investing in steel, tobacco and oil.



Among the spoils was his 480-acre estate, its centerpiece the 110-room, 70,000-square-foot Georgian-style palace designed by architect Horace Trumbauer.

Lynnewood Hall was completed in late 1900 and cost $8 million to build - a staggering $212 million in today's dollars.

It had a ballroom that held 1,000 people, an indoor pool and squash court, a bakery and full-time upholstery and carpentry shops. The estate boasted its own power station, horse track and stables, and a 220-acre farm run by a staff of 100.

French landscape architect Jacques Greber designed the formal French gardens, which were graced by his brother Henri-Louis Greber's fountain of bronze and marble statuary.

"It's a great building and it has great potential for commercial use, especially for institutional use," said Mary Werner DeNadai, principal of John Milner Architects in Chadds Ford. "It was certainly built to last."

It is not even the weekend yet and there is already a new Justin Bieber rumor going around about him. Yes this time it is Justin Bieber Molests Fan.



now what is sad is that there are obsessed Bieber fans who would think this is true. But come on, would this be true? Ummm.. how about a 10000% NO! This is a sick rumor that someone again decided to take it to the extreme.

The rumor goes like this: The latest news about Justin Bieber is that he has been charged with molesting a fan. According to the media reports this report is nothing but a hoax designed to taint the image of the singing sensation. The tabloids are of the opinion that the rumor spread when a promotional photo of Justin Bieber’s first television show was posted on the net.



What is sad is that this is a top Google search because people want to know if this is true. Remember if it is too good to be true, chances are...

it is NOT TRUE!



So don't believe every little rumor that is about Justin Bieber. And yes this is 100000% False!

The hoax or a rumor that ‘Justin Bieber molest fans’ was spreaded after the photo of Justin Bieber from the filming of the series CSI was posted on his Twitter profile. The photo on Justin Bieber’s twitter profile shows Justin Bieber handcuffed, but still well suited as given below.


It was new rumor about Justin Bieber under “Justin Bieber Molests Fan” becomes so trendy that even far up in Google Trends but in short time it became #1 in Google trends.

Fact is, Justin Bieber has not molested any fan, no syphilis, is still alive and is not converted to Scientology. The young 16 year old singer Justin Bieber, as many probably already know, participate in one episode of CSI as a guest star and had published the photo of himself handcuffed themselves via Twitter.

In the day of shooting, popular singers Justin Bieber called himself a “bad type”.

On the TV debut of a newcomer, young singer Justin Bieber looking forward to many fans.

The rumor about the molesting of a fan (Justin Bieber Fan Molests) was created only a few minutes after Justin Bieber had even published a photo of himself in handcuffs. This is Justin Bieber knows with such rumors (Hoax) quite well, as was the case last month could be heard that Justin should be changed to Bieber Scientology.

Of course, all these Internet rumors voted to singer Justin Bieber, and you should be current rather curious to see how Justin Bieber will master his voice broke and is going through puberty.

The "Real Housewives of New Jersey", and one Real Offspring in particular, continue to astound with a toxic mixture of obliviousness, self-righteousness and massive entitlement. Two cases in point: Teresa Giudice making a play for diamonds for her tenth anniversary mere weeks after filing for bankruptcy, and Ashley Holmes pitching a fit because her parents won't like, get over the fact that she assaulted Danielle Staub. I mean, it was just her hair extensions! It wasn't, like, her actual hair!

Jillian's debut: Danielle's friend Cynthia comes over to plan Christine's sweet 16. Christine is not into the party, but then, she says, "I came up with the idea of donating the money I earned at the sweet 16 to a charity" Pray tell, how does one earn money at their own party? Getting, yes. Earning? Maybe her mother can answer that question. Kidding. Nice gesture. Jillian writes songs, and Danielle wants her to perform one at Christine's party. She starts to sing one, and I can't bring myself to critique it. She's 11 and has Danielle Staub for a mother. She has enough crosses to bear. Jillian stops singing after a couple of lines and starts crying. "She was just in a mood," Danielle says. "Artists get into moods. Whatever she's feeling is just going to make her performance that much stronger." Jillian is an artist like Gia is an actress. Just sayin'.

Can Kim G. be trusted?: Jacqueline Laurita tells Caroline Manzo about her run-in with Kim Granatell. "I don't hate her. I don't think she's evil. I just think she's a people-pleaser." Caroline counsels Jacqueline to keep her distance from Kim G. so Danielle doesn't get wind of anything that she can use against Ashley in the upcoming court proceedings. They rail about Danielle, and why she can't any empathy for Ashley when Danielle did stupid things when she was a kid, and blah blah blah, we've heard this all before. Caroline and Jacqueline also talk about the fact that Danielle doesn't know that Kim G. is friends with Jacqueline, which is sure to send her over the edge ... just in time for next week's episode.

It's the economy, stupid: The Giudices are playing Monopoly -- oh, the irony! -- and we learn that Teresa and Joe are celebrating their tenth anniversary. Teresa's question is not, how are we going to celebrate honey? but, so what are you doing for me? Jacqueline and husband Chris head over to the Giudice's house, where they enjoy some wine in the kitchen. Hey, nice stove! Where can I get one of those? Joe takes Chris aside and says that Teresa wants diamonds for her anniversary. Back in the kitchen, Teresa too brings up diamonds, and Jacqueline wants more details -- the Crown Jewel? "No, not the Crown Jewel," Teresa scoffs. "What do you think I am, Arabic or something ... Or wait, is that Indian?" Joe: "Guess every 10 years you gotta splurge a little, right? I've been trying to like, not go that route, but ... especially in these times, you know what I mean? The money isn't flowing like it used to. Now it's just trickling." We interrupt this recap for some righteous indignation. How can Joe and Teresa sit there in their $4 million home, sipping wine and laughing and talking about buying diamonds just weeks after filing bankruptcy papers in which they seek relief from $11 million in debt? After the bankruptcy filing become public, Teresa claimed she and Joe would learn from their mistakes? When will that happen? How does the earth not just open up and swallow them whole? Breathe. On their anniversary night, and Joe (or maybe Bravo) rents a helicopter for a ride over Manhattan. "I want to do this, like, once a month," Teresa says. "Then it's on the Westin Jersey City for room service. Dessert is chocolate cake, topped with a big diamond ring. Then we see Teresa straddling Joe on the bed. My eyes!

Learning from your mistakes (not): Jacqueline drives Ashley to the post office to pick up her summons to appear in court over pulling Danielle's hair at the fashion show. Ashley continues to be quite pissy and put out about the whole thing. Jacqueline says she hopes that going to court will scare a little sense into Ashley. She asks Ashley how should would have handled the situation differently. "I don't know. Obviously not hit her, I guess." Ashley says that on one hand, she regrets pulling Danielle's hair, but on the other hand, boy, did it feel good. (Why is girl-on-girl violence okay? If the guy who punched Snooki off her bar stool on "Jersey Shore" had said, "It felt really good to get all that anger off my chest," he would have been strung up.) According to the summons, Danielle says that after Ashley pulled her hair, Ashley screamed, "I got her, I'll get her, I'll kill you." We've seen the footage, and that appears to be an embellishment. Ashley says she plans to plead guilty to assault but not to harassment. She starts to mock Danielle, and Jacqueline says in voiceover, "Ashley was giggling and stuff. I don't know if it's a nervous laugh or she's just being a smartass." Psst, it's the latter, minus the smart. Chris counsels Ashley to stay away from Danielle, and Ashley has it in her pretty little head that after the court case is over, she's going to sue Danielle "for everything she did." Chris says Danielle has nothing, so what is she going to sue her for? The more pertinent question is, what exactly did Danielle do to Ashley? Ashley storms out. Chris says she needs to learn a lesson. Oh, like last season, when she learned that acting obnoxious will get her a brand new SUV?

Happy birhtday: It's Christine's sweet 16. More than 300 people are expected to attend, including Danielle's ex, Tom, and his new wife. The guests start to arrive and walk the red carpet. Danielle says it's a benefit (though we never hear where the money Christine "earns" is going to), and Danielle got everything donated. Kim G. is there, and Tom Staub shows up with his new wife. There's a nice little reunion. Christine makes her entrance, bizarrely enough, on the shoulders of a professional bodybuilder. Jillian makes her singing debut. No comment. A good time is had by all.

And in our B story: Oh, and while applying to law school, Albie has entered the Passaic County Police Academy. And he likes to work out.

On location: Wilshire Grand Hotel in West Orange.

Best (worst) quote: "Here's a flash! Suri Cruise, that little girl, what is she, 3 years old, she wears heels." -- Danielle's pal Kathy to Jillian, trying to convince her to wear heels.

Fugazi is a United States punk band that formed in Washington, D.C. in 1987 and have been on hiatus since 2002. The band's continual members are guitarists and vocalists Ian MacKaye and Guy Picciotto, bassist Joe Lally and drummer Brendan Canty. Fugazi are noted for their DIY ethical stance and manner of business practice.

The story dates back to the mid-87s before this youthful and experimental Fugazi into a proper band. After front man Nic was discovered, it wasn't long before Visible Noise saw their potential, but it took until now to understand exactly how big that potential could become. This man is a star

In 2002, the band dropped its back-story and Irvine's McQueen persona. A year later, they produced their third album, All That Remains, which featured entirely original tracks, including singles "Enemy" and "Daze of the Weak".

Gadsden times the various campuses of Alabama are Wallace drive, East broad and Valley street campuses (Gadsden) and Ayers campus (Anniston) the centers and instructional sites are located in.

New Updates for Gadsden State Community College:
NPROGRAM OFFERS MANY ADVANTAGES FOR FRESHMEN: All freshmen entering Gadsden State Community College this fall are encouraged to attend Freshman F.O.C.U.S., Wednesday, July 21 at Wallace Hall on the Wallace Drive Campus in Gadsden, or Thursday, July 22 at the McClellan Center in Anniston.

Visit Official Site for more info: http://www.gadsdenstate.edu

After the death of a 4-month old baby girl who died while strapped into a Nap Nanny, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced a recall of 30,000 of the popular baby recliners.

The infant, who was properly strapped into the foam-based bed, was discovered hanging over the side of the Nap Nanny, wedged between the recliner and the bumper of her crib. According to the CPSC and Baby Matters, the manufacturer of the Nap Nanny, the recliners are not designed to be used in a crib and should always be placed securely on the floor away from any other products.

While the Nap Nanny was being used improperly in this case, it isn’t the only incident involving an infant falling over the side despite being properly strapped in. The CPSC says they are aware of 22 similar incidents, most involving infants under the age of 5 months.

The Nap Nanny is a recliner that includes a foam base with an indention for the infant to sit in, a fitted fabric cover and a three point harness. The recalled Nap Nanny recliners are the first generation models that were manufactured without D-rings in the foam to secure the harness straps. If your Nap Nanny doesn’t have these D-rings (see photos at the CPSC site), you should immediately stop using it and contact Baby Matters to receive a coupon for $80 off the purchase of a new Nap Nanny with free shipping.

Consumers with a second generation Nap Nanny recliner – those with D-rings attached to the foam base and Velcro straps inside the fitted fabric cover – should also stop using the product until they have visited the Baby Matters website to view new product warnings and an instructional video with details on how to properly fasten the harness. Those who are unable to view the video online can contact Baby Matters to receive the video by mail.

The recalled Nap Nannys were sold at toy and children’s retail stores nationwide and online from January 2009 through July 2010 for about $130.

For more information, contact Baby Matters by calling (888) 240-4282 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or by visiting their website at www.napnanny.com/recall.

If the recall of the Nap Nanny has you wondering just what baby products are safe to buy, you aren’t alone. The CPSC says they are working to ensure product safety and better inform parents about what products are unsafe. Does that make you feel better? Or have you lost faith in the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s ability to ensure that what we buy won’t harm our children?

Image: CPSC

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Heavy storms in Washington D.C. and Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland left over 240,000 customers without power in their homes and offices when Pepco, Regional Utility had a massive outage. Power lines and trees fell during the storms and there were two fatalities reported. The area is now left with massive damage as workers are attempting to restore power to the area.

Authorities cannot yet say when power will be restored, but they have been working on it all day, according to Pepco spokesman, Clay Anderson, as there was far more damage than just downed power lines. Many transformers were damaged and electric poles actually broken said Anderson.

The two fatalities were of a forty year old woman and a six year old boy who didn't make it in the storms. Why these two people were outside during these storms is unknown. The boy was said to be outside walking with his family when a large part of a tree fell on him. Another woman in her sixties was injured when a tree fell on top of her.

Evacuations had to take place in three dozen apartment buildings due to damage and power outages. Streets are a mess because of downed wires and although the storm has passed, the wrath of it stays in these areas.

The storm caused major traffic issues today. Many traffic lights are out and drivers are being reminded to treat any intersections with flashing lights as four-way stops to avoid collisions.

Beginning at 1pm, Montgomery County Executivem, Isiah Leggett and Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley are scheduled to survey storm damage and discuss plans for cleaning up the area. District Department of Transportation spokesman John Lisle says that, "DDOT has deployed traffic control officers and crossing guards to as many intersections as we can. DDOT has also sent generators and portable stop signs to others. The District is still dealing with about 50 intersections that do not have power."

Transit services, such as Metrobus, Montgomery's Ride On, the Fairfax Connector and the Circulator will be interrupted by the power outages and will affect traffic signals around the region. The District Department of Transportation says there are 52 intersections in the District affected by power outages.

Lynnewood Hall, a century-old stunner of a building just outside Philadelphia, silently, almost invisibly, languishes 200 feet beyond a two-lane blacktop road like a crumbling little Versailles.

The graceful fountain that welcomed hundreds of well-heeled visitors, President Franklin Roosevelt among them, was dismantled and sold years ago. Its once meticulously sculpted French gardens are overgrown with weeds and vines. The classical Indiana limestone facade may have lost its luster but its poise still remains — at least from the other side of rusted wrought iron gates that keep the curious at bay.

Like other Gilded Age palaces of the nation’s pre-Depression industrial titans, Lynnewood Hall is a relic of a bygone era facing an uncertain future. Will it befall the same fate as neighboring Whitemarsh Hall, the demolished mansion of banking magnate Edward Stotesbury? Or will it be returned to former glory, like industrialist Alfred I. duPont’s former Nemours Mansion in Delaware?



This July 19, 2010 photo shows Lynnewood Hall, in Elkins Park, Pa., just outside of Philadelphia. The hall, a century-old Gilded Age palace of the nation's pre-Depression industrial titans, faces an uncertain future. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

“It’s a tragedy that people drive past Lynnewood Hall and don’t know what it is, or don’t even notice it’s there,” said Stephen J. Barron, who runs a website and Facebook group aiming to drum up interest in the mansion’s plight. “It breaks my heart and it bothers me. The house is a work of art.”

Once the poster child of the traditional-SUV segment, the Ford Explorer is now a front-wheel-drive, four-cylinder, unibody crossover -- at least in base trim. It may be a strange and dramatic departure from the Explorer of yesteryear, but Ford execs are confident the new strategy can halt the icon's cliff dive from 445,157 sales in 2000 to 31,864 through the first six months of 2010. Fuel economy, they say, is the reason the segment has stalled. That explains the four-cylinder base engine, a 2.0-liter turbocharged unit generating 237 hp and 250 lb-ft of torque. The numbers aren't official yet, but a 30 percent increase in fuel economy over last year's V-6 is expected, which should yield 18 mpg in the city and 26 mpg on the highway.

Opting for all-wheel-drive requires stepping up to the 3.5-liter V-6, which makes 290 hp and 255 lb-ft of torque. Fuel economy for that powerplant should come in at 17 mpg in the city and 23 mpg on the highway. Both engines use a six-speed automatic transmission. There is no V-8, but we anticipate a turbocharged V-6 with up to 400 hp will eventually arrive.

Exploring new segments
Ford is making no attempt to hide the fact that the new Explorer is a totally different type of vehicle. This fresh Explorer, they say, does everything buyers have demanded from the current model while improving on comfort and fuel economy. "We kind of convinced ourselves that there were two kinds of utility vehicles: body-on-frames and crossovers," said Jim Farley, group vice president of global marketing, sales, and service. "But frankly, a lot of customers don't see it like that. People just want to tow, they want to go off-road, they want to do things they sometimes didn't plan to do."

During the reveal, executives and engineers used the word "capability" almost as often as they did "Explorer," yet the smaller engines and a fuel-economy focus come with undeniable compromises. Maximum towing capacity drops from 7115 pounds to 5000 pounds while the four-cylinder tops out at 2000 pounds of towing. The low-range transfer case follows the V-8 out the door, but there is a new terrain management system -- essentially adaptive throttle, torque bias, and stability and traction control -- with settings for snow, mud, sand, and pavement, along with hill-descent control. Compared to the outgoing truck, the Explorer is 5.4 inches wider and 3.7 inches longer, but is 0.9 inches lower, while maintaining about 8 inches of ground clearance. Despite the size increase, weight has been reduced (by an unspecified amount) with the switch to unibody construction.

A brand-new look
In addition to departing from the traditional SUV formula, Ford has also left behind the classic boxy style of the Explorer. Contrary to Ford's claims, we don't see a drop of influence from previous Explorers in the new truck's styling. With the rest of the pillars blacked out to blend in with the glass, the thick, slanted, body-color C-pillar creates a cantilevered look for the roof. Darkened rocker panels that wrap around the wheel wells visually lift the Explorer while reducing the height of the body sides. The grille draws inspiration from the Taurus and will come in either a brushed-aluminum look or body color. The shapes and details are all attractive, but taken as a whole, the Explorer's design seems rather unharmonious. Base models ride on 17-inch steel wheels with covers while the XLT trim uses aluminum 18-inch wheels and Limited models come with 20-inch wheels. A roof rack is standard on all Explorers.

An upscale, feature-packed interior
Ford has been aiming for Audi-like levels of fit and finish on its interiors for a while now, but the Explorer is the first product where such a claim has actual credence. Soft-touch materials on the dash provide for tight fits with adjacent panels while details like real metal speaker grilles add a premium finish. The Explorer will be the third Ford product (following the Edge and the Lincoln MKX) to offer the company's new touch-screen infotainment system. Called MyFord Touch, it integrates navigation, audio, climate, and phone functions into an eight-inch touch screen while reducing the number of physical controls. The instrument cluster (when equipped with MyFord Touch) features two small LCD screens flanking an analog speedometer. The left screen shows vehicle information while the right display accesses limited information from the center screen.

Seating for seven is standard with an option for center bucket seats that reduce capacity to six passengers. Options include adaptive cruise control, blind-spot warning, parallel parking assist, and a power folding third-row seat. A new active safety feature called curve control is standard. It decelerates the vehicle when understeer is about to send you off the cloverleaf exit ramp. With the Explorer, Ford is also the first manufacturer to offer inflatable rear seatbelts. Like airbags, the optional seatbelts (for the outboard seats of the second row) reduce trauma be spreading impact forces over a larger area. In this case, Ford says the inflatable belts create a surface area that's five times larger than the typical seat belt. The bags are in the shoulder belt while the inflator is in the buckle.

The Explorer lives another day
The demise of SUVs like the Dodge Durango and Chevy Trailblazer is proof enough that the Explorer's reinvention is critical to survival. However, Ford's own lineup provides enough competition to call the Blue Oval's product strategy into question. Along with the Flex, the company now has two large crossovers that seat seven and are priced around $30,000. We'll see how buyers perceive the Explorer's role once it arrives in dealerships toward the end of 2010.

The Nato coalition in Afghanistan has been using an undisclosed “black” unit of special forces, Task Force 373, to hunt down targets for death or detention without trial. Details of more than 2,000 senior figures from the Taliban and al-Qaida are held on a “kill or capture” list, known as Jpel, the joint prioritised effects list.

In many cases, the unit has set out to seize a target for internment, but in others it has simply killed them without attempting to capture. The logs reveal that TF 373 has also killed civilian men, women and children and even Afghan police officers who have strayed into its path.

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An update from London on some of the developing international stories we're following on Monday:

Khmer Rouge verdict - A man who ran a notorious torture prison where more than 14,000 people died during the Khmer Rouge regime has been found guilty of war crimes and sentenced to 35 years in prison in Cambodia. Read the full story.

BP boss – No final decision had been made on whether embattled CEO Tony Haward will leave BP, the company said in a statement Monday morning. Read the full story.

Iran nuclear - Iran says it will submit a letter to the International Atomic Energy Agency on Monday, proposing to restart limited talks on an exchange of nuclear fuel.

Hostage executed – French hostage Michel Germaneau has been executed by his al-Qaeda-linked captors in the north African country of Mauritania, French President Nicolas Sarkozy says.

Iraq bombing – A suicide bomber drove a bus into the compound of the Saudi-funded al-Arabiya TV in central Baghdad Monday, killing at least three people and wounding 16 others, officials say.

Naomi Campbell hearing - Judges have approved British supermodel Naomi Campbell's request to postpone her testimony at the "blood diamonds" war crimes trial for a former Liberian president. Campbell was scheduled to appear July 29 at the trial in The Hague, Netherlands, but will now appear on August 5.

In light of whistle-blowing website Wikileaks publishing more than 90,000 secret military files on the war in Afghanistan, Australian founder Julian Assange decided to give a press conference in London Monday.

Highlights from the logs, published by the New York Times, the Guardian and Der Spiegel, have now thrust Wikileaks and its somewhat reclusive main man into the global spotlight.

He's speaking at the Press Club in central London, and has called for greater transparency and said there was no reason to doubt the reliability of the documents. He went on to say that the cover-up of crimes begins at the bottom and that it is the messenger who gets criticized. Assange also alleged that he believes the Australian government was asked by the U.S. to engage in surveillance of him and other Wikileaks staff.

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What is Prader-Willi syndrome?

Prader-Willi Syndrome is an uncommon genetic disorder that causes poor muscle tone, low levels of sex hormones and a constant feeling of hunger among other things. People with this disorder have a problem with their hypothalamus, part of the brain that controls feelings of fullness or hunger. Thus, these people never feel full and have a constant urge to eat, ultimately leading to life-threatening obesity.

Prader-Willi syndrome in most cases result from a spontaneous genetic mutation in genes on chromosome 15 that occurs at conception. In rare cases, the mutation is inherited.

What are the symptoms of Prader-Willi syndrome?

Often people with this disorder experience symptoms in two stages.

Stage 1 - Infants with Prader-willi syndrome can have low muscle tone affecting their ability to such properly. Because of this, they need special feeding assistance to help them eat and they may have problems gaining weight. The situation gets better as they grow older.

Stage 2--Between the ages of 1 and 6 years, the children with the disorder may feel constant hunger, have an insatiable appetite, meaning they never feel full.

Although they eat more, but because they have less muscle mass, they do not burn as many calories as the normal peers leading to the development of life-threatening obesity if the diet is not kept under strict control.

Other symptoms that may affect people with Prader-Willi syndrome include

Behavioral problems such as stubbornness or temper tantrums

Delayed motor skills and speech due to low muscle tone

Cognitive problems, ranging from near normal intelligence to mild intellectual and developmental disabilities; learning disabilities are common

Repetitive thoughts and verbalizations

Collecting and hoarding of possessions

Picking at skin

Low sex hormone levels

Prader-Willi syndrome is considered a spectrum disorder, meaning that not all symptoms are expected to occur in everyone with the disorder and the symptoms may range from mild to severe.

People with Prader-Willi syndrome often have some special mental strengths as well, such as skills in jigsaw puzzles. If obesity can be prevented, people with the syndrome can live a normal lifespan.

What are the treatments for Prader-Willi syndrome?

There is no cure for Prader-Willi syndrome. But, early intervention can help people with the disorder build skills for living a better life. Early diagnosis is essential and luckily a health care provider can simply do a blood test to check for Prader-Willi syndrome.

Exercise and physical activity can help control weight gain and develop motor skills. Speech therapy may also help with oral skills.

Human growth hormone can help increase height, decrease body fat, and increase muscle mass. However, nothing can help control appetite in those with Prader-Willi syndrome.

From last one hour everyone is searching for ‘Justin Bieber Molests Fan’. What you think did Justin Bieber really Molests Fan? No there is not really anything like Molesting. Justin Bieber wanna be bad man in his upcoming appearance on CSI drama TV Episode. We got a hold of the original picture and posted it below.

Justin Bieber tweeted this photo to his fans earlier today from his upcoming appearance on CSI which premieres Thursday September 23 on CBS.

Reprezentanţii Poliţiei de Frontieră Bihor au declarat că un accident rutier s-a produs în Ungaria, la circa 30 de kilometri de graniţa cu România de la Borş.

În accident au fost implicate un autocar şi două microbuze pline cu cetăţeni români care se întorceau în ţară.

Accidentul s-a soldat cu moartea unei persoane, rănirea gravă a alteia şi rănirea uşoară a altor opt persoane.

Reprezentanţii Poliţiei de Frontieră Bihor au precizat că accidentul a avut loc pe şoseaua 42 , între localităţile Berettyoujfalu şi Foldes, pe direcţia de mers spre Borş.

"Autocarul care deschidea coloana s-a oprit pe partea dreaptă a carosabilului, iar şoferul microbuzului care venea în spatele său nu a observat la timp această manevră şi nu a reuşit să frâneze, intrând în coliziune cu autocarul şi răsturnându-se pe contrasens. Cel de-al doilea microbuz, de asemenea, nu a oprit la timp şi a lovit autocarul, însă impactul a fost mai uşor, iar microbuzul s-a oprit în şanţ, pe partea dreaptă a drumului", au spus reprezentaţii Poliţiei de Frontieră Bihor.

Potrivit sursei citate, un pasager din primul microbuz a murit pe loc, iar alţi nouă pasageri au fost spitalizaţi.

În urma accidentului drumul a fost blocat pe ambele sensuri de mers.

Potrivit poliţiei ungare locale, din informaţiile preliminare referitoare la accident, a rezultat că un autobuz care avea în spatele său alte trei microbuze româneşti a frânat brusc. Autobuzul a fost depăşit de primul microbuz, în schimb cel de-al doilea, care a frânat la rândul său foarte brusc, a fost lovit din spate de un al treilea microbuz, formându-se practic un carambol.

În urma acestui accident, un român a decedat, iar alţi nouă au fost răniţi, aceştia primind îngrijiniri medicale. Acestea sunt informaţii preliminare referitoare la accident, urmând ca pe măsură ce se va desfăşura ancheta să fie clarificate atât cauzele, cât şi starea răniţilor.

Consulatul general al României la Gyula nu a fost informat oficial în legătură cu acest accident, însă reprezentanţii consulatului au solicitat deja informaţii poliţiei locale şi se deplasează la faţa locului pentru a acorda asistenţa necesară.

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