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One might have thought that yesterday’s New York court conviction of Guantanamo detainee Ahmed Ghailani for the crime of conspiracy to damage a government building, in connection with the 1998 bombings of the US embassies in Nairobi and Dar-es-Salaam, would have given rise to almost universal satisfaction in the United States. After all, under America’s habitually draconian sentencing guidelines, the crime for which Mr. Ghailani, whom the US government clearly considers a "bad guy," has been convicted guarantees him a minimum sentence of 20 years in prison–and potentially a sentence of life imprisonment without possibility of parole–and the acquittal of Mr.read more

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Unfortunately, the video is pretty minimal, but the witness description certainly suggests an unknown. Flares, airborne lanterns and balloons don’t move as rapidly as these are described as moving. Video cannot be graded, beyond saying that it is not a special effect or an animation.
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Talking too much on your cell phone can be dangerous, but in a more subtle way than you might think. There are all kinds of allergies and it turns out that chatting endlessly on your cell phone can lead to an allergic reaction to the nickel in your phone. From cosmetics to jewelry, body piercings to tattoos, allergies can lurk in unlikely places. Allergist Luz Fonacier says, "Increased use of cell phones with unlimited usage plans has led to more prolonged exposure to the nickel in phones.read more