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...people in the troubled region. The groups say they have no clear idea why they had been targeted, and their aid efforts in the autonomous region of South Sudan have not been affected. "We've actually received no official reason or explanation," said Kurt Tjossem, Regional Director for the Horn and East Africa at the International Rescue Committee. "We did ask them on what grounds and that was not responded...
...working in the hazardous-materials unit, and a call came in from a local hospital: chemical spill. Normally, Zachery would have been behind the wheel of the truck, but on that day, he was acting captain, so he rode in the passenger seat. Siren blaring, lights flashing, horn honking - none of it registered with the driver of a city trash truck, who turned into the path of the speeding haz-mat unit. The crash folded the front of Zachery's vehicle, and his head spiderwebbed the windshield...
...barred strumming, steel guitar and Cabic’s sunny “doo-doo-doos,” “Everyday” could be a lost Belle & Sebastian track. “Another Reason to Go” is infused with rigorous bass and a funky horn riff that would not be out of place in a James Brown swagger, and a drum machine even shows up in “On the Other Side.” Vetiver has always had a knack for merry rollicking romps—“Amour Fou?...
...plan to spend, on average, $102.50 on Valentine's Day gifts this year, down from $122.98 in 2008. That's a 17% drop. Overall, the study projects that Valentine's Day spending will fall 14%, to $14.7 billion, compared with last year. "People are trading down," says George Van Horn, an industry analyst at IBIS World, a research firm that also is predicting a decline in Valentine's Day spending. "This year consumers are thinking about smaller tokens that are thoughtful and not as elaborate and expensive as in years past." (See pictures of expensive things anyway...
...Saturday in 2009, couples can spend a full day at a museum - or at a picnic, if the weather permits. During these stressful times, people still want to huddle with their loved ones. "We won't see people saying, 'O.K., Valentine's Day has been cancelled,' " says Van Horn. "People will still give their loved ones what they deserve." Millions will be thinking pink this Valentine's Day. But can the holiday retailers stay...