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...pleading for mercy and forgiveness. One preacher, the Rev. Walter Hawkins, spoke in court with, he said, a "spirit of forgiveness. We love them and want them to come and visit us as soon as they finish their sentences." But Bibb County District Attorney Michael Jackson believed that full weight of justice still has to be imposed. The federal government may have exacted its due but Alabama had to get its hands on the trio to serve time under state law. That could mean an additional 15 years each. "I am not bending on that," said Jackson. "We can pray...
...Congressional Hispanic Caucus has added its weight to the criticism of the publicly funded network, and PBS has responded saying it is taking the "situation very seriously" and is "now working intensively to determine how best to proceed and have made a commitment to respond to Latino leaders soon...
...contained in the relics to between the 7th and 3rd centuries B.C. Pollen testing also found traces of pine - a tree that didn't exist in medieval Normandy but whose resin was widely used to embalm bodies in ancient Egypt. The presence of the cat bones might have added weight to the relics' authenticity, as black cats were traditionally thrown on the fires that burned those accused of witchcraft in medieval times. DNA tests revealed however that the animal was of non-European origin...
...expel the invading English from France during the Hundred Years War, as the story goes, the teenage saint was later appropriated as a symbol of the disputed province of Lorraine during the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-1. The discovery of the false relics would also have added weight to the public campaign to canonize St. Joan, launched in 1869 by the Bishop of Orl?ans. As for the unlikely materials used by the hoaxers, Egypt became a travel destination for wealthy French following Napoleon's expedition there in 1798. Mummies, or parts of mummies, became much sought-after souvenirs...
...Like any addiction, video game addiction is serious. Mood disorders, such as bipolarity, depression, anxiety disorders—including obsessive-compulsive behavior, and social phobias can develop. “They lose sleep. They flunk out of school,” says Orzack. “They often gain weight because they are not exercising. They neglect their personal needs. They avoid making social plans.”MORE FUN AND GAMES?The Review will explore serious issues relating to video games such as these, but for the 100 plus gamers that participated last month in the HIMG?...