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Fort Taco, the taco and enchilada takeout restaurant at 8106 Manchester, is set to open Nov. 15, according to its Facebook post Tuesday. They’ve been working on opening since May. Owners, Gabe Patino and Tyson Martinez, named the restaurant as a nod to their hometown, Fort Madison, IA. They said the recipes come from their […]

Summer has finally decided to vacate the premises and the cool weather has set in here in Northern California. I don’t know about you, but I look forward to the cooler days, especially when they bring rain (which we desperately need right about now). Things slow down, not as much needs tending to, and I can curl up with a cup of hot chocolate and a blanket and read a book without any guilt over taking it easy.

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Maplewood chiropractor, Dr. William Madosky, over the past four and a half years has featured the work of local artists at his office. For November, the office is featuring artists from the Turner Center for the Arts, which is based in Maplewood. Turner Center is a non-profit organization providing services for adults with disabilities, and […]

Claudia Kucharek from Wichita, Kansas, thought someone was playing a prank when more than 100 Milkbone dog biscuits disappeared overnight on Saturday.



Kucharek said, "I went outside, inside looking for trails tracks or anything that would lead me to the Milkbones."



On Sunday her husband heard a suspicious noise under the hood of her car while in the garage.



He found all the bones packed under the hood and a large rat. The couple were able to trap the rat the next morning.

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A 77-year-old woman said she was ‘mugged’ on the sidewalk outside the St. Louis Galleria during the day, on Oct. 22, according to KMOV News. Richmond Heights Police say the suspect got out of a silver four-door Chevy and tried taking the woman’s purse. She handed it over after the suspect threatened to shoot her. […]

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As reported in The Huffington Post:

In Maine, an elementary school teacher was recently put on paid leave for up to three weeks after parents complained that the teacher had traveled to Dallas, where there have been a few Ebola cases. On Sunday, a similar precaution was taken at a high school in Phenix, Alabama, after an employee flew on the same plane as a person who contracted Ebola -- even though the employee flew a day later, long after the aircraft had been cleaned...

In Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, Ebola is killing business at a local Liberian
restaurant. "We have had customers coming in and actually standing in front of us at the counter saying, 'do you have Ebola?'"

On the upside, the business of protective gear is booming. David Scott, president of LifeSecure, told The Chicago Sun-Times that his business recently sold out of a kit that includes "disposable eyeshields, biohazard bags, protective masks, vinyl gloves and hand sanitizer."

What they should sell are the sunglasses described in Hitchhiker, which, at the first sign of danger... go totally black.

Addendum:

(Reuters) - U.S. stock futures tumbled while safe-haven assets such as the yen and U.S. bonds gained on Friday after media reported that a doctor who returned to New York City from West Africa has tested positive for Ebola.

*sigh* 

Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris preview on Shacknews.

I really enjoyed Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, enough that I would definitely play through it again. It's a great couch co-op game. It's too bad this one is on PS4. This is pretty much the only game so far that's made me wish I had one.

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A new report on Michael Brown's official autopsy results appears to support Officer Darren Wilson's version of the events on August 9, according to two medical experts.

The new analysis of the autopsy results was released on Wednesday by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, which asked two independent experts who were not involved in the investigation—one of them, the St. Louis County Medical examiner—to review the available evidence.

Their report says that Brown was shot in the hand at very close range and his blood and other tissue were found both inside and outside the car. Wilson has reportedly told investigators that he fought with Brown inside his police SUV and that Brown attempted to take his gun.

St. Louis medical examiner Dr. Michael Graham told the paper that the autopsy "does support that there was a significant altercation at the car.” The other expert, forensic pathologist Judy Melinek, went even further, saying that the wound on Brown's hand "supports the fact that this guy is reaching for the gun" and adding that another shot, which went through Brown's forearm, means Brown could not have facing Wilson with his hands up when he was shot, an apparent contradiction of the now iconic "hands up, don't shoot" posture adopted by protesters in Ferguson.

The official county autopsy and the private autopsies conducted on behalf of the families do not disagree on the number or wounds or their location. For example, both reports say that a shot to the top of Brown's head was likely fatal, but witnesses do not agree on whether he charging toward Wilson or was already on his way to the ground when he was hit. (A second story published in the Post-Dispatch on Wednesday says Wilson claims Brown kept charging him.)

This interpretation of the report seems to coincide with other reports about Wilson's statements to investigators and his testimony before the grand jury, which was recounted in The New York Times last Friday. The feeling among many observers of the case, including The Washington Post's Wesley Lowery, and The Root's Eric Guster, is that these recent leaks are meant to prime the public for an inevitable result: a grand jury investigation that ends with no charges being filed against Wilson.

Police officers are generally given the right to respond with lethal force once they feel their life is in danger, and the Times added the federal officials think a civil rights charge against Wilson is also unlikely, given the high standards needed to file one. No matter the reason, the leaks are bound to raise tension in Ferguson once again, which continues to see protests more than 70 days since Brown's shooting.

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Galveston, Texas, officials meant well when they tested a passenger while she was still at sea. But some say airlifting a blood sample in a Coast Guard helicopter was needlessly alarming.

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Gunshot residue and ballistics show Vonderitt D. Myers Jr. fired at a police officer before being fatally shot, police and union officials say.

NEW YORK   •   NBC News medical correspondent Nancy Snyderman has admitted that some members of her crew violated a voluntary quarantine to protect against Ebola, a misstep that caused New Jer…

Monday evening Michael Brown protesters entered the Maplewood Walmart and gathered at the back of the store chanting “What do we want…justice now” Fox2 News reported.

Maplewood Police escorted the protesters out of the store, which was then closed. About a hundred protesters continued to chant for about an hour out side the store, until after 9 p.m. The protesters were targeting 24-hour Walmarts, and are planning to boycott the Ferguson Walmart for two days in October.

One protester, Hezekiah McCaskill, an undergraduate student at Webster University, said he was there “representing equality and peace and justice.”

“We decided to protest at local Walmart locations because of the tragedy that happened with John Crawford, where he was fatally shot in a Walmart (on Aug. 5), for one reason or another,” McCaskill said. “This is about all of us, so we’re trying to represent all of us, and hopefully we’re doing a good job of that.”

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Update: Nine protesters were arrested Monday night; all were charged with trespassing. One of the nine was also charged as a fugitive of another department with outstanding warrants.

Of those arrested, one was from California, two were from Michigan, one was from Ohio and the rest were from St. Louis. All nine were released on $300 bond Tuesday at around 1:30 a.m., Maplewood Police reported Tuesday morning.

If you have backbreaking chores, yard work or heavy lifting you just don’t want to deal with, Washington University crew (rowing) members can do it for you.

Rent-A-Rower, Wash U crew’s biggest fundraiser, helps bring out of pocket expenses down for student-athletes while helping people get projects done around their homes and elsewhere.

All proceeds from Rent-A-Rower go directly to support Washington University Crew to help buy new equipment, maintain facilities, and offset the cost of athletes traveling to regional and national rowing competitions.

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As if Circus Peanuts weren’t enough of an enigma, now they’re branching out into seasonal varieties.

If you’re not familiar with Circus Peanuts, they’re a fluffy, grainy, marshmallow shaped like a peanut, the same color as an orange creamsicle but flavored like bananas. Every once in a while you see other holiday shapes, like bunnies for Easter. Though I’m only a fan of Circus Peanuts by concept, because once I actually eat one I wonder what I was thinking. They have some sort of hypnotic amnesia field around them, and I often forget I don’t like them and eat them. (I think there’s a genetic component to this, there are some people who are immune to this and know they hate them and can avoid them, then there are others who actually like them so there’s no need for the amnesia.)

Melster Marshmallow Candy Corn Circus Peanuts are basically not banana flavored, but candy corn flavored ... and not just orange, but also yellow and white.

Here are the things that recommend them:
- They’re Fat Free
- They’re Free from Major Allergens (peanuts, tree nuts, milk, shellfish, eggs, fish, wheat and gluten)
- They’re Made in the USA

Here’s the top reason to buy them: You’ve always wanted to like Circus Peanuts but you were turned off by the flavor. Don’t worry, Candy Corn Circus Peanuts have no flavor. (I’m just going to call them CCCP now.)

If you’re a fan of marshmallows in your cereal, like Lucky Charms, these are actually a pretty good version of that as a candy. The original Lucky Charms marbits were Circus Peanuts, but I think these match the flavor better.

These were fresh and do smell lightly like vanilla and sugar. It’s comforting. Rather clean and bright. The bite is soft, but the texture is grainy. They’re like a marshmallow, but much denser ... but not quite a nougat. Really, they taste just like a very sugary marshmallow. If you’ve ever wanted Campfire Marshmallows with more sugar in them, this is for you.

These can even muster being divisive like the banana Circus Peanuts, that’s how ineffectual they are. That said, there’s a Peppermint version for Christmas ... Candy Warehouse (who provided these) also sent some of those, I can’t wait!

Name: Candy Corn flavored Circus Peanuts
Brand: Melster (Impact Confections)
Place Purchased: CandyWarehouse
Price: $4.00
Size: 8 ounces
Calories per ounce: 112
Type: Marshmallow
Rating: 4 out of 10

Related Candies

1. Brach’s Carrot Cake Candy Corn
2. Charms Candy Corn Pops
3. Starburst Original Fruit Flavored Candy Corn
4. 6 Candy Corn Candies That Aren’t Candy Corn
5. M&Ms White Chocolate Candy Corn
6. Melster Peanut Butter Kisses
7. Circus Peanuts
8. Brachs Bunny Basket Eggs

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If you’d like mortality mansplained, this pedantic fellow in the Atlantic does an excellent job. (“Mortality: You’re Doing It Wrong.”) In the process of declaring that 75 is a perfect age to die, the author also declares himself against euthanasia / “death with dignity” movements for some reason and adds that he will have a memorial service before his death because wow is he a control freak. Yet, as the Dude would put it, the author is not wrong — at least not in his main point, that he won’t make any effort to extend his life past 75; he’s just kind of an asshole.

The good news is that we have made major strides in reducing mortality from strokes. Between 2000 and 2010, the number of deaths from stroke declined by more than 20 percent. The bad news is that many of the roughly 6.8 million Americans who have survived a stroke suffer from paralysis or an inability to speak. And many of the estimated 13 million more Americans who have survived a “silent” stroke suffer from more-subtle brain dysfunction such as aberrations in thought processes, mood regulation, and cognitive functioning. Worse, it is projected that over the next 15 years there will be a 50 percent increase in the number of Americans suffering from stroke-induced disabilities. Unfortunately, the same phenomenon is repeated with many other diseases.

So American immortals may live longer than their parents, but they are likely to be more incapacitated. Does that sound very desirable? Not to me.

He makes sound arguments for why trying to extend life past a certain point simply for the sake of it is silly and not cost-effective, especially when quality of life deteriorates and all we have to look forward to is that “second childishness, and mere oblivion” stage. (Which can be a serious financial and emotional burden on our children/care-givers.) I’m kind of convinced. But ask me again when I’ve reached his age: if I have also attained his level of success and feeling of supreme self-satisfaction, perhaps I too will be ready to Let It Go.

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