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The holy men were being tied to lampposts by government soldiers, beaten with rifle butts and bamboo rods, and dumped at their family homes. Aye is now determined to make sure the world hears about these events. But his own story is just as dramatic—for opposite reasons. Aye has spent several stints in the notorious Insein Prison. This fall, however—even as monks were being brutalized around the country—the government let him go after 70 days and a few bamboo swipes to the back....

The media coup was the work of the Coalition Information Centers, the administration’s new “rapid response” team, created to wage the propaganda war against bin Laden. The CIC is the Bush team’s answer to a growing problem: though many Arab governments support the United States, bin Laden has been winning the war of words in the souks and universities of the Arab world. Bin Laden and his Taliban allies–who ban television in their own country–have adeptly used TV, radio and newspapers in the Middle East and Europe to make themselves appear the victims of American aggression....

Painter’s argument against President Donald Trump—and his family—focused on the Constitution’s Emoluments Clause, which states that “no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.” Of the many offenses Painter listed, he said that Trump’s offspring should also be prosecuted under the Emoluments Clause....

SNES CD/Nintendo PlayStation Quest to push the business to the next level will certainly have problems if you’re afraid to venture into new territories. The same happened with Moguls Nintendo, who failed to deliver the next generation of console to gamers after their collaboration with Sony around 1991. Their project was a brand new standalone console that could utilize Sony SPC 700 chip (later integrated in Sony PlayStation) and play cartridge based SNES games....

The Brazilian star moved to Paris in a world-record €222 million deal on August 3, with Barca linked to a number of big-name replacements. Aside from Paulinho, however, the club have yet to bring in any new players since Neymar’s departure. Barcelona 7/4 to beat Real Madrid “It is clear that with Neymar’s departure the team has lost out offensively,” Busquets said ahead of Wednesday’s Spanish Super Cup second leg against Real Madrid....

Spain’s spot at next year’s World Cup in Russia was confirmed on Friday by virtue of their comfortable 3-0 win over Albania and Italy’s failure to beat Macedonia. With their place secure, coach Julen Lopetegui has revealed he will ring the changes for the game at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, including a return for Busquets in what will be a landmark occasion for the Barcelona midfielder.  Lopetegui, who is without Gerard Pique and David Silva through suspension, said: “There will be changes, we are going to refresh the team....

Barca returned to the top of LaLiga with a 1-0 win over a dogged Granada at Camp Nou on Sunday. The home side enjoyed nearly 83 per cent of the possession but could not break down their visitors until Lionel Messi struck 76 minutes in after German Sanchez had been sent off. Setien’s variation of a 3-4-3 saw Barca monopolise the ball and push high up the pitch, a style more in keeping with the methods of Johan Cruyff and Pep Guardiola than Valverde, who was sacked this month after losing to Atletico Madrid in the Supercopa de Espana....

The former Hurricanes coach made a Monday morning appearance on the Joe Rose Show on CBS Radio in Miami, where he was asked about making a return to the program he helped build into a perennial power in the 1990s. “If it ever came open and people thought that I’d be the right choice, I certainly would be interested because we’ve always loved South Florida," Davis said. “I still live there....

Chrabascz broke a bone in his right hand on Feb. 14 in the second half of Butler’s 68-65 loss against then-No. 6 Villanova during a loose ball scramble. Chrabascz started all 25 games before the injury for the No. 21 Bulldogs (21-8, 11-5 Big East) and is averaging 11.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. 

The first game that Platinum Games developed, a Wii exclusive beat-em-up called MadWorld, was also received well by critics (despite the controversy surrounding its violent subject matter) so with that game and Bayonetta under its belt, it was clear that Sega should give the studio the keys to building the sequel. At least, that’s what you would think, but in the face of difficult PS3 porting (Platinum Games’ Atsushi Inaba called Bayonetta on PS3 the studio’s “biggest failure”) and Sega’s heavy financial losses, Bayonetta 2 was reportedly cancelled with all of Platinum Games’ work on the next game in the series seemingly having been for nothing....

What are impedance and ohms when it comes to headphones? More importantly, how does impedance affect the sound quality of headphones? Don’t worry. We’ve done the hard work, so you don’t have to. Let’s see what impedance and ohms mean and how they affect sound quality. What Is Headphone Impedance? Before discussing headphone impedance, we have to look at electrical resistance. Once you understand electrical resistance, impedance will make much more sense....

The No. 2 overall pick in the 2012 MLB Draft, Buxton is a classic five-tool player who has been pegged as a future superstar since his days as a multi-sport prep athlete in Georgia. Odds are we’ll be hearing plenty about the 21-year-old over the next, oh, two decades or so. In the meantime, let’s get to know the man his teammates call Buck: BYRON BUXTON: Called up to Twins | Fantasy impact...

McIlroy and his playing partners Jon Rahm and Justin Thomas looked stunned as the man walks a few paces away and looked like he was about to take a practice swing before security escorted him away. McIlroy was on the 10th tee box for the beginning of the second round of the tournament at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland. As he chatted with Rahm and Thomas, a stranger approached the group....

After working for the team as an associate head coach, Boylen was appointed to the top job in Chicago in December 2018, though he was not able to turn around the franchise’s fortunes. The Bulls posted a 39-84 record during his tenure, failing to make the playoffs. They were 22-43 when the current campaign was suspended, meaning they missed out on being involved in Orlando when play eventually resumed in late July....

BUN is produced by the breakdown of protein and usually cleared from the blood by the kidneys. A higher than normal value may show impaired kidney function. What Is Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)? BUN is a waste product of cell metabolism. You get protein from the food you eat, and it enters the bloodstream from the intestines to be used by cells throughout your body. Your cells break protein down into amino acids to build back up into the proteins they need for various processes....

Bayern Munich, as expected, continued a strong start to their season with a victory over Bayer Leverkusen. A 5th-minute strike from Leverkusen saw them trailing early on, but two goals from Tolisso and Robben shortly after that saw them leading at the halfway mark. Thiago Alcantara and Tolisso combined very well in the middle of the park, but Tolisso had to limp off before the start of the second half....

Along with Leipzig and Bayern, VfL Wolfburg are the only other unbeaten team in the Bundesliga after five games. Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski has struck a scorching pace atop the scoring chart, racking up a record-equalling nine goals in five games, having scored in each of the five games of the season. On the sixth matchday of the season, Bayern travel to newly-promoted Paderborn while Dortmund welcome Werder Bremen to the Signal Iduna Park in North-Rhine Westphalia....

Due to the sheer number of weapons, abilities, and Exotic gear that Destiny 2 currently has, while continuing to add more at a brisk pace, PvP balancing is a constant struggle. The meta changes on an almost seasonal basis, and it seems that something similar is bound to happen once Lightfall hits, judging by all the changes that Bungie has just announced. RELATED: Bungie Launches New Destiny 2 Community Manager Account on Twitter...