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Japanese cartoonists hold antiwar exhibition in China

NANJING: An antiwar cartoon exhibition displaying works by replica watches 110 Japanese artists opened in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing Saturday to mark the 64th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. The exhibition, jointly organized by the Memorial Hall of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre and the Japanese non-governmental association of "My August 15," will last three moths. About 160 cartoon works will be displayed, the first time the Baume Mercier watches exhibition is held outside Japan, the organizers said. Most of the authors of the cartoons were born before August 15, 1945 and had deep memories about the war. In addition, many of them lived in different parts of China with their parents at that time and learned of the news of Japan's surrender in China. Many years later, they produced a group of works with the theme of "My August 15," conveying their condemnation about the war atrocities and reflection on the militaristic brutality. The exhibition was divided into four parts according to the Bregue watches authors' ages when Japan surrendered, "above 16," "8-15," "5-7" and "below four." Nine prestigious Japanese cartoonists, along with about 100 people from several Japanese NGOs, attended the opening ceremony of the exhibition Saturday. "It tells a true story," said 70-year-old artist Kenji Morita, pointing to his own work "Thanks to Adoptive Chinese Parents." "Although Japan was an invader, many Chinese parents still helped raise Japanese children orphaned by the war," he said. Leading Japanese manga artist Tetsuya Chiba also recalled the Corum watches war past he experienced in China. "I was in Shenyang (capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province) the day when Japan's surrender in World War II was announced by the late Emperor Hirohito over radio. I was only six then, and I couldn't really understand what happened," Chiba told Xinhua. "I didn't manage to return to Japan immediately, so I spent a very hard year in China after Japan's surrender. But I met a very nice Chinese couple, they gave me food even when they didn't have enough to eat. When we separated, they gave me a blanket. I kept the blanket for years until I met their offspring," he said. "August 15 is a meaningful day for both China and Concord watches Japan, whether to mark the victory or to introspect the war. The day reminds us to be against wars," he added.
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Astronauts deal with flooded toilet in orbit

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The bathroom lines at the already crowded space shuttle and space station complex got a lot longer Sunday because of a flooded toilet. One of two commodes aboard the replica watches international space station broke down, right in the middle of complicated robotic work being conducted by the two crews. The pump separator apparently flooded. Mission Control advised the astronauts to hang an "out of service" sign on the toilet until it could be fixed. In the meantime, the six space station residents had to get in line to use their one good toilet. And Endeavour's seven astronauts were restricted to the shuttle bathroom. There have never been so many people — 13 — together in space. The toilet repair work fell to Belgian Frank De Winne and A Lange & Sohne watches American Michael Barratt, who had to don goggles, gloves and masks. They ripped apart the compartment, working well into the evening. Mission Control finally instructed them to call it a day and resume the effort Monday morning. Flight director Brian Smith declined to speculate whether overuse caused the toilet trouble. "We don't yet know the extent of the problem," Smith told reporters. "It may turn out to be of no consequence at all. It could turn out to be significant. It's too early to tell right now." Teams of specialists in Houston and Moscow hurriedly convened to discuss the Raymond Weil watches problem. The Russian-built, multimillion-dollar toilet flew up on a shuttle last November. Smith said there is no urgency to the bathroom situation, at least for now. But he said if the toilet remains out of action for several days, "then we'll readdress the situation and see what we have to do." Going into this mission, NASA wanted at least four of Endeavour's crew to use the space station's bathrooms, so the shuttle waste water tank would not fill up. As long as Endeavour is docked to the space station, it cannot eject any waste water. The Piaget watches nozzle is located near the newly installed porch on the Japanese lab; the attach mechanisms for experiments could corrode if sprayed by water. Two bathrooms ultimately are needed for a full station crew of six. Smith said he did not know how long six occupants could rely on a single toilet. Both the shuttle and station are equipped with other ways for the Breitling watches astronauts to relieve themselves, Smith said, including Apollo-era urine collection bags. Much of Sunday — the eve of the 40th anniversary of man's first moon landing — was spent using a pair of robot arms to move a large cargo carrier, loaded with batteries and spare parts, from the shuttle to the station. It was a relatively quiet day sandwiched between spacewalks. The 13-by-8-foot platform holds an antenna, pump and engine for the Tag Heuer watches station's rail car, all of which will be removed and secured to the space station during a spacewalk Monday. NASA wants to store as many big spare parts as possible at the space station, before shuttles stop flying at the end of next year. Also on the carrier are six batteries that will be plugged into the Gucci watches station by spacewalking astronauts later in the week, replacing old batteries. In all, five spacewalks are planned during Endeavour's 1 1/2-week space station visit. As for the Apollo 11 anniversary, Smith noted that the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs contributed to today's international space station. He observed that he wasn't born when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Louis Vuitton watches moon July 20, 1969; neither were two of the 13 spacefarers.
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Baby taken from slain mom's womb found; 2 arrested

WORCESTER: A baby girl who was cut from her mother's womb has been found alive and two people were arrested in the cheap watches woman's killing, police said late Wednesday.The girl, whose mother's body was found Monday in a closet at her Worcester apartment, appeared to be in "fairly good health" at a New Hampshire hospital, Worcester Police Sgt. Kerry Hazelhurst said.Julie Corey, 35, of Worcester, Mass., and a male companion were arrested in Plymouth, N.H., where police found them with the child. Acquaintances had told police they were suspicious of Corey's claims she had given birth. Corey was charged as a fugitive from justice. She was in A Lange & Sohne watches custody and could not be reached for comment late Wednesday. Police did not know whether she had a lawyer. The baby's mother, Darlene Haynes, was eight months pregnant. Haynes' body was found by her landlord, William Thompson, who said a "horrifying smell" led him to her apartment, where he found her body wrapped in bedding in a closet. Her death was ruled a homicide. Police said the 23-year-old had apparently been dead for several days, and that Raymond Weil watches she hadn't contacted family or friends since Thursday. It was not until an autopsy Tuesday that authorities discovered the fetus was missing. Corey, who police said had reportedly gone to New Hampshire to relocate, arrived at a Plymouth homeless shelter Tuesday night. She told workers there that the girl was 6 days old and identified herself as the mother, but had no information on the child, according to the Union Leader newspaper in New Hampshire. Corey was arrested Wednesday afternoon as she tried to leave the shelter with the Piaget watches infant after workers alerted police and a nurse began photographing the baby with her cell phone, the newspaper reported. The exact cause of Haynes' death has not yet been determined pending toxicology tests, but Worcester Police Detective Capt. Edward J. McGinn Jr. said the autopsy indicated Haynes suffered head injuries. "It's horrific," Thompson said Wednesday. "There's no words to Breitling watches describe what's going on in this building today." Haysha Toledo, a 17-year-old neighbor, said she often saw Haynes walking in what she called "a nice quiet neighborhood." Toledo said neighbors used to hear fighting from the apartment Haynes shared until recently with her boyfriend, Roberto Rodriguez. "We used to hear her crying and screaming but Tag Heuer watches no one ever really did anything," Toledo said, adding that neighbors did not want to get involved. Haynes had a restraining order against Rodriguez, who allegedly pushed her into a glass table in June and cut her arm, then grabbed her by the throat and slapped her, according to court records. Court records also showed Rodriguez was charged with hitting Haynes in 2008 in a case that was continued without a finding. In June, Haynes described the 24-year-old Rodriguez as her boyfriend of several years. Her landlord said Rodriguez moved out of the apartment last month. Rodriguez was interviewed by authorities. He told WCVB-TV that Haynes was "a nice girl." "She had her problems, you know, but Gucci watches nobody deserves to go (through) what she went through," he said. Family members said she had three other children. Her youngest, an 18-month-old girl, is in state custody, according to Department of Children and Families spokeswoman Alison Goodwin. Family members had been looking after her. Karl Whitney, Haynes' uncle who is acting as a spokesman for the Louis Vuitton watches family, said Haynes' grandmother, Joanne Haynes, is raising the two other children, Jasmine, 5, and Lillian, 3. He told the Telegram & Gazette that Haynes had picked the name Sheila Marie for her fourth child.
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