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Iran to grant citizenship to families of foreign ‘martyrs’

Edit Dawn 03 May 2016
Iran has passed a law allowing the ... during the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988) and afterwards,” it said ... Iran says its Fatemiyoun Brigade, comprised of Afghan recruits, are volunteers defending sacred Shia sites in Syria and Iraq against extre­mists like those of the IS....

In Chile, world's driest desert slakes thirst with fog

Edit The Times of India 02 May 2016
After tantalizing the northern Chilean desert with the promise of moisture, the mist evaporates in the sun, leaving the heat to bake the stark lunar landscape ... Chilean researchers have patented a device resembling a large window screen to turn the mist into usable water ... Instead of passing through, the mist condenses on the polypropylene threads, slowly gathering into drops that eventually seep down into an awaiting container....

Emirati writer Fadel Al Mheiri's new book is a fascinating Arabian tale of pirates and plunder

Edit The National 02 May 2016
Mists of Time  ... Mists of Time, the first in a trilogy, is full of swashbuckling pirates battling it out on the high seas ... The historical novel, set in the 1500s, recounts the tale of young Indian orphan Zahran, who becomes a cabin boy on the ship of one-eyed pirate and smuggler Dayjur ... The pirates stand up against Portuguese oppression ... It left him wondering about the adventures that took place within their crumbling walls. ....

E-Mist Cuts Chemical Usage and Costs at Texas-Based, Long-Term Healthcare Facilities

Edit Business Wire 02 May 2016
FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#healthcare--E-Mist's electrostatic disinfectant application system cut costs and chemicals used at Creative Solutions in Healthcare's 49 long-term care facilities ... ....

A cleansing rain falls; a soil-filled mist arises

Edit Science Daily 02 May 2016
Scientists have found that rain triggers the release of a mist of particles from wet soils into the air, a finding with consequences for how scientists model our planet's climate and future. The evidence comes in the form of tiny glassy spheres, less than one-hundredth the width of a human hair, discovered in the Great Plains ... ....

Olafur Eliasson creates waterfall in Versailles palace show

Edit Seattle Post-Intelligence 02 May 2016
Other installations in the gardens will deploy a circle of mist —which will change with the weather— and blocks of ice and debris of dust and rock that are left behind when a glacier retracts. Inside the palace, the artist will deploy "subtle spatial interventions" integrated in its baroque architecture so visitors have to "explore" the place if they want to make sure they don't miss any pieces of art ... ....

Tennessee disregarded red flags with TNReady testing firm

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 02 May 2016
According to documents used to vet the company before it was awarded a five-year contract, Connecticut officials told Tennessee in 2014 that the company's online test delivery system known as Measurement Incorporated Secure Testing, or MIST, had had some problems, The Tennessean reported (http.//tnne.ws/1NiAxhn) ... then missed repeated deadlines to provide paper versions to the state's 146 school districts....

Temperatures to rise

Edit The National 02 May 2016
The National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology said there will be moderate winds, which may freshen at times. Wind speed could reach up to 35kph along the coast ... Further inland, the ... Fog and mist may form....

BRIO Tuscan Grille's grilled shrimp Mediterranean recipe (5/2/16)

Edit WPTV 02 May 2016
BRIO Tuscan Grille's Grilled Shrimp Mediterranean. spray PREMIUM OLIVE MIST. 3 oz - BLANCHED BROCCOLI. 1 oz - GRLD SLCD STD ASPARAGUS ... heat ... Place orzo in the center of a rectangular plate ... ....

Dawn of War announcement coming tomorrow

Edit Shacknews 02 May 2016
the 30 seconds of static video shows nothing else, unless you count that they were nice enough to convert that to GMT for us. The image shows an island shrouded in mist, but is it really? Your guess is as good as mine ... Sega did register the domain last year....

Idukki’s farmers worry about bouts of ‘yellow rain’

Edit The Hindu 02 May 2016
Kerala’s Idukki district received ‘yellow’ rain at some places on Monday, causing apprehension that the droplets were carrying harmful chemicals. The yellow mist created fears of damage to cardamom plantations at Moolakkada in the high range Kunchithanny village. This is the second episode of raindrops with the hue falling here in a fortnight....

Chance of rain in N.J. for next several days

Edit NJ dot com 02 May 2016
Temperatures will also be below normal across much of the state ... And there's a shot of rain the day after that and the next day, too ... for at least the next five days ... A light mist is falling across much of the state as of 7 a.m. and some fog could hamper the morning commute ... Lows will dip into the 50s ... The cool spot as of 7 a.m....

Theatre review: Mary Poppins, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

Edit Scotsman 02 May 2016
WIND’S in the east, there’s a mist comin’ in… So begins Bert the chimney sweep’s magical opening song, Chim Chim Cheree; and what swept into Edinburgh last week was the sheer enchantment of Richard Eyre’s terrific 2004 stage production of Mary Poppins, now on tour under the ......
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