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The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is an organization that works to enhance the sexual and reproductive health of women and young people all around the world. One of the ways they do this is by helping to ensure that government and non-government organizations in low- and middle-income countries have access to safe, reliable, and cost-effective contraceptives, including condoms. However, it may surprise you to learn all of the steps that go into ensuring the safety and reliability of the contraceptives that become part of the UNFPA program. Check out the infographic below to learn more about the process for condoms in particular. I guarantee that you'll have a much greater appreciation for the work that the UNFPA does and the respect and concern it shows for the people it serves.

On the first anniversary of the stimulus bill’s passage, administration officials are traversing the country (on the taxpayer dime) touting its alleged successes. But the inconvenient truth is that no number of orchestrated press events can mask the threat massive deficit spending poses for future living standards. What administration officials are calling “investment” is really the opportunity cost of the government borrowing resources out of the economy. As a result, to the degree there has been any “stimulus,” it has been in the stimulation of government jobs and debt. It is the private sector that fuels job growth and wealth creation, whereas government spending necessarily comes at the private sector’s expense. Fortunately, it appears that a growing segment of the populace is beginning to understand that there’s no free lunch when it comes to government spending.

A new scheme in the United Kingdom will allow millions of orphaned artistic works and historic documents to be released into the public domain. The scheme is intended to provide wider access to about 91 million creative works that have languished for years away from public view because the rights holders were not identified. The Intellectual Property Office can now issue a special license so that orphaned works can be displayed on websites, in books, and on television. The new scheme also allows for renumeration for the rights holders if they identify themselves after publication of the material. The announcement of the new scheme was timed to coincide with the introduction of a new initiative from the European Union called the Orphan Works Directive, which allows cultural institutions to digitize orphan works and display them online. In combination, the new schemes will allow greater access to archival records in the UK, about 50% of which are considered orphan works.

Heartland Payment Systems is known to many merchants in the retail space. The company, which is in the Fortune 1,000, provides credit, debit, prepaid, and merchant processing for more than 270,000 retailers. This morning, BitPay announced a new collaboration and partnership with Heartland that will offer new bitcoin payment options for Heartland customers using the BitPay platform. Heartland hopes to allow current SMB customers the ability to offer bitcoin payment transactions. Heartland has stated that this new partnership will allow them to work with BitPay in order to provide a life in buyer conversion rates, reduce the total cost of payment acceptance, and facilitate purchases between non-U.S.-based buyers and U.S.-based SMBs. Heartland Payment Systems employs nearly 3,200 people and is based in New Jersey. The company has a wide range of regional offices that deploy team members to help SMBs setup and bring merchant terminals online.

A set of techniques adopted for gene cloning for a particular purpose is said to be a gene cloning strategy. There are several gene cloning strategies in recombinant technology. DNA fragments are generated by cutting the DNA with a specific restriction endonuclease. These fragments are ligated into a vector molecules and the collection of recombinant molecules is transferred into host cells, one molecule in each cell. The total number of all DNA molecules makes up the library. Two main types of libraries can be used to isolate specific DNAs: genomic and cDNA libraries. A genomic library contains DNA fragments that represent the entire genome of an organism, whereas in case of cDNA library mRNA from an organism or from an organism or from specific cells of an organism are extracted and then complementary DNA (cDNAs) are prepared from the mRNA in a multistep reaction catalysed by the enzyme reverse transcriptase. The resulting double stranded DNA fragments are then inserted into a suitable vector and cloned, creating a population of clones called cDNA library. Since, a cDNA library is derived from mRNA, the library contains the coding region of expressed genes only, with no introns or regulatory regions. Such a library lacks the non coding DNA that makes up a large portion of many eukaryotic genomes. Genomic Library vs cDNA libraries

Two men who hiked for miles through northern California wildfire territory expecting a grim discovery were met with a joyful one instead. Jack Weaver and his brother-in-law Patrick Widen walked around police barricades, through a creek and up treacherous hilly roads to save Mr Weaver's mother from having to recover the body of the family's beloved dog Izzy. Katherine Weaver was convinced Izzy died in a ferocious wildfire that destroyed their neighbourhood and sent the family fleeing for safety. When the men reached the end of the narrow road, and had all but given up hope, Izzy came bounding out of the rubble. Jack Weaver, who was filming the scene for his parents, captured the joyous reunion on his phone in a video that's gone viral, providing a rare bit of good news amid endless scenes of severe destruction.

Sorry for the delay Santa and others, anyways i received one of the most practical items that I have already been using for the past couple of weeks. All gifts were great, especially the pen and refills, as it feels great in the hand and writes very smoothly and easily. This pen should last me at least a few years as long as a don't lose it. As for the playing cards, those have been put to use already with a few games between friends and family, and the teal color choices for both the pen, pen color and playing cards really shows you took the time finding these gifts. Thank you so much Santa, and you did an amazing job with your gifting, and i hope you received a gift that is as good as the one you gifted to me.

TUSD's new dual language model TUSD is moving from a 50-50 bilingual education model to an immersion program. Here are examples of how instruction will be delivered at two grade levels. In kindergarten, 90 minutes of the day is assigned to reading. Zero to 10 minutes of reading instruction can be delivered in English and the remainder of the time is done in Spanish. About 30 minutes is devoted to writing, zero to five of which can be done in English and 25 to 30 minutes of learning occurs in Spanish. One hour is dedicated to math with zero to five minutes being done in English. Forty-five minutes is set aside for science and social studies, zero to five of which can be done in English. By the third grade, the 90-minute reading block is split with 30 to 40 minutes of instruction coming in English and 50 to 60 minutes in Spanish. A 40-minute writing period is split equally in half. The one-hour math time is split with 20 to 35 minutes conducted in English and 25 to 40 minutes being taught in Spanish. The 60 minutes assigned to science and social studies is broken up with 25 to 30 minutes in English and 30 to 35 minutes in Spanish. From fourth grade on, instruction is split evenly between the two languages.

I love participating in these exchanges. It is always a lot of fun. The snack exchange is definitely an opportunity to share awesomeness with someone. I was going this and the Archer exchange this time around so my title amuses me to no end. This exchange was extra interesting because I had my dietary restrictions from participating in /r/keto that my SS had to contend with. She was a trooper and then some. I received many keto staples and some other tasty items. I got to send snacks to a vegetarian so I understand how hard it can be to go against your standard preference when you want to send or share things that are interesting. It allows us to learn a bit more about foods though. Absolutely awesome.

Voters in the US state of Indiana elected Muslim candidate Andre Carson to Congress ysterday, making him just the second person of that faith to serve in the US legislature. Andre Carson was elected in a special election to fill the seat left vacant after his grandmother, Democratic Congresswoman Julia Carson, died last December. The younger Carson (33) is a member of the Indianapolis City Council who converted to Islam about a decade ago. The first and only other Muslim member of the US Congress is Rep Keith Ellison of Minnesota, also a Democrat, who is in his first term. Mr Carson's faith had not been an issue in the special election, although Mr Ellison became the target of right-wing media presenters for swearing his oath of office on a copy of the Koran once owned by Thomas Jefferson.

How Does the Arduino Connect Four Game Work? Each player has a colored dot. Depending on the movement of the joystick, the values of the axis movements (X or Y) are compared and the direction of the dot on the matrix is determined. The player can move the dot up and down or left and right. Once a decision is made, the player presses down on the joystick. When it is pressed, the game switches to the next player and opponent's dot starts blinking. At each stage, the program determines if the movement of the dot is legal or not. For example, a dot cannot be moved outside the matrix or occupy the opponent's space. It also determines when the game has been won. The game is won when any player puts four dots in a line. This line can be vertical, horizontal or diagonal.

It was one of the greatest vanishing acts in history. More than 3,000 years ago a mysterious and ruthless civilisation rose from nothing, created a brutal and unstoppable army and built an empire that rivalled Egypt and Babylon. Yet, just as it was at the height of its powers, the great empire suddenly vanished from history. This is the story of the formidable Hittites, a civilisation bent on world domination. Their long-lost capital, Hattusha, which disappeared thousands of years ago, was recently rediscovered, and archaeologists have unearthed one of the most astonishing and ingenious cities of the ancient world, featuring rings of impenetrable walls, secret tunnels, temples, palaces and a vast pyramid-like structure facing Egypt. Buried in this lost city is one of the greatest libraries of the ancient world. All the secrets of the mysterious Hittite empire were written in two codes - one a unique form of hieroglyphs. Using these deciphered texts, the film recreates the ancient world of the Hittites, telling the story of what happened to them, and what caused an empire built to last forever to vanish so completely from history.

Developed by scientists at NASA to treat their astronauts while on a space mission, this tiny device can release medicine on its own. Gizmodo has a fascinating story on an implant, the Biocapsule, developed by NASA to treat astronauts while they are on a space mission. The device, a small rod to be implanted under the skin before take-off, is made out of carbon nanotubes and is filled with cells that release a substance once a certain trigger activates them. The cells are trapped within the capsule while substances are released by diffusion across the capsule wall, which is also the way nutritients can get in. The capsules could be capable of delivering multiple doses over a long period of time. The nanostructures are inert, making them well-tolerated by the body, and the Biocapsules themselves are inexpensive and easy to make. One example application given is that of exposure to high levels of radiation in outer space: The device could be filled with cells that sense the increased levels of radiation and automatically disperse medicine to help the body compensate. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) might be a candidate drug for this, as it is already used to treat cancer patients undergoing radiation treatment. Other potential triggers could be heat exposure, exhaustion, and sleep-deprivation.

Two Texas parents are giving Santa a run for his money this year after surprising their three young daughters with a brand new baby brother. The girls thought their mom, Courtney Solstad, and dad were tackling some Christmas shopping -- a likely story. Instead, the couple had just pulled off the ultimate holiday hoodwink. They had just picked up their newly adopted son, Nathan, who the girls knew nothing about, and tucked him away under the Christmas tree for his sisters to find. Along with quite literally jumping for joy and shedding tears at the sight of their early Christmas present (not that we can blame them), the girls were eager to meet and cuddle their little brother. It's a moment that will have you feeling all of the fa-la-la-la sentiment.

Stanford Law & Policy Review (SLPR) is one of the most prominent policy journals in the nation and informs public discourse by publishing articles that analyze the intersection of our legal system with local, state, and federal policy. SLPR is ideologically neutral and solicits articles from authors who represent a diversity of political viewpoints. Founded in 1989 by Stanford Law School students, SLPR has long been a forum not only for academics but also for high-profile policymakers to publish articles on hot-button issues. Past contributors include Bill Clinton, Joseph Biden, John McCain, Charles Schumer, Charles Rangel, James Baker, Russ Feingold, and Jeb Bush. SLPR has been cited multiple times by the U.S. Supreme Court and over fifty times by other federal courts. It is published widely and available at all major law schools and policy think tanks.

These wood frogs are one of the only creatures that can be described as “the living dead”. Yet every spring they come back to life again. Unable to travel large distances to escape Canada's winter, wood frogs have developed one of the most incredible survival strategies. They freeze. As winter comes, they hunker down just under the leaf litter. They begin to produce a special anti-freeze in their blood, made out of glucose and glycogen. As the temperature continues to drop, this antifreeze is taken up into their cells. Inside each cell, the sugary syrup keeps the cells plump and strong, and prevents ice crystals from forming which would kill them. When in this frogcicle state, their hearts stop beating and they stop breathing. As much as 70 per cent of the frog's body is frozen solid. These hardy wood frogs can survive all winter in this suspended animation, undergoing several cycles of freezing and thawing as the temperature changes. When the weather warms, the frogs thaw and emerge to begin their chorus, signalling the start of Canadian spring. Scientists are learning more about how wood frogs freeze and thaw in the hopes of one day improving organ transplants for humans.

Scientists believe that the warm attachment to their mother makes them more mild-mannered and less hostile in later life. A study of almost 2,000 people who were followed for 24 years found those not breastfed as infants had higher levels of hostility, especially cynicism and paranoia, in adulthood than their peers. Dr Paivi Merjonen, of the University of Turku in Finland, said: “This population-based study showed that breastfeeding may have long-term effects on offspring hostility. Those who were not breastfed in infancy had higher levels of adult hostility than those who were breastfed.” The psychological benefits seemed to be acquired during the first six months. Longer-term breast- feeding of more than a year did not lead to even lower hostility, a finding that may be explained by other family characteristics, said the researchers.

‘Captivate, kill or destroy the whole force of the enemy’ was the order given to the American soldiers. THE FORT is the blistering novel from worldwide bestseller Bernard Cornwell. Summer 1779. Seven hundred and fifty British soldiers and three small ships of the Royal Navy. Their orders: to build a fort above a harbour to create a base from which to control the New England seaboard. Forty-one American ships and over nine hundred men. Their orders: to expel the British. The battle that followed was a classic example of how the best-laid plans can be disrupted by personality and politics, and of how warfare can bring out both the best and worst in men. It is a timeless tale of men at war, written by a master storyteller.

I am amazed and impressed. America is very efficient. I choose what I want from pictures on the Internet, click whatever special options and extras that I so desire, pay with a credit card and pick it up in 10 minutes. This is amazing. I can see how anybody who is self-employed, working from home can just focus solely on working. The productivity in America has the potential to increase so much, so I’m I’m presenting here to you a salad with falafels and roasted vegetables as well as onions and olives from Roti Mediterranean Grill (includes fresh pita). And, so far so good. The food is really awesome. America is the land of convenience. Now it’s time to make the right choices. That was a lot of food for $10!

Summary SysCoin is cryptocurrency that aims to provide businesses, mainly in the financial sector, with the tools and infrastructure they need to immerse themselves in the blockchain world. These features range from the typical peer-to-peer transactions to a decentralized marketplace and encrypted messaging. The marketplace is made unique by the fact that it allows users to resell other users’ products (with their permission) and allowing the use of wallet aliases, making it easier for buyers to recognize different sellers. The marketplace is also not limited to just virtual goods, allowing you to sell pretty much anything. Encrypted documents can also be sent over the blockchain, ensuring that they get to the recipient without being tampered with. SysCoin (SYS) is the token that can be exchanged and used on the marketplace as well as on other features of the platform.

In this flooded forest, the family that swims together stays together... as a living raft! But plenty of predators see these floating fire ants as an easy snack. Narration: Our unlikely heroines are fire ants, a colony several hundred thousand strong. Rapacious, tenacious and industrious, they are impossible to eradicate as long as their queen is alive. But their colony faces just such a threat-the river beside it is flooding. The deluge rushes in...what else to do then, but swim! The colony floats out, as a living raft. The most precious members of the colony, the larvae and the queen ant, are kept safely dry in the middle. The queen ant can give birth to some three million ants over her lifetime. If they can reach dry land, they stand a good chance of rebuilding. But there is danger below. The fish pick off the ants one by one. If enough ants are pulled down, the raft will collapse and the colony will be destroyed. The ants grimly hold on, and reach the other side. They hoist the ant larvae up to dry ground, ensuring the survival of their colony for future generations. And with their survival secure, the fire ants revert to type...attacking every living thing in sight.

OIL Artist’s Statement "When I first started photographing industry it was out of a sense of awe at what we as a species were up to. Our achievements became a source of infinite possibilities. But time goes on, and that flush of wonder began to turn. The car that I drove cross-country began to represent not only freedom, but also something much more conflicted. I began to think about oil itself: as both the source of energy that makes everything possible, and as a source of dread, for its ongoing endangerment of our habitat. I wanted to represent one of the most significant features of this century: the automobile. The automobile is the main basis for our modern industrial world, giving us a certain freedom and changing our world dramatically. The automobile was made possible because of the invention of the internal combustion engine and its utilization of both oil and gasoline. The raw material and the refining process contained both the idea and an interesting visual component for me." – Edward Burtynsky

About Honey Honey is a sweet food made by bees using nectar from flowers. The variety produced by honey bees (the genus Apis) is the one most commonly referred to, as it is the type of honey collected by most beekeepers and consumed by people. Honeys produced by other bees (bumblebees, stingless bees) and other hymenoptera insects (e. g. honey wasps) have different properties, and they are not discussed in this article. Honey bees transform nectar into honey by a process of regurgitation and evaporation. They store it as a primary food source in wax honeycombs inside the beehive. Honey gets its sweetness from the monosaccharides fructose and glucose, and has approximately the same relative sweetness as granulated sugar. It has attractive chemical properties for baking and a distinctive flavor that leads some people to prefer it over sugar and other sweeteners. Most microorganisms do not grow in honey because of its low water activity of 0.6 However, honey sometimes contains dormant endospores of the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, which can be dangerous to infants, as the endospores can transform into toxin-producing bacteria in infants' immature intestinal tracts, leading to illness and even death.

There is a five-story, blood-red waterfall pouring slowly from the Taylor Glacier in Antarctica's McMurdo Dry Valley. Its back story, at Atlas Obscura, is simply remarkable: Roughly 2 million years ago, the Taylor Glacier sealed beneath it a small body of water which contained an ancient community of microbes. Trapped below a thick layer of ice, they have remained there ever since, isolated inside a natural time capsule. Evolving independently of the rest of the living world, these microbes exist without heat, light, or oxygen, and are essentially the definition of "primordial ooze." The trapped lake has very high salinity and is rich in iron, which gives the waterfall its red color. A fissure in the glacier allows the subglacial lake to flow out, forming the falls without contaminating the ecosystem within. One takeaway here is that life is possible in extreme conditions. That said, in the absence of ideal conditions, life can evolve without begetting plants or birds or cuddly mammals or sentient beings who write blogs on the internet; it just begets a glob of ooze.Via Buzzfeed.

Welcome to Stronghold on Sugarloaf Mountain Stronghold, Incorporated is a non-profit corporation, organized in 1946 by the late Gordon Strong. It owns and operates the mountain property for the public's "enjoyment and education in an appreciation of natural beauty." Sugarloaf Mountain has been designated a Registered Natural Landmark because of its geological interest and striking beauty. Stronghold agreed to maintain its natural state, and your help in this regard will be a most welcome contribution. Funds for maintenance and improvement do not come from federal, state, or municipal sources. They come from a modest trust fund, from membership dues, and from gifts and bequests of folks like you, who are interested in preserving this priceless heritage. We wish you a pleasant stay and venture the thought that as you stand and look out upon the lovely Monocacy Valley and the mountains beyond, you will experience a moral and spiritual uplift. Gordon Strong believed that "... those who appreciate natural beauty will be better people, people who treat each other better."

Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking has seen his ability to communicate diminish as his Lou Gherig's disease has progressed — he currently "speaks" with a pair of infrared glasses that pick up twitches in his cheek. A group of researchers are trying to change this with a headband called the iBrain, which can pick up brain waves and could conceivably convert them into recognizable signals. "The idea is to see if Stephen can use his mind to create a consistent and repeatable pattern that a computer can translate into, say, a word or letter or a command for a computer," says creator Philip Low. The project is still in the early stages, but The New York Times has published an excellent explanation of how the iBrain's creators are trying to revolutionize communication.

Disney Research has announced some new touch interface technology that add extra gesture functionality to existing touchscreens and more exotic items like doorknobs and even the water's surface. Touché works by sensing capacitive signals across a range of frequencies -- whereas typical systems only pick up signal at a single frequency. This Swept Frequency Capacitive Sensing (SFCS) can recognize exactly how we interact with an object or surface, not limited to surface area differences. According to Disney Research, this could include embedding different commands for when a user pinches or grasps a hooked-up object. One proof of concept door knob allows it to be locked or display a "be right back" sign depending on exactly how it's handled. Get the full explanation -- and see some watery fingertip detection -- right after the break.

Dating from a time when quills and inkwells were common writing instruments, the pen knife has progressed from an essential desk implement to being a multipurpose knife that is a favorite of many people who enjoy the great outdoors. Here is some background on the origins of the pen knife, and how the knife continues to be used today. The original function of a pen knife was to provide a means of sharpening the quills that were used along with ink to create written documents. Pen knives were used to whittle the end of the quill so that a sharp tip known as a pen nib was created. As the nib wore down from use, the knife would be employed to restore a sharp tip to the quill pen. As quills began to be replaced by fountain pens, pen knives began to move from the desk to a wider range of use. As a small folding pocketknife, the knife was easily transported, making it ideal for use around the house and outside as well. During the 20th century, the pen knife began to feature multiple blades, with each of the blades being geared toward specific uses. Along with the blades, pocketknives also began to include a number of different devices in the basic design. Considered to be a relatively safe first knife for young boys, receiving a basic pen knife was a popular rite of passage for boys during the middle of the 20th century.

Directed by John Kastner, this feature documentary about violence, mental illness, and the rights of victims tells the story of a troubled young man who stabbed a complete stranger 6 times in a crowded shopping mall while gripped by psychosis. Twelve years later, his victim, who miraculously survived, is terrified to learn that he’s out, living in the community under supervision. He’s applying for an absolute discharge, and if he succeeds, he’ll no longer be required to take the anti-psychotic drugs that control his mental illness. With unprecedented access to the patient, the victim, and the mental institution, the film looks at both sides of the debate and puts a human face on the complex ethical issues raised. This film deals with mature subject matter. Viewer discretion is advised.

Hackers took control of home security cameras and video recorders to launch one of the biggest Internet attacks in history this month. The unprecedented attack raised questions about how the Internet will cope with a flood of connected and vulnerable devices expected to come online in the next few years. Photo: iStock Attackers used an army of hijacked security cameras and video recorders to launch several massive internet attacks last week, prompting fresh concern about the vulnerability of millions of “smart” devices​in homes and businesses connected to the internet. The assaults raised eyebrows among security experts both for their size and for the machines that made them happen. The attackers used as many as one million Chinese-made security cameras, digital video recorders and other infected devices to generate webpage requests and...

The dwarf hutia (Mesocapromys nanus) is known only from Cuba.[2] It was last seen in 1937.[1] The hutias are heavily built guinea pig-like rodents with broad rounded heads. They have relatively small eyes and short rounded ears. The average tail and body length of this hutia is unknown. Some hutias have prehensile tails, meaning they are able to use them for gripping and climbing.[3] Unlike the larger litter sizes of many other rodents, the dwarf hutia gave birth to only a single offspring. The dwarf hutia became critically endangered due to loss of habitat and the introduction of mongooses. The discovery of tracks and droppings in the Zapata Swamp gives hopes that this species has survived. It was initially described based on fossil material, but was later found to be extant.[2] References [ edit ]

Crayola did not invent the crayon. Records show that Europe was the birthplace of the "modern" crayon. The first crayons were made from a mixture of charcoal and oil. Later, powdered pigments of various hues replaced the charcoal. It was discovered that substituting wax for the oil in the mixture made the sticks sturdier and easier to handle. Crayola Crayons were invented by Binney & Smith in 1902 and first offered for sale in 1903. Alice (Stead) Binney, a school teacher and wife of co-founder Edwin Binney, suggested the company manufacture an inexpensive alternative to imported crayons of that era. The trade name Crayola was coined by Mrs. Edwin Binney who joined the French word "craie," meaning stick of chalk and "ola" from the word "oleaginous," meaning oily. Crayola Crayons are made primarily from paraffin wax and color pigment. The Crayola brand celebrated its 100th anniversary during 2003 and today we manufacture over 3 billion crayons each year.

You might not cook with it, but you almost certainly eat or use palm oil. Palm oil is the most widely consumed vegetable oil on the planet, and it is in about half of all packaged products sold in the supermarket. While palm oil is the most efficient source of vegetable oil, its rapid expansion threatens some of the planet’s most important and sensitive habitats. Palm oil grows in tropical rainforests, and the uncontrolled clearing of these forests for conventional palm oil plantations has led to widespread loss of these irreplaceable and biodiverse rich forests. Plantations have also been connected to the destruction of habitat of endangered species, including orangutans, tigers, elephants and rhinos. The good news is you don't have to give up products containing palm oil! It can be produced in a responsible manner that respects the environment and the communities where it is commonly grown.

Traditionally histories of the Enlightenment era exclude Ireland in the belief that the movement left little impression on developments. In The Irish Enlightenment (Harvard University Press, 2016), Michael Brown challenges this assumption, demonstrating how the ideas and themes of the Enlightenment had a considerable impact upon the history of the country. He begins by examining how the Enlightenment entered the public discourse confessionally, though the debates taking place within the Presbyterian, Anglican, and Catholic faiths in the aftermath of the decisive War of the Two Kings in the 1690s. From there it spread to the public sphere, where issues of civility took center stage both as a means of addressing problems in Irish life and as a tool for bridging the divide between confessions. By the late 18th century, however, the public discourse became increasingly radicalized, with the divergence of views leading to the 1798 Rising, which Brown terms an “Enlightened Civil War” that represents the failure of civil society.

I am very interested in the anarchist movement, and I strongly disagree with the fools who dismiss the idea that people who run small businesses deserve no place and no help. I also strongly disagree that violence helps the movement. When you hear such things, I think they are often coming from immature university students who have some vague concept that there is injustice in society, but they have no clear idea why or what to do about it. They are extremely privileged, basically living off of government loans and sheltered in an academic environment, and are therefore insular without any clue what real life is like. The reality is that even for small-business owners, the American dream has largely failed. And this failure is due to, in my view, a capitalist system which gives more control of society to those with more property. One thing that could help is to bring democracy to the workplace, universal healthcare, etc. Essentially, an anarchist movement should strive for change towards a society where individuals are free and democratic to the maximum extent possible.

Fairy Fencer F Standard Edition Long ago, a dreadful war was fought between the Goddess and the Vile God. Because they were equally matched, they both created a vast number of special weapons imbued with their godly energy, each containing the life force of a fairy. Armed with these weapons, the deities continued their conflict until they finally sealed each other away into the great unknown. A long time has passed since this ancient conflict, and the weapons created by the Goddess and the Vile God have since been scattered across the world. These weapons - now known as "Furies" - are highly sought after by warriors who call themselves "Fencers". It is said that whoever collects a Fury will be granted one wish. When a young man named Fang decides to rashly pull a Fury from a stone, he inadvertently becomes a Fencer himself, forever altering the course of his destiny.

This beautiful listed Georgian residence has an illustrious history synonymous with style and influence It was once the home of Britain's first Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole, and his youngest son, Horace Walpole Georgian London The Walpoles The lives of Sir Robert and Horace Walpole spanned the 18th Century during the reigns of the first three Hanoverian Kings. London was undergoing transformation, in an age that would become renowned for the elegance of its architecture, the wit of its men of letters, and the flourishing of the arts and sciences. The custom of the Grand Tour played a key role in informing the tastes of the era, and immortalised by the great artists of their day ‒ Thomas Gainsborough, Joshua Reynolds, and Thomas Lawrence among them ‒ the aristocracy enjoyed a life of privilege and luxury. Back

I have a headcanon that goes into depth on how Starlight Glimmer became a communist-like town mayor and wanted everypony to be equal. In harsh childhood days, she was treated badly among others. She couldn't cast magic, and thus leads to why everypony treated her in a negative way. She tried and tried, but nothing happened from this. She wanted to get back at those ponies, and show how truly powerful she was once she knew how to use magic. As time went by, she finally gained magic. But that wasn't until long after. Starlight, reminding herself to show those ponies what magic she's got, decided to get a town together. She found the ponies who treated her horribly, kept them in captivity, and eventually rid their cutie marks with the magic she had finally gotten. By studying a spell for years, she was able to do this "cutie un-marking" spell. For their punishment of treating her unfairly, she equalized them all, making them live in a town where everypony is equal. Any passerby's she had no mercy on, and equalized them too. Starlight wanted to show the world what a powerful pony she is.

A real estate investment trust has acquired the SpringHill Suites by Marriott hotel in Burbank for $60 million. Apple Hospitality REIT Inc. in Richmond, Va. bought the 170-room, boutique-style hotel this month, just as R.D. Olson Development of Irvine completed the project. The company described the property as “within walking distance of downtown Burbank and convenient to the numerous attractions in the Hollywood area.” Apple Hospitality is a publicly traded REIT that owns a portfolio of 174 hotels with 22,177 rooms, including the Residence Inn at 321 S. First St. in Burbank, also built by R.D. Olson. The 102,075-square-foot hotel is located at 549 S. San Fernando Blvd. It has 88 king- and 82 double-queen suites that feature dedicated work spaces with full-sized desks, free Internet connections, separate seating areas and kitchenettes with microwaves, mini-fridges and coffee service. Amenities include an outdoor patio with fire pit, pool and spa; a fitness center and a bar area that honors Hollywood icons in a tribute to the proximity of the Burbank studios.

The Xbox One’s tech specs have been revealed by Microsoft. The new machine will feature an 8-core CPU and 8GB of RAM alongside three separate operating systems. One of the operating systems will be dedicated to playing games. The second is a kernel of Windows and will power the likes of Internet explorer. The third will connect the two, enabling super-fast switching of content, which is able to be voice-activated. The system will also have a Blu-Ray drive, wi-fi connectivity, 64-bit architecture and will run practically silently. There will also be various power-saving states and a 500GB internal hard drive. Superfast USB 3.0 is included for connectivity as well as both HDMI in and out. In terms of the Kinect-alike recognition second, the new machine will transmit 2GB of data per second to recognise you, working to a 13-billionths of a second time frame. For all the news as it happens, check out everything we know about Xbox One.

Many important things happened in the 1920s (Prohibition, jazz music, Art Deco...) But in our minds, one of the more significant developments of the decade was fashion entering the modern era. After decades of rigid Victorian style (think corsets and petticoats), fashion was finally becoming more relaxed, and women began to don what we now know as sportswear. The movement, led by flappers (young ladies who pushed social norms by drinking, smoking and wearing then-risqué styles like short hemlines and excessive makeup), paved the way for what fashion has become today. This important shift was championed by a few women who quickly became fashion icons in their own right. Between Coco Chanel, the fashion designer who was responsible for popularizing a more casual, less constricting silhouette, and the German-American actress Marlene Dietrich, who pioneered androgynous style, there were plenty of leading ladies who defied preconceived notions of femininity and beauty. 1920's Style Icons SEE GALLERY

The ocean contains a vast number of living things, including many, many pathogens — from bacteria that thrive on coral to fungi that infect lobsters. A drop of seawater may hold 10 million viruses. Recently, a team of scientists revealed a frightening member of this menagerie: free-floating cancer cells that cause contagious tumors in shellfish. Last year, they found one such cancer in a species of clam. On Wednesday, they reported that three more species were plagued with contagious cancers. The cancers are specific to shellfish and do not appear to pose a danger to humans who eat them. But until now, infectious cancer was considered something of a fluke in the natural world, initially observed only in dogs and Tasmanian devils. The latest research has made scientists wonder whether infectious tumors are actually more widespread.

Oliver Reed was a hellraiser who relished every opportunity to drink all up to his final moment. During a break from filming Gladiator, where he played the slavemaster, Reed died of a heart attack in a bar on May 2 in 1999. This after beating five Royal Navy sailors at arm-wrestling. Not only were the sailors much younger than him, but Reed was also piss drunk at the time. During his final bar trip, the 61-year-old actor consumed three bottles of Captain Morgan, eight bottles of German beer, and several doubles of Famous Grouse whiskey. The bar where it all happened was called "The Pub" and has since then added "Ollie's Last Pub" to their sign. Oliver Reed, you were a badass, and for that we salute you.

Welcome to the Thinking Page, proud to be your source - and the #1 site on the Web - for information on improving organizational and individual thinking. The Thinking Page is divided into five sections, each with its own perspective on thinking and its own unique insights. The five sections are: Systems Thinking - systems thinking is a perspective that helps us see and understand the big picture in new ways. Creativity - channeling creativity creates innovation and improvement. Cybernetics - the study of information, cybernetics helps us understand feedback and improve decision making. Cognition - deciphering the effects of biology, culture, and experience on our thinking. Reflexions - a column of thoughts about thinking. Take advantage of the lessons each offers about how to improve your thinking and your organization´s. Also, you may enjoy Kymokeo's puzzle, which helps illustrate the blind spots that our assumptions can create.

After decades of court battles, mixed environmental reviews and bleak investor reports, the Cadiz project has recently taken a few steps forward. In a decision issued last May, an appellate court certified that Cadiz Inc. has the legal right to 50,000 acre-feet of the Mojave groundwater per year for the next 50 years. Then, early last month, the White House removed a restriction on a federal railroad right of way, effectively allowing Cadiz to build a new pipeline for moving the water to the existing aqueduct without undergoing a federal environmental review. And now a Cadiz lobbyist and shareholder, David Bernhardt, is under consideration for the No. 2 position at the Department of Interior, where, if confirmed by the Senate, he would help decide the future of the project.

One in three British motorists is fined every year, a study found, as experts suggest automation technology has created a cash cow for councils and police. As many as 12 million drivers receive a penalty notice each year, a study by the RAC Foundation found, the equivalent of one every 2.5 seconds. It means almost a third of Britain's 40 million motorists are now receiving a penalty notice annually, bringing in more than £800 million in revenue. This is in addition to the 1.2 million drivers who are now attending speed awareness courses instead of receiving a penalty and points on their licences. The study, by Dr Adam Snow, a lecturer in criminology at Liverpool Hope University, found that eight million parking fines are issued by councils, while 2.5 million are penalised for using bus lanes and junction boxes.

The current method of raw food production is largely a response to the growth of the fast food industry since the 1950s. The production of food overall has more drastically changed since that time than the several thousand years prior. Controlled primarily by a handful of multinational corporations, the global food production business - with an emphasis on the business - has as its unwritten goals production of large quantities of food at low direct inputs (most often subsidized) resulting in enormous profits, which in turn results in greater control of the global supply of food sources within these few companies. Health and safety (of the food itself, of the animals produced themselves, of the workers on the assembly lines, and of the consumers actually eating the food) are often overlooked by the companies, and are often overlooked by government in an effort to provide cheap food regardless of these negative consequences. Many of the changes are based on advancements in science and ... Written by Huggo

Here is the current theory as to how this happens, the amyloid cascade theory: A-beta, when accumulating to form plaques, triggers several detrimental signals which bring on a modification of the tau protein, inflammation, and eventually, neuronal death. This is when the first symptoms of the disease start appearing. It starts with memory loss, disorientation, losing the sense of time… That is when most patients become concerned, which is an issue given the lack of curative treatments. To remedy the issue, many ideas have led to potentials solutions being currently developped. Anti-amyloid “vaccines” It might be a bit bold to speak of a vaccine, but the term was jointly adopted by an equally enthusiastic public and scientific community: it consists of an injection of antibodies to the patient. The antibodies recognize A-beta and allow its elimination. The mechanism is very similar to what we know of vaccines. The process is actually more complex, it can be active (1, 2) (with our cells acting on their own to get rid of the amyloid) or passive (3) (the drug itself prevents the formation of amyloid plaque.) This promising and innovative therapeutic lead is being developped.

I must agree with Mr. Protozoa . The Kit Kat bars manufactured outside the U.S. are different. They use Nestle chocolate instead of Hershy 's chocolate. The chocolate used to make the non- U.S. version of the Kit Kat is the exact same recipe as the chocolate found in Nestle Crunch . Surprisingly, the non-U.S. Kit Kats tastes strangely similar to Nestle Crunch (the chocolate is the same, and the little rice crispies have pretty much the same flavor as the Kit Kat wafer ). If you live near Half Moon Bay, California, I found a little store off main street there named The Village Store. It imports little treats from England. One of which is the Nestle Kit Kat. So, if you are in the area, you can pick one up there.

The new fashion among Asian women is facial remodelling in order to have a more ‘Western’ face. In recent years, the ideal of beauty in the West for Asian women has been less of the ‘standard’ Asian face, but one which more resembles the ideals of Caucasian, western beauty. Several pieces of research have shown that one out of every five oriental women have undergone ‘aesthetic’ intervention to westernise their face. Most changes take place to the nose and eyelids. Another preoccupation of many Asian women is skin lightening, in order to tackle pigment disorders. The ageing process amongst Asians starts to show with the appearance of pigmentary marks. The first irregularities appear around the age of 30 on areas which are most exposed to light such as the cheeks and forehead, and where there are melanin deposits. This hyperpigmentation becomes more obvious after 50. The skin also yellows with age.

There are things about New Orleans that you should know. Things that don't apply to any other city. Because New Orleans is not an American city. It's a country unto itself, floating in a sea of Spanish moss, red beans, and to-go cups. New Orleans is incredibly self-aware and, at the same time, could not give a damn what anyone else thinks. And that is exactly how you should feel, whether you're traveling about the dusty, romantic, patina-soaked blocks, or simply paying tribute to the Crescent City for the Final Four. Know that you are in for some serious boozing. And not just Bourbon Street boozing, because there's a lot more than that. Between, before, and after the games, far away from the crowds. Prime yourselves. New Orleans has upped its game.

It really felt like a Game Boy game! The graphics, the simple two button controls. And I loved the concept! You are quite brilliant when it comes to platform games. The concept of a dapper little robot man who runs on steam is adorable. I loved it. You keep coming up with new ideas to keep them fresh and different. Honestly, the fact that you could stop in mid air like that was a brilliant idea. I feel like the game would have been boring and a breeze without it. I will say this game was pretty tough at times, but it was nearly as frustrating as your other game, Heart Star. All in all, this was a charming fun little game that occupied my time for a while.

Chiefyookeroo: Clinton is a special case. I think there's a sort of understanding that Bill isn't important anymore to the people that idolize the Clintons, he's just the method by which Hillary first rose to prominence. After Hillary became a senator, then a presidential cabinet member, Bill became yesterday's news, as did all the things he had done. As for Hillary's defense of Bill's actions, well, that's seen as necessary sacrifices made in the climb to political prominence. She HAD to attack those women that came out against her husband, because if his actions had consequences, then at the time, she would have fallen with him. After she secured power outside of him, though, she couldn't turn around and go back on her previous defense of him, though, so that's just the world she lives in: Bill was a rapist, and her options were to defend a rapist and rise to political prominence, or stand with the victims and never have a shot in DC.

A self-confessed plastic surgery addict in Croatia has been left with a permanent and painful erection after surgery went wrong. But 45-year-old reality star Neven Ciganovic has not been scared off going under the knife again, despite the horror. He was undergoing a nose job in Iran when the anaesthetic triggered the unfortunate reaction. The surgery was being filmed for a documentary on his life. Erections lasting longer than four hours are deemed a medical emergency. He's been recovering in a hospital in Belgrade, Serbia. "Unfortunately, I did not receive analgesics because they do not give them to patients here, so I continue to suffer," he told media. Ciganovic has had more than a dozen operations - three on his nose plus procedures on his lips, stomach and chin.

An Atheist and God An atheist was taking a walk through the woods. He said to himself: What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What beautiful animals!" As he was walking alongside the river he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. He turned to look. He saw a 7 foot grizzly bear charge towards him. He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder and saw that the bear was closing in on him. He looked over his shoulder again, and the bear was even closer. He tripped and fell on the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up but saw the bear right on top of him, reaching for him with his left paw and raising his right paw to strike him. The Atheist cried out: "Oh, my God!..." Time stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent. As a bright light shone upon the man, a booming voice came out of the sky: "You deny my existence for all of these years, teach others I don't exist, and even credit creation to a cosmic accident. Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament? Am I to count you as a believer?" The atheist looked directly into the light, "It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask You to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps you could make the BEAR a Christian?" "Very well," said the voice. The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed. The bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together and lifted his head toward heaven and spoke: "Lord, bless this food, which I am about to receive from thy bounty through Christ our Lord, Amen."

The direction from the Safdie brothers is amongst the best of the year. They know when sporadic and handheld camerawork is effective and when it's appropriate to use static tripod and tracking shots. Everything is counterbalanced and weighted. They fully utilize the gorgeous cinematography of Sean Price Williams through mid and tight close ups which is soaked in red and blue neon. The use of the close up approach also allows the actor's emotions to bleed through, which tricks the audience into being wholly invested into a story about otherwise manipulative scum. The relationship between Connie and Nick is somewhat similar to John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men; Nick is mentally unequipped, Connie feels the need to look after him and serve as protector, and they both have dreams of living on a farm, but it's much more than that. Connie has basically adopted this ideology that everything he holds dear is his brother, who is to him the embodiment of purity, which he wants so desperately to tap back into. Connie refuses to believe his brother has any issue, and he holds deep resentment for institutional America and the bureaucratic trappings of America. He operates under the belief that you can't change the brain from the outside, so he makes an attempt to change his brother through experience. This explains why he takes his brother along to a bank robbery. The sentiment is good, but the execution is questionable; the very thing that Connie wishes to save his brother from is is own twisted doing.

Though modern refrigerators are getting fancy and connected, they're still just a jumble of pipes, pumps and hazardous fluids. Scientists from Canada and Bulgaria have made a discovery in the field of so-called magnetic cooling that may change their core functionality, however. Such systems work when ferromagnetic materials are removed from a magnetic field, causing them to cool down. That cooling energy can be recaptured using water as a heat transfer fluid instead of environmentally harmful hydrofluorocarbon refrigerants. Previous experiments have yielded inefficient systems, but researchers found a compound that could create a so-called giant magnetocaloric effect merely by rotating in a magnetic field. That drastically reduces the required input energy, and could one day result in simpler, more efficient fridges -- or anything else that needs to chill.

Recreational use of prescription drugs is a serious problem with teens and young adults. National studies show that a teen is more likely to have abused a prescription drug than an illegal street drug. Many teens think prescription drugs are safe because they were prescribed by a doctor. But taking them for nonmedical use to get high or “self-medicate” can be just as dangerous and addictive as taking illegal street drugs. There are very serious health risks in taking prescription drugs. This is why they are taken only under the care of a doctor. And even then, they have to be closely monitored to avoid addiction or other problems. Many pills look the same. It is extremely dangerous to take any pill that you are uncertain about or was not prescribed for you. People can also have different reactions to drugs due to the differences in each person’s body chemistry. A drug that was okay for one person could be very risky, even fatal, for someone else. Prescription drugs are only safe for the individuals who actually have the prescriptions for them and no one else.

The Machine Stops is a short science fiction story. It describes a world in which almost all humans have lost the ability to live on the surface of the Earth. Each individual lives in isolation in a 'cell', with all bodily and spiritual needs met by the omnipotent, global Machine. Most humans welcome this development, as they are skeptical and fearful of first-hand experience. People forget that humans created the Machine, and treat it as a mystical entity whose… (more) The Machine Stops is a short science fiction story. It describes a world in which almost all humans have lost the ability to live on the surface of the Earth. Each individual lives in isolation in a 'cell', with all bodily and spiritual needs met by the omnipotent, global Machine. Most humans welcome this development, as they are skeptical and fearful of first-hand experience. People forget that humans created the Machine, and treat it as a mystical entity whose needs supersede their own. Those who do not accept the deity of the Machine are viewed as 'unmechanical' and are threatened with "Homelessness". Eventually, the Machine apocalyptically collapses, and the civilization of the Machine comes to an end.

An off duty Brazilian policeman stopped along with his children to buy something from a shop. There, he realized a robbery by 2 guys, the officer reacted and he exchanged shots with them, but he was hit during the gunfire and felt down. After that, one of the criminals murdered the policeman and took his revolver.Unfortunately the policeman didn't survived from the shots and died there.During the fire exchange, one of the two was also get a hit by the gunfire. The two robbers fled the scene after the crime, but police managed to locate one of them at the hospital and arrested him. The other robber was also located and during an exchange of gunfire with police he has been killed..------If mistakes in the description sorry, my English not perfect

2. North Korea Made a Twenty-Hour Long Spy Epic Featuring American Defectors Unsung Heroes (AKA Nameless Heroes) is a twenty-hour long movie in 20 parts that were released from 1978 through 1981 about spies during the Korean War. It is an espionage adventure drama that tells the heroic "true story" (in North Korea's sense of the term) its spies played in the war. What makes the serial so significant besides its sheer length is the cast. Playing the villainous American and British personnel who supposedly masterminded the Korean War were four American soldiers who had defected to the country in the 1960s to escape the Vietnam War. When the film was finally acquired by the U.S. government in 1996, it proved that the four soldiers had been living in North Korea years after their defections. Of course, using actual Americans to play villainous Americans in Unsung Heroes was a high point for North Korea's movie propaganda machine, and the American "actors" became huge celebrities in North Korea because of their performances.

The promotion and protection of human rights is at the heart of multilateralism, a central pillar of the UN system, and a core and founding value of the EU. This year we mark the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and join UN Human Rights in inviting everyone to The Universal Declaration is the cornerstone of international human rights law and its first article captures its very essence: "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights". Human rights should be universal, indivisible and interdependent. While the international human rights system has come under increasing pressure, it still continues to show great resilience to withstand challenges. Human Rights Defenders all over the world embody that resilience. These are some of their stories. The EU stands up and continues to relentlessly support human rights defenders, to speak out against the shrinking civil society space, and to use political and financial action to support them. They stood up, will you?

Curing insomnia in people with depression could double their chance of a full recovery, scientists are reporting. The findings, based on an insomnia treatment that uses talk therapy rather than drugs, are the first to emerge from a series of closely watched studies of sleep and depression to be released in the coming year. The new report affirms the results of a smaller pilot study, giving scientists confidence that the effects of the insomnia treatment are real. If the figures continue to hold up, the advance will be the most significant in the treatment of depression since the introduction of Prozac in 1987. Depression is the most common mental disorder, affecting some 18 million Americans in any given year, according to government figures, and more than half of them also have insomnia. Experts familiar with the new report said that the results were plausible and that if supported by other studies, they should lead to major changes in treatment.

The ancient Egyptians fascinate us. Our modern culture devotes museums, books and movies to the study and celebration of Egyptian society and traditions. From King Tut mania to Elizabeth Taylor's Cleopatra, we're obsessed. This is likely because they left behind so many well-preserved artifacts and we have so much to sift through and admire. One facet of the ancient Egyptian culture we find particularly interesting is their use of makeup. Even for the afterlife, the Egyptians found cosmetics important. It's not uncommon for archaeologists to find small clay pots of makeup in even the most humble tombs. Yes, beauty was important to the Egyptians, but makeup served another purpose. Some of their beautification rituals also helped protect them from the elements -- repelling insects or warding off the sun's burning rays. Many times, the application of makeup also served as a ritual to honor their gods or goddesses. So what sort of makeup and beauty items did our ancient Egyptian friends favor? How do our cosmetics today compare? Keep reading to find out.

The alarm call triggered feverish activity as police, emergency services and ten ambulances rushed to the scene. According to the police, ten people were taken to hospitals in and around Stockholm, although there were no reports of life threatening injuries. “They had been suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning and many had been unconscious but they had come round by the time they were taken to hospital,” said Mari Olofsson, police communications manager for Stockholm county. At least two of the ten taken to hospital were children. Carbon monoxide is a very poisonous gas, which is particularly dangerous because it has no colour, odour or taste. The emergency services carried out a thorough ventilation of the entire building as soon as they arrived. Meanwhile those responsible were reported for criminal negligence.

This Internet bank won't charge you monthly maintenance fees or require you to keep a minimum balance. And you can use any ATM for free because Ally charges no fees and reimburses you for any front-end charges. While you would be lucky to find an interest rate of 0.25% at the megabanks, Ally's Interest Checking account, which launched last year, currently offers a rate of 1.05% APY (annual percentage yield) if you keep a balance of at least $15,000 in your account. If your balance is under $15,000, you still get a rate of 0.5%. One downside: You can't easily deposit checks at a branch or via smartphone. But Ally does give customers postage-paid envelopes to mail in deposits. You can also move money between Ally checking account and other banks free of charge.

The Natalia Project is the world’s first alarm and positioning system for human rights defenders at risk. The participants wear the Natalia Project alarm on their wrists. In case of an attack, a pull of the wristband activates the alarm upon which a distress signal is sent to Civil Rights Defenders headquarters in Stockholm. The signal is then verified by people on the ground. The ability to act quickly can be the difference between life and death. Within minutes of the attack, the signal is also sent out to global social media platforms, allowing people all over the globe to immediately get involved and exercise pressure on the regime. Each participant of Natalia Project also has a comprehensive security plan. In order to become a participant, each human rights defender gets tailored security training where they learn how to use the bracelet and get assistance in developing an organizational security protocol. The Natalia Project is named after Natalia Estemirova, who was abducted and murdered 2009 in Chechnya.

He painted Marilyn Monroe blooming in a van Gogh vase, devoted decades to documenting the cultural significance of Tiny Tim and was sentenced to prison for breaking obscenity laws in his native Australia. Martin Sharp, who died on Sunday at 71, pursued his distinctive Pop Art for half a century without much concern for whether it was popular. But for a brief period in the late 1960s, his muse helped shape the imagery of rock music. It started with a beer at a bar in London in 1967. Mr. Sharp had arrived the year before to start London Oz, an extension of the irreverent Australian magazine Oz, for which he had been artistic director. At the Speakeasy Club on Margaret Street, he befriended two musicians. When Mr. Sharp mentioned that he had written a poem that might make a good song, one of the musicians said he had just come up with new music but needed lyrics. Mr. Sharp scratched out his poem and his address on a napkin.

The 1st Amendment guarantees religious freedom,free speech,and freedom of the press and yet there are a great number of people who deny those rights to all Americans because they disagree with a message or an individual's failure to follow the Christian religion.Many people who claim to be ardent supporters of America and its guarantee of freedom and liberty are the first to protest when another citizen exercises any of the 1st Amendment's guarantees,and they make every attempt to silence free speech through intimidation,threats, and acts of violence.There are documented cases over the past year-and-a-half of journalists who have been threatened with death,dismemberment,firebombing,and beheading that originate with uber-patriots and religious fanatics that are intended to intimidate and silence free speech & religious freedom, and they demonstrate how conservatives really feel about

English tenses would be the number one hurdle for native Chinese speakers to overcome. In English, tenses are indicated by adding word endings, thereby altering the word itself. Chinese words are isolated and do not change meaning. Instead, additional words are postfixed to reflect past tenses. Here are some English phrases and their translated Mandarin equivalent : Eng: I have eaten. Chi: I eat already. E: I went there. C: I go already. E: I have met her. C: I meet her already. Also, the English language is highly irregular. Grammatical rules are constantly broken, and spelling is unintuitive even for native English speakers. Shakespeare himself spelt his own name 16 different ways, none of which was "Shakespeare". Reading Beowulf in its original text is like reading Martian. The Chinese language on the other hand is highly regular. Individual words do not change meaning. And a modern day Chinese can easily decipher the writing on piece of Han pottery.

Massachusetts is one of the fittest states in the country. A report published last week by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Trust for America's Health found Massachusetts is the third least obese state with an adult obesity rate of just under 24 percent. The report isn't all good news. It reveals a racial and ethnic divide in Massachusetts that's reflected nationally. In Massachusetts the obesity rate for whites is just under 23 percent while for Hispanics the rate is more than 31 percent and for blacks, the obesity rate approaches 37 percent. The rate is also higher among men -- nearly 25 percent — than women -- just over 21 percent. Nationally, Colorado had the lowest adult obesity rate at 22 percent and West Virginia had the highest at nearly 38 percent.

this skin concept was inspired by a Yōkai from Japanese folklore (Yōkai being the name used for supernatural monsters, spirits and demons) called a Kitsune, depicted in story's as possessing superior intelligence, long life and magical powers, often shown in imagery having multiple tails up to a maximum of 9 since this skin has canine origins it could be released as part of the 1018 Chinese new year event, which would be the Overwatch year of the Dog but equally it doesn't have to be tied to an event and could be released any time of the year like the Ra skins I give my permission to Blizzard Entertainment to use and profit from using this concept artwork and though i would appreciate being credited it isn't necessary

About This Game VR Retreat is a place to meditate, chill and play relaxing games in virtual reality. Enjoy different game modes, music and environments and play at your own pace. Right now this demo has three game modes. The grow game mode in which you control a bubble through space and try to make it become the biggest. The exist game mode in which you can throw bubbles at other bubbles and the meditate game mode in which you can play with particles. For the exist game mode you can steer the direction of the bubbles with touchpad up. The grow game mode has its own tutorial in game and in the meditate game mode you can just use the trigger and touch pad buttons to attract or push away particles. We hope you enjoy the demo and send us some feedback.

We will never know the names of so many of the CIA officers who spoke out against torture. They were among the brave men and women throughout the government who challenged the brutality approved at the highest levels of government, and they are responsible for bringing to light what so many wanted to keep in the shadows. So far, though, our official history has honored only those who approved torture, not those who rejected it. By refusing to acknowledge the courage of those who said "no" to torture, we betray the public servants who risked so much to reverse what they knew was a disastrous and shameful course. Honoring these people would encourage the best in our public servants, now and in the future. Some of these courageous individuals tell their stories in the videos below.

Poor sleep may be an indication of increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease, a new study of older people suggests. Researchers studied 101 cognitively normal people, average age 63, who completed well-validated sleep questionnaires. They analyzed their spinal fluid for the presence of indicators of the plaques and tangles that are characteristic of Alzheimer’s. The study is in Neurology. After controlling for age, a family history of Alzheimer’s, the ApoE gene that increases Alzheimer’s risk and other factors, they found that poor sleep quality, sleep problems and daytime sleepiness were associated with increased spinal fluid indicators of Alzheimer’s disease. The reason for the association is unclear, but at least one animal study found that during sleep the brain’s capacity to clear toxins like beta amyloid, the toxic protein that forms plaques in the brains of those with Alzheimer’s, improves. It may be that poor sleep interferes with this process in people, too.

John J. Rambo is a former United States Special Forces soldier who fought in Vietnam and won the Congressional Medal of Honor, but his time in Vietnam still haunts him. As he came to Hope, Washington to visit a friend, he was guided out of town by the Sheriff William Teasel who insults Rambo, but what Teasel does not know that his insult angered Rambo to the point where Rambo became violent and was arrested. As he was at the county jail being cleaned, he escapes and goes on a rampage through the forest to try to escape from the sheriffs who want to kill him. Then, as Rambo's commanding officer, Colonel Samuel Trautman tries to save both the Sheriff's department and Rambo before the situation gets out of hand. Written by John Wiggins

The Second Floor (T2F) has yet again managed to show the unique quality it has in bringing people and creativity together in uncommon spaces with the Creative Karachi Festival, held at Alliance Française last weekend. The aim was to have an outdoor day and night party in the park with a lively and vibrant ambiance, focusing on the showcase of arts, crafts, great music, delicious food, interactive art activities and mostly to bring the creative community closer to exhibit and sell their work, host an inventive workshop or present a wild staged reading or performance. Covering all of this, the Creative Karachi Festival agenda was dense, full of ideas and activities that spanned all tastes and genres where there is a lot of dialogue and exchange, unceasing frenzy and of course, the serendipitous discovery of just being there.

Product Notes Man on the Moon: The End of Day is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist Kid Cudi, released on September 14, 2009, by Dream On, GOOD Music, and Universal Motown. A concept album, narrated by fellow American rapper Common, it follows the release of his first mixtape A Kid Named Cudi (2008). Production for the album took place during 2007 to 2009 and was handled by several record producers, including Cudi, Kanye West, Emile Haynie, Plain Pat, No I.D., Dot da Genius and Jeff Bhasker, among others. The album debuted at number four on both the US Billboard 200 and Billboard Top Rap Albums chart, selling 104, 000 copies in it's first week of release in the United States. It later became certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments exceeding 500, 000 copies in the US. Outside of the US, the album was less commercially successful, generally peaking outside of the top fifty positions of album charts.

A Sudanese court has sentenced to death a 27-year-old pregnant woman for refusing to recant her Christian faith. Mariam Yahya Ibrahim was also charged with adultery for marrying a Christian man and was sentenced to 100 lashes for the crime. The court in Khartoum, Sudan, ordered Ibrahim to abandon her adopted Christian faith and return to Islam. Judge Abbas al Khalifa asked Ibrahim whether she would convert back to Islam. After she said "I am a Christian," a death sentence by hanging for apostasy, abandoning the faith, was handed down, judicial sources told Reuters. The death penalty will be carried out after Ibrahim, who is eight months pregnant, gives birth to her child. According to the country's laws, progeny must follow their paternal faith and Ibrahim's father is a Muslim. Her mother, who predominantly raised Ibrahim, is an Orthodox Christian. Ibrahim's lawyers plan to appeal the verdict. Protesters gathered outside of the court with about 50 people holding signs that said "Freedom of Religion" and "No to executing Mariam." A smaller group rallied in favor of the verdict and chanted "God is greatest."

Bear with us here. One of the Kaspersky team's own ideas is to invent a new digital sensory organ that's superior to sight and sound. Initially rolled out to blind and deaf folk, it will interface with digital systems as well as relaying information about the physical world around us directly to the brain. And it'll do so well that the rest of us will want it built in, too. And here's where things get fun – the team says once our interface with the world is all digital, "progressive" types can mess with their state of perception in all kinds of ways, merely through software. These "digital drugs" will be harmless, easy to custom tailor, and can be switched off immediately if you're having a bad e-trip.

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But there are concerns that splitting off from the NSA could come at a cost. Specifically, Cyber Command's access to the intelligence agency's resources including some of the top mathematicians in the country and a "gigantic" super computer, according to AP's sources. The moves to start the separation had begun under President Obama, and now the nitty gritty of how the "divorce" (our word) will proceed is up in the air. The result of that is uncertainty over staffing, resources and leadership. Currently both groups are led by the same person, Admiral Mike Rogers, but the shift could see new leadership for the NSA transfer to a civilian. Cyber Command may remain under military leadership under the Army's Lieutenant General William Mayville. Mayville served as director of operations for the Joint Staff. This comes after the Cyber Command has gained a bigger seat at the table during military operations and an increased focus on using cyber warfare in places like Russia and the Middle East.

A 26-year-old man has been arrested over a violent incident on a bus that left a young woman unconscious. The victim, 22, was at the back of the bus, which was travelling through south-east London, when a group of five men got on board and sat down nearby. Members of the group, who were all unknown to the woman, started criticising her clothing and some appeared to move to be closer to her. The incident escalated and she fell to the floor of the bus and was unconscious. She was taken to hospital with a head injury after the incident, which happened on a 344 bus in Lambeth at 1.15am on August 29, and was released later that day. The man was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm after attending a police station in south London earlier today.

Small arms: New technologies New technologies in small arms manufacturing and management are often established technologies with a history of application in other industries. Those include the use of non-traditional materials, such as polymers, the use of 3-D printing, and modularity in weapon design. These developments in weapon design and production could have consequences for international efforts to address the illicit trade in small arms. The marking, record-keeping and tracing of small arms is affected by new technology applications, such as laser markings, microstamping, automatic information and data collection and tracking technologies. Many of those technologies have the potential to profoundly influence the way weapons are marked and traced, as well as how records of weapons are kept. Innovative ways for governments to address the management of weapons have become technologically feasible. Such technologies have already been put to broad use in commercial sectors such as the parcel business or the food industry.

US Netflix customers will be getting some new streaming content to choose from, as the company has announced deals that will bring programming from Cartoon Network, Warner Bros. Animation, and Adult Swim to its offerings — along with the recent series revival of Dallas. As reported by Deadline Hollywood, the new programming will go live on March 30th, and will include the back catalog of such programs as Adventure Time, Johnny Bravo, Robot Chicken, and Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Netflix will also begin carrying seasons one and two of TNT's newest incarnation of Dallas starting in January of 2014. The agreement comes just one week after Netflix announced an earlier deal, focused primarily on live-action shows, in what appears to be increasingly-friendly series of interactions between the two companies.

Some people (OK, a lot of people) are drawn to fattening foods. They can't resist brownie sundaes, buttery scones, and french fries. Now it seems a lack of willpower may not be the only culprit: New research shows it could be because of your genes. A specific gene, named FTO, isn't necessarily a gene that causes obesity. But it does give those who have the gene a stronger tendency to eat richer, fattening foods, which in turn can make them overeat. In a study involving 2,700 children, on average the children with the gene variant ate 100 calories more than those without the gene. That translates to gradual weight gain over time and can lead to obesity. There could turn out to be many genes associated with an increased risk for obesity, so more research needs to be conducted for sure. But someday, people may be blaming their weight gain on their genes. "What? That chocolate cake? My FTO gene made me do it." Source

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This is a collection of the craziest objects ever found inside people. Who knew a complaint of a stomach ache could be so sinister - and, let's face it - hilarious. From an inmate with over 30 objects found up his rectum, to lawyers with weird fetishes, to a woman who ate an entire set of cutlery, here are the weirdest things ever found inside people complaining of "inexplicable" stomach pains. Seriously, what the hell. This list will leave you marveling at the wonders of the human mind, wondering why on Earth these people would condemn themselves to such a strange a memorable fate. Not your average party story, once you see this list of craziest objects to be found inside people, there won't be much left out there to shock you.

The year is 2024. Donadolf Drumpf continues his unconstitutional power trip to get a third consecutive term and makes himself Overlord of the West. Dr. Nikola Boltz, in a fortuitous turn of events stumbles on the schematics of a device which allows access to a Boltzmann brain. A Boltzmann brain, first hypothesized by his great uncle Ludwig Boltzmann, is the anti-matter to our matter. Through the information in this brain, he finds that the world is over-run by zombies in the next 18 years and needs to find a way to survive. He creates a quantum vacuum manipulator which allows him to create matter in a different time period. Sitting in the present, Dr. Boltz is able to help himself in the future by providing health, armor and ammo to help fight the zombies who appear in waves. 2 players are needed for this gameplay. The non-VR/outside or Present Day Boltz has to play a game of wavelength matching which creates ammo, health or armor and it is sent to VR/inside or Future Day Boltz to aid in his war.

Weight loss surgery causes bacteria in the intestines to extract fewer calories from food, a new study suggests. Changes to the gut microbiome last at least nine years after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or gastric banding surgery, researchers report August 4 in Cell Metabolism. Groups of women who had either gastric bypass or an operation called vertical banded gastroplasty both had long-lasting changes to their microbiomes regardless of how much weight they lost. Researchers transplanted bacteria from obese women and from women who had the surgeries into mice raised without gut microbes. Mice with gut bacteria from the surgery groups gained less body fat than did rodents with microbes transplanted from obese women. Gastric bypass in particular switched the metabolism of microbes so that they burned fewer carbohydrates and more fat, the scientists write.

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THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A court in northern Greece has sentenced 23 people to prison terms ranging from eight to 1,489 years for smuggling Iraqi and Syrian refugees into the country from the Turkish border in 2015 and 2016. The Thessaloniki court imposed the longest sentence on a 54-year-old Greek man convicted of running a smuggling ring that arranged the transport of more than 500 refugees in 43 separate cases. Under Greek law, the maximum prison term that can be served is 25 years, regardless of the length of the sentence. Another 23 people, mainly taxi drivers, were acquitted. The suspects were rounded up in a July 2016 police operation. Greece was the main entry point into the European Union of more than a million refugees at the height of the 2015 refugee crisis.

2003 test firing of a MOAB The Air Force has used a MOAB in combat for the first time in history. The Pentagon reports that the bomb was dropped over an area in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan where ISIS forces are suspected of holding a series of tunnels and buildings. The Massive Ordinance Air Blast bomb is also known as the “Mother Of All Bombs” is the largest non-nuclear weapon ever designed. It was designed at the outset of the Iraq War, but never deployed because of the possibility of high levels of civilian casualties. The nature of the bomb makes it ineffective against hardened facilities, but extremely effective against a large area of “softer” targets. The yield of a MOAB is equivalent to over 11 tons of TNT. While an enormous yield for a conventional weapon, it’s almost exactly 1 / 1000th the power of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

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Not only is Greg Everett the owner and award-winning head coach of Catalyst Athletics, publisher of The Performance Menu, author of the most sought after weightlifting books, top five finisher at the USAW National Championships, but he also wrote, directed, produced, and edited a documentary for lifters around the world, American Weightlifting. After being introduced to weightlifting in high school, Everett seemed to have found his outlet. Having been self-taught since his introduction into the sport, Greg moved to Southern California in pursuit of the coaching guidance of Mike Burgener, the best in the business. "ÂœI decided weightlifting was what I wanted to do full time. It was a really easy decision." From then, Everett has built a weightlifting dynasty that's known all over the world. Experience the journey of the Everetts and how Catalyst Athletics came to birth.

The Government has been attracting young students from all over the region and sponsoring their studies and growth in Singapore. The vast majority of these students invariably cultivate a deep love and rootedness towards this country. They are keen to pursue higher education and settle down here. However, many of them are not granted permanent residence when they apply for it. It seems counter-intuitive for the Government to spend so much on grooming this group of students, yet treat them as "purely international" when it comes to university education. With this status, even those who work exceptionally hard and get stellar results are allocated to the less-desired courses, which may not match their academic results. They also have to pay high school fees, and face great obstacles when looking for jobs. Perhaps the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority can reconsider granting permanent resident status to students who have spent at least four years in Singapore in their teens. Singapore is their second home. Their friends and their memories are here. Even though they are foreigners, they are culturally and emotionally similar to Singaporeans. We should embrace them and ease their transition into becoming a part of our society, rather than push them away. Candice Soon (Ms)

Last week's storm is leaving behind a huge bill for damage. According to Mark Hanna of the Insurance Council of Texas, an estimated $480 million of damage is believed to have been caused by the storm, which only lasted around 30 minutes. Hanna says that without a doubt the City of Odessa was hit with a catastrophic hailstorm. "I can go back 20 to 30 years, I don't remember any hailstorm or even a tornado occurring in the Midland-Odessa area that caused this much significant damage," said Hanna. According to the Insurance Council of Texas, at least 35,000 vehicles were left damaged. Thousands of homes and commercial buildings also felt the impact of the storm. The Council urges that anyone who had their vehicle or home damaged be cautious when shopping for repairs.

Building a home with traditional methods is a long and drawn-out process often full of delays, disappointments and stress. More importantly, the environmental waste generated by the construction of each home is a burden on the planet. Danish architects 1:1 Arkitektur built an entire eco-friendly home in just four weeks using a revolutionary method that drastically reduced waste, labor, and cost. Using only a computer and a CNC machine, the team built the house entirely out of wood. The CNC machine cuts puzzle-like pieces out of stacks of sustainable wood; during construction, the plywood boards are slotted together in order. The method means that homes can be built in minimal time with minimal waste. According to those involved in the project, the CNC building method could very well be the future of home building.

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