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Everyone wishes they could fly, but this 19-year-old kid spent three years building his dream from balsa wood, rip-resistant foil and plastic wrap. And amazingly, the 85-foot-wingspan craft has already hopped a distance of about 35 feet.
The modest distance (and height of about 5 feet) isn't a bad start in human-power... |
Rolling with the Changes According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the current best estimate of Earth’s rate of climate change, if humans continue with our present use of fossil fuels, the average temperature on Earth will rise by 2.6 to 4.8 degrees Celsius (4.7 to 8.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above... |
The 1/4th (Territorial) Battalion of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment sailed to France on the S.S Onward on 4th May 1915. Only a few weeks later they received news that they would be taking part in their first major action, the Battle of Festubert on 15th June 1915. The gallant attack, often referred to as ‘the grea... |
SCOTIA — Some of the roughly 1,400 gallons of non-hazardous glue that was spilled outside a warehouse Wednesday morning has reached the Mohawk River, the state Department of Environmental Conservation said Friday.
"The spill does not pose a threat to public health or the environment," DEC spokesman Kevin Frazier said.... |
Image copyright AP Image caption IS has previously released images of child soldiers taking part in training
An activist group has said France's first air strike on Islamic State (IS) militants in Syrian territory killed 30, including 12 child soldiers.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Sunday's s... |
[Transcribed from the Libertarian Tradition podcast episode "The Ignorance of the New Yorker."]
"One can only shake one's head sadly at such a grotesque panoply of misinformation and outright falsehoods. One is tempted to dismiss anyone who takes it seriously as delusional."
The August 30 issue of the New Yorker cont... |
The advocates who work the halls of Congress, trying to persuade lawmakers to do more to protect public health and safety, the environment and our financial system, are gearing up for a tough four years in Washington. They worry not only about the White House, but also face a House and Senate both controlled by Republi... |
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Malicious hackers can use tracking pixels to help them gather intelligence for attack campaigns, both mass and targeted in scope.
Digital marketing firms have long used tracking pixels (longer than they’ve been using the Battery Status API, at least) to analyze ema... |
Experts in Nova Scotia say the federal government's planned youth crime bill is misguided and runs counter to statistical evidence.
The Conservatives hope to pass their omnibus crime bill in the new year. It promises tougher sentences for crimes committed by young people, among other actions.
But Chandra Gosine, a se... |
Some people in the United States have already filed their 2015 income tax returns — not because they are super-law-abiding, but because they want to get a check from Uncle Sam in the mail. Some savvy illegal aliens, since they can get substantial tax breaks, will have filed by now.
The first day that IRS accepted retu... |
There is no denying it, Eredivisie clubs are struggling in European competition. The Champions League is the pinnacle of club football; the team that wins it each year will widely be considered the best club team in the world. Unfortunately, lately it seems like Dutch clubs cannot even advance out of the group stages, ... |
If you want to visit a beer website, most of the time you have to first get past an age verification pop up. Some ask you to fill in a birth date, some just ask you if you’re 21 years of age or not. Because there’s no actual way to tell the age of a website visitor, we’re pretty sure no one ever answers "No, I'm not 21... |
In the past two years, I’ve become a fan of Star Trek.
Previously, I never had much use for Star Trek. I was always more of a Star Wars kid growing up and, if I’m being honest, I found a lot of the Trek canon to be nothing but a slow, boring slog as a teenager. Star Trek was the first Geek Certified property I never q... |
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Alma Benitez filed a lawsuit against several Chicago cops accusing them of witness tampering in the Laquan McDonald shooting case.
The City of Chicago and some Chicago police officers are being sued by a witness in the shooting of Laquan McDonald. The witness, A... |
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The Unite union has said it is seeking legal advice about whether the Home Office "incited racial hatred" by sending vans around London encouraging illegal immigrants to "go home".
Its leader, Len McCluskey, called the poster-covered vehicles ... |
It’s amazing what clothing from the women’s section does in terms of magnifying of boob vs. men’s clothing which does the masking or erasing of boob. Women’s T-shirts like this also make my shoulders look more feminine. They make me look soft and cuddly. This particular shirt is super soft and comfy too when I put it o... |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A White House-backed bill to extend jobless benefits for 1.3 million Americans narrowly cleared a Republican procedural roadblock in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, the first volley in a new battle to combat poverty.
In a largely party-line vote of 60-37 - 60 were needed to prevail - the Democratic-... |
Unmanned Systems
Air Force orders upgrades for Reaper drone
The Air Force has been using Predator/Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles since the mid-1990s. And while it has continued to buy newer versions of the General Atomics-made aircraft, each with improved systems and capabilities, it continues to upgrade its older v... |
You’re all aware of “open-source” software, right? According to Wikipedia, open source as a development model promotes a) universal access via free license to a product’s design or blueprint, and b) universal redistribution of that design or blueprint, including subsequent improvements to it by anyone. Essentially, it’... |
There is 'only so much we can do' to protect schoolchildren who take part in London tuition fee demonstrations, say police
Police warned today there was "only so much they can do" to protect schoolchildren who took part in tuition fee demonstrations which turned violent.
The head of the Metropolitan police's public o... |
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Resistance! One of the greatest challenges to our ability to all just be a united front in this “resistance” against 45, is the conditional nature of your allyship. If such alliance ever truly... |
Lt. Col. Isaac Zida, right, meets with members of the diplomatic corps in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, on Nov. 3. (Legnan Koula/European Pressphoto Agency)
The army officer who has seized power in Burkina Faso amid popular protests in the West African country was twice selected to attend counterterrorism ... |
The new tax bill was supposed to put America first as a destination for manufacturing, but one unintended consequence of the legislation means some U.S. multinationals may see an advantage in adding facilities in foreign countries.
But the tax law changes, on balance, are so much more beneficial to U.S.-based business... |
Fine Wine
My fiancé enjoying a glass of red wine. For such a simple thing, the beverage holds a huge place in most societies across the globe. People dedicate their entire lives to this one drink. A man-made miracle.
Shot on Kodak Tri-X 400 with an EOS 650 and the 40mm pancake lens. The shot was lit with speed light ... |
Man defends himself following run-in with Amy Schumer
Amy Schumer accepts the award for best actress in a comedy for "Trainwreck" at the 21st annual Critics' Choice Awards at the Barker Hangar in this file photo from Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, in Santa Monica, Calif. Amy Schumer accepts the award for best actress in a com... |
Since our first Beta update last week, we've received a lot of feedback from players about the content they're playing. This has been really helpful! We're looking at your feedback and how you're playing and using this data to make changes prior to release.
Act Eight Deployment Originally we had planned to deploy Act ... |
(CNN) A jury found former Oklahoma City police officer Daniel Holtzclaw guilty Thursday of some of the most serious charges against him, including sexual battery, forcible oral sodomy and rape.
Holtzclaw faced 36 counts. He was found guilty on 18.
The former officer cried openly in the courtroom and rocked in his cha... |
Millions of Americans turn to acupuncture each year to treat chronic pains and even depression. Recently, researchers at Rutgers University reported that combining the acupuncturist’s needle with an electric current could yield a new treatment for severe inflammation. Yet many scientists look skeptically at the practic... |
Mr. Montalvo, in fact, has not completely removed his steel apparatus, though he has allowed himself enough space to see straight out, making break-ins possible for only the skinniest of criminals.
“I haven’t heard of a burglary in this area in 5, 10 years,” Mr. Montalvo said. “Just stabbings and muggings.”
Others ma... |
Obeying local law when flying your drone is paramount, but those laws vary from country to country – with some not allowing drones in at all. To help with planning, blogger and frequent traveler Anil Polat has created a map of the world with the laws of each country.
The map uses laws sourced from each country’s appro... |
The head of the federal Department of Agriculture, Paul Grimes, has gone on unscheduled leave amid growing speculation of a fractured relationship with Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce.
Fairfax Media has learnt that Dr Grimes did not turn up to work a day after fronting a specially convened additional Senate estimat... |
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Recently, Formula Renault 2.0 has found itself between two classes of FIA’s unified junior single-seater ladder, F4 and F3. With the massive numbers the FIA F4 championships have attracted in this silly season, one would expect Formula Renault 2.0 might have to deal with a drop in interest.
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption DUP MP Ian Paisley Junior 'relaxed' about rise in Irish passport applications
DUP MP Ian Paisley Junior has said he is relaxed about the rise in the number of applications for Irish passports.
The number of people in Northern Ireland applying for the document... |
Protesters waive a rainbow flag on the front lawn of the Rowan County Judicial Center, on Tuesday, in Morehead, Ky. The protest was being held against Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, who, due to the ruling of the Supreme Court of the United States and her own religious beliefs, has refused to issue any marriage licenses ... |
Tokyo Shimbun says it has secret manual that instructs North Korean agents on how to carry out abductions, but some greet news with scepticism
A Japanese newspaper claims it has uncovered evidence that North Korea systematically abducted foreign citizens under its former leader, Kim Jong-il.
The Tokyo Shimbun said it... |
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George Takei TAKES DOWN Donald Trump’s Thoughts On Traditional Marriage
With some people — especially the stubborn ones — you just have to “agree to disagree.”
That’s what George Takei said he had to do with Donald Trump when the two sat down to discuss marriage equality.
[ Related: Donald Says His Comments Weren’t ... |
Sony’s Legacy Recordings, in cooperation Whitney Houston’s estate, is celebrating the 25th anniversary of “The Bodyguard” soundtrack album with the release of “Whitney Houston – I Wish You Love: More From ‘The Bodyguard’” on November 17. The album brings together a variety of live and studio recordings, many of them ra... |
When a report recently declared that there were no tigers left at the Buxa Tiger Reserve in West Bengal, it sent alarm bells ringing. On May 18 and 19, officials from the reserve got together with representatives of the Wildlife Institute of India, the National Tiger Conservation Authority and the West Bengal Forest De... |
For Mayor Bill de Blasio, it was a bare-knuckle political fight, complete with arm-twisting appeals to lawmakers and labor negotiations lasting late into the night.
By Monday morning, City Hall had a deal — although not for more affordable housing, higher wages or any of this liberal mayor’s top priorities.
This one ... |
You're gonna want to make this Creamy Garlic Chicken for dinner tonight. Easy, delicious and perfect for a quiet night in--what more do you need?
Prep Time 15 minutes Cook Time 25 - 30 minutes Difficulty easy Servings 2
Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast, thinly sliced
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Leessang's Gary has announced that he will be taking a hiatus from the variety show world to focus on music as well as his company, Leessang Company.
He tweeted on September 21 KST, "In order to put more of my energy into Leessang Company and music concerts, I've decided to take a hiatus from participating on variety ... |
Insiders
Rajendrasinh Makwana was a UNIX contractor for Fannie Mae. On October 24, he was fired. Before he left, he slipped a logic bomb into the organization's network. The bomb would have "detonated" on January 31. It was programmed to disable access to the server on which it was running, block any network monitorin... |
Abu Dhabi: Described by those who know her as “the happiest dog in the world”, April is in danger of being put down by the kennel that looks after her, as the management question the quality of her restricted life due to her disability.
Five-year-old April has been homed at Abu Dhabi’s Cloud 9 Pet Hotel and Care for t... |
By the age of 40 most of us will be infected with human cytomegalovirus (hCMV), which is a human herpes virus. Pretty scary, eh? But fear not, hCMV infections are usually harmless. However, it still posses a significant public health risk as the virus remains the leading infectious cause of birth defects and a serious ... |
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This article is about the historical park in New York. For the park in Maryland, see Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park is a US historical park in Auburn and Fleming, New York, associated with the life of Harriet Tubman. It comprises three properties: t... |
Just because you didn’t work last weekend doesn’t mean you had a good weekend.
White-collar workers are logging longer hours than a generation ago, and Americans excel at the losing game of competitive busyness. In this context, a weekend without email and spreadsheets might seem like a victory in and of itself—and it... |
While Watson certainly impressed the nation with its sweeping victory on the game show Jeopardy last week, the medical community -- which IBM hopes will be first to use the technology -- may eventually become even more impressed with its affordability.
After showcasing Watson's ability to ingest Jeopardy questions and... |
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ARTEMIS was the great Olympian goddess of hunting, wilderness and wild animals. She was also a goddess of childbirth, and the protectress of the girl child up to the age of marriage. Her twin brother Apollon was similarly the protector of the boy child. Together the two gods were also bringers of sudden death and disea... |
This is the first post in my new series 10x , where I share my experiences and how we do things at Clay.io to develop at scale with a small team.
Update:
The Cloud
CloudFlare
CloudFlare handles all of our DNS, and acts as a distributed caching proxy with some additional DDOS protection features. It also handles SSL... |
GTR Profile Blog Joined September 2004 47912 Posts #1 'Jack of all trades', caster Park Sang-hyun, to lead casting crew for the GSTL
Sang-hyun in the middle, along with Yoo Dae-hyun on the left, and Lee Seung-won on the right. Both have moved on to OnGameNet.
Debuting in July of 2005 with MBCgame, Sang-hyun has becom... |
Columbus Crew SC today announced its new, hybrid broadcast television partnership ahead of the 2016 Major League Soccer season. The new agreement is with both Sinclair operated stations as well as Time Warner Cable SportsChannel for all 31 regionally televised Columbus Crew SC regular-season contests this year, with th... |
From the beginning, Americans have looked with special favor on Thomas Jefferson, who penned the immortal words of our Declaration of Independence. With great eloquence, he dedicated our nation to the proposition that all men are created equal, endowed with unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happi... |
Hi everyone! The summer is upon us and the sun is shining, but that doesn’t mean we are going to kick back and relax! PlayStation Plus is the service that keeps on giving, and we’ve some great additions to the Instant Game Collection this month, alongside heaps of discounts!
We have another impressive line-up of title... |
MIAMI -- Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte' Stallworth was charged Wednesday with killing a pedestrian last month while driving drunk after a night out at a swank South Beach nightspot.
An arrest warrant charging Stallworth, 28, with DUI manslaughter was filed in the March 14 accident that killed 59-year-old Mario ... |
So your trusty laptop is starting to show its age. No one can blame you for wanting a new one, but we've got just one piece of advice: WAIT. This is a horrible, horrible time to get a new rig. If you can hold out for just a few months, you're going to do a whole lot better for yourself.
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Washington, D.C. – A recently leaked briefing document from political operator David Brock’s ultra-liberal, self-proclaimed media watchdog, Media Matters, has exposed the hard-left activist group conspiring with Facebook and Google to create a strategy to marginalize and ban political thought o... |
Hackers probably linked to Iran’s government have hit Saudi and Western aerospace and petrochemical firms, marking a rise in Iranian cyberspying prowess, security firm FireEye said on Wednesday, an assessment shared by other U.S. experts.
A FireEye report on Wednesday dubbed the hacker group APT33 and offered evidence... |
GENERAL PULASKI MEMORIAL DAY, 2012
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
Two hundred and thirty-three years ago, a Polish-born patriot gave his life to advance the cause of American independence. As a leader in the Continental Army who fought shoulder-to-shoulder with men fro... |
A federal subsidy of $15 per ton of Appalachian coal is West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice's bright idea for bringing back his state's hard hit coal mining industry.
Justice, a Republican, proposes using taxpayer funds to bribe electric power generation companies to burn coal instead of cheap and abundant natural gas. As ... |
Star Trek: Discovery doesn’t arrive until this fall, but it’s already had a pretty rough voyage. Jubilation at the prospect of Star Trek‘s return to TV gave way to annoyance when it was revealed that the show would be available exclusively on CBS’ subscriber-only streaming platform. Critics of the rebooted Kelvin timel... |
Inter Milan have no intention of selling star striker Mauro Icardi this summer.
Reports in Italy claimed Inter could put the Argentina international on the market at the end of the season if the Nerazzurri fail to qualify for the Champions League in the 2015-16 campaign.
Inter sporting director Piero Ausilio vehement... |
Libya opposition prepares for ‘battle’
Here is a great map of Who Controls What in Libya
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2011/feb/27/libya-tripoli-unrest-gaddafi-map
Now before we get to Gadhafi’s crimes, the reports of an Israeli company’s support for the mercenaries:
Report: Israel company recruiting ... |
The subject of narcissism has intrigued people for centuries, but social scientists now claim that it has become a modern “epidemic”. So what is it, what has led to its increase, and is there anything we can do about it?
The term narcissism originated more than 2,000 years ago, when Ovid wrote the legend of Narcissus.... |
Vitor Belfort is officially a Blackzilian.
Authentic Sports Management announced Friday night that "The Phenom," who is now scheduled to fight Jon Jones for the UFC light heavyweight title at UFC 152 on Sept. 22, has officially joined the Blackzilian team in South Florida.
"This is the most important fight of my life... |
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Advertisement The traditional suet pudding Spotted Dick has been renamed "Spotted Richard" at a council canteen - because customers keep making jokes. The new name for the dessert, with another alternative Sultana Sponge, has appeared on the menu at Flintshi... |
Pakistan 252 for 6 (Misbah 91*, Akmal 65) beat England 250 for 8 (Root 85, Ballance 57, Yasir 3-45) by four wickets
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
Play 02:51 Play 02:51 'Misbah one of the best finishers' - Waqar
It was, in the end, a tale of two captains. And while Pakistan's Misbah-ul-Haq enjoyed the best of ti... |
Some Houston drivers are enduring marathon commutes rather than work for Uber.
Their commutes to Austin are two or three hours each way. They go days without seeing their children. But these drivers describe the decision as life-changing. They're happier, less stressed and, for some, finances have been saved.
"I than... |
WASHINGTON, March 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it would not hear a Pennsylvania school district's appeal of a free speech case involving "I (heart) boobies" bracelets.
In denying the case, which involves two Easton, Pa., middle school students banned from, and later punished by school administrators ... |
Right Length for Men's Jeans
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Straight Cut : A more relaxed, straight cut fit will work well, but try and get them in a tapered style so they the pinch in a little at the ankle, ensuring you don't hide your shoes with an on slaughter of denim.
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Ending the current wars will not lower those veterans costs; indeed, they will rise ever more steeply for decades to come as the population of veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan expands, ages and becomes more infirm. To date, more than 2.2 million troops have served in those wars.
Studies show that the peak years for ... |
Create a simple blog in 5 min using Project Enferno
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This tutorial will demonstrate how fast you can prototype apps with Enferno Framework.
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In December, GOP senator, presidential hopeful, and outrageous science denier Ted Cruz held a Senate panel about climate change that could ... |
A study carried out by psychologists at the University of British Columbia has concluded that tests which promote analytical thinking simultaneously reduce the level of religious belief in skeptics and devout believers alike.
The subjects of the study were given problem-solving tasks, shown a picture of Rodin’s sculpt... |
Removing all the country’s undocumented migrants is easier said than done but the wartime forced relocation of 110,000 Japanese Americans offers some clues
A confrontation between Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Univision anchor Jorge Ramos in Iowa on Tuesday may be remembered most for Trump’s decis... |
These Transparent Stars Are Making TV History
I was waiting anxiously outside a hotel conference room to talk with Transparent stars Alexandra Billings and Trace Lysette, who had already sat for hours of interviews with other outlets answering the typical questions stars of a hit TV show are asked. The feeling that th... |
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Last week the Pentagon revealed
the existence of a new weapon in the war against roadside bombs: a beam of radio-frequency energy that can detonate hidden Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) at a distance.
And its creators say the ... |
Who are we and why are we doing this?
We are friends, occasional jerks and passionate foodies. Above all else, we love beef jerky. Yearning for the highest quality, purest and most delicious jerky, we realized it did not yet exist and set out to craft the finest meat snack ever created. We’ve spent a full year experim... |
Another day brings another fuel-economy record, this time from Volkswagen in a diesel-powered Golf TDI. With expert hypermiler Wayne Gerdes and energy engineer Bob Winger alternating shifts behind the wheel, the 2015 Volkswagen Golf TDI drove through all 48 contiguous states of the U.S. on less than $300 of diesel, ach... |
Scala Tutorials Part #3 - Methods
Methods in Scala
It has been a long time since I wrote the last article on Scala which was back in December 2015. Hopefully I should be writing more
This is part 3 of the Scala tutorial series. Check here for the full series.
This entire post is about dealing with methods in Scala.... |
Neo-Nazi violence (Shutterstock)
Police are trying to determine whether a notorious white supremacist left threatening leaflets on vehicles in a Sacramento neighborhood.
The leaflets warned against “white genocide” — a white nationalist slogan — and threatened targeted violence against Muslims and Hispanics, reported... |
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Australia receives asylum seekers mainly from Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Iraq and Iran
Australia says it is in talks to potentially resettle refugees who tried to reach its shores illegally in the Philippines.
Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said both countries had... |
Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) rose $8.89, or 1.41%, to close at $637.54, a new 52-week closing high. Apple’s intraday 52-week high of $644.17 was set on May 30, 2014.
Apple’s previous 52-week closing high was $635.38, set on May 29, 2014.
Apple’s 52-week low stands at $388.87, set on June 28, 2013.
Apple, the world’s ... |
The Oakland Raiders were the best team in the AFC West for the majority of last season, and were unquestionably the favorites to win the division up until Raiders quarterback Derek Carr broke his fibula in Week 16.
Here are three reasons why Oakland will right the ship in 2017, winning the AFC West for the first time ... |
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Theresa May said the decision was made by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre
The UK's terror threat level has been raised from "substantial" to "severe" in response to conflicts in Iraq and Syria, Home Secretary Theresa May says.
The new alert level rates th... |
Image copyright Northampton General Hospital Image caption On its website the hospital said it had sufficient supplies of "personal protective equipment" and access to expert testing and advice
A woman suspected of having Ebola is being treated at Northampton General Hospital (NGH).
A spokesman for the hospital told ... |
49ers eager to prove doomsayers wrong
Even the schedule maker seems to have conspired against the 49ers in their what-else-can-go-wrong offseason: The team starving for good news begins the season with a bad opening stretch.
After Monday’s opener against the visiting Vikings, a trendy preseason playoff pick, the 49er... |
German and Dutch leaders have concluded in the nick of time that they cannot defy the will of their sovereign parliaments by propping up a country that lied about its deficits, or risk court defeats by breaching the no-bail-out clause in Article 125 of the EU Treaties.
Chancellor Angela Merkel has halted at the Rubico... |
Recording Industry Thinks Famous Dead Musicians And Their Personal Struggles Will Get People To Stop Pirating
from the because-what? dept
We've discussed the legacy entertainment industry's bizarre infatuation with the idea that if they just "educate" people better, they'll magically stop gravitating to infringing co... |
Sears CEO Eddie Lampert, left. Reuters Sears is borrowing more money from CEO Eddie Lampert's hedge fund to stay afloat.
The company announced Thursday that it obtained a loan called a secured standby letter of credit for an initial $200 million, with the option to expand the amount to $500 million.
This particular k... |
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. signage is displayed outside of a location ahead of Black Friday in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Doug McMillon, head of its international business, will replace Mike Duke as chief executive officer when he retires as the world's largest retaile... |
By Kee Thuan Chye
Umno President Najib Razak diminished the stature of a great man when he said last Saturday at his party’s general assembly that Umno fought for the “same cause” as Nelson Mandela, who had died two days before.
What same cause? Mandela fought against racial discrimination whereas Umno institutionali... |
For Boys With Eating Disorders, Finding Treatment Can Be Hard
Last year, Kathy Noyes began to notice that her 12-year-old son, Jonathan, was eating more than usual. She caught him eating late at night. She found empty peanut butter jars and chip and cookie bags stashed around the house.
She didn't know what to make o... |
President Trump’s vow to repeal and replace ObamaCare faces an uncertain future in Congress and his White House is in the midst of a major shakeup, but his ability to attract cash from his most ardent supporters hasn’t suffered, according to a new report.
Backed by Trump’s appeal to small donors, the Republican Nation... |
On Wednesday, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai revealed his most important change yet: eliminating the spectacularly nonsensical “net neutrality” rules imposed by President Barack Obama’s FCC in 2015.
Liberals are howling over the proposal by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to eliminate the so-called “net neutrality” rules imposed by Pres... |
The family of Hae Min Lee, the victim in the murder case investigated by the "Serial" podcast, reacted with frustration to Thursday's news that her accused killer has been granted a new trial.
In a statement issued Friday morning through the Office of the Attorney General, Lee's relatives said they continue to believe... |
Poverty is forcing people to have dangerously poor diets and is leading to the return of rickets and gout – diseases of the Victorian age that affect bones and joints – according the UK Faculty of Public Health.
The public health professionals' body will call for a national food policy, including a sugar tax, as conce... |
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