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BearVsDino.jpg (250×375) Academic Men Explain Things to Me. (Trigger warning for harassment, stalking, threats, and victim blaming.)

Academic Men Explain Things to Me

I’m a fresh computer-science grad. My major was web programming. The final semester, which happened just months ago, was rough. Cookie Monster on BBC Newsnight. 未来のライター Jii!Jii!Jii! Terrible real estate agent photographs. AsleepOnTheTube.com – Pictures of people sleeping on the London Underground. Black bear breaks into a subway restaurant. To My Old Master. In 1864, after 32 long years in the service of his master, Jourdon Anderson and his wife, Amanda, escaped a life of slavery when Union Army soldiers freed them from the plantation on which they had been working so tirelessly.

To My Old Master

Www.dougiewallace.com/356061/stags-hens-bunnies-blackpool/ Man freed after getting his head stuck in bin in Aberdeen. Butterfield Luxury Sportswear. BBC Apologises For Reporting Queen's Views On 'Strictly Come Dancing' Londongrumblr.tumblr. Aberdeen woman finds snake in cutlery drawer. 25 September 2012Last updated at 06:02 ET The snake is now being cared for by the Scottish SPCA An Aberdeen woman was "terrified" when she opened her cutlery drawer and found a snake inside.

Aberdeen woman finds snake in cutlery drawer

The woman had been making herself a cup of tea when she made the unexpected discovery in the city's Coningham Terrace. She called police and the red, black and brown striped milk snake - which has been named Spooner - is now being cared for by the Scottish SPCA. Animal rescue officer Lynne Craib said: "The poor woman got a real fright. " 'Escape artists' She explained: "Spooner is in good condition so we think he has been someone's pet until recently. "Snakes need heat to survive and it was quite warm in the lady's kitchen so that may be why Spooner went inside the drawer. I Did Something So Horrible This Morning That I Can't Even Put It In My Headline. I'm sorry to just toss it out there like that, but if I don't just tell you then I'm going to lose my nerve to share this particular story with the world.

I Did Something So Horrible This Morning That I Can't Even Put It In My Headline

This morning when it happened, I was not considering sharing it with the whole Internet. I was, in fact, considering in what manner I could most cleanly and quickly cease to exist so as never to face the shame of having become a person who has pooped myself. And yet here I am, writing about it, after mentally imagining the individual reactions of each man who may have once found me attractive. I guess I am just called to humiliate myself for the enjoyment of others, like a nun in the order of oversharing.

China's rapid ageing bring challenges for government. 19 September 2012Last updated at 19:55 ET By Dr Wei Zhang Senior fellow, China Policy Institute at Nottingham University It is more than a decade since China officially became an ageing nation, and since then, the country's ageing process has only picked up speed.

China's rapid ageing bring challenges for government

In 2000, its number of people aged 60 or over surpassed 10% of the total population, and almost 7% of the population were aged 65 and over. According to government figures, at the end of 2011, when the total Chinese population reached 1.34 billion, 13.7% of the population were 60 or over - that's 185 million people. Those aged 65 or over accounted for 123 million people, or just over 9%. Faster, faster Continue reading the main story Total population: 1.34 billion Fertility rate: In 1967, it was 5.91 children per woman; by 2012 it had dropped to 1.6 Male/female ratio at birth: 1.19 in 2012, meaning more boys are born than girls.

Source: UN. Man Plays Civilisation II For 10 Years, World Disintegrates into 'Nightmare Of Suffering' (PHOTOS) UPDATE: Reddit users have reported progress in the 'Eternal War' after user uploads Civ II save game...

Man Plays Civilisation II For 10 Years, World Disintegrates into 'Nightmare Of Suffering' (PHOTOS)

What will the world be like in 2000 years? According to one visionary using a computer simulation, the distant future will be a "hellish nightmare of suffering and devastation", largely uninhabitable, flooded and beset by in-fighting, nuclear war and periodic annihilation. Admittedly this "simulation" isn't anything complex... (never) trust the white rabbit. BBCPeterHunt: More Boris. (@MayorofLondon)...

Careers for the Evil Doer. The career of necromancer is an excellent choice for evil-doers who are not a "people person.

Careers for the Evil Doer

" Though some might say there is not much point to turning the earth into one gigantic graveyard, these people are fools and will never understand anyway. Good career entry points for becoming a necromancer include occultists, dabblers in voodoo, grave diggers, morticians, possessed eight-year-old girls, and inheritors of scary books wrapped in human flesh. That last choice is probably the best, because the first thing you're going need to do is obtain sort of Book of Evil. These blasphemous tomes are excellent sources of untold damnation and blasting any remnants of your sanity away. You can get most sorcerous books from your local occult book shop, though they have also been known to be found inside ancient tombs, Miskatonic University and any movie starring Bruce Campbell.