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Fitness trainer gains and loses 70 pounds in 1 year. I Keep Coming Back To This Bit, Jimmy Ouyang - Whole Foods Chicken : StandUpComedy. DIY: How to Make an Edible Water "Bottle" or Bubble. Finding Honest Charities. Dollar Babies. Existential Depression in Gifted Children. It has been my experience that gifted and talented persons are more likely to experience a type of depression referred to as existential depression.

Existential Depression in Gifted Children

Although an episode of existential depression may be precipitated in anyone by a major loss or the threat of a loss which highlights the transient nature of life, persons of higher intellectual ability are more prone to experience existential depression spontaneously. Sometimes this existential depression is tied into the positive disintegration experience referred to by Dabrowski (1996). Existential depression is a depression that arises when an individual confronts certain basic issues of existence. [X-Post r/India and r/worldnews] McDonalds India announces that 'Happy Meals' will now be accompanied by books, not toys : books. Elon on patent:"Lets say theres a bunch of people on a ship and theres bunch of holes in the ship and we're quite good at bailing water out of our section and we've invented this nice bucket. It'll be foolish of us not to share that bucket design. Because.

You’re teaching our kids WHAT? Colorado teen birthrate drops 40% Women have many choices when it comes to avoiding pregnancy.

Colorado teen birthrate drops 40%

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 99% of sexually active women from 2006 to 2010 used at least one contraceptive method at some point. How Colorado’s teen birthrate dropped 40% in four years. Colorado’s teen birth rate plummeted 40 percent between 2009 and 2013.

How Colorado’s teen birthrate dropped 40% in four years

A model holds the Nexplanon hormonal implant for birth control. (Merck via AP) Since 2009, the state has provided 30,000 contraceptive implants or intrauterine devices (IUDs) at low or no cost to low-income women at 68 family-planning clinics across Colorado through the Colorado Family Planning Initiative. The effort was funded by a five-year commitment of $23 million from an anonymous donor. At participating clinics, the percentage of young women receiving IUDs or implants quadrupled, according to a press release from Gov. Colorado offered free birth control — and teen births fell by 40 percent : politics. People's Climate March – NYC March. There are several different bodies that are convening to collaborate on the People’s Climate March, including local New York-area community groups, international NGO’s, grassroots networks, churches and faith organizations, and many more.

People's Climate March – NYC March

You can see a list of participating organizations here. Because this is a “movement of movements” moment, the People’s Climate March is being organized in a participatory, open-source model. This means that there isn’t a central “decision-making” body or single coalition. Rather, groups and individuals are collaborating with some basic shared agreements around respect, collaboration, trust, and many are using the Jemez Principles of Environmental Justice. California police use of body cameras cuts violence and complaints.

Could not load plugins: File not found Link to video: California police body cams show real-life dramas in Rialto.

California police use of body cameras cuts violence and complaints

What Happens When Police Officers Wear Body Cameras - WSJ. Take Charge Program: Free Birth Control for a Year. Take Charge at a Glance: What is Take Charge?

Take Charge Program: Free Birth Control for a Year

Take Charge is a state and federally funded program providing family planning services (including free birth control) to women and men in Washington state who do not have insurance or whose coverage does not include contraception. You may apply for this program at any Planned Parenthood location in Washington. Take Charge Services: Free Birth Control and Much MoreTake Charge coverage is for one full year. Upon approval, you may receive: Well womanexam and birth control methods education All birth control methods including: birth control pill, patch, implant, vaginal ring, shot, IUD, condoms and sterilization (vasectomy or tubal ligation) Emergency contraception (a.k.a. the morning-after pill) Testing for sexually transmitted infections (chlamydia and gonorrhea only) during the well woman exam for women 25 and younger.

Leo Tolstoy. Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (/ˈtoʊlstɔɪ, ˈtɒl-/;[1] Russian: Лев Никола́евич Толсто́й, pronounced [lʲɛf nʲɪkɐˈlaɪvʲɪtɕ tɐlˈstoj]; 9 September [O.S. 28 August] 1828 – 20 November [O.S. 7 November] 1910), usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian novelist today regarded as one of the greatest of all time.

Leo Tolstoy

In the 1870s Tolstoy experienced a profound moral crisis, followed by what he regarded as an equally profound spiritual awakening. His literal interpretation of the ethical teachings of Jesus, centering on the Sermon on the Mount, caused him to become a fervent Christian anarchist and pacifist. Moral reasoning. Moral reasoning is a study in psychology that overlaps with moral philosophy.

Moral reasoning

Julie d'Aubigny: Princess of the Opera (1670-1707) The Food Gap Is Widening - Wealthy people are eating better than ever, while the poor are eating worse. : science. The solution to fixing dysfunction in Congress "To address these problems, I filed the Open Our Democracy Act... If passed, the legislation would mandate open primaries for House elections, begin the process of national redistricting reform and make Elect. All diets - from Atkins to Weight Watchers - have similar results and people should simply pick the one they find easiest, say researchers. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, analysed data from 48 separate trials. : s.

A brain scan study in adult men and women suggests that it is possible to reverse the addictive power of unhealthy food while also increasing preference for healthy foods. : science. The solution to fixing dysfunction in Congress "To address these problems, I filed the Open Our Democracy Act... If passed, the legislation would mandate open primaries for House elections, begin the process of national redistricting reform and make Elect. The Daily Show - Race/Off. TIL whites in Oklahoma slaughtered up to 300 blacks, buried them in mass graves, and burned down their town in the worst race riot in US history. This was done because of a made-up newspaper headline. : todayilearned.

3D printer creates 10 houses in a DAY. Houses were built using a mixture of waste material pumped into layers Each house is thought to cost less than $5,000 (£3,000) to construct, meaning affordable housing could be built fasterFour huge printers measuring 105ft long, 33ft wide and 22ft tall were used to make the bungalowsTechnique could one day be used to build complex villas and skyscrapers By Sarah Griffiths Published: 16:56 GMT, 28 April 2014 | Updated: 17:41 GMT, 28 April 2014.

3D printer creates 10 houses in a DAY

Comcast-venn-diagram.jpg (JPEG Image, 650 × 488 pixels) Netflix asks FCC to stop Comcast/TWC merger citing 'serious' public harm : news. KIDS COUNT Data Center.