5 Movie Romances That Won't Last (According to Science) Love stories are a lot like Doritos: there are countless variations, each dressed up differently with new names, but we all know it's the same two goddamn flavors every time. The common threads running through all movie romances are: love conquers all (Nacho Cheese) or love is blind (Cool Ranch), and sometimes both at the same time. It works because we let it work, and keep coming back for more despite how absurd it gets. But if we take a moment to refuse the suspension of disbelief, and explore the implausible nature of a few famous love stories, we can call shenanigans now and possibly prevent the release of X-13D: A Romantic Comedy in the near future. Original Star Wars Trilogy: Leia and Han Solo Why it Will Never Work: Han's Looming Unemployment and Deteriorating Self Worth. Han and Leia overcome checkered pasts, experimentation with incest and a general distaste for one another to form a love so powerful it couldn't all be included in the final cut of The Return of the Jedi.
H.R. 6304, THE FISA AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2008 June 19, 2008 The ACLU recommends a no vote on H.R. 6304, which grants sweeping wiretapping authority to the government with little court oversight and ensures the dismissal of all pending cases against the telecommunication companies. Most importantly: Make a Difference Your support helps the ACLU stand up for human rights and defend civil liberties. Give Now • H.R. 6304 permits the government to conduct mass, untargeted surveillance of all communications coming into and out of the United States, without any individualized review, and without any finding of wrongdoing. • H.R. 6304 permits only minimal court oversight. • H.R. 6304 contains a general ban on reverse targeting. • H.R.6304 contains an “exigent” circumstance loophole that thwarts the prior judicial review requirement. • H.R. 6304 further trivializes court review by explicitly permitting the government to continue surveillance programs even if the application is denied by the court.
New Japanese Facial Recognition Software Is Powerful, Scary Big brother alert!!! For those of you who don’t like the idea of CCTV monitoring your every move, the details a recent software breakthrough by Hitachi Kokusai Electric will probably make you soil your undergarments, or at least never leave the house without a mask. How does the idea of facial recognition software that can scan 36 million faces in one second sound? Scared yet? As pointed out by GeekOSystem.com, the applications for such software are naturally aimed at surveillance programs, ones that monitor a large number of people at a given time. Scanned faces can then be searched for in other footage, allowing the watchers to monitor the selected person’s activity, provided there’s additional footage of them available. Once you have a face identified with the system, you can click the thumbnail and receive a wealth of search results, including every other clip the identified individual is in. This sounds like something the British Government would wholly embrace.
11 Awesome Hangover Cures | Hang Over Remedies | MANjr Hangovers are the worst. That nasty combo of headache, nausea and gut-pain can cost you precious hours of your life. While there are certainly preventative measures you can take to reduce the likelihood of a hangover (headache medication, food, lots of water before bed, etc.), inevitably you’re going to get stuck with a dirty hangover that you need to crush before it kills your day. 11. Ginger is an all-purpose digestive aid. 10. Honey is a great antioxidant that’s loaded with fructose and glucose. 9. For desert drunks, the prickly pear is a solid morning option that’ll help take the edge off the hurt. 8. Yep, eggs. 7. Oh the sweet, sweet nectar of Coca Cola can do wonders for a messed up belly. 6. Whether you’re pounding pancakes at IHOP, feasting on French toast at Norm’s or plowing through Moons Over My Hammy at Denny’s, greasy-ass diner food will help you booze-coated belly correct itself. 5. Electrolytes. 4. 3. 2. More rice noodle love here. 1. Related Posts
Senate Rejects Amendment Banning Indefinite Detention Today, the Senate voted 38-60 to reject an important amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would have removed harmful provisions authorizing the U.S. military to pick up and imprison without charge or trial civilians, including American citizens, anywhere in the world. The amendment offered by Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.), would have replaced those provisions with a requirement for an orderly congressional review of detention power. The Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, the Director of the FBI and the head of the Justice Department’s National Security Division have all said that the indefinite detention provisions in the NDAA are harmful and counterproductive, and the White House has issued a veto threat over the provisions. The next opportunity to remove the harmful detention provisions from the bill will be when House and Senate conferees meet in conference committee next week.
Freedom - A Gallery Philip Jones (RIP) – Rense.com As an amateur researcher and writer, with perhaps too much time on his hands, I am fortunate to be able to devote many hours a day reading books and online articles relating to what I will call in this essay the Luciferian Conspiracy. I make no pretensions that what follows is in any way original or even innovative. Most of it excepting my own personal observations can be found in much greater detail elsewhere, and for that purpose, I have included a full bibliography and reference section at article’s end. What I have tried to do here is collect information gleaned from reading the work of such exceptional researchers as William J. Sutton, Fritz Springmeier, William F. If only four years ago, someone had made a similar assertion to me as that above, I would have raised an eyebrow or two, and politely or not, dismissed the idea. The Far Pavillions. That woman was Helena P. Blavatsky damned Yahweh as a “capricious and unjust.” As G. The Rio Earth Summit.
40 Photo-Illustrated Questions to Refocus Your Mind Asking the right questions is the answer… It’s not the answers you get from others that will help you, but the questions you ask of yourself. Here are 40 thought-provoking questions to help you refresh and refocus your thinking: Please share your thoughts with us in the comments section below. if you’re interested in reading even more inspiring, thought-provoking questions.Title photo by: Helga Weber For all other photo credits please refer to ThoughtQuestions.com Related 40 Questions Everyone is Afraid to Ask Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers. April 13, 2012 In "Aspirations" 40 Questions that Will Quiet Your Mind Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers … because asking the right questions is the answer. August 5, 2015 In "Happiness" 25 Photo-Illustrated Reminders to Help You Find Happiness Happiness is the highest level of success.
Infographic: In Politics Coverage, No One Asks Women About Women's Issues This chart is hard to grasp even after you’ve spent some time with it, because it seems like it has to be wrong. But the message is clear in this infographic by 4th Estate: Women still fail to be properly represented in the media--and not just any media, but rather media about women’s issues. Click to enlarge. It looks at 2012 election coverage, focusing on stories about women’s issues--topics like birth control and abortion. The results almost mock us in “it’s a boy!” At the same time, whereas a graphic attributes this phenomenon to media bias, there may be deeper forces to blame. The same could be said for quoting a politician. It’s also just a good lesson in the visualization of data. [Hat tip: Upworthy; Image: Everett Collection/Shutterstock]
Nutrition 101: Eat To Burn Fat The 15 Best Fat-Burning Foods 1. Walnuts All nuts do contain some amount of the omega-3 fat alpha-linolenic acid, but most only contain trace amounts. One ounce provides almost 3g of alpha-linolenic acid. 2. It has also has been shown to boost calorie burn when eaten. 3. This very slow-digesting carb keeps blood sugar and insulin levels low, so fat burning can stay high. In fact, research has shown that athletes who consume slow-digesting carbs in the morning burn more fat throughout the entire day and during workouts than those consuming fast-digesting carbs. 4. Avocados also contain a very interesting carb called mannoheptulose, a sugar that actually blunts insulin release and enhances calcium absorption, both of which are critical for encouraging fat loss. 5. This way you know you're getting a direct supply of the fats that turn on fat burning and block fat storage. 6. Soy has also been shown to aid fat loss, possibly by decreasing appetite and calorie intake. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
Why Socialism? By Albert Einstein "We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive." Why Socialism? By Albert Einstein From Monthly Review, New York, May, 1949. [Re-printed in Ideas and Opinions by Albert Einstein] Transcribed by Lenny Gray NOTE: I (Tom Huppi) needed to remove this content due to a DCMA notice. It's hard to believe that these 'socialists' have gobbled up the intelectual property rights to something Einstein wrote 68 years ago, or at least not yet disgorged them, but that's globalism for you. Just out of curiosity I looked at some of the material of some of the people on this mail. To paraphrase Chris Rock; I'm not saying that the people should have joined right-wing death squads...but I understand. These 2017 'socialists' and 'environmentalists' work directly for the exact same 0.001% who own nearly all of the world's wealth fossil fuel and otherwise, although most in a 'useful idiot' capacity. Return to Liberalism Resurgent
The Top 10 Relationship Words That Aren't Translatable Into English | Marriage 3.0 Here are my top ten words, compiled from online collections, to describe love, desire and relationships that have no real English translation, but that capture subtle realities that even we English speakers have felt once or twice. As I came across these words I’d have the occasional epiphany: “Oh yeah! That’s what I was feeling...” Mamihlapinatapei (Yagan, an indigenous language of Tierra del Fuego): The wordless yet meaningful look shared by two people who desire to initiate something, but are both reluctant to start. Oh yes, this is an exquisite word, compressing a thrilling and scary relationship moment. Yuanfen (Chinese): A relationship by fate or destiny. From what I glean, in common usage yuanfen means the "binding force" that links two people together in any relationship. But interestingly, “fate” isn’t the same thing as “destiny.” Cafuné (Brazilian Portuguese): The act of tenderly running your fingers through someone's hair. Ya’aburnee (Arabic): “You bury me.”
Author Quote Posters - Design Being around a successful author would surely be exhausting and inspiring in equal amounts. As well as all that wisdom they put into their books, their thought-provoking one-liners would literally be falling out here, there and everywhere. So while you'd beat yourself up for not possessing even a smidgen of that kind of talent, you'd also be maniacally scribbling it all down for dinner party quoting. The rather smart Evan Robertson has created a set of posters that combine iconic author quotes with genius design work. If you don't want at least two of these hanging on your wall then we need to have a serious chat. Tags: books, Design, Posters Organic Food Not sure which organic produce is worth shelling out the extra cash for? Each year, the Environmental Working Group publishes its Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce to help consumers reduce their exposure to harmful pesticides by identifying the most contaminated fruits and vegetables. The guide includes EWG's “Dirty Dozen” list—the top foods laden with fungicides and pesticides—so you can make the best choices when it comes to going organic. Here are the current biggest offenders. Apples Apple-picking season is September through November and yet they’re available year-round. This grants them the top spot in the Dirty Dozen list. Read More Because pesticides were detected within the flesh of the fruit, peeling and washing doesn't help curb exposure. MORE: Is There Arsenic in Your Apple Juice? Celery Like apples, you can't peel or wash your way out of this one. MORE: Can Certain Foods Speed Up Weight Loss? Cherry Tomatoes Cherry tomatoes joined the list in 2013. Strawberries Cucumbers