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Newborn Loses Faith In Humanity After Record 6 Days. SCHAUMBURG, IL—In a turn of events that has stunned the worldwide medical community, local infant Nathan Jameson, born just six days ago, has become the youngest person ever to permanently and irrevocably lose all faith in humanity.

Newborn Loses Faith In Humanity After Record 6 Days

“This shatters all previous records,” University of Chicago psychologist Douglas McAllister said Monday. “In all of documented medical history, there is no case of a newborn taking less than four months to develop the mental faculties required to grasp the full extent of this existential nightmare we call life on earth.” “Considering he already comprehends harsh realities that many people spend their entire fleeting, shallow existences attempting to deny, Baby Nathan is quite the little miracle!” He added. Funny & Cute Owl Videos Compilation 2014 [NEW] 11 photos of Kate Moss - The Kate Moss Portfolio. Bangui prepares for pope's visit amid security concerns. Bangui, Central African Republic - "Have the streets become larger, or has the government started cleaning them?

Bangui prepares for pope's visit amid security concerns

" Theo is only half-joking as he lurches his yellow taxi from one side of the street to the other to avoid potholes and motorcycles. Part of the road from the airport to the city centre, and those roads around the cathedral and the Apostolic Nunciature, where the pope will be staying, have been freshly asphalted and gravelled - so freshly, in fact, that, mere days before the Pope's visit, the work is still going on. Along the route are banners welcoming the pope in French, Sango, Spanish and even Latin. Other signs read, "Minusca get out. Sangaris too," in reference to the United Nations and French military missions in the country.

Wet Wipes Box Says Flush. New York’s Sewer System Says Don’t. Photo With its sewer system under siege, tallying millions of dollars in equipment damage across its underground maze, New York City is confronting a menace that has gummed the gears of plumbing networks around the world: the common wet wipe.

Wet Wipes Box Says Flush. New York’s Sewer System Says Don’t.

In recent years, the intersection of evolving hygienic sensibilities and aggressive industry marketing has fueled the product’s rise. Wet wipes, long used for baby care, have grown popular with adults. Breathtaking Photos Of A Little Girl 'Tippi' Growing Up Alongside Wild Animals. Tippi spent the first 10 years of her life living alongside some of the world’s most amazing (and dangerous) wild animals.

Breathtaking Photos Of A Little Girl 'Tippi' Growing Up Alongside Wild Animals

In proof, there are images galore. Why Portland’s Urban Pioneers are Moving to Detroit. Monday, March 16, 2015Annie Ellison, GoLocalPDX Reporter The real hipsters of Portland have had it.

Why Portland’s Urban Pioneers are Moving to Detroit

12 ways to kiss hello in Argentina. Homeland Will Basically Be an Entirely Different Show Next Season. What do you think of when you think of Homeland?

Homeland Will Basically Be an Entirely Different Show Next Season

Mentally unstable C.I.A. agent conducts torrid affair with American terrorist against the backdrop of tense U.S. /Middle East relations, right? List of countries by Human Development Index. World map by quartiles of Human Development Index in 2013.

List of countries by Human Development Index

World map indicating the Human Development Index (based on 2012 data, published on 14 Mar 2013).[1] This is a list of all countries by Human Development Index as included in a United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report. The latest report was released on 14 March 2013 and compiled on the basis of estimates for 2012.[2] In the 2010 Human Development Report a further Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI) was introduced.

Edible Chocolate Anus. Getting Out Of Afghanistan. Grammys 2015: Transcript of Bob Dylan's MusiCares Person of Year speech. Bob Dylan was honored by MusiCares, the charity organization that aids musicians in need, at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Friday night.

Grammys 2015: Transcript of Bob Dylan's MusiCares Person of Year speech

After performances by artists including Tom Jones, Sheryl Crow, Neil Young, Beck, Jackson Browne and others, Dylan himself took a rare opportunity in the spotlight to deliver a 30-plus-minute acceptance speech. Expansive, funny and insightful, Dylan didn't pull any punches, calling out songwriters who had criticized his work while indicting Nashville and commercial country music. He was introduced by former President Jimmy Carter, and walked out to a standing ovation. Relax, don't do it: readers' photos of chilled out pets. Martin Scorsese talks 'The Grandmaster' with Wong Kar Wai.

Director Wong Kar Wai, left, director Martin Scorsese and producer Harvey… (Theo Wargo / Getty Images…) Martin Scorsese took time from his busy schedule promoting "The Wolf of Wall Street" recently to moderate a question-answer period while Hong Kong-based filmmaker Wong Kar Wai was in New York.

Martin Scorsese talks 'The Grandmaster' with Wong Kar Wai

Scorsese lent his name to Wong's "The Grandmaster" when it opened theatrically last summer with the credit "Martin Scorsese presents. " The Grandmaster (film) The film chronicles the life of the Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man from the 1930s in Foshan, his flight to Hong Kong after the Second Sino-Japanese War, and the events leading to his death.

The Grandmaster (film)

The movie begins with Ip Man reflecting on martial arts, and then cuts to a scene of a fight under the rain between Ip and a dozen combatants. Steely Dan - Live at the Rainbow Theatre, London, England (05/20/1974) Pretzel Logic: Understanding Why Your Dad's Favorite Band Is Playing Coachella. Donald Fagen Defends Steely Dan To Friends. NEW YORK—While having drinks with friends at a local bar Monday, Donald Fagen, 60, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and cofounder of the multiplatinum-selling American rock band Steely Dan, was once again forced to defend his appreciation for the multiplatinum-selling American rock band Steely Dan.

"Look, I understand. It's an acquired taste," Fagen said after putting his group's 1978 hit "Deacon Blues" on the bar's jukebox. Top 5 Steely Dan Songs About L.A. - Los Angeles. Tuesday, January 31, 2012 | 3 years ago See also: Steely Dan Fans Are Assholes I've long considered Steely Dan the ultimate Los Angeles band. Why Steely Dan Belongs at Coachella - Los Angeles. So Coachella announced its 2015 lineup earlier today, and as usual, the Internet went bazonkers. Steely Dan Fans Are Assholes - Los Angeles. Wicked: film could be out as soon as 2016. ‘I felt like a piece of trash’ – Life inside America’s food processing plants. Orangutan in Argentina zoo recognised by court as 'non-human person' Pictures of David Bowie Doing Normal Stuff. David Bowie Asks Iman If They Should Just Do Lasagna Again. New 'Game Of Thrones' App Will Make You Fluent In Dothraki Before Winter Comes.

Threats to Americans, ranked (by actual threat instead of media hype) Here’s Why Steve Jobs Didn’t Let His Kids Use iPads and Why You Shouldn’t Either.