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I photographed this Whitetail Fawn in my yard at my cabin which is near the Ouachita National Forest here in Arkansas. This was around 12:30 pm. (July 2018)
I have lots of Deer in this area that I get to enjoy watching and photographing. They have become accustom to me and don't seem afraid to feed in my yard during the day. This Fawn was with a Doe and she had wondered away from her and had come close to my cabin.
How I Got The Shot – Whitetail Fawn
I was watching this Fawn and the Doe she was with from the inside of my cabin. I got my camera when the Fawn came close to the cabin. To get a photo I had to open the door part way and stick the camera and lens out. I was sitting on the floor bracing the camera on the door frame to keep it steady. I was using a Canon EOS 7D Mark II camera with a Canon EF 100 – 400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II lens.
Camera Settings
- AV Mode
- Back-button focus
- Aperture f7.1
- Shutter speed 1/320
- Auto White Balance
- Single Point, Continuous Auto Focus
- Evaluative Metering
- Focal Length 200 mm
Tip For Photographing Wildlife
Blinds are a useful tool, even vehicles, in areas where animals are accustomed to them. Using a wildlife blind is a good way to hide yourself enough to get close to animals. Being inside my cabin served as a great blind this time. I just needed to be quite opening the door. I was also shooting eye level since my front door opens to a deck.


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Worship My Hot Nylon Feet
10th February, 2015 / Video length: 15:15
You have been sitting in the corner of the room where you belong, waiting for me to return from work like a desperate needy puppy. Ever since you handed your business over to me I have been gone long hours, leaving you all alone, but now I am back and it is time to pamper your mistress. My nylon covered feet are very hot & sweaty as they have been buried in my high heels all day and you are going to worship and pamper them. As I shove them in your face you lick and suck them like a good slave and as I force them further into your mouth you don't complain. Next you will lie on the floor so I can stand on your face, and as you look up at me you better not be enjoying yourself or you will be in a lot of trouble! CS0006
Watch My Feet in Gold High Heels Swing In Front of You
7th February, 2015 / Video length: 5:18
Sit on the patio and watch closely as I swing my bare feet in gorgeous gold Dolly style high heels backwards and forward in front of you. You won't be able to take your eye off them as I ignore your pathetic staring. I like to tease you with my feet & heels so you are reminded of why you worship me. You wish you could get closer and taste my warm toes as my pretty shoes dangle from them, and as I slip my heels on and off my feet my shoes finally drops to the floor you get a nice close up of my cute little feet. CS0020
Your Second Submission Therapy Session
4th February, 2015 / Video length: 7:38
You have come for your second therapy session. You are obedient aren't you!? It's good to know you know your place and are obeying my every command. You have given me half your wages since our last session like a good slave; you are doing well so far. In this session however it is time to step it up. I need a holiday and you will pay for it. Not a cheap holiday either, only the very best for your mistress. You are so desperate to prove yourself you agree straight away. So I shall go ahead and book it now! You are so easy to exploit its embarrassing, but I knew you would be an easy target, I could tell straight away you were a pathetic worm who would be easily controlled by a beautiful woman. CS0014
Recruiting My New Slave
1st February, 2015 / Video length: 6:20
So why do you think I have brought you back to my home and up to my bedroom? You think you have struck gold, you have seen me in the club and I have brought you home. However you should not get ahead of yourself, I am just looking for new slaves and I could tell you were already captivated by me and you looked like you would be an easy target. As I strip off my dress & under slip, leaving me in just my lingerie, stockings & heels you fall instantly into line and agree to your new position as my slave. This includes handing over most of your wages each month and to serve me anyway you can. CS0018
Ignoring You While I Read & Try On New Shoes
28th January, 2015 / Video length: 8:32
I am relaxing after a busy morning exploiting you, and you are on your knees again, still desperate to serve me. Unfortunately I am bored of you slave and your constant neediness is embarrassing, so I shall ignore you hoping you'll get the message. I lie on the sofa reading as you perv on me, I do look perfect in my tight vest and tight jeans, and you cannot take your eyes off me. I ignore you completely, you do not deserve my attention any longer. I decide to try on my new shoes, still ignoring you, and as I slide off my high heels and slip on my gorgeous new heels you watch transfixed. Then, when I leave the room, you stay watching the empty sofa like a pathetic loser! CS0010
Know Your Place and Give Me Everything
25th January, 2015 / Video length: 5:44
I think you have already released what I want from you. You knew all along it was only your financial affairs I was after; it certainly wasn't your personality or your body! So now it is time you submitted in the way you have been longing to. You know the only way you can ever please me is to sign over everything to me. Your bank accounts, shares, house and anything else of any value. To make sure you oblige I show you my body one last time, I am wearing my sexy black lingerie, and the body you will never have, but a firm reminder why you are obsessed none the less. I have all the documentation and a pen so you better be ready to sign your life away to me. CS0025
I'm Going Out On The Pull
22nd January, 2015 / Video length: 5:27
I am just letting you know I am going out on the pull. You have come to expect it as you know you are a pathetic husband who lets me do whatever the hell I want and I need a real man to satisfy me! You watch me as I get ready for my night out on the pull. I slip off my sexy red satin robe and slip into my slutty red mini dress. I tell you how I plan to pick up a stranger and do all the things with him that I never do with you as you are a useless husband. If I do pull I may not come back tonight or, even worse, I may bring a guy back here and have him in our marital bed, and all you can do is watch & feel inadequate! CS0011
Blackmailing My Slave
19th January, 2015 / Video length: 4:46
Just so you know I have been filming you, I have taken secret videos of all our sessions where you serve me. All those humiliating things I made you do while you were my pathetic slave have been caught on my mistress camera, and I intend to blackmail you. I hope you have deep pockets because if you cannot give me the amount I ask for I will send these videos to your family, friends and work colleagues. This will cause you no end of shame, so it does rather look like I have you over a barrel. CS0009
Creamy Foot Massage
16th January, 2015 / Video length: 5:57
My pretty feet need moisturising to keep them nice and soft. So I thought I would massage them in front of you, using my moisturising foot cream. It's just another reminder why I am your mistress, and also why you are going to tribute me to show your appreciation. As I squirt the cream on to the soles of my feet and hold them up to show you, you are free to imagine what you will. Then as I rub the cream deep into my toes and soles you will reach deep into your pockets... but only for the money to tribute me you understand, nothing sordid! CS0012
Humiliating The Ex
13th January, 2015 / Video length: 9:57
So you came round when I clicked my fingers, even after our divorce, where you signed everything over to me, your bank accounts, shares, your half of the company and the house. It's good to see you are as subservient as ever. After our divorce, to which you were stripped of everything you owned, you did not expect to hear from me, your ex-wife. However, like the wimpy husband you always were, you came running. As you arrive, you see me dressed in a pencil skirt, nylons and high heels. I cannot resist telling you about the new, younger man in my life. However, I have an ulterior motive. Seeing you are now broken and out of work, I thought I would offer you a menial job. I don't pay a lot, but we are looking for an office dogs body. I know you are still head over heels in love with me, and enjoy telling you it is the minimum wage and there will be some 'extra' duties required of you. CS0002
Caught By Your Boss
10th January, 2015 / Video length: 7:50
I called you round to my house as I did not feel we could have this conversation in the office. Someone in the office reported that you have been taking pictures of me, and I think we all know what you've been doing with those pictures?! It's perfectly obvious to everyone, especially me, that you are fascinated by me. You are fascinated by my long legs, my perfect body my high heels. Well if you can't control yourself, I think I am going to have to do it for you. You are going to take a pay cut. Not an official pay cut of course, that would be far too complicated. I want 75% of your wages paid back into my personal bank account. The second thing you are going to do for me is you are going to put on this chastity device. I feel it will help control your obvious masturbation problem. It's perfectly discreet and nobody apart from us will know that you are locked up in it. Now pass me those keys. CS0004
Your Submission Therapy
7th January, 2015 / Video length: 11:39
So you have been referred to me by your GP as you have a serious submission problem? All your family & friends are worried about how strong beautiful women keep fleecing you out of all your money and you just continue to let them. As your new therapist, who specialises in men who have serious self esteem issues, I am here to help you get a grip, man up and grow a pair… or am I?! In actual fact I exploit my position to take full advantage of you weak, pathetic, weak willed worms. In your first session you fall instantly under my spell and I tell you how you need to dispose of any other mistresses you may have, as you are going to devote yourself to me and me alone as I will be your one & only mistress. You not only agree to this but also agree to give me half your wages and pay me extortionate rates for my manipulative therapy sessions. CS0013
The Female Scent
4th January, 2015 / Video length: 9:46
There are many ways for me to entrap a male into slavery. One of My favourite ways is by using my powerful scent. Just one sniff, one inhale of my perfect aroma will have you completely weak and on your knees begging to serve me. You will instantly feel overwhelmed by my beauty and like an addict, will be permanently seeking your next fix. In this clip, I discuss my scent and give you the privilege of showing you some of my well worn items. As you stare into your screen and wipe the drool from your mouth, I give you instructions on how you can order my worship items and commence your rapid descent into total slavery. CS0005
I'm Leaving You
1st January, 2015 / Video length: 7:42
I just wanted to let you know that I'm leaving you. Let's face it, there was only reason I married you in the first place. You're such a pathetic worm, but there was one thing you had that I wanted... a nice big bank balance. Your friends warned you not to marry me. They told you I was a gold-digging bitch who was just going to take your money. You are a loser, you are a pathetic and you are so head over heels in love with me, you've been like a subservient little dog. As you fall to the floor and beg me not to leave you, I can't help hide my amusement. I use your utter devastation and despair against you, and I tell you that you are going to sign over everything to me. In your utter state of love and in a last desperate attempt to satisfy me, you sign. You sign away everything, maybe hoping that once I have it all, I will take pity on you. Once again, my poor misguided loser, you couldn't be more wrong. CS0001


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by Richard Garrigues
The keystone of sea turtle activity on the Caribbean side of Costa Rica is Tortuguero, where the giant turtles have been coming ashore between the months of July and September to lay their eggs for thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of years. The predominant species using this nesting site is the Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas). In fact, Tortuguero is visited by more nesting Green Sea Turtles than any other beach in the Western Hemisphere.
However, the annual abundance of turtles nearly led to their obliteration when turtle soup became fashionable about a century ago. Although they are elegantly evolved for powerful swimming, sea turtles are ill-adapted for terrestrial locomotion. They are only able to drag themselves along the sand with great effort, thus making them easy prey for villagers who once harvested great numbers of the animals and their eggs each nesting season and sold them to sea-faring traders. The yearly arrival of the sea turtles is still a major source of income for Tortuguero residents, but now the money comes from nature tourism rather than the sale of turtles or their eggs.
Although the nesting beach has been officially protected since the creation of Tortuguero National Park in 1970, true protection of the site can only be achieved through community cooperation — which it seems tourism is helping to accomplish.
But no matter how successful the conservation efforts at Tortuguero may be, they will be for naught if the turtles are slaughtered or lose vital habitat in other places where they spend much of their lives.
Perhaps the most significant of these areas is off the Miskito Coast of northeastern Nicaragua, where extensive banks of marine vegetation, known appropriately as "turtle grass," attract numerous Green Sea Turtles during the year. In addition to this feeding site, the turtles are known to travel south into Panamanian waters and may also wander widely throughout the Caribbean.
Much of what is known about the movements of these turtles is the result of the turtle tagging program begun at Tortuguero nearly 40 years ago. Conceived by the late Dr. Archie Carr, the project used a small metal tag placed on the inner-trailing end of each front flipper of the females that came ashore to lay eggs. As well as giving each turtle a unique identifying number, the tags bore a legend offering a $5 reward for their return with information about where the turtle had been found. The tagging program has yielded much information about the frequency with which females come ashore to nest and about where they disburse to in the post-breeding season. One remarkable bit of data is that practically every time an individual turtle returns to nest at Tortuguero, even if it has been three or four years since her previous nesting visit, she comes up at the same spot (give or take several hundred feet) along the eight-kilometer (five-mile) stretch of beach used by the green turtles—and after having traveled hundreds of kilometers to get there!
Two serious limitations exist with the tagging project however: males are not tagged since they never come ashore and it gives very little idea as to the turtles' behavior when away from the nesting area. Enter the age of satellite telemetry. Working out of Bocas del Toro, Panama—some 240 kilometers (150 miles) southeast of Tortuguero—Drs. Peter and Anne Meylan began putting small transmitter units on the backs of a few male Green Sea Turtles in July 1995. Each time the animal breaks the surface to breathe, the tiny antenna emerges and beams a signal to a satellite which then sends the information on to be analyzed by computer. The result is that researchers can now "see" their migratory paths on computer-generated maps.
Although the data is still insufficient at this stage to have a complete picture about the regional movements of Green Sea Turtles, the near future should shed light on many unknown aspects of the turtles' lives. And because the sea turtles are a highly mobile population dependant on a variety of resources for feeding and nesting in the western Caribbean, the signing of the tri-national conservation agreement is expected to be an important step in the conservation of this species.
The fate of sea turtles remains greatly threatened by the activities of humans—both directly through local harvesting for food or by being caught in shrimp trawler nets, as well as indirectly through pollution or habitat destruction.
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Mechanical and plant engineering company Dürr AG entered into an additional EUR 350m loan facility with a bank syndicate. Dürr thus covers next year's refinancing requirements. The bank syndicate comprises BNP Paribas, Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, LBBW, Santander and UniCredit.
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There are many praiseworthy human individuals and groups out there striving to compensate for the ignorance of humans and for their destructive behaviour to others as well as to themselves. They include saviours of climate, water, elephants, humanity, snails, and whales. What an immense task! Climate does demand our first attention, so what do we also need to do about ourselves and other living things? Some say we have 30 millions species while others claim we are discovering so many more, mainly at the microscopic level, that the count is now 100 million, yet only 1% of all those created still survive.
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We complex-but-not-intelligent-enough humans have taken 3.5 billion years to evolve, being in our present form a mere 40 to a 100 thousand years, depending on where you draw the line.
This planet circled the Sun for a billion years before simple cells called Prokaryotes (Bacteria and Archaea) evolved 3.6 billions years ago. Creative and essential Viruses are worthy of a separate blog.
Arriving 200 million years later, Marine Cyanobacteria (Blue-Green Algae) were the first to use photosynthesis to produce Carbon and release Oxygen, a gas poisonous to most life of the time. It did take them about 400 million years to produce enough Oxygen to cause mass deaths and force Evolution to create oxygen-tolerant life forms. Just one of the Tipping Points that have visited us.
Then, some 251 million years ago, bacteria ended the Permian Period by causing the greatest mass extinction yet: 95% of marine and 85% of land life went extinct. Recovery took 10 million years. That is another worrisome story.
This essay gives just a sample revealing it is vital we devote more effort into understanding Bacteria.
We are now probing ever deeper beneath our feet only to find that bacteria have beaten us there. We have found them in rock 2,000 metres down and just recently 1,391 metres down in gabbroic layers that have pushed to within 70 metres of the basaltic ocean floor in the mid Atlantic where they feast on methane and benzene. While visiting mines in Manitoba I was pleased to see that biologists had been hired to study bacteria found thriving in veins in deep shafts, particularly where water had seeped down.
We humans have multiplied to an unsustainable degree even though not up to bacterial numbers. We are guilty of causing grievous harm to the environment and the current global warming is mainly our fault. While this will ensure dire consequences, it is not yet up to the changes bacteria have caused. A few micrometres in length with a wide range of shapes, from spheres to rods and spirals, Bacteria inhabit every niche on Earth, growing in soil, acidic hot springs, radioactive waste, water, and deep in the Earth's crust, as well as in the live bodies of plants and animals. There are 40 million bacterial cells in a gram of soil and a million in a millilitre of fresh water; The world supports some 5,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000) bacteria, providing most of the world's biomass. They are vital in recycling nutrients, such as the fixation of nitrogen from the atmosphere and putrefaction. Only about half of the phyla of bacteria have species that can be grown in the laboratory.
The vast majority of the bacteria in our bodies are harmless due to the protections of our immune system, and many are beneficial. However, a few species of bacteria are pathogenic causing infectious diseases, including cholera, syphilis, anthrax, leprosy and bubonic plague. TB kills 2 million people a year. Over-use of anti-biotics evolves dangerous immune bacteria. In industry, bacteria are important in sewage treatment, the production of cheese and yogurt through fermentation, as well as in biotechnology, and the manufacture of antibiotics and other chemicals.
So, to all you humans out there: Discard all your weapons of Greed and Hate. With the major problems we have with Climate Change, Over-Population, and the like, we need to combine our energies into co-existing with our Environment, Ourselves, and our Bacteria.
Ye Olde Scribe, 23 June 2015


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Thursday, December 15, 2011
stuff i did this year (part 2)
More stuff about this year:
3. Yesterday, I picked my son up from the airport.
He just finished his first semester at Berkeley and is now home for winter break. He took his last final on Tuesday night, and he posted a link to the Mountain Goats' video "This Year" on his Facebook wall.
I'm not sure if that song is optimistic or if it is a joking stab from the perspective of a guy behind the wheel of a broken down car, but the kid made it through a very tough semester away from home.
4. Speaking of music, I have written my annual lengthy rant about the music of the past year, ending with my review of the Ten Best Albums of 2011.
These are ten very, very good albums that came out in an otherwise bad year for music.
The article will be posted in two parts on the blog this week, just in time for you to pick up some of my recommendations at an indie music store.
Like Amoeba.
5. I wish I were an Amoeba.
I would asexually reproduce with myself and write more books.
6. I am going to completely change my website (www.ghostmedicine.com) between now and mid-January.
That is a chore, but it is time.
7. I am also going to start writing my next book in January.
It is also a chore, but it is time for that, too.
8. My cats are still alive.
9. Finally, yesterday Dan posted a comment in which he asked:
If you can offer any advice on how to manage the demands of life and time on a aspiring writer, I would love to read your thoughts.
Okay. I will tell you what works for me.
This is not advice.
I do not want to be responsible for telling anyone what they should do when it comes to managing the demands of their lives and their compulsion to write, if it is a compulsion.
I usually start writing every day at 3:00 in the morning. If I am away from home, I still write throughout the day, using my laptop and my iPad, which I use to email stuff to myself. I can get a lot done that way.
People often ask, When do you go to sleep?
I go to sleep when it is time to.
I do not have a "bedtime."
The reason I do not have a bedtime is because I do not watch television.
Sometimes, when I tell people that I do not watch television, they act offended, as though I am offering some blanket criticism aimed at lifestyle choices that include sitting still and watching stuff on a screen.
Listen: I do not watch television.
At all.
I have that condition that makes it impossible for me to stay focused on things like television and movies.
I apologize for that.
People also get very sensitive when I say that I do not watch movies. I have watched some movies, but I usually have to stop watching them very early on in the "action," if you can call it that.
I have this condition that makes it impossible for me to pay attention to movies.
I can pay attention to words, but it has to be very quiet.
I am the tyrant of quiet in my house when I am working.
I have an understanding family, but I suspect it is because they live in fear of me. I am moody, brood constantly over meaningless shit, and when I work they give me a lot of space.
When I start writing something -- really writing it -- I will usually put in about 8 to 10 hours per day on it. That is why I usually finish writing a novel, which is complete and in submission-form, in 6 to 8 weeks.
My last novel was a beast. It took me 11 weeks to finish. Although it is only 103,000 words, it reads really big, because it has something like 90 characters in it and goes back and forth through time over centuries, and shit like that. It took a lot of time to write.
I think that is how I do it, Dan.
Like I said, this is not a prescription. Nobody would want to do shit like that.
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Here are the answers to the Subject-Verb Agreement Practice activity. The numbers refer to the Subject-Verb Agreement Rules handout.
1. The cost of his explorations (was, were) paid by scientific societies. Rule 4
2. Neither the President nor the FBI (was, were) willing to release any information. Rule 3
3. Every one of his sons (has, have) been successful. Rules 4 and 5
4. The Case of the Missing Butler is one of those books that (is, are) easy to put down. (Rule 6 The Case of the Missing Butler is one of those books. Those books are easy to put down.)
5. The question of taxes (doesn't, don't) belong in this discussion. Rule 4
6. Either your study habits or your attitude (is, are) causing your problems in school. Rule 3
7. Fifteen minutes (is, are) enough time for this exercise. Rule 2
8. There (seems, seem) to be many arguments on both sides. (Rule 1 Reverse the sentence: Many arguments seem to be there)
9. Every planet, including the earth, (revolves, revolve) around the sun.
10. The Magnificent Ambersons (is, are) worth reading. (One book)
11. Most of the Roosevelt papers (has, have) been made available to the public. Rule 4
12. The mayor of the city and the governor of the state (has, have) been in conference. (Two people: It's like "Jack and Jill have been in conference.")
13. It (doesn't, don't) matter to me where you go.
14. Everybody who lives in these apartments (agrees, agree) with me. Rule 5
15. Probably some of the oranges (doesn't, don't) ripen until April. Rule 4
16. The fruit on the outdoor stands (looks, look) tempting. Rule 4
17. Someone from Mr. Brown's classes (is, are) sure to have the information we need. Rule 4
18. College life and high school life (is, are) vastly different. (Two things: It's like "Bananas and oranges are vastly different.")
19. (There's, There are) not many unselfish people in the world. (Rule 1 Reverse the sentence: Unselfish people are there)
20. Two weeks (is, are) enough for a trip of that length. Rule 2
21. She is one of those people who (is, are) never ready on time. (Rule 6 She is one of those people. Those people are never ready on time.)
22. Each of the cheeses (was, were) sampled by the inspector. Rules 4 and 5
23. Here (is, are) your ticket and your receipt. (Rule 1 Reverse the sentence: Your ticket and your receipt are here)
24. Each of the rooms (has, have) a color television. Rules 4 and 5
25. The cast of characters (includes, include) an infant and a grandfather. Rule 4


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NASIC Removes Russian INF-Violating Missile From Report
By Hans M. Kristensen
The U.S. Air Force National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) has quietly published a corrected report on the world's Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threats that deletes a previously identified Russian ground-launched cruise missile.
The earlier version, published on June 26, 2017, identified a "ground" version of the 3M-14 land-attack cruise missile that appeared to identify the ground-launched cruise missile the United States has accused Russia of testing and deploying in violation of the 1987 INF Treaty.
The corrected version, available on the NASIC web site, no longer lists a "ground" version of the 3M-14 (popularly referred to as Kalibr) but only ship- and submarine-launched versions of the missile.
Apart from correcting the spelling of the North Korean Bukkeukseong-2 medium-range ballistic missile and downgrading the operational status of the Iranian Shahab-3 medium-range ballistic missile from deployed with "fewer than 50" launchers to "undetermined," the deletion of the "ground" version of the Russian 3M-14 appears to be the only correction in the new NASIC report. (Curiously, the report still doesn't identify the Russian Kh-102 air-launched cruise missile). Other than these changes buried deep in the report, however, there are no external markings on the new version to indicate that it has been changed (the URL identifies the new report date as July 21, 2017).
The older version of the NASIC report has been deleted from the NASIC web site, but a copy can be found here.
Implications and Recommendations
The deletion of the 3M-14 as the apparent INF-violating missile from the NASIC report is noteworthy, but it doesn't actually change much. In essence, it returns the public INF debate to square one where it was three months ago. The correction even helps clear up confusion about the origins and status of the alleged Russian INF violation (several of us in the GNO community have been trying to crosscheck and cross-reference missile designations).
The United States has refused to publicly identify the INF-violating ground-launched cruise missile, apparently to protect intelligence sources. Instead, government sources have described what the missile is not (see here for previous statements). Although NASIC took the time to correct the error, it missed the opportunity to identify the actual INF-violating ground-launched cruise missile.
The correction refocuses the attention back on what I've heard all along: That the Russian INF-violating missile is thought to be a modification of the ground-launched SSC-7, a short-range cruise missile used on the Iskander system. But U.S. intelligence officials are adamant that the INF-violating missile is not the Iskander but a state-of-the-art missile. The new missile is known in the U.S. intelligence community as the SSC-8. The launcher itself apparently is physically different from the one used for the SSC-7. I co-authored a paper about this with the Deep Cuts Commission in April.
Apparently one battalion is operational and a second is fitting out, potentially embedded with Islander battalions starting in central Russia, and deployments are expected eventually in all four Russian military districts. So far, however, according to U.S. officials, the SSC-8 does not appear to give Russia any military advantage in Europe. And the U.S. military already has the military capability to counter the SSC-8 with sea- and air-launched cruise missiles and other means.
The U.S. refusal to identify the missile has given the Russian government the public space to "play ignorant" and claim it doesn't know what the U.S. government is talking about. Similarly, the secrecy has made it difficult for allied governments to verify the claim and privately and publicly assist the United States with putting pressure on Russia to return to treaty compliance. That, in turn, has allowed hardliners in the U.S. Congress to propose that the United States should also develop it's own ground-launched cruise missile (something the U.S. military does not believe is necessary).
Rather than making a bad situation worse, in order to sustain and increase pressure on Russia to return to INF compliance, the United States must reinforce its own commitment to the treaty by rejecting any Cold War proposal to mimic Russia's bad behavior by developing a U.S. ground-launched cruise missile and instead focus potential military responses on existing forces already widely available, remove public ambiguity by identifying the Russia missile and disclose the information it has shared with Russia (if it can tell the Kremlin, then it can also tell the rest of the world), increase intelligence sharing with allies to improve their ability to work the issue with Russia directly, and pursue the matter directly with Russia in the Special Versification Commission of the INF treaty.
Background information:
- NASIC (corrected) report on Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threats
- NASIC (previous) report on Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threats
- FAS review of NASIC Report 2017: Nuclear Force Developments
- Deep Cuts Commission: Preserving the INF Treaty
This publication was made possible by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the New Land Foundation, and the Ploughshares Fund. The statements made and views expressed are solely the responsibility of the author.
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Obama is pushing the Trans Pacific Partnership harder than anything before. The TPP is viciously anti-Democracy noxious turd of an agreement that lets corporate interests overrule and even sue governments should their precious profits be in any way imperiled. Yes, TPP really is that bad. Oh, I'm sorry Sovereign Government, but we here at Amalgamated Chemicals will be suing you because you banned our cancerous additive. And the government will have no recourse.
When Obama says the terms of TPP are freely available and that it "gets on my nerves" when people say otherwise, he's flat-out lying. Only parts of TPP has been leaked, the rest is still secret.
Sen. Sherrod Brown says his caucus has been "talked to, approached, lobbied, and maybe cajoled by more cabinet members on this issue than any [other] issue since Barack Obama has been president. And that's just sad."
Obama made his bones by completing the Wall Street bailout. Now, before he finishes his term, he wants to give the people who can make him filthy rich after he's no longer President a big fat slobbery kiss that will make them billions. This may well be, to him, the most important thing he's done in his entire presidency.


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+Caleb Garling of the San Francisco Chronicle:
"After reporting on a company near Google's headquarters that's developing what looks like a flying car or drone, a couple pictures of crafts very similar to the designs from the patents it holds have come to our attention."
|Credit: Greg Espiritu via SFGate.com
Park it between two cars at a shopping center:
|Credit: U.S. Patent Office and John Blanchard, The Chronicle
Reporter Garling:
"Some are calling it a flying car - a 'Jetsons' mobile."Powered by?
"A side question for now is where Zee.Aero might get the sort of battery power such a vehicle would need. Electric-car maker Tesla certainly has made waves recently with its willingness to license its technology."All my life: a Dick Tracy watch, Bones's tricorder and a Jetson's craft.
The perfect tech trifecta.
Why has it taken so long?


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If you weren't at San Diego Comic Con 2016 this summer, today is your lucky day.
Marvel Studios really brought the house down with their panel in Hall H at the pop culture convention back in July, but many fans were disappointed that they didn't release any of the footage shown that day online with the exception of a new Doctor Strange trailer which debuted simultaneously online. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Thor: Ragnarok showed none of what played in Hall H that day to fans. But that changes today.
One of the best parts of the Marvel Studios panel this year was a mockumentary made by Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi which showed what the God of Thunder (Chris Hemsworth) was up to while the rest of The Avengers were embroiled in their own conflict in Captain America: Civil War. Now the hilarious Thor mockumentary is officially online for you to watch in its entirety.
Here's the Thor mockumentary straight from Marvel Studios:
See what Thor was up to during #CaptainAmericaCivilWar! Get this & other bonus on Dig HD 9/2 https://t.co/tWbG2IIs9h pic.twitter.com/M97y6CM1Mg
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) August 28, 2016
So what was Thor doing while The Avengers were fighting? Well, he was merely living down in Australia with a guy named Daryl Jacobsen in a small apartment. And as it turns out, Neither Tony Stark nor Steve Rogers tried to contact Thor to see if he wanted to join their team, even after he wrote each of them a couple of e-mails and talked to Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) about the matter.
My favorite part is seeing Thor make an appearance in an elementary school class, testing them on their knowledge of The Avengers and calling Vision a "purple weirdo." A close second is the elaborate chart that Thor has in his bedroom (where he has a tiny bed for Mjolnir) showing that he's trying to figure out as much as he can about Thanos and the Infinity Gauntlet.
This is the mockumentary we recapped on our coverage of the Thor: Ragnarok presentation from the Marvel Studios panel, but sadly it doesn't include the quick sizzle reel that showed behind the scenes footage and concept art from Thor: Ragnarok, but it's still brilliant. This makes me want to see a series of funny documentaries like this following Earth's mightiest heroes when they're not saving the planet. It would be a great replacement for the now absent Marvel One Shots.
Thor: Ragnarok hits theaters next year on November 3, 2017.
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Roddick and Decker's 5 Bedroom, 8 Bath Home
Retired tennis pro Andy Roddick and his wife Brooklyn Decker, just listed their 8,900 sq-ft home in Austin, TX. The massive lakefront home came on the market for a whopping $12.5M, and based on the size, quality and attention to detail, it looks as if it's worth every penny.
According to our friends over at Trulia, this isnt' the only piece of real estate Roddick and Decker own. However, it is the largest and priciest property in their real estate portfolio. The gated waterfront property is located on a 1.8 acre lot on Lake Austin and comes complete with not only an extremely beautiful home, but also it's own courtyard entryway, putting green, and modern workout gym.
Roddick and Decker's Home Is Definitely Not Lacking in Quality
Roddick's waterfront home includes lush details and amenities weaved throughout, and is fit for anyone who's thinking of shelling out $12.5M on their new dream home. Such features consist of extravagant stone work and massive wood beams in nearly every room of the house, an elegant study / den, a chef's kitchen with a large entertaining island and breakfast area, living room with floor to ceiling glass doors, a dining room that shows off some extremely impressive wood carved columns, stone fireplaces, an enclosed viewing balcony, an upstairs landing / sitting area, and a game-room entertaining area with kitchenette, media center, pool and poker table, and built in bunk beds.
His and Her's Master Bathrooms
The master suite of Roddick and Decker's home is truly a relaxing get-a-way and is like none other. It not only comes complete with vaulted ceilings that have exposed wood beams, a sitting area, and automatic black-out shutters on all windows; but, it also offers private His and Her bathrooms. Roddick's more manly master bath has a walk in shower, custom cabinetry, an ice bath and a personal refrigerator. While Decker's more feminine and lady-like bathroom features an old-fashioned tub, steam shower, and custom closet with her own washer/dryer.
Roddick and Decker's Outdoor Paradise
If that's not enough, to top of this $12.5M dollar retreat, Andy and Brooklyn's backyard is a place to be enjoyed no matter what the occasion. There's a covered patio with heat lamps, an outdoor kitchen, a custom infinity pool, and a perfectly manicured yard that leads to the homes dock and boat house, were there is also room to park two jet skis and a boat. It's currently listed off market by Jonathan Creath of Capital City Sotheby's International Realty.
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Friday, June 02, 2006
He says he is absolutely prepared for an armed fight to make Crimea part of Russia. Someone should grab his sorry ass right now, get him out of his fancy suit and send him off to the Russian army.
The reaction in the studio is sweet, as always: 13 percent support the schmuck, the rest are pretty united against him. Very cute. Even the Communist switched into Ukrainian - which Kuryanovich claims he doesn't understand.
What a circus.
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That is one Fucker the world would be much better without. Make him go away please.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11:17 PM, June 05, 2006
Yeah, that Kuryanovich...imagine him not understanding Ukrainian...that's like a Ukrainian government official conducting talks in Moscow through an interpreter...oh, wait - they did that.ReplyDelete
For those who've never seen the shithead, here's a link to his photo next to a Russia-Uber-Alles map: http://soberminded.livejournal.com/57075.htmlReplyDelete
As for the language, Kuryanovich believes Ukrainian is a dialect of Russian - so how come a patriot like him doesn't understand his mother tongue? Either he's no linguist, or he's a dimwit. Or both.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous1:43 AM, June 06, 2006
And Ukrainian nationalists believe the same about Russian. Either Russification was a myth, or Ukraine is governed by the illiterate. Take your pick! Given the current situation of Ukraine, the latter seems more likely.ReplyDelete
Oh, we've got plenty of that, the illiterate. The folks who've got most votes in the March election, headed by the Proffessor. Alas. Which doesn't make Kuryanovich less of a dimwit, of course.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous2:06 AM, June 06, 2006
No ones arguing that Kuryanovich is not a twit, just that to assume that any Russian speaks/understands Ukrainian is a goofy position.ReplyDelete
What about Zvarych? Glass houses, Neeka.
No one's assuming that about "any Russian."ReplyDelete
I wrote this entry about Kuryanovich and no one but him. I should've left only these two sentences, I guess -
"He says he is absolutely prepared for an armed fight to make Crimea part of Russia. Someone should grab his sorry ass right now, get him out of his fancy suit and send him off to the Russian army."
- but I was liveblogging, sort of...
(Is this you, Matthew?)
- Anonymous2:23 AM, June 06, 2006
Matthew Maly? No. Anyway, fair enough.ReplyDelete
Have a good night, Anonymous, whoever you may be.ReplyDelete


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The game of chess, once dubbed The King's Game, has historically been a male-dominated sport, but the chess world has undergone a major turnaround in the last decade with the advent of several women players heralded for there cleverness and skill. Judit Polgar, a pioneer in women's chess competition, is one important reason for the change.
Judit was born in Hungary on July 23, 1976, the youngest of three sisters. Zsuzsa, Zsofia, and Judit were raised under the tutelage of their father, Laszlo Polgar, who strove to prove that genius can be cultivated through hard work and discipline, He had decided, early on, that the medium for this training would be chess, and so all three Polgar daughters began studying chess by age four almost to the exclusion of anything else.
Laszlo Polgar's experiment in manufacturing genius was a controversial one; it actually provoked the opposition of the Hungarian government. Critics claimed that Laszlo Polgar used questionable methods to train his daughter, and armed government officials once arrived at the door of their home in an attempt to save them from what they saw as a potentially abusive situation.
Although Polgar's parenting philosophy raised eyebrows, his strict supervision of his children's education has resulted in a trio of geniuses. Zsuzsa is the women's champion and Zsofia is ranked seventh worldwide. But it is Judit whose wins have broken through the gender barrier; significant in a sport populated by chauvinists of both sexes.
Judit Polgar has consistently refused to take part in the separate women's events. This intractability, combined with her magnificent talent, has led many to believe that she is the first woman with a realistic chance of winning the world championship. Already she is the only woman to have competed consistently with the top 20 players in the world, winning games against the most esteemed competitors in chess, including Anatoly Karpov, Boris Spassky, and Viswanathan Anand.
Her rise started at the age of 9, when she won the unrated section of the New York Open, winning 7 games and drawing once. At age 11 she earned an International Master title - younger than Fischer or Kasparov. At age 13 she was the World Under 14 Champion for boys and FIDE's highest rated woman.
And then she accomplished what seemed like the impossible; she knocked Bobby Fischer off his throne, becoming the youngest grandmaster ever at 15 years and 4 months (Bobby Fischer became Grandmaster, at 15 and 6 months, in 1958). In 1993 Polgar defeated former world champion Boris Spassky 5.5-4.5 in a 10-game exhibition match and took home $120,000. In 1998 she became the first woman in history to win the U.S. Open.
Polgar is still going strong. In the last few years she reached the quarter-finals in the 1999 FIDE World Chess Championship in August, 1999, out of an original field of over 100 players from all over the world. She also won back to back tournaments in Bali, Indonesia and Malmo, Sweden in April-May, 2000; her win in Bali was again first a field that included former and present World Chess Champions and was, according to the commentators, the strongest performance yet by a woman.
Her aggressive style and fiercely competitive nature has earned Polgar much respect and admiration from both fans and fellow players. She plans each move of each piece by carefully analyzing her opponent's style, and orchestrating her moves in response to their strategy. Her flexibility is legendary.
Laszlo Polgar's experiment may have caused much controversy, but led to the much-delayed acknowledgement that women chess players are capable of competing on an international scale among men. In only 24 years, Judit has accomplished a lifetime of achievements, not the least of which are demolishing stereotypes and opening the field for the next generation of women players. One can only wonder where her pursuits will lead, and hope that Judit Polgar will be remembered as the player who made gender divisions in chess obsolete.
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It is common for great chess players to distinguish themselves at an early age. Judit became the youngest ever grandmaster at 15 years and four months, beating by one month the legendary Bobby Fischer. Needless to say, Judit Polgar did not have an ordinary childhood. Her father quit his job to supervise the education of his daughters full time. They took high school courses at home, and spent the day playing each other in chess, or taking on volunteers from the outside. Once a day, the girls would go outside to play soccer, run, or play table tennis for variety. But Judit placed chess before all other interests. Although Judit has an extraordinary history of beating even older grandmasters at chess, and although many of the other world chess champions have great respect for her, the chess world is dominated by men, and often the Polgar sisters have trouble getting into the most important competitive situations. For instance, the Hungarian Chess Federation insisted that girls play only women, which obviously prevented them from playing in tournaments where the competition level was higher, thereby gaining higher rankings. The higher-level competition also has the distinction of offering bigger prizes to winners. Judit continues to play, however, and someday may even be the number one ranked chess player in the world.


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I like to keep a pretty organized closet because it helps me be able to find things easier and put together outfits in the mornings a little quicker. I don't color-code items, mainly because I'd feel guilty about how many blue shirts I own, but I do organize them by clothing type. Right after Virginia was born I had a lot of time at home and did a little extra organizing in my "dressing room". I was switching over my closet from fall/winter to spring/summer attire, and ran into a few space issues. The biggest resolution was buying velvet hangers and switching out all of my hangers completely. I really wish I would have done this sooner because everything lays flat and I can fit WAY more in my space. It also looks more uniform, whereas before I had a few different types of hangers and it looked messy.
Through trial and error, I've found what works best for me and I've listed those items and tips below:
The photo above shows the right side of my closet. You can tell it goes in deep on the left part, and I show a little bit of that in the top right photo. I keep a bin there for little things that often get disorganized – such as make-up bags, sunglasses that I don't wear as often, wallets that I'm not using at the moment, etc.
The shoe organizer on this side is new. I have one my dad made me a long time ago on the other side, but I have many summer shoes that I couldn't fit on the other rack. I did a lot of researching and found this shoe rack from the Container Store was the right size to fit my needs.
This is another item I use to organize my many scarves. I find it's easier to sort through them when they're hung vertically.
I found that skirts were taking up a lot of room in my closet because skirt hangers are a little clunkier and I didn't seem to have many to begin with. I'd always try to fit two skirts on one hanger and it really wasn't great for the garment itself. I found these skirt organizers in a three pack and I love them! It's easy to see the skirts and opened up so much more space in my closet.
Above you can see I like the decorate the top shelf while keeping functional. I keep smaller bags and totes in the large tote, and stack many in-season hats where they're visible so I won't forget about them. My gym bag also fits perfectly on this shelf! Below is the shoe rack my dad made me, and so I was happy to find the one from the container store because it's a similar size.
This storage ottoman (I like this version too) is my favorite way to sneak in some storage and it's extremely functional as well. I keep hats, headbands, some of my fancier shoes that I barely wear, as well as iphone cases that I'm not using. It's a great way to add seating and storage to my space.
So that's my closet and the recent organizational items I've been loving. If you love organizing your closet and can think of an item that I'd find useful, please don't hesitate to comment below!
4 Comments on My Favorite Closet Organizing Items
This looks great! I'm the same way about color coding my clothes…it would all be navy!
I think you did a good job of making it decorative, but still practical and functional!
I did colour code my clothes and it's a sea of blue in there! Ha! I'm going to look at these velvet hangers. I bought all new hangers a year ago but they seem to take up just as much space as the last one! Great tip! xx Rox-Anne


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Although nerf bars give a noticeable exterior upgrade, they are rather practical than decorative. Intended to provide a step up, nerf bars make it easier for you (and your passengers) to get in and out of your lifted or just tall vehicle and put some strain out of loading/unloading cargo. Once you are ready to choose a set of nerf bars for your truck or SUV, you need to decide which design will work best for your needs: cab-length nerf bars, aka sports bars, or wheel-to-wheel nerf bars. We'll help you figure out which of two popular types will be just the ticket for you.
Cab-Length Nerf Bars
Cab-length nerf bars extend from the front wheel well all the way up to the end of the cab door on each side of the vehicle, spanning both seating rows. Their length is enough to provide stepping surfaces to help you and your passengers enter and exit the cab. Those who believe that the road begins where the road ends choose cab-length nerf bars as they provide more ground clearance than the wheel-to-wheel type while ensuring the same level of protection from the side damage caused by debris thrown up by the tires.
Those who don't want to install bulky exterior accessories on their truck or SUV will also like the functionality that cab-length nerf bars will add to their vehicle without the massive size of their wheel-to-wheel counterparts. This design will work great for you if a secure step up to get into the cab is all you want.
Wheel-to-Wheel Nerf Bars
Wheel-to-wheel nerf bars or wheel-to-wheel side steps cover the entire length between the front and rear wheel wells. If you use your pickup as a work truck and always need easy access to its bed, the wheel-to-wheel design is what you need. It provides an additional place to step on to get to hard-to-reach items in the bed of your truck. Some wheel-to-wheel step bars also have the third step for you to gain easier access not only to the bed, but also to utility racks.
Install full length nerf bars and you will no longer need to look for something to step on every time you need to, say, clean the rear window or wipe dust off the tonneau cover.


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Toronto Cocktail Week Social Media Contest – Prizes
1) Trip to Montreal with distillery tour: Includes a trip for two on ViaRail, a hotel stay in Old Montreal and distillery tour.
Approximate value – $750
2) Two gift basket prize packs from Diageo Canada – One bottle each of Johnnie Walker Black Label, Tanqueray No. Ten; Bulleit Bourbon and Ketel One Vodka (subject to change).
Approximate Value – $350
3) Two tickets to the Toronto Cocktail Week Opening Party 2020
Approximate Value – $180
How to win:
- Visit one of the Toronto Cocktail Week participating bars.
- Order their official Toronto Cocktail Week cocktail.
- Take a photo of the signature cocktail.
- Post the photo on your Instagram feed tagging @torontococktailweek, #TCW19Contest as well as the participating bar you're visiting.
- One post is good for one entry, additional posts qualify for additional entries.
Contest Rules & Regulations:
The "Toronto Cocktail Week Social Media" Contest is provided by Toronto Cocktail Week. All questions regarding the contest rules should be directed to Toronto Cocktail Week at 111 Queen Street E., Suite 320, Toronto ON M5C 1S2.
- Multiple entries allowed per person. Eligible persons may enter by taking a photo of an official Toronto Cocktail Week participating bars' signature drink and post the photo on Instagram tagging @torontococktailweek, the participating bar and #TCW19Contest. Any attempt or suspected attempt of use of robotic, automatic, programmed or entry methods not authorized by these rules, shall be deemed as tampering and will void all of your entries.
- This contest starts on September 23, 2019 12:00 AM EST and ends on October 20, 2019 at 11:59 PM EST.
- One (1) winner will receive one Trip to Montreal including accommodations
- Two (2) winners will receive one Diageo prize pack including one bottle each of Johnnie Walker Black Label, Tanqueray No. Ten; Bulleit Bourbon and Ketel One Vodka (subject to change).
- One (1) winner will receive two tickets to the Toronto Cocktail Week Opening Party in 2020.
Sponsors represents and warrants to St. Joseph Media that $750, $350, and $180, are the fair market values of the Prizes.
- To be eligible, entries must be received on or before 11:59 PM EST on the contest closing date of October 20, 2019. Toronto Cocktail Week is not responsible for any entries which are incomplete, lost, destroyed, delayed, or not transmitted due to technical failure, however caused.
- The winners will be selected on October 22, 2019. The selected entrants will be notified by Instagram message within 72 hours of the draw. In the event that a selected entrant does not comply with these Contest Rules and Regulations, or cannot be contacted within 72 hours of the draw, an alternate entrant will be selected from the remaining entries. The chances of winning are dependent upon the total number of eligible entries received. The prize must be accepted as awarded, is non-transferable and cannot be redeemed for cash. Toronto Cocktail Week reserves the right to substitute any portion of the prizes with a prize of equal value whatsoever.
- This Contest is open to all 19+ patrons who visit a participating Toronto Cocktail Week bar and order a signature cocktail from the menu and post a photo including all qualifying information to their Instagram, and excluding employees of St. Joseph Media and their respective interactive, advertising and promotional agencies, persons with whom any of the above are domiciled and/or members of their respective immediate families.
- The entrants selected for a prize will be required to correctly answer a time limited skill testing question before being declared a prize winner. The prize winners must sign the Waiver/Release of liability as a condition to and in advance of receiving the prize in favour of Toronto Cocktail Week and the other sponsors such that none of them shall be liable for the use or misuse of the Prize. Toronto Cocktail Week and the other sponsors assume no responsibility for the participation in the contest, or any liability, claims, demands, actions, loss, damage or personal injury that may be sustained by either the winner of the Prize or his/her guest.
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Facebook is using artificial intelligence to scan users' posts for signs they're having suicidal thoughts. When it finds someone that could be in danger, the company flags the post to human moderators who respond by sending the user resources on mental health, or, in more urgent cases, contacting first-responders who can try to find the individual.
The social network has been testing the tool for months in the US, but is now rolling out the program to other countries. The tool won't be active in any European Union nations, where data protection laws prevent companies from profiling users in this way.
In a Facebook post, company CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he hoped the tool would remind people that AI is "helping save peoples' lives today." He added that in the last month alone, the software had helped Facebook flag cases to first responders more than 100 times. "If we can use AI to help people be there for their family and friends, that's an important and positive step forward," wrote Zuckerberg.
The AI looks for comments like "are you ok?" and "can I help?"
Despite this emphasis on the power of AI, Facebook isn't providing many details on how the tool actually judges who is in danger. The company says the program has been trained on posts and messages flagged by human users in the past, and looks for telltale signs, like comments asking users "are you ok?" or "can I help?" The technology also examines live streams, identifying parts of a video that have more than the usual number of comments, reactions, or user reports. It's the human moderators that will do the crucial work of assessing each case the AI flags and responding.
Although this human element should not be overlooked, research suggests AI can be a useful tool in identifying mental health problems. One recent study used machine learning to predict whether or not individuals would attempt suicide within the next two years with an 80 to 90 percent accuracy. However, the research only examined data from people who had been admitted to a hospital after self-harming, and wide-scale studies on individuals more representative of the general population are yet to be published.
Some may also be worried about the privacy implications of Facebook — a company that has previously worked with surveillance agencies like the NSA — examining user data to make such sensitive judgements. The company's chief security officer Alex Stamos addressed these concerns on Twitter, saying that the "creepy/scary/malicious use of AI will be a risk forever," which was why it was important to weigh "data use versus utility."
However, TechCrunch writer Josh Constine noted that he'd asked Facebook how the company would prevent the misuse of this AI system and was given no response. We've reached out to the company to find out more information.


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Italy, Lake Regions, Lake Como 6 Bedrooms 5 Bathrooms Sleeps 11
Built by a wealthy industrial family from Milan during the early 20th century, Villa Adele and its garden were fully restored in 2002, preserving all the historical details and materials.
A marvellous fenced in garden of 3500m2 planted with a variety of flowers, shrubs and trees surrounds the main villa which hosts 8 people. The guest house, situated at just 70 mt from it, is furnished for 3 people. We would recommend its use for 2 people or 2 adults and a child. Both the main villa and the guest house enjoy magical views of Lake Como.
The villa has a 70m2 patio with garden furniture for outdoor living including a BBQ. The heated, salt-water swimming pool is close to the patio.
The design and decor of the main villa are luxurious and feature marble and terracotta floors, cast iron artwork and restored doors from the year 1911. Antique furniture of extremely good taste, paintings and statues add to the exclusive ambience.
With exception of the kitchen, all the rooms enjoy views of Lake Como. Due to its beautiful location, the villa affords views all the way from the headland of Bellagio to the Northern foothills of the Alps and as far as Nesso to the South.
The small town of Argegno on a large, sunny inlet on the Western shores of Lake Como can be reached on foot via the old Roman road.
It is located between Laglio, where - famously - George Clooney has his Italian residence, and Tremezzo, a favourite hide-out for many other VIPs. Argegno first graced the maps in Roman times and, due to its pleasant climate with mild winters, has become one of Lake Como's favourite tourist destinations.
The old centre of Argegno is very picturesque and offers many restaurants, coffee shops and pubs popular with holiday-makers from the Western shores of the lake. Hydrofoil and tourist boats connect Argegno to Como and to the other main points of interest.
From Argegno you can take a cable car up to Pigra and Argegno-Cima della Duaria conservation area (881 mts). This is situated on a plateau that enjoys beautiful views of the lake and of the foothills of the Alps.
Very close to the villa, the classical S. Sisinnio church is a sought-after romantic venue for couples who want to get married in a catholic wedding ceremony. Winston Churchill once painted S. Sisinnio from the garden of Villa Adele.
The staff lives in the basement and fully respects the privacy of the guests.
Staff only storage
main villa
ground floor
Entrance hall; powder room; large drawing room with sofas accommodating up to 15 people with fireplace; dining room of about 60 sq. mt with fireplace; fully equipped kitchen of 46,5 sq. mt with fireplace and wood-burning pizza oven; 1 double bedroom (King size bed), accessible to elderly people or wheel chair with en-suite bathroom (bath tub) and private small terrace;
first floor
2 twin bedrooms (convertible in double), each with en-suite bathroom (shower with massage system) and private small terrace; 1 double bedroom (king size bed), with en-suite bathroom (shower with massage system) and private small terrace; ne double bedroom (Queen size 5,91 X 6,56 ft), with en-suite bathroom (shower with massage system) and private small terrace;
second floor
(sloping ceiling) 1 single bedroom with en-suite bathroom (shower); staff only storage
fenced sculpture garden of an about 3.500 sq.m. with lawn, plants, flowers and trees, maintained in mint condition, outdoor porch furnished for eating, with sofas and tables, BBQ, lunges and outdoor furnishing, swimming pool, shower, beautiful garden surroundings.
• swimming pool with internal steps(14x6mts)
• air conditioning in all bedrooms and sitting room
• Sky package TV in all bedrooms and the kitchen, large flat TV with sky in the sitting room
• Wi-Fi and ADSL internet connection• washing machine
• dishwasher• BBQ• garage for 2 cars• wood burning oven
• microwave
• stereo/CD player
• DVD player
• alarm system connected to private security
Air conditioning in all common areas and bedrooms; Two cradles and two highchairs; Safety box in each bedroom; Alarm system connected to private security; 2 cars garage; Internet ADSL wi-fi; flat TV in each bedroom and in the kitchen. Large flat tv with in the drawing room. All TVs with Sky package
Included in the price: concierge and maintenance; ADSL Wi-Fi; Heating, Electricity, Water, Air conditioning, Complimentary toiletries, Cradles and highchairs.
Main distances
Argegno 1km, Como at 15 min drive, Lugano 30min, Milan 60 min.
Airports: Milano Linate 98km (1h25min)To owners of private planes we recommend to fly to Lugano. It takes 35-40 min to get to the villa. They can also fly to Milano Malpensa airport, from 1.30 hrs to 4 hrs depending on the traffic.
Notable features
accommodation accessible to elderly people or wheel chair
Due to factors beyond our control, prices and conditions are subject to change without notice.


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Madonna Isn't Impressed By The State Of Pop: "Everyone Sounds The Same"
Madonna's interview with Vogue Italia arrived early last week, but is only going viral now after Stan Twitter detected a little shade. After talking about her life as a soccer mom in Portugal and the European nation's rich musical heritage, the 59-year-old fired off a thinly-veiled bard about the state of pop. "It's also such a nice antidote to what's going on in the music business now where everything's so formulaic, and every song has 20 guest artists on it, and everyone sounds the same," she muses. "Something's gotta give."
While some commentators feel that this is a bit rich after the collaboration-heavy, trend-chasing pop of Rebel Heart and MDNA, the Queen of Pop has already distanced herself from those projects and that process. "Remember when I made records with other artists from beginning to end and I was allowed to be a visionary and not have to go to song writing camps where no one can sit still for more than 15 minutes," Madonna commented on an Instagram post by manager Guy Oseary earlier this year. It looks like she's doing things (very) differently this time around. Bring on album 14!
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Hydrocodone is a powerful painkiller that is used in the treatment of moderate to severe pain. The drug is most commonly prescribed in conjunction with acetaminophen in the form of brand names such as Lortab, Norco or Loricet. Taken for a short period of time, Hydrocodone is generally not dangerous, but use of the drug in large doses or for a prolonged period of time can lead to addiction that requires inpatient rehab to treat.
If you or a loved one is addicted to hydrocodone, supervised treatment in a residential rehab center is the ideal first step in your recovery process. We can help you find an inpatient rehab center that will offer you a safe, medically monitored environment where you can overcome addiction and begin the healing journey to recovery. Call 1-888-605-7779 to speak with a treatment specialist today about the recovery options that are available to you.
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Many find themselves addicted to hydrocodone following a time period in which they have taken it as a result of being prescribed the medication to treat pain. Sadly, we believe that a doctor would not prescribe a medication that would cause addiction, but this is untrue. Doctors DO prescribe addictive drugs and, if you're not aware of the risks or if you are not careful, you could become addicted from a medication that is provided to you by a doctor.
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