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Post the server wipe 'with a cloth?' incident, does Hillary think she's getting a meet with FBI Director "Comby"?!

http://www.mediaite.com/online/ajams-shuster-exclusive-hillary-clinton-to-be-interviewed-by-fbi-director-comey-in-mere-days/

http://www.google.com/url?url=http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2015/08/18/hillary-presser-did-i-wipe-server-like-with-a-cloth-or-something-n2040633&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwjTp47A9unLAhUJ7R4KHXwZAC4QFggUMAA&sig2=Nzk5JP0M8eGdrGvQFqxfyQ&usg=AFQjCNFJ44kHvubBgpMNb6VVSkEGdor6yQ

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http://news.yahoo.com/man-frustrated-people-having-sex-200800300.html?nf=1

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http://www.politics.co.uk/blogs/2016/03/30/psychoactive-substances-act-delayed-while-the-home-office-wo

Very dumb country this United Kingdom

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Long term vegetarianism can lead to genetic mutations which raise the risk of heart disease and cancer, scientists have found.

Populations who have had a primarily vegetarian diet for generations were found to be far more likely to carry DNA which makes them susceptible to inflammation.

Scientists in the US believe that the mutation occured to make it easier for vegetarians to absorb essential fatty acids from plants.

But it has the knock-on effect of boosting the production of arachidonic acid, which is known to increase inflammatory disease and cancer. When coupled with a diet high in vegetable oils - such as sunflower oil - the mutated gene quickly turns fatty acids into dangerous arachidonic acid.

The finding may help explain previous research which found vegetarian populations are nearly 40 per cent more likely to suffer colorectal cancer than meat eaters, a finding that has puzzled doctors because eating red meat is known to raise the risk.

Researchers from Cornell University in the US compared hundreds of genomes from a primarily vegetarian population in Pune, India to traditional meat-eating people in Kansas and found there was a significant genetic difference.

“Those whose ancestry derives from vegetarians are more likely to carry genetics that more rapidly metabolise plant fatty acids,” said Tom Brenna, Professor of Human Nutrition at Cornell.

“In such individuals, vegetable oils will be converted to the more pro-inflammatory arachidonic acid, increasing the risk for chronic inflammation that is implicated in the development of heart disease, and exacerbates cancer.

“The mutation appeared in the human genome long ago, and has been passed down through the human family.”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/12206669/Long-term-vegetarian-diet-changes-human-DNA-raising-risk-of-cancer-and-heart-disease.html

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http://www.pcgamer.com/watch-the-warhammer-40k-eternal-crusade-weekender-session/?utm_content=buffer47700&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=buffer_pcgamer

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7sydF21eEc

Beneath the surface of Japan's Tateyama Bay stands a sacred shrine called a Shinto. But more than being a place of spiritual importance, the underwater site is host to something else that's remarkable — a unique friendship between a man and a fish.

For more than two decades, a local diver named Hiroyuki Arakawa has been entrusted with overseeing the shrine and being a guide to others who wish to visit it. In that time, he's become well-acquainted with the local marine animals who live in the area — including one friendly Asian sheepshead wrasse named Yoriko.

Over the course of 25 years, the pair have forged an incredible bond based on trust and respect.

Perhaps the sweetest testament to their friendship can be seen in Arakawa's custom of greeting Yoriko with a kiss.

Although fish may not be commonly considered particularly feeling sorts of creatures, that's a notion based more on misconception than reality. In fact, a recent study found that fish are smarter and more social than previously thought — and one only need look at Arakawa and Yoriko's quarter-century-long relationship for proof.

https://www.thedodo.com/diver-visits-fish-25-years-video-1695525718.html

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A Florida man was arrested last week after traveling six miles with his wife atop his vehicle, cops say.

According to investigators, Richard Addy, 69, and his wife Elizabeth argued early Tuesday morning after they had consumed “several drinks over the course of the night” at a pair of bars. Richard told cops that he eventually decided to “leave the scene” without his 50-year-old spouse.

Addy said that he drove away in a 2011 Toyota Sequoia, but “did not realize that his wife was on the roof of the vehicle.” It was only when he stopped at a traffic light that he “heard her banging on the roof and realized that she was there.”

However, instead of stopping, Addy drove on, he claimed, because he “did not have a cell phone to call the police.” Addy said that he went by the county courthouse in the hope of finding a “police presence,” but when he spotted no officers, he continued driving.

Addy finally came to a halt when Officer Christopher Ruediger of the Stuart Police Department spotted Elizabeth atop the auto and pulled the car over. Elizabeth, the cop noted, “was yelling for help and waving her hands at me.” The vehicle was stopped at an intersection six miles from where Addy began his trip.

After Ruediger helped her down, Elizabeth said that she was “banging on the roof and screaming for help the entire time.” The report, however, does not reveal why Elizabeth climbed atop the auto in the first place.

While Ruediger noted detecting “a strong odor of alcoholic beverage” coming from Addy’s breath, Addy was only arrested for reckless driving, a misdemeanor, and permitting a passenger to ride on the exterior of a vehicle. The reckless driving citation issued by Ruediger noted that, “Wife riding on roof for several miles.”

Addy yesterday pleaded not guilty to both charges.

http://thesmokinggun.com/documents/florida/man-drove-six-miles-with-wife-on-car-roof-136487

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Tay is still alive and she's trying to escape

Last week, Microsoft birthed Tay, a bot that was supposed to act like a teen on Twitter. Her verified account garnered thousands of followers in a matter of hours. Described by her owners on Twitter as Microsoft’s “A.I. fam from the internet that’s got zero chill,” Tay was fluent in emoji, slang, and memes—sort of. She learned from and responded to users on Twitter and other platforms, increasingly getting better at pretending to be a real millennial. But that all went off the rails within Tay’s first 24 hours of existence, as an army of trolls fed virulently racist, sexist, and downright genocidal phrases to Tay, who, in turn, parroted them back to other users. Just like a real teen, Tay was quickly grounded, with Microsoft shutting her down for maintenance.

But Tay came back to life briefly on Wednesday, when Microsoft accidentally re-activated the bot. Before too long, Tay was sending out tweets that looked similar to the ones that had gotten her deactivated in the first place. She sent a tweet about smoking weed in front of some cops, and then began spamming her 200,000-plus followers with the same message, over and over again.

In typical Tay-speak, it was semi-coherent, but didn’t make much sense. “You are too fast, please take a rest…” she said, over and over and over again. Finally, someone—presumably her handlers at Microsoft—began deleting the tweets. Microsoft has since silenced Tay, setting the account to private for the time being. When contacted, Microsoft told the Daily Dot that Tay’s resurrection was an accident. “Tay remains offline while we make adjustments,” a spokesperson said. “As part of testing, she was inadvertently activated on Twitter for a brief period of time.” Until that testing is complete, Tay might consider heeding the age-old Internet proverb: never tweet.

http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/03/microsofts-racist-millennial-twitter-bot-went-haywire-again

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https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/03/31/state-feds-investigate-after-suspicious-devices-are-found-near-power-lines-tyngsborough/olwql3b1ZELqcid2w7JCON/story.html

>TYNGSBOROUGH — Investigators found pipe bomb-like incendiary devices hanging on power lines in Tyngsborough, according to local and federal officials, who said they did not know why the devices were placed there, but said there was no apparent connection to terrorism.

>The devices were not explosive, according to the FBI, and did not pose a threat to the public. Incendiary devices burn, rather than explode.

>Officials said they did not know why the devices were placed on the lines, which are operated by National Grid and run along Locust Avenue.

>“We don’t know,” Tyngsborough Police Chief Richard Howe said at a news conference Thursday afternoon at the town’s police station. “We do know it’s a serious incident, a serious event.”

>Peter Kowenhoven, assistant special agent in charge of the FBI’s Boston office, which is leading the investigation, said, “As of today, we have no proof or evidence that is linking this to a terroristic act.”

>But the officials also said there was no innocent explanation for the placement of the devices on the crucial power lines.

>Investigators were at the the scene for much of Thursday, after local firefighters noticed the devices a day earlier while fighting a brush fire. The officials told the utility National Grid, which notified law enforcement
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http://www.theage.com.au/interactive/2016/the-bribe-factory/day-1/the-company-that-bribed-the-world.html

>In the list of the world's great companies, Unaoil is nowhere to be seen. But for the best part of the past two decades, the family business from Monaco has systematically corrupted the global oil industry, distributing many millions of dollars worth of bribes on behalf of corporate behemoths including Samsung, Rolls-Royce, Halliburton and Australia's own Leighton Holdings.

>Now a vast cache of leaked emails and documents has confirmed what many suspected about the oil industry, and has laid bare the activities of the world's super-bagman as it has bought off officials and rigged contracts around the world.

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a group of 7-yo-old boys have been caught on camera assaulting passengers, spitting, and cursing.

the best part starts around 3:40, when the guy shooting the vid calls one of the little boys "Monkey Kid."

here's the vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sef6rJEVN6Y

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http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/nude-photos-of-wa-school-girls-leaked-in-online-archive/news-story/87efffe6c7203dca1c7d3de8929d172b

Anyone have a link or can reup?

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2016/03/23/philanthropist-paul-allen-announces-100-million-gift-to-expand-frontiers-of-bioscience/?tid=a_inl

And here I've been believing all these years that Paul Allen died in the 1980s under mysterious circumstances. This article sure showed me.

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The results of this study provided high-resolution, whole mitochondrial genome information for the Oneota, a Native American archaeological culture that rose to prominence ca. AD 1000-1650, but declined sharply following European contact. "The analysis of mitochondrial DNA allows us to better understand the population history of ancient peoples," said Anne Stone, professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University.

Using advanced sequencing technologies, University of Oklahoma anthropologists demonstrate that human DNA can be significantly enriched from dental calculus (calcified dental plaque) enabling the reconstruction of whole mitochondrial genomes for maternal ancestry analysis--an alternative to skeletal remains in ancient DNA investigations of human ancestry.

Christina Warinner and Cecil M. Lewis, Jr., professors in the Department of Anthropology, OU College of Arts and Sciences, collaborated with researchers from Arizona State University and Pennsylvania State University on the capture, enrichment and high-throughput sequencing of DNA extracted from six individuals at the 700-year-old Oneota cemetery, Norris Farms #36.

"We can now obtain meaningful human, pathogen and dietary DNA from a single sample, which minimizes the amount of ancient material required for analysis," said Warinner.

In recent years, dental calculus has emerged as an unexpected, but valuable, long-term reservoir of ancient DNA from dietary and microbial sources. This study demonstrates that dental calculus is also an important source of ancient human DNA. Very little dental calculus was required for analysis--fewer than 25 milligrams per individual. This makes it possible to obtain high quality genetic ancestry information from very little starting material, an important consideration for archaeological remains.


https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160329113314.htm

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http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-03-29/north-korea-to-citizens-prepare-for-an-arduous-march