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Fat man isn't going to endorse for free.

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/chris-christie-endorses-donald-trump-president-n526716

Worse off, he picks on Rubio despite him adopting Christie's strategy at the debate! What an insensitive jerk.

http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/02/christie_endorses_donald_trump.html

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It’s not easy being Pika.

Considering that every word Pikachu has said in a Pokémon anime or video game over the last 20 or so years is some variation of the Pocket Monster’s own name, you might be surprised to know that the character has an actual voice actress, Ikue Otani. You might also be a little jealous that she gets to voice the adorable mascot of not just one, but two of Japan’s most popular entertainment franchises, as she’s also the voice actress for One Piece’s Tony Tony Chopper.

However, that’s not to say playing the role of Pikachu is a cushy job for Otani. “When I first started, people would make fun of me by saying ‘Lucky you-all you have to say is “Pika pika,”’” recalled Otani in an interview for Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun earlier this month.

In actuality, though, her job is much more involved. Limited as Pikachu’s dialogue may be in terms of vocabulary, it’s not like Otani can just show up at the start of each new Pokémon installment and lay down a half-dozen sound clips to be mixed and matched for the rest of the season. Each time Pikachu speaks, he’s conveying a different emotion, which in turn requires a different delivery with a new recording.

You wouldn’t know that just from looking at the script, though. “All that the scripts have for my lines is something like ‘Pika Pikachu,’ but if I don’t thoroughly understand what Pikachu is trying to say, and plan out my performance accordingly, the proper feeling won’t come across to the audience at all,” Otani explained.

Otani also revealed that she’s a bit of a would-be Pokémon Master herself, as she enjoys playing the series’ video game chapters.

http://en.rocketnews24.com/2016/02/25/pikachus-voice-actress-talks-about-the-challenges-of-playing-the-most-famous-pokemon-of-all/

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>ISIS Threatens Mark Zuckerberg And Jack Dorsey
http://www.vocativ.com/news/289402/isis-threatens-mark-zuckerberg-and-jack-dorsey/
>A 25-minute propaganda video showing pictures of Zuckerberg and Dorsey covered with bullet holes was uncovered by Vocativ deep web analysts on the social-media site Telegram, which ISIS frequents. The video is titled “Flames Of The Supporters,” and ends with a direct threat to the two CEOs.

>“You announce daily that you suspend many of our accounts, and to you we say: Is that all you can do? You are not in our league,” text on the video clip reads. “If you close one account we will take 10 in return and soon your names will be erased after we delete your sites, Allah willing, and will know that we say is true.”
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>ISIS threatens Facebook & Twitter CEOs over blocked accounts
https://www.rt.com/news/333563-facebook-twitter-isis-threats/
>Islamic State has released a disturbing video threatening the creator of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg and the CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey. The footage show a series of chilling messages and a photograph of the pair which is subsequently riddled with fake bullet holes.

>The Islamist terrorist group made a 25-minute propaganda video entitled, “Flames of The Supporters,” in which they said they will retaliate if they are forced off the social network sites.

>Facebook and Twitter have been launching a campaign to stop Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) and its supporters from using the platforms to spread their propaganda and attract new followers.

>The jihadists say they are hitting back and have managed to hack and take control of 10,000 Facebook accounts, 150 Facebook groups and 5,000 Twitter profiles. The terrorist group says it will retaliate if any attempts are made to stop them using the sites.
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http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2016/02/25/islamic-state-reportedly-threatens-facebook-twitter-founders-in-video.html

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Former healthy-eating adviser whose weight soared to 700LBS is thrown out of hospital ahead of gastric bypass for sneaking food and refusing to try and stand.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3462767/Former-healthy-eating-adviser-weight-soared-700LBS-thrown-hospital-ahead-gastric-bypass-sneaking-food-refusing-try-stand.html

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http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/obama-bans-us-imports-slave-produced-goods-37174907

>This entire time, we could have had legal slaves in other countries but passed up the chance.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35656553?sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

>Mr Cook told ABC his company first learned of the controversial request when it was reported in the news media.
>However, a source close to the investigation told the BBC Mr Cook's claim was "simply not true", and that Apple's legal team was "the first to know".
Odd.

>Elsewhere, the New York Times reported that Apple had begun working on an upgrade to its devices which would make it impossible to break into an iPhone using the method proposed by the FBI in this case.
>The FBI has argued that Apple is overstating the security risk to its devices. FBI Director James Comey said Apple had the technical know-how to break into Farook's device only in a way that did not create a so-called "backdoor" into every Apple device.

The FBI really doesn't like the term "Back-Door." Apple phones might become the most secure smart phones out there because of this...

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My mummy says my suit is nicer than yours, you can't tie a tie and you hate the queen!!

Behold British politics

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-35651049

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http://www.latimes.com/local/countygovernment/la-me-probation-sticker-shock-20160223-story.html

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http://www.rawstory.com/2016/02/medical-marijuana-is-legalized-in-australia/

Congrats, Straya

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Two Black Lives Matter activists interrupted a private Hillary Clinton fundraising event Wednesday night in Charleston, South Carolina.

Youth activist Ashley Williams demanded that the Democratic presidential candidate account for inconsistencies in her record on race, specifically around comments she made about crime in 1996.

Williams said she and a colleague, whom she did not identify, contributed $500 to attend the Clinton event, which was held at a private residence and was attended by around 100 guests.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/clinton-black-lives-matter-south-carolina_us_56ce53b1e4b03260bf7580ca

https://youtu.be/LqLfvQfuvsA

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Another crash in Nepal.
23 dead in the high mountains.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35647929

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http://www.syracuse.com/crime/index.ssf/2016/02/court_papers_ryan_lawrence_admitted_to_killing_daughter_dumping_her_body.html


So this just happened where I live...
I remember getting the amber alert too when i was at church sunday morning. What are your thoughts on this tragedy? Also, why NY has no death penalty?

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http://gbtimes.com/china/china-racing-make-2020-launch-window-mars

Nasa’s Mars 2020 mission may well have company along the way, with teams in China working urgently to ready their first independent mission to the Red Planet.

“We are aiming to use the launch window of 2020,” says Dr Wu Ji, director-general of the National Space Science Centre (NSSC) in Beijing. “If we miss that window, it will be 2022. So it is quite urgent.”

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KavUBaV-jL4&feature=youtu.be

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http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/24/middleeast/lebanon-garbage-crisis-river/

>Beirut, Lebanon (CNN)A river of stinking garbage bags snakes its way through the suburbs of Beirut, a surreal and unhygienic blight on Lebanon's cosmopolitan capital.

>This overflowing landfill, stretching for hundreds of meters through Jdeideh in the city's suburbs, is the consequence of the city's months-long garbage crisis -- both a symbol and a byproduct of the country's dysfunctional politics.

>"This used to be such a beautiful place, but look at it now. We can't even walk by it," Jawanah, a local resident who didn't want to give the rest of her name, told CNN.

>Problems began when authorities shut the main landfill site for Beirut's garbage in July, but failed to provide an alternative site for dumping refuse.

>The trash started to mount up, choking the city's streets and sparking violent protests that brought a deployment of the army.

>The "trash river" in Jdeideh began four months ago when a makeshift dump began in a yard near residential buildings, and has grown since then as the garbage crisis went unresolved, local officials said.

more coverage and pics:
http://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/1.705448

https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/world/2016/02/24/photos-lebanon-garbage-problem/Zv26ODFWdTkMRTDZgPGPnI/story.html

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/lebanon-beiruts-piles-trash-continue-grow-after-plan-export-waste-russia-collapses-1545765

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/variety/2016/02/25/Lebanon-s-Thames-of-trash-sparks-social-media-outrage.html