The ultimate friend zone -

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-who-donated-kidney-love-12002326

UK prosecutors admit destroying key emails in Julian Assange case

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/nov/10/uk-prosecutors-admit-destroying-key-emails-from-julian-assange-case

Pinky's sunshine.

Via a Canadian: I think this woman speaks VERY attractive.

Parents of girl who killed herself thinks the government should have done more to help

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mum-teen-who-accidentally-sent-12011305

Why they sat on their asses for five years and never informed said government that she need help remains a mystery

Why they sat on their asses for five years and never informed said government that she need help remains a mystery

They probably expected GCHQ to pick up on their signals. Sometimes when I am on my cell phone with someone I know well, I'll give a shout out to the NSA.

I probably shouldn't mention the semtex or the mercury fulminate...

Sellers. Minkey.

https://youtu.be/WnlIWpZSPXU

Now, this is more like the 21st century I was expecting.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/27000/experimental-drug-promises-kill-flu-virus-single-joseph-curl

The littlest dragon

https://twitter.com/MystyVander/status/962553050576637952

West vs East.

https://twitter.com/obianuju/status/962863106769768450

Ouch.

https://safeshare.tv/x/kLlmcNCGBk

Interesting but creepy.

Soon after their meeting each other, Robert and Eddy realized they were brothers separated at birth, both born July 12, 1961, in Long Island, and then adopted by different families. Their story made the local news, which brought about another twist. Shortly after the story came out, David Kellman of Queens made contact with the twins. He also looked, talked, and acted exactly like the two brothers. The long lost twins were in fact long lost triplets.

http://www.odditycentral.com/news/the-sinister-true-story-of-the-triplets-separated-at-birth-as-part-of-cruel-social-experiment.html

A top 10 list from FIRE.

https://www.thefire.org/the-10-worst-colleges-for-free-speech-2018/

Sad thing is, some research requires experimenting on humans.

And while the end result may have been cruel, I doubt it was designed in and of itself to be cruel.

More good news. But watch out for the stupid autoplay video. Who thought that was a good idea?

Researchers have developed an ultraviolet (UV) lamp that kills the influenza virus but isn’t harmful to human skin or eyes, according to a new study in Scientific Reports. They hope the technology can be commercialized and marketed to prevent the spread of seasonal flu in public places, such as schools, hospitals, and airports.

http://time.com/5142211/uv-light-kills-flu-virus/

And while the end result may have been cruel, I doubt it was designed in and of itself to be cruel.

True. It isn't the Tuskegee syphilis experiment.

Twitter is awkward, but see especially #'s 29 & 30.

Because after six years with a well-functioning but screencracked smartphone, I decided to upgrade last month to the newest top-of-the-line from the same brand.

And when there's some function that doesn't work as well as it did on the old model, I'm totally all like Dubyoo-tee-eff??!?! Because the new one cost TWICE as much as the old one. In a competitive market, it should work at least as well in all respects.

>> I doubt it was designed in
>> and of itself to be cruel.

> True.

It's weird that you guys think that's in any way relevant.

It is relevent, no harm was meant or enacted on those kids, plenty of twins and siblings are deliberately separated by people who arent psychologists preforming research.

No one calls them monsters

Make sure to use Oxford commas -

https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/how-1-missing-comma-just-cost-this-company-5-million-but-did-make-its-employees-5-million-richer.html

Valley woman suffering from rare disease, wakes with British accent -

https://www.abc15.com/news/region-west-valley/buckeye/valley-woman-suffering-from-rare-disease-wakes-with-british-accent

> No one calls them monsters

?

I read that reunion story in Reader's Digest - in the 1980s.

Might not be the same ones. I recognize Ira's three jewish kids from being on Donahue circa '81. They were inarticulate, adrobs and deliriously happy.

I have never watched Masterpiece Theatre, so I won't be following "Victoria."

Especially since you can just tell from the fact that they couldn't even bother to get a suitably unfriendly-looking actress for the role, that they almost certainly will NOT be talking about the Opium Wars! (If Victoria felt guilty over them in any way, I'll be very surprised.)

Does anyone know? I tried to search right now and didn't come up with anything.

"School’s decision to refuse girls right to say no if boys ask them to dance challenged by pupil’s parent"

(There's no mention of whether girls have the same right to ask boys and get only a "yes" - but I doubt it. In Utah?)

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/kanesville-elementary-school-utah-say-no-dance-natalie-richard-a8205306.html

Excerpt:

...Lane Findlay, community relations specialist with the Weber School District, confirmed that it is in fact a rule, but added that it’s meant to teach students how to be inclusive.

“Please be respectful, be polite,” Mr Findlay said.

“We want to promote kindness, and so we want you to say yes when someone asks you to dance.”

However, Ms Richard believes there are other ways to teach children how to be accepting and that this method sends the wrong message...

Comment:

Utjazzfan45
1 day ago
"This is sadly true, I live in Utah, someone I knew even got suspended for saying 'no thank you' a few years back. IN SIXTH GRADE, it’s not ok."

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For more info, search on "Natalie Richard" - the mother.

To clarify, my question was: Will they address the issue on the PBS show?

Sorry to jump around like this, but -

https://kaplanherald.com/2018/02/12/women-should-say-sure-if-a-boy-asks-to-bop-mom-says-it-sends-a-nasty-message/

“Students are also told by their teacher that if a classmate asks to be on their card, they should be polite and respectful, and agree to dance with that person,” the school said. “This applies to all students regardless of gender.”
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To me, there's a difference between saying "you can't say you can't play" and dancing. Or dating.

Re the triplets and Reader's Digest:

Well, to my annoyance, I can't find more details than this, but here's what I DID find.

Triplets-- and they didn't know it! / by Phyllis Battelle, May 1981