Tommy and Mama Cat slept on the same bed recently

Of course, Ana was on that bed too, so by carefully arranging themselves on either side of her they were able to successfully pretend that the other cat wasn't there, but still, it's progress!

His sister, the other black and white cat, seems to have settled in with the woman down the block. It's not what I'd prefer, but she's being fed and will presumably have someplace warm to go if it gets cold.

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The US Navy believes it has finally worked out the solution to a problem that has intrigued scientists for decades: how to take seawater and use it as fuel.

Months old, but I don't believe I've seen it before.

http://bit.ly/1qh67P4

An accident in February cost the TV reporter Miles O’Brien his left arm. He soon discovered that every movement, no matter how small, requires rethinking.

Keep reading until page 3 for a description of phantom pain, which is definitely what hooked me in when Siderea posted it.

http://nym.ag/1pxsIad

Few categories of literature right now seem to receive the level of hatred reserved for young adult fiction, which is the subject of nearly endless editorials on its supposed inanity, excessive sexuality, darkness, and girlyness. It doesn’t escape notice that there’s a strong whiff of sexism underlying the wave of YA hate—the genre is heavily dominated by women, and female authors can recount their experiences with sexism first hand.

http://bit.ly/1kVVr5z

Why liberals like walkability more than conservatives

http://bit.ly/1pxt3tm

How the FBI foiled the dangerous malwares GameOver Zeus and Cryptolocker.

http://slate.me/1p4qdKB

Deadly Victorian fashions

The Victorians suffered for their brilliant arsenic gowns and flammable crinolines. We’re not much better.

http://bit.ly/SL7Wp3

Pope Francis: The World's 'Idolatrous Economies' Only Survive Through War

Don't cheer too much, he also (predictably) spoke out against birth control again, so meh.

http://read.bi/1i0GzU2

The tune to "Go Tell Aunt Rhody" comes from Europe in the 18th century. It has travelled all over the globe, from France, to the US, to Japan. Here’s a breakdown of the route it’s taken.

http://bit.ly/1i0GG29

Star Trek continuity: Talmudic and fundamentalist paradigms

http://bit.ly/1kVVXR7

“The DEA impedes research by abusing its discretionary powers over the scheduling process, making it difficult to obtain marijuana for research purposes. We recommend taking away the DEA’s power over drug scheduling and access to drugs for research,” Ethan Nadelmann, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA), said Wednesday during a teleconference.

http://alj.am/TYFZLC

Ford will compensate owners of about 200,000 U.S. vehicles after discovering the cars' gas mileage was overstated.

http://cnnmon.ie/1neg9eT

New Ruling Shows the NSA Can’t Legally Justify Its Phone Spying Anymore

http://wrd.cm/SYd5dC

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), now threatening Baghdad, was funded for years by wealthy donors in Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, three U.S. allies that have dual agendas in the war on terror.

http://thebea.st/1iyJVbN

In One Map, The Dramatic Rise Of ISIS In Iraq And Syria

http://n.pr/1qQ1wkr

Air traffic controllers are still working schedules known as ‘‘rattlers’’ that make it probable they will get little or no sleep before overnight shifts, more than three years after a series of incidents involving controllers sleeping on the job, according to a government-sponsored report released Friday.

http://bit.ly/TYHhGy

Mad cow scare prompts Fruitland American Meat to recall 4,000 pounds of tainted beef

http://bit.ly/TYHDwS

Pertussis, commonly known as “whooping cough”, has reached epidemic levels in California with 3,458 cases reported so far this year.

http://bit.ly/1y44W82

A smoky wildfire burning in southern California forced the evacuation of some 500 homes, authorities said.

http://usat.ly/1vlPDFi

How Cleopatra’s Needle got to Central Park

http://bit.ly/1negYEH

Quantum particles can tunnel through long-range barriers, Austrian research reveals

http://bit.ly/1pxwMqM

This typeface is crowdsourced from thousands of handwritten characters

http://bit.ly/1js9US4

Atheism remains least-trusted characteristic in American politics

http://bit.ly/1vlSj5S

Florida Mom Kidnaps Daughter to Avoid Vaccines, Learning Black History

http://bit.ly/1iyLHtc

That is either a very large mouse I hear, or a very small Eva.

Not sure yet.

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Autism Speaks is teaming up with Google on what the research foundation says is the world's largest database of whole genomes, a move that could accelerate research into autism spectrum disorder.

http://usat.ly/1lqbVnE

If you would like to contact Google to complain, or if you would like to avoid using Google as much as possible until they wise up, you can find more information ( here )

You can read ASAN's response to the whole thing here: http://bit.ly/1lx5DBh

The US says it is sending a major warship into the Gulf to provide it with military options should the situation in Iraq deteriorate further.

http://bbc.in/1qhY3h0

Immigrant Children Raped, Punched, Kicked in Border Patrol Custody: Complaint
In cases documented from March to May, 80 percent of the children said they didn’t get enough food or water.

http://bit.ly/1q1egoE

Why CEO performance pay is awful for everyone but CEOs

http://bit.ly/1pylrHd

More than 20,000 African elephants were killed for their ivory in 2013, driven by demand in China and Thailand, and some local populations face an immediate threat of extinction, a U.N.-linked wildlife conservation agency said on Friday.

http://reut.rs/1nHwNp4

Oil-rich United Arab Emirates aims to be a sustainable energy pioneer
One of the world's richest oil-based economies is embracing sustainable technologies, and making a surprise bid to become a clean energy leader

http://bit.ly/1p5shlB

Syria pounds ISIS bases in coordination with Iraq

http://bit.ly/SZ0FlT

Ayn Rand’s Actual Letter to Cat Fancy

http://bit.ly/1hXLJ31

A superbug resistant to “last-resort” antibiotics has made its way into the food supply

http://bit.ly/1n0hS6i

Iraqis Are Using Sharing App 'Whisper' To Express Their Angst Amid Social Media Blackout

http://read.bi/1nHktVW

Sioux reservation has mixed feelings about Obama's visit

http://alj.am/1loUvSk

Deforestation is reducing the amount of leaf litter falling into rivers and lakes, resulting in less food being available to fish, a study suggests.

http://bbc.in/1kWrdzn

Beyond the war on science: Why the right embraces ignorance as a virtue

http://bit.ly/1uv1wqq

China to build school in contested Paracel Islands

http://bbc.in/1pylkev