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
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.
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