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San Juan College to vote transgender student policy

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Officials say if approved, the college will provide transgender students equal access to all educational programs, activities and facilities, including restrooms, in accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972. The move comes after Office of Civil Rights in the U.S Department of Education issued a letter to school districts, colleges and universities on transgender students.

The UK will 'continue to seek a storng relationship' with China, despite a delay on a nuclear deal

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REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will continue to seek a strong relationship with China, a spokeswoman for Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday following the decision last week to delay approval of a partly Chinese-funded nuclear reactor project.

The last-minute decision to review the building of Britain's first new nuclear plant in decades, has raised concerns that May could alter the trajectory set by her predecessor David Cameron towards closer ties with China... Читать дальше...



OPINION: Choose wisely, people

Business Report 

Who can harness our strengths, in union. Yoke our collective energy, in alchemy? This is what we must ask, says Murray Williams.

Survival Skills: How to Disinfect Drinking Water with UV Light Devices

OutdoorLife 


Photo by Tim MacWelch

A hand-crank UV device

What if you could make safe drinking water with nothing more than light? It may sound like science fiction, but it really is a fact. One of the most recent innovations in water disinfection is the portable UV light purifier. This device doles out a lethal dose of ultraviolet light, which kills or wounds many different types of waterborne pathogens. There are two main types of UV purifiers to choose from.

UV Pens
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My 5-year study of millionaires revealed there are 2 primary ways to get rich, and one is much faster than the other

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Charley Gallay/Getty

Study any self-made millionaire and you’ll find that they fall into one of two categories:

  1. They were fanatical savers
  2. They sold something

In my Rich Habits Study, which I conducted over the course of five years, 135 millionaires out of the 233 in my study indicated that a major portion of their responsibilities at work involved selling something.

The average net worth of these 135 millionaires was $5.7 million. Seventy-one percent... Читать дальше...

Browns churn roster by adding two players and waiving two others

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The Browns didn’t have linebacker Jackson Jeffcoat and offensive lineman Conor Boffeli on the field for their first practices of training camp because of injuries and they won’t be waiting around for them to recover. The Browns announced Monday that they have waived both players. Boffeli ended last year on the team’s practice squad, but…

Gisele Will Reportedly Play The Victim In A Simulated Assault During The Olympic Opening Ceremony

Yahoo Style 

The 2016 Rio Olympics are still a few days away and they are already among the weirdest to ever be held. Supermodel Gisele Bundchen is a native of a Brazil and is expected to take part in the Opening Ceremony. According to a translation by Deadspin of a story from UOL, Gisele will act out being mugged during the pageantry that is the Opening Ceremony.

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I finally watched 'Avatar' for the first time, and it has one glaring problem

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20th Century Fox

Sometimes watching a "classic" after its prime makes it hard to understand what everyone loved about it.

In 2009, James Cameron's "Avatar" made history with the technology it used to capture actors' facial expressions in real time to later be used for animation. The film focuses on a U.S. Army mission to Pandora, an alien world full of resources earth desparately needs in 2154. 

“This film is a true hybrid — a full live-action shoot, with CG characters in CG... Читать дальше...

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5 Amazing Independent Designers to Support Instead of Zara

Yahoo Style 

She posted side-by-side images of four nearly identical designs, writing: “Over the past year, @zara has been copying my artwork … I had my lawyer contact Zara and they literally said I have no base because I’m an indie artist and they’re a major corporation and that not enough people even know about me for it to matter.” A photo posted by Tuesday Bassen (@tuesdaybassen) on Jul 19, 2016 at 5:57pm PDT While an investigation is ongoing according to Zara’s parent company Inditex, the site ShopArtTheft.com... Читать дальше...

Philippines President Duterte's war on drugs is popular — but it has a dark side

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Thomson Reuters

MANILA (Reuters) - When the image of Jennelyn Olaires weeping as she cradled the body of her slain husband went viral in the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte called it melodramatic.

There's not much Duterte hasn't said when it comes to his war on drugs, his only real election platform and his big promise to the 16 million Filipinos who swept him to power in May by a massive margin.

And "the punisher", as he is known, has been true to his word.

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A top biologist gave an ominous piece of advice to Olympic athletes competing in Rio's waters

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Thomson Reuters

Less than a week until the start of the Summer Olympics, results from a 16-month AP study shows that key bodies of water for Olympic events in Rio are as filthy as ever, teeming with dangerous levels of bacteria, viruses, and raw human sewage. 

Now comes an ominous warning from a top biologist.

"Don't put your head under water," Dr. Valerie Harwood, the chair of the University of South Florida's Integrative Biology Department, warned athletes and tourists alike on Monday. Читать дальше...


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