March 10, 2017
Mohenjo
Breaking News, Human Interest
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In an interview with German newspaper Die Zeit, Pope Francis said the lack of Catholic priests was an “enormous problem” for the Church, and indicated he would be open to a change in the rules governing eligibility for the priesthood.
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“We need to consider if ‘viri probati’ could be a possibility,” he said. “If so, we would need to determine what duties they could undertake, for example, in remote communities.”
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Viri probati is the Latin term for “tested men” or married men of outstanding faith and virtue.
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March 9, 2017
Mohenjo
Breaking News, Human Interest, Science, Technical
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In labs around the world, robots are sprouting legs. Engineers are fine-tuning their abilities to walk, climb, and stay balanced so they can carry heavy loads or scout hazardous environments.
Just a few years ago, many of the elite robots at the DARPA Robotics Challenge struggled with simple tasks. But robots are becoming more nimble all the time, and the age of awkward, clumsy machines is receding.
Many of these impressive robots don’t look particularly humanoid — or friendly. Handle, the newest limbed robot from Boston Dynamics, has even been described as “nightmare-inducing” by company founder Mark Raibert. Others scuttle along with an unsettling resemblance to spiders, ostriches, and mammals.
But their freaky designs are meant to help these robots move about more easily, both in remote wilderness and human cityscapes. Soon, legged robots will walk among us, and their inventors are already planning how they will make our lives easier and safer. Here are a few of the newest generation of bizarre-looking but mobile robots.
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Agility Robotics is planning to use Cassie for future tasks including telepresence, inspecting industrial sites, and curb-to-doorstep package delivery. Agility Robotics
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http://www.nbcnews.com/mach/technology/these-new-robots-look-freaky-can-do-amazing-things-n731151
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March 9, 2017
Mohenjo
Breaking News, Human Interest, Medical
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Everyone hopes and wishes for that last-minute cancer breakthrough that will save doomed patients. It almost never actually happens. With Gleevec, it did.
The once-a-day pill turned chronic myelogenous leukemia, or CML, from a certain death sentence into a manageable disease. Now data shows it’s helped 83 percent of patients live 10 years or longer, even with side-effects that include a characteristic rash, nausea and fatigue.
And some may be able to stop taking the pills altogether, even though they are not cured, the original team of researchers reported in the New England Journal of Medicine Thursday.
“It’s the first targeted personalized medicine that had ever been used. It was also the most successful,” said Dr. Richard Silver, a hematologist and oncologist at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center who helped first test the drug in patients.
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Gleevec the cancer drug. Carlos Chavez / LA Times via Getty Images
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http://www.nbcnews.com/health/cancer/cancer-pill-gleevec-keeps-patients-alive-well-decade-n730951
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March 9, 2017
Mohenjo
Human Interest, Medical
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“Our old house had stairs everywhere,” says Brian. “For the first four months, Jason had to rely on us for everything. We had to carry him everywhere.”
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Jason, who chose his name when he became a US citizen, has no use of his legs, the result of botched spina bifida surgery as an infant in China.
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The Wilsons, both 51, knew they couldn’t carry Jason for much longer. He’s already gained 15 pounds and grown nearly four inches since they adopted him from a Beijing children’s home last January.
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“I think (carrying Jason) really helped us build a relationship with him,” Brian says — choosing to look at the bright side of each challenge the family faces.
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http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/09/asia/us-china-jiajia/index.html
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March 8, 2017
Mohenjo
Human Interest, Political
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This evening, Republicans in the House revealed their plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare. The GOP’s response, called the American Health Care Act, calls for less involvement from the federal government and “will likely leave more Americans uninsured,” according to the Associated Press. The plan also puts low-income citizens at a disadvantage and cuts Planned Parenthood funding, Vox reports. The House of Representatives begins voting on the legislation on Wednesday.
Amidst the angered reactions on Twitter from some lawmakers and plenty of citizens, a few users took the news as the perfect opportunity to create a meme. It only took three things—a photo of something, a photo of a butchered remake and the caption: “Obamacare vs. GOP Replacement”—for a new political meme to come to life.
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http://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/news/a21184/twitter-reactions-republican-obamacare-repeal-replace/
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March 8, 2017
Mohenjo
Human Interest
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Hey, folks! Are we having fun yet? The last time I wrote you, it was shortly before the election and I was soul-sick of the whole sordid enterprise. At that point I was sooo sick of Donald Trump, and was sooo anticipating not having to experience his hulking, dumpy, slouching presence, his puffy orange face, his stupid hair, his grating voice, and his bombastic, counterfactual worldview ever again. Unfortunately, 63 million of my fellow citizens decided to install this manifestly unfit manbaby as our nation’s Maximum Leader. I never watched his teevee show, never wanted to. Now I’m in it, god damn it. We all are, for worse or worser.
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http://www.escapeintolife.com/blog-2-2/toon-musings-dilberts-delusional-dad/
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March 8, 2017
Mohenjo
Human Interest, Medical
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Amy Schnitzler was tired.
Surgery and chemotherapy treatments for her breast cancer had knocked the energy right out of her and all she wanted to do was snuggle under the bedcovers all day.
But she got up, anyway.
“Even on my worst days, in terms of fatigue, if I just got up and did a little something, whether it be some light stretching, gentle yoga, just some yoga, that definitely made me feel better and it definitely made me able to greet the day,’ said Schnitzler, who is studying opera.
“It was just a matter of, ‘OK, I know you feel really tired right now, Amy. But if you just get up and do a little something, you’re going to feel better after’. And that has definitely been the case for me.”
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http://www.nbcnews.com/health/cancer/exercise-best-cure-fatigue-caused-cancer-study-n728241
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March 8, 2017
Mohenjo
Breaking News, Human Interest, Medical
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Rageh Omaar, of NBC News’ partner ITN, has travelled to Somaliland to witness the devastating effects of three consecutive years of failed rains.
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The devastating effects of three consecutive years of failed rains.
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March 7, 2017
Mohenjo
Human Interest, sports
amazon, business, Business News, current-events, Dirk Nowitzki, entertainment, Future, Hotels, human-rights, medicine, mental-health, research, Science, Science News, technology, Technology News, travel, vacation
March 7, 2017
Mohenjo
Human Interest, Technical
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Between spreading illnesses, ruining crops, and infesting our homes, insects have had a long, adversarial relationship with humans. But not all insects are pests — think bees — and if scientists and engineers have their way, several more species will soon become our unwitting allies.
In labs throughout the world, researchers are hacking the brains and bodies of insects, creating so-called “biobots” that can do their bidding. Just as insects have recently been hailed as a potential solution to our impending food security crisis, the shudder-inducing creatures may also save human lives in various other ways.
For example, crawling cyborg insects could someday explore disaster zones and aid in search-and-rescue operations. By effectively surveying areas inaccessible to rescue teams, these remote-controlled insects could help find people buried under collapsed buildings. Similarly, a mass of airborne biobots could quickly search forests, canyons, and other areas for missing hikers.
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Researchers at North Carolina State are hacking cockroaches and a moths for search-and-rescue missions. Alper Bozkurt / NCSU
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http://www.nbcnews.com/mach/innovation/how-cyborg-insects-could-save-lives-stop-our-enemies-n730016
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