Obama: U.S. Prepared to Take ‘Targeted’ Action in Iraq
June 21, 2014
President Barack Obama said Thursday that the United States is prepared to take “targeted and precise” military action against Islamist militants in Iraq, but he pledged that American forces “will not be returning to combat.”
Obama did not provide detail about the nature of the military action or say whether it would include airstrikes. He also said the United States is prepared to send as many as 300 American military advisers to train, advise and support Iraqi security forces.
He said that the fate of Iraq hangs in the balance. Still, the president said: “American forces will not be returning to combat in Iraq, but we will help Iraqis as they take the fight to terrorists.”
Joke of the day – Pilot
June 21, 2014
Air traffic control: “Identify yourself and what is your height and position?”
Pilot: “I’m Captain Steve Murphy. I’m five feet four and I’d be sitting up the front.”
CHEF (2014) – My rating: 8/10
June 20, 2014
Chef is a feel good comedy with lots of stars contributing. I especially liked all the displays of delicious food. Jon Favreau, who also wrote and directed this movie, plays Carl Casper a divorced chef working for a controlling restaurant owner named Riva, played by Dustin Huffman. Martin (John Leguizamo) and Tony (Bobby Cannavale) play Carl’s sous-chefs. When Carl and Riva can’t agree on an appropriate menu for Ramsey Michel, the food critic played by Oliver Platt, he quits and goes in search of his destiny. Carl has a technically savvy young son named Percy played by Emjay Anthony who was instrumental in helping Carl get recognition and get on his feet. Carl also has an x wife named Inez played by Sofia Vagara. Inez solicits her other X husband Marvin, played by Robert Downing Jr. to help out by giving Carl an old food truck. The dynamics are very interesting and the movie was well done (no pun intended). Scarlett Johansson plays molly the restaurant hostess who always has Carl’s…
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Advancements in Regenerative Medicine Have Made Artificial Vaginas A Possibility
June 20, 2014
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A recent New York Magazine infographic brought to light the impressive evolution of prosthetics, which as of April includes vaginas.
The piece documents advancements in regenerative medicine over the years. During an interview Wednesday, the author Matthew Giles explained to HuffPost Live’s Ricky Camilleri how exactly these artificial vaginas are created.
“You’re taking cells from external genitalia and you’re creating … this scaffolding that you place the cells on, and then you implant it to actually create the cavity, and the body takes to it,” Giles said. “Two of the four women that have undergone this procedure at Wake Forest [University] were able to menstruate.”
You Make Me Brave
June 20, 2014
According to my Honey favourite saying, “some days you are the bird, some days you are the statue.” I say to myself ‘bull’s eye.” Some days in life are just more challenging than others. You wish you can just finish the day quickly, go to sleep. Hopefully, wake up to see issue resolve, witness a miracle and enjoy many more good days. As we know it does not always happen that way. Sometimes we need to go through the fire for character building. Ouch, sound so painful. Nobody like receiving dreadful news, lousy health report, financial crisis, job loss, loss of an significant account, business closure, bankruptcy, homeless, lose someone significant, betrayal, misunderstanding, death of loved ones, abusive boss, unreasonable partner, never ending meetings, mountain of paperwork from office to tackle, conflicts with colleagues or associates, demanding clients, heated debates with spouse and family members, endless home management, networking and other far too many commitment. Out of sudden, life may seem spun out of control.
The important thing is knowing WHO is still in control…
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Plantronics – Discovery 975 (black)
June 20, 2014
Plantronics is an American company founded by two pilots in 1961 with the goal of revolutionizing the headset industry with lightweight wireless devices. This company even developed some products for NASA and the world’s of the famous astronaut Neil Armstrong when he landed the moon were transmitted in a Plantronics headset. The Discovery 975 is a very lightweight Bluetooth headset that is useful for receiving calls in a busy environment or as a hands-free solution for when you’re driving.
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Why your desk job is slowly killing you
June 20, 2014
Do you lead an active lifestyle or a sedentary one? The question is simple, but the answer may not be as obvious as you think. Let’s say, for example, you’re a busy guy who works 60 hours a week at a desk job but who still manages to find time for five 45-minute bouts of exercise. Most experts would label you as active. (Put your body to the test: 10 standards to assess your fitness level.) But Marc Hamilton, Ph.D., has another name for you: couch potato. Perhaps “exercising couch potato” would be more accurate, but Hamilton, a physiologist and professor at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, would still classify you as sedentary. “People tend to view physical activity on a single continuum,” he says. “On the far side, you have a person who exercises a lot; on the other, a…
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