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[ledboots]

^ I don't know, I just started taking flaxseed capsules again, I wonder whether I'm supposed to store them in the fridge so they don't go rancid.

Is Desert Bus the worst videogame of all time? | Plugged In - Yahoo! Games UK

This is a very strange game.

My son showed me that game once. Wth?

 

[thefadedone]

^ I don't know, I just started taking flaxseed capsules again, I wonder whether I'm supposed to store them in the fridge so they don't go rancid.

Is Desert Bus the worst videogame of all time? | Plugged In - Yahoo! Games UK

This is a very strange game.

I would store them in the fridge just to be safe.

I would suck at Desert Bus. No way I'd be able to stay awake during that game. Good thing I have no plans to be a bus driver in the future.

 

[Amy SF]

Wal-Mart, Target, U.S. brands set Bangladesh factory safety plan

By Tiffany Hsu
July 10, 2013, 10:05 a.m.

A group of 17 American retailers, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Target Corp. and Macy’s Inc., have signed on to a five-year agreement to help improve safety at garment factories in Bangladesh.

The accord is separate from a legally binding plan finalized earlier this week by more than 70 mostly European companies such as H&M and Zara owner Inditex. U.S. apparel sellers largely avoided the contract.
Instead, they said Wednesday that their coalition would seek inspections at all member-supported factories in Bangladesh within a year. The group promised transparency for the checkup results.

In the next three months, a set of safety standards will be developed, according to the newly formed alliance. The criterion will be in place by October, it said.

http://www.latimes.com/business/mon...-factory-safety-plan-20130710,0,1384861.story

 

[Moll Flanders]

BBC News - Ireland's parliament approves 'life-saving' abortion

 

[SummerRain]

I thought this was a beautiful speech Malala Yousafzai: 'Our books and our pens are the most powerful weapons'

Dear sisters and brothers, we realize the importance of light when we see darkness. We realize the importance of our voice when we are silenced. In the same way, when we were in Swat, the north of Pakistan, we realized the importance of pens and books when we saw the guns. The wise saying, "The pen is mightier than the sword." It is true. The extremists are afraid of books and pens. The power of education frightens them. They are afraid of women. The power of the voice of women frightens them...

 

[ledboots]

I thought this was a beautiful speech Malala Yousafzai: 'Our books and our pens are the most powerful weapons'

Wow. What an inspiration. From your link:

" There are hundreds of human rights activists and social workers who are not only speaking for their rights, but who are struggling to achieve their goal of peace, education and equality. Thousands of people have been killed by the terrorists and millions have been injured. I am just one of them. So here I stand. So here I stand, one girl, among many. I speak not for myself, but so those without a voice can be heard. Those who have fought for their rights. Their right to live in peace. Their right to be treated with dignity. Their right to equality of opportunity. Their right to be educated.

Dear friends, on 9 October 2012, the Taliban shot me on the left side of my forehead. They shot my friends, too. They thought that the bullets would silence us, but they failed. And out of that silence came thousands of voices. The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my ambitions. But nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born.

I am the same Malala. My ambitions are the same. My hopes are the same. And my dreams are the same. Dear sisters and brothers, I am not against anyone. Neither am I here to speak in terms of personal revenge against the Taliban or any other terrorist group. I am here to speak for the right of education for every child. I want education for the sons and daughters of the Taliban and all the terrorists and extremists. I do not even hate the Talib who shot me. Even if there was a gun in my hand and he was standing in front of me, I would not shoot him."

 

[Pirate]

BBC News - Ireland's parliament approves 'life-saving' abortion

To me this is the absolute bare minimum that should be allowed

 

[Marie]

Worlds most dangerous hiking trail



It's almost like you're there...

It looks tedious.

 

[shyvas]

http://news.sky.com/story/1115515/cory-monteith-glee-star-found-dead-in-hotel

 

[KLS52]

I do not watch Glee but I know how popular it is. Very sad.

 

[beancounter]

Mod Post

Yes, I know I started it, and fueled the discussion...

But going forward, please move any further discussion on the Zimmerman trial into the debate forum.

 

[Second Summer]

(I will be moving the Zimmerman trial debate into the Debate forum shortly....)

Edit: Here is the new thread dedicated to the Zimmerman trial.

 

[Amy SF]

Thanks, guys.

Now maybe people will notice that there are other news stories out there.

 

[das_nut]

Stranded Dave Matthews hitches ride with fan to concert.

 

[Amy SF]

Stranded Dave Matthews hitches ride with fan to concert.

He seems like a pretty cool guy.

 

[thefadedone]

These two are heroes imo:
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/201...cles-help-rescue-missing-5-year-old-girl?lite

Awesome story. Courageous young men who saved a little girl's life.

 

[Amy SF]

What a great story!

 

[hungryraccoon]

Was anyone following Talia Joy Castellano? She passed away this morning.

 

[Amy SF]

Was anyone following Talia Joy Castellano? She passed away this morning.

I had to look her up. https://www.google.com/search?q=Tal...s=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

That's sad.

 

[thefadedone]

Was anyone following Talia Joy Castellano? She passed away this morning.

Yeah I've seen her on Ellen a few times. Very sad and depressing story.