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Autopsy: Police shot man 20 times, including 6 in back

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An autopsy report shows a young black man shot dead by San Francisco police suffered 20 gunshot wounds, including six in the back, and had drugs in his system when he died…

Four more held for DU girl's muder

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Four family members of Naveen Khatri, who had allegedly killed his girlfriend Arzoo Singh and hidden the body in a ventilation shaft of his house, were arrested on Friday evening.

In 5 years of studying rich people, I learned they make their own luck — here's how you can make yours

BusinessInsider.com 

Dan Kitwood / Staff / Getty Images

Each one of the 233 millionaires in my five-year study of rich and poor people was lucky.

Fifty-six (24%) were born into it and 177 (76%) created it. The type of luck those 24% received was random good luck. The type of luck those 76% received was self-made. Luck, whether random or self-made, is a common denominator of all wealthy people.

If you want to be rich, you need luck.

While you have no control over the circumstances you are born into... Читать дальше...

An elaborate experiment aims to answer one of humanity's most important questions — and then fire it into space

BusinessInsider.com 

Gravity Trailer/Variety

This fall, a collaboration led by the University of Edinburgh, the Royal Observatory of Edinburgh, and the United Kingdom Astronomical Technology Center will send a string of text messages into space that all answer the same, simple question:

"How will our present environmental interactions shape the future?"

By submitting a response, "participants will be contributing to ongoing dialogue concerning how our civilization collectively perceives its role... Читать дальше...



Apple says people send as many as 200,000 iMessages per second

BusinessInsider.com 

Re/Code

Apple's iMessage handles an absurd amount of messages: sometimes as many as 200,000 per second, according to Apple services boss Eddy Cue.

The stat was revealed during a podcast with Daring Fireball's John Gruber published on Friday. 

"The scale for this is truly amazing because of the usage, I mean [people] rely on these [services] for their lives," Cue said. "We peak out at 200,000 messages a second that are sent on messages for example."

At peak rates, that... Читать дальше...

Men's Wearhouse founder releases study saying women are more likely to sleep with men who wear tuxes

BusinessInsider.com 

Getty

Men's Wearhouse ex-CEO George Zimmer has released a study saying young women are more likely to sleep with men who wear tuxedos.

The study was conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of Generation Tux, Zimmer's new tuxedo rental company.

Among the study's "key takeaways" are findings such as "half of millennial women, ages 18-34, say that a tuxedo is the sexiest thing a man can wear."

The study also notes that "millennial women age 18-34 are more than twice as likely... Читать дальше...

URGENT – U.S. to restore commercial flights to Cuba

CNN Newsource 

(CNN) — In just a matter of days, U.S. airlines will begin a fierce biddding war to win routes and airport slots to a destination thats been off limits to them for more than 50 years: Cuba. Starting Tuesday, U.S. carriers will have 15 days to submit applications to the U.S. Department of Transportation for routes they’d like to fly between the U.S and Cuba. The development brings airlines and ...

North Korean mobile ballistic missile called top threat by US

Stars and Stripes 

North Korea continues to develop a mobile intercontinental ballistic missile that "would likely be capable of reaching much of the continental United States," the Pentagon said in a new report to Congress on the secretive regime's military capabilities.

Walking easiest way to stay fit; start tomorrow

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but you are better off walking to the market to buy it. Doctors now say walking half an hour daily can lower the risk of heart attack, besides helping reduce levels of cholesterol, blood pressure and sugar.

Giants hiring Jeff Zgonina to help coach defensive line

NBCSports.com 

The Giants added some experience to their coaching staff, with a guy who played in the league for nearly two decades. According to Alex Marvez of Fox Sports, the Giants are hiring longtime NFL lineman Jeff Zgonina as their assistant defensive line coach. Zgonina held that same job with the Texans in 2013. He played…

Watch: New Trailer For AMC's 'The Night Manager' Starring Tom Hiddleston

«Indiewire» 

The migration of top-shelf filmmakers and A-list talent to television continues, with the possibility of going long and deep (get your mind out of the gutter) seemingly enticing everyone at the moment. The latest iteration of this phenomenon is “The Night Manager” mini-series directed by Susanne Bier and starring Tom Hiddleston. An adaptation of John le Carré’s novel of the same name, it's about an ex-soldier working undercover to convict one of the world’s most powerful arms dealers under the watchful eyes of Britain’s MI6. Читать дальше...

Why You Should No Longer Be Afraid to Shine Your Light

The Huffington Post 

What are we afraid of? Why do we hide our light?

There are many answers, but I'm going to explore the top ten, and work with you to debunk them. We don't just owe it to ourselves to fully shine our light, we owe it to the world.

More...

Beer Dinner at Chambers Bay with Wet Coast Brewing

«Seattle Post-Intelligencer» (seattlepi.com) 

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. We just learned that Chambers Bay Grill is hosting a beer dinner this evening (Friday, February 12) with Wet Coast Brewing of Gig Harbor. As of 10:00 AM, seats are still available. It’s a four course dinner, plus an intermezzo and dessert. Menu is below. “The only... The post Beer Dinner at Chambers Bay with Wet Coast Brewing appeared first on Beer News.

Bearded Women Kiss Their Boyfriends To Show Men How It Feels To Kiss A Beard

BuzzFeed 

“You look like my uncle.”

We put beards on two women and had their bearded boyfriends shave their beards. Then we had them kiss to see what it felt like.

BuzzFeed Yellow / Via youtu.be

Both women seemed to like how their boyfriends' beards looked, but not necessarily always how they felt.

BuzzFeed Video

And sometimes there were residual effects.

BuzzFeed Video

... Читать дальше...

Teen girls found shot dead at Phoenix area high school

United Press International (UPI.com) 

Amy R. Connolly and Doug G. Ware
GLENDALE, Ariz., Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Two teenage girls were found dead at a high school in greater Phoenix on Friday, prompting police to investigate how they died.





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