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Good jobs at the time. Good accommodations as well. They had to keep the pharaoh away because the people would protest this and that and he gave them what they wanted so his project would be completed as soon as possible.
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Really? None of this is groundbreaking (pardon the pun)! All of this information has been hashed about for quite some time. Looks like a filler piece to me.
[IsraelTimes] Valerie Plame Wilson again apologizes for 'deeply offensive' piece with 'anti-Semitic tropes,' and for 'perpetuating any conversation that gives credence to anti-Semitism'
Valerie Plame Wilson, a former CIA agent and author, announced that she was resigning as board member of a prominent American foundation, after she came under fire for tweeting a link last week to an article that argued that American Jews were a driving force behind US wars.
Wilson had initially defended the piece, urging followers on Thursday to "put aside" any biases and read the article ‐ titled "America’s Jews are driving America’s wars" ‐ but then apologized profusely, saying she had "messed up" and had only "skimmed this piece."
On Sunday, in a series of posts, she said she was resigning from the Ploughshares Fund.
"Actions have consequences, and while I have been honored to serve on the board of the Ploughshares Fund...to avoid detracting from their mission, I have resigned," Wilson said in consecutive tweets.
"I take full responsibility for my thoughtless and hurtful actions, and there are no excuses for what I did," she said, calling it a "grave mistake" and again apologizing for sharing the "deeply offensive" article, and for "perpetuating any conversation that gives credence to anti-Semitism."
On Friday, the Ploughshares Fund had said in a statement: "Our board member, Valerie Plame Wilson, seriously erred in retweeting an anti-Semitic article from The Unz Review."
"Ploughshares Fund condemns in the strongest terms what we believe to be white supremacist and anti-Semitic propaganda espoused by this site. The prejudices promulgated by this site are an affront to American values and human decency."
On Sunday, she acknowleged her actions, saying: "In the past, I have also carelessly retweeted articles from this same site, the Unz Review, without closely examining content and authors."
"Now that I have, I am horrified and ashamed," she wrote"
In other words, not only did she not find anything objectionable about the site and the content of the articles, but neither did any of her Twitter followers, until someone made a fuss this time. Lovely people, all.
Last month, she drew headlines when she started an internet funding campaign intended to raise enough money to buy shares in Twitter so that she could delete US President Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... ’s Twitter account.
[THESUN.CO.UK] THE 'pristine' underpants of fearsome fuhrer Adolf Hitler ...late Fuehrer of Germany, founder of the Third Reich, currently communing with his pals Himmler and Heydrich. He is reincarnated every few days as a politician somebody doesn't like... have sold for £5,000 at an auction in the US. "And what am I bid for this fine pair of der Führer's boxers?"
The brutal dictator's briefs, which have a 'surprisingly large' 39-inch waist and are initialled 'A.H.', were left behind in a suite at the luxury Parkhotel Graz in Austria after he stayed there in April 1938. "Ach! Rudolph, mein lieber Deputät! Machen Sie mir einem Buchung in dem Parkhotel Graz!"
"Ja, mein Führer!"
The country had been annexed by Nazi Germany less than a month before Hitler and his henchmen's stay. "Bormann! Warum ist mein Unterwehr gestreipt?"
Auctioneer Bill Panagopulos said he believed the underwear was sent to the hotel's laundry department and were only returned after Hitler and his entourage had checked out. "Göring! Raus mit deisem Unterwehr! Überbringen dem an dem Schnellreinigung!"
"Jawohllllll, mein Führer!"
The seller was the grandson of the hotel's owners at the time. "Herr Ober, sind die Unterwehr von dem Führer gebrauchsfertig?"
"Ach! Gebrauchsfertig am Donnerstag!"
"Was der Helle? Heute ist Freitag!"
Bill, who owns Alexander Historical Auctions in Chesapeake City, Maryland, where the 19-inch long white linen shorts sold for $6,737 (£4,991) to a private buyer, said they were in 'pristine' condition. "Helga! Sind die braunen Streipen aus von dem Führerunterwehr?"
He added: "People tend to either buy fearsome Hitler memorabilia, or things that make him look like a buffoon. such as this. "Ja, ja! Jezt weisser von Schnee!"
"To minimise a monster, you make people laugh at him. We've sold underwear belonging to Eva Braun, who was Hitler's wife, before, but never any belonging to Hitler himself. I think this is the first pair to come to market.
"They were retained in the family who owned the hotel, which is very prestigious, for almost 80 years, and when we got them they were wrapped in tissue paper in a box. They were as clean as if they had just come back from the cleaners.
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[NBC] North Korea's foreign minister said Monday that President Donald Trump has "declared war" on his country and that Kim Jong Un's regime would consider shooting down American bombers.
[EXPRESS.CO.UK] Holidaymakers in the capital of Palma looked on as the angry crowd chanted "Without limits, there is no future" and "tourists go home".
Spokeswoman Margalida Ramis said the holiday island was being saturated by visitors at the expense of the environment, local jobs, housing for residents and general co-existence.
She said the islands' dependence on tourism was not a good thing from an economic point of view and was "precarious".
She said: "The Balearic Government must be more sensitive to finding alternatives."
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Factories? Sure. Run a spur from the railroad.... No. Wait. Fishing? Yeah, that's the ticket. No prob converting tour boats to fishing boats. Fish processing plants aren't annoying....
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Ask the citizens of the island of Vieques how that all worked out.
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and when tourism stops, maybe political hack Community Organizer™ Margalida Ramis should be held responsible for the unemployment and declining quality of life
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and when tourism stops, maybe political hack Community Organizer™ Margalida Ramis should be held responsible for the unemployment and declining quality of life
Neh, it will be bad luck, american imperialism, and Zionism.
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They could always go back to farming, tending goats, and fishing -- after they depopulate over 50% of the existing population. NeoBarbarism is seductive, isn't it?
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Maybe it's time for Mallorca to secede; then, they can make up there own [stupid] rules. Of course, Madrid would have no part of it (a la Catalan). You know, "democracy" in action.
But, be careful what you ask for, you mallorcanyos. Like the fools in the NFL right now, don't bite the hand that feeds you.
[DAWN] Police on Saturday tossed in the calaboose Book 'im, Mahmoud! a popular Indian spiritual guru, the second in the past month, for allegedly raping a 21-year-old woman in western India.
Police officer Jaisingh Nathawat said the woman, whose parents have been followers of 70-year-old Kaushlendra Prapannacharya Falahari Maharaja, complained that the guru assaulted her on Aug 7 at his headquarters in Alwar, a town in Rajashtan state.
She said that the spiritual guru warned her against telling anyone about the assault, but that she decided to break her silence after another self-proclaimed guru, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, was tried and sentenced to 20 years in prison last month for raping two followers in northern Haryana state.
A court sent Falahari Maharaja to a prison for 15 days while the police complete their investigation into the case. The woman was allegedly raped when she went to hand the spiritual guru 3,000 rupees ($45) that she had earned for an internship with an attorney in New Delhi on his recommendation.
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[DAWN] A mentally challenged woman was allegedly subjected to sexual assault in village Mohammad Yusaf Khoso near Badin town, police said.
A first information report (FIR) has been filed in this regard at the Model Police Station Badin, in which the complainant Khair Mohammad Khoso has pleaded that three accused gang-raped his daughter while she was busy collecting fodder for their livestock on Saturday.
Khoso alleged that the three men dragged the 27-year-old mentally challenged woman to the bushes and raped her.
FIR No 273 under Sections of 376 and 34 of the Pakistain Penal Code has been registered against Nawaz Malah, Soomar Mallah and Abdul Wahid Mallah.
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[Chicago Tribune] Several dozen tradition-minded Roman Catholic theologians, priests and academics have formally accused Pope Francis of spreading heresy with his 2016 opening to divorced and civilly remarried Catholics.
In a 25-page letter delivered to Francis last month and provided Saturday to The News Agency that Dare Not be Named, the 62 signatories issued a "filial correction" to the pope ‐ a measure they said hadn't been employed since the 14th century.
The letter accused Francis of propagating seven heretical positions concerning marriage, moral life and the sacraments with his 2016 document "The Joy of Love" and subsequent "acts, words and omissions."
The initiative follows another formal act by four tradition-minded cardinals who wrote Francis last year asking him to clarify a series of questions, or "dubbia," they had about his 2016 text.
Francis hasn't responded to either initiative. The Vatican front man didn't immediately respond to an email seeking comment late Saturday.
None of the signatories of the new letter is a cardinal, and the highest-ranking churchman listed is actually someone whose organization has no legal standing in the Catholic Church: Bishop Bernard Fellay, superior of the breakaway Society of St. Pius X. Several other signatories are well-known admirers of the old Latin Mass which Fellay's followers celebrate.
But organizers said the initiative was nevertheless significant and a sign of the concern among a certain contingent of academics and pastors over Francis' positions, which they said posed a danger to the faithful.
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Last time I checked, Thou Shall Covet, Thou Shall Bear False Witness, Thou Shall Steal seem to be the base tenets of Socialism, not Christianity.
[SCMP] A robot dentist has carried out the first successful autonomous implant surgery by fitting two new teeth into a woman’s mouth, mainland media has reported.
Although there were human medical staff present during the operation, they did not play an active role while it was being carried out.
The one-hour procedure took place in Xian, Shaanxi, on Saturday, according to Science and Technology Daily.
The implants were fitted to within a margin of error of 0.2-0.3mm, reaching the required standard for this kind of operation, experts said.
The technology was designed to overcome mainland China’s shortage of qualified dentists and frequent surgical errors.
It was developed jointly by the Fourth Military Medical University’s affiliated Stomatological Hospital, based in Xian, and the robot institute at Beihang University in Beijing over the past four years.
According to Dr Zhao Yimin, the mainland’s leading oral rehabilitation specialist who works at the hospital, the robot combines dentists’ expertise and the benefits of technology.
It conducts the surgery by itself so it can avoid faults caused by human error.
The artificial teeth it implanted were created by 3D printing, he added.
An epidemiological survey has found there were about 400 million patients needing new teeth in China, but the number of qualified dentists was lagging behind demand.
Around one million implants are carried out across the country each year and the poor quality of the surgery that patients face can often cause further problems.
The report on the surgery pointed out that dental surgeons are working within a small space inside the mouth, including some areas that are hard to see, which often makes surgery difficult to carry out. The use of robots could help get around that problem.
Before Saturday’s operation, dental staff fitted position orientation equipment to the patient.
They then programmed the robot to move into the correct position to carry out the operation, and determined the movements, angle and depth needed to fit the new teeth inside a cavity in the patient’s mouth.
They then tested these movements and collected data to make the necessary adjustments before giving the woman a local anaesthetic and carrying out the operation.
During the operation, the robot was able to make adjustments in line with the patient’s own movements.
[The Hill] Several NASCAR team owners said Sunday they would not condone racers protesting during the national anthem, amid protests by sports players at football and baseball games.
There were no protests reported during "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in New Hampshire, according to The Associated Press.
Former NASCAR champion Richard Petty told the AP that any member of his team would be fired if they chose to protest the national anthem. Petty now owns Richard Petty Motorsports.
"Anybody that don’t stand up for the anthem oughta be out of the country. Period. What got ’em where they’re at? The United States," Petty said in comments reported by the AP.
Richard Childress, a former drive who owns Richard Childress Racing, said any protests from his team members would "get you a ride on a Greyhound bus."
"Anybody that works for me should respect the country we live in. So many people gave their lives for it. This is America," Childress reportedly said.
The comments from the NASCAR owners come as NFL players took part in protests at games across the country after Trump slammed players who take a knee, rather than stand, during the national anthem.
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This news will have a devastating effect on race attendance. Raceway access and parking are already a challenge, and where will all of these people sit ?
[AnNahar] The federal government on Friday told election officials in 21 states that hackers targeted their systems before last year's presidential election.
Only Illinois reported that hackers had succeeded in breaching its voter systems.
The notification came roughly a year after U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials first said states were targeted by hacking efforts possibly connected to Russia. The states that told The News Agency that Dare Not be Named they had been targeted included some key political battlegrounds, such as Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.
The AP contacted every state election office to determine which ones had been informed that their election systems had been targeted. The others confirming were Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party,, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas and Washington.
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[IsraelTimes] Valerie Plame Wilson again apologizes for 'deeply offensive' piece with 'anti-Semitic tropes,' and for 'perpetuating any conversation that gives credence to anti-Semitism'
[THESUN.CO.UK] THE 'pristine' underpants of fearsome fuhrer 
[NBC] North Korea's foreign minister said Monday that President Donald Trump has "declared war" on his country and that Kim Jong Un's regime would consider shooting down American bombers.
[SCMP] A robot dentist has carried out the first successful autonomous implant surgery by fitting two new teeth into a woman’s mouth, mainland media has reported.
