Thứ Năm, 23 tháng 2, 2017

Youtube daily don Feb 23 2017

Feeling better after having breakfast

otherwise, I was feeling so week that I was walking like this ;)

That is a BTS station

I was informed that I will get a sim near this station

Now I am going to MBK centre to purchase a SIM

People wearing Orange jacket in Bangkok ...

.. They operate Bike taxi, called 'Baxi'

He was charging 400 Baht for going Don Mueang airport from this place

I am going in this direction (MBK center)

Last time I visited SIAM malls located somewhere there

Just across those malls is MBK centre

That is MBK Centre

Too tired !

I wanted to travel light this time

With just these 2 small bags

however, it still feels very heavy

Actually, 1 litre of water itself adds to a lot of weight

other than that I am just carrying..

2 pair of clothes, 1 fleece blanket ..

.. few slice of bread and cheese

This is one of the entry gates to MBK centre

at floor no. 3

It is open from 10 am to 10 pm

The time is 11 AM and there is almost no crowd

Last time (March 2016) I visited here in the evening. it was very crowded

They do not have tourist sim in this 'True Move' store

They advised me to purchase it from these small shops

At the airport, I was getting a TrueMove sim for 299 Baht

with 1.5 GB internet data valid for 7 days

Now I am going to try at the DTAC store

DTAC was providing a sim for 49 Baht

and 1GB internet data for 106 baht, valid for 7 days

In total, I could get a sim+data for 7 days in 150 baht

It is cheaper than the airport's store

but, these people were not friendly

So I am going somewhere else

That is AIS store

So basically, There are 3 major mobile network providers in Thailand

TrueMove, DTAC & AIS

Now I am going to the AIS store

Its my turn now

I am going to purchase the sim from AIS

I have just purchased a sim for 50 baht from AIS

They provide 1GB 4g data for 3 days for free

after that you can get 1 more GB data for 106 Baht (including taxes) valid for next 7 days

So I'll use the free data for 3 days

and if needed, I'll recharge for 1 GB data after the third day

So, now I have a sim + 1gb data in just 50 baht

after 3 days I'll pay 106 baht for 1 more GB, if needed

in total, in 155 baht (50+105), I can enjoy 2 GB data for next 7 days

Though, I have also paid 20 baht for 20 minutes of talktime

You can also get local sim from these small shops

Now, i am going to leave MBK centre

I'll catch a local bus

Today I am planning to visit Ayutthaya

I'll be using Free bus to travel

MBK center is somewhat like Palika Bazar in Delhi

You'll find many electronics, garments and other stores of major brands here

and the most unique thing about this place are the salespersons

They are more than happy if you purchase things from them, otherwise..

get ready for their evil eye

For more infomation >> Getting a tourist sim in Bangkok : Don't buy at the Airport - Duration: 7:50.

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Iowa Pig Farmer to Senator Chuck Grassley: "Don't repeal Obamacare, improve it, for God's sake!" - Duration: 0:39.

I haven't seen you for a long time, how are you doin'?

Aw, I've been busy.

Laughter.

I'm on Obamacare.

If it wasn't for Obamacare, we wouldn't be able to afford insurance.

With all do respect, sir, you're the man that talked about the death panels.

We're gonna create one great big death panel in this country when people can't afford to

get insurance.

Don't repeal Obamacare - improve it, for God's sake!

Cheering

For more infomation >> Iowa Pig Farmer to Senator Chuck Grassley: "Don't repeal Obamacare, improve it, for God's sake!" - Duration: 0:39.

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Intel Loyalist Tells Son, "Don't Buy That Ryzen!" - Duration: 1:08.

I told you Ryzen would be fast...

Severed your arm for...

...FUCKING KABYLAKE!

IT WAS WORTH THE FUCKING PRICE!

If you had waited for AMD Ryzen...

You would've had your arm and money to spare!

Intel Fanboy!

7700K was an overclocked 6700K too!

Yeah!

A FUCKING SKYLAKE!

Intel sold you the same chip twice!

And you fell for it!

Can't you see out your fanboy eyeballs?! The industry needed AMD's ZEN!

Or did you want to sever your other arm for Intel's Cannonlake?

How much are you willing to pay for an Intel CPU?!

On March 2nd...

On March 2nd?!

I'll still be an Intel fanboy at heart...

...Willing to cut off any extremity I can, be it my arms, legs, or COCK...

...For A FUCKING CANNONLAKE!

FUCK INTEL!

Little shit!

Don't you dare by that Zen!

That little shit's buying a Ryzen!

Got it from you!

For more infomation >> Intel Loyalist Tells Son, "Don't Buy That Ryzen!" - Duration: 1:08.

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Snake Shed Skin - Can You Don't Know - Duration: 9:00.

All animals shed their skin— even you! In mammals, especially humans, this is an ongoing process that's rarely noticed.

Skin shedding in reptiles is different. Instead of an ongoingprocess, reptiles shed skin periodically.

Snakes are even more unique, because their skin usually comes off in one piece.

If you've ever seen a snake skin, you know it looks like the snakejust slithered right out of its skin, almost like taking off a sock!

Scientists call this process ecdysis, although you may also sometimes hear the terms sloughing and molting.

Snakes shed their skin to allow for further growth and to remove parasites that may have attached to their old skin.

As a snake grows, its skin becomes stretched.

Unlike human skin, a snake's skin doesn't grow as the animal grows.

Eventually, a snake's skin reaches a point where further growth is not possible.

Once the old skin layer has been breached, the snake inches its way through the old layer until it's completely removed.

If you find a snake skin in the wild, you'll notice that it's usually inside out and in one piece.

Snakes shed their skin quite often. The average snake will shed its skin two to four times per year.

This average varies with age and species, however.

Young snakes that are actively growing may shed their skin every two weeks .

Older snakes might only shed their skin twice each year.

For more infomation >> Snake Shed Skin - Can You Don't Know - Duration: 9:00.

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5 Things You Don't Know About Your Penis - Duration: 2:50.

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8 Uses of Vicks Vaporub You Don't Know Before - Duration: 3:46.

In your medicine cabinet, one thing that is

most commonly found is Vicks bottle.

Even it is an essential item in the grocery shopping list

it can be easily found with other kitchen items.

Not only children can take benefit in congestion

or blocked nose but adults can have similar

and other benefits using Vicks.

Being in use for over 100 years,

when applies on chest, back and throat

Vicks can treat nasal congestion, incessant cough, and even sinus.

With its most amazing benefit to treat cough and flu,

there are other helpful ways in which Vicks VapoRub can give amazing results.

Let's take a look at 8 other uses of Vicks:

1. Comfort in Headaches

Vicks VapoRub contains camphor, eucalyptus oil

and menthol to lessen the pain from tension or sinus headaches.

Even it can relieve migraine headaches that are often occur

and make you feel down for days.

2. Relaxes Muscles

Overtired, exhausted and sore muscles

are most common issues with working people.

Vicks VapoRub soothes achy muscles due to menthol in it.

It helps to maintain proper blood flow

and reduces inflammation after a tiring day.

3. Relieves Insect Bite Pains

Chigger, ant, mosquito, or any other insect bites are irritating,

cause severe itching and can grow infections in adverse cases.

Cooling menthol in Vicks VapoRub

eases the itchiness and burning feeling.

It lessens the itchy feeling to prevent the risk of blisters and infections.

4. Treats Fungus on Toenail

Various foot conditions can become the cause to develop toenail fungus.

Once grown it can be a painful experience.

Thymol is the ingredient in Vicks VapoRub

that combats any possibility from which your toenail can get fungus.

Due to antiseptic, antimicrobial

and antibacterial properties of thymol you can prevent toenail fungus.

5. Combats Acne

Occasionally people have to face acne problems

sometimes too stubborn that it stays for weeks

and even leaves marks or scars behind.

Amazing menthol in Vicks VapoRub helps to clear acne problems.

By applying it on acne,

you can see results in the shape of shrinking size,

lessening swelling and clearing it within minimal time.

6. Smoothes Cracked Heels in every Season

During Winters, often foot heel becomes cracked due to less moisture.

Vicks VapoRub makes heels smooth and healthy.

Presence of menthol, camphor,

and turpentine oil ingredients in the cream traps in moisture

and no longer have your feet got cracked heels.

7. Kills Warts Virus

You can easily dry out warts especially periungual warts with Vicks.

Due to menthol, thymol

and eucalyptus oil it becomes easy to kill the virus that causes warts.

It shrinks and dries out warts within days.

8. Get rid of Stretch Marks

Stretch marks are common

and often develop due to dryness.

Methanol and eucalyptus oil in Vicks

can naturally allow fading of stretch marks.

Other useful ingredients like cedar leaf oil, petrolatum, camphor,

and turpentine oil help to provide moisture to skin dryness

which can make stretch marks stand out.

With anti-inflammatory properties of eucalyptus

it becomes easy to lighten stretch marks.

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And share with with your friends!

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For more infomation >> 8 Uses of Vicks Vaporub You Don't Know Before - Duration: 3:46.

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That moment when you don't have an idea for a video - Duration: 2:22.

That moment when you don't have an idea for a video

I need an idea.. idea idea idea idea...

You feel that you're not creative

All the day you looking for an idea but..

You still not find

Idea?

Idea?

Idea?

Idea!?

For more infomation >> That moment when you don't have an idea for a video - Duration: 2:22.

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Steve Spangler's Insta-Worms: Try It or Don't Buy It? | Sophie's World - Duration: 4:47.

hi I'm Sophie and welcome to my world

with another episode of try it don't buy it

today i'm going to be using Steve

Spangler's Insta Worms

it's a product that you can get on the

web

stevespanglerscience.com and i'm

going to show you what is interesting

about it and what's kind of not

interesting about it i'm going to show

you right now this is Steve Spangler's

Instaworm kit and it comes with 32

ounces of worm goo and i'm going to open

this up and show you what everything is

so 32 ounces of warm goo it comes with

a little bottle so that you can put the

worm goo in here to make it easier for

people to actually use this is the worm

activator and it comes with a little

measuring spoon and then the

instructions on how you do this and the

great thing about it is that the

instructions have all kinds of different

uh ideas for it like how you can make it

different colors and how you can do lots

of fun stuff and different experiments

with it and it also explains what

exactly is happening so i'm going to

pour in about 8 ounces of water and

then you use the scoop here and

you're just going to put one scoop of

the activator in there and then you stir

it up and you don't have to it doesn't

have to all dissolve it's ok if there's a

couple little balls down there but you kind of

want it to take on that cloudy look and

then this is this is where it's really

fun so watch this so you take your your

worm goo and you squeeze it in and I

don't know if you can see what's

happening there but what happens is when

this goo hits the activator it turns into

these solid worm shapes

see how cool that is isn't that neat so here's

what I'm going to tell you about this

stuff for $19.99 you get this big bottle

here and this will make like you know

this is enough for like ten kids to have

a lot of fun like 10 to 12 kids to have a

lot of fun

they do sell a small kit and the kit is

about I think it's eight ounces but

that's $7.99 and if you add the shipping

it gets very very expensive when you

think about it so just to throw that out

there and that is what these are though

it's cool and then the one thing you can

also do is you can start playing with it

like you can put in fat squeezes and you

can get like big chubby ones like

that and stuff is really neat and it

lasts a long time so you can put it in a

cup with a lid on it and you can keep it

for quite some time and it's kind of

squishy and if you squeeze it

too hard it actually will pop which is

kinda cool too so this is Steve Spangler

worm goo instant worm goo so what do I

think

here's what I think if you're going to

have a classroom or a party or something

where you want this big WOW bang effect

i say try it it's a really big bang for a

half decent buck now if you're just a

kid out there and you say wow that looks

cool and i want to buy the little

version of it i'm going to say don't buy

it and the reason I say that is because

it's a lot of money for a little tiny

bit and you're going to have to pay for

shipping too so i would say don't buy it

but if you're going for a big bang big

buck with lots of people try it and that's

stevespanglerscience.com

you're gonna find out they have all

kinds of different versions of the

instaworm from the dayglo kind all

the way up to the kind that you can

color by yourself now if you want more

try it's don't buy it

make sure you check us out here at

sophie-world.com and listen if you

have something you want me to

try and tell you if i should let

everybody else in on the secret

put it down below in the comments try it

don't buy it that's sophie-world.com

For more infomation >> Steve Spangler's Insta-Worms: Try It or Don't Buy It? | Sophie's World - Duration: 4:47.

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Ramesh Singh Sikarwar: Don Of Chambal (English) | Dinner With The Dons | Unique Stories From India - Duration: 20:54.

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You just close your eyes in Chambal

And it's just

So serene

The sound of the birds chirping

You just need to close your eyes

And feel the music

To join the gang, you'll first have to commit a murder

He who is afraid, dies

Chambal Valley

The original Wild, Wild West of India

Occupying the northern part of Madhya Pradesh

And nestled between the borders of Rajasthan and UP

This place is as brutal as it is breathtakingly beautiful

And to know why

One has to get back to the river from where it all started

I am on a boat

On the river Chambal

The river that lends the valley its name

So the story goes

After getting humiliated in the game of dice by Shakuni

Draupadi decided to curse this river

And whoever drank from it

The curse seems to have stuck

Because this unholy river

Never got its share of temples, rituals

Like other rivers in the country

Like the Ganga

What it got though

Was a fair share of

Crocodiles

Ghadiyals

Ravines

And a huge number of daakus (bandits)

So much so, that today

When you hear the word Chambal

Nobody knows about the river

But everybody knows about

Guns

Bullets

And bloodshed

Now out of the daakus

Or 'baagis' as they preferred to call themselves

One of the most feared happened to be Ramesh Singh Sikarwar

My host for this episode

With a gang of 32 bandits

Mr. Sikarwar operated in the Sheopur region of the Chambal valley

During the 70s and 80s

By the time he surrendered in 1984

His count stood at 29 robberies

Over a 100 kidnappings

And 52 murders

But just when I was thinking that my host had left behind his life of crime

And was leading a peaceful, farmer's life

My director had this to say about him

So what is this Daaku upto nowadays?

So when he surrendered

He got a lot of land

And so he is farming

He was an elected official also in his village

So basically everything's normal now?

I won't say normal

Because just a few years back

He was involved, allegedly

In a murder case

So he just got out of jail recently

Like a few years back

Fuck

I don't want to add to the list of dead people in Chambal man

Good luck to me

And the crew

And the crew

So, I had a fever, a severe cold

And I was on my way to meet one of the most prolific murderers this country has seen

Who, from the sound of it, still hasn't given up his old ways

The day couldn't look more upbeat

Fuck, this daaku looks badass, bro

My name is VC

Welcome, welcome

Can I also get a gun and some bullets?

Don't burden yourself with guns, let us carry them

A lot of suffering comes from wielding a gun

You have to leave your family, your village

You have to make a new world for yourself

So that you can fight injustice

So you don't worry yourself with one

Ok

Come let's go into the temple

Like most daakus, Sikarwar is extremely devoted to the Goddess Durga

And it was at her temple that my welcome had been organised

I have a cold, can I get some tea?

Sure

Chambal's special tea?

I have heard it's quite different than the usual

The water that goes into it makes it demonic

Demonic?

It makes you want to commit murder

What are you saying!

I don't want to murder someone!

After the murder inducing tea, it was time for some simple village breakfast

That looks nice

What have we here

Daal, rice, chapatis

This is what we eat everyday

Take my plate

Why did you exchange the plates?

Let me also exchange my plate with yours then

I'll take this one

But why do you exchange plates?

The reason for that is

That plate of food has come for me

I am the leader of the gang

And one might think that by killing me they would destroy the whole gang

So if someone has put poison in the food

Poison

Then by exchanging the plates at least I'll survive

The gang member who'll die in my place, can always be replaced

But if you cut the tree, there won't be any branches

While we were having breakfast, the local police decided to show up

But unlike the past, they weren't laying a trap for Mr. Sikarwar

Instead, they were interested in the film crew from Mumbai

When and why did you become a Baagi (bandit)?

I became a bandit in 1976

I had to become one because of my uncle

What did he do to you?

It was about the family property

He wouldn't share it with anyone else from the family

He also cheated my father

He cheated your father?

Yeah

And this led me to become a Baagi

Actually, injustice is the main reason behind someone becoming a Baagi

So you had to pick up a gun?

Yes

This was a constant amongst all the daakus of Chambal

The lack of alternatives to the police as a justice apparatus

Made the situation so bleak

That people like Sikarwar felt they had no option

But to play judge, jury and executioner

The first murder that I committed was of this man called Gulab Dhakkad

And the second?

After that, it became difficult to keep a count

But it must be 40-45 murders

To join the gang, you'll have to first commit a murder

Hmmm

Without a murder, one won't be allowed to join the gang

He might be working for the police

To destroy the gang

The police might have offered him lakhs of Rupees

Or an assurance of a job in the police force for his son

And an undercover policeman won't commit a murder

Yes, exactly, a policeman won't be a murderer

You were your gang's Gabbar

Yes

Who was your Samba?

The Samba to my Gabbar was Prabhu, who is sitting next to you

So you would sit on a hill?

Yes

And what would you usually do there?

He would give me orders to shoot

He just had to take a name

For me to kill a person

He who is afraid, dies (Sholay dialogue)

Loaded on fat rotis and ghee-heavy daal

It was time to meet the rest of the gang

That had gathered at Mr. Sikarwar's house

And boy, did I get an introduction

This is Bansi Khushwaha

From Morena

This is Kalyan Singh Tomar

This is Aakraman Singh Khushwaha

He is his son

And his grandson

These two are brothers

They killed some people from the Teliya community

They are also called Rathores

The Rathore brothers had taken over their land

So these two killed them

Their son was a child at the time

He became a part of our gang

We got him married in the jungle

So you used to stay with these people in the ravines?

Yes

So what food did you make there?

Let's go to the jungle, we will show you

We'll tell you where we used to hide, what we used to eat

You should see for yourself

So this means you'll train me?

Yeah, we'll train you

And show you that place

What if one day life forces you to become a daaku?

Yeah

Let's go to the jungle

Let's go

So it was decided

To truly experience how these outlaws operated back in the day

And what they ate on the run

I'd have lunch with them at their old hideout

As if I had any say in the matter

You mostly do what the daakus say in these parts

Guys, pick up all of this stuff and load up the tractors

Within an hour, tractors were arranged for the journey

And loaded with raw grains, vessels and a lot of people

I realised things move fast when you have seasoned bandits barking the orders

Move fast!

It's loaded?

Yes, everyone get on the tractors

After a customary shoutout to the Gods

Jai Bhawani, Jai Bhawani

We were on our way

Just as I was getting a little comfortable with these outlaws and enjoying the drive

I was reminded how ruthless they were to anyone who crossed their paths

Or worse, ratted them out

Once, when had a jungle camp in this very same area

A local cattle herder turned informer against us

He told the police about our location

And brought the police to our camp

The police opened fire

I wasn't at the camp

And one of our gang members died

So in the evening, I went to their village and found out who gave us away

I found out that the cattle herders had ratted us out

That night our gang killed 27 of them

The entire region was terrified

We shook up the whole system

No one saw it coming

My clear warning to all would-be informers was

That next time it wouldn't be just 27, it would be 2700

After that, no one dared to inform against us

Stone cold murders may have been a-okay with these hardened criminals

But alcohol and women clearly were not

I once met Paan Singh Tomar in a jungle

He was with 7-8 of his gang members

They were drinking rum

I got very angry looking at them drinking

Even though he was older than me

I told him that being a baagi, he shouldn't be drinking

If you wanted to drink, then you should have stayed back home

He told me that alcohol acts as a medicine for daakus

I told him, "No, it's your death"

I stayed there for around 10-20 minutes and then left

Seeing the alcohol there made me very angry

When you lived in the jungle

Did you ever feel you also needed women around

Because it's a natural need

What you're saying is correct

But baagis and babajis (saints)

These people need to have control over their desires

Were there any daakus who strayed from this path?

Those who stray, end up dead

Once, one of our men in our gang

Captured a girl from a village nearby

They misbehaved with her

And brought her to our camp

I was praying at the time

And when I saw that there was a girl in the camp

I got very angry

And I asked Prabhu Singh to find out who had brought her

When he told me who the two men involved were

I told him to shoot him right there

He shot both of them, and took the girl back home

I mean, this was turning out to be more than a lunch date

I was also getting invaluable lessong in morality from a murderous bandit

The unexpected rewards of life on the road

Finally, the roads disappeared and I was told

We would be completing the rest of our journey on foot

I was also soon updated about my status in the travelling party

Sikarwar ji, can I help you there?

Yes, of course, carry this

We make the people who we kidnap carry our supplies

Kidnapped?

Yeah, we have kidnapped you

You have kidnapped me?

Yes

Now follow us into the jungle

Hey!

Move it

Walk straight

I was about to descend into a thick forest

With some of the most vicious bandits this country had ever seen

On the pretext of lunch

I had no network, no safety equipment

And no way to tell my well-wishers where to look for my body

If I go missing

So I thought it was only fair to ask where we were heading

What is this place?

That's a village called Murawan

That is Tictoli

But we have to go in there, in the valley

It's quite deep

It is in there that we will be having lunch today

Our march through the jungle made me realise

Why this place must have worked as the ideal hideout

It was remote, rough, and known to the daakus like the backs of their hands

This was their turf, their home

Unlike the police, who only came visiting when the sh*t hit the fan

After what seemed like a couple of hours, we finally reached the place

Do I hear the sound of running water?

There is a stream up ahead

This is where we used to halt

This is our home

When daakus stay in the jungle, places like this become home

A sentry is posted on top of the hill

Right now?

Yes, now

If he sees police coming, he will fire a round

And we will know immediately

He will fire, and come down quickly

And we will make a quick getaway

The police will not be able to catch us

For baagis, this place is like home

Come, let's show you around

Come!

The hideout was swarming with villagers cooking enough food to feed an army

It was just like the old days

When bandit camps would serve hundreds on special occasions

Mr. Sikarwar decided to run me through the lunch menu himself

These wheat rolls here are called 'baatis'

We will dunk these in ghee (clarified butter)

They will come out nice and crispy

It's hard for baagis to find even common vegetables in the jungle

Daal-baati is something that is nutritious and easy to make here in the wilderness

What's next?

This is the daal being cooked

You pair the baatis with this daal

Why is it so red?

That's because there is a lot of chilli in it

Daakus eat a lot of chilli

Why?

So that we can remain angry

And aggressive

This was simple stuff

Derived from the lack of options the daakus had on the run

Changing locations thrice a day and relying solely on the local villagers for supplies

Kind of makes you appreciate the simple things in life

But this didn't mean the daakus skimped on dessert

What is this?

This hard dumpling is what we will use to make 'choorma ke ladoo'

We add sugar to this

And a lot of dry fruits like cashews, almonds etc.

You don't get this in the market, do you?

No

The ones that you get in the market are made in vegetable oil

They make you fall sick, have acidity and eventually die

The trek through the jungle had worsened my condition

And all this talk of food wasn't helping

I could hardly wait for lunch

Sikarwar ji

Yes?

I am exhausted after all that hiking

You are hungry

I know what you are going through

You might just find me lying around here like a dead leaf

Let's feed you

Son, get the food

Have the hot daal and your cold will disappear

These are the baatis

Oh, the baatis have arrived

I am so hungry that I might just eat this by itself

So Sikarwar ji, when did you surrender?

I surrendered on 27th October 1984

So why did you surrender?

Did you feel like you had had enough?

It had been a decade since I started living in the wild

And my family and friends requested me to come back

The Chief Minister at the time, Arjun Singh, also met me

He assured me that I would get everything that I request

Land

Arm licenses

Jobs for our children

So just surrender

Sikarwar had put down 18 conditions to the govt before surrendering

All of which were eventually met

Talk about having your cake and eating it too

Just before I could ask Mr. Sikarwar if he felt any remorse for his crimes

One of his gang members saw a few monkeys up in the trees

And obviously, decided to use his loaded gun to scare them off

One second, please

Note to PETA: it was just a warning shot, and the monkeys escaped unharmed

Can't say the same about my eardrums, though

No more, no more

No more, thank you

The monkey just bolted as soon as the shot went off

Sikarwar ji, it's been so many years

Almost 32 years since you surrendered

Didn't you feel any remorse for your murders?

That doesn't happen

Because the people who we killed

Were the enemies of the common folk also

But when an innocent man dies then it feels bad

Have you ever killed an innocent man?

There was one man

Who was that

He was from a nearby district called Sheopuri

My gang members were thirsty

And it was night time

This guy was sleeping next to the tubewell and his rifle was lying on a charpoy

I asked him for some water

He started swearing at me

He asked me who I was

I told him I just wanted some water from his well

Yeah, it's a God given thing

We would just have some water and be on our way

But he angrily refused

I snatched away his rifle

And told him to watch his tone

But he kept swearing

I told him that we are baagis

He wasn't impressed

I told him if he doesn't lower his voice, I'll shoot him

He started provoking me

Said if I am my mother's son, then I'd be able to shoot him

That very instant, I shot him

But after killing him, I felt sad

Because he wasn't an enemy

When a man like this dies, then there is remorse

Sikarwar and gang believe that even though most outfits like theirs

Might have either surrendered or been exterminated by police

A new breed of even more dangerous and legal bandits have taken over present day Chambal

Who are the modern day daakus?

There are two kinds

One who wear all white

And the other who wear all khaki

Both of them are dacoits

The ones who wear white are the politicians

They are scamming the country of billions of Rupees

And going to jails like any bandit would

The other kind wears government provided khakis

And is blatantly looting people on the roads

By fining motorcycles, trucks, buses

Whatever they can lay their hands on

The government can't do anything to them

They have a license to loot

No one can stop them

The ladoos are fantastic

They have the feels

You liked the ladoos?

They have the feels

That's how city folks appreciate food

It was starting to get dark

And even the daakus couldn't have assured us safety from what lurked here in the night

But before we could wrap up

Prabhu Singh decided to showcase his acting abilities

And broke into an act that the gang used to employ

To stop buses and kidnap their passengers

When I used to go for kidnappings

I would disguise myself as a crippled mad man

Bus drivers would take pity on me and give me a seat

As soon as I would get in the bus

I would take out my revolver, press it against the driver's temple and say

'I, Ramesh Singh Sikarwar, will blow your brains out'

The driver would start shaking with fear

We would then take the bus two kilometers inside the jungle

After kidnapping some people,

We would let the rest run away

Performance done, it was time to get out of the jungle

And come back up to the surface

Jai Bhawani!

Thanks a lot for coming

Show us around Mumbai some time

Sure

You can come whenever you want

We will ensure that you have as good a time there

As we had here

Hugging and saying goodbye to bandits

Who between them have killed more people than a typical natural disaster

Is always awkward

But dining with them made me see first hand

The Robin Hood complex that inflicted these daakus

They saw themselves as messiahs of the poor

And felt little or no remorse for their crimes

This is what makes Chambal such a scary place

Here, violence is not something that's looked down upon

But is almost a way of life

The next day, I was to break bread with someone

Whose job was to use this same violence against the daakus

An encounter specialist

Whose kill count actually stood at more than double that of Mr. Sikarwar's

All of this was getting a bit too surreal for a sick man to process

So I decided to do what I do best

Pass the fuck out!

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Oroville and Don Pedro Dam and gold prospecting - Duration: 8:36.

(peaceful acoustic guitar music)

- Hey!

It's Prospector Jess again.

I wanted to talk a little bit more about

this dam condition we have going on here.

We now have Lake Oroville,

and its dam is over topping the spillway,

as well as Don Pedro,

which is another lake here in California.

Both of these are very large reservoirs,

and they both are in gold country.

So it's of interest of us to look at

when it comes to gold and gold prospecting.

The conditions that led up to this

are related directly to what we would global warming,

but it's natural causes, not man-made causes.

That is, the solar influx has changed

due to sunspot activities in the recent years.

This is a very important thing,

because it dwarfs anything man would ever do.

And it gives rise to these atmospheric rivers

that we've heard so much about in recent times.

These rivers can deliver huge amounts of water,

tens of inches in an overnight period,

that when they go into one of these reservoirs

can cause them to over top in a matter of days.

So it's an important thing to recognize.

The thing I wanted to talk about right now is erosion

and how erosion takes place and drives gold downstream.

I'm gonna talk specifically about the case of Don Pedro,

because it's something of interest related to earth,

wind, as in these atmospheric conditions, and fire.

So earth, wind, and fire.

Let's take a look.

Oroville and Don Pedro dams overflow, 2017 edition.

So this is Prospector Jess.

I'm picking up what we talked about,

how massive atmospheric rivers impact gold.

Remember the pictures we looked at last week.

These are Oroville Dam going over the emergency spillway,

which is another word for disaster in action.

Notice the way it's cutting

a massive chunk of bedrock out right here,

and it's already cut the road bed and well below it.

When all this cleared out,

there's like a hundred foot hole right in this area.

And behind this is another 30 to 40 feet above

that goes up to the top of the spillway.

So this water is moving down pretty fast.

Notice how red and muddy it is, and if you look carefully,

you'd notice it's just a big stream of gravel.

It's not really water.

Another view.

After it cleared out, you can see this scoured

all the way to bedrock down the side of the mountain.

Notice the beautiful striations

of what looks like serpentine formations, greenstone.

This is a soft, ultramafic rock,

and it is known to be associated with gold.

Notice the red water and the red soils.

The redder, the better.

Again, known to be associated with gold.

Over here, we still have the regular, standard,

non-emergency but overflow nonetheless spillway

running berserko and cutoff halfway down the mountain,

and it's also digging a massive hole,

hundreds of thousands of cubic yards,

from what I understand, of earth that's spilled down

and washed out the mud and silt

and left gravel and any gold that was there

down at the bottom in the riverbed.

What happens is it'll come down these chutes

and shoot into the river flow, which right now

isn't moving very fast at all except from this,

and then it'll deposit as soon as it can downstream.

So when you see this thing in pictures

that were cleared out afterwards,

you see these great big gravel bars

all along where this heavy, heavy whitewater is.

So let's take a look at another case.

This is the Tuolumne River watershed,

and it's associated with the Don Pedro Reservoir right here.

Don Pedro has just now started going over its spillway.

It had done the same thing 20 years ago in 1997.

So if you look carefully, you'll see

this is a huge amount of acreage feeding that one dam.

Now, I wanted to show you something special, though,

'cause we talked about earth, wind, and fire.

Well, this represents the earth region

for which the water will flow.

This represents the outline of a fire

that occurred in 2013.

It's called the Rim Fire.

It was about 256 or 260,000 acres,

a very large fire.

That is dead center, for the most part, in this watershed.

Translation, this is all bare earth,

very much like what you saw on the side of that mountain,

having water flowing off of all these feeder streams

into the Tuolumne River,

which feeds the top end of Don Pedro.

That means that water goes in here and comes out here

not a day or two later.

And if there's any snow back up in here,

which there has been, that can melt

due to these new atmospheric rivers

coming from down near the Equator.

That warm, moist air will drop a lot of water,

a foot or so, in a short period, and melt the snow to boot

and send it shooting down these areas,

looking just like that muddy thing we saw earlier.

This is another outline of the same fire.

You can kinda see the size of it here,

and here's Don Pedro in the corner.

So over here is Yosemite and Yosemite National Park.

It moved right up into Hetch Hetchy,

which is also a feeder reservoir into the Tuolumne River,

which feeds Don Pedro.

Now this is another shot

superimposing the two effects and looking closer.

You can see this blue line shows

the major Tuolumne River Basin

moving through this zone.

This round line surrounds the river drainage system.

Right here, the arrow I've shown,

is where the exit ramp

and the overflow emergency spillway is,

and you can see that feeds into the Tuolumne River

coming out here by what's called La Grange.

And down below that it feeds into the Tuolumne River,

and that goes on into down into the Central Valley.

And right now, they're experiencing flood due to this thing,

and it's likely to get worse

as each of these dams starts to overtop.

The primary purpose of these dams is for flood control,

and it does a wondrous job in normal years.

This is an extraordinary situation that we face,

and I would say it's really extraordinary in the case

where you have big fire conditions in the backdrop,

because that means these flooded river basins

will be moving gold and boulders

and all kinds of mud and silt and sand

that redeposit gold into new pockets and plasters

as we speak.

And so it's something to be aware of in your hunt for gold,

is how these atmospheric conditions can in turn

move gold and concentrate it in ways

that you never would've thought of before.

Here's the Don Pedro Reservoir spillway opening up

and dumping over Bond's Flat Road.

They actually dug a whole through it this time.

In 1997, they weren't ready for this

and it wiped out this whole area.

It was a pretty big flood,

similar to what's happening up at Oroville.

This is the residue after 1997,

the New Year's flood, they called it.

They opened up the floodgates

and wiped out this whole segment down below,

and it took out the road and several things down below that.

It was a bit of a surprise to them,

so this time they're a little more prepared,

but don't be surprised if there's more

of this kind of damage.

This is really what these systems are designed for.

The problem is, they need a higher lip.

They need more capacity.

And they need a little less politics

controlling the actual levels,

because what happens when you start manipulating the levels,

you guess it wrong, and you'll get a condition

like one of these solar flares

and the next thing you know,

you've gotta have extra room and you don't have it.

Or you don't have enough room

because you've already dumped all your water downstream

because of feeding the fish.

It just doesn't play to play God.

So, in the meanwhile, when the rivers clear up,

don't go out there now, but when they do clear up,

you should have a great gold season.

Good prospecting.

Prospector Jess, over and out.

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Fast Food CEO on Anti Trump Protesters Don't Show for Work, Get Fired - Duration: 10:20.

Fast Food CEO on Anti-Trump Protesters Don't Show for Work, Get Fired

Former McDonald's CEO Ed Rensi said that business owners have every right to fire employees

that chose to participate in the "Day Without Immigrants" protests rather than show up

for work, following reports that dozens of protesters lost their jobs.

"I would have terminated them in two seconds," Rensi told Fox Business host Dagen McDowell.

Business owners have a responsibility to make sure that goods and services are delivered

to customers, Rensi said.

"If you can't make products, develop products and deliver products, what good are you?"

he said.

"If these folks want to make a protest, they want to make a statement – great, I'm

all for that, we have freedom of speech in this country, but if you don't go to work,

you get fired."

"That's the end of discussion."

Business owners need to figure out a way to prevent these kind of disruptions that effect

their bottom line, Rensi added.

"The left in this country is so unhinged, it's unbelievable.

What they are doing is stifling discovery, stopping debate," he said.

"I think it's abhorrent, but business owners must have communication with their

employees and make sure that they understand what their values and beliefs are."

Over 100 protesters across the country were fired from their jobs after skipping work

to participate in the "Day Without Immigrants" protest last week, reports NBC News.

The boycott, pushed by leftist organizers and businesses, was intended to send a message

to President Trump that they oppose his immigration policies, as well as to advocate amnesty and

cheap labor practices.

As we highlighted, this 'social justice' protest was likely to present an ethical dilemma

to business owners and probably wouldn't bear much political fruit in the long run.

Donald Trump blackmail dossier: Senator John McCain admits handing Russian file to FBI

Washington: US senator John McCain has admitted that he gave the Federal Bureau of Investigation

(FBI) a dossier detailing claims of a Russian blackmail plot against President-elect Donald

Trump.

The Arizona lawmaker, who is a longtime Trump critic, made the public statement on Wednesday

as questions piled up about his alleged role in spreading an unverified and error-riddled

document that Trump has denounced as "a complete and total fabrication."

"Late last year, I received sensitive information that has since been made public," The New

York Post quoted McCain in its report.

"Upon examination of the contents, and unable to make a judgment about their accuracy, I

delivered the information to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

That has been the extent of my contact with the FBI or any other government agency regarding

this issue," the senator said.

Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein, who contributed to a story about the dossier reported by on

Tuesday, said McCain was given the document by a former British ambassador to Moscow.

"It came from a former British MI6 agent who was hired from a political opposition research

firm in Washington who was doing work about Donald Trump for both Republican and Democratic

candidates opposed to Trump," Bernstein told CNN.

"They were looking at Trump's business ties.

They saw some questionable things about Russians, about his businesses in Russia.

They in turn hired this MI6 former investigator," said the Watergate reporter.

"He then came up with additional information from his Russian sources.

He was very concerned by the implications of it.

He then took it to an FBI colleague that he had known in his undercover work for years,"

Bernstein also said.

"He took it to this FBI man in Rome who turned it over to the bureau in Washington in August,"

Bernstein added.

"And then, a former British ambassador to Russia independently was made aware of these

findings and he took the information to senator John McCain in the period just after the election,

and showed it to him - additional findings," he added.

A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday denied Russia has collected

compromising information on Trump and dismissed news reports as a "complete fabrication and

utter nonsense".

Dmitry Peskov insisted that the Kremlin "does not engage in collecting compromising material".

McCain is no fan of Trump as he disavowed the president-elect weeks before the election.

During the campaign Trump said McCain wasn't a war hero because he was captured during

the Vietnam War.Donald Trump's sworn enemy John McCain admits handing FBI dossier claiming

he ordered Russian prostitutes sex act

Donald Trump's sworn enemy Senator John McCain has admitted handing the FBI a dossier

which claimed the President-elect ordered Russian prostitutes to perform a lewd act.

The Arizona senator issued a public statement saying he had passed on the document to federal

agents despite it being riddled with errors and unverifiable claims.

"Late last year, I received sensitive information that has since been made public," he said.

'"On examination of the contents, and unable to make a judgment about their accuracy,

I delivered the information to the Director of the FBI.

"That has been the extent of my contact with the FBI or any other government agency

regarding this issue."

The two men have been involved in a bitter feud since July 2015 after Trump disrespectfully

said McCain was "not a war hero".

Of the decorated Vietnam veteran he said: "He's a war hero because he was captured?

I like people who weren't captured."

In October McCain, who was awarded the Silver Star, the Purple Heart and the Legion of Merit

for his military service, publicly said he refused to support Trump in the election.

He withdrew his endorsements for his party's nominee after audio of the reality TV star

was leaked including the phrase 'grab her by the p****'.

McCain Admits He Gave Dossier Containing "Sensitive Information" On Trump To The FBI

While hardly surprising considering the copious amounts of bad blood between the President

elect and John McCain, earlier today the Arizona senator confirmed that he passed along the

35-page report to the FBI that details unverified allegations that President-elect Trump's team

coordinated with the Russian government to defeat Hillary Clinton.

In a statement released Wednesday, McCain said passing the report along was the extent

of his involvement in the process.

"Late last year, I received sensitive information that has since been made public," McCain said.

"Upon examination of the contents, and unable to make a judgment about their accuracy, I

delivered the information to the director of the FBI.

That has been the extent of my contact with the FBI or any other government agency regarding

this issue."

As The Washington Examiner notes, reports surfaced Tuesday night that a foreign contact

of McCain's passed along the report detailing alleged compromising information the Russian

government has on Trump.

That report was published in full by Buzzfeed Tuesday evening, despite being unverified

information.

As the Mail adds, Carl Bernstein, the Watergate reporter who contributed to the first story

about its existence, suggested that McCain was handed it by a former British ambassador

to Moscow.

Bernstein told CNN: 'It came from a former British MI6 agent who was hired from a political

opposition research firm in Washington who was doing work about Donald Trump for both

republican and democratic candidates opposed to Trump.

'They were looking at Trumps business ties, they saw some questionable things about Russians,

about his businesses in Russia, they in turn hired this MI6 former investigator, he then

came up with additional information from his Russian sources, he was very concerned by

the implications of it, he then took it to an FBI colleague that he had known in his

undercover work for years, he took it to this FBI man in Rome who turned it over to the

bureau in Washington in August.

'And then, a former British ambassador to Russia independently was made aware of these

findings and he took the information to John McCain – Senator John McCain of Arizona

– in the period just after the election, and showed it to McCain – additional findings.

'McCain was sufficiently disturbed by what he read to take it to FBI director James Comey

himself personally, they had a five minute meeting the two men, very little was said,

McCain turned it over to him and is now awaiting what the FBI's response is to that information.'

The identity of the former British ambassador has not been disclosed, however, only one

former British ambassador to Washington remains in UK government service, Sir Tim Barrow,

who went on to be Foreign Office political director and is now Britain's ambassador to

the European Union.

The Arizona senator said at the time: '"Donald Trump's behavior... concluding with the

disclosure of his demeaning comments about women and his boasts about sexual assaults,

make it impossible to continue to offer even conditional support for his candidacy.'

* * *

McCain's statement comes on the heels of reports that President Barack Obama, Trump and congressional

leaders were briefed on the allegations made in the dossier.

The two-page summary is based on a collection memos created by political opponents of Trump

during his presidential campaign, alleging that the Russians had compromising information

on Trump.

The memos were purportedly compiled by a former British intelligence official.

The Trump camp pushed back hard against the report Wednesday, calling it "offensive crap"

and Trump himself went on Twitter to deny any coordination with the Russian government

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Bill Maher Wants You to Thank Him for the Downfall of Milo Yiannopoulos Don't - Duration: 13:07.

Bill Maher Wants You to Thank Him for the Downfall of Milo Yiannopoulos.

Don't.

Bill Maher is taking credit for the swift downfall of former Breitbart senior editor

Milo Yiannopoulos.

In a conversation with the New York Times' David Itzkoff, the Real Time host—who interviewed

Yiannopoulos live on his show last Friday night—argued, "What I think people saw

[on my show] was an emotionally needy Ann Coulter wannabe, trying to make a buck off

of the left's propensity for outrage.

And by the end of the weekend, by dinnertime Monday, he's dropped as a speaker at CPAC.

Then he's dropped by Breitbart, and his book deal falls through."

He added, "Sunlight is the best disinfectant," implying that the platform he provided to

the alt-right-trafficking provocateur allowed people to see him for who he really is.

"You're welcome."

In the days since the Maher interview, Yiannopoulos lost his book deal with Simon & Schuster,

had his keynote speaking slot at CPAC revoked, and resigned from Breitbart.

He'd previously been banned from Twitter for his racist provocations regarding comedian

Leslie Jones.

Of course, while the timing is convenient for Maher, his reasoning for Yiannopoulos'

downfall leaves out the giant elephant in the room: the video that leaked over the weekend,

and which showed Yiannopoulos explicitly condoning pedophilia.

While many have rightly noted that it was hypocritical of CPAC and Simon & Schuster

to endorse Yiannopoulos' past expressions of racism, transphobia, and anti-semitism

only to find these particular comments unacceptable, it remains the case that it was the video

(not Maher's interview) that broke the camel's back.

Maher defended the interview, in any case, arguing that it isn't his job to check the

falsehoods spewed by his guests.

But his attempt to flip the narrative here—the interview was a controversial move upon its

announcement and, after it took place, dismally received—feels blatantly disingenuous.

The fact is that Yiannopoulos didn't just misrepresent important issues—he lied, often

violently and nastily.

He said of Leslie Jones, "I said she looked like a dude—she does; I said she was barely

literate—which she is," to which Maher merely nodded and muttered "OK."

He said transgender people are "vastly disproportionately involved in sex crimes," a completely misleading

claim, as Slate's Matt Dessem explained.

And he furthered his commentary by calling transgender identification a "psychiatric

disorder" and vowing to "protect" women and children from trans people wanting to

use the bathroom corresponding to their gender identity.

(While fellow guest Larry Wilmore memorably shot down that last point, Maher had the gall

to say that Yiannopoulos' fear was "not unreasonable.")

In late 2015, Rick Santorum appeared in a similar one-on-one segment with Maher and

wrongly described a survey of climate scientists.

While Maher didn't correct him at the time, he went out of his way in a subsequent episode

to expose his lies.

"Sorry, Rick," Maher said at the end of the episode.

"But you can't come on my show and misrepresent the most important issue of our time."

In this case, however, Maher didn't find it necessary—or important—to fact-check

his guest.

He reiterated this by telling Itzkoff, "It's not my job to hold [Yiannopoulos] accountable

to everything he's ever said or done."

It is, perhaps, possible that Maher's softball, dangerously chummy interview helped to spur

the kind of reaction necessary to finally push Yiannopoulos out of the bounds of acceptability.

But what the Real Time host doesn't seem to realize is that, if true, this pushback

had as much to do with his allowing another First Amendment advocate to conflate hate

speech with free speech unchecked, as it did with Yiannopoulos' functioning as an "an

emotionally needy Ann Coulter wannabe."

Maher inadvertently revealed just how far into the mainstream a bigoted, ideologically

empty troll was allowed to go.

The Mall of America's Writer-in-Residence Contest Is Capitalism's Answer to the WPA

A moody short story of tchotchkes and psychosexual obsession set at a Spencer's gift store.

A poem that captures the desultory mood of a Cinnabon at midafternoon.

A novella concerned with the lives and loves of the staff and regulars at one Rainforest

Café over the course of a year.

A true-crime narrative about a visit to a Piercing Pagoda gone very wrong.

These are just a few literary possibilities that sprang to mind in conjunction with the

announcement of the Mall of America's writer-in-residence program.

Following in the footsteps of unlikely writer-in-residence stunts at places like the Ace Hotel, London's

Heathrow Airport, and aboard Amtrak, the Mall of America will give one writer the chance

to spend a short residency "deeply immersed in the Mall atmosphere while writing on-the-fly

impressions in their own words" in celebration of the mall's 25th birthday this year.

The application asks writers to "in 150 words or less, pitch your idea for how you

would approach this assignment if you won the Writer-in-Residence prize," and 25 semi-finalists

will be selected to "expand on their story idea in a 500-800-word essay."

Applications are being accepted online now through March 10.

The Great Depression had the Federal Writers' Project, a New Deal/Works Progress Administration

program that put writers like Studs Terkel, Zora Neale Huston, and some 6,000 others to

work.

And now we get an analogue for an era with a lot less patience and public funding for

literature: Instead of a yearslong program for thousands paid for by the government,

this is a capitalist enterprise for just one writer that will last for five days and four

nights and require the winner to perform in public as well as have his or her words vetted

by the mall's marketing department.

The winning writer will also get a $400 mall gift card along with a "generous honorarium"

of $2,500, according to the Verge.

Though more opportunities for writers to get paid to wax poetic about institutions of American

life, and more freedom from marketing oversight in the existing venues, would be welcome,

this residence is a good addition to the fold and the chance for someone—some all-American

individual who grew up coveting the plush of the Build-a-Bear Workshop and crushing

on Abercrombie & Fitch employees—to do something creative with it.

For all the talk about how the Great Recession killed the American mall, most of that discussion

has been about economic trends.

The mall, that once-great bastion of American life, has been thus far underappreciated as

a site of cultural and literary significance, and it needs a bard to explain, celebrate,

eulogize, and reinterpret its meaning.

If all goes as planned, this contest (along with an unrelated anthology of stories about

malls coming later this year) will provide just that.

Plus all the food court pretzels a writer could dream of.

After all, as befitting our nation's largest mall, Mall of America has two Auntie Anne's

along with a Wetzel's Pretzels.

If that doesn't make the muses sing, nothing will.

Trump Administration Revokes Federal Protections for Transgender Students

The Trump administration removed federal protections for transgender students Wednesday evening,

effectively rolling back Obama administration legal guidelines that allowed students in

public schools to use the bathroom and locker room aligned with their chosen gender, not

their sex at birth.

The Trump administration cited states' rights as the primary motivation for the change and

kicked the contentious issue back to individual states and local school districts to draw

up bathroom policies for transgender students that do not violate federal anti-discrimination

law.

"Officials with the federal Education and Justice departments notified the U.S. Supreme

Court that it was ordering the nation's schools to disregard memos the Obama administration

issued during the past two years that said prohibiting transgender students from using

facilities that align with their gender identity violates federal anti-discrimination laws,"

the Washington Post reports.

The two-page 'dear colleague' letter included in a Supreme Court filing late Wednesday does

not offer schools any new guidance, instead saying that the earlier directive needed to

be withdrawn because it lacked extensive legal analysis, did not go through a public vetting

process and sowed confusion and legal challenges.

The administration said that it would not rely on the prior interpretation of the law

going forward.

"Congress, state legislatures, and local governments are in a position to adopt appropriate

policies or laws addressing this issue," Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a statement

Wednesday.

"The Department of Justice remains committed to the proper interpretation and enforcement

of Title IX and to its protections for all students, including LGBTQ students, from discrimination,

bullying, and harassment."

"The question of how to address bathroom access, which the Obama White House clarified

last year, had opened a rift inside the Trump administration, pitting Betsy DeVos, the secretary

of education, against Jeff Sessions, the attorney general," the New York Times reports.

"The new policy overruled the advice of President Trump's education secretary and

placed his administration firmly in the middle of the culture wars that many Republicans

have tried to leave behind."

15 Metal Albums Whose Titles Are Less Dark Than the Washington Post's New Motto

The Washington Post unveiled a cheery new motto this week: "Democracy dies in darkness."

The phrase now appears beneath the newspaper's name on its website and Snapchat Discover

page, although it has yet to make its way into the print edition.

If it sounds like a catchphrase more befitting a doomsday prophet than a daily newspaper,

that doesn't seem to be the intent.

While its precise origins are unclear, it's a favorite saying of Bob Woodward, the famous

Post reporter and editor, who has deployed it in speeches and interviews since at least

2007 as an earnest criticism of government secrecy.

The Post's owner, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, repurposed it as a rallying cry in a 2016

interview about why he bought the paper:

I think a lot of us believe this: that democracy dies in darkness, that certain institutions

have a very important role in making sure that there is light.

And I think the Washington Post has a seat, an important seat, to do that, because we

happen to be located here in the capital city of the United States of America.

In Bezos' mind, then, the motto is really about "making sure there is light."

Still, it's hard to shake the sense that we're reading dispatches from the end times

with those three D-words looming atop the paper's home page.

The grim action verb, the present tense, the dunh-dunh-dunh alliteration, the foreboding

final word: Cormac McCarthy, take notes!

Far be it for us at Slate to chide fellow journalists for apocalyptic responses to our

present political predicament.

That said, we can imagine that the backlash and mockery might give the Post's executives

pause as they ponder putting the motto on their subscribers' doorsteps every morning,

and we're here to help.

Should Washington's paper of record decide at some point that it wants to strike a slightly

gentler tone, here are 15 classic metal album titles that might fit the bill.

Welcome to Hell, Venom (1981)

Screaming for Vengeance, Judas Priest (1982)

Reign in Blood, Slayer (1986)

The Erosion of Sanity, Gorguts (1993)

Altars of Madness, Morbid Angel (1989)

Vulgar Display of Power, Pantera (1992)

Seasons in the Abyss, Slayer (1990)

Slowly We Rot, Obituary (1989)

Bonded by Blood, Exodus (1984)

Storm of the Light's Bane, Dissection (1995)

Operation: Mindcrime, Queensryche (1988)

The Downward Spiral, Nine Inch Nails (1994)

All Hope Is Gone, Slipknot (2008)

Kill 'Em All, Metallica (1983)

Peace Sells … but Who's Buying?, Megadeth (1986)

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Oscar host Jimmy Kimmel set to CRUSH Globes' Jimmy Fallon gig - Duration: 2:02.

The Oscars don't happen till Sunday night, but you don't have to be Carnac the Magnificent to know that, in the battle of the Jimmys, Kimmel is going to run away with it.

All he has to do is show up.

Because, whether he's hosting "The Tonight Show" or the Golden Globes, that's how lame Jimmy Fallon is.

Kimmel is simply funnier, more real and willing to go there, even at a fairly conservative event like the Oscars where outrageous behavior is frowned upon.

It's not their first rodeo. Jimmy Kimmel (L) and Jimmy Fallon have rumbled before. Like when Fallon tackled Kimmel at the 2011 Emmy Awards.

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The more bawdy kudofest that is the Globes, filled with booze-swilling, back-slapping celebs, actually encourages hosts to push the envelope.

Which is why past shows saw Ricky Gervais and the pairing of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler skewering the same celebs, along with the Catholic Church, Roman Polanski, Scientology and Charlie Sheen.

Worthy targets, all.

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Back in January, given license to speak ill, all Fallon could manage was a tepid swipe at President Trump and a snoozy, homophobic musical opening with Justin Timberlake based on the film "La La Land."

The former "Saturday Night Live" star is so jaw-droppingly saccarine-sweet as a host — of, well, anything — he fawns over everyone.

Even when they stink. And that's pretty much Fallon's whole act.

All talk, no action: Golden Globes host Jimmy Fallon poses with Miss Golden Globes 2017, from left, sisters Sistine, Scarlet and Sophia Stallone.

(Chris Pizzello/Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Sure Kimmel can be rude and crude, but he's also downright hysterical. Even when he's at his worst, Kimmel seems to bring people along in a way that makes them feel like they're in on the joke.

That's why, sight unseen, we're already presenting Jimmy Kimmel with an Oscar, an Emmy and a bag of gold for this gig.

In this year's awards show battle of the Jimmys, Kimmel is the only envelope we care to open.

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KUNG WALA KA HALE guitar cover Jam ni Daddy Pareng Don - Duration: 4:00.

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Florida man claims his dog accidentally shot his sleeping girlfriend - Duration: 1:26.

Dogs may eat homework, but they don't shoot guns.

A Florida man is claiming his pet shot his girlfriend in the leg while she was sleeping.

The incident happened Tuesday night at the Jacksonville home of Brian Murphy and his girlfriend, Summer Miracle.

Murphy, 25, told authorities that his dog Diesel woke him up so he decided to take the pooch out for a little bit.

According to ABC 13, as Diesel and Murphy walked back into the home the dog ran into the dark bedroom where Miracle was sleeping.

Brian Murphy from Jacksonville, Florida, told police that his dog accidentally shot his girlfriend.

(Brian Murphy/Facebook)

Murphy said he saw a flash and heard a loud bang right after he went into the bedroom and realized his girlfriend had been shot.

In a police report, Murphy said he thinks the mischievous pup "jumped on the night stand where his gun was sitting and it went off."

Miracle was shot in her right leg, but told police she doesn't know what happened because she was sleeping and awoke to "throbbing pain" in her leg.

Murphy said he covered Miracle's leg with a towel and called 911 to report the shooting.

Miracle was taken to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries and is expected to be OK.

No word on if the gun-shooting pup will be charged.

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Gone with the Wind (1939)- Franky, My Dear, I Don't Give a Damn Scene HD Clip - Duration: 0:36.

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Season 7, Episode 13 Do Her/Don't Do Her - Duration: 28:28.

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Marianne Birthler: Why should the state protect something I don't want to protect myself? - Duration: 7:50.

Why should the state protect something

I don't want to protect myself?

Former Federal Commissioner for the Stasi Records

What does privacy mean to you?

This topic came up just yesterday.

I met a friend at a festival and we had our picture taken together

because it had been a while since we had seen each other.

An hour later, she joyfully told me:

"I already posted our pic on Facebook!"

I thought:

"Oops, I wish she'd asked me before she did that."

I don't like it when private pictures are posted online.

I'm telling you this to make the point

that we must first define what everyone means by privacy.

There is no gold standard that applies to all.

We all tend to agree on privacy in postal and telecommunications

or the sanctity of our homes, etc.

These are standards that still apply, at least in theory,

but the question how I deal with my data,

what I choose to disclose – that is highly controversial.

I'm sure we will also address the political dimension of this,

but I'm sometimes astonished how many people voluntarily

and happily surrender their data in order to obtain some advantage,

or simply for the joy of sharing.

Whether it is pictures

or information about personal relationships, etc.

it seems that the sense that privacy is something

that should be kept private has been lost along the way.

And then it doesn't matter

whether this data is used for political or commercial purposes.

People don't focus on that.

I find it alarming, not least because I wonder,

why we expect the state to protect something

that people themselves don't even protect?

So it is a social education effort.

We must encourage people to check themselves.

What would the Stasi of before be like in today's digital context?

This question isn't even hypothetical.

There are authoritarian states and dictatorships

that have these technologies available.

Look at China or Russia.

No need to speculate,

we can look at what authoritarian states

are doing with this data today.

But we also have to consider

that people now have the opportunity

to connect over the internet,

even if it is sometimes difficult,

and obtain a lot more information than back in the day.

But we are not talking about one state.

My experience with 40 years of GDR dictatorship

was starkly different.

There was a secret police

that declared me and my friends their enemies.

And in order to combat those enemies,

it crushed personal rights.

Not just mail and telecommunications,

the home was also fair game.

That is a very different question than how public authorities

or corporations handle our data today.

Because one question is about instruments

and the other is about social systems.

That is a big difference.

How much surveillance is government permitted

while protecting its citizenry from terrorism?

I can't give you an index for that.

It will remain a continuous conflict

which will have to be renegotiated over and over.

I personally want this conflict...

to be discussed in a transparent fashion,

so all parties know the price we pay for relative safety –

since there is no such thing as absolute safety.

Do we accept losing privacy in exchange for that?

These are incredibly important topics.

This is not just about protection from terrorism,

but also, for instance, about data abuses by corporations,

about becoming a completely transparent consumer.

That also bothers me a lot.

But it needs to be re-negotiated time and again.

The problem is that technological progress

has picked up incredible speed over the past few decades,

and legislation has not kept up.

But even if legislation had kept pace,

the big question remains whether these issues

can even be adequately addressed by laws

or practical law enforcement.

This is a task for our future as a civil society:

to keep discussing what we want,

what we expect from the government,

and what price we are willing to pay.

It would be presumptuous to point out a specific yardstick.

I would prefer a process of negotiation

that starts from the bottom up,

in public, with sufficient information.

This is the state's responsibility –

the legislators' as well as the peoples'.

In addition to the GDR, other East European regimes

spied on their citizens. Is there a conversation

within your generation of former East European citizens

to process your experiences with government surveillance?

During my time as federal commissioner,

my partners in other post-communist countries and I

created a network of the institutions

that were in charge of this difficult legacy.

We quickly found out that we are not a closed club,

but that there is global interest in this topic.

Latin America, Spain, Greece

all have yet to elucidate and process their past.

I'm not just talking about the omnipotent,

overpowering secret police forces that left us defenseless –

that is a big difference, I am not defenseless here.

When our state oversteps its boundaries,

I can raise public concern.

You can't do that in a dictatorship.

But back to your question.

We now have a global exchange about what societies need

as they emerge from a dictatorship,

a civil war or genocide.

That is a highly interesting discourse, for surprisingly,

no matter how different the systems were,

the victims always face the same issues.

What do the victims need?

How do we deal with the perpetrators?

How do we establish the facts?

How do we regenerate civil society?

These are global questions and we can learn from one another.

Thank you, Frau Birthler.

This interview was conducted

in conjunction with the P3M5 theater project.

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Não Faça! , Etme!, Don't Do! - Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi - Duration: 2:00.

I heard that you intend to leave 'us', don't do!

You're tending to another beloved one, another friend; don't do!

Oh moon! Universes have become debris, a ruin because of your love

You're making 'us' a debris, such ruin.. don't do!

Oh you! who has a throne beyond existence and absence..

You are abandoning the ground of existence, don't do!

If you forsake, the moon turns into dark because of anguish

You intend also to ruin the moon's house, don't do!

It doesn't harm 'us' even if there is poison in your candy bowl

You turn poison into candy; and candy into poison.. don't do!

My eye which comitted sin, is thief of your beauty

Oh you! the one who worths even to steal for, you are stealing.. don't do!

If you don't have strenght to handle with lovers..

So why are you astonished for love? Don't do!

Rebel, my friend! It is not the moment for talking

Why are you making love with drunkenness of love? Don't do!

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