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Having a poo in work, disabled toilet (no disabled people in this building so it is first come first serve whoever wants a poo in peace). The door uses an electric / magnet lock.

For my morning poo, i like to unbutton my shirt just to get maximum 'letting it all out' room to push the last bits of the weekend out. (Its one of those thin fit shirts).

Halfway through my poo i hear a click, the fuse for the door electrics has blown.

The magnetic lock dies, the door swings open. Читать дальше...

Having a poo in work, disabled toilet (no disabled people in this building so it is first come first serve whoever wants a poo in peace). The door uses an electric / magnet lock.

For my morning poo, i like to unbutton my shirt just to get maximum 'letting it all out' room to push the last bits of the weekend out. (Its one of those thin fit shirts).

Halfway through my poo i hear a click, the fuse for the door electrics has blown.

The magnetic lock dies, the door swings open. Читать дальше...

The Planet is a personal pod chair complete with speakers and solar panels. It's a melding of the 1960s Lee West Stereo Alpha Egg Chair concept with a Buckminster Fuller geodesic vibe. The Planet sells for (gulp) $3,350. From MZPA:

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• A startup called Kiddom is in 70% of US school districts, and it's quickly enticing teachers with the "personalized learning" model.
• Personalized learning uses technology to tailor lesson plans to individual kids' abilities and learning styles.
• It's been endorsed by tech giants like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg.

If 2017 had any standout education movements, it was personalized learning, a style of instruction that uses technology to tailor instruction to individual kids. Читать дальше...

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There are few things like knowing that the person you're with just wants to be with you. When you feel solid and reassured by the level of love and communication in your relationship. There's no worry or stress about getting ghosted or cheating and your only worry about your partner is whether or not they've noticed that you're actively building and expanding your wedding board on Pinterest.

But sometimes, things take a turn and all of that reassurance and security can go out the door. Читать дальше...

American International Group on Monday said it would buy Validus Holdings for $5.56 billion in cash to strengthen its reinsurance business, the company’s first deal under Chief Executive Brian Duperreault. The acquisition snaps a long period of retrenchment for AIG, which was brought to the brink of collapse during the 2008 financial crisis, and comes...

Eintracht Frankfurt head coach Niko Kovac has slammed the actions of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as the Borussia Dortmund forward reportedly nears a move to Arsenal. Aubameyang was left out Dortmund's squad for the stalemate against Wolfsburg on January 14 after missing a team meeting, while he did not travel with his team-mates for last Friday's draw with Hertha Berlin. The Bundesliga club claimed a bid for the 28-year-old had been received from Arsenal at the weekend, though it is believed to be below their €60million asking price. Читать дальше...

The Checkers are getting a piece of their blue line back as the Hurricanes have assigned Roland McKeown to Charlotte.

{loadposition Hometrust}The second-year pro skated for Carolina on Sunday against Vegas, setting an NHL career high with nearly 15 minutes of ice time. McKeown, who made his NHL debut earlier this season, now has two assists in three games for the Hurricanes this season.

McKeown, who missed both of Charlotte’s contests against Rochester over the weekend, ranks... Читать дальше...

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• Biotech mergers and acquisitions are off to a hot start in 2018.
• On Monday, French drugmaker Sanofi spent $11.6 billion to buy US hemophilia firm Bioverativ, and Celgene spent $9 billion on cancer specialist Juno Therapeutics.
• Investment banks stand to make as much as $185 million in fees for advising on the deals.

Two major biotech acquisitions dropped on Monday: French drugmaker Sanofi spent $11.6 billion to buy US hemophilia firm Bioverativ... Читать дальше...

Hamburg (dpa) - HSV-Sportdirektor Jens Todt schließt nach der Verpflichtung von Bernd Hollerbach als Cheftrainer beim Hamburger SV Spieler-Einkäufe noch im Januar nicht aus. «Wir sondieren ganz intensiv den Markt und sind nicht untätig», sagte Todt am Montag bei der Präsentation des neuen Coaches. Der 48-jährige Hollerbach tritt beim Tabellenvorletzten der Fußball-Bundesliga die Nachfolge von Markus Gisdol an, der einen Tag zuvor beurlaubt worden war. Der ehemalige HSV-Profi erhielt einen Vertrag bis 2019. Читать дальше...

Elfrid Payton scored 22 points, and the Orlando Magic snapped a 14-game losing streak in Boston by delivering an impressive 103-95 triumph over the Celtics on Sunday. Evan Fournier added 19 points as Orlando won for just the second time in the past 10 games and third time in the last 20. Aaron Gordon contributed 11 points and 13 rebounds. Kyrie Irving scored 40 points on 14-of-23 shooting but was unable to prevent Boston from going winless on a three-game homestand. Irving hit 5 of 7 3-point attempts... Читать дальше...

Caracas, 22 ene (dpa) - El Gobierno venezolano rechazó hoy las sanciones que la Unión Europea (UE) impuso contra siete de sus altos funcionarios por supuestas violaciones a los derechos humanos, que consideró ilegales y contrarias al derecho internacional."El Gobierno Bolivariano de Venezuela rechaza enérgicamente las medidas restrictivas impuestas contra siete altos funcionarios de nuestro país de manera ilegal y unilateral por la Unión Europea, adoptadas el día de hoy por el Consejo de Asuntos Exteriores en la ciudad de Bruselas"... Читать дальше...

Player-Friendly Handicapping Tournament Held Jan. 26 & 27 at Gulfstream Park & Xpressbet   January 22, 2018 (Washington, PA) – Horseplayers will notice a number of familiar names on the Pegasus World Cup Betting Championship (PWCBC) leaderboard this January 26 and 27, but none more familiar than NBC Sports Broadcaster and 16-year NHL veteran Eddie […]

Martín Vasquez joined us for a few minutes to talk about the academy, player development, and what brought him to RSL.

In one of the most unsettled Oscars seasons in memory, the toughest category to figure out may be Best Picture. But first, we have to figure out what’s going to get nominated — and while five or six films and more than a dozen actors seem secure in their chances of scoring nods, there are plenty of question marks up and down the Oscar ballot. In all likelihood, Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water” will lead all films in nominations — I have it nabbing 12 nominations, which would put it two... Читать дальше...

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Dutch and Danish researchers exploring the effects of alcohol on "expectancy-driven mystical and quasi-mystical" episodes have gotten people wearing a skateboarding helmet with inactive wires attached to report a wide range of "extraordinary experiences."

Paris Saint-Germain are strongly considering making Real Madrid's Zinedine Zidane their manager this summer, with Unai Emery's future in France 'hanging by a thread'.

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced charges on Monday against six certified public accountants - five former KPMG partners and one former staffer at the audit regulator, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. They allegedly misappropriated and used confidential information relating to the PCAOB's planned inspections of KPMG audits. The SEC alleges that the misconduct allegedly began in 2015 when former PCAOB... Читать дальше...

With both sides entering the game in the relegation zone, all knew the stakes were high. In recent weeks Cirencester has seen green shoots of improvement especially last week against an abrasive Spartans side where the Cotswold side went toe to toe with their Gloucester counter parts. Could Cirencester bring the physicality to this all important game? If the early exchanges were a measure the answer was yes.

Stellenbosch (dpa) - Der in einem Bilanzskandal steckende und schwer angeschlagene Möbelkonzern Steinhoff hat sich weiteres Geld verschafft. Wie das sowohl in Frankfurt als auch in Johannesburg börsennotierte Unternehmen am Montag mitteilte, hat es weitere Anteile an der Investmentholding PSG Group verkauft. Veräußert wurden 29,4 Millionen Aktien zu 240 südafrikanische Rand das Stück. Für das Aktienpaket über 13,5 Prozent erlöst Steinhoff brutto umgerechnet rund 478 Millionen Euro. Steinhoff hält... Читать дальше...

Moscow (dpa) - Six-time Olympic gold medalist speed skater Viktor An has been barred from competing in next month‘s Winter Olympics in his birth country, South Korea, Russian state news agency TASS reported Monday, citing an undisclosed source.An, 32, won three Olympic golds for South Korea at the 2006 Olympics, but failed to qualify for 2010. He then received Russian citizenship and won three golds for that country when it hosted the 2014 Olympics.The reason for An being barred from next month‘s Olympics, in Pyeongchang, was not disclosed. Читать дальше...