Jul 22
This NES is a painstaking recreation of the real thing—and we reckon making it was perhaps even more fun than playing the old version of Final Fantasy you have lying around.
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Jul 22
The Case For Ted Cruz
Posted in: Today's ChiliSo Ted Cruz is off to the races. Don’t know if you caught his This Week segment yesterday, but he was (a) in Iowa, and (b), insisting that he’s not thinking about 2016, the combination of which is a sure-fire sign that he’s in (it was for a guy named Obama in 2006).
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Jul 22
By Headspace
Running most certainly has its benefits: It’s good for our hearts and our heads. Many have turned running into a daily habit. And while there’s much to gain from performing the physical activity, there’s a lot we’re missing out on when we slip into a semi-conscious state when doing the exercise. It’s pretty normal for the mind to wander when you’re running, regardless of whether the thoughts are related to the running itself, or something quite separate. But the only way to ensure that you’re performing to the very best of your ability, is to leave the thinking behind and allow the body and mind to work together with a combined physical and mental focus. So here is a mindfulness exercise from the meditation experts at Headspace to use next time you go for your run.
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Jul 22
Kevyn Orr, Detroit Emergency Manager, Governor Rick Snyder Defend Bankruptcy On Sunday Talk Shows
Posted in: Today's ChiliDETROIT — It wasn’t easy making Detroit the largest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy protection, but it was the right decision, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said Sunday as he, the city’s mayor and its emergency manager made the television talk show rounds.
Snyder, a Republican, gave his blessing to emergency manager Kevyn Orr’s decision to file for bankruptcy for Detroit on Thursday.
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Jul 22
Frank Lee Smith’s Family Settles Lawsuit With Broward Sheriff’s Office Over DNA Exoneration
Posted in: Today's ChiliFrank Lee Smith died of cancer on death row, just months before DNA exonerated him of raping and murdering an 8-year-old girl in Fort Lauderdale. Now, more than 13 years later, his family’s civil lawsuit against the Broward Sheriff’s Office and two detectives accused of framing him has finally been settled.
Smith’s death made him a national symbol because it was the first case in the U.S. that scientifically proved an innocent man had died in prison for a crime he didn’t commit.
But the financial settlement reached with the Sheriff’s Office — on behalf of the agency and retired detectives Richard Scheff and Philip Amabile — is much less than the millions awarded in Broward’s other notorious wrongful conviction cases.
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Jul 22
O.J. Simpson could head from prison to “Anger Management.”
According to The New York Post, Norman Pardo, Simpson’s promoter, pitched the idea to a production executive on the FX series in advance of Simpson’s release from prison. Pardo said the show is interested.
“O.J. would play a thinly veiled version of himself — a famous con who’s pissed off about being unjustly incarcerated,” Pardo said.
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Jul 22
By KEN THOMAS, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is meeting Monday with his most loyal supporters to discuss ways to promote his agenda on issues like immigration reform and the economy as lawmakers prepare to return home for their annual summer break.
Obama was being joined by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California at a meeting of Organizing for Action, a super political action committee formed from the president’s 2012 re-election campaign.
Jul 22
This Is What Humans And Animals Look Like When They Get Splashed With Cold Water (PHOTOS)
Posted in: Today's ChiliThis is what humans and animals look like when they are doused with a bucket of cold water. Behold:
The idea behind these clever photographs is simple: two Toronto-based artists by the name of April Maciborka and David Wile recruited children, adults, a porcupine, a kangaroo and even a peacock to pose for a series called “Splash.” In it, the motley crew of subjects sit center frame while the camera catches the exact moment that a significant amount of water comes hurling toward their selves. Chaos does not ensure, but hilarious reactions to the shower certainly do.
Jul 22
If the polls are right and Chris Christie wins a lopsided reelection victory this fall, it will put the New Jersey governor in position to seek the presidency in 2016.
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Jul 22
Robert Pruitt’s Cosmic Cool ‘Women’ Come To The Studio Museum In Harlem (PHOTOS)
Posted in: Today's ChiliIs it possible to be a shape-shifter while remaining strongly grounded at the same time? Robert Pruitt‘s crayon series, simply entitled “Women,” shows such an existence is not just possible — it is everywhere.
Pruitt’s portraits of contemporary African American women incorporate science fiction, hip-hop, 1960s black power, comic book culture and a romantic allegiance to realism. Conjuring the cultural influences that construct identity, Pruitt presents feminine strength from the inside colliding with external forces to create a captivating and fantastical portrait.
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