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Trump and his advocates say Mueller found no evidence of conspiracy? That’s not true. They say Mueller found no evidence of coordination? Also false. Mueller found no evidence of collusion? False. Mueller considered the facts from every angle but couldn’t establish any conspiracy between Trump or his campaign and Russian nationals? False. Mueller made a final determination on whether law enforcement could establish the exceedingly narrow band of conspiracy he investigated?...

Time and efficiency: the diptych of German virtue. It’s a cliche. Just as the mere word manana brands Latins as slow and unreliable, jokes ask how many Poles or Irish it takes to change a light bulb. Globe-trotting sophisticates know that dinner at eight means nine in Madrid and half past in London. Here in Germany you can be the last guest if you show up at five after. Social promptness is only one of a host of traits that have given Germans a reputation for efficiency unrivaled since Alexander the Great made short work of the world before his 33rd birthday....

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The group congregated silently around the doors leading into the ballroom. All eyes looked toward the floor. We were 12 hours into the fast from food, talking, technology, sex and eye contact. Once the doors opened, a tranquil flood of meditative music poured from the ballroom. The Raelians and I processed in, one by one, with six Raelian guides on either side. Dressed in long white clothing from head to toe, each guide smiled, their faces lit by candles in their palms....

For many decades, businesses have leveraged public relations to help build their brands’ credibility in the public eye. Although PR encompasses many other dimensions, in recent years, it’s largely become synonymous with media relations — the art of pitching newsworthy ideas to journalists for inclusion in their stories. How The Credibility of the Media Can Affect Businesses When journalists include companies in their coverage, the perceived value of those brands skyrockets due to the third-party validation they receive, which builds brand credibility that can’t otherwise be attained through owned and paid media tactics....

The $920,000 award for medicine or physiology this year will be split evenly among three researchers. Swedish pharmacologist Arvid Carlsson deserves a bonus for patience as well: it’s been almost half a century since he discovered that the brain chemical dopamine carries messages between nerve cells. American Paul Greengard, of Rockefeller University in New York, earned his share for figuring out exactly how dopamine works–by changing the properties of important proteins....

Science fiction often depicts dramatized versions of common fears. The advancement of science and technology has a lot of drawbacks, and the genre exists to depict them in extreme cases. There’s no contemporary development more terrifying than the nuclear bomb, and tons of creatives took their turn to depict its horrors. RELATED: The Terraforming Trope In Sci-fi, Explained Nuclear Mutants are creatures that have been immutably changed by exposure to radioactive materials....

Would the Bush administration ever use nuclear weapons? According to two well-informed sources, the U.S. commander in the gulf, Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, requested authorization to explode a nuclear device high over Iraq at the start of hostilities. Such a blast would generate a massive electromagnetic pulse, which would shut down every electronic device in Iraq. One source said that the request had gone as high as President Bush, who rejected it....

Elden Ring to some is described as gaming’s biggest rollercoaster, as most hopes of seeing a reveal any time soon have often been dashed. Almost two years after its initial reveal, fans are hoping to get another glimpse at Elden Ring at E3 2021. While it’s more important than ever to keep expectations in check, the odds of Elden Ring making a return is at least more than nil....

Congratulations on your fourth Onion book and fourth best seller. Is this the part where you start recording everything I say? I feel good about it. I’m in favor of having a best seller. That’s always been my position on it. Either we’re fooling somebody or they really like us. Are you afraid of jumping the shark? I live in mortal terror. Well, not mortal, semi-mortal. I imagine this guy looking at us closely for signs of the end....

The story behind these feathered friends dates back to the 1980s, when they were first designed by Koichi Ishii, the same man who designed moogles. Ishii was the artist for the original Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy 2, and has worked on many other titles where his jobs varied from designer, director, graphics superviser, and producer. The backstory for what inspired chocobo is actually kind of adorable, as the design was based on a childhood memory of Ishii’s about befriending a chick....

title: “The Palmpilot Is Back Kind Of And Here S Why People Miss It” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-02” author: “Claire Spicer” The Internet Archive now offers a virtual version of the PalmPilot you can use in your browser. For many, the Palm is a memory trip to the PDAs of the 1990s with a calendar and notepad, with some saying they miss their PalmPilots despite all the modern conveniences of smartphones....

“The idea is to establish a scholarly archive … so that records cannot be destroyed,” says the leader of the team, Allen Weinstein, head of the Center for Democracy, a Washington public-policy group. But some of the files have disappeared already, and former communist officials are stonewalling. Italy has launched a new investigation of its own, and Bulgarian officials say the case is mainly Rome’s problem. More hope is held out for a parallel investigation into the 1978 murder of Bulgarian exile Georgi Markov, who was killed in London by a poison pellet, apparently carried in the tip of an umbrella....

The leaders of Madrazo’s party claim they already have. For the last 70 years, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) has governed Mexico through a combination of presidential decree, a mighty patron-client political machine and, when necessary, blatant electoral fraud. Over the last decade, two opposition parties have broken the PRI’s monopoly on power and–with the help of the 1994 economic crisis and the scandals that swirled around the presidency of Carlos Salinas–forced it to start reforming itself....

Though the PSN will not be brought up to its full strength for some time to come, the basic services — namely online gaming capabilities and third party applications — that most gamers have been without are slowly becoming available. Sony President Kazuo Hirai took to the Official PlayStation Blog to announce exactly what is taking place during this first phase of the PlayStation Network being brought back online. Essentially, gamers will be able to sign in to the PlayStation Network, participate in online matches, access third party services like Netflix and Hulu, and utilize their Qrocity accounts....

To his manager, Paolo Comellini, Tomba’s combination of raw strength and great technique makes him “a phenomenon.” If other skiers tried to do what Tomba does, claims Comellini, “I don’t think they would reach the end of the competition.” Tomba doesn’t lack for confidence. Arriving at the Olympic Village, he declared that it would soon be known as “Alberto-ville” and then proceeded to deliver on his boast. It was a defining moment for an athlete who only three years ago appeared on the verge of self-destructing....

The forward, who has struggled for playing time – and goals – at Parc des Princes was announced as having signed a season-long deal with the Potters on Wednesday morning. Stoke City 11/4 to be top Midlands club PSG boss Unai Emery allowed the 24-year-old to go on loan to hometown club Las Palmas in January 2017 to try to rediscover the form that earned him plaudits as he came up through the ranks at Real Madrid, picking up two European titles along the way....

With the Metal Gear Solid series stuck in a limbo following the split between Konami and series’ creator Hideo Kojima, as well as the release of the disastrous Metal Gear Survive, the best possible scenario for the franchise going forward seems to be remakes. With Bluepoint having proven themselves to be experts in the area with the releases of Shadow of the Colossus and Demon’s Souls, the studio would likely to a great job with rebuilding the beloved stealth experience....

The 2022 arrival of Horizon Forbidden West has put the franchise back in the limelight, despite heavy overshadowing from Elden Ring. It’s a sublime sequel to an already exceptional product, but rumors have been circulating that the first is receiving a remake in the same vein as The Last of Us Part 1. This is an intriguing thought to those who care deeply about graphical fidelity and performance, but could come at the direct cost of future innovations....

So it’s no wonder that “Marianne,” talking on her mobile phone from her holiday on the Riviera, is a trifle upset. By nights, she entertains clientele in the Avenue Foch, an elegant quartier of doctors’ and lawyers’ offices in Metz. By day, she’s mustering opposition to Metz’s mayor, who recently passed a bylaw banning anyone involved in prostitution from certain city streets. Feeling “flouted” and “humiliated,” she says the measure criminalizes her profession, which, unlike pimping or soliciting, isn’t illegal in France....