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Month: February 2020

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Fingerprint Test Can Tell If You’ve Taken Cocaine Even After You’ve Washed Your Hands

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A new fingerprint technique can detect traces of cocaine on human skin. From just a simple fingerprint, the technique is “smart” enough to tell whether someone has consumed the drug or simply handled it – even after someone has washed their hands. Reported in the journal Scientific Reports, a team of researchers detail a method that can detect cocaine and benzoylecgonine, a chemical that cocaine breaks down into by the liver, in fingerprints using an analytical chemistry technique called Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry. “A fingerprint is a great way to test…

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The 6 Dumbest Code Words For Cheating That Cheaters Use | Betches

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In these trying times, when we can’t turn on the news without feeling like we’re living in a waking nightmare, it can be hard to feel anything other than a constant, impending sense of doom. Whether it’s the spread of coronavirus or our Ashley Madison, the website for people looking to cheat on their partners, have released a list of the most common code words used by 1. Tinmanning The Ashley Madison survey defines this as the avoidance of “catching or developing emotional feelings for an affair partner.” I’m confused.…

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Are The ‘Love Is Blind’ Cast Aspiring Influencers? An Investigation | Betches

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and now you have a ton of questions. The main one being, why would someone ever want to go on this show? Are there seriously no other options for you, Barnett? The show suspiciously does not give us many details as to how they chose their singles, but in an interview with E! Network after the show started streaming on Netflix, co-creator Chris Coelen revealed that I feel like there was a casting call posted in the greater Atlanta area that was like, “Want to be Instagram famous, but don’t…

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“I Dont Even Recognize Myself. I Look Tired. I Look Angry. I Look Rushed”: Mom Looking for Balance Says Shes Giving Herself More Grace

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ShareTweetPin “I Never Knew Being A Mother Would Be So Hard For You… Hi, my name is Kate and I am 36 and I’m having a serious case of lost identity. Or maybe it’s a midlife crisis. Or a little post-partum depression. Or maybe I’m just tired, overweight and mentally drained. Who knows which one. I have three boys, a husband, a home, and a job I love. I am beyond blessed. I have devoted my life to the humans in my life. And again, most days, I am happy…

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“She Was Shaking And Crying”: Mom Tells Daughter She Tried to Abort Her in Emotional Encounter

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ShareTweetPin By Billy Hallowell  Abortion is one of the most contested and debated topics in America, but there’s a facet of the discussion that doesn’t often get a great deal of attention: abortion survival. The media tend not to feature abortion survivors like Claire Culwell, a woman whose story has in recent years captivated the pro-life world. WATCH: See 8 Powerful Pro-Life Movies on PureFlix.com Culwell, who will soon participate in the inspirational “She Lives Out Loud” online event for women, became a pro-life speaker and advocate after learning 10…

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Trendy Spring Shoes Under $50 | Betches

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1. Lace-Up Sandals The “cool” thing to do right now is to wear lace-up shoes all wrapped up around the bottom of your pants (as exemplified above). I know that this may be a bit bold for most people so, even if you’re not ready to go full fashion blogger-level with the lace-up trend yet, you can simply start by just getting yourself a cute pair of lace-up heels that pair well with everything, like these. Last spring was all about over-the-top neon colors. This spring, we’re moving toward a…

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Guy Hacks Google Maps With 99 Phones and a Little Red Wagon

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Artist Simon Weckert transported 99 smartphones in a little red wagon to generate a virtual traffic jam in Google Maps. He was able to turn a virtual ‘green’ street ‘red’, which impacted the physical world by navigating cars using Google Maps on another route to avoid being ‘stuck’ in traffic. Check out the video below and scroll down to learn more about this project. The advent of Google’s Geo Tools began in 2005 with Maps and Earth, followed by Street View in 2007. They have since become enormously more technologically…

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A Safety Board Faults Tesla and Regulators in a Fatal 2018 Crash

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A federal watchdog panel ripped into Tesla and the federal agency that regulates it on Tuesday after concluding an investigation into a fatal 2018 crash involving the carmaker’s driving assistance feature, Autopilot. The investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board found that Tesla hasn’t done enough to prevent drivers’ misuse of Autopilot, which Tesla says can “drive” on highways in some situations but must always be monitored by those behind the wheel. The probe also concluded that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s hands-off, voluntary approach to regulating new vehicle…

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The Only Silent Marriage Killer More Deadly Than Sex, Affairs & Money

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ShareTweetPin I got the answer wrong when the seminar presenter asked what the silent marriage killer was. Would you get it wrong? Just after my wife and I got married, we attended a seminar on aiding the rehabilitation of human trafficking victims, particularly those trafficked for sex. (I won’t get into all that…that’s another story for another day.) In one of the presenter’s talks, he asked the audience what the silent marriage killer was and the biggest cause of divorce was. Since I had just been through premarital counseling, I…

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Scotland Is About To Make History As The First Country To Make Feminine Hygiene Products Free

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A study performed by Plan International UK has shown that 15% of girls have struggled to afford sanitary products in the UK. Furthermore, the study has revealed that nearly half of girls aged 14-21 in the UK are embarrassed by their periods. This research has demonstrated that period poverty and stigma are real problems that need to be addressed. That’s exactly what Scotland is doing by introducing a bill to make sanitary items free country-wide. Scotland has just approved the first stage of the bill that would make period products…

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Hailey Bieber Jabs Selena Gomez Again In SHADY AF Instagram Post! – Perez Hilton

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The shade! Goodness!!! Just when we think the feud between the past and current loves of Justin Bieber‘s life is completely over, someone breaks the ceasefire. This time it was Hailey Bieber, who posted a quote to her Instagram Story which seems very much to be a very purposeful slap in the face to the woman many fans still consider to be Justin’s OTP, Selena Gomez. She posted: “A person in 2 months could make you feel what a person in 2 years couldn’t. Time means nothing, character does.” Then there’s an attribution to…

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Girls With Soft Hearts Should Stay Away From Friends With Benefits

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Holly Riordan Updated February 25, 2020 By Logan Weaver Girls with soft hearts should never agree to friends with benefits with someone they’re secretly interested in dating. They should never spread little white lies in order to get closer to someone special. They should never act inauthentic in the hopes it will bring them happiness. Girls with soft hearts should never be friends with benefits because it’s hard to cope with the fact that, although you’re good friends who have good chemistry (qualities you value highly in a romantic relationship),…

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