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Surveillance footage posted online by a television outlet in Anaheim shows a man at the store almost going up in smoke when an e-cigarette in his pants malfunctioned.
The incident occurred at Anaheim's HDTV Outlet. The store's manager said he feared the burning vape machine might start a fire and he had to rush to extinguish the device.
It's not known what caused the tobacco alternative to spark and explode. According to ABC News, the victim did not suffer serious injuries and he treated his burns at a local pharmacy.
But judging by the CCTV imagery the unidentified male was lucky not to have come to serious harm as flames could be seen rising up his leg and burning a hole in his trousers.
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In preliminary data showing sexually transmitted disease trends over the last five years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that there is evidence of a "steep and sustained" increase in certain diseases.
The data reveals that there were nearly 2.3 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis last year. The CDC say gonorrhea diagnoses have jumped 67 percent in four years, while the prevalence of syphilis increased by approximately 76 percent between 2013 and 2017.
Vatican removes pope's comment that children with homosexual tendencies should seek psychiatric help
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The comment in question was reportedly made as the pontiff was flying back to Rome from Ireland on Sunday. While the Pope has earlier implied that there is nothing wrong with being gay, this time he said that "a lot that can be done through psychiatry" no later than in childhood and added that ignoring such a child is "error of fatherhood or motherhood."
"When it shows itself from childhood, there is a lot that can be done through psychiatry, to see how things are. It is something else if it shows itself after 20 years," Pope Francis told reporters, as cited by multiple outlets.
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"[It happened on] overtime, during working hours, after working hours, any day or any time of the day," Throggs Neck Houses Tenant Association President Monique Johnson told the New York Post Monday. "I now understand why work wasn't getting done."
After multiple complaints by residents and some NYCHA staff - who secretly took photos and shot videos of the debauchery - Johnson informed NYCHA management about the sex parties. Last week, the NYCHA transferred every employee who worked at the housing complex, around 40 in all, to another undisclosed location. Even the workers who were not involved in the sex parties were also relieved of their duties in Throggs Neck.
© Sean Gallup / Getty ImagesThe Castoro 10 pipelay vessel lays concrete-coated pipe for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline onto the seabed of the Baltic Sea on August 16, 2018 near Lubmin, Germany
"Demand in the EU is rising, but domestic production is declining - which in short means that the import demand is increasing," Mehren said, as quoted by the company's press-service.
"In 2030, for example, the EU will have to import around 400 billion cubic meters of natural gas. In order to meet this increasing import demand, we need reliable partners, especially in pipeline distance.
"Nord Stream 2, for example, will provide an additional capacity of 55 billion cubic meters of natural gas when it is completed. This is natural gas that Europe needs," the CEO stressed.
Comment: European leaders would be selling out its already impoverished citizens were it to instead go for unreliable and expensive US gas:
- Atlantic Alliance uber alles? EU agrees to extortionate gas imports from US, and to team up against China in trade war
- Russia to the rescue! Britain receives another gas delivery after record cold causes shortage and 400% price increase
- "Europe needs this gas more than Gazprom needs to sell it": Ukraine reliant on EU for supplies
- IMF advises Ukraine to hike gas prices on its already impoverished citizens
- Behind the Headlines: Trump Ditches Europe, Europe Bluffs, Russia and China Carry on With Eurasian Integration
- Behind the Headlines: Atlantic Trade War? How Trump Breaking Iran Deal Could Dismantle US Empire
Apple's controls to help us limit our phone usage is the clearest evidence yet that self-regulation of technology companies must include not just data privacy, but protections of our humanity.
Apple has included features on its new phones that turn off notifications overnight, during driving and expand parental protections. Google is implementing similar such controls.
In the wake of the Facebook and Cambridge Analytica data scandals, the so-called tech-lash is the ultimate wake up call. It's never been more essential that the industry considers implications beyond the user experience in the race to further monetise our attention.
Flames were seen shooting out from the roof of the 233 year-old Bank Buildings, which has recently undergone a £30million refurbishment
A Belfast-based Primark department store was engulfed in flames which resulted in the evacuation of the visitors shopping inside, the media stated.
The fire crew that arrived at the site made an effort to get access to the source of the fire with a fire engine's ladder.
Toward that end, and because I've been getting some requests for advice on how people who want to do what I do can get started, I'm going to try to tap out a few tips. I've caught some lucky breaks and been really blessed and supported in a bunch of frankly miraculous ways on this weird and wonderful journey, but there are also some concrete pointers I've picked up along the way which I employ constantly. Here they are for anyone who's interested in getting their ideas heard in the people's information rebellion against the establishment propaganda machine:
1. Create daily content.
This is honestly the most important one. Whether you make blogs, podcasts or videos, the best way to build an audience is to become a part of people's everyday routine; something they can enjoy over coffee in the morning or on the train on their way to work. If you're making high-quality content on a daily basis, this will necessarily happen, and the more shareable your content (more on that in a minute), the quicker it will occur.
Comment: One could say the oligarchy has already exposed themselves as totalitarian fascists, however, they still need to manufacture consent and we can see it in their increasing desperation to censor and shut down dissenting views. This is a good way to counteract that.
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The video, shared by Israeli activist and Breaking the Silence NGO spokesperson Achiya Schatz, depicts the extreme lengths a Palestinian child goes to to get back to her house. The girl is seen struggling to climb a closed gate in Hebron, the top section of which is angled back towards her. The video has been viewed over 13,000 times since being posted.
Comment: This is just the latest in a string of scandals for the Housing Authority. The fact that no one was fired but were instead reassigned to 'undisclosed locations' ensures that this culture of corruption will continue. The Observer reports: