Day: February 15, 2016

Curiositys, Living, Media&Culture, Technology1 Comment

How to Pick Your Way Out of Handcuffs

Fernando Kaskais

Editor’s note: This post was written by the ITS Tactical Crew and originally ran on ITS Tactical. A Manly Guest Contributor Today we’ll be showing you how to pick your way out of handcuffs using only a bobby pin. We realize this may be a sensitive issue to some out there, as this information in the wrong hands could be detrimental; here’s our take. The current “swinging bow rachet – type” adjustable handcuff design dates back to 1912 when the Peerless Handcuff Company patented it. Even the “double lock,” that we’ll get into later in the article, came about shortly after this. First off, … Continue reading How to Pick Your Way Out of Handcuffs

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Anna Dostoyevsky on the Secret to a Happy Marriage: Wisdom from One of History’s Truest and Most Beautiful Loves

Fernando Kaskais

Anna Dostoyevskaya by Laura Callaghan from The Who, the What, and the When How to nurture a love that “would stand as a firm wall,” that “won’t let you fall, and it gives warmth.” BY MARIA POPOVA In the summer of 1865, just after he began writingCrime and Punishment, the greatest novelist of all time hit rock bottom. Recently widowed and bedeviled by epilepsy, Fyodor Dostoyevsky (November 11, 1821–February 9, 1881) had cornered himself into an impossible situation. After his elder brother died, Dostoyevsky, already deeply in debt on account of his gambling addiction, had taken upon himself the debts … Continue reading Anna Dostoyevsky on the Secret to a Happy Marriage: Wisdom from One of History’s Truest and Most Beautiful Loves

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5 Survival Myths That Could Get You Killed

Fernando Kaskais

Image source: Pixabay.com by: Nicholas O. There’s no doubt that there is a lot of helpful information out there about wilderness survival from experts and those who made it out of a crisis situation themselves. Unfortunately, there’s also a lot of false survival information out there – information that can ultimately get you killed. Here are five of the biggest myths about survival that could cost you your life: Myth No. 1: You Can Successfully Suck the Poison Out of a Snakebite The primary reason why this one is a myth in the first place is because we have seen … Continue reading 5 Survival Myths That Could Get You Killed

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Seeing adversity as a chance to learn and grow helps us foster resilience

Fernando Kaskais

© Gizem Vural Perception is key to resilience: Do you conceptualize an event as traumatic, or as a chance to learn and grow? by Maria Konnikova The New Yorker (Maria Konnikova is a contributor to newyorker.com, where she writes regularly on psychology and science.) Norman Garmezy, a developmental psychologist and clinician at the University of Minnesota, met thousands of children in his four decades of research. But one boy in particular stuck with him. He was nine years old, with an alcoholic mother and an absent father. Each day, he would arrive at school with the exact same sandwich: two slices … Continue reading Seeing adversity as a chance to learn and grow helps us foster resilience

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The Reality Of Saudi Arabia Going To War: “They Will Lose 50% of Their Forces In The First Engagement”

Fernando Kaskais

by Mac Slavo A war is brewing and perhaps within a few days or weeks, should cooler heads not prevail in the middle east, we will see the opening salvos of World War III. This time it won’t just be a proxy war between various extreme and moderate terrorist organizations. This time, as John Kerry so eloquently noted, the end result may well be war with the Russians. As we publish, Saudi Arabian forces are readying their air force for bombing runs over Syria. According to reports they are also massing ground troops and awaiting the go-ahead from their Western coalition … Continue reading The Reality Of Saudi Arabia Going To War: “They Will Lose 50% of Their Forces In The First Engagement”

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Fantasy North

Fernando Kaskais

Detail from a 1937 poster ‘See the Land of the Vikings!’ Photo by Corbis The top of the globe has always meant fantasy, myth, adventure. What explains the icy northern grip on our imagination? by E R Truitt (E R Truitt is a medieval historian at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania. Her latest book is Medieval Robots: Mechanism, Magic, Nature, and Art (2015).) The night sky pulses with colour: streaks of viridian, azure, violet and crimson vivid against the bleached land. Leviathans roam the seas, singing in haunting voices, and white bears hunt toothed whales on land and water. Giants make their homes in … Continue reading Fantasy North

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Libya Is Turning into a Catastrophe – Where Are All the Pundits Who Cheered for Its Invasion?

Fernando Kaskais

It’s easy to boost a war, it’s hard follow up on the destruction left in its wake. By Adam Johnson / AlterNet As the fifth anniversary of the NATO invasion of Libya approaches, news that the Pentagon is preparing to send troops to the north African country barely made headlines in the U.S. The Islamic State, and other jihadi groups LINK, now control almost two-thirds of the country and a unity government remains elusive. Libya, which had the highest standard of living before the 2011 invasion, has since become a failed state and a safe-haven for various radical groups. It’s … Continue reading Libya Is Turning into a Catastrophe – Where Are All the Pundits Who Cheered for Its Invasion?

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Of tinfoil hats and mind control — Directed Energy Weapons exposed

Fernando Kaskais

The next time you drive down the street take a look at all of the antenna arrays affixed to “cell-phone” towers By XKeyscore (INTELLIHUB) — When confronted with talk of advanced technologies and weapon systems, it is amazing how quickly people with no concept of technological progression resort to “tinfoil hat” comments in a laughing and often disdainful fashion. But the real question should be; is there any truth to what those “crazy tin-foil hatters” are claiming? Mind-beams, mind-control, ray guns, and crazy allusions to “Directed Energy Weapons (DEWS)?” Many Readers may say these assertions sound like delusional ramblings or … Continue reading Of tinfoil hats and mind control — Directed Energy Weapons exposed