TEEN TITANS GO! Robin, Cyborg, Beast Boy, Raven, Starfire, Silkie Toy Review & Unboxing – Video

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Ronda Rousey: Cris Cyborg should be charged with attempted homicide for fighting on PEDs

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If you expected UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey to show any sympathy for rival Cyborg Justino due to the latter's recent foot injury, well, guess again.

On Monday's edition of The MMA Hour, Rousey, when asked about a potential matchup with the former Strikeforce and current Invicta featherweight champ, made it abundantly clear what she thinks about Justino in the wake of her 2012 suspension for performance-enhancing drugs.

"If [a fight with Cyborg] happens or not, whatever," Rousey said. "I'll do it, I'll beat her, it's just, I mean, that girl in my eyes should be charged with attempted negligent homicide. Coming into the cage with performance-enhancing drugs is the equivalent of walking in there with a weapon."

MMA's issues with PEDs seem to be getting worse. In other sports, an athlete's PED use simply enables them to hit a ball farther or run faster, but in the case of MMA, another human being is taking damage as the result of such usage. Rousey fears the results of a worst-case scenario.

"The only reason we're even allowed to do MMA is, given potential for how it is right now, we can say it is safe," Rousey said. "But if you keep putting PEDs in people, it's going to become less and less safe, and the day somebody dies in that Octagon, and the other person tests positive for steroids, you're going to have your first murder case in MMA and that is going to be the kind of thing that destroys the sport. It could destroy the sport forever."

That said, Rousey still wouldn't say no to a potential fight with Cyborg - who was scheduled to make her bantamweight debut at Invicta 10 before a foot injury caused her to pull out - even if she doesn't feel Justino deserves it.

"I'm happy to put her out of her misery and put her out of the sport so no one else will ever have to deal with her again because it's something that needs to be done," Rousey said. "But do I think that having a big PPV card is worth having that sort of thing for the sport that I've worked so hard to develop? Then no, I don't think it's worth it. If you put her in front of me, I'll put her out. But do I think she deserves to be there? No."

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Sci-Fi Action Movie Double Feature with Cyborg and Total Recall

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It's a wonderful Sunday evening for some science fiction, don't you think? Luckily, Netflix has just reintroduced into the streaming wild two titles worthy of your attention: Cyborg and Total Recall.

I am an absolute sucker for action films, but I only really like them if it's completely unforgiving, 24/7, non-stop action. The best action movies have moments where they bathe in the ridiculousness of what's happening on screen, and it makes watching them that much more fun. It's part of the reason why I have such an unreasonable affection for mega-action flicks like The Expendables (yes, all of them.) They're just fun, and these two titles fit that category.

Total Recall is just simply amazing. Going on 24 years old now, the original Arnold Schwarzenegger flick is an excellent retelling of the Philip K. Dick short story "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale." Douglas Quaid is a construction worker who dreams of traveling to Mars. When a mishap at his local Rekall facility unlocks forgotten memories, Quaid must fight his way to Mars and somehow save the day. Despite being your typical action film, it's definitely one of the best as it's able to even slip in a brain-melting conclusion that leaves you questioning the entire film.

Cyborg has fewer accolades to celebrate. In fact, the film is widely accepted as one of Jean-Claude Van Damme's worst. But as you somehow secretly love movies even if they're terrible, Cyborg's off-putting acting and knee jerk pacing doesn't completely destroy that campy sci-fi romp that is at its soul. Even io9 couldn't bear to include it in their list of terrible cyborg films. (I mean, the sequels sure, but not the original.)

Van Damme, who plays the mercenary Gibson Rickenbacker, must fight Fender Tremelo, a brutish thug determined to secure the cure to the plague that has ravaged the world and keep it in his steely grasp. I'm not exactly sure why everyone is named after guitars, and to be honest, that's just one of many things that doesn't make sense, but I love this movie all the same. Yes, this film was completely written in a weekend, yes, the music is terrible, and yes, it was made for less than 500,000 in 23 days, but it's a comfort film I could watch again and again. [Netflix]

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UAE- Sharjah Science Museum hosts astronomy event

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(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) The event aims to enrich public knowledge of astronomy and present school students families and museum visitors with the latest developments in this science.

Sharjah: The Sharjah Museums Department (SMD) on Thursday launched its annual astronomy event a three day programme entitled Space Guiding Your Way at the Sharjah Science Museum.

Prof Humaid Al Nuaimi admires a showpiece during the astronomy event at Sharjah Science Museum.

The event was inaugurated by Professor Humaid Al Nuaimi Director of the University of Sharjah and President of the Arab Union for Astronomy and Space who was accompanied by several representatives of the Sharjah Museums Department.

The event which is organised for the 15th consecutive year aims to enrich public knowledge of astronomy and present school students families and museum visitors with the latest developments in this science. The event which ends today has seen participation from various astronomical entities and authorities from the UAE. Visitors were introduced to the latest advances in astronomy and had a chance to participate in many interactive planned activities. The SMD arranged advanced equipment enabling people to safely take a closer look at the sun. Various workshops introduced families to astronomy and gave visitors an opportunity to observe the planets of the solar system.

A number of competitions were also planned and open to all visitors. The competitions which combined fun with knowledge were judged by experts in the field. A special shop was also available on site to offer astronomy-related toys to help develop childrens attention and curiosity in astronomy and offer valuable information.

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Public Lecture Series to Explain Wonders of Astronomy

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Eight monthly talks have been scheduled at UC Riverside covering a range of topics in astronomy

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A gravitational lens mirage. Pictured above, the gravity of a luminous red galaxy (LRG) has gravitationally distorted the light from a much more distant blue galaxy. More typically, such light bending results in two discernible images of the distant galaxy, but here the lens alignment is so precise that the background galaxy is distorted into a horseshoe -- a nearly complete ring. Since such a lensing effect was generally predicted in some detail by Albert Einstein over 70 years ago, rings like this are now known as Einstein Rings. Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Riverside is hosting a new series of eight public lectures aimed at making astronomy understandable to all. The free lectures will take place the first Thursday of every month (except the one in January 2015).

The first lecture of the series, scheduled for 6 p.m., Nov. 6, will address how gravitational lenses can be used to study the distant universe. Titled Einsteins Telescope: Using Gravitational Lenses as Telescopes to Reveal the Distant Universe, the one-hour talk will be given by Brian Siana, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy at UC Riverside. It will take place in Room 3035 in the Physics Building on campus.

A century ago, Einstein predicted that massive objects bend space, causing light to change direction, Siana said. Today, astronomers are using this phenomenon to focus light and magnify distant galaxies. In this talk, I will explain this phenomenon and show how astronomers are using it to study everything from planets outside our solar system to the most distant galaxies ever seen.

The series will continue next month with a talk, scheduled for Dec. 4, on the evolution of galaxies. The first talk next year will take place on Jan. 8 (instead of Jan. 1). The series will conclude with the talk on June 4, 2015.

For now, the talks are being held in Room 3035 in the Physics Building, said Mario De Leo Winkler, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, who is organizing the lecture series. Depending on the turnout, we may move in the future to a larger room.

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ASTRO Praises Medicare and Congress for Protecting Patient Access to Radiation Oncology Care

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Newswise Fairfax, Va., November 3, 2014The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) today applauds the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for not implementing proposed payment cuts for radiation therapy starting January 1, 2015, as detailed in the final 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), issued on Friday, October 31, 2014. ASTRO also thanks radiation oncologys congressional champions for working with CMS to protect cancer patients access to radiation therapy across the country.

The 2015 MPFS estimates that radiation oncologists will see no change in total allowed charges beginning January 1, 2015. The MPFS sets 2015 Medicare payment rates and policies for global payments (professional and technical) performed in the freestanding environment and professional payments for services performed in the hospital outpatient environment.

The 2015 MPFS final rule states that CMS will delay its decision for one year regarding classification of the radiation treatment vault because the issue needs detailed study and evaluation. In addition, CMS has delayed implementation of new radiation treatment delivery codes until 2016. For 2015, CMS will continue to use 2014 price inputs, however, reimbursement rates may change. Since some 2014 treatment codes were deleted, CMS will create G-codes as necessary to allow for reporting these services in 2015. The agency said it will pay for the G-codes the same way it did for the predecessor codes in 2014.

ASTRO greatly appreciates federal policymakers attention to the importance of preserving patients access to radiation oncology services, said Bruce G. Haffty, MD, FASTRO, chair of ASTROs Board of Directors. As CMS reconsiders these issues next year, we look forward to working with the agency and Congress to end the instability in reimbursement for community-based radiation therapy centers so we can ensure that patients and their treatment team can focus on whats most important: curing their cancer. We are extremely grateful to several congressional leaders, particularly Sens. Stabenow and Burr, as well as Reps. Pitts, Pallone, Nunes, Tonko, for their commitment and tireless work to support radiation oncology and the life-saving care we provide to more than one million cancer patients.

On July 3, 2014, Medicare proposed rates for the 2015 physician fee schedule that would have cut radiation oncology payments by 4 percent and community-based radiation therapy centers by 6 to 8 percent. The proposal most significantly impacting radiation oncology would have removed the radiation treatment vault as a direct practice expense input from radiation treatment procedure codes. ASTRO expressed serious concerns in July about the proposed cuts and their potential negative impact on patient access to radiation therapy. More than 160 bipartisan Senators and Representatives, led by Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Richard Burr (R-N.C.), as well as Reps. Joe Pitts (R-Penn.), Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) and Gary Tonko (D-N.Y.), agreed with ASTRO and sent several letters in September 2014 to CMS expressing serious concerns about the proposed Medicare payment cuts.

ABOUT ASTRO ASTRO is the premier radiation oncology society in the world, with more than 10,000 members who are physicians, nurses, biologists, physicists, radiation therapists, dosimetrists and other health care professionals that specialize in treating patients with radiation therapies. As the leading organization in radiation oncology, the Society is dedicated to improving patient care through professional education and training, support for clinical practice and health policy standards, advancement of science and research, and advocacy. ASTRO publishes two medical journals, International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics (www.redjournal.org) and Practical Radiation Oncology (www.practicalradonc.org); developed and maintains an extensive patient website, http://www.rtanswers.org; and created the Radiation Oncology Institute (www.roinstitute.org), a non-profit foundation to support research and education efforts around the world that enhance and confirm the critical role of radiation therapy in improving cancer treatment. To learn more about ASTRO, visit http://www.astro.org. ###

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