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I've tried twice, unsuccessfully, to have a discussion with my daughter about rape and safety while she's away at college. She's a high school senior and will be leaving in August.

Both times we've discussed this, she has become annoyed that I don't have faith in her judgement or in her ability to take care of herself and the conversation has ended badly.

I've explained that I can't take it "on faith" because it would be irresponsible for a father to assume that his child, who has so far lived a rather sheltered suburban life, would somehow just know how to protect herself in "the real world."

So - I am posting this for helpful advice/suggestions and really hoping for successful exam

As a species, there is no doubt that we are mismanaging our resources. However, we are nowhere near the so-called carrying capacity of our planet. In fact, I'd say that in terms of living space and food, we could support a population 10, 20, 50 times larger than today's global population. These are two reasons that I hold this view:

Vertical farms (VFs). A VF 30 stories tall with the footprint of a standard New York City block can feed 50,000 people year-round. A standard New York city block is 21,600 sq. meters, and we could fit 120 of these VFs in a sq. mile. To feed the 7 billion Human beings on the planet today, we'd need 140,000 of these VFs and

I am watching Roots: The Gift, a 1988 television film, and noticed the presence of a large number of actors from the Star Trek universe. Here is a list of the ones I've noticed so far:

• Levar Burton (Commander La Forge on Star Trek: The Next Generation)
• Kate Mulgrew (Captain Janeway on Star Trek: Voyager)
• Jerry Hardin (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager)
• Avery Brooks (Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
• Fran Bennett (Fleet Admiral Shanthi on Star Trek: The Next Generation)
• Tim Russ (Lt. Commander Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager)

I'm thinking there must be something to explain the connection. Maybe there is a shared casting director or producer between the w

On the night of the last debate, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman-Shultz was taped responding to a question about Obama's kill list. In her response it was clear that the Congresswoman wasn't even aware that the president has a kill list. This caused an uproar among Left and Right wing commentators. I've done a couple of searches, but I haven't found a response from Wasserman-Shulz or her aides. Is anyone aware of a follow-up by the Congresswoman?

I am Latin American, and my maternal grandmother lived with us in my childhood home. She would often ask me & my siblings what we were doing or getting into, especially during Summer vacation. We would reply with "nada," which means 'nothing' in Spanish. But, nada also can mean 'he/she swims.' So, whenever we would reply "nada," she would say: "Humph. El que nada no se ahoga." Meaning, "Humph. He who swims, won't drown." Then, she'd simply turn and walk away, leaving us confused as to what in the world she was talking about. Since then, I've heard other Latin Americans use the phrase often, usually older female members of a family, including my aunts and older cousins.