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Instead of throwing it away, here’s what you can do with it. From a DIY smart home display to a homemade electronic message board, these projects will show you how you can upcycle your Kindle. What You Will Need to Upcycle Your Kindle If you’re stuck with what to do with an old kindle, the projects listed here will help re-kindle your excitement. Some work on the software end of things to change the Kindle display options, while others add functionality with electronic components like an Arduino....

Nice family, huh? If you’re among those who can afford a subscription to HBO, “The Sopranos” may well be the most fascinating clan—and the best television—to come along in years. “The Sopranos” is the story of a mob boss (Tony, played by James Gandolfini) who battles two equally ruthless families—his biological one and his rivals in the New Jersey Mafia. For a show that begins only its second season this Sunday, it’s already acquired a cult following, from adoring Web sites to parties where fans cook Italian food so they can mangiare with the characters....

Who is in The Stand cast? James Marsden - Stu Redman Who is Stu: A Texas calculator plant employee whose leadership potential emerges after the Captain Trips pandemic. Who plays him: James Marsden, the first Cyclops from the X-Men movies who has also starred recently in Mrs. America, Dead to Me and Sonic the Hedgehog. Odessa Young - Frannie Goldsmith Who is Frannie: A 21-year-old college student who finds herself pregnant at the start of the outbreak....

America’s struggle was far from over, Giuliani warned the crowd. The terrorists who tested the nation that morning were still plotting to destroy its spirit. He wouldn’t even use the word “if” to talk about future attacks: “I think probably the way I have to say it is, when we’re attacked. That’s the only way we’re going to be safe.” The crowd remained silent. “We’re going to be in this war for quite some time,” Giuliani concluded....

Why Is McCree’s Name Changing? McCree is a sharpshooting cowboy—styled after famous spaghetti western gunslingers—who has been a key part of Overwatch’s roster since it debuted back in 2016. Alongside 20 other launch heroes, he has always been an iconic part of the online game. Yet his inclusion has recently become problematic due to his association with a certain Blizzard employee. For context, the character was originally named after Jesse McCree—a level designer at the studio—who was let go from the company earlier this month....

Who is Ed Hyman, and why should anyone care what he thinks? Hyman, a New York investment adviser, is a favorite of big-time money managers who perennially pick him as the nation’s best economic seer in Institutional Investor magazine. His optimism is widely shared by other economic gurus, too. “We’ve had glimmers of recovery for a year,” says Stephen Roach of Morgan Stanley, the blue-chip Wall Street investment firm, “but this time it looks like it’s for real....

If these libertarian fantasies failed to inspire you, you’re not alone. Many of us who consider ourselves to be deeply conservative were never moved by the “leave us alone” agenda. We aspired to national greatness—not small government. We longed to lift up our fellow Americans, not withdraw from them. And for our sins, we were ostracized. In the Republican schoolyard, being called a “squish” or a “RINO” made you unpopular, indeed....

The first question to ask is how much you want to spend on an iPad. In general, the more you spend, the larger the storage, screen size, and computing power. 12.9-inch iPad Pro Apple introduced an iPad with a huge 12.9-inch display to bridge the gap between tablets and laptops. The iPad Pro is definitely a tablet with the processing power of a PC. The A12Z chip is about as powerful as a mid-range laptop, and with 4 GB of RAM for apps to go along with that expansive display, it’s a multitasking beast....

Rima was the 5,000th consecutive baby born safely at the hospital run by the UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, which was a product of collaboration between the U.S. government and our organization. The sticker on Rima’s bassinet was symbolic of the U.S. government’s financial and political commitment to the health and safety of millions of refugees like Kholoud, Ahmad and Rima. UNFPA was the preferred partner of the U....

Vince McMahon noted on his Twitter that injured stars Mark Henry and The Big Show are at the Connecticut Special Olympics Summer Games Opening Ceremonies tonight. The Rock‘s new show, The Hero, garnered 1.53 million viewers for its premiere last night. TNT issued the following press release: ‘The Hero’ Draws More Than 1.5 Million Viewers for 8PM Premiere TNT’s exciting new competition series The Hero, starring Dwayne Johnson, got off to a strong start Thursday night, drawing more than 2....

During the premiere, an excited Hashian, gave the details of her coalition in an interview with Variety. She stated that the song would be played at the end credits and the audience would have to wait around to listen to it. The Great One has undoubtedly created another hit with his performance alongside Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot in Red Notice. The ‘Tribal Chief’ Roman Reigns, one of the his cousins, was featured in Fast and Furious: Hobbs & Shaw....

It took a long time to get Neil Gaiman’s iconic 1989 comic book series The Sandman to the screen. Multiple butchered attempts at a feature film led to a scrapped HBO series which finally resulted in the note-perfect version fans can now enjoy on Netflix. One of the first things fans heard about the series before release was that its fifth episode would be quite an experience. RELATED: Neil Gaiman Teases Intense Sandman Episode 5 on Netflix...

It was too late. Even the animal form of the scourge, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), has not yet surfaced in Asia. But the fear has. Consumers are avoiding beef. Government regulators are besieged with worried calls. Thai farmers are outraged. This month Malaysia banned all imports of Thai beef. “We don’t want to take any chances,” editorialized Malaysia’s New Straits Times. No one else in Asia does, either. Vietnam last week ordered that all dairy imports from the EU be certified by the exporting country to be free of mad-cow disease....

Announced over five years ago, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is set to be a sprawling open-world RPG, developed using Ubisoft’s groundbreaking Snowdrop engine. Apparently boasting some of the best visuals in the gaming industry so far, and immersive gameplay, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora has been one of the most anticipated games for quite some time, but there’s only so long fans can keep their excitement up for, and it’s been a while since they’ve heard anything regarding the game....

It’s been a while since my last post as I’ve been away preparing to take the logical next step for every engineer. Get an MBA. Because if you don’t have one, are you even an engineer? But let’s not go there.. What my preparation did teach me though is that Human Resources isn’t simply meant to be a shoulder on which the top management rests its gun as it annihilates the minions....

Just a friendly tip: don’t go there. It’s hard to imagine a worse place than North Korea to be in the IT business. Let Great Leader Kim Jong Il enthuse all he wants about the prospects for e-trade development. Business people who have visited the place can only shake their heads. North Korea scarcely has a communications infrastructure worthy of the name. There’s one phone line for every 20 or so inhabitants....

RELATED: The 5 Best & Worst Things To Happen To The Sims Franchise In The Last Decade While The Sims 4 broke the tradition by introducing a completely alternative timeline, many of us hardcore fans still can’t get enough of these iconic households and their unique stories. Thankfully, many of them are bound to return in the fifth game in the franchise, and some have even made recent appearances in The Sims 4 as a result of fan demands....

The documentary’s unsparing tone is established from its first minutes. Del, 48, and engineer from a seemingly model household, admits having sexually abused his daughter Eva for more than a decade. “I couldn’t wait for her to mature to be ready for intercourse,” says Del, who was molested as a child by a 20-year-old neighbor. In an extraordinary on-camera meeting, Eva, now 25 confronts him after a three-year estrangement. “I just want some understanding,” she demands....

This summer, two major sporting events will enable even the most unathletic observer to join the excitement while soaking up a little culture: football’s European Championship will be contested in Portugal between June 12 and July 4, and the Athens Olympics will take place from Aug. 13 to 29. But those contemplating going had better start planning now; you’re competing with fans who live and breathe this stuff. Olympic athletes, officials and journalists snapped up many Athens hotel rooms long ago....

Instead of trying to pull the heartstrings of fans with the deaths of their most beloved characters, Disney should have doubled down and committed to the new characters they created. Take Finn for example. The premise of a stormtrooper turned Jedi in training was set up at the start of the trilogy. Instead, he ended up playing a role of minimal importance in the next two movies, going on lackluster side quests and ultimately hesitating to even tell Rey about how he feels connected to her in the force....