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The Future of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia provides the most thorough overview of the ethical and legal issues raised by assisted suicide and euthanasia - as well as the most comprehensive argument against their legalization - ever published. In clear terms accessible to the general listener, Neil Gorsuch thoroughly assesses the strengths and weaknesses of leading contemporary ethical arguments for assisted suicide and euthanasia.

Before there was Steve Jobs, there was Norman Bel Geddes. A ninth-grade dropout who found himself at the center of the worlds of industry, advertising, theater, and even gaming, Bel Geddes designed everything from the first all-weather stadium to Manhattan's most exclusive nightclub to Futurama, the prescient 1939 exhibit that envisioned how America would look in the not-too-distant 1960s.

This engrossing book explores the profound implications of personal information on the Internet, preserved forever even if it is false, biased, or humiliating. Brimming with examples of online gossip, slander, and rumor, the book discusses the tensions between privacy and free speech and proposes how to balance the two. What information about you is on the Internet?

Welcome to Comic-Con: where the future of pop culture comes to life. Every summer more than 130,000 comic fans, gamers, cosplay enthusiasts, and nerds of all stripes descend on San Diego to mingle with the top entertainment celebrities and creative-industry professionals in an unprecedented celebration of popular culture in all its forms.

There’s no doubt that technology has made it easier to communicate. It’s also easier to shut someone out when we are confronted with online discourse. Why bother to understand strangers - or even acquaintances - when you can troll them, block them, or just click “Unfriend” and never look back? However briefly satisfying that might be, it’s also potentially eroding one of our most human traits: empathy.

We humans live by stories, says David Korten, and the stories that now govern our society set us on a path to certain self-destruction. In this profound new audiobook, Korten shares the results of his search for a story that reflects the fullness of human knowledge and understanding and provides a guide to action adequate to the needs of our time.

Broken down by a variety of subject matter, each section begins with a selection from an interview between NBA star Etan Thomas and political sportswriter Dave Zirin, followed by a Thomas poem and the writings of talented young poets.

Today, we are finding lost cities, strange structures, and more with new technology that may also prove, once and for all that Atlantis might not be a myth, that in fact it may hold the secret to who and what we really are. Explore Atlantis in a new light, that encapsulates the legacy of humanity from the Bible, to cataclysms, to alien intervention and beyond.

"Cuban Ballet: Proud past, Promising Future" is from the May 08, 2016 Arts section of The New York Times. It was written by Brian Seibert and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Immigration Reform: Disparate Ideas, Disparate Futures" is from the September 20, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Eduardo Porter and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"For Eurozone Economy, It's Back to the Future" is from the April 30, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter S. Goodman and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Jazz accounted for just 1 percent of all record sales in the United States in 2015, according to Nielsen’s year-end report. But jazz buyers do purchase albums: Almost half of those jazz records were bought in physical form.

"For a Niche Jazz Label, Vinyl Is the Future" is from the December 26, 2016 Arts section of The New York Times. It was written by Giovanni Russonello and narrated by Corey M. Snow.

Targeting workers for immigration-related offenses, such as using a forged or stolen Social Security number or driver’s license, produced a significant uptick in deportations under Bush. But the practice was widely criticized for splitting up families, gutting businesses that relied on immigrant labor and taking aim at people who went to work every day, rather than dangerous criminals.

"Harsh Memories of Raids, Grim Fears for the Future" is from the January 02, 2017 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Amy Chozick and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Unauthorized Latinos Meet to Plan for Uncertain Future" is from the November 15. 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by Liz Robbins and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Stay or Go? Cuban Entrepreneurs Divided on Where to Stake Futures" is from March 21, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by Frances Robles and narrated by Kristi Burns.

By launching an e-residency program, Estonia is leading the way to a new market - one in which states compete for customers just as businesses do.

"Takata's Future in Doubt as Air Bag Recall in U.S. Doubles in Size" is from the May 04, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonathan Soble and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Israel's Tennis Future Takes Global Journey" is from the May 28, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Steven Braid and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Apple Moves toward a Wireless Future, One Tweak at a Time" is from the September 07, 2016, Technology section of The New York Times. It was written by Katie Benner and narrated by Sam Scholl.

Il crollo del Ponte Morandi a Genova e le conseguenze per le autostrade italiane. Il racconto e l'analisi in sei articoli di Repubblica: Crollo ponte Morandi: Genova ferita si cura ricucendo, non strappando, di Mario Calabresi; La stagione di avvoltoi e coccodrilli, di Massimo Giannini; Il nodo delle privatizzazioni e il padrone imperfetto, di Fabio Bogo; Il miraggio del monopolio di Stato, di Michele Ainis; Crollo Ponte Morandi, commissione d'inchiesta: tre investigatori del ministero rischiano di saltare, di Tommaso Ciriaco; Autostrade, governo spaccato. Lega: "No alla statalizzazione", di Tommaso Ciriaco.