The unique skin of kiwi fruit might not be to everyone’s taste‚ but these coarse hairs‚ called trichomes‚ can be very beneficial both to the plant and to your health.The kiwi’s luscious locks work as a defense mechanism to prevent insects from being able to land on the fruit’s uneven surface. It also helps retain moisture and protect the fruit from sunlight in the plant’s tropical native climate of China and Taiwan.But while it’s clear these hairs serve an evolutionary advantage for the health of the plant‚ are we really gaining anything from scarfing down all that hair?The short answer is yes‚ eat that skin! Kiwi skin is arguably more nutrient-rich than the fruit itself. Eating the skin along with the fruit increases its fiber content by 50 percent‚ folates by 32 percent‚ and vitamin E by 34 percent. There are‚ in fact‚ more antioxidants‚ namely vitamins C and E‚ in the skin than there are in the flesh.Consuming any fruit or vegetable skin‚ however‚ does come with the risk of pesticide contamination. The Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) Shoppers Guide to Pesticides in Produce is a list formulated yearly that ranks the pesticide contamination of 46 popular fruits and veg.The produce samples are tested by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) after being cleaned and prepared for consumption. The list’s 2023 edition ranks kiwis in the category “clean 15”‚ meaning they’re a part of the group with the lowest levels of pesticide contamination. But to lower the risk of pesticides on your produce even more‚ be sure to thoroughly wash your fruit and veg‚ and where possible opt for organic produce.Despite the clear benefits of eating kiwi skin‚ it still might not trump that gnarly texture. Due to the hair’s calcium oxalate crystals causing microscopic scratches inside the mouth‚ kiwi skin can act as an irritant when the fruit’s acid comes into contact with these cuts.The presence of higher levels of oxalates in the fruit’s skin can also make it a risk for people with a history of kidney stones as oxalates bind with calcium in the body‚ potentially exacerbating the condition.Kiwi allergies are also quite common and of the 13 different allergens identified in kiwi‚ five are defined as major. Oral allergies can occur in those with birch pollen or latex allergies as the proteins in kiwi are similar in shape. This can cause mild to severe irritation in the mouth and in some cases anaphylaxis.However‚ if you don’t have a history of kidney stones or kiwi allergies‚ and if you’re a bit of a glutton for punishment‚ then maybe don’t go peeling your kiwis.The content of this article is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice‚ diagnosis‚ or treatment. Always seek the advice of qualified health providers with questions you may have regarding medical conditions. All “explainer” articles are confirmed by fact checkers to be correct at time of publishing. Text‚ images‚ and links may be edited‚ removed‚ or added to at a later date to keep information current. 

Forget flowers and chocolates‚ a hand-written poem‚ or an elaborate home-cooked meal – when it comes to tardigrades‚ it appears that romance is as simple as a scent. Researchers have uncovered the first evidence that everyone’s favorite chubby microscopic critters use waterborne chemical cues to attract and find mates.Although tardigrades get up to some pretty wild sexual shenanigans‚ relatively little is known about how they go about attracting the opposite sex. There’s little to distinguish between males and females‚ making it unlikely that visual cues are involved. Instead‚ researchers turned to the theory that tardigrades might attract each other with alluring odors.To find the answer to their question‚ the team constructed a water-submerged “arena” with two adjacent chambers‚ one containing a male tardigrade and the other containing a female. A third tardigrade was then placed between the two‚ and the researchers waited to see how the minibeast in the middle reacted. Move over Love Island‚ there’s a new reality dating show in town.After hours of observations‚ the researchers concluded that the female was secreting a scent that attracted the male. Male tardigrades placed between the chambers were keen to reach the female and ignored the other male; females could pick up on the scent of both sexes‚ but went back and forth between the two. This suggested that‚ in pre-mating behavior‚ only males actively sought out the opposite sex.To determine if the tardigrades could follow scent trails in a substance other than water‚ the research team this time carried out more of a “hide and seek” style experiment in an arena coated in agar‚ a jelly-like substance. They first placed a single tardigrade in the arena and gave them a five-minute head start‚ before releasing a member of the opposite sex to find them. “They moved slowly‚ but much more than expected‚” said study author Justine Chartrain from the University of Jyväskylä‚ Finland‚ in a statement‚ adding that many of the creatures had explored the whole arena. This time‚ however‚ neither male nor female tardigrades were successful at finding the opposite sex‚ suggesting they only pick up on chemical cues in water environments.When tardigrades do find each other‚ their sex lives can be far richer and more varied than might be expected. Whilst this study only examined male-female mating behaviors‚ some marine species of these near-indestructible critters are bisexual‚ whilst others have been observed engaging in foreplay and what is best described as marathon sessions.If that hasn’t successfully erased the cute and cuddly vision of tardigrades conjured up by their “water bear” nickname‚ I don’t know what will.The study is published in the Journal of Experimental Biology.[H/T: LiveScience]

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On Monday morning‚ our friends at the Daily Wire and the Heritage Foundation’s Daily Signal absolutely shredded Disney and Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID)‚ the special taxing and self-governing district created in the mid-1960s‚ as an independent audit found Disney exhorted total control over the group meant to hold it to account as it continued to attract business and tourism to its central Florida theme parks. The Daily Wire’s investigations editor Brent Scher had the exclusive on the report and said the audit found Disney “perform[ed] a ‘bait and switch’ on the state‚ and used its ‘complete and unaccountable governmental power’ to ‘maximize its profits’ at ‘the expense of the public good.’”  Scher said the report revealed Disney’s influence oper ations over the RCID‚ which Governor Ron DeSantis dissolved this year‚ marked “the most egregious exhibition of corporate cronyism in modern American history.” Scher had more on what the audit entailed (click “expand”): The audit consisted of a forensic audit of the district’s finances‚ as well as an analysis of governing structures and urban planning. It found that Disney used shady tactics to maintain its control of power‚ hand-picking government officials‚ and making payments to district employees that were “akin to bribes.” It also used the district to avoid taxation‚ and thrust costs on taxpayers in surrounding communities. (....) Disney told Florida it would build a city around a single theme park‚ complete with “affordable housing‚ transportation‚ and other community services‚” the report noted. [George Mason University Law Professor Donald] Kochan explains that Disney “quickly abandoned its city-building pretense.” It instead built the modern Disney World‚ consisting of several theme parks‚ four golf courses‚ and dozens of hotels — with no housing and services only offered to tourists. (....) “The historical record demonstrates that Disney disdained voters from the outset and did not want its special district or its corporate choices to be subject to public accountability through popular elections‚” Kochan states. “Documentary evidence from Walt Disney himself makes clear that he did not want permanent residents in his model community.” (....) The report lays out how even the democratic aspects of the RCID were meticulously controlled by Disney. Board members‚ for example‚ were only eligible if they owned land in the district‚ so Disney would temporarily deed plots of inaccessible land that board members could hold during the duration of their service‚ and forfeit it back to Disney at the end. The company would even continue to pay the property tax for the board members. The system ensured that the board “would be responsive to Disney’s preferences and would serve Disney’s interests‚” the report states. Scher’s piece went onto highlight special treatment for Reedy Creek employees‚ including Disney passes and discounts not available to the general public. In other words‚ hefty bribes to allow Disney to operate as they wished. Over at the Daily Signal‚ managing editor Tyler O’Neil stated plainly that Disney “controlled the local government around the site of Walt Disney World in Orlando‚ Florida‚ for decades” and the audit found Reedy Creek employees were even labeled Disney employees (called “cast members”). O’Neil’s deep dive focused on these improper benefits‚ including “special-access tickets to Disney parks” (except Disney’s parks in Tokyo) for “employees‚ retirees‚ members of its Board of Supervisors‚ and certain VIPs” and were doled out with what he said was the “[understanding] that their passes were not available to the general public.” “The Reedy Creek district also used the complimentary tickets as an incentive to recruit employees. Even after RCID leadership decided to remove the mention of complimentary tickets from recruitment documents‚ these leaders still used the passes as an incentive. RCID spent millions of taxpayer dollars on the passes‚ and still received steep discounts from Disney‚” he added. Later on‚ O’Neil detailed additional‚ undisclosed benefits that included half off the sticker price of Disney cruises and steep cuts when buying Disney merchandise (click “expand”): Disney managed the complimentary tickets and other benefits for employees of the Reedy Creek Improvement District by issuing RCID employees a personnel number known as a “perner‚ using the exact same system for Disney “cast members.” Disney used these perners to track RCID employees’ park attendance‚ spending‚ and other uses of the Disney benefits. The Reedy Creek district provided employees with a 50% discount on Disney cruises for booking up to three rooms—the same discount available to Disney employees. District employees needed to inquire about the discount‚ however‚ because the RCID did not appear on the cruise line’s list of Disney employees. A cruise director told one employee of the district that RCID didn’t appear on the list “due to the sunshine state laws” of Florida. (....) Although RCID paid Disney the cost of these cruise discounts at the end of the year‚ most employees of the district who used the benefit didn’t know this. At least one employee who used the discount asked someone to “please extend by appreciation to the [Disney] World Corporation for this benefit.” (....) Employees of the Reedy Creek Improvement District received a discount on Disney theme park merchandise and could shop at stores exclusively reserved for Disney employees. These locations offer discounted Disney merchandise and Disney items not made available to the general public‚ such as old decorations from Disney resorts and hotels. To read more on Disney’s cartoonish levels of corporate corruption‚ check out Scher’s findings here and O’Neil’s report here.

Thursday’s PBS NewsHour tackled the concerns of “local menstruators” in Hawaii‚ a story that fused the tax-funded outlet’s search for niche necessities that require government funding with its ongoing attempt to defy science and pretend humans other than biological women get periods. It’s the latest “period piece” from tax-funded PBS‚ whose long anti-scientific advocacy for the “choose your own gender identity” brigade was documented here‚ now joined with advocacy for yet another liberal-spending cause‚ the supposed "inequity" of "period poverty." Amna Nawaz: It took years of effort by students and advocates‚ but Hawaii is now one of nine states requiring public and charter schools to provide free menstrual products for students. Kate Nakamura from our Student Reporting Labs has the story. Sarah Kern‚ Representative‚ Ma’i Movement Hawaii: All the public places that we have access to as citizens‚ if there's toilet paper and soap stocked there‚ to me‚ there should also be period products stocked. Kate Nakamura: Not being able to afford menstrual products is known as period poverty. It's an issue of inequity that is familiar to teachers like Sarah Kern‚ who witnessed the issue while teaching at Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School. Kern: I saw a lot of period poverty at our school. It was mostly indirect. There's a lot of students who would go to the health room to get their products‚ and that resulted in missing class time. I personally and a lot of teachers would provide products to students‚ so I would always keep some in my desk. .... Nakamura: It took several years of lobbying‚ but students and advocates celebrated a victory in June 2022‚ when legislation requiring the Hawaii Department of Education to provide free menstrual products in public and charter schools was signed by the governor. Hawaii is now among nine states in the U.S. to do so‚ according to the Alliance for Period Supplies. It's already making a difference to students like Breanne Battulayan‚ who attends Kauai High School....Kern‚ who serves as the Kauai representative for the Ma'i Movement‚ a nonprofit organization working to eliminate period poverty in Hawaii‚ in addition to teaching‚ says expansion of access to free menstrual products in other spaces in the community‚ such as university campuses‚ will benefit local menstruators. Sometimes tax-funded news conveniently forgets that men can get periods‚ when there is a feminist point to be made‚ as in this National Public Radio story from November 20‚ “Period simulator allows men to experience the pain of menstruation.” Doesn’t PBS imply that they already do? This silly segment was brought to you in part by Consumer Cellular. A transcript is available‚ click “Expand.” PBS NewsHour 11/30/23 7:52:15 p.m. (ET) Amna Nawaz: It took years of effort by students and advocates‚ but Hawaii is now one of nine states requiring public and charter schools to provide free menstrual products for students. Kate Nakamura from our Student Reporting Labs has the story. Sarah Kern‚ Representative‚ Ma’i Movement Hawaii: All the public places that we have access to as citizens‚ if there's toilet paper and soap stocked there‚ to me‚ there should also be period products stocked. Kate Nakamura: Not being able to afford menstrual products is known as period poverty. It's an issue of inequity that is familiar to teachers like Sarah Kern‚ who witnessed the issue while teaching at Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School. Sarah Kern: I saw a lot of period poverty at our school. It was mostly indirect. There's a lot of students who would go to the health room to get their products‚ and that resulted in missing class time. I personally and a lot of teachers would provide products to students‚ so I would always keep some in my desk. Kate Nakamura: Hawaii State Representative Amy Perruso has been advocating for period poverty since her former days of teaching. State Rep. Amy Perruso (D-HI): When we talk about‚ for example‚ Hawaii public schools‚ the vast majority of our menstruators live in fairly high-poverty communities and conditions. Kate Nakamura: It took several years of lobbying‚ but students and advocates celebrated a victory in June 2022‚ when legislation requiring the Hawaii Department of Education to provide free menstrual products in public and charter schools was signed by the governor. Hawaii is now among nine states in the u.s to do so‚ according to the Alliance for Period Supplies. It's already making a difference to students like Breanne Battulayan‚ who attends Kauai High School. Breanne Battulayan‚ Student: The first time I saw it was in P.E.‚ and I was like‚ oh‚ my gosh. Wait. I don't have to carry my big period bag everywhere. I literally just have a pad right there that I can just grab from the wall. Kate Nakamura: Kern‚ who serves as the Kauai representative for the Ma'i Movement‚ a nonprofit organization working to eliminate period poverty in Hawaii‚ in addition to teaching‚ says expansion of access to free menstrual products in other spaces in the community‚ such as university campuses‚ will benefit local menstruators. Sarah Kern: One of the next steps to getting period products more widely accessible throughout the state is definitely getting them free and accessible in the U.H. system‚ so the community colleges U.H. West Oahu‚ U.H. Manoa‚ U.H. Hilo‚ all of those campuses. Kate Nakamura: Representative Perruso‚ who supports this bill in the state House‚ knows that there are many challenges that come along with creating change. State Rep. Amy Perruso: I think that the most difficult obstacle is the education piece‚ because‚ sometimes‚ not always‚ but sometimes‚ legislators live in their own bubbles‚ right? So — and that can affect the quality of their policymaking. So‚ if they are not actively seeking out young people and trying to identify the concerns of young people‚ and then working to address them‚ then they're never going to be engaging with young people. Kate Nakamura: For "PBS NewsHour" Student Reporting Labs‚ I'm Kate Nakamura in Lehua‚ Hawaii.

The leftist Atlantic actually victim-blamed Americans for the crushing high prices they’re experiencing. In the same breath‚ the outlet billed President Joe Biden’s ridiculously bad economy as the cat’s pajamas. “Inflation Is Your Fault‚” read the condescending headline by Atlantic staff writer Annie Lowrey. She chalked Americans’ misery simply up to simple consumer overspending‚ opting to just talk down to the plebeians. Lowrey‚ doing damage control for Biden‚ proceeded to scold Americans: “People hate inflation‚ just not enough to spend less: This is one of the central tensions of today’s economy‚ in which things are going great yet everyone is miserable. And in some ways‚ Americans have nobody to blame but themselves.” [Emphasis added.] She didn’t bother mentioning Biden’s name at all in her piece until the last paragraph of her article‚ and it was only to make excuses for his administration’s outrageous‚ inflation-stimulating spending policies. She appeared to hinge her entire argument on consumer spending rising 0.2 percent in October‚ glossing over the fact that this was a significant 0.5 percentage-point slowdown from the 0.7 percent increase in September and was the “slowest increase since May‚” according to The Wall Street Journal.  If “everyone is miserable‚” how could things be “going great”? CBS News reported based on analysis by the Joint Economic Committee Republicans that Americans need an extra $11‚400 today “just to afford the basics.” CNBC also recently analyzed that the increases in consumer expenditures constitute “doom spending” as a coping mechanism to deal with the increasingly insurmountable high cost of living‚ even if it is detrimental to them. But Lowrey attempted to have her cake and eat it too. She attempted to make Biden’s economy seem stellar by pointing to things like wage increases while simultaneously shaming Americans for their persistent economic struggles. In one paragraph‚ she bleated that “[y]ou would think‚ with prices as high as they are‚ that Americans would have tempered their enthusiasm for shopping of late.” But she proceeded to talk out of both sides of her mouth by making it seem like Americans are living the good life: It should be good news that Americans are better off than they were pre-pandemic. It should be good news that people can afford more‚ even if prices are high. But then why is everyone so mad about prices? Lowrey can’t have it both ways. Either Biden’s economy is great in her mind or it isn’t‚ and reality clearly proves the latter. She even had the audacity to claim that “Average wages have risen faster than average prices.” This is a blatant falsehood. Bloomberg News conceded that while Americans did see pay raises since 2020‚ “much of those gains have been gobbled up by inflation. Some of the fastest wage increases in decades have left the average American largely no better off than before.”  [Emphasis added.] Bloomberg News also pointed out Nov. 27 that housing affordability is currently at its “worst on record‚” something Lowrey didn’t bother to mention. In addition‚ credit card debt is also over $1 trillion‚ another disaster “record” that Lowrey didn’t disclose. “Better off‚” eh Lowrey? Lowrey concluded her screed by injecting Americans with an overdose of gaslighting: People want to blame Joe Biden for their bills. They want to accuse stores of gouging them (though the evidence for “greedflation” is scant). The strange truth is that most people really are in a more comfortable position‚ even if they’re not happy about it. It’s not like a weak economy‚ stagnant wages‚ crummy consumer spending‚ and cheaper stuff would be better‚ after all. Conservatives are under attack. Contact The Atlantic at (202) 266-6000 and demand it denounce Lowry’s anti-American‚ economic-illiterate screed.  

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We’re now living in “Minority Report.” Japan’s National Police are set to embark on a terrifying experiment involving using advanced AI-powered security cameras to pre-empt major crimes. These AI-enhanced cameras will specialize in machine-learning pattern recognition across three distinct categories: behavior detection for spotting suspicious conduct‚ object detection for identifying weapons‚ and intrusion detection to safeguard restricted areas. This initiative is expected to roll out within this fiscal year — ending March 2024 — after the shocking assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the subsequent attempted attack on current Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Such high-profile crimes‚ often committed by so-called "lone offenders" — individuals disassociated from society — have prompted Japan’s police to explore crime-prevention strategies.Proponents assert that the AI’s "behavior detection" algorithm can learn by observing patterns indicative of suspicious activities‚ such as repetitive‚ anxious glances. Previous attempted AI-aided security has homed in on behaviors like restlessness and fidgeting‚ which may indicate unease or guilt. This is a worrying leap forward in what is possible for modern security agencies.The Chinese model goes global From ubiquitous police cameras on street corners to online monitoring and censorship‚ the Chinese population is constantly under surveillance. Now‚ a new generation of technology is delving into the vast pool of data gathered from daily activities‚ aiming to predict crimes and protests before they occur. However‚ these predictive systems aren’t just targeting those with a criminal record; they are also used to identify vulnerable groups‚ including ethnic minorities and individuals with a history of mental illness.This cutting-edge technology relies on algorithms that sift through data‚ seeking patterns and deviations that could indicate potential threats. While these algorithms are anathema to many in the West‚ they’re being heralded as triumphs in China.Reports detail instances where the technology flagged suspicious behavior‚ leading to investigations and uncovering fraud and pyramid schemes. However‚ these technologies extend far beyond surveillance. They are a powerful weapon for a society seeking to maintain near-total social control over the populace. China’s focus on maintaining social stability is unwavering‚ and any perceived threat to it is aggressively silenced. Under the regime of President Xi Jinping‚ the security state has become more centralized‚ deploying technology to quell unrest‚ enforce strict COVID-19 lockdowns‚ and curb dissent. Unfortunately‚ China appears to be the model for leaders like Justin Trudeau and others. Policing the homelandDescribed as a groundbreaking innovation by Time magazine in 2011‚ predictive policing has been quietly rolled out across the U.S. Numerous police departments in the country are experimenting with predictive software‚ envisioning a future where law enforcement could foresee and thwart crimes before they unfold. Developers tout this technology as a means to eliminate human bias‚ enhance the precision of policing‚ and optimize resource allocation. This approach gained momentum with substantial federal grants directed toward smart policing solutions. The LAPD‚ led by Police Chief William Bratton‚ spearheaded one of the initial trials in 2009 with $3 million in federal funding. The goal was to predict crime-prone areas and deploy officers pre-emptively to deter criminal activities. The involvement of respected figures like Bratton lent credibility to the technology‚ leading to its adoption by other departments nationwide. By 2014‚ a survey revealed that 38% of 200 surveyed departments were using predictive policing‚ and 70% were planning to implement it in the coming years.Using data to find high-crime areas and deploy more resources is a reasonable use of data. However‚ with the rapid advancements of AI technology and the universal tracking of our devices‚ how long before the regime turns this pre-crime tech loose on the populace? We’re going to have to grapple with these questions because the AI is quickly reaching “Black Mirror” horror levels of surveillance.

Pennsylvania's governor ripped into an anti-Israel mob that appeared outside a Jewish-owned falafel shop in Philadelphia‚ claiming that the owner was supportive of genocide. The anti-Israel protest is the latest in a slew of anti-Jewish protests that have spread across the U.S. since Hamas' devastating attack against the Jewish state on October 7.The pro-Palestinian mob reportedly appeared outside Goldie's location in Center City‚ which is owned by Mike Solomonov‚ an Israeli-born man who previously won the James Beard Award‚ according to the Daily Mail. The mob chanted: "Goldie‚ Goldie you can't hide‚ we charge you with genocide."Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro caught wind of the protest and decided to take his thoughts to X‚ denouncing the behavior. "Tonight in Philly‚ we saw a blatant act of antisemitism — not a peaceful protest. A restaurant was targeted and mobbed because its owner is Jewish and Israeli. This hate and bigotry is reminiscent of a dark time in history." — (@) Shapiro went on to say that he had "communicated tonight with @Mike_Solomonov and his team at Goldie to share our support and Lori and I look forward to breaking bread there with them again soon." — (@) Sunday's mob threats came at the same time that students at the University of Pennsylvania called for an "intifada‚" which is an uprising against the Jewish state. The use of the term "intifada" is not unique to the protesters at Penn. It has also been used by protesters at Harvard University‚ which is currently under investigation for anti-Semitic rhetoric that has been present on campus since Hamas terrorists slaughtered 1‚200 people in Israel. An alum of Harvard who has called for a broader investigation by the Department of Education said: "During the Second Intifada‚ for example‚ Palestinian terrorists murdered over 1‚000 Jews and Israelis‚ including through suicide-bomb attacks on buses and restaurants.""And‚ as the House of Representatives recently acknowledged in a bipartisan resolution‚ ‘the phrase "from the river to the sea" … is widely recognized as a genocidal call to violence to destroy the state of Israel and its people to replace it with a Palestinian state extending from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea.'"Penn‚ an Ivy League institution‚ is now facing a civil rights complaint after it was characterized as a "magnet for anti-Semites." — (@) The Daily Pennsylvanian reported that the school was under investigation by the Department of Education in mid-November. A spokesperson for the university said‚ "The University is taking clear and comprehensive action to prevent‚ address‚ and respond to antisemitism‚ with an action plan anchored in the National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism.""President Magill has made clear antisemitism is vile and pernicious and has no place at Penn; the University will continue to vigilantly combat antisemitism and all forms of hate.”Anti-Israel sentiment has become such a concerning issue that the Department of Education has launched investigations into "Cornell University‚ Columbia University‚ Lafayette College‚ Wellesley College‚ The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art‚ and the Maize Unified School District — a K-12 district located in Kansas‚" according to the Daily Pennsylvanian. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!