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Young Chinese are 'too fat and masturbate too much to pass army fitness tests'

A rising number of young Chinese people are failing fitness tests required to join the army because they are too fat and masturbate too much, state media has proclaimed.

The high rejection rate has triggered concerns that there are not enough youths in good physical condition to fill the ranks of the Chinese army.

A poor diet and frequent masturbation, leading to abnormally large testicular veins, are believed to be behind falling fitness levels, according to a report published in state-run military newspaper the People’s Liberation Army Daily.

Authorities also think the constant use of smartphones and drinking water with too high a mineral content are to blame.

In one city, 56.9 per cent of potential recruits were rejected after failing fitness tests.

“This is related to sitting too long on computer games, excessive masturbation and too little physical activity,” it said.

Some 46 per cent were rejected for failing the vision test, with the excessive use of electronic gadgets such as smartphones and tablets blamed. »

Matilda Star: 'Danny Devito And Perlman Helped Me When Mum Lost Cancer Battle'

Authored by contactmusic.com

Grown-up child star Mara Wilson will always be grateful to her movie parents from Matilda, Danny Devito and Rhea Perlman - because they supported her when her mother lost her battle with cancer.

And they really stepped up when the young actress' mum fell ill while they were making the film.

While my mom was sick and in the hospital, they would invite me over and take care of me and get my mind off things. »

State Supreme Court Says Digital Cameras Can't Be Searched Without A Warrant

Authored by techdirt.com

The police warrantlessly searched the digital phone, discovering a photo of the suspect next to a firearm later determined to have been stolen.

But for all the Riley decision quotes, the state Supreme Court doesn't go so far as to apply Riley to digital cameras.

It notes the US Supreme Court did not explicitly address digital cameras, so it's not interested in setting precedent beyond its jurisdiction. »

Woman jailed for 10 years for making series of false rape claims

Authored by theguardian.com

A woman who made a series of false rape claims and sexual assault allegations has been jailed for 10 years.

He continued: “These false allegations of rape, false allegations which will inevitably be widely publicised, are likely to have the perverse impact of increasing the likelihood of guilty men going free.

In a victim impact statement, Cassim told the court how the false claim had had a huge impact on his life. »

Civil War lessons often depend on where the classroom is

Authored by washingtonpost.com

At least one suggests that abolition represented the first time the nation lived up to its founding ideals.

Lessons on the war and its causes usually begin in the fifth through eighth grades.

When curriculum standards were approved in 2010 by Texas’ Republican-controlled Board of Education, debate focused on slavery being a Civil War “after issue.”. »