Hotels, movie theaters, restaurants, and even supermarkets are offering child-free options.
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Better tasting bacon
New regulations from the EU aim to make commercially produced bacon taste a lot better.
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The seven biggest supermarket scams
You'll never believe some of the sneaky sales practices supermarkets use to get you to spend more.
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When to fire your doctor
Do you wait an hour to see your physician, only to feel like he's rushing you?
Also: Charity shops – false economy or bargain buys?
We hit the charity shops to see how much we can save and offer top tips for bagging a bargain.
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Car maintenance that pays off
Little investments of time and money can save you big financial headaches.
Also: Self-sabotaging habits
Always being late might be a passive-aggressive way of showing resentment.
Also: Amazing lottery win streak
A North Carolina woman and her mother have snagged millions in random cash since 1991.
Also: Colleges with top paybacks
Graduates of these schools earn the highest midcareer salaries, a report says.
Also: Cities for young go-getters
You won't find huge metropolises like New York or Los Angeles in the top five.
Also: Postal service eyes closures
The cash-strapped Postal Service is considering closing up to 3,600 local post offices.
Also: Priciest U.S. home for sale
It may not look like much, but this Wyoming ranch lists for a cool $175 million.
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Saluda River artifacts going on display
Fans of the Saluda River now have a new place to learn about the area's Native American history.
Japan To Drill Seabed for 'Burning Ice'
Mysterious Statue Once Featured at Machu Picchu
The stone statue likely represented the great Inca emperor, Pachacuti, say archaeologists.
Brain shrinkage is uniquely human
Chimpanzee brains do not suffer age-related brain shrinkage as humans do, indicating that old age has evolved to "pay for" our bigger brains.
Tiger Hunting In Maharaja's Rolls Royce
If you’ve ever wanted to own a car that was both stylish and armed to the teeth, then this vintage Rolls Royce might be the car of your dreams. Built to aid an Indian Maharaja in hunting tigers, this classy coup has built in double-barrel shotguns, a rifle stand, Lantaka cannon mounted to the bumper and a trailer mounted machine gun. This classy yet deadly ride is expected to bring in around a million dollars at auction, so this is probably yet another one-of-a-kind automobile that will end up in Jay Leno’s collection.Crocodiles Can't Chew
Yes, it’s true. Despite their fearsome reputation, crocodiles can’t chew. But that’s not to say they won’t kill you—in fact, death by crocodile is probably more agonizing precisely because they’re unable to masticate.
Mice Are Evolving An Immunity To Poison!
The rodents of the future will eat poison pellets like candy, according to new research conducted on mice found in a German bakery. The baker called in an exterminator to rid his business of the pests and discovered, to his horror, that the little buggers weren’t even fazed by bromadiolone, which is a very concentrated and deadly version of the common rat poison warfarin. This defensive immunity comes from interbreeding with Algerian mice, which had already developed an immunity to the poison. Looks like these unwelcome visitors are determined to stick around, no matter what we throw at them!
Battle over gray wolves
Environmentalists claim Congress exceeded its authority in the endangered species case.
Also: Six Gorillas Orphaned by Poachers Get Airlifted Home
Photo: heatherlyone / cc
In their few short years of life, six young mountain gorillas from the Congo have experienced humanity at both its worst and at its best. When these threatened animals were just infants, poachers killed their parents and smuggled them across the border into Rwanda, likely to be sold as pets on the illegal wildlife market, or killed for the bushmeat trade. But thanks to a collaborative effort between the two nations and conservation organizations, the endangered gorillas were rescued from the grip of traffickers -- and now they're readying for a return to their native forests. Article continues: Six Gorillas Orphaned by Poachers Get Airlifted Home
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
The Daily Drift
The Daily Drift
Today's horoscope says:Your recent efforts to connect with someone are working, but you should think about turning down the heat a little.
Discard the extra details in your stories, and resist the urge to share too much about yourself.
Right now, this discovery phase should be simple, short and general.
Too many details could confuse or overwhelm, and they may cause some unfortunate misperceptions.
Let the other person ask a few questions -- don't do all the work yourself.
Some of our readers today have been in:
Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia
Rijeka, Primosko-Goranska, Croatia
London, England, United Kingdom
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Edinburgh, Scotland. United Kingdom
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Paris, Ile-De-France, France
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Lille, Nord-Pas-De- Calais, France
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Bamberg, Bayern, Germany
Gdansk, Pomorskie, Poland
Prague, Hlavni Mesto Praha, Czech Republic
Rijeka, Primosko-Goranska, Croatia
London, England, United Kingdom
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Edinburgh, Scotland. United Kingdom
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Paris, Ile-De-France, France
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Lille, Nord-Pas-De- Calais, France
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Bamberg, Bayern, Germany
Gdansk, Pomorskie, Poland
Prague, Hlavni Mesto Praha, Czech Republic
as well as Slovakia, Malta, Bulgaria, Israel, Finland, Austria, Norway, Georgia, Mexico, Peru, Kuwait, Serbia, Bangladesh, Latvia, Greece, Scotland, Hong Kong, Denmark, Wales, Iran, Singapore, Poland, Taiwan, Sweden, Afghanistan, Belgium, Tibet, Croatia, Pakistan, Romania, Paraguay, Sudan, Vietnam, Argentina, Cambodia, Egypt, France, Estonia, Puerto Rico, Maldives, Qatar, Brazil, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, Slovenia, China, Iraq, Ecuador, Nigeria, Colombia, Chile, Honduras, Paupa New Guinea, Moldova, Venezuela, Germany, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Czech Republic, Vietnam, Norway, Finland
and in cities across the United States such as Somersworth, Calabasas, Puyallup, Chattanooga and more.
and in cities across the United States such as Somersworth, Calabasas, Puyallup, Chattanooga and more.
Today is:
Today is Tuesday, July 26, the 207th day of 2011.
There are 158 days left in the year.
Today's unusual holiday or celebration is:
There isn't one.
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Vocabulary Size
Took one of those 'tests' that are abundant on the net today - this one estimated how many English words I knew.
There are however 300K words in the English language (as published in the OED) so I need to do better.
Now if I can find a similar 'test' for any of the other languages I know, mayhaps I can do as well on them.
Your total vocabulary size is estimated to be:
45,000 words
Not bad considering the average is somewhere between 20K and 35K for a native speaker and around 9K for a non-native speaker.There are however 300K words in the English language (as published in the OED) so I need to do better.
Now if I can find a similar 'test' for any of the other languages I know, mayhaps I can do as well on them.
Aw, Shit - not another 404 Error again!
INSTALLING COOLER WEATHER.....
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Install delayed....please wait.
Installation failed. Please try again. 404 error: Cool Weather not found. "Cooler Weather" cannot be located. The weather you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.
And I Quote
Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.
~ Aristotle
Could third party win in 2012?
Americans are fed up with Republicans and Democrats, so the time appears ripe for another option.
Also: Remember ...
Repugicans would rather climb a tree and tell a lie than stay on the ground and tell the truth.
Hero of Norway massacre
Marcel Gleffe sped to the island after hearing gunfire and helped 20 teens escape.
Also: N.R.A. opens branch in Norway
Wingnut PROUD he killed 76 innocent kids
Norway mourned on Sunday 76 people killed in a shooting spree and car bombing by a Norwegian
who saw his attacks as "atrocious, but necessary" to defeat liberal immigration policies and the spread of islam.
Anders Breivik, 32, said he wanted to explain himself at a court hearing on Monday about extending his custody.
"He believed the actions were atrocious, but that in his head they were necessary," his lawyer, Geir Lippestad said.
Breivik admitted to Friday's shootings at a Labour party youth camp and the bombing that killed seven people
in Oslo's government district a few hours earlier.
However, "he feels that what he has done does not deserve punishment," Lippestad said.
Perfect - now America is exporting our violent hatred to other countries.
This bloody dittohead hunted down 60 kids at camp and shot them in the head.
Their SWAT team, unused to US-style violence, took 90 minutes to arrive.
Had they shown up in 15 minutes, maybe 40 of those kids would still be alive.
If those kids were fetuses, the repugicans would be outraged.
Wingnut media: Norway terrorist not Muslim but acts like it
Yes, the American wingnut loons have their excuses lined up because you know, christians are never terrorists. Forget about what you see in Northern Ireland because that also doesn't count. Timothy McVeigh was a premature Muslim terrorist as well if you buy into their wacko theory. For that matter, ignore the US bombings in the name of the war on terror because sending guided missiles into foreign countries where the people aren't white skinned doesn't count. Killing innocent civilians only counts when it's in the name of islam because christians could never do such a thing despite evidence to the contrary.
More from Media Matters.
Among the conservative to rush to judgment were Jennifer Rubin of the Washington Post, CNN contributor Erick Erickson, and Andrew Breitbart's BigPeace.com. The Breitbart website surmised that the attacks could have meant that Norway's "big Muslim problem" had "just blown up in its face." Erickson wrote via Twitter: "Terrorist bombing in Oslo. I bet you it was not Lutherans who did it."
Now that they're uninformed and ideologically motivated guesswork has been proven wrong, these same conservatives are adopting the "No True Scotsman" fallacy and claiming that Breivik's abhorrent behavior was not that of a Christian, but more akin to that of a Muslim.
Glen Beck likens dead children to Nazis
What an insane asshole!
The insane wingnut compared those who were massacred on the Norwegian island of Utøya to the Nazi party's youth wing.
Norwegians have hit back at former Faux News presenter and tea party darling Glenn Beck, after he compared the country's shooting victims to the Hitler Youth in a radio show overnight.
"There was a shooting at a political camp, which sounds a little like the Hitler youth, or, whatever. I mean, who does a camp for kids that's all about politics. Disturbing," said Beck on his syndicated radio show.
Norwegians have hit back at former Faux News presenter and tea party darling Glenn Beck, after he compared the country's shooting victims to the Hitler Youth in a radio show overnight.
The comments were condemned by Torbjørn Eriksen, a former press secretary to Jens Stoltenberg, Norway's prime minister.
The Hitler Youth - Hitler Jugend - was an organization set up by Adolf Hitler in the 1920s to indoctrinate young Germans in Nazi ideology.
So, are the 'summer camps' the teabaggers have set up for the perversion of their kids themselves - a conveniently forgotten fact by the wingnuts ... which is par for the course.
The Hitler Youth - Hitler Jugend - was an organization set up by Adolf Hitler in the 1920s to indoctrinate young Germans in Nazi ideology.
So, are the 'summer camps' the teabaggers have set up for the perversion of their kids themselves - a conveniently forgotten fact by the wingnuts ... which is par for the course.
'I would do it over'
'I would do it over,' Jersey City Killer Tells Judge at Sentencing
Mom faces jail for jaywalking
Raquel Nelson may spend years in prison after her 4-year-old son was killed in a hit-and-run.
Also: Algae invades China sea
A thick blanket of algae covers 200 square miles of the Yellow Sea and may threaten marine life.
Also: Spectacular 'Roadshow' find
One man's collection of old cups turns out to be worth more than any item in the show's history.
Also: Photos of best fan costumes
Superheroes and storm troopers are among the standouts at this year's Comic-Con.
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Surprising facts about dreams
While you're sleeping, your brain is cataloging all the events of the day.
Also: Looking to Rent
Bill and Sarah were Londoners and were blessed with seven healthy children. After many months of discussion, they finally decided to move to New York. It should have been a simple enough move, but when they arrived, they had great difficulty finding a suitable apartment to live in.
Although many were big enough, the landlords always seemed to object to such a large family living there. If only Bill wasn't so honest about the size of his family!
After several days of unsuccessful searching, Bill had an idea. He told Sarah to take the four younger children to visit the local cemetery while he went with the older three children to find an apartment. After looking for most of the morning, Bill found a place that was ideal.
The landlord asked him, "How many children do you have?"
Bill answered with a deep sigh, "Seven . . . but four are with their dear mother in the cemetery."
He got the apartment!
Although many were big enough, the landlords always seemed to object to such a large family living there. If only Bill wasn't so honest about the size of his family!
After several days of unsuccessful searching, Bill had an idea. He told Sarah to take the four younger children to visit the local cemetery while he went with the older three children to find an apartment. After looking for most of the morning, Bill found a place that was ideal.
The landlord asked him, "How many children do you have?"
Bill answered with a deep sigh, "Seven . . . but four are with their dear mother in the cemetery."
He got the apartment!
Four popular online degrees
These academic programs lend themselves well to learning on your computer.
Also: Billionaire investor retiring
The noted philanthropist ends nearly 40 years as one of the world's top hedge fund managers.
Also: On The Job
Classic attention-getting moves, like sending your resumé express mail, will backfire today.
Also: Racial wealth gap grows
The recession erases decades of minority progress, according to census data.
Also: How to read a credit report
The x-ray of your credit health can be dense, so just look for these six items.
Also: How to boost savings by $50K
A controversial way of paying down credit card debt could free up cash for your future.
Also: Best deals at dollar stores
One couple that routinely shops the aisles says these items offer the best bargains.
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