• Jul
  • 04

Best Restaurants in America | Where the Locals Eat

100 Best restaurants in the top 50 cities

Atlanta Restaurants Austin Restaurants Baltimore Restaurants Birmingham Restaurants Boston Restaurants Buffalo Restaurants Charlotte Restaurants Chicago Restaurants Cincinnati Restaurants Cleveland Restaurants Columbus Restaurants Dallas…

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  • Jun
  • 27

Only brainwashed idiots fear global warming

There is no scientific consensus that global warming has been caused by industrialization or by the burning of carbon-based fuels, Carbon dioxide is nature’s fertilizer, plants love it. Carbon dioxide and the warming has contributed to the greening of the planet. But still, idiots slaves will probably beg for a CO2 tax.

The news media, the general public and ultimately the politicians have been led to believe that there is a broad consensus in the scientific community that carbon gas emissions are causing global warming, Solomon said.

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  • Jun
  • 23

How Do Rich People Spend Their Time?

People invariably believe that money can make them happy — and rich people usually do report being happier than poor people do. But if this is the case, shouldn't wealthy people spend a lot more time doing enjoyable things than poor people?

People who make less than $20,000 a year, for example, told Kahneman and his colleagues that they spend more than a third of their time in passive leisure — watching television, for example. Those making more than $100,000 spent less than…

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  • Jun
  • 23

Hundreds Mistakenly Test Positive for HIV in New York

Almost half the results given by the clinics were false positives, the Department of Health confirmed.

June 22, 2008 — Hundreds of people were incorrectly told they had tested positive for HIV at New York City STD clinics this winter. Almost half the results given by the clinics were false positives, the Department of Health confirmed….

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  • May
  • 18

Stop the Flow of Junk Snail Mail

Junk mail is a triple threat: It tries your patience, jeopardizes your identity and spoils the environment. But without too much effort, you can give yourself peace of mind and an uncluttered snail mailbox. Find out how to opt out of credit card offerings, catalogs, and more.

For $41, 41pounds.org — named for the weight in junk mail the average adult receives each year — will contact several dozen direct-mail companies on your behalf. In addition, $15 of your fee goes to your choice among the…

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  • May
  • 16

NYU student ejected from graduation at Yankee Stadium

A graduating New York University student was ejected from his commencement at Yankee Stadium yesterday after he was caught trying to steal home.

But Beckman said that "the Yankees were very gracious hosts and we were grateful to be allowed to be there, and it is always disappointing to us when one member of our community thinks there's a special set of rules for him or…

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  • May
  • 05

Exxon-Valdez II goes unnoticed

Syncrude is at the centre of an environmental debacle that killed hundreds of ducks at an oilsands tailings pond north of Fort McMurray has taken out full-page newspaper advertisements apologizing for the incident.

“In the public relations profession, you're expected to advise your organization that if you've done something, to fess up and try to make it right,” said Sharon Hawrelak, president-elect of the Canadian Public Relations…

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  • May
  • 01

Study Finds No Cancer-Marijuana Connection

The largest study of its kind has unexpectedly concluded that smoking marijuana, even regularly and heavily, does not lead to lung cancer.

Tashkin's group at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA had hypothesized that marijuana would raise the risk of cancer on the basis of earlier small human studies, lab studies of animals, and the fact that marijuana users inhale more…

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  • Apr
  • 12

Shop and Eat Locally - Wired How-To Wiki

Step-by-step guide to buying locally grown food in order to eat healthier and reduce your carbon footprint

Assure authenticity of local supplier. Some so-called farmers markets allow vendors to resell wholesale produce to unsuspecting consumers. The best markets, in contrast, are producer-only markets with rules that prohibit reselling. There…

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  • Apr
  • 02

Md. Boy, 12, Kills Man Attacking Mother

Law enforcement officials were reviewing evidence yesterday and had not decided whether to file charges. Their preliminary account of the incident broadly matches that of the boy and his mother.

The 12-year-old boy had finished his homework and was playing a video game when he heard his mother cry out. Rushing to her aid, he found her on the kitchen floor, straddled by a fellow resident of their Prince George's County boarding…

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