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Steve C
Struggling romance novel cover model. It is said that his enemies would go blind from over-exposure to pure awesomeness!
"United Breaks Guitars" a Smash Hit on YouTube | NBC Chicago - http://www.nbcchicago.com/news...
"The YouTube video Carroll made to go along with the song may be the biggest hit of his career, and it's really worth a watch. He actually promised to make two more songs and videos about his debacle with United, and if they're half as fun as the first one, we can't wait."
- Steve C
from Bookmarklet
i'm sure this is posted already, but this song is better than 90% of the stuff on the radio
- Steve C
Things I Want to Punch in the Face - http://thingsiwanttopunchinthe...
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Jessie and Geoff Schultz liked this
"Michael Jackson isn’t even in the ground yet and already, the vultures are circling. I’m not not talking about the paparazzi or relatives looking for a mention in the will. Nope, I’m referring, of course, to the Bradford Exchange. Kissing cousin to the Franklin Mint, this company has already put out a hideous commemorative MJ plate. The Spencer Gifts-ish art blows: I am afraid either the eyes will follow me or they'll morph into a cheetah when I look away. I guess that’s okay, since whoever buys this crap deserves to be a jungle cat’s snacklet."
- Steve C
from Bookmarklet
things I want to punch in the face: 1) an expression made wildly popular by this blog; 2) a humorous way to convey annoyance or frustration over those little things in life that bug; 3) petty peeves warranting a tongue-in-cheek lashing but involving no physical retribution. Synonyms: chap your hide, get your goat, rub the wrong way; Antonyms: make out with, love so much you should marry it, float your boat, blow your skirt up
- Steve C
The best dunk you'll never see - Los Angeles Times - http://www.latimes.com/sports...
Valley, Anthony K. Valley ©, Rodfather and 4 other people liked this
"After Xavier's Jordan Crawford dunked on James at his skills camp Monday in Akron, Ohio, freelance photographer Ryan Miller told CBS Sports that a Nike representative took his footage upon James' request."
- Steve C
from Bookmarklet
What kind of journalist gives up his videotape?
- Todd Bouey
from iPhone
Took his tape? WTF. Hope he was paid well
- Rodfather
Wii games sale at Target this week - buy one get one half of. The first one is going to be Wii Active (as recommended by Alex Scoble et al) does anyone have recommendations for the other?
RAPatton, Barbara, Rodfather and 3 other people liked this
Two old foggies no kiddies already have mario kart, tiger woods, boom blox, wii fit, lego, baseball
- Steve C
self bumping as the night crowd was of no use. :)
- Steve C
Do you have the Shawn whoever snowboarding game? I hear that's fun. Smooth Moves is also fun for silly games.
- Anika Malone
I need to go check this out.
- Ha3rvey
+1 for the Active Sport (Scoble and I got it at about the same time). As for another title...we love Rayman Raving Rabbids. :)
- JA Castillo (جاسون)
Tiger Woods with the Wii Motion Plus controller or Grand Slam Tennis using the same controller.
- Rodfather
Anyone try boom blox bash party? We have boom blox but this one looks better. Also considering Punch Out.
- Steve C
Hey what's up with that, the host/announcer chick on So You Think You Can Dance is wearing like a real actual wearable dress. Much more cloth than usual, they must have increased the wardrobe budget.
Jessie liked this
Iran election: Silent protests in Iran expected to draw thousands - Los Angeles Times - http://www.latimes.com/news...
Jessie, Mine Ekim, آریوبـرزن and 4 other people liked this
"Demonstrations are planned in more than 200 cities and towns across the country, protesting last month's disputed election. Participants are advised to carry nothing heavier than a rose."
- Steve C
from Bookmarklet
Reporting from Tehran and Beirut -- There are no formal organizers and no leader has called on followers to join in. But in cities across Iran, thousands of people are planning to silently march Thursday in unauthorized demonstrations.
- Steve C
I hope this remains peaceful on all fronts.
- Anne Bouey
Yes me too Anne, some nice peaceful protest that leads to something would be an appreciated change in the world these days.
- Steve C
A Web twist and shout-out to favorite film moments - Los Angeles Times - http://www.latimes.com/enterta...
"In short videos, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Channing Tatum, Will Arnett and Cheech and Chong, among others, are re-imagining some of the films they love, with a twist and shout-out. "It's kind of like watching a movie and having it derail in your own head," says Kashy Khaledi, whose Mean magazine has joined with Microsoft's Zune to put together the new Web series "Cinemash.""
- Steve C
from Bookmarklet
In what may be the oddest of casting, Cheech and Chong riff on the economic crisis in a cyberdelic take on the 1982 sci-fi groundbreaker "Tron." Cheech Marin jokes that he agreed to participate in the project because "it knocks off 15 hours of community service." Marin's longtime comedy partner, Tommy Chong, urges caution in viewing their episode: "I don't think you should watch...
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- Steve C
National Geographic Photos of Year (extracted from an email)
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Soup, Lindsey is Fierce!, Rachel Lea Fox and 8 other people liked this
These are stunning!
- Anne Bouey
Yes I had to adopt the turtle one as my new pic, it captures my best side.
- Steve C
Oscar Mayer: Retired chairman of Oscar Mayer Foods dies - Los Angeles Times - http://www.latimes.com/news...
Alex Scrivener, RAPatton, MVB and Anika Malone liked this
"Oscar G. Mayer, retired chairman of the Wisconsin-based meat processing company that bears his name, has died at the age of 95." Not only was it a real dude - he was the third Oscar Meyer, I did not know this, my life is now more complete
- Steve C
from Bookmarklet
:(
- Anne Bouey
Costco - GoPicnic® 24 Ready-To-Eat Gluten-Free Lunches - http://www.costco.com/Browse...
Alix Whitmire ☂, edythe, Jason Huebel and 3 other people liked this
From Janine From Someone else Originally from an Anne link. Ceiliac disease circle of life. :) I don't know if these are any good anyone tried them?
- Steve C
from Bookmarklet
interesting
- RAPatton
wow those sound interesting.
- holly
Package sent, Best Buy cord returned, hairs cut = 50 minutes round trip. And most importantly I found out where all those scary wal mart shoppers I assume they bus in, hang out in the day time - the US Post Office.
edythe, Anne Bouey, Jason Huebel and jlt-Janet liked this
Pakistan: Taliban buying children for suicide attacks - CNN.com - http://edition.cnn.com/2009...
Alix Whitmire ☂, edythe, Anne Bouey and 2 other people liked this
"A top Taliban leader in Pakistan is buying and selling children for suicide bombings, Pakistani and U.S. officials said. Mehsud has been selling the children, once trained, to other Taliban officials for $6,000 to $12,000, Pakistani military officials said. Video Watch more about the child bombers » Some of the children are as young as 11, the officials said."
- Steve C
from Bookmarklet
WHAT?!
- Anika Malone
sick.
- Jessie
Southwest Airlines 48-hour sale drops fares to $30 - Travel - LATimes.com - http://travel.latimes.com/daily-d...
Anne Bouey, Soup, Christopher Harley and 3 other people liked this
"The deal: You must book online at the regular Southwest website or its business travel website by 11:59 p.m. (Pacific) Wednesday, July 8, and travel between Sept. 9 and Nov. 18. The one-way fares offered are $30 plus tax for flights up to 400 miles, $60 for flights between 400 and 750 miles and $90 for flights over 750 miles."
- Steve C
from Bookmarklet
Thailand cracks down on elephant begging - CNN.com - http://edition.cnn.com/2009...
edythe, Soup, Will Higgins™ and 3 other people liked this
"But I was naive, like so many tourists and newcomers here, as to the cruelty involved in this "elephant begging." Over the next three years, I started to notice more and more elephants and see how some seemed distressed; shaking their massive heads from side to side, their eyelash-framed eyes wide with concern and bloodshot." The elephants were often run by criminal gangs and could bring in a healthy $30 per animal per day I was told -- not bad money in Thailand.
- Steve C
from Bookmarklet
*ultra STAB*
- Mo Kargas
The Official Site of Major League Baseball | MLB.com: Homepage - http://mlb.mlb.com/index.jsp
Ian Kinsler is hitting .250 and leading the frigin All Star last place voting. Vote now, vote often I suggest Chone Figgins leading league in runs scored, 2 in OBP, but anyone besides Kinsler. Remember what George W did? Don't let Texas ruin America's past time after ruining America! (possible exaggeration there) :)
- Steve C
from Bookmarklet
Target Your Deepest Ab Fat - MSN Health & Fitness - Fitness - http://health.msn.com/fitness...
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Nia, Anna Haro, Carolyn Chan and 11 other people liked this
"Hate crunches? Say no more! Truth is, they do little to banish belly pooch anyway. For the fastest flattening, you need to target your deepest ab muscle — the transversus abdominis, also known as the TVA."
- Steve C
from Bookmarklet
Just posting because these are the excercises you do for back injuries too which are often commented upon on FF.
- Steve C
Oh, I guess that's why Pilates seems to help my back. Most look like Pilates moves.
- Alix Whitmire ☂
That's the muscle that got murderized from my pregnancies. When I do these on the Wii Fit, I always wind up rolling around the floor for 5 min. in pain.
- Anika Malone
I was doing the one the gal in the picture is demonstrating and felt something go *PING* in my back. Things shouldn't go *PING* there. It derailed my workout efforts for a while.
- Heather Solos
Sorry, bad choice of which picture to post that picture is actually the least recommended of those excercises demonstrated, so the others, start with the basic version it gives and your back becomes a whole heck of a lot better, even post spine surgery.
- Steve C
I'd been working out for a while when it happened (this was in October). I was just trying to keep up with the male instructor. It was stupid on my part.
- Heather Solos
that is nice, but do they have anything geared towards men?
- Wizetux
Love hotel business zooms despite downturn - CNN.com - http://edition.cnn.com/2009...
Nia, Anna Haro, Carolyn Chan and 7 other people liked this
"Even in the midst of Japan's deepest economic recession since World War II, the country's love hotel industry is thriving." "I'd hate to use the term "recession-proof," but it's certainly proven very resilient over the last six to nine months," said Steve Mansfield, CEO of New Perspectives, which operates six love, or "leisure," hotels in Japan.
- Steve C
from Bookmarklet
The flashiest love hotels are found in Osaka, including a Hello Kitty-themed hotel and one with a room featuring a merry-go-round. Tokyo hotels tend to be tamer, focused on winning customers with amenities. The Style A Hotel, for example, offers a suite for $190 that includes a full-size Jacuzzi and a private sauna. Though young couples make up the majority of customers, they are not the only ones. One man, who declined to be named, said: "I go to love hotels when I'm drunk and don't feel like going home."
- Steve C
I'm still trying to figure out what one does with a merry go round in a love hotel
- Steve C
Oh, but Steve, the possibilities...
- MVB
lol MVB :D
- vijay
Steve - http://www.youtube.com/watch... (safe for work, it's just a stupid thing my media-cross-referencing mind came up with.)
- Andrew C
i saw a lot of these in taiwan as well (from the outside, of course ;-)). in countries where most young people still live with their parents, "my place or yours?" really isn't an option.
- Jessie
oh the things that can be done while on a merry-go-round.... wow
- The Catz Meow
Oldest known Bible goes online - CNN.com - http://edition.cnn.com/2009...
Anna Haro, Ladybug Heather, Bruce Lewis and 4 other people liked this
"The world's oldest known Christian Bible goes online Monday -- but the 1,600-year-old text doesn't match the one you'll find in churches today. Discovered in a monastery in the Sinai desert in Egypt more than 160 years ago, the handwritten Codex Sinaiticus includes two books that are not part of the official New Testament and at least seven books that are not in the Old Testament. The New Testament books are in a different order, and include numerous handwritten corrections -- some made as much as 800 years after the texts were written, according to scholars who worked on the project of putting the Bible online. The changes range from the alteration of a single letter to the insertion of whole sentences."
- Steve C
from Bookmarklet
"Constantine Tischendorf was in search for ancient manuscripts, so he appreciated the age and value of it," Garces said. He took a handful of pages to Germany to publish them, then returned in 1853 and in 1859 for more. On that last trip, he took 694 pages, which ended up in St. Petersburg, Russia. The Soviet government decided to sell them in 1933 -- to raise money to buy tractors and...
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- Steve C
Martin Luther reading a greek translation of the new testament rather than the more conveniently translated latin vulgate started the reformation. Wonder what this could start?
- Todd Hoff
Written on dried dinosaur hides?
- MVB
Ah, contradictions.
- Kamilah Gill
I doubt this would start much of a movement, since the Codex Sinaiticus was rediscovered in 1844. But the digitized version should provide some fodder for scholars.
- John
Journey's 'Don't Stop Believing' as pop-cultural touchstone | Pop & Hiss | Los Angeles Times - http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_b...
Michael W. May, Ginger Makela Riker, Micah Wittman and 17 other people liked this
There's an old pop aphorism that goes: "Don't bore us -- get to the chorus." By that yardstick, Journey's "Don't Stop Believin' " should be one of the most boring and unsuccessful rock recordings of all time. Structurally, it's a mess: Surely one would get tossed out of songwriting school for a tune that follows its opening piano riff with a verse, a guitar arpeggio, a second verse, a bridge, a guitar solo, a third verse, a repeat of the bridge, another guitar solo . . . and then, 3 minutes, 20 seconds in, when the song is ready to fade out, one of the most unforgettable choruses in rock.
- Steve C
from Bookmarklet
See, it is a "pop" aphorism, but this is a /rock/ anthem. Building up all of that tension, and then totally delivering at the end of the song is what makes it. While it might be popular, I'm not sure that I'd define it as "pop."
- Jennifer Dittrich
*love* this song. If ever we're in the car for more than a half-hour, we're singing it at the top of our lungs. Great road trip song.
- Ayşe E.
YES! That summed it up perfectly! I was thinking about writing about how amazing it is that we all attach onto the chorus when in reality, it is sung only 4 times WHILE FADING OUT at the end of the song. This is something even I didn;t snap to until this past year. Very cool that it got written up like that. ++Steve C
- Josh Haley
I think I have a pick of the week for the next show :)
- Josh Haley
How many rock anthems use the word 'boulevard'? It's so bourgeois!
- J.D. Deutschendorf
GLEE!
- Christopher Harley
Retro Comedy: The 15 Creepiest Vintage Ads Of All Time - http://www.retrocomedy.com/2009...
Alix Whitmire ☂, Simon, Marco Mariani and 17 other people liked this
"What do murder, pedophilia, suicide and a baby tiger have in common? They have all been used to sell stuff in these amazingly disturbing vintage ads! These are real, untouched advertisements from the good old days. It doesn't matter if it's lovely ladies or adorable clowns, somehow these old-time ad wizards found ways to traumatize us while pedaling everyday products. Enjoy them now, call your therapist later!"
- Steve C
from Bookmarklet
good gravy, man.........guess who won't be sleeping with both eyes closed after seeing the first ad? ------->
- carlotta fancypants
Hahahaha cryin at the first one, hilarious
- Mo Kargas
Hah, did not know Lane Bryant had chubbies department. The chubbie department at Sears was enough to toss me in therapy.
- jlt-Janet
Los Angeles Times - News from Los Angeles, California and the World - http://www.latimes.com/
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"The Spirit rover is stuck in the red planet's fluffy soil, so engineers at JPL have re-created the scene in a sandbox to figure out how to get it free."
- Steve C
from Bookmarklet
In May, the Mars rover Spirit became embedded in a patch of fluffy Martian soil, the worst such incident in the more than five years that Spirit and its twin, Opportunity, have been exploring the planet's equatorial region. Since then, engineers have been trying to figure out the best way to extricate the rover, a project that has come to be known at the La Cañada Flintridge laboratory as the "Free Spirit" program. T-shirts are being made to memorialize the effort to liberate the rover.
- Steve C
This week, scientists finished replicating the situation on Mars in a 30-foot-square work room, mixing together 5,400 pounds of diatomaceous earth and clay to produce a fine powdery mixture the color of creme brulee and as fluffy and light as flour. Now comes trying to free the Earth Rover to figure out what might work for Spirit.
- Steve C
Harrington learns from Happy Gilmore - CNN.com - http://edition.cnn.com/2009...
Michael W. May, Ronald, Frankie Warren and 2 other people liked this
"Three-time major winner Padraig Harrington has broken the mould after experimenting with a devastating ice-hockey swing as used in the cult U.S. comedy sports film Happy Gilmore." The result is that Gilmore is able to whack a golf ball over 400 yards, and now Irishman Harrington has copied Gilmore's breathtaking run-and-smash technique - and amazingly has added an extra 30 yards to his drive!
- Steve C
from Bookmarklet
Now this, would actually make me want to watch golf.
- Steve C
"There is nothing in the rules as such to prevent the swing as performed in the film Happy Gilmore from being used by golfers. You do not have to be standing still over the ball when playing a shot, so striking the ball with a run-up is okay. "The major concern we do have is regarding the whether it fits in with the etiquette of the game as defined in the rules. Players must have respect for the course itself and perhaps this shot lends itself to increased likelihood of damage to the course."
- Steve C
The Sales tax in Los Angeles County is now 9.75%. What's the sales tax in your area?
Thomas Hawk, LPH™ and his dog P™, yasin ghasemi and 19 other people liked this
And being a lucky californian with an income, I currently pay close to 40% in combined State and Federal taxes. Ugh, I'm now buying everything on line if that gets out of some of that sales tax.
- Steve C
5.5 percent in Columbus, Ohio
- RAPatton
Sales tax is 9.3% in Seattle.
- Rochelle
8.2%
- holly
8.25%
- Aden
8.25 in TX
- jamar78
And by "like" I mean I HATE.
- Derrick
6.5% & 7% (I travel / shop b/w two different counties) in FL.
- JA Castillo (جاسون)
Rochelle, I thought we were at something like 10% now because of Prop 1?
- joey
Cali must really suck at finance... state sales tax is 6%, I don't know that area in the state adds on a local sales tax.
- Michael W. May
7.52% here in lenexa, ks
- (jeff)isageek
Er, 9.5% now because of Prop 1 according to the internet.
- joey
MWM, you haven't heard about our beloved state being almost bankrupt?
- Derrick
Actually, as of today, the state of California is completely insolvent. If you work for the state, you're going to get paid in IOUs.
- Victor Ganata
Michael, just about all our counties have their own sales tax.
- Anika Malone
Zero.
- Alex Scoble
Ugh...stoopid sales taxes. We are currently having to manually update (again) all of our taxable customers.
- Katie and her Amoeba Eye
4.75%
- EARL (Born in the USA)
from fftogo
Joey, oh yeah, forgot about that. Okay, 9.5% in Seattle.
- Rochelle
Good lord I was hoping to see like 12's and 13's to make me feel better. DYSP
- Steve C
7% in our area of FL.
- Alix Whitmire ☂
If it helps, South Gate & Pico Rivera are at 10.75%
- Todd Bouey
Avalon, El Monte & Inglewood are 10.25%
- Todd Bouey
Wait, why is the South Bay (and El Monte???) higher. City tax?
- Anika Malone
Interestingly, other than Avalon (which is a tourist trap), these are primarily lower socio-economic cities
- Todd Bouey
They're higher because their local governments campaigned for raising the tax
- Todd Bouey
Man, so if my State and Federal Taxes reach 40% and sales tax is at 10% does this equal 50% tax on me, with still no healthcare for all in the US?
- Steve C
Actually, they're considering taxing your healthcare too, in order to pay for universal healthcare
- Todd Bouey
That implies you're paying 10% sales tax on all outgoing money, which likely you aren't (i.e. not on food, housing, medical costs, etc). Also, is 40% between state and federal the combination of your highest marginal rates, or is it your actual effective rate? For instance, my federal marginal rate is 25% but my effective rate is much lower than that.
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
In MD 6% sales tax and about 7.5% state income tax
- John Meagher
We don't pay state income tax in TX. Sales tax is 8.25%.
- Trish Haley
We're DINKs Tina, 40% is actual. Good point on food and medical costs though.
- Steve C
In the UK, VAT (Value Added Tax) is running at 15%. Prices are nearly always shown inclusive, unlike my experiences of the US where it's added at the checkout.
- Nick B.
But don't forget Steve, you are paying property tax, utility tax, VLF, gas tax, etc. and then there are the fees
- Todd Bouey
We're DINKs too, but the majority of our income goes towards non-taxed items (i.e. housing, food, utilities, and debt). The actual amount that gets subjected to sales tax is perhaps 20% of takehome. Also, are you including non-tax items like SS and Medicare in those numbers?
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
I've long been accustomed to surrendering half my money to various government excesses.
- Anthony Citrano
from BuddyFeed
5% on most things in Virginia, though it's much lower on groceries. In Southeastern Virginia, there is a prepared food tax on restaurant meals, varying by locality but generally around 10%.
- Ladybug Heather
@Steve C. Be careful talking about buying stuff online...anything you buy online is subject to Use Tax, which is due on April 15 (there's a line in the 540 forms for it). Which means, CA wants its sales tax revenue, regardless of what state you bought the item in/from.
- vicster
8.25 % just over the hill
- Brent - Mugwumps R Us
6% , clothing and food are exempt unless fast food, don't get excited as we still cannot buy beer or liquor in grocery stores.
- jlt-Janet
6.75%, 4.5% for approved groceries, 8.525% at restaurants and hotels.
- Robert Hafer
from iPhone
8.75% in Napa
- Anne Bouey
Wow that's pretty sucky. Sorry to hear that.
- Mona Nomura
8.75% in San Diego County.
- Bonnie
3-7% depending on the goods
- xero
6% in CT 0% on food, clothing <$50
- Ethan
8% - Rochester, NY
- Susan Beebe
10.25% in Chicago, but offset by our 3% flat income tax.
- Sarah Miller
from iPhone
16.5% - London
- Zach Landes
Boy, those're some high sales tax rates! Japan is 5%, for now anyway.
- Rick Cogley
10% in Birmingham, AL
- Nolan Alston
0% in Amazonville.
- Aviv
12% - Vancouver BC. (Technically it's 7% provincial and another 5% federal.) Edit: oh yeah, some things don't get GST'ed.
- Andrew C
7% in NJ.
- John
Sales tax (which I think is VAT in the UK) is 17.5%.
- Kol Tregaskes
UK VAT is currently 15% Kol. It reverts to 17.5% on Jan.1 2010
- Gilbert Harding
Add. In some cases, for example childrens car seats and domestic fuel or power, you pay a reduced rate of five per cent.
- Gilbert Harding
7% in Indiana. Most groceries are exempt.
- Mike Child
8.375% in NYC I believe and 7% in NJ
- ronin
7.5% in Leon County, FL. (Tallahassee)
- Aaron Hood
Gilbert, doh, yes it did, so used it it being 17.5%. :-) I've been out of work too long. ;-)
- Kol Tregaskes
going from 5.0% to 6.25% on August 1 - Massachusetts. There's no sales tax on clothing or food, but we do have a meals tax if you eat out or buy from a restaurant/fast food shop/coffee shop, etc.
- Sally Robinson
Indian court: Gay sex is legal - CNN.com - http://www.cnn.com/2009...
Alix Whitmire ☂, Jessie and anna liked this
"An Indian court on Thursday ruled that consensual sex between adults of the same gender is legal in the country, attorneys said." Look out India the Prop 8 people will be knocking on your door soon.
- Steve C
from Bookmarklet
Angels are rated most fan-friendly - Los Angeles Times - http://www.latimes.com/sports...
Jessie, RAPatton, Rodfather and 3 other people liked this
"The Angels have ranked as the most fan-friendly baseball team for six consecutive years in the annual ESPN study, but this is the first time the Angels have ranked No. 1 among all the teams in the four major North American sports leagues. The Lakers ranked No. 51. The Clippers ranked last, at No. 122."
- Steve C
from Bookmarklet
Wow the Clippers beat out the Raiders?
- Rodfather
Rodfather the Clippers just suck when you see them live. Go to a Raiders game and they suck and you get your ass kicked.
- Steve C
It's not all that bad. It's still at the Staples Center
- Rodfather
Major League Baseball's outdated, misleading offset camera angle. - By Greg Hanlon - Slate Magazine - http://www.slate.com/id...
"The Red Sox telecast on NESN is one of only three in Major League Baseball that places its main camera directly behind the pitcher in straightaway center field. The other 27 clubs, including the Braves, put the camera off-center, about 10 to 15 degrees toward left field. That offset angle means the vast majority of baseball fans get a skewed sense of the pitcher-hitter confrontation, the matchup at the very heart of baseball."
- Steve C
from Bookmarklet
cool videos, showing the differences in camera location effect
- Steve C
FDA panel votes to eliminate Vicodin, Percocet - More health news- msnbc.com - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id...
Kevin Johnson and RAPatton liked this
"Government experts say prescription drugs like Vicodin and Percocet that combine a popular painkiller with stronger narcotics should be eliminated because of their role in deadly overdoses."
- Steve C
from Bookmarklet
Despite years of educational campaigns and other federal actions, acetaminophen remains the leading cause of liver failure in the U.S., according to the FDA. Panelists cited FDA data indicating 60 percent of acetaminophen-related deaths are related to prescription products. Acetaminophen is also found in popular over-the-counter medications like Tylenol and Excedrin.
- Steve C
Well now it'll just go underground no?
- Zulema ◕ ◡ ◕
from BuddyFeed
And the FDA force feeds the writers of House another season.
- Soup
I didn't even think of that Soup, good point i'm sure the other doctors will guess Lupus first though.
- Steve C
I read another article that stated the FDA was actually going to lower the accepted dosing of acetominophen used in the narcotic mixture. More ER visits are from overdosing on acetominophen alone. Add to the drug addict taking 10x more Vicoden or Oxycodone pills with the acetominophen and you are talking liver issues.
- jlt-Janet
Top 10 Gross Things in Your House - MSN Encarta - http://encarta.msn.com/encnet...
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"You may think your house is clean, but beneath that gleaming exterior and pine-tree scent lurks a lot of filth. Filth like bacteria, mold and mites. Here's a list that will make you think twice before you call it "home sweet home.""
- Steve C
from Bookmarklet
10. Your books and papers Ever heard of booklice? They live in paper, but they’re not particular: they’ll take flour, grain or cardboard if that’s all you got. Also known as psocids, the small, colorless insects feed on the mold and mildew that grow on books. Relax, they don’t bite humans ... but they are really disgusting and can reach infestation proportions pretty quickly. How...
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- Steve C
The Vaccum was another one I never thought about. Luckily we don't use it so we're good.
- Steve C
My kids *must* be on this list.
- Anika Malone
Saying to myself: "do not click this link, do not click this link, do not click this link, do not click this link"
- Jess
Does anyone not think that drains are gross?
- John
ICKY! BLEH
- Matt
Your kids are on the list Anika, the number one gross thing in your house is YOU, peoples carry more bacterias and bugs than all the other things combined including drains. You go belly full of e. coli.
- Steve C
*cry*
- Alix Whitmire ☂
Iraqis cheer -- and fear -- U.S. pullout from cities - CNN.com - http://edition.cnn.com/2009...
Fossil Huntress, EARL (Born in the USA), yagami and 2 other people liked this
"Tuesday marked the deadline for American troops to pull out of Iraq's towns and cities -- a long-anticipated date that has been met by street festivals in Baghdad. Celebrations were tempered, however, by fears of renewed violence as insurgents seek to use the date to stage new attacks."
- Steve C
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Ugh i get the feeling we came in uninvited, really f'ed a country up, and are now leaving it way worse off then when we arrived. This can't end well. I know we want our people home but it still doesn't seem right for the Iraq people.
- Steve C
It's probably a very bittersweet feeling.
- Anne Bouey
At least we freed them from Saddam Insane. That's something... right? Not weapons of mass destruction, I know, but one less dictator.
- Danny Minick
Yeah you're right Danny I just fear a few thousand mini dictator "terrorists" running around ruining the world for the Iraqi peoples. At least with one dictator it was easy to know your enemy.
- Steve C
Steve: I think at this point it's not our decision whether to stay; the Iraqi people want us to leave, despite the possible consequences, and not respecting that decision would destroy any vision of Iraq being an independent democracy.
- Jim Norris
Do keep in mind that there has been quite a lot of haggling about what constitutes the "inside" a city for the purpose of this pullout. There are still a lot of American troops "outside" of the cities. For good or ill, you decide.
- Joel Webber
Your 30s: Don't get derailed by debt - MSN Money - http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Retirem...
Anne Bouey, Jessie, A.T. and 4 other people liked this
"Nine out of 10 people in their 30s are in debt, the highest proportion of any age decade, according to the Federal Reserve's latest Survey of Consumer Finances. Thirty-somethings also carry the biggest debt burdens. The median amount of debt carried by people in their 30s in 2007 was twice their median income: $110,600 of debt versus $54,503 of income."
- Steve C
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Do you count a Mortgage when calculating debt? We have no credit card bills, no school bills, no car bills but have a mortgage is that debt?
- Steve C
Stupid grad school. Guilty--->
- Derrick
They do count mortgages there, which make the whole thing a bit weird -- the article acknowledges that 30's are when most people buy their first house...
- Jennifer Dittrich
Yeah, mortgage debt is completely not the same as other kinds of debt.
- Alex Scoble
I'm guessing the inflation in numbers is due to two things: more people are carrying over their college or credit card debts, and there's a sudden influx of 30-something folks buying houses for the first time after the prices started coming down.
- Jennifer Dittrich
Does this make anyone who owns a home but hasn't payed it off cause they're not 100 years old is in debt? That seems odd to me.
- Steve C
I think the headline is supposed to scare you by being sensationalistic. Most of the advice is fairly solid, but that initial PANIC moment in the headline seems more attention grabbing than relevant to the content.
- Jennifer Dittrich
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