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Bloomberg Unveils 'Parking By Cell Phone' Plan →
‘Techno Mike’ Hopes To End Frustrations Of NYC Driving By Having Drivers Use Phones To Find Spaces, Feed Meters. Text Messages Would Be Sent When Spaces Are Vacated.
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California's Real Death Panels: Insurers Deny 21%... →
mudwerks:
PacifiCare’s Denials 40%, Cigna’s 33% in First Half of 2009
OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ — More than one of every five requests for medical claims for insured patients, even when recommended by a patient’s physician, are rejected by California’s largest private insurers, amounting to very real death panels in practice daily in the nation’s biggest state, according to data...
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Chat with John
John Lennon Artificial Intelligence Project (JLAIP™) is recreating the personality of the late Beatle, John Lennon, by programming an Artificial Intelligence (AI) engine with Lennon’s own words and thoughts.
Click here to chat with John
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Happy 40th Birthday, Internet →
shaneblog:
September 2, 1969: Forty years ago today, in Leonard Kleinrock’s UCLA lab, a group of computer scientists managed to pass bits of data from one computer to another over some some gray cable. In doing so, they created the first node of what we now call (long dramatic pause)… the Internet.
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Mosquito Mystery Explained – Neatorama →
lyarv:
mudwerks:
It has been a question that has long perplexed people: why are some individuals seemingly immune to mosquito bites, while others suffer endless attacks?
Scientists at Rothamsted Research in the U.K. have made progress in identifying which of the approximately 300-400 chemical odors produced by the human body attracts or repels insects (insects have very keen sense of smell...
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“The average person tells 4 lies a day, or 1460 a year a total of 88,000 by the...”
– (via bitchville)
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Poll: Americans losing confidence in Obama
A new poll says that Americans, concerned over the future of health care reform and anxious about the growing federal budget deficit, are losing faith in President Barack Obama.
The Washington Post-ABC News survey found that less that half of Americans — 49 percent — say they believe the president will make the right decisions for the country. That’s down from 60 percent at the 100-day...
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Limerence
Limerence refers to an involuntary cognitive and emotional state of intense romantic desire for another person. The term was coined by psychologist Dorothy Tennov to describe the ultimate, near-obsessional form of romantic love.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limerence
Thanks to solaravada for pointing me to that term.
From now on I’ll be using it instead of “Love”. So it...
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Chat slang, and chat room acronyms →
I ANAL (or IANAL) - I’m Am Not A Lawyer (expect an uninformed opinion)
PCMCIA - People Can’t Master Computer Industry Acronyms (slang)
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Twitter and Facebook DDoS Attacks Targeted One Man →
mikearauz:
Did Twitter, Facebook (Facebook), LiveJournal, YouTube (YouTube), Google Sites and Google (Google)’s Blogger (blogger) all get attacked yesterday to silence one man? According to the testimony of a…
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Fun Facts
smilingsweetie:
1. If you are right handed, you will tend to chew your food on your right side. If you are left handed, you will tend to chew your food on your left side. 2. If you stop getting thirsty, you need to drink more water. For when a human body is dehydrated, its thirst mechanism shuts off. 3. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying. 4. Your tongue is germ free only...
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Love is complicated and Hate is simple.
(via solaravada)
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Cocktails for Vadim
Vodka Water – Healthiest Vodka Cocktail Ever
http://healthylivingindia.blogspot.com/2009/03/vodka-water-healthiest-vodka-cocktail.html
Whiskey Water – More than a Drink, It’s a Legacy
http://healthylivingindia.blogspot.com/2009/03/whiskey-water-more-than-drink-its.html
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Vitamins For Drinkers
http://healthylivingindia.blogspot.com/2009/03/vitamins-in-city-part-1.html
Moderate drinking may actually be beneficial to one’s health. Some studies have shown that a two drink maximum per day for men, one drink maximum per day for women can actually lower the risk of heart disease (especially red wine).
However, a greater alcohol intake depletes the body of certain nutrients,...
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Vitamins For Smokers
http://healthylivingindia.blogspot.com/2009/03/vitamins-for-smokers.html
Smokers tend to deplete the body of vitamin C, folic acid, thiamine and vitamin B6, so taking supplements may be recommended by your doctor.
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Свекольный сок повышает выносливость →
Выяснилось, что после приёма сока свёклы добровольцы в среднем смогли крутить педали на 92 секунды дольше (итого 11,25 минуты), чем при поглощении черносмородинного плацебо. Получается, что этот овощной сок повышает выносливость на 16%. Если переводить в покрываемое расстояние, то выходит, что одну и ту же дистанцию сок позволяет осилить по времени на 2% быстрее.
"worrying is as effective as trying to solve an...
Don’t worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing every day that scares you.
Sing.
Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, don’t put up...
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Strong Meteor Shower Expected Tonight →
