Archive for: January, 2012

Unwanted Household Habits That Are Hard to Break

Unwanted Household Habits That Are Hard to Break

Some advice just doesn’t hold up over time. While you might have been following these five moves in the kitchen that you shouldn’t, follow these tips instead. Lining the oven with foil. Placing aluminum foil directly on the bottom of your oven can trap heat and throw off oven performance, and might even void the manufacturer’s […]

Must-Experience Life Changing Trips

Must-Experience Life Changing Trips

Most New Year’s Resolutions don’t last. You should put something completely new and life-altering on your list—a resolution that’s easy to keep, like “treat yourself to the trip of a lifetime.” The world is filled with true once-in-a-lifetime adventures and destinations. Some are expensive, others can be surprisingly affordable, but all will pay you back […]

Engagement Ring Found In Toilet After 36 Years

Engagement Ring Found In Toilet After 36 Years

Donna Claver, A Montana woman lost her engagement ring in the early ’70s. She was pregnant, and while applying lotion, the gold and sapphire engagement ring slipped from the top of the toilet and fell down the drain, according to Today.com. The ring had lodged itself in the drain of the toilet. Donna and her husband, Terry, tried to fish […]

The Kardashians’ Brand is No Longer Selling

The Kardashians' Brand is No Longer Selling

Good news for all the haters. It looks like the Kardashians’ fame may finally be ending. With promoters saying the brand is “tarnishing” and The New York Post reporting that anything featuring the family is turning “absolutely toxic,” things are not looking good for this reality family star. So it may be back to reality for the […]

Junk Food In Schools Not to Blame for Weight Gain Among Children

Junk Food In Schools Not to Blame for Weight Gain Among Children

A new study suggests that middle school students’ weight gain has nothing to do with the candy, soda, chips, and other junk food they can purchase at school. The study relies on data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999, which follows a nationally representative sample of students from the fall of […]

Italian Cruise Ship Sinks, 6 Dead

Italian Cruise Ship Sinks, 6 Dead

Rescue operation searching the half-submerged wreck of an Italian cruise ship for missing passengers and crew recovered a sixth body on Monday, after more than 48 hours the vessel keel over off Italy’s west coast. The captain of the 114,500-tonne Costa Concordia, arrested on Saturday, was accused of manslaughter and abandoning his ship before all of the more […]

Discovered Insect Named after Singer Beyonce

Discovered Insect Named after Singer Beyonce

A previously un-named species of horse fly whose appearance is dominated by its glamorous golden lower abdomen has been named in honour of American pop diva, Beyoncé. According to the Australian National Insect Collection researcher responsible for officially ‘describing’ the fly as Scaptia (Plinthina) beyonceae, CSIRO’s Bryan Lessard, the fly’s spectacular gold colour makes it […]

Thousands Of Workers Protest At Sanyo’s China Plant

Thousands Of Workers Protest At Sanyo's China Plant

Thousands of Chinese workers protesting over compensation and job security at a Sanyo Electric Co Ltd plant clashed with police in southern Shenzhen, the latest outbreak of labor unrest in China’s manufacturing hub. About 4,000 workers protested over the weekend at the Sino-Japanese joint venture, the Chinese-language Oriental Daily reported. Sing Tao Daily and the […]

Tim Tebow’s Christian Ad During NFL Game Sparks Controversy

Tim Tebow's Christian Ad During NFL Game Sparks Controversy

Tim Tebow, the devout Christian quarterback of the Denver Broncos, has received tons of media attention and drawn the spotlight to the Bible passage John 3:16. The broadcast of the game Saturday against the New England Patriots included something unusual: a television commercial about that Bible verse. The commercial was well shot, artistically constructed, yet others say it […]

Gervais Brings Sharp Tongue As Host Of Golden Globes Awards

Gervais Brings Sharp Tongue As Host Of Golden Globes Awards

Three times is the charm – if that’s not the wrong word for Ricky Gervais’ third year as sarcastic steward of the Golden Globes. His monologue didn’t shock quite as much as the way it did last year, but it had its share of insults. “Nervous? Don’t be,” he grinned at the room-full of glitterati at the […]

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