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A Welcome Note
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My pages are relatively new; so, for now, the number of articles is fairly limited. Over the next few months (and maybe years) I'll be adding more.
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BrainBashers
Brain teasers, puzzles, games and optical illusions for everyone.
Updated: 28 Feb 11:50
US Consumer Product Safety Commission - Recent Recalls and Product Safety News
Recalls and product safety news from CPSC
Updated: 24 Feb 20:27
Pier 1 Imports Recalls Golden Tea Lights Due to Fire Hazard
24 Feb 16:30
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The flame from the tea lights can burn with a high flame, posing a fire hazard.
Jogging Strollers Recalled by B.O.B. Trailers Due to Strangulation Hazard
23 Feb 18:30
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A drawstring on the stroller can get wrapped around a child's neck, posing a strangulation hazard.
Le Creuset Recalls Glass Lids Due to Laceration Hazard
23 Feb 16:00
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The glass lids can crack or break during use, posing a laceration hazard to consumers.
Remote Control Systems Recalled by Niles Audio Due to Fire Hazard
23 Feb 16:00
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If the battery falls from the remote control during handling, it can rupture and smoke or ignite, posing a fire hazard.
REI Recalls Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard
22 Feb 18:00
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The alloy steerer tube could separate from the fork causing the rider to lose control, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
Mitch Hedberg
24 Feb 12:21
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"I haven't slept for ten days, because that would be too long."
Jay London
24 Feb 12:21
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"I recorded my hair this morning, tonight I'm watching the highlights."
Jerry Lewis
24 Feb 12:21
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"Every man's dream is to be able to sink into the arms of a woman without also falling into her hands."
Mel Brooks
24 Feb 12:21
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"If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets."
Healthy Recipes
Find low-fat recipes, low-sodium recipes, more special-diet recipes.
Updated: 03 Mar 04:02
Recipe: Chocolate pudding pies
03 Mar 02:45
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Chocolate pudding pies one of many healthy recipes from Mayo Clinic.
Recipe: Breakfast burrito
03 Mar 02:45
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Breakfast burrito one of many healthy recipes from Mayo Clinic.
Recipe: Pasta with grilled chicken, white beans and mushrooms
03 Mar 02:45
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Pasta with grilled chicken, white beans and mushrooms one of many healthy recipes from Mayo Clinic.
Recipe: Linguine with mushrooms
03 Mar 02:45
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Linguine with mushrooms One of many healthy recipes from Mayo Clinic.
Recipe: Brown rice pilaf with asparagus and mushrooms
03 Mar 02:45
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Brown rice pilaf with asparagus and mushrooms one of many healthy recipes from Mayo Clinic.
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02 Mar 22:50
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Not sure how to birth a baby or change a diaper? Check YouTube. But in addition to helpful how-to footage, the site is also a magnet for harmful activities, like self-mutilation.
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02 Mar 22:50
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Some surprises are taking place at Apple's special event in San Francisco happening now. So far not only has the iPad 2 been unveiled, but its been unveiled by Steve Jobs himself.
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02 Mar 22:50
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Mike Huckabee made a toxic fool of himself on the subject of Barack Obama's upbringing and heritage.
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02 Mar 22:50
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A survey of sex workers in New York City finds that 83% of prostitutes have a Facebook page, which accounted for 25% of their regular clientele in 2008.
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02 Mar 22:10
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The Coalition and Kabul may claim burgeoning sign-up rates for the country's critical security forces but the attrition rate, including desertion, is alarming as well
AP: Gingrich to start testing presidential bid (AP)
03 Mar 03:38
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AP - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will begin raising money to test whether a bid for the GOP presidential nomination is feasible, his spokesman told The Associated Press Wednesday night.
Supreme Court: Anti-gay funeral picketers allowed (AP)
03 Mar 02:34
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AP - The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a grieving father's pain over mocking protests at his Marine son's funeral must yield to First Amendment protections for free speech. All but one justice sided with a fundamentalist church that has stirred outrage with raucous demonstrations contending God is punishing the military for the nation's tolerance of homosexuality.
GOP wins first budget skirmish, bigger fight looms (AP)
03 Mar 02:33
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AP - Republicans won an early round Wednesday in their fight to shrink the government, pushing $4 billion in spending cuts through Congress in a bill that puts off the possibility of a government shutdown for two weeks.
Poll: Mike Huckabee leads the pack (Politico)
03 Mar 01:49
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Politico - Wall Street Journal/NBC survey: He has 25 percent of likely GOP voters; Romney is at 21 percent.
Former White House counsel now working for Edwards (AP)
03 Mar 01:05
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AP - President Barack Obama's former lawyer has signed on to help former presidential candidate John Edwards as he tries to ward off a criminal indictment over payments to his ex-mistress.
IRS eases tax lien rules for delinquent taxpayers
24 Feb 19:19
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The Internal Revenue Service says it's trying to help people struggling to pay delinquent tax bills, so it's reducing the number of property ...
Big tobacco spitting mad over 'corrective' ads
24 Feb 19:08
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The Justice Department wants the largest cigarette manufacturers to admit that they lied to the American public about the dangers of smoking, ...
Stocks slide for a third day on worries about oil
24 Feb 19:01
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Stocks fell for the third straight day Wednesday as surging oil prices overshadowed signs of an improving job market.
Disney buys kids social network Togetherville
24 Feb 18:14
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The Walt Disney Co. has acquired children's social network Togetherville for an undisclosed sum, as part of its strategy of investing more in ...
GM reports 2010 profit; $4,300 in hourly bonuses
24 Feb 17:51
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GM reports net income of $510 million for its fourth quarter, and $4.1B for the full year; the automaker's first annual profit since 2004
NPR Topics: Books
Book reviews, interviews with authors, best-seller lists and more. Subscribe to the RSS feed.
Updated: 03 Mar 04:06
In 'Pym,' A Comic Glimpse Into Poe's Racial Politics
02 Mar 17:08
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In his new book, Pym, fiction writer Mat Johnson plays with the premise of Edgar Allan Poe's only novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket. Poe's novel was a "master text of anxious white fright," says Maureen Corrigan, and Johnson's clever book shines new light on the material.
Without Intervention, Lions Heading For Extinction
02 Mar 16:32
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The worldwide lion population has declined a staggering 90 percent in the past 50 years. In their documentary The Last Lions, conservationists Beverly and Dereck Joubert track the giant hunters across Bostwana and warn that without intervention, lions may soon go extinct.
Three Gutsy Heroines To Celebrate Women's History
02 Mar 13:59
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For the contemporary woman, feminist classics don't always do the trick most of us believe there's more to life than marriage or madness. To kick off Women's History Month, author Stephanie Staal suggests three books about mold-breaking heroines, sure to inspire your inner feminist.
Take 'Blood, Bones & Butter,' Add Poignancy And Wit
02 Mar 13:00
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Gabrielle Hamilton wanted her restaurant, Prune, to be a place where a waiter would bring you a meal "that you didn't even ask for when you arrived ... undone by your day in the city." Her captivating memoir carves skillfully into longing and meaning as it relates to food.
'The Paris Wife' Dives Into Hemingway's First Big Love
01 Mar 21:25
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Paula McLain's new novel, The Paris Wife, tells the story of Hadley Richardson, Ernest Hemingway's first wife and companion during his Paris years. Hemingway and Richardson were blissfully in love until he left her for her best friend.
NOVA | PBS
NOVA brings you short audio stories from the world of science -- anything from hurricanes to mummies to neutrinos. For more science programming online and on air, visit NOVA's Web site at pbs.org/nova, or watch NOVA broadcasts Tuesday nights on PBS.
Updated: 03 Mar 04:01
NOVA Minute: The Interaction of Species
02 Mar 21:00
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NOVA Minutes are a regular radio features that air three times per week on 89.7 WGBH-FM in Boston. In this episode, naturalist E.O. Wilson describes the challenges of understanding how ecosystems evolve. Produced by David Levin. Original interview by Gail Willumsen. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by ExxonMobil, David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers. Learn more at pbs.org/nova/eowilson
Toward a Smart Electric Grid
23 Feb 16:00
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On August 14, 2003, the biggest blackout in American history struck the Northeast U.S. and parts of Canada. 50 million people lost power, and the blackout showed how vulnerable and even outdated our electricity system is. To fix that problem, some energy experts think it's time to upgrade to a "smart grid," one that uses digital technology to regulate itself. Vijay Vaitheeswaran is energy correspondent for The Economist magazine. In this interview, he explains why we need to take the power grid into the 21st century. Produced by David Levin. Interview by Terri Randall. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers. Additional funding for NOVA scienceNOW is provided by the National Science Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. To read a full interview with Vijay Vaitheeswaran, go to pbs.org/nova/sciencenow
The Risks of Automated Flight
16 Feb 16:00
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Most passenger jets today fly under computer control, at least to some extent. Usually, those computers make flying safer. But like any machine, they can sometimes break down, leading, in rare cases, to major accidents. In this interview, aviation expert Bill Voss explains why he thinks airlines should put more emphasis on solving computer automation problems during pilot training. Podcast produced by David Levin. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers. Hear more audio stories at pbs.org/nova
When Lightning Strikes Aircraft
11 Feb 16:00
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After the crash of Air France Flight 447 in 2009, widespread debate appeared on the Internet about whether a lightning strike could have brought the plane down. Just how dangerous is lightning to an aircraft in flight? In this podcast, aviation safety expert John Cox and veteran airline pilot Martin Alder weigh in. Podcast produced by David Levin. Interviews by Darlow Smithson productions. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers. Hear more audio stories at pbs.org/nova
Smart Birds
04 Feb 16:00
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Some parrots can talk-but can they really understand what they're saying? In this podcast, researcher Irene Pepperberg describes her cognitive experiments with African grey parrots, and discusses why the line between human and animal intelligence is sometimes blurry. Produced by David Levin. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Major funding for NOVA is provided by David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers. Major funding for NOVA scienceNOW is provided by the National Science Foundation, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and public television viewers. For more fun science stories, visit our Web site at http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow
New sites on OnlineJournalism.com
Here are the most recent addition to USC Annenberg's global directory of news websites.
Updated: 24 Feb 20:26
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