January 2012
Condo bans Volt owner from plugging in
A condominium management board in Ottawa, Ontario, has ruled that a the owner of a plug-in hybrid vehicle can’t use an electrical outlet in his building’s garage unless he buys his own $3,000 meter.
The board has prevented Chevrolet Volt owner Mik Source: http://www.leftlanenews.com/condo-bans-volt-owner-from-plugging-in.html
Condo bans Volt owner from plugging in
A condominium management board in Ottawa, Ontario, has ruled that a the owner of a plug-in hybrid vehicle can’t use an electrical outlet in his building’s garage unless he buys his own $3,000 meter.
The board has prevented Chevrolet Volt owner Mik Source: http://www.leftlanenews.com/condo-bans-volt-owner-from-plugging-in.html
7 Easy And Fun Date Night Dishes
A woman loves when a man can provide for her. Thats a fact. And one of the most common things shell be surprised and pleased by is finding a man that can provide her dinner by making it instead of just ordering or paying for it. Source: http://guyism.com/lifestyle/easy-and-fun-date-night-dishes-meals.html
7 Easy And Fun Date Night Dishes
A woman loves when a man can provide for her. Thats a fact. And one of the most common things shell be surprised and pleased by is finding a man that can provide her dinner by making it instead of just ordering or paying for it. Source: http://guyism.com/lifestyle/easy-and-fun-date-night-dishes-meals.html
In pictures: Spain's mountainous north
“The Northern Spanish provinces of Asturias and Cantabria offer the rare combination of spectacular mountains and fine beaches in proximity,” says Fred Mawer. “We decided to split our trip into two, starting with a week exploring the Picos de Europa.” Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/6086348/In-pictures-Spains-mountainous-north.html
In pictures: Spain's mountainous north
“The Northern Spanish provinces of Asturias and Cantabria offer the rare combination of spectacular mountains and fine beaches in proximity,” says Fred Mawer. “We decided to split our trip into two, starting with a week exploring the Picos de Europa.” Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/6086348/In-pictures-Spains-mountainous-north.html
THREADED: Wearable Woods From Forests Into...
A look at the fibers of the forest - wearable cellulose-based fabrics, with a focus on two sustainable materials: bark cloth and Lenzing’s tencel. Source: http://ecosalon.com/threaded-wearable-woods-from-forests-into-fashionable-fabrics/
A City Education: The Domino Effect of Raising...
Building one student’s confidence enables him to positively influence his peers. Source: http://www.good.is/post/a-city-education-the-domino-effect-of-raising-students-self-esteem/
Zhangjiajie, China (Pic)
Zhangjiajie, China (Pic) Source: http://i.imgur.com/I5hfS.jpg
Zhangjiajie, China (Pic)
Zhangjiajie, China (Pic) Source: http://i.imgur.com/I5hfS.jpg
The Best Dive Bars Across America [Gallery]
The Dive Bar is as American as apple pie. And from North to South and East to West, cheap beers and sticky floors are just the beginning of what this country’s dives have in common. Source: http://www.sfweekly.com/slideshow/dive-bars-across-america-35988313/#1
Team Memories Slide Show Honduras 2012
We put these “memories” together to help remember our team-mates who worked along side of us - and sometimes in a completely different building - all week long. Source: http://vimeo.com/35787335
Canoeing The Entire Congo River¦ and Living To...
On a truly epic journey, Phil Harwood braves crocodiles, giant snakes and machette-wielding tribes to become the first person to canoe the 3,000-mile Congo river from source to sea. Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2012/jan/27/canoeing-the-congo-river
Curral das Freiras, Madeira, Portugal (Pic)
This photo is taken from the mountain that forms the heart of the Island of Madeira (the entire island is basically a huge extinct volcano that sticks out of the sea). Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/magnusl3d/6696096719/
Curral das Freiras, Madeira, Portugal (Pic)
This photo is taken from the mountain that forms the heart of the Island of Madeira (the entire island is basically a huge extinct volcano that sticks out of the sea). Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/magnusl3d/6696096719/
How Poor Performance in College Sets Students Up...
College students not used to being asked to study are struggling in the real world. Last year, a controversial academic report-turned book touched off a debate over whether college is worth the money. Source: http://www.good.is/post/how-poor-performance-in-college-sets-students-up-for-a-lifetime-of-difficulty/
How Poor Performance in College Sets Students Up...
College students not used to being asked to study are struggling in the real world. Last year, a controversial academic report-turned book touched off a debate over whether college is worth the money. Source: http://www.good.is/post/how-poor-performance-in-college-sets-students-up-for-a-lifetime-of-difficulty/
Apple doesnt care about workers?
On the heels of a record quarterly profit, Apple was slammed in the press yesterday by a lengthy New York Times article highlighting the poor working conditions in the Chinese factories that make Apple products. Source: http://venturebeat.com/2012/01/27/apple-labor-working-conditions-foxconn-tim-cook/
Apple doesnt care about workers?
On the heels of a record quarterly profit, Apple was slammed in the press yesterday by a lengthy New York Times article highlighting the poor working conditions in the Chinese factories that make Apple products. Source: http://venturebeat.com/2012/01/27/apple-labor-working-conditions-foxconn-tim-cook/
10 Roommate Red Flags
Ten ways to tell your roommate might be the best person to live with. Source: http://www.collegehumor.com/article/6698343/10-roommate-red-flags
The Millennials: Infographic | Pew Research Center
Infographic on the Pew Research Center’s data on the Millennials
The Millennials: Infographic | Pew Research Center
Infographic on the Pew Research Center’s data on the Millennials
Girl eats nothing but McDonald's chicken nuggets...
CHICKEN nugget fan is warned fave food is KILLING her as she
only eats poultry snack Source: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4086801/Girl-eats-nothing-but-chicken-nuggets-for-15-years.html
Girl eats nothing but McDonald's chicken nuggets...
CHICKEN nugget fan is warned fave food is KILLING her as she
only eats poultry snack Source: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4086801/Girl-eats-nothing-but-chicken-nuggets-for-15-years.html
Low IQ & Conservative Beliefs Linked to Prejudice
There’s no gentle way to put it: People who give in to racism and prejudice may simply be dumb, according to a new study that is bound to stir public controversy. Source: http://news.yahoo.com/low-iq-conservative-beliefs-linked-prejudice-180403506.html
Low IQ & Conservative Beliefs Linked to Prejudice
There’s no gentle way to put it: People who give in to racism and prejudice may simply be dumb, according to a new study that is bound to stir public controversy. Source: http://news.yahoo.com/low-iq-conservative-beliefs-linked-prejudice-180403506.html
A Highly American Cocktail for Stephen Colbert
a drink commemorating Stephen Colberts overwhelming success in South Carolina’s Republican primary. Stephen Colbert is a humble guy. He doesnt like to boast about his own accomplishments or exaggerate his own importance. Source: http://www.good.is/post/buy-you-a-drink-a-highly-american-cocktail-for-stephen-colbert/
A Highly American Cocktail for Stephen Colbert
a drink commemorating Stephen Colberts overwhelming success in South Carolina’s Republican primary. Stephen Colbert is a humble guy. He doesnt like to boast about his own accomplishments or exaggerate his own importance. Source: http://www.good.is/post/buy-you-a-drink-a-highly-american-cocktail-for-stephen-colbert/
Perfume Genius Video Gets Banned From YouTube For...
We’ve written several posts about Perfume Genius (aka Michael Hadreas), one of our favorite gay musicians, in the last few weeks. He has a beautiful new album, Put Your Back N 2 It, due out February 21, and we can’t get enough of his new video “Hood” featuring porn star Arpad Miklos. Source:...
Perfume Genius Video Gets Banned From YouTube For...
We’ve written several posts about Perfume Genius (aka Michael Hadreas), one of our favorite gay musicians, in the last few weeks. He has a beautiful new album, Put Your Back N 2 It, due out February 21, and we can’t get enough of his new video “Hood” featuring porn star Arpad Miklos. Source:...
Richard Branson: It's time to end the failed war...
Treating addicts as criminals has done absolutely nothing to address this
crisis, writes Richard Branson. Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9031855/Its-time-to-end-the-failed-war-on-drugs.html
Richard Branson: It's time to end the failed war...
Treating addicts as criminals has done absolutely nothing to address this
crisis, writes Richard Branson. Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9031855/Its-time-to-end-the-failed-war-on-drugs.html
This is the worst elementary school commute in the...
Here’s a new candidate for the world’s most precarious school commute. Sorry, two-day Chinese mountaineering expedition. In the Indonesian village of Sanghiang Tanjung, flooding has damaged a 162-meter suspension bridge such that students are forced to shimmy across it at the risk of their own… Source:...
This is the worst elementary school commute in the...
Here’s a new candidate for the world’s most precarious school commute. Sorry, two-day Chinese mountaineering expedition. In the Indonesian village of Sanghiang Tanjung, flooding has damaged a 162-meter suspension bridge such that students are forced to shimmy across it at the risk of their own… Source:...
Joan Smith: Strong religious belief is no excuse...
It’s been a dreadful week for free speech. A meeting at a prestigious London college had to be abandoned on Monday evening when members of the audience were filmed and threatened by an Islamic extremist. Then the president of a student society at another London college was forced to resign after a Muslim organisation called for a ban on a joky image of the Prophet Mohammed. Finally, on...
Joan Smith: Strong religious belief is no excuse...
It’s been a dreadful week for free speech. A meeting at a prestigious London college had to be abandoned on Monday evening when members of the audience were filmed and threatened by an Islamic extremist. Then the president of a student society at another London college was forced to resign after a Muslim organisation called for a ban on a joky image of the Prophet Mohammed. Finally, on...
Which Kids Will 'Grow Out' of Autism?
Additional mental diagnoses may help explain why some kids stay autistic. Source: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/extra-disorders-explain-autism/story?id=15407183
Which Kids Will 'Grow Out' of Autism?
Additional mental diagnoses may help explain why some kids stay autistic. Source: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/extra-disorders-explain-autism/story?id=15407183
1 Minute. 1 Man. 1 Epic Journey.
STA Travel sent three mates on a mission to cram 44 days, 11 countries, 38,000 miles and 18 flights into one minute of sublime travel movie making. The resul… Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUoYWcbDCXI
1 Minute. 1 Man. 1 Epic Journey.
STA Travel sent three mates on a mission to cram 44 days, 11 countries, 38,000 miles and 18 flights into one minute of sublime travel movie making. The resul… Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUoYWcbDCXI
Shipwrecked: Women and children first?
Barely three months short of the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic, which went down on 15 April 1912, another shipwreck has galvanised the world
Shipwrecked: Women and children first?
Barely three months short of the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic, which went down on 15 April 1912, another shipwreck has galvanised the world
18 Terrifying Videos of the Most Well Armed Kid on...
We’re hate SOPA and all that, but the CIA should probably take a look at these videos. Source: http://www.cracked.com/video_18321_18-terrifying-videos-most-well-armed-kid-youtube.html
18 Terrifying Videos of the Most Well Armed Kid on...
We’re hate SOPA and all that, but the CIA should probably take a look at these videos. Source: http://www.cracked.com/video_18321_18-terrifying-videos-most-well-armed-kid-youtube.html
Tainted Saint: Mother Teresa Slighted the Sick and...
Despite her humanitarian reputation and 1979 Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa had set up a worldwide system of “homes for the dying” that routinely failed to provide adequate care to patients. Notwithstanding these black marks on an otherwise sterling reputation, Mother Teresa,was never known to have been touched by the scandal that would rock the Roman Catholic Church in the decade...
Tainted Saint: Mother Teresa Slighted the Sick and...
Despite her humanitarian reputation and 1979 Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa had set up a worldwide system of “homes for the dying” that routinely failed to provide adequate care to patients. Notwithstanding these black marks on an otherwise sterling reputation, Mother Teresa,was never known to have been touched by the scandal that would rock the Roman Catholic Church in the decade...
I saw The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo with my mom....
I saw “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” with my mom and got to feel awkward shame over being accidentally turned on by rape scenes. I can’t help it that my vagina is a serial killer. Source: http://www.vice.com/read/kellys-krush-korner-rooney-mara
Veteran In Need Of New Kidney Accidentally Buys...
By the time Napoleon Elvord found last week’s winning Megabucks ticket, he had been a millionaire for three days. It wasn’t until being urged by the manager of the Madison, Wisconsin Mobil station where he gets coffee “several times a day” that Elvord, a veteran currently waiting for a new kidney,… Source:...
Veteran In Need Of New Kidney Accidentally Buys...
By the time Napoleon Elvord found last week’s winning Megabucks ticket, he had been a millionaire for three days. It wasn’t until being urged by the manager of the Madison, Wisconsin Mobil station where he gets coffee “several times a day” that Elvord, a veteran currently waiting for a new kidney,… Source:...
Images of Hells Angels taken after photographer...
The pictures, now published by Life magazine, were taken at a time when the roar of a Harley Davidson and the sight of shaggy-haired bikers was still new and frightening for the average citizen. Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2089983/Images-Hells-Angels-taken-photographer-infiltrated-famously-secretive-club-1965-seen-time.html
