Some days it seems like nothing is going right in the world, it's overwhelming. I have to make an effort to focus on the simple things that make me happy...a good book ( with a happy ending), a painting that turns out like I hoped it would, working in the garden, movies (with happy endings!) a cup of hot tea on a chilly morning (and then another and another...),that springy, earthy scent during a winter thaw, chocolate, and of course, Propeller! :) ................................................................................................................................................................................ "Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep In the sunlight." Benjamin Franklin
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Science – Bits of chewed-up or burned seaweed discarded more than 14,000 years ago confirm that people were in Chile at least that long ago and shed light on what their culture was like, researchers reported on Thursday.The findings at a site 10,000 miles from the Bering Strait add to an almost overwhelming pile of evidence that...
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Voted for on May 08, 2008 11:26pm
News – The Duwamish tribe in Washington state has filed a federal lawsuit seeking recognition as an Indian tribe.Winning federal recognition would allow an estimated 500 to 600 Duwamish members to get access to federal benefits, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The tribe would also be able to set up a reservation and casino
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Voted for on May 08, 2008 11:19pm
Gadgets & Tech – 1895: Otto Steiger receives a patent for his Millionaire calculating machine. It may not have been fruitful, but it multiplied.
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Voted for on May 08, 2008 02:12pm
News – Hungry crowds of survivors stormed the few shops that opened in Myanmar's stricken Irrawaddy delta, where food and international aid has been scarce since a devastating cyclone killed more than 22,000 people, the U.N. said Wednesday.
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Voted for on May 08, 2008 02:12pm
Gadgets & Tech – OpenOffice 3.0 will support the forthcoming ODF 1.2 standard and will be able to open files created with Microsoft Office 2007 or Office 2008 for Mac
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Voted for on May 08, 2008 02:12pm
Do No Evil – Damn, the cougars in Hollywood are going after the young pups like crazy. I ain t mad at cha. Young fellas, get some of that money and aging cougars, enjoy all the fresh, young meat that you can. Old guys, too bad, so sad.
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Voted for on May 08, 2008 02:11pm
News – After 9,000 years of silence, Chile's ChaitÃ;©n volcano (pictured on May 3) is erupting with lava, ashââ;¬"and lightning
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Voted for on May 08, 2008 02:11pm
News – Of course no one likes getting a speeding ticket, and who hasn't cried out, "You gotta be kidding me!" upon learning that a heavy foot just lightened your wallet by $150 or $200?
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Voted for on May 08, 2008 02:11pm
Movies – After watching Raiders of the Lost Ark again last night and being reminded why I love the Indiana Jones series so much, hearing statements like the ones Ford makes below are the kind that are making me even more excited for Indy's return.
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Voted for on May 08, 2008 02:11pm
Pets – Following a joint investigation with the Health Protection Agency, (HPA) into the rabies biting incident two weeks ago, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (Defra) has now lifted restrictions on the specialist quarantine facility Chingford Quarantine Kennels where the incident took place.
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Voted for on May 08, 2008 02:11pm
Pets – The Guinness record holder for the largest dog walk has begun recruiting UK dog walkers again, with plans to break his own world record, now standing at 10,272 dogs, for the eleventh time.
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Voted for on May 08, 2008 02:11pm
Pets – The notion that independent veterinary medicines pharmacies are necessarily in competition with veterinary practices when it comes to selling prescription drugs to pets owners, is being challenged by a new online veterinary pharmacy..
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Voted for on May 08, 2008 02:10pm
Pets – The start of the RSPCA's Fund Raising Week, sponsored by Tesco, must have seemed like a good time for Steve Johnson, Head of Pet Insurance at Sainsbury's Finance to pop up and tell us just how expensive it is to keep a cat or a dog - for that is just what he did yesterday.
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Voted for on May 08, 2008 02:10pm
Health & Fitness – Progivil, referred to as Viagra for the brain, was originally designed for narcoleptics in the seventies, but clinical trials had stumbled across something odd: if you give it to non-narcoleptics, they just become smarter. Their memory and concentration improves considerably, and so does their IQ.
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Voted for on May 08, 2008 02:10pm
Pets – The short era of free veterinary prescriptions in the UK is due to come to an end this summer. For the last three years your vet has not been allowed to charge you for writing out your pet's prescriptions.
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Voted for on May 08, 2008 02:10pm