economy
Big DC Meet About Alien Contact
‘For the five day hearing, the main ballroom of the National Press Club (NPC) in Washington, D.C. will be converted to look like a Senate hearing room. The Hearing Committee will include former Senator Mike Gravel (D-Alaska), former Congresswomen Darlene Hooley (D-Ore.), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-Mich.), Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.), and former Congressman Merrill Cook (R-Utah). They […]
Maine Hermit is the new Robin Hood
Knight gets Offers of Marriage, Bail ‘Bail for Christopher T. Knight — the North Pond Hermit — was hiked to $250,000 Sunday following two additional charges and a fear that people from across the country want to exploit him, the lead state police investigator said Sunday. ‘Those overtures include a marriage proposal from a woman […]
How To Charge Your Phone In An Emergency
‘Once the battery is flat, the phone becomes nothing more than a lump of plastic and metal. There are, however, a few ways to charge your phone in an emergency, when a power outlet or computer isn’t available. These solutions range from mundane to truly innovative…’ makeuseof How to Avoid Computer Crashes 7 scenarios, and […]
‘Swatting’ Real Villains
Instead of using ‘swatting’ for pranks, why not use it to swat real villains? Don’t be the first prankster to get caught – which will eventually happen Paris Hilton has become the latest celebrity victim in the prank known as “swatting.” “Swatting” is essentially the illegal and improper use of first responder resources (Police/Fire/EMS) by […]
Financial Hacks Everyone Should Know About
‘Just before the Enron scandal broke, the company’s CEO immediately put his money into annuities—in his wife’s name. Why? Because those assets are creditor-protected, so they can’t be seized (in this case, by the government). This is just one example of many illustrating how extremely wealthy people get the most from their money—and most of […]
Surprising Origins of Punctuation Marks
Update on UP Manila Suicide Alcuin Papa’s message on UP Presscon I attended today’s presscon of UP to ask a question and to deliver the petition to UP officials. I tried to ask a question during the open forum but was shooed away from the mic by Prof. Popoy De Vera of NCPAG because I […]
Suicide Over Unpaid Tuition
UP Manila student kills self over unpaid tuition What is happening at the University of the Philippines reflects what is happening in Philippines itself; at least before this Aquino admin. It used to be that scholars of UP were not rich enough to bring their own cars to UP. During the early years of Martial […]
Model of Overcrowding
This is crazy Nevada This Chart Will Help You Stop Food Waste ‘This chart, sent over to us by our friends at Visual.ly, does a great job at listing some common foods and how long they’ll stay fresh and safe to eat based on different storage methods (along with a few that you might be […]
The VPN for Fighting Internet Shutdown
They can slow down or shut off your internet connection without any due process, claiming copyright infringement. We can all boycott the Six Strikes “Copyright Alert System.” Everyone needs to get a Virtual Private Network (VPN) right now. This is easy to install software that gives you effectively anonymous Internet access that can’t be tampered […]
