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(17 diggs) How to Keep Feces Out of Your Bloodstream (or Lose 10 Pounds in 14 Days)
Sep 20, 2010 from timferriss in Lifestyle
timferriss Ruh-roh. (Photo: Toby Otter)
Following our Paleolithic ancestors, our Neolithic ancestors lost an average of six inches in height. Most people now have those last 5-10 pounds that seem impossible lose. The causes for both, surprisingly, may be the same.
Robb Wolf can explain. Robb, a former research biochemist, has functioned as a review editor for the Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism and is co-owner of NorCal Strength & Conditioning, one of the Mens Health top 30 gyms in America. Hes...
(13 diggs) 10 Usability Tips Based on Research Studies
Sep 15, 2010 from use_this(Use This) in *
use_this We hear plenty usability tips and techniques from an incalculable number of sources. Many of the ones we take seriously have sound logic, but its even more validating when we find actual data and reports to back up their theories and conjectures.
This article discusses usability findings of research results such as eye-tracking studies, reports, analytics, and usability surveys pertaining to website usability and improvements. Youll discover that many of these usability tips will be common sense...
(14 diggs) How Tucker Max Got Rejected by Publishing and Still Hit #1 New York Times
Sep 28, 2010 from timferriss in Lifestyle
timferriss The infamous Tucker Max, self-proclaimed asshole. (Photo: Randy Stewart/blog.stewtopia.com)
Preface: Ive debated doing this post for a long while. Today I bite the bullet. Part of my job is introducing you to valuable lessons and interesting people you might not find otherwise. Interesting takes many forms. Keep that in mind, and keep an open mind, as you read on.


I rolled over in bed to grab my cell phone. This time, I didnt mind being woken up. The text message read:
You hit the list. I...
(46 diggs) All Hail Todd Collins
Oct 09, 2010 from PigskinDoctors(ThePigskinDoctors.com) in Sports
PigskinDoctors September 22, 2010 Dr. Hut Hut Hike
This Sunday marks an unusual weekend of sorts for journeyman QB Todd Collins of the Chicago Bears. Thats because the game against the Carlina Panthers will have Collins starting at QB, his first start since the 07 playoffs and only his 21st start overall.
Jay Cutler has been ruled out of the game after suffering a concussion during last Sunday Nights sack-fest against the Giants.
That number of starts might not sound so crazy but consider that Collins has...
(18 diggs) Nuggets: Carmelo Not Even On The Market
Sep 02, 2010 from HoopDoctors(TheHoopDoctors.com) in *
HoopDoctors September 2, 2010 THD Rumor Patrol
Looks like Carmelo Anthony wont be going anywhere, well at least for this season anyways
Theyve already had one press conference in Denver this week, but that will almost certainly be the only one.
The Nuggets and new vice president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri, just introduced Tuesday to the local media, are not close to announcing a Carmelo Anthony trade.
Sorry to disappoint again: Anthony isnt even on the market.
Not yet, anyway.
That status could...

Train Go Sorry by Draisine (formerly Brightglass26)

Music video for "Train Go Sorry" by Draisine (formerly Brightglass26) (J. Blakey on Guitars, Vocals, Bass Guitar; and Ryan White on ...

"Once Upon A Time" -- A Land Without Magic season finale review

21.05.12

“It’s not the destination, it’s the journey,” or some variation of that cliche was drilled into me as a kid so that I would develop patience, and not be so results-oriented: “I want this, I want that,” and the like. And it’s useful, because when you embrace that value you’re less likely to be disappointed. Sure, if you invest mightily in a project you want to see it succeed, but if the process was rewarding in itself, then you won’t walk away like you’ve wasted your efforts.

As a viewer of “Once Upon A Time,” I cannot speak for all, but in my enjoyment of the breakneck speed conclusion, I wondered if the journey that led me to this satisfying destination was tainting it. Almost as if I had such a traumatic flight en route to a luxury resort on a tropical island that it soured me on the whole paradise thing. While I’m sure I could find a way to enjoy soaking up some rays and bathing in pristine waters, this finale wasn’t so mind-blowing that I’d forgotten how pissed I was on the way over. Last week, I talked about being that proverbial kid who always need to pee in the back seat, whining incessantly, “Are we there yet?” Now, I feel like the spoiled kid who got the Christmas present he wanted, but upon receiving it doesn’t want it as badly, Because I waited so long for it lost its allure. I saw the commercials every day after school and the desire for it became pathological. When Mom said I would get it for Christmas, I danced around for what seemed like forever and passed the time imagining what it would be like to call it my own. Then the day came and I wanted something else more.

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SparkLife » Blogging Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Part 2

Harry's parents play a pivotal roll in the overall mythology of the series. Ron's parents acts as Harry's family, and their involvement in the story escalates with each book. But Hermione's parents? They are Muggle dentists who appear briefly in this chapter, and then are only spoken about in passing for the rest of the series. (Waiting for a Potter fan to scream at me, "Nuh-uh, ugly Dan! They appear on page 78, paragraph 3, line 5 of the…blah, blah, blah.")

Because we rarely see the Grangers, they are always intriguing. What must they think of all the magic? They seem very passive about it. Too passive, if you ask me. They act as if someone told them, "Your daughter is a very talented bassoonist, and she must attend a secret bassoon school to hone her craft."

Muc-us!

And what happens if a wizard actually says, "Hocus pocus"? Or is it "Hoc-we poc-we"? Heh…grammar.

More importantly, I wonder why Voldemort doesn't grab the Grangers and use them as hostages. Surely by book 5, one of his spies must have told him about the frizzy-haired girl Harry always hangs around with. (Waiting for a Potter fan to scream at me, "Nuh-uh, crappy Dan! Hermione uses a love spell to protect her parents because love is a magic and Voldemort can't attack because he knows not of love! Love is like a billion sunshines…only better! And you don't know that because no one loves you! I love my cat and she shall never die! NEVER!")

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