AP – Ducklings that were rescued from a storm drain by District of Columbia fire fighters are seen in Washington, …
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WASHINGTON – Firefighters plucked four baby ducks from a storm drain Monday after the rescuers heard [...]
Archive for May 18th, 2009
18 May
Vinegar can help reduce body fat, study shows
Vinegar can help reduce the amount of fat accumulated around internal organs, experiments by Mizkan Central Research Institute have shown.
The experiments, the results of which are being presented at a meeting of the Japan Society of Nutrition and Food Science in Nagasaki this week, were conducted on 175 men and women with a BMI of [...]
18 May
More Pics from Bay to Breakers 2009
Here is the pictures from Bay to Breakers. I saw a good 15 minutes of it and no pictures are the same. It is interesting though because it saves time finding the highlights.
More Pics from Bay to Breakers 2009
via SFist by Jay Barmann on 5/18/09
The weather was hot and nice and a good time was [...]
18 May
Deter Thieves by Uglifying Your Camera [Theft Prevention]
This is one of the coolest ideas I have seen in a long time. I have done this by clothing down when in bad areas but it never occurred to me to camouflage electronics to detract criminals.
Deter Thieves by Uglifying Your Camera [Theft Prevention]
via Lifehacker by Adam Pash on 5/18/09
A few years ago, blogger Jimmie [...]
18 May
Abusive Teen Slaps 60-Year-Old Woman, Spits in Her Face, on J Church
This does not happen everyday or hardly at all in San Francisco but even if it did, the City Hall would care less but give lip service. They would probably bury it in the media so the city would not look bad and keep the tourists away.
Abusive Teen Slaps 60-Year-Old Woman, Spits in Her Face, [...]
18 May
World Drinks Less Wine Per Capita
Gains in emerging markets outpaced by sustained drops in the European Union
Posted: Monday, May 18, 2009
People are drinking wine at a slower rate, and the global recession appears to have accelerated the trend. Worldwide per-capita wine consumption fell for the third consecutive year in 2008, and is projected to fall even further, at least until [...]
18 May
Take Two
What is he doing in there? Isn’t that like DeNiro? You can find him anywhere as long as it goes with the role. That is a true professional not a fame-hungry hollywood type.
Take Two
via nymag.com: Food by HASH(0xe28d5c0),HASH(0xe2b2b74) on 5/17/09
De Niro dishes on his supporting role.
18 May
Whole Foods Offering Camembert From Hervé Mons — New York Magazine
(Photo: Hannah Whitaker/New York Magazine)
It’s time to reconsider Camembert, that old cocktail-party stalwart located right next to the Carr’s crackers and the Chilean grapes. This pasteurized version not only doesn’t suck (as most pasteurized Camemberts do) but is actually pretty great. Credit the French cheese-aging genius Hervé Mons and a Seattle importer for figuring out [...]
