The new tax will be applied to foods such as butter and cheese.
People cannot control themselves and the statistics prove it. Delicious, fatty, comfort foods are driving obesity, disease, and medical costs to unacceptable levels. The once theoretical debate on food sin taxes has entered reality in Europe, where Denmark just implemented the world’s first tax on saturated fats.
The document says AT&T keeps for five to seven years a record of who text messages whom.
The ACLU has obtained a document that shows for the first time how the four largest cellphone companies in the U.S. treat data about their subscribers’ calls, text messages, Web surfing and approximate locations.
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Researchers used a word association test to discover that most people have ‘built-in’ prejudices.
Scientists believe everyone’s a little bit racist – but they also believe it may not be your fault. Instead they are blaming TV, the internet and even the books that we read.
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“Noah” capsule
When the tsunami alarm sounds and water quickly begins to rise you can escape in the “Noah” spherical earthquake and tsunami shelter. The 1.2 meter (4 feet) diameter tsunami survival capsules were designed by Japan’s Cosmo Power as floating emergency shelters capable of holding up to four adults.
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When you can’t make them see the light, make them feel the heat
“I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw that my bath toys were a toaster and a radio.” – – Joan Rivers
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Lutz Eichholz has accomplished the impossible. He previously set the world record for riding a unicycle down a line of beer bottles (a highly competitive event) at 7.99 meters.
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Brownsville, Texas
When it comes to affordability you can’t mess with Texas. Major metropolitan areas in the Texas reign supreme on Kiplinger’s annual ranking of the least expensive places to live in the U.S. All of the picks are cities located either in Texas or the heartland of middle America.
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Futurist Thomas Frey: It was roughly two years ago, October 15, 2009, when I got a call from a desperate lady, panicking, as she asked for my help.
Being a futurist, I don’t get many calls from people who urgently need my help. Futurists are rarely first responders.
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Orange Festival in France
In the south of France they actually grow citrus and as you will see they are very creative. These images from the Orange Festival in France will lift your spirits and may just make you thirst for a glass of orange juice with a twist of lemon. (Pics)
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Toilet Bike Neo
Japan’s top commode manufacturer, TOTO, has just unveiled a crazy poop-powered motorcycle topped with a toilet. The motorcycle, dubbed the Toilet Bike Neo, will travel across Japan to promote the company’s “Green Challenge” of reducing emissions 50% over the next five years. The vehicle runs on biogas that is produced by an on-bike toilet, communicates in Japanese using LED lights, plays music, and talks. A poop and ride motorcycle!
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Being a VIP in the ER does come with certain perks.
In the U.S. the average emergency room wait now tops four hours. Most American patients wonder whether a hefty hospital donation or a family connection may be the secret to getting speedier care.
Continue reading… “U.S. hospitals admit VIP’s get faster care in the ER”
New value found in psilocybin activities.
A single high dose of the hallucinogen psilocybin, the active ingredient in so-called “magic mushrooms,” was enough to bring about a measurable personality change lasting at least a year in nearly 60 percent of the 51 participants in a new study, according to the Johns Hopkins researchers who conducted it…
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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