9 Game-Changing Laptops
March 22, 2014
Today’s tech market is proving that we don’t have to settle for anything less than mind-blowing, especially when choosing a notebook. The latest and greatest models are flipping our conventional notion of a laptop and bringing user-centered designs to the forefront.
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This Is A Side Of Heroin Addiction We Don’t Often See
March 21, 2014
Huffpost Arts
When photographers document their experiences grappling with drug addiction, the results are usually of a similar breed — dingy rooms sprinkled with drug paraphernalia, portraits of the complex expressions and physical consequences associated with using, documentation of the remnants the substances leave in their wake. Yet photographer Graham MacIndoe chose a very different route, presenting a concise and telling portrait of his drug use through the motif of little white baggies.
Chemists discover secret to dark chocolate’s health benefits
March 20, 2014
For years, chocolate lovers have remained blissfully unaware of the precise reason bittersweet dark chocolate seems to improve cardiovascular health. At least until, now that is.
On Tuesday, researchers at meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in Dallas said they had solved the confection conundrum: Specific chocolate-loving microbes in the gut convert an otherwise indigestible portion of the candy into anti-inflammatory compounds, they said.
Using a series of modified test tubes to simulate humans’ gurgling guts, researchers exposed several forms of cocoa powder to digestive juices and enzymes, and then to bacteria found in samples of human feces.
NON-STOP (2014) – My rating: 8.5/10
March 19, 2014
Liam Neeson is a great actor. He is a very busy soul these days. Non-Stop surprised me because I didn’t think it was going to be much of a movie.
However, I left the theater repeating over and over how much I enjoyed Non-Stop. It was exciting, suspenseful, mysterious and had lots of action and drama. It just about had everything you would want in a movie like this. Well done Jaume Collet-Serra (Director).
Non-Stop is about a dried up, alcoholic Federal Sky Marshall who along with a partner is responsible for the safety of all 150 passengers aboard a flight from New York City to London. Things start to go badly when Bill Marks, played by Liam Neeson began to receive threatening text from an unknown passenger. Because of Bill’s circumstances, no one really believed him. It’s quite interesting to see how this one unfolds. I was also…
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via Forbes: Nine Surprisingly Low-Paying Jobs
March 19, 2014
Forbes recently published a study on the salaries of the professionals who help people struggling with mental illness and found that they earn less than administrative assistants and insurance agents. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occpuational Employment and Wage Estimates Data, mental health counselors earn a mean salary of just $43,2390.
Though some of the surprisingly low pay jobs won’t surprise you, you will be surprised how little the people who risk their lives – like firemen – make each year.
Here is a list of 9 surprisingly low-paid jobs.
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