Myth of the Season - Can Turkey Make You Tired?

clipped from nprfanboy.wordpress.com A Myth Examined: Can Turkey Make You Tired? Though we often blame the turkey, nutritionists say virtually all meats, tofu, dairy products and nuts have tryptophan. The Thanksgiving Day snooze may have more to do with other things, like overeating, wine and dealing with social interactions.

Put Girl in Your Shirt --- for only $75!!!!

clipped from www.freelinereport.com Thoughout the existence of the Free Line, we have seen some pretty wild ways to advertise your business. With all due respect to the others, we have found one of the the strangest, “left-field” service designed to get your name out there — GirlInYourShirt. The premise behind GirlInYourShirt is a simple one: for $75, a woman named Jenae will wear a shirt adorned with your company’s logo on her online television show. Jenae’s program is then syndicated on many popular services, including YouTube, Twitter, and Seesmic. Bizarre yet interesting, GirlInYourShirt is perfect for those who enjoy using more “unorthodox” methods to bolster your ad campaign.

Giraffe in an Elevator on a Cargo Ship

just gotta look, don't you??

clipped from www.zimbio.com One of Taronga Zoo's two most recent additions, a giraffe named Ntombi arrives at Port Botany on November 26, 2008 in Sydney, Australia. Two giraffes, Ntombi and Forrest, are part of a relocation program from Auckland Zoo to Taronga's Western Plains Zoo. (Photo by Jamie Fawcett/Getty Images)

Managing Change in -- Yes, It's All About Attitude

Control your thoughts and you won't need to control the world.

clipped from self-improvementarticles.blogspot.com 3 Strategies for Managing Change in Tough Times Take action. Fear can paralyze us. In these times of uncertainty, it's easy to think, "What's the use," and freez Be service-oriented, ask for feedback, and listen. The workplace has become so competitive that to keep your job, or stay in business, you need to deliver the best product or service in your field. Go the extra mile In managing change, stop complaining. Yes, you have to give up complaining about how awful everything is and stop making excuses. In managing change, if you don't like your outcome, change your response. If you're in a situation you don't like, either work to make it what you want or get out. Don't complain about it and make other people miserable. It's been said that attitudes are more contagious than colds and flu. Ultimately, your attitude will determine your altitude

What Happy People Don't Do

Could it be because watching tv constantly leaves us comparing our selves and our lives to impossible standards?

clipped from www.nytimes.com Happy people spend a lot of time socializing, going to church and reading newspapers — but they don’t spend a lot of time watching television, a new study finds. That’s what unhappy people do. Although people who describe themselves as happy enjoy watching television, it turns out to be the single activity they engage in less often than unhappy people, said John Robinson, a professor of sociology at the University of Maryland and the author of the study, which appeared in the journal Social Indicators Research. But the researchers could not tell whether unhappy people watch more television or whether being glued to the set is what makes people unhappy. “I don’t know that turning off the TV will make you more happy,” Dr. Robinson said. Still, he said, the data show that people who spend the most time watching television are least happy in the long run.

I Write Dead People

clipped from www.37signals.com This gets a 10 for creepy and a 10 for clever. The creepy part This is a 240 pencil set made from the carbon of a cremated human. Each pencil is foil stamped with the name of the deceased. The clever part Only one pencil can be removed at a time. You sharpen the pencil by putting it back in the box. The shavings then occupy the space of the used pencils. Over time the pencil box fills with sharpenings — turning the box into a new urn (it’s filled with the shavings which are made from the cremation).

What Toyota Knows That GM Doesn't

It boils down to respect for their workforce.

clipped from edgehopper.com Do you know how many hourly jobs GM has laid off from 2006 to July 2008? Take a guess. How about 34,000? And now, they’re talking about another 5,500 layoffs. And now they’re asking you and your government for a bailout to end their troubled, outdated, low quality, wasteful production system. OK, here’s a better question. How many hourly jobs has Toyota’s American production system laid off in the same time frame? Zero. Toyota has halted production at its Texas and Indiana plants for the past 3 months. But the 4,500 people who work at those plants have not been laid off. What!?!?! How? Why? Toyota has a special culture, deep-rooted values, and respect for their workforce. It means that while these employees were not manufacturing automobiles, they were in training. the workers also spent some time painting the plants and even helped build Habitat for Humanity homes. And they were getting paid. Toyota believes that its people are its greatest investment and its greatest asset.

Two Faced Kitten

A vet got more than he bargained for when a cat he was helping in labor gave birth to a two-headed kitten in Western Australia.

Veterinarian George Huber and nurse Louisa Burgess had to do a double take when the grey and white freak feline was born with two faces. ...The kitten eats out of just one mouth because of a cleft palate, but both its mouths meow simultaneously.  And despite its deformity, Ms Burgess said the cat appeared healthy.

“It has a full tummy and it survived the night so that is a good sign,” she said. “It seems content, it meows and purrs.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article5195172.ece

Widow Killed By Husband's Coffin

Freak accident is an understatement.

clipped from digg.com Widow Killed By Husband's Coffin uk.news.yahoo.com — Weird freak accident. Brazilian Marciana Silva Barcelos, 67, was on her way to the cemetery when the hearse she was travelling in was hit by another car. The coffin was thrown forward by the impact and slammed into her head, killing her instantly. Share Bury ruffdogg   14 hr 11 min ago, made popular 32 min ago 232 diggs digg it

Take a sneak peek at Black Friday deals | The Cheapskate - CNET News

Take a sneak peek at Black Friday deals

Posted by Rick Broida

The rotten economy notwithstanding, Black Friday will undoubtedly produce the usual levels of retail insanity.If you're intrepid enough to brave long lines and deal-crazed crowds on the day after Thanksgiving, well, I salute you. And I offer you BlackFriday.info, a site that rounds up Black Friday ads well in advance so you can plan your shopping (i.e. figure out where you want to show up at 4 a.m.).As of Friday, the site has ads for about two dozen stores, including Best Buy, Radio Shack, and Staples.Truth be told, I'm not seeing any deals that are vastly superior to the kind of stuff I post daily. That's not me being self-congratulatory. It's me being surprised that stores aren't stepping up with lower prices. I mean, where's the $150 Blu-ray player? Or the $500 42-inch HDTV?Maybe we'll see better deals emerge as the big day draws closer. For now, I'm unimpressed. But if you find anything truly Cheapskate-worthy, by all means hit the comments section and let everyone know.A technology writer for more than 15 years, Rick Broida is a regular contributor to CNET and the author of more than a dozen books, including How to Do Everything with Your Palm Powered Handheld. He writes The Cheapskate for the CNET Blog Network, and is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure.

Take a sneak peek at Black Friday deals | The Cheapskate - CNET News

Official Gmail Blog: Say hello to Gmail voice and video chat

I'm a big user of Gmail chat. Being able to switch from email to chat as needed, all within the same app, is really great for productivity. But people can only type so fast, and even with our new emoticons, there are still some things that just can't be expressed in a chat message.That's why today we're launching voice and video chat -- right inside Gmail. We've tried to make this an easy-to-use, seamless experience, with high-quality audio and video -- all for free. All you have to do is download and install the voice and video plugin and we take care of the rest. And in the spirit of open communications, we designed this feature using Internet standards such as XMPP, RTP, and H.264, which means that third-party applications and networks can choose to interoperate with Gmail voice and video chat.Once you install the plugin, to start a video chat, just click on the "Video & more" menu at the bottom of your Gmail chat window, and choose "Start video chat." You'll have a few seconds to make sure you look presentable while it's ringing, and then you'll see and hear your friend live, right from within Gmail. You can click the "pop-out" iconto make the video larger, or click the fullscreen iconin the upper left-hand corner for a fully immersive experience. See this all in action in the video below:

Official Gmail Blog: Say hello to Gmail voice and video chat

Gmail gets voice and video chat

Gmail gets voice and video chatPublished on November 13, 2008

Filed Under Google Gmail Video ChatGoogle Gmail team added voice and video chat to Gmail. The feature has been rolled out today, it requires you to download a plugin and install it. The plugin works both PCs and Macs.After installing the plugin restart the browser, now you will see a camera icon next to your name. Your friends names who have installed this plugin also show the camera icon in the chat list. Click the contact name to start the chat, here you will see Video & more on the bottom of the chat window, clicking that will show you you start video chat and start voice chat links. Clicking on the start video chat will open up the video provided you have the webcam in your system.Gmail Adds Voice and Video ChatGmail Blog notes Once you install the plugin, to start a video chat, just click on the “Video & more” menu at the bottom of your Gmail chat window, and choose “Start video chat.” You’ll have a few seconds to make sure you look presentable while it’s ringing, and then you’ll see and hear your friend live, right from within Gmail. You can click the “pop-out” iconto make the video larger, or click the fullscreen iconin the upper left-hand corner for a fully immersive experience. See this all in action in the video below:

Gmail gets voice and video chat

15 Desktop Blogging Tools Reviewed | Developer's Toolbox | Smashing Magazine

15 Desktop Blogging Tools Reviewed | Developer's Toolbox | Smashing Magazine

15 Desktop Blogging Tools Reviewed

By Glen Stansberry

Desktop blogging tools can benefit designers-bloggers in a number of ways. They provide extra functionality that can significantly speed up the blogging process for both newbies and professionals.

One of the main benefits of using a desktop client is the ability to comfortably write a post offline, and publish it later. Many clients also have a scheduled post feature, so you can define what time you would like to publish your articles. Some editors provide a spell checker, drafts saver, remote publishing and WYSIWYG-editor with advanced formatting options such as inserting media or structuring the post — they may be hard to deal with using standard online blogging-engines.

Let’s take a look at 15 desktop blogging editors which can speed up the blogging process. Some are free and some cost a few dollars, but in the end all of these editors can significantly improve your workflow, regardless of your skills.

PartnerUp - Find Business Partners, Commercial Real Estate, and Business Resources

PartnerUp is an online community that helps you: * Find business partners, co-founders, executives, and board members * Network with other entrepreneurs and small businesses * Ask for and offer up advice * Find commercial real estate * Find service providers for your business (i.e. accountants)

PartnerUp - Find Business Partners, Commercial Real Estate, and Business Resources