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Where's is All the Water Going?

Dumb Questions: If Earth is a Closed System and We're Running Out of Water, Where's it All Going?

When Insults had Class

“I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play. Bring a friend… if you have one.” –
George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill

“Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second… if there is one.” –
Winston Churchill, in response

When insults had class

Windows XP won't Boot

Takeaway: If your computer powers up okay, but the Windows XP operating system won't boot properly, you have some troubleshooting ahead of you. Here's a look at the likely culprits and what you can do to fix the problem.
10 things you can do when Windows XP won't boot

6 Superfoods That Prevent Disease

Simplify your life-and boost your health-with these basic foods that really work You can nibble on goji berries, whip up noni juice smoothies and stock your shelves with antioxidants. But if you're looking for what really works for optimal health and disease prevention, the best approach is to focus on foods that are rich in disease-fighting phytochemicals.
6 Superfoods That Prevent Disease

Minneapolis bridge collapse: Blog Roundup

Minneapolis bridge collapse: Blog Roundup

Minneapolis Bridge Collapse

All four lanes of the Interstate 35W Mississippi River bridge near University Avenue have collapsed into the river and onto businesses underneath the highway at 6:05 p.m. Wednesday.
According to reports from the scene, crews on the Mississippi River are no longer in rescue mode but recovery mode.
Cars are still on the bridge.
At Least 7 Dead In I-35W Bridge Collapse

The Dilbert Blog: Career Advice

By Scott Adams
Last night I met a script supervisor. She works with directors to make sure a movie has the right continuity, and one scene fits the next. It’s a fascinating job, hobnobbing with top directors, writers, and celebrities. No two assignments are the same. How do you get that kind of career? She earned a degree in anthropology and just “fell into it” through a series of events.
Career Advice

Suicide rate rises in Hot Weather

Analysis of more than 50,000 suicides in England and Wales between 1993 and 2003 showed the suicide rate rose when average daily temperatures topped 18C.
Suicide rate rises in hot Weather

Why Should I Hire You?

IT managers share their favorite interview questions and the thinking behind them.
Favorite Interview Questions

Australian Economic Indicators, Aug 2007

A monthly compendium of economic statistics, presenting comprehensive tables, graphs, commentaries, feature articles and technical notes. Primarily a reference document, the publication provides a broad basis for analysis and research on the Australian economy and includes statistics that can be applied to both macro-economic and sectoral analyses. The publication contains statistics under the following headings: national accounts, international accounts, consumption and investment, production, prices, labour force and demography, incomes and labour costs, financial markets, state comparisons and international comparisons.
Australian Economic Indicators, Aug 2007

Unusual Hotels of the World

Online Guide of the World's most Unusual & Unique Hotels!
Unusual Hotels of the World

Internet Archive: Movies

Watch full-length feature films, classic shorts, world culture documentaries, World War II propaganda, movie trailers, and films created in just ten hours: These options are all featured in this diverse library! Many of these videos are available for free download.
Internet Archive: Movies

Free Movie Catalog

Select from hundreds of free movies. Since these movies are in the public domain, they can be downloaded to play on computers and transfered to mobile devices like MP3 players and cell phones.
Free Movie Catalog

Lo-Glycemic Index diets help Obese lose Weight

Overweight adults who would like to shed some pounds may want to replace their white bread with a serving of beans, a research review suggests.
Lo-glycemic index diets help obese lose weight

Petrol Price Movements

Australian petrol prices move in line with international prices and for Australia the current international benchmark is the spot price of Singapore Mogas 95 Unleaded, which is the price of refined petrol in Singapore, not crude oil.
Petrol Price Movements

Time May Not Exist

No one keeps track of time better than Ferenc Krausz. In his lab at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics in Garching, Germany, he has clocked the shortest time intervals ever observed.
Time May Not Exist

Google Earth Reveals Oddities and Secrets

The editors at PC World spent some time using Google Earth to scour the surface of the planet, and they turned up some incredibly strange sights.
Google Earth Reveals Oddities and Secrets

50 Craziest Celebrity Baby Names

Jordan's baby daughter Princess Tiaamii joins a long list of children doomed to playground ridicule by their celebrity parents.
50 Craziest Celebrity Baby Names

Inbox Zero

“Clearly, the problem of email overload is taking a toll on all our time, productivity, and sanity, mainly because most of us lack a cohesive system for processing our messages and converting them into appropriate actions as quickly as possible.”
Inbox Zero