Top 10 Great Social Sites for Movie Lovers

If you want your movie experience to extend beyond the theatre, where should you turn? For movie lovers, the social web is the place to be. Here is a list of the top 10 best social networks for film buffs to hang out, discuss movies, get information about that latest films and upcoming releases, and meet other cinephiles.
Top 10 Great Social Sites for Movie Lovers

Rampaging toilet terrorizes children

Apparently, Colorado's Denver Water is trying to get people to make sure that they don't overuse their toilets, or some such thing. No running toilets. No excessive flushing. No leaky toilets. That's what I gather, at least.
Rampaging toilet terrorizes children

Squeeze Every Ounce Of Power From Your Disposable Batteries

Sometimes it seems that today’s electronic devices gobble up batteries faster than we can buy them. Learn how to get the most life out of your batteries by following the simple tips below.
Squeeze Every Ounce Of Power From Your Disposable Batteries

The Week In IPhone Apps: Augmented Everything

In a very special late night edition of your weekly iPhone apptacular: Apps that make things that are already good—FM radio, video games, shopping, spouses, the city you live in—a little bit better.
The Week In IPhone Apps: Augmented Everything

Spy probe images Apollo landing sites

Those who suspect the Apollo lunar landings were faked may have trouble arguing with new orbital images of hardware and tracks left in the lunar dust by Apollo astronauts in the 1960s and '70s.
Spy probe images Apollo landing sites

Viewing angle still the Achilles heel for most LCD TVs

Many LCD and plasma TVs do an excellent job displaying high-definition images in all their splendor. But with the LCD sets, you might not always see the top-notch picture quality because most of them have a stingy viewing angle.
Viewing angle still the Achilles heel for most LCD TVs

CIA FOIA - Top 25 Search Phrases

This collection reports the most frequent phrases used to search for documents on the CIA site during the previous month, along with the number of times that search phrase was entered. It does not reflect phrases entered into third-party search engines used to find this site, but rather reflects phrases entered into the search mechanisms on this site.
CIA FOIA - Top 25 Search Phrases

Down to Earth: The Apollo Moon Missions That Never Were

When Apollo 11 landed on the moon, NASA's plan was to continue manned lunar missions through Apollo 20. But history turned out differently. The last three missions, still in planning stages, were canceled. Hardware that would have flown to the moon ended up as museum exhibits. And scientists and space enthusiasts were left to contemplate what Apollos 18 through 20 might have accomplished.
Down to Earth: The Apollo Moon Missions That Never Were

Top 15 Web Hoaxes of All Time

Sometimes it’s hard to tell what to believe when you read it on the web. The recent “Unknown Lifeform” in North Carolina? Turns out, not a hoax, but also not a monster. But all those rumors about Jeff Goldblum falling to his death in New Zealand? Well, those were a hoax, and a rather tasteless one at that.
Top 15 Web Hoaxes of All Time

The calorie delusion: Why food labels are wrong

STANDING in line at the coffee shop you feel a little peckish. So what will you choose to keep you going until lunchtime? Will it be that scrumptious-looking chocolate brownie or perhaps a small, nut-based muesli bar. You check the labels: the brownie contains around 250 kilocalories (kcal), while the muesli bar contains more than 300. Surprised at the higher calorie count of what looks like the healthy option, you go for the brownie.
The calorie delusion: Why food labels are wrong

How To Be Happier – in Four Easy Lessons.

Each one of these truths sounds fairly obvious and straightforward, but each was the product of tremendous thought.
How To Be Happier – in Four Easy Lessons.

NASA plays back 40-year old Apollo 11 Moon landing

The U.S. space agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), will observe the fortieth anniversary of the historic first human landing on the Moon when it plays the entire audio from the Apollo 11 mission at the exact time and date it was broadcast in 1969. This time, however, it will be streamed on the Internet.
NASA plays back 40-year old Apollo 11 Moon landing

NASA Lets You Send Your Name to Mars

NASA now gives anyone the opportunity to send their name to Mars. Just enter your name, country and zipcode into the form, and your name – along with many others – will be included in a microchip on the Mars Science Laboratory rover which will be heading to Mars in 2011.
NASA Lets You Send Your Name to Mars

Could coffee reverse dementia?

There’s one phrase that always depresses me when I read a piece of research—"in mice." Or rats, or whatever unfortunate laboratory animal is involved. It’s not just about the ethics of animal testing, rather that it’s a long way from results in animals to the same results in humans.
Could coffee reverse dementia?

Seven Secret Places To Hide Cash In Your Home

It’s a good idea to keep a little cash in your home for emergencies. How much you decide to keep is up to you, but I would suggest keeping enough cash on hand to pay for a week of groceries, and maybe a night or two in a hotel. Because this money will not be earning interest, and is subject to being stolen by a burglar, I don’t suggest keeping a huge stash in your home.
Seven Secret Places To Hide Cash In Your Home

How to Delegate

Whether you're a corporate executive, retail manager, or stay at home parent, delegating is a critical skill in personal effectiveness. But for a variety of reasons, it can be difficult to pull off. This article will help you address some of those reasons, and delegate without being seen as a tyrannical pain.
How to Delegate

7 iPhone Apps That Can Save Lives

What can’t iPhone applications do? There are apps for almost every interest and every need. But while apps for politics or saving money are great, you can live without them. However, the same cannot be said for the seven apps highlighted in this article. These apps do everything from check your vitals to getting you important first aid information during an emergency. Anything can happen, so it’s always best to be prepared. iPhones are particularly suited for this task, especially if you install some of these apps.
7 iPhone Apps That Can Save Lives

El Nino Has Arrived

El Niño has arrived. With a 1 degree Celsius increase in a band of the eastern Pacific Ocean, the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration made the announcement yesterday. The climate phenomenon, El Niño–Southern Oscillation or ENSO, that warms the eastern Pacific waters, decreases trade winds, and shows up every three to seven years, last came in 2006.
El Nino Has Arrived

Nine Tips for Giving Memorable Praise--and Why To Bother

Focus on giving good praise rather than flattery. Now, what’s the difference between flattery and praise? Flattery is strategic; it’s praise given for a self-serving reason. But many of the same rules apply.
Nine Tips for Giving Memorable Praise--and Why To Bother

How Unit Pricing Will Help You Save On Shopping

Supermarkets will soon have to provide “unit pricing” to make comparison shopping easier. Which stores have to feature them, and what quirks should you watch out for?
How Unit Pricing Will Help You Save On Shopping