A nurse, a paramedic, a gymnast and her coach have formed a new business in Giorgos Lanthimos’s quirky film Alps. This small band of characters join together to be self-appointed vigilantes against grief. Alps is a movie that is far more “interesti…
Archive | July 21st, 2012
Learn to Camp with Ontario Parks
Posted on 21 July 2012.
Thinking about going camping, but don’t know where to start? Dreaming about sleeping outdoors under the stars? Now you can get out and enjoy the great outdoors with Ontario Parks. The Learn to Camp program offers online resources to help you get start…
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Airline Fees You Should Not Pay
Posted on 21 July 2012.
Do you enjoy window seats and the spectacular views they sometimes afford? In the past year or so, a number of major carriers have started charging premiums for some seats next to windows, aisles and emergency exits.
At Delta, for example, preferred s…
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Grilled Salmon Recipe
Posted on 21 July 2012.
You don’t have to own a fancy outdoor grill to make this amazingly flavorful grilled salmon recipe, because it’s made entirely on the George Foreman grill (or any indoor contact grill). It takes less than 15 minutes from start to finish (how’s that for…
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Inventor Charlie Sheen
Posted on 21 July 2012.
American film and television actor, Charlie Sheen is best known for his roles in the Hollywood movies: Platoon, The Wraith, and Wall Street; and for his roles on the television series: Spin City, Two and a Half Men, and Anger Management.
Other interes…
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Deals for Week of July 23
Posted on 21 July 2012.
Here’s the latest list of 10 travel deals for this week. Many of these links lead to offers with a very limited shelf life, so if you’re interested, act quickly. But don’t act so quickly that you miss the fine print. Summer Travel Deals aren’t quite so…
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YouTube as Breaking Newscaster
Posted on 21 July 2012.
Yesterday’s mass shooting inside a Colorado movie theater shocked the nation and triggered many hours of live TV coverage of its aftermath, but it was YouTube where millions of people turned to see and comment on video shot on a cell phone of bloody, p…
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The Deal of the Century
Posted on 21 July 2012.
In 1985, Bill Gates and his head counsel Bill Neukom, decided to make an offer to license features of Apple’s operating system. Apple agreed and a contract was drawn up. Here’s the clincher: Microsoft wrote the licensing agreement to include use of App…
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When Withdrawing Your Retirement Funds Is a Must
Posted on 21 July 2012.
So many people these days save for retirement, but they don’t really want to retire. After all, 60 is the new 40 (or something like that). And if you love your job and can still do it well, why stop just because you’ve reached some arbitrary age?
Stil…
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The Father of Cool
Posted on 21 July 2012.
Last week was the anniversary of the invention of air conditioning. Several prestigious news outlets ran articles about the occasion, except for me of course because I’m a day late on the topic. Ironically enough, I did have a conversation about ai…
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