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Horses could soon be slaughtered for meat in US. TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Horses could soon be butchered in the U.S. for human consumption after Congress quietly lifted a 5-year-old ban on funding horse meat inspections, and activists say slaughterhouses could be up and running in as little as a month. Slaughter opponents pushed a measure cutting off funding for horse meat inspections through Congress in 2006 after other efforts to pass outright bans on horse slaughter failed in previous years. Congress lifted the ban in a spending bill President Barack Obama signed into law Nov. 18 to keep the government afloat until mid-December. It did not, however, allocate any new money to pay for horse meat inspections, which opponents claim could cost taxpayers $3 million to $5 million a year.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture would have to find the money in its existing budget, which is expected to see more cuts this year as Congress and the White House aim to trim federal spending. The report from the U.S. Sen. But U.S. Congresshorse meat. The Greatest Overreaction on YouTube Since Double Rainbow. Husband Combs Florida Landfill to Find Wife's Engagement Ring. Anna McGuinn really loves her custom-made engagement ring – and it’s even more precious now that her husband, Brian McGuinn, combed through tons of disgusting garbage to retrieve it after accidentally tossing it in the trash. The ring saga played out on Halloween, when McGuinn, 31, of Margate, Fla., went to her jewelry box to look for her $10,000 diamond.

She had handed it to her husband the night before when she was about to shower and asked him to put it in the box. But the ring wasn’t there. Brian McGuinn, 34, soon realized he must have thrown it away along with a disposable razor his wife had handed him at the same time. And the trash had already been picked up that morning. “I was saying to myself, ‘OK, no one died, get a grip,’” Anna McGuinn said. “Then I started crying again.” Desperate, she called Wheelabrator North Broward, which processes their garbage, and was surprised to hear that they had a protocol for the situation and would allow a search operation. Watch an incredible hockey wedding, including matrimonial faceoff - Puck Daddy - NHL Blog. On the day of her wedding to Drew Burant, Brit Wong faced the traditional stresses and strains for a bride: Nerves about the ceremony, concern for the comfort of their guests and whether her dress was cut high enough so as not to get sliced up by her ice skates.

OK, maybe they weren't completely traditional. Neither was their Sept. 3 wedding at Killarney Ice Rink in Vancouver: a hockey-themed affair vividly captured in the video shown here. Brit + Drew || Sept 3. 2011 || from Clear Horizon Productions on Vimeo. "You walk into a church, and everything's there for you. So there's a lot of work that went into this," said Brit, "and on top of that, the fear of people falling; or of me, falling in my dress. " So how does one pull off a hockey wedding? Brit and Drew, both 29, are hockey fanatics. She figures the dawn of this idea came during a typical night watching "Hockey Night" in Canada on a Saturday, wondering aloud if "it would be cool to get married on a rink. " Ceremonial puck drop? The true cost of motherhood for women on Shine. A new study finds that skilled women pay a huge price for having children.

By Kimberly Weisul If you knew that having a child would decrease the amount of money you made over your lifetime by six percent, would you still do it? How about if it dented your lifetime earnings by 24 percent? That's the question raised by a paper from Harvard University's David Elwood, Columbia University's Elizabeth Ty Wilde, and New York University's Lily Batchelder.

Specifically: Low-skilled women don't get very big raises, and having kids does little to change that.The so-called wage trajectories (think of a line graph showing a worker's wages growing over time) of low-skilled women are much flatter than those of high-skilled women. Unexpectedly Harsh Why did this study find such dramatic differences in the wages of mothers and others, when other studies have found only single-digit differences?

This study looks at wage growth, not absolute wages. Image courtesy flickr user Gonzalo Merat. The Pill Makes Women Pick Bad Mates. Birth-control pills could screw up a woman's ability to sniff out a compatible mate, a new study finds. While several factors can send a woman swooning, including big brains and brawn, body odor can be critical in the final decision, the researchers say. That's because beneath a woman's flowery fragrance or a guy's musk the body sends out aromatic molecules that indicate genetic compatibility. Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes are involved in immune response and other functions, and the best mates are those that have different MHC smells than you. The new study reveals, however, that when women are on the pill they prefer guys with matching MHC odors.

MHC genes churn out substances that tell the body whether a cell is a native or an invader. Past studies have suggested couples with dissimilar MHC genes are more satisfied and more likely to be faithful to a mate. Sexy scents For the non-pill users, results didn't show a significant preference for similar or dissimilar MHC odors. 10 Beauty Moves Guys Find Sexy - Love + Sex on Shine. We asked, they spilled. Real guys dish about what they find sexiest in their mates. We bet some of their turn-ons surprise you! Related: Online Dating Tips: How to Give Your Profile a Makeover Did you know that the average American woman spends almost $200 a year on her makeup? That's a shocking $13,000 spent over her lifetime. And the kicker: Our guys actually prefer our skin sans accompaniment. "I love how she looks when she first wakes up, " says Keith, 36, of his fiancée, April. Chris, 23, concurs. "She's never as gorgeous as she is just out of the shower," says Daniel, 30, of his wife, Gina.

"I absolutely hate lip gloss," says Taylor, 21. "Lip gloss is the worst," says Taylor's friend Rand, 22. Related: Makeup Names Inspired by the Big "O" If you're like most of us, you've probably lost count of the millions of hours you've spent doing ab exercises. "I love her stomach! " "[My wife] Irene's soft and curvy, and I love that about her," says William, 40. Related: Top 10 Beauty Turnoffs.

1. Your Lone Dimple - 15 So-Called Imperfections Women Obsess Over but Men Love on Shine. 6 Scientific Reasons Your Girlfriend's Father Hates You. He Instinctively Wants to Protect Her You are, at the very least, thinking about boning his little girl, planning for it, and trying to make it happen as soon as humanly possible. The same little girl he has cherished and protected all her life.

This one may seem a blinding flash of the obvious, but it is where the psychological aspects of the father/daughter relationship avert a sharp left turn into Gross Avenue. As long as his hand stays on that couch everything is nice and PG. Why You Can't Win He is programmed to kill you. Your girlfriend's dad is like the Terminator, and you're Sarah Connor. Reverse sexual imprinting works like this: if two people are raised in close living quarters during the first few years of life for either or both members, they are somehow desensitized against sexual attraction to each other later in life.

Okay, not "the" only reason. "You be careful, Ol' Zeke here gets excited when he smells urine. " He Sees You as an Annoying Child To her dad, you are Fred. 15 Secrets Your Waiter Will Never Tell You - Manage Your Life on Shine. What would two dozen servers from across the country tell you if they could get away with it? Well, for starters, when to go out, what not to order, what really happens behind the kitchen's swinging doors, and what they think of you and your tips. Here, from a group that clears a median $8.01 an hour in wages and tips, a few revelations that aren't on any menu.

What you should know on Valentine's Day 1. Make reservations early. Restaurants usually don't have an abundance of tables for two. 2. 3. PLUS: More Secrets Your Waiter Will Never Tell You What we lie about 4. PLUS: 13 Things Your Florist Won't Tell You 5. What you don't want to know 6. 7. 8. PLUS: 25 Tips to Order Healthy Choices at Any Restaurant What drives us crazy 9. 10. PLUS: More Valentine's Day Waiter Secrets What we want you to know 11. 12. How to be a good customer 13. 14. PLUS: 10 Foods You Shouldn't Order on a Date What you need to know about tipping 15. Most Outrageously Expensive Pets - Manage Your Life on Shine. By Jill Weinberger, CNBC.com How Much Is That Doggy in the Window? Recently, eccentric rocker Ozzy Osbourne paid $10,000 in an auction for an eight-week old Yorkshire terrier.

Pricey? Not compared to the price tags of some of the pets out there. The reasoning behind these purchases can vary from investing in the animal's DNA and their breeding prospects, to owning a unique creature, or for simple companionship. Ashera Cat Price: $22,950 The Ashera cat can be described as a mini-leopard and is developed by crossing two exotic feline bloodlines-the African Serval and the Asian Leopard-with a regular domestic cat; it features distinctive leopard-like spots and contrasting tiger stripes.

The exclusive breeder, Lifestyle Pets ,describes the cat as highly intelligent, very affectionate, and having a great temperament. According to Simon Brody, the founder of Lifestyles Pets, about one Ashera cat per week is sold, making it one of the company's best sellers. Goliath Palm Cockatoo Price: $155,000. Pit bulls’ surprising past: Nanny dogs | The Upshot. Not Quite Genius Part 1 [40 Pics] In Random by daven — July 11, 2011 at 3:00 am | 8 comments For Actual Genius, Click Here: Other Stuff You Might Also Like» Simon who? The story behind a playground favorite - Video Games Blog Plugged In. Was Cicero the original Simon? Simon says, put your hands on your head. Simon says, turn around. Put your hands down. Out!

If that gives you flashbacks to standing in kindergarten, arms at your sides, while all your classmates point and stifle giggles, let's just say you're not the only one. 'Simon Says' is centuries old, a childhood favorite all around the world, and remains popular in today's classrooms where teachers use it to teach impulse control, listening ability, and motor skills.

Turns out it wasn't Simon Says, to begin with. Unfortunately for Cicero, someone forgot to tell fellow statesman Mark Antony the rules.The pair had a bitter rivalry that would end with Antony and his political allies declaring Cicero to be an enemy of the state, assassinating him, and placing his head and hands on display in the center of Rome.

So how did we get from Cicero to Simon? It didn't work out well for him. Simon saysSimonthe battle of EveshamCiceroMark Antonybuglemotor skillsLatinkindergarten. Sneaky Little Ways To Save Cash. Turns out the expiration or generally accepted toss-by date on certain products is total BS. And we hate being a sucker so we rounded up six things you can hold on to for longer than you thought. Read on then start thinking about how you want to use the hundreds of dollars you're going to save each year. Razors You're told to toss them after: 6 weeks But they can really last for: 4 months Keep your blade sharper for longer by dipping it in rubbing alcohol after each use. Running shoes You're told to toss them after: 6 months But they can really last for: up to 2 years You can quadruple the life of the shoes by keeping them at room temperature when they're off your feet.

Mascara You're told to toss it after: 3 months But it can really last for: 5 months There are two reasons you have to toss this makeup: it dries out or it gets contaminated. Mattresses You're told to toss them after: 7 or 8 years But they can really last for: up to 11 or 12 years Perfume You're told to toss it after: about 2 years. Smartphone auto correct fails. The 6 Biggest Badasses Who Lived As The Opposite Sex. Throughout history, men and women have disguised themselves as the opposite sex, some of them really really well, in a way that confuses and possibly arouses us. But among them are the truly amazing stories where their masquerade wasn't discovered with the dramatic removal of a hat with some slow motion hair tossing, but after some surprise genitals turn up in a post-mortem examination.

They lived their whole lives, often convincing even their spouses that they were a different gender. How? Sometimes they were very clever, sometimes they were very hardcore and sometimes the people around them were very stupid. Billy Tipton was a jazz musician from the 30s through the 60s, and like most jazz musicians of that era, a partier and a womanizer.

See? Born as Dorothy Tipton, she got into jazz in high school but was forbidden from joining the school band because girls weren't allowed. Penis Club membership kit. Incredibly, "he" got away with this through a long-term relationship with a girl. 12 'Sexy' Ads That Will Give You Nightmares. Back to Germany again, where if you can't make someone feel awkward with your ad campaign then you're just doing it wrong. As you can see, this ad clearly exemplifies why this particular brand of vacuum will suit the needs of any home owner, so long as that home owner only needs a vacuum for the purposes of tying up nude intruders and debasing them in front of a mirror. You know what's really sad about this scenario (OK, other than the dude's thong and knee boots)?

That rug looks filthy. Some products are inherently sexy. Despite this, the people who make Renova toilet paper thought that ass wiping was a good basis for a sexy ad, the woman looking desperate for access to her man's exceptionally clean anus. AIDS Awareness: Under the Sea (of Penis) The ad portrays the worst fishing spot in the known world, somewhere in the Dick Ocean, while a naked Disney Princess guides her condom sub through what is undoubtedly the most obscene coral reef in the history of ever. Worst of all? Day 1: Channeling "Blossom" - Fashion Dare: My Dad Dressed Me for a Week on Shine. Discover Yahoo! With Your Friends Learn more close Fashion Dare: My Dad Dressed Me for a Week By BeautyRiot Diva Posts By BeautyRiot Diva | Fashion – Sat, Jun 11, 2011 12:51 AM EDT Tue, Nov 8, 2011 7:09 PM EST Day 1: Channeling "Blossom"- I think this outfit was a perfect example of going overboard with accessories.

I think this outfit was a perfect example of going overboard with accessories. What's worse than having your boyfriend dress you for an entire week? How 'bout your dad? Don't get me wrong, he's a pretty fashionable guy, but I haven't cleaned out my closet since middle school. Judge for yourself with the pictures . Want more beauty craziness? {*style:<b> </b>*} Want to be in the loop on all our upcoming "beauty dares"? All Comments 598 comments Popular Now Newest Oldest Most Replied • 1 year 3 months ago To all of you who have dads with the ability to dress you, could it be that they are crossdressers?

• 1 year 3 months ago Who cares! • 1 year 3 months ago You looked good in all the outfits. More. Funny Signs. What-were-they-thinking - Avril Lavigne delivered a perilous fashion faux... omg! photos on Yahoo! High school yearbook snafus anger parents | The Lookout. 5 romantic mistakes worth making.

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