Before You Begin: Vacuum At the first sight of moths, it's time to take out the vacuum. (Why? Because it means that there are...moth eggs...in your home already.) Moth larvae can hide in carpets, under furniture and in the corners of cabinets. So, vacuum everything thoroughly, using crevice attachments for the cabinet. And, while you're at it, discard any open grain-based products found in the cabinet. Moth larvae can eat their way into the containers (or worse, arrive from the store inside the product). Flickr photo by tnarik Continue reading →
Challenge yourself every day. Try climbing the stairs carrying two soccer balls while wearing your father's shoes. Remember, failure IS an option. De-clutter! Start by throwing all your dishes in the garbage. After that I suggest toothbrushes and important paper work. Pee on the floor and stomp in it like a puddle. You'll be shocked how much better you feel. Whether the glass is half empty or half full is irrelevant if you dump it out on the sofa. You're welcome. If you're feeling aggressive, or just bored, scream in a cat's face. Don't ever be afraid to hand someone an ice cube while they're on the toilet. That stuff is cold. You don't have to be in pain! Socks are poison. Trust me, don't ... Continue reading →
Gabriela Cedillo, the extra who was critically injured while filming "Transformers 3" in 2010 has settled with Paramount Pictures. According to NBCChicago.com (via TMZ), Cedillo will receive $18.5 million for from the studio. The actress was reportedly in a stunt car that was struck by a snapped cable. The cable cut through the windshield and struck Cedillo in the head. Despite being airlifted to a hospital and undergoing emergency surgery, she suffered permanent brain damage. A spokesperson for Paramount sent HuffPost the following statement: "We are pleased that the Cedillo family has agreed to move forward with the settlement. This was a tragic accident and our thoughts and prayers remain with Gabriela." A Facebook group for Cedillo was established after the incident, which occurred when ... Continue reading →
'Teenage Taxi Club' on Long Island Published: May 22, 2012 2:21 PM By Beth Whitehouse beth.whitehouse@newsday.com Photo credit: Jeremy Bales | Terrin Roy, 13 and of Lawrence, is picked up by driver La'Cher Nicholson of Teenage Taxi Club, a new Nassau County service to safely transport teens where they need to go when parents are busy and can't drive them. (April 13, 2012) When Nicole Pitt arrived at a friend's Sweet 16 party in Garden City, the driver walked to the back passenger door and opened it for her. "I felt like I was royalty," Pitt says.While she's not a princess, Pitt did have a chariot that night -- a female driver from the new Teenage Taxi Club took Pitt, 16, a high-school sophomore, from ... Continue reading →
LI physicist helps find galactic superfluid Originally published: May 22, 2012 8:45 PM Updated: May 22, 2012 9:07 PM By DELTHIA RICKS delthia.ricks@newsday.com Photo credit: John Griffin/SBU Communications | Professor James Lattimer from Stony Brook's Physics and Astronomy Department helped discover evidence of a superfluid state of neutrons in the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. (May 22, 2012) Jim Lattimer explores the fringes of the Milky Way, scanning the visible and invisible regions of the galaxy on the hunt for secrets locked in the core of stars.Such eavesdropping on the cosmos by this Stony Brook University physicist and astronomer has yielded a major finding in the heart of a neutron star: the discovery of a bizarre state of matter known as a superfluid.On Earth,... Content Preview ... Continue reading →
People watch television for different reasons -- as an escape from their hectic lives, as a means of news and information or purely as a form of entertainment. While some shows (ahem, reality TV, which we fully admit to watching) don't offer much educational value, others can actually teach viewers a thing or two. And with so many shows set in a work environment, the career lessons to be learned are plentiful.Here are seven lessons learned from some of TV's most recognizable workplaces:Lesson No. 1: Nice guys can finish firstShow: "The Office"After former boss Michael Scott left Scranton, Pa., paper company Dunder Mifflin, everyone wondered who would be picked as his replacement. Would it be Dwight Schrute, the scheming, often paranoid salesman who has long ... Continue reading →
