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The FCC is considering making 911 accessible through text message and video streaming. All we can say is: Finally. Maybe not with regards to streaming video, but the ability to send texts to 911 seems way overdue. Our great aunts can text; shouldn’t emergency services be able to?
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And You Thought Regular Beauty Pageants Were Bad — Miss Plastic requires all of its contestants to have plastic surgery. (via Metro UK)
Want to Feel Better About Yourself? Botox might be the answer. How’s that for depressing? (via UPI)
Cut the Carbs — It might trigger an “elixir of life” gene. (via Mercola Blog)
Invisible Pollution? Wi-fi could be hurting trees. (via Greenopolis) More
You’ve (almost) made it to the end of Monday of a short work week. Hopefully, on Thursday you’ll eat a gigantic meal and fall asleep on your mother-in-law’s couch in front of the TV. So this week, we found five beloved nostalgic TV clips from childhood — all with a turkey day twist. Just pretend you’re curled up in your footie pajamas in front of the fireplace and let the stress of the imminent holiday season melt away. Thumb-sucking optional. More
We like sleeping with a little bit of light in our bedrooms, whether it comes from the moon or our fancy solar-powered night light. We’d prefer not to fumble around in complete darkness if we wake up mid-slumber, but research shows that if we want to be healthy and happy, we might have to. New studies suggest that trying to sleep with a light in the room (even if it isn’t bright) could make you cranky and irritable the next day. More
It’s Monday. Thanksgiving is Thursday. All ready for turkey day? If you’re human, we’re guessing the answer is no. You’ve still got some decisions to make, which is why we’ve compiled 25 of our best Thanksgiving ideas in one place — from holiday recipes and movies to eco-friendly ideas and tips on how to deal with annoying relatives. So whether you’re looking for a different dessert choice or a festive cocktail, you’ll find all your Thanksgiving fixins right here. Which leaves you plenty of time to pick out a stylish turkey day outfit with an elastic waistband.
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This week in Germany, the Food Hotel opened. All of the furniture looks like food, and all of the rooms are decorated in the style of a German food brand. Reuters says that it’s “the next best thing to sleeping in the supermarket aisle.” We never thought of a grocery as a place where people would want to spend the night. A mattress store, sure, or maybe even a museum, but we’ve never once wished that we could camp out in the cereal aisle. German food companies paid to decorate rooms with their brands’ products and image, and the hotel is complete with a full supermarket. More
Nothing beats a big slice of apple pie for dessert on Thanksgiving, right? We’re not so sure — we’re smack-dab in the middle of a Thanksgiving dessert identity crisis. Sometimes we get so stuck on eating those traditional apple, pumpkin, and pecan pies that we forget there are thousands of other great recipes out there just begging to be baked. So this Thanksgiving we dare you to back away from the apples, because we’ve got ten festive, alternative pie recipes to try instead. You’ll miss that piece of apple pie much less if your new Thanksgiving dessert involves copious amounts of butterscotch. More
Every night after work, I come home, make dinner (or pick it up on the way), and open my laptop. Will I catch up on work emails while I eat my Pad Thai? No. Skype chat with far-away family members while tossing back my taco? Nope. I’m going to have dinner with two of my closest friends: Liz Lemon and Jack Donaghy.
I didn’t grow up eating dinner in front of a blaring boob tube. My family broke out the TV trays only when something of paramount importance coincided with dinnertime. Presidential debates, for instance, or new episodes of The Simpsons. But even as a child, watching TV during meals was a social experience. We’d never eat silently, ignoring each other while devoting all our attention to Homer. Yes, we’d whisper respectfully during the program, but every commercial break was a free-for-all. Even as I got older, TV shows became the foundation of future conversations. We’d spend dinners at the table debating the mysteries of The Sopranos, so watching TV together was basically group research. More
Chocolate Keeps Getting Better — People with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome could benefit from eating chocolate. (via Nutrition Journal)
Thank Your Lucky Moles — The more moles you have, the slower you might age. (via BBC News)
Everything in Moderation — While regular physical activity strengthens your immune system, “prolonged, intense” exercise sessions could weaken your immune system. (via Medical News Today)
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One more weekend til Thanksgiving: Will you spend the next 48 hours enjoying a few moments of peace, or planning and prepping? We’re hoping to do a little of both. Check out our plans, and tell us yours:
Figure out what not to make for Thanksgiving dinner.
In a temporary bout of insanity, we thought it might be fun to experiment with JELL-O. How could we forget that could lead to a disgusting dessert — or worse, a revolting main course.
Stock up on vegetables.
We’ll need them for side dishes and our vegetarian entrees.
As soon as January, some chain restaurants will be required to display the calorie content of their menu offerings. This healthcare measure, approved in March of 2010, will ensure that diners are aware of the nutritional content of the food they’re about to eat. If you’re at all familiar with American culinary habits, you know that the calorie content for most of these plates is going to be through the roof. For some restaurants, the impending deadline means trying to “slim down” their ultra-caloric dishes — and fast. More
10 recipes for warm, stress reducing cocktails to get you through this Thanksgiving dinner. Rum cocktails for Thanksgiving it is! When the temperature drops, as we hope it will around Thanksgiving, we begin to crave a mug of (spiked) hot chocolate in between mouthfuls of stuffing and pie. And when do you need a nice hot cup of liquid sanity more than Thanksgiving weekend? (Answer: Christmas.) So check out our recipe gallery of ten warm cocktails that will help heat up this holiday season. The best part? You can mix up these toasty, boozy drinks in innocent-looking coffee mugs, and your teetotaling relatives will be none the wiser. Except for that third-cousin-once-removed you may accidentally hug too long. More
Has anyone told you lately that you need a visit to the beauty farm? Well, you do. If you don’t want to suffer from “such nightmarish afflictions” like double chins and crow’s feet, that is. This fitness camp/spa hybrid has everything a modern woman could want: Giant poodles, a slimming couch (where “the fat is just beaten to death”), and, of course, liquids-only diets. Paradise does exist.
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This holiday season, we imagine that you’ll be heading to at least one mall. And while you’re there, you might want to get a bite to eat — Szechuan Garden is calling your name. But if you’re smart, you’ll resist those hunger pangs (and those egg rolls) until you can make it to a real restaurant. A TODAY investigation revealed that plenty of popular malls have food court that have problems with roaches, mice, and bacteria. In fact, at the Mall of America, 68% of food stands had “critical violations” that could make patrons nauseous — literally.
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