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The Purchasing Power of Women

"When it comes time to buy, women are more often the decision makers and motivators. Recently, women have gained ground in earning, spending, and influence on household spending."

Asking for a Raise? Avoid Round Numbers

Basically it seems to be estimated that you're using ballpark figures rather than specific ones. Makes sense to me.

Picture Imperfect: The Side of Farming You Won’t See on Facebook

"... as farming becomes ever trendier, the discrepancy between the reality and the aesthetics of agriculture grows greater."

Stockholm's male train drivers wearing skirts to work

"Male train drivers in Stockholm have circumvented a ban on wearing shorts in the summer by coming to work in skirts."

US government recognizes League of Legends players as pro athletes

"After lengthy discussions between Riot Games and US government, League of Legends players now deemed professional athletes, can be awarded visas."

Love and Marriage

"Men and women’s attitudes about marrying for the first time are not different among young adults. But among never-married adults ages 30 to 50, men (27%) are more likely than women (8%) to say they do not want to marry."

Listening to music whilst driving can help motorists

To quote the researcher: "It’s fairly logical: people need a certain degree of 'arousal' to stop themselves getting bored. In monotonous traffic situations, music is a good distraction that helps you keep your mind on the road.

I Hate to Break it to You, but You Already Eat Bugs

"Layla Eplett over at the Scientific American Guest Blog estimates that 'an individual probably ingests about one to two pounds of flies, maggots and other bugs each year without even knowing it.'"

There seem to be a number of interesting Israeli movies out there and the film that I discovered only from the boycott of it by a number of Arab nations seems to be another example. (The boycott is due to the film being filmed in Israeli though the filmmaker is actually Lebanese). It rates well, with 94% positive reviews from critics and 77% positive reviews from audiences. Here's the trailer:

On the related note of whether or not a female suicide bomber is a realistic scenario, based on available data two thirds of suicide bombers from 1998 to 2001 in Chechnya were female. Female suicide bombers also inflicted more than twice as many casualties per bombing as their male counterparts.

Egyptian Catholic Bishops: 'Ousting of Morsi...a Joyous Day for Us Christians'

I'm not a fan of Morsi or the Muslim Brotherhood but I'm not sure that I agree that this government takeover by the military bodes well for the future.

Even Miss USA Finds Her Dates Online

In her words: "Here's the thing about dating in New York: It doesn't exist ... there are so many distractions that people just forget to go on a second date." In other words it sounds like she doesn't seem to have a problem getting first dates, only second dates. Perhaps it's something to do with her getting dates via an app that sounds more or less like HotOrNot reinvented for the phone?

Legoland dream dies for man, 63, over rule that adults must be accompanied by kids

This is from an Ontario location, but from what I've previously heard the same policy applies to all such locations.

Animal Behaviorist: We'll Soon Have Devices That Let Us Talk With Our Pets

"We're fast approaching the point, says Con Slobodchikoff, when computers will help to mediate our communications with animals." That sounds crazy yet kind of interesting and perhaps not all that infeasible.