Thursday, April 13, 2006
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Best, worst places to live?
Apr 10, 7:43 AM (ET)
LONDON (Reuters) - Zurich is the city with the highest quality of life in 2006, while Baghdad, for the third year running, has the lowest, a survey published Monday shows.
Geneva and Vancouver made the top three in the list compiled by human resource company Mercer while Bangui in the Central African Republic and Brazzaville, the capital of Congo Republic, joined Baghdad in the bottom three.
The top three cities in the list are all unchanged from last year.
Chicago is one of the biggest climbers in the rankings since 2005, rising to 41st from 52nd due to reduced crime rates, while Cairo is one of the biggest fallers, sliding nine places to 131st out of 215 cities.
"(This was) due to political turmoil and terrorist attacks in the city and surrounding area," Mercer said.
Mercer bases its annual survey on 39 quality-of-life factors, from political stability to schools, bars, restaurants and the environment.
The full list is available at Mercer
LONDON (Reuters) - Zurich is the city with the highest quality of life in 2006, while Baghdad, for the third year running, has the lowest, a survey published Monday shows.
Geneva and Vancouver made the top three in the list compiled by human resource company Mercer while Bangui in the Central African Republic and Brazzaville, the capital of Congo Republic, joined Baghdad in the bottom three.
The top three cities in the list are all unchanged from last year.
Chicago is one of the biggest climbers in the rankings since 2005, rising to 41st from 52nd due to reduced crime rates, while Cairo is one of the biggest fallers, sliding nine places to 131st out of 215 cities.
"(This was) due to political turmoil and terrorist attacks in the city and surrounding area," Mercer said.
Mercer bases its annual survey on 39 quality-of-life factors, from political stability to schools, bars, restaurants and the environment.
The full list is available at Mercer
And you thought your phone bill was high...
Man Gets $218 Trillion Phone Bill
Apr 10, 7:16 AM (ET)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A Malaysian man said he nearly fainted when he recieved a $218 trillion phone bill and was ordered to pay up within 10 days or face prosecution, a newspaper reported Monday.
Yahaya Wahab said he disconnected his late father's phone line in January after he died and settled the 84 ringgit ($23) bill, the New Straits Times reported.
But Telekom Malaysia later sent him.... a 806,400,000,000,000.01 ringgit ($218 trillion) bill for recent telephone calls along with orders to settle within 10 days or face legal proceedings, the newspaper reported.
It wasn't clear whether the bill was a mistake, or if Yahaya's father's phone line was used illegally after after his death.
"If the company wants to seek legal action as mentioned in the letter, I'm ready to face it," the paper quoted Yahaya as saying. "In fact, I can't wait to face it," he said.
Yahaya, from northern Kedah state, received a notice from the company's debt-collection agency in early April, the paper said. Yahaya said he nearly fainted when he saw the new bill.
Government-linked Telekom Malaysia Bhd. is the country's largest telecommunications company.
A company official, who declined to be identified as she was not authorized to speak to the media, said Telekom Malaysia was aware of Yahaya's case and would address it. She did not provide further details.
Apr 10, 7:16 AM (ET)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A Malaysian man said he nearly fainted when he recieved a $218 trillion phone bill and was ordered to pay up within 10 days or face prosecution, a newspaper reported Monday.
Yahaya Wahab said he disconnected his late father's phone line in January after he died and settled the 84 ringgit ($23) bill, the New Straits Times reported.
But Telekom Malaysia later sent him.... a 806,400,000,000,000.01 ringgit ($218 trillion) bill for recent telephone calls along with orders to settle within 10 days or face legal proceedings, the newspaper reported.
It wasn't clear whether the bill was a mistake, or if Yahaya's father's phone line was used illegally after after his death.
"If the company wants to seek legal action as mentioned in the letter, I'm ready to face it," the paper quoted Yahaya as saying. "In fact, I can't wait to face it," he said.
Yahaya, from northern Kedah state, received a notice from the company's debt-collection agency in early April, the paper said. Yahaya said he nearly fainted when he saw the new bill.
Government-linked Telekom Malaysia Bhd. is the country's largest telecommunications company.
A company official, who declined to be identified as she was not authorized to speak to the media, said Telekom Malaysia was aware of Yahaya's case and would address it. She did not provide further details.
Monday, April 10, 2006
Churches to mark Darwin's birthday
February 12, 1809 to April 19, 1882
Nearly 450 Christian churches around the country plan to celebrate the 197th birthday of Charles Darwin on Sunday with programs and sermons intended to emphasize that his theory of biological evolution is compatible with faith and that Christians have no need to choose between religion and science.
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Tuesday, April 04, 2006
You May Be A Floridian If....
(Don -- I especially like number 24)
1. You have more than 20 C and D batteries in your kitchen drawer.
2. The freezer in your garage is full of homemade ice.
3. You flinch when you are introduced to a person named Wilma, Frances or Ivan.
4. You find yourself dropping words like "Millibar" and "Convection" into everyday conversation.
5. Your pantry contains more than... 10 cans of Spaghetti O's.
6. Making coffee on your propane grill does not seem like an odd thing to do.
7. You are thinking of repainting your house to match the plywood covering your windows.
8. When describing your house to a prospective buyer, you say it has three bedrooms, two baths and one safe place.
9. You are on a first-name basis with the cashier at Home Depot.
10. You are delighted to pay $3 for a gallon of unleaded.
11. The road leading to your house has been declared a No-Wake Zone.
12. You decide that your patio furniture looks better on the bottom of the pool.
13. You have the number for FEMA on your speed dialer.
14. You own more than three large coolers.
15. You can wish that other people get hit by a hurricane and not feel the least bit guilty about it.
16. Three months ago you couldn't hang a shower curtain; today you can assemble a portable generator by candlelight.
17. You catch a 5-pound catfish... in your driveway.
18. You can recite from memory whole portions of your homeowner's insurance policy.
19. At parties, women are attracted to the guy with the biggest chainsaw.
20. You have had tuna fish more than 5 days in a row.
21. There is a roll of tar paper in your garage.
22. You can rattle off the names of three or more meteorologists who work at The Weather Channel.
22. Someone comes to your door to tell you they found your roof.
23. Ice is a valid topic of conversation.
24. Relocating to North Dakota does not seem like such a crazy idea.
Courtesy of Dave's Daily
1. You have more than 20 C and D batteries in your kitchen drawer.
2. The freezer in your garage is full of homemade ice.
3. You flinch when you are introduced to a person named Wilma, Frances or Ivan.
4. You find yourself dropping words like "Millibar" and "Convection" into everyday conversation.
5. Your pantry contains more than... 10 cans of Spaghetti O's.
6. Making coffee on your propane grill does not seem like an odd thing to do.
7. You are thinking of repainting your house to match the plywood covering your windows.
8. When describing your house to a prospective buyer, you say it has three bedrooms, two baths and one safe place.
9. You are on a first-name basis with the cashier at Home Depot.
10. You are delighted to pay $3 for a gallon of unleaded.
11. The road leading to your house has been declared a No-Wake Zone.
12. You decide that your patio furniture looks better on the bottom of the pool.
13. You have the number for FEMA on your speed dialer.
14. You own more than three large coolers.
15. You can wish that other people get hit by a hurricane and not feel the least bit guilty about it.
16. Three months ago you couldn't hang a shower curtain; today you can assemble a portable generator by candlelight.
17. You catch a 5-pound catfish... in your driveway.
18. You can recite from memory whole portions of your homeowner's insurance policy.
19. At parties, women are attracted to the guy with the biggest chainsaw.
20. You have had tuna fish more than 5 days in a row.
21. There is a roll of tar paper in your garage.
22. You can rattle off the names of three or more meteorologists who work at The Weather Channel.
22. Someone comes to your door to tell you they found your roof.
23. Ice is a valid topic of conversation.
24. Relocating to North Dakota does not seem like such a crazy idea.
Courtesy of Dave's Daily
Monday, April 03, 2006
Interesting But Useless Facts
1. Hitler and Napoleon both had only one testicle.
2. In America you will see an average of 500 advertisements a day.
3. It's illegal in Newcastle, WY to have sex in a butcher shop's meat freezer.
4. In ancient Rome, when a man testified in court he would... swear on his testicles.
5. Jaguars are frightened by dogs.
6. Holland has the densest population per square mile of any nation in the world.
7. In Alaska it is illegal to whisper in someone's ear while they are moose hunting.
8. It takes about 48 hours for your body to completely digest the food from one meal.
9. It's against the law in Willowdale, Oregon, for a husband to curse during sex.
10. Honey is the only food that doesn't spoil.
11. Human tapeworms can grow up to 22.9m.
12. It's been estimated that one out of every two hundred women is born with an extra nipple.
13. In Atlanta, GA, it is illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp.
14. Horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants in Marshalltown, Iowa.
15. It takes 17 muscles to smile and 43 to frown.
16. In Britain, failed suicides were hanged in the 19th century.
17. If a child burps during a church service in Omaha, Nebraska his or her parents may be arrested.
18. It takes a lobster approximately seven years to grow to be one pound.
19. In a lifetime the average US resident eats more than 50 tons of food and drinks more than 13,000 gallons of liquid.
20. In California, animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.
21. Hamsters blink one eye at a time.
22. If a person has two thirds of their liver removed through trauma or surgery, it will grow back to the original size in four weeks time.
23. Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
24. In Arkansas it is illegal to buy or sell blue lightbulbs.
25. If Barbie were life-size her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand seven feet two inches tall and have a neck twice the length of a normal humans neck.
26. Hondas and Toyotas are the most frequently stolen passenger cars because they have parts that can be readily exchanged between model years without a problem.
27. In 1386, a pig was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
28. Humans are the only animals that use a smile as an emotional response.
29. When a small amount of liquor were placed on a scorpion, it would instantly go mad and sting itself to death.
30. Homosexuality remained on the American Psychiatric Association's list of mental illnesses until 1973
From: Dave's Daily
2. In America you will see an average of 500 advertisements a day.
3. It's illegal in Newcastle, WY to have sex in a butcher shop's meat freezer.
4. In ancient Rome, when a man testified in court he would... swear on his testicles.
5. Jaguars are frightened by dogs.
6. Holland has the densest population per square mile of any nation in the world.
7. In Alaska it is illegal to whisper in someone's ear while they are moose hunting.
8. It takes about 48 hours for your body to completely digest the food from one meal.
9. It's against the law in Willowdale, Oregon, for a husband to curse during sex.
10. Honey is the only food that doesn't spoil.
11. Human tapeworms can grow up to 22.9m.
12. It's been estimated that one out of every two hundred women is born with an extra nipple.
13. In Atlanta, GA, it is illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp.
14. Horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants in Marshalltown, Iowa.
15. It takes 17 muscles to smile and 43 to frown.
16. In Britain, failed suicides were hanged in the 19th century.
17. If a child burps during a church service in Omaha, Nebraska his or her parents may be arrested.
18. It takes a lobster approximately seven years to grow to be one pound.
19. In a lifetime the average US resident eats more than 50 tons of food and drinks more than 13,000 gallons of liquid.
20. In California, animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.
21. Hamsters blink one eye at a time.
22. If a person has two thirds of their liver removed through trauma or surgery, it will grow back to the original size in four weeks time.
23. Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
24. In Arkansas it is illegal to buy or sell blue lightbulbs.
25. If Barbie were life-size her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand seven feet two inches tall and have a neck twice the length of a normal humans neck.
26. Hondas and Toyotas are the most frequently stolen passenger cars because they have parts that can be readily exchanged between model years without a problem.
27. In 1386, a pig was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
28. Humans are the only animals that use a smile as an emotional response.
29. When a small amount of liquor were placed on a scorpion, it would instantly go mad and sting itself to death.
30. Homosexuality remained on the American Psychiatric Association's list of mental illnesses until 1973
From: Dave's Daily
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