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Many of us take for granted how close our razor shaves without tearing our skin to shreds – but a huge amount of engineering and technology goes on behind the scenes. From the angle of the blades to their increasing number, and so-called ‘skin fins’ designed to pull the skin taut, there is a lot of hidden science inside your daily routine. Now a principal scientist from Gillette has told MailOnline why they are shaped the way they are, why the number of blades is so important and what the lubricants bars, or ‘lubebars’ are really made of. Dr Kristina … Continue reading →

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While the US media has focused its attention on such pressing matters as valorizing a gang of thugs intent on shutting down peaceful political rallies, and granting fawning interviews to assailants of disfavored presidential candidates, the mess we have made of much of the rest of the world continues to manifest itself. In Kosovo, which – if you recall – Bill Clinton “liberated” during his warlike reign, antigovernment demonstrators have firebombed the presidential palace, and metal detectors have been installed in the parliament building – because legislators keep bringing in tear gas canisters which they set off at will. In Ukraine, … Continue reading →

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On August 6, 1945, the world, sadly, entered the atomic age. Without warning, a single nuclear bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima killed about 90,000 people instantly and injured many others — who then died from radiation sickness. Three days later, a second atomic strike on the city of Nagasaki killed some 37,000 people and injured another 43,000. Together the two bombs eventually killed an estimated 200,000 Japanese civilians. “The Library of Congress adds roughly 60 million pages to its holdings each year, a huge cache of information for the public. However, also each year, the U.S. Government classifies nearly … Continue reading →

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Tingly-legged windbag Chris Matthews got caught in a pay-to-play scandal involving his wife’s campaign and his TV show. The blond blowhard has been soliciting donations for his wife’s congressional campaign in exchange for appearing on his show, enabling the donors to be seen by Hardball’s dozens of viewers. MSNBC should can the tiresome phony right away. Not even savvy enough to time the donations in a less obvious way, some were made within a few days of the appearances. Matthews’ guests had given Kathleen Matthews’ campaign nearly $80,000 as of December 31, 2015. This is just the latest evidence Matthews thinks rules and standards don’t apply to him. Back in 2009, he and … Continue reading →

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We covered the Internet bait & switch recently, and all the things you have to be aware of these days when shopping prices online.  Often, however, people respond to ads they see in the newspaper, on radio, on TV, or in a piece of mail.  When you make an inquiry on one of these prices, dealership personnel who are trained in the art of bait & switch will likely tell you to just “come on down and see us”.  Some years ago, a local Ford dealer had a TV campaign that ran for years dubbing itself as the home of … Continue reading →

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ReadyNutrition Readers, this article is going to highlight several effective naturopathic remedies to assist in the removal of radiation from the human body.  The information can be used if you are undergoing any treatments that have radiation therapy attached to them, such as chemotherapy, and can also be taken into consideration for preparation and survival.  We have Fukushima that is an ongoing release of radiation into the Pacific Ocean, and we also have a world situation where the nations are poised on the brink of thermonuclear war. Knowing what to do when this type of disaster occurs can save your life … Continue reading →

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It must be my week for posts about Trump… Ross Douthat has written a piece for the New York Times: “The Party Still Decides” (HTLRC). Calling on Lenin From Ross: POLITICAL parties are mentioned nowhere in the Constitution…. You would think this would end the conversation – well, in some countries maybe.  Not in banana republics. What did some of the founding fathers (for lack of a better term) think about political parties? There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in … Continue reading →

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What goes around comes around, and we don’t just mean records on a turntable. Audiophiles swear by the sound quality of vinyl over CDs, MP3s, and other files, and now younger generations are starting to see the light. Vinyl sales continue to increase each year as CD sales drop, which means that more and more young people are borrowing albums from their parents or buying their own while those who grew up with them are perhaps dusting off their cherished collections. New records are typically more expensive than other formats, but fans would argue that the listening experience and ability … Continue reading →

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Chart: Deaths of Roman Emperors vs. Coinage Debasement The Money Project is an ongoing collaboration between Visual Capitalist and Texas Precious Metals that seeks to use intuitive visualizations to explore the origins, nature, and use of money. Correlation does not necessarily imply causation. In other words, just because two sets of data may follow a similar pattern, it does not mean there is any direct causal relationship. However, as we were assembling our previous research on Currency and the Collapse of the Roman Empire, we noticed something that was too uncanny to skip past: during the 113-year stretch of time … Continue reading →

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“If his poll numbers hold, Trump will be there six months from now when the Sweet 16 is cut to the Final Four, and he will likely be in the finals.” My prediction, in July of 2015, looks pretty good right now. Herewith, a second prediction. Republican wailing over his prospective nomination aside, Donald Trump could beat Hillary Clinton like a drum in November. Indeed, only the fear that Trump can win explains the hysteria in this city. Here is The Washington Post of March 18: “As a moral question it is straightforward. The mission of any responsible Republican should … Continue reading →

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Throughout history, and in every part of the world, political rulers – and the elites who enable them – have been flattering the ‘agrarian’ classes for the benefit of the state. That these classes buy into it, no less today than ever before is an impediment to economic and political freedom. I have always loved agriculture and rural life but have never been of the opinion that people are morally superior merely for living in rural areas, or that those who farm deserve adulation and special privileges either because the economics of agriculture require it or because the production of … Continue reading →

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The Japanese response to negative interest rates was to buy personal safes. The German response is to pull money out of bank accounts and stick it in safe deposit boxes. Both are perfectly understandable reactions to the prospect of having to pay interest to a bank for holding deposits. It is particularly interesting in Germany, where the Bundesbank a few years ago admitted that the average real rate of return on savings deposits has been negative for nearly the past 40 years. Now that nominal rates have turned negative too, the facade of savings accounts as a safe place to … Continue reading →

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