Michelle Singletary | Ill phone manners disturb the peace

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal

IÂve had it with people and their smartphones, iPads, Kindles or whatever who are interrupting my experiences at the movies, during a play, or while dining at restaurants. IÂm fed up with the loud conversations over cellphones ...
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This week in the War on Workers: Amazon and Bed Bath & Beyond face warehouse fights

Source: Daily Kos

Betania Valdez, who started work in the warehouse in 2008, a year after it opened, said workers sought out the UFCW to address low wages, favoritism in raises, rampant safety issues, and unaffordable and unattainable health care. [...] If the workers ar ...
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Toronto ends 9-game losing streak, 1-0 over Union

Source: Buffalo News

TORONTO (AP) - Toronto FC ended its MLS record nine-game losing streak to open a season with a 1-0 win over the Philadelphia Union on a late goal by Danny Koevermans on Saturday. Nick Soolsma outmuscled a Union defe ...
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Dufner sets himself up for second straight win

Source: TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times

FORT WORTH, Texas — Jason Dufner and Zach Johnson have set up what will basically be a match-play final round for the title in the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. The final pairing is Dufner, whose only two PGA Tour victories have come i ...
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Japanese Chef, Mao Sugiyama, Cooks Up, Serves Own Genitals

Source: The Inquisitr

Japan’s Mao Sugiyama is sure to make all men squirm, following reports that he cooked and served his own genitals to a group of 5 people for $250 a plate. Sugiyama, who describes himself as an “asexual” lives in Tokyo, Japan, according to The Huffington ...
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Stray dog wins fans after joining China bike race

Source: Metro News Toronto

A lonely stray dog from the heart of China has won thousands of fans – and a new life – after following a cross-country bike race for 24 days. On a stop in Sichuan province, he encountered a ratty white dog th ...
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England here we come

Source: Travel Blog

Annie Van Proyen here....This morning we left Dublin by ferry. Though I was excited about leaving the city for a new place, I will certainly miss the friendly, smiling Irish people. I’m sure we will find p ...
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Two easy lessons in learning how to teach the Irish gig. 1 Serve alcohol. 2 Lock toilet doors

Source: Travel Blog

Ireland day 7/8 Ournfinal day of tour began with a black cab tour through the catholic and protestant areas of Belfast. This was quite enlightening as although I knew about the troubles of Northern Ireland this certainly made ...
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Olympic National Park

Source: Travel Blog

Thurs, 24 May It rained overnight and most of the morning. We had just about decided to stay at our campground in Hoquiam another night when the sun came out. We quickly broke camp and got back on Hwy 101, which pretty much lo ...
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