Memorial Day traffic forecast: expert tips for the most effective weekend getaway

Source: Guardian Unlimited

It's Memorial Day weekend and 35 million Americans will be looking to get away from the big cities. In the past, vacationers might have spent that extra buck traveling by plane, but not this year. Perhaps looking to avoid the excessive ...
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Tracey Solomon is Changing How We Buy Our Basic Needs

Source: BlogHer

Tracey Solomon is the co-founder and co-president of Hoseanna.com, a popular automated delivery service of all of life's messy necessities (pantyhose, razors, tampons, and the like). Formerly a successful ...
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Decision pending on pipis

Source: The Northern Star

A DECISION on whether to extend the ban on the commercial harvesting of pipis in NSW has still not been made, despite a six-month moratorium set to end on Thursday. A NSW Department of Primary Industries spokesman said harvesting, under ...
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Fishing under spotlight

Source: The Northern Star

A FRESH start for the state's commercial fishing industry is the promise of the NSW Government after the release of a new independent report into commercial fishing policy, management and administration. NSW Minister for Primary Industries K ...
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Foreign actors in India do well by playing the bad guy

Source: Los Angeles Times

MUMBAI, India — To prepare for one of his many Bollywood roles playing a nasty foreigner, Gary Richardson doesn't do a lot of research, embrace method acting or even give the character much thought. "This is stereotype acting," the American said. "L ...
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The San Juan Trust: Buying 18 Cents For A Dollar

Source: Seeking Alpha

On Tuesday, Sir Perfluis wrote a good piece here on Seeking Alpha describing the units of the Hugoton Royalty Trust (HGT) as offering a chance to "Buy 60 Cents for a Dollar." His analysis was largely based on the company' ...
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Win the woman you want

Source: Men's Health India

I was 26, and was about to buy my first car. At a Maruti Suzuki showroom in Mumbai, I held my breath as the vehicle, resplendent in ribbons and roses, was wheeled slowly towards me. I found myself goofy with gratitude-for my parents ...
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Best of Dropout Nation: The Need for More Choice

Source: Dropout Nation

Republican presidential nominee presumptive Mitt Romney’s white paper and speech on education this week most-certainly made clear that he would use federal education policy to coax states into expanding school choice. This declaration certainly didn’ ...
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Bite into naughty cupcakes

Source: Times of India

Want to get naughty with food? Swasti Chatterjee finds that fire paan, adult cakes and chilli ice creams are top picks. After a tiring day, nothing can better a plateful of delicious food. Then comes the bowl of dessert, perhaps a scoop of y ...
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