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Clever uses for Aspirin

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:41:51 GMT

To remove perspiration stains from white T-shirts, dissolve two aspirins in half a cup of warm water and apply to the area of the fabric where the stain is. This should be left for a couple of hours before washing.

First aid for pimples: Crush an aspirin tablet and add a little water to make a paste. Cover the pimple with this paste and after a few minutes rinse it off. The pimple will be less red and reduced in size. Aspirin is an astringent.

Drop a soluble aspirin tablet into the water before arranging cut flowers in a vase. It helps to keep them fresh for longer.

Mosquito bites can be eased by wetting the skin and rubbing an aspirin over the spot.

Tags: lifehacks

The Best Quote of 2006

Sat, 18 Aug 2007 17:27:46 GMT

clipped by: amothindisguise

Clip Source: rense.com

Best Quote Of 2006?
By Chris Rock
2-28-7

"You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy,the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named Bush, Dick, and Colon. --Comedian Chris Rock

Tags: chris rock, comedy, joke, jokes, humor, quote, quotes

It just feels good

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 01:30:48 GMT

clipped by: learnjoy
clipper's remarks: It is worth reading the whole list through the link

Clip Source: www.ntu.edu.sg

Right Now...

somebody is very proud of you.
- somebody is thinking of you.
- somebody is caring about you.
- somebody misses you.
- somebody wants to talk to you.
- somebody wants to be with you.

somebody wants to give you a gift.
- somebody thinks that you ARE a gift.
- somebody hopes you're not too cold, or too hot
- somebody wants to hug you.
- somebody loves you.

somebody has faith in you.
- somebody trusts you.
- somebody is sorry that they haven't called
- somebody is changed because of you
- somebody wants to be like you

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.
- Mother Teresa

Tags: affirmation

100 Words every high school graduate should know

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:31:51 GMT

clipped by: astronkyttaron
clipper's remarks: A terrifying test to attempt:--) (Holy Zeus), there are 26 Greek origin words in it.

Clip Source: www.mentalfloss.com

Do You Know These 100 Words?

abjure
abrogate
abstemious
acumen
antebellum
auspicious
belie
bellicose
bowdlerize
chicanery
chromosome
churlish
circumlocution
circumnavigate
deciduous
deleterious
diffident
enervate
enfranchise
epiphany
equinox
euro
evanescent
expurgate
facetious
fatuous
feckless
fiduciary
filibuster
gamete
gauche
gerrymander
hegemony
hemoglobin
homogeneous
hubris
hypotenuse
impeach
incognito
incontrovertible
inculcate
infrastructure
interpolate
irony
jejune
kinetic
kowtow
laissez faire
lexicon
loquacious
lugubrious
metamorphosis
mitosis
moiety
nanotechnology
nihilism
nomenclature
nonsectarian
notarize
obsequious
oligarchy
omnipotent
orthography
oxidize
parabola
paradigm
parameter
pecuniary
photosynthesis
plagiarize
plasma
polymer
precipitous
quasar
quotidian
recapitulate
reciprocal
reparation
respiration
sanguine
soliloquy
subjugate
suffragist
supercilious
tautology
taxonomy
tectonic
tempestuous
thermodynamics

unctuous
usurp

vehement

winnow

wrought
xenophobe
yeoman
ziggurat

Tags: education, dictionary, lexicon, words

15 Ways to Live a Longer and Better Life

Sat, 12 May 2007 01:26:45 GMT

clipped by: sohil
clipper's remarks:

egoldstein said:

i think those are not only ways to live a longer life, but also to live a better life

Clip Source: www.forbes.com

Tags: research, science, medicine, reference, tips, web, interesting, sex

Yo Ho Ho & A Bottle of Rum, I Wanna Be A Pirate!

Wed, 09 May 2007 14:13:03 GMT

clipped by: altrockdj
clipper's remarks: If you want to join Johnny Depp this month and nurture you're inner pirate, Forbes tell you the best sites to do so, as well as why the powers that be "can't touch this...".

Clip Source: www.forbes.com

Yar! Why Web Pirates Can't Be Touched

Read the full story Andy Greenberg

AllofMP3.com

Based in Russia, AllofMP3.com is iTunes for the morally flexible. The site allows users to download copyrighted music from major labels at the rate of three cents a megabyte, about one dollar an album. A group of American record companies are suing AllofMP3 for damages of $150,000 for each of the millions of songs they say it sold between June and October 2006. That adds up to a total of $1.65 trillion, more than twice the GDP of Russia.

Tags: youtube, bittorrent, limewire, downloads, music, video, tv, links, free, movies

How to Tie the 10 Most Useful Knots

Sat, 05 May 2007 00:15:07 GMT

clipped by: gingembre
clipper's remarks: How-to guide for tying knots. Using different colored ropes when learning the knots is a good idea.

Clip Source: www.motherearthnews.com

How to Tie the 10 Most Useful Knots

Images

Mother Earth News editors

1: Overhand Knot
2: Figure-eight Know
3: Reef (Square) Knot
4: Sheet (Becket) Bend
5: Carrick Bend
6: Bowline
7: Clove Hitch
8: Timber Hitch
9: Taut-line Hitch
10: Sheepshank

Clip Source: www.motherearthnews.com

[1] OVERHAND KNOT: This one is easy ... just bitter end over and under the bight. The overhand is used as a temporary stopper to prevent a rope from unraveling or passing through a ring, eye, or pulley. It's also We starting point for other knots, including the reefor square-knot

[2] FIGURE-EIGHT KNOT: The figure eight is a better stopper knot than the overhand, because it's easier to untie after the rope has been pulled tight. Just form a bight with the working end over the standing part ... run the bitter end under the standing part to form a second bight ... then put the bitter end through the first bight. The result looks like a sideways numeral 8.

Tags: knots, ropes, tying, knotsmanship

Life in Four Pictures

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:58:28 GMT

clipped by: fgviva
clipper's remarks: oh, where is the time going

Clip Source: tra-gicbeau-ty.stumbleupon.com

Life in Four Pictures

Tags: photography

8 ways to spark your creativity

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 23:44:56 GMT

clipped by: bakanootaku

Clip Source: www.positivityblog.com

1. Generate a boatload of ideas –

2. Take a trip outside your personal bubble

3. Get rid of all the distractions

4. Criticize later

5. See yourself as a creative person

6. Build it

7. Sleep less

8. Relax and play –

Tags: creativity

7 ways to move beyond procrastination

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 23:32:49 GMT

clipped by: bakanootaku

Clip Source: www.positivityblog.com

1. Recognize that there is more pain in procrastinating than not

2. Force yourself to do it before you really absolutely have do it…

3. Create a flow

4. Get some leverage

5. How do you eat an elefant? One bite at a time…

6. Change your beliefs

7. Make a small deal with yourself

Tags: productivity

18 ways to improve your body language

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 23:25:50 GMT

clipped by: bakanootaku
clipper's remarks: Go to the website for more information. 'tis hard to be concise.

Clip Source: www.positivityblog.com

1. Don’t cross your arms or legs –

2. Have eye contact, but don’t stare

3. Don’t be afraid to take up some space

4. Relax your shoulders

5. Nod when they are talking

6. Don’t slouch, sit up straight

7. Lean, but not too much –

8. Smile and laugh

9. Don’t touch your face

10. Keep you head up.

11. Slow down a bit

12. Don’t fidget

13. Use your hands more confidently

14. Lower your drink

15. Realise where you spine ends

16. Don’t stand too close

17. Mirror

18. Keep a good attitude

Tags: body language

Home-made Gothic Lolita Skirt

Wed, 04 Apr 2007 21:44:09 GMT

clipped by: bakanootaku

Clip Source: www.craftster.org

Quote from: elalew on July 10, 2005 02:09:04 AM

Is there somewhere that I can get a tutorial on that skirt? It is awesome!!

what I did was measure out six rectangles that were 10" in height and 50" in width. then I did two pleats an inch from the bottom of the three strips.

then i measured out six rectangles that were 5" in height and 60" in length, folded it in half and gathered the top edge with elastic thread (so it stretches out when I sew it on the tiers).

I then sewed all the tiers and ruffles together and ended up with two massive rectangles, which I sewed the sides and gathered the top with an elastic waistband.

took two days >.< be prepared to do some crazy edge-sewing.

And I uploaded the skeleton stencil if anyone wanted to use it:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/girl_anachronism/ribs.gif

Tags: gothic lolita, skirt, sewing

landscapes

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 01:46:58 GMT

clipped by: mini_clips

Clip Source: thefairest.info

Tags: landscapes, photography, nature

What is your favourite colour?

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 21:13:27 GMT

clipped by: morgainelefaye

Clip Source: irmavermaat.vox.com

The clothes you wear, your home furnishings and the car you drive all give clues to your sexual personality. The key is the colors you select for your possessions. Most people claim they haven't got a favorite color. But look around you, and you'll notice a pattern, especially in your clothing and home furnishings. The predominant color for you is the one that appears most frequently, it's the one that mirrors the sexual you. A panel of psychologists explained the association between color and sexual patterns.

Tags: sexuality, fun, mlf

he is dead!

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 06:57:48 GMT

clipped by: mini_clips

Clip Source: ninjapants.org

Tags: photo, chess, humour