https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/02/los-angeles-celebrity-homes-water-restriction-drought LA restricts water flow to wasteful celebrity mansions: ‘No matter how rich, we’ll treat you the same’ A three-acre estate reportedly owned by Madonna narrowly avoided being fitted by a flow restrictor. Photograph: Zillow The city’s water department has a small yet effective solution to keep its famous residents’ water use in check – a … Continue reading LA finally restricts water flow to wasteful celebrity properties
Thinking about using Kindle Unlimited? features, costs, benefits
As shown with the other Kindle articles I've posted, almost all of the reportage is from outside the U.S. This article is no exception witness its pricing in pounds and the naming conventions it uses for the Kindle models. It's a good overview of how to use Kindle Unlimited but in the U.S. you can … Continue reading Thinking about using Kindle Unlimited? features, costs, benefits
California’s initial offer of taking 130 billion gallons a year less from Colorado River not enough
https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/05/us/california-colorado-river-water-cut-climate/index.html California offers to cut 130 billion gallons a year to save Colorado River; expert says it’s not enough By Ella Nilsen, CNN Updated 7:36 PM EDT, Wed October 5, 2022 A group of California water agencies that together consume the largest proportion of lower Colorado River water each year are offering to voluntarily cut their usage in … Continue reading California’s initial offer of taking 130 billion gallons a year less from Colorado River not enough
Don’t brush just after eating acidic foods or drinking coffee
https://apple.news/A79j8uLmnStyRjblwZdtEsA ‘I’m a Dentist, and Here’s Why You Should Never Brush Your Teeth Right After Drinking Coffee’ Michele Ross for Well + Good September 17, 2022 Drinking fluids in the morning is a healthy habit routinely recommended by leading health experts. After all, we lose approximately one liter of water overnight from the humidity of our breath alone, … Continue reading Don’t brush just after eating acidic foods or drinking coffee
iOS 16.1 to let users delete Wallet app amid antitrust concerns over Apple Pay
9to5mac.com/2022/08/23/ios-16-1-let-users-delete-wallet-app/ iOS 16.1 to let users delete Wallet app amid antitrust concerns over Apple Pay by Filipe Espósito for 9 to 5 Mac - Aug. 23rd 2022 12:11 pm PT @filipeesposito Apple on Tuesday surprised developers with the release of both iOS 16.0 beta 7 and iPadOS 16.1 beta 1. And while neither update comes with significant changes, … Continue reading iOS 16.1 to let users delete Wallet app amid antitrust concerns over Apple Pay
Miracle for today — pancreatic cancer survivor
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/oct/03/i-didnt-cry-until-i-knew-i-was-going-to-live-monty-pythons-eric-idle-on-surviving-pancreatic-cancer ‘I didn’t cry until I knew I was going to live’: Monty Python’s Eric Idle on surviving pancreatic cancer by Simon Hattenstone, October 3, 2022 Eric Idle: ‘We’re old farts. We should be left to go quietly to bed and watch the telly.’ Photograph: Lily Idle Three years after being diagnosed, the 79-year-old has been … Continue reading Miracle for today — pancreatic cancer survivor
Why are 20 somethings using closed captions? And what does it mean for the rest of us?
I wear hearing aids because I know that uncorrected hearing loss gets worse faster than corrected hearing loss AND uncorrected hearing loss leads to a proven minimum 9% increase in dementia. I support public services aimed at those with hearing loss by making it a point to attend movie screenings that are open captioned. But … Continue reading Why are 20 somethings using closed captions? And what does it mean for the rest of us?
Oil companies found to have clearly hidden how few changes were made to address environmental harm
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/17/oil-companies-exxonmobil-chevron-shell-bp-climate-crisis Criticism intensifies after big oil admits ‘gaslighting’ public over green aims Fury as ‘explosive’ files reveal largest oil companies contradicted public statements and wished bedbugs upon critical activists Exxon, which recently announced profits of $17.9bn for the three months until June. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters Oliver Milman @olliemilmanSat 17 Sep 2022 06.00 EDT Criticism in the … Continue reading Oil companies found to have clearly hidden how few changes were made to address environmental harm
Battle for Senate majority remains a nail-biter
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/09/senate-swing-state-polls-2022-00060983? Battle for Senate majority remains a nail-biter The 50-50 Senate is still finely balanced a month out from Election Day, the latest surveys show. Herschel Walker (left) has not led a public poll in Georgia's Senate race against Raphael Warnock (right) since mid-September. | Meg Kinnard/AP Photo and Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images By STEVEN SHEPARD … Continue reading Battle for Senate majority remains a nail-biter
Has COVID permanently shifted New Yorkers to a 6pm dinner hour?
http://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/20/t-magazine/eating-early-new-york-restaurants.html For New Yorkers, 6 p.m. Is the New 8 p.m. Why are restaurants in the city filling up at hours that were once unfashionably early? Jane Dickson’s “Odeon” (2022). Since the 1970s, for her series “Times Square & the City at Night,” the New York-based artist has depicted well-known places and their signage by … Continue reading Has COVID permanently shifted New Yorkers to a 6pm dinner hour?
How the Inflation Reduction Act could lower your drug costs
Altho this was published before the Inflation Reduction Act passed the house and was signed by President Biden to become law, the description of the drug cost provisions is spot on. https://apple.news/AFbFMKuC2RkGLdh-D3enjmg How the Inflation Reduction Act Could Lower Your Drug Costs What You Need to Know About the Inflation Reduction Act BY ABIGAIL ABRAMS UPDATED: … Continue reading How the Inflation Reduction Act could lower your drug costs
Acoustics of NY Philharmonic’s home in David Geffen Hall much improved
https://www.npr.org/2022/10/07/1126599633/new-york-philharmonic-david-geffen-hall-classical-music-concerts-acoustics Stripped to the bones: Why a new NYC concert hall sounds so much better October 7, 2022, 5:01 AM ET JEFF LUNDEN for NPR The new David Geffen Hall in Lincoln Center opens this week, and while the travertine marble exterior of the hall remains the same, everything inside has changed, said Deborah Borda, … Continue reading Acoustics of NY Philharmonic’s home in David Geffen Hall much improved
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