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I Feel Gassy...Is A Hybrid worth it? Posted: 1 year ago by misslesh
As much as it may hurt to have to fill up your car every month (or week), the price of gas still isn't high enough to make trading in for a hybrid a reasonable solution for most, a reality punctuated by the Gas-Mileage Savings Calculator from Edmunds.
*article links to calculator
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Believe Me, It's Torture Posted: 1 year ago by misslesh
What more can be added to the debate over U.S. interrogation methods, and whether waterboarding is torture? Try firsthand experience. The author undergoes the controversial drowning technique, at the hands of men who once trained American soldiers to resist—not inflict—it.
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Death on India's Roads Posted: 1 year ago by MissLesh
"It is a scourge which claims far more victims than communicable diseases like Aids, TB and malaria combined. And yet far less money is spent on trying to do something about it."
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A Pro Perspective on the Candian Harp Seal Hunt Posted: 2 years ago by misslesh
A great website with the other side of the story. They post and respond to the hate mail and encourage an open dialog - makes for great bedtime reading.
It's really important for people to have holistic educated views on the facts of an issue before damning the people involved. This site uses the fact for it's own biases, but no more than anti-seal hunting groups.
It's so easy to fall into the "don't kill cute animals!" mentality. And I just ask people to think with facts instead of emotions.
in response to
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Fisherman Take the Life of an Ancient Rockfish as a Bycatch Posted: 3 years ago by MissLesh
A commercial fishing boat hauled in what may have been one of the oldest creatures in Alaska — a giant rockfish estimated to be about a century old. And yet, they seem to be celebrating it. "Look, we killed something old!" disgusting.
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Can Polyester Save the World? Posted: 3 years ago by Misslesh
Marks & Spencer is thinking about whether its customers will be willing to change their buying habits, to pay more for less-fashionable but “sustainable” garments. After all, consumers have shown a willingness to pay more for clothes not made in sweatshops, and some are unwilling to buy diamonds because of forced labor in African mines.
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Family left to weather Saltzman's Internet storm Posted: 3 years ago by Misslesh
Yet another reason to keep Grandpa away from the computer
"Percy Saltzman, Canada's first TV weatherman, had a dark side. He was a rowdy blogger.
The 91 year old detailed description of his interest in bare female bodies and his sexual difficulties with his first wife."
Regarding his sons friend, Toronto civil rights lawyer Clayton Ruby - "Ruby is a booby"
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