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moda × torby skórzane
Skórzane torby mogą być jak dzieła sztuki, zwłaszcza wykonane w stylu vintage z postarzanej skóry. Efekt? Wagabund.pl prezentuje kolekcje takich toreb. Ceny? Nie tak znowu szokujące. Torebka damska lub torba na ramię za 500 zł? Da się przeżyć.
Business × Humor × Video
Coming soon to a theater near you is “IKEA,” the hilarious film that perfectly describes the horror of getting lost in the worst store possible.
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Humor × Unbelievable × Video
They say that dogs are man’s best friend, but what happens when they become just like man?
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Health × People × Video × Yes
Facing a double mastectomy with grace takes courage. Facing one with courage and joy is extraordinary.
This inspiring 6-minute-long video, posted on YouTube, shows Cohan busting some serious moves as she wiggles and twerks to Beyonce’s hit “Get Me Bodied.” Cohan requested that friends and family make videos of themselves dancing to Bey too so that she could watch them during her recovery. “I have visions of a healing video montage,” she wrote. “Nothing brings me greater joy than catalyzing others to dance, move, be in their bodies. Are you with me people?”
They were. You can check out videos of Deborah’s fans shaking their booties in solidarity on her CaringBridge page.
Deborah, we wish you a speedy recovery. And can we go clubbing with you when you’re all better?
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Health
Or at least a modest imitator, in successful mouse transfusions
"Mice treated with this ... artificial blood did not experience any side effects, and this is precisely what we want," says Silaghi-Dumitrescu, via Medical Daily. He's hoping his material would keep recipients going at least for a few hours, if not a whole day. Previous attempts at artificial blood have hit a stumbling block by focusing on hemoglobin, an oxygen-carrying molecule that can easily fall apart. Silaghi-Dumitrescu's product, however, depends on a sturdier substance called hemerythrin, which exists in invertebrates. Mixing hemerythrin with salt and a type of protein called albumin might be a recipe for "instant blood"—just add water.
| Newser #end.
Health × Lifestyle
41% of all people suffering persistent pain (and 66% of people aged 16-24) felt better after... listening to music
The study of 1,500 people found pop music was the most effective pain reliever, followed by classical, then rock or indie music. The songs with the highest pain-relieving powers reported were "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel, "Angels" by Robbie Williams, "Albatross" by Fleetwood Mac, "Candle in the Wind" by Elton John, and "Easy" by The Commodores. This may be an eyebrow-raiser for some people—like the Guardian's music editor, who jokes: "This slightly contradicts my own survey, which found that 100% of all respondents (sample size: one) thought 'Candle in the Wind' induced chronic pain, but there you go."
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Business × Varia × Yes
A supercarrier once hailed as the "biggest ship ever built" has been sold—for a price that must rank among the smallest ever: one penny.
In the end, maintenance on the ship, which cost $217 million to build (more like $2 billion in today's dollars) and was decommissioned in 1993, became just too costly. The Navy was "caught between a rock and a hard place," says a USS Forrestal Association historian and survivor of the 1967 incident, which saw an A-4 Skyhawk struck by an accidentally-launched rocket, causing a chain reaction of blasts and blazes that killed 134 and injured hundreds more. A high-profile survivor? The man in the cockpit of that A-4 Skyhawk, one John McCain.
| Fox News #end.
Health
They're linked to hyperactivity, says group
Kellogg's and General Mills, which use the dyes in a wide range of foods, are next. So is this cause for Halloween worry? A Syracuse.com story about the petition wraps up with a quote from a pediatrician with four kids of his own: "The best thing to do is use common sense. Eating M&Ms occasionally as a treat is fine. Eating a pound a day is not."
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Unbelievable × Varia × World
Drug smuggler had half a ton in his backseat, crashed car
Federal police started the chase when the man didn't stop at a road block, Jalopnik reports, citing local media. The chase went on for three miles before the as-yet-unidentified man lost control of his car; he was killed instantly.
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Lifestyle × Varia
Norwegian TV is to broadcast a live knitting contest for hours on end.
"It's kind of ordinary TV but very slow, although they'll be knitting as fast as they can," says a producer. The Norwegians hope to break the non-stop knitting record of 4 hours 50 minutes. Live TV in Norway has already enticed viewers with minute-by-minute salmon fishing, a five-day broadcast from a cruise ship, and several hours of watching a fire burn itself out.
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Science
Earth and Saturn now have something in common: plastic. NASA's Cassini spacecraft detected the molecule propylene on Saturn's moon Titan, and propylene is one of the basic ingredients of modern plastic here on Earth.
It's the first extraterrestrial plastic ingredient ever found, reports NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which uses this quote from one of its scientists to help mere mortals grasp the discovery: "This chemical is all around us in everyday life, strung together in long chains to form a plastic called polypropylene. That plastic container at the grocery store with the recycling code 5 on the bottom—that's polypropylene."
So is this a stunning discovery? Far from it, explains Pacific Standard. Propylene is a hydrocarbon, and scientists have long known that Titan is teeming with other hydrocarbons such as methane and propane.
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"Propylene was actually something scientists expected to find since its chemical kissing cousins were already known to be present," writes Michael Todd.And, sorry, entrepreneurs, Wired shoots a hole in your ambitious plan to zip over to Saturn to harvest the stuff. Not only would that probably violate international treaties set up to protect other worlds, but "fossil fuels are also likely to remain relatively cheap, plentiful, and easy enough to access for many years that space-based extraction of them will remain laughable," writes Adam Mann.
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Unbelievable × World
Two Dutchmen think it's in Mittenwald, southern Germany
Leon Giesen spotted a distinct capital "M," which seemed familiar to him: An image of a Berlin train station had contained the same letter. He now believes the "M" stands for Mittenwald, where Nazi barracks once stood, and that the phrase Enden der Tanz, or "end the dance," refers to one of the rail line's buffer stops, reports the Guardian. If you're doubtful, there's also this: Giesen thinks an added lyric (wo Matthias die Saiten streichelt, "where Matthew plucks strings") refers to 17th-century violin builder Matthias Klotz, who hailed from that same town. Giesen got the go-ahead to drill three holes in Mittenwald, and says his "geophysical survey" revealed an "anomaly" in the earth. Next up: Raise more money for a full excavation, which is no small task.
"If there are boxes with valuable items below the surface they could be booby-trapped, so we need to bring in specialists and meet all safety requirements first."
| Newser #end.