We recently learned how to tell a loved one to take it up the ass on Valentine’s Day the good ol’ French way. (Who knew sailors were so vulgar?) To tell a loved one someone to shut-up use the “Le Camembert“. How do you pronounced that? Nevermind, here is how you show it.
Um, what century and part of the world are we talking about?
According to Home Office estimates, there have been at least 80 serious crimes involving the swords in England and Wales over the last four years.
One MP recently warned that they were being used by criminal gangs as the preferred weapon of choice after guns.
In Peru lateness is the norm according to European standards. President Garcia is beginning a campaign to synchronize clocks around the country in hopes that people will be more time-conscious. Concepts of time are cultural however and not deviations based on a clock, no matter how precise.
In the US, being on time is generally the rule. George W Bush is a stickler for time-keeping, and the whole administration is reported to run punctually.
Germans have long fretted about timekeeping and their punctuality is no stereotype.
“I think the common denominator is Protestantism [says Stefan Klein], which imposes very strict ethics on time. It makes people believe that it’s almost a sin to waste time.”
In fact, even physics can’t really agree on time – Albert Einstein taught us that time is relative to space. If atoms can agree on it, will we ever be able to? I think not. For more on the concepts of time around the world and Peruvian clocks click here.
Statistics make for nasty college classes but are great for predicting the likelihood that a particular flight, route, or airline will be delayed. Now, I wouldn’t plan my trip based on AvoidDelays.com, but it might be useful for when you are picking up a friend or family member.
For real time flight tracking (only within US airspace) don’t forget FlightAware.
No matter where in the world you are going, and no matter for how long you should follow the 10 of essentials rule. This is a piece of advice you can follow so that you suitcase doesn’t look like this before your next flight.
Essentially the rule is simple to follow, only carry at most, 10 of the essential clothing items. This gives you enough for a back up in case you lose bladder control, and enough cushion to wash your stuff so you’ve always got clean items queued up.
Essential Clothing Items
As for pants you’ll only need 3 pair. One to travel with, the other once you get to your destination and the last a formal one.
This idea may seem Spartan, but it’s well worth it to travel light and it can be difficult to estimate how much you’ll need if you are gone for a longer vacation. Usually we stress about how much of everything we’ll need. At most you’ll need 10 of the essentials – trust me. 3 pairs of pants and your toiletries will get you more suitcase room and less headache if you’ll be gone for a week or more.
Too little, too much? I’m curious if (woman especially) agree.
MSN Messenger is the hugely popular instant messaging client used mostly outside of the US. Today Microsoft announced [via Lifehacker] that those with MSN can have money delivered to their favorite charity (including UNICEF) by beginning their first message with the word “i’m”. You need to complete this quick two step process first.
Unfortunately you have to be using the MSN client itself, using another service – Meebo for example, won’t cut it.
i?m is a new initiative from Windows Live? Messenger. Every time you start a conversation using i?m, Microsoft shares a portion of the program’s advertising revenue with some of the world’s most effective organizations dedicated to social causes. We’ve set no cap on the amount we’ll donate to each organization.
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