Top 10 Creative Responses To Junk Mail
From proquo:
Junk mail is renowned for cluttering mailboxes, increasing the risk of identity theft, and, of course, killing millions of trees every year. Not surprisingly, it elicits annoyance from most people. But, believe it or not, it also elicits creativity from others. Below I’ve compiled a list of the “Top 10 Creative Responses To Junk Mail,” accompanied by a bunch of cool pictures. Personally, I’d be content to never receive another piece of junk mail for the rest my life, but who knows, maybe these people are onto something. Maybe there’s more to junk mail than meets the eye. If nothing else, these responses represent some interesting and unconventional ways to recycle.
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10 Unusual Uses for Salt
From gomestic:
Some interesting ways to use salt that you may not have thought of before.
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The Top 100 Undiscovered Web Sites
From PCMag:
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8 Essential Skills They Didn’t Teach You In School
From Lifehack.org:
Lately, I’ve been simultaneously using less and less of what I learned in school while discovering more and more skills that are vital to success which were never even offered in school!
If I were to be 100% honest, probably the most valuable skill I learned in college was how to talk to girls (certainly a vital skill for happiness and success, but not what I was there to learn).
The economics classes? Nope, mostly academic mumbo-jumbo that is entirely useless to all but a handful of policy makers. The computer science classes? Hmm, maybe about 10% of that I’ve used, but it’s nothing I couldn’t have picked up with a couple good books, which I routinely do now. The history, English, philosophy, and physics? Aside from giving me a general understanding of the world and making me sound smart at cocktail parties, I can’t think of anything in there that I really use on a day to day basis.
Much of college gave me a bad taste for education. It made learning a real drag. I got through it to get the degree, but it wasn’t until after school that my education really began.
So what are the top skills that should be taught to every man, woman, and child who enters our education system? I’m glad you asked…
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5 plus 8 Ways to Beat the Odds in Sin City
Casinos pick your pockets by tweaking everything from the height of their ceilings to the payouts on their slot machines. These are tips pulled together from a collection of Vegas insiders to help you even out the odds.
Labyrinthine layouts appeal to our explorer’s instinct, says Anthony Lucas, Ph.D., an associate professor of casino management at UNLV. Entrances are flooded with machines for a reason: You’re less likely to gamble if you encounter empty space or nongaming attractions first, says Bill Friedman, author of Designing Casinos to Dominate the Competition. Things you actually need - bathrooms, cash-out zones - are far-flung and well guarded by gambling opportunities. Get a floor map at the hotel’s information desk.
Avoid themed slots (Wheel of Fortune) and aisle machines. Stick to out-of-the-way slots or settle for quarter machines, says Kevin Blackwood, author of Casino Gambling for Dummies. Although $5 slots lower the house edge to 3 percent, you’ll lose your money faster there.
40+ Topics for Corporate Bloggers
From Mashable,
There will be times that you have to contribute a post for your company’s blog and you just don’t have one idea that inspires you to start a conversation. We’ve all been there and that’s why we’ve created this resource with more than 40 topics for corporate bloggers to help provide that much need inspiration:
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25 Awesome tutorials for web designers
From Woork:
This is a collection of the best tutorials for web designers I found this month browsing some websites I like. It also includes some of my post 
Take a look!
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15 Reasons The Packers Screwed Themselves with Brett Favre
It’s hard to find anyone that isn’t a Brett Favre fan - unless, of course, you’re in Chicago. Brett Favre is a man’s man, and if you weren’t a fan of Brett before he played the game after his dad passed away, surely you are now.
I’ve been a Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan as long as I can remember, so I’m giddy with the thought that Favre might be joining the team. I’ve been watching the press coverage for the last two days, and decided to write an open letter (list - whatever) to the Packers, explaining why they screwed the pooch with their treatment of good ol’ number 4.
The Pack is a pretty tight team. Their fans are fanatical, but you can rest assured that Brett Favre is a huge part of that. His charisma sells seats, and brings fans to the team. I’m positive wherever he ends up, the new team will have record attendance games, and a new set of fans to help promote their business.
Some people consider Favre a dinosaur in the business, but age means nothing when you’re a natural talent.
Think that stat is low? Well, consider the fact that that percentage was Favre’s best pass completion percentage of his career. That’s no small feat when you think about how many years Brett’s been playing.
No matter how you slice it, that’s a huge number - certainly not one you disregard when a champ says he wants to come back for another year.
Say wha??? Yep, 4,155 LAST season. This is a pretty clear sign that Brett still has a rocket arm.
So you weren’t impressed with his passing yards from last year? Having 61,655 career passing yards just solidifies the fact that Favre always brings his A-game. Seeing these numbers, I guess it only makes sense not to welcome Brett back.
Passing yards mean nothing if they don’t lead to touchdowns. With 28 passing touchdowns last year, looks like Brett’s got that covered too.
This is a mix of his career passing touchdowns, and his 13 rushing touchdowns, but it all adds up to superior numbers. Numbers that would have most teams begging for Favre to come back - but not Green Bay.
This might not be the strongest quarterback rating you’ve ever seen, but when you take into account this is his career rating, you know you’ve got a solid player.
Maybe not the blockbuster Iron Man, but definitely football’s Iron Man. A broken thumb, an almost fatal car accident, an addiction to pain medication, losing his dad, his wife diagnosed with cancer,and so many other things that would stop most people, but Favre muscled through them, which leads to our next item…
Probably his most noteworthy accomplishment, this stat is mind-blowing. No other player has ever held this record, and to think that Brett wouldn’t try to keep this going this season is ridiculous.
Okay, maybe this is his most notable accomplishment. Not only has he not missed a game in 16 seasons, but he has started 255 of them in a row. It’s easy to stay in the game if you’re on the bench, but to be a starter is huge.
NFL network did a poll asking their viewers who the most beloved QB in the NFL is, and the outcome was hands-down Brett Favre. Not surprising at all, and leads to our number 1…
Yeah, this is a pretty lame number one, but Brett Favre is the poster child for the Green Bay Packers. He’s done more for the team than any other player, and for the Packers to treat him as if he wasn’t welcome has to go down as one of the biggest fuck ups in NFL history. Had they just said, “Of course you can come back Brett, you’ll have to earn your spot, but we’d love to have you,” NONE of this soap opera would be happening. Then, to snub him when he shows up for camp just put the last nail in Green Bay’s coffin. Brett Favre is a positive role model, and a legend of the game.
So now I’ll say thank you to Green Bay, because there’s a chance that Tampa will get this future hall of famer, and I promise you, we’ll gladly welcome him - and then we’ll be kicking your ass in week 4!
UPDATE: Brett Favre traded to New York Jets. Good luck Brett!
5 Real-World Solutions to Lose Weight
You want to drop big weight? Forget about it. No, really - that’s the crucial tip. Put the end goal out of the picture and narrow your focus to the day at hand. Bob Harper, a trainer on the NBC TV show The Biggest Loser, says, “Ask yourself, did I get my workout in today? Did I make the right food choices? Then go through it again tomorrow, always with an eye on improving.”
Here are Harper’s top five real-world solutions. Becoming fat is a piece of cake. Slimming down is not.
The muscleheads at the squat rack aren’t judging you. “If they see someone out of shape trying their hardest to change, they’ll do what they can to help you,” says Harper. So ask for a spot, or even some guidance. Just because those guys are ripped doesn’t mean they don’t struggle with diets and exercise plans.
Your neglected body won’t be able to do what it once could. Start slowly and remember that post-exercise soreness means you’re making progress. Use this as motivation to put the past into your present. “You’ll see just how far you’ve let yourself go, but you’ll know what you’re eventually capable of,” Harper says.
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19 Things a Man Should Never Do
It’s pretty clear, us guys get away with a ton of crap. We can sit on a couch, sans t-shirt, drinking a beer, yelling incessantly at a football game, and it’s considered “normal.” We can usually walk up to a tree, drop trough, and urinate without a second notice. But, there are definitely things we as men should avoid. Here 19 things all men should put on their “To-Don’t” list.
#1. Check your BlackBerry in bed.
To a woman, that’s like having a threesome with your boss.
#2. Ask for a kiss.
Her eyes will say yes or no, and nothing kills the mood like asking for a translation.
#3. Wear low-rise jeans.
So what if David Beckham flashes his hash in every other men’s magazine? It’s important to have some sack, not show it.
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