Unless they arrange travel for others or travel a lot themselves, most people tend to assume that all airlines ticket websites are created equal — all showing the same availability and fares. Not so.
If your email inbox or surfing habits are anything like mine, you have undoubtedly seen online testimonials or received emails that quoted something similar to the following:
“I have lupus, and for anyone who knows about it, it leaves me very tired and sleepy even after 8 or 9 hours of sleep. Also joint pain in [...]
Finding a prostitute in the Dominican Republic is easy. Really easy! You just won’t believe how positively, undeniably, mind-bogglingly easy it is! I mean, you may think it’s easy to find a pineapple stand on the side of the pothole-encrusted road - but that’s just peanuts to finding a prostitute.
For those over the age of [...]
Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart, based the cornerstone of his marketing campaign in the mid-80s on “Made in America”, offering to pay 5% more for goods manufactured in the United States — a practice and ethic long gone at the world’s largest retail store.
Today, consulting firm Retail Forward estimates that 50% to 60% of [...]
Twenty-four innocent victims lost their lives in the Salem witchcraft hysteria. The events of 1692 took place during a difficult and confusing period for Salem Village. As part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Salem was under British rule. When the hysteria began, the colony was waiting for a new governor and had no charter to [...]
Here’s an interesting question from a reader:
My Dad got a new computer last week which he had me help set up and configure. One of the things I noticed was that the 40GB hard drive he ordered didn’t seem to be as large as advertised. I checked the drive by accessing Properties in My Computer; [...]
Only the debate of medium format versus 35-millimeter equals the passionate discourse of comparing digital to film. Many of the most famous wedding photographers have made the switch to digital, and yet many more will likely never switch, comparable to an audiophile’s refusal to embrace the technology of compact discs.
Digital photography offers a number of [...]
According to the California Voter Foundation, the chief purposes of voter registration are to both prevent voter fraud and to facilitate election administration. An equally important but less well-known purpose is to provide political campaigns with contact and personal information about voters and their history of election participation.
One way campaigns ensure that their message reaches [...]
We humans are all the result of a mutating genetic defect.
More than 2 million years ago, our brains were only a third the size they are today. Thanks to our resulting enhanced mental capacity, we have this defect to thank for such advances in science as the assault rifle, crystal meth, and The Clapper — [...]
Those of you who live in the area know that the sweet-smelling town of Gilroy is known as the “Garlic Capitol of the World”, right?
Wrong. It really should be called the “Garlic Festival Capitol of the World.”
Gilroy self-proclaimed itself the Garlic Capitol back in 1979 in an effort to generate the largest attendance rate of [...]
