Plane crash is every air traveler’s nightmare. The odds of dying in such accident are about 1 in 60 million. The good news is that an airplane crash doesn’t necessarily mean certain death. In fact, of the 568 U.S. plane crashes between 1980 and 2000, more than 90 percent of crash victims survived [source: BBC].
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Are you lazy? If so we’ve got something especially for you.
From wire frames to help you pull up your socks to angled reading glasses so you don’t have to tilt your head up, we count 15 notoriously lazy products for lazy people.
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When you think of trading, items such as gold, silver and stocks and shares may come to mind. However, in recent years some spread betting companies have widened their scope to deal in other items, the virtual currency Bitcoin being an example.
Last year saw perhaps the peak in the demand for Bitcoins with the price of a single coin rising to a high of $266 in one day only for that to soon fall back to $54. The popularity of the currency took some by surprise but the fact they were unique added to their appeal.
There is no central authority or banks dealing with Bitcoin, it operates purely through peer to peer technology, so it is a public currency owned collectively by the network and open to everyone.
One way of trading in Bitcoins without actually physically owning the commodity is through a Contract for Difference (CFD) which sees an agreement between the seller and the buyer to pay the difference as the price of the commodity rises or falls. So the trader has the benefits of trading in Bitcoins without having actual possession of the coins.
As a system it has several advantages along with some drawbacks. In the plus column it has a low inflation risk unlike many other worldwide currencies. This is because there are only a certain number of Bitcoins in use. Only around 21 million will be mined, so it is a finite resource.
It is also not at the mercy of governments. The financial crisis seen a few years ago, threatened to bring down banks and destroy savings. Because Bitcoin is a virtual global currency it is unlikely to be affected by the normal worldwide financial situation.
It is also generally simpler and cheaper because transactions take place between the individuals themselves rather than through intermediaries such as banks.
There are risks involved with Bitcoins however. With normal financial dealings, such as credit cards and bank accounts, you have security in place to fall back on should crime occur or if you simply lose a card. With Bitcoins, if you lose the currency then it is gone and there is generally no way you can get it back.
It can attract crime just as other means of payment and, whereas if someone hacks into your computer and gets your bank details, there is a good chance you will recover any money lost; with Bitcoin, if someone hacks into your wallet, you will probably never see the “money” again.
It has other drawbacks too; notably it is still relatively new and there are many places which have not caught onto it and will not accept it as a form of payment. It is also quite volatile as the experience last year, of prices of a single coin going up to $266 then quickly down to $54 testifies.
However, though still in relative infancy, Bitcoin looks like it is here to stay and looks to be a trading commodity for the foreseeable future. It is already the subject of spread betting and there may, in the future, be bonds and regulations. It is just one of a growing number of unusual trades which are growing in popularity.
Though traders still overwhelmingly deal in the more established markets such as the pound, the Euro, the dollar and the FTSE, others exemplified by Bitcoin, are finding their way into markets and look to establish themselves as viable trading commodities.
Post dedicated to those jerks who do not care about anyone else they may inconvenience in their pursuit of a parking space.
You have to be a special kind of stupid to park like this.
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The High Line is an elevated freight rail line transformed into a public park on Manhattan’s West Side. It is owned by the City of New York, and maintained and operated by Friends of the High Line. Founded in 1999 by community residents, Friends of the High Line fought for the High Line’s preservation and transformation at a time when the historic structure was under the threat of demolition.
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It is now the non-profit conservancy working with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation to make sure the High Line is maintained as an extraordinary public space for all visitors to enjoy.
In addition to overseeing maintenance, operations, and public programming for the park, Friends of the High Line works to raise the essential private funds to support more than 90 percent of the park’s annual operating budget, and to advocate for the transformation of the High Line at the rail yards, the third and final section of the historic structure, which runs between West 30th and West 34th Streets.
Most of the time life hacks are pretty helpful. These ones however are the completely opposite.The main thing these life hacks are good for is entertaining you when you’re bored. Ok… maybe some of these are useful.
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(The one with the swimming cap is the best!)
Many people would claim that they don’t have a knack for learning a language and that’s why they never bothered trying with French or Spanish at school. But there’s one language that though we may all find it mysterious when we first come across it we can learn to speak with aplomb in a matter of minutes – and that’s bingo lingo.
Online bingo is one of the most popular games on the internet today – with over 100 million registered bingo site members around the world. And one of the biggest reasons that people choose to play bingo online is that they can chat to other players at the same time as playing the games.
This is because every bingo ticket you buy gives you access to the bingo chat room the game is linked to; where you can socialize with players who are entered into the same game as you. It adds to the fun of playing bingo as you have people to share the highs and lows of the games with – as the numbers on your cards get daubed off automatically by the software and it looks like you’re going to be the winner but then you’re suddenly pipped to the post by another player! If you win, you can celebrate with other people in the chat room and if you lose, they’ll commiserate with you instead.
When you first enter a chat room on a bingo site, you might wonder what’s going on as you try to follow the conversation. People use a lot of acronyms and abbreviations and you’d be forgiven for not knowing what something like GLE means. Often used just before a game starts this is a shorthand way of saying Good Luck Everyone (and far quicker to type than the whole thing!). Other examples include things such as AFC (Away from computer), a polite way to let people know you’re not ignoring them, you’re just temporarily absent, BBS (Be back soon), AYT (Are you there?) and BLNG (Better Luck Next Game).
To learn and improve at this new language the best thing to do is join a bingo site like Winner Bingo, 888bingo or Gala and start playing games and going into the chat rooms. You’ll find that most bingo sites offer a generous welcome bonus of free credit to get new players to sign up. The free bingo bonus at Winner, for example, gives new players an extra £30 to play with when they top up their account with just £10 in the first week of registering. With bingo games starting at 1p or 2p, that’s a lot of gaming credit to have at your disposal. And it won’t be long before you’re chatting to the other bingo roomies like a pro!
There are plenty of other reasons to spend time in the bingo chat rooms – not least the chance to join in the chat games that the chat moderator will run at different times. Chat games are little bonus free games where you can stand to win extra cash prizes and free entries to other bingo games on the schedule. They’re not difficult to play and some people actually win more through the chat games than they do on the regular games.
It’s all part of the bingo sites’ strategies to keep their players loyal. By making sure that the chat room atmosphere is fun and friendly and giving players extra chances to win, they ensure that the players keep coming back for more.
Next time you’ve got five minutes to spare and you want to learn something new, get online and join a bingo site, enter a chat room and start to learn the bingo lingo. While you’re acquiring your new skill, you never know what could happen, you might play a bingo game that lands you a huge cash prize, enough maybe to take you on a holiday to foreign shores where you can try learning another new language!
