Luisa Dillner: Is gluten bad for your health? (Guardian)
It has been linked to irritable bowel syndrome and those on gluten-free diets say they have lost weight. But is it really the cause of digestive problems - and aren't wholegrains good for us?
Colin Irwin: "Peggy Seeger: voice of experience" (Guardian)
She grew up with Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly and went on to become the most powerful woman in folk. Peggy Seeger tells Colin Irwin about losing her mother at 18, marrying a man twice her age - and how she almost ended up in a nunnery.
Brink: Short Film (Vimeo)
"Brink is a minimalist romance amidst floating objects - a love story eloquently framed by a futuristic catastrophe. What would happen if we slowly lost gravity on Earth? Who would you tie yourself to?" - Disinformation
"Babies Discovering Mirrors Compilation" (YouTube)
"In this compilation of babies seeing themselves in mirrors for the first time, we see that they catch on fairly quickly that it's a reflection of themselves. After all, most of them recognize their mothers in the mirror. This new discovery soon gives way to the common and particularly human joy of admiring ourselves." - Neatorama
mj was first, and correct, with:
It's too early for my memory cells to engage completely
But I think it was Winstons cigarettes.
Alan J wrote:
Winston Cigarettes
Charlie said:
Winstons
Jim from CA, retired to ID, replied:
Winston cigarettes
Adam answered:
Winston Cigarettes.
Marian responded:
My brand, Winston
John I from Hawai`i says,
"Luck Strikes." LSMFT: Lucky Strikes means fine tobacco. The HORROR!!
Former two packer a day Dale of Diamond Springs, Norcali, said:
Anyone out there still smoking?
Randall replied:
"It's what's up front that counts"
I think that was Winston cigarettes.
Seems like it was Winston.
The brand Fred and Barney smoked.
Jesus, maybe that's why I started smoking...
ALL my heroes smoked:
The DUKE: John Wayne,
All of the Beatles, the Stones, Bob Dylan,
Johnny Cash,
Johnny Carson,
Sean Connery 007,
My mom, My dad...
DJ Useo answered:
Winston is the answer.
Size matters, apparently. Lol.
If you mistakenly brought them home to my step dad,
he'd take the strap to you.
( Why did he have us kids buy them for him? )
I suppose if you want to lose a lung,
Camels brand is preferable. :(
MAM wrote:
Winston ~ Winston was introduced in 1954 and became the first nationally popular filtered cigarette. By 1966, Winston became the best-selling cigarette in the nation. Subliminal advertising???
And, Joe S responded:
It's what's up front that counts, Winston tastes good, like a cigarette should. The second brand I smoked, I started with Luckies. Stole them from my parents, Luckies and Winstons. Been smoke-free for 16 years.
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CBS begins the night with a RERUN'NCIS', followed by a RERUN'NCIS: The 2nd One', then a RERUN'Person Of Interest'.
Scheduled on a FRESHDave are Howie Mandel, Rachel Maddow, and EMA.
On a RERUNCraig (from 7/9/14) is Michael Sheen.
NBC starts the night with a FRESH'Food Fighters', followed by a FRESH'America's Got Talent'.
On a RERUNJimmy Fallon (from 6/10/14) are Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Taylor Schilling, and Ed Sheeran.
On a RERUNSeth Meyers (from 8/7/14) are Michael Fassbender, Allison Tolman, and Joshua Ferris.
On a RERUNCarson 'The Scab' Daly (from 4/1/14) are Timothy Simons, Cosmonauts, and the Shanghai Restoration Project.
ABC opens the night with a FRESH'Bachelor In Paradise', followed by '20/20'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Kimmel are Idris Elba, Tim Gunn, and the White Buffalo.
The CW offers 'The iHeartRADIO Album Release Party With Maroon 5', followed by a RERUN'Supernatural'.
On a RERUNArsenio Hall (from 4/22/14) are Marlon Wayans, Jared Harris, Gabriel Iglesias, and Joe Satriani.
Faux has a RERUN'Family Guy', followed by a RERUN'Brooklyn Nine-Nine', then a RERUN'New Girl', followed by a RERUN'The Mindy Project'.
MY recycles an old 'Bones', followed by another old 'Bones'.
A&E has 'Storage Wars', another 'Storage Wars', still another 'Storage Wars', yet another 'Storage Wars', followed by a FRESH'Storage Wars', then another FRESH'Storage Wars', followed by a FRESH'Brandi & Jarrod', then a FRESH'Cement Heads'.
AMC offers the movie 'Air Force One', followed by a FRESH'4th & Loud', and another '4th & Loud'.
BBC -
[6:00AM] BBC WORLD NEWS
[7:00AM] BBC WORLD NEWS
[8:00AM] DOCTOR WHO - Season 1 - Ep 3 - The Unquiet Dead
[9:00AM] DOCTOR WHO - Season 1 - Ep 4 - Aliens of London
[10:00AM] TORCHWOOD - Season 1 - Ep 12 - Captain Jack Harkness
[11:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 7 - Ep 9 - Force of Nature
[12:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 7 - Ep 10 - Inheritance
[1:00PM] RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES US - Season 6 - Ep 6 - Olde Hitching Post Restaurant & Tavern
[2:00PM] RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES US - Season 4 - Ep 11 - Oceana
[3:00PM] RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES UK - Season 4 - Ep 5 - The Curry Lounge
[4:00PM] TOP GEAR - Season 10 - Episode 4 - Botswana Special
[5:00PM] TOP GEAR - Season 10 - Episode 5
[6:00PM] PLANET EARTH-Ep 9 - Shallow Seas
[7:00PM] PLANET EARTH-Ep 10 - Seasonal Forests
[8:00PM] PLANET EARTH-Ep 11 - Ocean Deep
[9:00PM] SUPERHUMAN ANIMALS-Ep 1 - Sight NEW
[10:00PM] PLANET EARTH: HUMAN PLANET-Ep 1 - Oceans - Into the Blue NEW
[11:00PM] PLANET EARTH-Ep 11 - Ocean Deep
[12:00AM] SUPERHUMAN ANIMALS-Ep 1 - Sight
[1:00AM] PLANET EARTH: HUMAN PLANET-Ep 1 - Oceans - Into the Blue
[2:00AM] PLANET EARTH-Ep 9 - Shallow Seas
[3:00AM] PLANET EARTH-Ep 10 - Seasonal Forests
[4:00AM] PLANET EARTH: EXTREME JOURNEYS
[5:00AM] PLANET EARTH: INCREDIBLE FAMILIES (ALL TIMES EST)
Bravo has 'Real Housewives Of OC', 'Real Housewives Of NJ', followed by a FRESH'Below Deck', then a FRESH'The Singles Project'.
Comedy Central has an old 'Colbert Report', an old 'Jon Stewart', 'Tosh.0', another 'Tosh.0', still another 'Tosh.0', yet another 'Tosh.0', followed by a FRESH'Tosh.0', then a FRESH'Drunk History'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJon Stewart is David Rose.
Scheduled on a FRESHColbert Report are Jeff Bridges and Lois Lowry.
FX has the movie 'Battleship', followed by a FRESH'Tyrant'.
History has 'Counting Cars', another 'Counting Cars', still another 'Counting Cars', yet another 'Counting Cars', followed by a FRESH'Counting Cars', then another FRESH'Counting Cars', another 'Counting Cars', and another 'Counting Cars'.
IFC -
[6:00AM] WHITEST KIDS U'KNOW
[6:15AM] THE THREE STOOGES-BLUNDER BOYS
[6:40AM] THE THREE STOOGES-COMMOTION ON THE OCEAN
[7:05AM] THE THREE STOOGES-CORNY CASANOVAS
[7:30AM] BATMAN-AN EGG GROWS IN GOTHAM
[8:00AM] BATMAN-THE YEGG FOES IN GOTHAM
[8:30AM] MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE-HALLOWEEN
[9:00AM] MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE-JESSICA STAYS OVER
[9:30AM] GARFUNKEL AND OATES-THE FADEAWAY
[10:00AM] GARFUNKEL AND OATES-RULE 34
[10:30AM] ENEMY AT THE GATES
[1:30PM] THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS
[4:00PM] BATMAN-LOUIE'S LETHAL LILAC TIME
[4:30PM] BATMAN-NORA CLAVICLE & THE LADIES' CRIME CLUB
[5:00PM] BATMAN-PENGUIN'S CLEAN SWEEP
[5:30PM] BATMAN-THE GREAT ESCAPE
[6:00PM] RESERVOIR DOGS
[8:00PM] RESERVOIR DOGS
[10:00PM] VALKYRIE
[12:30AM] VALKYRIE
[3:00AM] L.A. CONFIDENTIAL (ALL TIMES EST)
Sundance -
[6:00AM] Love Lust-Power Couples
[7:00AM] The Writers' Room-The Walking Dead, Smallville & other comics
[7:30AM] Ordinary People
[10:15AM] Escape From New York
[12:15PM] Hollywoodland
[3:00PM] The Year of Living Dangerously
[5:30PM] Lonesome Jim
[7:30PM] The Distortion of Sound
[8:00PM] Serial Mom
[10:00PM] Groundhog Day
[12:15AM] Groundhog Day
[2:30AM] Open Your Eyes
[5:00AM] Loredana, Esq.-Naked and Afraid (ALL TIMES EST)
SyFy has 'Face Off', another 'Face Off', followed by a FRESH'Face Off', then a FRESH'Wizard Wars'.
TBS:
On a RERUNConan (from 6/11/14) are Jack White and Amber Stevens.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, left, and Bryan Cranston present the award for outstanding lead actor in a comedy series on stage at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Photo by Vince Bucci
Researchers aren't sure why, but in the 23 U.S. states where medical marijuana has been legalized, deaths from opioid overdoses have decreased by almost 25 percent, according to a new analysis.
California, Oregon and Washington first legalized medical marijuana before 1999, with 10 more following suit between then and 2010, the time period of the analysis. Another 10 states and Washington, D.C. adopted similar laws since 2010.
For the study, Dr. Marcus Bachhuber, of the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of Pennsylvania, and his colleagues used state-level death certificate data for all 50 states between 1999 and 2010.
In states with a medical marijuana law, overdose deaths from opioids like morphine, oxycodone and heroin decreased by an average of 20 percent after one year, 25 percent by two years and up to 33 percent by years five and six compared to what would have been expected, according to results in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Meanwhile, opioid overdose deaths across the country increased dramatically, from 4,030 in 1999 to 16,651 in 2010, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Three of every four of those deaths involved prescription pain medications.
Sarah Silverman of "Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles" accepts the award for outstanding writing for a variety, music or comedy special at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Photo by Vince Bucci
The library opening with the first day of classes on Monday at Florida's newest college features a sunlit arched roof and cozy reading chairs - but not a single book.
A fully digital library is among the futuristic features of Florida Polytechnic University's striking dome-shaped building, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava.
The inaugural class of 550 students, offered scholarships covering tuition to attend a public university so new it's not yet accredited, can access more than 135,000 ebooks on their choice of reader, tablet or laptop.
A bookless library is a rarity among U.S. colleges but reflects the high-tech ambitions of the university in Lakeland, Florida. Rising along a drab stretch of highway between Tampa and Orlando, Florida Polytechnic envisions building a technology corridor in the image of Silicon Valley.
Without stacks to organize, librarians staffing the main reference desk, which is called a success desk, will steer students to tutoring resources and train them in managing digital materials.
A rare, nearly flawless copy of Superman's comic-book debut has sold for a super-powered price: $3.2 million.
New York comics dealers Stephen Fishler and Vincent Zurzolo said Monday they submitted Sunday's record-setting bid in the eBay auction for Action Comics No. 1, the 1938 book in which the superhero first appeared. It's believed to be the highest price ever paid for a comic book, surpassing $2.1 million for a similarly high-quality copy of the same book in 2011.
EBay confirmed the price but said it couldn't yet disclose the buyer's name.
About 100 to 150 copies are believed to exist, only a handful of them in top condition. The book just sold got a seldom-seen 9.0 on a 10-point scale used to measure vintage comic books' condition.
It was kept for decades in a cedar chest in the West Virginia mountains by a man who had bought it off a newsstand, seller Darren Adams recently told The Washington Post. Adams, a Federal Way, Washington-based collectibles dealer, didn't immediately return a call Monday from The Associated Press.
Comedian Stephen Colbert from CBS's "The Late Show" arrives with hIs wife Evelyn and son John at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California August 25, 2014.
Photo by Lucy Nicholson
Free-wheeling and business-oriented, the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou is a long way from Beijing physically, culturally and linguistically -- and hackles have been raised by reports Communist authorities are demanding local television drop Cantonese in favour of Mandarin.
Throughout China, Mandarin -- known as Putonghua, the "common language", with its roots in Beijing's northern dialect -- is the medium of government, education and national official media.
The ruling Communist Party has long viewed it as a means of weakening regional loyalties and forging a sense of common identity, particularly in far-flung areas such as Xinjiang and Tibet which see fits of resistance to Beijing's rule.
But according to a ministry of education statement last year, 30 percent of Chinese -- 400 million people -- still cannot speak Mandarin.
Cantonese is the first language of roughly half the population of Guangzhou, China's third-largest city and the provincial capital of Guangdong -- where for many elderly residents, it is their only tongue.
Like it or not, another US election is almost upon us -- and this time around, the incessant political advertising may cut a little too close to home. Both Democrats and Republicans are using a new TV ad targeting system from DirecTV and Dish that takes advantage of voter records to put personalized campaign ads on your DVR. If you tend to swing between both parties, you may get different commercials than lifelong supporters. You may also get reminders to vote early if you frequently cast absentee ballots. And unlike conventional targeting methods, which run ads on shows they believe certain demographics will watch, these promos will automatically appear on any show you record as long as there's a free slot.
Yes, there's a chance these pitches will get very annoying; there's enough data that they could chastise you when you haven't donated or volunteered. However, the sheer expense of producing customized ads makes it unlikely that candidates will get that specific. The DVR technology may actually spare you some grief, in fact, since politicians won't waste your time if you're set in your ways. There is a risk that this approach will further polarize voters by limiting their exposure to different views. With that said, many political TV spots aren't exactly honest to start with -- this may just reduce the amount of propaganda you have to put up with during commercial breaks.
The cast of AMC's "Breaking Bad" poses with their outstanding drama series award at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California August 25, 2014.
Photo by Mike Blake
Some 550 buyouts are to be offered at Time Warner's Turner network this week, including a large number of those at CNN and HLN, which will lead to layoffs if they are not taken voluntarily, according to an individual with knowledge of the network's plans.
The buyouts will come across the Turner division, with a couple of hundred expected at CNN and HLN, the individual said.
News of the buyouts comes shortly after Turner Broadcasting System CEO John Martin revealed in an internal memo Tuesday that corporate restructuring was coming in the next two months.
Martin's note also stated that the company will "start 2015 a more streamlined, nimble and efficient company focused on driving programming, monetization and innovation, in a culture that emphasizes and rewards continuous improvement."
"Weird Al" Yankovic performs a medley of TV theme songs onstage during the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California August 25, 2014.
Photo by Mario Anzuoni
Forget bad weather, traffic jams and kids asking, "Are we there yet?" The real headache for many travelers is a quickly-growing list of hotel surcharges, even for items they never use.
Guaranteeing two queen beds or one king bed will cost you, as will checking in early or checking out late. Don't need the in-room safe? You're likely still paying. And the overpriced can of soda may be the least of your issues with the hotel minibar.
Vacationers are finding it harder to anticipate the true cost of their stay, especially because many of these charges vary from hotel to hotel, even within the same chain.
Coming out of the recession, the travel industry grew fee-happy. Car rental companies charged extra for services such as electronic toll collection devices and navigation systems. And airlines gained notoriety for adding fees for checking luggage, picking seats in advance, skipping lines at security and boarding early. Hotel surcharges predate the recession, but recently properties have been catching up to the rest of the industry.
Recording artist Snoop Dogg and Cori Broadus arrive at the 2014 MTV Music Video Awards in Inglewood, California August 24, 2014.
Photo by Kevork Djansezian
Fishermen in Norway have caught 729 whales this year, the highest number since it resumed the controversial practice in defiance of international pressure, industry sources said on Monday.
The eventual figure may increase slightly before the season's end but is already the highest since 1993, when Norway resumed whaling despite a worldwide moratorium, which Oslo officially rejected.
In 2013, Norway caught 590 rorqual whales, far higher than the previous year.
The yield for 2014 remains far below the country's annual quota of 1,286 whales.
Norway is the only country alongside Iceland which commercially hunts whales.
Artists and volunteers work on the "Man" at the annual Burning Man event on the Black Rock Desert in Gerlach, Nev., on Aug. 24, 2014, a day before the event opens to ticket holders.
Photo by Andy Barron
Walk down any street in Los Angeles, and you'll see how seriously most urban Californians are taking the drought: not very.
This week the city's Department of Water and Power announced that it's ramping up patrols by deploying four inspectors-up from one-to drive around and investigate water-wasting complaints. But in a city of nearly 4 million, it will be no surprise if four people aren't able to stop golf courses from maintaining their green grass to a tee, dads from hosing down their SUVs, and Ice Bucket Challengers giddily dousing themselves with water. Meanwhile, Nestlé, which owns Arrowhead, continues to tap water from the desert 80 miles from Los Angeles.
Other Southwest states have been seeing the effects of the drought as well. Last month in Nevada, Lake Mead's water level dropped to its lowest since the 1930s.
Most Americans might not feel the thirst just yet, but if the current rate of water consumption continues, they soon will. So here are seven before-and-after GIFs that reveal just how bad the drought has gotten.
Japanese Koi carp swim as ducks paddle above them in a new attraction at the Malabon Zoo Friday, Aug. 22, 2014 at Malabon city, north of Manila, Philippines. Zoo owner Manny Tangco said he added in his collection the Japanese Koi carp to pay tribute to the thousands of Overseas Filipino Workers for their perseverance and sacrifice in working abroad. Tangco claimed the Koi carps symbolize perseverance.
Photo by Bullit Marquez
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