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First off: tell no one! Not your family (i.e. relatives) if they don't know. Not your friends. Not your co-workers. Nobody! Sit on that money for a couple months to get your head straight. Spend none of it until you do a couple of things...
Consumer Reports has a great list of what to do when you inherit a large amount of money. Link is here.
One of the more important things on that list is:
>Consult a financial adviser. >If you had bad financial habits before, a windfall might only accentuate them. Financial planners can help to create distance between you and the money, and even set you up with an allowance if you're concerned about the possibility that you'll squander it. Consider a fee-only financial planner, one who doesn't work on commission and shouldn't try to sell you investments you don't need. To find one, go to www.napfa.org, the website of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors. Interview several before you choose one. An adviser can help you come up with a financial plan that will meet your financial goals, both short-term ones (big-ticket purchases, for example), and longer-term goals like retirement.
You need to seek out a financial adviser that has a fiduciary duty to do what is best for you and not the financial adviser.
$1MM, while a large sum, can easily be squandered. Sorry about your grandfather but good luck to you.
That article is literally cherry-picking from the Consumer Reports article ([link]) to serve it's own "Organic Food is Stupid" message.
If you read the Consumer Reports article, it deliberately mentions many worthwhile reasons to eat organic.
>It's generally a myth that retailers must honor a posted price if it's simply a mistake, although some stores might do so as a matter of policy or on a case-by-case basis. The issue gets murky if the retailer begins processing the order, something that is more likely to happen online, says Jane Winn, a professor at the University of Washington Law School. But even then, she says, a merchant might be able to cancel the purchase if the price was so low that a buyer should have known it was mistake. An online retailer's fine print may relieve it of the duty to fulfill orders based on pricing errors.
Of course, once the item is received, they cannot retroactively charge you the "remaining" amount (in the US).
IANAL.
A condom can hold many liters of gas or liquid reliably. 25 liters is about the max for a quality name brand condom. If you just want to hold a liter of water, a condom is very reliable yet you can fit about a dozen in your pocket.
Condoms are also useful for waterproofing equipment. It's standard practice in the BBC to use a condom over microphones (source, see 1/4 down page) that are to be used in the rain.
Also, it's not commonly known, but according to industry statistics, most condoms are used for sex. Weird.
I have custom made headphones as well but they are a bit different from yours.
> the mom is in ICU at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center
Dude she has like a 1 in 100 chance of surviving. Not because of gangrene or the infection, but because she is in Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, literally the 8th most dangerous hospital in the entire United States of America. She's as good as dead.
She should have drove to Cape Girardeau.
4K BluRay
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Just some additional information. Ultra 4K HD Bluray is a mouthfull, but I am sure the marketing chaps at Sony can figure it out. lol.
This was in the most recent issue of Consumer Reports magazine. Their samples are taken randomly from their readership. So this is essentially a survey of Consumer Reports subscribers opinions of what fast food tastes best. You can read a little bit about their survey methodology here.
It's possible that you could be concerned about selection bias because they only sample their own readers. If their readers do not reflect the attributes of the general population, then neither will their results. I don't have any data, but I suspect that Consumer Reports subscribers are more white, more wealthy, and more value-conscious than the general population.
Edit: Here is another link where you can read the following:
> We asked subscribers this direct question: On a scale of 1 to 10, from least delicious to most delicious you’ve ever eaten, how would you rate the taste? We heard about 53,745 burger chains’ burgers, chicken chains’ fried or roasted chicken, Mexican chains’ burritos, and sandwich chains’ sub—or heroes, hoagies, grinders, or wedges, depending on where you call home.
After 7 new to newer pieces of American crap, I can honestly say, this really doesn't work for American cars (And I still buy GM, I apparently haven't learned my lesson. Their suv's and trucks drive nice...when they aren't fucking up). By 50k, I had grocery lists of problems on my GM's. My Aunt's her Fords. My good friend's Chryslers.
Hilariously, I know engineers from all three companies that won't buy their cars even with their discounts. GM guy buys Honda, Ford guy buys Toyota, and Chrysler guy buys Hyundai.
Edit Edit: I work with multiple suppliers and you DO NOT want to know what kind of parts make it on the American cars that are outright rejected by everyone else. Chrysler needs some sensors for the Charger or else they are gonna shut down the line? "GIVE US EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT, WE DON'T NEED IT INSPECTED!" GM needs some more hoses because the 200 you delivered have a failure mode that wasn't accounted for? "We'll replace them later." Yeah... Do you really think they were replaced later? Only if they were brought into the dealer, by the owner, with a problem.
Nissan "There is a dent in this cooler, we won't take it."
All companies are constantly doing this short of shit.
Imagine you have a 750 ml bottle of sauce. Take the bottom of the bottle and curve it up instead of being flat. Change the label to read 700ml. Voila !
Inflate your bags of chips with air so they look like they contain more than they do. Do this so often legislation is introduced to legally limit the amount of empty air you can put in your bag.
Selling frozen fish bits, oysters, crab meat, whatever? Spray it with water and let it freeze inside the bag. Tests later show that some of your bags of "sea food" are actually filled 30% with water...
Edit: For those who are asking here is a link to information about "slack fill" limitations which is what stops your chip bags being inflated past a certain point: [link]
Sorry for your loss.
How old is your sister? Are you in school or working? Same question for your sister.
Do you have any savings like an emergency fund?
Are any large expenses coming up?
Here are two good checklists:
Worry about stuff step-by-step, you don't need to do everything at once.
Nope. As of the latest available data, the battery failure rate for Toyota's hybrids takes 12 years to reach 5%. With Prius taxis able to run beyond 300,000 miles on their original battery pack, it's not a stretch to say that the median life of the battery pack exceeds that of the car itself.
I agree with this.
Cost of no-name condoms vs name-brand:71 cents vs. $1.10 per condom
Cost of child vs no child: $243,660 vs. $0
200,000 miles is the reasonable reliable life expectancy of cars these days. 30 years ago I think it was closer to 100,000. We have come a long way.
I do think it is particularly important to pick a car with a reputation for reliability when buying one with over 100,000 miles on it. This list from Consumer Reports is a good place to start.
Breaking news: Those trying to destroy their electronics succeed. More at 11.
Apple, SquareTrade, Consumer Reports, and other third parties all used scientific metrics and machines to show that they're designed to withstand every day use no problem. If you intentionally try to break it by applying 100 pounds of pressure at a certain point, then yea, you'll go ahead and break it.
In all fairness, automatics aren't inherently better. They're easier, sure, but that comes at the expense of fuel efficiency and acceleration. Calling it "old technology" is technically true, but its certainly arguable as to whether automatics are progress.
>Do I call someone to take care of the body?
There's a checklist here. Essentially someone has to pronounce the death. If it happens in a hospital or hospice then there will be someone to do it there. If it's in his home or yours then you can call 911. Paramedics will arrive and probably try to resuscitate him unless he has a Do Not Revive order that he's signed and you have on hand. Assuming they can't revive him they'll take his body to the hospital where a doctor can pronounce him officially dead and sign the death certificate.
>What official things should I take care of?
The checklist linked above also has advice for that. You would arrange for transportation of the body through a funeral home. Contact his doctor (or county coroner if he doesn't have a doctor) to notify him of your grandfather's death. The funeral home may offer to do this for you. Generally they do as much as they can to make the process easy for the family. You'll also want to call family and friends to notify them.
Once those immediate things are taken care of you can get back in touch with the funeral home and arrange the actual funeral. They should be able to help you with getting any burial benefits he might be entitled to through military service or other organizations he may have been a member of. They'll also generally get you official copies of the death certificate. You may need a few of these for insurance claims, closing various accounts, clearing debts, and so on so you'll want a few as most places that need one will want the actual document and not a photo copy.
The checklist provides lots of other incidental stuff that you probably won't need to worry about right away but that you should be aware of. Look it over so that you have some idea of what to do since waiting until you need the information probably won't be the best time to go looking for it.
I'm not a Chevy fan (I generally prefer Ford if I'm choosing between American automakers), but Consumer Reports called it the best car in its class. If you said were instead of are, though, you would have been correct for the near past.
This study by consumer reports shows that Camry in 7th place.
However, as someone who works for an OEM in the automotive industry, I don't think either study is right. Modern cars are so complex and so global it's exceedingly difficult to truly measure anything being "more American" than anything else.
If someone really wants to purchase a car from an "American" OEM, the only real argument left is that they're supporting all of the indirect jobs associated with the car: Engineering and development, business, marketing, etc. Simply put, the Big three employ more people in the US than other OEMs if that's your measure of "American".
That being said, as a consumer you should do your research and buy the car you like. Don't buy a big three vehicle because you feel you have to buy American, just like you shouldn't buy a car just because it's Japanese or German. If the big three, or anyone else, don't make a car you like that's their fault.
Oh man, if someone is trying to scam you they unintentionally opened themselves up for a world of discomfort. Here's what you do. You're in San Diego, right? The Secret Service are the ones who do investigations into counterfeiting. Call the Secret Service field office for San Diego (you can get the number here) and let them know that you passed a bill to a merchant who claimed the bill was counterfeit and confiscated it, explaining the situation. Let the agent know that you plan on filing an insurance claim when you return from your trip (losses from counterfeit money are standard coverage on most homeowners' or renter's policies) for the loss and that you'd like some kind of reference number or agent you can speak with in order to validate the insurance claim on your end. Alert the bank as well and give them the contact information you were provided by the Secret Service.
If it's bogus and the merchant turned the alleged counterfeit note over to the police, then they're doing what they should and an insurance claim should cover you for such a small amount- and you'll have gotten a free drink and a good story out of it, as well.
If, however, the merchant did not pass the counterfeit note onto the police, there could be uncomfortable questions posed by federal agents when they investigate, and they claim to investigate all counterfeit cases, no matter how big or small. They're going to want that alleged counterfeit bill and if the merchant can't produce it, then they will have fallen under suspicion of having knowingly passed it, a very serious crime.
You asked about effect, positive or negative. Consumer Reports also says it has resulted in signicant monetary savings:
"...the law directly saved consumers $3.4 billion on their insurance premiums, and will require insurance companies to rebate another $500 million in premium overcharges this summer."
People are often confused because their insurance premium went up, but they don't realize how fast healthcare premiums were rising before Obamacare.
It's called TC7000 Super Saw, and while I can't find a link to anyone who still sells it, here's a link to a website that says it actually will cut through your fingers.
TL;DR: If you renew less than 2 months after your expiration date, you will renew at your original subscription date. If you renew after 2 months, you'll renew at a new subscription date.
LMGTFY: Costco Membership Renewal Settlement
There was a class action lawsuit about this in 2009:
As part of the settlement, Costco will provide between one to three months of free membership to people who were members between March 1, 2001, and March 31, 2009, and who renewed more than three weeks late. The settlement applies nationwide to all present and former members, and to all types of memberships. Those who qualify have been notified by Costco. For more information about the settlement, you can read about it on the Costco website. As a result of this suit, Costco has updated their renewal policy: if you renew more than 60 days after the original expiration date, you will now have a new expiration date set 12 months after the most recent renewal.
Another article on Consumer Reports: [link]
Consumers Union actually tested the G force exerted on the driver when a P85D launches in Insane Mode (i.e., not the just announced Ludicrous Mode), the result was +1.02G.
Elon is promising 1.1G for a launch in Ludicrous Mode.
Having worked in a facility that made garbage bags, this is one of those where there isn't much real difference between generic and brand name basic garbage bags. NOTE - The bags that have the different weaves (Glad ForceFlex?) or whatever through them are manufactured differently and the following doesn't apply.
What you want to watch out for is the thickness. My machine would have the plastic pellets dumped into it, and I would increase or decrease certain settings to make them thicker or stronger and then change the packaging it was going into. Sometimes we added the draw string. Sometimes we changed the cut (for flaps or whatever).
So - when you go to the store, you'll want to see how many garbage bags you are getting for a particular price, and compare it to the mil. thickness on the boxes. Albertson's/Smith's/Safeway's .47mil kitchen bag is going to be pretty comparable to Hefty's .5 mil bag.
TL/DR: Buy by thickness and cost per bag instead of brand. Additional info
From consumer reports brand reliability ratings (lower is better):
lcd
2% panasonic
3% sanyo, sony, sharp
4% insignia, vizio, lg, jvc, sylvania
5% toshiba, samsung
6% magnavox, philips
7% westinghouse
10% polaroid
13% mitsubishi
plasma
3% panasonic
5% samsung
8% lg
Consumer reports is great. I have subscribed for years and so did my parents. They work very hard and are unbiased. Get an online subscription. Take their surveys and tell them about what you own.
I do think it's pretty awesome, that because of all the negative media attention, Tesla has made one of the most awesome cars (Consumer reports gave them a 99!)
2 cars catch fire? All future Teslas are made that much better.
Consumer Reports did test it against a chest strap, they found no significant difference in what the two devices reported.
Skip to 1:57 in the video [link]
The issue is whether the bend could take place under normal conditions in a pocket, and whether the iPhone is especially susceptible to those conditions. Simply trying to bend two phones by hand as hard as you can isn't much of a test.
All it would take to convince me is a test like this, where we can attach a number to the amount of force it takes to bend it.
When I saw the headline and the CNN link I knew it was them ripping off this month's Consumer Reports Magazine. At least they gave credit in their article.
But the OP should have linked to the actual Consumer Reports link instead:
One page. No ads. Way better than CNN.
>Caramel color level IV
Response
>The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment used 29 micrograms as the cut off point because that’s the level they determined poses a one in 100,000 risk of cancer—that is, no more than one excess cancer case per 100,000 people who are exposed to that amount daily for a lifetime. [link]
>No Pumpkin ingredients
Your point being what?
>Made with monsanto milk
Yep, because blaming GMOs is an easy way to get people on your side.
>Toxic dose of sugar
50grams is a lot of sugar. But you would have to consume that every day for the risk to increase [link]
>Artificial flavors made from substances like petroleum
This is sort of true.
>Natural flavors that can be made from anything found on earth.
What...
>Pesticide Residue
This might be a problem. If the beans were never processed properly.
This is kind of what's terrible about private enterprise. Don't like Amazon? Then you have to create this entire alternative and mostly redundant infrastructure to replace it.
Conservatives like to moan and complain about "government monopolies" but public institutions like USPS would probably perform just as well as Fedex if they were given the same amount of money, with the added benefit that if you don't like what they're doing communities have some say in modifying how they behave and treat workers.
EDIT: I'm seeing this same sentiment in some more upvoted threads here
edit: from consumerreports.org:
>A few readers wondered how the TC7000 Super Saw could cut metal pipe, wood, and more, yet leave fingers unscathed. Turns out it can’t. When we asked two customer-service representatives about the ad, one apologized and said the ad was wrong: “It is a knife, and it will cut your fingers.” The second said it was all about pressure: "If you touch it, it’s not going to cut your fingers."
I remember a study saying that light bulbs used to last forever, but manufacturers agreed that it wasn't a good thing and reduced the diameter of the wire inside so they'd last a lot less long. The well-known everlasting light bulb in a firefighters' place is just a lightbulb made before that agreement.
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Speeding is less fuel efficient though so you might end up stopping more frequently for gas. Not sure how much of a difference it makes, but it is noticeable.
Edit: It's great that everyone is giving anecdotes, but I'll take consumer reports tests: [link]
So, going above 55 mph IS less fuel efficient but not enough to really make much of a difference time wise.
Edit2: Another study from the US department of energy: [link]
Consumer Reports thinks differently.
Even if it is a bit more costly, I'm sure the average price point will come down rather quickly as more and more shops learn aluminum repair and more manufacturers embrace aluminum.
The hot, new shit is almost always expensive while it's still hot and new.
Steak, no, since all the bacteria is on the outside. Searing it and leaving the inside rare/raw makes it safe. (This is why rare ground beef is a bad idea--the inside and the outside get all mixed together.)
Chickens contain much more bacteria. I'm not sure why, but this is why it's recommended to cook them more.
Not really the case any more. With 6,7, and 8 speed autos becoming popular and lock up torque converters autos are starting to become superior when it comes to fuel economy.
That said, I still love to drive a manual. My last three cars have been stick shifts and the driving experience is much better IMO.
And clothing from the mall has formaldehyde on it. You're always supposed to sanitize clothing no matter where you got it.
If this was the kind of answer you were looking for, you might check out: This Is How Much It Costs to Own a Vagina: An Itemized List, [link]
So according to this, Without the variables and if drinks cost an avg of $7, a woman would need to be bought about 380 drinks a year to be breaking even. And while we're at it, let's pretend that she will be bought these 380 drinks Every year for as long as she lives...else, she wouldn't be breaking even right? Yes- I see a lot of profit there!...right? And I am guessing the gents you were talking to probably also meant dinner in addition to drinks, but still, the women would have to be getting this Every year...and it's not like there is any Requirement to get all these...it's not like a woman would have to be pretty and social in their scenarios- the average woman is a 22 yr old bombshell who finds it very easy to meet and talk with people, in their(your friends') heads at least?
This is also an interesting infographic:[link]
Also, items targeted towards women such as deodorant or shaving cream usually cost more: [link]
You can also bring up gender pay gap? A simple google-search for "lifetime cost of being a woman" also gives interesting results.
*sorry for the phrasing+grammar in here, I am bit in a hurry and honestly I usually phrase things awkwardly anyway.
I love tuna, too, but mercury is serious stuff. You should also be aware that the danger is very high for young children.
There are great replacements for tuna in the canned fish aisle. People often recommend canned salmon, which I love but can be pricey compared to tuna. Sardines are great but canned mackerel is probably my favorite. It's like tuna, but with a much meatier flavor. Kippers are great for breakfast and sandwiches, too.
Give what up? Making valid points against your argument? Here's an article regarding how clean chicken is in case you thought I was making things up.
Supplements, Christ.
Next to no regulation. FDA whistles past those graveyards.
>Of the more than 54,000 dietary supplement products in the Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database, only about a third have some level of safety and effectiveness that is supported by scientific evidence, according to a review by NMCD experts. And close to 12 percent have been linked to safety concerns or problems with product quality.
If I had an 18 year old I'd ban that shit from my household as well. Not on my health plan you don't.
Consumer Reports recently tested the calorie content of foods at some chain restaurants. They were for the most part fairly accurate - especially fast food chains where portion control is easier.
Whenever your internet promo price is about to expire, call up your ISP rep and complain. You will most likely get a renewal of the promo price for another year. Do this every year.
Consumer Reports did a big piece on this a few years back, and they conclusively demonstrated that the newer Pyrex stuff has been changed in a way to making it more prone to shattering from heat shock. So definitely hold on to the old school pieces of Pyrex when you come across them.
EDIT: Here's a LINK to their synopsis of the report. And another LINK to the longer version, with video.
I often run on a treadmill indoors despite living in a tropical place.
- I don't like the heat here, and it's hot often.
- Sun = skin cancer (for me).
- I live in Miami, one of the deadliest cities in the US for pedestrians.
- There are few places near my house that would allow me to run without interaction with cars, but I can walk half a block from my door to the gym.
- Fucking rain. It rains so hard here it hurts when it hits your skin.
The faster you go the more resistance (Drag) you encounter and the more power it takes. There is a reason the speed limit was set to 55 back in the 1970's Fuel economy: Save money on gas
Edit: [link]
There are a few things to worry about:
1) Vitamin and other nutrient deficiencies. Depending on the foods you're choosing to eat, you may not be getting enough of something. It's pretty easy to eat a decently balanced diet on the macro level that is woefully lacking in Vitamin D and Potassium, for example.
2) Gut bacteria. Similar to #1, if your diet is not very diverse, it's possible that your microbiome will be thrown out of balance if the foods you're eating promote certain bacteria over another. For example, diet soda can increase glucose intolerance.
3) Cancer. This is more likely to be a concern for people eating the same foods over a much longer period, but it's worth thinking about. For instance, if you're eating lots of (non-organic) rice and apples, it's possible that you're building up dosages of pesticides which are carcinogenic. See for example, the Consumer Reports investigation on arsenic levels in rice. I'm not overly huge on buying organic food, but if you're going to eat something every day, you should probably make sure it's as low-risk as possible.
It sure can and age does play a factor, if I was advising him maybe flying is not the best idea for someone who is 72 (DOB=13 July 1942). I mean if you look at the graph on this page it shows crashes going up steeply at age 65.
Audis may be nice to look at, but in terms of reliability and build quality, they're no where near the top.
Please don't flush "flushable" wipes; they don't break down as advertised and cause millions of dollars of damages to sewer and septic systems.
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When Consumer Reports looked into our high cost of health care, they concluded that lawsuits were only a small component. [link]
> Except you should let it run out once, just to see how far you can really go once that light comes on. I always do it once when I get a new car.
No, this isn't useful at all. Fuel consumption is highly variable and depends on speed, temperature, road conditions, terrain contours, driving habits, etc. Doing this once isn't going to provide you with some invariant truth about your car that will reliably hold the next time you're trying to decide how far you can push it.
Secondly, there are benefits to keeping an electric fuel pump submerged in gasoline. An empty tank can reduce the lifespan of the fuel pump.
Thirdly, being anti-fragile is a worthy goal for any adult. Maintain some margin, folks. Running an empty tank isn't going to result in better efficiency, it's going to limit your options and force you to do things in ways that may be inconvenient.
Vitocost’s Aro Black Series Burn; Dexaprine XR made by IForce Nutrition Tribravus Enterprises; iSatori’s MX-LS7; and six supplements sold by Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals Inc., including Black Widow, Lipodrene Hardcore, Lipodrene Xtreme, Stimerex-ES, Yellow Scorpion and Fastin-XR.
Or the Takata airbag recall that affects multiple manufacturers; largely Honda.
According to this, a can of tuna only has mercury at 0.018-0.774 parts per million. That's a REAAAAALLLLYYY small amount of mercury.
I would guess just a higher level of monitoring than would normally be used.
You hear it a lot with cancer and such, where doctors are "aggressively treating the cancer."
>the most aggressive medical care—more tests and procedures, more specialists, and more days in the hospital
The reason why is that smaller, less advanced countries, probably don't have the infrastructure to pipe natural gas as cheaply as in the US. In other words, the US's advanced infrastructure makes the payoff way too long:
Read what Consumer Reports said:
Essentially, in the US, it takes 22 years for it to payback. Which is economically terrible.
Tankless water heaters are more inconsistent, require more maintenance, and if the power goes out, you got no hot water.
You make some great points - but one of your core assumptions is wrong. You claim that the battery on the 100k miles prius could go at any minute, but history has shown that's not the case.
Consumer reports actually looked into it twice, and the battery lasts well to $200k miles. Here are some articles about it. A more recent article in greencarreports and the original in consumerreports
The point is - yes it will be cheaper to buy a used old car in the scenario you outline. However, an equivalent car would be a 2008 civic with 100k miles on it, and that car can't actually be bought for $2000. In fact, kbb values it over $10000.
If you continue with the average 15,000 miles / year
A 30 MPG car will require 500 gallons
A 45 MPG car (conservative for a Prius) will require 330 gallons.
The difference of 170 gallons is equivalent to ~$600 at today's gas prices.
So OP - you have to figure out how long you plan on keeping the car, and multiply that by the $600 per year figure to see if your prius is worth it.
It will be important to ask what sort of budget you have, and what your situation is for that particular car. How long you drive it, will you need something bigger to carry things, or just a commuter vehicle.
If it were me, I would take my time and try to find a bargain. If you can find an economic, well maintained car for well below market value, it would be worth it. For example, in March 2013 my gf got a 2012 toyota corolla with 1500 miles on it for $15000. It was basically brand new, the dealer used it as shuttle vehicle / loaner for customers.
Your best bet - if you want a prius, would be a 2010 or new model, since it's the 3rd generation, and it's the most refined one.
If I'm understanding this right, Consumer Reports didn't test any of the sunscreens before immersion in water. That would have been useful to non-beach goers like me.
They really didn't test SPF, they tested the water resistant claims.
I found this in the original source article >Research shows that people who rely on sunscreens alone tend to burn more than those who stay in the shade and wear long sleeves. Try to avoid the sun or stay in the shade when the sun is the strongest (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.), and dress right for the occasion. Wear a hat and clothing that's made from tightly woven fabric. (Dark colors are better at blocking UV rays.) Hold clothing up to the light; if you can see through it, the UV rays can get through, too.
Can anyone find the source? I would love to read it and Google failed me. Personally I've found it to be true. SCA use suncreen and/or avoids the sun, everyone I know just puts on a bit of sunscreen then gets burnt.
You're 17 now. You have to start getting used to upkeep on your own shit. If your parents bought you new ones because it's easier for them to afford them, they'd be doing you a disservice. It sucks now, but when you're older and you see your friends still acting like babies you'll thank them
> At what point do we see a drastic reduction in auto fatalities once self-driving cars are common?
It's an incremental thing. There are promising results from simpler forms of automation, like automatic braking and lane departure warnings. (Here's a more recent writeup.) A friend of mine works in insurance law, and is convinced that car automation is going to decimate the auto claims business. (Though their colleagues remain skeptical.)
As a skeptic, I need to point out that this product uses tons of buzz and weasel words, common among products that are making unverifiable claims. Do your research before shelling out $15+shipping for what may be a $3 towel.
Unless they have made a revolutionary discovery in physics, they are using evaporative cooling, and any polyester/nylon blend towel would function like the EnduraCool. There isn't a special core creating a chemical reaction. That's why it works best when humidity is lower. Water absorbs heat really well, and against the skin, a wet towel or bandanna pulls off heat. The whole "snapped in the air to activate" claim just forces you to remove the towel from where you were wearing it and circulate air around the surface of the towel, pulling off excess heat. Of course it will feel cooler when you put it back on, but it is performing exactly the same as it was before, and it isn't unique to EnduraCool.
They also claim it "cools to 30 degrees below average body temperature". Note, they aren't comparing it to anything else. Not saying it cools more, or performs better than other products. Just saying that it cools. This is because this temp drop will occur anytime evaporative cooling takes place. It's not unique to their product. They are describing what a wet towel does.
Consumer Reports has an article comparing cooling towels. Their findings: wet towels absorb heat the same, even a kitchen towel.
tl;dr - There is always someone willing to take your money with seemingly amazing claims and celebrity endorsements. If you want to stay cool, keep hydrated, stay in the shade as much as possible, and use any wet light towel or bandanna for evaporative cooling. No need to drop $15 on it.
*edit - fixed spelling and a word.
Two reasons:
1) Potato chip bags need to be packed with air so the chips don't get squished/crumbled.
2) Having a larger potato chip bag makes consumers think there are more potato chips in the bag. It's cheaper to fill a larger bag with more air than more chips.
Edit: Citation: [link]
As others have noted, brown rice has a better nutritional profile than white rice. What it also has, unfortunately, is significantly more arsenic.
Make sure the issues aren't caused by a crack in the block causing coolant loss. There's an extended warranty you can read about here
Yeah, sure, what else do I have to do. Consumer Reports testing revealed that people left behind 1-13% of their toothpaste in the tube. That's a pretty wide range, but at least it gives us something to work with. The average tube of toothpaste contains 6oz of product, and costs run from, oh, $2 - $5 or so. Let's give our fancy tube wringer the benefit of the doubt, and say that it can get ALL of the remaining paste out of the tube. Therefore, at the low end, we save $0.02 per tube (1% of $2) and $0.65 at the high end (13% of $5). Now we need to know how long a tube of toothpaste should last. "A pea sized amount" seems to be the desirable toothpaste serving, but I can't find any hard numbers on how much that is, so I'm going with this page, which says that a tube of toothpaste should provide 113 1in long servings of paste. I'm going to double that; half an inch seems roughly "pea sized." 225 (to make it simpler) servings per tube. Brushing twice a day, our tube lasts 3.75 months. Let's round to 4 months. So we're talking about saving $0.02 - $0.65 every 4 months, or $.06 - $1.95 per year. The tube wringer + cheapest shipping option costs $26.90. Therefore, my results are as follows. If you buy cheap toothpaste and already wring as much as you possibly can out of it, it would take you 443.3 years to recoup the money spent on the tube wringer. If you buy expensive toothpaste and throw it out when it's "pretty much" empty, you could make your money back in 13.8 years.
According to a recent owner's survey conducted by Consumer Reports, Harley scores well below the major Japanese brands on reliability, but ahead of Triumph, Ducati, and BMW: [link]
Maybe if she* didn't want to get bleach on her clothes, she shouldn't steal things from people.
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A load of laundry cost less than 25 cents per load for a name brand, much cheaper near 5 cents per load for a cheap brand. [link]
Lifelong Clevelander here. Glad to help you out.
Here are a few things to look for:
- You get what you pay for. If you see a $40 shovel next to a $15 one, there is usually a good reason for it. A cheap, broken shovel when you need it most will make you wish you spent the extra $25 bucks.
- I prefer shovels with a curved or "bent" handle. They are much easier on your back.
- Weight can be a factor when you're shoveling for a long duration. Look for one that is light but also sturdy for its weight.
- Better shovels will have a "wear strip" on the blade edge of the shovel. I currently have one with a hard plastic wear strip and wish I bought one with a steel edge (like I used to have) instead. Having the steel edge makes it much easier to scrape ice and frozen slush from your driveway or sidewalk surface.
- Speaking of metal, I personally prefer a aluminum shovels over plastic ones, but they may be heavier. They are also not as common anymore.
Take a look here as well: [link]
I don't disagree with much of what you said but I got stuck at [citation needed] when I saw that your estimate of medically unnecessary c-sections was 40%. To be fair, unbiased sources were not easy to Google, and although I'm sure there is much more reliable data out there than what I am able to provide, this Consumer Reports story about C-sections on low-risk patients seemed to be recent and Consumer Reports is generally fairly reputable.
The report says that the total percentage of all C-sections, for all reasons and in all scenarios, is about 33%. Of the c-sections that occur on women who are low-risk (I assume this is the data set that would most likely fall under your definition of medically unnecessary), individual hospitals' averages vary wildly from less than 10% to close to nearly 45% of low-risk patients being given c-sections (there is no note as to how many of these were elected/planned by the patient versus indicated by the doctor).
The average across all hospitals was 18%. (The average was 12.6% in 2000, so clearly the number is increasing, but nowhere near 40%). In fact there was only one outliar hospital that was reviewed that had a rate of over 40%.
I agree that there is almost certainly a convenience- and greed-factor when it comes to some doctors in some hospitals, but I think 40% of all c-sections in the US being medically unnecessary sounds extremely high. I think you may be mistaking the number of total c-sections for all pregnancies (lately between 25-40%) with the number of c-sections given to women whose births are low-risk (18% of low-risk deliveries in the US--of which, an unknown percentage are actually medically unnecessary).
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This doctor claims that a DIY air purifier removes particles from the air nearly as well as a very expensive air purifier.
Generally the bigger the fish the more mercury it has.
Here are two sources showing that Tuna is actually fairly high in mercury compared to other fish, opposite of what royal clown said:
Also note, Sharks are very high in mercury.
Consumer Reports just published a writeup discussing exploding Pyrex glassware. It is available here: [link]
The really bad part of mechanical tenderizing is that any bacteria on the surface is now driven into the meat. That why the warning to cook to 145F and turn twice. Source: [link]
It is my understanding that gmo's use significantly less pesticides by inserting pesticide secreting genes into the crops. Therefore removing the need for spraying any and preventing seepage. However the gmo plants may be too one dimensional and lack the needed genetic diversity crops need to survive a disease. (Here are 2 reliable sources with different slants on the issue)
> Most Acacia rigidula supplements that contain BMPEA are promoted as weight-loss supplements; they include Vitocost’s Aro Black Series Burn; Dexaprine XR made by IForce Nutrition Tribravus Enterprises; iSatori’s MX-LS7; and six supplements sold by Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals Inc., including Black Widow, Lipodrene Hardcore, Lipodrene Xtreme, Stimerex-ES, Yellow Scorpion and Fastin-XR. Fastin-XR and Lipodrene Hardcore actually list BMPEA, or Beta Methylphenylethylamine, on the label.
> GAT’s Jet Fuel T-300 and Jet Fuel Superburn—which are promoted as sports supplements—also contain BMPEA.
Just a heads up that most flushable wipes aren't. Or shouldn't be. Unless your plumber needs to make a boat payment, in which case, flush away.
EDIT: Consumer Reports says, "Don't flush flushable wipes." as does The New York Times.
Tl;dr you wont likely get compensation
This happened to me and ruined my kitchen floor (the hot glass melted the linoleum floor, costing about $900 to replace). My roommate witnessed this and we took photos and saved the glass. After learning there had been many case of this recently, I contacted World Kitchen LLC, who currently owns the Pyrex brand. They focused their attention on making sure I "cease and desist" using the term "explode" (technically there wasn't a chemical explosion, however I used the term because sharp glass shards shot out over 12ft away from the dish). Checking the instructions and validating I had followed all the safety precautions (such as adding a layer of liquid when cooking meats and avoiding placement on cooktops ir other surfaces with temperature gradients), I sought compensation for my damaged floor.
World Kitchen asked me to send them the glass. I kept one piece just in case. From the glass, they "determined" I was at fault in causing thermal downshock and refused to compensate me.
According to Consumer Reports, there have been many incidents of this including many injuries. It also seems that the recipe changed from the tried and true borosilicate glass (used by Corning) to less expensive soda lime glass (after World Kitchen acquired the brand), which is more susceptible to such incidents. I had an attorney contact them but they never responded. At this point I had moved from the state of the incident, making small claims court not a pragmatic option. So I gave up.
I still retain the one glass shard, ironically engraved with the Pyrex logo and the words "oven safe."
Edit: Corrected floor cost. Here's my "souvenir" [link]
I'm not a structural engineer but I'm pretty sure the second arrangement would require quite a bit more force to break the pencils.
These are screen captures (with my annotations added) from the Consumer Reports iPhone bending video here: [link]
Even Consumer Reports says it's an overblown issue, and they were responsible for the completely overblown Antenna-gate fiasco with the iPhone 4.
OP here.
Her grandmother told me it was severed by the leash,
A simple Google search would inform you of how common injuries are due to retractable leash use. Here is just one source
Quote from above source "In 2007 there were 16,564 hospital-treated injuries associated with leashes, according to Consumer Union's analysis of statistics collected by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Of those, about 10.5 percent involved children 10 and younger; 23.5 percent involved injuries to the finger. The CPSC's data does not parse the leashes into types but it's likely that the amputations were caused by retractable leashes.
The most common injuries reported were burns and cuts, usually sustained when the cord came in contact with skin as it rapidly paid out from the handle of a leash. Others occurred when the cord got wrapped around part of the owner or the dog."
That advantage is going away. With some models the automatic gets higher gas mileage and if you factor in a lot of people don't know what gears to be in probably is actually entirely gone.
The big reason I think automatics are more popular is because it makes it easier. There is one less thing to deal with.
Those that work at it eventually become better drivers but in our culture easy early gains beat out long term very often.
You should check out this report: [link]
States that in quite a large study, Ducati bikes are 2-3 times more likely to fail than Japanese bikes.
E: Also, anecdotal evidence doesn't constitute a logical argument.
That assumption turned out to be completely invalid, though, at least in the case of the Prius. Real-world data shows that it takes 12 years for Prius battery failure rates to reach 5%. As well, the Prius has been specifically cited by Consumer Reports and JD Power repeatedly to be one of the most reliable cars on the road.
I think that kind of dismissive attitude is unhealthy. No offense intended, but consumers do have the right to know what they're putting into their bodies. If something is falsely advertised, such as having 80% protein when it only has 50%, it contributes to a lesser muscle recovery after a workout because the person taking the supplement would account for 80%.
Not to mention that what you put into your body after you exercise is just as important as the exercise itself, perhaps even more so, simply because you need the right nutrients to properly recover.
EDIT: Even worse, some brands of protein contain some heavy metals and deleterious minerals, such as arsenic. Read more: [link]
You got educated here though so that is good. They'll probably give you a hard sell on why you shouldn't cancel but please just insist you want it done.
This banker is making commissions on what he/she is selling to yo u or anyone else. The fact that they took advantage of you really pisses me off.
As for concerns about credit or id theft, I'd say you need to be aware of these possibilities. But that's what they are, possibilities not probabilities. If someone were to charge something on your card fraudulently, you would contact the bank or card company and dispute the charge. They take the charge off your balance while they conduct an investigation and eventually issue what's called a "charge-back". You don't owe the money from the fraudulent charge, the merchant just has to eat it. Considering your limit is only $300 for now, that's not a huge risk.
ID theft is obviously a concern but you might want to read this.
Relax, enjoy building your credit, never carry a balance and everything will be fine.
Oh, this is all referring to USA, not sure where you're at.
That's true. It's really too bad because tests show that they aren't and they cause so much damage. Isn't that false advertisement?