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Be true to yourself. Is this really the best the Guides can do for girls? | Zoe Williams
The oath sworn by the Guides has been an open sore in my psyche since 1981, when my mum wouldn't let me join because of the promise to serve God, Queen and country. Asked which of the three allegiances she objected to, she replied that she really couldn't be forced to choose between organised religion, the royal...
guardian.co.uk (2 hours ago)
Adam Scott to Be Busy Down Under in November
Masters champion Adam Scott has entered November's Australian Open at Royal Sydney, meaning he'll play at least three times in four weeks Down Under - and possibly all four.
nytimes.com (4 hours ago)
Adam Scott to be busy Down Under in November
Masters champion Adam Scott has entered November's Australian Open at Royal Sydney, meaning he'll play at least three times in four weeks Down Under - and possibly all four.
miamiherald.com (4 hours ago)
$1-per-pack cigarette tax hike falling short of projections
Illinois’ one-dollar-per-pack cigarette tax increase that took effect a year ago this month is expected to fall $130 million short of initial estimates, meaning it won’t raise quite as much as projected for school capital projects because of the way the funding formula is set up.
sj-r.com (4 hours ago)
Missoula Osprey pitcher Geyer back on mound after surgery, 10-month recovery
Opening night has taken on a whole different meaning for Cody Geyer.
missoulian.com (5 hours ago)
Guest Post: Who Are The Real Traitors?
Submitted by Jim Quinn via The Burning Platform blog, “I’m neither traitor nor hero. I’m an American.” – Edward Snowden “If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick...
zerohedge.com (7 hours ago)
Kim Dotcom: 'This Is The Largest Data Massacre In The History Of The Internet'
Kim Dotcom took to Twitter Wednesday with some bad news. The Megaupload founder revealed that all Megaupload servers at hosting provider LeaseWeb have been wiped "without warning," meaning that the data stored in those servers has been destroyed. The news doesn't bode well for the New Zealand resident, who is...
huffingtonpost.com (9 hours ago)
Whatever Happened To Freddie Prinze Jr.?
If your 1990s poster collection didn't include this hunk ... then we feel bad for you. Freddie Prinze Jr. was a teen heartthrob back in the glory days, starring in numerous rom-coms as the good guy who wins over the leading lady's heart. From "She's All That" (swoon) to "Down To You" (double swoon) to "Head Over...
huffingtonpost.com (9 hours ago)
Morse Recall Debate Mired By Cyber Censorship
From The Colorado Independent's Tessa Cheek. The Colorado Secretary of State announced this week that 10,137 of the more than 16,000 signatures collected in a petition to recall State Senator John Morse are valid and sufficient to potentially qualify for the first-ever recall election in Colorado history. With just...
huffingtonpost.com (9 hours ago)
Microsoft Completely Walks Back Xbox One Restrictions After Gamer Backlash
Call it the Xbox 180. Microsoft confirmed on Wednesday that it will be removing the requirement that the Xbox One, the computer maker's first gaming console in 8 years, must be connected to the Internet once per day after a tremendous uproar from gamers who claimed this and other restrictions on how used games would...
huffingtonpost.com (9 hours ago)
Murray Fromson: Syria Oh Syria
First, let's cleanse Washington of all those interventionists who can't wait until we get our hands bitten in Syria in another futile pursuit of nation-building. They linger in the hallways of Congress or nearby the White House, eager to advise each incoming president unfamiliar with foreign policy to their...
huffingtonpost.com (9 hours ago)
A year after West Nile plagued Texas, aerial spraying a new tool to combat virus
Aerial spraying hasn't been used in Corpus Christi, meaning the health district in recent years relied on truck spraying to tackle the virus.
caller.com (10 hours ago)
$1-per-pack cigarette tax hike falling short of projections
Illinois’ one-dollar-per-pack cigarette tax increase that took effect a year ago this month is expected to fall $130 million short of initial estimates, meaning it won’t raise quite as much as projected for school capital projects because of the way the funding formula is set up.
galesburg.com (11 hours ago)
Social Media And Istanbul's Protests: Four Things You Need To Know
This past Saturday, police forces lined up outside of Istanbul's Gezi Park -- the center of a three week protest against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan -- gave warning, and moved in. In a matter of hours, the massive encampment set up by thousands of demonstrators was torn apart and emptied of people. As police...
forbes.com (11 hours ago)
Logan County Relay brings in $61,000 for cancer society
LINCOLN - American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Logan County raised more than $61,000 during the weekend, meaning the event exceeded $1 million raised in its 16th year.
pantagraph.com (12 hours ago)
Sam Taylor-Johnson to Direct Fifty Shades of Grey
Condolences to Gus Van Sant, Darren Aronofsky, Angelina Jolie, and anyone else whose name has ever been mentioned (however falsely) in the context of directing Fifty Shades of Grey: The job has been filled. Sam Taylor-Johnson (Nowhere Boy) will direct the film adaptation of America’s favorite erotica book, meaning...
vulture.com (12 hours ago)
Peace pianist in a daze as police show him the meaning of forte
The diminutive figure wearing a fedora and the red of the Turkish flag bent over his grand piano and played...
thetimes.co.uk (12 hours ago)
Breadwinner: Let’s Make This Baguette Bag a Real Thing
It really is kind of stylish, right? This baguette bag, which seems equal parts Amélie and American Apparel, does not yet exist, but it should. It's the work of Ukraine-based designer Victoria Panyukova, who writes that "your trip home from the bakery will never be the same" once the bag is in play. This comes...
nymag.com (13 hours ago)
Quick Take: Platinum, Palladium Take a Hit
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Will Rhind, head of U.S. Operations at ETF Securities, discussed what has caused some of the recent moves in platinum and palladium with TheStreet's Joe Deaux on Wednesday. According to Rhind, the metals are facing a large headwind from the impact of the U.S. dollar and the South African...
thestreet.com (15 hours ago)
In Alaska, record temps fall, but relief coming
A high-pressure system over the Northwest United States is giving new meaning to the term Baked Alaska. But meteorologists say Alaska's cooling trend will continue on Wednesday after record highs earlier in the week.
cnn.com (16 hours ago)
Megaupload loses petabytes of data as Euro host pulls plug
Petabytes of Megaupload data trapped on one hosting company’s server has been deleted without warning, outspoken founder Kim Dotcom has revealed, meaning a huge number of predominantly European users have likely seen the end of their content. Leaseweb, one of several server providers Megaupload paid to store files,...
slashgear.com (16 hours ago)
Feedly Adds New Features Ahead of Looming Google Reader Shutdown
If you use Google Reader with any regularity, you’re probably well aware that it’s going away after July 1. Luckily, there’s no shortage of suitable alternatives, some of which are being built from the ground up (see Digg’s offering) and many of which have existed for a while. Feedly is one of the suitable...
time.com (17 hours ago)
Chase Utley begins rehab assignment for Phillies
The assignment is not expected to last long, meaning Utley could be back with the big league club as soon as Friday.
nj.com (18 hours ago)
You Should Stop Using Your iOS-Generated Hotspot Password Right Now
The ability to turn your iPhone into a Wi-Fi hotspot is a fantastically useful little tool in and of itself. But Apple, being the generous overlord that it is, goes so far as to automatically generate a network key, keeping even the most absent-minded of Wi-Fi-beggared safe and sound. Or so we thought. According to...
gizmodo.com (19 hours ago)
Sony Pulls PS3 Update After Reports Of 'Bricked' Consoles
Sony has been forced to pull a PS3 system update after widespread reports that it was causing machines to crash. The 4.45 system update was supposed to include improvements to system stability, as well as new trophy notification options. But according to many posters on the official PS3 forum as well as commenters...
huffingtonpost.com (20 hours ago)
Rep. Steve Israel: A True Shonda: Princesses: Long Island
I'm proud to represent an area of Long Island that has been the location for many famous movies and TV shows, including Citizen Kane, Annie Hall, and the hit television series, Boardwalk Empire. It's even the setting for The Great Gatsby. Shamefully, it's also now the location for a show whose characters are...
huffingtonpost.com (20 hours ago)
If your name is Ahmed or Fatima, you are a person of interest to the NSA | Anna Lekas Miller
One of the most common responses from the 66% of American citizens in favor of the NSA's data-collection programs is, "I have nothing to hide, so why should I have anything to fear?" But what if you have nothing to hide but are targeted as a suspect nevertheless? By that I mean, what if your name is Ahmed, Jihad,...
guardian.co.uk (20 hours ago)
Brazil protesters flood Sao Paulo streets for 2nd night
Local governments try easing tension by rolling back transport fees, but sweeping protests have taken on a bigger meaning
cbsnews.com (22 hours ago)
Savings rates lag inflation ... what are your options?
Inflation rose to 2.7% in May, meaning savers face a struggle to protect the value of their money from being eroded. To match inflation, a basic rate taxpayer needs to find a savings account paying 3.38% a year, while those on a higher rate need an interest rate of at least 4.5%. And the bad news is that not a...
guardian.co.uk (22 hours ago)
8 Montgomery County schools on 'failing schools' list
Eight high-poverty Montgomery County schools will be considered failing institutions under the Alabama Accountability Act, meaning families could move their children out of those schools and receive tax credits for private schools -- if those institutions
montgomeryadvertiser.com (23 hours ago)
