Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Penurious

pe-nu-ri-ous



adj :: Poor or unwilling to spend money. Stingy.



"My penurious father would not give me an allowance."

The Saturday quiz answers - The Independent

The Saturday quiz answers The Independent 1. The State Hermitage in St Petersburg. 2. Zola's 'J'Accuse'. 3. Sherlock Holmes. 4. The North American Soccer League. 5. Subjects of films by Morgan Spurlock. 6. Holy Roman Empire. 7. Chaucer. 8. Biarritz. 9. The TUC. 10. Angelina Jolie. More in ...

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DNews: Trypophobia: Why Holes Are SO Scary

Fear of spiders -- understandable. Being eaten by a shark? Sure. But holes? It's called trypophobia, and, as Trace tells us, for many people the fear is real and it is strong.



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DNews: Huge Leap Toward HIV Cure

Scientists in Oregon have made a major leap toward curing HIV, one of the worst and most feared diseases humanity has ever faced. Anthony explains what they've achieved and what it might mean for the millions battling this disease around the world.



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My Puzzle Design

I woke up the other morning with this puzzle idea in my head so I sat down in Photoshop and designed this stage Coach puzzle pulled by a horse the horse puzzle Laura had I just changed it a little to pull the Stage Coach. Laura did all the cutting of the pieces and did a great job on it. Another master piece we disigned lol.

Thanks Dennis

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Raising the Concordia: Photos

The Costa Concordia cruise liner could be upright again next week, nearly two years after she capsized.



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10 Wacky Ig Nobel Prize Winners

Year after year, the Ig Nobel prize manages to single out the best oddball examples of science in the pursuit of ... something.



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