This week, we’re covering even more ways for you to save money on gas as prices continue to inflate across the United States. Take Care of Your Vehicle Taking care of your car means your vehicle is using fuel efficiently. When your car has to work harder through lack of maintenance, you burn gas faster. Always keep your car up to date on the maintenance items – change the oil, rotate the tires, and get your brake pads checked every time you go to have maintenance work done. Make sure your car is adequately tuned, too. Filters, spark plugs and…
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Ready to spill the celestial tea? The Scorpio Full Moon and some sizzling planetary action have arrived to shake up your love life—revealing secrets, igniting passion, and forcing those awkward conversations you’ve cleverly avoided. This week, the universe isn’t here for your usual games; it demands depth, honesty, and vulnerability. Get ready—love is about to get real. Secrets, Drama, and Seriously Spicy Revelations ARIES (March 21 – April 19) Your secrets are nobody’s business… until now! The Scorpio Moon is illuminating your most private desires, bringing hidden relationship dynamics into the spotlight. It’s time to have that deep conversation you’ve been…
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The authors of a 2006 paper have retracted their article following an extensive correction in January – and a Retraction Watch story noting the correction missed at least one additional issue with the work. “Death-receptor activation halts clathrin-dependent endocytosis,” published in July 2006 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has been cited 99 times, according to Clarivate’s Web of Science. Most of the authors were affiliated with the biotech company Genentech. As we previously reported, commenters on PubPeer raised issues about possible image duplications, spurring the authors to review the work. The January correction addressed about two dozen…
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Woot! has DrainShroom Reusable Sink Snake Clog Remover Tool on sale for $7.53. Shipping is free for Amazon Prime Members (must login with your Amazon account and select a shipping address in order for Woot to apply free shipping) or is otherwise $6 per order. Thanks to Deal Hunter ItsSoCheap for sharing this deal. Product Details: DrainShroom attaches to any power drill (sold separately) to go deep into your clogged drain to clear those nasty hair balls and grime without damaging your pipes. No need to spend hundreds on plumber visits or harmful liquid drain cleaners. Powerful 360-degree rotating snake…
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Friday evening, the fiery Aries Moon conjoins Venus then goes on to conjoin Chiron and sextile Pallas Athena in Aquarius. The mood weather is electric sugar, perfectly heated to form a crispy, crackly shell. The Gemini Sun enters is last hours of trine to Aquarius Pluto to perfectly compliment the night. It’s the transformation, it’s the improvement. It’s the theoretical force to implement upgrades on the spot. I want it, and my desire drew it to me. I got it, and I made it better. Apply your own unique insight to bend the collective will your way. If it’s all…
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Over the last few years, low-level red light (LLRL) therapy has become popular to control myopia, or nearsightedness, especially in children. In LLRL therapy, children are instructed to look into a red light-emitting instrument for three minutes, twice a day, five days a week, for the duration of the treatment period, which could last years. Studies reported the treatment as effective and responsible for significant reduction in myopia progression and it is already being used to address myopia in over 100,000 pediatric patients. Despite passing clinical trials it\’s not safe in all cases, so stricter standards need to…
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On May 26th, the New Moon occurred in Gemini, prompting a new beginning. This lunation brought a fresh start to our lives, particularly with our communications and mental orientation. We carry this energy into the month of June. By consciously tuning in to positive Gemini energy, we learn through others simply by being curious, and we improve our social and communication skills at the same time. We open our minds to more information, and we learn to truly enjoy the variety of different personalities around us. Read more about this New Moon on its calendar page. On June 9th, Jupiter…
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With inflation impacting every area of our budgets over the past few weeks, many are cutting costs wherever and however they can. Some are sacrificing healthy or organic food choices for inexpensive bulk options across the board. Here are our tips on strategizing and prioritizing your grocery shopping so that you’re saving money and eating well. Prioritize First of all, determine what matters the most to you when it comes to food shopping. Will you “save money” by eating only instant ramen and rice? Yes. However, eating only dry pantry staples during times of inflation won’t sustain you for long…
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Love is not a one-size-fits-all affair, and thank the stars for that—how boring would that be? This week’s astrology is here to stir the cosmic pot, throwing sparks into your love life whether you’re riding solo or entangled in a full-blown romantic saga. With Mercury chatting it up in Gemini and Neptune daydreaming across the zodiac, it’s giving “text me something poetic or don’t text at all.” Emotions are swirling, connections are buzzing, and the universe is practically begging you to flirt a little harder, dive a little deeper, and express your love like you’re the main character (because, honestly,…
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A group of fossils of elasmosaurs — some of the most famous in North America — have just been formally identified as belonging to a \”very odd\” new genus of the sea monster, unlike any previously known. Long-necked and measuring in at 12 metres, Traskasaura sandrae — as it is officially named today in this new study — possessed heavy, sharp, robust teeth, ideal for crushing. Findings, published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, highlight Traskasaura as having a strange mix of primitive and derived traits unlike any other elasmosaur. Its unique suite of adaptations enabled this plesiosaurto hunt…