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Politics (DtS): S&P 500 and Nasdaq Jump to Record Highs as US and Mexico Strike Trade Deal: MSNBC [“Big Week” – 08/26-09/01]

“Stocks jumped on Monday as the United States and Mexico closed a new trade deal, potentially removing a source of uncertainty that had been plaguing investors for months…. President Donald Trump said the deal would be called The United States-Mexico Trade agreement, leaving behind the 24-year-old NAFTA name. “The name NAFTA has a bad connotation…

Travel: How not to be an obnoxious tourist while traveling abroad | Travel + Leisure

“A hashtag game called #TerribleTourismAdvice started by the Twitter account @MilesOfHashtags asked Twitter travelers to dole out their best, or rather, their worst, tourism tips…” Click How not to be an obnoxious tourist while traveling abroad | Travel + Leisure for the rest of the article. My Notes: As a former New Yorker who walks/moves…

Travel: Nonsense: or “How to Deal With Rude Airplane Seat Recliners” | Time Magazine

“Perhaps the only thing more frustrating than shrinking leg room on airplanes is when a passenger reclines their seat, further encroaching on already tight space. While the impulse is understandable, the shift in angle can lead to severe discomfort. So what should you do when someone decides to lean back into your knees or laptop…

Diet: Ten (10) Foods to Naturally Replenish Electrolytes: Electrolyte Foods: PaleoPlan

“Sure, you know that you’re supposed to replenish your electrolytes after a workout. However, reaching for that sports drink filled with refined sugar can do more bad than good. Find out how to recharge your electrolytes naturally with these 10 healthy foods.If you don’t monitor your fluid or electrolyte intake after sweating, you could start…

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“…Surprisingly, the people taking part in the study were pretty accurate when it came to spotting the narcissists just from their eyebrows.

Participants were given photos of people who had been given the Narcissistic Personality Inventory – a widely-used test that identifies various levels of grandiose narcissism. Some of the photos were of narcissists, some weren’t – and participants were asked to pick out who was who.
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Cara Delevingne is known for her distinctive brows – although we’re not saying she’s a narcissist!

Once they’d done that, they were then given the same pictures with all of the eyebrows photoshopped out (which sounds more ‘freaky’ than ‘fleeky’). Suddenly, they were stuck – they couldn’t identify who the narcissists were anymore…”

Click Does having thick eyebrows make you a narcissist? – BBC Three for the rest of the article.