Next time you drop a book in the bath or end up with an otherwise water-damaged periodical, document, or photograph, reader pearce.kilgour recommends a simple solution: Put it in the freezer.Photo by dno1967.

Ever drop a book in the tub? Don't despair, you can save it. Put it into a plastic bag (not vacuum seal) and place in the freezer. The dehydration process, which keeps things cold, will pull the excess water out of the book. Takes up to 2 weeks depending on the size of the book. Just tell your friend that you aren't done with it yet.

A little googling backs up pearce.kilgour's claims—like this long-ish piece on freezing flood-damaged photos, documents, and books, which featured the same advice from an Iowa State University Extension specialist. (As a native Iowan, I can say we've had to deal with our fair share of floods.) Their instructions are pretty similar:

First pick the item up out of the water and hold it while it drains. Then place the item in a plastic bag, and stick it in the freezer. If you have several items of approximately the same size — such as file folders or books — you can place them upright in a milk crate or box, separated with paper toweling, butcher paper or wax paper. If you're freezing books, stand them vertically on their spines. A milk crate is a good choice for this task because it allows air flow around the items. Use a container that won't become water-logged. Pack the items just tight enough so that they remain upright.

Ever tried this method for salvaging a water-logged book or document? Let's hear how it worked out in the comments. Thanks pearce.kilgour! pearce.kilgour's book salvaging tip Freeze Flood-Damaged Photos, Documents, Books [Chippewa County]

If you'd like a clever and cheap way to keep windows, goggles, and other glass and plastic surfaces from fogging up, you can use a potato to keep the vision-blocking condensation at bay.Photo by jimmihomeschoolmom. We're almost out of the so-cold-your-breath-fogs-the-windshield weather in most of the US but this trick works for everything from windshields to swim goggles. Over at the how-to site wikiHow they've shared a guide to using a cut potato to keep your windows fog-free.

1. Cut a raw potato in half. Be sure to use a clean potato, so wash it first if it is coated in soil. This is a good opportunity to use up an old potato that has started to sprout and is past its best.
2. Rub the cut part of one half potato on the window. This will clean it and leave a layer that will prevent fog from forming on the window.
3. Use the other half if needed. You can also cut off dirtied slices and keep using the existing half if wished.
4. Leave to dry without touching.

We thought it sounded too cheap and easy to actually work so we grabbed a potato and went and rubbed a raw slice on the shower door, window, and mirror in the bathroom. After a few minutes of steamy hot water the surfaces did in fact remain fog free. How well it lasts over time and how it compares to a $7 bottle of anti-fog spray from your local sporting goods store is open for debate. Have a clever use to share? Let's hear about it in the comments. Keep Car Windows Fog Free Using a Potato [wikiHow]

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I found this page in LiveJournal, claiming that Fermat’s Last Theorem is false. Wait a sec, Andrew Wiles spent 10 years trying to prove it, that can’t be right. So I did a little check using my dear old friend, WolframAlpha. According to Google: (7 706 288^20) + (7 937 911^20) – (8 114 575^20) = 0 But according to WolframAlpha: (7706288^20) + (7937911^20) – (8114575^20) = -527601188217067653783789971407748001551858809706200140816163… …12814496451245102847590968160489012839789723084835696729248 And what do you know, here is a list of near-misses for Fermat’s Last Theorem. Lesson learned: Don’t rely on Google too much. Haha.

After giving you the list of senatorial candidates, here is a list of all candidates for the party list. I’ll have to split this list into four parts, for there are 187 party list groups running, and you only have to choose ONE from this list. Now why did I type the names one-by-one instead of just scanning the document and embedding it via Scribd? I have to admit, I enjoyed typing this list because it made me look at the names of the parties one by one. Some made an effort to make their names start with A or 1 so that they will be on the upper part of the list. (109 of of the names start with either 1 or A.) It took me a while to find the party list I am going to vote for, because the names are arranged according to the full name of the party list, not by the abbreviation. Another thing that I noticed from the list is the fact that I don’t know the marginalized sector being represented by half of those in the list. They do have catchy names and acronyms, though. My friends and I had a blast in trying to guess the marginalized sector that some of the groups represent. Just like in the previous entry, I will update this list when I find the websites of these party list groups. Ready? Here goes…

1-Aangat Pilipino (1-AK) 1-Aani (1-AANI) 1-Ako Babaeng Astig Aasenso (1-ABAA) 1 Guardians Nationalist of the Philippines, Inc. (1GANAP/GUARDIANS) 1st Consumers Alliance for Rural Energy (1-CARE) 1st Kabalikat ng Bayan Ginhawang Sangkatauhan (1ST KABAGIS) 1-United Transport Koalisyon (1-UTAK) A Blessed Federation of Farmers and Fishermen International, Inc. (A BLESSED PARTY LIST) A Convergence for Mindanao Agenda, Inc. (ACMA) Aabante Emmanuel Civic Association (EMMANUEL) Aangat Tayo (AT) Abakada Guro (ABAKADA) Abang Lingkod, Inc. (ABANG LINGKOD) Abante Bicol Oragon Inc. (ABO) Abante Ilonggo (ABA ILONGGO) Abante Katutubo, Inc. (ABANTE KA) Abante Mindanao, Inc. (ABAMIN) Abante Tribung Makabansa (ATM) Abono (ABONO) Abot Tanaw (ABOT TANAW) Act Teachers (ACT TEACHERS) Action Brotherhood for Active Dreamers, Inc. (ABROAD) Action for Democracy and Development for the Tribal People (ADD-TRIBAL) Action for Dynamic Development, Inc. (ADD) Action League of Indigenous Masses (ALIM) Adhikain at Kilusan ng Ordinaryong Tao Para sa Lupa, Hanapbuhay at Kaunlaran (AKO BAHAY) Adhikain ng mga Dakilang Anak Maharlika (ADAM) Adhikaing Alay ng Marino sa Sambayanan, Inc. (ALON) Adhikaing Tinataguyod ng Kooperatiba (ATING KOOP) Advocacy for Teacher Empowerment Through Action Cooperation and Harmony Towards Educational Reforms (A TEACHER) Advocates for Penology Enhancement and Legal Assistance (APELA) Advocates for Special Children and Handicapped Movement (ASAHAN MO) Agapay ng Indigenous Peoples Rights Alliance, Inc. (A-IPRA) Agbiagi Timpuyog Ilocano, Inc. (AGBIAG) Agila ng Katutubong Pilipino, Inc. (AGILA) Agrarian Development Association (ADA) Agri-Agra na Reporma Para sa mga Magsasaka ng Pilipinas Movement (AGRI)

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