When Commas Actually Matter

Baby Boomers Aren't Going To Destroy The Economy As They Age, BBC Anchor Omits A Somewhat Crucial Pause In His Opener, It's Perfectly Legal To Physically Restrain And Seclude Children In Public Schools, Volkswagen Once Tried To Kill A Journalist Because Of This Car, Do Blind People Experience Déjà Vu?, Splashes Of Colorful Liquid That Look Like Sculptures The Daily Digg Tuesday, June 24, 2014 THE GRAY TSUNAMI ISN'T COMING Baby Boomers Aren't Going To Destroy The Economy As They Age theamericanscholar.org Long-held predictions of economic chaos as baby boomers grow old are based on formulas that are just plain wrong. WHEN COMMAS ACTUALLY MATTER BBC Anchor Omits A Somewhat Crucial Pause In His Opener digg.com Typically commas are one of the more overused punctuation marks. Every once in a while, though, they serve a pretty useful purpose. NO EMERGENCY SITUATION NECESSARY It's Perfectly Legal To Physically Restrain And Seclude Children In Public Schools propublica.org In public schools across the country, it's perfectly legal to take students who act out and isolate them in confined spaces against their will or even physically pin them down. A DRIVE-BY SHOOTING Volkswagen Once Tried To Kill A Journalist Because Of This Car jalopnik.com As far as I can tell, this incident where a Brazilian auto journalist was open-fired upon while taking some spy shots is the only time a carmaker has actually employed potentially deadly force against a journalist. FEEL GLITCHES IN THE MATRIX ALL THE TIME Do Blind People Experience Déjà Vu? digg.com Tommy Edison, who has been blind since birth, answers the question. SUSPENDED ANIMATION Splashes Of Colorful Liquid That Look Like Sculptures thisiscolossal.com The photos were shot at a speed of 1/3,500th of a second, taking special care to disguise the origin of each burst making images appear almost digital in nature. Read more on Digg.com → WITH GOD AS HIS WITNESS Pastor Terry Makelin walks in front of the alter before he leads a church service at the site of the St. John's Lutheran Church, in Pilger, Neb. Pilger was hit by a tornado, on June 16, that killed two people and caused widespread damage. Credit: AP Photo: The Omaha World-Herald/Sarah Hoffman Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014