Porsche Gets Kitchen Cooking

Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Porsches, and more coming to speedway

(NEWSER) - From the Pirates of the Caribbean to the Ferraris of Florida—one ride at Disney World will get a lot more horsepower in January. The park plans to add "exotic driving" to its repertoire, reports the Orlando Sentinel . Along with two Ferraris (which go from zero to 60 in 3.4 seconds), there will be two Lamborghinis (each worth a not-too-shabby $260,000), a Porsche 911, and an Audi R8 that tourists looking for a spin a little edgier than Mr. Toad's Wild Ride can take out on the Disney World Speedway, with six laps costing from $199 to $389, depending on the car. More»

Customs agents in Los Angeles find 930 Turbo worth $70,000

(NEWSER) - US Customs agents in Los Angeles cracked a 23-year-old case when they seized a Porsche 930 Turbo on its way to being shipped to the Netherlands. The sports car had been reported stolen—in 1988. The 1976 red Porsche eluded authorities for more than two decades, reports the Los Angeles Times . More»

A warm fridge, and a cat, are partly to blame

(NEWSER) - NYC begin requiring restaurants to post their health inspection grades in their windows in July, and that got Henry Alford wondering how sanitary his own kitchen is. So he decided to find out. At noon one day last week he called the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and scheduled a visit from an inspector the next afternoon, one hour before he planned to serve friends a big lunch (an attempt to level the playing field, since restaurants get no warning)—giving him 27 hours to clean. More»

Kitchen floors are germ-infested zones

(NEWSER) - The 5-second rule may or may not protect your stomach from nasty germs (here's a no , here's a yes ), but it probably depends more on location than duration, writes Julie Deardorff, who rounds up recent studies and talks to scientists for her Health Club column in the Chicago Tribune . Kitchen and bathroom floors, for instance, are nasty places where a 0-second rule is wise. The sidewalk, on the other hand, is safer because it's less likely to harbor the germs that cause illness. More»

Breaking down large goals makes them more realistic

(NEWSER) - New Year’s resolutions to lose 20 pounds, clean out all your closets, and cut your grocery budget in half not quite working out? That’s likely because your goals are too large. Here are 20 tasks you can accomplish, all of which are “no more challenging than reaching level three of Bejeweled,” writes Christopher Muther in the Boston Globe :

• Rearrange your furniture: No time or money for a complete interior décor overhaul? Just rearranging a room should make you feel better in no time.