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...easy, however, for disillusioned owners to get rid of them. Because there aren't many python-rescue agencies available, the snakes get dumped in the wild - a practice that's gotten out of control in Florida since 2000. It's a big reason the state laid down regulations last year that make it more difficult and expensive to own reptiles like these in the first place. The reptiles now require $100 annual permits and, if they're wider than 2 in. (5 cm), a microchip embedded in their skin to help owners and the state keep track of their whereabouts...
Thuras and Foer say they've both been surprised by the reception they've gotten during the site's short lifespan; high traffic forced them to beef up their server in the first week the site went live. Thuras says it's hard to say exactly why Atlas Obscura resonates with travelers, who have flocked in droves to contribute new places to the site. "I think as the world gets smaller, people are still excited to see that there's lots still to discover - and that there's still a lot of weird stuff out there," he says. The hope...
...went home, and I pretty much forgot about Jon and Kate until a few weeks ago, when they catapulted to the forefront of trash culture because they were - according to the tabloids - separated. I assumed it was a rumor, but it turned out to be true. Jon had gotten bored with being bossed around by Kate, he'd had a fling with a 23-year-old teacher, and the couple had filed for divorce. He still loved the kids, he said - with complete guilelessness, as though loving the kids and doing right by them were unrelated events: "I have...
...That was another thing you discuss in the book: unrealistically high reference prices. They'll put this price tag on an item that's ridiculous for what its actually worth to make you think you've gotten a good deal when it's marked down. No one ever pays full price for a mattress. There's actually been a lot of litigation around mattress prices because they set those reference prices very high to make you think that you're getting a good deal. In fact, often a department store will put one mattress on so-called "sale" and raise...
...idea. "There are a number of formulations, and we'll wait and see. The important thing at this point is to keep the process moving, to keep people at the table, to keep the discussions going," his top strategist, David Axelrod, said last weekend on ABC. "We've gotten a long way down the road, and we want to finish that journey." (Read "The 5 Big Health Care Dilemmas...