Shopping around can save you big bucks on car maintenance, but learn to spot these repair services you don't necessarily need.
Common auto-repair rip-offs
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Monday, April 13, 2009
Woman catches thieves with webcam-like security system
A Boynton Beach, Florida woman busted four robbers who broke into her house after she saw them ransacking her home on a digital webcam security system that let her check in on her house from her work computer.
Obama twice approved force to rescue hostage
Doing something the shrub would never have done (the Captain is not one of the top 1%in wealth, so he would have been left on his own)!
President Obama twice authorized the military to rescue a U.S. captain who was being held by Somali pirates and whose life appeared to be at risk, administration official said after Sunday's rescue.
Damn, it's good to have someone with cajones in the White House for a change! Not to mention intelligent, articulate and willing to seek answers to questions he doesn't know.
Damn, it's good to have someone with cajones in the White House for a change! Not to mention intelligent, articulate and willing to seek answers to questions he doesn't know.
America's hidden unemployment crisis
Over the past decade, U.S. businesses increasingly have relied on contract workers as a way to keep a lid on health care and retirement benefit costs and to give them more flexibility to adjust payrolls as conditions change. Now, with the American economy flashing code red, companies from Wall Street to Silicon Valley are casting off temporary workers and freelancers left and right, typically without any severance pay.
Obama makes big changes to Cuba/U.S. ties
More here.
Faux's Beck Announces Comedy Tour
Glenn Beck , Faux News Channel 's latest fiasco, is taking his show on the road for six live performances over six days during the first week of June.
Man arrested for throwing cash out taxi window
A Taiwanese man has been charged with public endangerment and destruction of currency after throwing bank notes worth around $41,000 out of a taxi cab window.
Boy found near alligators as babysitter slept on toilet
From the "Duh" Department:
A Florida babysitter was charged with child neglect Friday after she fell asleep on the toilet and the 2-year-old in her care wandered near an alligator-infested canal.
Fir Tree Removed From Patient's Lung
It seems like something out of a science fiction movie, but it seems to be real.
Of course, it happened in Russia so perhaps it was some top-secret project.
Of course, it happened in Russia so perhaps it was some top-secret project.
Fake feathers could take the drag out of flights
Coating the rigid wings of airplanes with artificial bristles that mimic birds' feathers could help them cut energy-sapping drag, say engineers.
Antarctica's tumultuous past
The future of Antarctica's ice is written in stone from 19 million years ago. Douglas Fox meets the geologists drilling into history.Solar 'double vision' aids space weather warnings
Imaging from a pair of satellites means space weather forecasters can predict dangerous solar plasma "burps" 24 hours before they hit Earth.Solar 'double vision'
Elephant Hairs
From BBC-Science:
 |  | Dietary and behavioral clues in the tail hairs of elephants shows how they compete for resources and time their reproduction. |
Passenger lands plane after pilot dies
When a twin-engine plane's pilot died at the wheel, a man onboard took over and saved five lives.
Passenger lands plane
Legendary sports announcer dies before game
Longtime Philadelphia Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas, 73, dies after being found in the broadcast booth.
Sports announcer dies before game
Speaking of Taxes
The black day of April us almost upon us and we get this news: IRS to scrutinize e-filings.
Glad we did the 'snail mail' thing this year.
Glad we did the 'snail mail' thing this year.
'Eye chart' test can reveal Conficker virus
This simple check can help determine if your computer is infected with the Conficker worm.
'Eye chart' test
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Dog eats enough clothes to fill a clothesline
Vets who operated on a dog expecting to find a tumor pulled out enough clothes to fill a clothesline.
Parents File Lawsuit Against Driver in ATV Incident Despite Police Report
In a case of them wanting someone else to pay them for their own stupidity (or in this case their daughter's stupidity).
A Pettis County, Missouri family has sued the truck driver who accidentally hit their 10-year-old daughter when she ran the ATV she was riding in front of his truck, despite the fact that the police have already said he had no chance to avoid the child.
Woman rubs chili pepper seeds in her eyes after setting new world record
A 28-year-old Indian woman smeared chili pepper seeds on her eyes after gobbling up 51 of the world's hottest chilies to earn a place in the Guinness Book of Records.
Jobs with the lowest stress
Hate deadline pressure or want a shorter workweek?
These professions have a minimum of typical workplace stressors.
Lowest stress
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Pirates vow retaliation after captain's rescue
Somali pirates vow to avenge three colleagues who were shot dead by U.S. Navy snipers in a daring nighttime assault.
(You might want to make that U.S. MARINES snipers, though)
Pirates pledge self destruction
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Common items that are money wasters
Skipping items you buy out of habit, like wrapping paper and dryer sheets, could help you save money and be more eco-friendly.
Money wasters
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Tiruchchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
Roubaix, Nord-Pas-De-Calais, France
London, England, United Kingdom
Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Brno, Jihomoravsky Kraj, Czech Republic
Rostock, Meclenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Tehran, Esfahan, Iran
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
as well as the Aland Islands and the United States
Northmead, New South Wales, Australia
Kariya, Aichi, Japan
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Bucharest, Bucuresti, Romania
Alicante, Communidad Valencia, Spain
Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Polnad
Burpengary, Queensland, Australia
Seoul, Seoul T'ukpyolsi, Republic of Korea
Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Carolina, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Tiruchchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
Roubaix, Nord-Pas-De-Calais, France
London, England, United Kingdom
Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Brno, Jihomoravsky Kraj, Czech Republic
Rostock, Meclenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Tehran, Esfahan, Iran
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
as well as the Aland Islands and the United States
Daily Horoscope
Today's horoscope says:
Things are building slowly in a new relationship, but make no mistake -- progress is being made.
That's good.
Things are building slowly in a new relationship, but make no mistake -- progress is being made.
That's good.
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