A shipment of 1,700 children's shoes containing three times the acceptable levels of lead was stopped last week by Customs officers at the Port of Seattle. The shoes, which were on their way from China, were headed to a local distributor, and would have ended up on store shelves. More »Post...
Nokia is definitely not out of the woods yet. Yes, it is making a bit of headway with its pretty decent Lumia Windows Phone line, but an additional 10,000 job cuts, taking the total to 40,000, doesn't scream "winning" just yet. More »
Working together, two scientific organizations have achieved a key milestone earlier than planned: using X-ray crystallography and nuclear magnetic resonance to probe at the atomic level, they have determined the structure of 1,000 proteins from more than 40 organisms that cause deadly diseases...
If the idea of running three miles or even 26.2 miles seems long to you, how about running over 3,000 miles? That's exactly what runner and activist, Katie Visco did because she felt it was just something she "had" to do. So what better day than National Running Day to talk with Katie and find...
A federal judge has estimated that at least 30,000 secret electronic surveillance orders are made every year in the US, and those who are found to be innocent will probably never know that they've been the target of such snooping. More »
Matthew Stafford attended the Griese-Hutchinson-Woodson Champions for Children's Hearts weekend to benefit the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. Before he left, he reached into his pocket and made a huge difference in the life of a family.
After befriending Mott patient...
Look closer at the segment, however, and one finds a roadster sweet spot just about in the middle, in the vicinity of $33,000. At that price point there exist three roadsters in the secondhand market that have the ability to deliver everything an enthusiast could ever want. Each machine has a...
In particular, the middle of our index is populated with some extremely affordable performance machinery, which can be every bit as involving as cars that cost double or even triple the price. Perhaps the most exciting thing about this list is how it’s set to grown in the coming months. With...
If you've ever wondered why people write malware, it's just like anything else – it's all about the money. Symantec has worked out that the evil-doing bottom-feeders behind that nasty Flashback Trojan, which caught the Mac world with its pants down, were raking in around $10,000 a day. More »
If you have a taste for wild fisheye shots, here's the ultimate lens. It's claimed that it can "see behind itself", was made as a proof-of-concept for a trade show in 1970, and can be yours. If you have $160,000 lying around, that is. More »
We’ll consider style, toughness, guts, and since many trucks now serve as primary family vehicles, we’ll look at interior appointments as well. That means everything on the list will be a full-blown four-door pickup. Everything will have four-wheel drive, and though flat-out performance isn’t a...
I'm looking for something midsize to fullsize, over 20mpg on average and have under 70,000 miles and 2006 and newer. I have been looking but nothing pops out at me they all just seem kind of blah. I am a 30 year old male. Anybody got any recommendations that I'm overlooking?
Pro football players have made their religious faiths public for decades -- the Dallas Cowboys of the 1970s were pretty outspoken about it, to be specific -- but it's safe to say that no football player at any level, in the history of the game, has transcended his on-field doings and connected...
I'm talking about honestly dated artifacts, writings, archaeological findings etc etc. Is it possible that the billions of years of earth's supposed history are just made up and not actually true? It's so widely accepted that no one even steps back to question it anymore because they've been...
Suzie Gilbert is the author of Flyaway, which in turn is a chronicle of life as a bird rehabilitation expert. And, she is the newest addition to the Beat Writer's staff at 10,000 birds. You can find her bio at the Beat Writer's Page, and starting on April 6th, she'll be contributing regularly...
I do not understand why a person needs approximately 2,000 calories if a person can retain all that makes the body work properly in just 1,000 calories.
Example: My Complete Nutrition shake only has about 500 calories, but the nutrition facts compared to what the body needs does not lack...
im looking into buying a used car and was wondering if 110,000 miles on a toyota celica with a "Excellent" condition (said by the owner) was alright?
the asking price is $5,800
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That the government will give you a $75,000 grant if you have a good idea about how to sign MORE people up for food stamps?
Wouldn't responsible leadership being trying to get people off of it?