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3 Gas Saving Devices with High Scam Potential gas2.org — Save Gas Without Losing Your Shirt: Fuel saving scams, er, devices, have been around for a long time, and now that fuel prices are soaring again, we decided it would be a good time to take a look at a few of the most popular and interesting ones out there. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Business, Other |
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Dunkin Donuts Pulls Rachael Ray Ad Because She Looked Arab www.boston.com — Observers, including ultra-conservative Fox News commentator Michelle Malkin, were so incensed by the ad that there was talk of a boycott. Said the suits in a statement: ‘‘In a recent online ad, Rachael Ray is wearing a black-and-white silk scarf with a paisley design. It was selected by her stylist. Absolutely no symbolism was intended." More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Category: Other |
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Is It Fraud If You Collect One Penny Legally Over And Over Again? techdirt.com — If you've ever needed to associate your bank account with some online service (such as PayPal), you know the drill: you provide the necessary info to the service, and a few days later, it makes two small deposits into your account (usually between 1 and 5 cents or so). You then have to report back the amount of the deposits to prove you own that account. It's a relatively cheap way for the services to confirm the account details. However, to one man, it was also an opportunity to make some cash. He set up automated scripts to basically use just such a system to open thousands of accounts and collect approximately $50,000 of these micro-transactions. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Business, Other |
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French skydiver's hopes deflate as balloon escapes www.ctv.ca — French skydiver Michel Fournier's massive helium balloon appeared to break free from its moorings Tuesday, soaring into the sky and shattering his hopes to set a new world record for the world's highest jump. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Category: Other |
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a.viary.com — I've been watching the steady decline of journalism since the Internet began replacing print and television as the main provider of news, with a seething disgust. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Category: Other |
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Abandoned Houses Are Keeping Contractors Busy www.nytimes.com — The house on East 24th Street was the worst of the six that David Law and Trey McCallister worked on the other day here. The front door had been kicked in so many times that the dead bolt was exposed and bent. Trash littered the front and back yards. A copper pipe was gone. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Business, Other |
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8 Medical Terms Your Doctor Uses to Insult You www.cracked.com — Who do you think are the most cynical people in the world? Cops? Executioners? Or maybe prostitutes? Clowns?We're thinking it's doctors. If you want proof, check out some of the horrifying-yet-hilarious slang they use around the office. Yes, these are real. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Other, Science |
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Jumbo jet splits in two as it tries to take-off www.dailymail.co.uk — The accident happened as the cargo plane tried to take off at Brussels' Zaventem airport. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Category: Other |
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Fox News Jokes About Killing Obama www.youtube.com — While commenting on Hillary's RFK gaffe, Liz Trotta on Fox News Channel first referred to Barack Obama as "Osama" and then laughed that they should both be killed. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Other, Politics |
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mrtoledano.com — "When I started shooting bankrupt offices, I found it to be more archeology than photography. Everywhere I went I found signs of life, interrupted. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Business, Other |