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Consumer Reports: How to Make Pricey Appliances Last
The cost of maintaining a home and appliances is often a major deterrent for those debating whether to rent or purchase a home. The unexpected expense of fixing leaky gutters and broken dishwashers can be budget breaking if it comes at the wrong time of month. Not to mention it's a huge pain.
The Going Rogue Index
Sarah Palin didn't put an index in her book. So we made one for her.
By Christopher Beam
Posted Tuesday, Nov.
The Health Benefits of Pets in our Lives
Many of the benefits of pets — companionship, affection and so on — have been well known for centuries — even numerous ancient Egyptians cherished their companion animals. However, data gathered during only the last few years have shown just how significantly our health is improved if we share our lives with animals.
A study undertaken in 2002 by the Waltham Center for Pet Nutrition and United States Food and Drug Administration revealed that the heart rates and blood pressures of pet owners increased less when the individuals were presented with math problems to solve if their companion animals were present.
Website of the Day: Zillow.com
Ever wonder how much your fantastically wealthy uncle's home is worth, or what it would cost for you to up and move to another state? Zillow.com offers real estate specs on 67,000,000 homes in the US.
The idea for the site was hatched in 2005 when two geeks' dream business evolved from the desire to make zillions of data points for homes accessible to everyone.
50 Emergency Uses for Your Camera Phone
50 Emergency Uses for Your Camera Phone by Paul Purcell In an emergency you'll not only need to provide and receive help, but after the event is over, you'll face the prospect of return, repair, and rebuilding. Central to all these activities is communication and documentation. Everything in our society carries a heaping helping of red tape, and disasters are no different.Obama and the CIA: Making the Terrorists' Day
Obama and the CIA: Making the Terrorists' Day By Peter Ferrara on 9.2.09 @ 6:08AM President Obama has decided that the CIA is a greater threat to America than Al Qaeda and Islamic terrorism. If that decision turns out to be wrong, with thousands of Americans dying in another terrorist attack, President Obama and the Democrat Party will end up paying a grievous political price, which would be well deserved. As former Vice-President Dick Cheney said on Fox News Sunday this past week, We had a track record now of eight years of defending the nation against any further mass casualty attacks from Al Qaeda.1,000,000+ Guns Added to American Homes in August
1,000,000+ Guns Added to American Homes in August Ammoland.com Another 1,000,000+ Guns Added to American Homes in August Background Checks On Firearm Sales Up 12% In August. Americans buy 1,074,757+ guns in August 2009 Total NICS Background Checks Report Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, DC --(AmmoLand.com)- Data released by the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) reported 1,074,757 checks in August 2009, a 12.3 percent increase from the 956,872 reported in August 2008. So far that is roughly 9,076,205 gun bought this year!How the World's Biggest Corporations, From Starbucks to Wal-Mart to Barnes & Noble, Claim to Be 'Local'
HSBC, one of the biggest banks on the planet, has taken to calling itself "the world's local bank." Starbucks is un-branding at least three of its Seattle outlets, the first of which just reopened as "15th Avenue Coffee and Tea." Winn-Dixie, a 500-outlet supermarket chain, recently launched a new ad campaign under the tagline, "Local flavor since 1956."A list of questions with citations
I will start off with a list of potential problems with health care reform. Limit you comments to the content of the specific question you are referring to. Here is the 1017 pages of the Universal Healthcare bill your congressman wants to pass.Obama feels the heat, changes the play
Ben Smith – Sun Jul 19, 8:03 am ET Finally, we’re starting to see him sweat. President Barack Obama made his personal icy cool the trademark of his campaign, the tenor of his White House and the hallmark of an early run of successes at home and abroad. But as the glamour wears off and a long, frustrating summer wears on, he is being forced to improvise — stooping to respond to political foes and adjusting his tactics and demeanor for the trench warfare of a legislative agenda.
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