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The Food Crisis Hits Home
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The Food Crisis Hits Home

Food – The increase in food prices is wreaking havoc across the globe, but the food crisis is not confined to "over there" in Egypt, Bangladesh or Haiti. It's affecting many people in the Washington region.

Voted for on July 07, 2008 08:46am

Is capitulation on the cards?
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Is capitulation on the cards?

Money – Profit warnings, breaches of key index levels, record oil prices, stressed consumers and investors seeking safety provide the background for markets this week, and many people are wondering how long this will all last.

Voted for on July 07, 2008 08:46am

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The FastSize Extender - Does It Really Work?

Men – Within the last few years many penis extender devices popped up on the men's health market, claiming to add several inches to the man's best friend. Mike Lindsay, married for 10 years and webmaster of thefastsizeextender.com is sharing his personal experience with the FastSize Extender on his blog.

Submitted and Voted for on July 07, 2008 08:42am

Cheer up. We're winning this War on Terror
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Cheer up. We're winning this War on Terror

Do No Evil – Al-Qaeda and the Taleban are in retreat, the surge has worked in Iraq and Islamism is discredited. Not a bad haul

Sunk on July 07, 2008 08:36am

U.S. Ice Cubes Melting At Alarming Rate
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U.S. Ice Cubes Melting At Alarming Rate

Humor – Of the 28.9 billion tons of ice cubes produced commercially in June, it is estimated that less than half remain.

Voted for on July 07, 2008 08:36am

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Can you really use water for fuel and run your car on water?

Autos – Fuel prices are at all-time high prices, and most motorists are finding it increasingly difficult to make ends meet and fill their fuel tank on a weekly basis. What if you could run your car on water and use water for fuel? With hho fuel, using water 4 gas is not just an unreachable utopian ideal that we all used to dream or, but is...

Submitted and Voted for on June 30, 2008 10:42am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 140 votes / 15 sinks

Halliburton Solves Global Warming

Science – SurvivaBalls save managers from abrupt climate change! An advanced new technology will keep corporate managers safe even when climate change makes life as we know it impossible.

Sunk on June 30, 2008 10:33am

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Investing Basics - Risk vs. Reward

Money – After diversifying in various stocks from various sectors or industries, since you don't want to have a large portion of your portfolio concentrated in one area, the dangers of losing a lot of money all at once turn out to be considerably reduced. In simple terms, when investing responsibly the rewards prevail over all the risks.

Voted for on June 20, 2008 11:58am

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Is property insurance important?

Real Estate – Property insurance is very important even if policyholders do not live in an area severely affected by destructive natural disasters. Businesses can benefit from property insurance for a number of reasons. Damages occurred to a business can effect continued production, general day-to-day operations or operational effectiveness.

Voted for on June 20, 2008 11:58am

Facebook 'dipping' craze irks pool owners
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Facebook 'dipping' craze irks pool owners

Gadgets & Tech – The new craze, known as "dipping", involves people using pictures from Google Earth to identify homes that have large outdoor pools. Once a venue is found, the youngsters use social networking sites including Facebook and Bebo to meet for impromptu swims and pool parties.

Voted for on June 20, 2008 11:58am

Because Sitting up is for Suckers: 70  Tools, Tips and Hacks to Work from Bed
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Because Sitting up is for Suckers: 70 Tools, Tips and Hacks to Work from Bed

Do-It-Yourself – Instead of rolling out of bed and stumbling over to your computer in the morning, why not stay in bed all day? This list of 70 hacks will show you how it's possible to spend virtually the entire day working from home, because let's face it: sitting up is for suckers.

Voted for on June 20, 2008 11:57am

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BMW vs Train

Autos – This accident occurred in Tallinn, Estonia. See pics podcast.

Voted for on June 20, 2008 11:57am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 44 votes / No sinks

Carl Icahn's Blog Finally Goes Live

Gadgets & Tech – On Thursday Carl Icahn launched his long-delayed blog, which was first announced in February. The Icahn Report, despite debuting on Thursday, already had seven entries, including one dated as early as June 12th.

Voted for on June 20, 2008 11:57am

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Microsoft Backtracks on Music Store DRM Server Shutdown

Gadgets & Tech – You'll recall earlier I wrote about Microsoft's decision to save some electricity and turn off the licensing servers for their defunct Music Store. Doing so, would have eliminated the ability for users to continue to transfer and play songs between computers.

Voted for on June 20, 2008 11:57am

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NVIDIA Adds the 9800 GTX Plus and PhysX

Gadgets & Tech – On Thursday, the same day that AMD unveiled - early - its 4800 series of cards (because some etailers were already selling the card), NVIDIA decided it just had to unveil its own new card, as well as some other good news.

Voted for on June 20, 2008 11:56am