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10 Tips for a Sustainable Thanksgiving
Seeded on Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:37 PM EST (AlterNet.org)
I guarantee you that it will be more fun, tastier and make for a good conversation at your table.
'The train took my baby,' mom screams as stroller is dragged (baby is OK)
Seeded on Tue Nov 3, 2009 1:22 PM EST (Chicago Tribune)
A baby stroller got stuck in the doors of a Chicago CTA train. The train departed the station even though it is not supposed to move if the doors are open. The baby was found on the tracks apparently unharmed but was taken to a local hospital for observation.
15 most stressful, lowest-paying jobs in the U.S.
Seeded on Sat Oct 31, 2009 4:30 PM EDT (Chicago Tribune)
Who would have thought that Social Workers (No. 1) would have more stressful jobs than Film/Television Producers (No. 14)??? Commercial Photog is No. 8, Minister is No. 10, high school teachers are No. 15 on this list.
Showers made woman's AT&T phone service a washout
Seeded on Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:43 PM EDT (Chicago Tribune)
Our faith in technology may be over-rated. One Chicago-area woman's landline phone service would wash out every time it rained. Her phone provider tried many quick fixes but the problem was not solved until it rerouted the customer's line.
Does Lack of Health Insurance Contribute to Deaths in America?
Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:58 PM EDT
This simple question requires only a yes or no answer.
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Baghdad Battery | Did We Already Have Electricity 2000 Years Ago?
Seeded on Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:41 AM EDT (Hottnez.com)
If you thought electric bulbs and batteries were modern European inventions, here is something to put that fact to question! A 1936 excavation of some 2000-years-old ruins in an ancient Baghdad village unearthed a small yellow clay vase about 6 inches in height.
Ancient Temples Baalbek
Seeded on Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:05 AM EDT ()
If you are fascinated by the massive stone structures of Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids, the temple ruins of Baalbeck will put you at your wits' end.
Chicago smoked out of cigarette-tax revenue
Seeded on Fri Oct 9, 2009 8:02 PM EDT (Chicago Tribune)
City tax stamps are missing on many of the packs of cigarettes sold in the Chicago area. An estimated 75 percent of cigarettes smoked in Chicago come from packs that don't bear city tax stamps. And revenues have been plummeting since the city tax went up in 2001.
Imidacloprid Implicated in Widespread Bee Deaths
Seeded on Thu Oct 1, 2009 11:32 PM EDT (Safe Lawns)
On Sept. 11, SafeLawns, the Toxics Action Center of Boston and later the Pesticide Action Network called for blocking the application of a million gallons of imidacloprid solution onto 15 sq. miles of Greater Worcester, MA.
Dell Settlement: Forms to file a Claim for Compensation related to the Dell Settlement
Seeded on Mon Sep 21, 2009 9:18 PM EDT (NY Attorney General )
All claim forms must be postmarked by December 15, 2009 to be considered. * Claim Form A (Financing) * Claim Form B (Technical Support) * Claim Form C (Rebates) These appear to be PDFs, but they download quickly.
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