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Dwindling Great Lakes squeeze shipping industry
Tue Jun 18, 2013
- You haven't been following the news. The Mississippi has also reached historically low levels, greatly affecting barge traffic on that waterway as well.
Pa. McDonald's franchise sued over payroll cards
Mon Jun 17, 2013
- I would think the bank probably offers the employer some kind of incentive, since they can count on earning the fees when the employees use the card to collect their wages. Maybe the bank offers free payroll processing.
B for busted: Students changed grades by tampering with professors' keyboards
Mon Jun 17, 2013
- In reply to: Ranman87 #14.2 Engineers involved with anything that might affect the public, like buildings, bridges, highways etc must be registered by their state. Registration requires passing a very dificult exam in their field of specialization, plus years of experience under the supervisio …
With eye on Syria, US says F-16s, Patriot missiles will stay in Jordan
Sun Jun 16, 2013
- Russia will not get militarily involved in Syria, but would certainly try a reverse Afghanistan on the US. Already their advanced air defense missiles are making the possibility of a US enforced no-fly zone too costly in terms of lost aircraft and captured or killed pilots.
Maryland teens buy movie tickets, take photos with stolen credit card, police say
Sat Jun 15, 2013
- Gimme that $50. If you follow the link in the story to NBC Washington you can see the photo - all white kids.
Mom stunned to find photos of son on fake cancer blog
Sat Jun 15, 2013
- In reply to: WinWin4All #3.7 Easy enough to prove she didn't get financial gain from the fake website: was there any mailing address or paypal account posted in the blog? People tell tales that aren't true all the time. This one happened to be on the internet. It just recently became a crime t …
Solar-powered plane stops in Cincinnati on its way to D.C.
Sat Jun 15, 2013
- I doubt a solar powered plane would ever be practical, since the energy of sunlight is so small, compared to the energy produced by piston or jet engines. Even if solar cells were 100% efficient the most energy they could provide would be about 1 kw per square meter, which is 1.3 hp per square meter …
Future of 3D TV dims as ESPN yanks in-your-face channel
Fri Jun 14, 2013
- I have a 3-D TV and my main problem is that the viewing angle, even for standard 2-D progams, is much narrower than with an equivalent 2-D flatscreen. As the viewer moves off the central axis the picture contrast drops off sharply. I don't have a problem with the glasses, but until they come out wit …
Storm system spawns tornado, threatens millions from Chicago to Boston, could bring feared derecho
Thu Jun 13, 2013
- Most men would only do the cars, and let their wife wash and wax herself.
GM slashes Chevy Volt prices to spur flagging sales
Tue Jun 11, 2013
- In reply to: sharky. #2.1 There are problems with natural gas as a passenger car fuel: lack of fueling stations, and explosion hazard in a crash. Public transit busses get fueled at their depot, and have the tanks on the roof, out of the crash zone.

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