Hacked road signs warn of zombies, raptors ahead

" COLLINSVILLE, Ill. – Hackers are messing with electronic road signs in some states, warning of zombies and raptors down the road. Traffic safety officials aren't amused. The latest breach came during Tuesday...

"I Shook Hands With Li" says Teen Who Bought the Bus Beheader's Laptop

It has been revealed that a Manitoba teenager shook hands with Greyhound Bus maniac Vince Li just hours before Li's heinous alleged crime.  "He seemed a straight, regular guy" the teen said.   " ...

Drunken driver writes off £250,000 supercar

" A BOOZED-UP driver wrecked a £250,000 Lamborghini after a group of friends hired a fleet of supercars for a wedding. The pals, in their late 20s, necked strong cider in a pub before racing off along a...

Canoe couple are sentenced

CANOE wife Anne Darwin has been jailed for six and half years after she was found guilty of being in on her husband's £250,000 fake death scam. " Anne Darwin was convicted of all 15 charges against her, six of...

wife of back-from-the-dead canoeist,"put on great act" fooling police and own...

Emails allegedly sent back and forth between back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin and his wife have been read out in court. " CANOE wife Anne Darwin sent husband John an email as he flew back to Britain to...

$250 oil forecast by Gazprom gains credibility « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

"I have to conclude that blaming higher oil prices on speculators and the Fed’s lose money is a part of the explanation for higher oil prices, but perhaps not quite the whole story. The latest statistics from BP tell a story of supply and demand that no government can...

Deadly diseases you can catch from your pet

zoonotic diseases- diseases that can be transmited from animals to humans. Be sure to follow the steps below to insure yourself safe from viruses that you may catch from your pets. " A Corpus Christi,...

Before spending money on bathrooms or kitchens

" The popular home-repair referral service, Angie’s List, says its annual poll indicates that home owners will spend an average of $11,250 on home improvement and maintenance projects in 2008, up 13 percent over the average they reported spending in 2007. On average,...

World demand bumps up fertiliser prices

" Massive world demand has caused 34.5% domestic ammonium nitrate prices to jump to £175/t.As supplies continue to tighten, prices are expected to reach £180/t by Christmas, and could reach as much as £200/t in the spring. Imports are in short supply, with imported...

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