Consumer Reports: 2 of top US Cereals over 50% sugar

Growing up, my parents flat out refused to buy "sugary" cereal.  Their motto was if we let you eat badly now, you'll never learn to eat properly later.  Kudos to them for never having put up with me and...

Google's New Smartphone Wows Consumers, But Enterprises Must Wait

"Google (NSDQ: GOOG), T-Mobile, and htc launched the latest salvo in the smartphone wars as they unveiled the first handset to support Google's Android operating system. The G1 smartphone, manufactured by HTC and...

FDA Requests Recall of Xiadafil VIP Tabs

"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today requested that SEI Pharmaceuticals, of Miami, Fla., recall all Xiadafil VIP Tabs sold in 8 tablet bottles (Lot # 6K029) or blister cards of 2 tablets (Lot #...

Nuclear missile base on eBay

You can buy absolutely anything on eBay"A former US intercontinental nuclear missile base - with a network of underground tunnels and silos - is on sale on eBay for £750,000. Titan Missile Base Central Washington - (eBay item 190132455924 Located in a remote corner of...

RoboCop: Coming Soon to a City Near You

From the streets of Iraq to a city near you, robots are on the march..."Armed robots -- similar to the ones now on patrol in Iraq -- are being marketed to domestic police forces, according to the machines'...

Cocaine (The Energy Drink) Pulled From Shelves

The spokesman for Redux, which markets Cocaine, attempts to explain away his product's name association, but to limited success."An energy drink called Cocaine has been pulled from stores nationwide amid concerns...

Urban Myth -> Baaaaad Dog: Sheep Sold as Poodles in (Fake) Scam

UPDATE: This actually isn't true; it's an urban myth that seems to have evolved from the "Mexican Poodle legend, in which tourists bought giant rats, having been told that they were special poodles. We at NP began...

Kenya: Machines for New Coffee Mill Received

"The Nation (Nairobi) January 10, 2007 Posted to the web January 9, 2007 Nation Correspondent Nairobi Machines worth more than Sh30 million for the ambitious Mathira Farmer's Coffee milling project in Nyeri district arrived at the weekend. Yesterday, engineers were busy...

High-tech Running Shoes Raise Privacy Concerns, Researchers Say

"This holiday season, gift-givers may unwittingly give their favorite athlete a workout accessory that can double as a tracking device. Researchers in computer science and engineering at the University of Washington say there are serious privacy breaches posed by the gadget,...

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