Consumerist’s 10 Commandments of Credit

01/07/2007 at 11:55 PM (whatnot)

I used to believe in #1 but that’s just not the smartest thing anymore if you manage your $$ well. Instead, keep your utilization below 80%, transfer balances to a 0%APR and reinvest in high interest yield savings account, bonds, stocks, whatever… and for the real savvy, AOR.

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Can you answer these six basic scientific questions?

01/07/2007 at 11:53 PM (whatnot)

We asked three writers, three scientists and two broadcasters to answer six basic scientific questions, and their answers appear to confirm that the old divide between arts and sciences is deeper than ever.

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CNN: “Sicko” Facts Check Out

01/07/2007 at 11:52 PM (whatnot)

“Our team investigated some of the claims put forth in his film. We found that his numbers were mostly right …”

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7-Elevens become Simpsons “Kwik-E-Marts”

01/07/2007 at 11:52 PM (whatnot)

Over the weekend, 7-Eleven Inc. turned a dozen stores into Kwik-E-Marts, the fictional convenience stores of “The Simpsons” fame, in the latest example of marketers making life imitate art. Now you can get Buzz Cola, KrustyO’s and Squishees.

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Marijuana will be legal in New Mexico starting Sunday

01/07/2007 at 3:30 AM (whatnot)

Starting Sunday medical marijuana will be legal in New Mexico. But now the Department of Health has dropped a bombshell: It will allow people who qualify for medicinal pot to grow it in their own homes.

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Putin Advanced Team Caught Using Counterfeit U.S. Money!

01/07/2007 at 3:29 AM (whatnot)

Portsmouth police received a call from the liquor store that the man and his friends were on foot, headed to the nearby Holiday Inn. Police responded to the scene. A dispatch message on the police scanner said diplomatic immunity might be involved.

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How to add green screen effects to home movies for FREE!

01/07/2007 at 3:17 AM (whatnot)

Wanna make a movie like the pros? Using green screen editing? It’s all free (besides the actual green screen itself) with this awsome program. Debug Mode’s WAX is a video/picture/music editor. It hase a drag and drop time line like in Windows Movie maker, so you can add pictures and music to your video

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Bush mentions al Qaida 27 times in latest Iraq speech

01/07/2007 at 3:15 AM (whatnot)

The reference, in a major speech at the Naval War College that referred to al Qaida at least 27 times, seemed calculated to use lingering outrage over the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, to bolster support for the current buildup of U.S. troops in Iraq, despite evidence that sending more troops hasn’t reduced the violence

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10 Tips on How to Successfully Work the Room

01/07/2007 at 3:13 AM (whatnot)

Tips on ‘Social Graces’ – the one thing you need that an MBA can’t give you. Avoid permanently joining a “rock pile.” Be a good host while you’re someone else’s guest…etc.

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Terrorism and Bin Laden Expert Has a Lesson for Giuliani

01/07/2007 at 3:06 AM (whatnot)

Rudy Giuliani and raging neo-cons all over the country don’t care for Ron Paul and his assertion that American interventionism in the Middle East is one important factor contributing to the radicalization of an ever-growing number of Muslims into suicidal, anti-American terrorists… What does the leading expert on Osama bin Laden say?

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A list of iPhone dissapointments.

01/07/2007 at 2:59 AM (whatnot)

Numerous and all valid.

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