Hampton Roads pawn shops busy after Bin Laden news
Hampton Roads pawn shops busy after Bin Laden news When word came last week that Osama bin Laden was dead, a crowd gathered at Lynnhaven Pawn Shop. Why? Gold prices spiked briefly after the world’s most-wanted terrorist was killed. Propelled by economic uncertainty, the precious metal shot up $50 an ounce, prompting folks who keep [...]
Panasonic, NEC reopen some plants halted after Japan quake
Panasonic, NEC reopen some plants halted after Japan quake IDG News Service – Panasonic and NEC on Wednesday restarted production at some factories that had been halted after a major earthquake hit eastern Japan on March 11. Read more on Computerworld
Woman still critical after taking ill in Mexico
Woman still critical after taking ill in Mexico — The trip to Mexico over the Christmas holidays was supposed to be a quiet break in the sun for Su Lyttle and her partner Lynda Young. Fundraiser information Read more on Kitchener – Waterloo Record
Happy Meal Unchanged After 6 Months: Unique To McDonald’s? [UPDATED]
Happy Meal Unchanged After 6 Months: Unique To McDonald’s? [UPDATED] J. Kenji Lopez-Alt of The Food Lab at Serious Eats has completed a rigorous experiment to determine whether the example below and other instances online of rot-free McDonald’s burgers are unique to McDonald’s food, unique to fast food in general, or if the non-rotting is [...]
What’s the best way to clean white plastic yard chairs after storage over the winter?
I have small black spots on the arms and seats of my plastic yard chairs and I am finding them to be difficult to remove. I don’t want to use anything too abrasive for fear it would ruin the smooth surface. Does anyone know of a product that would work or even a home made [...]
Why don’t plastic storage containers dry after they come out of the dishwasher – even overnite?
Can breast milk have bitter taste after being defrost in plastic storage bags?
After pumping, my wife stores extra milk in spacial storage plastic bags in freezer for months. Now it has weird bitter taste. Does anyone know why? Could be it from the plastic bags that sold in Babies-r-us? Thank you very much for your help.
Top 10 of 2009: Quadriplegic Flint girl left in storage bin after death is No. 7 story
Top 10 of 2009: Quadriplegic Flint girl left in storage bin after death is No. 7 story In one of Genesee County’s worst cases of child neglect, the body of Shylae Thomas, a 9-year-old quadriplegic girl, was found stuffed in a plastic storage bin and surrounded by mothballs in a Vienna Township storage facility in [...]
