Toyota is bringing a small, electric city car concept vehicle to the Detroit auto show, where it will appear alongside the redesigned Prius hybrid.
No one’s saying much about the car other than confirming it’s purely electric and smaller than a Prius. “It’s a concept we are bringing to the show basically to confirm our interest [...]
December 27, 2008
Categories: humor, news, newsworthy issues, personalities in the news, tech news . Tags: bubble wrap, electric cars, fuel-efficiency, Toyota, unique gifts . Author: therockrelic . Comments: Leave a Comment
Lungs have been successfully “reconditioned” to make them suitable for transplanting, a team of Canadian doctors has claimed.
Up to 80% of donated lungs have sustained damage during death or intensive care treatments.
The team from Toronto General Hospital was able to keep lungs stable outside the body long enough to repair them.
“This has allowed us to [...]
December 26, 2008
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A NEW USE FOR CELL PHONES?
A new 007-esque cellphone hack could bring cheap, on-the-spot disease detection to even the most remote villages on earth.
Using only an LED, plastic light filter and some wires, scientists at UCLA scientists have modified a simple cellphone into a portable blood tester capable of detecting HIV, malaria and other illnesses!
As [...]
December 23, 2008
Categories: holidays, medical news, news, newsworthy issues, pets . . Author: therockrelic . Comments: Leave a Comment
We’ve all been following the story of the airliner that veered off a Denver airport runway, burst into flames — and nearly broke apart! Well, firefighters said earlier today that it was a miracle that no one was killed.
There’s still no word on the cause of the crash, though FIAA investigators have been on the [...]
December 22, 2008
Categories: news, newsworthy issues . Tags: air safety, airliner crash, Denver airport . Author: therockrelic . Comments: Leave a Comment
To most of us, there was no doubt: The pitiful little remains in the bag they found near the Anthony home were those of little Caylee. And, this afternoon, word from Orange Country ME Dr. Jan Garavaglia, proved us right …
Nonetheless, it still tore everybody up; not just the deed, but that it was an [...]
December 20, 2008
Categories: crime, news, newsworthy issues, personalities in the news, politics . Tags: auto bailout, Casey Anthony, Caylee Anthony, Chrysler, General Motors, Gov. Blagojevich, Illinois governor . Author: therockrelic . Comments: 1 Comment
UPDATE: As of 1 PM EST this afternoon (19 November), the skeletal remains found just a few houses from Caylee Anthony’s grandparents have been identified as belonging to the missing three-year-old! More on this in the next post …)
First, lemme give you a quick “heads-up”:
NBC’s “Today” show is heading for prime-time, if only [...]
December 19, 2008
Categories: celebrities, crime, humor, news, newsworthy issues, personalities in the news, television . Tags: Adam Walsh, beef cologne, Burger King, Caylee Anthony, NBC Television Network, Today show . Author: therockrelic . Comments: Leave a Comment
Okay … was it any mystery that Time Magazine bestowed its prestigious Man Of The Year award (and front cover) on President-elect Barack Obama?
Yes, he does deserve it — and for three very good reasons:
Sen. Obama has accomplished something that no other Presidential hopeful has done: He broke the racial barrier separating African-Americans from 1600 [...]
December 18, 2008
Categories: crime, medical news, news, newsworthy issues, personalities in the news, politics . Tags: Adam Walsh, Barack Obama, Caylee Anthony, face transplants, Man Of The Year . Author: therockrelic . Comments: Leave a Comment
Users of the Internet Explorer web browser are advised to switch to a different one (like Firefox or Opera) until a serious security flaw is fixed.
This flaw could conceivably allow criminals to take control of people’s computers and steal their passwords, according to internet experts.
At this moment, Microsoft says it’s investigating the problem and preparing [...]
December 16, 2008
Categories: celebrities, crime, news, newsworthy issues, personalities in the news, politics, tech news, television . Tags: Caylee Anthony, Gov. Blagojevich, governor of Illinois, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, Peter Falk . Author: therockrelic . Comments: Leave a Comment
Okay … so now we know that Madonna’s split with Guy Ritchie’s going to cost her between 76 and 92 million bucks! He also gets the value of their Ashcombe home in the UK.
But why are so many people fascinated by this divorce? The Double-E randomly asked readers on both sides of the [...]
December 15, 2008
Categories: celebrities, news, newsworthy issues, personalities in the news, politics . Tags: Caroline Kennedy, divorce, Guy Ritchie, Hillary Clinton, Madonna, New York, Robert F. Kennedy . Author: therockrelic . Comments: Leave a Comment
The case against Caylee Anthony’s biological mother (I hate that coined phrase, “Tot Mom”. If that female-of-the-species is a mom, then O.J. Simpson must’ve been a loving husband …) grows stronger with each day. And, from the email (and comments) I’ve received, she oughtta pay the ultimate price for her alleged crime.
WHOA, Double-E! [...]
December 14, 2008
Categories: crime, news, newsworthy issues . Tags: abandoned children, Casey Anthony, Caylee Anthony, death penalty, pro wrestling . Author: therockrelic . Comments: Leave a Comment