Scammer ingenuity knows no bounds. In 2010, as in years past, more criminals are taking the trouble to craft schemes, fudge websites, and get rich off the tight economy and the consumer desperation that goes along with it. WalletPop presents a list of the top ten scams to look out for. “Free trial” scams Deceptive […]
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When Trevis Kurz looked around at his surroundings last March, he knew he was representing Ohio State to people from all over the world. The commotion was incredible, the excitement was infectious and the competition seemed insurmountable. “There were 50,000 people,” Kurz said. “It was total chaos, I didn’t know what was going on that
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msnbc: Some 80 years ago, John Ruocco’s then 16-year-old uncle was struck and killed by a drunk driver in the Bronx. Although it happened years before he was born, Ruocco grew up hearing about the tragedy from his parents, who witnessed it, and vowed to do something about drunk driving. A couple of years ago,
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Before 1970, when the first Earth Day occurred, no federal laws barred companies from releasing toxic chemicals into the air and water. Today, that seems almost difficult to imagine. As people celebrate Earth Day’s 40 anniversary today, USA TODAY takes a look backward and shows how much environmental progress has occurred. In the animated video,
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ABC7 reports that the Home Smart Card is a reloadable gift card used to pay for cab rides. The card is sold for $25 and allows you to add additional amounts. It is accepted by most cab companies that accept major credit cards. Inventor Rosette Marturana designed the card because she worried about her 21
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According to a story at CNNMoney, there are an estimated 300 to 400 companies in the United States peddling electronic medical records (EMR) systems to the nation’s hospitals, medical clinics and solo practitioners. While some, such as GE Healthcare and NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, are part of corporate behemoths, the vast majority are small, privately
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Earl Yerby was watching a television newscast and saw a report about how quickly germs and bacteria grow inside reusable shopping bags, according to a story in The Raleigh News And Observer. He thought someone ought to come up with a way to sanitize those bags. So he did. After doing online research, Yerby, 56,
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Last week I spoke with Paul Cooper from BodyCo, a tattoo franchise in Canada. I don’t have an tattoos, and after talking to him, I don’t think I’ll be setting foot in a tattoo shop unless it is a BodyCo one. Paul explained that the typical method of tattooing is a dirty and unhealthy experience.
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MarcoNews.com: Kelly Martin is more than a mom on a mission, and she’s making it her business to be one. A mother of two, Martin is a local representative for Child Shield, a national business program intended to combat the ever-present threat of child abduction. “It’s out there,” said Martin, who asserts the program aims
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Trendspotter Springwise reports that GPS technology is enabling all kinds of new products and services on mobile devices, so why not on “mobile” entities of the four-footed kind? Pets, that is–many of whom have a tendency to roam at least as much as the average cellphone user. Enter SpotLight, a new solution that uses GPS
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