CONSUMER NEWS |
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Remote- Controlled
Helicopter Toy Recalled
After complaints it was being
used against our troops in
Afghanistan. |
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Secret Pact Among Dairy
Producers Revealed
Each pledged to use different colors for
whole, low-fat or non-fat milk containers. |
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FACTOID |
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UK: 50% of Men Would Give Up
Sex for 6 Months for 50-Inch Plasma TV
For 60-inch set, 30% would undergo
castration. |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
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Study: Best Dates Turn Out to
Be Lousy Mates
Based on interviews with 1.3 billion
couples. |
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Price
of First-Class Stamp Going Up
Again
Note: stamps are pieces of paper
affixed to a letter
(see photo). |
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FEATURE |
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A study by RAND
commissioned by the Army
and completed in 2005 to
examine lessons learned
from the Iraq experience
was: |
A ) | widely
circulated and reviewed
within the military so
they could do a better
job in future wars. |
B ) | shared with
Congress and the press to
stimulate public policy
debate. |
C ) | swept under
the rug. |
Hint:
cleanliness is next to
Godliness. |
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NEW PRODUCTS |
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Submersible
Car Saves Time!
And money, when you figure in car
washes and tunnel tolls. Take
this one to the drive-through
aquarium. Shown: sporty
convertible. $23,499, from
Neptune Motors. |
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