Archive for June 6th, 2008

  • OK, so I should pay attention to local news…

     because this is GREAT:
    Gov. Strickland signs payday loan limit- cleveland.com
    Columbus — As Gov. Ted Strickland signed a measure capping payday lending rates at 28 percent, Ohio payday lenders explored ways to fight back against the bill they say is a death warrant for the industry.Joined by legislative leaders and a room full of folks [...]

  • Ya want scary? They’re still allowed to drive.

    Fire officials say hoarded gasoline led to fire
    DARTMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say a couple trying to beat the high cost of gasoline accidentally caused a fire that burned their apartment complex.Fire Chief Richard Arruda says the couple had about 45 gallons of gasoline in nine plastic jugs stacked in a closet that also [...]

  • jeez louise

    Oz TV advises CO2-emitting children to die early | The Register

    The Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s “Planet Slayer” site invites young children to take a “greenhouse gas quiz”, asking them “how big a pig are you?”. At the end of the quiz, the pig explodes, and ABC tells children at “what age you should die at [...]