Mass. man sees debt to Brady repaid by stranger

A convicted bank robber who says he had to panhandle to repay a debt to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has had his debt erased by a local businessman.

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Meltdown 101: Seeking answers in cardboard boxes

Whether it's a Big Mac or a Mac computer, nearly everything comes in a cardboard box.

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DTV converter boxes could run out, industry warns

Stores could soon run out of the federally subsidized boxes that let an older TV set receive new digital signals, the Consumer Electronics Association has warned.

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House votes to delay digital TV transition

The House voted Wednesday 264-158 to delay the analog TV shutdown until June 12.

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Schwarzenegger tries to revive government reforms

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger promised in his first State of the State address to give California government a facelift.

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Canseco takes another swing at fame

Jose Canseco was primed for some more bashing.

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Celeb lunchboxes to benefit hunger relief

Mario Batali is doing it. So are Gwyneth Paltrow and Salman Rushdie.

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Telecom rollouts raise ire over utility boxes

The road to advanced video, Internet and phone services is bumpy — and the bumps can be almost as big as refrigerators.

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Agreement may mean end of cable set-top boxes

The set-top box, a necessary appendage for millions of cable television customers for decades, is moving toward extinction.

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Cable Firms to Raise Set-Top Box Rates

Cable companies are planning to charge more for set-top boxes to help pay for new, more expensive versions mandated by the Federal Communications Commission.

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What is the most extravagant Christmas present you have ever bought?

I will admit that I have bought a lot of extravagant or expensive Christmas presents. Laptops, computers, XBox 360, PlayStation3, 4 wheelers etc. The list goes on and on. Electronics are always expensive which is why I don't buy them until Christams or birthday's.

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Once upon a time, charity boxes of so-called Islamic welfare organisations were a ubiquitous sight at shops in our cities. These boxes were claimed to have been put there by the shopkeepers and Islamic welfare groups to raise money for the building of mosques and madressahs.

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Yikes!

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I'm sorry I can't write anything more here. I'm laughing too much ...

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THEY are perhaps more instantly recognised today as Dr Who's time-travelling Tardis. But police in the Capital are about to turn the clock back more than 40 years by bringing police boxes back into use.

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It's always seemed a little too effortless to finish off a box of Girl Scout cookies, but if they are a little easier to dust off this year, it's not just in your head.

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Admit it -- you can't quite remember the last time you cleaned out your refrigerator or pantry. What you didn't know is that old food is more of a health hazard than you realize.

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Excerpt: Channel-surfing behind bars is about to get more expensive. Florida is poised to spend about $100,000 in tax money to upgrade 1,500 prison televisions so they'll work Feb. 17, when the nation switches from analog to digital broadcasts.

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Filling the LandFills

So many things made today are just going to landfills. There are at least three main things that people need to be aware of that could help reduce what gets thrown away. The first being cheap making of items that already do the job we need. For example batteries.

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...Sgt. Tim Curran said the federal Transportation Security Administration found 15 pounds of pot Monday night.... Before boarding her flight, Wilson checked two large cardboard boxes at the U.S. Airways ticket counter, Curran said.

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30 Boxes: A Layman's Initial Thoughts

I'm not a tech expert, but I think it would be fair to label me a tech enthusiast. I follow along closely enough to have heard the hype regarding 30 boxes and to have signed up and been accepted to the beta.

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