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Forever Frugal? Survey Confirms Persistent Frugality

Photo: found at OC Register 50% of Americans had reduced their electronics and apparel expenditures in the past 12 months, according to a survey conducted by management consulting firm, Booz & Company . They sum up their findings saying that “the impact of the brutal recession of 2008-2009 has resulted in lasting changes in consumer behaviors, and disruptive changes in the consumer goods and retail landscapes.” they go on to suggest that these, “self-reported changes in consumer behavior, ev… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The OkCupid blog collects information from 500,000 first contact messages, showing which words and phrases received the most positive responses (or any response at all.) Ladies and gentlemen, according to their findings, here is the perfect first contact: “How's it going?

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Minor tasered to death over hot pockets

A 17-year-old died at Carolinas Medical Center Thursday after a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer shocked him with a Taser during a confrontation at a grocery store in northeast Charlotte.

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Minor tasered to death over hot pockets