Archive for the ‘General Interest’ Category
Thursday, August 25th, 2005
Volvo is testing a vehicle that requires that drivers pass a breath analysis test. If the driver fails or if the seatbelt isn't fastened, the vehicle won't start. The are also consider the use of a set of ignition keys that could limit the car to a preset speed. ...
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Sunday, August 21st, 2005
A new survey by Accountemps shows that employees spend an average of 56 minutes a day on personal Internet use.
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Sunday, August 21st, 2005
Eligibility for an annual free credit report is determined by your state of residence based on the rollout schedule set by federal law. The east, which includes Virginia, will be eligible beginning September 1, 2005.
The central site below allows you to request a free credit file disclosure, commonly called a ...
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Wednesday, August 10th, 2005
There are more than 4,500 Web sites related to militant Islamic groups. ?The Internet has all necessary instructions and advice for those who want to carry out a terrorist attack,? said Rita Katz, a director of an association that monitors the web sites advocating Jihad. Some analysts believe that ...
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Friday, August 5th, 2005
A trooper from the Suffolk area was injured while moving a flash-bang - a explosive device used by the VSP SWAT team to provide light and sound - into another vehicle when it detonated in his right hand.
Trooper DeShawn Melton lost his right index finger and is still in Chesapeake ...
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Friday, August 5th, 2005
WASHINGTON (AP) -- An international organization representing the heads of police departments across the world has issued new guidelines recommending that officers who confront a suicide bomber should shoot the suspect in the head, the Washington Post reported.
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Thursday, August 4th, 2005
Experts are cautioning music lovers to turn the volume down on mp3 players. Mp3 players allow users to listen to music for longer than ever before. Combined with high volumes, this can cause hearing loss.
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Sunday, July 31st, 2005
Two accused methamphetamine traffickers apparently rigged up their car so that if cops closed in, a small rocket carrying their stash would pop up from the trunk and launch itself far from the long arm of the law.
Now let's pause for a second and see if we can come up ...
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Saturday, July 30th, 2005
Another top Department of Game and Inland Fisheries official has stepped down following an audit of the agency's personnel and spending practices, and the department's governing board has adopted an anti-retaliation policy to protect employees.
Colonel Terry Bradbery, a senior game warden implicated in an audit, has decided to retire, said ...
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Saturday, July 30th, 2005
Help the police, firefighters, paramedics and other medical personnel to help you. Use your cell phone as an emergency contact resource.
Enter the number of your emergency contact into your cell phone?s address book. Label it as ICE and store it. Paramedics or doctors can then access that number if ...
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Tuesday, July 26th, 2005
Shops are an easy target for identity thieves. Unlike banks, merchants often lack the knowledge or resources to secure customers' data.
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Wednesday, July 20th, 2005
Do you ride a motorcycle or bicycle? Is a helmet part of your regular equipment? Which helmet is the best? Which standard should you be looking for when you buy a helmet? The June issue of Motorcyclist magazine has the best consumer helmet article we have ...
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Tuesday, July 19th, 2005
BURTON, Mich. (AP) -- Two police cruisers collided during a chase Saturday, killing a Flint police officer who had been with the force four months and seriously injuring three other officers, police said.
The crash happened about 1:50 a.m. EDT as police were trying to stop a driver in Genesee County, ...
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Thursday, July 14th, 2005
George Phillips of Meridian, Mississippi was going up to bed when his wife told him that he'd left the light on in the garden shed, which she could see from the bedroom window.
George opened the back door to go turn off the light but saw that there were people ...
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