innovation: 2 Freakishly Futuristic iPhone Add-Ons

When the iPhone came out, did anyone really expect it to spawn all kinds of bizarre add-on devices that could make this seemingly innocuous smartphone powerful

Another huge Toyota recall includes Lexus IS, GS in U.S.

Toyota announced another massive global recall today: Nearly 1.7 million cars -- including Lexus IS and GS sedans in the U.S. -- for two fuel leak problems.
The largest recall today was for improper installation of a fuel pressure sensor that could allow it to vibrate loose, causing fuel to leak in the engine compartment. It affects more than 1.3 million Japan market vehicles, but also 255,000 of its luxury Lexus brand sedans in the U.S. and 10,000 in Europe The U.S. vehicles are:

5-foot Monitor Lizard

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Animal services officers often get calls reporting "huge," monstrous reptiles, only to arrive and find an itty-bitty garden snake.

The 5-foot Monitor lizard wandering around a condo complex in the city of Riverside was way bigger than animal control officer Jenny Selter could have imagined.

Oscar nominations 2011: 'King's Speech' leads with 12 nominations; 'True Grit' nets 10

By Jen Chaney
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, January 25, 2011; 9:45 AM


The Academy Award nominations, announced this morning in Los Angeles, mostly stuck to the script that Oscar-season observers expected.

"The King's Speech" led the field with 12 nominations,

10 Phrases Women Use to Scare Men

Women are very understanding creatures. Well...i’d like to think so being that i am a woman. Anyways, there are a few things, rather WORDS we use as a weapon against men during fights, confrontations or arguments to win them over or to just win...period. As a woman I have the advantage of raising my voice, throwing tantrums, and finally reducing to a pout and eyes brimming with tears to get attention. Not that i do all of that - i’m just saying those characteristics go hand in hand for us because it’s human nature. Just like men go hand in hand with a scruffy beard, 3 days consecutive TV of sports and a smelly couch. It just goes. Here’s my list