The Stupid Things You Do When Shopping (and How to Fix Them). It’s officially holiday shopping season, and retailers are counting on your consumer impulses to drive you to buy everything your lustful heart desires. If you’ve ever ended up with a cart full of fishbowls, bedazzlers, and life-sized giraffe statues, you know shopping fever can cause you to make some pretty stupid choices. Here’s a look at some of the most common motivators of bad shopping decisions and what you can do to put a stop to them.
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According to this report, people that use Yahoo, Hotmail and AOL have bad credit scores.
We found another intriguing credit score correlation, email address domains. Based on a sample of 20,000 credit scores, our data shows that there is a difference of average scores based on what email service users prefer. Interestingly, Gmail and Comcast users came out the top with a higher average, while AOL and Yahoo users had the lowest average credit scores.
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“The World’s Greatest Rock And Roll Band.” Made by Stern Pinball, Inc., the company whose history is inextricably entwined with the pinball industry, this game lets fans accompany the band on a whirlwind concert tour spanning 40 years of rock ‘n roll history. Seven special features such as World Tour, Rock Star, and Licks allow players to rack up points to rock ‘n roll excess, and when all are completed unlocks a Wizard Encore Mode.
The game features cutout figures of the band’s members (including frontman Mick Jagger rooster strutting across the playfield) and plays 13 classic Stones songs, including It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll, Shattered, and Start Me Up. It even uses a three-dimensional version of the Stones’ “Licking Lips” logo as a prop for a miniature stage.
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Located beneath the craft and oriented at a fixed 20º angle, the pinhole camera captures 640 x 480 resolution AVI videos. The included infrared remote controls both the helicopter and the camera from up to 30′ away, turning the camera on/off with a button.
Videos are saved onto an included 1 GB microSD card that stores up to 30 minutes of video, easily copied to a computer for viewing using the included microSD-to-USB adapter. Its horizontal tail rotor works with its two contra-rotating coaxial main rotors to keep the helicopter balanced during up/down, left/right, forward/backward flight.
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A MAN ravaged by a shocking skin disease has revealed himself in public in a bid to save his children from the same fate. Chandra Wisnu, 57, suffers from a rare disease that has left him covered in tumours resembling pink bubble wrap. The father of four – known as “The Bubble Man” in his home village in Indonesia – rarely leaves his house.
When he does, he wears three jackets, a balaclava and sunglasses so he doesn’t frighten children. “People are afraid, they are frightened of my horrible face and worried they might catch the disease,” he said. “So instead I avoid people, I rarely go out except to pick up my daughter from school.
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