In the battle to curb speeding drivers there have been fines, bans, road cameras, sleeping policemen and, occasionally, even real policemen. None, it is safe to say, has been an undiluted success. So now children are being given the chance to make a difference with drivers pulled over for speeding near schools being offered either a £60 fixed penalty (and three points on their licence) or a d... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

If you are planning on staying in your house for a long time, paying discount home mortgage points up front can be a good idea. The longer you stay in your home, the more the interest rate matters. picked by shakadoo 1 year ago

McLaren stripped of constructors' points and fined $100 million in Formula One spy case. picked by punthe 12 months ago

Capture the black squares, avoid the red ones, Black circles give bonus points and red ones deduct points. Not as easy as it sounds... picked by DemureArt 2 months ago

The pencil is the most important tool in the world.
It's the more powerful weapon you could ever use...
Of course that different usages require different point types. picked by orion1977 10 months ago

Acupuncturehas been throughly studied and continues to be. There is substantial proof that it helps relieve nausea and chronic lower back pain. It might possibly aid other ills as well. picked by euchrefreak55 12 months ago

Convinceme.net is the ultimate debating website. First off it's free to join. You can create any number challenges, and compete in any number of debates that other users create as challenges. Compete for votes, a winning record, and points. It's your chance to convince the world that you are right! If you get a certain number of points, and have a winning record, you can also have the chance of c... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Karma can come back to you at any moment. Sometimes your Karma comes back to you Instantly. Want to find out if your karma is good or bad? Take this test to find out. picked by wags273 8 months ago

According to reports appearing across the United States and as far away as Singapore and Japan, entrapments occur because of two of the biggest selling points of shoes like Crocs: their flexibility and grip. Some report the shoes get caught in the "teeth" at the bottom or top of the escalator, or in the crack between the steps and the side of the escalator. picked by muppet 12 months ago

The image is made with over 210.000 tiny photographs and a total size of over 1.500.000.000 points in other words it is a 1.5 Gigapixel Image. picked by LatueOfStiberty 1 year ago

"I expected this out of John McCain," Obama said in desperation. "But I've got to say, I'm a little disappointed when I start hearing the exact same talking points coming out of my Democratic colleague Hillary Clinton. She knows better." picked by 1thirteen3 5 months ago

New evidence points to another possibility to explain the extinction of the Neanderthal. Women's Lib was alive and well with the Neanderthals. Womon hunted big game with the men. Excessive number of casualties amongst the fertile women may have doomed the Neanderthals picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

A collection of old photographs compared to new shots taken of the same scene from the same vantage points. Times have changed... picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

New Zealanders claimed their neighbour was Lord Lucan. Their neighbour points out that if he were, he would have to have lost a decade in age.... and five inches in height. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

A fun ad for an insurance company. They went to a whole lot of trouble to get the sounds of cars crashing, honking and skidding and used them to create music. 5 points to whoever can guess the song. picked by Kevertje 8 months ago

A journey through religeon and drug use throughout history. Well documented book of philosophy that points to psycho-active plants for bringing about self awareness during evolutionn. picked by donteatpoop 1 year ago

Vatican updates its talking points for the 21st century, tells people if they don't recycle, they're going to hell picked by doggylives 6 months ago

First-year students whose roommates brought a video game player to college studied 40 minutes less each day on average. Those 40 minutes of lost study time translated into first-semester grades that were 0.241 points lower on the 4.0 grade scale. picked by punthe 12 months ago

Midwest flood aftereffects are already showing up in higher theater popcorn prices.

Prices for microwave popcorn are next. Gotta have it? Geek guru Alton Brown has a remedy for this budget breaker. . Read the reviewers’ comments for fine points, and enjoy. picked by meggysue 2 months ago

A study of 240,000 Norwegian men says eldest children have IQs 2 to 3 points greater than younger siblings'. picked by pjanaway 1 year ago