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Ann Minch has decided to use YouTube as a venue to strike against behemoth Bank of America.

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Papa John paid $250,000 dollars to regain his beloved Camaro. John Schnatter sold the gold-and-black 1971 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 for $2,800 in 1983. The money helped save his father’s tavern in Jeffersonville, Ind., and he used the rest to start what would become a worldwide pizza business.

The popular pizza franchise owner was so desperate to find his muscle car he started a web site dedicated to the search and offered a 250K reward.

He didn’t have to look far as the car only changed hands twice and was still in Kentucky, where Papa John’s headquarters is located in Lousville.

The original buyers found out about the search after Schnatter spoke before an NFL game about the search for his old car. An online search led them to the car blog Jalopnik, which has followed the search and tipped off Papa John’s.

Robinson, who bought the car about five years ago for $4,000, recently delivered the Camaro to Schnatter, earning the $250,000 reward. The original buyers will get $25,000 for their help tracking it down.

The world is in a state of panic! Twitter is down!

I just find it hilarious how Twitter performs a 30 min maintanence and everyone freaks out that they can’t tweet and lose their composure. They treat it like a major crisis, like a nuke went off in New York or something.

People! Twitter will come back, you don’t realise how hard it is to maintain servers for a site that gets millions of visits each day.

Use your facebook status updates as a temporary fix.

An Obama poster that resembles the “Heath Ledger” Joker is showing up in the L.A. area. At the bottom of the poster it reads ‘Socialism’.

The poster has an image of Obama with the same face makeup as “The Joker” from “The Dark Knight”. No one knows who put is posting this image on street posts and walls or why. They obviously see Obama as a madman who tricked us all into socialism. It is a very powerful message that gets the point across. Much more effective than sitting around complaining about the president.

Do you view Obama as a socialist?

We try not to get into politics to much on our site, but this one was unavoidable. There is an “Impeach Obama” bumper sticker that is in mass production along with many others.

While this has Democrats and Obama lovers up in arms in some cases (i.e. protest at malls that sell them), for Repulicans and other conservatives, it is a ‘must have’. You can find the impeach bumper sticker along with many other anti-obama messages at www.upyoursobama.com. I was stunned to see how many ideas there are that can diss the president. My fav was Obama 08 Depression 09.

They also still sell Pro McCain Palin stickers, although I’d say it’s a little late for that.

The Woot special of the day is the HP Business 12.1″ Tablet. It will cost $699.99 plus 5 dollars shipping.

Here are some specs if you are seriously consider buying one.

Warranty:

• HP Limited 3-year standard parts and labor warranty, pick-up or carry-in, and toll-free 7×24 hardware technical phone support
• 1-year limited warranty on primary battery

Features:

• 12.1-inch diagonal widescreen Illumi-Lite display provides for a lighter and more energy efficient notebook
• Chemically-strengthened glass top provides durability and a superior writing experience
• Video and web conferencing, video-enhanced instant messaging, and VoIP, made easy with dual-microphone array and optional integrated camera. Even capture business card images and automatically convert them to text
• Genuine Windows® XP Tablet PC Operating System preinstalled, Windows Vista Business install disc included
• Intel 802.11a/b/g draft n and Bluetooth 2.0
• Battery: 6-cell (44 WHr) high capacity Lithium-Ion
• Battery Life: Up to 5 hours and 30 minutes
• Power supply: External 65-watt Smart AC adapter, 6-foot (1.8-meter) power cord included. Total length including external AC adapter is 12 feet (3.66 meter). HP Fast Charge
• Weight: 3.7 lb (1.68 kg)
• Dimensions (w x d x h): 11.42×8.35×1.11 in (290.00×212.00×28.20 mm)

Security Management:

• HP ProtectTools Security Manager
• HP Fingerprint Sensor
• Configuration Control Hardware
• Memory Change Alert
• Ownership Tag
• Setup Password
• Power-On Password
• TPM 1.2 Embedded Security Chip (disabled where use is restricted by law)
• TPM Enhanced DriveLock (disabled where use is restricted by law)
• HP Disk Sanitizer
• HP 3D DriveGuard
• Kensington Lock Slot
• Windows Security Button (pen-activated Ctrl-Alt-Del)

External I/O Ports:

• 2 USB 2.0
• 1 1394a
• 1 Battery connector
• 1 Microphone In
• 1 Headphone/Line-out
• 1 Docking Connector

Rear I/O Ports:

• 1 RJ-45
• 1 RJ-11
• 1 External VGA Monitor
• 1 AC Power

Specifications:

• Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo 1.8Ghz
• Chipset: Mobile Intel® GM965
• Memory: 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM (Operates at a maximum of 533 MHz with 667 MHz memory)
• Memory upgrade: Upgradeable to 4 GB maximum (2 GB SODIMM in slots 1 and 2)
• 120 GB 5400 rpm 1.8-inch PATA
• Display size: 12.1-inch diagonal Illumi-Lite, WXGA, UWVA anti-glare with Digitizer
• Graphics: Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100, with up to 384 MB shared system memory Microsoft DirectX 9 capable
• Integrated camera: Integrated 2 MP camera (1600×1200 max resolution) on select models
• Network interface: Integrated Intel Gigabit Network Connection (10/100/1000 NIC)
• Modem: 56K V.92 modem
• Wireless: Intel 802.11a/b/g draft n; Intel 802.11a/b/g; Broadcom 802.11a/b/g; Bluetooth 2.0

Audio:

• High Definition Audio support w/24-bit DAC
• Integrated mono speaker
• Integrated microphone
• Touch-sensitive controls for volume up, volume down, and mute
• Stereo headphone/line out
• Stereo microphone in

Go to www.woot.com to order yours today!

General David McKiernan was “dismayed, disappointed, and more than a little embarrassed” when he was ousted as the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, he said at his retirement ceremony Wednesday at Fort McNair in Virginia.

McKiernan took over the post of International Security Assistance Force Commander in June 2008. Just a year into his appointment, however, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates asked for McKiernan’s resignation, citing a need for “new thinking and new ideas” in Afghanistan.

“If you had asked me 30 days ago if I would be here today at my retirement ceremony, I probably would have said no, maybe in a bit stronger terms. Make no mistake — I was dismayed, disappointed, and more than a little embarrassed,” McKiernan said.

The Mike O’Mera Show was an afternoon radio show on WJFK in Washington, D.C. On July 14th, 2009, CBS announced the station would change formats from talk to sports talk and the show would not carry over with the new format. This is sure to be very disappointing to fans that the show has been canceled.

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An out of control fire under the Throgs Neck Bridge Friday shut down traffic between Queens and the Bronx, leaving thousands of morning commuters in a bumper-to-bumper nightmare, officials said.

The 5 a.m. blaze began on construction materials and later spread to scaffolding, officials said.

Nearly 140 firefighters have been battling the three-alarm blaze.

Two firefighters suffered minor injuries and were taken to New York Hospital in Queens, fire officials said. There were no injuries to contractors, who were working at the site.

The blaze was still going at noon.

Engineers were at the scene to determine the cause of the fire and the extent of the damage to the bridge.

Traffic was diverted to the Whitestone and RFK Bridges, according to the MTA.

“There is currently no estimate of when the bridge might reopen,” the agency said early Friday afternoon.

The Throgs Neck Bridge, which stretches from the Bronx to northern Queens, opened in 1961.

It was built to ease congestion on the nearby Whitestone Bridge.