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Ladies and gentlemen, the (new) Beetle
Ladies and gentlemen, the (new) Beetle (WNDY-TV Indianapolis)
In its 73-year history, the Beetle has evolved from the hippie ride of choice to a cute chick car.

The Fixer: Drivers forced to peer around strange structure (The Toronto Star)
It would help if drivers had x-ray vision when trying to look past an odd shed on Yonge St.

Reports: Van Morrison had `love child' with Texan (KSDK-TV Saint Louis)
Newspapers have published evidence they say proves that singer Van Morrison fathered a child out of wedlock with one of his U.S. tour promoters.

Lobster shells valuable for golf balls, plant pots
Lobster shells valuable for golf balls, plant pots ( KEPR CBS 19)
Lobsters aren't just for eating anymore. The shells from Maine's signature seafood are being used to manufacture decorative tiles, trivets and drinking-glass coasters.

Google Maps used as evidence in murder trial (examiner)
Images from Google Maps are being used as evidence in a murder trial. Zoomed-in satellite images of the wooded dirt road where Bradley Cooper's wife was found slain were found on his computer. All of them had been accessed while Nancy Cooper was still alive.

Lobster shells valuable for golf balls (WDTN-TV Dayton)
Lobsters aren't just for eating anymore. The shells from Maine's signature seafood are being used to manufacture decorative tiles, trivets and drinking-glass coasters.

Hackers modify traffic signal to show couple having sex (examiner)
A couple having sex on the street would naturally stop traffic. In Nimwegen, Holland, it turned out that a traffic light hacked to show a couple having "doggy style" sex similarly stopped traffic.

Congressman calls iPad a job killer, but forgets about all the jobs created in China (examiner)
Do you like this Article? The iPad has been credited for a number of positive things, but now the magical device is receiving blame.

E-books outsell all other book types in February (examiner)
In late January, Amazon.com announced that for the first time, paperbacks were outsold by e-books at its site (hardbacks had been eclipsed six months before). On Thursday, the Association of American Publishers (AAP) made it official overall: e-books are now the most popular U.S. reading format.

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