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While lengthy and all-inclusive warranties are advertised as if they are a proxy for quality and reliability, in truth the actual cost of passenger car warranties doesn’t seem to correlate that well with the reputation of the manufacturers. This is … Continue reading →

The title of this compilation of seminal proto-then-post-punk legends Pere Ubu’s early material immediately brought to mind the tag line for an old cultural radio show in the France of my youth, “L’élite pour tous!”. “The elite for all”, the … Continue reading →

Posted Jul. 13, 2015 at 3:53 PM Article source: http://www.oakridger.com/article/20150713/NEWS/150719963

3D Robotics co-founder and president Jordi Munoz sees liftoff for the drone market through apps. Nick Statt/CNET SAN DIEGO — What separates a drone from a smartphone? Well, other than the fact that your iPhone can’t fly (yet), drones don’t … Continue reading →

July 14, 2015 | By Alec The original Benton maquette. While you rarely think about it when visiting a museum, many of those exhibited pieces are very delicate and need to be handled with extreme care. But what do you … Continue reading →

By MARTHA BELLISLE and GENE JOHNSONAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Search crews looking for a small plane that crashed in north-central Washington with three people aboard said Tuesday night they have located wreckage in the general area where a crash … Continue reading →