Couple Lost for 3 Days After GPS Leads Them Astray

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HEADLINE: Couple Lost for 3 Days After GPS Leads Them Astray
SOURCE LINK: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,581303,00.html?test=latestnews
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — A Nevada couple letting their SUV's navigation system guide them through the high desert of Eastern Oregon got stuck in snow for three days when the GPS unit sent them down a remote forest road.
On Sunday, atmospheric conditions apparently changed enough for their GPS-enabled cell phone to get a weak signal and relay coordinates to a dispatcher, Klamath County Sheriff Tim Evinger said.
"GPS almost did 'em in and GPS saved 'em," Evinger said. "It will give you options to pick the shortest route. You certainly get the shortest route. But it may not be a safe route."

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HEADLINE: Women 'can sense attraction in men's sweat'
SOURCE LINK: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/6896262/Women-can-sense-attraction-in-mens-sweat.html
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The smell of a man's sweat differs according to what mood he is in and women can pick up on changes that indicate attraction, according to new research.
The study, led by Dr Denise Chen, assistant professor of psychology at Rice University, in Texas, America, involved introducing two types of male sweat to 19 women in their 20s - one type was labelled 'normal', the other 'sexual'.

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HEADLINE: Police: Homeless Man Steals, Crashes Plane
SOURCE LINK: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/12/28/ap/strange/main6030136.shtml?tag=cbsnewsSectionContent.11
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Police in Maryland say a homeless man tried to leave town in a stolen plane but crashed the single-engine aircraft on a municipal airport runway before he ever left the ground.
Calvin Cox, 51, faces a bond hearing Monday on charges of felony theft, burglary and trespass.
Lt. Clark Pennington says a Frederick County Sheriff's Office canine team found Cox in the woods near the airport after an airport worker reported the crash of the Piper Super Cub at about 2:15 a.m. Monday.

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HEADLINE: Son dies visiting mum's gravesite
SOURCE LINK: http://www.news.com.au/world/son-dies-visiting-dead-mums-grave/story-e6frfkyi-1225814271215
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A DEVOTED son died as he made his annual Christmas Day pilgrimage to his mother's grave - after slipping on a patch of ice at the cemetery in Manchester, England.
Builder Jimmy Halpin, 54, was on his way to lay a wreath with his sister Frances when he lost his footing and suffered fatal head and neck injuries.
His was rushed to Trafford General Hospital, Greater Manchester, but was pronounced dead on arrival.

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HEADLINE: The unstoppable rise of the public trophy wife
SOURCE LINK: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6966399.ece
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The new generation of sassy first ladies like Carla Sarkozy and Michelle Obama are eclipsing their men and winning votes in style...Behind every great statesman is meant to stand a good woman. But what if she doesn’t want to stay there? Public life in the last decade has belonged to the wives, especially the political variety, who have never been more analysed and admired as their husbands strain to hold our attention and our votes. Michelle Obama, Carla Bruni, Queen Rania, Spain’s Princess Letizia, our own Sarah Brown…

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HEADLINE: $1bn worth of useless Xmas gifts rejected
SOURCE LINK: http://www.news.com.au/national/million-unwanted-gifts-worth-1b/story-e6frfkvr-1225814009803
CLIP:

FROM socks and jocks to scented candles and novelty neck ties - nearly $1 billion was shelled out on unwanted gifts this Christmas.
While many gifts are returned or exchanged, rejected presents are also flooding eBay.
More than 20,000 items with "unwanted" in the title or description were listed on the online auction website since Christmas Day.
A Galaxy survey commissioned by eBay found the most common unwanted gifts included scented candles, novelty neck ties and foot spas.