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Rod Wood
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Post by Rod Wood - We are heading into the busy summer travel season and I know many of you will want online access to information as you plan your trip. Here are six sites that Consumer Reports ShopSmart magazine says can help you find bargains and make Read More
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Post by Rod Wood - Prices for just about everything at the supermarket are soaring. But with a little discipline, you can still reduce your grocery bill and provide your family with nutritious food. Here are five tips from Consumer Reports: Read More
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Post by Rod Wood - As a long time pasta fan, I know it can be confusing when buying the right shape pasta at the supermarket. It's not easy doing the shopping when you're the only non-Italian in your household. But I've finally found an excellent guide Read More
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Post by Rod Wood - From everything that I've read, right handed people make up about 90 percent of Americans. That leaves me among the ten percent who are left handers....or southpaws as we're sometimes called. I recently learned that Left-Handers Day Read More
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Post by Rod Wood - When February 17, 2009 rolls around, U.S. television stations will stop broadcasting analog signals and send only digital transmissions. By law, stations like NewsChannel 9 must make the switch.Here are some questions and answers Read More
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Properly inflated tires will keep you and your loved ones driving safely. Post by Rod Wood - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has attributed under inflated tires to crashes that result in 660 fatalities and 33,000 Read More
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Remembering Jean Daugherty: A television pioneer. Post by Rod Wood: I knew Jean had been in failing health in recent years, but I still wasn't ready to hear of her death over the weekend at age 84. I first met Jean at the age of 11, when I appeared Read More
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Post from Rod Wood: Planning to shop for a used car this spring? According to Consumer Reports ShopSmart magazine, here are seven questions you should ask the seller before you buy:(1) How's it equipped? For example, does it have a working Read More
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Post by Rod Wood - Tired of SPAM? No not the meat in a can but that other garbage that turns up in your computer. Consumer Reports ShopSmart magazine offers these five tips to protect yourself from spam:
(1) Never respond to spam. That just lets Read More
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Posted by Rod Wood - With gas for our cars and trucks now around $3.30 a gallon and oil prices at more than $100 a barrel, news came from Associated Press this week that producers are suddenly taking a second look at idle, decades-old wells.When oil sold Read More
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Posted by Rod Wood - Mercifully, a sad week in New York State history is coming to a close. It was a story that parents of young children were probably unable to shield them from. The story was out there.....EVERYWHERE! A governor involved in a Read More
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Post by Rod Wood - You don't have to spend too long at the supermarket, the drug store or the gas station to realize prices have skyrocketed since the beginning of the year. First, let's talk supermarket. Store brand Italian bread, for example, began Read More
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Post by Rod Wood - For the past several weeks, the city of Syracuse has received very little snow. While that means there's less snow to shovel, it exposes a larger problem we don't normally begin to notice until spring and summer: Urban blight. Having Read More
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Posted by Rod Wood - When the sun goes down, it can be nearly impossible to spot a pedestrian. In fact, most of the four-thousand pedestrians killed in the U.S. by cars each year are hit at night. Don't make the mistake of wearing dark clothes---you blend Read More
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Posted by Rod Wood - We learned today of the passing of Armond Magnarelli. To Syracuse northsiders, he was a man who did it all. Born in the city in 1924, Armond was a standout in football, basketball and baseball at the former North High School. World Read More
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Posted by Rod Wood - Here are six habits of successful dieters, according to Consumer Reports ShopSmart magazine. (1) Eat breakfast. 78 percent of the successful losers at the National Weight Control Registry say they eat breakfast, typically cereal Read More
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Posted by Rod Wood - According to: Consumer Reports ShopSmart magazine. (1) Fragile glassware: It could chip, and high heat, detergent and hard water could cause tiny scratches called etching. (2) Hand-painted china. The finish may come off. (3) Read More
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Posted By Rod Wood:
Ever get stains on your clothing but don't know how to get them out? Consumer Reports ShopSmart says there are four stain removers every home should have.
1.Hydrogen peroxide. Good for removing red stains like blood or fruit Read More
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Posted by Rod Wood - Heading out to buy a Christmas tree in the next few weeks? Here are some interesting facts from the National Christmas Tree Association. --The top selling Christmas tree varieties are balsam fir, Douglas fir, Fraser fir, Noble fir, Read More
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Posted by Rod Wood - Our friends at Consumer Reports tell us that the 2007 holiday shopping season is off to a slow start, but a survey by the magazine shows it will take off on Black Friday.24 percent of consumers plan to hit the stores on Black Read More
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