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A man is dead after he was run over by the driver of a car from which he was allegedly trying steal a catalytic converter in Palmdale.

These guys take less than 2 minutes to jack and remove the catalytic converter from this prius, but I think they could get close to one minute with more practice.

ZEBULON, N.C. — A 50-year-old man was found dead underneath a car while trying to steal a catalytic converter on Monday morning, according to officials with the Wake County Sheriff's Office. Joshua Larry Diehl was underneath a disabled car when the jack he was using malfunctioned and was stuck pinned underneath the car on U.S. Route 64 at Debnam Road in Zebulon. "It is unknown how long Diehl may have been under the vehicle before being discovered," officials said. The owner of the car was on her way home from work on Sunday night and had to pull over because...

I'll be vacationing this year in the Czech Republic and will be taking my Surface Pro 3 tablet and Android phone. Any recommendations on a EU compatible plug? USB charger ports are a definite plus. Will the plug also need a converter? Cost range?

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Warren Buffett Joins Schwarzenegger's Team Wed August 13, 2003 03:35 PM ET By Adam Tanner SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Arnold Schwarzenegger added financial heavyweight Warren Buffett to his team on Wednesday as California officials set about finalizing the longest-ever list of candidates in the state's recall election. "I have known Arnold for years and know he'll be a great governor," Buffett, one of America's best-known and most respected investors, said in a statement. "It is critical to the rest of the nation that California's economic crisis be solved, and I think Arnold will get that job done." Democrat Gray Davis,...

[News]Hollywood Wants to Plug the "Analog Hole" The Big Picture The people who tried to take away your VCR are at it again. Hollywood has always dreamed of a "well-mannered marketplace" where the only technologies that you can buy are those that do not disrupt its business. Acting through legislators who dance to Hollywood's tune, the movie studios are racing to lock away the flexible, general-purpose technology that has given us a century of unparalelled prosperity and innovation. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) filed the "Content Protection Status Report" with the Senate Judiciary Committee last month, laying out...