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Imagine if you could drive at night with your high beams on all the time, bathing the road ahead in bright light but without ever blinding other drivers. In Europe and Asia, many cars offer adaptive driving beam headlights that can do this. ADB is a lighting technology that has been available for many years in other parts of the world including Europe, China and Canada, but not in the United States. It can actually shape the light coming from headlights rather than scattering it all over the road. If there’s a car coming in the other direction, or one...

DETROIT – Anyone who has ever been temporarily blinded by high-beam headlights from an oncoming car will be happy to hear this. U.S. highway safety regulators are about to allow new high-tech headlights that can automatically tailor beams so they focus on dark areas of the road and don't create glare for oncoming drivers. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it issued a final rule allowing what's called “adaptive driving beam headlights” on new vehicles. It will go into effect when published in the Federal Register in the next few days. The headlights, commonly used in Europe, have LED...

An awkward vaccine side effect has been reported by a Victorian woman who claims her body’s “high beams” have been permanently switched on since getting double jabbed. SNIP She explained how eventually, she managed to connect the onset of the issue to her double Pfizer vaccination. “I’ve worked out that I had the double vaccination and I had Pfizer, and ever since then my headlights have been on,” she said. SNIP Many other women claimed they too had experienced the phenomenon after receiving their Pfizer jabs. “OMG yes this has happened to me too,” one woman wrote in a comment...

President Biden is “like a deer in the headlights when it comes to standing up to oppression,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) claimed Tuesday night while discussing the ongoing unrest in Cuba. “Freedom needs you now, President Biden,” Graham said on Fox News’ “Hannity”. “The people of Cuba need you to speak up. You should go on television very soon and say, ‘We stand with your right to demand freedom in Cuba, in our backyard. We’re with you, we stand against the regime that’s putting people in jail and snatching them off the streets.’ “This is a moment for Joe Biden...

I have a 1998 Ford Explorer that has a timer for the headlights. Apparently it's messed up because the headlights stay on WAAAAAY longer than they should. I know it's a safety/convenience feature, but it's draining the battery...even a brand new one I put on a month ago. Is there a way to disable the "timer" so that the headlights shut off when the motor does? Thanks in advance for your help.

To­day is a #freethenip­ple day in Ice­land, a day in which a fem­i­nist wave has swept the coun­try. The day was par­tic­u­larly cel­e­brated in Reyk­javik's Uni­ver­si­ties and col­leges and an end­less amount of women tweeted their sup­port, and their nip­ples, in­clud­ing an MP. Here's a look at the day in pic­tures in which women went bra­less or top­less to show their sup­port. The in­ter­na­tional #freethenip­ple cause ad­dresses equal rights for men and women, a more bal­anced view of cen­sor­ship and the rights for all women the world over to breast­feed in pub­lic.

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) -- Hauling a truckload of logs to a Southern Oregon mill last fall, Chris Hill noticed a sheriff's deputy behind him and flashed his lights to warn a UPS driver coming the other way. The deputy pulled over Hill on U.S. Highway 140 in White City and handed him a $260 ticket for improperly using his headlights, saying another deputy had seen the flashing lights from behind the UPS truck and alerted him to stop the log truck because of the signaling. Outraged, Hill decided to fight the ticket, and on Wednesday, a Jackson County Justice...

"Most headlights are made of polycarbonate plastic, which is durable and scratch-resistant. But over time polycarbonate clouds over, mostly due to UV rays that degrade the outer layer of plastic. ..... .....Good do it yourself project;

The world's most famous Israeli-born actress is joining the ranks of Hollywood stars getting behind the camera, but with a major difference: she'll be doing it in Hebrew. Natalie Portman reveals in the March issue of W magazine that she'll make her directorial debut with A Tale of Love and Darkness, bringing to the big screen Amos Oz's memoir about growing up in 1940s and Fifties Jerusalem. Portman told the fashion magazine that she plans to preserve the language of the memoir by directing the film in Hebrew. "I've been reading Oz since high school, and when I read his...

TSA EVENT: Turn your Headlights On every Wednesday, 3pm-6pm Let everyone know you support the Conservative-American voice. Every Wednesday, from 3pm to 6pm, turn your headlights on. This is during daylight hours, so everyone will know you have them on for a reason. (For PST, this is also when Michael Savage airs live)

A US Air Force sergeant who appears nude in the latest edition of Playboy magazine has been stood down from duties as an investigation begins. Michelle Manhart, 30, is pictured in a range of poses, some while wearing uniform and striking a military pose, others while stripped naked. The air force said in a statement her actions "does not meet the high standards we expect of our airmen". Ms Manhart said she did not expect to be disciplined and defended the photos. Ms Manhart, who is married with two children, appears in the February issue of Playboy's US edition....

Say hello to America's Hottest Mom. At least, one of them — if you believe a new reality show. Single mom Kelly Heyniger, who lives with her two children in a tiny WPB suburban home in Lake Clarke Shores, last week answered a Miami casting call for the new program. With 200-plus contestants queueing up, she says she was pulled out of the line by producers and ushered in ahead of most people. What happened next, she says, is secret until the show airs later this year. But this much is sure: Expect Heyniger, 36, a cosmetologist who works out...

I could've used these last week...Now my nail on my little toe is coming off thanks to a chair leg... Now you can easily move handsfree around a darkened house reducing the risk of tripping over objects or running into doors, furniture or anything not easily seen in the dark. Brightfeet™ Lighted Slippers are nightlights for your feet. They are ideal for night time trips to the bathroom, kitchen, kid’s room or anywhere in your house! Power outage? Use Brightfeet™ to locate candles, flashlights and other emergency lighting sources. Comfortable and convenient, Brightfeet Lighted Slippers make the perfect gift for...

About 8 PM CST, I was out getting my mail. I was facing southwest. The sky was mostly clear. I saw a very short flash, very white, against the houses I was facing. It seemed to be behind me, so I turned around, then facing northeast or north northeast, and then saw a very fat contrail or smoke trail, sort of a yellowish off white with the center portion having some color, red, orange, and maybe a little green The streak, whatever it was, was about 30 or 40 degrees above the horizon, with the left (west) portion being higher...

Breast size determines personality An Italian sex researcher claims he can tell a woman's personality from the size and shape of her breasts. According to German newspaper Bild sexologist Piero Lorenzoni said: "A woman's breasts denote a woman's character, just like her star sign." He has categorised breast types according to fruits and says men can draw up their own horoscope-type chart that indicates what a woman's chest size says about her. The fruity chart starts naturally with the traditional melon. According to Lorenzoni, a woman with large, round breasts like a melon may appear motherly, but is far from...

I missed 5 out of 20........!! not such a hot score! .....but it's a fun test to take......."back down Memory Lane!"History Exam... Everyone over 50 should have a pretty easy time at this exam. If you are under 50 you can claim a handicap. This is a History Exam for those who don't mind seeing how much they really remember about what went on in their life. Get paper and pencil and number from 1 to 20. Write the letter of each answer and score at the end. Then, best of all, before you pass this test on, put your...

Owners of sport utility vehicles with optional third-row seats are discovering that the seats are highly prized by thieves. And police don't have a clue as to why. DADE, BROWARD When Jose Grau walked out of his West Kendall home early one recent morning, he saw immediately that someone had broken into his Ford Expedition. Grau, an electrician, thought someone had stolen the tools he kept in the SUV. He was stunned when he saw the thieves had taken only the third-row seat. The tools, his radio and everything else were untouched. But where the bench seat used to be...

Will the news that Kofi Annon personally managed the UN Oil for Food program (during the IRAQ Sanctions) for cash flow to France and Russia, effect the future survival of the United Nations? Many non Food items purchased for the enrichment of a few contractors. Surprise Russia, France, and the UN are the major benefactors to the Oil for Food program. Many non-food products and goods bought. It will be interesting to find out, how the alpha bet soup news media presents this major breaking scandle. By the way the United Nations accounting books are sealed and non public.