Melanie Jagolino

Amateur sociologist and car nerd...."This amusement never ends." Peter Gabriel
In Soviet Russia, Brad Pitt Pulls You Over - http://jalopnik.com/5296734...
"The local Russian cops in the city of Omsk have begun placing cardboard cutouts of Brad Pitt dressed up as a traffic cop on streets in order to help slow motorists in the most dangerous intersection of the city and, surprisingly, it seems to be working. Omsk officials are stating that accident rates are way down, likely due to motorists slowing down to gaze at the Hollywood hunk." - Melanie Jagolino
Heart-Shaped Box by Nirvana - http://www.pandora.com/music...
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away by The Beatles - http://www.pandora.com/music...
Yeah! (feat. Lil' Jon & Ludacris) by Usher - http://www.pandora.com/music...
Babyglow temperature sensing clothing: because you're dumber than your newborn - http://www.engadget.com/2009...
Bookshelf for polar bear lovers - Joe Bookshelf by iBride - http://www.burkedecor.com/Joe_Boo...
Smart Car? This One Knows When You’ve Had a Stroke - http://www.wired.com/autopia...
Land Rover reveals new S1 rugged mobile phone - http://www.motorauthority.com/land-ro...
"The iPhone or the latest Blackberry or Nokia offerings are often taken as the gold standard of mobile phones for most folks. But sometimes you need a phone that just works, even if you dip it in mud, drive over it with your truck, dunk it in water and drop it onto the pavement." - Melanie Jagolino
Report: Saab ownership will enable Koenigsegg to bring Quant supercar to reality - http://www.motorauthority.com/report-...
"A new report from Swedish news service Realtid has revealed that buying into Saab may allow Koenigsegg to bring its stunning Quant electric vehicle concept car to production reality." - Melanie Jagolino
Google's censorship struggles continue in China - http://news.cnet.com/8301-17...
Shoplifter Caught Blu-Handed With 33 Discs Down Pants - Blu-ray crime - http://gizmodo.com/5291773...
First Anti-Stab Knife Prevents Deadly Kitchen "Accidents" - http://gizmodo.com/5291234...
"Mr Cornock, 42, from Swindon, said that the knife will cut vegetables, but will make it almost impossible to stab someone to death and will reduce the risk of accidental injuries. He said: "It can never be a totally safe knife, but the idea is you can't inflict a fatal wound. Nobody could just grab one out of the kitchen drawer and kill someone." - Melanie Jagolino
Romulan Planet Drill Now In Testing Stages, For Real - http://gizmodo.com/5291538...
"If everything goes well, soon we will be able to reach the center of the Earth using 7200ºF flame jets that can go into any kind of material at 100 feet an hour. Wait, "if everything goes well"?" - Melanie Jagolino
"Savvy Shopper: Why Not Have that New Car Delivered?" - http://blogs.edmunds.com/strateg...
"Avoid the long wait to pick up your new car at the dealership -- ask to have it delivered. One of the great secrets of car buying is that most dealerships are willing to "deliver" the new car you want to buy." - Melanie Jagolino
Purdue 'compliment guys' can't give enough of a good thing - Nice guys on campus spread kind words to weary passersby - http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2009...
Caroline or Change at the Guthrie.
What recession? Man pays $300,000 for parking spot in Boston - http://www.egmcartech.com/2009...
First floating wind turbine buoyed off Norway - http://news.cnet.com/8301-11...
"earlier this week, Siemens and energy company StatoilHydro installed what they call the first large-scale floating turbine. The installation is off the coast of Norway, and testing is expected to last for two years." - Melanie Jagolino
Facinating! - Barbara
Liam Neeson To Play "Hannibal" Smith In "A-Team" Movie - http://jalopnik.com/5284506...
"Bakon is the only vodka on the market that captures the meaty, peppery flavor of just-cooked bacon" - Melanie Jagolino
"Ferrari Reveals Plans for Hybrid Concept Car With Possible Unveiling This Year" - http://blogs.edmunds.com/greenca...
Dirty Little Secret by All-American Rejects - http://www.pandora.com/music...
Face Down by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - http://www.pandora.com/music...
I Don't Wanna Be In Love by Good Charlotte - http://www.pandora.com/music...
Trouble Is A Friend by Lenka - http://www.pandora.com/music...