As reported by the Washington Post:

"After extolling its new features, Citibank's Simplicity card offer warns that late payments could trigger an increase in the interest rate charged on balances as well as a negative credit report. Such reports often cause other lenders to boost interest rates on a consumer's other outstanding debts.

American Express Co.'s Clear card will increase a user's interest rate to 28.74 percent if a consumer pays late twice a year."

The article goes on to imply these "no fee" cards are being sent to consumers to replace existing "traditional" cards.

You can read the full article here.

According to an article on WashingtonPost.com:

"Beyond leaving people bleary-eyed, clutching a Starbucks cup and dozing off at afternoon meetings, failing to get enough sleep or sleeping at odd hours heightens the risk for a variety of major illnesses, including cancer, heart disease, diabetes and obesity, recent studies indicate."

You can read the full article here.

In my own experience, I have seen a tremendous correlation between lack of sleep and increased UC symptoms.
 

Sounds counterintuitive, but the Army is testing a new technology to extract drinking water from diesel exhaust at the ratio of one gallon of water for every two gallons of diesel fuel burned in military vehicles; the process has been developed by United Technologies.

See the details in today's WSJ online.

As reported on LinuxGames.com:

"The long awaited sequel to QUAKE II, QUAKE 4 enlists gamers in the role of Matthew Kane, a member of the Earth Defense Force's legendary Rhino Squad, to penetrate deep into the heart of the Strogg war machine and engage in a series of heroic missions to destroy the barbaric alien race. "On October 18, QUAKE is dialing it up to 4.0 on the Richter Scale with this new chapter in Earth's war against the Strogg," said Todd Hollenshead, CEO, id Software. "Fusing an epic war-story driven single player campaign, and fast-paced QUAKE III Arena inspired multiplayer, QUAKE 4 delivers a gaming experience fans will be raving about for years."

See the article and comments on LinuxGames.com.