Are you living near a meth lab?

Did You Know: For every ONE pound of methamphetamine produced in a home lab, SIX pounds of toxic waste is generated?


(--Maybe you're wondering how often that sort of thing happens. Well, pretty often, actually. Meth is easy to make, and a lot of people set up labs in their bathtub or basement.)


--That said . . . wouldn't you want to know if the house you were thinking about putting an offer on was ever used as a crank lab?


--Of course you would . . . and now you can, thanks to the Drug Enforcement Agency's new National Clandestine Laboratory Register.


--Basically, the Register is a website which allows you to look up houses in your state which have been identified by Johnny Law as one-time meth labs . . . so you can quickly see if your house, or one in your neighborhood, has ever been used to cook dope. (WalletPop)


(--Take a look at the Register here. Check out how many meth labs are in Missouri. Crazy.)


http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/seizures/index.html

New Miley Cyrus Scandal? You Decide.

Somebody hacked into Miley's phone and pulled out these pictures . . . which she reportedly sent to NICK JONAS of the JONAS BROTHERS. In the third picture, you'll notice she has a necklace on that says "Nick J".

--But supposedly, the hacker has WORSE pictures . . . whatever that means . . . which he's trying to sell.

I don't know about you but we don't see anything super-scandalous here.

Be sure to let us know what you think. VOTE on our poll in the right column of this page.

MIDDLETON, WISCONSIN, IS THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE IN THE U.S.

"Money" magazine has come out with a list of the 100 best places to live in the U.S., based on economic opportunity, good schools, safe streets, stuff to do and a general sense of community (--don't ask me how they measured that last one).

--Here's a list of "Money" magazine's TOP TEN places to live in the U.S.:

#10.) Suwanee, Georgia (--northeast of Atlanta)

#9.) Nether Providence, Pennsylvania (--west of Philadelphia)

#8.) Chaska, Minnesota (--southwest of Minneapolis)

#7.) Milton, Massachusetts (--south of Boston)

#6.) Papillion, Nebraska (--just southwest of Omaha)

#5.) Claremont, California (--east of Los Angeles)

#4.) Lake Mary, Florida (--north of Orlando)

#3.) Louisville, Colorado (--north of Denver)

#2.) Hanover, New Hampshire (--pretty much in the exact center of the state)

#1.) Middleton, Wisconsin (--just northwest of the state's capital, Madison)

While a city in Utah made the list, we couldn't find any Idaho towns. What the heck?

(CNN)

(--You can check out the rest of the Top 100 cities here . . .)

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/moneymag/0707/gallery.BPTL_top_100.moneymag/index.html

Here's a list of the ten most stolen cars last year

Every year, the National Insurance Crime Bureau compiles a list of the TEN most stolen cars in the U.S. Here are the cars that were ripped off the most last year:

#10.) 2007 Toyota Corolla

#9.) 1998 Toyota Pickup

#8.) 1994 Nissan Sentra

#7.) 2004 Dodge Ram Pickup

#6.) 1994 Acura Integra

#5.) 1994 Chevrolet C/K 1500 Pickup

#4.) 1997 Ford F-150 Series Pickup

#3.) 1989 Toyota Camry

#2.) 1991 Honda Accord

#1.) 1995 Honda Civic (CNN)

(--Check out the full study here . . .)

https://www.nicb.org/cps/rde/xchg/nicb/hs.xsl/index.htm

We know how much every city employee makes in Houston Texas

Yesterday, the "Houston Chronicle" decided to get a few things out in the open . . . by publishing the salaries of EVERY public employee in the city (--meaning public school workers, police officers, transit workers, etc . . .).


(Houston Chronicle)


So you know, the guy earning the most is a guy named Abelardo Saavedra. He's the superintendent of schools, and he pulls in $442,556 a year.


Even if you don't live in Houston, it's still interesting to see what people's salaries are. You can check out how much the highest-paid public employees in Houston are making here .


http://www.chron.com/databases/publicemployeepay.html?&RecordID=&PageID=2&PrevPageID=2&cpipage=1&CPIsortType=asc&CPIorderby=TOTAL


(--Or search the entire database here . . .)


http://www.chron.com/databases/publicemployeepay.html

What kind of sunscreen is the best?

As we head into a 3-day weekend... many of you will be outside by the pool or at a barbeque. Make sure you and the kids are wearing their sunscreen. Here's a site that rates sunscreens that block both UVB AND UVA rays. (Consult your physician)

For a list of "best rated" sunblock CLICK HERE