Filed under: Technology , Transportation Drunk driving is nothing to laugh about. Many lives are lost every year, and tonight, New Year’s Eve, is particularly dangerous.

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What a short, strange, stock market trip it’s been. Who would have thought back in the dark days of the March lows that 2009 would end up being an outstanding year for equities? It may not feel like it, but the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average ( $INDU ) just enjoyed its best annual gain since 2003, when it rose 25%

Filed under: Delta Air Lines (DAL) Delta Air Lines Inc. ( DAL ) said Thursday that it was one step closer to completing its merger with Northwest Airlines, which will create the world’s largest air line by passenger traffic. The two carriers received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorization to operate as a single carrier.

For 10 years, McGuire, Jennings and Miller , a funeral home in Rome, Georgia, has offered New Year’s revelers a strange bargain. Anyone planning to drive while under the influence of alcohol or drugs on New Year’s eve can come into the company’s office in advance and sign a contract announcing their intentions. If they die in a drunk-driving accident on New Year’s, the funeral home will cover the costs of their burial: limousine, grave, casket, and embalming all included.