I coulda had a V8: Researchers at Washington State University are looking at alternatives to salt for deicing roads, noting that the salt accumulates and harms the environment and can corrode vehicles. Among the alternative deicers being tested are compounds made from tomato juice and the spent barley mash from vodka distilleries.

Have they considered just using a bloody Mary mix?

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Haven’t trusted her since “Manchurian Candidate”: Angela Landsbury, the 89-year-old former star of the TV whodunit “Murder She Wrote” from 1984 to 1996, is acting again, this time as Madame Arcati in a touring production of Noel Coward’s comedy “Blithe Spirit.”

Even though she always had a good alibi when people started dying around her on her TV show we’re going to be a little suspicious if her fellow cast members start giving up the ghost.

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On the rocks: Street Smarts has some winter driving tips, including what to keep in the car.

Sure, throw a bottle of bloody Mary mix in the trunk. It might not give you much traction if you’re stuck in snow, but you can enjoy a cocktail while waiting for a tow. Just designate a driver.

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