Move over starving diets and strict exercise regimes -- the key to weight loss could simply be eating lots of tomatoes, experts believe.

According to researchers, the fruit leaves the eater feeling satisfied, and thus suppresses the urge to snack, which is one of a slimmer's main pitfalls, reports The Daily Express.

It is thought that tomatoes are rich in compounds, which alter levels of appetite hormones, making them an easy way to keep off hunger pangs.

By Haya El Nasser
USA TODAY

The Census Bureau is well-known for asking questions. Now it will answer them, too. The agency's new 2010census.gov website went up this week and will give people a chance to do the questioning.

The heavily interactive site, part of the government's $326 million marketing push to promote the 2010 Census, is more whimsical than most government online portals. It's colorful. It has sound, videos, blogs and even a trivia quiz.

Metro Mayor Jerry Abramson announced Wednesday that Louisville has added new ways to keep roads clear and prevent potholes as part of Louisville’s snow-removal response – making it more efficient and effective. “When winter weather threatens our city, keeping people safe on our roads is our top priority,” Abramson said. “It’s important that we keep our city moving – students need to be in school and workers need to be on the job. These new tools will help ensure we fight snow quickly and effectively.”

The first computer communications took place 40 years ago.

BURLINGAME, Calif. -- Forty years ago, on Oct. 29, 1969, the world entered a new era. A Menlo Park, Calif., outpost of ARPANET, the packet-switched network predecessor of the Internet, received the first ever communication between one computer and another. Several billion e-mails, messages, ads, videos, Tweets and (heaven help us) spams later, it's clear that this was a much bigger deal than anyone suspected at the time, a real milestone in human development.

Government watchdogs are warning that the H1N1 pandemic will led to increased Internet usage. This could create serious network access congestion, says Network World.

PALERMO, Sicily (Reuters) – A Sicilian builder transferred from prison to house arrest tried to get himself locked up again to escape arguments with his wife at home, Italian media reported Thursday.

Santo Gambino, 30, did time for dumping hazardous waste before being moved to house arrest in Villabate, outside the Sicilian capital, Palermo, Italian news agencies reported.

Gambino went to the police station and asked to be put away again to avoid arguing with his wife, who accused him of failing to pay for the upkeep of their two children.

LOUISVILLE, KY.- 21c Museum Hotel has been selected as the #1 hotel in the United States and #6 hotel in the world in the prestigious Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards for 2009. Hundreds of hotels were evaluated by Condé Nast Traveler readers for the top award and more than 25,000 individuals participated in the voting. This year marks one of the few times an independent hotel has won the Readers’ Choice top award. 21c is the only U.S. hotel to be ranked among the world’s top twenty hotels this year.

First, we didn't need to visit the bank teller anymore. Then we were able to stick our checks right into the ATM without an envelope. Now we won't have to leave the house to make deposits.

Earlier this month, Sacramento-based Schools Financial Credit Union became the latest bank to allow customers to scan checks at home and deposit them over the Internet. Golden 1 Credit Union introduced scanner-based check deposits in July.

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans who believe there is solid evidence that the Earth is warming because of pollution is at its lowest point in three years, according to a survey released Thursday.

The poll of 1,500 adults by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press found that only 57 percent believe there is strong scientific evidence that the Earth has gotten warmer over the past few decades, and as a result, people are viewing the problem as less serious. That's down from 77 percent in 2006.

Jared Newman PC World

Think upgrading your new Vista PC to Windows 7 will be a breeze? Think again.

If you bought a Windows Vista-based PC in the last four months, and you're now eagerly awaiting the launch of Windows 7, consider restraining your excitement. While many major computer manufacturers have promised free upgrades from Windows Vista to Windows 7 for anyone who bought a PC after June 26, 2009, what you don't pay in hard cash could still cost you in headaches.