"PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (AP) -- Two brothers who ran a funeral home and crematorium admitted Tuesday that they sold corpses to a company that trafficked stolen body parts, a macabre scheme that left families aghast and unclear about the fate of their loved ones. Louis and...
The technology stores off-peak energy, in the form of compressed air in an underground reservoir, and releases this energy during peak hours. CAES can be used for load management of intermittent renewable...
As the proud owner of a cockapoo (pictured here) I can attest to the surprising (and often impolite) fiestiness of the beast. Petunia knows no fear and neither, it seems, does this courageous lapdog. "A...
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"(LifeWire) -- Bob Johnson was close to his aunt growing up. But when she learned he was gay, she began making hurtful comments; eventually, they drifted apart. Then Johnson, 43, was diagnosed with colon cancer. Relatives flocked to his side -- except for his aunt. ...
I used to love air shows as a kid. They're loud, filled with lots of cool toys and PLANES! Seeing them rumble above the air, sometimes only feet from the ground, was exhilarating. Now, my enjoyment is slightly...
"Why Fannie and Freddie matterMore Videos This boarded-up, bank-owned home is on the market in Milwaukee. On the inside, that Milwaukee home has been picked clean. Never before have there been so many squalid, dilapidated homes...
Two ninja-obsessed teens in New Jersey were fed up with the activites of the local drug dealers. They armed themselves with knives, swords, shuriken, and bows, donned black ninja outfits, and cruised to the dealers'...
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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released a study on 08/04/2008 that has painted a very stark picture of New Jersey’s sub-prime mortgage crisis. The ratio of New Jersey’s sub-prime mortgages in relation to...
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"Although its name sounds positively Orwellian, the Communications Decency Act contains provisions that provide significant protections for websites that post user-generated content. Those provisions have come into play once again, as a judge in New Jersey has exempted...
I grew up without a car so when I did not ride my bike or took the bus, I had to walk. As Walk the talk in the August 2008 issue of Ode Magazine states, there is no easier way to cut your carbon footprint than when possible walking around town while running errands, going to...
Catcher in the Rye Killer Mark Chapman tried to sell a signed John Lennon record so that he could cash in on his own notoriety caused directly by his shooting Lennon dead. Chapman tried to profit...
Republican John McCain has added a Jewish congressman from Virginia to his list of potential vice presidents, while Barack Obama's schedule raised speculation yesterday he was leaning toward Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh as...
French Paris charm 60's, Velo Solex-US 15o mls/Gln, like it or not You running out of petrol, no problem you pedal like a bycycle. Read this Wallstreetjournal Test drive, video report have some fun! " One look at the...
Professor Jonathan Fast offers his insight into the Unitarian Church killing in Knoxville Tennessee, six days ago, when a 58 year-old unemployed truck driver, Jim Adkisson, went on a random shooting...
"Bradley says No to Obama VP. What about Clinton? Not her. Him! Just in case you're keeping score, yet another Democratic politician has said he would decline to be the vice presidential running mate of Sen....