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Bill Aucoin obituary

In the 1970s, Kiss were one of the most popular rock acts in the US, known as much for their painted faces, protruding tongues and carnivalesque performances as their albums, including Love Gun and Dressed to Kill.

Optimus Prime Made of Junk Cars In China

rmaureira writes "An awesome 33-foot-tall, 6 ton Optimus Prime replica is being shown at Beijing's Olympic Park. Made from junked car parts and scrap metal parts, it is impressive.

GPS parachutes delivering blood to front lines in the coming years

GPS-guided parachutes are nothing new -- in fact, we're guessing that a few are being dropped somewhere in this wide world right now -- but a new deal between the Armed Services Blood Program and US Joint Forces Command will allow these devices to start saving even more lives in 2011.

Beautiful Bracelets Born from Vietnam War Scrap Metal and Repurposed by Lao Artisans

An accessory that creates work for Lao artisans, repurposes war debris from the 250-260 million bombs dropped on Laos during the Vietnam War, and acts as a subtle style statement for peace? Enter the Peace Bomb bracelet by Article 22.

Xbox Live Deals of the Week: Mega Man 10, Scrap Metal, Death By Cube, and After Burner Climax

If you're anything like us, you're spending today avoiding the family that only comes around once or twice a year and hanging out with the ol' Xbox 360 (preferably with air conditioning as well).

2010 FIFA World Cup: No Quarter Given at the Rat and Parrot

World Cup fans are advised to spend some of their time in Africa glimpsing lion and buffalo. Alternatively, you could try the Rat and Parrot for the big game.


Yeah, yeah, it’s a pub. But not just any drinking hole.

English court jails policeman over insurance fraud

A court in England, UK has jailed a policeman for ten months after he was convicted of defrauding his car insurance company.


Police Constable Simon Hood, 43, arranged for a friend who dealt in scrap metal to dispose of his Audi TT, then claimed it had been stolen.

When starving big government ends up hurting big business Michael Paarlberg

The NLRB was, for a time, the cornerstone of national labour policy in the US but now it should be left to die a merciful death

What do you do when a government agency can no longer do its job? If it is the Minerals Management Service, where the BP oil spill exposed a culture of industry c

King Who? Chicago Blackhawks Await Lord Stanley's Return After 49 Years

In most any other city, the prospect of LeBron James landing in town would dominate the sports headlines and transfix the fan base like a mass alien invasion in a Hollywood blockbuster.