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[Peelz]

this was in the back of our local paper

Lady had her husband and siste dug up and she lived with them in the house She couldn't handle them being gone.

No matter they were already dead. Jean Stevens simply had their embalmed corpses dug up and stored them at her house — in the case of her late husband, for more than a decade — tending to the remains as best she could until police were finally tipped off last month.

Much to her dismay.

"Death is very hard for me to take," Stevens told an interviewer.

As state police finish their investigation into a singularly macabre case — no charges have been filed — Stevens wishes she could be reunited with James Stevens, her husband of nearly 60 years, who died in 1999, and June Stevens, the twin who died last October.

Crazzzzy: 91yr Old Lady From PA Dug Up Corpses Of Her Dead Husband & Sister Because She Didn't Want To Be Lonely! (Sat Them On The Sofa)



http://www.thehawkeye.com/Story/BC-US--Living-with-Corpses-2nd-Ld-Writethru


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video removed. I think it coulda had a virus in it. Wife's laptop crashed after watching.   

[exentix]

only in pennsylvania 

[Colorado700R]

http://money.cnn.com/2010/07/12/autos/corvette_engine_build/index.htm?hpt=T2

Build your own engine for you Z06 or ZR-1 Corvette

Randy.....you better pass

[Krandall]

[Colorado700R]

They finally capped the oil spill in the gulf.

They put a wedding ring on it, and it automatically stop putting out.

[Peelz]

They finally capped the oil spill in the gulf.

They put a wedding ring on it, and it automatically stop putting out.

ba-daum criiiiish! 

[Colorado700R]

Steinbrenner dead!

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/07/13/report-george-steinbrenner-suffers-massive-heart-attack/?hpt=T1&iref=BN1

[Krandall]

dang, that's crazy, he wasn't that old it didn't seem like either. maybe this will be the fall of the yankees now.

[Krandall]

Why Consumer Reports can't recommend iPhone 4
http://shopping.yahoo.com/articles/yshoppingarticles/399/why-consumer-reports-cant-recommend-iphone-4/

Lab tests: Why Consumer Reports can't recommend the iPhone 4.

It's official. Consumer Reports' engineers have just completed testing the iPhone 4, and have confirmed that there is a problem with its reception. When your finger or hand touches a spot on the phone's lower left side—an easy thing, especially for lefties—the signal can significantly degrade enough to cause you to lose your connection altogether if you're in an area with a weak signal. Due to this problem, we can't recommend the iPhone 4.

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We reached this conclusion after testing all three of our iPhone 4s (purchased at three separate retailers in the New York area) in the controlled environment of CU's radio frequency (RF) isolation chamber. In this room, which is impervious to outside radio signals, our test engineers connected the phones to our base-station emulator, a device that simulates carrier cell towers (see video: IPhone 4 Design Defect Confirmed). We also tested several other AT&T phones the same way, including the iPhone 3G S and the Palm Pre. None of those phones had the signal-loss problems of the iPhone 4.

Our findings call into question the recent claim by Apple that the iPhone 4's signal-strength issues were largely an optical illusion caused by faulty software that "mistakenly displays 2 more bars than it should for a given signal strength."

The tests also indicate that AT&T's network might not be the primary suspect in the iPhone 4's much-reported signal woes..

We did, however, find an affordable solution for suffering iPhone 4 users: Cover the antenna gap with a piece of duct tape or another thick, non-conductive material. It may not be pretty, but it works. We also expect that using a case would remedy the problem. We'll test a few cases this week and report back.

The signal problem is the reason that we did not cite the iPhone 4 as a "recommended" model, even though its score in our other tests placed it atop the latest Ratings of smart phones that were released today.

The iPhone scored high, in part because it sports the sharpest display and best video camera we've seen on any phone, and even outshines its high-scoring predecessors with improved battery life and such new features as a front-facing camera for video chats and a built-in gyroscope that turns the phone into a super-responsive game controller. But Apple needs to come up with a permanent—and free—fix for the antenna problem before we can recommend the iPhone 4.

If you want an iPhone that works well without a masking-tape fix, we continue to recommend an older model, the 3G S.

[Krandall]

MoD unveils unmanned fighter jet 'of the future'
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100713/wl_uk_afp/britaindefenceweapons_20100713094446


LONDON (AFP) – An unmanned jet capable of striking long-range targets has been dubbed the "combat aircraft of the future" by the Ministry of Defence.

The Taranis -- named after the Celtic GERD of thunder -- was unveiled at a ceremony at BAE Systems in Warton, Lancashire, on Monday.

The £142.5 million prototype is the size of a light aircraft and has been equipped with stealth technology to make it virtually undetectable.

In a press release, the MoD described the Taranis as "a prototype unmanned combat aircraft of the future."

It is built to carry out intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions while its crew stays safely on the ground and can control the aircraft from anywhere in the world.

The unmanned fighter jet can also carry bombs and missiles and, if the trials prove successful, the MoD said it should "ultimately be capable of striking targets at long range, even in another continent."

The current generation of propeller-driven drones -- such as the Predator and Reaper -- are capable of carrying missiles, but these unmanned planes can only be used in areas where the military has air dominance, such as Iraq and Afghanistan.

The first flight trials are due to start next year.

"Taranis is a truly trailblazing project," said Minister for International Security Strategy Gerald Howarth.

"The first of its kind in the UK, it reflects the best of our nation's advanced design and technology skills and is a leading programme on the global stage."

The Taranis was created by the MOD in partnership with BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, QinetiQ and GE Aviation.

"Taranis has been three-and-a-half years in the making and is the product of more than a million man-hours," said Nigel Whitehead, group managing director of BAE Systems' Programmes and Support business.

"It represents a significant step forward in this country's fast-jet capability.

"This technology is key to sustaining a strong industrial base and to maintain the UK's leading position as a centre for engineering excellence and innovation."

[Colorado700R]

looks familiar

[Krandall]

the name is straight badass.

I'm sure you're not able to divulge on info.. But, have you ever seen the screen that the people fly these from? does it look like a big video game?

[Colorado700R]

kinda, not really

[Krandall]

do they ever do public demo's?

It'd be so sweet to see it in person.

[Colorado700R]

eventually they will be 100% automated and will be give orders.  they will hunt in swarms