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I'm a fighter, not a lover. I like things a little more sour than sweet. I make a mean grilled cheese.
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  • Virginia Tech Prepares to Re-Open Norris Hall
    Virginia Tech will soon re open but only as laboratories and offices, never again will Norris Hall supplement classrooms to the Virginia Tech University.
  • Polish Man Wakes Up After 19-Year Coma
    The man, Jan Grzebska, is now 65 years old and is finally able to sit in a wheelchair with help from his wife. Jan has stated that the world is "much prettier" now that it is no longer under the grasp of Communism.
  • Ideas for Throwing a Summer Party!
    Summer is a great time of the year. The weather warms up, the days grow longer, and there's usually a little extra time to spend with family and friends. So what better way to celebrate the season than to throw a summertime party!
  • Quick and Easy Summer Recipes - Cool Drinks and Grilled Desserts
    It's that time again- summertime. The season to fire up the grill, savor cool and lush desserts, and drink that fruity cocktail.
  • Dr. Jack Kevorkian Released from Prison After Serving Eight-Year Term
    Kevorkian mocked the legal system in the nineties by showing up to court in costume and burning state order that were against him. He challenged the system to make his actions legal instead of prosecuting him.
  • Microsoft Unveils 'Surface,' a Revolutionary Grab-Screen Table
    The Microsoft Corporation has just released yet another technologically advanced 'everyday' object. The object is "surface", a coffee table shaped computer that will react to human touch as well as the barcodes of other everyday objects that are placed on it.
  • Electricity Cut Off Causes Mother Using an Oxygen Machine to Die
    A 44 year old New Zealand woman has died after the electricity in her home was cut off causing her oxygen machine to not work. The energy company cut off the power to her home after she did not pay a 122 dollar bill.
  • Japanese Use Cell Phones to Lose Weight
    the Japanese are now experimenting with a could-be-new diet craze; in short, they are taking pictures of food with their cell phones and sending the pictures to a diet/image expert for analysis
  • UK Study Links High Allowances to Teenage Drinking Problems
    The study took place in the UK surveying more than 10,000 15- to 16-year-old British teenagers.
  • A Quick Run-down of a Scabies Infection
    The word 'scabies' actually comes from the Latin word for 'scratch'
  • FDA Uploads Ban on Gay Men Giving Blood
    The government has upheld a 1983 prohibition seeking to ban any and all gay men from donating blood. This ban was set into place in 1983 to help to prevent the spread of HIV through blood transfusions.
  • Thoughtful (and Cheap!) Mother's Day Gifts
    Sure there's always flowers, but flowers have to be one of the most trite and expensive Mother's Day gifts out there. If you're on a tight budget then here are some gift ideas that are thoughtful, yet inexpensive for your Mom this Mother's Day.
  • 60-Year-Old Woman Becomes Proud Mother of Twin Boys
    On Tuesday May 22, 2007, Frieda Birnbaum became the oldest woman to give birth to twins in the United States, according to Fox News. The 60 year old woman gave birth to two healthy twin boys at the Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey
  • 'Bubonic Plague' Kills Zoo Monkey in Denver, Colorado
    A monkey that was living at the Denver Zoo tested posted for the Bubonic Plague after dying last Wednesday. At this time Zoo officials suspect that the monkey ate a dead squirrel that was also infected with the disease.
  • Unaware, Family Buys Home Where Triple Murder/Suicide Took Place Only a Year Before
    Can you imagine finding your perfect home, purchasing it, moving into it, and then discovering that it was the scene of a brutal triple suicide/murder case that once rocked a sleepy Floridian town?
  • The Cicadas Are Coming!
    According to the Associated Press, billions of Cicadas are going to invade the Midwest portion of the United States this May. The Cicadas have been quietly brewing underground for the past 17 years waiting for the moment to emerge.
  • Anheuser-Busch to Pull the Plug on Spykes
    Critics from all around the United States said that due to the shape and size of the bottle and even the color of the drink that Spykes was obviously targeting the under 21 age demographic
  • How to Find Your Perfect First Apartment!
    Tips on leaving home for the first time and finding an apartment you'll love.
  • First Computer Game Based on Va Tech Massacre Stirs Up Controversy
    There's a new game on the market, and it's starting a wave of controversy. A 21 year old Australian man hailing from Sydney has created the first computer game based on the massacre which happened on Virginia Tech's campus in April 2007
  • Dismemberment Crimes on the Rise in Japan
    Japan is a country known for its low crime rates, but lately gruesome events involving children have shook the nation. In the past few years there have also been several confessions from Japanese citizens of horrific dismemberment crimes
  • Class B Dealers Sell 'Lost Pets' to Medical Research Labs
    You know how hard it is when a family pet goes missing, and then actually stays lost. But now something even worse is happening as these 'lost pets' are being picked up and sold to universities for dissection and medical research in its science labs.
  • Own Your Favorite Celebrity Smile.
    You can buy just about anything having to do with celebrities these days including their movies, their cds, dishes, bedsheets, jewelry, but did you know that now you can buy their teeth too?
  • New Jersey Mothers May Face Mandatory HIV Testing
    New Jersey may become the first state to actually require that Mothers be tested for HIV as well as test their newborn babies.
  • Murderer's Last Meal Inspires Charitable Acts
    53 year old Phillip Workman may have inadvertently started a charity with his 'last meal request'.
  • Griffon: Busch Garden's Newest Thrill Ride
    Do you have a strong urge to feel the pit of your stomach in the bottom of your feet? Then I suggest you take a ride on the whirlwind that is Griffon at the popular amusement park Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia.
  • 10 Year Old Boy Convicted in Beating Homeless Man
    A ten year old child has been officially convicted today, May 10, 2007, in the beating of a homeless man. The man, John D'Amico, who lives in Daytona Beach Florida, is a 58 year old Army veteran.
  • Vegan Couple Gets Life in Prison Over Baby's Death
    On Wednesday May 9th a Vegan couple was sentenced to life in prison after essentially killing their six week old child because they only fed it a diet of juice and soy products.
  • Don't Mess With a Giraffe
    Think that Giraffes are the one of most gentle and peaceful species in the animal kingdom? Think again. As three Lithuanian students found out, Giraffes are not to be messed with, especially after you've had a few beers.
  • Fun Things to Do in Norfolk, Virginia in May
    There are a ton of activities that go on in Norfolk during the summer months; a lot of activities are free and/or very cheap. There are a few exciting events going on in the area during the month of May and here are just a few...
  • Wasting Time at Work: A How-to-Guide
    It's 6:00 am and your alarm rings. What are your first thoughts upon waking up? How am I going to waste time at work today?! Well, those are my first thoughts and this is the how-to-guide on exactly that.
  • Fergie: The Queen (spelling) Bee
    Fergie may arguably be the hottest English teacher ever. I can't help but wonder if she can get through a song these days without spelling out a word or two.
  • The Secret Inspires Us
    Is The Secret, the newest 'self-help' book that is taking over the country, really changing lives or is it just changing attitudes? And in the end is that the same thing anyway?

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