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New Zealand Bungy Pioneer Unveils World-First Catapult ExperienceTravel New Zealand | Travel | August 21, 2018
The world’s first commercial bungy jump operation was established near Queenstown at the Kawarau Bridge, the “original home of Bungy” in 1988
A new Kevin Spacey movie is out! And on its first day, its box office take was…$126?Dan Calabrese | Family | August 21, 2018
A measure of just how toxic Kevin Spacey has become
When Are Heart Stents Lifesaving? When Not?W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | Health and Medicine | August 20, 2018
Remember, if chest pain occurs at rest and lasts over five minutes, forget everything and call 911. An immediate stent can be life-saving.
When waiting can be more accurately described as patience, it is good, which is what Rudyard Kipling meant in his poem entitled “If,” when he said we must “…wait and not be tired by waiting.”
Coming soon to your local supermarket?
On a Southwest plane – where the average 6-foot human is already miserable – it seems unlikely that your flight is going to be enhanced by the guy next to you squeezing “Trigger” into your row
Rappin’ on patrol: Wyandotte, Michigan police produce one of the best lip sync videos everDan Calabrese | Family | August 17, 2018
Law Enforcement
LG channels Professor Harold Hill with its ‘ThinQ system’Jim Bray, CFP Automotive Editor | Family | August 16, 2018
LG's newest smart phone, the G7 ThinQ.
Researchers have identified the compounds behind the off-taste in processed onions
Pills are typically preferred over injections, so researchers are taking a step toward an oral nanoparticle formulation
The tomb of Ptahmes, rediscovered in 2010, is where researchers found what is believed to be the world's oldest cheese
Forget labs and microscopes: 3 Israeli startups aim to disrupt the field of blood testing using advanced technologies that give on-the-spot results.
Adorable moment dog drags his owner’s granddaughter back to safetyDaily Mail | Family | August 14, 2018
Deciding it was too dangerous for the little one, he dragged her away
Armor All collection can help keep cars fresh with no sweatJim Bray, CFP Automotive Editor | Automotive | August 13, 2018
Armor All Wipes
Marijuana; Did It Cure My Neck Pain?W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | Health and Medicine | August 13, 2018
Sir William Osler, Professor of Medicine at McGill and Johns Hopkins University, once remarked, “Only the doctor who has the disease really understands it.”
True vanilla beans remain an inordinately expensive commodity, exceeded only by saffron
Life on a Mississippi Delta Cotton Farm
Readers Agree; Doug Ford is Right about Injection SitesW. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | Health and Medicine | August 7, 2018
Today, in one North American city, innocent bystanders, young children playing in a school yard were killed in the crossfire of gang war
Roku ups its content offering with its own channelJim Bray, CFP Automotive Editor | Family | August 7, 2018
Roku's user base can add the Roku Channel from the Roku Channel Store – just like they add other stuff – and start using it immediately
RX 350 L is Lexus' top seller
Biodegradable plastic made from 'tree glue' could be on shelves in five years
Ingenious upcycling turns discarded medical device into water filterISRAEL21c | Health and Medicine | August 1, 2018
Israeli startup repurposes discarded kidney dialysis filters to make pure water in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Why ‘resilient dyslexics’ have good reading comprehensionISRAEL21c | Health and Medicine | August 1, 2018
Israeli-American study pinpoints a structural brain difference that accounts for the ability of some people with dyslexia to read well
New study offers hope of recovery from spinal-cord injuryISRAEL21c | Health and Medicine | August 1, 2018
Novel enzyme treatment may reduce inflammation and scarring that prevent neuronal regeneration, Israeli researchers say
An Israeli company has developed a sweet protein that can replace sugar in food and won’t raise your blood sugar or insulin levels.
Synthetic suede gives high-end cars that luxury feelAmerican Chemical Society | Automotive | August 1, 2018
Placenta barrier-on-a-chip could lead to better understanding of premature birthsAmerican Chemical Society | Health and Medicine | August 1, 2018
A new device could help explain why babies are born prematurely.
Tragic loss of Bishop Epiphanius