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PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. -- A Pembroke Park liquor store owner said two women stole bottles of liquor Monday by hiding them up their long skirts and walking out of the store. The thefts occurred at a 23-hour liquor store at 3163 Hallandale Beach Blvd.

Smyth Co.,VA- An Arkansas man was arrested, and charged with multiples counts of manufacturing and possessing explosive devices after a traffic stop in Smyth County. Around 10:00 p.m. on Thanksgiving State Trooper L. J. Testerman was traveling through Chestnut Ridge Road and Grubmore Road when he observed someone throwing some type of bottles out of a black Ford Ranger pickup. Moments later the trooper heard a loud bang come from the pickup. Trooper Testerman stopped the pickup truck on Chestnut Ridge Road. After a search of the vehicle the officer found explosive devices. 21-year-old Emad Hatem Abdullah of Little Rock,...

This dangerous and violent crime is on the increase: Don't pick up any plastic bottles that may be lying in your yards or in the gutter, etc. Pay attention to this. 1. a plastic bottle with a cap. 2. a little Drano. 3. a little water. 4. a small piece of foil. 5. Disturb it by moving it; and BOOM!! 6. No fingers left and other serious effects to your face, eyes, etc.. People are finding these bombs in mailboxes and in their yards, just waiting for you to pick it up intending to put it in the trash. But,...

<p>Bottles of an 1875 armagnac vieux that had been forgotten in the large wine cellar of the Tour d’Argent restaurant in Paris are to be auctioned.</p>

They were always called "pop bottles" out in the Sandhills of Nebraska when I was growing up, but the liquid inside was always called "soda." I suppose it was one of those regional things, but whatever. It was a couple of "pop bottles" that nearly caused my demise the summer I was three years old. An older sister and I had come across them, and all agog and excited, we decided to turn them in to the neighborhood midget grocery store for candy. She, holding the bottles, ran across the street. I ran across the street following her, but alas...

A series of raids and arrests in Western Sydney last night led to a stand-off between police and a crowd of locals throwing bottles. The Middle Eastern Organised Crime Squad carried out three raids on the same street at Auburn. It is investigating who shot a 23-year-old, who turned up at Auburn Hospital on Sunday night with a gunshot wound to the chest. During one of the raids, a 25-year-old man punched an officer in the face and was arrested. Police inspector Mick Reynolds says the man's arrest triggered an angry response from about 150 residents. "There was a lot...

SCHENECTADY — This plot may rival the real murder mystery. On Sunday, several plastic bottles of an azure colored liquid with the inscriptions, "Winter of Frozen Dreams" were discovered outside the Times Union and at Proctors where a movie by the same title is scheduled to debut next month. Then Monday, county hazardous material crews took samples from five, 2-liter bottles left in a plastic bin in the driveway of the Daily Gazette by an older woman clad in a kerchief, police said.

Water is touted by many as the world's healthiest drink. Some call it the secret to losing weight; others say it can be cure-all for things like dry skin, hair and nails, but one doctor says drinking bottled water could actually be like smoking three packs of cigarettes a day. According to D.C. dermatologist Dr. Marilyn Berzin, dozens of women have come in puzzled by lines and wrinkles around their lips. It's a condition termed "smoker's lips" because of the similar pattern of wrinkles found on the faces of long-term, heavy smokers. But many of the women have never smoked...

Researchers work to shrink technology that harnesses sun's energy to both heat and coolEvery day, the sun bathes the planet in energy--free of charge--yet few systems can take advantage of that source for both heating and cooling. Now, researchers are making progress on a thin-film technology that adheres both solar cells and heat pumps onto surfaces, ultimately turning walls, windows, and maybe even soda bottles into climate control systems. On July 12, 2006, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) researcher Steven Van Dessel and his colleagues will announce their most recent progress--including a computer model to help them simulate the climate within...

Benton Harbor, MI - Between 8 and 9 PM Sunday night, Benton Harbor police received calls of shots fired in a neighbor near the corner of McAllister and May Streets. Officers responded and found several hundred people who threw bottles and bricks at them. Police pulled out of the area for their own safety. Officials say they believe the calls of shot fired were false and were used to draw them into the crowded streets. They also say they now have a plan to deal with such situations. Benton Harbor Police Chief Samuel Harris says, "We believe this is an...

Mounting evidence suggests a plastic additive common in baby and sports bottles and used to line the inside of soda and tin cans is accumulating in our bodies at levels far beyond those known to cause considerable health problems in lab animals. At least that's the conclusion in research underwritten by the government or an independent source such as a university, a new review of 115 peer-reviewed publications has found. Industry-sponsored research has so far found no problem with the additive, bisphenol-A. And that, say the authors of a report published in the current edition of Environmental Health Perspectives, contributes...

Easy-Feeder Bottle Sling, invented by former Millington resident Cherie Alexander, allows hands-free feeding of a baby in a car seat. The sling is no substitute for holding and feeding a baby, Alexander said. "It's only to be used when you really need it." Necessity inspires mother's invention... but will it sell? Patent Pending By Linda A. Moore lmoore@gomemphis.com May 27, 2003 The problem is simple and nothing new to anyone who has ever cared for a baby. How do you give a baby a bottle when you can't hold the bottle yourself? Cherie Alexander, a biomechanical engineer formerly of...

Andy Rooney finally got something right.....blaming the jerks who make bottles, cans, etc...difficult to open