Native to Sumatra, the "corpse flower" -- officially known as the amorphophallus titanium -- is a flower of numerous mysteries. The flower starts as a tuber, lives most of its life as one big leaf, and then blooms into a rotting-flesh-smelling flower. Most corpse flowers only bloom two or 3 times in their lives, so ...

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It was just a year ago that Ireland was in recession and losing a job each and every five minutes. Yet according to the Wall Street Journal, a 2.7 percent bump in GDP as it relates to Ireland's export market is an official sign of the end of recession. That does not gel with the ...

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) most recently concluded a pilot program to get banks to compete with payday loan companies. The final results are in on the small dollar loan pilot program launched by the FDIC in 2008. The program was deemed a success. However, the number of loans made in two years was ...

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In most engines, you will find anywhere from one to four belts that run some of probably the most basic parts of your engine. The belts are easy to forget about -- they do not require attention as often as oil changes -- however they are incredibly essential. What is the best way to care ...

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Receiving a speeding ticket is never fun - between fees, fines, and greater insurance costs, you're looking at a lot more than $400. Fighting the ticket is a lot harder in Ohio. The Ohio Supreme Court decided to rule that "trained" officers can rely on visual estimates to hand out legally binding speeding tickets. Ohio Speeding ...

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