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Become an emperor, buy your own Taj Mahal

Pankaj — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:24:11 +0000

The Taj Mahal is one of the most awe-inspiring man-made monuments ever built in the history of mankind. However, thinking of owning one such breathtaking monument would be even far from most people’s dreams, but owners of Villa Taj in...

Is wind losing the power battle?

Priyanka Khanghta — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:30:02 +0000

According to a report released by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and Greenpeace, the wind power has the capability to supply 34% of world’s electricity by 2050 and according to the researchers wind is the only solution left to meet...

Ethanol out of Perennial Grass could be the next big savior of the planet!

Sameer Kumar — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:03:43 +0000

It has been sometime now and we have constantly come across many alternate sources or the alternate fuel, Ethanol. But till date we have not been able to actually produce the fuel on a commercial basis and that is a huge disappointment. While no...

Obamas Health Care Record WSJ.com

Desh — Mon, 05 May 2008 05:05:18 +0000

Laughing gas can be useful during complicated dental procedures, but should every health plan be required to cover it and should health insurance cost more because of it? Barack Obama thinks so. As a state senator in Illinois, he voted to require...

McCain, Iraq War and the Threat of ‘Al Qaeda’

Pooja — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 06:07:03 +0000

As he campaigns with the weight of a deeply unpopular war on his shoulders, Senator John McCain of Arizona frequently uses the shorthand “Al Qaeda” to describe the enemy in Iraq in pressing to stay the course in the war...

Rare 5.4 Earthquake Rumbles Illinois, Midwest

Justin — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:01:02 +0000

Bricks shook loose and fell from buildings. Walls cracked. Books tumbled off shelves.

Berwyn's car kebab, non edible of course!

Jayaprashanth — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:00:44 +0000

If you want a car skewer, i mean, a bunch of cars arranged on top of each other on a silver spike, it is high time you to enter the Ebay auction that is already on. We are talking about the Berwyn Spindle that adorned the Cermak plaza at Illinois....

Sentinel files for bankruptcy after judge's ruling

Rahul Bhandari — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 06:20:18 +0000

Sentinel Management Group Inc., a cash-management firm, who froze client withdrawals on Tuesday, filed for bankruptcy after a federal judge blocked it from selling assets to Citadel Investment Group. Illinois-based firm, which managed about...

300 million year-old 'first' rainforest unearthed in Illinois

Irani — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:02:00 +0000

Illinois in USA has been hiding under it’s ground, rainforests for long 300 million years! Dr Howard Falcon-Lang from the University of Bristol, UK and US colleagues have unearthed the amazing fossilized forests while workings at a coalmine...

Illinois: Attorney General moves to enforce parental notification law

Pooja — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:22:25 +0000

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has urged the federal courts to let enforcement of a parental notification bill that was enjoined shortly after it was signed into law in 1995. The Parental Notice of Abortion Act requires doctors to inform...