Going To Jail in the O.C.

Orange County sheriff’s deputies repeatedly shocked a handcuffed prisoner with a Taser, even after he had been strapped into a restraint chair, slammed him onto the floor with a “knee drop” and appeared to hit him in the head while he sat passively on a bench, jail videotapes show.
The grainy but graphic images from 2006 [...]

Quote of the Day

“Living among others is a cause for blessing,while seclusion is the cause of torment.”
–The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

Will We Regret Using Cell Phones One Day?

“Radiation from mobile phones delays and reduces sleep, and causes headaches and confusion, according to a new study.

“The research, sponsored by the mobile phone companies themselves, shows that using the handsets before bed causes people to take longer to reach the deeper stages of sleep and to spend less time in them, interfering with the [...]

End Of An Era

Not too many people have ever shopped at a grocery store co-op. Luckily for us on the Southside of Chicago, we had the Hyde Park Co-Op. It was 75 years old and was the oldest urban grocery co-op in America. I say “was” because the Co-Op closed its doors on Sunday. [...]

Merrill Lynch Predicts Sharp Drop In Housing Prices

“The worst housing financial crisis in decades is only going to get worse, a Merrill Lynch report said Wednesday.
“The investment bank forecasted a 15 percent drop in housing prices in 2008 and a further 10 percent drop in 2009, with even more depreciation likely in 2010.

“By contrast, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) expects housing [...]