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Newsday demands payment for online content
" New York newspaper Newsday plans to begin charging online readers for access to its content, according to a Reuters report. The announcement, which comes as the newspaper industry is mired in financial crisis, was made Thursday during a conference call with...Intel demonstrates wireless power charging
Hey, Uri Geller, can you do this? I guess I could've put this in tech, but it sure qualifies for "strange", imho"Imagine juicing your laptop computer or cell phone without plugging them into an electrical socket. That's a luxury that could be provided by wireless power...More airlines charges are ahead for summer travellers
As if it isn't already really expensive to fly now, another US airline, JetBlue Airways, is now going to start charging customers for pillows and blankets.This isn't all new news, as I flew on Zoom Airlines not...How to Build an Electric Car Charging Infrastructure
There's been alot of talk about hybrid and pure electric cars lately -- largely due to the price of gas. There's already some great cars on the road already (Th!nk, Tesla, Zenn). One issue that hasn't been...Resurgence of Screenwriters in the Indian Film Industry
"There's a buzz in the Indian film industry that the writers are coming back in a major way. The recent success of films offering good scripts and new stories has started the latest trend of new script writers...
created by Richard Drewmore | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Cops Make Major Drug Bust When FedEx Delivers Pot Package to Wrong Address
And here I thought that Big Brown and FedEx trucks mostly brought goodies from shopping or expedited business materials. But one drug pusher decided that his business would do best by FedEx--which luckily then took a shipment to the wrong address."When it absolutely,...Worst airline service in 7 years
According to the new airline satisfaction survey, conducted by the University of Michigan, airline service is at its worst in 7 years. US Airways ranks dead last in customer satisfaction, while Southwest has...
created by poolparty | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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2221 views | 4 recommendations | 21 comments
Under wraps, prostitution rife in Afghanistan
While Afghanistan's strict Islamic law forbids prostitution, there are signs the work is taking formal root, with brothels operating in some cities and pimps managing prostitutes. Bribes take care of unwanted...Beam Me Up for 200K: Virgin Galactic Unveils SpaceShipTwo
Start saving those pennies people. You'll soon be able to fly ever higher above the friendly skies with a quick 200k jaunt into sub-orbit."Entrepreneur Richard Branson on Wednesday unveiled a model of the...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Biggest Waves Ever Seen are Hitting the Coast of California and Australia
"Surfers catch SOME OF THE BIGGEST WAVES EVER SEEN - In the middle of the weekend storm, surfers were bravely making history at a break off the California coast. The waves were breaking about a hundred miles... 60 electric car chargers go in
"Free electric car charging points are being installed across central London. Westminster council is putting in 10 roadside posts following a trial of two in Covent Garden. About another 50 will be installed in 13...Nine, Ten Plan Full Shows Online Next Year
"The commercial TV networks have signalled expansive plans for full TV episode downloads next year but are likely to shun charging users for the bulk of their content in favour of an advertiser-funded service. Seven does not offer full episode downloads, Ten has experimented...Soldiers break up Burma protests
"Burmese soldiers and police are baton- charging small groups of protesters who are trying to gather in Rangoon. Security forces have sealed off five monasteries that were focal points of previous mass marches and are trying to prevent further protests. Official media said...Dairy Farmer Fed Woman With Cattle Hormone To Induce Miscarriage
"A US dairy farmer hoping to induce a woman he impregnated to miscarry gave her a soft drink containing a cattle hormone sometimes used to force abortions in cows, police said. William Stanley Sutton III, 25, added ProstaMate last week to a soft drink he gave to 21-year-old...Nokia admits mobile battery issue
"Nokia is offering to replace 46 million batteries for its mobile phones after reports of overheating while charging. The problems are confined to BL-5C batteries made by Matsushita between December 2005 and November 2006. More than 250 million BL-5C batteries made for Nokia...Top Members Today
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