Man gets burned while using lighter to siphon gas

"Man gets burned while using lighter to siphon gas The Associated Press MUKWONAGO, Wis. - Police said a man...

High Tech Cactus - thieves beware; Saguaros to get microchips

Under developmentThis is a huge problem in Arizona and even down in Mexico. " TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Some of Arizona's famed saguaro cactuses soon will be more difficult to steal...

Emergency Beijing Olympic pollution scheme begins

"Emergency Beijing Olympic pollution scheme begins By Ben Blanchard Reuters - Sunday, July 20 12:01 pmBEIJING (Reuters) - Beijingers breathed easier on Sunday as traffic restrictions and factory...

UN to go green by cutting on AC

Fighting global warming should start at the top and to set an example the United nations have decided to remove Air-conditioners from the headquarters office in NY. UN is exhorting its staff and representative's of...

Surrey kidnapping accomplice sentenced to four years jail

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThe photos are stock photos, not part of this story, but make a point none the less.Another case of a Judge unclear on the concept that if you kidnap someones children and...

Being brown in a city of black and white

" DETROIT - In a city that would become famous for segregation, Linda Hutcherson’s early memories of her household in Detroit are of carefree times amid a pastiche of skin colors. She had loving parents — a black...

Beijing Olympics: Swimsuit blows 16 records out of the water

As reported in my original story last week, this NASA inspired Speedo on Steroids is certainly turning the Swimming circles on it's ear, much like the earlier 1970's speedo model one did in this photo and the Sexy...

New low-tech theory on space travel

"A spacecraft made of folded paper may sound far-fetched, but Japanese scientists believe it could be possible for a paper plane launched from space to reach Earth intact. Researchers at the University of Tokyo have tested small, origami planes made of special paper for 30...

MacBook Air’s CPU Make the Ultra portable Laptops Thinner than MacBook Air?

Other two PC makers are using MacBook Air’s CPU or chip to make smaller and lighter ultra portable laptops. Now the question is that will they be able to challenge MacBook Air with their new laptop?

MacBook Air: top 10 things wrong with it

Like an anorexic fashion model, Apple's new super-thin MacBook Air has made too many compromises for the sake of being skinny."1. 80GB iPod hard drive being used as a system drive. It's 4200 RPM slow and after years...

2nd Greenest Hummer On Earth: Runs on Ethanol

"The words ‘green’ and ‘Hummer’ don’t usually occur together, except when compiling a complete list of oxymorons. But earlier today at the Saab/Hummer press conference, GM debuted it’s concept H-X Hummer, calling it the “Green Hummer”. The new model is...

2nd Greenest Hummer On Earth: Runs on Ethanol

"The words ‘green’ and ‘Hummer’ don’t usually occur together, except when compiling a complete list of oxymorons. But earlier today at the Saab/Hummer press conference, GM debuted it’s concept H-X Hummer,...

Virtual Laser Keyboard

"The Virtual Laser Keyboard (VKB) is the ULTIMATE new gudget for Blackberry, Smartphone and PDA owners or MAC & PC users! the VKB comes with an elegant leather jacket, making it the perfect addition to your collection (and just what you want to take out of your inner suit...

New York Times Blog Solicits Terror Tactics

The NYT's "Freakonomics" blog has kicked off a firestorm by soliticing from its readers ideas on what they'd do if they were terrorists who wanted to attack the U.S. We did a lot of this in grad school, and it's always struck me as fun in a juvenile sort of way but ultimately...

Woman's lighter sparks blaze at NM pumps

He said witnesses reported the woman was casually pumping gas and that she had a lighter in her hand. That's when flames shot out of the gas tank.The woman and the immediate area caught fire. A person at the scene put out the blaze with a fire extinguisher.

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