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"iPod saved my life"

14 year old Sophie Frost climes her life was saved by her iPod. Sophie Frost and Mason Billington took a shelter under a tree in King George V playing Field in Rayleigh Essex during thunderstorm on Monday...

eCoupled Technolog - Wireless Electricity Comes to Reality

" Imagine yourself charging your cellphone without any cords, heating up your coffee mug wirelessly or lighting your room with a wireless electric bulb!! Does it sound too good to be true? Well not any more. "

Man Kills Self After Shooting Three, Lighting Ex-Girlfriend On Fire

This is the town I went to high school in, and it's 60 miles south of where I just moved from. I knew Patricia Haggard."REDDING, Calif. -- A 63-year-old man is dead after shooting three people, one fatally, burning his estranged girlfriend and then shooting himself with a...

Huge increse in stop smoking figures since public space ban

This fantastic news for the health of the UK and for the families of those that have packed in smoking as a result of the British ban on smoking in public buildings."Record numbers have given up smoking because of...

Rare male sea dragon pregnant

" After setting the mood with lighting and finessing, the Georgia Aquarium's attempts to coax rare sea dragons to mate have finally worked -- just in time for Father's Day. The pregnant male weedy sea dragon is...

Disney makes an appearance at the World Science Festival

Disney gave an impressive show at the World Science Festival today, talking about all the science that goes into Disney magic."And there was science — physics, chemistry, biology, computer science and...

Wal-Mart Canada Lauded for Energy Conservation Efforts - Progressive Grocer

"NOVEMBER 14, 2006 -- MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Canada -- Peter Love, Ontario's first chief energy conservation officer, yesterday awarded his Certificate of Recognition to Mario Pilozzi, president and c.e.o. of Wal-Mart Canada Corp., for the retailer's contribution to energy...

Venture to Light Africa with Dirt Power

"“For all the Pan-Africanism of the last four decades,” said Hugo Van Vuuren, “it is quite rare to have young students from South, East, and West Africa, in the same room without a soccer ball somehow...

The Olympic torch's shadowy past

" The Olympic torch's shadowy past By Chris Bowlby ...

Curtains, soft and home furninshings from Dunelm

Curtains, value for money soft and home furnishings from Dunelm, including curtains, blinds, rugs, bedding, lighting, cushions and gifts

Chinese cop reported killed as Tibet riots rage, Wikileaks releases photos

Riots continue to rage in various parts of the world, with a Chinese policeman reportedly killed in Beijing. Meanwhile, wikileaks.com has released 120 censored pictures and video of the protests. This follows the...

'Soldier ghost' caught on camera

"A group of amateur film-makers believe they may have proof that ghosts really do exist after one of them caught something strange on camera. George Gunn said he captured pictures of a ghostly apparition while out walking along a footpath in Outwood, near Wakefield, West...

Cyclist Tasered for poor lighting

Yep, Taser use is still controversial, and a recent study has the traumatized pigs to prove it."HAMILTON CITY, Calif. (Map, News) - A Glenn County sheriff's deputy shot a man with a Taser gun for allegedly riding...

Greek lives scarred by inferno

The fire is gone for some months now but it will probably take years for people and nature to fully recover. "The scorched Hill of Kronos at ancient Olympia stands as a symbol of the inferno that swept across...

200 signatures on a petition will force councils to act

"Town halls would be forced to take action over petitions with more than 200 signatures under new proposals to devolve power to voters. Hazel Blears, the Communities Secretary, is to publish a consultation paper detailing new rights to trigger changes in council policy. This...

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