A Mississippi snapping turtle caught in a British lake might at first seem just a strange story worth no further comment but the introduction of such alien species into the environment can have disasterous...
Ouch.....the pain must be beyond words "These stomach-churning pictures capture what could be the most painful event of the Beijing Olympics so far.Hungarian weightlifter Janos Baranyai's first Olympics ended in...
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"The clipboard toting, clock-watching, quota-setting productivity expert, peering nosily over your shoulder at work, has been out of fashion in business schools for decades.Now he's back, in electronic form -- in the home office.In a budding trend some employment experts say...
"As a budding photographer, John Farley is used to capturing some extraordinary scenes and images.But nothing could prepare him for the shock of a speeding UFO which he caught on camera while taking pictures of a...
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A truly frightening crime story that highlights the dangers of online contacts--and points out some good police work."Maj. Daniel Dusseau's head throbbed. It was 9 p.m. and nine months into the pursuit of a rapist whose attacks had haunted nearly a dozen of his detectives,...
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" Leopard savaging a crocodile caught on camera Last Updated: 6:01pm BST 18/07/2008 The astonishing spectacle of a leopard savaging a crocodile has been captured for the first time on camera. Leopard savaging a...
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"Bad news for gin and tonic drinkers this summer - the UK has been hit by a worldwide shortage of lemons and Russia is snapping up what's left. ""THE UNITED KINGDOM has been hit by a worldwide shortage...
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"There is an ancient tradition of wild hyena feeding in Harar, Ethiopia, which is still being practiced today. As far as I understand, this is a rite of peace-offering. The wild hyenas enter the city in great...
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...so says Advertising Age:"WPP Group, one of the most aggressive holding companies when it comes to snapping up digital-technology firms, is closing in on a deal to acquire Vancouver-based Blast Radius, one of the few large independents on the market.The 400-person shop,...
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He could see red orbs twinkling in the night and knew that those were their eyes staring longingly up at him...but it sure wasn't a gaze of love! Every now and then a scuffle would break out amongst them as though they were jostling for first dibs at the choicy morsel...
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Two teams of researchers with seemingly divergent areas of interest have come together for a techie-meets-nature experiment in Massachusetts. The researchers are simultaneously studying new wireless technology...
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"Pavilion falls away
Remaining rides next to go
By Jenny Burns
The Sun News
Rubble is all that is left of the primary Pavilion building at Ninth Avenue North and Ocean Boulevard.
TOM MURRAY/The Sun News
Rubble is all that is left of the primary Pavilion building at Ninth...
"Bendable Concrete
The nickname for Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) is self-explanatory: bendable concrete. Specially coated microscopic polymer fibers slide past each other instead of snapping under stress, so ECC bends without breaking. The material has been used...