Canada launches probe into Toyota safety concerns

Posted by David in Politics News Headlines on March 11th, 2010

Canadian politicians on Thursday accused the nation's transportation agency of failing to take swift action after receiving acceleration-related complaints in Toyota vehicles three years before the company began a series of safety recalls.

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Giant Kite Plus Hydroelectric Turbine Equals Innovative, Floating Power Plant

Posted by David in Politics News Headlines on March 11th, 2010

People are starting to look to the oceans to produce clean energy, and a couple of Korean researchers have come up with a unique way to harvest power from the high seas. According to Wired, Park Chul and Kim Jongchul recently wrote a proposal that envisions using a giant kite ...

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Politicians use ancient law in expenses court battle

Posted by David in Politics News Headlines on March 11th, 2010

LONDON (AFP) - Four lawmakers told a judge Thursday they will use a 320-year-old law as a defence against prosecution over allegations they dishonestly claimed parliamentary expenses.

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Future LEDs Could Transfer Data, Light Up Your Room

Posted by David in Politics News Headlines on March 11th, 2010

Right now, we rely on radio wave to pass data wirelessly from one device to another, but that approach has inherent limitations. For one, there is only so much radio bandwidth to go around. That already limited space is crowded with TV signals, cell phone ...

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Vatican criticizes condom machines in Rome school

Posted by David in Politics News Headlines on March 11th, 2010

The decision by a Rome high school to install condom vending machines has set off a storm in Italy, with the Catholic Church charging the move will encourage young people to have sex and Rome's mayor saying it sends the wrong message.

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Cantor Exchange Lets Movie Buffs Bet on Box Office Success

Posted by David in Politics News Headlines on March 11th, 2010

It's one of our favorite pastimes -- betting what movies will soar and flop at the box office. By no means do these numbers indicate film quality, of course, but we still enjoy keeping an eye on them. Now, we have even more incentive. According to The New York ...

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Wiebe-Mitchell ‘Donky Kong’ War Upstaged by Unknown Rookie

Posted by David in Politics News Headlines on March 11th, 2010

Aside from ushering the term "kill screen" into the popular vernacular, 2007's 'The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters' also introduced the non-gaming world to the intensity and drama of highly competitive battles for video game supremacy. In the film, everyman protagonist Steve Wiebe breaks gaming icon Billy ...

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British journalist released from Hamas custody

Posted by David in Politics News Headlines on March 11th, 2010

Gaza's Hamas rulers on Thursday released a British journalist they had held for a month amid allegations that he endangered the Palestinian territory's security.

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eCards Too Much Work? Procrastinators Send Video Cards From Phones

Posted by David in Politics News Headlines on March 11th, 2010

Filed under: Cell Phones

Forget thumbing through racks of paper greeting cards. Some card companies are now offering a video alternative on cell phones. According to The New York Times, American Greetings has taken the lead, and is now offering short video messages that are selected ...

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Bird eggs have chemical ‘messages’

Posted by David in Politics News Headlines on March 11th, 2010

Mother birds leave chemical "messages" in their eggs that shape the behaviour of their chicks, research showed.

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