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Artificial reef near Miami is cemetery
MIAMI - About 45 feet beneath the ocean’s surface lies a cemetery with gates, pathways, plaques and even benches.
The Neptune Memorial Reef, which opened last fall, is seen by its creators as a perfect final resting spot for those who loved the sea. They hope that one day the reef will cover 16 acres and [...]
May 13, 2008 Comments Off
US Prison Finds Something New to Deter Escapes
US Prison Now Using a Bear to Guard Against Escapes
The way the warden sees it, the more than 400-pound 180-kilogram black bear living in the middle of the sprawling Louisiana State Penitentiary is an extra layer of security.
“I love that bear being right where it is,” Warden Burl Cain said Monday. “I tell you what, [...]
May 8, 2008 Comments Off
NO MORE GAS Personal Electric Vehicle
With a name like ‘No More Gas’, you can bet that this cute little personal electric vehicle is as good to the environment as it is to the user. Its size, weight and fuel make it much better for the planet, while its look and driving experience make it great fun for the driver. Looking [...]
April 30, 2008 Comments Off
10 ways to get the best seat on the plane
Want that aisle seat? There’s no guarantee but here’s tips to help you get it
updated 3:08 p.m. ET, Tues., April. 1, 2008
We’ve all been there — the small child kicking the back of your seat, the lack of leg room, the war over the armrest. While there’s no fail-safe way to guarantee that aisle seat [...]
April 3, 2008 Comments Off
Top 10 Bizarre Genetically Modified Organisms - The List Universe
2. Fern Spider
The fern spider is unique on this list as it is the only combined plant and animal. At the time of writing this is the only animal that has successfully been crossed with a plant. The spider is a cross between a common Italian Wolf spider (Lycosa tarantula) and the ponga fern (Cyathea [...]
April 1, 2008 1 Comment
Malware to blame in supermarket data breach
It turns out malware somehow found its way onto a Maine-based supermarket chain’s servers, which led to the security breach announced earlier this month compromising up to 4.2 million credit cards.
Citing a letter the Hannaford grocer sent to Massachusetts regulators, The Boston Globe on Friday reported that the malicious software intercepted data from customers as [...]
March 31, 2008 Comments Off
CNN: Buy gas most efficiently
What time you get to the pump
Wednesday morning is the best time to buy gasoline according to GasPriceWatch.com. That’s because prices usually move up for the weekend, after which they settle, hitting the low point by Wednesday.
And it makes sense to buy your gas in the morning when it’s the coolest time of day. This [...]
March 25, 2008 Comments Off
Olympics crisis over squat toilets
Demand for sit-down toilets is growing, said Mr Yao
China is rushing to install sit-down loos for its 500,000 foreign Olympics visitors, after complaints that venues had only Asian-style squat toilets.
A lack of Western-style facilities was a common complaint after some 30 test events at Games venues, officials said.
"A lot of parties have raised [...]
March 20, 2008 Comments Off
