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Wednesday, 14 November 2007 |
Growing consumer awareness of the environmental impact of gas-guzzling cars and trucks have led to green hybrids galore at the LA Auto Show, with new vehicles using less or no gas at all. (Video)
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Monday, 03 July 2006 |
 Tesla Motors' goal is to design a sports car that would go as fast as a Ferrari or Porsche — but run on electricity. Their first model, "a sleek two-seater called the Roadster" looking something like "a Lotus Elise", will be unveiled next month for prospective buyers in Santa Monica.
"With about 80 employees, Tesla just raised $40 million from high-profile investors and it plans to start selling its first model next year."...
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Thursday, 21 September 2006 |
A Florida maintenance worker, Rafael Martinez, jumped into a pond to save two teens trapped in a sinking car surrounded by alligators. Martinez grabbed a stick and tried to battle the gators and free the kids whose car doors were stuck... I would like to see a picture of this hero! (Local6.com)
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Tuesday, 21 November 2006 |
 "Deep in the most remote jungles of South America, Amazon Indians (Amerindians) are using Google Earth and Global Positioning System (GPS) mapping to protect their fast-dwindling home... Indians log on to Google Earth and study images, inch by inch, looking to see where new (illegal) gold mines are popping up" ... |
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Wednesday, 06 December 2006 |
 Research indicates that the touch of a loved one — even the touch of a stranger — can boost the immune system, halt or slow the progress of disease, and reduce the experience of pain. Scientists now guess that touch communicates emotion:
"When people were touched by a stranger they could not see, who had been instructed to try to communicate a particular emotion, they were able to tell the emotional state of the other person with great accuracy." (The Independent)
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