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Japans answer to next tsunami: mini-ark

October 1, 2011
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A small Japanese company has developed a modern, miniature version of Noahs Ark in case Japan is hit by another massive earthquake and tsunami: a floating capsule that looks like a huge tennis ball.Japans Cosmo Power says its “Noah” shelter is made of enhanced fibreglass that can save users from disasters like the one...
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Frisky farmer, 90, has 50 children

September 26, 2011
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Daddy cool … father-of-50 Luiz Costa de Oliveira dons shades as he is surrounded by three women A FRISKY farmer has told how he fathered 50 children with four women — who included two sisters and their MUM. Retired Luiz Costa de Oliveira, 90, admitted he does not know all the names of his...
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The Force is strong in this one: BT tower shines ‘lightsaber’ into the sky… switched on by C3-P0

September 23, 2011
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By ROB WAUGH A giant lightsabre beams over London, Stormtroopers parade across New York’s streets and Darth Vader is seen hailing a taxi. It can mean only one thing – Star Wars is in town. Walk this way: Three Jawas and a Stormtrooper cross New York’s 42nd Street as Star Wars comes to Blu-Ray...
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It’s official: You can be a porn star and teach high school students

September 1, 2011
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Benedict Garrett aka Johnny Anglais, says he is on a mission. Picture: www.johnnyanglais.com A TEACHER who led a double life as a porn star and stripper has been found guilty of unacceptable professional conduct – but has still been allowed to keep his job in the classroom. Benedict Garrett, 31, was head of sex...
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USB vibrator comes with up to 16GB of data storage

August 30, 2011
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The Duet USB drive vibrator, which has already gained more than $40,000 in crowd-funding. Picture: Crave THE Duet USB drive is sleek, waterproof, comes in a range of different colours… and vibrates. And it’s already a success — before it’s even been made. A San Francisco design team has raised more than $40,000 from...
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Spain’s Duchess of Alba gives away £3.1billion fortune to marry commoner

August 12, 2011
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Spain’s fabulously rich Duchess of Alba has signed away her enormous wealth, string of palaces, priceless works of art and vast swathes of Spanish real estate to marry for love at 85. Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, said by Guinness World Records to have more titles than any other royal on the planet, wants to marry...
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Americans reject Europe’s Breast Milk Baby doll

August 11, 2011
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The Breast Milk Baby, now available for boys and girls alike. Here’s a toy you can buy for your kids that really sucks. Move over, Malibu Barbie! There is a new children’s doll on toy store shelves, and The Breast Milk Baby is swallowing up the competition. After a successful run overseas, Spain-based Berjuan...
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Child’s racy Vogue photo shoot sparks outrage

August 6, 2011
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Thylane Loubry Blondeau, aged 10, pictured in Vogue WATCH VIDEO The appearance of a 10-year-old model striking salacious poses in the French edition of Vogue magazine has sparked a public outcry and reignited the debate over the sexualisation of children. Thylane Loubry Blondeau is pictured wearing makeup and high heels in a series of provocative...
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Facial recognition study raises new fears over ID theft

August 2, 2011
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By DANIEL BATES One in three people can be identified on Facebook using just their photograph, a study has found. Researchers took a picture of 93 volunteers and used this to track them down on the social networking site using publicly available software – usually within three seconds. Armed with the profile they were...
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Ettinger, father of cryonics movement, dies; placed in deep freeze

July 31, 2011
** FILE **Robert Ettinger, president of Cryonics Institute is shown at the institute facilities in Clinton Township, Mich., July 29, 2002. The state of Michigan on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2003, ordered the company to stop freezing people after media reports surrounding the death of baseball legend Ted Williams alerted regulators that the practice was taking place in the state. (AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Richard Lee)   Original Filename: FREEZING_BUSINESS_MIDTF501.jpg

Kim Kozlowski/ The Detroit News One of the founders of a movement to store people’s bodies at very low temperature after death in hopes that future technology would allow for revival and curing of aging and disease has died of respiratory failure. He was 92. Robert Ettinger — the Clinton Township man widely regarded...
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