Self-taught mechanic uses off-the-shelf technology to make Hummers green.
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On a short cycling break, coming off the North York Moors, I began the almost arrow-straight two-mile descent from Glaisdale Moor, down Glaisdale Rigg and into the lovely village of Glaisdale in the wooded Esk Valley. The name was vaguely familiar, recalling the Seventies House of Lords judicial heyday of Lord Simon of Glaisdale, who had been MP for Middlesbrough West and Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire.
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A Briton and an Australian-Canadian staged the latest challenge to Chinese rule in Tibet this morning, climbing up a huge billboard in front of the headquarters of Chinese Central Television in Beijing and unfurling a huge banner calling for a free Tibet.
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Modified car crosses Europe fuelled on fat alone
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Democratic voters react to Obama's overall victory
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Federal Judge Alex Kozinski asked an ethics panel to investigate his own conduct regarding lewd pictures found on his family website. Kozinski suspended the trial of a hard-core pornographer Wednesday.
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A deer with a single horn in the center of its head - much like the fabled, mythical unicorn - has been spotted in a nature preserve in Italy, park officials said.
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Woman held in child predator's bat beating; man held for failing to register.
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Barack Obama's plane was forced to endure an emergency landing last month after the Democratic presidential candidate's aircraft suffered mechanical problems over Missouri.
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Over a four-year period, nearly 50,000 people were hurt in accidents involving golf carts.
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One major dermatology organization is making the case against indoor tanning.
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Two teen athletes in New Jersey died this week from events that occurred during football practice.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson complained on Tuesday that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama can seem to be "talking down to black people" at times and should broaden his message.

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Chip giant Intel signs a deal with Yahoo to make the TV set much more web aware.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new type of vaccine that sneaks into the body and then self-destructs -- all without needles -- may offer a new way to protect against a range of diseases, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.

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The most sparsely populated county in Wales is Britain's happiest place - but Edinburgh the least happy, say researchers.
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Seven-member crew cheered on way home as they checked out patch job on torn space-station solar wing.
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Missing out on an Olympic medal can be devastating for some, but for Bradley Saunders, going home empty-handed seemed a relief. The lightwelterweight from Sedgefield, County Durham, had been considered Great Britain's best medal prospect after Frankie Gavin failed to make the weight, and he received a kind draw. But he failed to live up to the billing as he went down to a disappointing 11-7 defeat by Alexis Vastine, of France.
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