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ZURICH – It must rank among the easiest fires ever to put out. Zurich authorities say police and firefighters were called to the house of an elderly woman early Thursday after she reported her television set was burning. When they arrived, they discovered no signs of fire or smoke.
Fri, July 3, 2009 - 2:10 AM
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They found instead that the TV was tuned into a German station that in the early morning hours aired the constant image of a fireplace. "The fire was extinguished with the press of a button," police said in a... read more
TOKYO (AFP) – Japan's near-silent hybrid cars have been called dangerous by the vision-impaired and some users, prompting a government review on whether to add a noise-making device, according to an official.
Fri, July 3, 2009 - 2:01 AM
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The petrol-electric vehicles, which in recent months have become the country's top-selling autos, hum along almost soundlessly when they are switched from fuel to battery mode. "We have received opinions from automobile users and vision-impaired people that they feel hybrid vehicle... read more Last night I heard my voice from the ceiling Last night I had another face I didn't understand this dream's meaning Last night I fell through the floor And landed in a cage of lions I stood in the middle of them all They just stared at me in silence Many things I'd like to know Hard to choose which way to go Many things I'd like to see What you do for getting free If I could fly away alone Like a bird out on my own Would I stop feeling so lost I will never know Last night... read more
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