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Exhibit delves into life and legend of Houdini (Reuters)

Posted on: Friday, October 29th, 2010 in: Uncategorized

Reuters - Handcuffs, shackles, a torture chamber and straitjacket used by renowned escape artist Harry Houdini will be part of a major exhibit that delves into the life and legend of the world famous magician.

Halloween ghost hunters seek old soldiers in Gettysburg (Reuters)

Posted on: Friday, October 29th, 2010 in: Uncategorized

Reuters - Days before Halloween on a darkened street Dwight Stoutzenberger aimed his digital camera at a wall not far from where a guide was telling ghost stories to a group of tourists.

Exhibit delves into life and legend of Houdini (Reuters)

Posted on: Friday, October 29th, 2010 in: Uncategorized

Reuters - Handcuffs, shackles, a torture chamber and straitjacket used by renowned escape artist Harry Houdini will be part of a major exhibit that delves into the life and legend of the world famous magician.

Vending machines sell miniature art in boxes (Reuters)

Posted on: Thursday, October 28th, 2010 in: Uncategorized

Reuters - An artist who wanted to make art more accessible has installed vending machines across Germany offering unique art miniatures in small boxes.

Nepal firm takes high speed Internet to Mt Everest (Reuters)

Posted on: Thursday, October 28th, 2010 in: Uncategorized

Reuters - A private telecom firm took high speed Internet facilities to the top of the world on Thursday when it launched Nepal’s first 3G services at the base camp of Mount Everest.

Arizona executes killer by lethal injection (Reuters)

Posted on: Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 in: Uncategorized

Reuters - Arizona executed a convicted murderer by lethal injection Tuesday in a case that stirred controversy after it emerged that one of the drugs being used to end the inmate’s life was obtained in Britain.

World War Two bombs found on Galapagos Islands (Reuters)

Posted on: Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 in: Uncategorized

Reuters - Fishermen have found a dozen bombs believed to be from World War Two buried on the Galapagos Islands, a local government official said Tuesday.

New monkey found in Myanmar near China dam project (Reuters)

Posted on: Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 in: Uncategorized

Reuters - A new type of snub-nosed monkey has been found in a remote forested region of northern Myanmar which is under threat from logging and a Chinese dam project, scientists said on Wednesday.

World Cup soccer's psychic octopus dies (Reuters)

Posted on: Tuesday, October 26th, 2010 in: Uncategorized

Reuters - Paul, the oracle octopus who shot to fame in the World Cup this summer for his uncanny ability to predict the results of Germany’s soccer matches, has died at his home in Oberhausen at the age of two.

Half of small companies expect staff theft: survey (Reuters)

Posted on: Tuesday, October 26th, 2010 in: Uncategorized

Reuters - Just over half of private small company executives expect employees to steal something of value within the next year, nearly double the rate who have actually experienced such loss in the last five years, a new survey found on Tuesday.