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The iPhone is killing the Internet
Is the iPhone killing the internet? That's the question posed by Oxford University Professor Jonathan Zittrain in his new book, The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It .

Most Canadians think Earth Hour should happen more often: poll
OTTAWA - A new survey suggests most Canadians think Earth Hour should happen more often. In fact, the Harris-Decima poll suggests more than a third of Canadians wouldn't mind flicking off their lights and appliances for an hour as often as once a month.

Volunteer Connection
You can browse hundreds of volunteer opportunities at the Volunteer Center of Southern Arizona's Web site, at www.volunteersoaz.org .

Empowering the Internet TV Revolution: VBrick Launches VBoss
VBrick Systems, Inc., the world leader in digital video appliances and solutions, today announced that it is delivering on the promise of the Internet TV revolution through VBoss (VBrick Online Streaming Service), a simple end-to-end solution that empowers anyone to offer their video content to a worldwide audience. Through VBoss, VBrick is introducing the first and only complete online Video ...

Appliances, Plugged Into Extension Cords, Cause Fire
Mobile Fire-Rescue says someone plugged large appliances into several extension cords, sparking a fire that caused $20,000 in damage to an apartment building. more

Fires continue to smoulder at site of coolstore blast
As small fires continued to smoulder today at the site of Saturday's fatal coolstore blast on the outskirts of Hamilton, the Fire Service prepared to bury one of its own, Senior Station Officer Derek Lovell.

5 Gadgets That Can Make You Poor
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City Leaders Host Rio Rancho Trash Cleanup
RIO RANCHO, NM -- Illegal dumping sites are popping up in rural Rio Rancho and Sandoval County. People are abandoning everything from cars to home appliances. Some of the hazardous waste is going into Rio Rancho's water supply and will have a negative affect on citizens and wildlife.

Just Gut It
60 Greene St., fourth floor Between Spring and Broome streets $6.25 million Common Charges: $1,835 Approximate Monthly Taxes: $1,219 Leonard Steinberg/Prudential Douglas Elliman This three-bedroom, three-bathroom SoHo loft, about 3,900 square feet, was gut renovated into a textured space that resembles a ship's cabin. The main room has original wood beams and columns, exposed brick, walnut ...

DeLonghi retro toaster and kettle - does what it says on the tin
I'm not going to lie to you. In terms of gadgetry, this new range of DeLonghi toasters and kettles at John Lewis are not the most mind-blowing kitchen appliances I've ever seen but they are very pretty.