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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

iPhone app replacing traditional doctor's stethoscope

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DOCTORS outfits may never look the same again with a $1 iPhone app replacing the traditional metal stethoscope for doctors around the world, its creator said today. ... READ MORE

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A TEENAGER has been jailed over an aggravated burglary that a judge likened to a scene from the movie Reservoir Dogs ... READ MORE

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MORE than 450 people rode inflatable sex dolls down river rapids at the eighth annual installment of a bizarre but popular Russian race ... READ MORE

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The fluid that spews out the top of a dolphin or whale's head when it exhales can provide scientists with valuable genetic information ... READ MORE

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A would-be burglar who tried to break into a South Carolina restaurant found himself in a tight and a greasy situation. ... READ MORE

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The parents of a Cleveland boy have pleaded guilty to hog-tying and duct-taping him to a coffee table on a nightly basis for months. ... READ MORE

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The body of a mountain climber from Maine has been discovered in a melting glacier more than two decades after the man fell 1,000 feet to his death in the Canadian Rockies, a park official said... READ MORE

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Police said a baptism party where some uninvited guests arrived turned into a brawl that resulted in gunfire. Police were dispatched to the Progressive Men's Club at 2 a.m. Saturday after a caller reported gunfire. ... READ MORE

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Elderly people are still being left to go hungry on NHS wards, a charity claims. ... READ MORE

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Esteban Rojas won't let 2,300 feet of rock stand between him and a church wedding with the woman he loves. ... READ MORE

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Female motorists fire back after a survey found one in five men couldn't relax when their 'better' half drives... READ MORE

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A JUROR has been removed from a Detroit-area trial after writing on Facebook that the defendant was guilty. The problem? The trial wasn't over. ... READ MORE

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SOCIALITE Paris Hilton now claims the purse containing cocaine that led to her Friday night arrest in Las Vegas belongs to her, but the cocaine belonged to a friend. ... READ MORE

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Farm Employees Seen Chasing Animals with Fishing Nets; No Group Has Claimed Responsibility for Break-Ins ... READ MORE

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ROLLING Stones' fans will be exiled from main street — if they pick up a 'Go To Jail' card on the legendary band's very own version of Monopoly.... READ MORE

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After he allegedly escaped unnecessary chest surgery, a Maryland man says he was detained, beaten, and repeatedly called a "bitch" by security ... READ MORE

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A schoolgirl and her family were kicked off a Ryanair plane after cabin crew refused to let her carry her violin as hand luggage, ordering them to pay for an extra seat instead. ... READ MORE

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Eighteen people have died while mushroom picking in Italy in little more than a week. .... READ MORE

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A four-month search for a missing woman in the US had ended - after she was found buried under piles of rubbish at her home. ... READ MORE

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Each day, dozens of Cape Baboons gather to strip the ancient vines – the sauvignon blanc grapes are a particular favourite – before heading into the mountains to sleep. ... READ MORE

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It's been in print for over a century, but in future the Oxford English Dictionary — the authoritative guide to the English language — may only be available to peruse online. ... READ MORE

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Pastor Who Shares Name With Wanted Texas Criminal Mistakenly Arrested ... READ MORE

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A SURGEON in New Zealand has removed a 7.5 inch (19cm) toothbrush from the stomach of a teenager after she tripped climbing stairs while cleaning her teeth and swallowed it. ... READ MORE

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A MAN was arrested in the United Arab Emirates for tricking a woman into trying to get change at the central bank for two souvenir one million dollar notes he persuaded her were real, ... READ MORE

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TWO police officers from Western Australia have been stood down following claims one used her Taser stun gun to shock her boyfriend at a party. ... READ MORE

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Two ice cream adverts, one showing a pregnant nun and the other two male priests about to kiss, are facing a ban ... READ MORE

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Following her career in real estate and spying in the U.S. for the Russian government, Anna Chapman is taking advantage of her recent celebrity. ... READ MORE

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American youngsters have gone mad for the shear thrills of Mutton Bustin’ – riding bareback on a bucking and bounding SHEEP. ... READ MORE

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Smoke wafting from a Cadillac Escalade on the Las Vegas Strip set off Paris Hilton's latest legal troubles ... READ MORE

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A goat that has been wandering around the eastern Missouri town of Mexico has gained enough attention to have his own Facebook page. ... READ MORE

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