Wal-Mart will push suppliers to reduce packaging by 5 percent

Wal-Mart has unveiled a five-year plan that it believes will reduce packaging on the products it sells by 5 percent.

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Israeli air strike kills UN observers. 26/07/2006. ABC News Online

An Israeli air strike has killed four United Nations (UN) military observers at their base in southern Lebanon, the UN says. UN secretary-general Kofi Annan is calling on Israel to investigate the "apparently deliberate targeting" of the base.

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Last-gasp penalty breaks Australian hearts. 27/06/2006. ABC News Online

Bad call... otherwise exceptional game and dominated by the Aussies.

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Halo 3 announced!

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Thoughts on (and audio of) Cory Doctorow's talk in Sydney last night

Great run down of Cory Doctorow's talk in Sydney the other day on the topical topic of DRM. Also includes audio of the talk.

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Duke Nukem sheds light on brain; sleep re-organises brain

Researchers have published results that demonstrate that getting a good nights sleep improves brain function related to locating objects in unfarmiliar surroundings.

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Britain needs more gas power, nuclear won't cut it.

The wind is blowing, the sun is shinning; still they speak only of oil and fission.

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Britain now 'eating the planet' as they move into Ecological Debt

The United Kingdom is virtually fresh out of its own natural resources and will very soon be totally dependant on foreign imports.

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Fighter pilot refuses to fly Iraq again: Jailed for 8 months.

An Australian born British fighter pilot has been jailed for 8 months for refusing to return to Iraq for a third term of service. His protest was that the war in Iraq was illegal and likened the war to the NAZI movement.

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TDK first to market with Blu-ray discs - vnunet.com

Media comming out before the player, nice.

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Google buys new search algorithm

A University of New South Wales PhD student by the name of Ori Alon has crafted a search engine algorithm that attracted interest from the like of Google, MSN and Yahoo.

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Texan Professor suggests Ebola to curb human population growth

Professor seems to have had enough of crowded cities and suggests using the Ebola virus to kill off about 90% of the human population. If you think that's scary, he also has some followers, I wonder if they're volunteering...

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Professor Predicts Human Time Travel This Century

Very interesting article on an alternative scenario for time travel using Einstein's famous equation. Also a bit on the philosophy of time, definately worth a read and a further think about.

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Solar power can make you very, very rich.

A very good article detailing the economic potential and viability of solar power.

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