Woman on oxygen machine dies after power cut: family Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A New Zealand woman on an oxygen machine died shortly after a power company cut the electricity supply to her home over an unpaid bill.
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Mother on oxygen pump dies after power cut Posted: 1 year ago by super
A 44-year-old woman who needed an electric oxygen pump to breathe died after an energy company cut the power to her home because of a $122 unpaid bill, her family claimed Wednesday.
Dupe.
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Scientist makes own oxygen under water Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
A scientist has emerged from an underwater capsule after spending almost two weeks generating his own oxygen and electricity.
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Fla. woman chooses to go to jail over $7.45 bill Posted: 4 weeks ago by AutumnLotus
A woman decided to go to jail rather than pay her bill at a Fort Pierce Waffle House restaurant. The total she went to jail over: $7.45.
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Woman Dies On Flight With Bad Oxygen Tanks Posted: 9 months ago by dollyllama
Desir said she was having trouble breathing and asked for oxygen, but a flight attendant twice refused her request, Oliver said Sunday in a telephone interview.
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Electricity from Dirt Posted: 2 months ago by Bornbad
It turns out wind power, solar power and lunar power are not the only possible renewable energy sources for our future. Dirt power might be next.
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Cow power could generate electricity for millions Posted: 4 months ago by AutumnLotus
Converting livestock manure into a domestic renewable fuel source could generate enough electricity to meet up to three per cent of North America’s entire consumption needs and lead to a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs).
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Woman shoots cop with taser at his home Posted: 1 year ago by Bornbad
Officer Charles Jeffers told investigators he'd stopped to use the restroom at his home Sunday night while on his way to investigate a burglary. He let a woman he knew into the house, leading to her accidentally shooting the Taser.(What?)
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Woman files claim, saying dog feces ruined family outing Posted: 6 months ago by AutumnLotus
A New York woman has filed a $100 claim against Norwalk saying a family outing to the Maritime Aquarium was ruined by dog feces. The woman claims her child's shoes, along with the entire outing, were ruined when her 1-year-old stepped in dog feces outside the Maritime Garage.
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Woman Loses Home Over $68 Dental Bill Posted: 6 months ago by sandossu
Can you imagine losing your home over a $68 dental bill? That's what happened to one Utah woman.
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Woman raped, saw son die - then jailed Posted: 7 months ago by AutumnLotus
A woman who was trafficked across the border from Pakistan with her son, 3, was handed to an Afghan who raped her, then beat the toddler to death as she watched.
He was jailed for 20 years for murder - but the woman, Rukhma, was jailed, too.
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Woman Dies After Fall From UN Building Posted: 9 months ago by dollyllama
A woman who worked for the United Nations died Sunday after falling from the 19th floor of the U.N.'s Secretariat Building, authorities said.
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High voltage power line zaps dump truck. Posted: 2 years ago by Fanatic
A man had to deliver some sand.
Unfortunately there were power lines in the way.
Fortunately his truck fit under the power lines.
Unfortunately he raised the back of the dump truck, hit the power lines, and set his truck on fire.
Fortunately he was already at the fire station.
Unfortunately they had to watch the truck burn for 45 minutes until the power could be shut off.
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The Most Frequent Power Supply Myths Posted: 1 year ago by maxriter
One of the most widespread misconceptions out there is that a higher power supply unit will automatically mean a higher energy consumption and of course a higher power bill.
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The World's Oldest Woman Dies at Age 117 Posted: 8 months ago by maxriter
Varvara Semennikova, who lived in a small village in northwest Yakutia, Russia, was the oldest woman in Russia and claimed to be the oldest person in the world since August 2007. All her children died, that's why she adopted three more children from whom she was having dozens of grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Lawmaker shows naked woman during school lecture Posted: 1 year ago by Moe
A state legislator surprised a high school class when the computer he was using projected a photo of a nude woman during a lecture on how a bill becomes a law.
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Denmark banks on offshore wind power for 'clean' future Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Denmark, a world leader in wind energy production and consumption, has built the world’s largest offshore wind park in the North Sea as it aims to generate 75 percent of its electricity needs with wind power by 2025.
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'Power windows' a bright idea Posted: 7 months ago by AutumnLotus
A Queensland academic is helping to develop energy-generating windows that could eventually provide enough electricity to power a standard home.
The glass solar cells contain titanium dioxide and are coated in a dye that increases light absorption.
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California may cut power to large businesses as energy use soars Posted: 1 year ago by Bornbad
California's electricity grid manager warned that power to large energy consumers is likely to be cut later Thursday to keep the state's lights on.
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The moment a cow jumped over a woman (and the donkey collapsed with a fit of the giggles) Posted: 2 months ago by AutumnLotus
It looked like a scene from a comedy sketch show - the moment a cow attempted to leap over a woman - and the donkey she was with appeared to collapse to the floor laughing.
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Woman runs over own legs at McDonald's drive thru Posted: 1 year ago by misswinkle
A borough woman ran over both of her legs in the drive-through lane at McDonald’s. Police are investigating how this accident could have happened.
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