Mylar balloon causes power outage Diamond Heights bi2281021 Mylar balloons are the reason 4,600 PG&E customers the Diamond Heights neighborhood were power Thursday afternoon, according to the utility company spokesman. PG&E spokesman Joe Molica said the outage began around 3:50 p.m. and affected customers from Harrison Street west to Portola Avenue,..

1st Communication Satellite: A Giant Space Balloon 50 Years Ago bi2281021 People on Earth may take for granted today's high-tech world of cell phones, GPS and the satellites high above the planet that make instantaneous communication possible. But all began 50 years ago one giant space balloon

Zach's prayer balloon touches 2 lives bi2281021 The mystery of the origin of Zach's prayer balloon no longer up the air. And there's a different story and a different heart transplant patient behind it. Friends of a Rochester, N.Y., family say they released 10 Mylar balloons the hope that people would find them and pray for a boy a serious heart condition. "We love Zach, we want your prayers to bring a new heart

Balloon a symbol of journey for Carrick boy bi2281021 PITTSBURGH (AP) ? Crystal Mulvey believes miracles. How could she not? Her son Zach, 9, has survived not one, but two heart transplants

Balloon caught wires leads to power outage bi2281021 Power has been restored after a balloon caught electrical wires apparently caused an outage that affected more than 2,000 customers near AT&T Park San Francisco morning, a PG&E spokesman said

Things lost, things found, things immortal bi2281021 For years, Diana McLean of East Wenatchee had searched through used book stores and garage sales for a hardcover copy of ?The Egg and I,? the 1945 bestseller by Betty McDonald. She had fallen love the book many years ago after reading a copy owned by her husband?s aunt. The search continued up till about a month ago no luck

Around the Region bi2281021 n Frackville: The Frackville Recreation Board gearing up for annual fall townwide yard sale to be held Saturday, the starting and ending times decided by individual participating homeowners. Participants can get registration forms at the Frac..

'Wet' art show makes moist of season bi2281021 Ice, ice baby. And sparkling water and a couple of turtles, too, we're at it. Those are just some of the ingredients "Wet," a free art show splashing down on Williamsburg's McCarren Park tomorrow. (If rains, "Wet" moves to Sunday.) Either way, the forecast calls..

It's Your Business: Wine bar now open adjacent to Corkscrew bi2281021 Buvons , the wine bar adjacent to the Corkscrew Wine Emporium Urbana, now open. For the last few weekends, the Corkscrew has been holding wine tastings the new space and officially opened the wine bar last weekend. read more..

Eco-tourists find unexpected treasures Liberty State Park bi2281021 Deirdre Long/For The Jersey JournalEco-tour guide Sarajane Bruno shows a red beard sponge and explains the species' importance to the Hudson River estuary during a tour of Caven Point Beach Liberty State Park, Jersey City, last month, which..

Chinese manufacturer worried about drywall 2006 - MiamiHerald.com bi2281021 ProPublicaChinese worried about drywall 2006MiamiHerald.comThe company asked the to replace the remaining shipment American-made drywall, according to documents and sworn depositions ongoing Tainted Chinese Drywall Concerns Went Unreported for Two YearsProPublicaall 14 news articles »..

Ipod Manufacturer forces worers to sign 'no suicide' pledge - Socialist Worker bi2281021 Daily MailIpod forces worers to sign 'no suicide' pledgeSocialist WorkerFoxconn, the giant Chinese ,which makes Ipods forcing staff to ?sign a pledge that they would seek medical help they were ever Suicides at Shenzhen Apple Device Foxconn ContinueThe Epoch TimesHon Hai to raise mainland workers' salaries by 20%China Knowledge OnlineLoss of hope blamed for China iPhone firm suicidesCathNews Asia (blog)Wall Street Journal -TopNews United States -Boston Globeall 108 news articles »..

5 green jobs for saving the planet - Bankrate.com bi2281021 Bankrate.com5 green jobs for saving the planetBankrate.comThe Longs launched business by contacting Southwest Windpower, a wind turbine Flagstaff, Ariz., and attending the company's dealer Testing the waters: s Michigan power up for offshore wind farmsCrain's Detroit Businessall 20 news articles »..

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