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  • Grease helps extract man from shaft

    Chefs at Melbourne’s Crown Casino got a surprise when they heard a frantic voice coming from a ventilation shaft above the ovens. A search and rescue team and paramedics, were dispatched to the scene where they eventually found a 25-year-old man stuck in the shaft. Hot and dehydrated, the man was pulled...
  • BP coffee spill video may offer fairly reasonable assessment of their cleanup abilities

    This video by the UCBcomedy.com team tackles the question, “Does BP suck as much at cleaning up coffee as they do at cleaning up oil?” People in sensitive workplaces be warned: there is one potentially NSFW word in there, so wear headphones or wait until you get home....
  • Kevin Costner may yet save the day

    Robin Hood actor Kevin Costner has appeared before a Congressional committee, urging them to consider a technology he invested more than $US20 million ($24 million) in that could be used to separate oil from water in the disastrous Gulf of Mexico spill. Costner joked, referring to his role in...
  • Coconut Oil Could Help Reduce The Symptoms Of Type 2 Diabetes

    If you struggle with Type 2 Diabetes, a recent article in Medical News Today points to Coconut Oil as being a possible natural ‘savior’. Recent studies in animals showed that a diet rich in coconut oil protects against ‘insulin resistance’ in muscle and fat. Coconut Oil in the diet also avoids the accumulation...