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Verizon, Redbox plan Netflix challenge

(Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc and Coinstar's Redbox unit have formed a joint venture to sell video services aimed at competing against video rental giant Netflix Inc. The venture will combine the Redbox DVD rental kiosk business with an Internet video offering from Verizon, including mobile offerings, in the second half of the year. However, investors in Verizon and Coinstar were ...

Moralde "Ral" Arrogante Utopian Vision: Romancing Copper, Brass

MANILA, Philippines - For more than 25 years, sculptor Moralde ''Ral'' Arrogante has been buying industrial products like copper, brass and aluminum from junk shops to create pre-industrial images and symbols of underdevelopment - like the houses on stilts of the Badjaos, an ethnic group in the southern Philippines, and the colorful shanties of slum dwellers in Metro Manila.

New coins won't work in parking meters and vending machines

Millions of 5p and 10p coins could be rejected by parking meters, vending machines and payphones as the Royal Mint rolls out new-sized coins from this month.

Old pay and display machines will not accept new-style coins

More than 120 pay and display machines across the county will not be able to take new 5p and 10p coins because Shropshire Council cannot afford to upgrade them in one go.

Arrest made in recent theft at Whitney Plantation

L’Observateur LAPLACE – An Edgard man was booked with possession of stolen things in connection with one of two recent burglaries at Whitney Plantation, according to authorities with the St. John Sheriff’s Office.

Asia Stocks Gain as BOJ May Intervene on Yen; Copper Declines

Asian stocks rose, heading for a sixth weekly increase, and the yen erased gains after Japan’s Prime Minister said he expects the central bank to take “bold” policy actions to address the yen’s strength. Metals fell.

Thieves steal $500K of copper from church group

Windsor Police are trying to determine who stole $500,000 worth of copper from a building owned by the Greek Orthodox Community of Windsor.

Unusual 'collapsing' iron superconductor sets record for its class

Scientists have found an iron-based superconductor that operates at the highest known temperature for a material in its class. The discovery inches iron-based superconductors closer to being useful in many practical applications.

Copper Basin 300 Cancelled Due To Cold Temps, Impassable Trail

Organizers of the Copper Basin 300 canceled the sled dog race on Sunday less than halfway through the course, after mushers encountered extreme cold and an impassable stretch of trail.

Copper Basin 300 Called Off Due To Cold

Severe weather has often made the Copper Basin 300 one of the most challenging of the mid-distance sled dog races. This year it was so bad that the race was called off after beginning on Saturday Cold weather and deep snow, plus winds that blew away much of the trail were cited.