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Text only “movie” to be narrated by Morgan Freeman  

7/08/2008 11:33:00 AM. It’s an odd concept – but it’s quite possibly the most accurate movie adaptation of a video game to date. A text only “movie” of the popular 1980’s computer adventure game, Zork, is set for release in 2009.

It'll be like Morgan Freeman is sitting behind you reading the game as you play the perfect game. We think it'll be a dream come true for most Zorkers or Zorkies or whatever they call themselves. Lion's Gate CEO Beverly Crocker

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Lamborghini flown 10,000km for oil change  

31/07/2008 10:07:00 PM. Environmental groups in Britain reacted angrily to reports today that an unnamed sheik from Qatar had his Lamborghini luxury sports car flown to London and back for an oil change.

It is another example of how rich people exploit and pollute the planet because of their money. Jenny Evans of environmental group Plane Stupid

Aussies taking a shine to solar power: Govt

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Parents lose custody of Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii  

25/07/2008 10:42:00 AM. A New Zealand judge has made nine-year-old Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii a ward of the court, so she can have the legal power to change her name.

Naming a child was not a time to be frivolous or to create a hurdle for their child's future life. Judge Rob Murfitt

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RBNZ says further rate cuts likely

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Newspaper misspells own name  

24/07/2008 5:56:00 PM. American newspaper Valley News has set a new media standard for spelling mistakes, somehow managing to misspell its own name on its front page masthead.

Readers may have noticed that the Valley News misspelled its own name on yesterday’s front page... We sure feel silly. An 'Editors Note' in the "Valley Newss" [sic]

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Conrad Black faces up to eight years jail

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Giant sandcastle hotel open for business  

24/07/2008 11:00:00 AM. The world’s first ever sandcastle hotel has been built on a beach in southwest Britain, and bookings are coming in fast.

The best thing is in the morning the tide laps through the door, what a great way to wake up. Sculptor Mark Anderson

PHOTOS: A holiday by the sea or in the sea?

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British school bans fake tan  

23/07/2008 10:00:00 PM. A British school is cracking down on girls aspiring to the perma-tan look of celebrities like glamour model Jordan and her Australian pop singer husband Peter Andre.

We ask for your support in ensuring that girls do not come to school looking varying shades of orange. Carol Robinson, head teacher at Baines High School

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Man searches for mystery woman rescuer  

23/07/2008 9:17:00 PM. A New Zealand man is trying to find a mystery woman who casually handed her baby to a bystander before diving into churning seas to save him, then took her baby and left.

She bodily lifted me up on to the sea wall and she's a hero. Neil Thomas, an artist from Paekakariki

Rescue boys nominated for bravery awards

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Italians pay to perform executions  

23/07/2008 9:05:00 PM. Visitors to a Milan funfair are reportedly lapping up the chance to perform a mock execution, watching as a highly life-like dummy shakes and grimaces in an electric chair.

Man arrested over wife's fiery death

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Tobacco used to detect landmines  

22/07/2008 8:56:00 PM. A Danish-engineered tobacco plant that turns red when it grows near landmines is undergoing trials to establish its viability for use in the more than 80 countries plagued by the explosives.

Teen anti-smoking push a success: Study

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Finns fall silent after 446 hours of continuous karaoke  

21/07/2008 9:13:00 PM. A karaoke club in the Finnish town of Kouvala has set a new world record for non-stop karaoke singing.