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Smart lighting solution harvests daylight for underground light By Tim Sandle Is it possible to develop a 'smart' device that can harvest daylight and then relay this to underground spaces like car parks? Such technology is in progress and it fits with the sustainability drive.

Company proposes underground line to carry wind power to Chicago By Karen Graham Mason City - The company behind a proposed underground transmission line that would carry electricity generated mostly by wind turbines in Iowa to the Chicago area said Monday that the $2.5 billion project could be operational in 2024 if regulators approve it.

Review: This week’s releases range from hilarious to heartbreaking Special By Sarah Gopaul This week’s releases include new high-def editions of classic sci-fi series; a well-lived comedy featuring a talented cast; a few library titles from some familiar actors’ early careers; and a thriller with an otherworldly twist.

Review: Delights of a secret cinema deep underground Special By Tim Sandle London - Apart from blockbuster movies, cinema is struggling as an art form, facing competition from home cinema and games. To find new ways to keep interest in film alive, pop-up cinemas are appearing. Digital Journal visited one deep underground in London.

Why the London Underground is too efficient for its own good By Tim Sandle London - London Underground's network of tube trains is in danger of becoming too fast and efficient. A report urges the network to follow the example of the New York subway.

Robot squid to search for life in underground seas of alien moons By Stephen Morgan NASA scientists have come up with a pretty cool piece of machinery to fish around for alien life that may exist in subterranean seas found on many nearby moons.

Moscow police find over 200 undocumented migrants underground By Anne Sewell Moscow - Over 200 undocumented foreigners were living and working in an underground city in Moscow, which included a café, casino, movie theater and even a chicken coop, along with a huge garment factory complex.

What is inhaled on the New York subway? By Tim Sandle New York - The answer is nothing too bad. Scientists have found that the microbial population in the air of the New York City subway system is close to the air on the city streets.

World famous 'Mind The Gap' warning returns to London Underground By Alan Bainbridge London - The famous 'Mind The Gap' announcement, heard by millions of users of the London Underground railway system is to be brought back at the request of the announcers' widow.

Cologne Cathedral getting a shake-up from new underground railway By Anne Sewell Cologne - Earlier this week, a new underground train line became operational in Cologne, Germany. Since then, Germany's most famous landmark, Cologne Cathedral, is "under stress" in what can only be called "bad vibrations."

Reclusive Muslim sect found living underground in Russia By Darren Weir Kazan - Seventy members of an Islamist sect have been discovered living in an eight-level underground bunker without heat for more than a decade, just outside the city of Kazan, Russia

South says North Korea is planning an underground nuclear test By Anne Sewell With controversy raging over North Korea's plans to launch a rocket, now an underground nuclear test is allegedly being planned, according to reports leaked by South Korea.

Underground drug smuggling tunnel discovered in US-Mexico border By JohnThomas Didymus San Diego - U.S. law enforcement agents, working with their Mexican counterparts, say they have discovered a cross-border drug smuggling tunnel on the US-Mexico border. The tunnel links warehouses in Tijuana, Mexico, with warehouses in Otay Mesa, California.

Op-Ed: Gaga's avant-gardism keeps rhyming with plagiarism By Jose Neves Undeniably, Lady Gaga is talented. But each of her hits and her producer called Red One, became FAMOUS (title of a previous album) also through plagiarism controversies. Are they paying tribute to her icons or playing all of them at once?

Former tube driver creates miniature underground station By Lynn Curwin Welwyn Garden City - There may not be any strikes interrupting the running of John Polley’s trains but an insect on the track could cause a derailment.

Underground Explosion in San Bernardino By Oscar Brooks An underground explosion occurred about 12:06 p.m. on Friday in San Bernardino, California. According to the Dailybulletin.com, two pedestrians suffered minor injuries.

Underground Explosion Rocks Savannah By KJ Mullins An underground explosion in Savannah, Georgia has rocked the downtown. Underground electrical cables blew off manhole covers. Several fires are reported in the area.

London Underground Announcer Gets the Sack After Poking Fun at Commuters By Angelique van Engelen Emma Clarke, an announcer on the London Underground, had been working for eight years for the London Underground, and then got the sack for publicly criticising the company. Her revenge has been highly entertaining.

London's 'voice of the Underground' silenced By Fortunesfool Emma Clarke is one of those people who you would instantly recognise but never know their face; she is a ‘voice of the Underground’, if somebody tells you to ‘mind the gap’ on London’s subway then it is probably her. Now she is facing dismissal

Exciting Painting Unearthed By Joie Maccarone Art lovers will be thrilled to learn that archaeologist have recently unearthed an ancient painting which closely resembles modern day art. If you zoom in at the picture you will notice just how spectacular it is.

Pumping Wind power Underground for Storage By Chris V. Thangham Wind Power stored underground in aquifers or pipeline and released when electricity demand rises.

Tube staff vote for strike action By Sayovi Thousands of Tube workers have voted to go on strike in a row over pay.

Record bought at flea market fetches $155,401 By KeithLDick No way I'd even pay this much for an Album I recorded let alone anyone else's... It still amazes me what people with money will purchase and then sit around and just look at...

Underground Video Of Tyranny In China By elstan A foreign news crew secretly taped one of the most downtrodden areas in metropolitan Beijing.

Sign up for free Satellite on your PC By soome2000 CTV has this link for free satellite TV for your PC

A Trip Down Vienna's Sewers On The Trail Of Orson Welles By Digital Journal Staff VIENNA (dpa) - As fans of Orson Welles' classic "The Third Man" will know, the way into the Viennese underworld leads through a door in a street advertising column. Visitors can follow in Welles' footsteps into the sewers of the Austrian capital, gu...

Chicago Underground Film Festival Will Unspool 18 New Features By Digital Journal Staff Chicago - The Chicago Underground Film Festival will unspool 18 features, 12 documentaries and more than 150 shorts over seven days at the historic Fine Arts Theatre (418 S. Michigan Ave.) at its seventh annual event. In addition to its celluloid slate...

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