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Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 04:08 PM PDT
Today's Odd News - Reuters News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Cow manure from dairy farms to boost skiers at Vermont resort Namesake, mugshot mix-up lands Mexico cop in murder line-up Panama leader tells Germany he wants to adopt euro Harvard scientists suggest Moon made from Earth

Cow manure from dairy farms to boost skiers at Vermont resort  Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 04:08 PM PDT LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Cow manure will be used to power skiers to the top of a Vermont resort this winter as part of a growing effort to generate electricity from a byproduct of the state's iconic dairy farms. Killington, one of the largest ski resorts in New England, will use 300,000 kilowatt hours of electricity made from manure generated on 13 farms this year to run its K-1 Express Gondola to the top of the resort's namesake 4,241-foot peak, a spokeswoman for the resort said on Thursday. ... Full Story	Top
Namesake, mugshot mix-up lands Mexico cop in murder line-up  Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 11:46 AM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - What's in a name? A stunned Mexican policeman found himself drafted into a murder investigation identity parade after a police database confused his mugshot with his namesake - a suspected killer. To make matters worse, a policeman from a different precinct then said he recognized the mugshot as that of "El Pelon," a main suspect in the killing of a prominent politician's son - until he saw him in the line-up and realized his error. ... Full Story	Top
Panama leader tells Germany he wants to adopt euro  Wednesday, Oct 17, 2012 11:19 PM PDT BERLIN (Reuters) - Panama would like to introduce the euro as legal tender alongside the U.S. dollar, President Ricardo Martinelli told German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday during a visit to Europe. "In Panama the currency in free circulation is the American dollar and I told the chancellor we are looking for ways for the euro to become another currency of legal circulation and to be accepted in the Panamanian market," President Ricardo Martinelli told a joint news conference with Merkel in Berlin. ... Full Story	Top
Harvard scientists suggest Moon made from Earth  Wednesday, Oct 17, 2012 08:26 PM PDT (Reuters) - A new theory put forward by Harvard scientists suggests the Moon was once part of the Earth that spun off after a giant collision with another body. In a paper published on Wednesday in the journal Science, Sarah Stewart and Matija Ćuk said their theory would explain why the Earth and Moon have similar composition and chemistry. The Earth was spinning much faster at the time the Moon was formed, and a day lasted only two to three hours, they said. ... Full Story	Top

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