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High Oil Prices Spark Firewood Demand

By Kerry Grens on Thursday, September 22, 2005.

Heating oil prices in New Hampshire are up over sixty percent from last year’s. And with Hurricane Rita threatening refineries in the Gulf, crude oil prices have jumped to sixty eight dollars a barrel.
Residents are scrambling for cheaper alternatives to heating their homes this winter. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Kerry Grens reports on the soaring demand for wood.

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Teeny Tiny Robots Created at Dartmouth

By Lisa Peakes on Thursday, September 22, 2005.

Dartmouth College professor Bruce Donald says the teeny tiny robots he's helped create may have a wide range of applications, including security devices and medical uses.

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