If Geron is abandoning this project it is because it is simply not working, despite the millions of dollars and hot air that has been invested in the promotion of this research.

BBC: Stem cell trial halted

They will take up snowboards, skis, motorbikes and snowmobiles and launch themselves high into the crisp Colorado air, delighting millions of viewers while trying to avoid bone-crushing face-plants in the snow.

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Close to 100, 000 flights were cancelled and millions of passengers were left stranded in what was the biggest disruption to air travel since World War II.

CNN: Iceland bouncing back on tourism boom

Coronation Street actor William Roache , who has played Ken Barlow since the series began 40 years ago, also becomes an MBE, as does Trevor Harrison , known to millions of listeners as Eddie Grundy in Radio 4's The Archers, which celebrates 50 years on air on New Year's Day.

BBC: Showbiz honours in full

In a column in Wired today, Wiens compares the new Macbook Pro to the Macbook Air, which sacrificed upgradeability and reparability in pursuit of thinness and sold millions as a result.

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Millions of people were left in the dark, with no power, no telephones, no internet, and no air-conditioning during the worst heat wave in years.

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It's never been a secret that pro-level wireless audio manufacturers are nervous about the Wireless Innovation Alliance's whitespace internet plans, but now that Google's taken the fight to the people directly, various equipment makers are starting to air their concerns publicly -- and with millions of dollars in gear and people's livelihoods on the line, they aren't being shy about it.

ENGADGET: Wireless audio manufacturers unhappy with Google's whitespace internet plans