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City employs secret invention to foil theft from Vancouver’s ‘dumb’ parking meters

Vancouver’s coin-stuffed parking meters are under siege from vandals, but a city staffer has come up with an idea to thwart rising theft. The city parking meter technician invented a secret weapon he hopes will foil vandals who are making off with …
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Young scientists display invention designed to foil petrol-bomb attack

The ongoing political turmoil spewing violence in Bangladesh has influenced young minds, which was evident in the fifth Physics Olympiad. The young scientists came up with their ideas on protection against a petrol-bomb attack, railway security and so on …
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Cow-tracker invention could foil rustlers from Alberta to Kenya

Neil Helfrich’s latest invention may be for cows, but the Sherwood Park man drew his inspiration from a Schnoodle named Levi. Back in 2007, Helfrich’s wife brought home the part-Schnauzer, part-poodle puppy. In the past, the family had put microchips in …
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