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Slow-motion film reveals what happens when lizards drop their tails
Phys.Org
Using high-speed cameras, Higham reveals precisely how the tail fools predators, allowing the lizard to escape and survive. The research may, in the future, help humans with spinal cord injuries. “Lizards are incredible in their ability to ...

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Belfast Telegraph
When the man you love ... is in love with speed
Belfast Telegraph
And the North West 200 is one of the fastest circuits where riders clock up average speeds of 120mph. We talk to four wives who loyally stand by their men's choice of career, knowing they love the high-octane thrills of motorcycle racing and are ...

Injured soldiers stranded on Everest amid high winds
The Independent
A team of injured soldiers scaling Everest, including a man from Wiltshire, was stranded at camp as the mountain was battered by high speed winds. The Walking With The Wounded group was forced back by 150mph gusts after trying to reach the Lhotse Face ...

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Pistorius: A race away from Olympic history
Yahoo! Sports
It's almost inconceivable that somebody who had both legs amputated below the knees at 11 months of age, and who only turned to track and field after injuring his knee playing rugby in 2003, could be on the verge of running the 400 at the Olympics.

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7-year-old walks again 3 mths after losing limbs
Mumbai Mirror
“His right arm was amputated right from his shoulder because there was a high risk of the infection spreading,” said Dr Oak. “We performed six surgeries on the boy, slowly cutting off more and more of his leg, since we didn't want the infection to ...

Rescued dog hit on freeway wins hearts, donations
MiamiHerald.com
It'll take some time, but a rescued German shepherd puppy that had one of his legs amputated this week will run again. And he'll do so with the hearts of those not just in the Bay Area, but throughout the country. "This is to support Freeway," said ...

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Telegraph.co.uk
London 2012 Paralympics: BT Paralympic World Cup first assignment in year that ...
Telegraph.co.uk
For the last few years his training has been focused on the 400m rather than the 100 or 200, which could leave him at a disadvantage against the sprint specialists in Manchester, though the opportunity to hone his speed should stand him in good stead ...

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Stuff.co.nz
Near-miss meant life at full throttle
Stuff.co.nz
He survived the near-death experience of a cyst on his brain, but Mark Brehaut's second chance at life ended in a fatal high-speed crash at Manfeild race track, just four years after he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the cyst.

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Nightmare on a Go-Cart Track
Courthouse News Service
In the process, another go-cart driven by Christopher Tizzano, a minor, "was traveling at a high rate of speed and struck Masterson, pinning him between his cart and the disabled cart." Witnesses say they saw Tizzano "traveling at an unsafe speed," and ...

Chad Jones back on the field, recovering from 2010 accident
WBXH
It's only been six months since Jones could even sprint at full speed again. He ran a 4.84 40-yard dash on Oct. 5 — his 23rd birthday — at St. Martin's High School in New Orleans, culminating 15 months of full rehab with acclaimed therapist John Moran.

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