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Residents of a village near Hanover, Germany, can switch on the streetlights as they need them using a mobile phone application. The project is designed to minimise electricity use without compromising the safety and convenience of the good burghers of DoerenTrup. The scheme has been piloted on several streets over the last year and was trialled after residents complained when the lights were turned off to save money.

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`One of the great things about America, one of the beauties of our country, is that when we see a young, innocent child blown up by an IED, we cry.'

GWBush - Washington, D.C., Mar. 29, 2006