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                    [ArticleID] => 1367500
                    [Title] => Cigarette butts can power computer, gadgets - study
                    [Summary] => 

South Korean researchers have found a way to at least transform those toxic cigarette butts into something useful.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-10 14:52:10 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1121281 [AuthorName] => Alixandra Caole Vila [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-main/20140826/CIGARETTE-BUS4.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1286603 [Title] => Korean slain, dumped in Benguet highway [Summary] =>

An unidentified Korean's body was dumped along Marcos Highway in Barangay Taloy Sur on Monday morning.

[DatePublished] => 2014-02-04 18:11:32 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804891 [AuthorName] => Artemio Dumlao [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1247067 [Title] => Dog that crashed half marathon dies a week later [Summary] =>

A dog that became an Internet sensation after crashing an Indiana half marathon has died just a week after receiving a medal for completing the race.

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-19 07:38:48 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/1830/labradorpopular.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 826091 [Title] => No ifs and butts about it [Summary] =>

Despite death warnings about cigarette smoking, you still see people  including teens (horrors, even tweens) and women  smoking everywhere. And you see  and often smell  cigarette butts discarded everywhere!

[DatePublished] => 2012-07-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133914 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096607 [AuthorName] => Ching M. Alano [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 794828 [Title] => Stricter penalties for improper disposal of cigarette butts sought [Summary] =>

A lawmaker proposed stricter penalties for improper disposal of cigarette butts.

[DatePublished] => 2012-04-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804518 [AuthorName] => Ghio Ong [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 49491 [Title] => Wanted: More smoke-free cities [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2008-03-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135430 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1115213 [AuthorName] => Alejandro R. Roces [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 208800 [Title] => Cigarette litterbugs caught [Summary] => A total of 78 motorists have been penalized by enforcers of the Makati public safety and police traffic department in the past week for throwing cigarette ash and butts out onto the streets within the city.

Those who were caught throwing cigarette butts outside their vehicles were fined for violating the existing anti-littering ordinance of the city. Others who were seen flicking their ashes into the streets were likewise cited, although they got off with just a warning for the first offense.
[DatePublished] => 2003-06-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) ) )
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