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Top news on 24 August 2009 |
Brick Wielding Grandpa Attacks Red-light Runners
The daring vigilante act of a retired teacher captured the world?s imagination last month when he smashed the cars of traffic violators with a brick. The three hour spectacle took place in the city of Lanzhou and a total of fourteen cars suffered under the wrath of Yan Zhenping.
Look, and Then Look Again
The dubious arts of splicing, posing and wholesale erasing in the iconic photography of history. Sorting icons of truth from icons of propaganda is often a thorny business that can take decades to resolve, and that's if it gets resolved...
Federer In Form & Ready To Start U.S Open On A High Note
Changing diapers doesn?t seem to bother Papa Federer?s game. With a dominant first set on Sunday, Roger Federer showed that he?s in top-of-the-world form after his time off to become a father.A 6-1, 7-5 victory over Novak Djokovic brought him the Cincinnati Masters title, his first championship since his twin girls were born last month.
Scorsese's "Shutter Island" Delayed Until 2010. Oh Sadness.
Paramount Pictures has pushed back director Martin Scorsese's "Shutter Island" from October 2nd to February 19th.
Todd McFarlane Starts Writing New Spawn Movie
"Spawn" creator Todd McFarlane has announced that he has officially begun writing the screenplay for a new movie based on the character. "The story has been in my head for 7 or 8 years," McFarlane said. "The movie idea is neither a recap or continuation. It is a standalone story that will be R-rated. Creepy and scary."
Top 10 forgotten and underrated Sci-fi movies
Ten science fiction movies that should have never been forgotten.
The World's Weirdest Hotels
On your next trip, you could be checking into a wine cask, a salvaged 727 airplane, or a room where the furniture defies the law of gravity.
Unassisted triple play ends Phils? win over Mets
It happened so fast, Eric Bruntlett(notes) needed a few moments before he realized he had just ended a game with an unassisted triple play.Bruntlett turned the 15th unassisted triple play in big league history?the second that ended a game. Detroit Tigers first baseman Johnny Neun also turned the trick on May 31, 1927.
Gigantic Lightning Jets Shoot from Clouds to Space
Lightning observed shooting up from storm, confirmed to carry electric charge from cloud.
Do you Yahoo? Probably.
Chances are you're one of the 157 million unique Internet users who visited one of Yahoo's countless Web sites in the past month. Or you're one of the 172 million who encountered one of the ads sold on Yahoo and its partner sites.Yahoo reaches 80% of Internet users -- same as Google -- but its focus on content over search has yielded a lower profit
Expanding waistlines may cause shrinking brains
Brain regions key to cognition are smaller in older people who are obese compared with their leaner peers, making their brains look up to 16 years older than their true age. As brain shrinkage is linked to dementia, this adds weight to the suspicion that piling on the pounds may up a person's risk of the brain condition.
Australian Offshore Oil Well to Gush for Nearly Two Months
A leaking Australian oil well is likely to pour oil into the Timor Sea for nearly two months before it can be stopped, the operator said on Sunday, as environmentalists expressed grave fears for rare wildlife.
Israel Fights Back Over 'Organ Harvesting' Article
Israel has withheld the press credentials of a Swedish newspaper in retaliation for an article that suggested the Israeli army kidnapped and killed young Palestinians to harvest their organs. The writer of that piece said he had no proof that Israeli soldiers were stealing organs, and that the purpose of his piece was to call for an investigation.
Ubuntu App Centre
The plan is to completely replace Synaptic, Software Sources, Gdebi, and (if appropriate) Update Manager with a centralised ?App Centre?. This ?App Centre? aims to combine the ?human-readable? approach of Add/Remove, the power of Synaptic and the ease of Update manager all within one single interface.
England win the Ashes [Cricket]
England have regained the Ashes. Australia?s defiance ended at 5.48pm with England completing a 197 run victory to spark loud scenes of celebration and jubilation at The Oval.
Make a Perfect Baby = Choose Child's Sex + Skin Color + More
Jeffrey Steinberg, a US doctor, is offering British couples the chance to choose the sex of their child at his New York clinic. Not just the sex, but they are offering for screening of eye, hair, skin color and sex.
Russia's Medvedev Launches a New War on Drinking
Gorbachev tried it and failed. Now Russian President Dimitri Medvedev is on a mission to get Russia to sober up, proposing new legislation that he thinks can curb the country's love affair with alcohol
Severe Shortage of Best Actresses in the Coming Oscar Season
While the Academy has opened up Best Picture to 10 nominees, there's an alarming scarcity in the Best Actress division. This been a pretty terrible year for movies in general, but it?s been worse for women. For some reason, no one?s written them any good leading roles. There are plenty in the Supporting Actress category, but very few in lead.
'Basterds' gives Tarantino his best global launch
?Inglourious Basterds? is off to a rousing start on the international circuit. Pic tops "Pulp," Bill" and opens first in over 12 markets.
Lost Hockey Coach Survives 5 Days on Only Creek Water
Legendary B.C. Amateur Junior Hockey Coach Ernie McLean, 77 years old, survived in the wilderness for 5 days with nothing to eat, only drinking creek water to survive.
12 add-ons every Firefox user must have
Firefox's extendibility is one of its great advantages, and there are thousands of plugins to choose from. But having so much choice can be confusing, and it's often hard to tell which add-ons are worth installing and which are best left alone. So look no further - here's our 12 essential Firefox extensions. Download them now!
Boy Scout Raises $62,000 for Toys in Siberian Orphanage
Maryland teen Alex Griffith doesn't remember it, but he lived the first year of his life at a Siberian hospital for abandoned children where the playground consisted of a single metal swing and an unkempt sandbox.
A Privileged World Begins to Give Up Its Secrets
About 10 years ago, when I was working in Frankfurt, Germany?s banking capital, I was invited to the top floor of the glittering skyscraper headquarters of one of the country?s most venerable banks. There, I was treated to something that, it was made clear to me, few eyes usually had the privilege of seeing ? a tour of its private art collection.
Italian Prime Minister's Wife Demands Divorce
Silvio Berlusconi's wife demanded a divorce because she was tired of the Italian prime minister repeatedly lying about his relationships with other women, she has disclosed. "I can no longer stop him from making himself look ridiculous in front of the world," she said. "I've reached the end of the line."
D.C.?s ?invisible army? for Christ?
"The Washington-based group counts many prominent politicians, mostly conservative Republicans, among its flock, and several members of Congress pay $600 a month to rent rooms in the group?s townhouse on C Street, near the U.S. Capitol. There are Family ?prayer cells? in many federal agencies, including the Pentagon and the Justice Department."
Homeless Man Leaves Behind Surprise: $4 Million : NPR
Richard Leroy Walters, a homeless man who lived in Phoenix, died two years ago. What people didn't know was that he was a millionaire. In his will, he left money for nonprofits — including NPR — and a nurse who befriended him 13 years ago. Rita Belle talks about their unlikely friendship.
US Internet Addicts Rehab Ctr; Back Away From The Keyboard
For anyone who's had trouble shutting off his computer, who keeps saying she just needs to hit the Stumble bar "just one more time," who needs to fight just one more battle in World of Warcraft, there's a spot in Washington state to unwind and get away from it all.
SIGG Scandal: Sigg ?Eco? Water Bottles Contain BPA
SIGG water bottles, which have long been perceived to be the eco-friendly alternative to plastic water bottles, has just confessed something that has sent huge ripples through the media - all of their bottles manufactured before August of last year actually DO contain BPA.
McDonald's Has a Website for Black People
I'm lovin' it!
Marvel Prez Leaks Avengers Movie Details
It's still three years away, but that isn't stopping Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige from dropping hints about who and what to expect from the big superhero mash-up movie The Avengers when it eventually comes out.
Dead Body Found in "Deadman Lake"
They should have saw it coming..
Man Stole Virgin Mary Painting for Abortion of Girl he Raped
A Nebraska man who stole a painting of the Virgin Mary to finance an abortion for a teen he raped has been convicted of first-degree sexual assault and felony theft. When an abortion wasn't possible, he pushed to have the baby given up for adoption. "He wanted to do everything he could to get rid of this baby 'cause it was evidence against him."
If you compare Obama to the Nazis, you need a history lesson
I hope this column makes you sick. Once upon a lifetime ago, 6 million people with DNA, names and faces just like you and I, were butchered with gleeful sadism and mechanistic dispatch. You and I may no longer respect one another, but is it asking too much that we still respect them?
It?s not just Facebook 4Chan Hacks Christians Social Network
The hackers have also sent a number of emails to friends and family pretending they have either converted religion, changed sexuality, are dying of AIDS or have been affected by some other unchristian like situation.
The Cost of Not Having a Public Option
The California Nurses Association just sent out a press release highlighting new report from the Commonwealth Fund that projects a 94% increase in health insurance premiums by 2020, if effective reforms aren't enacted.
7 Crimes That Will Get You a Smaller Fine than File-Sharing
In response to the recent sentences against illegal downloaders for millions of dollars, here are seven crimes that will cost you less than downloading songs off BitTorrent.
32 Trashy And Distorted Fonts For Your Next Grungy Design
Over the past couple month/years we've seen grungy-looking websites and designs popping all over the place Of course using patterns and textured backgrounds can help give a website a dirty and grungy feel, but let's not forget about typography.
The big guns of Linux kernel development - CNET News
"Open source has moved way beyond the unwashed masses as big companies dominate the development of the Linux kernel. ... Perhaps Linux is the only truly future proof technology?"
East New York Street Renamed For Fallen Soldier
A Brooklyn street has been renamed for a local soldier killed in Iraq.Sergeant Kimel Watt, a Brooklyn native, was killed by a roadside bomb in Baghdad in 2007. He was 21 years old.
North Korea's Kim sends message to South's leader
North Korean envoys in Seoul to mourn the death of a former president on Sunday held their first talks with the current leader since he took office about 18 months ago and delivered a message from Kim Jong-il. The...
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