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Top news on 26 August 2009 |
Sudden Ominous Music Heard Across U.S., Nation Panicking
Government officials have not determined the source of the music or what it could portend, but they urge Americans to avoid deserted mansions, woods, and eerily quiet lake cabins.
5 Cartoon Characters With Dangerous Food Addictions
Why is it that so many cartoon characters have food issues? Learn the dark, delicious secrets behind some of your favorite kid's characters.
The Twittour De Lance Attracts The Masses In Dublin
Today, Armstrong issued a twitter invitation to come hang out with him and ride some bikes in Dublin. According to a report from...well, according to a Lance Armstrong tweet, 1000+ showed up.
The 6 Most Horrific Bosses of All Time
Think about the worst boss you have ever had. Now add psychotic paranoia and murder.
1,000 CCTV cameras = 1 Solved Crime
An internal police report reveals each 1,000 CCTV cameras in London solve just one crime per year.
WTF! ***** man throws puppy, causing vet to euthanize
Police responded to a home in St. Paul Sunday after an anonymous call about pet abuse at an apartment. They found the dog and received information that a man had thrown the pit bull puppy while he was outside, where it landed on the ground injured.
Bob Dylan To Voice GPS System
Bob Dylan, the singer-songwriter who has taken his fans down Highway 61 by way of Lonely Avenue and Desolation Row, is in negotiations to voice a satellite navigation system. The music star claimed that he has been approached by more than one manufacturer keen to harness his unmistakeable, rasping tones.
The Future of Digital Characters
Peter G. Travers knows his digital effects: he's worked on the first Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings and the Matrix, and most recently supervised many of the key effects sequences on Watchmen.
Salmon in the City: Fish Return to Paris River
After a century of pollution in the Seine, salmon are once again swimming by the Eiffel Tower in numbers that exceed "anything we could imagine", French officials say.
Obama plans to keep Bernanke at Fed
President Barack Obama plans to reappoint Ben Bernanke to a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve, a position from which he guided the economy away from its worst recession since the 1930s and, the White House hopes, toward an economic recovery critical to its legacy.
Castro: People Think Obama Is A Socialist Because He's Black
Let's get one thing straight: Fidel Castro doesn't think Barack Obama is the great socialist hope for America. In fact he wrote, "Obama was born, educated, made policy, and succeeded in the imperial capitalist system of the United States. He doesn't wish to or would change the system". See, Obama isn't a socialist. You heard it from Mr. Socialist.
American Weapons in the Hands of the Taliban
Our allies in Pakistan and Afghanistan are using our money to pad their pockets?or worse, giving it to terrorists.
Yang to take on Tiger again at HSBC Champions in Shanghai
PGA Championship winner Yang Yong-eun will renew his rivalry with Tiger Woods on Asian soil in November after confirming his participation at the $7 million HSBC Champions Monday.
Report: Blu-ray player sales in PCs tank
Research firm iSuppli released a report showing that Blu-ray Disc players have not seen significant growth in the PC market and will likely not be shipped in more than about 16% of PCs for another five years.
Oh My Lord: Banana Injector Fills a Banana with Ice Cream
How is it that a patent this brilliant was filed in 1932 but has yet to become the national sensation that it so deserves to be? It fills bananas with ice cream, people!
The 6 Best British Comedies You May Not Have Seen
Most people will know about British comedy institutions such as Monty Python?s Flying Circus, Benny Hill or more recently Rcky Gervais?s ?The Office? however there are some other British comedy gems out there that demand more attention than they?ve got.
Principal from "Saved by the Bell" releases karaoke album
Dennis Haskins, A.K.A. "Mr. Belding" from the popular television series "Saved By The Bell," is set to release a one-of-a-kind, first ever celebrity CD/DVD karaoke package on September 1, 2009 titled "Karaoke With Your Favorite Principal Dennis Haskins A.K.A. 'Mr. Belding.'"
College Basketball's Top 10 Coaching Scandals
There was a time when any college basketball coach would have been honored to earn a mention in the company of Jim Harrick, Jim O'Brien or Kelvin Sampson -- accomplished men with NCAA Final Four appearances on their resumes. This is not one of those times.
U.S. bans expanded commercial fishing in the Arctic
In an attempt to head off a major commercial fishing march into the Arctic, the Obama administration has declared a moratorium on expanded fishing in the still-uncharted waters of the far north, a move which as the nearly unprecedented support of both conservationists and the fishing industry.
Bee genome gives killer clue to colony collapse disorder
A comparison of bees sampled before and after mystery die-off finds distinct genetic differences.
Cracking GSM Phone Crypto Via Distributed Computing
If you are using a GSM phone (AT&T or T-Mobile in the U.S.), you likely have a few more months before it will be easy for practically anyone to spy on your communications.
Will the Trabi, East Germany's Clunker, Make a Comeback?
Don't laugh, the car once reviled as a symbol of socialist dysfunction may be coming back as an environmentalist's dream ride
12 most expensive wedding crooners
How much would it would cost to hire your favourite act for your wedding?
Maserati Resurrects the Convertible: 2010 GranCabrio
We've been waiting several years for Maserati to bring a convertible back to the market, and the company has announced it will finally unveil the new car at the Frankfurt Motor Show on September 15.
Amazing New Way To Create / Regenerate Drinking Water
Eco-thinkers have come up with an amazing new way to create drinking water - by putting plants in the bottom of a shower. These plants have been proven to be able to remove the chemicals from your shampoo. Using a natural filtering principle called phyto-purification, the bathroom becomes a mini-eco-system by recycling and regenerating the water.
Whatever Happened to Vince Young?
He was one of the great college football players in recent history. Athletic, charismatic, a star beloved in Texas. Today he's a shell -- he's considered quitting, then promised he'd be a Super Bowl winner, now...he's barely visible and simply a bad, lost quarterback.
Extrasolar Planets at Full Tilt!
Call them the wrong-way planets. Several giant, extrasolar planets, all residing within sizzling distance of their parent stars, have orbits so tilted that the planets travel backward relative to their parent stars' rotation, a flurry of new studies reveals. The misalignments attest to rough-and-tumble histories and may suggest that life flourished
Australians Develop World's Most Efficient Solar Cell
The race for the world?s most efficient solar power cell is forever played out in fractions of percentages. The latest victory comes from scientists at the University of New South Wales in Australia, who have concocted a multi-cell combination that converts 43% of sunlight into electricity, besting the previous record of 42.7%!
The anti-Twitter: New site requires 1,400-character MINIMUM
For anyone who complains that Twitter posts are too short to be meaningful, we present you with Twitter's exact opposite: Woofer.
Online Encyclopedia of Life reaches 150,000 species
The Encyclopedia of Life, an online project launched in 2007 with the aim of creating a webpage on every known animal and plant species, has reached 150,000 entries in its second year.
YouTube Extends Revenue Program To Anyone With A Viral Video
Over a year and a half ago, YouTube launched a new Partner Program that allowed some of its most prolific and popular content ...
New Research Examines How Career Dreams Die
A new study shows just what it takes to convince a person that he isn't qualified to achieve the career of his dreams.
What Every American Should Know About the IG Torture Report
The Report highlights how depraved were the interrogation practices - and how unjust it is to immunize U.S. leaders.
Global starvation imminent as US faces crop failure
The world faces ?mass starvation? following North America?s next major crop failure. And it could even happen before year?s end. So says Don Coxe, one of the world?s leading experts on agricultural commodities. Farmers are still reeling from the global economic meltdown, have consequently curtailed their output, and will not be able to keep up.
Making Babies in Space May Be Harder Than It Sounds
Experimental mouse breeding in a near-zero-gravity space simulation suggests making babies is best left to Earthlings. According to Japanese biologists, defects in their microgravity embryos suggest that ?fertilization can occur normally? in space, but standard Earth gravity may be needed for embryo development.
Google Maps Adds Traffic Conditions to Major Roads
Google's displayed traffic information for major interstates and freeways for years, but starting today, the popular web-based mapping application adds traffic conditions for arterial roads?that is, heavily trafficked roads. Even better: It works with Google Maps on your cellphone.
The SCO zombie wins one
SCO, Linux's decrepit enemy, won a minor victory in court, but there's no SCO left to follow-up on it.
Meth Ring Used Superman Comics To Launder Profits
Authorities busted a massive Colorado meth ring and found approximately 100 boxes of comics, including first-edition Batmans and Supermans in plastic sheaths to protect their value. The stash was worth 500K.
Battle of the Self-Mutilating Amphibians
In one corner, we have the "hairy" frog, Trichobatrachus robustus, hailing from Cameroon. In the other corner, meet the Spanish ribbed newt, Pleurodeles waltl, hailing from the Iberian peninsula. Which skin-busting, bone-poking amphibian will win the PopSci deathmatch?
Why AT&T can't keep up with iPhone data demand
Simply put, AT&T's network is so vast and the process of upgrading and adding equipment so complex that it's impossible for the telecom giant to move quickly. Yes, it's done what it can in adding capacity and switching on a new radio frequency that improves signals inside buildings. But is it enough?
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