National Feb. 03, 2013 – 06:48AM JST TOKYO — The Okinawa Convention and Visitors Bureau (OCVB) along with the prefectural government have cancelled their plans to use space on women’s bare thighs for marketing the islands as a graduation trip… Read More ›
Hmmm?
Your body — not just a temple, but a laboratory too
by Brian Clegg The Observer Feb 1, 2013 1. Appendix to life LONDON – The appendix gets a bad press. It is usually treated as a body part that lost its function millions of years ago. All it seems to… Read More ›
Class Claims X-Box Soaks Parents Through Kids
By KEVIN KOENINGER BROWNSVILLE, Texas (CN) – “Too bad, so sad,” Microsoft tells parents after defrauding them by letting their children run up massive charges for add-ons to play X-Box Live games online, parents claim in a federal… Read More ›
A possible answer for protection against chemical/biological agents, fuel leaks, and coffee stains
Contact: Robert White robert.white@afosr.af.mil Air Force Office of Scientific Research A recent discovery funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research may very well lead to a process that not only benefits every uniformed service member of the Department… Read More ›
Study: Husbands who do more traditionally female housework have less sex
Contact: Daniel Fowler pubinfo@asanet.org 202-527-7885 American Sociological Association WASHINGTON, DC, January 24, 2013 — Married men who spend more time doing traditionally female household tasks—including cooking, cleaning, and shopping—report having less sex than husbands who don’t do as much, according… Read More ›
Study finds significant microorganism populations in middle and upper troposphere
Contact: John Toon jtoon@gatech.edu 404-894-6986 Georgia Institute of Technology Bugs in the Atmosphere In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, researchers used genomic techniques to document the presence of significant numbers of living microorganisms –… Read More ›
Monkey safely back from Iran space mission
Jan 28, 2013 16:27 Moscow Time AFP PHOTO / AL-ALAM TV According to Iranian TV, Iranian scientists have successfully flown a monkey into space and back. Three years ago, they successfully carried out a similar experiment with worms, tortoises and… Read More ›
Iran sends monkey into space: report
AFP Monday, Jan 28, 2013 TEHRAN – Iran on Monday sent a capsule containing a live monkey into space and later retrieved the “shipment” intact, the Tehran-based Arab-language Al-Alam channel said, quoting an official statement. Previous attempts by the Islamic… Read More ›
Davos 2013: world leaders to discuss aliens, super-humans, and immortals
Yulia Zamanskaya Jan 25, 2013 15:01 Moscow Time © Colalge “The Voice of Russia” This year, apart from the traditional economic concerns, the program of the World Economic Forum in Davos is scheduled to address a number of highly controversial… Read More ›
‘Wedgies’ Blown Up Into Federal Case
By PHILIP A. JANQUART POCATELLO, Idaho (CN) – A former student sued his high school, city, police and sheriff’s officers and two prosecutors, claiming they blew up a few “wedgies” and “titty twisters” into multiple… Read More ›
Say it ain’t so! The Times of London and other outlets are reporting that Beyonce lip-synced the “Star-Spangled Banner.”
Beyonce rumored to have lip-synced anthem at inauguration US singer Beyonce performs the National Anthem to conclude the 57th Presidential Inauguration ceremonial swearing-in of US President Barack Obama at the US Capitol on January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Stan… Read More ›
Humans are plague on Earth – Attenborough
Humans are a plague on the Earth that need to be controlled by limiting population growth, according to Sir David Attenborough. Sir Attenborough said commentary from presenters like himself are becoming less necessary as camera work is able to tell… Read More ›
America archives its billions of tweets
AFP Tuesday, Jan 22, 2013 WASHINGTON – The Library of Congress, repository of the world’s largest collection of books, has set for itself the enormous task of archiving something less weighty and far more ephemeral – Americans’ billions of tweets…. Read More ›
Wanted: ‘Adventurous woman’ to give birth to Neanderthal man – Harvard professor seeks mother for cloned cave baby
EEV: Update: Professor Claims his was misunderstood, and is not looking for a Neanderthal Mother: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/im-no-dr-moreau-harvard-professor-says-he-is-not-looking-for-a-woman-to-give-birth-to-a-neanderthal-blaming-reports-on-a-poor-translation-8461707.html By Allan Hall PUBLISHED: 10:36 EST, 20 January 2013 | UPDATED: 12:49 EST, 20 January 2013 Back to life: This model of Neanderthal Man… Read More ›
300-million-year-old UFO tooth-wheel found in Russian city of Vladivostok
Yulia Zamanskaya Jan 19, 2013 20:55 Moscow Time © Photo: en.wikipedia.org Lighting the fire during a cold winter evening a resident of Vladivostok found a rail-shaped metal detail which was pressed in one of the pieces of coal that the… Read More ›
Pa. kindergartner suspended for bubble gun remark: School District officials labeled the girl a “terrorist threat”
MOUNT CARMEL, Pa. (AP) — A 5-year-old Pennsylvania girl who told another girl she was going to shoot her with a pink toy gun that blows soapy bubbles has been suspended from kindergarten. Her family has hired an attorney to… Read More ›
Parents’ financial help linked to lower college GPAs, higher graduation rates
Contact: Daniel Fowler pubinfo@asanet.org 202-527-7885 American Sociological Association WASHINGTON, DC, January 15, 2013 — College students who aren’t studying hard may have their parents’ financial support to blame. A new study by University of California, Merced, sociology professor Laura T…. Read More ›
Is it a bird? A plane? or an ‘UFO’? A mysterious object spotted on the surface of the moon
EEV: Unexplained can be anything from film manipulation, to the actual unexplainable. We always withhold our opinion on anything we can’t quantify. You may have to enlarge the video to full size in order to see the anomalies . By Jensen… Read More ›
Ufo at ISS. Nasa cut the transmission. 16 Dec. 2012.
Either the world stops turning or the video is frozen at 1:11, then cut at 1:22 – First thing is this video needs verification. Second without seeing the object arrive, and disappear from the video it is very difficult identify the… Read More ›
Stop REPORTING the Monsanto Cucumber Baldness article ( Can’t find any valid confirmation)
EEV: The following article is currently being accepted as real news by the Blogs…. There are no footnotes, references, publications, etc… No one is even bothering to see what the Lapine paper is…. http://www.thelapine.ca/ If anyone has any validating info… Read More ›
Bodyguard Claims Justin Bieber Assaulted Him & Owes Him Money
EEV: Priceless 😉 LOS ANGELES (CN) – Justin Bieber, egged on by a claque, assaulted one of his bodyguards during an abusive backstage tirade, then fired him owing him money, the man claims in court. Moshe Benabou, a licensed… Read More ›
New Egypt c.bank chief says not worried about currency “The matter is not out of control. On the contrary, at any time we can control it,”
EEV: Posted for the most absurd quote so far this week 😉 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:41 GMT Reuters * Ramez to take up reins as country’s currency tumbles * Appointment must be approved by upper house of… Read More ›
Swiss court relieves farmer of 656-year-old debt to Catholic Church
By Agence France-Presse Tuesday, January 8, 2013 11:59 EST Topics: Konrad Mueller ♦ RTS A Swiss court has wiped the slate clean for a farmer and his family, relieving them of an annual debt to a Catholic church dating… Read More ›
Someone threw a perfectly good cereal bowl… on Mars
EEV: Awaiting Confirmation, most likely part of the Rover. In any case oops 😉 Thursday, 03 January 2013 Finders keepers! NASA’s Curiosity rover snapped an image on Mars that went viral. Unfortunately for NASA, this image wasn’t edited,… Read More ›
US may have accidentally helped to start Falklands war by encouraging Argentinians to invade islands, admits ex-CIA chief
CIA boss William Casey voiced concerns over Argentina’s confidence in US Washington admitted they might have inadvertently encouraged Argentina By Brendan Carlin, Mail on Sunday Political Reporter PUBLISHED: 19:00 EST, 29 December 2012 | UPDATED: 19:00 EST, 29 December 2012… Read More ›
US jet flown out of Iran
Dec 30, 2012 20:45 Moscow Time An American Falcon jet has been flown to Abu Dhabi after spending three weeks under repair in Ahwaz in southwestern Iran. Its crew returned to Abu Dhabi shortly after the… Read More ›
From UFOs to ‘tsunami bomb’: N.Z. archive secrets revealed
A new book has revealed rare historical gems buried in New Zealand’s national archives. -AFP Sun, Dec 30, 2012 WELLINGTON – A new book has revealed rare historical gems buried in New Zealand’s national archives, including a bizarre WWII plan… Read More ›
The internet is leaving children brain-dead: Inventor warns ‘Google generation who spend life in front of screens are losing creativity and skills’
By John Stevens PUBLISHED: 17:30 EST, 25 December 2012 | UPDATED: 17:30 EST, 25 December 2012 One of Britain’s leading inventors has warned that a ‘Google generation’ who rely on the internet for everything are in danger of becoming… Read More ›
Are Santa’s Visits Legal?
by Jill Harness – December 25, 2012 – 9:30 AM Sometime between when you went to bed last night and when the sun came up this morning, a fat man in a red suit shimmied down your chimney… Read More ›
It’s health and safety gone… very sensible ( Bureaucracy Gone Mad )
Safety myths that saw knives banned in kitchens and umbrellas banned in the rain have been debunked by the Government’s health and safety watchdog. Sam Masters Sunday, 23 December 2012 The Health and Safety Executive’s so-called “myth-buster” panel was established… Read More ›
From farm to table, mealworms may be the next best food
Contact: One Press onepress@plos.org Public Library of Science Insect protein may be a more sustainable alternative to milk, chicken, pork and beef Food enthusiasts interested in sustainable farm practices may soon have a new meat alternative: insects. Beetle larvae (called… Read More ›
Experts discover why Rudolph’s nose is red
Contact: Emma Dickinson edickinson@bmjgroup.com 44-020-738-36529 BMJ-British Medical Journal Researchers solve the age-old mystery of why Rudolph has a bright red nose Rudolph’s nose is red because it is richly supplied with red blood cells which help to protect it from… Read More ›
Google starts watching what you do off the Internet too
Published: 20 December, 2012, 22:24 Edited: 20 December, 2012, 22:24 The most powerful company on the Internet just got a whole lot creepier: a new service from Google merges offline consumer info with online intelligence, allowing advertisers to target… Read More ›
Experts warn of misbehaving tooth fairy
Contact: Stephanie Burns sburns@bmjgroup.com 44-020-738-36920 BMJ-British Medical Journal Teeth discovered in children’s ears and wind pipe The tooth fairy and malpractice Opinions of the tooth fairy as kind and giving may need to be revised following “mounting reports of less… Read More ›
3-mile-wide asteroid to buzz planet Earth tonight
By Space.com Published December 11, 2012 A giant asteroid will make a flyby of Earth over the next few days, and armchair astronomers can watch the action live on their computers. The near-Earth asteroid 4179 Toutatis, which is… Read More ›
UFO crash reported off Japan coast sparks media interest
News On Japan via huffingtonpost.com — Dec 12 Over the last several days, a number of websites have reported that Japan’s Nippon Television was covering a story of how a UFO crashed off the coast of Okinawa and that officials… Read More ›
Insulting Facebook post by Seagate employee under investigation
EEV: ??? AsiaOne Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012 SINGAPORE – Seagate has posted a statement on its Facebook page saying that it will investigate a Facebook posting by one of its employees which allegedly labelled Singaporeans as ‘rotten’. The statement read:… Read More ›
Do we live in a computer simulation? UW researchers say idea can be tested
By Vince StricherzNews and Information A decade ago, a British philosopher put forth the notion that the universe we live in might in fact be a computer simulation run by our descendants. While that seems far-fetched, perhaps even incomprehensible, a… Read More ›
In shift, Obama accepts corporate funding for inauguration: “access to donor receptions for $250,000 in individual donations or $1 million in institutional or corporate contributions.”
President Barack Obama’s inauguration committee is accepting corporate donations to help fund the parade and other events associated with his January 21 inauguration after tapped-out Democratic donors spent huge sums helping him get elected. The move is a shift… Read More ›
Rebuttal to Dr. Oz’s article in regards to the “Anti-Snob Diet”
Rebuttal to Dr. Oz’s article in regards to the “Anti-Snob Diet” Remember Dr Oz. needs a chance to clarify. Until then though, these are my humble statements. And as always, I do 1 run, no editing…As you can plainly tell… Read More ›
Cavemen were better at drawing animals than modern artists
Contact: Jyoti Madhusoodanan jmadhusoodanan@plos.org 415-568-4545 x187 Public Library of Science Animal gait was depicted more accurately in cave paintings than in modern art IMAGE: This is a prehistoric illustration of an elephant from the Libian Tadrart Acacus…. Read More ›
Prime Minister Gillard: End of the world is coming, good luck
By Agence France-Presse Thursday, December 6, 2012 17:24 EST Topics: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard ♦ Mayan calendar ♦ Prime Minister Gillard Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard weighed into the debate about whether the world will end on December 21… Read More ›
The Hobbit film leaves fans with an unexpected sickness
Latest J.R.R. Tolkien adaptation was filmed at a higher frame rate, but the results have left viewers queasy LAST UPDATED AT 12:33 ON Sun 2 Dec 2012 MOVIEGOERS who went to see the first screening of The Hobbit in New… Read More ›
Harvard approves student club dedicated to ‘kinky sex’
The group ‘Harvard College Munch,’ which relishes in conversations about erotic sex, has been officially recognized by the prestigious university The expected approval from the school’s student life board will entitle Munch to officially meet for on-campus meals, promote on… Read More ›
Serbian village in panic after mayor warns of vampire on the loose
Thursday, 29 November 2012 Residents of the western Serbian village of Zarozje reportedly received a unique public health warning recently, when the town’s mayor cautioned that a vampire was on the loose. That is not a joke, and the people… Read More ›
Great transport links, shame about the noise: Road is built around a house after elderly Chinese couple refuse to move
Rob Williams Thursday 22 November 2012 It would be a tough sell for any estate agent – great transport links, but the view is admittedly a little uninspiring. A new motorway in China has been built around… Read More ›
Osama bin Laden: Navy emails lift the lid on secret burial at sea
The first details of Osama bin Laden’s secret burial at sea have been revealed in internal US military emails which show that no sailor witnessed the covert funeral. President Barack Obama in the Situation Room of the White House… Read More ›
Aussie scientists un-discover Pacific island
SYDNEY (AFP) A South Pacific island identified on Google Earth and world maps does not exist, according to Australian scientists who went searching for the mystery landmass during a geological expedition. The sizeable phantom island in the… Read More ›
U.S. Hangs Citizen Out to Dry in a Cuban Prison
By IULIA FILIP WASHINGTON (CN) – The United States and its contractor left a U.S. citizen to rot in a Cuban prison, failing to warn him that his U.S.-sponsored mission to distribute Internet equipment in Cuba is illegal, Alan Gross… Read More ›
Dark matter: the underground lab searching for wimps
At Gran Sasso National Laboratory, nearly a mile beneath an Italian mountain range, physicists are trying to isolate the particles they believe hold the universe together Robin McKie The Observer, Saturday 17 November 2012 Construction of the DarkSide detector… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 