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Top news on 1 October 2009 |
Change Your "Fat" Habits
Follow these simple solutions to the five most common nutritional conundrums
e-Wolf Electric Supercar Gets 536hp, 187 Mile Range
The lightweight supercar will weigh just 900kgs (1985 pounds) and be powered by four in-wheel electric motors, each generating a healthy 134hp. The combined power output can be rated at 536hp, while the combined torque output is at 737.6 lb-ft.
Woman Angry at Her Ex Fries and Eats His Goldfish
Authorities say a Houston-area woman who was burned up at her former common-law husband fried their pet goldfish and ate some of them. (with tasty-sounding recipe!)
DA: Enforcing Marijuana Laws Is Lowest Priority
Boulder County District Attorney Stan Garnett said Tuesday that the state's medical marijuana laws desperately need more clarity, and he's not interested in prosecuting cases that fall in the gray areas between legalization and prohibition of the drug. Enforcing marijuana laws is his office's lowest priority, he told the Boulder County commission.
Jason Bourne to The Informant: Matt Damon's Best Characters
Here is a look back at Matt Damon?s 13 best roles.
5,800 died in U.S. due to distracted driving in 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 5,800 people were killed and 515,000 injured in U.S. car crashes last year tied to distracted driving, according to data released on Wednesday. The figures, culled from police reports, were released at the start of a...
Social Media Ads Go Offline -- What's Old is New Again
Newspapers are dying, and web advertising is the future. But it?s always good to hedge your bets, no? That must be the strategy behind these six ads for new media things in old media locations -- on billboards or in print. This can't be too profitable for anyone, but something about it is just highly entertaining.
Cyberbullying Bill Gets Chilly Reception
Proposed legislation demanding up to two years in prison for electronic speech meant to ?coerce, intimidate, harass, or cause substantial emotional distress to a person? was met with little enthusiasm by a House subcommittee.
10 Sports Families You'd Probably Love to be Part Of
Sometimes the athletic lineage directly derives from inherited genes and sometimes its just dad being the coach from day one. And in many cases, the latter generation outdoes its predecessors. Here are 10 families that have become a sort of royalty in their respective sports.
Generations [Comic]
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25M More Starving Children Due To Climate Changes By 2050
Report says food shortages will hit developing world and global warming set to bring back malnutrition. Twenty-five million more children will go hungry by the middle of this century as climate change leads to food shortages and soaring prices for staples such as rice, wheat, maize and soya beans, a report says today.
Billionaire Clown Blasts Off to Space
Guy Laliberte, Founder of Cirque du Soleil, Aboard Russian Space Capsule Headed for Space Station
New Microchip Detects Cancer Severity
UofT researchers have used nanomaterials to develop a microchip sensitive enough to quickly determine the type and severity of a patient's cancer so that the disease can be detected earlier for more effective treatment.
How monarch butterflies find their way to Mexico
A new study shows that the butterflies' antennae are key. Like most animals, monarchs have a so-called circadian clock in their brain that helps them know what time it is. Knowing the time and the position of the sun allows them to orient to the south.
Obama and the K Street Set
There is something uniquely depressing about the fact that the National Portrait Gallery's version of the Barack Obama "Hope" poster previously belonged to a pair of lobbyists. Depressing because Mr. Obama's Washington was not supposed to be the lobbyists' Washington, the place we learned to despise during the last administration.
Has Apple Lost its Shine?
2009 has been one of the trickiest years in Apple's recent history -- lawsuits to the left and right, Steve Jobs' enforced hiatus and rumbling of discontent over the App Store and much, much more.
Final Fantasy XIII to sell 6 million
CEO Yoichi Wada predicts huge sales of JRPG, China expansion will help publisher's profits double in 3-5 years.
ABC News: Roman Polanski - What Did He Really Do?
The transcripts of Samantha Geimer's grand jury testimony reveal shocking details of what the 13-year-old girl suffered at the hands of director Roman Polanski.
Palin Lectures Not Selling, No One Wants To Book Her: NY
Sarah Palin is not selling well on the lecture circuit, an industry insider told the New York Post. "The big lecture buyers in the US are paralyzed with fear about booking her, basically because they think she is a blithering idiot," the source said.
New study says 93% of Americans favor banning text
Maybe it's not surprising that Ford commissioned a study that helps bolster a sales case for some of its in-car-electronics, but the Blue Oval seems to have its finger on the pulse of the nation this time.
81% Dem Voters Support, 19M Ins Lobby $ Oppose Public Opt.
81% of Democratic voters support the public option, but 19 million health insurance lobby dollars support the five Democratic Senators who voted against it.
Official: Fernando Alonso Signs With Ferrari F1 For 3 Years
In a deal that seems to have been years in the making, Ferrari has finally made an official announcement: Fernando Alonso will be driving for the Prancing Horse in 2010. Rumors of Alonso going to the team from Maranello started back during the Spaniard's first stint with Renault, but circumstances with driver lineups didn't allow for it.
Fall 2009 Pop-Culture Hype Stressing You Out?
Media psychiatrist: "It's a collusion. We're colluding with the media providers to live in la-la land." SOMETHING's gotta be forcing people to stand on line for Michael Jackson movie tickets for THREE DAYS...
6 'Brilliant' Movie Scientists (Who Suck At Their Job)
Take a look at some of the most brilliant scientists in movie history and you find a bunch of guys who should never have been allowed near a Bunsen burner.
10 Science Fiction Concepts Ruined by Human Nature
The future is a bright, shiny penny of possibilities and if science fiction is to be believed, technological wonders and convenience will be waiting around every corner, not to mention hot aliens and robots to clean up all our messes. It'll be the lazy deviant's paradise unless...
If Jon Stewart were French, he'd be loving this
PARIS, France ? Charlie Hebdo cuts to the quick. Under the headline, ?Separation of Powers!? a knife-wielding Nicolas Sarkozy holds aloft Dominique de Villepin?s severed head. And the satirical weekly describes the collateral damage with a single image: a bloody red handprint smack in the middle of the president?s white apron.
Brazil: A New Counterweight to the United States
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was 40,000 feet in the air on Sept. 21, en route to the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, when he got the news. Exiled Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, after sneaking back into his Central American country, had shown up at the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa seeking refuge.
Who gives a tweet about gaming? Uncharted 2's stumble
Twitter can be a powerful tool for building buzz and excitement around games, but Uncharted 2's automated progress Tweets proved unpopular online, and the feature has since been removed. Ars explores the art of using Twitter for gaming good, instead of evil.
BREAKING - GM To Shut Down Saturn
General Motors Co. says it's shutting down the Saturn brand after an agreement with Penske Automotive Group Inc. to acquire the unit fell apart.
Music biz still in need of "radical overhaul" to thrive
The music industry is stuck in a rut and it needs to make some radical changes if it wants to stop bleeding money, according to Forrester. The firm has several suggestions for how to overhaul music products and insists that they must be consumer-friendly, not business-oriented.
At 65, He Has Donated Blood More Than 150 Times
Caring for others is what this service-minded person talks about while speaking to Express on his blood donation saga. Age hasn't deterred him from continuing his service to humanity.
10 Simple Ways Apple Can Improve the iPhone
As a daily iPhone user, I've compiled a list of simple and significant ways Apple can improve its own suite of apps and the iPhone OS itself. Here's my top 10:
Stephen Hawking steps down as Lucasian professor @ Cambridge
Physicist Stephen Hawking stepped down Wednesday as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University after 30 years in the post.
Driver Crashes Four Times in Seven Minutes
Just one crash in broad daylight is bad enough. But four in seven minutes? How is that even possible?
Lawsuit Alleges ER Doctor Let Man Die to Steal His Rolex
A jaw-dropping lawsuit filed last week in San Francisco Superior Court alleges an emergency room doctor abandoned his attempts to resuscitate a patient from cardiac arrest to instead pocket the dead man's valuable Rolex wristwatch.
8 Bits of Everyday Tech We Won't Use in a Decade
An awful lot has changed over the last 10 years, but what technology of today will become redundant over the next decade? Here are eight common technologies from the landline phone to public wi-fi
Wisconsin Tourism Federation Changes Name.. no more WTF?
The Wisconsin Tourism Federation has changed its name, after being made aware that its acronym WTF had become crude internet slang.
MEDIA STUNT? Kraft backflips on iSnack2.0
Public backlash against the naming of the new Vegemite spread - iSnack2.0 - chosen by the food giant after more than 48,000 name suggestions were received, has resulted in Kraft announcing it will change the name of the iconic Australian spread again.
DNA tests on mummy show TB killed ancient Egyptian
What killed Dr Granville's mummy? The cause of death of an Egyptian mummy has puzzled pathologists for almost 200 years ? now An autopsy that started in 1825 has finally reached a conclusion. Dr Granville's mummy died of tuberculosis.
Clock Turned Back on Aging Muscles, Researchers Claim
Scientists have found and manipulated body chemistry linked to the aging of muscles and were able to turn back the clock on old human muscle, restoring its ability to repair and rebuild itself, they said today.
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