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Top news on 2 October 2009 |
Most babies will live to be 100 says study
More than half of babies born in rich nations today will live to be 100 years old if current life expectancy trends continue, according to Danish researchers.
Super hardcore Mario Bros. 2 EXTREME!
You'll never play Super Mario Bros. 2 the same way again after watching this video. So someone that sounds like the Power Thirst announcer found out about Super Mario Bros. 2 and recorded h...
Satellite to Capture Earth's First 'Gravity Map'
The calibration for such an undertaking took several months as the GOCE team commissioned the instruments and eased the satellite from its original orbit just over 170 miles up down to its current altitude of 158 miles. And the timing couldn?t be better for GOCE?s next first: the precision mapping of the planet?s gravity.
The Original IBM ThinkPad
This is the notepad (the pencil and paper kind) that in the late 80s / early 90s inspired an IBM researcher to name the company's new mobile computer the
Google releases Android 1.6; Palm unleashes WebOS 1.2
Google and Palm are rolling out updates to their mobile operating systems. Android 1.6, codenamed donut, introduces CDMA support. WebOS 1.2 brings some enhancements to Palm's Synergy synchronization service.
On Alien World, It Rains Rocks...
On Earth, strange things, including frogs and fish, sometimes fall from the sky, but on a distant extrasolar planet, the weather could be even weirder: When a front moves in, small rocks rain down on the surface, a new study suggests.
Millions spent fighting against Health-care Reform
Six lobbyists for every member of Congress as healthcare industry heaps cash on politicians to water down legislation
Feces-covered nude man jumps into man's pool
A Florida man is facing charges after authorities said he was naked and covered in feces when he broke into a resident's backyard and jumped into the pool. A Martin County Sheriff's Office report shows 21-year-old Robert Stark Higgins was charged with burglary to an occupied dwelling, disorderly conduct and misdemeanor theft.
BREAKING Letterman Reveals Extortion Plot and Sex With Staff
During tonight's taping of the CBS's LATE SHOW David Letterman tells his audience that he was the victim of an extortion attempt and had improper relationship...
White House Says Fox News & Glenn Beck Spread Blunt Lies
Glenn Beck the target of official blog entry this week
Fame Kills Tour Killed by Kanye West's Ego
No one knows what exactly happened, or precisely why, but perhapd Kanye has been fearing angry Taylor Swift fans storming the stage?
Ballmer's bad advice to IBM: ignore profits, do hardware
Steve Ballmer hasn't exactly shined as Microsoft CEO, but he's confident enough in his business acumen to offer this stunningly bad piece of advice to IBM: It's time to get back into the hardware business. This, despite the fact that focusing on high-profit businesses like services and consulting has turned IBM back into a money-making powerhouse.
Twins Beat Tigers, Stay Alive in AL Central Chase
The AL Central showdown didn't decide much. Scott Baker had a strong start and got plenty of run support, helping the Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 8-3 on Thursday to avoid elimination from playoff contention. The tightest race in baseball won't be decided until this weekend -- or early next week if a tiebreaker is necessary.
4,000 U.S. troops expected to leave Iraq in October
The United States will withdraw another 4,000 troops in Iraq by the end of October, the U.S. military commander in Iraq said in prepared testimony for a congressional hearing Wednesday.
Bachmann: Schools Might Start Abortion Field Trips (w/VID)
Michele Bachmann has decided that part of the health care bill that discusses school-based clinics (she calls them sex clinics) would lead to students being whisked away during school hours for abortions without parent consent. Totally plausible.
Should the US Tax Mileage or Fuel?
The government's push to raise mpgs may have a disturbing, unintended consequence: deteriorating highways. Nick Chambers of Gas 2.0 takes a close look at some of the high-tech and low-tech ideas that are being talked about now.
A Looming Drug Crisis: The Dearth of New Antibiotics
Pharmaceutical companies need to invest more in developing new types ofantibiotics to counter the spread of lethal, drug-resistant
iPhone Owners Most Satisfied Users, Not With Their Network
iPhone users have probably the most conflicted customer satisfaction rates of all smartphone customers. When it comes to the device itself, they are far and away the most satisfied, according to a new survey. But when it comes to their service provider? Not so much.
Exploring an Abandoned 747 Parked in a Korean City [Pics]
Insane article and photo set from inside and outside a Boeing 747 that was abandoned in the center of the Korean city of Namyangju-si.
15 Musicians Who've Lost Their Voice
Here are 15 singers past their vocal prime. They should have stopped while they were ahead.
Save Money on Organic Food: Join a Natural Foods Co-op
One common reason you might shy away from purchasing only organically grown food is the relatively higher price when compared to conventionally grown...In essence, co-ops serve their member's needs. They aren't out to make huge profits for absentee stockholders, they're out to provide maximum value for their shareholders (the members).
Senators turn back ID requirement for immigrant healthcare -
Senate Finance Committee Democrats rejected a proposed a requirement that immigrants prove their identity with photo identification when signing up for federal healthcare programs. Finance Committee ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said that current law and the healthcare bill under consideration are too lax and leave the door open to illegal
Why the brain is hard-wired to make bad calls in tennis
UC Davis scientists have confirmed what tennis great John McEnroe so colorfully alleged on the court: Tennis referees make bad calls when judging balls hit close to the line. It's not a matter of incompetence, as McEnroe frequently asserted. Rather, the human brain is hard-wired to misread the true position of fast-moving objects.
Brazen $80M Art Heist Leads to Death Threat
A ransom note has been found in connection with a collection of art worth as much as $80 million that was stolen from a Pebble Beach home.
88% of Americans Are Open to a Career Change
According to recent research, an overwhelming majority of American employees are considering changing careers as the economy improves, and experts say such employment exodus could lead to higher costs and tougher talent battles.
Shoe thrown at IMF chief
A demonstrator in Turkey has thrown a shoe at the head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, in a protest similar to that against US president, George Bush, in Iraq in 2008.
Nitrogen Cycle Overturned By 'Tiny Ammonia Eater Of The Seas
Tiny organisms known as archaea play a central role in the planet's nitrogen cycle, according to new research. Experiments show that archaea appear play a key ecological role in both upper and deep ocean ecosystems. This could affect calculations made by global climate models.
14 Year Old Golfer Leading the LPGA Classic
Most 14-year-olds are focused on one thing and one thing only ... getting ready for the leap into the nasty world of freshman year of high school. Alexis Thompson is currently worried how she's going to follow up a first round 65 in the LPGA Navistar Classic.
Can 7-Eleven Win Over Hong Kong Foodies?
As convenience stores around the world cook up fast food to survive, 7-Eleven has opened its first cafe, in street-food-happy Hong Kong. Will it make it?
What Went Wrong With Saturn?
GM pulled the plug on Saturn, ending nearly 20 tumultuous years with this bold, creative automotive experiment. Now, the many Saturn owners, lovers and admirers are asking, What happened? Here's how Saturn came up short.
Cisco's amazing $3bn buy of videoconf. vendor Tandberg
Cisco is set to acquire Tandberg, a Norwegian manufacturer of videoconferencing systems. $3 billion is a lot of money in today's economy, and values Tandberg significantly higher than the market. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder if this means the recession is well and truly behind us. Not to mention an unusual birthday card (CSCO) (TAA) (HPQ)
Republican National Committee Sponsors Newsmax
Last month, the Republican National Committee used Newsmax's email list -- probably for a fee -- to solicit donations and support.
Quentin Tarantino Promises Kill Bill Vol. 3
Now that Inglourious Basterds is out of the way, Quentin Tarantino is planning his next move. What is it? Kill Bill Vol. 3. Tarantino went out of his way to lure the interviewer on Italian television into asking him about the possibility of a third Kill Bill and then announced that yes, it?s happening and ?The Bride will fight again.?
Amarok 2.2 "Sunjammer" released
The Amarok team released version 2.2 of their music player with a lot of nifty new features like music recommendations based on Last.fm and Echonest. They also brought back a lot of features users missed like playlist sorting, Audio CD support and support for an external MySQL database. Rediscover music, indeed.
Woody Harrelson: I Don?t Like Twinkies!
Woody Harrelson and Jesse Eisenberg, the stars of ?Zombieland,? are delivering a ?healthy level of destruction and mayhem? in ?Zombieland.? But the film is more than just your typical zombie shoot-em-up. Here they talk about killing zombies, Bush and Obama, Emma Stone, first-time director Ruben Fleischer, Roman Polanski, and, of course, Twinkies!
Researchers create Amazing X-Ray Wireless Network!
Don't freak out or anything, but those wireless signals you bask in everyday could be watching you. Or at least they might, someday, if the work from a group of researchers at the University of Utah makes it beyond the lab.
EXCLUSIVE: Halloween 3D Not Ready to Make a Killing
So here's what happened: the script only came in Friday, and it was the first draft that Dimension Films had seen. And The Weinstein Co was rushing to get the film into production for a November start date because it has to be done by January when director Patrick Lussier starts a film for Avi Lerner.
Mysterious Private Security Firm Gets Control Of Empty Jail
A shadowy private security company that has no known clients but claims to have helped foreign governments combat terrorism and will protect anything from cruise ships to Pakistani convoys has taken over a jail in a small Montana town, with plans to build a law enforcement training facility on the property.
Celtics Hang Blank Banner in Rafters as Motivation
Over confidence or motivation?
Excreted Tamiflu Found In Rivers
The premier flu-fighting drug is contaminating rivers downstream of sewage-treatment facilities, from urinary excretion by people taking Tamiflu.Concerns are now building that birds, natural influenza carriers, are being exposed to waterborne residues of Tamiflu?s active form and might spread drug-resistant strains of seasonal and avian flu.
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