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Top news on 25 April 2009 |
South Park's Top 20 Funniest Clips About Video Games (VIDS)
Who would have thought that after all this time, Trey Parker & Matt Stone's creation would still be (a) hilarious, (b) relevant, and (c) consistently brilliant? Here are The 20 Funniest Video Game Scenes From South Park on one page.
Scientists Make Organic Transistor With Improved Performance
Organic semiconductors are promising building blocks for many devices, from LEDs to transistors, offering potential advantages such as cost-effectiveness, flexibility, and high performance.
Danish Pirate Bay Block Sets Sail for Supreme Court
In 2008 a Danish court ruled in favor of the IFPI, and ordered the ISP Tele2/Telenor to block all access to The Pirate Bay. Now a petition from the ISP against the decision has been accepted, which will see the appeal go Supreme Court.
Lose All Faith In Humanity: 1 Star Reviews Of Classic Movies
The Princess Bride: At one point they all go in a swamp and that is pretty terrific because they have to deal with large rats, who are clearly added in digitally. This movie would be a lot better if it had Sean Penn in it, working with his wife, and maybe if he were solving crimes instead of swordfighting or some such nonsense.
Ex-CIA Official: Agency Brass Lied to Congress About Torture
Former CIA official Mary O. McCarthy had accused senior agency officials of lying to members of Congress during an intelligence briefing in 2005 when they said the agency did not violate treaties that bar, cruel, inhumane, or degrading treatment of detainees during interrogations. In April 2006, 10 days before she was to retire, McCarthy was fired.
Operation to cure blindness soon to be available
Scientists in England have developed a revolutionary operation using stem cell technology that could cure blindness. The first procedures could be available in the next six months.
Freed Pirate Hostage, Slams Disgusting Rush Limbaugh
Shane Murphy, second-in-command aboard the ship seized by Somali pirates this month, is happy to be home. But he's not happy to be sharing turf with land-lubber Rush Limbaugh, who politicized the pirate affair by referring to the pirates as "black teenagers."
An Ode To The Pirate
Here?s an ode to our cultural romance with eye patches and peg legs to help us remember the good times, when we all loved pirates.
10 Billboard 200 Milestones
It was this day in 1988 that Pink Floyd?s The Dark Side of the Moon album finally dropped off the Billboard 200, ending a phenomenal, record-setting streak that has yet to be broken. Check out their staggering accomplishment and nine other Billboard 200milestones.
The 6 Scariest Babies in Movie History
3. Rocky II - Pugilist Rocky Balboa and mousy pet-store proprietor Adrian have their first child in this sequel to the beloved 1976 original. Complications develop during Adrian's delivery, causing Rocky to reflect on his career in (surprise!) a montage. The infant finally emerges from Adrian's womb with a disturbingly full head of black hair.
Men find abandoned safe thought to be century old
No locks on the safe and they say that there is something in there, but what? Could really be Rosie O'Donnell's "Twinkies of The Lost Ark"?
Anti-doping agency clears Armstrong for Tour de France
Lance Armstrong was cleared Friday to ride in this year's Tour de France, health permitting, after the French anti-doping agency confirmed it would not be launching disciplinary procedures against the seven-time champion.
British student buys African orphanage
A student who visited a run-down African orphanage was so moved by the children's plight that she raised £30,000 to buy it.
Tomorrow's Computers Might Talk In Their Sleep
With the increased focus on managing energy costs and reducing human impact on the environment in the form of carbon emissions, we're being encouraged now more than ever to turn our PCs off or let them sleep when they are not in use. But our digital lives are increasingly dependent on maintaining active network connections for communications...
Hello Kitty Defiles All of Beer-kind
"There's a Hello Kitty everything," but that doesn't mean there should be a Hello Kitty BEER, for the love of god.
Obama will not use the word genocide in statement today
On the day that begun the genocide of Armenians in Turkey in 1915, Obama will not use the word genocide in his statement. Yet again we have a president refusing to back up his promises on finally declaring this what it is- one of the worst genocides in human history. So much for change.
The 25 Most Essential Jobs During A Zombie Outbreak
No one welcomes Z-Day, but if it were to occur, there's no question it would successfully reduce the unemployment rate (less humans means less unemployment) and it would create new jobs...
Experts Debate Pandemic Potential of Swine Flu
A top federal health official said the government's concern over the swine flu outbreaks in the United States and Mexico has grown since Thursday -- and a handful of influenza experts worry the deadly, never-before-seen hybrid strain may spur a pandemic.
Kaiser Permanente Puts Med Records On USB Drives
Kaiser Permanente, a health care system with 8.6 million members, is offering some of its members a USB flash drive containing all of their personal medical information.
Few Uninsured Willing To Pay Full Cost For Coverage
Some people can't buy health insurance because they have a pre-existing medical condition. But for most of the nation's 47 million uninsured, cost is the big obstacle ? especially if they don't work for a company that pays part of the premium.
Coolest Damn Web Design Ever
It is just something you have to see to really understand.
Washington Post: Retired Auto Workers Face Big Hit
As the Obama administration prepares to send Chrysler into bankruptcy court, with General Motors possibly to follow, one of the biggest losers may be the automakers' current and future retirees, a group of nearly 1 million people who could see their pensions and health-care funds slashed by tens of billions of dollars.
Top 5 Best Yahoo! Answers
Yahoo Answers is a goldmine for comedy. Why? Because there?s a lot of stupid people out there. Either that or a ton of bored 13 year olds.
10 Ways to Keep Your Mind Sharp
We expect the prowess of our joints and lungs to slowly decline as we age, but the thought of our minds doing the same is intolerable. Here are some top prevention tips worth their weight in wits, plus a few to forget.
FBI agent who interrogated Al Queda says torture unnecessary
A former F.B.I. agent who questioned Abu Zubaydah in 2002 says the terrorist operative provided important intelligence under traditional interrogation methods.
Antivaxxers make me sick!
Another classic tirade against people who think vaccines cause autism... this time, The Bad Astronomer rails against a homeopath who endorses pro-disease activist Jenny McCarthy.
New picture reveals head injury to G20 victim before death
A photo has emerged which reveals a head injury sustained by Ian Tomlinson during the G20 protests before he died.
New Finding: Smoking Can Cause Breast Cancer
Smoking causes lung cancer and is implicated in a dozen other cancers, but scientists have generally dismissed its importance in breast cancer, saying it plays little role, if any. Not anymore...
Why Do Young Techies Want To Be Werewolves?
By day, Silicon Valley's young elite were scribbling frenetically on whiteboards in the conference rooms at O'Reilly Media's corporate complex here, with executives and engineers from normally competing companies working together to tackle problems from open-standard implementation to social-network privacy.
The Most Ridiculous G.I. Joe Figures
I don?t remember all of the G.I. Joe figures I had when I was a kid, but what I do recall is that for every Storm Shadow, Snake Eyes, Flint, and Scarlett, there were an equal number of completely bizarre and ?What-the-Hell-were-they-thinking? figures just like the ones below. Enjoy the reminiscing.
British Economy Shrinks At Fastest Rate For 30 Years
The British economy shrank at the fastest rate in 30 years in the first three months of this year, showing the recession may be even worse than feared.Official figures released this morning showed GDP fell by 1.9% in the first quarter, the sharpest quarterly decline since the third quarter of 1979, the year when Margaret Thatcher came to power.
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is twice the size of France
There are now 46,000 pieces of plastic per square kilometre of the world's oceans, killing a million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals each year. Worse still, there seems to be nothing we can do to clean it up. So how do we turn the tide?
Photochromic Material May Lead to More Powerful Computers
Scientists have developed a material, which quickly changes color when exposed to light, that could be used in various applications, from optical data storage in computers to improved sunglasses. Credit: Wikipedia Commons
Men are no more promiscuous than women, survey finds
The long standing belief that men are promiscuous and women are choosy is a myth, claim psychologists.
The Joker Playable In Batman: Arkham Asylum
Just when you though this game couldn?t be anymore amazing. In a press alarm today, it was revealed by both Eidos and Warner Bros. that The Joker will be playable in the PlayStation 3 version Batman: Arkham Asylum, which was orginally revealed by scoures in Home - a PlayStation 3D open world program.
Pelosi briefed on waterboarding in '02
Nancy Pelosi denies knowing U.S. officials used waterboarding ? but GOP operatives are pointing to a 2007 Washington Post story which describes an hour-ong 2002 briefing in which Pelosi was told about enhanced interrogation techniques in graphic detail.Two unnamed officials told the paper that Pelosi didn't raise substantial objections.
Snow Patrol: Pirate Bay Sentences ?Way Over the Top
Gary Lightbody from Snow Patrol has criticized the sentences received by the crew of The Pirate Bay, branding them as ?way over the top?. The band?s frontman also says if you?re a file-sharer and you know how to get music for free, ?f**king go for it.? Meet you at The Pirate Bay then?
My bullied son's last day on Earth
Saddest story I ever read. School was always tough social (for most of us) but reading what happened to him. Just breaks my heart. R.I.P. Jaheem Herrera.
US 'very concerned' about swine flu outbreak
S medical authorities expressed strong concern Friday about an unprecedented multi-strain swine flu outbreak that has killed at least 60 people in Mexico and infected seven people in the United States."It's very obvious that we are very concerned. We've stood up emergency operation centers"
Robert Rodriguez will direct Predator reboot
The film is expected to follow a team of commandos who must face a mysterious race of vicious monsters. That?s right, multiple Predators? not just one.
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