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Top news on 30 September 2009 |
Weird, Rare Clouds and the Physics Behind Them
?Over the years we?ve developed a good understanding of them,? said Roger Smith of the University of Munich. ?It?s no longer a mystery, but still very spectacular.?
How to Talk to Trees... No Really!
You have probably heard people mention talking to Mother Nature, but can you really talk to trees? Well apparently you can and this is how you do it.
Draft Policy Would OK Troops Tweets
The Defense Department may allow troops and military employees to freely access social networks -- if a draft policy circulating around the Pentagon gets approved, that is.
Congress Tackles Afghanistan Strategy as Obama Wavers
The Senate on Tuesday is expected to debate amendments to the 2010 defense appropriations bill that are likely to include everything from timelines for withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan to proposals to send upwards of 40,000 more.
German men 'too smelly' voted the 'world's worst lovers'
Germans took the dubious honour of topping the 'world's worst lovers' chart with women claiming they were "too smelly". But they were closely followed by English men who were said to be lazy.
The Unique Origins of 25 Popular Products
Happy accidents make good inventions. Spills, explosions, odd chemical reactions, and plain old forgetfulness produced some of today?s most practical products. From saccharin to shopping carts, each of the inventions below has a strange and unique origin
Space radiation hits record high
Like a wounded Starship Enterprise, our solar system's natural shields are faltering, letting in a flood of cosmic rays. The sun's recent listlessness is resulting in record-high radiation levels that pose a hazard to both human and robotic space missions.
Five Dems Help Kill First Public Option Amendment
Five Democrats joined with all the Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee to shoot down a public health insurance option on Tuesday, voting 15-8 to reject an amendment by Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.).
Irate Android devs aim to replace Google's proprietary bits
Google has angered the Android enthusiast community by sending a cease and desist notice to a third-party developer who is building a popular custom version of the open source platform. Google doesn't want its proprietary bits included in cooked ROMs.
Woody Harrelson Is A Wanted Man Once Again
It's been a while but Woody got back into acting full-time in 2002 and now he's on the cusp of stardom once again showing great range...
"CO2 is Good, and Good for You!" Says New TV Ad
Two new organizations, started by oil and coal industry executives are launching ads and public education campaigns to convince the public that rising levels of atmospheric CO2 are good for life and ecosystems. co2isgreen and plantsneedco2 are the latest cynical attempts by a dying energy industry to manipulate public opinion and obscure the dang
First look: Microsoft Security Essentials impresses
Microsoft's new antimalware solution, Microsoft Security Essentials, is now available for Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. Ars puts MSE through its paces and finds an unobtrusive app with a clean interface that protected us in the dark corners of the Internet.
FDIC Seeks a $45-Billion Advance From Banks
Federal regulators today proposed raising an additional $45 billion from the nation's banks to help rebuild the fund that insures customer deposits as an increasing number of failures threaten to drain the fund's reserves.
Dropbox iPhone app finally released!
Dropbox, everyone's favorite cross-platform file-syncing tool, has now made its way to the iPhone and iPod touch!
72-Hour Party People: Life on Pure Methanphetamine
Transparent, it looks like a tiny ice carving or a statuette of glass. It is 25 grams of nearly 100 percent pure crystallized methamphetamine hydrochloride, known on the streets of Asia as "Shabu." Here it was purchased in Denver for $5,500 -- nearly five times the street value of an equivalent amount of cocaine and ten times that of low-grade meth
Classic Bad Guys Are Back: 6 Upcoming Spidey Villains (Pics
Over the past couple months, Spider-Man fans have no doubt noticed a trend - the classic bad guys are coming back, and they're better (and cooler) than ever.
Malware Worldwide Grows 15% in September
A rise in malware has caused the number of infected PCs worldwide to increase 15 percent just from August to September, says a report released from antivirus vendor Panda Security. Across the globe, the average number of PCs hit by malware now stands around 59 percent, an all-time high for the year. Among 29 countries tracked, the U.S. ranke
Adolf Hitler alive: weird conspiracy theories
The discovery that the skull believed to be Adolf Hitler's was actually a woman's has reignited conspiracy theories.
"urgent" warning to owners of several Toyota and Lexus model
The Federal Department of Transportation has issued an "urgent" warning to owners of several Toyota and Lexus models, strongly advising them to remove the floor mats on the driver's side to prevent the accelerator pedal from sticking.
The Full List Of Every Cash For Clunkers Trade-In
Prepare to be devastated, car lovers. From Audi S4 wagons, armored BMWs, GNXs and other treasures the list of all 690,114 trade-ins
Samoan Islands earthquake generates 10-foot tsunami
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.9 struck in the Samoan Islands region. The temblor generated a nearly 10-foot (3-meter) tsunami, measured from crest to trough, according to preliminary data
GOP Rep. Trent Franks Calls Obama "An Enemy Of Humanity"
A Republican member of the House of Representatives accused President Barack Obama of being "an enemy of humanity" during a conservative values forum this past weekend. In a speech Saturday before the How to Take Back America conference, Rep. Franks (R-AZ) delivered a barn burner speech replete with inflammatory swipes at the president.
The 10 WORST films of 2009...so far!
For every 'District 9' or 'Up,' there's an 'All About Steve.' Let's look back the year's ten biggest dogs!'Spinning Into Butter' sounds intriguing...
U.S. may need as much as $350 billion to extend broadband
The FCC now estimates $20 billion to $350 billion may be needed for wireless and landline infrastructure, depending on the speed of service to 'wire' the country with highspeed internet. The potential costs dwarf the $7.2 billion set aside in President Barack Obama's massive economic stimulus package.
Apple unveils new licensing program for education
Apple has changed its licensing program for educational institutions, shifting to the purchase of annual coverage to keep software up to date for schools.
Mind Trip for your Eyes (PIC)
Once you see this, you may lose all track of time. Do not operate while driving heavy machinery!
Electric Fish Turn Down Charge for Energy Efficiency
Fish that use electric fields to sense their environments dim their signals to save energy during the day when they are resting.
Will Pulsar Networks Guide Space Missions Through Milky Way?
"Pulsar Power," the Next Big Thing! The European Space Agency?s Ariadna initiative is studying a totally awesome navigation system that creams the one you'll find in your new Porche: they are examining the feasibility of navigation relying on millisecond pulsars, rotating neutron stars that spin faster than 40 revolutions per second. The pulses of
White House to Go After Iran's Oil Income
Obama Administration to Push for Tough New Economic Sanctions if Iran Doesn't Come Clean on Nuclear Plans.
Michael Jordan and Baseball: Fulfilling A Fathers Dream
Michael Jordan?s recent induction into the NBA Hall of Fame was a no-brainer.Jordan, who played minor league baseball in the mid-90?s after the first of his three eventual basketball retirements. Jordan?s story is sad and noble, but is it fair that he was able to walk into a baseball roster spot because he was a great?basketball player?
5 Reasons You Secretly Want a Zombie Apocalypse
Why is everyone eager for a world devoid of life, but full of the undead? We think we have an idea.
Clearly you did not represent the will of the people
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus joined with four other Democrats to defeat a proposal from their own party to create a government-run insurance program, a measure opposed by private insurers.
Prehistoric Shark Nursery Spawned Giants
The breeding ground of the world's largest, prehistoric predator has been discovered in Panama.
AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon in Customer Service Showdown
Phones, coverage, and apps don?t matter if you can?t keep the customer happy. Find out how the carriers stack up.
The American Girl Empire goes too far with its homeless doll
This is just plain offensive. A $95 doll who is homeless? Whose idea was this anyway?
Lawsuit Goes After the ''Froot' in Froot Loops
A man recently filed a lawsuit in San Francisco federal court allegingthat he bought and ate boxes of Froot Loops based on his mistakenbelief the cereal contained fruit.
"You wanna get that?" Hugh Jackman stops B'way show for cell
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Theatergoers won't forget to turn their cell phones off again, after Australian actor Hugh Jackman stopped a Broadway show to ask one audience member to stop a phone from ringing.
How to make Unforgettable Logos - Traits of logo designing
If anyone knows exactly that which feature of a logo design makes it successfully memorable, it?s simplicity, icon, tagline, colors, repeated branding? Every logo designer works with a different approach to make a logo design successful. Today, let?s share with each other, that which type of logos become hard to forget.
Jets Coach Benches Wide Receiver After Twitter Complaints
After spending most of the Jets' Week 2 win over the Patriots on the bench, wide receiver David Clowney went straight to Twitter, tweeting just half an hour after the game that he was "disappointed about my playing time." Jets coach Rex Ryan wasn't amused.
The Ten Most Unnecessarily Gruesome Deaths in Star Wars
How violent was Star Wars really? These 10 scenes ought to answer that.
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