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Top news on 4 October 2009 |
How 4-year-old boy mastered 'Miracle' speech in YouTube Hit
Jim Sacco estimates that his son Josh has watched "Miracle," the film about the 1980 U.S. Olympic men's hockey team's legendary upset of Russia, nearly 150 times. Apparently, the movie has made quite an impression on the young fan.
Opportunity Finds Another Big Meteorite
It's amazing what a rover can find laying by the side of the road. The Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has found a rock that apparently is another meteorite.
Triton's Ice Doesn't Mix
Triton is a mysterious world. Orbiting the gas giant Neptune, the planet's biggest moon was imaged up-close for the first time during Voyager 2's flyby of the outer reaches of the Solar System in 1989. Since then, no other robotic explorer has strayed close enough to catch a glimpse.
Artist Creates a Super Creepy Placenta Teddy Bear
This is just plain too creepy. Alex Green?s ?Twin Teddy Kit? ?celebrates the unity of the infant, the mother and the placenta,? and enables preparation of the placenta so it may be transformed into a teddy bear. The placenta must be cut in half and rubbed with sea salt to cure it.
School Bus Crashes Into Wis. Home, Tries to Flee the Scene
A 49-year-old man is in custody after he crashed a school bus into the side of a Kaukauna, Wis. home this morning and then tried to flee the scene in the bus. The home was occupied by one woman and two children who were nearly hit by the bus as it crashed into the room they were sleeping in.
Wash Post: With Suicides, Train Engineers Long Haunted
The response of transit systems and railroads after a fatal strike has changed dramatically in recent years, said John Tohman, vice president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen. Although some rail systems push workers to finish their shifts, most relieve them immediately, offering counseling and ample time off.
Teen steals Mercedes, crashes it in chase, then steals plane
He jumped from a stolen Mercedes he was driving during a police chase, letting it crash into a grocery store while he disappeared into the woods, laughing at his pursuers.
Paid to do nothing
The U.S. Postal Service, struggling with a massive deficit caused by plummeting mail volume, spends more than a million dollars each week to pay thousands of employees to sit in empty rooms and do nothing.
On Mankind's Love for the Undead: Zombies
Horror flicks peddle in fear of the unknown. That's just how they work. And zombies are reliable precisely because we think they could never be; but could we be wrong? There's no actual proof to, well, prove that zombies could never come into being. On the contrary...
Best of the Ig Nobel prizes 2009
The physics of tottering moms-to-be, how to survive a pub fight, and a bra that doubles as a gas mask get the recognition they so richly deserve
For Brazil, Olympics mean the future finally has arrived
For the longest time, a joke about Brazil made the rounds in the halls of international financial organizations: Latin America's largest and most populous nation had a great future and always would.No one's laughing anymore, as Brazil joined the ranks of the big-boy countries after Rio de Janeiro , a city known for sun and sin, was named the..
Obama links job growth to health care proposal - Yahoo! News
President Barack Obama says passage of his health care proposals would create new jobs by making small business startups more affordable.
By Plane And On Leash, Help Arrives for Earthquake Survivors
As the international relief effort gets underway in earthquake-struck Sumatra, rescue dogs are helping scout collapsed buildings for the some 4000 people believed to be buried in the region.
Jeff Garcia Rips Into JaMarcus Russell
With Russell slumping -- he has an NFL-worst 39.8 pass rating -- Garcia could've been an option for the Raiders to re-sign.
22 New Rules for Changing News
Journalists need to stop being so lazy and unimaginative. Here are Dan Gillmor's 22 ideas for changing the way news is produced.
Men deny con to sell Ritz hotel
Three men are to stand trial accused of fraudulently trying to sell one of London's most prestigious hotels for £250m.
Six Rules For Social Networks
Words of wisdom from executives at Digg, Ning and other social media companies.
Most Expensive Drinking Endeavors
If you thought a weekend in New York,doling out $20 per glass unfairly robbed you,reevaluate your strength to peruse some truly pricey (dare we say puzzling) distillations,you?ll want to forget the next morning.That is, until during hangover hour - when you realize the total sum of a singular liquid indulgence could have bought you a brand new home
FBI Arrests Westmont Man In ESPN Nude Video Case
A Westmont man faces a charge of interstate stalking in producing nude videos of ESPN personality Erin Andrews by altering peepholes in two hotel rooms, according to the FBI.
Scientists Discover What Makes The Same Type Of Cells Differ
A research team led by Lucas Pelkmans at ETH Zürich has managed to decipher a well-known phenomenon that had, until now, remained unexplained: why cells of the same type can react differently, and what the reason for this is.
Barbara Boxer Endorsement Continues Meg Whitman Train Wreck
Former eBay executive Meg Whitman, the 2010 California gubernatorial candidate who has recently portrayed herself as a "darned good" conservative Republican, endorsed Democratic U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer in 2003, records show.
Cheer Up Chicago, You Did Have the Olympics Once, Kind Of
OK, now that that's done with... Let's go back 100 years or so when Chicago did get the Olympics. The 1904 Olympics, to be specific.
Britain to help Pak establish MI5-like network
Britain will assist Pakistan to set up a counter-intelligence agency on the line of British secret service, MI5.BBC's Richard Watson quoted senior British and Pakistani counter-terrorism officials as saying that British training and funding will be made available to the new security authority.
Week in Apple: Light Peak, MMS, and dropped calls
This week's top Apple news wasn't just about MMS coming to the iPhone in the US. It also highlighted Apple's involvement with the new Light Peak optical connection, environmental issues, more tablet rumors, and some new iPhone apps that caught our eye. Come on in for the weekly roundup!
18yr Old wants to be Mayor (And you never knew teens could!)
Did you know that teens could legally take office? Most people don't. An 18 year old can be Mayor. Think about that. Because everyone else is starting to. Including the 18 year olds.
The perils of long-term unemployment
Alarming as the climb in unemployment is, the growing duration of joblessness is more worrying still. America?s army of long-term unemployed ? those without work for six months or more ? swelled to 5.4 million, according to today?s figures.This is roughly equal to the combined populations of Los Angeles, San Diego and Sacramento.
US Gov Suffers Huge Potential Data Breach Of 70 Million Vets
A defective hard drive containing the personal information of some 70 million U.S. military personnel was returned to a contractor for repair and recycling -- without being erased first.
Why You Can't Get Decent Earphones for Less Than $100
Crappy earbuds are killing music. It's true. The problem is that good earbuds, like speakers, aren't cheap. Here's why.
Why it's still so brutal finding work
Employers in the United States continue to be more interested in cutting their payrolls than in keeping their existing employees, let alone adding new ones. Workers are dropping out..There are not enough jobs..Governments are now feeling the heat..Progress has slowed..Hours fell back down..Construction and manufacturing are still hurting..Future..
Why don't pregnant women tip over?
A University of Texas researcher has been awarded the tongue-in-cheek ?IgNobel? prize for answering this age-old question: ?Why don?t pregnant women tip over??
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Revealed To Have Jewish Past
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's vitriolic attacks on the Jewish world hide an astonishing secret.A photograph of the Iranian president holding up his identity card during elections in March 2008 clearly shows his family has Jewish roots.A close-up of the document reveals he was previously known as Sabourjian ? a Jewish name meaning cloth weaver.
Eleven Years of Google: A Look Back
Google has come a long way in its eleven-year history, from its humble beginning as a Stanford University research project in 1998, to the global, multi-billion dollar online presence Google enjoys today.
Bluehenge unearthed: Prehistoric site - Stonehenge's sister
Archaeologists have discovered Stonehenge's little sister - just a mile from the famous monument. The prehistoric circle, unearthed in secret over the summer, is one of the most important prehistoric finds in decades. Researchers have called it 'Bluehenge' after the colour of the 27 giant Welsh stones it once incorporated - but are now missing.
State seeks $4.7-billion high-speed rail grant
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was joined by several state and local officials Friday at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles to announce California's application for $4.7 billion in federal money to fund a high-speed rail line.
On Healthcare, One Democrat With Backbone: Rep. Alan Grayson
Rep. Alan Grayson is standing up like a real man should to the GOP attacks on health care reform. This freshman Florida Congressman boldly and succinctly laid out the Republican plan for health care reform late Tuesday night. It?s his Wednesday follow-up that?s raising eyebrows on both sides of the aisle.
One-Handed Basketball Player Begins Division I Scholarship
Kevin Laue has defied all the odds to fulfill his dream of playing NCAA Division I College Basketball even though he only has 1 ARM. His first game is in a few weeks....
Wheelchair-Bound Hero Tackles Sex Offender in Walmart
Despite his injuries from falling off a roof, Cameron tackled the perv and held him down till cops arrived.
Conservatives Revel In America's Olympic Defeat | TPM
When the International Olympic Committee voted against Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympics this morning -- after the President and First Lady flew to Copenhagen to push for it in person -- the Weekly Standard newsroom burst into applause. Cheers...
Why Fit Guys Can Still Eat Pizza
Other foods, you eat. Pizza, you experience. But is it healthy?
A Unified Theory of Superman's Powers
Friend of Dinosaur Comic auteur, Ben Tippet, has been commissioned to write and present a scientific analysis of Superman?s super powers with the goal being trying to understand his seemingly superior ability in the framework of Newtonian physics.
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