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Thursday, April 2, 2009
Huge planet discovered
A planet seven times more massive than Jupiter is found in images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope in the '90s.
Huge planet discovered in old images
Vick's new job after prison
Michael Vick's lawyer says Vick has a job lined up once he gets out of prison — and it's not playing football.
Signs emerge that recession could be near bottom
New data along with a Wall Street rally are giving hope that the gloomy economic climate could be turning around.
Signs emerge that recession could be near bottom
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Protocol be damned
Michelle Obama's meeting with Queen Elizabeth II began with a handshake and ended in a hug.
The first lady arrived Wednesday with President Obama. After separate meetings on the eve of the G-20 summit, the couple attended an evening reception for world leaders hosted by the queen.
Mrs. Obama clearly made an impression with the 82-year-old monarch — so much that the smiling queen strayed slightly from protocol and briefly wrapped her arm around the first lady in a rare public show of affection.
It was the first time Mrs. Obama had met the queen. The first lady also wrapped her arm around the monarch's shoulder and back.
A Buckingham Palace spokesman said he could not remember the last time the queen had displayed such public affection with a first lady or dignitary.
"It was a mutual and spontaneous display of affection," he said. "We don't issue instructions on not touching the queen."
Man cries after failed robbery attempt
Pathetic, truly pathetic ...
Police say a 19-year-old who tried to rob a liquor store sat down and cried after 76-year-old owner locked him in the store.
Elderly man caught with huge marijuana haul
A stoner's wet dream ...
Nigeria's anti-narcotics agency confiscated 6.5 tons of marijuana Tuesday from the home of a man who claimed to be 114 years old.
6.5 tons ... How many 'dime' bags it that anyway?
Man asleep in cargo hold flies NY to Boston
A luggage handler flew from New York to Boston after falling asleep in the cargo hold of a JetBlue airliner.
Police in cotton swab killer mix-up
German police are struggling to explain why they chased a phantom serial killer for 16 years after confusion over an innocent woman's DNA samples.
Domino's Forced to "Bailout" Franchise Owners After Gaffe
Domino's Pizza is out thousands ... of free pizzas, that is, after someone discovered an online promotion the company scrapped, but failed to deactivate.
Woman locks herself inside car and calls 911
No, this isn't a joke ...
A frantic Florida woman called 911 yesterday to say the electrical system wasn't working in her car and that she was locked inside.
Spotless Minds
A new therapy wipes away fearful memories in rats and humans without using drugs – and might eventually help patients with post-traumatic stress disorder, say researchers.
A cure for deafness?
Human auditory neurons and hair cells have been grown from stem cells for the first time, which could yield new treatments for hearing loss.
The five ages of the brain: Gestation
Part 1 in a special feature looks at how a good prenatal environment is needed to make the best out of the growing brain.
Gestation
Big Pharma Caught
An elaborate "sting" operation has confirmed fears that US companies may be rubber-stamping risky clinical trials without proper scrutiny.
Natural mechanism for medieval warming discovered
And no, it was not Lush Dimbulb blowing hot air, either. Or at least it is not thought to be (yet).
The climatic conditions that caused the "Medieval Warm Period" cannot explain modern temperature increases, researchers say.
Natural mechanism for medieval warming discovered
And I Quote
I think of you as a goon.
You’re too smart to believe what you say.
You’re too smart to believe what you say.
~ David Letterman, to Bill O'Reilly
I wouldn't be so sure about that if I were you Dave ... the "too smart" thing that is.
O'Really's as thick as a brick - only dumber.
O'Really's as thick as a brick - only dumber.
Less popular than Toe-Jam
The White House says Prick Cheney is the second most popular member of the "repugican cabal," behind only talk-show host Lush Dimbulb.
Considering Dimbulb is less popular than toe-jam, that's saying something!
Considering Dimbulb is less popular than toe-jam, that's saying something!
The Most Beautiful Waves...Ever
Check out these Clark Little Wave photos via TreeHugger:
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Image 1 of 22 Clark Little is a photographer with a gift for capturing the ocean at its most beautiful. When you take a look at his images, it's hard to imagine that the ocean is filling up with pollution and being emptied of its wildlife. As you click through these incredible photos, you'll remember just why it's worth fighting to save our oceans.
March 24th marks the 20th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, so with that in mind, as you click through these incredible photos, you'll remember just why it's worth fighting to save our oceans.
Photo by Clark Little
Is Your Shampoo Creating Superbugs?
Photo credit: oaii
The overuse of antibiotics isn't the only cause of drug-resistant bacteria. Pollution from compounds in myriad household products could also be fostering antibiotic resistance, according to new research by U.K. scientists at the universities of Birmingham and Warwick.
The study delved into the question of whether pollution from sewage sludge, animal disinfectants, and fabric softeners could be linked to the rise in drug resistance in bacteria. Another issue the scientists tabled was the effect that sewage sludge and animal slurry—tonnes of which farmers apply to their crops every year—has on humans once it enters the soil and water supply.
Article continues @ TreeHugger: Is Your Shampoo Creating Superbugs?
Underground Economy Cushions Job Losses
... and is making tax dodging a game that is not exclusively played by the uber-wealthy any longer.
Carlos Cruz has a strategy for surviving the worst global recession in 60 years: pay less in taxes and pass the savings along to customers.
“I’m declaring half as much as I used to,” said Cruz, 29, who runs a painting business in Madrid. “Prices have fallen by 30 percent and customers will choose you for a difference of as little as 50 euros ($67.70),” said Cruz, an Ecuadorian who has lived in Spain since 2001.
The production of goods and services that are lawful, though not declared, may grow the most as a proportion of total output since 2000, according to Friedrich Schneider, a professor at Austria’s Johannes Kepler University of Linz.
The shift, measured by tax analysts and economists using surveys, money-supply data and anecdotal evidence, is caused by businesses going off the books to cut costs and workers taking informal jobs to survive rising unemployment. It offers a buffer against the ravages of the crisis and may help explain why the slowdown hasn’t prompted more social unrest.
Man coughs up 30-year-old nail
Prax Sanchez of Colorado coughed up a nail that was stuck in his nose for three decades.
It came out after he underwent a medical MRI.
Of course, you know, MRIs are essentially giant magnets which is why you have to remove any metal objects before entering the machine.
From KKTV:
It came out after he underwent a medical MRI.
Of course, you know, MRIs are essentially giant magnets which is why you have to remove any metal objects before entering the machine.
From KKTV:
"When I went to lay down on the MRI machine, I had a real pain on my right side under my eye," said Sanchez...
It was over an inch long. Doctors say it could have been up his nose for 30 years.
"Once it's in the nasal cavity like that, a little membrane forms around it and it becomes a foreign object."
Vick to Pay Falcons at least $6.5mill
Michael Vick has agreed to pay the Atlanta Falcons at least $6.5 million as part of his bankruptcy case, moving closer to cutting ties with a team that doesn’t want him back.
The settlement was reached ahead of Vick’s bankruptcy hearing in Virginia on Thursday. The suspended quarterback arrived in his home state Monday afternoon and was being held at Western Tidewater Regional Jail in Suffolk, Va.
The Falcons are trying to trade Vick, who is still barred from the NFL as he serves out a nearly two-year sentence for operating a gruesome dogfighting ring. If no deal is reached, Atlanta will likely cut its former star before the start of training camp.
Read the rest here.
Oh, and if any NFL team has any sand about them, Vick will never play football again!
Cop who detained NFL player at hospital quits
The Dallas police officer who threatened Ryan Moats with jail instead of allowing him inside a hospital to see a dying relative resigns.
Cop who detained NFL player at hospital quits
Obama gives Queen of England unusual gift
The Obamas exchange gifts with Queen Elizabeth II on a day when the president's driver is asked to move his bulletproof car.
Obama gives Queen of England unusual gift
University's blunder welcomes rejected students
UCSD sends a warm "congratulations" email to 29,000 students who didn't actually get in.
University's blunder welcomes rejected students
'Guiding Light' canceled after 72 years
CBS pulls the plug on a long-running soap opera that first aired in 1937 on the radio.
'Guiding Light' canceled after 72 years
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Remscheid, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Beijing, Beijing, China
Sandviken, Gavleborgs Lan, Sweden
Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
as well as Brazil and the United States
Manila, Manila, Philippines
Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
Aberystwth, Wales, United Kingdom
Krakow, Malopolskie, Poland
Kiev, Kyyvs'ka Oblast, Ukraine
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Roubaix, Nord-Pas-De-Calais, France
Saint Catherines, Ontario, Canada
Chaville, Ile-De-France, France
Crofton, British Columbia, Canada
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Lima, Lima, Peru
Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, Mexico
London, England, United Kingdom
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Remscheid, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Beijing, Beijing, China
Sandviken, Gavleborgs Lan, Sweden
Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
as well as Brazil and the United States
Daily Horoscope
Today's horoscope says:
Today you need to move forward with purpose -- even if you don't know what that purpose is.
You got it!
Today you need to move forward with purpose -- even if you don't know what that purpose is.
You got it!
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