BBC NEWS | Have Your Say | Spreading peace over the net

BBC NEWS | Have Your Say | Spreading peace over the net: "The internet provides many ways in which people can send a message, write about their lives or get connected. One 16-year-old from Ithaca, in New York State, has managed to harness the power of online social networking to try and break a world record."

BBC NEWS | Business | Gates to step down from Microsoft

BBC NEWS | Business | Gates to step down from Microsoft: "Advertisement

George Clooney, Bono and Al Gore were in a humourous 'leaving' video"

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Martian soil 'could support life'

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Martian soil 'could support life': "Martian soil appears to contain sufficient nutrients to support life - or, at least, asparagus - Nasa scientists believe.

Preliminary analysis by the $420m (£210m) Phoenix Mars Lander mission on the planet's soil found it to be much more alkaline than expected.

Scientists working on the spacecraft project said they were 'flabbergasted' by the discovery.

The find has raised hopes conditions on Mars may be favourable for life.

'We basically have found what appears to be the requirements, the nutrients, to support life, whether past, present or future,' said Sam Kounaves, the project's lead chemist, from the University of Arizona."

BBC - Newsbeat - Technology - 'Life' auction brought back down to earth

BBC - Newsbeat - Technology - 'Life' auction brought back down to earth: "An Australian man who put his entire life up for sale on the internet has had to restart the auction after fake bids pushed the value of his home, job and friends past the £1 million mark.

Ian Usher did not activate a registration system that would have only let genuine bids through.

24 hours after the seven-day auction started he was celebrating with champagne as offers on his life soared to astronomical levels.

But when the former carpet store assistant called up the bidders, they all backed out.

Excuses ranged from stolen passwords to family members playing a joke.

He said: 'They are just idiots, absolute idiots. I think I was speaking to kids most of the time.'

The fake bids have now been deleted and the highest offer for his life now stands at a more than £180,000.

'That's not even 75% of the value of the house,' he said."

BBC NEWS | Business | The original Microsoft 'family'

BBC NEWS | Business | The original Microsoft 'family'

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Fossil fills out water-land leap

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Fossil fills out water-land leap: "Scientists say a fossil of a four-legged fish sheds new light on the process of evolution.

The creature had a fish-like body but the head of an animal more suited to land than water.

The researchers' study, published in the journal Nature, says Ventastega curonica would have looked similar to a small alligator.

Scientists say the 365-million-year-old species eventually became an evolutionary dead end."

BBC NEWS | Health | Sexes split over one night stands

BBC NEWS | Health | Sexes split over one night stands: "Many women are left unhappy in the aftermath of casual sexual encounters, a survey has revealed.

Just under half of women who answered the internet poll, published in the journal 'Human Nature', said they felt it had been a bad idea.

Four out of five men, in contrast, said they were happy with a brief fling."

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Mars' two-faced riddle 'solved'

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Mars' two-faced riddle 'solved': "The puzzle of why the northern and southern hemispheres of Mars look so different may now have been solved.

Mars' crust is thicker in the southern hemisphere, and magnetic anomalies are found in the south but not the north.

New studies in Nature magazine suggest that a massive space rock smashing into the planet could have created an abrupt disparity between the two halves.

This asteroid would have been close to the size of Earth's moon and hit Mars' northern regions, scientists say"

The Lego Secret Vault: Lego Secret Vault Contains All Sets In History

The Lego Secret Vault: Lego Secret Vault Contains All Sets In History

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Call to Renewal Keynote Address

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Call to Renewal Keynote Address

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BBC NEWS | Middle East | Dubai plans 'moving' skyscraper

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Dubai plans 'moving' skyscraper: "The world's first moving building, a 80-storey tower with revolving floors giving an shifting shape, will be built in Dubai, its architect says.

The Dynamic Tower design is made up of 80 pre-fabricated apartments which will spin independently of one another."

How long could you survive in the vacuum of space?

How long could you survive in the vacuum of space?: "Congrats! You could survive for 1 minute 17 seconds !

In the first 30 seconds any fluid on the surface of your body would begin to boil due to lack of ambient pressure, this includes the saliva on your tongue and the moisture in your eyes. Your eardrums would most likely burst due to the pressure in your body trying to equalize with the vacuum outside. Unlike what some science fiction films have suggested, your body would not explode.

After the first 15 seconds you would lose consciousness. If you held your breath you could potentially stay alive longer but you risk pulmonary trauma. If you didn't hold your breath you'd pass out sooner, but your lungs might have a better chance of avoiding permanent damage.

The pressure in your veins would rise until your heart no longer had the capacity to pump blood, at which point you'd die."

Some of the Best 'Out of Office' Automatic email Replies - Ron Crumbaker at myITforum.com, Inc.

Some of the Best 'Out of Office' Automatic email Replies - Ron Crumbaker at myITforum.com, Inc.: "Some of the Best 'Out of Office' Automatic email Replies

1. I am currently out of the office at a job interview and will reply to you if I fail to get the position.
Please be prepared for my mood.
2. You are receiving this automatic notification because I am out of the office.
If I was in, chances are you wouldn’t have received anything at all.
3. Sorry to have missed you,
But I’m at the doctor’s having my brain and heart removed so I can be promoted to our management team.
4. I will be unable to delete all the emails you send me until I return from vacation.
Please be patient, and your mail will be deleted in the order it was received.
5. Thank you for your email.
Your credit card has been charged $5.99 for the first 10 words and $1.99 for each additional word in your message.
6. The email server is unable to verify your server connection.
Your message has not been delivered. Please restart your computer and try sending again.
7. Thank you for your message, which has been added to a queuing system.
You are currently in 352nd place, and can expect to receive a reply in approximately 19 weeks.
8. Hi, I’m thinking about what you’ve just sent me."

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | 'When John McCain was my captive'

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | 'When John McCain was my captive'

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Bidding begins on 'entire life'

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Bidding begins on 'entire life': "An ex-pat who decided to make a clean break after splitting with his wife has so far attracted 70 bids for his 'entire life'.

Ian Usher, from Darlington, who emigrated to Australia six years ago, is selling his house, friends and job on internet auction site eBay."

BBC NEWS | South Asia | India monkey god idol for Obama

BBC NEWS | South Asia | India monkey god idol for Obama: "A group of Indians are planning to present a statue of the revered Indian monkey God, Hanuman, to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

The group decided to order the idol after they read a magazine report saying that Mr Obama carried a good luck 'monkey king' charm.

They say that a Barack Obama victory would be good for India."

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Lebanese food served with a bang

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Lebanese food served with a bang: "Buns and Guns (motto: A sandwich can kill you) is located in a strongly Hezbollah-supporting area, where the group's militia is lionised by many.

'My goal was to make people laugh before they ask me why weapons. The important thing is that they laugh,' Mr Ibrahim said.

He insists the only way his sandwiches could kill the customers is by their generous proportions."

100 Useful Niche Search Engines You’ve Never Heard Of | College@Home

100 Useful Niche Search Engines You’ve Never Heard Of | College@Home

GOOD Magazine | Goodmagazine - GOOD Guide: to the Shadowy Organizations That Rule the World

GOOD Magazine | Goodmagazine - GOOD Guide: to the Shadowy Organizations That Rule the World

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Mars probe makes 'ice' discovery

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Mars probe makes 'ice' discovery: "Nasa's Phoenix lander has unearthed 'perfect' evidence of ice on Mars."

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BBC NEWS | Health | Clone cell cancer 'cure' hailed

BBC NEWS | Health | Clone cell cancer 'cure' hailed: "'Patients will live with their cancer, and die with their cancer, but not of their cancer - it will be like diabetes today.'"

moominstuff: Expired Film

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"Gay Genes" May Be Good for Women -- Balter 2008 (618): 1 -- ScienceNOW

"Gay Genes" May Be Good for Women -- Balter 2008 (618): 1 -- ScienceNOW

"Gay Genes" May Be Good for Women -- Balter 2008 (618): 1 -- ScienceNOW

"Gay Genes" May Be Good for Women -- Balter 2008 (618): 1 -- ScienceNOW

How to nap - Boston.com

How to nap - Boston.com

B2 Stealth Bomber $1.4 Billion Error

B2 Stealth Bomber $1.4 Billion Error: "How to destroy $1.4 billion in a matter of seconds"

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Cardboard bike unveiled

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Cardboard bike unveiled: "What could be the ultimate in green transport has gone on display in Sheffield after being dreamt up by a student."

BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Rail announcer's 'sexy' accent

BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Rail announcer's 'sexy' accent: "A French announcer at Edinburgh's Haymarket Station is proving to be a hit with female commuters."

BBC NEWS | Health | Scans see 'gay brain differences'

BBC NEWS | Health | Scans see 'gay brain differences': "The brains of gay men and women look like those found in heterosexual people of the opposite sex, research suggests.

The Swedish study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal, compared the size of the brain's halves in 90 adults.

Gay men and heterosexual women had halves of a similar size, while the right side was bigger in lesbian women and heterosexual men.

A UK scientist said this was evidence sexual orientation was set in the womb."

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Trio of 'super-Earths' discovered

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Trio of 'super-Earths' discovered: "Astronomers have identified a trio of so-called 'super-Earths' - rocky planets between two and 10 times the mass of Earth."

BBC NEWS | Business | Honda makes first hydrogen cars

BBC NEWS | Business | Honda makes first hydrogen cars: "Japanese car manufacturer Honda has begun the first commercial production of a zero-emission, hydrogen fuel-cell powered vehicle.

The four-seater, called FCX Clarity, runs on electricity produced by combining hydrogen with oxygen, and emits water vapour.

Honda claims the vehicle offers three times better fuel efficiency than a traditional, petrol-powered car.

Honda plans to produce 200 of the cars over the next three years.

One of the biggest obstacles standing in the way of wider adoption of fuel-cell vehicles is the lack of hydrogen fuelling stations.

Critics also point out that hydrogen is costly to produce and the most common way to produce hydrogen is still from fossil fuels.

Analysis of the environmental impact of different fuel technologies has shown that the overall carbon dioxide emissions from hydrogen powered cars can be higher than that from petrol or diesel-powered vehicles."

BBC NEWS | UK | Divers find 1780 British warship

BBC NEWS | UK | Divers find 1780 British warship: "Deep sea divers have found the wreck of a Royal Navy warship which sank during the American Revolution.

The discovery of HMS Ontario, at the bottom of one of the Great Lakes on the US-Canada border, has been hailed an 'archaeological miracle'."

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Plane abandoned at Hanoi airport

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Plane abandoned at Hanoi airport: "Vietnamese authorities say they are mystified as to who owns a Boeing 727 which has been abandoned at Hanoi's Noi Bai airport.

The plane was flown in from Siem Reap in neighbouring Cambodia in late 2007 and has been unclaimed ever since."

BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | North East/N Isles | RAF pilot wins moustache battle

BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | North East/N Isles | RAF pilot wins moustache battle: "An RAF fighter pilot has won his battle with the United States Air Force over the size of his handlebar moustache.

Flight Lieutenant Chris Ball, who is on an exchange posting with the USAF in Afghanistan was told to trim his distinctive moustache.

The pilot, who is usually based at RAF Lossiemouth, turned to the Queen's Regulations and found the moustache's width did not breach RAF guidelines.

The rules state the moustache should not go below the edge of the mouth.

Despite Flt Lt Ball serving on exchange with the USAF, the RAF still have some say on the attire and appearance of their staff.

The USAF relented and Flt Lt Ball's moustache was left unruffled."

BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | North East/N Isles | RAF pilot wins moustache battle

BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | North East/N Isles | RAF pilot wins moustache battle: "An RAF fighter pilot has won his battle with the United States Air Force over the size of his handlebar moustache.

Flight Lieutenant Chris Ball, who is on an exchange posting with the USAF in Afghanistan was told to trim his distinctive moustache.

The pilot, who is usually based at RAF Lossiemouth, turned to the Queen's Regulations and found the moustache's width did not breach RAF guidelines.

The rules state the moustache should not go below the edge of the mouth.

Despite Flt Lt Ball serving on exchange with the USAF, the RAF still have some say on the attire and appearance of their staff.

The USAF relented and Flt Lt Ball's moustache was left unruffled."

BBC NEWS | Health | Ovulation moment caught on camera

BBC NEWS | Health | Ovulation moment caught on camera: "A human egg has been filmed in close-up emerging from the ovary for the first time, captured by chance during a routine operation.

Fertile women release one or more eggs every month, but until now, only animal ovulation has been recorded in detail."

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Experts unveil 'cloak of silence'

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Experts unveil 'cloak of silence': "Being woken in the dead of night by noisy neighbours blasting out music could soon be a thing of the past.

Scientists have shown off the blueprint for an 'acoustic cloak', which could make objects impervious to sound waves."

The Ozone Layer's Unwelcome Return? -- Berardelli 2008 (612): 2 -- ScienceNOW

The Ozone Layer's Unwelcome Return? -- Berardelli 2008 (612): 2 -- ScienceNOW: "Once greeted as good news, the recovery of the ozone layer is increasingly seen as a mixed blessing. In April, researchers found that a healing ozone hole could amplify global warming by trapping more heat in the atmosphere (ScienceNOW, 24 April). And in tomorrow's issue of Science, climatologists report that ozone recovery could disrupt wind patterns in the Southern Hemisphere, potentially leading to a warming of Antarctica. The findings suggest that actions taken by humans to protect the planet from the harmful effects of solar radiation could accelerate climate change on the frozen continent."

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How Much Sleep Do You Really Need? - Yahoo! News

How Much Sleep Do You Really Need? - Yahoo! News: "Studies show that people who sleep between 6.5 hours and 7.5 hours a night, as they report, live the longest. And people who sleep 8 hours or more, or less than 6.5 hours, they don't live quite as long. There is just as much risk associated with sleeping too long as with sleeping too short. The big surprise is that long sleep seems to start at 8 hours. Sleeping 8.5 hours might really be a little worse than sleeping five."

Latest Cheney Tape May Contain Evidence Of His Whereabouts | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

Latest Cheney Tape May Contain Evidence Of His Whereabouts | The Onion - America's Finest News Source: "'God help us all,' [FBI spokesman David Hart] added."

BBC NEWS | Special Reports | BBC uncovers lost Iraq billions

BBC NEWS | Special Reports | BBC uncovers lost Iraq billions: "A BBC investigation estimates that around $23bn (£11.75bn) may have been lost, stolen or just not properly accounted for in Iraq.

For the first time, the extent to which some private contractors have profited from the conflict and rebuilding has been researched by the BBC's Panorama using US and Iraqi government sources.

A US gagging order is preventing discussion of the allegations.

The order applies to 70 court cases against some of the top US companies."

'Warcraft' Sequel Lets Gamers Play A Character Playing 'Warcraft' | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

'Warcraft' Sequel Lets Gamers Play A Character Playing 'Warcraft' | The Onion - America's Finest News Source: "'Warcraft' Sequel Lets Gamers Play A Character Playing 'Warcraft'"

BBC NEWS | Health | Brain size 'not key to intellect'

BBC NEWS | Health | Brain size 'not key to intellect': "Size may not be everything when it comes to brain evolution, say experts.

Instead, UK research reveals that the rising complexity of connections between brain cells may have been the biggest driving force.

The Nature Neuroscience study found clear differences between brain junctions in mammals, insects and single cell creatures.

Changes around half a billion years ago, they said, are likely to have been more important than brain size."

BBC NEWS | Health | Womb surgery 'saves baby's leg'

BBC NEWS | Health | Womb surgery 'saves baby's leg': "Australian surgeons saved the leg of an unborn baby by operating when her mother was just 22 weeks pregnant.

The surgery was carried out after the foetus developed a rare condition in which stray bands of tissue wrap around limbs and cut off blood flow.

Melbourne's Monash Medical Centre used lasers to cut away the tissue from the left leg, but left the right leg as the bands were too deeply embedded.

The baby was born in January and is now doing well after plastic surgery.

Doctors believe the little girl, called Leah, will eventually be able to walk on both feet."

15 Wackiest Classified Ads

15 Wackiest Classified Ads: "'Wanted: Somebody to go back in time with me.'"

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Hints of 'time before Big Bang'

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Hints of 'time before Big Bang': "A team of physicists has claimed that our view of the early Universe may contain the signature of a time before the Big Bang."

BBC NEWS | Americas | US hit-and-run controversy

BBC NEWS | Americas | US hit-and-run controversy
"Footage that shows people ignoring a 78-year-old man badly injured in a hit-and-run incident has emerged. Police in Connecticut say they released the video, "to show what we have become". Kevin Connolly reports from Washington"

RealClearPolitics - 2008 Elections - Democratic Vote Count

RealClearPolitics - 2008 Elections - Democratic Vote Count

15 Funniest Police Blotters

15 Funniest Police Blotters: "'Police receive a report of a newborn infant found in a trash can. Upon investigation, officers discover it was only a burrito.'"

About Add-Art | Add-Art

About Add-Art | Add-Art

"Add-Art is a free FireFox add-on which replaces advertising on websites with curated art images. The art shows are updated every two weeks and feature contemporary artists and curators."

BBC NEWS | Health | Alcohol 'cuts risk of arthritis'

BBC NEWS | Health | Alcohol 'cuts risk of arthritis': "A regular tipple cuts the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis by up to half, Swedish research suggests."

BBC NEWS | Special Reports | Protection for pizza sparks row in Naples

BBC NEWS | Special Reports | Protection for pizza sparks row in Naples: "Pizza should never – never - be topped with pineapple chunks."

The Couch Isn't Making You Fat -- Bohannon 2008 (604): 1 -- ScienceNOW

The Couch Isn't Making You Fat -- Bohannon 2008 (604): 1 -- ScienceNOW

Burger Made of Ground Bacon | Serious Eats : Required Eating

Burger Made of Ground Bacon | Serious Eats : Required Eating: "The burger above might look fairly ordinary, but the patty is not ground chuck or ground sirloin or any kind of ground beef.

That, my friends, is 100 percent ground bacon, skillet-cooked ('to avoid having it break apart on the grill'), and sandwiched between two slices of pepper Jack cheese."

BBC NEWS | UK | Formula 'secret of perfect voice'

BBC NEWS | UK | Formula 'secret of perfect voice': "Researchers say they have worked out a mathematical formula to find the perfect human voice."