Archive for July, 2007

« Previous Entries Next Entries »

Energy use ‘drove human walking’

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

Humans evolved to walk upright because it uses less energy than travelling on all fours, according to researchers.
A US team compared the energy used by humans and by chimpanzees in walking.
The human bipedal gait is about four times more efficient than chimps getting around on either two or four legs, the researchers found.
BBC NEWS [...]

Wish for rain to wash away Homer

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

Pagans have pledged to perform “rain magic” to wash away a cartoon character painted next to their famous fertility symbol - the Cerne Abbas giant.
BBC NEWS | UK | England | Dorset | Wish for rain to wash away Homer.

Teacher ‘improved’ pupils’ GCSEs

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

A teacher “improved” her pupils’ GCSE course work to make a good impression in her new job, a disciplinary hearing has been told.
Helen Wyn Bowen was teaching maths to a group of 16 students at Ysgol Preseli in Crymych, Pembrokeshire.
BBC NEWS | Wales | Teacher ‘improved’ pupils’ GCSEs.

Beckham is day-to-day with swollen ankle - MLS - Yahoo! Sports

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

David Beckham was limited to some stretching and kicking drills because of a lingering ankle injury in his first practice Monday since joining the Los Angeles Galaxy.
Beckham is day-to-day with swollen ankle - MLS - Yahoo! Sports.

New orchid smells like ’sweaty feet’ - Yahoo! News

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

A foul-smelling orchid that flourishes only in Yosemite National Park and was first collected in 1923 is a distinct species, scientists announced Monday after re-evaluating the flower.
New orchid smells like ’sweaty feet’ - Yahoo! News.

Critics savage Victoria Beckham’s reality show | International News | News | Telegraph

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

Victoria Beckham’s attempt to woo America suffered what she would describe as a “major” setback last night when her one-hour reality show was savaged by critics.
Critics savage Victoria Beckham’s reality show | International News | News | Telegraph.

Japan earthquake victims take shelter

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

Over 12,000 people huddled in evacuation centres in northwest Japan today after an earthquake flattened homes, killing nine people, injuring 1,000 and triggering a leak of contaminated water from a nuclear plant.
As aftershocks continued, forecasts for wet weather raised fears of mudslides that could add to the devastation.
ireland.com - Breaking News - Japan earthquake [...]

‘Torture porn’ hits a bloody wall - CNN.com

Monday, July 16th, 2007

Torture, it seems, doesn’t pay at movie theater box offices like it used to.
‘Torture porn’ hits a bloody wall - CNN.com.

Poll: Iranians want democracy, nuclear inspections - CNN.com

Monday, July 16th, 2007

Most Iranians support nuclear inspections, a democratic government and normal relations with the United States, a poll by a U.S.-based organization has found.
Poll: Iranians want democracy, nuclear inspections - CNN.com.

Russia warns UK over expulsions

Monday, July 16th, 2007

The Kremlin has warned Britain it faces “serious consequences” after expelling four Russian diplomats from the UK.
The move followed Moscow’s refusal to hand over the former KGB agent accused of murdering Alexander Litvinenko in London last year.
BBC NEWS | Politics | Russia warns UK over expulsions.

Internet Radio Rolls On - Forbes.com

Monday, July 16th, 2007

Call off the firing squad–it looks as though Internet radio will live to see another day.
Sharply higher royalty rates for Web radio stations went into effect over the weekend, but negotiations are continuing between station owners and the recording industry to reach agreements that could greatly soften the impact of the new rates.
Internet Radio Rolls [...]

Sony Pictures launches online video network - Financial Times - MSNBC.com

Monday, July 16th, 2007

Sony Pictures will on Monday launch an online video network that seeks out and rewards new talent and enables videos to be uploaded in high definition.
Crackle represents a relaunch for the video-sharing site Grouper, bought by Sony for $65m last August in one of the biggest Web 2.0 acquisitions of a San Francisco Bay Area [...]

Former first lady remembered

Thursday, July 12th, 2007

Tributes poured in yesterday for former US first lady Lady Bird Johnson, who died on Wednesday.
“Mrs Johnson became First Lady on a fateful day in November 1963 and was a steady, gentle presence for a mourning nation in the days that followed.” - US President George W. Bush.
People’s Daily Online - Former first lady remembered.

House votes for withdrawal from Iraq - Yahoo! News

Thursday, July 12th, 2007

The Iraqi government is achieving only spotty military and political progress, the Bush administration conceded Thursday in an assessment that war critics quickly seized on as confirmation of their dire warnings. Within hours, the House voted to withdraw U.S. troops by spring.
House votes for withdrawal from Iraq - Yahoo! News.

World’s tallest man marries, sweeps bride off feet - Yahoo! News

Thursday, July 12th, 2007

The world’s tallest man married a woman two-thirds his size and almost half his age on Thursday in a traditional Mongolian ceremony sponsored by at least 15 companies hoping to cash in on his fame.
World’s tallest man marries, sweeps bride off feet - Yahoo! News.

Huge dog is reluctant media star

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

At 6ft 5ins (1.96m) on his hind legs, Samson must be the perfect guard dog.
But to his owners, Julie and Ray Woods, of Boston, Lincolnshire, the three-year-old Great Dane-Newfoundland cross is simply a much-loved pet.
Samson - who weighs in at 19st 10lb (125kg) - is being billed as “Britain’s biggest dog” after scrap merchant staff [...]

« Previous Entries Next Entries »