…ldly popular among new parents and recently, thanks to the Twilight series, Isabella has made a comeback. In 1912, when John and Mary were the top choices in a list of the 200 most popular baby names, 80% of parents would chose from that selection. But today, about half of all boys and girls born are given names in the current top 200 list. One study found that 30% of African American girls born i…
“Bicholim Conflict” was voted a “good article” – a Wikipedia badge of honor – and sat happily on the online encyclopedia for more than half a decade. But editors have lately discovered a small issue with the site’s meticulously written 4,500 word article detailing the 17th century Bicholim Conflict. It was entirely made up. After five years of featuring the piece, which tells th…
alleged involvement in the case when he produced the article about Gina DeJesus’ disappearance. Gina DeJesus was rescued on Monday along with Amanda Berry and Michelle Knight. The author of the 861-word Plain Press article describes the anxiety felt by the neighborhood in the aftermath of Gina DeJesus’ disappearance. It outlines the concerns of parents and relatives about sex offender…
Solar Impulse, a solar-powered plane, has landed in Rabat, Morocco, after flying from Spain, completing the second leg of its pioneering journey. Pilot Bertrand Piccard landed the Solar Impulse in Rabat, 19 hours after taking off from Madrid. The plane – the size of a jumbo jet – was powered by 12,000 solar cells turning four electrical motors. The 2,500 km-trip (1,550 miles), begun i…
en minutes for people drinking from a curved glass to polish off their half pint, it took 11 minutes for those drinking from a straight glass. The report said: “Drinking time is slowed by almost 60% when an alcoholic beverage is presented in a straight glass compared with a curved glass.” The researchers thought that curvy glasses made it harder to pace drinking because judging how muc…
…e the American science humor magazine, Annals of Improbable Research, started the event. The gala is always attended by real Nobel Laureates, who are tasked with handing out the prizes. Recipients get 60 seconds to make an acceptance speech. If they run over, a young girl will start to shout “boring”. Another tradition is for everyone in the theatre to throw paper planes. The full list…
ble fit, saving shoppers and retailers millions of pounds a year in return postage costs, as well as eliminating the need to send back clothes that are the wrong size or fit. Currently, between 30 and 60% of all clothes bought online are returned to the shop. Body scanning is already starting to make a mark in the clothing retail sector, but these often involve the user stepping into a machine tha…
…findings showed how physics could be used to “solve a problem that has puzzled scientists and artists ever since Leonardo Da Vinci remarked on the fluid-like streamlines of hair in his notebooks 500 years ago”. Prof. Raymond Goldstein worked on the equation with Professor Robin Ball from the University of Warwick and Patrick Warren, from Unilever’s Research and Development Centre…
Fidel Castro has written a strongly-worded article condemning persistent rumors that he is on his death bed. The 86-year-old attacked international media “lies”, and published photos of himself in Cuba’s state media. Fidel Castro said he was in good health, and could not even remember the last time he had a headache. Venezuelan politician Elias Jaua said on Sunday he had a five-…
Whitney Houston’s premature death at 48 in Beverly Hilton Hotel triggered a slew of media speculation and rumors about her alleged drug use and troubled personal relationships. Now, a Vanity Fair article has shed new light on Whitney Houston’s personal life and last days in Los Angeles, three months after she was found drowned in a hotel bathtub. One of the more bizarre anecdotes is recount…
Jordin Sparks had an ongoing battle with her weight since rising to fame and becoming victor of American Idol in 2007. Now Jordin Sparks has decided to completely overhaul her image and do something about her health. And the singer is so pleased with her new look after dropping an astonishing 50 lbs, she’s shown off her new slimline figure on the cover of Shape magazine. Jordin Sparks, 22,…
…a records what is happening before a patient’s eyes and fires beams of near infrared light on to the retinal chip. The creates an electrical signal which is passed on to nerves. Natural light is 1,000 times too weak to power the implant. The researchers said: “Because the photovoltaic implant is thin and wireless, the surgical procedure is much simpler than in other retinal prosthetic…
sed chip promises more efficient battery consumption, as well as Intel’s own “hyper threading technology” allowing for enhanced multi-tasking. The XOLO X900 – which features an 8-megapixel camera – will run initially on Android Gingerbread, Google’s smartphone operating system. This will later be upgraded, Intel said, to the next incarnation of Android, Ice Crea…
igeroa, who told police that her daughter stabbed her own child. When officers went to the home, they found Emily Castro covered in mud, water and blood. Emily and Anthony’s father Ariel Castro, 52, was arrested on Monday after one of his alleged victims, Amanda Berry, escaped his home and called police. Neighbors in the street were shocked to hear that Ariel Castro, who was a school bus dri…
…he machine’s five segments in turn, squeezing the tube and propelling it forward. This mimics the movement of its biological counterpart. They were able to make the robot move at a rate of about 5 mm per second (0.2 inches/sec). Two additional “muscles” were added to the sides of the machine to pull it left and right, allowing its direction to be controlled. The researchers said…
Kourtney Kardashian displayed her pregnancy shape while lapping up the sunshine in Mexico with boyfriend Scott Disick and her son Mason recently. Kourtney Kardashian, 32, looked in great shape as she displayed her mother-to-be curves in different bikinis during the holiday. The couple, who revealed they were expecting their second child in November stayed at their friend’s Joe Francis’ Punta Mita…
Coolpix S800c, the first mainstream digital camera to be powered by Google’s Android system, has been released by Nikon. Nikon’s point-and-shoot Coolpix S800c model is being marketed as a “social imaging device”. Demand for compact cameras has suffered because of the rise of smartphones. However, Nikon says its latest model offers superior picture quality thanks to the siz…
Microsoft has unveiled Surface, its own-brand family of tablets, which will be powered by its upcoming Windows 8 system and contains a choice of an Intel or ARM-based processor. It allows Microsoft to challenge Apple’s bestselling iPad with a device that can run standard applications such as its own Office programs and Photoshop. But it puts Microsoft in competition with other manufacturers…
…, the article by investigative journalist Edward Epstein revealed. The article continued to pick flaws in Nafissatou Diallo’s statement too, which coincided with the missing mobile. Nafissatou Diallo, 32, entered DSK’s hotel room at 12:06 on May 14 for housekeeping and claims that within the six minutes she was in room 2806 with him, she was dragged near the bathroom and forced to give him oral se…
Tom Cruise’s lawyer has threatened the National Enquirer with a multimillion-dollar lawsuit over a new issue asserting it has details of the actor’s recent split with wife Katie Holmes, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The website posted a letter from Tom Cruise’s Los Angeles attorney, Bert Fields, in which he blasts American Media Inc, parent of the National Enquirer, for w…
…eir mothers The article also provoked responses from religious and Pro-Life groups. Rev. Joanna Jepson came to public attention when she spoke out against a late abortion that had been carried out in 2001. Doctors are permitted to carry out abortions beyond the 24-week legal limit if they believe a baby’s disability is serious enough, but Rev. Joanna Jepson argued that a cleft palate was a…
…Connor Cruise, were sent on a course to teach them to recognize “suppressive persons”, such as their adoptive mother. The article includes an interview with John Brousseau, who was a Scientologist for 32 years and is a former brother-in-law to the church leader David Miscavige. Us Magazine claims that Bella and Connor Cruise were sent on a course to teach them to recognize “suppressive persons”,…
é was able to shed the excess weight doing a lot of cardio dance workouts, which got her moving and sweating. Beyonce appears on the latest issue of Shape magazine She revealed to Shape magazine that 80% of her post-baby weight loss was due to cutting back on food including her favorite, pasta.“I ate a very low-calorie diet. I stayed away from red meat and ate a lot of fish, replaced pasta and ri…
…om natural gas plants, nuclear reactors, renewable power sources and hydroelectric dams – an electric car produces the same amount of global warming emissions as a gasoline-burning car that gets 79 miles to the gallon. In Texas, where the coal is the main source of energy, an electric vehicle is environmentally friendly as a gasoline-powered car getting 46 miles per gallon. In several coal-c…
The Central Council of German Sinti and Roma (Gypsies) has gone to court to get Swiss magazine Die Weltwoche banned in the country after it used an image of a Roma boy pointing a gun on its cover. Headlined The Roma are coming, Die Weltwoche’s publication amounts to racial incitement, the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma says. There is no relationship between the Romanian people (Th…
Google told to clean up auto-complete results in GermanyGoogle has been ordered by a German federal court to clean up the auto-complete results its search engine suggests. The court said Google must ensure terms generated by…
Google Glass: Ten features and ways to use itGoogle has revealed for the first time what view users will get through its “Project Glass” wearable computer. 1. Google Glass responds to voice commandsGoogle Glass…
Samsung announces 5G mobile network technology developmentSamsung announces it has developed technology that could sit "at the core of 5G" - the successor to the 4G mobile-communications standard. The Korean company says its…
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere pass symbolic mark of 400 ppmCarbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have broken through a symbolic mark reaching its highest throughout human history, recent figures from a US monitoring station…
Astronauts Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn perform emergency spacewalk to fix ammonia leakUS astronauts Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn are carrying out an emergency spacewalk to fix a leak of ammonia from the International Space Station's cooling system. Live…
Thermal invisibility cloak can hide objects from heatScientists have built and tested a form of invisibility cloak that can hide objects from heat. Similar cloaking efforts are underway to make objects invisible to light and…
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