Supercar runs on water

Supercar runs on water - Mark NicholThis is the RMC Scorpion, the American supercar unveiled at SEMA 2008 this week. And though it might look like a run-of-the-mill motor show supercar, with its 20-inch chrome...

Families of 153 dead ask why plane was cleared to fly

"Angry relatives of Madrid crash victims asked yesterday why the aircraft was allowed to fly two hours after it aborted a take-off because of a technical fault. A total of 153 people died on Wednesday when the Spanair aircraft bound for the Canary Islands failed to take off,...

Pilot reported faulty valve before Madrid plane crash

(Click here to see our coverage from yesterday.)It has been revealed today that the pilots of the plane the crashed in Madrid yesterday, killing around 153 people, had reported a faulty valve on board the...

High fat level found in takeaways

There is bad news for Indian and Chinese food lovers in Britain. A new study has revealed that while Indian food is generally high in fat and Chinese food is high in Sugar. "Campaigners have called for better...

Nutria under the gun on the 17th Street Canal New Orleans

"Posted by Andrew Vanacore June 05, 2008 11:02PMA Jefferson Parish SWAT team has been called in to defend the 17th Street Canal.The threat? Nutria, the orange-toothed rodents that eat through marshlands and...

Ford to recall over 650,000 pickups

Ford is recalling over 650,000 F-150 pickup trucks because of a faulty brake hose.  "Ford Motor Co is recalling over 650,000 of its top-selling F-150 pickups as well as a Lincoln-branded truck because of a...

Eat a lot of bananas to make your baby a boy!

A new discovery for pregnant women has been reveald that if they really want their baby to be a boy, they should eat a lot of bananas!" "We were able to confirm the old wives' tale that eating bananas and sohaving...

Drug Over Dose Drowned Scarlett Keeling: Goa Police Latest Claim

"Panaji (ABC Live): The British Girl Scarlett Keeling was died because of drowning as a result of over intake of drugs. This was latest statement from Goa Police on Thursday."

Diet Soda not all that healthy, research says

More incentive to drink water over pop:"Researchers have found a correlation between drinking diet soda and metabolic syndrome — the collection of risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes that...

Metabolic Syndrome Is Tied to Diet Soda

This is suprising. We are all aware of the health risks associated with regular soda, but diet soda? There has long been a wonder if some of the chemicals in diet soda might have side effects, but the theories were geard more towards some type of cancer and not metabolic...

Caffeine good for cancer, bad for miscarriages?

There are so many of these types of stories, I don't know what to think anymore.  Caffeine's good for this, bad for that.  Alcohol does this, doesn't do that.  Next they'll tell us chocolate is good...

Some 350 infants treated for malnutrition, eight die in Lebak

"Three of the baby patients were in critical condition and needed to be treated intensively, Deputy Director of Adjdarmo Hospital Meutia Elda said here on Friday. Malnutrition patients are vulnerable to other...

Fast Food Outlets Are Serving Us Mountains of Salt

Thank God for this piece of information. We need to know what kind of crap we are putting in our mouths. Fast food firms seem to be interested in killing us slowly in the name of bucks."Fast-food chains are lacing...

TV Food Ads Make Kids Eat 84% More Food?

Obese children boost their food intake by 134% after watching food advertisements on television, according to a study by researchers at University of Liverpool.

10 kinds of people: Sustainable practitioners and the guzzlers

An interesting article from Computing for Sustainability.It takes some interesting perspectives and  reflections  upon  sustainbility  as a lifestyle choice  that at times needs focus and clarification.It cites also the importance of education."10...

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