" POLICE have seized graphic video showing the moment a BASE jumper's parachute fails to open in a near-fatal plunge. The Port Douglas chef and experienced skydiver with hundreds of jumps under his belt, miraculously survived the 305m fall off Australia's highest sheer...
Special Effects god Stan Winston passed away last night."We’ve been hearing for a while that effects maven Stan Winston was in bad health, but this is still incredibly shocking. On June 15th, 2008, Stan Winston passed away at the age of 62.Over his long career, Winston was...
" LITTLE Rhys Harris is bursting with life - after two months as the "boy in the bubble" fighting an incredibly rare illness. The brave seven-year-old is only the SECOND child in the world to be cured of the genetic...
Well, the claimed she wouldn't return to the Harry Potter world, but I guess a prequel doesn't count - especially since it's for charity.Author J.K. Rowling is writing an 800 word prequel to the Harry Potter...
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"'Amal' by Richie Mehta has become the most talked about film of the year with an Indian theme. After winning the Best Independent Film of the latest Santa Barbara International Film Festival, 'Amal' took the grand...
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T5 is finding its second attempt at luggage triage to be as fraught as its first. "Hopes of Heathrow's Terminal 5 operating its first full schedule of flights have been scuppered by a new glitch with the baggage...
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In the USA and the industrialized western nations ethanol is being touted as a panacea for climate change and a diminishing supply of easy access oil to produce fuel for our automobiles. The global land-grab...
"If you woke up feeling less than incredibly beautiful this morning, get your hands on a copy of this week's Famous. The magazine's "Celeb ugly days" cover story is guaranteed to make you feel like a stunner instantly.
When the mag says that it contains "the photos they...
Recent actions taken by President Musharraf in Pakistan, at the behest of his US and NATO handlers, have forced the embattled military leader to bring back an old foe to shore up his increasingly shakey hold on...
Retired broadcast engineer John Kanzius has invented a radio wave generator that makes salt water burn. Kanzius stumbled upon his discovery when trying to find a cure for cancer in which gold flakes are inserted into...
"Hundreds of people flocked to London's National Portrait Gallery, to view a new exhibition of photographs of Princess Diana, Princess of Wales.
The display, which coincides with the 10th anniversary of her death, looks at her life as a royal wife, mother, high-profile...
"Local authorities will be given financial aid to assist with the damage caused by heavy flooding, Communities Secretary Hazel Blears has said.
She said people had gone through an "incredibly traumatic" experience.
Alan Johnson, a Hull MP and the health secretary, is to visit...
"I feel incredibly bad
for all the attention this got because of the fact that what I said
turned out to be the truth. Like I said it was just a major
coincidence, and I will never vandalize anything on wikipedia or post
wrongful information. I've learned from this...
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