Edinburgh Zoo visitors see human 'penguin performance'

"The latest species in captivity was unveiled in the shape of five performers living in an enclosure originally designed for penguins.The show - Enclosure 44, Humans - was unveiled to quizzical crowds as dancers used...

T-Mobile USA Spends $150 Million, Buys NextWave Spectrum

T-Mobile is certainly late to the 3G game here in the US, but they aren't letting that stand in their way. Lucky New Yorkers have had 3G access beginning earlier this year, with T-Mobile reporting that they anticipate 3G rollout to the remaining top 25 markets by year's...

User-Made Games Will Make it to Xbox Live

I'm sure we'll be seeing more of this sort of thing, but right now Microsoft is the only gaming console offering users the chance to put their own games online - and keep most of the profits.With the market penetration Microsoft has (they sold over 500 million items over the...

Leeds snap up Nigerian Showunmi

"Leeds snap up Nigerian Showunmi Showunmi had a spell on loan at Sheffield Wednesday last season Leeds United have signed striker Enoch Showunmi...

Man jailed for mocking dying toddler David Mamo

"AN Adelaide man who cruelly mocked dying toddler David Mamo has been jailed for more than 11 years - but no one will ever face justice for the boy's murder. David John Partridge, 30, taunted the three-year old...

Social Entrepreneurship: Tobias Sturmer, Artistic Director for Empowerment Works

"As part of our commitment to highlight social entrepreneurship in Africa, the Cheetah Index brings you this interview with Tobias Sturmer-Artistic Director of Empowerment Works Music.Before going into the interview here is an excerpt from Empowerment Works that describes...

Canadian Dad Charged With Murdering Daughter Over Head Scarf

The father who allegedly killed his 16-year-old girl for not wearing a traditional hijab in Ontario has been charged with first degree murder in her death. The case shot to the headlines last year when it was revealed that 57-year-old Muhammad Parvez had been having heated...

The Hen Who Become A Rooster

"A chicken called Honor stunned its owner when it turned from a hen into a cockerel.The unusual 'before' and 'after' photos show how the Black Rock chicken has swapped genders over the past 12 months.Owner Gill...

New Orleans to be theme of Demo's Big Bash in Denver

"Convention party to focus on recoveryFriday, June 06, 2008By Bruce AlpertWASHINGTON -- New Orleans and its hurricane recovery efforts will get star billing at the Democratic National Convention in Denver.Denver's 2008 Host Committee and Democratic National Committee...

Services begin at new £6m station

South London has gotten its first new tube station since World War Two. The new station is located at Epsom, and the first train arrived yesterday."Services have begun at a new railway station in south London.The first Southern Train to Epsom arrived at Mitcham Eastfields in...

Milwaukee – “T-Team Ten” Fill Five Of The Top Ten Spots :: The EDJE

"Pit Lane at the ABC Supply/AJ Foyt Indy 225 - The Milwaukee Mile :: Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (The EDJE) 2008 Milwaukee – “T-Team Ten” Fill Five Of The Top Ten SpotsAt the race track...

QR Code - The Best DAMN Symbology Ever, Really! :: Symblogogy

"In the worlds of automatic identification and information technology, the question of what is the best machine-readable information packed symbology ever has been answered. Why? Well, until someone comes up with a...

Court: Texas had no right to take polygamists' children

"SAN ANGELO, Texas (CNN) -- The state of Texas should not have removed the more than 460 children it took from a polygamist sect's ranch because it didn't prove they were in "imminent enough" danger, an appeals court ruled Thursday....

Court: Texas had no right to take polygamists' children

"SAN ANGELO, Texas (CNN) -- The state of Texas should not have removed the more than 460 children it took from a polygamist sect's ranch because it didn't prove they were in "imminent enough" danger, an appeals court ruled Thursday....

Bill that would ban registered sex offenders as ice-cream truck vendors stalled

"An Inland lawmaker's bill to prohibit sex offenders from operating ice-cream trucks is in doubt after a contentious committee hearing Tuesday.The bill by Assemblyman Paul Cook, R-Yucca Valley, was inspired by the July 2007 discovery of a sex offender driving an ice-cream...

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