Hollywood May Make History With Biggest Weekend Ever

"Warner Bros.’ "The Dark Knight" is poised to enter the record books as it opens today -- and the weekend has a shot at being the best on record in overall grosses on the strength of the Batman sequel and...

Vitamin D: Builds Bones And Much More

Recently, researchers have found that vitamin D may help reduce the risk of other diseases."Vitamin D is essential to strong bones. Inadequate vitamin D can lead to osteoporosis, a brittle bone disease."

Israel unveils advanced spy plane

Amidst the Iranian missiles launches Israel have for the first time made public its latest spy plane in a mind game."Israel displayed its latest spy plane on Thursday in what defence officials said was a show of strength in response to Iranian war games and missile tests. The...

Lisbon Treaty - Survey highlights strong No campaign

There is no doubting the fact that Irish people, in general, are in favour of EU membership which explains why the politicians were so shocked by the rejection of the Lisbon Treaty. The Eurobarometer telephone poll...

Atlantic season's 1st tropical storm forms near Belize

Tropical storm Arthur, the first storm of the 2008 Atlantic season, formed earlier near the coast of Belize, but it is expected to weaken later today." But the center said the the storm could reemerge in the Gulf of...

Government set to defy its own experts and upgrade cannabis again

The Labour government in the UK is set to do a U-turn on its Cannabis policy today, reclassifying the drug as a 'class B' offense after it had downgraded it to 'class C' in 2004 in order to free police to deal with more serious drug cases."The home secretary, Jacqui Smith,...

How fit are you? The Push-Up is back

The bain of the weak and the realm of the strong, the push-up has been both dreaded and cherished for generations. Exercise culture has  evolved over the years but the push-up has always lingered in the...

Typhoon Mitag Blows Through Philippines, Heads Towards Taiwan: Tropical Storm...

So far eight people have been reported killed by typhoon Mitag since it made landfall late last week. "At least eight people have died after a strong typhoon, Mitag, battered the Philippines this weekend and...

Vegas Turns Spotlight on Pole-Dancing Competition

I hesitate before selecting the `culture` category..."LAS VEGAS — Clear evidence that pole dancing has made its way out of smoke-filled strip clubs and into the heart of America's playland: "Pole-A-Palooza"...

Hundreds of Thousands at Peril with Approaching Cyclone Sidr

"If It Hits Bangladesh, Hundreds of Thousands Could Die  Cyclone Sidr, which is a hurricane of at least Category 3 strength, could track toward Bangladesh and repeat episodes of destruction that have witnessed...

Hundreds Turn Out At Charmaine Dragun's Memorial Service

" Network Ten's fragile anchor Charmaine Dragun was renowned for her humour, inner strength and courage, her memorial service in Perth was told today. The highly popular 29-year-old fell to her death at The Gap, in Sydney last week, after struggling with depression."

T- Shirt Steals Wireless Connections

T-shirt actually locates the wireless connection.  The person wearing the t-shirt steals the connection.Similar to guns kill people debate. Update 11-01-2007  Howard Rheingold suggests in his book,...

Osama Bin Laden Attempts To Unite Insurgent Groups In Iraq

"In an audio recorded message aired by Al Jazeera television to al Qaeda and other groups in Iraq on Monday, Osama bin Laden urged them to unify their forces and speak with one voice, that of the Islamic nation. "The interest of the Islamic nation surpasses that of a group...

France Ready For England During Saturday's World Cup Semi-Final

"France will be at full strength for Saturday's World Cup semi-final against England at the Stade de France, team manager Jo Maso says. The only player in the squad who is not fully fit is scrumhalf Pierre Mignoni but he will be before the end of the week, Maso told reporters...

Northern Rock withholds dividend

"Northern Rock will not pay the interim dividend it announced in July before August's market turmoil, BBC business editor Robert Peston has learned. The firm has bowed to pressure from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and the Treasury not to make the payment - worth...

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