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'I've spent 11 years saving child brides'

2012-01-28T00:29:00.002+07:00

'I've spent 11 years saving child brides' - At 13, Vijaylaxmi Sharma defied tradition and refused to marry an older man despite her parents' demands. Helen Roberts finds out how this courageous young woman has made it her mission to save other young girls - including a ten-month-old baby - from becoming child bridesA line of young innocent girls stand on her doorstep, begging and pleading for

Cadillac That Carried Kennedy's Body after Assassination Auctioned

2012-01-24T20:46:00.003+07:00

Cadillac That Carried Kennedy's Body after Assassination Auctioned - The Miller-Meteor Cadillac hearse that carried former U.S. President John F. Kennedy's casket after he was assassinated in 1963 was auctioned at a Scottsdale, Arizona auction this weekend for $160,000. Stephen Tebo, a real estate developer from Colorado, bought the hearse that carried the former President, along with his

1 in 6 Teen Moms Say They Didn't Believe They Could Get Pregnant

2012-01-20T21:50:00.001+07:00

1 in 6 Teen Moms Say They Didn't Believe They Could Get Pregnant - Half of teen mothers say they were not using birth control when they got pregnant, and a new report outlines the reasons teens give for not doing so.Of teen moms who reported not using birth control, 31 percent said they did not believe they could get pregnant at the time. To decrease teen birth rates, teens need factual

Google Explains the Internet with ‘Good to Know’

2012-01-18T12:31:00.002+07:00

Google Explains the Internet with ‘Good to Know’ - Not content with (controversially) unveiling the future of internet search by adding personalized results, Google is continuing a particularly active January with the launch of a new campaign aimed at educating internet users about the value of digital literacy and online privacy.Google describes the campaign, Good to Know, as aiming “to help

Many parents help support adult children

2011-05-30T19:38:00.002+07:00

Many parents help support adult children - More than half of parents in the United States are helping, or have helped, support their adult children who have been hit by high unemployment and stagnant wages, according to a new survey.The online poll showed that current economic conditions are discouraging young adults from leaving home and forcing those who have already gone, so-called boomerang

Long commutes cause obesity, neck pain, loneliness, divorce, stress, and insomnia.

2011-05-27T23:03:00.003+07:00

Long commutes cause obesity, neck pain, loneliness, divorce, stress, and insomnia - This week, researchers at Umea University in Sweden released a startling finding: Couples in which one partner commutes for longer than 45 minutes are 40 percent likelier to divorce. The Swedes could not say why. Perhaps long-distance commuters tend to be poorer or less educated, both conditions that make divorce

Brain Storm to start adult stem cell trial for ALS

2011-05-19T22:28:00.005+07:00

Brain Storm to start adult stem cell trial for ALS - BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc received approval from Israel's Health Ministry for a clinical trial of its adult stem cell therapy for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)."The trial represents a significant step forward in our goal of using stem cells with neuro restoration capabilities to treat ALS," Adrian Harel, acting CEO of

US ranks 17 as clean tech producer, China is No. 2

2011-05-09T22:28:00.000+07:00

US ranks 17 as clean tech producer, China is No. 2 – Denmark earns the biggest share of its national revenue from producing windmills and other clean technologies, the United States is rapidly expanding its clean-tech sector, but no country can match China's pace of growth, according to a new report obtained by The Associated Press.China's production of green technologies has grown by a

Daddy Got Me My Internship

2011-04-07T14:22:00.002+07:00

Daddy Got Me My Internship - Clegg admits parental job boost amid crackdown on unpaid internships - Deputy prime minister owns up to securing his first internship through his father's influence in a Finnish bank - Nick Clegg was forced to admit it was "wrong" that his own career had been boosted by parental connections when he was starting out, getting him time at a bank and his first job in

FIFA Intervenes in Indonesia FA Crisis

2011-04-05T21:36:00.002+07:00

FIFA Intervenes in Indonesia FA Crisis - FIFA intervened directly in Indonesia’s football crisis on Monday, announcing it was appointing a committee to take over from the local federation on an interim basis.FIFA said in a statement that the so-called normalisation committee would organise elections for the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) leadership by the end of next month, stop a rebel

Radioactive water at 5 million times limit found at Japan plant

2011-04-05T21:18:00.002+07:00

Radioactive water at 5 million times limit found at Japan plant – The operator of Japan's crippled nuclear power plant said on Tuesday it had found water with 5 million times the legal limit of radioactivity as it struggles for a fourth week to contain the world's biggest nuclear disaster in quarter of a century.Underlining the concern over spreading radiation, the government said it was

Are Japanese Pregnant Women in Danger?

2011-04-04T14:49:00.001+07:00

Are Japanese Pregnant Women in Danger? - As we have been monitoring the after-effects of the devastating natural disaster in Japan, we have seen a population faced with a number of health risks over the past few weeks. From a health care system in disarray, to shortages of medicine, to a limited supply of food and water, one group in particular that has me terribly worried is pregnant women.We

'Super' salmon resist climate change better

2011-04-01T16:56:00.002+07:00

'Super' salmon resist climate change better – Toughened by a punishing annual migration in western Canada, a special breed of sockeye salmon has proved better able to survive environmental change than other members of the species, a study said Thursday.The Fraser River in British Columbia has more than 100 distinct populations of sockeye salmon, many of them so fine-tuned to their environment

Bat deaths could cost US economy billions

2011-04-01T16:48:00.003+07:00

Bat deaths could cost US economy billions – Call them creepy little creatures if you like, but insect-munching bats are so valuable to US agriculture that their deaths could cost the economy billions of dollars per year, experts said Thursday.A fungal disease known as white nose syndrome, combined with the rise in wind turbines which can ensnare the dark fliers, have killed off more than a

USGS finds 2,000-year-old coral near BP Gulf well

2011-04-01T16:42:00.002+07:00

USGS finds 2,000-year-old coral near BP Gulf well – Federal scientists say they have dated coral living near the site of the busted BP oil well in the Gulf of Mexico at 2,000 years old.The U.S. Geological Survey said Wednesday it had determined the age of the black coral in the Gulf for the first time. Scientists had been studying the ancient slow-growing corals before BP's well blew out on April

Baltic Sea letter in a bottle found 24 years later

2011-03-31T13:34:00.003+07:00

Baltic Sea letter in a bottle found 24 years later – Nearly a quarter-century after a German boy tossed a message in a bottle off a ship in the Baltic Sea, he's received an answer.A 13-year-old Russian, Daniil Korotkikh, was walking with his parents on a beach when he saw something glittering lying in the sand. 80 km northwest of Kaliningrad, Russia - In this Friday,

Japan nuclear crisis mixed message for climate change

2011-03-15T13:41:00.001+07:00

Japan nuclear crisis mixed message for climate change – Japan's nuclear crisis will boost interest in clean renewables such as solar and wind power but may also sharpen demand for coal, oil and gas, whose carbon pollution drives climate change, experts said Monday. Nuclear energy provides around 14 percent of the world's electricity mix, although this is overwhelmingly

Do We Have a Self?

2011-02-28T18:48:00.002+07:00

Do We Have a Self? - We have to use the same words to communicate, and one of the terms we share is "self." Myself, yourself, himself, herself.This everyday word has leaked into spirituality as the Self or higher self, and people have become comfortable with it. "God is really your higher self." There's a fairly acceptable sentence among many kinds of seekers.It comes as a surprise to realize

Do you give into that cute face?

2011-02-18T20:21:00.003+07:00

Do you give into that cute face? - Picture this. You are fuming and screaming at the top of your lungs and while doing so, you happen to spare a glance at your partner, apparently the subject of your ire, is busy making funny faces. Such an indifferent though cute and funny gesture might add fuel to the fire thereby, making your blood boil even more in the beginning. But a few moments

How to have a better relationship

2011-02-14T23:05:00.003+07:00

How to have a better relationship - Tips to keep the love and romance alive, from the family counsellor Judy Ford Photo: GETTY Focus on what matters People aren’t as loving and compassionate as they used to be. Everyone is so preoccupied with getting ahead, which is a stress on

Indonesian Kitchen: Some delights to enrich your vegetarian menu

2011-01-24T20:06:00.001+07:00

Indonesian Kitchen: Some delights to enrich your vegetarian menu - In many regions across the country, people eat as vegetarians since early youth not because they intend to practice that lifestyle but rather because their daily income is insufficient to be able to purchase meat, fowl or fish for daily food intake.Therefore, meatless dishes are many here. The succulent flavor of meat or fowl

A new chapter in teaching mother tongue

2011-01-19T19:04:00.001+07:00

A new chapter in teaching mother tongue - Instead of describing a picture, a student would be asked to start a conversation in his mother tongue after watching a video clip of an everyday scenario. And rather than putting pen to paper, he could use the computer to reply to an email as part of an examination.This is a simple snapshot of the way examinations will change but it goes to the heart of

Infections acquired in the hospital environment : A threat to your loved ones

2011-01-13T15:50:00.001+07:00

Infections acquired in the hospital environment : A threat to your loved ones - Two major medical events next month will address important issues related to infectious diseases, infection control and patient safety. They include a GCC infection control conference and an infection control course designed and conducted by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA).

Foods to inspire romance

2011-01-11T17:28:00.003+07:00

Foods to inspire romance - Human beings are on an eternal quest for love, sex appeal and sexual prowess. The foods that inspire romance and love are investigated. AphrodisiacsHuman beings have been consuming weird and wonderful foods, herbs and beverages since the dawn of time in the hope and belief that these magic pills and potions will make the consumer more attractive to the opposite sex

Is email dead? Under 25s abandoning 'cumbersome' mode of communication for social networking sites

2010-12-31T11:33:00.004+07:00

Is email dead? Under 25s abandoning 'cumbersome' mode of communication for social networking sites - Many scoffed when Mark Zuckerberg declared the death of email last month. Now new figures reveal that the Facebook founder may be right.Just like cassettes, videos and faxes, the use of email appears to be in an irreversible decline.According to statistics from market researchers comScore,

British Royal Couple Releases Engagement Pictures

2010-12-13T20:10:00.006+07:00

British Royal Couple Releases Engagement Pictures -- Prince William and Kate Middleton look relaxed, poised and very much in love in official photos released to mark their engagement.One of the two images by Mario Testino shows the couple, dressed in jeans and casual tops, smiling in each others' arms. The other, more formal, depicts them standing together in a state room at St. James's

Obama's childhood memories flood back in Jakarta

2010-11-10T13:28:00.002+07:00

Obama's childhood memories flood back in Jakarta - More than 40 years have passed since U.S. President Barack Obama came to Indonesia for the first time, but the memories of his former childhood home came flooding back during a state visit to Jakarta on Tuesday.Obama received a warm welcome from many locals after spending four years in Jakarta as a child, when his mother married an Indonesian man

Marilyn Monroe or Johnny Cash? How the brain chooses

2010-10-29T20:13:00.001+07:00

Marilyn Monroe or Johnny Cash? How the brain chooses – Do you like Marilyn Monroe or Johnny Cash better? Researchers in California have homed in on the individual brain cells that help make that choice.Their findings could eventually lead to new ways to control a computer using the mind alone, although the researchers do not see any immediate applications. More interesting to them is what their

Astronomers say they've found oldest galaxy so far

2010-10-22T22:10:00.003+07:00

Astronomers say they've found oldest galaxy so far – Astronomers believe they've found the oldest thing they've ever seen in the universe: It's a galaxy far, far away from a time long, long ago.Hidden in a Hubble Space Telescope photo released earlier this year is a small smudge of light that European astronomers now calculate is a galaxy from 13.1 billion years ago. That's a time when the

Flu jab for pregnant women cuts virus in babies

2010-10-05T16:56:00.002+07:00

Flu jab for pregnant women cuts virus in babies - Vaccinating expectant mothers against flu almost halves the chance of their babies getting the virus in the first six months of life, according to research.Antibodies developed by the mother in response to the innoculation are passed to the child via the placenta and breastfeeding.The US study of 160 women and their infants found that the babies

World's biggest captive jellyfish given to aquarium

2010-08-10T15:00:00.001+07:00

World's biggest captive jellyfish given to aquarium - A giant Lion's Mane jellyfish found by a fisherman is claimed to be the largest captive jellyfish in the world. The giant Lion's Mane jellyfish in its quarantine tankThe jellyfish has a 14 inch diameter bell and pink tentacles.It was given to The Deep aquarium in Hull after it was found off the East Yorkshire coast.Deep aquarist

Fish lose ability to smell danger

2010-08-10T14:44:00.002+07:00

Fish lose ability to smell danger - Fish face losing their ability to smell danger as the oceans grow more acidic, new research has revealed.Marine biologists studying the impact of ocean acidification, which occurs when carbon dioxide dissolves in seawater, have found it affects the ability of fish to smell.They have discovered that young fish reared in water with elevated levels of carbon

Mathematical formula predicts 'phantom' traffic jams

2010-07-09T22:16:00.002+07:00

Mathematical formula predicts 'phantom' traffic jams. A model devised by US mathematicians that can predict traffic jams could lead to better road designs.The researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a formula of "phantom" jams, based on the equations that describe detonation waves caused by explosions. A traffic jam in London. MIT researchers

Calif Couple Tried to Sell Baby at Walmart

2010-06-28T19:26:00.001+07:00

Calif Couple Tried to Sell Baby at Walmart. California couple arrested for trying to sell baby for $25 outside Walmart, police sayA California couple faces child endangerment charges after police say they tried to sell their 6-month-old baby for $25 outside a Walmart store.Salinas police spokesman, Officer Lalo Villegas, said Thursday that Patrick Fousek, 38, and Samantha Tomasini, 20, were

A pill that makes sex last longer? No! No! No!

2010-04-30T22:59:00.003+07:00

A pill that makes sex last longer? No! No! No!. The first drug to give men more staying power in the bedroom went on sale this week and you can already hear the deafening roar of cheers as men prepare to spend longer between the sheets.The new pill Priligy may well have the same potential to change men's sex lives as Viagra did. Premature ejaculation affects one in three men at some stage in

Amorous slug, orange snake among finds on Borneo

2010-04-22T18:37:00.004+07:00

Amorous slug, orange snake among finds on Borneo – A lungless frog, a frog that flies and a slug that shoots love darts are among 123 new species found in Borneo since 2007 in a project to conserve one of the oldest rain forests in the world. A report by the global conservation group WWF on the discoveries also calls for protecting the threatened species and equatorial rain

Uncovering a hidden epidemic

2010-03-16T11:05:00.001+07:00

Uncovering a hidden epidemic. It is an illness you have probably never heard of but Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) affects one in five women in Britain. This hidden epidemic is a miserable hormonal condition that can lead to depression, relationship traumas and a lack of self-esteem, but worst of all women who have experienced it first hand say it has robbed them of their femininity. Classic

Professor Suspended After Joke About Killing Students on Facebook More Workers Getting Fired Over Social Media Rants

2010-03-05T19:55:00.005+07:00

Professor Suspended After Joke About Killing Students on Facebook. More Workers Getting Fired Over Social Media Rants. Gloria Gadsden, a sociology professor at East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania, says she was suspended last week after updating her Facebook status with complaints about work that alluded to violence.In January, she wrote: "Does anyone know where I can find a very discrete

Couple Relationship

2010-02-17T19:25:00.001+07:00

Couple Relationship. Statistics about divorce rates in the United States vary widely from one third up to fifty percent. Still, even considering the lower estimations, that would still be every third couple getting divorced.Surely one reason is the more liberated attitude towards marriage and divorce in our modern society. But there must be different reasons why couples are not getting along in

That's what Facebookers are for

2010-02-15T13:23:00.001+07:00

Atma Jaya University student Fanny has 1,003 Facebook friends – and knows the figure off the top of her head. While she admits most of them are probably only acquaintances, she still likes to collect them, as accumulating friends on Facebook is like a competition among young people to see who is most popular.The computer generation: Three students look at Facebook on a laptop at a Jakarta

Ten testaments to love

2010-02-15T13:20:00.001+07:00

Ten testaments to love . Romantic comedy king Garry Marshall (Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride) is back with Valentine’s Day, in which several LA couples endure various romantic trials and tribulations on the big day itself. The film is filled to the brim with romantic comedy veterans, like Julia Roberts, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Alba, Bradley Cooper and Ashton Kutcher. It’s essentially several romantic

Breastfeeding - How Important Is It?

2010-02-10T17:18:00.001+07:00

Breastfeeding - How Important Is It?. Breastfeeding helps protect and nurture your baby in innumerable ways. There have been many studies in regard to breastfeeding babies and the results have shown increases in brainpower within as little as six weeks of breastfeeding. The study has also shown a reduced risk of obesity due to the fact that breastfed babies are much less likely to overeat than

Finally, an apology to the last two boys forcibly sent to live in Australia 39 years ago

2010-02-02T15:17:00.002+07:00

Finally, an apology to the last two boys forcibly sent to live in Australia 39 years ago. Until the the practice was banned in the 1960s, more than 130,000 British children were sent to Australia to start new lives without their parents.These two young boys were the last to go.Three years after the practice was made illegal, 11-year-old Rex Wade and his little brother Kevin were dispatched to the

Hottest sex variations

2010-01-27T01:02:00.000+07:00

Hottest sex variations. When your relationship isn't a humdrum affair, then why should your sex life be dull and lifeless? There's more to a rocking sex life than just simple, great sex.A marvelous sexual connection includes different kinds of sex, even the ones you haven't dared to experiment with perhaps. Check out the different kinds of love making acts you and your lover can indulge in for a

Hey, you! Stop smoking in my atmosphere!

2010-01-25T01:07:00.000+07:00

Hey, you! Stop smoking in my atmosphere!. Smoke-Free PlanetThe disappearing boundaries of cigarette prohibition.That's the message from New York City, where the mayor and health commissioner have just released a policy agenda called "Take Care New York 2012."* Page 10 of the document says the city's health department "will work with the city's Department of Parks and Recreation and other entities

The art of Ayurveda

2010-01-24T23:42:00.001+07:00

The art of Ayurveda. Ayurveda is the beauty world's best kept secret. Meaning 'knowledge of life', it originated 3,000 years ago in India. It is a traditional holistic health and beauty philosophy which harnesses the natural benefits of herbs and spices. How does it work? The main aim of ayurveda is to encourage people to take control of their wellbeing, both physical and spiritual, by

Which is better for the planet, beer or wine?

2010-01-22T01:00:00.000+07:00

Drink Responsibly. Which is better for the planet, beer or wine?. I'm hosting a dinner party next week, and I'll be serving both beer and wine alongside the meal. But it got me wondering: Which has the lower carbon footprint? Beer has to be kept refrigerated, which requires energy, but shipping wine in those heavy bottles can't be good for the planet, either.It's hard to come up with a simple

Does poverty make people obese ?.

2010-01-20T01:54:00.000+07:00

Your Big Fat Asses …Does poverty make people obese, or is it the other way around?. In my last column ("Let Them Drink Water!"), I suggested that a tax on sweetened soft drinks would move the nation toward an apartheid of pleasure in which the poor must drink from the faucet while the rich enjoy superpremium fruit juice. I also argued that the soda tax discriminates on economic grounds, since

Is the ozone layer still at risk?

2010-01-18T20:49:00.000+07:00

Is the ozone layer still at risk?. What Ever Happened to the Ozone Layer?. Is there still a hole in it?. Last month, you updated us on the status of acid rain. That got me thinking about another environmental scourge of the 1980s—the hole in the ozone layer. What ever happened to that?Is the ozone layer still at risk?It's still a problem. As of a few weeks ago, the "hole"—which isn't so much a

No smoking in your own apartment

2010-01-15T20:42:00.004+07:00

Condo Leakage. No smoking in your own apartment. Wasn't it just the other day that New York City proposed to ban smoking outdoors in parks? Why, yes, it was. The city's health commissioner said kids shouldn't "have to be breathing in smoke from the person next to them" or "have to be watching someone smoke."No smoking in your own apartment?Don't smoke in your office, at a bar, or on public

Six Love Talks That Bring You Closer

2010-01-04T14:07:00.000+07:00

Six Love Talks That Bring You Closer. Maya and Jack had ten years together, but they didn't have these soul-baring conversations until the last days of his life. Take a moment to read their story, and then be inspired by them to have these honest talks with the person you love, now.Maya and Jack didn't have these soul-baring conversations until the last days of his life. Start them now, she says,

Marriage thrives despite our evolving sex lives

2009-12-30T16:22:00.000+07:00

Marriage thrives despite our evolving sex lives. Most women tie the knot by 40, statistics show — so why all the fretting?. It may have worked as a plotline for “Sex and the City,” but according to new government figures, very few American women need fear being an “old maid.” Eighty-six percent of women marry by age 40, according to the National Center for Health Statistics which recently

Spiritual women have more sex

2009-12-25T15:57:00.000+07:00

Spiritual women have more sex, study finds. But spirituality doesn’t have the same effect on men’s sex lives. Is it sexy to be spiritual? New research has found that spirituality has a greater effect on the sex lives of young adults — especially women — than religion, impulsivity, or alcohol. “I think people have been well aware of the role that religious and spiritual matters play in everyday

A Roundup of Your 2009 Sex Thoughts

2009-12-22T11:08:00.000+07:00

A Roundup of Your 2009 Sex Thoughts. It’s the end of the year and I thought it would be a good time to review some of the feedback you’ve given me throughout the past year. My Web site easily gets thousands of e-mails each year, involving everything from thank you's to criticisms to pleasant surprises to far-from-P.C. comments. Here’s just a taste of how readers like

Sex infections still rising, especially in teens

2009-12-20T15:26:00.000+07:00

Sex infections still rising, especially in teens. Better screening cited for some increase in STDs, new CDC report finds. Sexually spread diseases continue to rise, with reported chlamydia cases setting yet another record in 2008, government health officials said Monday. Last year there were 1.2 million new cases of chlamydia, a sometimes symptomless infection that can lead to infertility in

When he's ‘Daddy’ in the bedroom

2009-12-17T16:43:00.000+07:00

Sick or sexy? When he's ‘Daddy’ in the bedroom. Some use familial terms of endearment — even when the kids aren't around. New parenthood can put a damper on even the most blazing sex lives. Middle-of-the night feedings, projectile spit-up and dirty diapers — who could still be in the mood after all that? But some couples have inadvertently found a way to spice up their romantic lives with a

Stifling anger at work can be dangerous

2009-12-15T14:17:00.000+07:00

Stifling anger at work can be dangerous - Men who bottle up their rage increase risk of heart attack, study finds - Men who bottle up their anger at being unfairly treated at work are up to five times more likely to suffer a heart attack, or even die from one, than those who let their frustration show, a Swedish study has found.The study by the Stress Research Institute of Stockholm University

'Manscaping' - 3 Ways to Get Rid of Unwanted Hair

2009-12-10T15:45:00.000+07:00

'Manscaping' - 3 Ways to Get Rid of Unwanted Hair. More men are taking steps to rid themselves of unwanted hair. There was a time, back in the 1970s, when a hairy chest and a few gold chains were all the rage in men’s fashion.But the birth of “metrosexuality” over the past decade has men striving for a “smoother” look, paving the way for a movement called “manscaping.”

Homeless brothers in line to inherit billions

2009-12-04T17:07:00.000+07:00

Homeless brothers in line to inherit billions. Hungarian cave-dwellers could split grandmother's $6.6 billion fortune - Talk about a reversal of fortunes. Two brothers who are so poor they live in a cave on the outskirts of Budapest and get by selling scavenged junk are in line to receive a $6.6 billion inheritance from a long-lost grandmother, the U.K. Daily Telegraph reports. Zsolt and Geza

Swiss vote on anti-Islam move to ban new minarets

2009-11-29T17:10:00.000+07:00

Swiss vote on anti-Islam move to ban new minarets. Swiss voters are deciding in a referendum Sunday whether to accept a ban on the construction of minarets, which right-wing parties regard as symbols of militant Islam. The move — led by the Swiss People's Party, which has campaigned in previous years

Beauty is all in the eyes and the genes

2009-11-10T17:46:00.000+07:00

Beauty is all in the eyes and the genes. It's a question many women ask ... will they look like their mothers when they get older. Now science has provided the answer ... they will. Plastic surgeons have used new technology to study the ageing process.For the first time, surgeons in the US used 3D photographic images to quantify the differences in 29 pairs of mothers and daughters who were

Facebook and MySpace in content talks

2009-11-10T17:37:00.000+07:00

Facebook and MySpace in content talks. The social network wars may be over as traditional rivals Facebook and MySpace reveal they're in talks about sharing content. Facebook says it'd be happy to feature content from MySpace now that the two are moving in different directions, according to the UK's Telegraph. Facebook and MySpace consider deal / AP Daniel William Peckham also wrote, "I'll keep luring

Satanist uses MySpace to feed desire for teen girls

2009-11-10T17:18:00.000+07:00

Satanist uses MySpace to feed desire for teen girls. A Satanist obsessed with teenage schoolgirls invented a fake gothic society online to groom them for sex in the grounds of Sydney's Rookwood Cemetery. Daniel William Peckham, 24, lured at least three girls, aged from 13 to 17, into the cemetery on his MySpace blog, "Rookwood Gothic Society". A message on the site read: "If you have hang-ups

Hobbit and dementia reseachers win top science gong at The Young Tall Poppy Science Awards

2009-11-10T17:14:00.000+07:00

Hobbit and dementia reseachers win top science gong at The Young Tall Poppy Science Awards. Undravelling the mystery of Indonesia's hobbit-sized humans and discovering ways to prevent dementia have helped two Sydney researchers win one of Australia's top science gongs.Dr Michael Valenzuela and Dr Kira Westaway were jointly named most outstanding scientist for NSW/ACT at The Young Tall Poppy

Scientists make human embryonic stem cells form eggs and sperm in lab

2009-11-10T17:05:00.000+07:00

Scientists make human embryonic stem cells form eggs and sperm in lab. US researchers have found a way to coax human embryonic stem cells to turn into the types of cells that make eggs and sperm, shedding light on a stage of early human development that has not been fully understood. The findings could lead to new understanding of inherited diseases and transform treatments for infertility, they

Sex in Space Is Inevitable

2009-11-10T16:56:00.000+07:00

For Better or Worse, Sex in Space Is Inevitable. Weddings in space could be right around the corner, and experts figure the inevitable cosmic consummation will be just around the next corner.The Japanese firm First Advantage and the U.S.-based private spaceflight firm Rocketplane Global, Inc., announced last week they will host weddings in space for about $2.3 million (240 million yen) apiece.For

'Metrotextuals' farewell mates with kiss

2009-11-10T16:38:00.000+07:00

'Metrotextuals' farewell mates with kiss. Men have become so openly affectionate with each other using mobile technology they've taken to signing off text messages to male friends with a kiss (x), giving rise to a new generation dubbed "metrotextuals". New research from mobile phone firm T-Mobile reveals nearly a quarter of men (22 per cent) regularly include a kiss on texts to their male mates,

What happens to your email when you die?

2009-11-10T11:52:00.000+07:00

What happens to your email when you die?. IN a digital world your deepest secrets no longer die with you. Andrew Ramadge reports on what happens to your private emails when you pass away.Remember that time you poured your heart out in an email to your best friend after one too many glasses of wine?Or that sexy message from an old lover that made you blush at work? Well, if you die, your family

Things to Know About Windows 7

2009-11-10T11:45:00.000+07:00

Things to Know About Windows 7. The latest version of Microsoft Windows — Windows 7 — is now on the market. So if you're like the average PC user, it's fated to become a factor in your life. Here are seven things to keep in mind about it. 1. It's really a "maintenance release." Basically, it's Microsoft Vista with accumulated fixes and performance enhancements. That's a good thing, since