Canadian poet, Christian Bok, has written a new book in which each chapter contains only words that contain the same vowel. The name of the book, Eunioa, means "beautiful thinking"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_7697000/7697762.stm
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
U.S. Calls Raid a Warning to Syria
The recent attack ac cross Syrian borders has been admitted by the U.S. who claim to have killed a terrorist leader in the process.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/27/AR2008102700511.html?nav=rss_print/asection
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/27/AR2008102700511.html?nav=rss_print/asection
Friday, October 24, 2008
Battle for the working class male
Gender becomes a bigger role in the coming election due to demographic shifts.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/us_elections_2008/7681979.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/us_elections_2008/7681979.stm
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Further banks may fail, says IMF
as the economy becomes more and more global, economic problems in the U.S. become economic problems in Europe.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7682371.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7682371.stm
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Multitasking In The Car: Just Like Drunken Driving
The effects of doing multiple activities while engaged in driving slows reaction time and reduces and individual's ability to drive.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95702512
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95702512
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
The pop dream of teen queen Miley
Miley Cyrus, at the age of 15, is one of the world's 100 most influential people raking in an estimated $25 million dollars a year.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7667260.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7667260.stm
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Richardson: Rift Has Healed With Hillary, Not Bill
Bill Richardson attempts to heal rifts made during the primary process with the Clinton family in order to win votes for the democratic party.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95545764
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95545764
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
'Glowing' jellyfish grabs Nobel
The Nobel prize in science was awarded this year to three scientists responsible for isolating the gene in jellyfish which causes them to glow under UV light. This technology is now commonly used in laboratories and is a staple of genetic engineering.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7658945.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7658945.stm
Saturday, October 4, 2008
If only the bail-out had been called a rescue
Advertising experts claim that calling the 700 billion dollar economic stimulus plan a "bail-out" and not a "rescue" was a leading cause in the bills failure to pass congress.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7650566.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7650566.stm
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Can Squirrels Spy for People? Iran thinks so
Iran reported catching 14 squirrels along the border with Iraq equipped with 'espionage equipment'.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12131243
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12131243
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