Thursday, October 30, 2008

Beautiful vowels

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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