“How can you not have insurance?”
“Because I spent my money on the Clapco D29, the most impenetrable lock on the market today. It has only one design flaw, the door must be closed!”
Richard Branson And A Naked Denni Parkinson »
By Nathan Kay
It is said that billionaires can be magnets for pretty girls but this is ridiculous.
With his eyes fixed firmly in front, kite surfer Sir Richard Branson seems not to have noticed that he has a naked girl clinging to his back.
In fact, Branson agreed to model for the risque shot while enjoying a [...]
Relationship Diversity in the 21st Century »
The rise in popularity of online social networking communities in the last decade has shown to have a variation effect on friendships and relationships overall, a phenomenon akin to biodiversity in healthy ecosystems.
Do you believe in flying saucers? »
How many times have you declared something lost, scoured the whole house and then found what you were looking for directly in front of you? It happens regularly, and is almost invariably preceded by the words: "I can’t find it"
Prehistoric Turtle Goes to Hospital for CT Scan »
Montana State University
APRIL 17, 2009
BOZEMAN, Mont.
Michael Knell carried a 75-million-year-old turtle into Bozeman Deaconess hospital recently, then laid it carefully on the bed that slides into the CT scanner.
Hardly an ordinary patient, the turtle fossil was only the second in the world found with eggs inside it, said Knell, a Montana State University graduate [...]
Space station crew back on Earth »
source: bbc.co.uk
The outgoing crew of the International Space Station has arrived safely back on Earth after six months in orbit.
The Expedition 7 team, made up of US astronaut Ed Lu and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, touched down in Kazakhstan in a Russian Soyuz capsule.
They came back with Spaniard Pedro Duque, who has spent [...]
Look into my eyes »
timesonline
Hypnosis is being touted as the cure for every modern ill, from obesity to sexual frustration and even infertility
Let your feelings guide you »
by Andrew Goodman
How important a role do the press play? Would we be completely lost without them? What price do we pay for reading their informative stories and keeping up to speed with ‘developments’? Is ignorance really bliss? Was Pollyanna really happy? Why does reading about or hearing bad news make our stomachs turn?
Many people [...]
Speed limit ends »
In a bold move, the Inter-governmental Panel on Roads Excellence (IPRE) has decided to abolish speed limits for private vehicles in the UK. Ministers opting to trust car drivers and motorcyclists to ‘do the right thing’ instead.
Mick Adams is the IPRE chairman:
"We’ve had a good long chat about this, and we’ve decided that speed limits [...]
Diet – Fat or Fiction »
With so much information in the public domain about food and dieting and what we should and shouldn’t eat, is it any wonder people are left confused about their choices? Is any of this stuff really bad for you? How can some people eat the same diet as you and remain slender? Is that burger [...]
The Next Billionaire Boom »
The Age
When the recession ends, a new crop of billionaires will be unleashed on the world economy.
