h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

another nominee for the NSS award:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6947621.stm

"A poll of people who graduated from UK universities in 2005/6 found those with the highest degrees were more likely to be in work."

Similarly: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6944591.stm

"Even low levels of weekly exercise could help reduce blood pressure and improve fitness, scientists say."

Regarding fitness: "She weighs 315 pounds, bench presses 265 pounds and has squatted 525 pounds."


http://www.cbc.ca/cp/Oddities/070815/K08159AU.html

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2464125.html?menu=

"A Chinese woman has told how robbers snatched a parcel of dog poo wrapped in newspaper out of her hand outside a bank."

Further to Ictoan's Wiki story earlier: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/brunel/F135418?thread=4480980&post=52165648#p52165648

1952: Flood devastates Devon village

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/16/newsid_2960000/2960180.stm

Bit of deja vu eh?



Tidy ol' unit.Good on 'er. (Whatever happened to plump, cuddly, consoling matrons?) Spose they're not fashionable.

Now is very - If you've got it...flaunt it so to speak.

2 cool tech/sci ones today:

http://www.aist.go.jp/aist_e/latest_research/2006/20060210/20060210.html
"The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology ... and Keio University ..., in collaboration with Burton Inc. ..., have succeeded in the experimental fabrication of a device displaying "real 3D images" which consist of dot arrays in space where there is nothing but air"
Looks very cool!

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/galex/galex-20070815.html
"NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer has spotted an amazingly long comet-like tail behind a star streaking through space at supersonic speeds."
weird, will have to watch out for more info on this.

A collection of Elvii:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/6949118.stm

I'm sure the man on the left in the last picture really IS the King enjoying some kind of double bluff!

Research has proved that a Rubik's cube can be returned to its original state in no more than 26 moves.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6949149.stm

http://israel21c.org/bin/en.jsp?enDispWho=Articles%5El1738&enPage=BlankPage&enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=object&enVersi%20%20on=0&enZone=Health&

Coo - an internal bra !

My newspaper reported that, yesterday in Japan 12 people died of heat stroke ,0ne in Osaka (taamyu lives there) and one in Kyoto , I live between the two .

Anoldgreymoonraker and taamyu


I wish you strenght

Compact disc hits 25th birthday
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6950845.stm

Thank's , We keep the aircon's set at 26c and today the evening news said it was hotter than yesterday

send some here...it is rainy here...people walk around like it is winter..

I'm in shorts all day since May and only put a shirt on when I go out

I am wearing shorts and t-shirts. I am tourist in my hometown

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2464126.html?menu=news.quirkies

Who needs a Flymo???

That's quackers. A really ba-aaad idea. Shearly a flymo would drake a better job, don't ewe think?

Really gets your goat when you become the butt of a cutting remark. Praps we should chew it over?