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Rocketman flies over Alps with jet-pack strapped to his back

TheVisionary — Fri, 16 May 2008 10:16:06 EDT

Yves Rossy likes to jump out of a small plane with a pair of jet-powered wings on his back and loop the loop above the Swiss Alps. The self-built contraption took the former fighter pilot five years to build and perfect - and yesterday he gave it its maiden flight.

Channel: News Tags: cool iron man rocketman alps flying

Husband murdered wife after she confessed on Facebook she was leaving him

KLopez — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:48:13 EDT

A husband is believed to have murdered his wife before killing himself after she told friends on Facebook they were splitting up, it emerged yesterday.

Channel: News Tags: news murder facebook internet UK

Siphoning Off Corn to Fuel Our Cars

KLopez — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:12:24 EDT

"This is a fantastic time to be farming," Johnson says. "I'm 65, but I can't quit now." Across the country, ethanol plants are swallowing more and more of the nation's corn crop. This year, about a quarter of U.S. corn will go to feeding ethanol plants instead of poultry or livestock.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: technology biofules corn farming

Pink Floyd's missing giant pig has landed

KLopez — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:01:49 EDT

A giant inflatable pig that went missing from a Southern California music festival at the weekend has been found in tatters in a desert town.

Channel: Humor Tags: humor pink floyd music pig

Head lice art opens in Israel

KLopez — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:37 EDT

Art critics are scratching their heads, as an exhibition introducing Germans infected with lice opens in central Israel, A group of young German artists are trying to stretch the boundaries of art by living in an Israeli museum for three weeks with lice in their hair. Video!

Channel: Humor Tags: humor lice art

Families sue undertakers in body parts scandal

KLopez — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:28 EDT

Families who claim the corpses of more than 1,000 relatives were dismembered and sold in an illegal body-parts scandal sued funeral directors and others on Tuesday.

Channel: News Tags: news oddities body parts missing

Women's Biological Clock Revealed: Hormone May Predict Age At Menopause

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:57:26 EDT

Age at menopause may now be predicted more realistically according to a new study. The study revealed that a hormone (AMH) levels are related to the onset of menopause and are able to specify a woman's reproductive age more accurately than chronological age alone.

Channel: Science Tags: science women menopause hormones

Mammography May Be Beneficial To All Women, Regardless Of Age

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:56:09 EDT

According to researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, mammography, the gold-standard for breast cancer screening and early detection, has shown to significantly reduce the risk of being diagnosed with advanced stage breast cancer in women over the age of 80

Channel: Women Tags: women health mammograms cancer age

Even Part-time Work Can Have A Negative Effect On Breastfeeding Rates

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:55:11 EDT

Part-time and casual work among new mothers has almost as big a negative impact on breastfeeding rates as returning to work full-time, says a new study led by the University of Melbourne.

Channel: Women Tags: women motherhood breast feeding work careers

Involving Partners Of Pregnant Women In Africa To Improve AIDS Prevention

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:54:57 EDT

According to the World Health Organization, nearly three-quarters of the world's 40 million human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected people are living in Sub-Saharan Africa. Sixty-five per cent of the 4.3 million infected in 2006 caught the virus in this part of the world where women are particularly at risk.

Channel: Science Tags: science africa HIV AIDS partner prevention

Review Of Cervical Cancer Screening Program Shows Effectiveness

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:51:35 EDT

Women who do not undergo regular cervical cancer screening tests are more likely to be diagnosed with the disease than those who do, according to an audit of the Swedish national cervical cancer screening program that will be published online April 29

Channel: Women Tags: women health cervical caner screenings

Chemotherapy May Not Affect Memory In Breast Cancer Patients

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:50:20 EDT

Women receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer frequently report problems with memory and concentration, but two new studies suggest that chemotherapy is not the cause of these problems, and the stress of the diagnosis may be.

Channel: Women Tags: women breast cancer memory chemotherapy

Nine Inch Nails hammers scalpers with new policy

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:49:33 EDT

In a move meant to get fans into premium seats and bypass ticket brokers and scalpers, industrial-rock band Nine Inch Nails has reserved tickets to each of its upcoming summer tour dates for registered users of its Web site, NIN.com.

Channel: Music Tags: music internet nine inch nails ticket scalpers

Can Hi-Tech bring families closer?

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:47:39 EDT

High Technology such as computers, cell phones, or hand held devices have separated families from having quality time together. But now, some tech companies are asserting that High Technology like big screen HDTVs, HD DVDs and family friendly video games can provide new ways for families to have fun together.

Channel: Family Tags: family technology gadgets children parents

Adverse effects of HIV therapy differ by race, sex

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:44:40 EDT

Among patients infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, initiating antiretroviral therapy, there are significant differences in specific adverse events according to sex and race, but not in the overall rate of adverse events, death from any cause, or treatment withdrawal rates because of drug toxicity, new research indicates.

Channel: Science Tags: science HIV AIDS Drugs gender race

Study shows Prozac may slow MS

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:44:31 EDT

The popular antidepressant Prozac may help slow multiple sclerosis, according to a Dutch study showing that people who took the drug had fewer of the brain lesions that are a hallmark of the incurable disease.

Channel: Science Tags: science health ms prozac drugs

How sugar sneaks into your diet

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:42:31 EDT

A bran muffin and a flavored coffee drink are not unusual choices for a breakfast on the run. But along with fiber and caffeine, you may be getting something you hadn't bargained for: a day's worth of added sugar in just one small early morning meal.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: health fitness diet sugar food

Virtual world offers bands global stage

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:40:24 EDT

"The main benefit is being able to reach a wider audience, as well as the ability to reach out to audiences globally and create a larger fan base," Wolff told Reuters in an interview.

Channel: Music Tags: music bands internet second life technology

Consumers still slow to recycle gadgets

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:39:36 EDT

Green may be the new black, but many U.S. consumers are not recycling old electronic gadgets despite promises by multiple organizations for hassle-free ways to get rid of electronic waste.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: gadgets consumer recycling green gadgets technology

Dressing a geisha

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:37:00 EDT

"It's a bit like a war," says Komomo, a geisha in Japan's ancient capital, describing how she dresses for work. That's the last word that comes to mind when watching one of the elegant female entertainers of Kyoto's Miyagawa-cho geisha district.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: do no evil culture geisha japan

Shock gardeners attack urban eyesores

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:33:52 EDT

They work under the cover of night, armed with seed bombs, chemical weapons and pitchforks. Their tactics are anarchistic, their attitude revolutionary. Their aim: to beautify.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: do no evil gardening urban areas volunteer

Google couldn't keep up with new hires

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:27:14 EDT

Google slowed its hiring because the company couldn't keep track of what everybody was doing

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: tech web google new hires internet

Fashion trends in an uncertain economy

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:25:38 EDT

Recession or no, middle-class fashionistas are dressing fashion forward. Their determination to follow the latest trends is playing out in disparate ways -- buying pricier but fewer haute style pieces, or opting for a wardrobe of reasonable facsimile knock-offs that won't strain the budget.

Channel: Shopping Tags: shopping fashion economy cheap

Overweight warning: More than exercise needed

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:24:15 EDT

Exercise will not cut the risk of heart disease in those who are overweight unless they also slim down, according to a study of thousands of U.S. women published on Monday.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: health fitness exercise obesity diet

Black women may overestimate cancer screening rates

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:23:55 EDT

Many African-American women may overestimate the number of cancer screening tests they have had, potentially putting them at risk of late cancer detection, a small study suggests.

Channel: Women Tags: women black women cancer tests late cancer detection

Opera divas brought girl power to 18th century

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:22:37 EDT

They were talented singers, superstars of their age and the subject of salacious gossip who brought "girl power" to the world of entertainment. The opera divas of the 18th century would have given some of today's troubled celebrities a run for their money.

Channel: Women Tags: women history opera singers empowerment

Women are told they can have it all but is it realistic?

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:18:03 EDT

It used to be a feminist mantra: you can do it all, successfully raise a family and have a career. But Meg Wolitzer, author of "The Ten-Year Nap," a new novel about women who leave the workplace to care for their children, says the one-time noble goal doesn't always work out in real life -- and that is not a bad thing.

Channel: Women Tags: women careers motherhood pregnancy job

Aspirin seen cutting risk of type of breast cancer

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:17:50 EDT

A daily aspirin may give women modest protection against the most common type of breast cancer, U.S. government researchers said on Wednesday.

Channel: Women Tags: women health breast cancer asprin

Death in childbirth: A health scourge for Afghanistan

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:16:02 EDT

Women die this way every day in Afghanistan, a country with one of the world's highest maternal mortality rates.

Channel: Women Tags: women afghanistan maternal mortality pregnancy

Is estrogen testosterone for women?

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:15:13 EDT

Estrogen fuels feelings of power and competition in women in much the same way testosterone does in men, researchers said on Wednesday in a study that shows the need to win is every bit as feminine as it is masculine.

Channel: Women Tags: women health hormones estrogen body

Saudi scholar finds ancient women's rights

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:14:33 EDT

When clerics, ministers and businessmen gathered at a forum in Riyadh last month to discuss women in the workplace, there were no women in sight.

Channel: Women Tags: women womens rights saudi arabia female

How men cope with miscarriage

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:10:43 EDT

John Itsagwede explains how he and his wife dealt with the pain of losing three babies

Channel: Men Tags: men family fatherhood miscarriage

Premature babies more likely to die young

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:08:21 EDT

Babies born very prematurely are far more likely to die in childhood, and significantly less likely to have children themselves, a study has found.

Channel: Science Tags: science study babies premature babies death

Helicopter parents: hovering - but not helping

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:07:19 EDT

Alistair Macnaughton, a private school head, explains why modern 'helicopter parents' are a threat rather than a benefit to their children

Channel: Family Tags: family parents helicopter parents school children

Gay weddings flourish in a religious stronghold

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:06:28 EDT

Can Salt Lake City, the capital of Utah and known for its devout Mormon beliefs, be a new home for gay marriage?

Channel: Gay & Lesbian Tags: gay lesbian marriage gay marriage salt lake city

Five 'bad' foods that can be good for you

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:03:26 EDT

The surprising truth about meat, ice-cream and kebabs: they're better for you than you think, says a nutritionist

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: health fitness food bad foods diet

Make-up for cancer sufferers

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:01:42 EDT

For the past 14 years, Look Good Feel Better (www.lookg... has run hospital workshops to help women cope with cancer. Next month, it celebrates the opening of its 50th workshop, at the Maggie's Centre in Charing Cross Hospital, London. So far it has helped 65,000 patients.

Channel: Women Tags: women beauty make up cancer

A sunscreen that works with make-up

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:00:22 EDT

Spring is here and it's time to address the thorny issue of sunscreen. But how do you choose something that protects skin from photo-ageing?

Channel: Women Tags: women beauty fashion sunscreen make up

Bronze have more fun

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:58:53 EDT

Streaky legs? Blotchy elbows? Orange palms? Not any more the trick to self-tanning is meticulous application. Here's our guide to a great all-over glow

Channel: Women Tags: women beauty fashion tanning bronzer

Comfy shoes are cool again

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:55:17 EDT

Hush Puppies have turned 50 and the company has learned its lesson: stay comfortable yet trendy with new styles

Channel: Shopping Tags: shopping shoes retro comfy shoes