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2009-03-30

I am your Navigator, Trust Me


The phrase "You have reached your final destination" almost took on a whole new meaning for one British driver on Sunday when the soothing robot voice of his car's GPS became a siren's call luring him toward his doom.

Robert Jones said he trusted the Navigation gadget and continued to follow its instructions, even when it took him up a steep, narrow footpath.

He only realised something was wrong when his car hit a fence and came to a stop just inches from a 100ft drop.

Take That! Robbie Williams!

Despite a rumoured falling out with his former bandmates, singer Robbie Williams says he's ready to rejoin British pop group Take That.

In an interview with the Daily Mirror, the 35-year-old singer says a reunion with his former mates could be forthcoming.

"I'm in regular contact with them, and it's looking more likely by the week. The lads all seem up for it. I think it would be fun," he said.

Protect your privacy in public



Google will be driving around 11 Canadian cities across the country again "in coming weeks" to take images for the Canadian version of its Street View service, which it hopes to launch "very soon," the company announced earlier this weLinkek.

The service, which is already available in cities in the U.S., the U.K., Spain, Australia, Japan and several other countries, provides close-up, 360-degree views of city streets as they would be seen by someone driving along them. The images are linked to the company's Google Maps and Google Earth applications.

Google has collected such images of Canadian cities before, but this time it is letting residents know about it as part of an effort to address privacy concerns that were brought up by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada after the service first launched in the U.S. in 2007, Google spokeswoman Tamara Micner said Thursday.


Click here to see some examples of images caught on Street View

2009-03-29

So You Think You Can Dance Canada - Season 2 !!!!


Get ready to dance again Canada! CTV has announced that the smash-hit series So You Think You Can Dance Canada has been green lit for a second heart-racing season.

Last season, approximately 2,500 hopefuls busted a move for the judges during the first-ever audition tour, ultimately crowning Montreal's Nico Archambault as Canada's first-ever, favourite dancer.

2009 Sydney Gay And Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade video

Check out this VIDEO of last Saturday's Sydney Gay And Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade!



DNA Magazine - Mardi Gras Parade 2009 from straightmedia on Vimeo.

A 2000-year-old computer?

Research on the battered remains of a mysterious ancient device suggests that ancient Greek technology was far more advanced than thought.

The device was discovered more than a century ago, in 1900, by sponge divers from the Aegean island of Symi after a gale blew them off course, and they took shelter by a barren islet called Antikythera.

Instead of sponges, the divers found a large heap of bronze and marble statues ... and a corroded lump of rock which was then dumped in a crate in the courtyard of the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. A few months later when it was cracked open, traces of gearwheels, precisely marked circular scales and inscriptions in ancient Greek were revealed.

Antikythera Device [ Wikipedia ]


2009-03-28

Enzyme could determine obesity

I figured it was either this or an allergy of some sort!
Reporting their findings in the journal Nature Medicine, the researchers wrote: "Our studies identify MGAT2 as a key determinant of energy metabolism in response to dietary fat and suggest that the inhibition of this enzyme may prove to be a useful strategy for treating obesity and other metabolic diseases associated with excessive fat intake."
... and here is an interesting article on the same subject

Red Tie, Blue Tie, Powerful or Creative guy?

Does it matter whether one wears red or blue?

Yes, suggest several studies, including a new one out today in the journal Science.

Red is associated with love, power, nobility and now, scientists say, attention to detail. Blue (the other preferred tie color of choice for business and politics) is now thought to boost creativity.

What would you do?

2009-03-27

Waiting for a bus? Try walking instead!



One of the latest and probably oddest advertising devices can be seen in the capital of Netherlands, Amsterdam.

Innovative but also a bit weird, some bus shelters in Amsterdam have been fitted with weight meters that the weight of people waiting for public transportation and whether they should start losing some extra flab.