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Suicide attempt leads to marriage with physiotherapist
telegraph.co.uk — After a suicide attempt, the 30-year-old now claims he is the "happiest man in the world" after falling in love with Abby Williams, a physiotherapist who was tasked with teaching him to walk again using prosthetic legs.More… (World News)
Are climate scientists overselling their models?
newscientist.com — The temptation to interpret model noise as forecast information invades our living rooms every night.More… (Environment)
2009 Grammy Awards Nominees (Full List)
content.grammy.com — The 51st Grammy nominations have been announced. Here's the full list.More… (Music)
Ubuntu or Fedora?
mybroadband.co.za — For some, Ubuntu 8.10 was something of a disappointment. Not because it is bad, which it is not, but because is feels more like slightly refreshed Ubuntu 8.04 rather than a new release. Fedora on the other hand, does feel a fresher and slightly more exciting but then it is hard to draw too much from the comparison because the default Gnome...More… (Linux/Unix)
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Street Cleaner Finds $20,000 Shredded!
upi.com — A street cleaner in Lincoln, England, says police have allowed him to keep a bag containing an estimated $20,000 in shredded cash he found in a trash bin. Graham Hill took the carrier bag containing the cut-up money to police after discovering it while emptying trash bins. More… (Odd Stuff)
To Apple Lawyers: Here's How To Fight iPhone Browser Lawsuit
techcrunch.com — When a company called EMG Technology filed a patent lawsuit against Apple last week over “the way the iPhone navigates the Internet,” it had the stench of a patent troll. The suit was filed, a month after the patent was issued, in the Eastern District of Texas, known as troll country among patent attorneys because the courts there tend to rule...More… (Apple)
November OS Share Numbers: Should Microsoft Be Scared?
theappleblog.com — The latest numbers from Net Applications’ Operating System stats are available, and they provide a nice epilogue to last month’s numbers. In October the Mac’s share was down, and Vista’s was up, prompting some to write about the apparent anomaly.More… (Apple)
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Thousands of New Species Discovered on Tiny Island
scienceblogs.com — An expedition to a tiny island in the South Pacific's Republic of Vanatu has yielded hundreds of new species, including possibly 1000 new species of crab. More… (General Sciences)
Hotel Spends $200,000 on Home for Ducks
upi.com — The 24-by-12-foot enclosure features granite floors, a large viewing window, a scaled-down replica of the hotel and a swimming fountain adorned with two bronze ducks. Jason Sensat, the hotel's duck chief, said the birds seem happy in their new home. More… (Odd Stuff)
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The secret sex signals in human sweat
newscientist.com — The term pheromone was coined in 1959 to describe chemicals released by insects to trigger hard-wired behaviours in other members of the same species. For many years, it was assumed that humans did not produce or respond to any of these types of pheromones. More controversial still are claims that pheromones are involved in human sexual attraction.More… (General Sciences)
Man Says Wife Was Accidentally Shot During Sex
wlwt.com — Timothy Havens, 38, told Springfield police he was reaching for something on the nightstand when the pistol went off, hitting his estranged wife Carolyn in the upper chest.More… (Odd Stuff)
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