SINGAPORE — Madam Salina Mohamed So’ot has no pulse. But she is very much alive. The 30-year-old administrative assistant is the first recipient in Singapore to get a new artificial heart that pumps blood continuously, the reason why there are no beats on her wrist. Older artificial hearts usually mimic the heart’s pulsations. And the [...]
October 5, 2009
GIRARD, Kan. – A former Kansas radio executive who admitted that he embezzled to support an addiction to scratch-off lottery tickets won a $96,000 lottery prize. Prosecutors say the prize money will go toward paying restitution to Paul W. Lyle’s former employer, American Media Investments. Lyle pleaded guilty Thursday to felony theft for embezzling an [...]
October 5, 2009
QUINCY, MASS. — From baby deliveries to unexpected deaths, Mike Bowes, a 911 dispatcher from Quincy, Massachusetts, has handled a wide range of emergency calls. His cool, calm demeanor, however, was recently tested when he received a call that his own home was in flames. My neighbor’s house just blew up, the caller said. “What’s [...]
October 4, 2009
A US tourism group had been forced to change its logo and name after becoming the butt of internet jokes. Wisconsin Tourism Federation will now be know as Tourism Federation of Wisconsin in a bid to stop people making WTF (What The F**k) jokes about it. The organization seemed quite happy with it’s name – [...]
October 3, 2009
The French will swallow almost anything, so long as it’s surprising to see and delightful to taste. Jennifer J Davis explains why in a study called Masters of Disguise: French Cooks Between Art and Nature, 1651–1793. The 14-page report, replete with old drawings and few new photographs, is published in the journal Gastronomica. “Throughout the [...]
October 3, 2009
It’s no longer a great mystery: Just how does FOX News star Glenn Beck, propagandist and D-list actor, get himself to cry on cue? A rogue video making the rounds of the Internet offers an answer: an eye-watering substance applied under the eyes, which Ron Brynaert at The Raw Story suggests to be Vicks VapoRub. [...]
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