Spreadable Butter Straigh from the Cow?
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Scientists are breeding cows that can produce skimmed milk and butter that is so soft it spreads straight from the fridge.
A team in New Zealand have identified a cow, named Marge, which naturally produces lower levels of saturated fat in her milk.
They believe her unusual characteristics could be bred into other herds so delivering low-fat milk that is healthy and tasty.
Not only could these cows produce "natural" skimmed milk but the low-fat content will create butter that does not become a solid brick when put in the fridge.
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Our favorite Celebrity Youngster in Hospital
Our favorite Celebrity Younger has fallen into a mirror, and has had to be taken to hospital.
Harvey entered our hearts a few week ago, by telling Peter Andre to fcuk off.
For the full story, check out the SUN!
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Labels: Harvey, Katie Price, Peter Andre
Do you remember Tiffany?
Well she is back!
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Labels: News Music, Tiffany
Who's having the Best coke party
Callum Best, the son of footballer playboy George Best, has been snapped having a coke fuelled orgy by the SUN.
See here for the photo's and full story!
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Labels: Callum Best, Cocaine, Orgy, Party
Google to Improve Image Search?
Google bloggers at the weekend were all a tizz when a new service was found on Google Image search.
By adding "&imgtype=face".GG
For example try the following search for Paris, here you'll find the standard Google image results, however apend the URL with "&imgtype=face" and you get the following results.
You can also search news images by adding "" to the end of the URL.
The same search for Paris with the URL changed to news will result in the following results.
Could this have been created with the help of Googles Image Labeler?
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Labels: Google, Google Images, Web News
University & College Union issues its view on Civil Partnerships
The University & College Union has today said thqat teachers should not be allowed to promote marriage over homosexual partnerships, and any such promotion should be treated as discrimination.
From the BBC
Government guidance on new sexual orientation regulations says that faith schools will not be breaking the law if they continue to teach that homosexuality is a sin.
The guidance states: "If a faith school (or indeed any school) teaches that the Christian and Muslim faiths decree that same-sex sexual activity is a sin, then the school will not be acting unlawfully.
"Similarly, if a pupil asks a teacher his views on homosexuality and the teacher gives his view, then again, that teacher will not be acting unlawfully."
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Labels: Gay Issues, News, Schools
A replacement for Prozac?
Psychology Today, tell us how semen is good for depression..
The finding that women who do not use condoms during sex are less depressed and less likely to attempt suicide than are women who have sex with condoms and women who are not sexually active, leads one researcher to conclude that semen contains powerful—and potentially addictive—mood-altering chemicals...
Gallup's study, which he deems "the first serious attempt to investigate the effect of semen chemistry on women," titillated the public and rankled some academics upon publication in Archives of Sexual Behavior. Gallup says he has since replicated the findings with a sample of 700 women and will examine whether "semen withdrawal" places women at an increased risk for depression when they are premenstrual, menopausal or have just given birth, as many women abstain from sex during these periods.
How will this affect semen stock levels!
Source
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Labels: Health, Medicine, News
Worcester sauce is the 'best of British'
Worcester sauce is the British food that has had the biggest impact on worldwide cuisine, says the UKTV Food's survey, that was out today.
Cheddar cheese came second in the list followed by Yorkshire pudding, clotted cream and black pudding.
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Labels: News
Pataks to be bought!
Lancashire based Patak's, is to be purchased by food giant Associated British Food.
Under the deal, AB Foods will take on the family owned company's entire business and brand - except for its operations in India.
Based in Lancashire, Patak's was set up by the Pathak family in 1957 and is estimated to supply 75% of the UK's Indian restaurants.
More from the BBC
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Labels: News
Kwik Save to close 1/3 of its stores
The troubled convenience chain Kwik Save has announced plans to close one third of their stores (79 stores), amid reports that suppliers have stopped delivering goods to the group, resulting in the loss of hundreds of jobs.
More from the BBC
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George Michel and the "cocktail" of drugs
George Michael, who admitted to driving while unfit, had a cocktail of legal and illegal drugs in his system, including GHB and cannabis, a court was told today.
George, 43, was not present at today's hearing, was found slumped at the wheel of his Mercedes in Cricklewood, North London, in October last year.
Prosecutor Andrew Torrington told Brent Magistrates Court that tests had shown a therapeutic quantity of an anti-depressant in the singer's system as well as the illegal, Class C, dance club drug GHB that is frequently known as liquid ecstasy. Cannabis was also found in his blood, but the prosecution does not maintain that this was the cause of his intoxication.
More from the Telegraph
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Labels: Cannabis, Drugs, George Michael, GHB, News
Tiscali's Email "Black Hole"
Tiscali today have admitted to a major screw up on their email servers, meaning that millions of emails have been falling into a veritable black hole without any notice to the user, or error message.
The problem is thought to have affected all 1.8 million Tiscali Broadband customers, with no record of how many emails have gone missing.
Although the problem began on May 24, many customers are still unaware they may have lost important business and personal emails.
More from the Telegraph
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Labels: Email, News, Tiscali, Web, Web News
Google 360ยบ ,,,
Google Maps, now let users virtually stand in the middle of any street, able to look in a full circle around the location, as if your stood there.
It is currently only available in Denver, Las Vegas, Miami, New York and San Francisco.
Google used, Immersive Media, whose vans throughout these cities were used to collect the photos.
For a real sence of what this offers check the following links:-
Golden Gate Bridge
MGM Grand, Las Vagas
Broadway
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Labels: Google, Google Maps, Internet, News, Web News
New 'Animated' Google PageGo
Google has released what appears to be a new design, far from the static look it currently has.
Check out www.google.co.kr
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Labels: Design, Google, Internet, Web News
Cartman On Maury
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Labels: Animation, Cartman, Maury, Southpark
Beth Ditto in the Nippo
Beth Ditto on front of the NME...
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Labels: Beth Ditto, NME, Nude
Site feed & other associated glitches!
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
I've spent this evening fixing several errors on this site, and I think most importantly, the site feed has been fixed! Well it was never really broken, just not linked! If you find any errors on the site, could you post them in the comments and I'll try and fix them. I've also spent a couple of days merging an old blog that I found - not many posts but the early part of my blogging days are now on here.
Posted byPaul James at Tuesday, May 29, 2007 0 comments Links to this post
Male Heaven?
Posted byPaul James at Tuesday, May 29, 2007 0 comments Links to this post
Is that Smoking or Non Smoking Sir?
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Prisoners will have a choice of ''smoking'' and ''no smoking'' cells when the ban on smoking in public places comes in on July 1.
Via the Telegraph
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Labels: Law, News, Prison Service, Smoking Ban
Harvey are You Patronising me?
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Peter Andre.... Wouldn't we all like to say this to him?
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Labels: Harvey, Katie Price, Peter Andre
The Simpsons Movie 2007
The Simpsons Movie is in cinemas 27th July 2007.
Unfortunately there is no official plot synopsis available at present time, however its been a long time in coming, so here is hoping they make a good job of it!
Posted byPaul James at Saturday, May 19, 2007 0 comments Links to this post
Hoffpitalised
(Apologies, I couldn't resist the title!)
The Ex Wife of The Hoff, has spoken out for the first time since the release of this drunken video, which showed the shirtless actor slurring his words and struggling to eat a burger.
The footage, was shot by the couple's daughter Taylor-Ann, 17, was just a small glimpse at his long term struggle, according to his ex wife Pamela Bach.
She told American magazine Us Weekly: "He has been to the emergency room at least 12 to 13 times at Cedars-Sinai - under aliases - for alcohol poisoning. He's been through three rehabs - in 2001, 2002, and 2004."
The Hoff's lawyer Melvin Goldsman denied both claims.
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Labels: David Hasselhoff, News, People
Convicted Paedophile is Living in the Grounds of a primary School
From the BBC:
"A convicted paedophile is living in the grounds of a primary school despite a court battle to evict him.
Timothy Martin, 34, was found guilty at St Albans Crown Court last week of sexual activity with a child.
A judge refused an eviction bid in December saying Martin had a tenancy agreement and, as he was awaiting trial, did not have a conviction.
Martin is on bail awaiting sentencing - an appeal against the failed eviction bid will be heard on 25 May.
Martin moved into the school cottage last July when he was offered the job of caretaker at Beechfield School in Watford, Herts.
Police checks by the school then revealed the investigation against him."
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The second gripping installment of the Babs documentary
Posted byPaul James at Saturday, May 19, 2007 0 comments Links to this post
Labels: Babs, Lulu+Becca, Myspace
The First Instalment of the Babs documentary
For more of this visit lulu+becca s magical mystery tour
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Labels: Babs, Lulu+Becca, Myspace
Anna Nicole Smith's Legacy...
Friday, May 18, 2007
Four months after Anna Nicole Smith died from an accidental overdose, her will has revealed she was worth just £358,000.
The former Playboy model, 39, had £5,000 in personal property and an LA home worth £909,000 but still had a mortgage of £556,000 outstanding.
However, baby Dannielyn stands to inherit the £227million fortune of Smith's late husband, billionaire J Howard Marshall.
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Labels: Anna Nicole Smith, Celebrity, Playboy
Joint before the Joint?
Paris smoking a joint shock horror!
Unfortunately, not a photo of a joint before she goes in the joint, however a
Paris Hilton allegedly puffed away on a joint while at a music festival last month.
Paris attended the event with a group of pals weeks before her court hearing, but clearly wasn't concerned about keeping out of trouble ahead of the case.
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Labels: Cannabis, Celebrity, Paris Hilton
Fat and Ugly Lily Allen blames Cheryl Cole!
Lily Allen has said that it was reading that she was a "Chick With A Dick" that brought on her tearful confession on her Myspace page complaining she felt "fat and ugly" and saying she was considering plastic surgery.
Lily Allen blamed the Girls Aloud star Cheryl Cole for sending her into a spiral of depression over her looks.
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Labels: Celebrity, Cheryl Cole, Lily Allen, Myspace
Lily Allen on herself and Winehouse
Monday, May 14, 2007
This link here has to be the most self indulgent compliment fishing I have seen in a long time.
Lily Allen says she's "fat , ugly and shitter than winehouse"on her blog.
I'll leave you to your own thoughts on this one.
However, I think she is right!
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Labels: Amy Winehouse, Celebrity, Lily Allen, Myspace
Boys Beware
A 1959 Anti Homosexual, Classroom Propaganda film by Sid Davis.
The film warns the viewing school children about the dangers of homosexuals by making them think that they are sick in the mind.
Posted byPaul James at Monday, May 14, 2007 0 comments Links to this post
Google: One in 10 web pages laced with malware
Sunday, May 13, 2007
At least one in 10 web pages are booby-trapped with malware, according to Google.
A five-strong Google research team found that 450,000 pages, out of a sample of 4.5 million pages, contained scripts to install malicious code, such as Trojans and spyware on vulnerable PCs, the BBC reports. This is a conservative estimate - another 700,000 pages given the once-over were thought to be suspicious by Google.
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Labels: Google, News, Web, Web News
Bobby Brown loses his temper on "24 Hours With..." coming soon to ITV
In the new ITV show 24 Hours With...., airing in the U.K. starting next month, stars spend 24 hours locked in a room with a host called Jamie Campbell. Apparently
Bobby Brown slept with a kitchen knife next to him after the host joked about making 'sex moves' on him.
Crazy can't take a gay joke!
Brown even went so far as to threaten the host that he will "fuck him up."
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Labels: Bobby Brown, Celebrity, ITV
Second Life world may be haven for terrorists
It is a land of six million citizens with no police force, no courts and no taxes. The fast-growing economy is lightly controlled, and banks and the stock exchange lack even basic regulation.
Could Second Life be a haven for terrorists, letting them transfer monies seemlessly round the world, using the unregulated currency markers on the online reality.
Via the Times
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Labels: Crime, Money, News, Second Life
Tantrum-additives in 132 new products
Food additives linked to behavioural problems in children have been used in more than 100 new products in the past year.
Via The Times
Posted byPaul James at Sunday, May 13, 2007 0 comments Links to this post
Labels: News
Encyclopedia of Life
Encyclopedia of Life aims to be an online reference source and database for every one of the 1.8 million species that are named and known on earth
Species pages in EOL will call upon information that has been created by partners. The information will be dynamically recombined on the web in a form that offers great flexibility, diversity and welcomes input. Novel tools will be added to this ever-evolving content to visualize the immense scope and richness of biodiversity and to aid exploration of the Encyclopedia.
Posted byPaul James at Sunday, May 13, 2007 0 comments Links to this post
How to create more kitchen space
Food site ChowHound has some great reader submissions on how to make the most of a cramped kitchen space.
Link!
Posted byPaul James at Sunday, May 13, 2007 0 comments Links to this post
Labels: Home Improvements
BBC reporter losing i
After spending almost 2 weeks covering Scientology, BBC reporter John Sweeney looses it!
Posted byPaul James at Sunday, May 13, 2007 0 comments Links to this post
Labels: BBC, John Sweeney, Panorama, Scientology, TV
Beeb buys 25% stake in start up Left Bank Pictures
The BBC, through BBC Worldwide, has bought a 25 per cent stake in Left Bank Pictures, a start-up production house founded by Andy Harries, ITV’s outgoing head of drama, comedy and film. The first time that the public broadcaster has invested in a UK company
Andy Harries, has promised his new independent production company will produce “intelligent and popular” films and series for broadcasters both in the UK and abroad.
Left Bank Picture Details
The Times
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Labels: BBC, Film, ITV, News, TV
Fast food giant is licked in battle with pub
The landlady of a small English pub on the Pennine Way has won her battle with the fast food giant Kentucky Fried Chicken, over her “Family Feast” traditional Christmas Day menu.
See the times online for the full story.
Posted byPaul James at Sunday, May 13, 2007 0 comments Links to this post
Jennifer Lopez receives death threats
According to the News of the World, Jennifer Lopez has stepped up her personal security after receiving death threats.
Jennifer and husband her Marc Anthony have requested 24-hour guards following the arrival of menacing letters, believed to have been sent by animal rights activists who oppose Lopez for wearing fur.
A source told the News of the World: "Jen is absolutely terrified. The death threats have demanded she stop wearing animal skin. The letters were sent directly to her home and she's scared for her life.
"Marc can see how upset Jen is, and wants to protect her. They've stepped up security all over their house and minders are watching her 24/7. Marc's doing all he can to make Jen feel safe."
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Labels: Celebrity, Jennifer Lopez, News
Bruce Willis: iChat & forum troll
In response to a discussion on movie site Ain't It Cool News about Die Hard 4's supposed PG-13 rating, Bruce Willis logged in and joined the chat under the name "Walter B." He went on to frankly address a bunch of topics, not the least of which was his experience making 'Armageddon.'
Full Story & Transcript Here
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Labels: Bruce Willis, Celebrity, Computing, Horror Movies
'off His Face
David Hasselhoff, The German Rock Idol, champion of PIPEX, Bay Watch Life Guard and all round action hero with talking car Kitt is looking less than his best.
Apparently this was uploaded by his daughter.
Posted byPaul James at Sunday, May 13, 2007 0 comments Links to this post
Labels: Celebrity, David Hasselhoff, News, People
Are Mobile Phones causing the death of the bees?
Bees are disappearing throughout the country, seemingly abandoning their colonies. OK, this might not seem like such a big deal either, but keep in mind that most of the world’s crops depend on pollination by bees… and this becomes a more serious issue.
Albert Einstein only once said that if bees disappeared, “man would have only four years of life left.”
Scientists now claim that the cause be radiation from mobile phones. The theory is that the radiation given off by the mobile phones and our other beloved gadgets could possibly be interfering with the bees’ navigation systems, preventing the works from finding their way back to their hives. One recent study even found that bees refused to return to their hives when mobile phones are placed nearby.
Are mobile phones wiping out our bees? [The Independent]
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Labels: Bees, Health, Mobile Phones, Nature, Technology
The Make Yourself ‘Popeye’ Jab
BODYBUILDERS seeking more impressive physiques are turning themselves into living versions of the cartoon character Popeye by injecting a form of synthetic oil into their muscles, writes Daniel Foggo in the Times.
Posted byPaul James at Sunday, May 13, 2007 0 comments Links to this post
Labels: Health, Medicine, News, People
The Ark - The Worrying kind
I'll admit it, I watched a bit of the Eurovision... However, I do think there was some talent in the form of Sweden.
More info here
Posted byPaul James at Sunday, May 13, 2007 0 comments Links to this post
Labels: Eurovision, Music, TV
Return of horror - as Hammer films rises again
Friday, May 11, 2007
Fresh blood was coursing through the Hammer film company yesterday, when the studio behind countless Dracula and Frankenstein pictures changed hands. It means that new movies will be shot based on the Hammer Film Productions back catalogue
Link to main story
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Labels: Film, Hammer Horror, Horror Movies, News, TV
Billy No Votes: Sedgefield District Council Shock Results
RESULTS for the Sedgefield District Council election- Tony Blair's home ward of New Trimdon and Trimdon Grange in County Durham.
Lucy Howels (Labour) 441 votes
Amanda Foster (BNP) 75 votes
Shirley Bowes (Conservative) 0 votes
Bowes couldn't even vote for herself because she lives outside the ward she was standing for.
"I knew I wasn't going to win but I hoped I might pick up at least one vote," says he.
Posted byPaul James at Friday, May 11, 2007 0 comments Links to this post
Scary Grace Jones
I never knew how SCARY! Grace Jones could look until I saw the above clip from the movie Vamp.
It's a quintessential piece of 80s performance art, and I suspect the high point of the film.
If your wondering what Ms. Jones has been up to lately, check out below!
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Labels: 80's, Celebrity, Grace Jones, Music, News
Bill Gate's House - How Much?
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
From Valleywag:-
"According to Nathan Weinberg, Bill Gates checks the value of his house on property appraisal site Zillow, which values the sprawling estate iin excess of $130 million, but Gates says, "If you bid that number on my house I won't sell it to you."
Original Post Can Be Viewed Here
Posted byPaul James at Wednesday, May 09, 2007 0 comments Links to this post
Labels: Bill Gates, Celebrity, Homes, Money, News, People, Technology
28 Weeks Later
28 WEEKS LATER, the follow up to the hugely successful 28 Days Later, picks up six months after the rage virus has ... all » annihilated the British Isles. The US Army declares that the war against infection has been won, and that the reconstruction of the country can begin…but they could not be more wrong. As the first wave of refugees arrive, and a family is reunited, a terrible secret is revealed: The virus is not yet dead, and this time, it is more dangerous than ever.
Posted byPaul James at Wednesday, May 09, 2007 0 comments Links to this post
Labels: Film, Horror Movies, Reviews
Rainbow - The forgotten show
In 1972 Rainbow came into our lives on ITV, their equivalent of BBC's Play School. It used the same kind of ingredients - songs, stories, ... all » films, etc. - but the style of presentation was different.
The opening title sequence was animated by Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall, who later became 'Cosgrove Hall Productions', who made Danger Mouse, Duckula and many more Children's TV programmes.
Aparently, according to urban legend... This small episode of the show was made at a drunken party with the whole Rainbow cast. Its extreamly funny, and a great play on words
Posted byPaul James at Wednesday, May 09, 2007 0 comments Links to this post
Labels: Bungle, George, ITV, Personal, Rainbow, TV, Zippy
