Saturday, April 26, 2003
Are you an unemployed plumber, looking for work? Good news! (bring a sweater)
posted by Cara at 1:12 PM
 In Norway, a large collection of graphics by the painter Edvard Munch (yes, the one who painted The Scream) is on show. But the exhibit in the Stenersen Museum in Oslo is no ordinary show. The exhibited works are on display in a room with no lighting. The audience have to use torches to see anything at all. The museum feels that this is the only way of showing Munch's graphics collection. And the people? They are fine with it. They even feel it adds to the experience of studying the pictures, making it more of an exploration than a regular viewing...
posted by Cara at 1:01 PM
Ever seen 'It's a Wonderful Life', the 1946 Frank Capra Christmas film? Well, for a Chinatown, New York banker, the story seems to have become reality...
posted by Cara at 12:05 PM
Friday, April 25, 2003
To all the women out there: do your bones a favour - have a baby!
posted by Cara at 12:40 PM
You want to send some package to someone and give it a reaaaaally special stamp? Then send it to the International Space Station (ISS) and get it processed there in the new "post office". The only thing to take into account is the price of the special space stamp: between $20,000 and $30,000...
posted by Cara at 12:25 PM
Thursday, April 24, 2003
How about this for a stunt? Two eccentric sportsmen carried an ironing board part way up the Mount Everest. They ironed a Union flag 5.440 metres above sea level. 'Extreme ironing', they call it.
posted by Cara at 2:59 PM
Wednesday, April 23, 2003
 And the winner of the 2003 Fashion Icon Award by the Council of Fashion Designers America (CDFA) is.... Nicole Kidman! Previous winners were Lauren Bacall, Audrey Hepburn, Sophia Loren and Elizabeth Taylor.
" Nicole Kidman's style, both on and off the screen, has had an undeniable impact on fashion," said the executive director of CFDA. " As an actress, she has developed her many memorable characters with an innate understanding of the artistry of clothes. At the same time, she has elegantly established her personal style and own iconic presence worldwide".
Amen to that!
posted by Cara at 1:27 PM
The interactiveAgeCheck (iAC) is a new system that will help keep children out of websites that offer age-restricted goods or services, such as adult videos and gambling. More importantly, it is a scheme that will try to stop paedophiles who use the internet to find child victims. The scheme is based on age verification.
posted by Cara at 1:12 PM
U.S. theatre companies are launching the biggest Shakespeare tour in American history by taking the Bard's plays to all 50 states.
posted by Cara at 12:54 PM
Tuesday, April 22, 2003
How about this for a sweet drifting off of the mind? An English taxi driver won the Lottery: 14.2 milllion pounds to be exact. He said he will not work anymore (he has been working nights for 20 years) and plans to move to the Spanish coast with his wife. Ahhh... Make the best of it, Mr Robert Frazer!
posted by Cara at 1:07 PM
Did you know that malaria kills over a million people a year? Can you grasp that figure? Scientists at a Scottish University claim they have made a breakthrough in finding a permanent treatment for malaria.
posted by Cara at 12:56 PM
Monday, April 21, 2003
It's important for diabetes patients to monitor their blood sugar level. Maybe soon this monitoring might be as easy as looking in the mirror.
"The idea has researchers at the University of Pittsburgh working on a contact lens that measures glucose levels. They are trying to create a contact lens with a chemical sensor at the edge that can be worn by everyone, even those who don't need vision correction.
Patients would be able to determine their glucose levels by looking in a mirror and comparing the color of the sensing material to a chart."
posted by Cara at 1:02 PM
 The best ever parting shot in movie history? " I'll be back", spoken by the Terminator in the 1984 film. Thus concluded film fans. The oneliner even outdid the also famous line " Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" from Gone With The Wind (Clark Gable to Vivien Leigh).
posted by Cara at 12:57 PM
Sunday, April 20, 2003
Easter! Easter eggs! No, not those. Computer code Easter eggs. Hidden extras that prove that programmers DO have a sense of humour (or have too much free time). Follow a certain procedure in Excel or Word or any program and you might get a surprise...
To hunt for some Easter eggs, go here:
posted by Cara at 8:41 AM
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