Mixed Feelings

No need to go into too much detail about the main events that have happened recently. Suffice it to say, that both congratulations (for winning the bid to host the 2012 olympics) and condolences (for the terrorist bombing of 3 tube trains and a bus) are in order for London, and with that, England.

For those of you who believe that the ability of your female partner to enjoy herself is down to you, here's some scientific news claiming that it's all in fact down to her genes (I knew clothing was important to a woman, but not this much !).

With the blows going to and fro between the French leaders and the British ones, here's an interesting articles about the various rules that govern these battles.

An education charity has stated that having US-style "yellow buses" would reduce accidents and help congestion. I can't really say that I believe that painting the double deckers in london would create fewer accidents, nor that they could help to relieve stomach pains after eating too much, but hey, that's science...

The Metropolitan Police has produced a special report claiming that african boys are being brought into the UK for the sole purpose of human sacrifice. It's unbelieveable what still goes on, and right under our noses too, and has only just been brought into the limelight. Let's hope that measures to combat this come into force soon.

Those of you who have seen the film Mississippi Burning (if not see it now, definitely worth it) would be interested to hear that at last a man is being tried for the killing of the three boys, and it has just been revealed that he was in fact a member of the Klu Klux Klan, despite earlier protests to the contrary. Sometimes stories just carry on outside of the cinemas...

A bottle of whisky was sold to a businessman for an incredible 32 thousand pounds. And what better way to celebrate this achievement, than to drink the bottle in one night with your closest friends. That's the way to do it in style, none of this keeping the bottle in the cellar until it's too old to drink...

Scientists in the Netherlands have been able to show that women switch off their brains during sex. Yes (no light-bulb jokes here please) apparently you can now see if your partner is doing a Harry met Sally just by keeping a brain scanner close to hand...

Now a shock development in the US legal process (ok, the shock facter really isn't there any more) has seen journalists who used their First Amendment right to keep their sources identity secret go to jail. Yes, the Supreme Court, which is supposed to be a medium between the government and the people, has decided the people no longer have any rights when it isn't in the government's interest.

Never mind cloning, the thing to watch out for is battlefield resurrections. After scientists have found that they could bring back to life a dog who was medically dead, by just administering 100% oxygen, and using electric shocks whilst reintroducing it's blood. Of course they say they haven't tried it on humans yet, but it could explain a lot of strange happenings...

After NASA managed to smash a probe into Tempel-1 (operation Deep Impact) a russian is suing the space agency for mental trauma, citing that any change to a comet's orbit will definitely affect her own fate. The fact that she is an astrologer might of course make her correct, but mental trauma? Let's wait and see what the judge says.

And finally, ever wanted to understand what your body has been trying to tell you? Well, now you can with this Body Language site, including the extremely useful "does your urine smell of maple syrup?" question.

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