elderly sisters killed by fallen foldaway bed

August 8, 2005

On vacation, they were trapped under the bed for four days before being found.

Yahoo index bigger than Google’s

It now has 20 billion documents and images, Google has 11.3 billion.

Brazil: $65 million heist

The thieves built an underground tunnel from a house to the bank vault. The walls were reinforced with wood, and there were electric lights. Cameras and motion detectors inside the vault were disabled. No one knows how the thieves got through the 6-foot concrete walls of the vault. It’s Brazil’s biggest robbery ever.

a deer farmer’s near death experience with a stag

He was pierced in the thigh and the chest, with damage to his liver, kidney, and stomach. After he was down, the stag kept up its attack.

Allied code busters and the Japanese Navy

A pattern was discovered in the JN-25 code, which gave the Allies an advantage in some important battles.

the Morrison digital trumpet

It has much to offer the beginner and the professional alike. No embouchure necessary, and it allows the non-pro the ability to reach high notes and achieve good tone.

waterproof books

In the pool, in the tub, now there are DuraBooks.

an Irishman, an American, an Australian, a Russian, and a Brit

Walk into a bar (just kidding).

The participants at the Edinburgh Fringe festival try to tell a joke that everyone will get.

will video come to podcasting via Apple?

The rumors are out there. Via Technology Review.

leftover piece of German chocolate cake

chocolate cake

I was unable to finish my dessert from the Flames restaurant the other night. It may take another couple of days.

the animals adapt to higher temperatures

Robins, barn owls, and salmon are heading to the Arctic, while other species move to lesser extremes. This holds implications for animals native to those regions, and for plant life as well.

if Takeru Kobayashi and Sonya Thomas had a date

Would they go out to dinner? Would any ‘all you can eat’ buffet allow them in?

acute cholangitis, a killer

Up to 40% of gallstone patients can develop an inflammation that might not show symptoms. Doctors would not see typical signs of jaundice, fever, and abdominal pain.

A blood test would indicate the need for attention.

your cortex ages faster than your cerebellum

The cortex is used in thinking, and the cerebellum regulates the heart, breathing, and balancing.

From a study by Cal, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Harvard, and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

PETA vs. KFC customers

PETA presents gruesome videos and other demonstrations, while customers continue to eat, largely unmoved.

brown + white = aaaiiieee

A UPS man finds an albino python, 9 feet of it, in his truck.

the black widow vs. bratwursts

Sonya Thomas wins another eating contest by swallowing 35 sausages in ten minutes. The day before, she won a grilled cheese competition (22).

the Lotus 23 umbrella

It fully retracts, squeezing the water out when you enter a building or vehicle, and has no sharp point at the tip. And when the wind comes up, the user need not worry that it will go inside out, thanks to double vents.

Designed by Andy Wana, it won the Gold 2005 Australian Design-Dyson Student Award.

crude over $63/barrel

Oil continues to climb this morning as markets drop somewhat.

the Olympus gut cam

It’s embedded in a pill, and snaps pictures of the nooks and crannies of the small intestine. But the future holds a more versatile device that will also suction up suspect cells, scan ultrasonically, and deliver medication.

rare parasite kills 2

Two boys die in Oklahoma after swimming in stagnant water. The parasite is Naegleria, which enters the brain through the nose.

the price of oil as U.S. embassy leaves Saudi Arabia

At a high of almost $63/barrel due to fears of terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia. U.S. embassy pulls out of the country.