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Stinky feet, annoying noise top IgNobel prize list
1pointsResearch into stinky feet, a study on the sound of fingernails on a blackboard and a device that repels teen-agers with an annoying high-pitched hum on Thursday won IgNobel prizes -- the humorous counterpart to this week's Nobel prizes.
Be ready to cause a revolution of inspiration and gratitude!
1pointsIn this modern world it can be difficult to believe that we can actually make a difference, despite this, millions of people around the world every day inspire others and demonstrate the greatness of what it is to be human – what it is to be alive.
Gaultier's largesse reply to skinny debate
1pointshe Paris shows kicked off with organisers saying they would not ban skinny models from the runways and Jean Paul Gaultier weighing into the debate by hiring a 132-kilogram model.
Life-giving centre opens in Perth
1pointsWomen and couples looking to understand their fertility and reproductive health will welcome new Perth FertilityCare centre.
Idol weight-loss fears
1pointsWEIGHT loss drugs are being advertised during Australian Idol, sparking fears they may appeal to insecure teenagers. Consumer watchdog Choice has demanded the advertisements for obesity drug Xenical be removed from the prime time Network Ten progr…
Learning as they grow
1points"Children learn to love good food when they have helped grow it and cook it." So says famed Australian chef and food writer, Stephanie Alexander, who has just written another book entitled 'Kitchen Garden Cooking with Kids'.
Put a screwcap on it, cork snobs
1pointsCork is but a pesky plug compared to synthetic seals, says Tony Lee. THE word rhymes with banker. I've lost count of the number of times I've heard it around the barbecue, when I've got a mystery bag and sauce in one hand and my third glass of red…
Portrait of the artist as a screen saver
1pointsA new Australian company is going where no local mobile phone content provider has gone before, signing up independent Australian artists to exhibit and sell through an online gallery. The work of Australian artists, such as the Turkish-born Mulay…
Easy on the eye? Maybe also on the brain
1pointsWhen someone is "easy on the eye," it could also be because they are easy on the brain, according to a new international study. Scientists from universities in the United States and New Zealand analyzed previous studies and conducted new research…
Satellite snaps topless sunbathers
1pointsSpotters poring over satellite images housed on the popular Google Earth service have spied what appears to be two topless sunbathers in the Dutch city of The Hague soaking up the rays. The pair - one apparently a woman and the other seemingly a m…
Fashion's No 1 stylist, or just a great big zero?
1pointsThis fabulous profile of Rachel Zoe, stylist to stars such as Nicole Richie, Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton points a very stern finger in her direction as the cause for the stick-thin state of today's celebrity. In a time when some fashionista's are…
Australians get friendly in the skies
1pointsHOLIDAY flings, mile-high club fantasies and flirting with attendants are common on Australian flights, according to an eye-opening survey by online travel company ZUJI.com.au. If the national survey of more than 1000 people in August is to be bel…
'Immunise against meningococcal' WA parents told
1pointsParents in Western Australia are being urged to immunise their children against the potentially fatal meningococcal disease. The infectious disease affected 40 to 50 people in WA each year with some fatalities, state Health Minister Jim McGinty sa…
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