In the aftermath of the earthquake in Japan, Twitter is proving an excellent system
for communicating with chronically-ill patients, say doctors — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Almost half of Zimbabwe’s civil servants are either not qualified or are not working, according to a leaked World Bank report obtained by the BBC — via redwolf.newsvine.com
If you think biologists have a pretty good idea about what lives on the Earth, think again. Scientists say they have just now discovered an entirely new branch on the tree of life. It’s made up of mysterious microscopic organisms. They’re related to fungus, but they are so different, you could argue that they deserve their very own kingdom, alongside plants and animals — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A pilot has had a lucky escape after his helicopter crashed and burst into flames at Sydney’s Bankstown Airport this afternoon — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A self-proclaimed Christian who sexually abused a three-year-old girl has been jailed for more than seven years.
Craig John Coleman, 28, told the County Court at his plea hearing that an addiction to sex and child and adult pornography were to blame for his offending — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Seven children have been arrested after a house was broken into and four pet ducks killed in the Pilbara town of Roebourne — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Australian telcos will soon be required to retain customer traffic data under a new law proposed to allow Australia to accede to the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Astronomers and stargazers were looking to the dawn sky Friday as planets Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter aligned over the southern hemisphere.
The visual treat was visible just above the horizon around sunrise — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A 10-year-old Bolivian boy who hid on a truck in an effort to visit his mother in prison ended up in Chile after an unexpected 500-kilometre trek through the Andes mountains, officials said.
The boy, identified as Franklin Villca, ended up in the Chilean city of Iquique, 1,800 kilometres north of Santiago, after a three-day journey without food or water in the compartment of a truck carrying minerals — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Google may pay up to $US500 million in a US criminal probe into whether it profited handsomely from online pharmacy ads that broke US laws.
A cryptic regulatory filing earlier this week by the internet company disclosed that it was setting aside $US500 million ($469m) to potentially resolve a case with the Justice Department. A payment of that size would be among the highest penalties paid by companies in disputes with the US government.
Google gave few details in its filing about the probe, saying only that it involved the use of Google advertising by certain advertisers
— via redwolf.newsvine.com
Members of the digital communications technology industry are concerned that the government’s set-top box scheme will see a flood of shonky, unqualified operators contracted by the federal government to install digital aerials and antennas.
Technicians are currently expected to complete a certificate 2 and 3 diploma in digital reception technology. But this is not compulsory, and there is no mandatory standard — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Facebook hired a public relations company to run an anti-Google campaign, amid an escalation of the rivalry between the two companies — via redwolf.newsvine.com
This is a wearable mask cast in urethane. It is from an original sculpture and fits most faces. Breathing is through holes between the tentacles — via missmonster
Dallas will keep $2,000 found by a teenager in a parking lot last February.
The money will go into the city’s general fund — not back to Plano high school student Ashley Donaldson, who found the cash in an envelope at the Pavillion Shopping Center in North Dallas — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Jesse of Jezze Prints shares how she made this cute knit beaded bracelet. It looks like a fairly simple project and would make for a fun summer accessory — via CRAFT
Italian design studio CROP have created the PomPon chair.
Description from the designers:
It is a large armchair-pouf, produced entirely by hand stitching and twisting strips of wool fabric, linen and cotton. The creation was inspired by the technique of wool pompoms, proposed here in a
oversizedversion. Analternativeseating, light though slightly large, to be located in any atmosphere and strictly covered in natural yarns. In this case the wool is obtained from the recyclage of 2700m of selvages, waste material from the textile production. The seating consists of two elements: a doughnut and a pompom, which can be used together or separately, depending on the different usage, assembled by simple insertion
— via CONTEMPORIST
Department store Myer and clothing chain Wittner have been accused of selling clothing items made of dog fur — via redwolf.newsvine.com
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