Talk about a tongue-twister. British student Rhiannon Brooksbank-Jones always dreamed of being fluent in Korean, living in the country and studying the culture while in college. But some aspects of the complex language left her “tongue-tied” — literally. So the 19-year-old did what many of us would never even consider: She underwent a tongue operation
Continue reading …Watching TV could be as dangerous as smoking or obesity, with each hour in front of the boob tube shortening your life by 22 minutes, reports the Telegraph . For adults who watch six hours of TV a day, that works out to nearly five years of less living. Researchers used…
Continue reading …The Wisconsin GOP already claimed victory in last week’s Republican recall races by maintaining control of the state Senate, but they want more: namely, Democrat Jim Holperin’s seat. Holperin is one of two Democratic state senators up for recall today, and Republicans think they can pick him off, reports Politico…
Continue reading …“You just keep thinking, Butch. That’s what you’re good at.” Turns out, Butch may have had the brains to make it to retirement. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, immortalized in a movie of that same name, were two bandits who were thought to have died in a 1908 Bolivian shootout. But a newly discovered
Continue reading …Jersey murders suspect took overdose after wife’s affair, says family friend
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Suspect named locally as Damian Rzeszowski tried to kill himself a few weeks ago, according to Kasia Krajewska The man suspected of stabbing to death six people, including three young children, in Jersey had apparently taken an overdose recently after allegedly discovering his wife had had an affair. However, friends claimed that the couple had appeared to be reconciled. The 30-year-old, named locally as Damian Rzeszowski remains under police guard in the general hospital in St
Continue reading …HTC Ruby to be dubbed Amaze 4G, come with 1.5GHz CPU and 4.3-inch display?
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The white shell of the HTC Ruby exudes a “ghostly” quality, which seems to explain its ability to appear and disappear at will. This time the smartphone’s popped up in reports highlighting a couple important revelations: according to BGR , the Ruby’s slated to become the carrier’s flagship and will be looked upon as the Sensation 4G’s big brother. We’re not so sure about it being a literal statement, as the Ruby is speculated to have the same 4.3-inch display, but it’ll definitely be more power-packed with a 1.5GHz dual-core CPU and HSPA+ radio with connection speeds reaching up to 42Mbps . But that’s not all, folks: PocketNow , contributing some gossip of its own, is reporting that the phone will be called the Amaze 4G by T-Mobile, and will also have an 8 megapixel camera with dedicated still and video capture buttons. Now that leaks and reports are starting to pour in this quickly, it may not be too long before the Ruby Amaze 4G completely outrumors the Droid Bionic — which is not an easy task by any means. HTC Ruby to be dubbed Amaze 4G, come with 1.5GHz CPU and 4.3-inch display? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …The Navy discovered cheating so widespread among one of its nuclear submarine crews that it fired the commander of the USS Memphis and 10% of its crew, according to a report obtained by the AP . Sailors were emailed the answers before qualification exams and openly asked their officers for answer…
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