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Pictured: The moment a pensioner tried to reverse from her garage... but shot forwards through a wall and into a RIVER By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 3:02 PM on 21st January 2010 Comments (1) Add to My Stories This is the moment a pensioner tried to reverse out of her garage but hit the accelerator by mistake - and smashed through a wall before landing in a river. Pat Dancer, who is in her 70s, was trying to reverse her blue Vauxhall out of her garage when she clipped the wall. But she then hit the accelerator and shot forward - smashing through the rear garage wall and plummeting into a stream behind her home. Pat Dancer …

What are yall's favorite TV show theme songs? I think my favorite would have to be the song from Mad Men, it's calm and cool yet still catchy.

Rush, Robertson take heat Andy Barr Andy Barr Thu Jan 14, 11:57 am ET Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh and televangelist Pat Robertson are being scolded for their comments in the immediate aftermath of an earthquake in Haiti that has killed tens of thousands, according to early estimates. Critics from both the left and right are denouncing their remarks as insensitive to the disaster and attempts to score political points off human tragedy. Speak…

Children can catch stress: Parents who bring home the pressures of work can hamper youngsters' schooling By Fiona Macrae Last updated at 9:58 AM on 21st January 2010 Comments (2) Add to My Stories Parents who push themselves too hard at work may harm their children's chance of success at school. Research shows that mothers and fathers with career burnout pass on their feelings of disillusionment at home. Their offspring are more likely to lose interest in schoolwork. They can begin to worry they are not keeping up with their classmates, become cynical about the value of education and exams and may even start to experience the exhaus…

The Baa-con buttie: In fast-food UK, one child in four thinks bacon comes from a sheep By Sean Poulter Last updated at 7:46 AM on 21st January 2010 Comments (74) Add to My Stories If you ask a child what bacon is, don't be surprised if they look a little sheepish. In a startling exposure of the dietary ignorance of our younger generation, a study reveals that one in four think the contents of their bacon sandwich come from a sheep. Britain's roots as a farming nation with fields of crops and cattle appears to be the stuff of fairytales for many youngsters. Tasty: But children are ignorant about their food The results indicate…

Putting a baa on burping sheep in the battle against climate change By Richard Shears Last updated at 10:16 AM on 18th January 2010 Comments (18) Add to My Stories Oops: A global warmer It could be a major scientific breakthrough in the battle against climate change. Or just a touch of woolly thinking. For scientists in Australia are homing in on an unlikely weapon to tackle greenhouse gases - the burp-free sheep. Emissions from agriculture are the country's second largest source of greenhouse gases and environmentalists have begged farmers and scientists to find a way of reducing the problem. Scientists are working on several …

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1954960,00.html?xid=rss-topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+time%2Ftopstories+%28TIME%3A+Top+Stories%295 The possibility that the US Government employed a terrorist isn't even considered. Because if you admit that a radical Islamic terrorist was inside the belly of the beast well after 9/11, you admit that government is incapable of protecting us. So the myth has to be kept up - this was a fluke, he was mentally unstable, if only we had passed legislation X we could have stopped him, etc. Or just brush it under the rug and forget about it.

Obese passengers to be charged double to fly with Air France By Ian Sparks Last updated at 1:39 PM on 20th January 2010 Comments (51) Add to My Stories Obese passengers who are unable to squeeze into a single plane seat are to be charged double to fly with Air France. Overweight flyers will be asked to pay for two seats, or not be allowed on board for 'safety reasons', the airline announced today. Air France spokeswoman Monique Matze added: 'People who arrive at the check-in desk and are deemed too large to fit into a single seat will be asked to pay for and use a second seat. Too fat to fly: Jean-Paul Touze poses on August 12, 1999…

How running jogs your memory by creating new brain cells By Tamara Cohen Last updated at 8:15 AM on 19th January 2010 Comments (9) Add to My Stories A regular jog leads to the growth of new cells in the area of the brain which boosts your memory We all know running is good for your body. But it can also do wonders for the mind, according to Cambridge University scientists A regular jog leads to the growth of new cells in the area of the brain which boosts your memory, a study has found. It is not clear why aerobic exercise triggers the growth of grey matter (known as neurogenesis) but it may be linked to increased blood flow or …

Now we're running out of grit: Councils forced to ration dwindling supplies as Britain faces weekend of chaos By Liz Hazelton Last updated at 4:36 PM on 08th January 2010 Comments (273) Add to My Stories Britain's two salt mines work round the clock to cope with unprecedented demand Government accused of failing to make adequate provision for deep freeze Death toll rises to six after pensioner's frozen body is discovered in back garden Man, 29, in 'critical condition' after sleighing down hill on mattress in middle of night Police investigate claim man emptied grit bin and tried to sell contents to neighbours Tragedy of schoolboy, 16,…

France joins Germany in warning against using Microsoft browser Internet Explorer By Graham Smith Last updated at 5:20 PM on 18th January 2010 Comments (9) Add to My Stories France has followed Germany's lead and urged web users to avoid using Internet Explorer until Microsoft develops a patch to fix a security flaw that led to hacks against websites including Google. Both French and Germans have now been instructed to use a browser other than Explorer to ensure their computer's security. Certa, a French government agency that protects against cyber threats, warned against using all versions of the web browser. Security flaw: Germans …

Fears for thousands of British jobs after Cadbury finally succumbs to £11.5bn takeover by U.S. food giant Kraft By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 5:59 PM on 19th January 2010 Comments (359) Add to My Stories Thousands of Cadbury's workers were left fearing for their jobs today after US food giant Kraft completed its £11.9 billion takeover of the historic British firm. Union leaders today described the successful bid for Cadbury as a 'sad day' for UK manufacturing and voiced fears for the future of thousands of jobs. But as Kraft finalised the multibillion-pound takeover for the iconic chocolate maker, Gordon Brown said the Government wa…

You must be nuts! Water-skiing squirrel is the star attraction at U.S. boat show By Matt Fortune Last updated at 9:48 AM on 19th January 2010 Comments (32) Videos Add to My Stories Among the luxury yachts, the designer boating gear and exhilarating indoor wakeboard performances, one pocket-sized American celebrity is making an almighty splash at the 38th Minneapolis Boat Show. Twiggy the water-skiing squirrel is the star turn at the five-day event in the U.S., performing for the swooning public on a miniature pair of skis in a custom-made pool. The timid little creature is towed behind a remote-controlled toy powerboat operated by he…

Chancellor Angela Merkel claims victory in German elections By Allan Hall Last updated at 7:23 PM on 27th September 2009 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Chancellor Angela Merkel was returned to power in Germany tonight with the party of her choice. Her conservative CDU/CSU alliance and the business-friendly FDP 'Liberal' party scooped enough votes to form a power-sharing government to rule for the next four years. The narrow victory - exit polls said 48.5 percent of the vote for Mrs Merkel's party and the FDP - spells an end to the uneasy coalition of the last four years with the left-wing Social Democrats of the SPD. Victory: German …

The dog who tried to catch a deadly snake... and bit off more than he could chew By Richard Shears Last updated at 5:45 PM on 18th January 2010 Comments (75) Add to My Stories No, it's not the latest fashion in dog muzzles - although Bronson the labrador's forlorn look leaves no doubt he's not happy about not being able to bark with a deadly snake wrapped around his mouth. The extraordinary photo was taken by Bronson's owner, Deborah Allen, after the black lab trundled home from the nearby fields with the poisonous reptile hanging from his face. Bronson is often bringing objects he finds in the fields back to his owners' farmhous…

Very little and extremely large: Moment the world's smallest man came face-to-knee with the world's tallest man... By Adrienne Agg Last updated at 10:53 AM on 15th January 2010 Comments (31) Add to My Stories It could hardly be called a face-to-face encounter, and conversation must have been a little difficult. But as they met for the first time, Sultan Kosen, the world's tallest man at 8ft 1in, and He PingPing, the world's smallest at 2ft 5.4in, clearly had a mutual respect. The Turkish farm labourer and the pint-sized man from China were happy to pose at an event in Istanbul to mark the opening of the new Guinness World Records Live…

British student, 19, becomes Far East superstar after winning Chinese X Factor By Liz Thomas Last updated at 9:52 PM on 18th January 2010 Comments (16) Add to My Stories So far, her greatest showbusiness success had been winning £45 in the Undiscovered Youth Talent Contest at the Subscription Rooms, Stroud. But today, 19-year-old Mary Jess Leaverland is China's answer to Leona Lewis. The British exchange student won Jiangsu province's equivalent of The X Factor by singing in Mandarin. Singing sensation: British student Mary Jess Leaverland is a celebrity in China after she won its version of The X Factor And although there are no …

Is anyone else going to watch? I'm excited to see Ricky Gervais host :dance:

DJ condemned for playing Van Halen's Jump as woman leaps from bridge By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 10:22 AM on 18th January 2010 Comments (0) Add to My Stories A Radio DJ has been condemned by mental health charities after he played the song Jump as police were trying to talk down a suicidal woman from a motorway bridge. Steve Penk received a request from a listener for the hit Van Halen track after four lanes of the M60 were closed while police attempted to deal resolve the situation. The controversial presenter told listeners on his breakfast show he was playing the song to 'emphathise' with frustrated drivers, but moments later the…

It’s one thing to counterfeit a twenty or hundred dollar bill. The amount of financial damage is usually limited to a specific region and only affects dozens of people and thousands of dollars. Secret Service agents quickly notify the banks on how to recognize these phony bills and retail outlets usually have procedures in place (such as special pens to test the paper) to stop their proliferation. But what about gold? This is the most sacred of all commodities because it is thought to be the most trusted, reliable and valuable means of saving wealth. A recent discovery — in October of 2009 — has been suppressed by the main stream media but has been circulating among th…

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Can that really be Joey? Matt Le Blanc's grey hair and portly belly betray signs of rapid ageing By Georgina Littlejohn Last updated at 4:39 PM on 13th January 2010 Comments (65) Add to My Stories He will forever be known as the twentysomething Italian American actor desperate to hit the big time. But while the re-runs of Friends will forever immortalise him as the youthful Joey Tribbiani, time has not been so kind to actor Matt Le Blanc. He was snapped leaving a restaurant in Los Angeles last night with greying hair and looking overweight. A grey-haired Matt LeBlanc - aka Joey from Friends - cuts a portly figure as he leaves a sush…

UN report that said Himalayan glaciers would melt within 25 years was all hot air By David Derbyshire Last updated at 9:59 AM on 18th January 2010 Comments (18) Add to My Stories Claims by the world's leading climate scientists that most of the Himalayan glaciers will vanish within 25 years were last night exposed as nonsense. The alarmist warning appeared two years ago in a highly influential report by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. At the time the IPCC insisted that its report contained the latest and most detailed evidence yet of the risks of man-made climate change to the planet. Misleading: UN…

Stress really CAN cause heart attacks, say researchers By Mail On Sunday Reporter Last updated at 3:09 AM on 17th January 2010 Comments (3) Add to My Stories Risk: Stressed people are twice as likely to have furred arteries Getting stressed really is bad for your heart, according to new research. For years, stress has been linked to heart attacks and other heart complaints but with very little medical evidence to back it up. Now a major trial by doctors at University College London has proved for the first time that people who get stressed are also likely to have heart disease. The study involved 514 men and women, with an average a…