The Guardian:
Ofsted is a creature of New Labour's obsession with raising standards by central micromanagement enforced by ruthless inspection: it fails to accept that social deprivation can mean that, however hard-working and committed th (Read More)
New York Times:
In making a live-action movie out of a children’s cartoon that exists in large part to sell products, Cartoon Network hasn’t succeeded in creating something that will interest older teenagers, let alone adults.
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The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
"Star Trek" hottie and "Avatar" base Zoe Saldana sat down with the December issue of Details.She talked about her new role as sci-fi leading lady and about gravitating toward action films, learning to kick-ass in combat train (Read More)
Fox News:
FIRST LOOK: That's what Zoe Saldana called herself, not us! The 'Avatar' star tells Details why kicking ass in alien flicks is her particular cup of tea. (Read More)
Boing Boing:
Britain's cops have the largest DNA database in the world, and it's full of innocent people who were arrested but not charged, or charged but not convicted (the EU's Court of Human Rights have ordered this practice to stop, b (Read More)
TDG - Science, Magick, Myth and History -:
Pixar rock. Pixar rock even harder when they do spoofs on Spielberg and other standards of the UFO/paranormal genre:Check out Pixar's YouTube channel for more fun viewing and behind the scenes stuff. And don't miss Lifted, an (Read More)
Boing Boing:
Britain's cops have the largest DNA database in the world, and it's full of innocent people who were arrested but not charged, or charged but not convicted (the EU's Court of Human Rights have ordered this practice to stop, b (Read More)
observer.guardian.co.uk:
• Which police force takes the most samples?Police officers are now routinely arresting people in order to add their DNA sample to the national police database, an inquiry will allege tomorrow.The review of the national DNA (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Society:
It can take days for us to get the information we need to provide care for confused patientsAndrea Gillies suggests that hospital care for people with dementia is deficient because staff don't know, or don't care, about looki (Read More)
Wired Science:
Alien-seeking researchers have designed a new simple code for sending messages into space. To a reasonably clever alien with math skills and a bit of astronomical training, the messages should be easy to decipher.As of now, E (Read More)
Health/Sci-The Times of India:
Scientists have discovered 17,000 exotic new species in a decade-long exploration which has also revealed their alien ways to eke out a living in the perpetual darkness of the deep ocean. (Read More)
World News from Times Online:
Beyond the reach of the last tendrils of sunlight, far beneath the waves, lies the planet’s largest — and strangest — habitat. Although long thought too extreme for any form of life, a decade-long exploration has revealed a s (Read More)
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USB-powered Alien figure with illuminated tongue. (Read More)
Crunch Gear:
It’s… a self-rolling ballCustomized streetmap clocks from FluidFormsUSB-powered Alien figure with illuminated tongueThe Aptera 2e gets pushed back to 2010, millionaire tree huggers shed a tearUdder pitcher makes me want a gla (Read More)