Week 32 del.icio.us links August 07, 2007

Archive of del.icio.us links

1. Facebook website pervert jailed – The Sun.Co.UKJonathan Percy, 29, posed as a 15-year-old to groom the girls, aged 12 and 13, then plied them with alcopops and took them to a wood for sex. Percy, of Mannington, Dorset was jailed in 2003 for a similar offence, pleaded guilty at Bournemouth Crown Court.Looks like its not just MySpace that is being used by these perverts. But 3 years in jail is way to short plus the computer ban should not only be for life but should also included being banned from owning a mobile. Don’t judge’s know you can get the internet on mobiles now?

2. Woman has pencil in head for 55yrs – Mirror.Co.UK

   Margaret Wegner, 59, tripped when she was four and saw the pencil she was holding “disappear” into her skull. She had a scan and doctors in Berlin removed most of the pencil, which was dangerously close to her optic nerve.

3. Smoking ban leads to surge in texting – DailyMail.Co.UK

   In the two weeks after the ban on smoking in confined spaces came into force on 1 July, mobile phone company Orange said 7.5 million more texts than normal were sent across its network.

4. EVERLED: LED-Based Fluorescent Bulbs – Inhabitat.Com

   The EverLED TR can be fitted on standard 4ft fluorescent tube fittings without any additions. With a 10 year lifespan and an energy reduction of about 20% from standard installations, at 150 dollars per tube, its a bit pricey, price should come down soon.

17 more articles after the Jump

1. Lily Allen’s US work visa revoked – BBC.Co.UK

   “Lily was questioned and her work visa was revoked,” Allen’s spokesman said. “She was detained for five hours but not strip searched. Understandably she was upset by it.” Funny, the Mirror.Co.UK said she was stripped searched – http://tinyurl.com/2vb4k2

2. American Airlines to launch wi-fi wireless in USA by mid-2008 – FlightGlobal.Com

   The carrier’s transcontinental Boeing 767-200ERs by mid-2008. The for-fee (NOT FREE) services will include high-speed internet surfing, VPN access and email capability for passengers with wi-fi enabled laptop computers and personal digital assistants.

3. Birth defects more common with fat mothers – Telegraph.Co.UK

   Seven of the 16 most common birth defects occurred in babies born to women who were obese or overweight before they conceived. Britain’s obesity epidemic continues to grow. One quarter of women are currently classed as obese, this is expected to rise.

4. CCTV captures last sighting of teenage girl missing after night out – DailyMail.Com

   “The 17-year-old called her parents to say she was on her way home on the 10.42pm train. But her mobile phone signal went off the network just before she arrived at Manningtree in Essex, where she was due to change trains.” CCTV can sometimes be useful.

5. Beeb hits on move – Mirror.Co.UK

   BBC bosses may move EastEnders, Casualty and Holby City to new sites to save cash. The ageing sets desperately need refurbishing, but it may be cost effective to shift to new sites. It is feared the current shoddy sets will show up on high-definition TV.

6. Waxing is worse than childbirth – TheSun.Co.UK (so says a man)

   In the UK, the male cosmetics market has grown by a staggering 800 per cent over the past seven years. Boots reports that male grooming is growing faster than any other beauty sector. Sun reporter NICK FRANCIS had the full back, sac and crack treatment.

7. Camelot promise a £250 million prize after they secure rights to run the lottery – DailyMail.Com

   50+ countries and U.S. states are already interested. Sources believe hundreds of millions of punters would push jackpot payouts to new levels. Every few months the prize structure would be changed to produce one super-jackpot of more than £250million.

8. BBC faked Bargain Hunt too, claim contestants – DailyMail.Co.UK

   He claimed he saw a BBC crew member loading one of his bargains into their van after it was auctioned. Mr Samuels said: ‘We went off and had a look at the stuff. picked what we wanted to buy and were introduced to our adviser. He then told us what to buy.

9. Hitler’s lost music collection reveals ‘forbidden’ Jewish and Russian composers – DailyMail.Co.UK

   Recordings by Mendelssohn and Offenbach were hidden in sealed boxes – but scratchmarks suggest they were among his favourites. Russian composers were also banned under the Third Reich. But in private Hitler repeatedly played Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky.

10. Former Army major and teacher’s wife exposed as members of child abuse ring – DailyMail.Co.UK

    School governor Archibald Wood, 60, appeared a pillar of the community in the Devon town of Tavistock. On the other side of the country, Kent businesswoman Monica McCanch, 55, cut an equally respectable figure as divorced wife of a grammar school teacher.

11. Orange to remove mobile mast from ‘tower of doom’, where cancer rate has soared – DailyMail.Co.UK

    The cancer rate on the top floor – where five of the eight flats have been affected and the three who died all lived – is ten times the national average. Residents of Berkeley House in Staple Hill, Bristol, also complain of headaches and other ailments.

12. Staple-Free Stapling Meets Cute Overload – TreeHugger.Com

    The non-metal, paper cohesion device for the Cute Overload set, the doggy and kitty staple-free stapler help prove that few things aren’t improved with pastels and pretty pets.

13. The seductive message of Who Killed the Electric Car? – EnergyBulletin.Net

    The documentary “Who Killed the Electric Car?” is an excellent murder mystery filled with dislikable corporate and government villains. It also features heroic engineers, salespeople and average citizens as well as a sprinkling of actors and actresses.

14. China city traffic cops given 43 years to live – Environment – Reuters.Com

    Nearly every traffic policeman in the booming southern Chinese city of Guangzhou suffered nose or throat infections caused by dirty air. Pollution was the chief culprit, but stress, traffic noise and standing long periods in the sun were also to blame.

15. Windows With Water Reduce the Need for Cooling by 70% – TreeHugger.Com

    Researchers at the Polytechnic University in Madrid (UPM) are developing a system to cool the windows by adding a 1cm slot through which water circulates to absorb the heat of the sun, buildings with glass facades could save up to 70% on air conditioning.

16. Urban Exploration: Beginner’s Guide to Adventures in Building Infiltration – WebUrbanist.Com

    “Many urban explorers are also adept photographers who create amazing images showing the beauty of abandoned spaces.” Or Podcasters looking for somewhere to film, yes AmberMac I’m talking about you.

17. CARDBOARD BRIDGE by Shigeru Ban – Inhabitat.Com

    The bridge over the Gardon River in southern France, is made almost entirely out of cardboard tubes (281 to be exact), and is strong enough to carry 20 people at a time. Just a shame it has to be dismantled prior to the rainy season. Great design though