Origin Energy Q1 production up 9 percent (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News) SYDNEY, Oct 30 - Origin Energy Ltd , Australia's second-largest power retailer, said on Tuesday its first-quarter oil and gas production rose 9 percent from the previous quarter, thanks to higher coal seam gas output....more...The world's wildest delicacies (Times Online) Joe Staton, formerly of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard, spent an unhealthily long time studying whether everything really does taste of chicken. He concluded that taste is, in large part, to do with the evolutionary origin of an animal....more... Multi-Housing News (Multi-Housing News) Multi-Housing News is proud to present the 2007 Top Architects List. This year's firms were selected not only on the basis of their innovative design aesthetic but also for their contributions to environmentally friendly design for multifamily buildings?a topic explored at this year's American Institute of Architects (AIA) convention....more... Casino Royale (2006) (filmcritic.com) After four decades, 20 feature films and five actors in the leading role, the James Bond franchise finally gets... an origin story? You'd think it unnecessary, as 007's trademarks by this point have been burned into our memory....more... How Would You Know? House Holds Hearings on Drug Safety (Blogcritics.org) The House is looking into foreign drug safety. Will anything change? Today, the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held hearings entitled FDA Foreign Drug Inspection Program: A System at Risk. These hearings should serve as a warning to the world that the dangers of drug safety are widespread, systemic, and uncontrollable by any government agency, especially the Food and Drug ......more... 11-01-07 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE (Eurweb) MICHAEL JACKSON TO GRACE NEXT EBONY COVER: Special issue gives props to biggest-selling album of all time. *Michael Jackson snuck into Brooklyn recently to shoot a cover for Ebony magazine in honor of his record-breaking "Thriller" album turning the big 2-5....more... Get Royally rocked (Creative Loafing Tampa) Plus a Last Damn Show and Chris Smither ... Royal rockersThere will always be an audience for swaggering rock 'n' roll, the kind that celebrates sex, laments love lost and allows ya to tap your foot to a greasy groove. That's why the Rolling Stones can still fill stadiums and neo-classic rockers like Kings of Leon are always a welcome addition to the music scene. Consisting of the three, ......more... Early hours of Fallbrook fire recalled as recovery effort takes spotlight (North County Times) FALLBROOK ---- A parade of elected officials joined authorities who battled the Rice Canyon blaze in Fallbrook last week before a crowd of around 400 people at Fallbrook High School on Sunday evening, giving a play-by-play account of the fire and promising assistance....more... The second extract from Fidel Castro's autobiography (Guardian Unlimited) In the second extract from his memoirs Fidel Castro talks about the cruelty of his schooldays, and being a 'vengeful little devil'....more... |