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A Southern Californian woman called in a bomb threat to stop her husband getting on a flight at Los Angeles International Airport to visit a woman with whom she thought he was having an affair, the FBI reportedly said. Johnna Woolfolk of Lynwood reportedly called AirTran Airways at LAX on Nov. 27 and said her husband was carrying a bomb and boarding an Atlanta-bound flight. After FBI age... 查看详细
Good-looking people worried about higher education shouldn"t worry. Beauty is every bit as good as a BA when it comes to getting on, a new study says. Researchers at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg in northern Germany have found wages, promotions and perks at work are linked to a person"s attractiveness. While looks have long been thought essential for women to climb the corpora... 查看详细
A person’s surname can influence their choice of career, experts believe. Scientists are exploring the theory that people are drawn to certain trades and professions based on the connotations of their surnames. The phenomenon can be observed among famous figures such as the World champion sprinter Usain Bolt or the 18th century poet William Wordsworth. However, serious research is now b... 查看详细
When you"re fed up with self-obsessed twenty-somethings, try to remember that they"ll be 33 one day. For that"s the age when they lose the "all about me" attitude, research suggests. By then, youthful selfishness subsides and people begin to consider others" feelings more often, researchers say. When we reach 33, we are also more likely to make an effort with parents and grandparents an... 查看详细
Bath bubbles and scented candles will simply not do. For a certain type of woman who has everything - including very generous family and friends - plastic surgery could make the ideal present. According to the ABC, more and more women are opting for surgical procedures as Christmas presents, with Botox, tummy tucks and breast enhancements topping some Santa"s lists this year. Tina Frankl... 查看详细
Fear of the trauma of divorce is stopping many young couples from walking down the aisle, a university report has found. With the share of married adults at an all-time low in the United States, the latest research by demographers at Cornell University and the University of Central Oklahoma unveils clues why couples don"t get married - they fear divorce. Among cohabitating couples, more ... 查看详细
The nominations for the 2012 Golden Globes have been revealed, with French silent film The Artist leading with six nominations, and two George Clooney films up against each other for best drama. This year"s Golden Globe nominations reveal something of a love affair between Hollywood and France. Martin Scorsese"s Hugo and Woody Allen"s Midnight in Paris are both largely set in a romantici... 查看详细
A VACCINE that could deal a serious blow to seven in 10 lethal cancers has been developed by scientists. In tests, it shrank breast tumours by 80 percent and researchers believe it could also tackle prostate, pancreatic, bowel and ovarian cancers. Even tumours that resist treatment with the best medicines on the market, including the "wonder drug" Herceptin, may be susceptible to the vac... 查看详细
Bizarre footage has emerged of an apparent "unidentified flying object" soaring above Moscow during a political protest. Amateur footage in the Russian capital at the weekend caught the "sighting" of the flying object in the sky, which drew bemused looks from onlookers who were meant to be protesting. As with most apparent alien craft sightings, the quality of the footage and picture is ... 查看详细
More than three-quarters of Americans would blow the whistle on wrongdoing at their workplace, according to a newly released survey -- but only if they could do so anonymously, without fear of reprisal, and -- and this is a big "and" -- there was a monetary reward involved. The survey, conducted by business and securities law firm Labaton Sucharow, was designed to test public awareness of... 查看详细
Canada will pull out of the Kyoto protocol on climate change, Environment Minister Peter Kent said on Monday, dealing a symbolic blow to the troubled global treaty. Canada will become the first country to formally withdraw from Kyoto, which it says is badly flawed because it does not cover all major emitters of greenhouse gasses. The news came as little surprise, especially since Kent sa... 查看详细
The number of divorces rose for the first time in seven years last year. The destructive impact of the economic downturn was blamed for the increase, as families struggled to cope with the tensions caused by money pressures and unemployment. There were 119,589 divorces in England and Wales in 2010, up 4.9 percent from 113,949 in 2009. It is the first increase since 2003. The rate of div... 查看详细
A brilliant employee should – in theory – be an inspiration to colleagues. But rather than raising their game, workmates put in a worse performance when in the presence of a high-flier, experts say. They have called this phenomenon the Tiger Woods Effect after analysing the performances of golfers from 1999 to 2010 while Woods was far and away the world number one. When he was at the pe... 查看详细
A job for their mom or dad. Money for the heating bill. Food or a place to live. Maybe gloves or boots. More and more, Santas say the children on their laps are asking for less for themselves — and Santa is promising less as well. With unemployment stubbornly high, more homes in foreclosure and the economic outlook dim, many children who visit Santa are all too aware of the struggle to m... 查看详细
Parents are creating an "I want it now" generation by indulging children"s every demand at Christmas, say experts. In contrast to the generous boy in this year"s popular John Lewis advert, youngsters in Britain are becoming increasingly selfish, claim the education analysts. Consumer-savvy children are forcing their families into racking up huge debts and risk becoming spoilt and dissati... 查看详细
It is the so-called city of dreams that counts some of the greatest luminaries of music and art among its erstwhile inhabitants. And it seems Vienna still has plenty to boast about, as it has been named the best place to live in the world – for the third year running. The Austrian capital, which was home to Mozart, Beethoven and Klimt, among others, and has a population of 1.7million, ha... 查看详细
As any serious job-hunter knows, it helps to dress smartly and smile at that all-important interview. But research has revealed that a firm handshake is what really matters when it comes to impressing potential employers. Although previous studies have shown a limp, "wet fish" handshake indicates shyness, and a firm "pump" confidence, there has been little evidence about the effect this ... 查看详细
Several animal species including gorillas in Rwanda and tigers in Bangladesh could risk extinction if the impact of climate change and extreme weather on their habitats is not addressed, a UN report showed on Sunday. Launched on the sidelines of global climate negotiations in Durban, the report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation shows how higher temperatures, the rise... 查看详细
HIV sufferers could soon be able to work as surgeons or dentists. The Department of Health wants to lift the current ban because it claims any risk to patients is ‘very low’. Health workers who are HIV positive are banned from performing most surgery or dental treatment in case they cut themselves with their instruments and infect patients with their blood. They can become GPs, hospital... 查看详细
This year is set to be the 10th warmest on record, say meteorologists. Climate researchers in the UK said that temperatures in 2011 were nearing the top of records dating back to 1850. This despite a "strong and persistent" La Nina weather system in the Pacific - an effect which should lead to lower temperatures across the world. The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) released the ... 查看详细
