Archive for ‘April, 2011’

Does Steering Wheels Make You Sick?

A new study shows that car steering wheels are swarming with bacteria – up to 700 potentially dangerous germs per square inch. That’s roughly nine times as many germs as you might encounter on a public toilet seat, according to a written statement released in conjunction with the research.
“While most of the bacteria were unlikely [...]

Katie Holmes Has Settled Lawsuit With Star Magazine

Katie Holmes Has Settled Lawsuit With Star Magazine

Katie Holmes has already settled her court case with the publishers of Star magazine over a cover story that indicated she was a drug addict.
An apology was published by the magazine to the actress last Tuesday on its cover and inside, saying that it “did not intend to suggest that Ms. Holmes was a drug [...]

Gwyneth Paltrow The New Model For Coach Ads

Gwyneth Paltrow The New Model For Coach Ads

Gwyneth Paltrow has a latest cookbook, a returning guest spot on “Glee” and a reported recording contract – but that’s not all she’s up to.
The actress is the new model for luxury handbag creator Coach, which she calls “the quintessential New York brand.” Isn’t it awesome?
The new ads will come out exclusively in a foreign [...]

Lindsay Lohan Senteced In Jail For 120 Days Due To Probation Violation

Lindsay Lohan Senteced In Jail For 120 Days Due To Probation Violation

Lindsay Lohan was proven guilty on probation violation. She has been ordered taken into detention after a judge has ruled the actress violated her probation in the theft of a necklace from a Venice jewelry store.
Lohan, whose grand theft case had just been reduced to a misbehavior charge, has been fighting the allegation that she [...]

Does Starbucks Free Coffee Cost Lots Of Fat and calories or not?

Starbucks is offering today, April 22, a free coffee offer to mark Earth Day. They are offering a choice of brew, hot or cold, to customers who will bring and show their reusable mug or tumbler, according to the company’s website.
The idea is to cut back all those paper cups java junkies throw out. In [...]

Lindsay Lohan Will Not Be Playing Victoria Gotti

Lindsay Lohan Will Not Be Playing Victoria Gotti

Lindsay Lohan will not be starring alongside John Travolta in the mobster biopic “Gotti: Three Generations.” The actress is no longer in talks to play Victoria Gotti in the film.
Producer Marc Fiore stated that, “We are not talking any further about Lindsay playing Victoria. She is no longer being considered. The talks have stopped. We [...]

London’s First Cable Car’s Green Light

London’s First Cable Car’s Green Light

The construction of a latest cable car on both sides of London’s River Thames will be ongoing this summer, announced by London’s mayor, Boris Johnson.
The new 1.1-kilometer (0.68 miles) direction will link the Greenwich Peninsula next to the O2 Arena with the Royal Docks on the north bank of the Thames and will cost an [...]

An HIV Prevention Pill Made To Help Men And Not Women

Researchers have stopped their study testing with a daily pill to prevent infection with the AIDS virus in thousands of African women.
Partial results show that women taking Truvada, made by Gilead Sciences Inc., are just as likely to get HIV as other women who take dummy pills.
Even though the study of the researchers continues, it [...]

The Last Official Public Appearance As Singles Before The Royal Wedding

The Last Official Public Appearance As Singles Before The Royal Wedding

Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton have made their very last official public engagement before their much-awaited wedding this coming April 29.

In the town of Darwen the couple has opened a school and then visited a park in Blackburn.
Even though rain was threatening to damp the occasion, a crowd of approximately 15,000 turned out [...]

‘Superbus’ is Super-fast. It Can Change Your Travel!

‘Superbus’ is Super-fast. It Can Change Your Travel!

The Superbus looks similar to an amorous automotive liaison between a DeLorean and a stretch limo, with it’s gull-wing doors and 15-meter long chassis.
The Delft University of Technology aimed to transform the humble commute in the 21st century, with a top speed of 155 mph (250 kph) and capable of carrying 23 passengers rather than [...]