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The Total Politics Top Political Journalists

Iain Dale's Diary (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

For the second year running, Total Politics has conducted it's Top 100 Journalists poll , asking its readers, MPs and journalists themselves to vote. 1. (+3) Nick Robinson 2. (-1) Evan Davis 3. (-1) Jeremy Paxman 4. (+9) Adam Boulton 5. (+18) Eddie Mair 6. (+1) Andrew Marr 7. (+22) Jon Snow 8. (+3) Quentin Letts 9. (+22) James Naughtie 10. (-4) Martha Kearney 11. (-1) Peter Riddell 12. (-9) Matthew...

Sean Yates joins Team Sky as sports director

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

• Chooses new British team over Lance Armstrong's squad • Alberto Contador stays with Astana if they remain in ProTour Sean Yates, one of only four British cyclists to wear the yellow jersey of the Tour de France leader, is to join Team Sky as a sports director. The 49-year-old, a veteran of 12 Tours, will leave Lance Armstrong's Astana team at the end of the year to become the only British...

Hadley Hacked

Biased BBC (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago

This could get very interesting : The University of East Anglia's Hadley Climatic Research Centre appears to have suffered a security breach earlier today, when an unknown hacker apparently downloaded 1079 e-mails and 72 documents of various types and published them to an anonymous FTP server. These files appear to contain highly sensitive information that, if genuine, could prove extremely embarrassing...

Good Hair Review

Film Junk (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Good Hair Directed by: Jeff Stilson Starring: Chris Rock, Nia Long, Ice-T, Al Sharpton, Maya Angelou, Eve, Tracie Thoms I have more rap albums than I have black friends on Facebook, and I don't have that many rap albums. There is and has always been a lot of black culture that I can only understand so much, but I never really thought about hair's role. It seems so simple - you grow it, you dye it,...

Krod Mandoon And The Flaming Sword Of Fire - Preview

IndieLondon (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

DVD SPECIAL FEATURES : Behind the Scenes with Kevin Hart; Cast interviews; Out takes; Deleted scenes; Extended scenes; Alternative opening. AVAILABLE on DVD for the first time, Krod Mandoon And The Flaming Sword Of Fire is a groundbreaking five part fantasy action comedy epic starring the super-buff Sean Maguire and the fiendishly funny BAFTA award-winning Matt Lucas. Krod Mandoon And The Flaming Sword...

Why Exercise Makes You Less Anxious

Peak Energy (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago

The NYT has a post on the effect of exercise on the brain - Phys Ed: Why Exercise Makes You Less Anxious . Researchers at Princeton University recently made a remarkable discovery about the brains of rats that exercise. Some of their neurons respond differently to stress than the neurons of slothful rats. Scientists have known for some time that exercise stimulates the creation of new brain cells (neurons)...

• Phys Ed: Why Exercise Makes You Less Anxious - Vox Verax

Defects in carbon nanotubes could lead to improved charging for cell phones

Simple Thoughts - Java and Web Blog (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago

WASHINGTON - Scientists have discovered that defects in carbon nanotubes could lead to supercapacitors that could possibly be used for improving charge and energy storage systems in portable electronic devices such as cell phones. Mark Hoefer, a University of California San Diego (UCSD) materials science grad student, and mechanical engineering professor Prabhakar Bandaru, made the discovery. Bandaru,...

• Nanotube defects equal better energy and storage systems - Physorg
• Nanotube defects equal better energy and storage systems - Eurekalert

Channel 4 details changes to public remit

Digital Spy (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

Channel 4 outlines changes to its public service remit to encompass online and film production.

Friday's not so traumatic news

The Medium is Not Enough TV blog (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago

The Daily News will be back on Thursday 26th November 2009 Doctor Who Pic of David Tennant from End of Time – Part 1 Film New bill would require Channel 4 to invest in film Idris Elba to play Heimdall on Thor The Shield writer John Hlavin to write Underworld 4 War of Gods now Dawn of War Jason Lee to direct Get Back Theatre Trafalgar 2 and Sadler's Wells announce seasons British TV Psychoville...

Paul O'Grady's TV sidekick and chum, Buster, RIP

TV Scoop (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

TV host Paul O'Grady is mourning the passing of his faithful sidekick, Buster. The dog, who was 14-and-a-half years old, could regularly be seen on Paul O'Grady's Channel 4 show, perching faithfully on the desk throughout the programme. Buster had...

Philips unveils LED Pro 9704 TV range

TechRadar (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

Philips has released details about its latest series of LED-equipped TVs – the 9704 range. This is the first time the company has unveiled its LED Pro technology, which increases the amount of LEDs used by a whopping 75 per cent. This means that there are now 224 LED segments on the panel, with each segment having the ability to be independently dimmed or brightened. As well as some new LED...

Scientists make mad cow discovery

BBC News (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

Researchers at the University of Leeds discover a type of protein which may play a part in causing "mad cow disease".

Taylor Lautner Hopes Fans Dig The 'New Moon' Werewolves - MTV.com

Google News - Top Stories (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

Telegraph.co.uk Taylor Lautner Hopes Fans Dig The 'New Moon' Werewolves MTV.com 'It was really exciting to see them for the first time,' he tells MTV News of CGI beasts. By Jocelyn Vena NEW YORK — It's no secret by now that in "New Moon," Taylor Lautner spends a good part of his time either shirtless or as a CGI werewolf. ... REVIEW: Only Fervent Fans Will Believe New Moon Shines Brightly...

• Taylor Lautner Hopes Fans Dig The 'New Moon' Werewolves - MTV.com - Spanish Teaching

The pronunciation problem

Holyrood Chronicles (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago

Last night, the BBC World Service was sticking with Van Rompoy (to rhyme with toy), whereas this morning BBC2 favoured Van Rompow (to rhyme with cow).I rather think I would be inclined to Van Rompwee but it's awfully difficult to tell with Flemish names.What do you mean, does it matter?

TV Review: Children in Need 2009 Rocks the Royal Albert Hall, BBC One, Thursday, 19 November, 8pm

TV Scoop (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

By virtue of the fact that I'm a terminally irritable grump, it's almost impossible for me to enjoy any televised charity event. Last night, watching Children in Need 2009 Rocks the Royal Albert Hall (BBC One, Thursday, 19 November, 8pm)...

Pimp My Wheelchair

rehadesign | 14/11/2009

Ever consider having a really Pimped Out Wheelchair? Did you ever think of getting cool wheelchair bling and making your wheelchair the center of attention? Pimp My Ride was a famous MTV show about making an old car new again, with cool car bling. What if you could make your old wheelchair new again with wheelchair bling? What would you do to Pimp Your Wheelchair? There are now some wheelchair accessories...

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adidesuja | 05/11/2009

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