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Marathon runner stops to propose

A man running the London Marathon stopped only 800 meters from the finish line and dropped to one knee to propose to his girlfriend.Ben McCreadie, 28, of Newport, Wales, was running the 42-kilometer race Sunday and stopped just short of the finish line to kneel in front of his girlfriend, Laura Rendell, 30, who was in the crowd to cheer for him, and ask her to marry him, The Sun reported Thursday.

April 29, 2012

Man dies after bullet in head for 94 years

A California man who lived for 94 years and six months with a bullet in his head has died at the age of 103.William Lawlis Pace, who was certified as a Guinness World Record holder in 2006 when he had lived for 89 years with the bullet in his head, died Monday at the Covenant Village retirement home in Turlock, The Modesto Bee reported Friday.Pace said in 2006 the bullet entered his skull when he

April 29, 2012

Eating pizza could be good for you

Pizza is one of the most popular foods all over the world, and many will be pleased to know that the cheesy treat may be healthier than previously thought.According to a recent study, scientists have found that oregano, a seasoning usually used in pizza, may help fight prostate cancer.Pizza may help fight prostate cancer, according to a recent research. (MCT)Researchers from Long Island University

April 27, 2012

Diablo 3 beta test gets mixed responses from Korean users

“Diablo 3,” which started a closed beta service in South Korea on Wednesday, is garnering mixed responses from local gamers, offering a clue about its impact ahead of its officially release May 15. The online action RPG game by Blizzard Entertainment has been regarded as one of the biggest titles by gamers in Korea and elsewhere, as its previous two versions were huge hits across the world.Some Korean users who played the game through the closed beta said “Diablo 3” was too easy, saying that com

April 26, 2012

Diablo 3 beta test gets mixed responses from Korean users

Ugandan man fathered 158 children

Kigongo with his youngest wife aged 18, and his children and grandchildren in 1997A 103-year-old Ugandan man died after fathering 158 children and amassing around 500 grandchildren.Jack Kigongo of Kateera village fathered his children from 20 wives, with the oldest child being 60-years-old and the youngest being 15, The New Vision, Uganda, reported Wednesday.Patrick Bulira Kigongo said his father,

April 26, 2012

More than 100 turn out for dog wedding

Sruffy Robin and Snickers Carter getting marriedMore than 100 people turned up at a California country club to witness the unusual wedding of a pair of small and furry lovers -- two dogs.Ernie Rubin's dog, Scruffy, donned a custom couture dress, leash and veil made by Jan Farber for the canine wedding Sunday at the Palm Desert Resort Country Club; while Ann Carter dressed her dog, Snickers, in a d

April 26, 2012

Scientists find genes linked to aging

British scientists have identified genes that are flicked on and off in the course of the aging process, marking a breakthrough for anti-aging research, Science Daily reported Thursday.The epigenetic changes in four genes related to cholesterol, lung function and maternal longevity seemed to have a significant impact on aging and longevity, researchers at King’s College London and Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute found. Epigenetic refers to hereditary genetic modifications that do not change unde

April 23, 2012

Low-fat dairy may lower stroke risk

In a large study involving almost 75,000 adults in Sweden ages 45-83, those who ate low-fat dairy products had less risk of stroke, researchers said. First author Susanna Larsson, an associate professor of epidemiology at the National Institute of Environmental Medicine at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, said at the beginning of the study participants were free of heart disease, str

April 23, 2012

Meat-eating contributed to human evolution: study

Recent study suggests that introduction of meat-eating worked as a key factor in the booming population growth of humankind and ultimately its domination, Science Daily reported Friday.A high-quality diet made possible by devouring meat caused prehistoric humankind to wean faster, allowing them to be more productive, according to a research by a group of scientists from Lund University in Sweden.“Eating meat enabled the breast-feeding period and thereby the time between births to be shortened,”

April 22, 2012

Meat-eating contributed to human evolution: study

Africa said rich in underground water

The continent of Africa is sitting on a vast reservoir of groundwater in underground aquifers holding 100 times the amount found on the surface, scientists say.Researchers from the British Geological Survey and University College London have mapped the amount and potential yield of groundwater resources for the entire continent.While rivers and lakes are subject to seasonal changes that can limit

April 22, 2012

Japan study raises hopes of cure for baldness

Japanese researchers have successfully grown hair on hairless mice by implanting follicles created from stem cells, they announced Wednesday, sparking new hopes of a cure for baldness.This handout picture taken on April 13, 2012 and released by the Tsuji Lab Research Institute for Science and Technology of the Tokyo University of Science shows a hairless mouse with black hair on its back at the la

April 19, 2012

Japan study raises hopes of cure for baldness

Police arrest 'Facebook fugitive’

A Washington State fugitive who described his escape from police on Facebook is now in custody. In the end, Travis Nicolaysen decided to go quietly. Port Angeles police surrounded a house there Monday after getting a tip he was in the basement, the Peninsula Daily News reported. "He basically came up from the basement and surrendered," Deputy Police Chief Brian Smith said.Nicolaysen's Facebook pos

April 18, 2012

Martian impact craters may be hiding life

If there is life on Mars it may be lurking in craters formed by asteroid impacts on the planet's surface, as has happened on Earth, Scottish scientists say.This undated image provided by NASA shows the Gale Crater on Mars. (AP-Yonhap News)Researchers at the University of Edinburgh said organisms have been found living deep beneath a site in Chesapeake Bay in the United States where an asteroid cra

April 17, 2012

Martian impact craters may be hiding life

Blood type matters in some diseases: study

People with blood type A may be susceptible to certain strains of rotavirus infections, Science Daily reported Sunday.Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas have found that strains of the virus seem to find their way into human cells by recognizing antigens found in blood type A. Rotavirus is most common cause of severe dehydration and diarrhea in infants, from which about half a million people die every year.The strains of the virus known as P14 and P9 were observed to bind

April 16, 2012

Blood type matters in some diseases: study

Houston eatery serves up 'Titanic' feast

Foodies and history buffs remembered the Titanic this weekend at a Houston restaurant that recreated the last meal served to the ship's first-class passengers.Maitre de Ryan Roberts leads guests in a moment of silence for the 1514 people who died when the RMS Titanic sank during a re-creation of the final first class dinner served on the ship, Saturday. (AP-Yonhap News)The Cullen's Titanic Experie

April 16, 2012

Houston eatery serves up 'Titanic' feast

Red wine may boost weight loss

Red wine, believed to protect the body from heart disease and cancer, may also help the body lose weight, U.S. researchers suggest. (MCT)Dr. Kee-Hong Kim of Purdue University in Indiana said the substance piceatannol -- a metabolite of resveratrol -- delayed the generation of young fat cells and prevented them from growing into mature fat cells, the Daily Telegraph reported. The study published in

April 15, 2012

모바일, 영어 학습 효과 높인다

휴대폰을 통한 영어학습이 빠르게 발전하고 있습니다. 가장 주목되는 부분은 바로 스마트폰을 통한 영어학습인데, 아이폰의 교육앱이 처음 포문을 열었고 이제 대다수의 스마트폰이 앱을 통한 다양한 학습자료를 제공하고 있어 학습자로서는 더 좋은 환경에서 공부하게 되었습니다.기존에 기능이 제한적이던 휴대폰에서 인터넷 검색과 다양한 앱이 설치 가능한 스마트폰으로 중심이 이동하면서 학습방법도 더 다양해지고 있습니다. 오늘은 모바일 외국어 학습 방식을 스마트폰을 중심으로 알아보겠습니다.1) 인터넷과 북마크 아이폰에 있는 사파리 웹브라우저에 많이 가는 어학관련 웹사이트를 등록합니다. 특히 영어뉴스 사이트 (코리아헤럴드 모바일 사이트 m.koreaherald.com도 당연히 포함되겠지요?)와 사전, 자주 가는 어학사이트를 등록

April 13, 2012

'Time machine' instrument sees the past

U.S. researchers say a new instrument will be a "time machine" to allow scientists to study the universe's earliest galaxies that could never be studied before.(MCT)Built by researchers at UCLA, the MOSFIRE instrument -- or Multi-Object Spectrometer for Infra-Red Exploration -- has been installed in the Keck I Telescope at the W.M. Keck Observatory atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii.The instrument will gath

April 12, 2012

Robber shows ID to store clerk

Police in Ohio said a robber showed his ID to a store clerk before pulling out a handgun and demanding the money from the register.Xenia police said Hanson Price, 21, showed his driver's license to the clerk at the United Dairy Farmer's on West Second Street just after midnight March 30 to purchase a 59-cent Black and Mild Cigar and paid with a $1 bill before drawing his 9mm Lugar handgun and dema

April 11, 2012

Pacific atoll goes gaga for pop diva

The tiny Pacific atoll of Niue is attempting to lure U.S. pop superstar Lady Gaga to its shores by pledging every single person from the island will attend if she performs there.Singer Lady Gaga (MCT)The island, about 2,500 kilometers northeast of New Zealand, has about 1,600 inhabitants and Niue Tourism spokesman Mike Hogan said they were all keen to see a concert by the chart-topping diva."It's

April 10, 2012