Pink toys create generation of princesses
telegraph.co.uk — Shops and toy makers have been accused of creating a generation of "pushy princesses" by offering products for girls almost exclusively in pink......More… (Health)
Google snaps secret Porsche road test
smh.com.au — Google Street View images of cars believed to be prototype Porsches being road tested in Idaho Springs, Colorado. Google's all-seeing roaming cameras have captured images of a clandestine high-altitude road test featuring a fleet of new Porsches......More… (Technology)
New study brings cure for baldness a step closer
news.scotsman.com — By Russell Jackson SCIENTISTS have discovered that mutations in a chemical cause a rare form of genetic hair loss, raising hopes of a cure for baldness......More… (Health)
How to play adult hide and seek
smh.com.au — Treasure hunts go high-tech with the aid of the internet and GPS gadgets, writes Kelsey Munro. The sunlight glitters off Haslams Creek in the Newington wetlands......More… (Technology)
Iraqis arrest father of suspected bomber
uk.reuters.com — By Haider Salahuddin QARAGHOUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi authorities arrested on Saturday the father and brother of a man suspected of killing at least 23 people in a suicide bombing at a pre-election tribal gathering south of Baghdad......More… (International)
Arts great asks for the right to die
news.theage.com.au — Entrepreneur, jazz and art expert and former air force pilot Kym Bonython has thrown his support behind the latest attempt to pass voluntary euthanasia laws in South Australia......More… (Health)
Nicole Kidman Keith Urban offered motel site in Suttons Forest
news.com.au — NICOLE Kidman and Keith Urban will keep their $6.5 million Southern Highlands mansion - despite the prospect of a proposed 100-dwelling conference centre being built over the other side of the back fence......More… (Movies)
Manufacturings losing streak continues
news.com.au — MANUFACTURING activity has declined for the seventh straight month - with the biggest falls in WA and Queensland - as demand here and offshore remains in freefall amid global recession, a survey shows......More… (Business)