Monthly Archives: April 2012

Scientists count penguins from space

From the BBC 13 April 2012 (source).

Submitted by David Firn who comments:

“Scientists count penguins from space” is the teaser on the BBC news home page for a video more accurately entitled “Satellite images show emperor penguins ‘double'”

Meeting Women-Owned Business Goals Just Got Easier, in Every Language

From the San Francisco Chronicle 11 April 2012 (source).

Submitted by lioracle.

China Swings to Surprise Trade Surplus in March

From CNBC 10 April 2012 (source).

Submitted by Daniel Barkalow who comments:

China swings will be pretty surprising, all right.

Google News thinks the original headline was “China Posts Surprise March Trade Surplus of $5.35 Billion”, and Reuters has “China records surprise trade surplus in March”. That trade surplus is sure to be surprised by something made of porcelain, even if nobody knows what.

Man killed in West Midlands Police car crash named

From the BBC 7 April 2012 (source).

Submitted by Rick who comments:

The car was named or the crash? What?

How Would you Like to Enter Miss Southhampton?

Submitted by Alan R. Solot (source).

Motorbike suicide bomber strikes in Afghanistan

From The Guardian 4 April 2012 (source).

Submitted by Patrick Martin who comments:

Working conditions there are horrendous.

Police looking into death by Balzac

From the Calgary Herald 21 March 2012 (source).

Submitted by Alan R. Solot.

Indian businessman mysteriously found dead in Muscat

From The Times of India 28 March 2012 (source).

Submitted by Rani who comments:

“Mysteriously found” or “mysteriously dead”?

Denying Same-Sex Insurance Benefits Discriminates, Federal Judge Rules

From Huffington Post 5 April 2012 (source).

Submitted by Edward Basse who comments:

Who are the Discriminates and how are they benefited by Same Sex Insurance?

Human ancestors used fire earlier than thought, study says

From LA Times 3 April 2013 (source).

Submitted by Joe and Daniel Barkalow.

Joe comments:

Looks like idiots are good for inventing things like fire.

Daniel comments:

But using thought soon became very important.