hmmm...   April 2008

• Milky Way’s monster black hole awoke 300 years ago → A black hole slumbering at the centre of our galaxy went into a “feeding frenzy” three centuries ago, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Tuesday. #
• Earth’s hum sounds more mysterious than ever → Earth gives off a relentless hum of countless notes completely imperceptible to the human ear, like a giant, exceptionally quiet symphony, but the origin of this sound remains a mystery. #
• German schoolboy, 13, corrects NASA’s asteroid figures: paper → A 13-year-old German schoolboy corrected NASA’s estimates on the chances of an asteroid colliding with Earth, a German newspaper reported Tuesday, after spotting the boffins had miscalculated. #
• Rowling suing fan over new Potter book → Author J.K. Rowling will tell a judge this week that one of her biggest fans is in fantasyland if he believes a “Harry Potter” encyclopedia he plans to publish does not violate her copyrights. #
• How biology trumps image as cause of anorexia → Scientists now believe genes account for up to 70 per cent of risk of developing the disease. #
• Rare images of caped Elvis revealed → Never-before-seen photos have surfaced of Elvis Presley rocking Madison Square Garden in all his jumpsuited glory. #
• Dozens of children removed from polygamist ranch → Authorities say they removed 52 children, ages 6 months to 17 years, from a West Texas ranch occupied by followers of imprisoned polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs. #
• Lovestruck guard helped inmates escape → WICHITA, Kansas (AP) — A former prison guard romantically involved with one of the two inmates she helped escape pleaded guilty Friday to a federal firearms charge, telling relatives she now realizes she was used. #

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