A truck driver has been forced to flee after the 60,000 tins of custard and rice pudding he was transporting began to explode. The cans of dessert exploded “like fireworks” after the a blaze broke out. The driver was unaware that his lorry, carrying 26 tonnes of Ambrosia custard and rice pudding to a local [...]

Plummer was lined up to perform in the Shakespeare play in 1956 – but an unplanned romp left him unable to take to the stage. “It began to sink in… Shatner, my understudy, would have to go on… (It) instantly brought back the pain. I screamed the nurse for more morphine. “I knew then that [...]

Rock legends Led Zeppelin are set for a reunion tour after singer Robert Plant finally caved in and agreed to join them. Guitarist Jimmy Page, 64, bassist John Paul Jones, 62, and drummer Jason Bonham, 42, had resigned themselves to touring without Plant. read more | digg story ….> The Post Continues Here!

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Conscious of the branding value such mentions can bring, some artists have gone so far as to approach companies with offers to include brand and product names in their song lyrics. read more | digg story ….> The Post Continues Here!

“They will be finalising plans for shows over the next couple of months and will tell Robert that if he doesn ’t want to be involved they will go ahead without him.”…If he does not take part it remains unclear whether the group will be allowed to use the name Led Zeppelin read more | [...]

eBay seems to have fallen under the impression that gasoline is a great flame retardant. As if a slew of negative policy changes and a failed acquisition weren’t causing the company enough problems, eBay has announced that, come next month, PayPal will not only be the preferred method of payment in the US, it will [...]

Scientists shut down the Large Hadron Collider Friday after an equipment failure caused helium coolant to spew into the tunnel and force lengthy repairs. Now the first high-energy collisions may have to wait until next year. read more | digg story ….> The Post Continues Here!

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“An anonymous reader notes that Microsoft has been granted a patent on “Page Up” and “Page Down” keystrokes”…. How many more Keystrokes do they have Patents on?…. Will we soon have to pay Microsoft just to use our Keyboards! read more | digg story ….> The Post Continues Here!

Oregon Health & Science University scientists have successfully produced functional auditory hair cells in the cochlea of the mouse inner ear. The breakthrough suggests that a new therapy may be developed in the future to successfully treat hearing loss. The results of this research was recently published by the journal Nature. read more | digg [...]

When a Linux user attempted to obtain a reimbursement for an unused Windows license, Lenovo agreed to refund him $130, but only if he would sign a nondisclosure agreement first. read more | digg story ….> The Post Continues Here!