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Posted Oct 12, 2004 by The Groob (Yawning in the face of adversity)
This caught my attention today and I'm still not quite sure what to make of it! :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3734342.stm
I await his decision with baited breath!
(I don't know what 'baited' (spelling?) means but it's one of those words that only appears in certain sentences - like 'pillage' when discussing vikings.)
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Posted Oct 12, 2004 by Episteme
It's 'bated', and it means restrained or reduced.
Incidentally, the news story that caught my attention today was one about the possible discovery of a new species of ape. Apparently the findings are due for publication in The New Scientist next week. I haven't researched the story further, but it's quite exciting if true. 
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Posted Oct 12, 2004 by The Groob (Yawning in the face of adversity)
Yes, I caught that. I was wondering how on earth they miss something that big. Didn't they find a new type of dog a few years back in Vietnam?
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Posted Oct 12, 2004 by  Ictoan S.H.A.D.O.W. Secretary - AWE - WAWi
how on earth did they miss something that big?
Well, I guess their attention must have been distracted by something whilst they were holidaying in the balmy peaceful resort of DR Congo 
Also, it isn;t definite yet.
Spotted both those, although the Gazza one does have the edge in the 'Wa??' factor!
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Posted Oct 12, 2004 by Episteme
<although the Gazza one does have the edge in the 'Wa??' factor!>
Hey, not for me! I find football almost utterly uninteresting, and the football players coold be green, bug-eyed monsters for all I care. Always assuming I'm correct in thinking that this Gazza character is indeed a fotball player.
Now animals, on the other hand... A discovery (possibly) of a new species of mammal! Perhaps it isn't so much a 'Wa??' factor as a 'Wow!' factor, but it almost had me crying into my newspaper. 
Anyway, I hope they're really there (and that Gazza gets his life style together or whatever).
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Posted Oct 12, 2004 by Ged
Here's a BBC article on the new apes.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3730574.stm
and remember they're apes not...
"OOK"
er... the M word
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Posted Oct 12, 2004 by Episteme
That article I read in my paper appears to be a direct translation of the one you mention, except they'd added a bit with an interview with a local biologist. But thanks anyway!
Oh, and of course I wouldn't dream of using the M-word
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Posted Oct 12, 2004 by Thought I should change my name back to 'Mina' to avoid confusion
The story that's caught my eye today is the one about kids with behaviour problems. Looks like their future at mainstream schools is a bit dodgy looking. 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/3734370.stm
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Posted Oct 12, 2004 by Ged
Wandering round BBC news and found this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/3734946.stm
More mysterious apes, this time in Sumatra
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Posted Oct 12, 2004 by Nbcdnzr, the dragon was slain, and there was much rejoicing
Funny to see how self-absorbed the western world can be, even in scientific 'discoveries'. Those apes in Congo were clearly known already by the local population. They just didn't have a picture in a book and a fancy latin name.
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Posted Oct 12, 2004 by Nbcdnzr, the dragon was slain, and there was much rejoicing
And my news of the day is the story about disappearing prisoners in American jails abroad:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3735294.stm
Which doesn't seem to be any issue whatsoever in the election race. Nor the well-documented and clear-cut case against the Guantanamo Bay prison camp.
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Posted Oct 13, 2004 by Ged
Online gamers pay tribute to Christopher Reeve.
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=56910
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Posted Oct 15, 2004 by Ictoan S.H.A.D.O.W. Secretary - AWE - WAWi
Not true!
It's 32 out of 13000
Mine today is
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3745280.stm
about the UK Ambassador to Uzbekistan.
In fact I think I might post it to The Forum to see what people think.
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Posted Oct 15, 2004 by Dr Zen MBChB, MRCP, Scout
What a lovely thread.
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Posted Oct 15, 2004 by DA ; Simply Vicky: Don't get pithy with me!
Wow, this ape story is great! Thanks for the link...
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Posted Oct 15, 2004 by Wand'rin star
MALARIA VACCINE WORKS! (deliberately shouting from rooftops)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/medicine/story/0,11381,1328014,00.html
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Posted Oct 15, 2004 by DA ; Simply Vicky: Don't get pithy with me!
Woo-hoo! That is wonderful, just neat, and I hope it doesn't end up being caught up in drug company profit wars...
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