Longest line of pizzas enters record books!October 7th, 2009 LONDON - Foodies were delighted as the world's longest line of pizzas measuring over 1, 500 feet made it to the record books at the Bucharest Food festival in Romania. The line comprising of over 2,200 pizzas also bagged an award at the food fest.
Britain's most avid reader, 91, borrows 25,000th library book!July 30th, 2009 LONDON - A Brit pensioner is on the brink of borrowing her 25,000th library book - without incurring a single fine for late returns. Louise Brown, 91, is an avid reader and has almost worked her way through her local library's entire stock.
Jewish group to sue Amazon over "Holocaust-denial" booksJuly 25th, 2009 LONDON - The American Jewish Committee is suing the German branch of online retailer Amazon for allegedly putting up books for sale, which questioned the Holocaust and "trivialised" the Nazis. The committee's research reports that almost 50 books instigating hate against the minorities were up for sale this month.
Darwin and Gender project launched by Cambridge UniversityJuly 15th, 2009 LONDON - A groundbreaking new study, supported by The Bonita Trust, that will look at Charles Darwin's impact on attitudes to gender and sexuality, has been announced by Cambridge University. The Darwin and Gender project - funded by a 480,000 donation from The Bonita Trust - will make available for the first time in a single resource Darwin's private and largely unpublished writings relevant to all aspects of gender; in particular, a large body of the great naturalist's own letters.
HMS Beagle specimens and an original page of 'Origin of Species' to be reunited at Darwin exhibitionJuly 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Specimens and manuscripts from Charles Darwin's Beagle voyage - not seen together since that historic circumnavigation of the globe - will be reunited at the opening of Cambridge University Library's new exhibition next Monday. A Voyage Round the World: Charles Darwin and the Beagle Collections in the University of Cambridge opens on July 6 and brings together the world's foremost Darwin archive, preserved at the Library, with a wealth of Darwin collections held around the University.
Most people feel it is possible to believe in God and evolutionJuly 2nd, 2009 LONDON - If a new survey is anything to go by, majority of people think it is possible to believe in God and evolution. The survey, conducted by the British Council, revealed that 54 per cent thought that science and religion are compatible.
Stephen Hawking's 'A brief history of time' is still a best seller in Cambridge UniversityJuly 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Stephen Hawking says he is 'flattered' by a Cambridge University poll voting "A Brief History of Time" as the publication most likely to have the same impact as Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species for future generations. The online poll was run by the University in preparation for its eagerly-awaited Darwin Anniversary Festival, from July 5-10.
Plants grow faster when talked to by women than menJune 20th, 2009 LONDON - Plants really do like it if you talk to them. And they prefer to hear a woman's voice.
Darwin's belief that animals don't pick their mates by pure chance is correct, says expertJune 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - About 150 years after Charles Darwin wrote defined 'mate selection' among animals as a deliberate process involving numerous factors, a Texas A and M University biologist has lent support to his beliefs that the choice of mates and sexual selection are beyond mere chance. Adam Jones, who has studied Darwin's work for years, says that the English naturalist's work has withstood decades of analysis and scrutiny.
Get booked for life, become a publisherMay 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Do you enjoy reading books and can you usually tell which book will click in the market? If yes, then a career as a book publisher might just be right for you. These days book publishing courses have become one of the most sought after career options for youngsters, with many institutes and universities offering these, say experts.
Celebrations at Dr. Manmohan Singh's college in AmritsarMay 21st, 2009 AMRITSAR - As the news flashed on television channels with Dr. Manmohan Singh stating that the President Pratibha Patil gave him letter of appointment to take oath as Prime Minister, there was a wave of cheer at the Amritsar's Hindu college here.
1st edition of Charles Darwin's seminal "On the Origin of Species" sold in UKApril 30th, 2009 1st edition of Darwin's landmark book soldLONDON — A first edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" book sold for about 40,000 pounds ($60,000) Thursday, an auctioneer said. The work, still in its original embossed green binding, was bought by local book dealer Hamish Riley-Smith, said Keys auctioneer Andrew Bullock.
Amazon.com apologises for 'embarrassing book cataloguing error'April 14th, 2009 LONDON - Amazon.com has apologised for an error due to which the sales ranking were removed from tens of thousands of books, and it became difficult to search for tomes. Making a statement on Sunday, the online retailer said that a "glitch" had caused the problem, and promised that the numbers would be restored.
Lost Darwin 'evolution egg' surfaces 200 years onApril 10th, 2009 LONDON - An egg collected by Charles Darwin on his five-year voyage on the HMS Beagle in the 1830 and lost for nearly 200 years has been found in a drawer at the University of Cambridge. The small dark brown egg, with Darwin's name written on it, was found by Liz Wetton, 80, a volunteer at the Zoology Museum's bird egg collection.
Women 'more avid book readers than men'March 24th, 2009 LONDON - After diamonds, it seems, books are girls' BFFs (Best Friend Forever). A new study has found that females are more avid readers of books than men - in fact, they can't put a book down once they begin it.
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