To avoid undercounting

look at the sandwich, the side, the beverages, and the drink and add that up."

when people eat at what they perceive to be "healthy" restaurants, they underestimate the calories,

Paris' Popular Bike Program may Inspire Others

The much-heralded bicycle rental scheme in Paris seems to be a resounding success.

mayor's idea of making the city more ecologically friendly and reducing traffic.

The goal was to reduce plastic bag usage by 50%,

began charging a nickel for a plastic shopping bag. A reusable bag costs 59 cents.

Ikea has

The latest iPods have a cryptographic "checksum" in their song databases that prevents third-party applications from synching with the portable music players.

This means that iPods can no longer be used with operating systems where iTunes doesn't exist -- like Linux, where gtkpod and Amarok are common free tools used by iPod owners to load their players.

Apple limiting the choices available to people who buy their iPod hardware.

Google calls for web privacy laws

Search site Google has called on governments and business to agree a basic set of global privacy rules.

the rise of the net meant vast amounts of personal data was now regularly shipped around the globe.

APEC leaders forge climate change pact

Pacific Rim leaders on Saturday said the world needs to "slow, stop and then reverse" greenhouse gas emissions, and adopted modest goals to curb global warming. Thousands of demonstrators rallied to demand stronger action.

The program's centerpiece is a goal to reduce "energy intensity" - the amount of energy needed to produce a dollar of gross domestic product - 25 percent by 2030.

Sexual Orientation Revealed by Body Type and Motion, Study Suggests

An individual's body motion and body type can offer subtle cues about their sexual orientation, but casual observers seem better able to read those cues in gay men than in lesbians, according to a new study in the September issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

we've found that casual observers can use gait and body shape to judge whether a stranger is gay or straight with a small but perceptible amount of accuracy."

Engineers perfecting hydrogen-generating technology

Researchers at Purdue University have further developed a technology that could represent a pollution-free energy source for a range of potential applications, from golf carts to submarines and cars to emergency portable generators.

produces hydrogen by adding water to an alloy of aluminum and gallium.

NBC Universal Drops ITunes Downloads After Apple Refuses To Raise Prices

NBC Universal has decided not to renew its contract with Apple. Come December, popular NBC shows like Battlestar Galactica and The Office will no longer be available via the iTunes Store. NBC is currently the number one supplier of digital videos to the iTunes Store, accounting for more than 40 percent of downloads.

The NBC announcement follows an earlier decision by Universal music to also shun the iTunes Store when it made the move to DRM-free music sales. According to The New York Times, NBC is unhappy with the iTunes price structure and wants to offer bundled deals and increase prices, i.e. buy a movie you want and get a free TV show you don’t care about. For some reason, NBC believes bundles are what consumers really want.

This studio is expected to earn the LEED certification with on-air production by April 2008

n addition, the network has a few other environmental plans, such as sorting more than half (why not all?) of all disposables and taking them to recycling centers, replacing Styrofoam cups in break rooms and switching to CFL’s.

CFL’s

Schwarzenegger pushes universal health care for California

Republican California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday spoke in favor of his plan to provide universal health care for all state residents, where he said some 6.7 million people live with no type of health insurance.

"Our health care system is broken, and the people expect us to fix it, and this is exactly what I'm trying to do," said Schwarzenegger

State officials project Louisiana's portion would be about $2.6 billion, though, based on a historic 65-35% cost-share.

Gov. Kathleen Blanco and Louisiana Congress members said the president is expected to submit the request to Congress in February to upgrade the levees to protect against a 100-year flood.

State officials say the Bush administration will propose $7.6 billion for improving New Orleans levees next year, but Louisiana might not be able to afford its share.

Scientists: Artificial life likely in 3 to 10 years

Experts expect an announcement within three to 10 years from someone in the now little-known field of "wet artificial life."

That first cell of synthetic life -- made from the basic chemicals in DNA -- may not seem like much to non-scientists.

The reason we made this decision is simple. After a year of fully experiencing and exploring both formats, we decided to exclusively support HD DVD because of the quality, value and potential the format offers. Beyond that, whenever we conduct co-marketing, production deals or other agreements, we never discuss business terms.

"Whenever we conduct co-marketing, production deals or other agreements, we never discuss business terms."

HD DVD camp paid Paramount $50 million and DreamWorks Animation $100 million for "promotional consideration.

YouTube videos to carry 'overlay' ads

Starting Wednesday, the popular video-sharing site plans to feature semitransparent "overlay" ads at the bottom of selected video clips.

The ad disappears after about 10 seconds if the viewer does nothing; the featured clip automatically pauses if the viewer clicks on the overlay to launch the full pitch.

A woman in Australia has been killed by her pet camel after the animal may have tried to have sex with her.

Pet camel kills Australian woman

The woman was found dead at the family's sheep and cattle ranch near the town of Mitchell in Queensland.

Study Shows Fast Food Zombies Are Made At An Early Age

A new study is reporting that very young children are highly susceptible to the daily onslaught of branded fast food advertising: "most 3- and 5-year-olds who taste-tested a variety of foods said they preferred the ones in the McDonald's wrapper -- even though the foods were exactly the same."

It didn't matter whether the food was a chicken nugget from Mickey D's or carrots and milk from the supermarket--when they were presented in branded McDonald's packaging, the kids thought they tasted better.

RIAA faces possible class action over suing the innocent

RIAA learned that its aggressive litigation tactics have placed it on the receiving end of a class action lawsuit.

Single mom Tanya Andersen, a defendant in a previous lawsuit brought by the RIAA, was one of the first to have her case dismissed with prejudice (it cannot be refiled at a later date).

Wikipedia 'shows CIA page edits'

An online tool that claims to reveal the identity of organisations that edit Wikipedia pages has revealed that the CIA was involved in editing entries.

It also purportedly shows that the Vatican has edited entries about Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams.