Which one is real?

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_IeHGkQ2QKE&NR=1

OR

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PEFd4tCWtvk&feature=related

Sandwiched between the main stories

Macdonalds has filed patents in Europe and the US that claim the "method and apparatus for making a sandwich" as its intellectual property.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2006/nov/20/foodanddrink.uk

The flow chart reveals all:

http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?IA=US2005044838&WO=2006068865&DISPLAY=STATUS

Am I bovvered?

Apparently the moon gets 3.4cm further away from the earth EACH YEAR!

Push pull factors

Researchers at Dundee University have shown that rear-facing pushchairs are better for a child's development. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/child_health/article5201504.ece

On the positive side, researchers at the OU have shown that front-facing babies are more likely to reject face-to-face courses and sign up for distance education.

Read all about it

In the OU library there are 12 copies of Shattock's "Managing successful universities" Do we need them ? If so, why are they not out on loan?

New VC at OU

Warning, this item has bean censored.

Gatesgate?

The OU comes under attack for not using open source:


http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/11/11/university-challenged-ditch

Cooking tips

Looking for something completely different, a computer search came up with:


Adult burn injuries due to domestic barbeques in New South Wales .
Burns , Volume 34 , Issue 7 , Pages 1002 - 1005
A . Khalessi , P . Maitz , P . Haertsch , P . Kennedy

The main message seems to be avoid "accelerants" - or "Throw prawns on the barbie, not petrol"