US Researchers Seek Lethal Injection Volunteers

U.S. researchers at two Universities are now accepting volunteers for an actual testing to determine whether or not lethal injection, one of the main methods of executing inmates in the United States, is painless or not.

The actual testing was set after the authors of a new study say lethal injection does not guarantee a fast or painless death.

U.S. researchers at the University of Miami and Fordham University say the anesthesia in the triple-drug cocktail used in U.S. executions is not always adjusted for body weight, so it may not always work well enough to block sensations caused by the other two drugs. They say prisoners may feel themselves choking to death, from a muscle-paralyzing drug, or feel a burning sensation as a third drug stops the heart.

To determine whether or not lethal injection is painless, the researchers set the actual testing using volunteers. The researchers said only a person who has undergone the lethal injection can say if the process is painless or not.

Volunteers will receive $3 million if they will live and tell about their experience. Otherwise, they will be given proper burial, said the researchers.

Toilet Paper Limit Opposed

Sheryl Crow's proposal that we only use one sheet of toilet paper per toilet visit has created a stir and received opposition from various sectors.

The singer is the latest star to encourage people to start doing their bit for the environment.The singer is proposing we only one sheet of toilet paper per visit from now on. Although the singer does admit there are times when you need a little bit more.

But Toyilet Pepper, a resident of Alabama, said he cannot understand why there are people who can't think of other ways to further promote their career than tinkering with the toilet paper.

"Mah gurl Sheryl hasta first make research as to what otha people use as toilet paper. Mah self use newspaper as toilet paper. I only use quarter of a page every visit. If mah self use the whole sheet mah ass will be ink blacked," said Pepper.

Pepper said he will file a petition against Crow's petition and proposed instead that women use handkerchief every time they piss instead of using toilet paper to help conserve the forest.

New Earth-like planet is Earth afterall

Astronomers who say they have found the first Earth-sized world at a distance suitable for life yesterday admitted errors in their findings.

Earlier, the astronomers say the Earth-like planet has good prospects for liquid surface water, has images of what appears to be ocean and mountains and some buildings that can be seen through a special telescope.

"This planet will most probably be a very important target of the future space missions dedicated to the search for extraterrestrial life," says Dr. Xerex Xaviera with the Green Goblin Astronomical Center in Pakistan.

But this morning, the astronomers immediately held a press conference to announce that there was a major blunder in their find.

The astronomers said the Earth-like planet appeared to look like Earth with sea and mountain and some buildings because it was Earth that they found.

"We were using our special telescopes to scout for other planets when we found what we believed was an Earth-like planet. It was after all an image of Earth reflected from the huge rear mirror of a Chinese satellite orbiting the Earth," said Dr. Xaviera.

Britney Spears to star as Luna Lovegood in Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix

Producers of the next Harry Potter film "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" have chosen pop star Britney Spears for the role of trainee wizard Luna Lovegood from among the thousands of teenage girls who auditioned for the role.

In the book, Luna is described as being an unusual character who is considered somewhat of an outsider by her classmates.

With her wand tucked behind her ear for safekeeping and a necklace of corks, the 14-year-old wizard often appears somewhat detached from what is going on around her.

Britney Spears will join cast members Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry; Emma Watson, who is Hermione Granger; and Rupert Grint, who plays Ron Weasley in the film.

Daniel "Harry Potter" Radcliffe hurt in London car crash

Harry Potter lead star Daniel Radcliffe was injured when the car he was driving crashed head on with a cab while he was on his way home after shooting "Harry Potter and the order of the phoenix".

Radcliffe's manager has not issued a statement yet but sources said he was brought to the hospital for treatment. Initial information revealed that Radcliffe sustained a wound on his forehead, that could create a scar resembling that of a lightning.