April 2009 - Page 2 of 4 - L7 World - Page 2

R.I.P. TARDIS

The TARDIS has traversed space & time, its even traveled to alternate realities but its final destination is a bit farther. 17-year-old Ben Rayner was a big Doctor Who fan so when he died last month from cerebral palsy his family decided to send him off in style with his very own TARDIS! They decorated Ben's coffin to ... [Read More]

Time’s up for the TARDIS

Last year when Dalek Caan prophesied that the Doctor's "most faithful" companion would die, I guessed it was the TARDIS (Dalek prophecy) and was apparently right! (it happens occasionally) Rumor has it that season 5 will include nothing from the Russell T. Davies era, and that there will be a new larger TARDIS ... [Read More]

Knock, Knock, Knock, Knock. Who’s There.

As David Tennant's tenure as the Doctor winds down, clues to his demise are pouring in. Back on the "Planet of the Ood" the Doctor received an ominous warning that his name would be remembered by "the Wind, the Ice and the Snow" but that his song would soon end. It's no coincidence that the final episodes revolve around ... [Read More]

Has Sarah Connor been Terminated?

If you didn't see the season finale of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, you weren't the only one. Even with a special preview of Terminator Salvation, the only show it managed to beat out in the ratings was a repeat of Everybody Hates Chris. Tvbythenumbers.com is predicting no season 3 (linkage), but if ... [Read More]

Study Shows Brown Fat Makes You Thin

Sorry to say, tanning your backside at the beach won't help you lose weight (unless you count complications from cancer). Brown fat, also known as baby fat, acts more like muscle than fat. It helps babies regulate their body temperature by burning calories. It had been thought that brown fat was present only in infants, ... [Read More]

Real-Life Superboy

When Dana Hoekstra adopted her son she quickly realized he wasn't like other boys. Liam was doing pull-ups before his first birthday thanks to a myostatin deficiency that's given him 40% more muscle mass than you typical toddler (wish I had that kind of deficiency, all I got is the ADD). Liam's Kryptonite is his ... [Read More]

Not-so-Secret Muslim

Barack Obama's apology tour, also known the G-20 Summit, reached a crescendo last week when President bowed down to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. This kowtowing not only goes in the face of 200 years of Presidential protocols, it stands in stark contrast to Obama's head bob to the Queen of England. A White House aide ... [Read More]