Oct 31, 2009

Giant 'Sea Monster' Skull Found in England

Dinosaur experts in Dorset, England, are examining the fossilized skull of a sea monster so large they say it could have eaten a Tyrannosaurus rex for breakfast.

The fossil head is 8 feet long, suggesting that the beast measured up to 54 feet from the tip of its massive, crocodile-like snout to the end of its muscular tail, making it one of the largest specimens ever found.

The skull belongs to a pliosaur, one of a group of giant aquatic reptiles which roamed the warm seas over what is now southern Britain 150 million years ago.

It was spotted protruding from an unstable patch of cliff by Kevan Sheehan, a local fossil hunter, after being exposed by a rockfall. He spent four years going back day after day and painstakingly managed to uncover it.

Experts hope that the rest of the pliosaur's body may lie hidden in the cliff, equally well preserved. The exact spot, in the 95 mile stretch of coastline dubbed the Jurassic Coast, is being kept secret to deter amateur hunters.

"Pliosaur skulls are very big, but not that robust, in general, and you tend to find them crushed flat — completely pancaked," Richard Forrest, an expert on plesiosaurs told the BBC.

"What is fantastic about this new skull, not only is it absolutely enormous, but it is pretty much in 3D and not much distorted.

Oct 30, 2009

Terminator is Coming

7 Reasons to Stick with Windows XP

Windows 7 has arrived! Huzzah! But wait; if you're still rocking Windows XP, you might want to think twice before upgrading. Here are some reasons to stick with an old OS.

1. Updating will be a huge pain

You do realize that you can't just pop in the disc and install the OS, right? Coming from XP, you're going to need to backup all of your data, format your hard drive, install a clean version of Windows 7, and then start from scratch, reinstalling all of your old programs—and that's assuming Old Faithful even meets the system requirements. Sounds delightful!

2. Software investment

How many programs do you have installed? You're going to have to reinstall all of them. Do you have all of your install discs handy? And I hope you haven't lost any CD Keys! Do you still have all of your downloaded installer executables? Feel like finding them or redownloading them? Because that's what you're going to have to do. And as far as new programs go, you do realize that almost all new software is still compatible with XP, right?

3. Most of what you use your computer for doesn't need an upgrade

What do you do on your computer? Surf the internet, maybe use some office programs? I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume that Windows XP has been handling such duties just fine for you. So why upgrade? For shiny new aesthetics? For a fancier taskbar? For juggling 22 devices? You don't need that.

4. It's expensive

Do you have $120+ to burn? Because that's how much upgrading will cost you unless you use the $30 college-kid discount. Why not put that money in savings or use it to pay off a credit-card bill, like a grown up?

5. You can wait for SP1

Every OS has bugs when it's first released, and even if 7 isn't the shitshow that Vista was, it'll surely need some patching up once the masses get their hands on it. You won't get any bonus points for being an early-adopter. Why not play it safe and, if you do decide to upgrade, hold out for Service Pack 1?

6. Microsoft will keep supporting XP for a while

Tons of people (including you) still use XP, and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Because of that, Microsoft has no choice but to continue supporting it, releasing security patches and the like. You don't need to upgrade in order to get such benefits.

7. You'll buy a new computer eventually

You won't have your current computer forever, especially if you bought it long enough ago to come pre-loaded with XP. Since installing a new OS is one of the most risky and frustrating things you can do with your computer, you might as well just hold out until you buy a new one. It'll have Windows 7 pre-installed on a clean drive, allowing you to start from scratch.

If you're running Vista, however, you should by all means upgrade. What are you, crazy? Upgrade!

Oct 25, 2009

Avanza 1.300 cc Versi Matik Keluar November

Setelah Daihatsu mengumumkan akan mengeluarkan Xenia versi Matik , PT Toyota Astra Motor (TAM) sepertinya tidak mau ketinggalan dengan meluncurkan versi matik dari multi purpose vihicle (MPV) andalan mereka yakni Avanza.

Karena bila sebelumnya hanya Avanza dengan kapasitas mesin 1.500 cc yang memiliki tipe matik, di bulan November mendatang Avanza dengan kapasitas mesin 1.300 cc pun juga akan ada versi matiknya.

Waktu peluncuran Avanza 1.3 liter versi matik ini sendiri dipastikan tidak akan jauh dari waktu peluncuran saudaranya yakni Daihatsu Xenia telah direncanakan akan keluar pada 18 November mendatang.

"Tidak akan jauh dari saudaranya (Xenia) deh," ungkap Marketing Communication Department Head TAM Achmad Rizal kepada detikOto, Senin (19/10/2009).

Dengan hadirnya Avanza 1.300 cc versi matik ini, varian yang selama ini menjadi tulang punggung penjualan Toyota di Indonesia tentu akan semakin 'menjajah' pasar mobil Indonesia.

Taufiq Kiemas Belepotan Pimpin Sidang MPR

Drink Coasters Can Test for Date-Rape Drugs

Drink coasters at several North Texas bars can test for substances such as GHB and ketamine.

One of the coasters played a role in the arrest of a reserve Dallas police officer who is accused of spiking women's drinks at a Greenville Avenue bar.

Police said a bartender at the Sugar Shack saw reserve Officer Brad Hellums put something in two women's drinks. The bartender then went across the street to the Whiskey Bar to get one of the Drink Safe coasters, providing police with evidence, said bar manager Neil Ludwig, who runs several bars that use the coasters.

They can test a drink for substances such as GHB and ketamine, two popular "date-rape" drugs.

"It tells you that there is something foreign in that drink that shouldn't be there," said Dennis Burns of Drink Safe Texas, which makes them.

Testing a drink is simple. The coaster has colored dots on the corners that change color if the drink is spiked.

"And you can do that with your finger in the drink or the straw," Burns said.

The Sugar Shack now uses the coasters.

Establishments that offer them have a sign on the door to let people who might try to spike drinks know that there's a better chance they'll be caught.

"We want our customers to feel safe when they go out to drink," Ludwig said. "We want them to feel like it's secure and safe in our establishment."

The coasters cut into profits by about 40 cents each, but Ludwig said they are worth it.

"It's not a cheap thing for us to do, but we want our customers to feel safe," he said.

Drink Safe Texas also sells caps you can carry in your pocket to cover a beer bottle when it's unattended, as well as pocketsize drink testers such as the coasters that can be carried in a purse.

Oct 16, 2009

Let's Get It On! Tyson and Holyfield to Appear on Oprah

Boxing rivals Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield are to meet again — and this time Oprah will referee.

Harpo Productions announced Wednesday the two fighters would appear on Friday's live episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" from Chicago.

On June 28, 1997, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Tyson was disqualified after biting off part of Holyfield's right ear during their WBA heavyweight title fight.

Winfrey aired an interview with Tyson on Monday during which he discussed the death of his 4-year-old daughter and talked about his family. Harpo Productions says Tyson will take questions from the audience on Friday.

Waspada Efek Samping Obat Impotensi!

Seks tak selamanya berkobar. Ada kalanya remang-remang, bahkan padam. Salah satu penyebabnya adalah penis tidak dapat ereksi dan menjadi tegang. Tapi, orang lemah syahwat tak perlu berkecil hati karena dunia pengobatan telah menemukan obat impotensi.

Salah satu obat anti impotensi yang paling banyak dipakai di seluruh dunia adalah sildenafil yang di pasaran sering disebut dengan pil biru. Penelitian yang telah dilakukan secara ekstensif di banyak negara memang membuktikan bahwa obat ini punya tingkat keberhasilan tinggi, sampai 89 persen untuk memicu ereksi.

Kendati demikian, obat ini juga memiliki efek samping. Dalam suatu telaah sistematis dan meta analisis dari 49 penelitian klinis, Dr Alexander Tsertsvadze dari Ottawa Health Research Institute, Kanada dan timnya melaporkan bahwa pria yang memakai Sildenafasil sitrat memiliki risiko 1,5 kali lebih besar mengalami efek samping dibanding dengan mereka yang menggunakan plasebo.

Efek samping yang paling umum dari obat lemah syahwat ini antara lain adalah sakit kepala, dada berdebar-debar, sesak napas, dan gangguan penglihatan, flushing (muka memerah karena pelebaran pembuluh darah di wajah), serta gangguan pencernaan. Penelitian juga menunjukkan bahwa risiko efek samping meningkat seiring dengan ditambahnya dosis viagra yang diminum.

"Setiap obat pasti memiliki efek samping – tidak ada satupun obat yang bebas efek samping, termasuk sildenafil sitrat," kata dr. Budhi Damian Widjojo, Primary Care Medical Advisor PT. Pfizer Indonesia.

Sildenafil sitrat hanya boleh digunakan bila dokter menyatakan seorang pria terindikasi menderita disfungsi ereksi. "Tentunya pria dewasa yang boleh menggunakan obat ini," katanya.

Selain itu untuk menghindari efek samping yang tidak diinginkan, Budhi menjelaskan sildenafil sitrat tidak diperbolehkan pada pasien yang sedang minum obat jantung golongan nitrat. "Penggunaan sildenafil sitrat untuk pasien yang menderita penyakit jantung harus berhati-hati karena ada kemungkinan mereka minum obat golongan nitrat tersebut atau karena memang kondisi jantungnya yang tidak optimal untuk berhubungan seksual," jelasnya.

Pada pria, aliran darah merupakan bagian terpenting untuk menghasilkan hubungan seks yang baik. Sildenafil bekerja merelaksasi otot polos, dengan cara menghambat enzim fosfodiestrase. Otot polos yang berperan dalam impotensi disebut korpus kavernosum, suatu jaringan yang mendukung ereksi pada penis. Dalam kondisi relaksasi, aliran darah masuk ke dalam penis sehingga terjadilah ereksi.

Oct 15, 2009

Wajib Stiker Emisi: Ini Dia Ambang Batas Emisi Motor

Setelah menindak para pengendara mobil yang bandel tidak memiliki stiker tanda lulus uji emisi pada bulan November mendatang, pemerintah DKI Jakarta rencananya juga akan menindak pengendara motor juga.

Hanya saja waktu pelaksanaan operasi sepeda motor tanpa stiker uji emisi inimasih beberapa tahun lagi setelah semua persiapan ke arah sana selesai dilakukan.

"Setelah mobil selesai, nanti giliran motor," ungkap Kabid Penegakan Hukum Badan Pengelolaan Lingkungan Hidup Daerah (BPLHD) DKI Jakarta Ridwan Panjaitan di kantor Walikota Jakarta Barat.

Nah, BPLHD sendiri selain sedang mempersiapkan kualitas bengkel dan teknisinya, saat ini BPLHD ternyata juga sedang melakukan sosialisasi ke para pengguna kendaraan roda dua mengenai hal itu.

Bahkan kegiatan ini pun ternyata juga sudah menjadi program di BPLHD DKI Jakarta dengan tagline 'Emisi Good, Tarikan Tetap Yahud'.

Ada beberapa persyaratan atau pun tolak ukur yang mesti dipenuhi oleh setiap motor untuk mendapatkan stiker tanda lulus uji emisi. Parameter tersebut lebih berupa teknis.

Karena untuk sepeda motor 2 tak keluaran tahun 2010 kebawah, BPLHD mematok kandungan CO2 di emisi gas buangnya hanya sebanyak 4.5 persen dengan kandungan hidro carbon (HC) hanya 12.000 ppm.

Sementara untuk motor 4 tak keluaran tahun 2010 kebawah harus memenuhi syarat kandungan CO2 dibawah 5.5 persen di emisi gas buangnya dengan kandungan hidro carbon hanya 2.400 ppm.

Nah, untuk sepeda motor 2 tak maupun 4 tak keluaran tahun diatas 2010 harus memenuhi syarat kandungan CO2 hanya 4.5 persen dari emisi gas buangnya dengan kandungan hidro carbon hanya 2.000 ppm.

Bila tidak mampu memenuhi ambang batas tersebut, siap-siap saja, sebab bila kebijakan ini dijalankan di jalan raya, para pengendara motor akan berhadapan dengan Perda nomor 02/2005 tentang uji emisi kendaraan bermotor dengan ancaman denda Rp 50 juta atau kurungan selama 6 bulan.

"Ini adalah upaya untuk membuat langit Jakarta bertambah biru," ujar Ridwan.

Oct 13, 2009

Electroscalpel Hunts Down Cancer Like a Cougar at a High School Kegger

When surgeons dig around inside of you trying to cut out a tumor, they're actually going off of pre-op info to find the tumor. An electroscalpel, combined with a mass spectrometer, will let them map cancerous cells in realtime.

The thing about electroscalpels is that they put off gaeous ions, which, besides being something you shouldn't breath in, it so happens are perfect for being analyzed via mass spectrometry—a method of identifying molecules based on their mass and change. A spectrometer pulls in the fumes from the electroscalpel, and analysis of the chemical sample happens almost instantly, allowing surgeons to, in near real time, "draw a map and say this part is healthy liver, that is connective tissue, this is adipose tissue, that is cancer" according Zoltán Takáts, a Justus-Liebig University professor who came up with the idea.

Like any other technology-driven medical advance when it comes to cancer, it's not cheap to implement: The electrosurgery setup alone is 8 grand, while the mass spectrometry setup is $120,000. We wonder how much the first medical tricorder is gonna cost.

Lima Model Notebook Acer Ditarik

Para pemilik notebook Acer Aspire, silakan teliti unit Anda. Apakah diproduksi sebelum 15 September? Jika ya, apakah model yang Anda miliki itu adalah salah satu dari model ini: AS3410, AS3810T, AS3810TG, AS3810TZ atau AS3810TZG?

Jika jawabannya kembali ya, notebook Anda termasuk tipe yang ditarik kembali oleh Acer. Ini dikarenakan casing notebook berpotensi berubah bentuk dan sistem menjadi tidak berfungsi dengan baik akibat kabel mikropon yang kepanasan ketika tekanan besar diberikan berulang-ulang di bagian palm rest kiri.

Namun jangan kuatir, Acer akan mengganti kabel mikropon di unit yang terpengaruh itu. Cuma untuk memastikan apakah notebook Anda termasuk yang bermasalah dan harus diservis, Anda dipersilakan memasukkan Serial Number (kode alfanumerik 22 digit yang ada label putih pada bagian bawah produk) atau masukkan SNID (kode numeric 11 digit, juga ada di label putih) di situs Acer.

Oct 11, 2009

Speaking Piano

Kelantan Siap Larang Wanita Bercadar

Tak cuma pimpinan Al-Azhar Kairo yang berniat mengeluarkan kebijakan melarang siswinya mengenakan cadar. Negara bagian Kelantan, Malaysia, juga siap melakukannya dengan alasan keamanan.

Menteri Besar Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat berencana melarang cadar jika cadar menjadi ancaman bagi warganya. Demikian dilansir The Star, Kamis (8/10/2009).

Menurut Nik Aziz, dalam Islam, wanita hanya diwajibkan untuk menutup aurat tubuhnya tanpa menutupi wajahnya. Hal itu tercantum di dalam Al-Quran.

"Seperti yang sudah saya katakan sejak dahulu, wanita muslim tidak harus menutupi wajahnya karena wanita yang memasuki Masjidil Haram di Makkah hanya butuh mengenakan mukena. Pakaian itu hanya menutupi tangan, kaki, dan tidak wajahnya," ujar Nik Aziz.

Cadar, tambah Nik Aziz, kini banyak disalahgunakan. Mulai banyak pria yang menggunakan cadar untuk melakukan tindakan kriminal. Hal itu karena cadar akan menjadikan polisi tidak mengetahui siapakah gerangan di balik cadar, apakah lelaki atau perempuan.

Selain itu, Nik Aziz juga menyatakan keberadaan cadar lebih berbahaya di negara dengan tingkat bom bunuh diri yang tinggi.

Dia mencontohkan kejadian wakil presiden dari negeri di Arab yang berusaha kabur dari negerinya yang sedang berperang dengan mengenakan cadar. Namun lelaki itu akhirnya tertangkap gara-gara sepatunya.

Oct 8, 2009

Attn Nerdy Pervs: See Through Walls Using a Wireless Network

Here's something creepy: researchers at the University of Utah have developed a way to use wireless signals to detect movement through solid walls and doors.

The technique, called variance-based radio tomographic imaging, processes signals from a 34-node IEEE 802.15.4 wireless network. It's the protocol for personal area networks used by home automation systems such as ZigBee.

The basic idea is straightforward. The signal strength at any point in a network is the sum of all the paths the radio waves can take to get to the receiver. Any change in the volume of space through which the signals pass, for example caused by the movement of a person, makes the signal strength vary. So by "interrogating" this volume of space with many signals, picked up by multiple receivers, it is possible to build up a picture of the movement within it.

They were able to detect movement in a room to within a meter or so, which is pretty good. They won't be able to see what you look like in the shower, however, so we’re going to call this a good advancement. But be careful, researchers. Don't try anything sketchy.

World's Largest Bridge to Stretch 40 Km Long

Construction on what would become the world's longest marine causeway, connecting Qatar and Bahrain, is due to begin next year, and what a project it is: We're talking about a bridge more than 40 km long, costing around $3 billion.


Somewhat adorably named the Qatar-Bahrain Friendship Causeway, this massive bridge is expected to take around 4.5 years to complete and cost somewhere between $2.3 and $3 billion, but should be a great help for travel between Qatar and Bahrain. The trip currently takes more than four hours and will be reduced to 30 minutes on the bridge, and those in charge expect 10,000 to 20,000 vehicles per day to use it.

Oct 7, 2009

Rombak Buritan Agar Elegan

Kalau wira-wiri di jalanan, tampilan Terios TX 1.5 A/T satu ini dijamin bakal bikin banyak orang pangling. PT Astra Daihatsu Motor (ADM) menyebut dandanan Terios satu ini sebagai City Cruiser. Memang, spesies Terios ini sengaja ditujukan untuk aktivitas harian tapi dengan kemasan berbeda.

Melihat tampilan yang di-refreshment pada bagian eksterior dan kaki-kaki memperlihatkan bahwa SUV ini ditujukan untuk segmen anak muda. Yang paling mencolok di buritan. Ban serep yang menempel di belakangnya sebagai identitas Terios selama ini sebagai SUV berpredikat maskulin lenyap. Begitu pun dengan model pintu belakangnya yang tak biasa.

Setelah diselidiki, ternyata ada sen­tuhan back door modification dari Astra International - Daihatsu Sales Operation (AI-DSO). Tapi bukan berarti ban serepnya dianggurin, melainkan ditempatkan di kolong belakang. Alhasil, pintu baru yang terpasang terlihat lebih lebar. Garis lekukannya tampak jelas dan cenderung bulat.

Itu pun masih dirasa belum puas. Dari segi fisik eksteriornya pun juga mengalami ubahan minimalis. Seperti bodi yang dilengkapi dengan seperangkat body kit dan side body moulding.

Di kolong mesin maupun belakang terpasang stone guard warna silver plus body stripe-nya membuat tampilan makin menawan dan segar. Pilihan pelek gede berdiameter 18 inci kepunyaan Advanti SG 10 yang dibalut ban Yokohama-DNA DB ES, memperkuat kesan gaharnya.

Kini giliran interiornya. Biar comfort, cover jok dibalut leather set dari MBtech. Warnanya sengaja dipilih coklat biar kental natural dan lebih kalem. Tak ketinggalan, doortrim pun kena rambah dengan warna yang senada.

Aroma anak muda diperkuat dengan sistem audio yang kena sentuhan Pioneer. Di dashboard dijejali TV double DIN 7 inci dengan multiprocessor 5.1 channel.

Berkat penempatan speaker yang pas, dentuman suara pun terdistribusi merata. Tweeter yang terintegrasi dengan sudut siku pintu depan, sentral speaker di tengah dashboard dan subwoofer di belakang, menjamin kualitas suara yang bening sekaligus jernih di kabin.

Lengkap sudah Terios berkapasitas mesin 1.500 cc ini jadi teman andalan di jalanan kota yang padat. Menurut Elvina Afny, division head domestic marketing PT Astra Daihatsu Motor (ADM), sebagian aksesori bisa dipesan melalui dealer.

Bikin SIM Bakal Lebih Sulit

Pembuatan Surat Izin Mengemudi alias SIM kendaraan khususnya motor akan semakin dipersulit.

Hal itu disampaikan Instruktur Safety Riding dari Safety Riding dan Driver Center Joel Mastana di sela-sela jumpa pers U mild U Bikers Festrack di Gran Indonesia Jakarta, Kamis (1/10/2009).

Semakin ketatnya pembuatan SIM dianggap sangat penting untuk mengurangi tingkat kecelakaan di jalan yang sering kali dipicu akibat dari kelalaian dan kesalahan pengendara di jalan.

"Kemungkinan mulai awal tahun depan, sekitar bulan Januari, orang yang mau mendapatkan SIM baru akan mulai dipersulit," ungkapnya.

Proses yang lebih ketat menurut Joel dianggap perlu, karena selain masalah buruknya fasilitas jalan raya, kesadaran dan kepatuhan para pengendara di jalan meskipun mereka telah memiliki SIM bisa dibilang masih sangat memprihatinkan.

"Pemilik SIM sekarang sudah sama kaya pemilik KTP, hanya bisa memiliki, tapi untuk masalah kompetensi di jalan, hanya sebagian kecil saja yang bisa," pungkasnya.

Karena itulah mulai tahun depan proses untuk mendapatkan sebuah SIM akan dirombak besar-besaran. Mulai tahun depan, calon pemilik haruslah memiliki sertifikat kemampuan safety riding.

Lebih dari itu, materi ujian di tempat pembuatan SIM pun akan berubah total, bila sebelumnya di ujian praktek motor hanya ada ujian berjalan lurus, melingkar dan angka delapan, tahun depan akan diubah menjadi enam meteri baru antara lain, kemampuan mengerem, berjalan zig-zag, berjalan di plang besi dan seterusnya.

Dengan pengetatan seperti ini, diharapkan di waktu mendatang hanya orang-orang yang benar-benar memiliki kemampuan berkendara dengan baiklah yang pantas menjadi pemilik SIM.

"Semoga dengan orang-orang kompeten saja yang memiliki SIM, akan berimbas juga ke turunnya tingkat kecelakaan di jalan raya," pungkasnya.

Tilep Utang US$ 50 Juta, Mbak Tutut Digugat TPI

PT Cipta Televisi Pendidikan Indonesia (TPI) mengajukan gugatan perdata kepada Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana alias Mbak Tutut. Mbak Tutut dituntut untuk mengembalikan pinjaman perusahaan yang masuk ke rekening pribadinya sebesar US$ 50 juta.

"Kita pinjam dari Brunei Invesment Agency (BIA). Seharusnya masuk ke kita tapi ternyata masuk kepada Mbak Tutut yang terhormat," ujar kuasa hukum TPI Marx Andrian di Pengadilan Negeri Jakarta Pusat, Jl Gajah Mada, Rabu (30/9/2009).

Gugatan terhadap Mbak Tutut didaftarkan Selasa (29/9/2009) di bagian perdata Pengadilan Negeri Jakarta Pusat. Utang itu terjadi pada 27 April 1993, saat putri sulung mantan presiden Soeharto ini menjabat sebagai presiden direktur TPI. Kala itu Tutut mengirimkan permintaan tertulis kepada BIA agar pinjaman tersebut dimasukan ke rekening pribadinya di Chase Manhattan Bank.

Pihak TPI sebenarnya sudah mencoba menyelesaikan masalah itu secara kekeluargaan namun belum juga ketemu jalan keluarnya. Bahkan, pihak TPI sudah memberikan surat somasi sebanyak tiga kali. Somasi terakhir yang dilayangkan 7 September 2009 dan tidak juga ditanggapi.

"Kita kemarin menggugat Mbak Tutut ke pengadilan perdata. Kita minta kembalikan uang itu untuk modal usaha, karena kita lagi sulit-sulitnya. Sudah berapa tahun dari 1993 hingga sekarang, ditambah bunga 12 persen per tahun," imbuhnya.

Oct 1, 2009

They Will Be There For New Friends Movie

IT'S The One Where Joey, Chandler, Monica, Phoebe, Ross And Rachel Get Back Together Again And Make A Mega-Bucks Comeback Movie Just Like The Girls From Sex And The City Did.

Hugs all round - because we can reveal that Friends is back for a big-screen version of the hit sitcom.

Studio bosses have got together for an oversized mug of coffee to prepare a script for a film version of the series.

And they are ready to break the bank with a multi-million package to get the main cast on board.

In an exclusive interview, James Michael Tyler - who played Central Perk oddball Gunther - confirmed: "Friends: The Movie is definitely on. I still keep in touch with a lot of the cast and they say that they are really keen."

The film comes in the wake of the big screen version of Sex And The City which took an astonishing $408,921,925 at the box office.

It will see Jennifer Aniston, 40, Courteney Cox, 45, Lisa Kudrow, 46, Matt LeBlanc, 42, Matthew Perry, 40, and David Schwimmer, 42, back on the same set for the first time since the show ended in 2004.

During Friends' tenth and final series, the six stars were each earning six figures an episode. At its peak, it had 10MILLION viewers in the UK.

Since then, the stars have enjoyed mixed career fortunes.

Flagging

DAVID SCHWIMMER (Ross) has had the biggest critical success with a range of theatrical roles including the play Some Girl(s) in London alongside Catherine Tate.

JENNIFER ANISTON (Rachel) has had lead role in commercially successful films such as Bruce Almighty, and the romantic comedies Along Came Polly and Marley and Me.

COURTENEY COX (Monica) missed out on Teri Hatcher's part in the massively successful TV series Desperate Housewives and is now set to film horror flick Scream 4.

LISA KUDROW (Phoebe) had a hit after the show finished with HBO sitcom The Comeback and is now an executive producer on the US version of Who Do You Think You Are?

But MATT LEBLANC'S spinoff comedy Joey, where he reprised the character he played on Friends, was cancelled after just two seasons.

MATTHEW PERRY'S (Chanddler) recent TV show Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip, written by the West Wing's Aaron Sorkin, was also cancelled after just a single season. But he recently bounced back this year in the film 17 Again, where he played the older Zac Efron.

But now Warner Brothers have drafted in Friends creators David Crane and Marta Kauffman to write and produce the film, due in cinemas in the summer of 2011.

A movie source said: "The cast haven't set the world alight since the show finished.

"But this film could relight some of their flagging careers in a big way."

"But everyone knew the story had to be right and well written. Getting the creators on board was a massive step forward for the project.

"The show did lose a lot of its shine in the last few seasons, but with the actors all in the forties it would be a real interest to see how their characters have developed."

Desire

The cast have always made no secret about a desire to do a film and Lisa Kudrow said: "It would be so fun to be with all those people again.

"But our show was not like Sex and the City - ours was multi-camera, in front of a live audience.

"It's a completely different feel. You'd have to bring the tone down, and I don't know how it would be. I'll just stay open."

Meanwhile actor James, 47, who is in London for the launch of a Central Perk themed coffee shop in Soho, is keen to reprise his role as Gunther on the big screen.

He said: "The one thing I can tell you is that I am definitely on board to do the film.

"I really loved my time on the show and I am looking forward to meeting up with the old gang again.

"I just hope we can do justice to the show in a film."

Her Hitler

HISTORIANS were rocked yesterday after a DNA test showed Hitler's skull to be from a WOMAN.

The discovery was made by an expert given access to the Fuhrer's remains by Russia.

Last night it cast doubt on whether the Nazi tyrant really did commit suicide in his Berlin bunker in April 1945.

For 64 years history books have stated the World War II monster took a cyanide pill aged 56 and shot himself as the Red Army closed in.

The Russians later dug up a burnt and buried corpse - its head sporting a bullet hole - which they declared was his.

In 1970 the KGB finally cremated it, saving only the jawbone and a fragment from the skull.

US archaeologist Nick Bellantoni flew to Moscow after being granted permission to examine the artefacts in the state archive - including bits of the bunker's bloodstained sofa - for one hour.

He not only discovered the skull was female but also that it was from someone much YOUNGER.

He said: "The bone seemed very thin - male bone tends to be more robust. It corresponds to a woman between the ages of 20 and 40."

Hitler's lover Eva Braun, who also took cyanide, was 33. But Dr Bellantoni said: "There is no report of her having shot herself or having been shot afterwards. It could be anyone's."