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Asteroid to hit Mars: Chance increases
2007-12-29 09:36:00
The chance of a football field-sized asteroid plowing into Mars next month has been increased to 4 percent, NASA scientists said on Friday after analyzing some data."I think it'll be cool," said Don Yeomans, who heads the Near-Earth Object Program at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. "Usually when an asteroid is headed toward Earth, I'm not rooting for an impact."The space rock, known as the nondescript 2007 WD5, was discovered in late November by the NASA-funded Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona. Based on the latest information available, scientists said last week there was a 1-in-75 chance the asteroid could hit Mars on Jan. 30.The odds were increased to 1-in-25 this week after a Ph.D. student pored through the archives and plotted the asteroid's motions before its official discovery. The new information allowed scientists to improve their calculations of the asteroid's orbit and flight path.Still, the asteroid poses no threat to Earth and is closing in on the Red Planet at 27,9...
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Student leaves school after winning Lottery
2007-12-29 09:21:00
A Chinese student leaves school after winning 5 million yuan ($683,000) jackpot in a lottery in China's eastern city of Nanjing. The second-year student at the Jiangsu Maritime Institute, identified by the nickname Yong to protect his identity, was the sole first-prize winner in the "Double Colour Ball" issued by the China Welfare Lottery on Tuesday, a local newspaper reported.After winning the lottery, Yong told his roommates that he would share 2,000 yuan with each of them. Yong also informed school authorities of his winnings, and had returned home."We are not sure if he will return to school, but we hope he will eventually finish his education," the paper quoted Yong's teacher as saying.Lotteries have become increasingly popular both among the poor and the newly rich in China, where many forms of gambling are banned. Per capita income in China's urban areas is roughly $1,900 a year and about $600 a year in rural areas.Lottery-related crimes have been on the rise in China. Rea...
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Hiccups of Chris Sands
2007-12-29 06:31:00
Chris Sands , 24, a Lincoln man suffered non-stop hiccups for the past 11 months. He has tried everything including holding his breath, drinking from the wrong side of a glass and getting a fright since the hiccups started last February.So far nothing has worked and the singer has been left unable to perform with his band; during the more intense bouts he struggles to sleep, eat or even breathe properly. He has had a brain scan, abdomen scan, chest scan and CT scan all in an effort to uncover the reason behind his mystery hiccupping, but so far there has been no diagnosis.In his most recent effort to get to the root of the problem, Chris tried an oxygen chamber, where he was placed in a large metal tank with an oxygen mask over his mouth, despite suffering from claustrophobia.After admitting defeat, doctors are now sending him to a psychologist because they believe his body has now simply just got used to hiccupping. Chris also runs a blog at MySpace. Watch the video.But this is noth...
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Life Insurance: Your Life is Precious
2007-12-29 05:37:00
Human life has no certainty, as death is the universal truth. Humans are social animal. So, we love to live in the society, with our own family. Our family means, our own spouses and offspring. Many dreams, many plannings. But all these ends with our death. This is the truth. If we die prematurely, what will happen to our dreams, what will happen to our families? These are the most important questions that haunts every human being.That's why the Life Insurance came into the scene. The Life insurance policies can help us to lead a tension free life. Because we can stay assured that after our death, some good Family Insurance policies can provide financial support to our family.A Life insurance policy is a contract between the policy owner and the insurer, where the insurer agrees to pay a sum of money upon the occurrence of the insured individuals or individuals' death. There are many types of life insurance. For example: term, universal, whole life, variable, variable universal an...
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SoftBatteries - the ultra thin Batteries
2007-12-28 04:59:00
A paper battery! Enfucell Ltd., a Finland based company, produces thin flexible SoftBatteries â„¢, that looks like a paper! SoftBatteriesâ„¢ are used as a power source for applications like cosmetic patches, smart cards, RFID tags, music playing greeting cards, transdermal drug delivery patches and LEDs on paper.The advantages of SoftBatteriesâ„¢ when compared to conventional button cells are: * extremely low cost * environmentally friendly * landfill safe * flexible size and shape * easy integration into devices * roll form deliveries on demand
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Hummer and Rotten Eggs!
2007-12-27 14:43:00
A Hummer owner from St. Petersburg, Russia has given antiglobalists the green light to pelt his oversized vehicle with rotten eggs, Russian news agencies reported on Wednesday."Peter Antiglobalist" activists told news agency RIA they found a driver willing to let them express their dissatisfaction with consumerism by throwing things at his luxury sport utility vehicle, a spokesman said."Luxury is a false value, clouding modern society's vision. Advertising posters, TV shows and slick marketing constantly tells us that buying things is the most important value in our society," RIA quoted the spokesman as saying.The antiglobalists said throwing eggs and tomatoes at the Hummer will help draw attention to their cause. The vehicle's owner will sell it after the event and will donate the proceeds to an orphanage. A Moscow car dealer puts the base price of a Hummer H3 at $49,500. Link
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Referee shows Gun after a Red card!
2007-12-27 14:33:00
In an interesting soccer match a Malaysian referee took out his gun and fired warning shots in the air. The referee, who was also a policeman, ran to his patrol car to get his gun after players mobbed him for showing the red-card to one of them."We are investigating as to whether the policeman was justified in taking out his firearm and discharging it, and also why he had it with him during the match," it quoted Hussin Ismail, police chief in the southern Johor state, as saying.The policemen was taken into custody for suspected misuse of firearms. Five players, aged between 23 and 40, were also being held for questioning and could be charged for rioting, a local newspaper said. Reuters
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'Gotta Digg' - Digg it!
2007-12-27 05:42:00
Are you a Digg er? Do you love Digg.Com? If yes, you must watch this video "Gotta Digg". It is a nice song by Kina Granis. Watch it, love it and vote for her!The Lyrics:When I'm feeling lazy, at school or when I workI sneak to my computer, and then I like to shirkI don't go online shopping, I don't email with my momI open up my browser, and go to digg-dot-comChorus: Gotta digg, gotta digg, gotta diggGotta make this story big!Did you hear that awful sound?Another server's down!I always dig up Apple, and I bury MicrosoftBut when I said I was a girl, all the diggers scoffedAnd when I see those stories about Senator Ron PaulI don't even RTFA; I just digg them all!Chorus: Gotta digg, gotta digg, gotta diggGotta make this story big!Did you hear that awful sound?Another server's down!The fanboys can be tiresome, they always are outspokenAnd if you're listening Kevin Rose, the comment system's broken!I know digg isn't perfect, but be thankful for what we've gotIt's just like daddy...

Beavers to be released into Scottish wild
2007-12-27 05:36:00
The Scottish Wild life Trust and the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland are planning to release Beavers into the Scottish wild for the first time in 500 years. They believe the animals will improve the eco-system and boost tourism.Beavers were hunted to extinction in Scotland in the 16th Century. Now, the Wildlife bodies have asked the Scottish Government for a licence to allow about 20 beavers to be set free in Argyll in 2009.The mammals, best known for their dam building and tree felling skills, have been successfully reintroduced elsewhere in Europe, including parts of Germany and the Netherlands.The licence application submitted to the Scottish Government is for a trial reintroduction of European beavers in the Knapdale Forest in Mid-Argyll. Link
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Driving Volvo on Ice
2007-12-26 11:45:00
Fan of Volvo cars? You gonna love this video. ispo, the world's largest Sports Equipment and Fashion Trade Fair, invited European media to experience the Swedish tradition of outdoor activities and design. Volvo Car offered the participants the chance to test drive cars on ice. Volvo was trying to demonstrate that their cars are both stylish and practical in this unique and extreme environment. And they proved it again! Watch the video from YouTube.
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Dust Pillars inTrifid Nebula
2007-12-26 11:36:00
Amazing space! In the above picture, you can see the end of a huge gas and dust pillar in the Trifid Nebula . According to NASA, Dust pillars are like interstellar mountains. They survive because they are more dense than their surroundings, but they are being slowly eroded away by a hostile environment.The pink dots are newly formed low-mass stars. A star near the small pillar's end is slowly being stripped of its accreting gas by radiation from a tremendously brighter star situated off the above picture to the upper right. The jet extends nearly a light-year and would not be visible without external illumination. As gas and dust evaporate from the pillars, the hidden stellar source of this jet will likely be uncovered, possibly over the next 20,000 years. NASA
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New Zunes on November 13
2007-10-08 06:07:00
The new models of Zune are coming. Microsoft has finalized the release date for the new Zune models. Zune was first launched on November 14, 2006, the second Tuesday of the month. The new models will also come out on the second Tuesday of November, that is November 13, 2007.Amazon.com is listing the launch date for the second generation Zune devices as November 13, a date which Microsoft has confirmed. The software giant's official public statement during this week's announcement of the new gadgets was that they will be available in "mid-November".Two new Zunes with flash memory of 4 GB and 8 GB will be priced at around $150 and $200, respectively. A high capacity player with an 80 GB hard drive will also debut, retailing for around $250. Apart from these models, Microsoft plans to keep the original 30 GB model. Link

Ozone hole twice the size of Europe!
2007-10-08 05:55:00
The Ozone hole over Antarctica is twice the size of Europe ! The Metop satellite has revealed the extent of ozone thinning in late September. This has been the first opportunity for Metop, Europe's most sophisticated weather and climate observer, to study the hole since its launch last year.Scientists at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) analysed data from the Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment 2 (GOME-2) instrument on the satellite. According to scientists, some unusual meteorological conditions this year drove extensive thinning over the South Atlantic and South America and a build-up of ozone over Australia.this year, the layer thinned down to 220 Dobson units, a measure of atmospheric ozone (where, the global average of the ozone layer is 300 Dobson units). However, the thinning this year has been well short of last year's record hole, which at times was bigger than North America. Link
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Mobile Phones and Brain Cancer
2007-10-08 05:41:00
Regular use of a mobile phone for more than 10 years can raise the risk of cancer, a study claims. Swedish researchers found that long-term users had double the chance of getting a malignant tumour on the side of the brain where they held the handset.Professor Lennart Hardell of the University Hospital in Orebro and Professor Kjell Hansson Mild of Umea University, analysed the results of 11 studies carried out around the world, before coming into this conclusion. An hour a day on a mobile phone is enough to increase the risk.They said children should be discouraged from using mobiles because their thinner skulls and developing nervous systems made them especially vulnerable. Adults should exercise caution.This research was published in the latest issue of the 'Occupational Environmental Medicine' journal. via DailyMail
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Unusual celebration of World Animal Day
2007-10-08 05:29:00
A canary, a goldfish, a guinea pig, a handful of cats and more than two dozen dogs received blessings from a Catholic priest in a Netherlands church to mark World Animal Day. The event featured a weddings zone for pets to tie the knot.In this ceremony, Rev. Pierre Valkering led his congregation in songs and prayers - frequently interrupted by meowing and yapping from the pews - before the blessing took place."Animals go through life with us, and that can be a great comfort," the priest said. Link
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Beyonce sued again for 'Baby Boy'
2007-10-07 16:43:00
Last week, a panel of US Federal Court judges heard the appeal case of Jennifer Armour, who is alleging that the singer Beyonce used her lyrics in her hit song, 'Baby Boy'. According to Jennifer Armour, Beyonce took the lyrics from her own song, 'Got a Little Bit of Love For You'.In the original trial, the judge ruled in Beyonce's favour stating that the two songs were "substantially dissimilar". But, Armour?s attorney Dana Kirk said that the case should be resurrected since a jury hearing was not conducted and also that an expert analysis shows that Beyonce Knowles? upbeat ?Baby Boy ? had similarities with her client?s demo. So, the case now continues in a three day trial which will be heard in the New Orleans-based 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals.Watch the popular 'Baby Boy' video:
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Lost boy found after 11 days in Amazon
2007-10-07 12:50:00
A 3-year-old boy who was lost in the dense Amazon rain forest was found after 11 days, apparently unharmed but for dehydration and thorns in his feet and legs, police said Friday. Neilson Oliveira Lima disappeared from his home in the rural community Pupuai on September 16, said Amazonas state police officer Ailson Carvalho."He went in the forest following his father and he got lost. He was found by his cousin, who was out hunting," Carvalho said in a telephone interview from Caraurai, the nearest town. "Nobody knows what he ate or how he survived."Carvalho said the boy was found on September 27 about 2 miles (3 kilometers) from his home with thorns covering his feet and legs. He said nothing about his ordeal except to ask for water. He was only taken to the hospital in Caraurai, Brazil, days later because of the long distances. LinkEvanise de Oliveira Lima, the boy's mother, told:"In the jungle near the house, there are jaguars, hawks, snakes. But his guardian angel and God protec...
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George Clooney's marriage bet
2007-10-07 12:33:00
The famous Hollywood actor George Clooney would not get married! Even, he bet on it! Legendary Hollywood beauty Michelle Pfeiffer has revealed this fact. According to Pfeiffer, George Clooney has bet her 100,000 dollars (£50,000) he will never get married.Michelle Pfeiffer told chat show host Jonathan Ross: "He's just a great guy, great with kids. I bet him he would get married and he keeps inflating the bet - from 100 dollars to 100,000 dollars. I still think he will, he's a handsome devil." via Metro
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Who is Rick Salomon?
2007-10-07 10:33:00
Who is Rick Salomon ? Rick Salomon (born 24 January 1968 in Neptune, New Jersey) is best known for his relationships with various female celebrities, including Shannen Doherty, Paris Hilton and Pamela Anderson.The son of a former executive vice president at Warner Bros., Salomon grew up in Wayside, NJ. Around the age of 20 he became an executive producer and businessman. He was married to voice actress Elizabeth "E.G" Daily from 1995 to 2000 and has daughters Hunter (b. 1996) and Tyson (b. 1998) with her.Salomon first rose to national prominence during his short and volatile marriage to actress Shannen Doherty. They married on 25 January 2002, but split soon afterwards. The marriage was annulled after only nine months, with Doherty reportedly upset with Salomon's continuing relationship with Paris Hilton.Picture of Rick Salomon with Pamel AndersonIn 2003, a sex tape featuring Hilton and Salomon surfaced. The tape leaked onto the Internet. Salomon filed suit both against the company ...

World's Shortest Couple
2007-10-07 10:17:00
This newly-wed Chinese couple believes that they are the World's Shortest Couple . They have applied to the Guinness Book of records. We also think that they are the shortest couple in the world. So, we all are waiting to hear the confirmation from the Guinness Book authoriy.Li Tangyong, who is 1.1 meters tall, married Chen Guilan, 70 cm, after lots of objections from their families, on October 1. Link

Greener Paints, Cosmetics and Holograms
2007-10-07 10:02:00
A plant-like micro-organism mostly found in oceans could help in manufacturing of cheaper and 'greener' paints, cosmetics and even holograms. The tiny single-celled 'diatom', which first evolved hundreds of millions of years ago, has a hard silica shell which is iridescent. The shell displays vivid colours that change depending on the angle at which it is observed. This effect is caused by a complex network of tiny holes in the shell which interfere with light waves.UK scientists have now found an extremely effective way of growing diatoms in controlled laboratory conditions, with potential for scale-up to industrial level. This would enable diatom shells to be mass-produced, harvested and mixed into paints, cosmetics and clothing to create stunning colour-changing effects, or embedded into polymers to produce difficult-to-forge holograms. Link
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Europa Rising over Jupiter
2007-10-07 07:24:00
When passing Jupiter on your way to Pluto, what should you look for? NASA pondered just this question recently, and the response from one space enthusiast was to capture the above breathtaking moonrise. The unusual vista was then actually captured by the New Horizons spacecraft in February just after it buzzed past Jupiter on its way to Pluto and the outer Solar System.Visible above is the cracked surface of Europa 's expansive ice fields, visible just behind a jumble of Jupiter's swirling clouds. Europa is one of the largest moons of Jupiter and a possible host to sub-surface liquid oceans that are real candidates for containing extra-terrestrial life. During the Jupiter flyby, New Horizons also carried out scientific observations of Jupiter's cloud tops and comparative images of Io's volcanoes and its continually changing surface. via NASA

World's Greenest Skyscraper
2007-10-07 07:03:00
The Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park in New York City is a $1 billion skyscraper project currently undergoing construction, on the west side of Sixth Avenue, between 42nd and 43rd Street, opposite Bryant Park in Midtown Manhattan. It has been designed by Cook+Fox Architects to be one of the most highly efficient and ecologically friendly buildings in the world. Construction is expected to be complete in 2009.In Bank of America's report on the construction of the building, it cited that the design of the building will make it environmentally friendly, using technologies such as floor-to-ceiling insulating glass to contain heat and maximize natural light, and an automatic daylight dimming system. The tower also features a greywater system, which captures rainwater and reuses it. Bank of America also states that the building will be made largely of recycled and recyclable materials.Another interesting innovation is that not only is air entering the building purified to an impr...
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Madonna of the Yarnwinder recovered
2007-10-07 06:48:00
A stolen painting by Leonardo Da Vinci, that worths £25 million has been recovered by police in Scotland. The painting was stolen from Drumlanrig Castle in Scotland four years ago. The painting belonged to the Duke of Buccleugh who died last month aged 83.The painting called 'Madonna of the Yarnwinder', was painted by Leonardo da Vinci in the first decade of the 16th century.Watch the Reuters video report on this news. via Reuters
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Blindfold Rubik's Cube Competition
2007-10-07 06:38:00
This year's fourth Rubik's Cube world championship began in Budapest on Friday. One of the attractions of this championship was the blindfold competition. There, blindfold players tried to solve the game by memorizing the position of key cubes before covering their eyes.The mechanical puzzle, invented in 1974 by engineer Erno Rubik, sparked a global craze in the early 1980s. An estimated 9 million cubes were sold last year, taking the all-time total to more than 300 million units.In this World Championship, prizes will be awarded in 17 categories, as experts try to solve the classic 3x3 cube and its variations while blindfolded, with one hand, or with their feet. via AP & Daily MailWatch this video of Rubik's Cube blindfolded speedcubing world record during the Caltech Dallas Summer 2005.
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Child trafficking in China
2007-10-07 06:23:00
The strict birth-control laws of China is encouraging child trafficking! Hampered by the one-child rule, Chinese couples buy and sell babies in order to guarantee a male child to look after them in old age or a bride for their son. A heart touching documentary reveals this dirty fact. Read on.Wai Ling, 19, and her boyfriend, 21, are too young to get married as per Chinese law. They have a daughter and without being married they can't register their daughter's birth. The strict law will impose a heavy fine on them for having an illegal child. They have only two options to act. Either give a handsome bribe to a state official or sell the baby to a baby trafficker. With a small salary they can't afford to give a handsome bribe. So, they had to go for the second option!"Every mother assumes she will be with her child for ever. But soon she will be growing up in another family. As a mother, I really want to watch her grow every day with me. But I know that's not possible." - Wai Ling...
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Viagra using Hamster and Jet Lag
2007-10-07 06:03:00
The Hamster s who uses Viagra , recovers jet lag earlier! A university team in Buenos Aires, Argentina, who did the study, found that hamsters given the anti-impotence drug needed 50 percent less time to recover from a six-hour time zone change. Is it possible with human?The researchers who discovered this fact were among ten winners of this year's Ig Nobel Prize for quirky, funny and sometimes legitimate scientific achievements! Take a look at the list of 2007 Ig Nobel Prize winners here!

Fake trailer of Queen and BBC1
2007-10-06 16:36:00
Yesterday, the head of BBC1 resigned, over a trailer for a documentary which misrepresented the Queen . Peter Fincham wrongly claimed that the show, A Year With The Queen, would show the monarch storming out of a tetchy photoshoot with the renowned American photographer Annie Leibovitz.In fact the footage was of the Queen arriving for the sitting. Watch the original trailer that created the problem. Link
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David Blaine's Street Magic
2007-10-06 16:12:00
This video is from the popular 'Street Magic ' by David Blaine. Here, Blaine blows the minds of two Los Angeles youths by his magic tricks. After all, this is what David Blaine is know for! Watch the video for some nice tricks. Source: YouTube
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Brilliance BS6 Crash Test
2007-10-06 16:02:00
Video of crash test of a new car. The car tested was 2007 Brilliance BS6, made in China. The test was performed at 40 mph (64 km/h) into a deformable object simulating another car. Results of this test will definitely blow off your mind! The car achieved only one of possible five stars in the EuroNCAP rating.The head of the driver is supposed to be stopped by the airbag - and not the dashboard. To open the driver's door afterwards, the test crew had to use a crowbar. For safety, it is essential that the door can be opened with little force to aid the passengers.Watch the video from YouTube.
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