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NASA Tech Briefs
2009-09-23 01:20:00 Authored by the engineers or scientists who did the work, the briefs span a wide array of fields, including electronics, physical sciences, materials, computer software, mechanics, machinery/automation, manufacturing/fabrication, mathematics/information sciences, and life sciences. NASA Tech Briefs also contains feature articles on successful NASA spinoffs, profiles of NASA tech transfer resources, news briefs, and application stories. Regular columns describe new patents, industry products, software, and literature.Request Free!
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Lily Allen Bares All in Briefs
2009-02-06 12:25:00 Lily Allen has never been shy when it comes to being the centre of attention, but she really showed her cheeky side when performing in a skimpy outfit which paraded her blue briefs to the crowd. Lily was at London?s.........read more
By: MioBlog
Several more briefs for the month
2008-12-04 16:27:00 Here we go with a couple more in one. Ehud Barak has performed an atrocity by expelling Jews from a legally bought house in Hebron, and at least 25 were wounded. There's already some outrage at this on the right, and a demonstration at defense HQ. Update: Hebron Jewish community says it'll continue to purchase Arab homes. Update 2: here's another related item at Esser Agoroth. Sean Penn
By: Tel-Chai Nation
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2008-09-07 11:01:00 No Nonsense sensual, silky, soft microfiber panties are available in bikini and hi-cut styles, No nonsense Microfiber Panties are made of silky soft microfiber. For extra comfort, panties feature a wide waistband and smooth legbands, as well as a cotton gusset. Soft-Stamp tag eliminates scratchy fabric one.No nonsense Microfiber Panties come in a 2-pair pack packaged in a vinyl snap top bag perfect for storage, organization and travel.More details
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Spicy Briefs
2008-08-28 21:06:00 Axl Rose, 46, doesn’t just look creepy, he is creepy! Heatherette designer Richie Rich says he and pal Kelly Osbourne, 24, attended a party in Hollywood where they ran into the arrogant rock star. Rose had his sights set on Kelly and proceded to tell her that he wanted to have sex with her. Rich ...
By: Celebrity Smack!
Spicy Briefs
2008-08-08 19:53:00 I am doing a ‘briefs’ post today because, damn! News is bor-ring and slow these past couple of days. Here are a bunch of stories that I could care less about but should probably include here because I guess they’re relevant.. Clay Aiken is a daddy. His son, Parker Foster Aiken, was born at ...
By: Celebrity Smack!
Spicy Briefs
2008-06-27 12:50:00 Uma Thurman is engaged to her millionaire Swiss boyfriend, Arpad “Arki” Busson. Busson spoiled Thurman with a jaw dropping 8+ carat ring with twenty smaller stones surrounding the massive rock. A source close to the couple gushed about the ring saying, “It’s the most beautiful piece I’ve ever seen. Arki did a ...
By: Celebrity Smack!
Spicy Briefs
2008-06-26 13:45:00 Sarah Jessica Parker may already have another movie role lined up after starring in the hit, ‘Sex and the City’. Parker may be playing yet another single-girl in New York, although the story of Ivy Ames is rather different than that of Carrie Bradshaw. ‘The Ivy Chronicles,’ is about an Upper East Side woman ...
By: Celebrity Smack!
Spicy Briefs
2008-06-24 10:32:00 It made the news earlier this week when Anne Hathaway broke up with her Italian boyfriend. And good riddance! Raffaello Follieri has been arrested for lying to an investor, saying that he was the chief financial officer of the Vatican. This guy has been doing this sort of sideways sh*t for years. ...
By: Celebrity Smack!
Spicy Briefs
2008-06-17 15:52:00 Paris Hilton’s “dog friendly” reputation has gone down the shitter with numerous rumors of her neglecting pets, and apparently the employees at The Puppy Store on Melrose Avenue were aware of this. Last weekend Paris was headed to a photo shoot and decided, out of the blue, that she wanted a puppy because she thought ...
By: Celebrity Smack!
Spicy Briefs
2008-06-16 02:32:00 Britney Spears and ex-husband Kevin Federline were both in Las Vegas this weekend, however, their “people” made sure they didn’t bump into one another. While Britney spent the entire weekend in Sin City with her father celebrating Father’s Day, Federline left town on Saturday so he could spend the holiday with the boys. Britney ...
By: Celebrity Smack!
Briefs: Braves' Smoltz has surgery, future uncertain
2008-06-11 02:10:00 Tuesday's news briefs: John Smoltz had surgery to repair the labrum in his right shoulder and his hopes for a comeback in 2009 remain uncertain.
By: The RotoFeed
Briefs: Cards to place ace Wainwright on 15-day DL
2008-06-10 04:26:00 Monday's MLB news briefs: Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright will be placed on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday.
By: The RotoFeed
Briefs: Texas' Washington not sad to see Ponson go
2008-06-08 04:25:00 Saturday's MLB news briefs: Sidney Ponson might have been one of the Texas Rangers' most effective starters, but manager Ron Washington said Saturday his pitching staff will be better off without Ponson's abrasive personality.
By: The RotoFeed
Briefs: Yankees' Hawkins to serve three-game suspension
2008-06-07 02:53:00 Friday's MLB news briefs: Barry Bonds is headed to trial next March on federal charges of lying to a grand jury about his use of performance-enhancing drugs.
By: The RotoFeed
Spicy Briefs
2008-06-05 18:06:00 It’s only the best for Brad Pitt, who dropped a whopping $600,000+ on furniture at an art and design exhibit in Switzerland earlier this week. He was treated to a special showing of furniture that had been made between the 1940s through the 1960s. Pitt ended up leaving with a $293,000 on a ...
By: Celebrity Smack!
News Briefs 05-06-2008
2008-06-05 07:28:00 According to Human Rights Watch, 130 people are still imprisoned for their role at Tiananmen. That was 19 years ago. Comms glitch delays Mars Phoenix digging. Those lazy robots and their excuses to procrastinate! Giant telescopes could be built from Moon dust. And you thought you wasted your time playing with sand as a toddler! A recently found Cosmical Whatizit might be missing link between stars & planets. "To boldly flush where no plumber has flushed before!!" Secret of Old Faithful revealed. Apparently it all comes down to a good diet, plenty of exercise, and a periodical prostate exam (Pass!) Human stem cells help brain-impaired mice, raising hope for many children in the future? & some concerns too. ?Living computers? made out of tweaking bacteria solve complex math puzzle. Knowing that a bunch of protozoans are better than you at solving Sudokus might bring a severe blow to our collective self-esteem! ?Then again, maybe that?s one of the reasons why Math exams have b...
Briefs: Giants pitcher Lowry may not return in '08
2008-06-05 01:52:00 Wednesday's MLB news briefs: San Francisco Giants left-hander Noah Lowry had another MRI exam on his surgically repaired throwing forearm and won't be pitching any time soon -- maybe not at all this season.
By: The RotoFeed
FC BARCELONA TRANSFER BRIEFS 2008
2008-06-04 06:38:00 According to all sources (Sport, Mundo Deportivo, Marca, As...) VILLAREAL player ( on loan to Recreativo) & Uruguayian young defender MARTIN CACERES will be a FC BARCELONA player today. Both... Read all the news, results, details & comments in English on Spanish Football & Sports
Briefs: Nats 3B Zimmerman (shoulder) hits 15-day DL
2008-06-04 04:16:00 Tuesday's MLB news briefs: Even the durable Ryan Zimmerman couldn't avoid the Washington Nationals disabled list parade.
By: The RotoFeed
Spicy Briefs
2008-06-03 23:05:00 Nick (Bollea) Hogan has been denied his request (hooray!) to be let out of the jail’s solitary confinement and into general population or house arrest. Nick’s attorneys claim the seclusion is cruel and unusual punishment and that it’s unbearable for him to be in there 16-17 hours a day. We wonder if he’d rather ...
By: Celebrity Smack!
Briefs: Court refuses to hear fantasy baseball case
2008-06-03 02:25:00 Monday's news briefs: The Supreme Court refused to get involved in an ongoing dispute between a fantasy sports business and professional baseball. Without comment, the justices declined to hear the case involving the $1.5 billion industry in the United States.
By: The RotoFeed
Spicy Briefs
2008-06-02 18:06:00 The ashes of Kurt Cobain have been stolen from Courtney Love. The singer kept the ashes in a pink teddy bear bag along with a lock of his hair. A few weeks ago Courtney was robbed of not only the ashes, but of Jewelry and clothing as well. She stated, ...
By: Celebrity Smack!
Briefs: Lieberthal retires as Phillie, tosses first pitch
2008-06-01 21:09:00 Sunday's MLB news briefs: Former catcher Mike Lieberthal signed a one-day minor league contract Sunday and officially retired as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies.
By: The RotoFeed
Briefs: Rangers' Jennings has season-ending surgery
2008-06-01 04:36:00 Saturday's MLB briefs: Rangers right-hander Jason Jennings underwent season-ending elbow surgery for the second straight year.
By: The RotoFeed
Briefs: Indians to place DH Hafner on 15-day DL
2008-05-31 02:50:00 Friday's MLB briefs: Cleveland designated hitter Travis Hafner, after taking a few practice swings, was sent home and will be placed on the 15-day disabled list with a sore right shoulder.
By: The RotoFeed
Spicy Briefs
2008-05-30 20:29:00 Lindsay Lohan is being stalked by her father, Michael. He learned that she was staying at the Peninsula Hotel, where Samantha Ronson was deejaying for a party. Linds must have learned her crazy pops was on the way because she checked out before the party even started. Witnesses say Michael was staking ...
By: Celebrity Smack!
News Briefs 30-05-2008
2008-05-30 04:42:00 "When the blind beetle crawls over the surface of a globe, he doesn?t realize that the track he has covered is curved? Stonehenge? the cemetery? In the latest Stonehenge news, National Geo. claims the henges were originally and primarily used as massive headstones? Might this be the burial site for the UK?s first royal family? Isolated Amazonian tribe exists for centuries without contact from the outside world? until now. No matter where you look, it?s getting harder and harder to ignore the global food crisis as it ripples across the planet. 28,000 year-old chipped mammoth bone sparks timeline controversy up North in Beringia. What / Where is Beringia? Great questions? From the alternate alternative energy file ? Could ?Green Crude? be the magic bullet for the current / coming energy crisis? Monkey-powered robots (w/ images that some may find disturbing) may one day help paralyzed humans. More here, from Reuters. Scuba-divers discover underwater entryway to Egyp...
Briefs: Chavez returns to A's lineup; Thomas goes to DL
2008-05-30 02:11:00 Thursday's MLB briefs: The A's activated third baseman Eric Chavez from the 60-day disabled list and put him in the starting lineup as designated hitter for the finale of a three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays. As expected, Oakland placed Frank Thomas on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right knee and quadriceps tendinitis.
By: The RotoFeed
News Briefs 29-05-2008
2008-05-29 06:31:00 Tomorrow never dies? I hope. 100 years ago Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond, was born. And a new Bond novel has just arrived to mark the occasion. Amazing Q&A session with a hobbit & a dwarf (wanna know who?s gonna play the part of Gandalf in the upcoming ?Hobbit? movies? Then don?t miss this). ?New World? my foot!! Archeologists locate the world?s oldest example of 'bling' in Peru. Childhood 'toy' revealed as ancient Persian relic. See? See why I can?t get rid of any of my sh?tuff?? Since cloning dinos is just too darn tough, how ?bout we clone us some vikings instead? ?Asgardian Park?, here we come! Huge flying reptiles ate dinosaurs while strolling on the ground. Even back then inflight meals sucked. The higher the content of lead in your blood, the higher the sentence, according to study. Cells die to keep you alive. Have you told your cells you love them today? Gaming your way out of the Nicotine dependency. Because in this game, there?s no extra life amigo....
Briefs: Sosa wishes to represent DR in '09 WBC
2008-05-29 02:43:00 Wednesday's MLB news briefs: The New York Yankees placed right-handed starter Ian Kennedy on the disabled list, a move that could speed up Joba Chamberlain's move into the starting rotation.
By: The RotoFeed
Spicy Briefs
2008-05-28 23:09:00 Harrison Ford, 65, and Calista Flockhart, 43, might be getting hitched this summer. The couple, who have been dating for the past 6 years, plan on having a casual, small wedding. A source told the National Enquirer, “He said he’d marry Calista as soon as he’s finished with the promotional work for the new Indiana ...
By: Celebrity Smack!
Briefs: Astros' Rodriguez set for return to rotation
2008-05-28 02:33:00 Tuesday's MLB news briefs: When Wandy Rodriguez returns from the 15-day disabled list on Wednesday, Chris Sampson will be the odd man out in the Houston Astros' rotation.
By: The RotoFeed
Spicy Briefs
2008-05-27 16:43:00 Good morning! Wow, is it ever tough to get back into the swing of things after a long weekend, wouldn’t you agree? Well, I am back to dish on some hot gossip, so let’s get started.. Famed Hollywood director Sydney Pollack died Monday at his home in Los Angeles. Family members say he ...
By: Celebrity Smack!
Briefs: Ex-Rockie suspended for failed drug test
2008-05-27 02:17:00 Monday's MLB news briefs: Former major leaguer Luis Gonzalez was suspended for one year by Japanese baseball for failing a drug test.
By: The RotoFeed
Briefs: Rockies place Barmes, Hawpe on 15-day DL
2008-05-24 22:30:00 Saturday's MLB news briefs: The Colorado Rockies placed shortstop Clint Barmes and right fielder Brad Hawpe on the 15-day disabled list and recalled outfielder Seth Smith and infielder Ian Stewart from Triple-A Colorado Springs.
By: The RotoFeed
SPANISH FOOTBALL TRANSFER BRIEFS 2008
2008-05-24 11:51:00 Here are some transfer news & rumours for today, not that they will end, as we are ensured a whole summer of speculations with names & supposed operations. VALENCIA CF have accepted that... Read all the news, results, details & comments in English on Spanish Football & Sports
Briefs: M's scratch Hernandez because of leg soreness
2008-05-24 02:40:00 Friday's news briefs: Seattle pitcher Felix Hernandez was scratched from his scheduled start Saturday against the New York Yankees because of soreness in his right leg.
By: The RotoFeed
Briefs: Davis to start Friday after beating cancer
2008-05-23 04:05:00 Thursday's MLB news briefs: Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Doug Davis, who has been recovering from thyroid cancer surgery, was activated and will return to the rotation for a weekend series against Atlanta.
By: The RotoFeed
News Briefs 23-05-2008
2008-05-23 03:46:00 Fare thee well, Dr. Lamb. Good luck and Godspeed? Nobel Laureate and eminent physicist, Willis E. Lamb Jr. has left the world richer than when he arrived. A few words about the man who laid the foundation of quantum electrodynamics. Who needs alternative energy sources if the Moon generates electricity? And then there were three? Jupiter welcomes a third Red Spot. In news that makes you want to summon pagan deities do your dirty work? vandals deface Stonehenge. News-flash? The sun may not be the only star able to support life. According to the Astrophysical Journal, life could exist on virtually *every* star. Flash-News! Earth canyon reveals clues to epic flash-floods of yesteryear on Earth and Mars. You can read more in the May 23 issue of Journal Science (if you have a subscription ? I don?t :) In other ?If it works here, why not on Mars?? news, did Martian hydrothermal vents support life? Up from the depths of the amphibians evolutionary tree comes? ?Frog-...
News Briefs 22-05-2008
2008-05-22 04:33:00 If this were to be the last day of your life, what would you change? Some australians travel to Mexico, not seeking to watch a bull-fight or buy a sombrero. What they seek is? Death. Doing it with Betty. A DIY video on how to escape this mortal coil [Disclaimer: Not suitable for children, people suffering from depression, or idiot fratboys with nothing better to do; if you?re Osama Bin Laden, go right ahead]. A word that?s been part of our consciousness for a quarter of a century: AIDS. AIDS "Dissident" Seeks Redemption... and a Cure for Cancer. Half-man, half-machine, and all-Olimpic: Oscar Pistorius will compete in Beijing. (More here). UK says YES! to Chimeras. Yipee! I can?t wait to owning my own gargoyle ;-) Say bye-bye to the Space Elevator: Carbon Nanotubes might present a similar danger to that posed by asbestos :-( Aboard an airplane smoking should only be permitted to the pilot, for the passengers? protection. Could an acid trip cure your OCD? Turn on, tune in, and drop o...
Briefs: Commissioner's office pushing for faster games
2008-05-22 01:30:00 Wednesday's MLB news briefs: With games seeming to run longer each year, Major League Baseball on asked teams to help enforce speed-up rules already on the books.
By: The RotoFeed
Briefs: Blown calls lead to closer look at instant replay
2008-05-21 02:50:00 Tuesday's MLB news briefs: Chipper Jones has seen enough. Now he wants baseball to take a closer look -- at instant replay.
By: The RotoFeed
Spicy Briefs
2008-05-20 17:46:00 Tina Turner wants Amy Winehouse to seek help for her addictions. Turner is a fan of Winehouse’s music and hopes Amy can get herself back on track. She says, “Her problems started before the success and that is the problem. This girl?s voice is wonderful, timeless. If she wants to help ...
By: Celebrity Smack!
Briefs: Marlins sign Tigers outfield castoff Jones
2008-05-20 02:44:00 Monday's MLB news briefs: Outfielder Jacque Jones, cut by Detroit two weeks ago, reached a minor league deal with Florida and is expected to soon become its starting center fielder.
By: The RotoFeed
SPANISH FOOTBALL TRANSFER BRIEFS 2008: FC BARCELONA & REAL MADRID
2008-05-18 09:43:00 According the "Sport", new FC BARCELONA coach Pep Guardiola has a signning priority: a class winger. The paper published that the Club already has three names VAN PERSIE & WALCOTT (Arsenal) &... Read all the news, results, details & comments in English on Spanish Football & Sports
Briefs: Giants owner Magowan to step down after 2008
2008-05-17 03:08:00 Friday's MLB briefs: Peter Magowan, the owner who brought Barry Bonds to San Francisco, built a new ballpark and kept major league baseball in the city, is stepping down as managing partner of the Giants.
By: The RotoFeed
Briefs: Edmonds gets second chance with Cubs
2008-05-15 22:46:00 Thursday's MLB news briefs: Jim Edmonds insisted he's healthy and can perform at a high level. The Chicago Cubs are giving him a chance to prove it, and his first opportunity came against his former team, the San Diego Padres.
By: The RotoFeed
News Briefs 15-05-2008
2008-05-15 05:29:00 Come fly with me. Well, it seems we may finally have our jetpacks: Yves Rossy, a swiss pilot, has become the first Icarus of the XXIst century (video). I?m still waiting for my flying car and robot maid, but I?m not holding my breath. Junk computers could fuel cars. But what about junk cars? Polar bear is made a Protected Species. A nice gesture, but will it make a difference? And why doesn?t this company do something to protect their unofficial Xmas mascot? Scientists investigate recent spate of coyote attacks on Californian children. Either they can't run as fast as roadrunners, or the coyotes have finally stopped buying at Acme. Fedora? Check!? Whip? Check!? Revolver? Check!? Lego Blocks?? ? Lego Blocks??! Russia & Europe may start mooning together ?Wait, that can?t be right! You wanna see a whole room of grown men & women holding a rabbit?s foot and a 4-leafed trefoil on each hand? Head to the JPL headquarters in California, on May 25th. Mobile phone text messages cost... |



