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America's favorite pastime + America's favorite lethal weapon = Awesome!
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Wayne "Frosty Freeze" Frost, a hip-hop pioneer whose acrobatic performance with the legendary Rock Steady Crew in the 1983 movie "Flashdance" helped set off a worldwide breakdancing craze, has died. He was 44.Wayne "Frosty Freeze" Frost, a hip-hop pioneer whose acrobatic performance... more
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Forty years ago today Martin Luther King was assassinated. Congress honoured a man whose legacy is one that helped to change people's lives, by changing other people's minds, not just in America but around the world.Forty years ago today Martin Luther King was assassinated. Congress honoured a man... more
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As the British economy looks increasingly doomed, should we call time on our big-spending culture? As the British economy looks increasingly doomed, should we call time on our... more
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Welcome to Planet eBook, the home of free classic literature. All our novels and books are entirely free for you to download and share with your friends, classmates, students, anyone! Scroll down the page to see the full list of free eBooks.Welcome to Planet eBook, the home of free classic literature. All our novels and books... more
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Wanted: 3,200 white mice. Must be female. No more than 18 grams. Purchaser: the Kremlin security service.
So why does the Kremlin guard, which is made up of elite troops who protect President Vladimir Putin, want to buy so many female white mice?
"Everyone is wondering what they are for. But if they were ordered then that means they are needed," an official from the service said with a gruff chuckle.
He refused to speculate about whether the mice could be used to feed to the falcons which are kept in the Kremlin, the seat of Russia's rulers, to scare off crows.
"There are more important things to think about," he said.
Some Russian media have also speculated the mice could play a role in testing toxic substances or indicating the presence of dangerous gases.
Whatever the case, the cat is out of the bag. Documents posted on the official government tender Web Site on Friday showed the Kremlin guard has found a supplier and will pay 475,776 roubles (10,040 pounds) for the mice."Wanted: 3,200 white mice. Must be female. No more than 18 grams. Purchaser: the... more
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At least if you're looking for a girl.
Man, those giant blue dots all along the Pacific are scary. Can the West's vastly larger population of (mostly male) nerds explain it? Or are there other factors at work?At least if you're looking for a girl.
Man, those giant blue dots all along... more
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Loons, those serene emblems of peaceful wilderness lakes, are emerging in modern research as bloodthirsty attackers that drive out or kill their neighbours and take over the rivals' families.
Loons, those serene emblems of peaceful wilderness lakes, are emerging in modern... more
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The scientific equivalent of a fine-toothed comb may soon sweep across the skies looking for Earthlike planets outside our solar system.
Dubbed the astro-comb, the technology improves on a highly successful planet-hunting technique called the radial velocity—or wobble—method, which looks for small shifts in the wavelengths of a star's light caused by the gravitational tug of an orbiting planet.
The scientific equivalent of a fine-toothed comb may soon sweep across the skies... more
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Scientists say they've found the smallest black hole so far, which is less than four times the mass of our sun and about the size of a large city. But the mini-black hole, dubbed J1650, could still stretch a person into a 'strand of spaghetti' with its pull, the researchers told a meeting in Los Angeles.Scientists say they've found the smallest black hole so far, which is less than... more
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"Adam and Eve lost it, alchemists tried to brew it and, if you believe the legends, Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de Leon was searching for it when he discovered Florida.
To live forever while preserving health and retaining the semblance and vigor of youth is one of humanity's oldest and most elusive goals.
Now, after countless false starts and disappointments, some scientists say we could finally be close to achieving lifetimes that are, if not endless, at least several decades longer. This modern miracle, they say, will come not from drinking revitalizing waters or from transmuted substances, but from a scientific understanding of how aging affects our bodies at the cellular and molecular levels.""Adam and Eve lost it, alchemists tried to brew it and, if you believe the... more
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Is the term "hacker" misused in the media? In media circles, the term refers
to criminal activity but in geek circles it's a term of endearment.
Is the term "hacker" misused in the media? In media circles, the term refers... more
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Students are turning their backs on smoking, but failing to embrace healthy eating habits, a new study reveals.Students are turning their backs on smoking, but failing to embrace healthy eating... more
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If you didn't believe the full-on internationalization of b-boy culture, this film goes around the world and back to explore the popular art form.If you didn't believe the full-on internationalization of b-boy culture, this... more
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Behind the scenes with the coffee table that will change the world.
Or so they say......Behind the scenes with the coffee table that will change the world.
Or so they... more
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Based on non-partisan research of the fifty-five United States Presidential elections to date and the astrological signs of each winning candidate through the years, Zodiac Vodka™, a luxury potato vodka handcrafted and distilled in Idaho, USA, has concluded that the Leo, Barack Obama, will defeat the Scorpio, Hillary Clinton for the democratic nomination, as well as, the Virgo, John McCain in the general election.
These findings are based on a comparative analysis of win percentages for candidates with a given sign. Each of the twelve signs has specific election trends which Zodiac Vodka™ has analyzed to predict the next President of the United States of America.Based on non-partisan research of the fifty-five United States Presidential elections... more
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Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese has to been signed up to direct the Bob Marley biopic, which is set for release in 2010.
According to BBC 6Music, the film will follow Scorsese's other music documentaries 'Shine A Light' and 'No Direction Home'.
The film is based on Rita Marley's memoirs of life with her husband and is being produced by Bob and Harvey Weinstein.
There has been speculation that Lauryn Hill will play Marley's wife. The real question is, who will play Marley?
Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese has to been signed up to direct the Bob Marley... more
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said that the country is possibly in a recession in a speech to the Joint Economic Committee of Congress.
He also said that economic growth is possible for the second half of 2008 and into 2009. He said the Bush Administration’s stimulus package should help spur economic growth.
The Federal Reserve has been cutting key interest rates sharply in the past months down to 2.25 percent and some economists speculate that this rate could go down further. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said that the country is possibly in a recession... more
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Steve's Grammatical Observations brings you a close examination of commonly overlooked grammatical blunders we commit on a daily basis. Preposterous!
Do you say "is-is"?Steve's Grammatical Observations brings you a close examination of commonly... more
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