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Nov. 14th, 2008 06:51 pmAdrienne So has seen the future of renewable energy and it is women's breasts. Really. The slate article covers everything you didn't know about breast motion and about which you would never have though to ask.
For those waiting for Watchmen, follow the link to new trailer for the movie.
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced that the federal government is considering measures to avoid a deficit that include selling Crown assets. He reassured the CBC and the CN Tower are not up for sale.
A professor at the University of Michigan has made a series of 3D portraits of Obama. The twist? They're smaller than a grain of salt.
Mars rover Spirit proved that there was still life left in the little robot when it sent a message to NASA. It's low on power, but not quite ready to give up.
Canada plans to send two robotic subs to explore a mountain range under the Arctic Ocean to gather data for a sovereignty claim. The mountain range is believed to contain massive petroleum reserves of which Canada wants a piece.
A new study shows that the brains of bullies may be wired to feel pleasure when watching others suffer.
US researchers have developed a way to make (relatively) cheap diamonds with few impurities by heating "seed" diamonds in a high-temperature low-pressure hydrogen plasma. Moreover, the size of the diamonds produced is limited only by the size of the microwave chamber.
India has succeeded in placing a probe on the moon.
For your reading pleasure: Ninjalistics - corporate assassination solutions.
For those waiting for Watchmen, follow the link to new trailer for the movie.
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced that the federal government is considering measures to avoid a deficit that include selling Crown assets. He reassured the CBC and the CN Tower are not up for sale.
A professor at the University of Michigan has made a series of 3D portraits of Obama. The twist? They're smaller than a grain of salt.Mars rover Spirit proved that there was still life left in the little robot when it sent a message to NASA. It's low on power, but not quite ready to give up.
Canada plans to send two robotic subs to explore a mountain range under the Arctic Ocean to gather data for a sovereignty claim. The mountain range is believed to contain massive petroleum reserves of which Canada wants a piece.
A new study shows that the brains of bullies may be wired to feel pleasure when watching others suffer.
US researchers have developed a way to make (relatively) cheap diamonds with few impurities by heating "seed" diamonds in a high-temperature low-pressure hydrogen plasma. Moreover, the size of the diamonds produced is limited only by the size of the microwave chamber.
India has succeeded in placing a probe on the moon.
For your reading pleasure: Ninjalistics - corporate assassination solutions.