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[Ironic] Professional beggars prowling about the streets of Moroccan c
The government plans to crack down on the scam used by faux beggars in growing numbers for a kind of "emotional blackmail", a cabinet minister was quoted as saying... International Science Team Measures Arctic's Atmosphere
An international team of scientists embarked this week on a journey to improve modeling of global-scale air quality and climate change predictions by conducting high quality measurements of the Arctic region's atmosphere. World Sunlight Map
Watch the sun rise and set all over the world on this high-quality hobbyist site that offers beautiful, real-time, computer-generated illustrations of the earth's patterns of sunlight, darkness, and cloud cover. Includes Mercator, Peters, and rectangular projections. Sony PFR-V1 Personal Field Speakers (aka Headphones) Look Cooler Than
Sony's new headset looks great, but doesn't perform very well for most kinds of music. Wired Test: High-Def TVs
No need to play Goldilocks at your local gadget mall this holiday season: Match the right display to your visual appetite with our hands-on reviews. Experiments, Simulations Reveal Birth Secret Of Buckyballs
The birth secret of buckyballs -- hollow spheres of carbon no wider than a strand of DNA -- has been caught on tape. An electron microscope video and computer simulations show that "shrink-wrapping"is the key; buckyballs start life as distorted, unstable sheets of graphite, shedding loosely connected threads and chains until only the perfectly spherical buckyballs remain. Pacific Publishing Company
"Pacific Publishing Company (PPC) was established in 1990 through the merger and acquisition of several independent newspaper-publishing operations in the Seattle Area. Pacific Publishing currently owns and operates seven community newspapers."The site provides material about PPC commercial printing services and links to its papers such as the North Seattle Herald-Outlook, Queen Anne News, Kirkland Courier, Madison Park Times, Magnolia News, Capitol Hill Times, and Belltown Messenger. American ice
A press release arrived yesterday from the American Chemical Society that said, “Japanese scientists have reported the discovery of an additive that can speed up the formation of methane hydrates, literally ice that burns.”Literally ice that burns?I know what they mean, but it’s not literally ice that burns is it? That would be a mythical [...] Education: Art Hazards
Guidelines for the safe use of art and craft supplies in accordance with the California Education Code, which "prohibits schools from ordering or purchasing any product that contains toxic or carcinogenic substances for use in grades K-6."Includes general guidance (such as avoiding inhalation hazards and solvent-based products) and a detailed list of prohibited products. From the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA). Android Gold Rush: Google Posts $10 Million Bounty on Killer Mobile Ap
Google releases the software developer's kit for its Android mobile operating system, encouraging software jockeys to start coding by offering $10 million in prizes to the best apps for the open-source platform.
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