Weve been reading about Chinas construction plans for years, and wondered whether all those huge buildings will be ready in time for the 2008 Olympics. Now those buildings are opening for business, one by one.
Speaking as an ex-pat in China…(I really hope they don’t start blocking this site, that would be a shame.) China has been “gearing up” to the Olympics for years now. As we’re getting…
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Phil Plait, of BadAstronomy.com, gives the real story as to why we have Leap Days, and why it isn’t every four years, like people think.
Also, the leap day was not originally intended to be added at the end of the month of February. The extra day was inserted after a religious festival which was held on the 23rd day of February. The Romans (and Popes) did not count days of…
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And now, wisdom from drunk MySpace girls?
lol Nice post. I thought the second one was funny. Reminds me of my ex.. which I wont get into
Are people with autism trapped in their own world? Or are the rest of us just trapped in ours?
Following my previous posting and Erik K’s: I agree with Erik K. Well said. Complex illnesses seldom have a single cause: Think Multiple Sclerosis, Lupus, Alzheimer’s disease and others. We might know some big clues about how…
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Explaining RSS to normal people.
engtech: Those aren’t Facebook apps. They’re different websites. You don’t have to login to Facebook to read them. They’re out there in the great wilds of the Internet. They’re outside of Facebook.
A Sydney man who stabbed his estranged wife’s new lover to death and chopped off his penis to teach her “a lesson for her adultery” has been jailed for at least 18 years.
Sentencing Ziha to a maximum term of 24 years, with 18 years non-parole, Justice Graham Barr said he was an “over-controlling, moralistic, jealous, indignant and angry man'' who had carried out a “savage and…
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Ask a geek about any major sci-fi or fantasy franchise and they will almost certainly give you numerous reasons either as to why filmmakers should either commence making another movie in the series; or as to why it should be avoided like pestilence.
Having said that, when the Matrix was restarted after the Smith virus was deleted, could it have been possible that the algorithm imaged or ghosted a Neo program bot? Neo, in the eyes of the Architect, had already fulfilled his function: he had…
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While handcuffed in the back of the moving car, Taleon smashed out the rear window by head-butting it. He then dove through the window and its steel frame, causing $1,800 in damage, Kunkel said. After landing on his face, Taleon rose to his feet still handcuffed, fled into a nearby pond, police said. He swam across like Flipper”.
The story does get better. This dynamic identical twin duo are not only online gay-porn stars but they have also been arrested by a Roof Top Burgarly Task force investigating 40 rooftop burgarlies that have occured in the Phileadelphia area…
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The Bull Terrier is a warrior. Horses are peaceful by nature… What can happen ?
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Today tradition permits women to pop the question to men. This custom has dubious origins….wedlock comes with financial obligation. The bottom line is: if you’re married, she can have half your money. Maybe more….all this sniggering is really just to cover up the fact that, in truth, all proposals are made by women.
What a bizarre article. If you both want to get married, then do it. If either of you don't want to, then obviously it's a bad idea. As for men risking 'the woman' divorcing him and taking half his money, you do realise that it…
