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Top 10 Jackie Chan Stunts

March 23rd, 2008 at 10:33 pm » Comments (0)

Jackie Chan is an amazing stuntman. But I never knew how amazing until I saw this video.
 



Australian WiMax Pioneer Calls It a Disaster

March 23rd, 2008 at 10:10 pm » Comments (0)

Australia’s first WiMAX operator, Hervey Bay’s Buzz Broadband, has closed its network, with the CEO labeling the technology as a “disaster” that “failed miserably.”
In an astonishing tirade to an international WiMAX conference audience in Bangkok yesterday afternoon, CEO Garth Freeman slammed the technology, saying its non-line of sight performance was “non-existent” beyond just 2 kilometres [...]



The Brown Noser

March 23rd, 2008 at 6:50 pm » Comments (0)

Some guys will do anything to impress their boss.
 



The Future of Radio – Who Will Emerge?

March 23rd, 2008 at 3:32 pm » Comments (0)

 
As the audience for AM and FM radio declines, start-up entrepreneurs and giant media companies alike search for the “next radio” — a way to make money by helping listeners discover new music. Online music providers such as Pandora, Imeem and Last.fm provide an early glance at that next chapter in radio history.



Black Carbon Pollution Major Player in Global Warming

March 23rd, 2008 at 1:09 pm » Comments (0)

Black carbon, a form of particulate air pollution most often produced from biomass burning, cooking with solid fuels and diesel exhaust, has a warming effect in the atmosphere three to four times greater than prevailing estimates, according to scientists in an upcoming review article in the journal Nature Geoscience.



Why We Borrow Until It Hurts

March 23rd, 2008 at 1:06 pm » Comments (0)

If the subprime mortgage mess has taught us anything, it is that we are leverage addicts. Nearly all of us are — from Northern Virginia, where we bought big houses with no money down, to Wall Street, where traders borrowed cash to make bigger bets on the housing market.



Wealthier People Live Longer

March 23rd, 2008 at 12:54 pm » Comments (0)

New government research has found “large and growing” disparities in life expectancy for richer and poorer Americans, paralleling the growth of income inequality in the last two decades.
Life expectancy for the nation as a whole has increased, the researchers said, but affluent people have experienced greater gains, and this, in turn, has caused a widening [...]



Laughing Baby Wins Adorable Award

March 23rd, 2008 at 12:19 pm » Comments (0)

 This video of a laughing baby captured the imagination of many people. You really can’t help but laugh at this little guy as he falls for the tearing paper gag again and again and again.



Robot Drummer Has Plenty Of Rhythm

March 23rd, 2008 at 11:40 am » Comments (0)

This little yellow robot does one thing really well. He likes to play drums. What’s funny about the little guy is that he likes to play music on just about any surface other than an actual drum.



Rubber Duckie Gets Remote Control

March 23rd, 2008 at 11:36 am » Comments (0)

Who says you can’t take your electronic gadgets in the bathtub with you? The latest in rubber duckie technology lets you steer your fine feathered friend around the tub from afar.



Molecular Cloud: Big Bad Black Blob of the Galaxy

March 23rd, 2008 at 11:23 am » Comments (0)

The black “blob” in the sky is a dark molecular cloud made of dust and gas that is so dense that it absorbs practically all visible lights:



Celebrity Easter Eggs for Easter 2008

March 23rd, 2008 at 10:08 am » Comments (0)

Thornton’s, a British chocolate company, has done it again! They are celebrating Easter in celebrity style.
The company has created five Easter eggs displaying the faces of Gordon Brown, Victoria Beckham, David Beckham, Lily Allen and Prince Harry. These people were chosen as they “represent a spectrum of British culture.”



Top 10 Photos of the Week

March 23rd, 2008 at 6:02 am » Comments (1)

The life of a Bathroom Czar is never dull
We have a quirky Easter theme running through this weeks top 10 photos. Who would have thought?