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Murder Trial Begins With Tales Of Aliens

March 25th, 2009 at 8:30 pm » Comments (0)

Don’t you just love when those pesky aliens tell you to do things
Yes, he confessed, but Christopher Erin Rogers didn’t actually kill anyone in Anchorage in December 2007, defense attorney David Weber told a jury Tuesday as Rogers’ murder trial got under way in Anchorage.
The day Jason Wenger was shot and killed in Spenard and [...]



X-Ray Glasses Are Here

March 25th, 2009 at 8:17 pm » Comments (0)

For all those closet peeping toms out there
Remember those ads in the back of comic books with the crazy X-ray glasses? You know… they had plastic frames and cardboard eye-covers with holes in them (presumably so you wouldn’t face-plant while walking); and the cardboard had these wild spirals on them…
And they never worked. [...]



New Prius

March 25th, 2009 at 8:10 pm » Comments (0)

It was just a matter of time before they decided to slap a big old solar panel on top of your car. Next there will be wind turbines included as an option.
Toyota just unveiled its new Toyota Prius, and it takes its eco-friendliness to the next level. Yes, it’s still a hybrid that gets excellent [...]



More Than 50 New Species Discovered In Papua-New Guinea

March 25th, 2009 at 12:01 pm » Comments (0)

 Litoria frog 
Jumping spiders, a striped gecko and a chirping frog are among more than 50 new species discovered in Papua-New Guinea, the environmental group Conservation International reported on Tuesday. (Pics)



Amazing Photos Of Wingsuit Flying

March 25th, 2009 at 11:32 am » Comments (0)

 
If you are a serious thrill-seeker, the wingsuits may be right up your alley. If you have ever thought of soaring through the air like a superhero, all you need is a wingsuit and a lion heart. (Pics)
 



One Year In 40 Seconds Video

March 25th, 2009 at 10:57 am » Comments (0)

 
 Things change in a year but do you notice it? Here’s a video about the forest, the changes in one year.



Chinese Villagers Hurl Molten Iron In Lieu Of Fireworks

March 25th, 2009 at 10:38 am » Comments (0)

 
 During the Lantern Festival last month, one village in China celebrated the same way they have for 500 years-by throwing molten iron at a wall to create showers of make-do fireworks.



Startup Junkie Underground Features Perry Evans, Founder of MapQuest

March 25th, 2009 at 10:17 am » Comments (0)

Joe Pezzillo, Perry Evans and Joy Milkowski at the Startup Junkie Underground
On Monday night the DaVinci Institute’s Startup Junkie Underground hosted Perry Evans, founder of such successful companies as MapQuest, Jabber, and Local Matters. Over the last fifteen years Evans has raised over $80 million in investor capital and “created value” to the tune of [...]



Predator X: The Fiercest Dinosaur Yet

March 25th, 2009 at 7:33 am » Comments (0)

Image: Atlantic Productions
If you think that Tyrannosaurus rex was the fiercest dinosaur ever, think again: a team of paleontologists from the Natural History Museum, University of Oslo and other universities found a 50-foot marine reptile dubbed “Predator X” that made T. rex looked like a puppy:
The 147-million-year old monster was 15 metres long, had 30-centimetre-long [...]



Guinea Pigs On Their Way To A Peruvian Restaurant

March 25th, 2009 at 7:13 am » Comments (0)

Not really. It’s feeding time at Chiba zoological park in Japan.