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The Hottest New Styles of ART!

May 6th, 2009 at 4:53 pm » Comments (0)

 This isn’t where i parked my car!!!?
 
The Hottest new Art Designs of 2009!
More pics below!!! Artists like , Anthony Falbo, TjamesTAKE A LOOK!



New Energy Source?

May 6th, 2009 at 4:27 pm » Comments (0)

 
Structure Of Highly Efficient Light-harvesting Molecules In Green Bacteria Determined
An international team of scientists has determined the structure of the chlorophyll molecules in green bacteria that are responsible for harvesting light energy. The team’s results one day could be used to build artificial photosynthetic systems, such as those that convert solar energy to electrical energy.



How Old Is The Universe? Just Ask The Texas School Board

May 6th, 2009 at 4:08 pm » Comments (0)

The age of the universe up for vote. I cant believe this news if real.
During the Texas State Board of Education hearings on science standards for Texas schoolchildren, BoE member and staunch creationist Barbara Cargill decided that the age of the Universe was up for vote. Oddly enough, I had some issue with that. You [...]



Spiders Getting Bigger

May 6th, 2009 at 3:57 pm » Comments (0)

Giant meat eating spiders Ahh! Way to go global warming
As if global warming isn’t giving us enough to worry about, now scientists say it could lead to bigger-and possibly more-spiders of at least one species.
A group of Danish scientists wondered whether global warming would make the hairy, meat-eating wolf spiders of northeastern Greenland bigger, since [...]



Children Who Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff Grow Up To Be Healthier Adults

May 6th, 2009 at 12:36 pm » Comments (0)

Happy kids grow up to be healthier adults. 
Children who can stay focused and don’t sweat the small stuff have a better shot at good health in adulthood — and this is especially true for girls, according to a new study.



Results Of First Facial Transplant In U.S.

May 6th, 2009 at 12:24 pm » Comments (0)

 
After a shotgun injury to her face, left, and as she appears after her face transplant surgery.
Five years ago, a shotgun blast left a ghastly hole where the middle of Connie Culp’s face had been. Five months ago, she received a new face from a dead woman.



Turn Urine Into Drinking Water With The H2O

May 6th, 2009 at 12:08 pm » Comments (0)

H2O 
At the beginning of the famously-terrible movie Waterworld, we see Kevin Costner peeing into a machine that converts his urine into drinkable water. It was futuristic in that movie, but it’s actually a realistic concept.



WindCube: Rooftop Wind Turbine

May 6th, 2009 at 11:55 am » Comments (0)

WindCube 
Generating power by free methods is the Holy Grail for the green power movement. For consumers it could one day mean that we get power for our homes and gadgets for free from the sun or the wind. Wind power is controversial because the massive wind turbines are ugly and make the area where they [...]



More Than 200 New Amphibians Discovered In Madagascar

May 6th, 2009 at 11:47 am » Comments (0)

 frog Boophis ulftunni
Highlighting a “vast underestimation” of Madagascar’s natural riches, up to 221 new species of amphibians have been found on the island country, including the frog Boophis ulftunni, pictured. The find nearly doubles the number of known amphibians in Madagascar, a new study says. (Pics)



Next Generation Super-Efficient Washing Machine

May 6th, 2009 at 8:12 am » Comments (0)

In Japan, Sanyo is not only known as a maker of home electronics and rechargeable batteries, but also as a maker of home appliances. Their Aqua AWD-AQ4000, which will go on sale in Japan ONLY on June 1 [JP], is the fourth in a series of washing machines that feature a built-in ozone generator to deodorize and [...]



Sexual Slavery Still Major Problem Due to Sex Slave Ring

May 6th, 2009 at 7:54 am » Comments (0)

Convicted Sexual Slave Trafficers Deserve The Harshest Punishments Available

For years, Gerardo Salazar played the Romeo in dusty Mexican villages, trolling town squares and schoolyards for women and girls he could seduce with declarations of love and, ultimately, sell in seedy Houston cantinas.
Salazar, who called himself El Gallo – the Rooster – could have been arrested three [...]



Smuggler Had 14 Songbirds Strapped To Legs

May 6th, 2009 at 7:31 am » Comments (0)

 

At least these birds weren’t baked in a pie.

A man was charged on Tuesday with smuggling songbirds into the United States by hiding more than a dozen of them in an elaborate, custom-tailored pair of leggings during a flight from Vietnam to Los Angeles.
Sony Dong, 46, was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport in March [...]