The black hole of unknowing

" As to global annihilation, I’m stumped. Most of us wouldn’t recognise a strangelet if it casually devoured us in the street There’s a slim chance –...

Minister forced to quit over semi-naked dance

Australian government seems to have interesting cabinet minister. In this incident one provincial minister had to resign after he was caught dancing in underpants. " A minister in Australia's most populous state was today forced to step down just three days after...

PRINCESS DIANA INQUEST DRAWS TO A CLOSE AFTER AL FAYED’S JUDICIAL REVIEW IS...

"The Princess Diana Inquest has drawn to a close with Mohamed Al Fayed’s bid to make the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh give evidence at the Diana inquest rejected by the High Court. There was little chance of his...

President receives US ambassador

"In the meeting Ambassador Cameron took the opportunity to ask about Myanmar, he said. In response, President Yudhoyono explained the moves Indonesia had made and the communications that taken place between the two countries` governments with regard to political development...

brain scanner!

"scientists at the University College London claimed this week to have taken the first steps towards building a “mind-reading device”. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scanners, the UCL team discovered they could use brief recordings of brain activity to...

Prediction

"In his 2003 book, "Our Final Hour," Martin Rees writes: "I think the odds are no better than fifty-fifty that our present civilisation on Earth will survive to the end of the present century." "What is your position? (h/t "freakonomics") 

Former Miss Nevada Goes 'On the Record'

"KATIE REES, FORMER MISS NEVADA: Gosh, I don't know. I just thought I was being a regular girl, having a good time with my friends. Next thing I know, it was the biggest, hot scandal."

Token Booth Closings Start in April

The first nine of the 164 token booths scheduled for closing will be shut down in April. The Daily News says the first retired booths will include ones in Union Square and Penn Station, and then the remaining booths will close weekly until October. Then, 600 of the clerks...

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