Exploring planetary structures via Lense-Thirring and more

If general relativity is correct, one of its implications, Lense-Thirring / frame dragging, should be able to be used to map planetary interiors. The Lense-Thirring effect is basically a twist in space near massive bodies such as planets, stars, and black holes. If proven, it...

More or less evidence for Lense-Thirring

If you perform an arXiv search on Lense-Thirring, you get about 200 papers directly related to the subject. Lense-Thirring is the GR concept purporting a 'twist in space' near massive spinning objects. Contrary to the claims of Gravity Probe B staff, due to noise in the data,...

Cops rescue 5-yr-old locked up by dad for over 2 months

hideous and shameful crime, this young boy is so frail and weak, he is just bones and no life left in him, we all must together try and support him in all ways...please do contact me if you wish to do so..... where is humanity, lost under the rumbles of time and people who...

Re-Bicyclable the Plastic Bike

"Matt Clark, he is a young industrial designer from Southern California. He showed me his bicycle creation, the IV-1 (for Innervision 1) : Here is the description of this unique bike: "This bicycle prototype...

Karadzic's War Crime Victims Relive their Ordeal

OBSERVER reporter Ed Vulliamy exposed the Bosnian concentration camps.  In the wake of Radovan Karadzic's arrest this week, Muslim figurehead Fikret Alic, whose image was imprinted on the world's media...

Ghoulish Courtney Love reveals her skeletal frame in a see-through 1920s dress

Reports that Courtney love is suicidal over loss of Kurt Cobain's ashes are compounded by her recent appearance in LA where she looks incredibly frail. Her mouth is still working though as his her abilty to work...

Move Over Knight Rider... BMW's Cloth Concept Car Shape Shifts!

"By Chuck Squatriglia June 10, 2008 | 12:38:21 PMConcept cars give automotive designers a chance to let their imaginations run wild, often with outlandish results. But even by that measure, BMW has come up with...

Scream painting back on display

Edvard Munch's The Scream is back on display at a Norweigan museum after it was taken and damaged by armed robbers in 2004.Munch's Madonna is also back on display. It was taken along with The Scream."The...

Ronnie O'Sullivan wins 2008 World Snooker Championship

"Ronnie O'Sullivan has claimed his third World Championship crown after completing a comprehensive 18-8 win over Ali Carter in the final.Resuming the final session 16-8 in front, O'Sullivan wasted little time in securing the two frames he needed.The 32-year-old started the...

How Would a Portfolio Investing Solely in African Markets Look?

"I’ve been preoccupied with risk these days. Or risk mitigation to be exact. I’m tired of watching my TD Ameritrade account get whipsawed. It’s got me thinking. Would a portfolio invested solely in African markets be a tragedy waiting to happen?  The chart below...

Official: HD DVD dead and buried, format war is over

"It's official. Toshiba just made a statement saying, " it will no longer develop, manufacture and market HD DVD players and recorders." Cessation of the player and recorders are targeted for March 2008. Volume production of HD DVD disk drives for PCs and games will end in...

Missing Evidence from Bhutto's Murder

"With rumors of government complicity in Benazir Bhutto's assassination rife throughout Pakistan, the country's stability may depend on the absolute transparency of the investigation into the murder. But a...

15 inch Gigantor Digital Photo Frame

"Godzilla size frame ATTACK! When this 15″ Digital Photo Frame arrived at the ThinkGeek world headquarters of doom we thought to ourselves “That is one huge-ass photo frame”… and we’re thinking that you’re going to feel the exact same way when you’re viewing...

USB Snowman

"The humble snowman is as much a symbol of Christmas as Santa Claus, Coca Cola and rampant consumerism but while two of these can be found inside on Christmas morn, one of them wouldn’t dare to try. USB SnowmanThe snowman, you see, will melt as soon as his foot touches your...

Does news still matter?

There was a time when Walter Cronkite was the most trusted person in America.  That he was a news anchor made him a perfect candidate for that position.  But these days the news business is becoming a...

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