Archive for April, 2010
NASA Science Balloon Crashes – video
A huge NASA balloon loaded with a telescope painstakingly built to scan the sky at wavelengths invisible to the human eye crashed in the Australian outback Thursday, destroying the astronomy experiment and just missing nearby onlookers, according to Australian media reports. The balloon was carrying the Nuclear Compton Telescope (NCT), a gamma-ray telescope built by [...]
Predators trailer – In theaters: July 9th, 2010
PREDATORS, a bold new chapter in the Predator universe, shot under the creative auspices of Robert Rodriguez, stars Adrien Brody as Royce, a mercenary who reluctantly leads a group of elite warriors who come to realize they’ve been brought together on an alien planet… as prey. With the notable exception of a disgraced physician, they [...]
Life on Mars
Life on Mars Is there life on mars? A slushy cocktail of water-ice and organic materials has been directly detected on the surface of an asteroid for the first time. The finding strengthens the theory that asteroids delivered the ingredients for Earth’s oceans and life, and could make astronomers rethink conventional models for how the [...]
Mice produce morphine
Mice may make morphine Mammals could have opiate factories. Mice can synthesize morphine from various intermediate chemicals.N. Grobe & N. Weir Mammals may possess the biochemical machinery to produce morphine — a painkiller found in the opium poppy, according to a new study.
Noah’s Ark
Noah’s Ark Noah’ (or Noe, Noyach; Hebrew: נֹחַ, נוֹחַ, Modern Noaẖ Tiberian Nōăḥ; Arabic: نوح Nūḥ; Greek: Νωέ) was, according to the Bible, the tenth and last of the antediluvian Patriarchs; and a prophet according to the Qur’an. The biblical story of Noah is contained in the book of Genesis, chapters 6–9; he is also [...]
Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Hodgkin’s lymphoma, previously known as Hodgkin’s disease, is a type of lymphoma, which is a type of cancer originating from white blood cells called lymphocytes. It was named after Thomas Hodgkin, who first described abnormalities in the lymph system in 1832. Hodgkin’s lymphoma is characterized by the orderly spread of disease from one lymph node [...]
Dexter Morgan – Michael C. Hall Fully Recovered From Cancer
Yeah, it is true. Now Dexter Morgan – Michael C. Hall fully recovered from cancer. The wife of Michael C. Hall says the “Dexter” star is “fully recovered” from cancer and has returned to work. Jennifer Carpenter said Friday that Hall was “incredibly brave” when he announced in January that he was undergoing treatment for [...]
How Justin Bieber was discovered and Justin Bieber – Baby ft. Ludacris – biography
Justin’s BioAn old soul is the last thing you would expect to find inside Justin Bieber. But all it takes is one listen to the 15 year-old soul-singing phenomenon to realize that he is light years ahead of his manufactured pop peers. After posting dozens of homemade videos on YouTube in 2007, where the multi-talented [...]
Steve Jobs: 2005 Stanford Commencement – How to live before you die
Steven Paul “Steve” Jobs (born February 24, 1955) is an American business magnate, and the co-founder and chief executive officer of Apple. Jobs also previously served as chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios; he became a member of the board of The Walt Disney Company in 2006, following the acquisition of Pixar by Disney. Drawing [...]
How to use TwitPic – Twitter pictures
Get short, timely messages from TwitPic. Why twitpic? Twitpic lets you share photos easily on twitter. Twitter is a rich source of instantly updated information. It’s easy to stay updated on an incredibly wide variety of topics. Join today and follow @TwitPic. Name TwitPic Location Delivering your photos Web http://twitpic.com Bio Share photos on twitter [...]
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