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July 19, 2013 7:13 AM
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While having a clock tower on campus may help students get to class on time (or at least let them know if they are running late), these graceful structures do more than mark the passing hours. Bells ring from their lofty tips, sending chimed concerts, alma mater and even fight songs out into the ether.
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July 18, 2013 5:42 AM
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Scientists estimate that there are at least 100 billion exoplanets — and that's just in the Milky Way Galaxy alone. So, what exactly are exoplanets like?
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July 18, 2013 5:41 AM
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It’s strong, conductive and flexible, and research continues to find more applications. Will graphene catch on or travel the same path as carbon nanotubes?
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July 17, 2013 9:02 AM
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Robert Berry’s comic adaptation of the 1922 edition of James Joyce’s epic novel, ULYSSES accompanied by a page-by-page reader’s guide and dramatis personae. The reader’s guide is enhanced with discussion groups and links to online information sources, photos, videos, and other assorted bric a brac allowing you to dive as deep as you like into the world of Ulysses. If you’ve always wanted to read ULYSSES, but have been intimidated by its size and density, this is a great way in and is a great new way in its own right to experience literature.
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July 17, 2013 6:05 AM
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La tour Eiffel a été construite par Gustave Eiffel à l’occasion de l’Exposition Universelle de 1889 qui célébrait le premier centenaire de la Révolution française.
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July 17, 2013 6:02 AM
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From June 22 to September 29, 2013, the Mosaïcultures Internationales Montréal 2013 – Land of Hope (MIM2013) will be on display at the Montreal Botanical Garden. The 2013 edition presents mo...
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July 17, 2013 6:00 AM
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If you put a steamy cup of coffee in the refrigerator, it wouldn’t immediately turn cold. Likewise, if the sun simply “turned off” (which is
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July 16, 2013 6:23 AM
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Glide through part of the largest canyon on Mars, Valles Marineris, in this stunning colour movie from ESA’s Mars Express.
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July 16, 2013 6:22 AM
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In the cookie-cutter conservative era of the 1950s, even good, wholesome girls were undressing Elvis, and not just in their minds. Young wom...
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July 16, 2013 6:20 AM
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We often take our daily experience of life on Earth for granted, but every moment, a plethora of forces are controlling our lives. There are a surprising a
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July 15, 2013 9:31 AM
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All that any Jalop ever wants is a fun car. It's hard to define what "fun" is, but it doesn't always mean it's the fastest down the straight or the quickest around the corner. It's just something that makes you happy, and lets you have a great time.
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July 15, 2013 9:30 AM
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July 15, 2013 9:28 AM
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July 19, 2013 1:35 AM
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Our most popular interesting facts, selected by the masses. Do you agree?
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July 18, 2013 5:42 AM
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Do not be uncomfortable if the first words that come to mind when Ethiopia is mentioned have negative connotations. If you live in the developed world then you may easily connect the country to its well documented recent history of insurgency, civil war and famine. Yet although Ethiopia’s troubles are far from over there is much more to the country than this. Its Highlands contain the largest continuous area of high altitude land in the whole of the continent. Little wonder then that the Ethiopian Highlands are often called The Roof of Africa. They are also, without exaggeration, simply spectacular.
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July 18, 2013 5:41 AM
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“Within a few years, van Erp’s hobby had become a second source of income.”Dirk van Erp was uniquely positioned to take advantage of t...
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July 17, 2013 6:06 AM
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You like the Eiffel Tower? Make it bigger and try to win free tickets or VIP Pass to visit the most famous French monument.
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July 17, 2013 6:03 AM
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Sunday's a good day for eye candy, don't you think? Assuming you already read the title of this post, no we're not about to post 18 photos of Ryan Gosling looking awesome.
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July 17, 2013 6:01 AM
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High up in the Ethiopian mountains lives the Gelada. It lives nowhere else and although its closest living relative is the baboon, with its hairless face and short muzzle the gelada looks more like a chimpanzee. Isolated in these remote Ethiopian Highlands (often called The Roof of Africa) this primate has developed a way of existence (one might call it a culture) all of its own.
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July 16, 2013 6:23 AM
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The following article is from the book Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Tunes Into TV. On a spring day in 1920 in Rigby, Idaho, a farm boy named Philo took a break from his plowing and invented television.
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July 16, 2013 6:22 AM
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Jerry Seinfeld is joined by friends for a cup of coffee and a drive in a classic car, sharing stories all along the way.
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July 16, 2013 6:21 AM
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Software can be useful, but it can also lead to embarrassment, massive financial losses, and even death. See how in these Top 15 Worst Computer Software Blunders.
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July 15, 2013 9:32 AM
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We dug this up at Photobasement and we don't share their sentiments about it. Whereas they seem to be totally against a "dog in a bag on the side of the car" we are decidedly pro-"dog in a bag on the side of the car". First appearing in the June 1935 issue of Popular Mechanics the incredibly inventive doggie bag (not to be confused with the bag received at a restaurant) keeps your car clean of troublesome pooch sheddings and waste matter while your dog gets the fresh air he wants strapped to the outside of your moving car. Okay, so maybe it's not advisable to drive down dirt roads, through forest fires or around tight turns, but we still think this is awesome. We're thinking it needs a clever marketing name, like the Romney bag perhaps? Full article below the jump.
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July 15, 2013 9:31 AM
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We've all done embarrassing things, I'll be the first to admit that. Thankfully though, our embarrassments are easily untagged on Facebook or fade into memory, instead of lurking and rusting on the streets for the next few decades.
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July 15, 2013 9:29 AM
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A lot of ideas are offered in earnest. Gerber Singles, for instance, I'm sure seemed like a good idea to somebody in some meeting, but it was clearly ridiculous. Same with buying Newsweek. Sometimes, though, those bad ideas find their way into cars.
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