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Scientists Create Energy-Producing Solar Paint :

Jessica — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:49:29 +0000

A recent partnership between the steel industry and UK university researchers has led to the development of a unique photovoltaic paint that can be applied to steel.

Doomsday Black-Hole Believer Thrown Out of Court

Jessica — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:31:09 +0000

Daily Galaxy favorite Walter Wagner has finally been thrown out of court! For those of you who don’t subscribe to Nutjob Monthly, Mr Wagner has been filing lawsuits to prevent the activation of the Large Hadron Collider - mainly based on the assumption that his time working in a hospital with nuclear medicine and a Hawaiian botanical garden gives him a better understanding of particle physics than almost every scientist on the planet.

Truth and Tribunals in Latin America

Jessica — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:13:08 +0000

Hundreds of people — cashiered military commanders, ex presidents, police officers, among many others — have been tried in Latin America in recent years for violating basic human rights. A whole, grisly chapter of Latin American history...

The Cuba we don't know

Jessica — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:09:03 +0000

Just 90 miles off the coast of Florida, Cuba once played the role of America’s tropical playground. Ernest Hemingway wrote “The Old Man and the Sea” and six other novels on the outskirts of Havana, and Frank Sinatra rubbed elbows with the American mafia in Cuban casinos. Rich Americans drank mojitos in the mahogany-lined bars of the Hotel New York and the Hotel Nacional.

Sarah Palin may have women flocking to Barack Obama

Jessica — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:26:40 +0000

WASHINGTON - If John McCain wanted to poach the women’s vote from Barack Obama, he shouldn’t have tapped a running mate who dubbed herself a

Five simple ways to save a life

Jessica — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:16:09 +0000

Quick: What would you do if you impaled yourself with a large, sharp, piece of wood? If your tooth fell out? If you fell from a high ladder? If your friend had a severe allergic...

Palin to jab Obama, cast herself as outsider

Jessica — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:29:06 +0000

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin cast herself as an outsider and took a swipe at Democrat Barack Obama on Wednesday in what was the most anticipated speech of the Republican National Convention. In remarks released in advance of her appearance, she pledged that as John McCain’s running mate, she wanted to go to Washington not to seek the media’s approval but

Hollywood's 5 Saddest Attempts at Feminism

Jessica — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:07:33 +0000

Hollywood has a dilemma. Its blockbusters are all written by men, but to make the real money, they have to sell some tickets to females, too. What to do? Let a woman write a...

Obama Still Heavily Favored to Win White House

Jessica — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:02:57 +0000

Forget the close nationwide polls: Barack Obama is the runaway favorite to become the 44th President of the United States.

Bradley opts for experience over youthful potential

Jessica — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:23:01 +0000

That was the loudest question echoing from American soccer fans when the roster for the U.S. men’s national soccer team was released in advance of upcoming World Cup...