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Hubble reveals Ring Nebulas true shape
New observations by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have revealed the real shape of the Ring Nebula. The glowing gas shroud around an old, dying, Sun-like star is like a doughnut, scientists suggested. "The nebula is not like a bagel, but rather, it's like a jelly doughnut, because it's filled with material in the middle," said C. Robert O'Dell of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. ...
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Rare Superman comic used as insulation in homes wall
It's considered the Holy Grail of comic books: Action Comics No. 1 from 1938, featuring the debut of Superman. And David Gonzales found one mixed in with old newspapers insulating a wall in a house he was renovating in a small town in ...
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Champions League Footballs new chapter began with a twist 20 years ago
At the back of the team bus, Fabien Barthez closed his eyes and dropped into unconsciousness. The young Olympique Marseille goalkeeper had struggled to sleep the night before and now, even on the way to the biggest match of his life, tiredness caught up. Around him adrenalin seeped from the pores of older professionals, on their way to Munich's Olympic Stadium, for the European Cup final. ...
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Pittsburgh on the Hudson Wrong city in New York City campaign logo
Anthony Weiner , the road to City Hall leads through Pittsburgh. Weiner, the candidate who infamously resigned from the US Congress two years ago in a sexting scandal, unveiled a video announcing his mayoral candidacy and a campaign logo on his website on Wednesday. The logo is written in blue and orange -- the colors of Weiner's beloved New York Mets baseball team. But the image of the ...
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Murder and suicide a month apart are connected in bizarre case
kdean@tylerpaper.com A woman’s body found in a wooded area in Anderson County in October and a man’s death in Flint a month later would seem to be unrelated, but authorities say the two are connected.Anderson County Sheriff Greg Taylor said Friday morning that the homicide of 35-year-old Tylerite Deborah Leann Diaz had been solved.';We feel quite confident that the case is ...
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Movie Review
Virus
"Virus," directed by FX guru John Bruno, is another in a long line of recent graphic-novels-turned-movies. This one is, however, perpetually ugly--violent in a grisly kind of way and utterly dark. Not dark as in dark-natured or dark-humored (although it is those things as well), but more along the lines of darkly lit. The action sequences in "Virus" are bathed in an incessant gloom that makes it l ... ...
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TGI Fridays accused of selling fake liquor
A yearlong investigation by state officials revealed that twenty-nine New Jersey bars and restaurants, including 13 TGI Fridays, have been substituting cheap alcohol for premium ...
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Ky. man defends rabbits with AK-47
Police say Wold saw a neighbor shooting rabbits with an air gun from his back porch. Wold went inside, police say, and came back out with an AK-47 loaded with 19 ...
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Researchers Solve The Mystery Of The White Tiger
Bengal tigers come in two distinctive colors: the bright, vibrant orange and black stripes, or pure white with black stripes. The white variety is only seen in zoos these days, but a new study ...
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This Strange Looking Funnel May Be The Future Of Wind Power
This means that the device can produce much more power with just the slight breezes closer to the ground--600% more power than a conventional wind device, the company ...
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The Intelligence Squared Debate Masha Gessen Has Some Really Strange Ideas About The 1990s
, and the recently fired head of Radio Liberty. It might come as a surprise, but while I enjoy a good verbal tussle as much as they next man, and while the Brits are exceedingly good at this sort of polemical showdown, I ultimately think that these sorts of debates are unhelpful because they always end up covering only a small slice of the relevant issues. Answering a question like "has ...