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Tuesday, May 04, 2010
Audi A5 RS5 full road test car review - BBC Top Gear - BBC Top Gear
Top Gear Just get in and drive. TopGear.com drives the Audi A5 RS5.
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Detailed road test car review of the Audi A5 RS5 by the expert drivers at BBC Top Gear
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Sleepless in Seattle... or any time zone, really.
Why do some of us have a harder time adjusting to jet lag or daylight savings time than others?
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What about disruptions in sleep schedules? Our circadian (or biological) clock controls our bodies' sleep and wakefulness
pattern, and that clock is regulated by DNA. On this date in 1994, an article was published in Science magazine
announcing the discovery of a gene in mice which controls circadia...
Pictures: "Rarest of the Rare" Species Named
National Geographic See ten animals on the brink of extinction, and if you recognize one, share your knowledge of or stories about it, helping increase awareness of it to the National Geographic community around the world.
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A giant bat and a tiny fox are among 12 of the world's most endangered species recently highlighted by the Wildlife Conservation Society.
Top 10 racing games
Top Gear Return on our most popular yet controversial Top 10 ever... and guess who came up on top?
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
What Is It?
National Geographic Photo Puzzzle: Take your best guess as to the identity of what's shown in the picture below, and then enjoy a whole gallery of related images.
Human Bodies Make Their Own Morphine
National Geographic Scientists are beginning to decode how and why mammals, including humans, produce tiny amounts of morphine naturally. One theory is that in times of intense injury, pain is blocked enough for a mammal to escape to safety. If so, could this have been a key factor in mammalian survival and evolution?
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Tiny amounts of the "incredible painkiller" get made naturally in mice and people, possibly as a defense mechanism, a new study says.
Volkswagen Golf GTI Gallery - BBC Top Gear
Top Gear If the Astra VXR is a hooligan, the Golf GTI is a jewel thief played by Cary Grant – remind ourself why this sublime hot hatch is so seductive...
Monday, April 26, 2010
New Zealand Photos - National Geographic
Take a photographic journey through this land with mountains to rival Switzerland’s,
plains more fruitful than England’s, streams and rivers as laden with
fish as Scotland’s, fiords reminiscent of Norway’s, and beaches as
alluring as California’s. Then share your thoughts and memories of this unforgettable island.
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See photos of New Zealand (including Milford Sound, Kaikoura Canyon, and Maori tattoos) in this photo gallery from National Geographic.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Daily Aries Horoscope
You may encounter something or an event that is unique or one-of-a-kind today, Aries. Sometimes our daily experiences point out aspects of our own character tha...
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Compatibility:Pisces
Mood:Demanding
Lucky Color:Purple
Lucky Number:93
Lucky Time Of Day:5pm
Saturday, April 24, 2010
How ancient flowering plants grew: Early angiosperms were weedy, fast-growing
ScienceDaily (Apr. 20, 2010) Fossils and their surrounding matrix can provide insights into what our world looked like millions of years ago. Fossils of angiosperms, or flowering plants (which are the most common plants today), first appear in the fossil record about 140 million years ago. .
National Geographic :
North American species are disappearing at an alarming rate. Some are well-known like the grizzly bear and the California condor. But many
more, such as the bog turtle or Santa Catalina Island fox, are less
familiar though equally threatened and critical to their habitats.
on.natgeo.com
These photographs are featured in Rare, a new National Geographic book, and are the result of Joel Sartore’s three-year investigation of endangered species in North America.
Friday, April 23, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Daily Aries Horoscope
Salman's Daily Aries Horoscope
If you are following the Mercury retrograde pattern and going over your books, don't try to figure out how to spend more for entertainment and recreation, Aries...
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Compatibility:Taurus
Mood:Demanding
Lucky Color:Purple
Lucky Number:30
Lucky Time Of Day:6pm
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