Lounging lizards: pose for every occasion
January 31, 2008
Lazy lizards like nothing better than lounging around at the home of this reptile expert.
Henry Lizardlover places them in amazing poses on his mini sofas, hammocks and even waterskis.
The 53-year-old has more than 50 green creatures of all sizes roaming about his home in Los Angeles, USA.
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Coke: bottle coffins
January 31, 2008
ACCRA (AFP) - Michael Essien and Sulley Muntari aren’t the only speciality products to be branded Made In Ghana, hosts of the 2008 African Nations Cup.
Take the coast road from downtown Accra, past the plush four star hotel where first round casualties Morocco set up home, and you come to the bustling suburb of Teshie.
Here, beside the ‘Opel doctor’ car repair shop, is a business that it’s fair to say is unique in this world.
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Strange Creature: Immune to Pain
January 31, 2008
As vulnerable as naked mole rats seem, researchers now find the hairless, bucktoothed rodents are invulnerable to the
pain of acid and the sting of chili peppers.
A better understanding of pain resistance in these sausage-like creatures could lead to new drugs for people with chronic pain, scientists added.
Naked mole rats live in cramped, oxygen-starved burrows some six feet underground in central East Africa. Unusually, they are cold-blooded ? which, as far as anyone knows, is unique among mammals.
“They’re the nicest, sweetest animals I’ve ever worked with ? they look frightening, but they’re very gentle,” said neurobiologist Thomas Park at the University of Illinois at Chicago
Scientists knew the mole rats were quite sensitive to touch ? perhaps to help replace their almost useless eyes. After probing their skin, Park and his colleagues unexpectedly discovered the rodents lacked the chemical Substance P, which causes the feeling of burning pain in mammals.
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2003: ‘Shoe bomber’ jailed for life
January 31, 2008
2003: ‘Shoe bomber’ jailed for life
A US judge has sentenced British-born “shoe bomber” Richard Reid to life in prison after he tried to blow up a transatlantic flight from Paris to Miami.
Reid was unrepentant throughout the 90-minute hearing in which he received the maximum sentence on each of the eight counts faced by Judge William Young.
He was sentenced to life imprisonment on three of the charges - attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and two counts of interfering with a flight crew.
Reid was also given an additional 20 years each for attempted homicide, attempted murder, planting an explosive device on an aircraft, and attempted destruction of an aircraft - plus 30 years for using a destructive device in relation to a crime of violence.
The total of 110 years of imprisonment in addition to the life sentences was more than the prosecution had requested.
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British Scientists Discover How to Turn Women’s Bone Marrow into Sperm
January 31, 2008
Scientists in England say they may have found a way to produce sperm from a woman’s bone marrow, effectively cutting men out of the reproductive cycle.
In April last year, Prof Karim Nayernia, Professor of Stem Cell Biology at Newcastle University, made headlines by taking stem cells from adult men and making them develop into primitive sperm.
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The high-speed sports car that turns into a boat at the touch of a button
January 31, 2008
It’s the sort of car that any self-respecting secret agent would be proud to be seen in.
This high-speed amphibious sports car can swim, hover above water and it’s no slouch when it comes to flat-out speed either.
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Trying Out the Cheeseburger in a Can
January 31, 2008
About the cheeseburger in a can which I posted earlier, someone actually bought one and tried it out. Here’s what he has to say as quoted from Something Awful:
It tastes… not so good. Very bland, kind of like pre-made tomato sauce and a bitter aftertaste. The lower bun got kinda soggy, which really lowered the overall experience. I’m not sick and I say I would eat this thing again if it weren’t so expensive. And I really must say that this probably is faaaar better when you’re many kilometers away from civilization on top of some mountain and you can whip out a cheeseburger with nearly the same quality as a McDonald’s cheeseburger while your friend eats dry bread or power bars.
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