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The Merger of BAE and EADS: A Dance Between Atlantic Partners

Two of the defense industry’s largest European concerns, EADS (owner of Airbus) and BAE are rumored to be in discussions about a merger between the two companies. Such a merger would create a defense firm larger than American companies Boeing and Lockheed but the proposal to unite the two is fraught with political concerns on […]

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Music

Dave Matthews Band (DMB)If Only

Track Number 8 from Dave Matthews Band’s newest album, Away From the World. Click here to listen to the song on iTunes.

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Entertainment

Mad Men Sets Record for Most Losses Ever at an Emmy Awards Ceremony

Nominated for 17 Emmys but the winner of none, Mad Men has earned the dubious distinction of being the grandest failure to ever cross the stage at an Emmy awards event. Though the show is masterfully produced, written, cast, costumed, and structured, Season 5 was regarded by many as somewhat of a low-point for the […]

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Film

Awesome New Blade Runner Trailer Arrives to Mark 30th Anniversary

Blade Runner returns in this new trailer to promote the 30th anniversary release of the special edition DVD. Cyberpunk film noir hasn’t looked – nor been – this good in years.   Related Article: Ridley Scott to Direct Blade Runner Sequel.

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Science & Technology

Wal-Mart to Stop Selling Amazon’s Kindle Tablets and eReaders

In a sign of the growing overlap in product lines between the two retail giants, Wal-Mart has announced it will stop selling competitor Amazon’s Kindle in its stores once the current inventory runs through. Though Wal-Mart is massive in terms of brick-and-mortar stores, it is small in the online space where Amazon is king and […]

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iStupidity: Apple Store Robber Smashes Storefront, Steals Ten iPads, Destroys His BMW

In a maneuver that will surely go down in history as one being well worth it, a Los Angeles resident is charged with using his 2003 BMW X5 SUV to drive through the front of an Apple Store in Temecula, CA to steal iPhone and iPad display models. After performing a thorough cost-benefit analysis, the […]

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TGAC. Image via Wikipedia.
Science & Technology

Harvard Scientists Use DNA to Store 700 Terabytes of Data

Scientists at Harvard’s Wyss Institute have embedded 5.5 petabits of data into a single gram of DNA. The revolutionary work conducted by George Church and Sri Kosuri treats DNA like any other digital storage unit by synthesizing 96 bit strands of DNA with TGAC representing binary numbers (T and G as 1, A and C as […]

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1974 Eruption of Fuego
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Over 33,000 People Flee Guatemala City Because of Fuego Volcano

The massive volcano Fuego, located 40 kilometers south of Guatemala City, erupted on September 13 and lava flows over 600 meters long, coupled with ash ejected into the air, has forced the evacuation of more than 10,000 within the immediate range of the volcanic crater. This is the second eruption of a volcano this year […]

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