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9/11 Five Years On

Five years on from that fateful day, you may wish to visit The Marriott World Trade Center Survivors site where you can read sobering accounts from those directly caught up in the tragedy, with an option of signing the guestbook as a mark of respect to those who live with …



Create Your Own Personalised Online Radio Station

How about an online music service that creates individually tailored playlists based on your music preferences that results in, for want of a better term, a streaming radio station that’s guaranteed to play the music you like? I was sceptical at first but, having tried it, I must say that …



Take a Trip Though a Jet Engine

I happened across this fascinating, extremely accomplished flash animation from Rolls Royce which offers an interesting perspective on how a jet engine works. The animation follows air particles as they flow through the engine, and its well worth a look.
You can view the animation here.



Kick Start Your Day with Caffeinated Soap

As our lives become evermore hectic one cannot have failed to notice the increasing availability of products which are designed specifically to keep us alert and active for longer periods of time.
From caffeine tablets to high energy drinks, it seems that many of us are turning to products that offer …



Wikipedia Top 100 Pages by Views

An interesting site listing the top one hundred Wikipedia pages by views offers a fascinating insight into readership interests. As one would expect, pages related to sex or pornography are in clear evidence, but some of the other top 100 results are a little less predictable and rather intriguing.
Of the …



Virtual Weapons Traders Prosecuted

Three Chinese men who sold high-powered, virtual weapons to players in the online game “The Legend of Mir 2” have been prosecuted by Chinese authorities in Shanghai – on the basis of copyright infringement.
One of those prosecuted, Wang Yihui, used his position with the company who run the game to …



Only 100 People on Earth Animation

What would happen if we only had one hundred people on the Earth, but the proportions, as they now stand, remain wholly valid? This is a fantastically thought provoking, and extremely sobering flash animation that really cuts to the chase.
You can link to this must see animation here (opens in …



Fight Cancer with a Silkworm Side Order

Those who follow a healthy lifestyle may soon find themselves eating silkworms, as it would seem that consuming these worms is the most efficient way to get conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) into our bodies.
The fatty acid known as CLA is widely thought of as being a particularly effective means of …



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