"The colossal black holes at the centres of galaxies probably formed shortly after the Big Bang, a study suggests.Some of these behemoths are billions of times more massive than our Sun.Supercomputer simulations indicate the conditions for the birth and growth of these giants could have been set in play by the merger of galaxies when the cosmos was just a few hundred million years old.The research, by Lucio Mayer and colleagues, is published in Nature."http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11087715
"The colossal black holes at the centres of galaxies probably formed shortly after the Big Bang, a study suggests.
Some of these behemoths are billions of times more massive than our Sun.
Supercomputer simulations indicate the conditions for the birth and growth of these giants could have been set in play by the merger of galaxies when the cosmos was just a few hundred million years old.
The research, by Lucio Mayer and colleagues, is published in Nature."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11087715
"China has world's longest traffic jamChina worked Tuesday to unclog the world's longest traffic jam stretching from Beijing to the northern province of Inner Mongolia, officials say.The 60-mile backup on the country's main north-south highway was being shifted to a parallel road but that road was also experiencing a slowdown, Britain's Daily Telegraph reported.The backup was caused by thousands of trucks bringing coal and perishable goods into Beijing. As a result of the overload, trucks were crawling along at approximately 2 miles per day.Local newspapers reported that the massive traffic jam sent entrepreneurs onto the highway to sell fruit, nuts, water and instant noodles to stranded truck drivers who passed the time playing cards.One driver said some of the sellers used strong-arm tactics, threatening to break windshields if drivers refused to buy from them or complained about the price of what they were selling." Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
"China has world's longest traffic jam
China worked Tuesday to unclog the world's longest traffic jam stretching from Beijing to the northern province of Inner Mongolia, officials say.
The 60-mile backup on the country's main north-south highway was being shifted to a parallel road but that road was also experiencing a slowdown, Britain's Daily Telegraph reported.
The backup was caused by thousands of trucks bringing coal and perishable goods into Beijing. As a result of the overload, trucks were crawling along at approximately 2 miles per day.
Local newspapers reported that the massive traffic jam sent entrepreneurs onto the highway to sell fruit, nuts, water and instant noodles to stranded truck drivers who passed the time playing cards.
One driver said some of the sellers used strong-arm tactics, threatening to break windshields if drivers refused to buy from them or complained about the price of what they were selling."
>>5594 >2 miles per dayHoly fuck.
>>5594
>2 miles per day
Holy fuck.
"The China traffic jam that clogged over 60 miles along Beijing-Tibet highway for almost two weeks between Beijing and Hebei province has “vanished,” according to reports from MSNBC and the French news agency, AFP.“Virtually overnight, local authorities had managed to disperse the congestion,” writes Adrienne Mong of MSNBC. “By the time we reached the area, all we encountered were the garden-variety traffic jams here and there.”AFP reporters also ventured the 260 kilometers to inspect the congested zone and “did not encounter anything but intermittent traffic jams at toll booths.”"http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2010/0826/China-traffic-jam-vanishes-overnight
"The China traffic jam that clogged over 60 miles along Beijing-Tibet highway for almost two weeks between Beijing and Hebei province has “vanished,” according to reports from MSNBC and the French news agency, AFP.
“Virtually overnight, local authorities had managed to disperse the congestion,” writes Adrienne Mong of MSNBC. “By the time we reached the area, all we encountered were the garden-variety traffic jams here and there.”
AFP reporters also ventured the 260 kilometers to inspect the congested zone and “did not encounter anything but intermittent traffic jams at toll booths.”"
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2010/0826/China-traffic-jam-vanishes-overnight
"Pain Ray, Rejected by the Military, Ready to Blast L.A. Prisoners""The National Institute of Justice — the research arm of the U.S. Justice Department — is paying for the six-month trial at Pitchess, part of a larger effort to test technologies that might cut down on inmate violence. “If we try and fail we’ve sent a message that we care, because even the effort becomes noble!” Heal e-mails. ”If we try and succeed we’ve become heroes in that we accepted a risk the Department of Defense refused — even after they spent $40 million of the taxpayers money and even while they’re killing people, because [they] are unwilling to use it.”"http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/08/pain-ray-rejected-by-the-military-ready-to-blast-l-a-prisoners/
"Pain Ray, Rejected by the Military, Ready to Blast L.A. Prisoners"
"The National Institute of Justice — the research arm of the U.S. Justice Department — is paying for the six-month trial at Pitchess, part of a larger effort to test technologies that might cut down on inmate violence. “If we try and fail we’ve sent a message that we care, because even the effort becomes noble!” Heal e-mails. ”If we try and succeed we’ve become heroes in that we accepted a risk the Department of Defense refused — even after they spent $40 million of the taxpayers money and even while they’re killing people, because [they] are unwilling to use it.”"
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/08/pain-ray-rejected-by-the-military-ready-to-blast-l-a-prisoners/
"A pair of fender-benders, two technology-loving hitchhikers and 22 hours blocked at the Russian border. That's the balance sheet so far for a team of driverless vehicles on a 13,000-kilometer (8,000-mile) roadtrip from Europe to China.A group of Italian engineers from the University of Parma's Vislab are testing sensory technology that allow unmanned vehicles to avoid obstacles on the longest-ever roadtrip of driverless technology.One month into the three-month journey, most errors have been human."We were trapped in customs for one long day. We had a small accident — well, two small accidents, caused by human error. As far as the technology is concerned, everything has been smooth. We are very happy," project leader Alberto Broggi said Tuesday.The first accident occurred a couple of days into Russia, when the group stopped for the day and got out of the vehicles. One team of engineers turned off the sensory equipment, but neglected to switch off the automatic driving mechanism."http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100824/ap_on_hi_te/eu_italy_driverless_odyssey
"A pair of fender-benders, two technology-loving hitchhikers and 22 hours blocked at the Russian border. That's the balance sheet so far for a team of driverless vehicles on a 13,000-kilometer (8,000-mile) roadtrip from Europe to China.
A group of Italian engineers from the University of Parma's Vislab are testing sensory technology that allow unmanned vehicles to avoid obstacles on the longest-ever roadtrip of driverless technology.
One month into the three-month journey, most errors have been human.
"We were trapped in customs for one long day. We had a small accident — well, two small accidents, caused by human error. As far as the technology is concerned, everything has been smooth. We are very happy," project leader Alberto Broggi said Tuesday.
The first accident occurred a couple of days into Russia, when the group stopped for the day and got out of the vehicles. One team of engineers turned off the sensory equipment, but neglected to switch off the automatic driving mechanism."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100824/ap_on_hi_te/eu_italy_driverless_odyssey
"Amateur astronomers in Japan have observed a fireball on Jupiter in an apparent impact event, the third in 13 months, experts said.The Web site Spaceweather.com, which monitors cosmic events, said amateur astronomer Masayuki Tachikawa of Kumamoto City, Japan, caught the fireball on video Friday, SPACE.com reported."http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2010/08/23/Impact-event-on-Jupiter-observed-in-Japan/UPI-66331282612493/
"Amateur astronomers in Japan have observed a fireball on Jupiter in an apparent impact event, the third in 13 months, experts said.
The Web site Spaceweather.com, which monitors cosmic events, said amateur astronomer Masayuki Tachikawa of Kumamoto City, Japan, caught the fireball on video Friday, SPACE.com reported."
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2010/08/23/Impact-event-on-Jupiter-observed-in-Japan/UPI-66331282612493/
The vacuum cleaner of the solar system continues to grow.
"Britain's oil and gas industry must improve standards after a rise in the number of leaks from oil rigs operating in British waters, the country's safety regulator said in a report Tuesday.The Health and Safety Executive said it had also recorded a major rise in the number of serious injuries on about 300 offshore oil and gas installations covered under an annual safety report.Figures showed there were 85 major accidental leaks in the most recent year, compared to 61 a year earlier. The leaks can be precursors to a major spill."http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100824/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_britain_oil_leaks
"Britain's oil and gas industry must improve standards after a rise in the number of leaks from oil rigs operating in British waters, the country's safety regulator said in a report Tuesday.
The Health and Safety Executive said it had also recorded a major rise in the number of serious injuries on about 300 offshore oil and gas installations covered under an annual safety report.
Figures showed there were 85 major accidental leaks in the most recent year, compared to 61 a year earlier. The leaks can be precursors to a major spill."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100824/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_britain_oil_leaks
"Astronomers have discovered a planetary system containing at least five planets that orbit a star called HD 10180, which is much like our own Sun.The star is 127 light years away, in the southern constellation of Hydrus.The researchers used the European Southern Observatory (Eso) to monitor light emitted from the system and identify and characterise the planets.They say this is the "richest" system of exoplanets - planets outside our own Solar System - ever found."http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11070991
"Astronomers have discovered a planetary system containing at least five planets that orbit a star called HD 10180, which is much like our own Sun.
The star is 127 light years away, in the southern constellation of Hydrus.
The researchers used the European Southern Observatory (Eso) to monitor light emitted from the system and identify and characterise the planets.
They say this is the "richest" system of exoplanets - planets outside our own Solar System - ever found."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11070991
"The UK operation of Zurich Insurance has been fined £2.27m for losing personal details of 46,000 customers, the Financial Services Authority said.It is the highest fine levied on a single firm for data security failings."http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11070217
"The UK operation of Zurich Insurance has been fined £2.27m for losing personal details of 46,000 customers, the Financial Services Authority said.
It is the highest fine levied on a single firm for data security failings."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11070217
"Cairn Energy has discovered gas off the coast of Greenland, a sign that could lead to a possible oil discovery.Edinburgh-based Cairn, the first company for a decade to drill for oil offshore in Greenland, said it had "early indications of a working hydrocarbon system" in Baffin Bay.But environmental campaigners have raised concerns in the wake of BP's Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster."http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11068467
"Cairn Energy has discovered gas off the coast of Greenland, a sign that could lead to a possible oil discovery.
Edinburgh-based Cairn, the first company for a decade to drill for oil offshore in Greenland, said it had "early indications of a working hydrocarbon system" in Baffin Bay.
But environmental campaigners have raised concerns in the wake of BP's Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11068467
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew9YGIQEkTk
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Ho-ho!Sounds like someone's asspained that UKIP got thrashed in the elections.
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