CBS filed suit over ABC’s coming reality show “Life in a Glass House,” calling it a “carbon copy” of “Big Brother.”
From Gizmodo: You Won’t Believe This Colorful Glass Gem Corn Is Freaking Real Corn
From Technology Review RSS Feeds: Chinese Physicists Smash Distance Record For Teleportation
The ability to teleport photons through 100 kilometres of free space opens the way for satellite-based quantum communications, say researchers
Teleportation is the extraordinary ability to transfer objects from one location to another without travelling through the intervening space.
From Gizmodo: Never Before Seen World War II Fighter Plane Found in the Sahara Desert After 70 Years
In what historians are calling the aviation equivalent to finding King Tut’s tomb, a World War II fighter plane has been found in the Sahara desert 70 years after it crashed. Even more impressive, the plane is perfectly preserved—it hasn’t been touched and hasn’t even been seen until now. More »
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From Business and financial news – CNNMoney.com: Oil rig workers make nearly $100,000 a year
It may be dangerous, difficult work, but oil drillers are well compensated for the job: In 2011 the average salary for rig workers and other industry personnel was $99,175.
From Kotaku: PlayStation Division Loses $2.8 Billion
From Morning Edition: Jihadist Group In Syria Adds To Violent Attacks
A relatively new terrorist group has claimed responsibility for recent attacks in Syria. Jabhat al-Nusra Li-Ahl al-Sham, or the Front to Protect the Syrian People, is an al-Qaida-style terrorist group that has apparently entered the fray of violence.
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