Archive for February, 2012
Newly discovered space rock is headed toward earth, estimated time of arrival 2040
Posted by: | CommentsAll eyes are on the asteroid Apophis, but a new threat–just 460 feet wide–dominated the conversation at a recent meeting of the UN Action Team on near-Earth objects (NEOs). Known as 2011 AG5, the asteroid could well be on a collision course with Earth in 2040, and some are already calling on scientists to figure out how to deflect it.
Earth, and the near-earth objects that threaten it
Five-year-old boy trapped in wrong gender living life as a girl
Posted by: | CommentsZach Avery has insisted on wearing girls’ clothes since the age of three.
He is now five and was assessed as having Gender Identity Disorder (GID) after worried parents Theresa 32, and Darren, 41, sought medical help.
Mrs Avery explained her son was a ‘normal’ little boy who liked Thomas the Tank Engine but became obsessed with Dora the Explorer, a television programme aimed at young girls.
Dwarf bullfighters perform In Colombia
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Popular in many parts of Latin America, dwarf bullfights pit small people against calves, rather than the fully-grown beasts. A job in one of the troupes is highly competitive, and that along with bullfights, most groups also put on variety shows. But the fights aren’t just about entertainment, one fighter claims.
LED suit makes for ethereal snowboarding
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Night snowboarding usually equates to grueling pre-dawn slogs up backcountry routes or short, icy turns under stadium-like lights at small resorts. Nowness.com has put a new spin on those traditional forms of night riding. In this stunning piece of film, a unique LED suit is employed to turn the subject into a powder-slashing apparition.
