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dpa
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schauble registers his opinion of
the Gnomes of Zurich as Chancellor Angela Merkel flinches. “Still,”
she said resignedly, “It’s better than a cowboy neck rub.”
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Concept cars continue to amaze at the 2008 Geneva Auto Show.
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This Ultima Paramecium Bi2 received the concave bonnet and flattened tires when an overly zealous fan hopped onto the automobile for a quick picture-taking session.
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The folks at Alfa-Romeo overcame that problem by using a special bowling alley, flecked combination paint/wax which renders impossible
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Maximilien Brice / CERN
Super-smasher targets a massive mysteryThe world’s largest science experiment will re-create big-bang energies on the smallest scale, as part of a multibillion-dollar effort to solve the biggest puzzle in physics.(MSNBC.com)
Image: (Man with sledgehammer) entertheiphone.com
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August 23, 2008
New York Times
Op-Ed Columnist
Digging Ourselves a Black Hole
By GAIL COLLINS
Exciting times coming up, people. Democratic convention! Republican convention! And then, on Sept. 10, the start-up of the Large Hadron Collider!
The Large Hadron, you may remember, is the 17-mile-long particle accelerator being built near Geneva. Once it’s up and running, its designers believe it […]
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This Ultima Paramecium Bi2 received the concave bonnet and flattened tires when an overly zealous fan hopped onto the automobile for a quick picture-taking session.
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The folks at Alfa-Romeo overcame that problem by using a special bowling alley, flecked combination paint/wax which renders impossible
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The rear deck of Maserati […]
I may be missing the subtle logic, but something does not feel right about this one. I could more easily accept asssisted suicide for people who must live in Switzerland.
Swiss may expand assisted suicide law
1 hour, 50 minutes ago
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - A ruling by Switzerland’s highest court released Friday has opened up the possibility that […]