Archive for May 17th, 2008
The Good, the Bad, and the Slimy: 20 Great Movie Creatures
Posted by: opendoorsrush on: May 17, 2008
Amputee can run in olympics
Posted by: opendoorsrush on: May 17, 2008
MILAN, Italy (AP)—His Olympic dream suddenly revived, Oscar Pistorius can get back to what he loves most—running.
The double-amputee sprinter from South Africa was cleared Friday to compete in his bid to qualify for the Beijing Games.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned a ruling by the International Association of Athletics Federations that barred the 21-year-old [...]
Space Rocks Could Reseed Life on Earth
Posted by: opendoorsrush on: May 17, 2008
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Asteroid and comet impacts on Earth can cause catastrophic extinction events. They can also bring life back, new research shows.
Many scientists believe that a massive rock from space came crashing down 65 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous Period. The resulting blast set forests ablaze. The skies of Earth were filled with [...]
America’s Most-Visited Tourist Attractions
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spectacles of nature against the drama of the man-made. While our list includes the thundering falls of Niagara, it also features the harrowing water chutes of Disneyland’s Pirates of the Caribbean.
Our research suggests that tourists appreciate renowned art collections and sunny beaches in equal measure. Each year, roughly the same number of visitors (about 4.5 [...]
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