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Offbeat (29 Oct, 2009)
The Biggest Mona Lisa in the World Presented in Shopping Center

The biggest version of the Leonardo da Vinci's most famous painting Mona Lisa has recently been presented at the Eagles Meadow shopping centre, located in Wrexham, a town in Wales, UK. ...
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//1 Nov 10, 2009 04:35 AM | posted by: greendan80 [InfoWILD]

no doubt that making such a painting was an extremely hard work. thumbs up for the painters and everyone who worked on this mona lisa.

Offbeat (17 Mar, 2009)
103 Well-known Historical Faces in One Internet Hit Painting

Some of the history's most remarkable personalities have been pictured in one painting where you can see Russia's current Prime Minister Vladimir Putin resting near a sprawled Mike Tyson and Leonardo da Vinci in involved in active conversation with Josef Stalin. ...
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Offbeat (01 Apr, 2009)
Artist Recreated Mona Lisa Using Burger Grease

Phil Hansen is an artist who succeeded in recreating the famous Leonardo Da Vinci painting of Mona Lisa with the help of 14 grease-laden burgers. ...
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Science (12 Sep, 2008)
One in Ten Schoolchildren Believes in Creationism

One of the leading scientists in Great Britain stated that creationism should be taught in science lessons in order to reduce the uncertainty among the increasing number of children who were taught to reject the theory of evolution. ...
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//2 Jan 31, 2009 11:03 AM | posted by: snsuresh [InfoTOT]

o discuss this topic, I would like to first mention that I am a Theist of the Christian persuasion in the interest of transparency. That said, I would like to see some facets of my faith taught in school rooms, though not necessarily the science room. (I am an American and I can only suppose that British schools use separate rooms for different studies as we do here and will operate under this assumption unless otherwise corrected.) It seems to me that a large part of this debate stems from the fact that we don't really make a worthwhile attempt to understand one another in a cross cultural manner.

An Atheist or people of secular thought should make attempts to understand at least the major religious faiths in their community just as much as a hard lined fundamentalist should make an attempt to understand secular thought. We have to live next to each other and the only way I can see us being good, conscientious neighbors is to actually know something about the person across the hall.

I will clarify that I do not with to see even my own faith taught as science and fully agree that creationism is not a scientific theory. (Though I would say I subscribe to something of a hybrid of creationism and scientific theory.) I also do not think that these teachings of faith based information should be done in an evangelical sense. That is, not as a means to convert the masses, rather to act as an informational cultural liaison of sorts.

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//1 Sep 18, 2008 08:21 AM | posted by: JaiGuru [InfoTOT]

To discuss this topic, I would like to first mention that I am a Theist of the Christian persuasion in the interest of transparency. That said, I would like to see some facets of my faith taught in school rooms, though not necessarily the science room. (I am an American and I can only suppose that British schools use separate rooms for different studies as we do here and will operate under this assumption unless otherwise corrected.) It seems to me that a large part of this debate stems from the fact that we don't really make a worthwhile attempt to understand one another in a cross cultural manner.

An Atheist or people of secular thought should make attempts to understand at least the major religious faiths in their community just as much as a hard lined fundamentalist should make an attempt to understand secular thought. We have to live next to each other and the only way I can see us being good, conscientious neighbors is to actually know something about the person across the hall.

I will clarify that I do not with to see even my own faith taught as science and fully agree that creationism is not a scientific theory. (Though I would say I subscribe to something of a hybrid of creationism and scientific theory.) I also do not think that these teachings of faith based information should be done in an evangelical sense. That is, not as a means to convert the masses, rather to act as an informational cultural liaison of sorts.

Environment (08 Dec, 2008)
Exploitation of Oil Sands in Canada Could Kill 100 Millions of Birds

A lot of concerns have been raised over Canada's plan to continue exploiting the country's oil sands. According to a new report, the exploitation of Canada's oil sands could harm millions of migratory birds, mainly by damaging their habitat. ...
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Offbeat (19 Oct, 2009)
Air Force to Use Chemicals to Fight Snow

With severe snow in Moscow during winter, the city's mayor decided to face the weather conditions this time, having plans to involve the Russian air force that would cut the amount snowfall in the capital of Russia by one-fifth. ...
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Environment (16 Apr, 2009)
World's First Solar Powered City to Be Built in Florida

A company called Florida Power and Light looks forward to spend $350 million to construct a 75-megawatt photovoltaic solar plant that will be located in a new solar-powered city. ...
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//3 Nov 04, 2009 12:17 PM | posted by: J Michael Kilpatrick

This seems to be a brave to experiment that should occur. I do have some constructive (I hope. At least that is my intent) comments -

1. The website says that everything is walking distance. I do not see that from looking at their master plan.

2. It seems more like a typical "gated community" rather than a city.

3. It seems isolated from other cities. Can you get energy efficient mass transit to the cities. Linking an energy efficient train route would be nice. Make it easy for people to come in to work, shop, and visit. As well, make it easy for people to do the reverse

4. You can do more than just solar power. Can you talk about the many other steps that you are taking to create sustainable city (i.e. recycling, building orientation, water conservation, waste disposal. etc.

5. The language talks about futuristic. The images do not convey that. It just looks like another conventional boring community.

6. Greensburg, Kansas in rebuilding after a tornado strive to build a sustainable town. Take a look at how they are doing it.

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//2 Oct 31, 2009 06:02 AM | posted by: mny1256985438000

There doesn't appear to be a place in this plan for the great hulking American Neanderthals of recent evolutionin America! No provision for his appetite requiring copious amounts of corn sweetened soda, and 6 acres of grass for his meat requirements? Do you plan importing Asian intellectuals, Indian perhaps, vegans gurenteed, low calorie, low upkeep small bodied, fast thinking energetic and swift! They would certainly thrive espescially in the communbal socialistic group support situation implied! Not so our great gregarious warriors, the axe swinging slodiers of fortune from our commic books and our genetic pre-disposition, our breeeding by capitalis and corporatist forces these last 200 years, now deserted and cuckolded by capital's flight to higher ROI's in Asia! Build something to emp0ty the tenement houses, better the "Projects" accomodate the returning soldiers from our political failures, room for thwe rampaging psycho-consumers, gang-bangers, hoods drug addicts, hodulums that we really are! Not airy fairy Asian domiciles for civilized intelligent educated folk! Goddammit! This is America!

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//1 May 16, 2009 09:28 PM | posted by: MICHAEL J. SCHMITZ

IT WOULD BE GREAT AND SAFE, IF YOU WOULD ONLY STOP THE HURRICANES AND TORNADO'S FIRST. ALSO PROBLEM WITH FLORIDA, YOU CANT LOCK IN YOUR FOOTINGS TO BUILD DEEP INTO THE SURFACE, BECAUSE ABOUT 5 FEET DOWN IS CORRAL AND SALTWATER. I GREW UP IN FORT LAUDERDALE AND WORKED IN CONSTRUCTION. IF A EARTHQUAKE HIT SOUTHERN FLORIDA, ALL BUILDINGS WOULD BE DESTROYED. HAVE A NICE DAY AND GOOD LUCK. MIKE

Health & Fitness (17 Jun, 2009)
Cannabis Smoke Damages DNA

Researchers at University of Leicester claim they managed to find convincing proof that cannabis smoke causes damaged to human DNA, increasing the risk of developing cancer. ...
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//1 Jul 26, 2009 01:47 AM | posted by: rohit manoj arey [InfoKID]

the govts are been responsible for the devlopment of cancers bec the govt shud ban these cigarate prod such that the cancer causing chemical stimulants wil decrease in the environment