On Thursday 24 September, Mining group Petra Diamonds has discovered a 507.55 carat white diamondat South Africa's Cullinan mine, one of the largest high-quality rough diamonds ever found.
Initial examinations of the diamond which weighs just over 100 grams (3.5 ounces), have shown it to be of exceptional colour and clarity.
The diamond is undergoing colour grading, but is believed to be a rare...
The newly discovered dinosaur Anchiornis huxleyi, shown in an artist's reconstruction below, is the oldest known bird-like dinosaur.
Scientists in China have discovered the oldest dinosaur that had feathers. Thought to be between 1 to 11 million years older than the first known bird, the dinosaur, named Anchiornis huxley, was about 28 centimeters tall at its hip.
Source: ScienceNews and BoingBoing
I was so mad that I have pay $20 fee for overdue books from the library. Usually, I would get an email like a week prior to the due date, so I could do the renewal. Grrrr...rrr.. not this time! So, I called the library and complained about not getting the notify email like I normally get. She said I had to stop by the library and she might be able to bring the fine lower than $20. We'll see about...
OMG... I've never thought I would see things like this on the news. At first I thought it was a joke, but no.. it was real. Sydney's Sky turned red due to the dust storm in the early morning and became orange when the sun started to rise.
Here is some fact behind the incident.
Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Jane Golding says that the color comes from an exorbitant amount of dust...
According to Gizmodo, the Microsoft is confirming that they are working to create a dual-screen tablet, called Courier. Courier is more like a “booklet” than a tablet as it folds together and has two interactive touch screens side-by-side with loads of fast functionality.
The Climb is the OST from Hannah Montana The Movie, which I had a chance to watch it during the road trip from Salt Lake to Las Vegas. I heard the song before watching the movie. At first, I thought the song was just alright. But, after watching the movie. I think it was kind of growing on me. Odd enough to say.. I like the movie too. Hahaha.., I watched the Disney channel sometimes and Hanna...
The latest product and services provided by AT&T (one of the major cell phone network operator in the US) has been released. It is MicroCell. Basically, you will get a device called "Femtocell" that will allow you to use your land-based broadband internet connection (that you pay another company for) to make calls and use data on your cell phone.
So,... what exactly Femtocell is?
Think...
The New Moon (Twilight's sequel) trailer has been premiere on Sunday during the MTV Video Music Award. Here is the latest trailer!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q58iQSHhZGg
I got this synopsis below from the Twilight's official YouTube:
In the second installment of Stephenie Meyers phenomenally successful TWILIGHT series, the romance between mortal and vampire soars to a new level...
Look at the car!! How cool is that??
This is a BMW's 4-seat Vision EfficientDynamics concept car. BMW claims the Vision EfficientDynamics concept would be capable of hitting 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.8 seconds, and could easily exceed its electronically limited top speed of 155 mph.
For more details about this BMW car and Photo Slide, please visit RoadandTrack.com
Apple has just released a new generation for iPod Nano. Now, it comes with video camera!!
The latest iPod nano looks almost identical to its predecessor, but this player packs so much more into its small frame: A video camera, an FM tuner (a first for iPods!), a pedometer for joggers, and a larger screen. Priced at $149 for 8GB and at $179 for 16GB ($20 less than last year's 16GB player).