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Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (EIT) image of a huge, handle-shaped prominence taken on Sept. 14,1999. Prominences are huge clouds of relatively cool dense plasma suspended in the Sun’s hot, thin corona. The hottest areas appear almost white, while the darker red areas indicate cooler temperatures.

Why was the first one taken down? This is amazing! You can find parts 2 and 3 on the right side of the page.

The "United 93" question was: Was it too soon–too soon for a movie about 9-11? The box-office answer was: No, not really.



The fact-based drama grossed $11.6 million in its Friday-Sunday debut. Its per-screen average was even more impressive: $6,462–average-wise, no other major movie played to bigger crowds.



Meanwhile, "RV," the family-friendly road-trip comedy starring Robin Williams, took in $16.4 million to win the weekend

Top-grossing movies, per Exhibitor Relations: 1. "RV," $16.4 million;
2. "United 93," $11.6 million; 3. "Stick It," $11.3 million; 4. "Silent Hill," $9.3 million; 5."Scary Movie 4," $7.8 million

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Physicists have made water run uphill quite literally under its own steam. The droplets propel themselves over metal sheets scored with a carefully designed array of grooves.

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By filling 15 percent of your car’s gas tank with ethanol, you can bring down the price-per-gallon from $3 to about $2.40… Of course, if you don’t add the ingredient that makes ethanol unfit for human consumption, you would find yourself with something else: 190 proof moonshine.

The team found that women whose partners never used condoms scored 8 on average, those who sometimes used them scored 10.5, those who usually used them scored 15 and those who always used them scored 11.3. Women who weren’t having sex at all scored 13.5.

People who score over 17 are considered moderately depressed.

The finding of a parrot with an almost unparalleled power to communicate with people has brought scientists up short.

The bird, a captive African grey called N’kisi, has a vocabulary of 950 words,
and shows signs of a sense of humour…………….