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Zhang Wuyi sits in his newly made multi-seater submarine at his new workshop in Wuhan, China. Zhang, a local farmer, has made seven miniature submarines with several fellow engineers, one of which was sold to a businessman for $15,855. The submarines, mainly designed for harvesting aquatic products, such as sea cucumber, have a diving depth of 20-30 metres.
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Picture of the Day: Barack Obama With Jay-Z and Beyoncé
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Picture of the Day: Barack Obama With Jay-Z and Beyoncé
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RADIO 4’S POST-PUNK ANNOUNCER RETIRESIt was revealed on Radio 4’s Today programme this morning that announcer Harriet Cass is retiring from the BBC after 40 years of broadcasting. As music critic John Lewis has pointed out on Facebook, she must be the only voice of Radio 4 to have also performed lead vocals on a post-punk single (Scritti Politti’s 28/8/78). CS
Brilliant use of the Radio 4 pips too
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Transit of Venus brings out skywatchers on seven continents for planet’s last-in-a-lifetime trip across the face of the sun
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Does the calendar really have to be so confusing?
The dates fall on different days of the week every year. The months all have different numbers of days, with no rhyme or reason. There’s plenty of inefficiency built into the modern calendar. But according to Johns Hopkins astronomer Richard Conn Henry, that doesn’t have to be the case. According to his proposed calendar, eight of the months would have 30 days, with 31 days every third month. Every few years, an antire week would be added to make up for the lost time. But, on the upside, years would work like clockwork. Holidays would fall on the same day every year. Christmas and New Years would both fall on a Sunday. And the plan would save money by making interest calculations much easier. Aside from centuries of convention, I can’t image what would stand in Henry’s way!
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The Daily: The hackers of tomorrow
Cybercrime in 2012 is a whole new ballgame.
McAfee, the computer security firm, warns that in 2012, hackers and other cybercriminals will likely take advantage of consumers’ increasing affinity for mobile shopping by targeting smartphone apps that handle financial transactions.
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Is this enough to get you to eat at the chain?
White Castle Testing Beer, Wine, Asian Food And Grilled Cheese
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