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“…Invisibility cloaks: Now you see me, but for how much longer?…”
“…Scientists are racing to perfect practical cloaking devices – - that can hide objects from sight by bending rays of light…” go to source/story>>>Invisibility cloaks: Now you see me, but for how much longer? | Science | The Observer
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seasons’ greetings to all whoar-readers…(or..bah..!..humbug..!..if you prefer..)…and a xmas-present request…
i hope you all enjoy/get-thru whatever it is you are doing….without too much grief/drama/trauma….and best wishes..etc.etc… the ‘present-request’ is that if you enjoy reading whoar… ..could you plse tell as many people/forums…. ..about the daily-delights to be found here… ..chrs… … Continue reading
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“…Less Than Half The Nation Knows That GOP Took Back The House: Pew Poll…” (i have contended for some time that many americans seem to have the memories of goldfish…this story does nothing to dissuade that theory…)
“…While the GOP’s blowout win in the midterm elections sent shock waves through the political world … … the general public is apparently having a difficult time remembering that it even happened. According to a new Pew poll, less than … Continue reading
i am on twitter…
being somewhat opinionated on a regular basis…i have succumbed to the lure of twitter… my twitter-name is vegandogs50
“…Vegan runner breaks American 24-hour record…”
“…Scott Jurek, a Seattle physical therapist and ultramarathoner, broke the American record in the IAU 24-Hour World Championship run Friday in Brive, France … … by covering 165.7 miles in the one-day run..” whoar…!..eh..? go to source/story>>>Seattle runner breaks American … Continue reading
the owners of tv3/4 lost $314 million last year…(whoar..!…eh…?)..and they had to pay out $91 million..in interest..(!)…(double-whoar..!..eh..?)
“…Private equity company Ironbridge has finally revealed the parlous state of TV3 operator MediaWorks, releasing accounts that show a mammoth $314 million loss for the year to August 31, 2009. After being loaded with debts when bankers bought it in … Continue reading
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a ‘best-pics’..from twenty years of the hubble..
be amazed… go to source/story>>A small portion of the Carina Nebula, one of the largest seen star-birth regi…
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“..Fury over $550 million scam..”..(and the ‘scammer’ is now working in a gas station..in bloody otaki..!..of all places..!..eh..?..and..’using the name “Tom”)..”
“..Investors owed millions of dollars by a New Zealand man who claims to have a knighthood want to know why he appears to have gone unpunished .. .. despite being charged with fraud in the United States. A Herald investigation … Continue reading
“..Get ready for the methane apocalypse..”
“..New research reveals the potent gas is leaking through Arctic permafrost. But don’t be alarmed — it’s just science Some scientists believe that previous episodes of rapid temperature rises in the earth’s climate were caused by abrupt releases of methane … Continue reading
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“..NASA Spots Mysterious Space Debris..” (PHOTO)
“..NASA scientists have spotted a mysterious X-shaped debris pattern with trailing streamers of dust that is unlike any image astronomers have seen before. The behavior is not typical of comets, UCLA investigator David Jewitt explains, and researchers believe something unprecedented … Continue reading
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(heh..!..at least i beat out that scumbag weatherston..)..”..Kiwiblog’s 2009 Stats..”
(as the headline informs..this is from the annual stats from kiwiblog..) “..Top Search Terms: 1. Kiwiblog 127,000 2. Whale Oil 19,000 3. Cactus Kate 10,300 4. David Farrar 9,200 5. NZ entertainer name suppression 4,300 6. Pearl Going 4,000 7. … Continue reading
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“..Mars Pictures: NASA’s Most Extraordinary Images EVER..” (PHOTOS)
“..NASA’s HiRISE camera, the most powerful camera ever sent into space, has snapped breathtaking portraits of Mars. From ‘trees’ on Mars to an ‘organic cemetery,’ see the ‘Red Planet’s’ craters, dunes, gullies.. .. and even avalanches .. ..in stunning detail … Continue reading
“..Ammonia-treated burgers, tainted with E. coli!..”
“..Few who saw the documentary Food Inc. will forget the scene involving Beef Products Inc., a South Dakota company that makes a widely used hamburger filler product. No other industrial-meat company allowed director Robert Kenner to enter the shop floor … Continue reading
“..What an anti-climax: G-spot is a myth..”..(whoar..!..all these years searching…in vain..)
“..A sexual quest that has for years baffled millions of women — and men — may have been in vain. A study by British scientists has found that the mysterious G-spot, the sexual pleasure zone said to be possessed by … Continue reading
meat-eating cowboy turns vegan for 28 days..
check out the transformation..! ..whoar..! go to source/story>>YouTube – Dr. Oz Turns Meat-Eating Cowboy Vegan
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(..whoar..!..)..”Yellow Pages in $338m loss”.. (that’s nearly a mill a day..every day..for the last year..!..)
“.. Yellow Pages Group has posted a net loss of $338 million as big debts weighed down the business and the recession constrained spending on its directories listings. Chief executive Bruce Cotterill said that like a lot of big private … Continue reading
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“..The 6 Weirdest, Scariest Processed Foods..”
“..Once upon a time, some brave scientists had a noble dream of ridding our food of the plague of nutrients. Today, at the start of the 21st century, the miracle of food processing has brought that dream closer to reality … Continue reading
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“..Dark power: Grand designs for interstellar travel..”
“..Space is big,” wrote Douglas Adams in his book The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. “You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is.” He wasn’t exaggerating. Even our nearest star Proxima Centauri is a staggering 4.2 light … Continue reading
“..300,000 birds move at once (VIDEO)..”
this is an awe-inspiring/beautiful piece of vid.. as 300,000 birds perform an ariel ballet.. go to source/story>>» 300,000 birds move at once (VIDEO) Dvorak Uncensored: General interest observations and true web-log.
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“..Star Pictures: NASA’s Most Extraordinary Images EVER (PHOTOS)..”
“..These extraordinary images are literally out of this world. Galaxies and supernovae, protostellar jets and pulsars:.. .. these pictures of stars from the depths of the cosmos are spectacular, mysterious, and inspiring..” go to source/story>>Star Pictures: NASA’s Most Extraordinary Images … Continue reading
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“..Brain scanners can tell what you’re thinking about..”
“..What are you thinking about? Which memory are you reliving right now? You may think that only you can answer, but by combining brain scans with pattern-detection software .. .. neuroscientists are prying open a window into the human mind. … Continue reading
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“..Astronomers Shocked:”The Edge Of The Solar System Is Tied Up With A Ribbon” (VIDEO)
“..NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, has just produced new images of the solar system that has shocked astronomers. This first full-sized map shows 9 billion miles of atoms surrounding the solar system .. that scientists are describing as looking … Continue reading
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“..9 Weirdest-Looking Animals You Didn’t Know Existed (PHOTOS)..”
“..From newly-discovered deep sea crustaceans .. to rodent-resembling primates .. .. nature has brought us some outright weird-looking creatures. Check out these animals that just seem out-of-this world..” go to source/story>>9 Weirdest-Looking Animals You Didn’t Know Existed (PHOTOS)
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“..Halo Cloud Seen Hovering In Moscow Sky (VIDEO)..”
“..A mysterious halo-shaped cloud was seen hovering in the sky over the city of Moscow a few days ago. Lest you believe that this confirms your various conspiracy theories .. meteorologists have ruled out any supernatural cause: A spokesman from … Continue reading
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“..The World’s Biggest Burger & 19 Other Record-Breaking Foods (PHOTOS)..”
“..This has been a big year for big food records. Since 2009 began we’ve seen folks set the world records for biggest burger, tamale, meatball, cheesecake, sandwich.. .. and piece of fudge..” go to source/story>>The World’s Biggest Burger & 19 … Continue reading
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“..Blind Woman Regains Sight After Doctors Implant Her Tooth In Her Eye (VIDEO)..”
“..Kay Thorton has been blind for almost nine years. She had a rare disease which essentially stopped her body from producing moisture, causing her corneas to dry out and become scratched. In an astonishing and first of it’s kind surgery … Continue reading
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“..The Internet in a Contact Lens..”
“..Imagine a contact lens that could connect you to the internet, providing information about what you see in a format invisible to other people. Or a contact lens, powered by radio frequencies or solar power, that could monitor cholesterol or … Continue reading
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“..FBI says, it has “No hard evidence connecting Bin Laden to 9/11â€..”..(um..!..isn’t/wasn’t the rationale for the invasion of afghanistan..that bin laden ‘did’ 9/11..and that he was hiding there..?..whoar..!)
“..This past weekend, a thought provoking e-mail circulated through Internet news groups, and was sent to the Muckraker Report by Mr. Paul V. Sheridan (Winner of the 2005 Civil Justice Foundation Award), bringing attention to the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist … Continue reading
why are we spending $80 million to provide a ‘suitable’ workplace…for five supreme court judges..?..(that’s $16 million per judge…whoar..!..)
“..Frankly, there is a case for Chief Justice Dame Sian Elias to be banged up in the slammer herself, along with some of her colleagues. Not for challenging the size of the jail population and suggesting a prisoner amnesty.. .. … Continue reading
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“..The events preceding Goldman Sachs’ new “blowout profits” ..”
“..Remember all of this — the $700 billion bank bailout, the AIG scandal, dark and scary threats of imminent global meltdown if there wasn’t full-scale capitulation by the citizenry to the immense transfer of public wealth to the private investment … Continue reading
“..NZ House refit exceeds its value..” (here is one to cause you to splutter into yr coffee/tea…eh..?..inter-decade mindnumbing economic stupidity..and hey..!..we’re gonna do it all again..!..w.t.f..!..)
“..Taxpayers face a $150 million bill to renovate New Zealand House in London – – $23m more than the building’s book value. The cost of upgrading the 18-storey centre must be paid despite ownership reverting to the British Government with … Continue reading
“..World’s Fastest Electric Car: ’72 Datsun..” (VIDEO)
“..Zero to 60 in three seconds, no foreign oil required. And it looks like something out of a Ted Nugent video. Count me in. The White Zombie is powered by two motors; motors that are usually used to operate forklifts. … Continue reading
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“..Google Mars offers live and historical images of Red Planet..”
“..Google has updated its Google Mars service to show more details of Mars both in its history and the present day. Users can access images from the Themis camera on the Mars Odyssey spacecraft. They can also view antique maps … Continue reading
“..Brain scanner knows what you’re thinking..”
“..Being able to read someone’s mind with a “thought machine” has come a step closer .. .. after scientists showed that they could guess a person’s memory simply by looking at the electrical activity of their brain. Scientists have found … Continue reading
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“..Shapeshifting car..the Rinspeed iChange..”
“..The experimental Swiss auto company Rinspeed unveiled a new car this week at the Geneva Motor Show .. .. whose body adapts to the number of passengers on board. The streamlined one-seater, named the iChange, transforms to accommodate three passengers … Continue reading
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was that ‘amount lost’ .. $102 trillion..?..or $107 trillion..?
this figure was bandied about on one of the breakfast telly business shows this morning… ..and it is the amount of value the american stockmarket has shed.. ..from it’s peak.. ..to the new low..last friday.. ..(but hey..!..in this new age … Continue reading
(whoar..!..is this a really bad idea..?..or what..?..)..”Ngai Tahu plan to spend $52m”..on a ‘cultural-centre/office-block’..(!)
(now..that would be a monumental pissing of assets up against a wall..eh..?..) “..Plans to spend $52 million over four years on a cultural centre and office block in Christchurch for Ngai Tahu have alarmed runanga members. The plans for the … Continue reading
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“..Galaxy has ‘billions of Earths’..”
“..There could be one hundred billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy, a US conference has heard. Dr Alan Boss of the Carnegie Institution of Science said many of these worlds could be inhabited by simple lifeforms. He was speaking at … Continue reading
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aww..!..whoar is four…!
it was four years ago yesterday..that i penned the first whoar story.. there are now 22,013 stories/links in the whoar database.. ..(it makes me tired just thinking about it..)
“..The G-Shot: Women Injecting Collagen Into Their Vaginas..”
“..doctors are injecting collagen — you know, the junk that goes in Jessica Simpson’s lips — – into the walls of the vagina near where the G-spot is located. We guess the premise is that if you fatten up the … Continue reading
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