Earlier this month, Justin Bieber bought a ticket to get off the planet. The Washington Times reports that Bieber paid $250,000 to reserve a seat on Virgin Galactic’s not-yet-operational SpaceShipTwo. They also reported that his neighbors, unhappy with his excessive parties and constant speeding through the gated community, are happy he is planning to fly away.
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The National Drought Mitigation Center in Lincoln, Nebraska, released new findings this last week showing the drought levels in Texas continue to increase. They say that 11% of the state is in “exceptional” drought, which is the highest and most severe level.
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Being a lifelong flatlander from the Texas Gulf Coast, I don’t have a lot of experience with mountains. The last time I saw the Rockies, I was six years old.
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Neurological disorders are hard to isolate and even harder to “cure” because of the sensitivity of the brain and the numerous different symptoms that can be shown. Many different neurological diseases show many of the same symptoms, which often makes them hard to diagnose.
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Throughout the years, science fiction has filled our minds with many wonders. One of the most characteristic of those wonders is the ability to teleport, in a matter of milliseconds, from one place to another. But could this actually be possible?
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You’d think being able to pilot a space shuttle, captain a pirate ship and getting to live in a castle would put a smile on anyone’s face – and for years that’s exactly what we’ve seen with the LEGO characters. Despite their setting, the tiny plastic people that have been a staple of LEGO playsets for generations have had a smile on their face.
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One University of Michigan study found that Facebook and Twitter both play a role in the vanity that we see in many others (and maybe even ourselves, if we are honest) today.
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In the 20th century, we have many different things that tug on these compulsive strings, and it’s not going to change any time soon as we become a world that is controlled more and more with social media, the internet, and electronic devices. The real question is what is it that causes these compulsive actions and how can we control them better?
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One piece of news to come from the big E3 fiasco that wasn’t particularly gaming related was the announcement of a Need for Speed big screen movie adaptation of the popular racing franchise.
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One the strongest feeling besides love is anger. People tend do very drastic things when they are angry, whether the anger is towards themselves, someone else, or a situation they are going through.
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