The Price is Right – Losing Horns We Have Freebies argot .com : dictionary of street drug ( cannabis, marijuana, heroin, cocaine, et al. ) slang China's push for the perfect Games Wang Xiuying and her friend, Wu Dianyuan, do not look like enemies of the state. They are both nearly 80 and walk with the aid of a stick. But the grandmothers have both been told they face a year in a re-education-through-labour camp if they do not stop protesting. This punishment seems a strange fate for two elderly women who only want to complain about being thrown out of their homes. But their case illustrates just how far the government has been prepared to go to present China's best image during the Olympic Games. That campaign has been largely successful. Good organisation There seems little doubt that the Beijing Olympics have given the Chinese government the global recognition it sought by holding the event. The scintillating sport has helped. A lack of major doping scandals has also helped focus attention on the competition and not on the seedier aspects of the Olympics. But the Beijing Games have also been an organisational success. "I wish I was still running. Lost patience
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Luca XG Sciences takes a top-down approach to nanomaterials » Venture Lighter and cheaper materials possess the unique DNA capable of transforming entire industries, from large automobiles to tiny transistors. And when it comes to next generation cleantech devices and systems, there’s a burning demand for materials with complex, innovative materials. Michigan State University researchers have discovered what they think is an ideal candidate: A nanomaterial (a nanometer is a billionth of a meter) that makes ordinary plastic stiffer, lighter, stronger and capable of conducting electricity and heat. In sharp contrast to carbon nanotubes, a nanomaterial often mentioned for its strength and durability, the graphene nanoplatelets are two-dimensional, which yields different applications. The molecules are only a few nanometers in thickness and several microns in size, which also makes the material especially applicable for coating surfaces. Here’s how the researchers create the material.
Pinup art that kicks you in the teeth @lodown: That's the exact same impression I got from the images. I guess the intention wasn't to subvert, just 'put a new spin on', which is a shame. I like the images well enough, but 'oooh, pretty' doesn't make for very good art, it's just pretty. @lodown: No intention to subvert pinups. Where you get that notion? @silver-bolt: Well, that's why I said, "if". It seems to me that some of these illustrations depict beautiful women in classic pin-up style, but also dressed in outfits or in situations that reference BDSM, fascism, and gory violence. The women here are depicted as threatening, aggressive and even sadistic, but they're still sexy in the usual way (hourglass figures, Caucasian features, long limbs, able-bodied, etc.) I think a true subversion of the genre would be to depict non-typically pretty women (or men or transgendered persons) in the same sort of luscious, cheesecake poses. These are just idle thoughts, though.