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Tomb of the real 'Gladiator' discovered in Italy
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article4953947.ece
Italian archeologists have discovered the tomb of the ancient Roman hero said to have inspired the character played by Russell Crowe in the film 'Gladiator'.
Daniela Rossi, a Rome archeologist, said the discovery of the monumental marble tomb of Marcus Nonius Macrinus, including a large inscription bearing his name, was "an exceptional find". She said it was "the most important ancient Roman monument to come to light for twenty or thirty years".
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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article4953947.ece
Italian archeologists have discovered the tomb of the ancient Roman hero said to have inspired the character played by Russell Crowe in the film 'Gladiator'.
Daniela Rossi, a Rome archeologist, said the discovery of the monumental marble tomb of Marcus Nonius Macrinus, including a large inscription bearing his name, was "an exceptional find". She said it was "the most important ancient Roman monument to come to light for twenty or thirty years".
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Vast 'City of the Dead' Found Underneath Rome
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,439401,00.html
ROME — Workers renovating a rugby stadium have uncovered a vast complex of tombs beneath Rome that mimic the houses, blocks and streets of a real city, officials said Thursday as they unveiled a series of new finds here.
Culture Ministry officials said that medieval pottery shards in the city of the dead, or necropolis, show the area may have been inhabited by the living during the Dark Ages after being used for centuries for burials during the Roman period.
It is not yet clear who was buried in the ancient cemetery, but archaeologists at the still partially excavated site believe at least some of the dead were freed slaves of Greek origin.
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,439401,00.html
ROME — Workers renovating a rugby stadium have uncovered a vast complex of tombs beneath Rome that mimic the houses, blocks and streets of a real city, officials said Thursday as they unveiled a series of new finds here.
Culture Ministry officials said that medieval pottery shards in the city of the dead, or necropolis, show the area may have been inhabited by the living during the Dark Ages after being used for centuries for burials during the Roman period.
It is not yet clear who was buried in the ancient cemetery, but archaeologists at the still partially excavated site believe at least some of the dead were freed slaves of Greek origin.
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California Officials Bring Back Music-Making Asphalt
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,440422,00.html
LANCASTER, Calif. — The folks who silenced the nation's first "musical road" are singing a different tune.
Workers on Wednesday began carving grooves on Avenue G that will produce notes of the "William Tell Overture" when cars drive over them.
The high desert city north of Los Angeles placed the grooves on another road, Avenue K, last month for a Honda commercial. The quarter-mile strip was engineered to play the notes — better known as the theme for "The Lone Ranger" — when motorists in Honda Civics hit them at 55 mph.
It was believed to be the first such musical road in the United States, although there are others in Japan, South Korea and Holland.
The city paved over that stretch two weeks later after neighbors complained the noise was annoying and kept them awake.
The city, however, received hundreds of calls praising the road and decided to retain the concept.
"It will be a tourist attraction. It will pull people off the freeway," Mayor R. Rex Parris said.
Many residents also liked it.
"You drove over it and you didn't know what to expect. When we got to the end of it, I was smiling ear to ear," said Genevieve Skidmore, 80.
The city decided to recreate the road in an industrial area away from homes.
On Tuesday the City Council approved spending up to $35,000 for the work.
City officials said there has been interest from several companies in sponsoring the road and reimbursing the cost in return for publicity.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,440422,00.html
LANCASTER, Calif. — The folks who silenced the nation's first "musical road" are singing a different tune.
Workers on Wednesday began carving grooves on Avenue G that will produce notes of the "William Tell Overture" when cars drive over them.
The high desert city north of Los Angeles placed the grooves on another road, Avenue K, last month for a Honda commercial. The quarter-mile strip was engineered to play the notes — better known as the theme for "The Lone Ranger" — when motorists in Honda Civics hit them at 55 mph.
It was believed to be the first such musical road in the United States, although there are others in Japan, South Korea and Holland.
The city paved over that stretch two weeks later after neighbors complained the noise was annoying and kept them awake.
The city, however, received hundreds of calls praising the road and decided to retain the concept.
"It will be a tourist attraction. It will pull people off the freeway," Mayor R. Rex Parris said.
Many residents also liked it.
"You drove over it and you didn't know what to expect. When we got to the end of it, I was smiling ear to ear," said Genevieve Skidmore, 80.
The city decided to recreate the road in an industrial area away from homes.
On Tuesday the City Council approved spending up to $35,000 for the work.
City officials said there has been interest from several companies in sponsoring the road and reimbursing the cost in return for publicity.
Went to the the NBA Store in NYC today. Wasn't happy with the selection of Kings items (or Hawks on terms of Mike Bibby). It seems like now the NBA store has turned into a higher priced (insert name here) sporting goods store.
They don't have the "new" Kings' jerseys so I ended up getting a (expensive
) Kevin Martin jersey anyway. Thanks to my son's father for being such a good person to buy it for me.
They don't have the "new" Kings' jerseys so I ended up getting a (expensive
) Kevin Martin jersey anyway. Thanks to my son's father for being such a good person to buy it for me.Top Gun VS Alien
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/ufos/article1830693.ece
A FORMER Top Gun told yesterday how he was ordered to shoot down a massive UFO — over NORWICH.
RAF controllers told US pilot Milton Torres to “lock on” and launch all 24 of his rockets over the city.
But as he came within seconds of firing at the alien intruder — “the size of an aircraft carrier” on his radar — it vanished at 10,000mph.
The incident happened in 1957 when Milton was a 26-year-old US Air Force lieutenant based at RAF Manston in Kent.
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http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/ufos/article1830693.ece
A FORMER Top Gun told yesterday how he was ordered to shoot down a massive UFO — over NORWICH.
RAF controllers told US pilot Milton Torres to “lock on” and launch all 24 of his rockets over the city.
But as he came within seconds of firing at the alien intruder — “the size of an aircraft carrier” on his radar — it vanished at 10,000mph.
The incident happened in 1957 when Milton was a 26-year-old US Air Force lieutenant based at RAF Manston in Kent.
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Peeling Scotch Tape Emits X-Rays, Startling Study Finds
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,443470,00.html
NEW YORK — Just two weeks after a Nobel Prize highlighted theoretical work on subatomic particles, physicists are announcing a startling discovery about a much more familiar form of matter: Scotch tape.
It turns out that if you peel the popular adhesive tape off its roll in a vacuum chamber, it emits X-rays. The researchers even made an X-ray image of one of their fingers.
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,443470,00.html
NEW YORK — Just two weeks after a Nobel Prize highlighted theoretical work on subatomic particles, physicists are announcing a startling discovery about a much more familiar form of matter: Scotch tape.
It turns out that if you peel the popular adhesive tape off its roll in a vacuum chamber, it emits X-rays. The researchers even made an X-ray image of one of their fingers.
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Teenager's new name is fantastic
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/somerset/7707098.stm
A teenager has changed his birth name by deed poll to incorporate several comic book superheroes.
George Garratt from Glastonbury has become Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine The Hulk And The Flash Combined.
The 19-year-old music student made the change "for a bit of a laugh", through a legally-recognised website.
He said: "I decided on a superheroes theme and whenever my friends offered up suggestions to me, I added them."
He added: "My family have begun to expect these sorts of things from me, and although my friends thought it was ridiculous most people do call me Captain and it's been a great conversation starter." A spokesman from The Legal Deed Poll Service, said: "We get so many outrageous name changes that these days it barely fazes us, but when this one was brought to my attention I knew there was something special about it."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/somerset/7707098.stm
A teenager has changed his birth name by deed poll to incorporate several comic book superheroes.
George Garratt from Glastonbury has become Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine The Hulk And The Flash Combined.
The 19-year-old music student made the change "for a bit of a laugh", through a legally-recognised website.
He said: "I decided on a superheroes theme and whenever my friends offered up suggestions to me, I added them."
He added: "My family have begun to expect these sorts of things from me, and although my friends thought it was ridiculous most people do call me Captain and it's been a great conversation starter." A spokesman from The Legal Deed Poll Service, said: "We get so many outrageous name changes that these days it barely fazes us, but when this one was brought to my attention I knew there was something special about it."
