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Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a 2011 American science fiction film. The film is to be directed by Rupert Wyatt. This will be a new film in the Planet of the Apes series.

James Franco is set to play a scientist working on a cure for Alzheimer's by testing on apes. When test subject Caesar suddenly begins to mutate rapidly, the scientist takes him home to remove him from the cruel lab doctors.

Starring :
James Franco (Harry Osborn / New Goblin = Spiderman, Aron Ralston = 127 Hours) 
Freida Pinto (Latika = Slumdog Millionaire)
John Lithgow (Dick Solomon = 3rd Rock from the Sun)
Andy Serkis (Gollum = LOTR, The Hobbit)
Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy = Harry Potter)
Brian Cox (William Stryker = X Men 2)
David Hewlett (Dr. Rodney = SG1, SG Atlantis)


Filming:
Filming began in July 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Filming also headed to San Francisco, California (main setting), and around O'ahu, Hawaii.

Special effects:
Unlike previous films in the series, the apes in the film will be created digitally using CGI technology, by Weta Digital.

Release:
The film is set to be released on August 5th 2011. 


Order of films:
1. Planet of the Apes 1968
2. Beneath the Planet of the Apes 1970
3. Escape from the Planet of the Apes 1971
4. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes 1972
5. Battle for the Planet of the Apes 1973

Remake:
1. Planet of the Apes 2001

Prequel:
1.Rise of the Planet of the Apes 2011


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Inventions by Kids

by Cindy Perman

Monday, April 11, 2011

Most kids are creative -- they color and make up games -- but some kids use their creativity to invent new products.

"Kids are natural innovators," said Jon Dudas, who used to work for the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office but is now the president of FIRST, an organization designed to help foster innovations by kids in science and technology.

Dean Kamen, the founder of FIRST and the inventor of the Segway personal transporter, got his first patent when he was 17 for an insulin pump. "His mom had to sign the papers!" Dudas said.

One of the youngest inventors, Dudas recalls, was just two. "Her parents had sort of sectioned off a place where she couldn't open the cabinet doors. She used suction cups and an extension," Dudas explained. "Her parents thought it was a neat idea -- to use for people in wheelchairs with limited movement," he said. She had a patent by age 4!

Kids have been inventing things for hundreds of years and now, thanks to organizations like the Liberty Science Center, FIRST and By Kids, for Kids they're feeling more inspired and more confident to invent. And, turning their products into sales is becoming more of a reality.

Here are 5 cool and inspiring inventions by kids.

Smart Wheel
The Inventioneers are a group of six teens from Londonderry, N.H., and, while some of them can't even drive yet, they've invented a device to help curb distracted driving.

It's called the Smart Wheel and it stands for "Safe Motorist Alert for Restricting Texting, Tweeting, Typing, Touch screens, and Touch ups," said Tristan "T.J." Evarts, a 15-year-old member of the Inventioneers. It's basically a cover for your steering wheel with sensors and LED lights that determines when you don't have both hands on the wheel.

The kids, winners in First Robotics' "First Lego League" competition for several years running, have a provisional patent on the device, one of four patents the teens hold on various inventions.

Sometimes inventions by kids are amazing technological innovations and sometimes they're just plain practical ideas that make you wonder, "Why didn't I think of that?"

The Popsicle , that staple of summer, was created in 1905 by 11-year-old Frank Epperson -- by accident! Epperson had left a mixture of powdered soda, water and a stick in a cup on his porch overnight -- and it was a cold night. He woke up the next morning and it was a frozen treat on a stick.

He initially called it the "Epsicle," which was quite popular with the other kids at school and later his own kids. They kept asking for "Pop's 'sicle" and that, Jimmy, is how the popsicle was born. He got a patent on it in 1923 and then sold the rights to a bigger company. Today, the brand is owned by Unilever and they sell more than two billion Popsicles every year.

Here's another fun fact: The double popsicle was invented during the Depression so two children could share it and it would only cost one nickel.

Makin' Bacon
One Saturday morning in 1991, eight-year old Abbey Fleck was making bacon with her dad. They'd run out of paper towels, so he put it on the classified section of the newspaper. Mom wasn't too pleased, prompting dad to growl, "I could just stand here and let it drip dry."

Ding! Young Abbey thought if they could make a rack to hang the bacon, with a dish underneath, they'd never need paper towels. And so, the Makin' Bacon Dish for cooking bacon in the microwave was born. Not only does it save on paper towels, it's healthier because the grease drips out.

Today, the Makin' Bacon dish costs less than $10 and is sold in Walmart stores -- next to the microwaves. Abbey is now 27 and lives in Los Angeles where she works with special children. She's married to a man who sells the Deflecktor, fuel-saving wheel covers for trucks, that her dad invented.

Wristies

Don't you just hate when you're outside and, even though you're wearing mittens, the snow gets down the sleeve of your coat? 

Most of us just complain about it but one winter's day, 10-year-old KK Gregory was outside building a snow fort and decided to do something about it. She created the first pair of Wristies, a fingerless glove that goes halfway up your arm, keeping your wrists warm and dry. You can wear them with or without mittens. 

Wristies were a hit with her Girl Scout troop, so she decided to get a patent and start her own company. Today, they're sold in select stores, on Amazon.com and on Wristies.com.

Ear Muffs
Speaking of things that warm you up, ear muffs were also invented by a kid.

The year was 1873 and 15-year-old Chester Greenwood was testing out a pair of ice skates. He was getting frustrated because his ears were so cold. He tried wrapping his head in scarf but it was too bulky and too itchy. So, he took wire and bent it into two round loops, then asked his grandmother to sew fur on them. He connected them with a steel headband and got a patent on his invention -- Greenwood's Champion Ear Protectors.

He sold a ton of them to U.S. soldiers during World War I. To this day, Greenwood's hometown, Farmington, Maine, is known as the Ear Muff Capital of the World. They even have a parade every December to celebrate his birthday -- and his invention.

By the time he died in 1936, Greenwood had more than 100 patents, including a tea kettle, an advertising match box and a steel-tooth rake. "There truly was a lot more to Chester than just being the inventor of ear protectors," wrote Nancy Porter, a volunteer with the Farmington Historical Society.

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Video: Recreating Ken Block's Gymkhana... in a Gulf-livery semi truck

Video: Recreating Ken Block's Gymkhana... in a Gulf-livery semi truck

by Aaron Richardson (RSS feed) on Apr 1st 2011 at 12:30PM

Mike Ryan has won a dozen Pikes Peak Hill Climbs in his Gulf-liveried Freightliner Cascadia, so it's no joke when we say this man has some serious talent. To raise his and the truck's profile a little bit, Ryan has decided to show off what he does when he's not storming mountains to stay sharp.

Aping Ken Block's Gymkhana series, Ryan haunts abandoned airstrips, looking for cones, old hangars and dirt roads on which to slide his truck around. In fact, Ryan has gone so far as to shoot this video at El Toro, the same Marine air base where Block filmed the first installment of his epic videos.

Ryan's Freightliner packs 1,950 horsepower and more than 3,400 pound-feet of torque, so roasting the truck's handmade custom Michelin tires isn't a problem, even in a 10,000-pound Big Daddy Freightliner. 

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Japanese repair quake-ravaged road in just six days

by Chris Shunk (RSS feed) on Mar 24th 2011 at 12:30PM

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Due to the extensive damage in Japan caused by the massive earthquake and resultant tsunami on March 11, many have questioned if the island nation can recover in a year, much less a few months. If the swiftness with which the Japanese can repair roads is any indication, we wouldn't bet against the country cleaning up this catastrophe in short order.

As a result of the quake, a 150-meter section of the Great Kanto Highway in Naka was absolutely obliterated, with massive chasms running right through the middle of the road.Work crews at the NEXCO road repair company sprang into action on March 17, working at a fevered pitch to help get their country on the road to recovery, literally. Amazingly, after only six days of labor, the road is silky smooth and ready for travel. Look at the the before and after photos above to see just how amazing this feat is.

Given the fact that road crews in the U.S. can spend three or more months repairing a single lane of concrete, only to leave the orange barrels on the road for another two weeks, we're blown away by this feat of engineering. Simply amazing.

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Biometric wallet is 'virtually indestructible,' opens with your touch

By Jeffrey Van Camp, DigitalTrends.com

This biometric wallet has a Bluetooth proximity alarm, carbon fiber shell, and fingerprint sensor for maximum security. It will set the rich and paranoid back about $825. 


Afraid someone might take something out of your wallet? If you have $825 to spend, fear no more. Dunhill is selling what it calls a “Biometric Wallet” that it claims is virtually indestructible and can only be opened with your fingerprint. Scared of someone taking the entire wallet? It can be linked to a mobile phone via Bluetooth and set to sound an alarm if your phone and wallet are separated by more than five meters (15 feet).



This wallet is built to be durable. It has a carbon fiber shell, leather interior, and stainless steel money clip. If only its design matched its top-notch construction. Almost any standard wallet looks slicker than this clamshell.


Would you invest more than $800 into a wallet? If so, what features would you require? 


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Tomahawk (missile)

The BGM-109 Tomahawk is a long-range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missile. Introduced by General Dynamics in the 1970s, it was designed as a medium- to long-range, low-altitude missile that could be launched from a submerged submarine. It has been improved several times and, by way of corporate divestitures and acquisitions, is now made by Raytheon. Some Tomahawks were also manufactured by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing Defense, Space & Security).

Description
The Tomahawk missile family consists of a number of subsonic, jet engine-powered missiles for attacking a variety of surface targets. Although a number of launch platforms have been deployed or envisaged, only naval (both surface ship and submarine) launched variants are currently in service. Tomahawk has a modular design, allowing a wide variety of warhead, guidance and range capabilities.


Type = Long-range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missile
Place of origin = United States

Service history
In service = 1983-present

Production history
Manufacturer = General Dynamics (initially) and Raytheon/McDonnell Douglas
Unit cost = Approximately $569,000 (FY99 $) , Approximately $755,851.27 in 2011 dollars.

Specifications
Weight = 2,900 lb (1,300 kg)
Length = Without booster: 18 ft 3 in (5.56 m)
With booster = 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m)
Diameter = 20.4 in (0.52 m)
Warhead Conventional = 1,000 lb (450 kg) Bullpup, or submunitions dispenser with BLU-97/B Combined Effects Bomb, or a 200kt (840 Tj) W80 nuclear device (inactivated in accordance with SALT)

Detonation mechanism = FMU-148 since TLAM Block III, others for special applications
Engine = Williams International F107-WR-402 turbofan
= using TH-dimer fuel and a solid-fuel booster

Wingspan = 8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)
Operational range = 1,350 nautical miles (2,500 km)
Speed = Subsonic - about 550 mph (880 km/h)

Guidance system= GPS, TERCOM, DSMAC

Launch platform = Vertical Launch System (VLS) and horizontal submarine torpedo tubes (known as TTL (torpedo tube launch))

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NASA Scientist Explains Science Behind 'Supermoon' Phenomenon

SPACE.com Staff,
Space.com – Mon Mar 14, 2:30 pm ET

This story was updated at 2:25 p.m. ET.

The tragic earthquake and tsunami in Japan Friday (March 11) set the Internet abuzz with the idea that the moon, which will be at its fullest of the year on March 19, played a role in the devastating natural disaster. 

The seed for the idea was planted by an astrologer, who contended that this large full moon – a so-called "supermoon"– would touch off natural disasters like the Japan earthquake since the moon would make its closest approach to Earth in 18 years. Scientists, however, dismissed the notion entirely and now a top NASA scientist is weighing in. [Japan Earthquake and Tsunami in Pictures]

In a statement released Friday, noted NASA scientist Jim Garvin explains the mechanics behind the moon's phases and the causes of the supermoon. Garvin is the chief scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.

"'Supermoon' is a situation when the moon is slightly closer to Earth in its orbit than on average, and this effect is most noticeable when it occurs at the same time as a full moon," Garvin wrote in the NASA statement. "So, the moon may seem bigger although the difference in its distance from Earth is only a few percent at such times." [Photos: Our Changing Moon]

The full moon of March will occur next Saturday on March 19, when the moon will be about 221,567 miles (356,577 kilometers) away from Earth. The average distance between the Earth and the moon is about 238.000 miles (382.900 km).

"It is called a supermoon because this is a very noticeable alignment that at first glance would seem to have an effect," Garvin explained. "The 'super' in supermoon is really just the appearance of being closer, but unless we were measuring the Earth-Moon distance by laser rangefinders (as we do to track the LRO [Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter] spacecraft in low lunar orbit and to watch the Earth-Moon distance over years), there is really no difference."

It was astrologer Richard Nolle who linked the full moon of March 19 to natural disasters. He claimed that this "supermoon" would trigger massive earthquakes, volcanoes and powerful storms when it arrived.  But scientists assure that this is not the case. ['Supermoon' Did Not Cause Japan Earthquake and Tsunami]

Garvin, for example, said the moon's effects on Earth have been the subject of extensive studies.

"The effects on Earth from a supermoon are minor, and according to the most detailed studies by terrestrial seismologists and volcanologists, the combination of the moon being at its closest to Earth in its orbit, and being in its 'full moon' configuration (relative to the Earth and sun), should not affect the internal energy balance of the Earth since there are lunar tides every day," Garvin wrote.

But while the moon helps drive Earth's tides, it is not capable of triggering devastating earthquakes.

"The Earth has stored a tremendous amount of internal energy within its thin outer shell or crust, and the small differences in the tidal forces exerted by the moon (and sun) are not enough to fundamentally overcome the much larger forces within the planet due to convection (and other aspects of the internal energy balance that drives plate tectonics)," Garvin explained.

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Gnomeo & Juliet

Gnômeo & Juliet is a 2011 animated family film loosely based on William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. The film is directed by Kelly Asbury, and the two main characters are voiced by James McAvoy and Emily Blunt. The film was released on February 11, 2011...(Malaya dengarnye akan kuar pada 24 Mac ni..)

Plot (Spoiler Alert!)


Mrs. Montague and Mr. Capulet (Julie Walters and Richard Wilson) (two elderly people who despise each other) exit their houses, and the garden objects come alive in the Blue and Red sections. Later, both blue and red gnomes attend a lawnmower race. Representing the blues is Gnomeo (James McAvoy) and representing the reds is Tybalt (Jason Statham). During the race, it looks like Gnomeo is winning; however, Tybalt cheats and wins the race, destroying Gnomeo's lawnmower. Gnomeo and his best friend Benny (Matt Lucas) insult Tybalt for cheating, but Tybalt ignores them.

Later that night, Gnomeo and Benny, wanting revenge, infiltrate the red garden in disguise, intending to spray the reds' lawnmower. With Tybalt sleeping and Tybalt's best friend, Fawn (Ozzy Osbourne), playing cards with small red gnomes (who are beating him), it looks like there are no flaws, until Benny foolishly sprays Tybalt's well and accidentally triggers a security light in the process, alerting the red gnomes to attack. Fortunately, both escape however Gnomeo ends in a different garden. He then bumps into the daughter of Lord Redbrick (Michael Caine), who is called Juliet (Emily Blunt).

Both attempt to get the Orchid to make each other's garden look more beautiful, falling in love in the process. While each other tries to take the Orchid from them, they discover they are from opposing clans. When they both go back to the gardens, Juliet tells her friend Nanette (Ashley Jensen) much to her surprise. Gnomeo and Juliet then have secret meetings in a secret garden, where they meet pink plastic flamingo Featherstone (Jim Cummings).

He supports and encourages their love, and the two begin to meet regularly. Though when the two of them are getting ready for a date, Juliet's father introduces her to Paris (Stephen Merchant), a red gnome that Nanette has fallen for, though Juliet manages to get away. Later, when the two return back to their gardens, Gnomeo finds his mother (Maggie Smith), who is distraught after the reds infiltrated the garden and destroyed the plant Gnomeo's deceased father planted. The blues want Gnomeo to take revenge on the reds, but he realizes he can't refuse unless he tells his secret. He tunnels underneath to reach the red garden, but as he is about to spray the prized flowers of the reds, Juliet sees him.

He backs out suddenly, telling Benny that the nozzle on the spraying bottle was jammed. When he and Juliet meet up again, they briefly argue until Featherstone stops them, telling them that other peoples' hate destroyed his love, as 2 people in the house where the garden was had argued and divorced, where Featherstone and his wife had been separated. After he has explained, Gnomeo and Juliet apologize, though when they are about to kiss, Benny sees them, distracts them, then runs into the alleyway, where Tybalt is waiting-with his lawnmower. Tybalt drives at Benny and knocks his hat clean off. Tybalt fights Gnomeo on his lawnmower, but is destroyed when crashing into a wall. Fawn begins to aim objects at Gnomeo, but Juliet, to the surprise of her father and clan, defends Gnomeo, saying that she loves him.

A woman suddenly jogs along so all gnomes have to become still. Gnomeo ends up on a road and everyone believes he was run over by a car. Juliet's father then glues her to her fountain because he does not want to lose her like her mother. Shroom is left alone and goes on the road, where he realizes that what was run over was a blue teapot and that Gnomeo is still alive and avoided being run over by climbing onto a truck. Gnomeo eventually ends up in a park, and climbs onto a statue of William Shakespeare (Sir Patrick Stewart) and tells him his story. Shakespeare then tells Gnomeo that his story is very similar to Romeo and Juliet and that it is likely Gnomeo's will have a sad ending as well.

Shroom and Featherstone come to find him. Benny, meanwhile, buys a large lawnmower online to get revenge on the Red Gnomes, despite Shroom trying to convince him that Gnomeo was still alive, but it goes out of control, destroying most of the two gardens. Gnomeo makes it back to Juliet to try to un-glue her, but he is unable to. She tells him to go but he refuses, and the two share a kiss just as the lawnmower crashes into the fountain and everyone believes that both Gnomeo and Juliet are dead. Lord Redbrick and Lady Blueberry, both realizing that their feud was responsible for this, decide to call a truce. Suddenly, both Gnomeo and Juliet climb out of the rubble and are both fine. The movie ends happily with the two of them getting married.




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