Used Books Nestled In Coziness
Date: 11 December 2005
By C. J. HUGHES
C. HUGHES
Reluare sâmbătă, 10 decembrie 2005
10 decembrie 2005 era un sâmbătă sub semnul stelut al lui ♐. Era ziua 343 din an. Președintele Statelor Unite a fost George W. Bush.
Dacă te-ai născut în această zi, ai 20 ani. Ultima ta zi de naștere a avut loc acum miercuri, 10 decembrie 2025, 179 zile. Următoarea ta zi de naștere este pe joi, 10 decembrie 2026, peste 185 zile. Ați trăit 7.484 zile sau aproximativ 179.623 ore sau aproximativ 10.777.423 minute sau aproximativ 646.645.380 secunde.
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10th of December 2005 News
Știri așa cum au apărut pe prima pagină a New York Times la 10 decembrie 2005
Consensual Interruptions
Date: 11 December 2005
By Jascha Hoffman
Jascha Hoffman
Jascha Hoffman article, in review of year's notable ideas, on system developed for Samsung that allows group to decide whether it is acceptable for one member to accept incoming cellphone call; elaborate system includes special electronic badge that everyone must wear and use to cast 'vote' as to whether to allow interruption; drawing (M)
Lessons From Sports That Pave the Way For the Next Step
Date: 11 December 2005
By STEWART AIN
Stewart AIN
Who Are the Lawyers Packing All the Clout?
Date: 11 December 2005
By LAURA MANSNERUS
Laura MANSNERUS
Why Popcorn Doesn't Pop
Date: 11 December 2005
By Rebecca Skloot
Rebecca Skloot
Rebecca Skloot article, in review of year's notable ideas, on Bruce Hamaker's solution to why there are always unpopped kernels of popcorn; study at Purdue University found that popcorn that is more likely to pop has hull that is more crystalline; hull is made of thin sheets of cellulose and, when it gets hot, it changes structure; its sheets become crystals that bond so tightly, water cannot get through it, so, because water cannot leak out, it is more likely to pop (M)
Restaurants Where 'Check, Please' Won't Bring On Indigestion
Date: 11 December 2005
By PETER MEEHAN
Peter MEEHAN
Sonic Gunman Locator, The
Date: 11 December 2005
By Noah Shachtman
Noah Shachtman
Noah Shachtman article, in review of year's notable ideas, on Boomerang system employed in Iraq by American troops; uses seven microphones placed in omnidirectional array to discern direction from which gunfire is coming; drawing (M)
Bringing the Mountain Much Closer to You
Date: 11 December 2005
By ELIZABETH MAKER
Elizabeth MAKER