PBS: Evolution

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• Date: Feb 19,2008

The Evolution project is a seven-part, eight-hour television broadcast series, an extensive Web site, a far-reaching educational outreach initiative, and a HarperCollins companion book by acclaimed science writer Carl Zimmer.

Evolution, which premiered on PBS September 24 - 27, 2001, travels around the world to examine evolutionary science and the profound effect it has had on society and culture. From the genius and torment of Charles Darwin to the vast changes that spawned the tree of life, from the role of mass extinctions in the survival of species to the power of sex to drive evolutionary change, Evolution is fascinating and far-reaching in scope. The series also explores the emergence of consciousness, the success of humans, and the perceived conflict between science and religion in understanding human life.

Episode Titles

Darwin’s Dangerous Idea (two hours)
Great Transformations (one hour)
Extinction! (one hour)
The Evolutionary Arms Race (one hour)
Why Sex? (one hour)
The Mind’s Big Bang (one hour)
What About God? (one hour)

For other details, visit the internet website at: http://www.pbs.org

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30 day sex challenge

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• Date: Feb 19,2008

The Relevant Church in Tampa’s Ybor City has issued a 30-day sex challenge. Single men and women can’t have sex for 30 days, and married couples are urged to have it every day.
I think that it’s for the first time when a church is taking some kind of decisions. I think it is a good idea, because 30 day sex challenge can make people to be more closer by the church. If God truly created us then he created us as sexual beings.

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Mayweather hits Big Show - The video

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• Date: Feb 18,2008

For the first time in more than a year, Big Show returned to WWE in the best shape of his career at No Way Out. The giant’s appearance after Edge retained his World Heavyweight Championship against Rey Mysterio has shocked the sports-entertainment world – and his showdown with WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather sent riptides through the globe.

Mayweather saved Rey Mysterio from a beating at the hands of the returning giant, and in the process hit Big Show with two solid punches that legitmately broke Big Show’s nose. The blood only served to make the incident more spectacular.
Considered by many to be the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world today, Mayweather sat at ringside enjoying No Way Out and Rey’s bid for the title before Big Show began taunting him. The boxing champion learned quickly that trying to inflict pain upon the former WWE, WCW and ECW Champion is not an easy task. Big Show may have been bloodied by the left hook of Mayweather, but the incensed giant gave chase as Mayweather quickly retreated with his entourage in tow.

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Who was Akbar ?

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• Date: Feb 18,2008

It was The Greatest Moghul Emperor.
Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar (جلال الدین محمد اکبر Jalāl ud-Dīn Mohammad Akbar), also known as Akbar the Great (Akbar-e-Azam) (August 15 or November 23, 1542 – October 17 or October 27, 1605) was the son of Nasiruddin Humayun whom he succeeded as ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1556 to 1605.

The greatest Moghul Emperor was Akbar. It was he who wanted both the Hindus and the Muslims to be united. He was generous to the extreme and just to the extreme. Among the Moghul Emperors, he was the true ideal.

In the beginning of his reign, Akbar had to fight to maintain control of the Moghul Empire, but after a few years, when he became very powerful, people loved and admired him so much that he did not have to fight any more Read the rest of this entry »

GDC 2008

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• Date: Feb 18,2008

GDC 2008 will be held on 18-22 Febryary 2008 in San Francisco. This week players in a $9.5 billion industry will converge on San Francisco as the 2008 Game Developers Conference begins. Over the week, the brightest minds behind the biggest games will share ideas, look at the newest technologies, and plan for the future.

To all the naysayers yammering about the death of PC gaming: Not so fast. During this year’s GDC, Microsoft, nVidia, AMD, Intel, and several other “small” companies are joining forces to announce the formation of the PC Gaming Alliance. Not much is known about the exact breadth and depth of the announcement, but I have to wonder–will it supplant Microsoft’s “Games for Windows” initiative?

Celebrated inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil will deliver a keynote address at the 2008 Game Developers Conference (GDC) inspiring attendees to take a dramatic look at the future of games and electronic entertainment.

GDC, the world’s largest industry-only event dedicated to the advancement of interactive entertainment, returns to the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco for a week of networking, learning, and inspiration February 18-22, 2008. Complete details and registration for the conference are available now at the official GDC website.

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Knight Rider TV Show, KITT

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• Date: Feb 18,2008

Knight Rider is an American television series that ran from September 26, 1982, to August 8, 1986. The series was broadcast on NBC and starred David Hasselhoff as Michael Knight, a kind of modern-day “knight” who drove an advanced smart car with artificial intelligence. Conceived and produced by Glen A. Larson, the show was an instant hit and inspired a sub-genre of high-tech crimefighter series. “I wanted to do The Lone Ranger with a car”, Larson said in The Last Great Ride. “Kind of a sci-fi thing, with the soul of a western.”

Knight Rider is currently aired in the United States on the NBC Universal cable television channel, Sleuth. In Canada, it airs on Saturday and Sunday on the DejaView network. In the UK, re-runs can be seen on the Satellite, Cable and Digital Terrestrial channel Bravo and Virgin 1 at selected times. In the Middle East the show can be seen on TV Land.

KITT

KITT, short for “Knight Industries Two Thousand”, was for many the real star of the show. The car boasted artificial intelligence of sufficient level to reason, talk (the voice of William Daniels), and deliver sarcastic one-liners to Michael Knight as an equal. KITT could drive himself when Michael was otherwise engaged, keeping in contact via a wrist communicator or “comlink” (a modified LCD AM radio watch). KITT actually was considered two separate machines: the Knight 2000 vehicle and the Knight 2000 microprocessor. According to series creator Glen A. Larson, as quoted from Knight Rider Legacy, “The car is Knight 2000. KITT is the onboard computer. The car is one, and KITT is the nickname for the computer. I never considered the car was named KITT, just the character inside.” The two entities were separated briefly throughout the series (refer to the episodes “Soul Survivor”, “Junkyard Dog”, and “Knight of the Juggernaut.”)

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2008 Slam Dunk Contest

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• Date: Feb 17,2008

Four contestants attempt to execute the best dunks they can dream up while a panel of judges, in this case made up of some of the top dunkers in NBA history, offer up marks. This year’s special twist allows fans to text or click their vote online, making up 50 percent of the final vote, with the panel of judges taking the other 50.
Howard will get another chance at slam-dunk glory in the 2008 competition in New Orleans, joining Raptors’ rookie Jamario Moon, Grizzlies’ rising star Rudy Gay, and defending champion Gerald Green, now with the Minnesota Timberwolves. All four guys are incredible athletes, so there should be some memorable moments that rival the impressiveness of the “Sticker Dunk”.

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Daytona 500 start time

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• Date: Feb 17,2008

Daytona 500 on FOX Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, FL 3:15 p.m. EST

The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is one of four restrictor plate races on the Cup schedule. In 2008, the race will celebrate its 50th running.

The 2008 Super Bowl of Stock Car Racing marks the 50th running of “The Great American Race”, and is scheduled to be run on Sunday, February 17, 2008, celebrating the Golden Anniversary of the first race run in 1959. The race is scheduled to be the first Daytona 500 run using NASCAR’s Car of Tomorrow, which was introduced in 2007, and become standard as of 2008. The race also marks the first race under the “Sprint Cup” banner, following the merger of Sprint with NEXTEL in 2005.

The Daytona 500 was the first 500-mile auto race to be televised live flag-to-flag on network television when CBS aired it in 1979, continuing to air until 2000. From 2001 to 2006, the race alternated between FOX and NBC under the terms of a six-year, $2.48 billion NASCAR television contract. Starting in 2007, FOX became the exclusive home of the Daytona 500 under the terms of NASCAR’s new television package.

Detroit Boat Show

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• Date: Feb 16,2008

Detroit Boat Shoe is taking place in 16-24 February 2008 and is celebrating 50 years of boat activity.

Celebrating 50 years as Michigan’s premiere boating event, the Detroit Boat Show, in 2008 will feature 500,000 square feet of exhibition space dedicated to this favorite recreational activity. See more than 1000 boats from 10 feet to 48 feet in length. See boats for fishing, skiing, cruising, sailing, pontooning, and everything in between

If you want to see the show, the address of Detroit Boat Show is: Cobo Center, One Washington Blvd., Detroit, MI 4822. If you go there, you can see: Rail Jam – Wakeboarding Demonstrations, the Innespace Dolphin, Capt’n Willie’s Pirate Island, the Nautical Mall, Fishing Seminars, Casting Demos as the Hawg Tank, Free Fishing Lure Promotion, Live Music, Antique & Classic Boats, Hydroplane Racers, Kids Boating Clinic, the Extreme Sports Zone, the Discover Boating Center, The Inflatable Playground, Salty Dog and much more.

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Kosovo Independence

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• Date: Feb 16,2008

On February 17, on the map will appear a new state. Kosovo will be a new state in Europe, because tomorrow it will declare its independece. Kosovo Independence will be declared by Slobodan Samardžić. As of Saturday 16th February 2008, the state of Kosovo is said to have the backing of many European states, as well as the United States of America, though not of Russia.

The new state, Kosovo will have the borders:

• with Albania - 111,7 km
• with Macedonia - 158,7 km
• with Montenegro - 78,6 km
• with Central Serbia - 351,6 km

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