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Forging an Art Market in China | | In Chinas growing art market, now the second largest in the world, outsize auction results often overshadow false sales data and forged art. |
Try the poor man's space travel | | Part of the imagined charms of space flight is not just the view from the window. It is also the thrill of breaking the shackles of gravity and free-floating. Now taking a break from Newton's laws is easier (and cheaper) than ever. |
'12 Years A Slave' Agonizingly magnificent | | Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave is an agonizingly magnificent movie the first great big-screen dramatization of slavery. Based on actual events, it begins in 1841 and tells the story of a free black man from Saratoga Springs, N.Y., a musician named Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), who walks around in a natty gray suit, secure in the courtly modesty of his life as a husband and father of two. But then he accepts an offer to go to Washington, D.C., with a pair of traveling entertainers, and when they're out at a restaurant drinking wine, we get the queasy feeling this is too good to be true. It is. Solomon isn't being hired for his talents. He's being trafficked. |
"TransWall" brings new perspective to touch screens | | Oct. 29 - South Korean researchers have developed a double-sided touch screen for use as an entertainment platform or for public information displays. Called "TransWall", the screen responds to touch on both sides from multiple users. Rob Muir has more. |
Jonas Brothers split, Tatum working on docuseries | | Oct 29 - The day's top showbiz news and headlines including the Jonas Brothers break-up, Britney Spears' music is used to ward off pirates, and Channing Tatum is working on a reality show. Bob Mezan reports. |
Longest indoor ski tunnel | | Christina Macfarlane explores how the Swedish Cross Country team trains for the Winter Olympics in the middle of summer. |
Fugitive hijacker may soon return to U.S. | | Nearly 30 years after hijacking a U.S. airliner to Cuba, fugitive William Potts may soon return to the United States. The former Black Panther spent more than 13 years in Cuban prisons. |
Aircraft noise linked to increased health risks | | Oct. 29 - UK researchers say long-term exposure to aircraft noise increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. A five year study focusing on the noise produced by planes flying in and out of Heathrow reveals a higher rate of hospitalisation for people living near the airport than for those who live in quieter environments. Jim Drury has more. |
Boehner "Obamacare is law of the land" | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Republican lawmaker John Boehner said on Thursday he would not make it his mission to repeal the Obama administration's healthcare reform law following the re-election of President Barack Obama. |
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