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Submission + - Android 4.0 Source Code Coming 'Soon' (itworld.com)

itwbennett writes: "Good news today for those of you who have been waiting for news about whether Google would be opening up the ICS source and for those of you who thought it was gone for good. Android engineer Dan Morrill revealed new information in the Android Building Google group yesterday evening, saying that Google plans 'to release the source for the recently-announced Ice Cream Sandwich soon, once it's available on devices.'"

Submission + - Gaddafi killed as Libya's revolt claims hometown (reuters.com)

syngularyx writes: Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi died of wounds suffered on Thursday as fighters battling to complete an eight-month-old uprising against his rule overran his hometown Sirte, Libya's interim rulers said.

His killing, which came swiftly after his capture near Sirte, is the most dramatic single development in the Arab Spring revolts that have unseated rulers in Egypt and Tunisia and threatened the grip on power of the leaders of Syria and Yemen.

Submission + - Atom Smasher: World's First Time Machine? (ibtimes.com)

Anonymous Coward writes: "The world’s largest atom smasher the Large Hadron Collider – a particle accelerator to study the smallest known particles – could be used as a time machine, researchers propose in their "long shot" theory. If their theory is right, the researchers say the supercollider could be the first machine capable of causing matter to travel backwards in time. This approach to time travel could be used to send messages to the past or the future, they say."
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Submission + - Fukushima Plant Design Make Scientist to Quit. (go.com)

Anonymous Coward writes: "Thirty-five years ago, Dale G. Bridenbaugh and two of his colleagues at General Electric resigned from their jobs after becoming increasingly convinced that the nuclear reactor design they were reviewing — the Mark 1 — was so flawed it could lead to a devastating accident."

Submission + - Pregnancy advice (mummypages.ie)

jasemjain writes: "You and your partner should do a pregnancy test together; it's more fun to share the good news. Decide together when the best time is to take the test. You will want to have time to let the news sink in and to celebrate if the news is indeed good. Many tests recommend that you do them first thing in the morning. But don't do it before you leave for work. Wait until a time when you are both off work, say a Saturday morning."

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