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Submission + - Wrinkle Creams (cream-for-wrinkles.com)

Ruth2ei writes: Nerium AD is an anti-aging cream developed from Nerium oleander. Retain a healthy and youthful glow that will last you a long time.

Submission + - New Domain Names for Photographers (lensvid.com) 2

Iddo Genuth writes: Photographers rejoice — the ICANN (which regulates domain names) recently introduced a whole host of new domains (including .photography, .camera, .graphics and more). In a time where a good .com domain is harder to find than cheap real estate in Manhattan, these new domains represent an interesting option for photographers who want to use their own name for their website (JamesSmith.photography seems really cool — try finding this with a .com).

Prices are a bit higher than .com domains (check out the link below) but its still far less expensive than trying to buy a .com domain from an existing owner (if he is willing to sell at all).

Submission + - Should Computer Science become a required class in High School ? 1

HW_Hack writes: I am fortunate to work at a high school that has a thriving technology program. It is led by an enthusiastic and very knowledgeable teacher only a few years into his career. He was using Game Design classes to draw students into programming a couple of years before such ideas were written up in places like Slashdot. Yet in many schools and school districts such programs are not only rare, but struggle to compete with other departments such a Math, Language Arts, Social Studies, etc. for dollars and head count. Should Computer Science be added to the list of required subjects such as Math or Social Studies ? Such a question is being asked at We The People via a petition: http://wh.gov/lUL8u

Submission + - Cheap tablet to use as magnifier? 3

skinfaxi writes: I have an iPad I got from work, and have used it at home to magnify Magic cards. My eyesight is going and it's nice to be able to see the art larger. My father-in-law is legally blind. He can see but has very thick eyeglasses. He might be willing to play Magic with us if he could see the cards. We'd like to get him a tablet or e-reader that he could use to magnify with, but he doesn't need an expensive iPad. Are there other (cheaper) tablets that have built-in cameras that could be used the same way?

Submission + - Up-front seats for tonight's near-Earth Asteroid (orlandosentinel.com)

spineas writes: In case you're not in a prime viewing position for tonight's fly-by of Asteroid 2000 EM26, never fear, for the event will be webcast live for all around the world to see.
The Orlando Sentinel reports that the Slooh Space Camera will be broadcasting the 3-football-field-long asteroid as it zips by us at nearly 27,000 miles per hour. Astronomer Bob Berman will be answering questions during the broadcast, submitted via Twitter with the hashtag #Asteroid.

Submission + - Online Database Allows Scientists to Recreate Early Telescopes (sciencemag.org)

sciencehabit writes: When Galileo Galilei shook up the scientific community with evidence of a heliocentric world, he had a little tube fitted with two pieces of glass to thank. But just how this gadget evolved in the nascent days of astronomy is poorly known. That uncertainty has inspired a group of researchers to compile the most extensive database of early refracting telescopes to date. Now, the scientists plan to use modern optics to recreate what Galileo — and the naysaying observers of his time — experienced when they first peered through these tubes at the rings of Saturn, the moons of Jupiter, and the phases of Venus.

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