2017 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Cabriolet feels like living the dream
All variants are expected to arrive in Canada this October.The car is based on the new-last-year C-Class sedan and coupe, which is generally an excellent thing.Pricing has not yet been announced, but based on current prices for its siblings and guessing a premium of some seven to eight grand for the cabriolet model, I’m estimating $56,000 for the C 300, $68,000 for the C 43, $86,000 for the C 63 and $93,500 for the C 63S.All cabriolets share a couple of features, standard in Canada, which make t..>> view originalProxima b: could we live on this newly found planet – or could something else?
Discovery of potentially Earth-like planet Proxima b raises hopes for life What’s all the excitement about? Scientists have discovered a planet, called Proxima b, orbiting the closest star to our sun – a red dwarf known as Proxima Centauri, which lies 4.2 light years away. What’s more, there are clues that it could, potentially, have some similarities to Earth. Does this mean we’ve found a second home/alien civilisation? No. We don’t even know for sure that Proxima b is a rocky planet, ..>> view originalSouth Korean Nuclear Proponents: Conventional Deterrence is Failing
South Korean advocates of nuclear deterrence say the government in Seoul must pursue its own nuclear weapons programs to defend against North Korea’s growing nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities. Song Dae-sung, a political science professor at Kunkuk University in Seoul and author of the book Let’s Have Nuclear Power makes the case for a nuclear armed South Korea. “If North Korea becomes a nuclear-armed state and its adversary does not own nuclear power, then the non-nuclear state become..>> view originalFreaky fanged spiders discovered
Scientist's peacock spider discovery0:33Just when you thought there was already enough creepy crawlies in the world to freak you out, along comes more peacock spiders. Courtesy Jurgen Otto PhD student Jeremy Wilson has found new spiders to freak out Queenslanders.IF QUEENSLAND wanted to knock itself out of the lists of the scariest places to visit, it might have to wait a little while, and blame a new discovery of creepy crawlies.At least 10 new species of trapdoor spiders have been discovered ..>> view original'Sydney can't call itself a global city'
Cyclists Push Back Against Helmet Laws3:51Helmets help prevent head injuries, so laws requiring cyclists to wear them would seem obvious, but cycling advocates have pushed back against mandatory bike-helmet laws. WSJ's Rachel Bachman explains why on Lunch Break With Tanya Rivero. Photo: Getty Why would people want to encourage something cheap, healthy and good for the environment like cycling?SYDNEY is considered to be Australia’s largest global city and the premier destination for internation..>> view original2017 Porsche Panamera Review
SWEEPSTAKES – OFFICIAL RULES, TERMS AND CONDITIONS AutoGuide.com’s Monthly Overlay Newsletter Signup – By subscribing to our email newsletter, Entrants are eligible to win one (1) Amazon.com Gift Card (value of $100.00 USD). One (1) winner will be chosen every month at random and contacted by VerticalScope Inc.’s staff. *Amazon.com is not a sponsor of this promotion. Except as required by law, Amazon.com Gift Cards ("GCs") cannot be transferred for value or redeemed for cash. GCs may be us..>> view originalJuno mission: Spacecraft makes record-breaking close approach to Jupiter
Juno, the spacecraft on a mission to Jupiter, will orbit closer to the giant planet than any man-made object before it, in a record-breaking approach on Saturday. The Nasa creation, which was launched five years ago, will have made a record-breaking close approach to Jupiter by soaring around 2,600 miles above the planet. As it cruises by at a speed of 130,000 mph, Juno is expected to capture astonishing images and plenty of scientific data, say mission controllers at Nasa. The approach is set ..>> view originalHuman-Induced Climate Change Has Been Going On Longer Than You Think
This story originally appeared on the Guardian and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Continents and oceans in the northern hemisphere began to warm with industrial-era fossil fuel emissions nearly 200 years ago, pushing back the origins of human-induced climate change to the mid-19th century. The first signs of warming from the rise in greenhouse gases which came hand-in-hand with the Industrial Revolution appear as early as 1830 in the tropical oceans and the Arctic, meaning that clim..>> view original
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