How the Large Hadron Collider Works

This machine is absolutely incredible.

The Large Hadron Collider is the largest and most complex scientific instrument ever built and the highest energy particle accelerator in the world. The accelerator is located 100 meters underground and runs 27 kilometers through both French and Swiss territory.

Year 2008 marks the culmination of 20 years of work by over 8000 scientists, thousands of engineers, technicians and support staff from over 80 different countries.

Some critics say that this could create a black hole and could be the end of the world..

The first attempt starts on 10 September 2008! (just a test run, the main collision with full power will happen at the end of October)

for more info follow these links:
http://lhc-first-beam.web.cern.ch/lhc-first-beam/Welcome.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg0r7nfxhGw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9XotvwgnaY
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/5005914/physicists-firing-atomsmasher/

this video is done by Chris Mann,
CERN - European Organization for Nuclear Research

Quantum of Solace (Bond 22)

The second full length feature trailer for Quantum of Solace.

Quantum of Solace continues the high octane adventures of James Bond in Casino Royale. Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M interrogate Mr White who reveals the organization which blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined.

Forensic intelligence links an MI6 traitor to a bank account in Haiti where a case of mistaken identity introduces Bond to the beautiful but feisty Camille, a woman who has her own vendetta. Camille leads Bond straight to Dominic Greene, a ruthless business man and major force within the mysterious organization, Quantum.

On a mission that leads him to Austria, Italy and South America, Bond discovers that Greene, conspiring to take total control of one of the worlds most important natural resources, is forging a deal with the exiled General Medrano. Using his associates in the organization, and manipulating his powerful contacts within the CIA and the British government, Greene promises to overthrow the existing regime in a Latin American country, giving the General control of the country in exchange for a seemingly barren piece of land. which is however a main source of the South American water supply. In a minefield of treachery, murder and deceit, Bond allies with old friends in a battle to uncover the truth. As he gets closer to finding the man responsible for the betrayal of Vesper, 007 must keep one step ahead of the CIA, the terrorists and even M, to unravel Greene's sinister plan and stop Quantum from getting its way.

In Russia, Pothole Drives Over You!

This is footage from late spring 2008 in Samara, Russia that shows you two things. 1) Russian potholes are no joke. 2) Spring in Russia is no joke.