Some galaxies contain black holes with billions of times the mass of the sun, occupying a volume no bigger across than the orbit of Neptune around our solar system but extending their influence through a cosmic bubble 30 million light years across.

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In this case, Richardson combined a couple of Arduino circuit boards with an infrared LED light -- that little red bubble on the front of your TV remote -- and programmed the whole thing to interact with a TV's closed-captioning system.

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The light-handed renovations kept the original ornate jade and bubble-gum pink tiles intact.

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Periodically, stories bubble up in the mainstream press that paints these funds in a poor light.

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The dotcom bubble of the late 1990s featured companies that were heavy on ideas but light on revenues or profits.

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But the popularity of the new light-rail system (along with the spectacular burst of the housing bubble) suggests that Phoenicians may be considering a sustainable (shudder) lifestyle.

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Both have been called out for their roles in the housing bubble but their absence during much of the implementation of the financial overhaul will further light a fire under a growing resistance to reform.

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In much the same way that a surfer rides a wave, the bubble of space containing the ship and its passengers would be pushed at velocities not limited to the speed of light toward a destination.

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