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Does Movie Violence Increase Violent Crime?
Seeded on Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:13 AM EST (www.aeaweb.org)
A new study on whether or not movie violence contributes noticeably to crime rates. The article is a 63 page pdf file.
Suicide attack on Pakistani police kills 22
Seeded on Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:00 AM EST (Reuters)
"A suicide bomber walked up to policemen stationed outside the High Court in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Thursday and set off his explosives, killing 21 people, most of them police, officials said.
FTC asks if carbon-offset money is well spent
Seeded on Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:54 AM EST (CNET News.com)
"Corporations and shoppers in the United States spent more than $54 million last year on carbon offset credits toward tree planting, wind farms, solar plants and other projects to balance the emissions created by, say, using a laptop computer or flying on a jet. But where exactl …
Amazing Pictures of Antarctica
Seeded on Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:51 AM EST (Australian News Network)
Picture gallery with new details of Aurora Australis and Antarctica.
Swiss Army Knife makers branch out
Seeded on Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:45 AM EST (Reuters)
The company famous for the multi-tool Swiss Army Knife is expanding into new areas. From the article: "Diversification has been key. Victorinox now sells luggage, kitchen knives, clothing and watches, each emblazoned with the firm's logo -- a white cross within a red crest.
Credit crisis spreads as British bank collapses
Seeded on Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:46 AM EDT (inteldaily.com)
The collapse of Northern Rock, Britain's fifth largest mortgage lender, has added a new dimension to the global financial crisis.
Tomato Casual » Space: The Final Frontier for Tomatoes
Seeded on Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:44 AM EDT (tomatocasual.com)
If space is truly the final frontier for tomatoes, they can cross that one off the to-do list. Back in 1984, over 12 million tomato seeds from the George W. Park Seed Company in Greenwood, South Carolina were sent up into space on the Space Shuttle Challenger.
Man dies after internet gaming binge | News | Guardian Unlimited
Seeded on Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:41 AM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
A Chinese man dropped dead after a three-day internet gaming session, state media reported today.
Can't be good: Lake boiling with methane | Science Blog
Seeded on Tue Sep 11, 2007 2:46 PM EDT (scienceblog.com)
Last month, UAF researcher Katey Walter brought a National Public Radio crew to Alaskas North Slope, hoping to show them examples of what happens when methane is released when permafrost thaws beneath lakes.
Dollar hits fresh 15-year low
Seeded on Tue Sep 11, 2007 2:40 PM EDT (FT.com)
The dollar fell to a fresh 15-year low against a basket of currencies on Tuesday as the greenback continued to suffer from the prospect of a cut in US interest rates.
New Orleans Sex Worker to Reveal Four-Month Relationship With Sen. Vitter
Seeded on Tue Sep 11, 2007 2:38 PM EDT (AlterNet.org)
"A former New Orleans prostitute who says she had an affair with Sen. David Vitter has passed a lie-detector test and will provide details of the four-month relationship at a press conference Tuesday, according to Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt."
Functionalism In Action: The Civilian Side of the Hacker Cold War
Seeded on Tue Sep 11, 2007 2:35 PM EDT (functionalisminaction.com)
"...Information technology is one of the most heavily invested-in fields today. So it should come as no major surprise to anyone that, well, people care about what happens to their nifty new software -- especially in an industry where one's reputation is all one has."
Army Adds Farce to Abu Ghraib Shame - by Sam Provance
Seeded on Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:12 AM EDT (AntiWar.com)
The Army officer in charge of the interrogation/torture operation at Abu Ghraib in late 2003 is being court-martialed. My first thought: Finally, an officer is being held accountable.
AutoChat Fills the Solo Driver's Cell Phone Void
Seeded on Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:08 AM EDT (CNET News.com)
With worldwide automotive cell phone use becoming a thing of the past due to increasingly stringent safety restrictions, Singapore-based CarMate Industries has announced a new product that aims to fill the resulting void in conversation: AutoChat.
Bad Science » Pink, pink, pink, pink. Pink moan.
Seeded on Tue Aug 28, 2007 6:12 AM EDT (badscience.net)
Scientists claiming they know not that women prefer pink, but why!
Multi-touch Display Uses All 10 Fingers
Seeded on Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:50 AM EDT (CNET News.com)
Multi-touch screen technologies are the latest thing for high-tech gadgets, from Apple's iPhone to Microsoft's Surface tabletop computer.
Top 10 Physically Modified People
Seeded on Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:48 AM EDT (deputydog.wordpress.com)
The title says it all. The top ten most modified bodies, including tattoos, piercings etc. The photos are unique, but can be graphic, so please read full article with this in mind.
U.S. Sues Tax-protesting Charity
Seeded on Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:45 AM EDT (MSNBC)
"Just in time for tax season, the U.S. Justice Department is suing the founder of a charitable organization for allegedly peddling a national tax-fraud scheme that it says has cost the government $21 million."
Robert Fisk: The forgotten holocaust - Independent Online Edition
Seeded on Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:43 AM EDT (Independent.co.uk)
"The killing of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Turks during the First World War remains one of the bloodiest and most contentious episodes of the 20th century. Robert Fisk visits Yerevan, and unearths hitherto unpublished images of the first modern genocide."
The Great Submarine Burp: Methane from the oceans could power the world
Seeded on Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:39 AM EDT (The Economist)
"...Much effort is quietly going into the pursuit of what is probably the world's greatest store of fossil fuel—caches of methane, the primary component of natural gas, stored in structures called methane hydrates, or clathrates (a general term for gas molecules trapped by wa …
German Jews to complain against You Tube racial hatred videos
Seeded on Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:37 AM EDT (ejpress.org)
"The Central Council of Jews in Germany is considering a criminal complaint against You Tube for allowing videos that promote racial hatred and glorify war.
TorrentSpy shuts doors to America
Seeded on Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:23 AM EDT (breaking-stories.blogspot.com)
Unwilling to compromise the privacy of its users, TorrentSpy has shut its doors to American file sharers. The move came just hours before a U.S. judge denied an appeal from the company, insisting - once again - that it turn over server logs detailing user behavior.
Google Phone Coming
Seeded on Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:00 AM EDT (Wired News)
"According to Rizzn's source at Google, the device runs a modified version of the Linux kernel and has GPS built in.
Defense Contractor Was Paid $1 Million to Ship 2 Washers - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Tue Aug 28, 2007 4:57 AM EDT (The Washington Post)
"A South Carolina defense contractor pleaded guilty yesterday to bilking the Pentagon out of $20.5 million over nearly 10 years by adding hundreds of thousands of dollars to the cost of shipping spare parts such as metal washers and lamps.
Chechen 'hitmen' and FSB agents are held over journalist's murder
Seeded on Tue Aug 28, 2007 4:55 AM EDT (The Times)
"Members of the Russian security services were involved in a conspiracy with organised crime to assassinate Anna Politkovskaya, the investigative journalist, the country's chief prosecutor announced yesterday.
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Cooper Lawrence Apologizes for Describing 'Mass Effect' as 'Pornography'The Internet hath no fury like a gamer scorned. That's the lesson Fox News and a self-help author learned this week after a program on that channel featured a discussion of the sexual content of the hit video game Mass Effect. ...
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- Eco Boulevard de Vallecas: The Air Tree
In 2004, the Madrid Municipal Housing Corporation's Residential Innovation Office (with support from the EU LIFE Program) sponsored the Eco Boulevard Competition to design an outdoor urban space in the Madrid suburb of Vallecas.
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