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Idea Lab - Clean Air Act - Environment - Pollution - Lead - Gasoline - Crime Rate - New York Times
Seeded on Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:09 PM EDT (The New York Times)
In the early 1990s, a surge in the number of teenagers threatened a crime wave of unprecedented proportions. But to the surprise of some experts, crime fell steadily instead.
Researchers Knock Out HIV
Seeded on Mon Oct 22, 2007 5:27 PM EDT (Science Daily)
With the latest advances in treatment, doctors have discovered that they can successfully neutralise the HIV virus.
Steep decline in oil production brings risk of war and unrest, says new study | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited
Seeded on Mon Oct 22, 2007 12:45 AM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
Output peaked in 2006 and will fall 7% a year · Decline in gas, coal and uranium also predicted
In Search of Lost Time
Sat Oct 20, 2007 10:26 PM EDT
This article has a multiple purpose, the first of which is to tell about my finding of a veritable treasure trove, more valuable than all the world's gold, in my humble opinion.
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Food - Supermarkets - Obesity - Nutrition - Calories - Farmers - Agriculture - New York Times
Seeded on Sun Oct 21, 2007 11:43 PM EDT (The New York Times)
A few years ago, an obesity researcher at the University of Washington named Adam Drewnowski ventured into the supermarket to solve a mystery. He wanted to figure out why it is that the most reliable predictor of obesity in America today is a person's wealth.
A virtuoso muse | | Guardian Unlimited Arts
Seeded on Sat Oct 20, 2007 5:27 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
She was Beethoven's inspiration, Goethe's companion and caught the eye of Napoleon. But many still regard Bettina Brentano as a fraud, says Jan Swafford
High resolution image hints at 'Mona Lisa's' eyebrows - CNN.com
Seeded on Thu Oct 18, 2007 5:04 PM EDT (CNN)
The "Mona Lisa" has long been shrouded in mystery, including one long-standing question about the famous lady: What happened to her eyebrows and eyelashes?
Debate: Does Computer Use Cause Carpal Tunnel? - Tech-Recipes.com
Seeded on Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:00 PM EDT (tech-recipes.com)
Repetitive motion injury is a term that is thrown around a lot these days.
Fantastic plastic could cut CO2 emissions and purify water (Media Release)
Seeded on Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:59 PM EDT (csiro.au)
A new membrane that mimics pores found in plants has applications in water, energy and climate change mitigation.
AlterNet: Young People Rejecting Christianity, Have Perception of Religion as Homophobic
Seeded on Fri Oct 12, 2007 2:11 PM EDT (AlterNet.org)
I've been saying for a while now that the religious right in America finally and firmly jumped the shark over the past few years. But now that that big ol' shark's behind them, there's another bunch of critters looming ahead that may prove to be even more damning.
NSA Domestic Surveillance Began 7 Months Before 9/11, Convicted Qwest CEO Claims on Threat Level
Seeded on Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:39 PM EDT (Wired News)
NSA Domestic Surveillance Began 7 Months Before 9/11, Convicted Qwest CEO Claims
NSA's Lucky Break: How the U.S. Became Switchboard to the World
Seeded on Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:35 PM EDT (Wired News)
A lucky coincidence of economics is responsible for routing much of the world's internet and telephone traffic through switching points in the United States, where, under legislation introduced this week, the U.S. National Security Agency will be free to continue tapping it.
ScienceDaily: New Membrane Strips Carbon Dioxide From Natural Gas Faster And Better
Seeded on Thu Oct 11, 2007 5:10 PM EDT (Science Daily)
A modified plastic material greatly improves the ability to separate global warming-linked carbon dioxide from natural gas as the gas is prepared for use, according to engineers at The University of Texas at Austin who have analyzed the new plastic s performance.
Ann Coulter on CNBC Show: Jews Need 'Perfecting'
Seeded on Thu Oct 11, 2007 2:19 PM EDT (Editor & Publisher)
Appearing on Donny Deutsch's CNBC show, "The Big Idea," on Monday night, columnist/author Ann Coulter suggested that the U.S. would be a better place if there weren't any Jewish people and that they had "perfected" themselves into -- Christians.
House Democrats defy Bush, approve spy bill - Yahoo! News
Seeded on Wed Oct 10, 2007 11:02 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)
Defying President George W. Bush, Democrats voted on Wednesday to bolster civil liberties safeguards in his anti-terrorism spying program and refused to shield phone companies from pending lawsuits.
A Strange Brew From Molson, SABMiller - Forbes.com
Seeded on Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:23 AM EDT (Forbes)
Molson Coors and SABMiller shook up the brewing industry Tuesday, announcing that they will combine their U.S. brewing operations to better compete with industry leader Anheuser-Busch.
Leak Severed a Link to Al-Qaeda's Secrets - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Tue Oct 9, 2007 3:09 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
Firm Says Administration's Handling of Video Ruined Its Spying Efforts
Talking Points Memo | Court rejects alleged CIA kidnap victim
Seeded on Tue Oct 9, 2007 3:07 PM EDT (talkingpointsmemo.com)
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Claims of German Man Who Says He Was Abducted, Tortured by CIA
» 100,000 year nanowire storage | Storage Bits | ZDNet.com
Seeded on Mon Oct 8, 2007 12:37 PM EDT (blogs.zdnet.com)
Some scientists at the University of Pennsylvania - home of some of the first computers - have developed a new kind of memory that is 1,000x faster than flash and should hold its contents for 100,000 years.
BBC NEWS | Americas | CIA man recounts Che Guevara's death
Seeded on Mon Oct 8, 2007 11:28 AM EDT (BBC News)
Hero. Rebel. Revolutionary. These are words one often hears in association with Ernesto Che Guevara.
Math Trek: A Prayer for Archimedes, Science News Online, Oct. 6, 2007
Seeded on Mon Oct 8, 2007 3:18 AM EDT (sciencenews.org)
A long-lost text by the ancient Greek mathematician shows that he had begun to discover the principles of calculus.
Charge It to My Kids - New York Times
Seeded on Mon Oct 8, 2007 3:01 AM EDT (The New York Times)
Every so often a quote comes out of the Bush administration that leaves you asking: Am I crazy or are they? I had one of those moments last week when Dana Perino, the White House press secretary, was asked about a proposal by some Congressional Democrats to levy a surtax to pay f …
FCC won t probe disclosure of phone records | CNET News.com
Seeded on Mon Oct 8, 2007 2:46 AM EDT (news.com)
The head of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission declined to investigate reports that phone companies turned over customer records to the National Security Agency, citing national security concerns, according to documents released on Friday.
Inside France's secret war - Independent Online Edition > Africa
Seeded on Sat Oct 6, 2007 6:12 PM EDT (Independent.co.uk)
For 40 years, the French government has been fighting a secret war in Africa, hidden not only from its people, but from the world. It has led the French to slaughter democrats, install dictator after dictator – and to fund and fuel the most vicious genocide since the Nazis.
U-M research: New plastic is strong as steel, transparent
Seeded on Sat Oct 6, 2007 5:50 PM EDT (ns.umich.edu)
By mimicking a brick-and-mortar molecular structure found in seashells, University of Michigan researchers created a composite plastic that's as strong as steel but lighter and transparent.
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In Search of Lost Time
This article has a multiple purpose, the first of which is to tell about my finding of a veritable treasure trove, more valuable than all the world's gold, in my humble opinion.
Man Sues Over Stolen Bone Placed in Neck
A man who found out the bone implanted in his neck to relieve back pain was stolen from a corpse is suing a medical technology company and several tissue processing businesses, including two in Tennessee.
BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Russia and China 'spying on US'Russia and China are spying on US facilities at close to Cold War levels, the head of US intelligence has warned.
Police Taser Man With Chicken in Car
A man faces a number of charges, including drug possession, after a traffic stop in which he was stunned several times with a Taser and police found a live chicken.
Thousands of Ex-Soldiers Riot in China
Thousands of demobilized Chinese soldiers rioted last week at training centers in at least three cities in an extremely rare series of coordinated demonstrations, a human rights group said Tuesday.
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