Trouble spots threaten perfect storm of global crises - study

Seeded on Sat May 27, 2006 7:11 PM EDT (guardian.co.uk)

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the west's growing confrontation with Iran, and efforts to divest North Korea of its nuclear weapons are all approaching crucial turning points that could combine to create a perfect storm of simultaneous international crises, independent defenc …

world-news, iraq, iran, world, afghanistan, north-korea, study, trouble, global-crises

Conservative Top 50 - New York Times

Seeded on Fri May 26, 2006 3:21 PM EDT (nytimes.com)

The National Review's list of its top 50 conservative rock songs, with the magazine's explanations of its choices. uh, take a look.

entertainment, music, conservative, songs, national-review

Millioncrystalbody – A Jewel goes round the world

Seeded on Mon May 22, 2006 2:23 PM EDT (millioncrystalbody.com)

What will they think of next? One million Swarovski crystals were needed in all to cover our breath-taking model with these sparkling little stones, thus creating an erotic overall-artwork.

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The 'She Asked for It' Defense Wins - New York Times

Seeded on Wed May 10, 2006 7:19 PM EDT (nytimes.com)

Jacob Zuma, the former deputy president of South Africa who was once a front-runner for the presidency, has been acquitted of rape. While he still faces charges of corruption, Mr. Zuma retains enormous public support, especially among his ethnic group, the Zulus.

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Apple accused of patent infringement | Reg Hardware

Seeded on Tue Apr 18, 2006 5:35 PM EDT (reghardware.co.uk)

Apple has been accused of using another company's technology without permission. The Mac maker was this week accused of violating the intellectual property rights of Burst.com, which maintains Apple has infringed four patents relating to music and video downloads on demand.

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Racial Diversity Improves Group Decision Making In Unexpected Ways, According To Tufts University Research

Seeded on Sun Apr 16, 2006 9:51 PM EDT (sciencedaily.com)

New research from Tufts University indicates that diverse groups perform better than homogenous groups when it comes to decision making and that this is due largely to dramatic differences in the way whites behave in diverse groups--changes that occur even before group members beg

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