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NASA - Backward Sunspot
Seeded on Tue Aug 15, 2006 6:03 PM EDT (NASA - Science@NASA)
On July 31st, a tiny sunspot was born. It popped up from the sun's interior, floated around a bit, and vanished again in a few hours. On the sun this sort of thing happens all the time and, ordinarily, it wouldn't be worth mentioning.
NASA can't find original tape of moon landing
Seeded on Tue Aug 15, 2006 1:38 PM EDT (Reuters)
The U.S. government has misplaced the original recording of the first moon landing, including astronaut Neil Armstrong's famous "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," a NASA spokesman said on Monday. Likely story you fakers.
Pluto's status attacked
Seeded on Sun Aug 13, 2006 1:33 PM EDT (Reuters)
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Despite being the farthest planet from Earth in our solar system, Pluto has come under attack from astronomers and may be about to lose its status in the battle.
Guenther Grass was in Waffen-SS
Seeded on Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:53 PM EDT (BBC News)
I'm not really seeding this for entertainment but it is under the entertainment section of BBC. Nobel Prize-winning German writer Guenther Grass, author of the great anti-Nazi novel The Tin Drum, has admitted serving in the Waffen-SS ---
Media attacked for 'climate porn'
Seeded on Wed Aug 2, 2006 9:47 PM EDT (BBC News)
The apocalyptic vision of climate change used by newspapers, environmental groups and the UK government amounts to "climate porn". While I agree that the media is always looking for alarming headlines I do believe that global warming deserves alarming views.
Fuel Alternatives Urgently Needed - Autopia
Seeded on Mon Jul 31, 2006 2:42 PM EDT (Wired News)
Max Schulz, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute wrote an op-ed in the Arizona Republic stating that we should let market forces take care of our current and future fuel use, and that the government is "wasting energy" by pursuing fuel alternatives.
Op-Ed: New Las Vegas Law Against Feeding Homeless Underscores City's Real Motivations
Seeded on Sat Jul 22, 2006 12:07 AM EDT (-)
The city council of Las Vegas, Nevada took down the town's typical facade this week, when they voted to make it illegal to feed homeless people in a park. No glitz, no neon, just the real heart of America's cruelest city laid open like a book.
SCO Claims IBM Destroyed Crucial Evidence
Seeded on Sat Jul 22, 2006 12:04 AM EDT (Forbes)
The SCO Group versus IBM lawsuit is growing ever more desperate--and ever more weird.
Oil hits record trading high above $75 - Jul. 5, 2006
Seeded on Wed Jul 5, 2006 2:14 PM EDT (CNN)
Oil jumped to a record high Wednesday after talks between OPEC producer Iran and the European Union on incentives to end a stand-off over Tehran's nuclear work were suddenly postponed.
Wal-Mart Affirms Backing For Congress To Hike Minimum Wage
Seeded on Wed Jun 28, 2006 11:03 PM EDT (CNN)
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) affirmed its support for an increase in the federal minimum wage after its chief lobbyist in Washington was quoted Wednesday as saying the nation's largest employer was neutral on the issue.
Google's eBay Challenge
Seeded on Wed Jun 28, 2006 8:05 PM EDT (Business Week)
The planned release of GBuy will up the stakes in online payment systems. But eBay's PayPal isn't shrinking from the battle
Anti-Gay Hate Group Will Protest Funeral of War Hero Thomas Tucker
Seeded on Wed Jun 28, 2006 1:39 AM EDT (-)
A law was recently signed into effect by President Bush that bans protests at funerals in national cemeteries, the rule offers no protection for the Tucker family though in Eastern Oregon.
Israel threatens Gaza invasion if kidnapped soldier is not freed
Seeded on Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:34 PM EDT (Telegraph)
Israel massed troops and tanks on the border of Gaza yesterday, threatening to invade if a kidnapped soldier was not released.
Iran oil warning on embargo
Seeded on Mon Jun 26, 2006 2:05 PM EDT (thestandard.com.hk)
Iran, the world's fourth-largest oil producer, may use petroleum as a weapon if the Islamic republic's interests are under attack, Oil Minister Kazem Vaziri-Hamaneh said.
S.E.C. Is Reported to Be Examining a Big Hedge Fund
Seeded on Fri Jun 23, 2006 2:07 AM EDT (The New York Times)
One of the nation's most prominent hedge funds, Pequot Capital Management, is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission for possible insider trading, according to government officials briefed on the case.
Actor, Writer Ben Stein Gives Oregonians Retirement Advice (AUDIO)
Seeded on Fri Jun 23, 2006 1:37 AM EDT (-)
During a hearing of the Special Committee on Aging hearing, Chairman Gordon Smith, R-OR, questioned actor and writer Ben Stein as to how people can set a retirement savings goals. Smith also pointed to the dramatically declining U.S.
Bank Data Sifted in Secret by U.S. to Block Terror
Seeded on Fri Jun 23, 2006 1:24 AM EDT (The New York Times)
Under a secret Bush administration program initiated weeks after the Sept.
The Not So Good Earth
Seeded on Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:30 AM EDT (The New York Times)
When Wei Yong returned home to his ancestral village last year to visit his 77-year-old mother, he heard about the tremors. Late one night, the residents told him, the village was rocked by what everyone thought was an earthquake. The ground shook. The houses trembled.
Weyerhaeuser to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 40 Percent
Seeded on Thu Jun 22, 2006 1:46 AM EDT (-)
In what amounts to a win-win for shareholders and the environment, Weyerhaeuser Wednesday pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent by 2020 while reducing its reliance on high-priced fossil fuels.
Craigslist Adds Salem Section
Seeded on Wed Jun 21, 2006 12:02 AM EDT (-)
Entries started appearing Sunday in the new Salem Oregon section of the internationally popular online classified ads service, craigslist.org.
Citizen volunteers clean up banks of Muskingum River
Seeded on Mon Jun 19, 2006 9:56 AM EDT (mariettatimes.com)
Walt Stewart still proudly wears a faded T-shirt, all but about worn out now, from Ohio River Sweeps years ago. Stewart doesn't give up convictions, or T-shirts, easily.
Cat meat restaurant closed
Seeded on Mon Jun 19, 2006 9:47 AM EDT (chinadaily.com.cn)
There were none in the building as the owner had already moved them out, the report said. But some burst into tears upon finding a skinned cat in a fridge.
Waste Oil Dumps Threaten Towns in Northern Iraq
Seeded on Mon Jun 19, 2006 9:38 AM EDT (The New York Times)
BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 18 — An environmental disaster is brewing in the heartland of Iraq's northern Sunni-led insurgency, where Iraqi officials say that in a desperate move to dispose of millions of barrels of an oil refinery byproduct called "black oil," the government pumped i …
Protect yourself from Wi-Fi freeloaders - Security
Seeded on Sat Jun 17, 2006 1:48 PM EDT (msnbc.com)
Florida police faced a porn paradox. They were investigating a complaint by Tallahassee Community College that someone was subscribing to porn Web sites on the school's nickel.
UAW President: Troubled U.S. automakers need new solutions
Seeded on Mon Jun 12, 2006 9:26 PM EDT (CNN)
Facing the loss of tens of thousands of unionized, blue-collar auto jobs in coming years, the head of the United Auto Workers union called for a more collaborative approach to the deep-seated problems, including high health care costs, facing the U.S. industry.
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