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One of my earliest - and fondest - political memories is my father taking me with him to vote. I loved having the day off of school, of course, but the highlight came when we'd descend the stairs at some different, unfamiliar school to wait "our" turn to...
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Nov 10th 12:15am by nate@arstechnica.com (Nate Anderson)
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Lord Igor Judge, the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, sees a problem with young jurors: they can't concentrate on oral argument anymore. Sir Igor thinks that using more screens in court could be the answer, though the potential for aggravated...
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Obama Grabs Headlines - November 5, 2008...
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Photo by Pixietart Rails to Trails (RTC) has published a comprehensive report on the benefits of an infrastructure based on walkways and bikeways across America. Currently the U.S. Government funds such projects with approximately $453 million every year...
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Nov 10th 10:17am by Ruben Navarrette Jr.
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Incompetent leadership at the agency's Immigration and Customs Enforcement Department is making immigration problems worse.
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3-D hologram technology made its way from Tatooine to CNN's studio last night, enabling the network to "beam in" correspondent Jessica Yellin and hip-hop star will.i.am for virtual studio appearances with Wolf Blitzer. And boy, is it cool. Here's how...
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Chris Cather submits:What should investors watch for on the China-based solar module manufacturer Suntech Power (NYSE: STP) third quarter earnings call on November 20?Listening to earnings calls or reading the transcript afterward can be overwhelming for...
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newVideoPlayer("/UFOpreparedness.flv", 506, 423,""); This video shows how FEMA no only deals with credible threats as hurricanes and terrorist attacks, but also with credible threats like alien attacks and UFO crashes: They have an entire chapter...
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Filed under: Desktops, Misc. Gadgets In-home medical monitoring systems are far from new, but everyone takes notice when a firm like Intel formally announces that it's diving in headfirst. According to a new report from The Wall Street Journal, Intel is...
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We've extolled the virtues of using multiple monitors to increase productivity and shown you how to make the most of your dual monitors. But is there is difference between multiple monitors and one enormous monitor? Which makes you more productive:...
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Rich Lowry in a WaPo op-ed engages in one of the more thoughtful examples of Republican and conservative wishful thinking about the election, Sarah Palin and the future of the electorate. Most of the wishful thinking by other conservatives is just...
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Nov 9th 10:59pm by zeotherm@gmail.com (Matt Ford)
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Scientific simulations are becoming more advanced as the processors available to run them are getting cheaper and more powerful. A paper in Physical Review E looks at the scientific utility of the Sony-Toshiba-IBM Cell processor, the brains of the...
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Kirsten Anderson says that this baby pygmy hippopotamus is "ridiculously cute." I agree. Named Monifa, it lives at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia. (via Cute Overload)...
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Jeeps Race Climate Change to Set Bering Strait Record Adventurer Matthias Jeschke intends to drive from Paris to New York. Of course, since the Atlantic presents a serious obstacle to wheeled transportation, Jeschke has plotted a route inspired by early...
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The press in England is predictably infatuated with the president-elect.