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Ask a Sexy Woman Anything,
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Renewable Energy and Solar Power,
Tesla and Highvoltage,
The City Repair Project,
NAUPA
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This Is Your Official Portal to The Government Agencies That Are Safeguarding Unclaimed Property Funds Totaling In Excess of $32.8 Billion
unclaimed.org/mainframe.asp
Near Arctic, Seed Vault Is a Fort Knox of Food
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Bored into the middle of a frozen Arctic mountain topped with snow, the vault’s goal is to store and protect samples of every type of seed from every seed collection in the world.
www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29...9seeds.html
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Hunt for alien life to expand its scope
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Researching the prospects for life beyond our solar system is moving to the next level.
www.csmonitor.com/2008/0221...-stgn.html
PILLOW FIGHT!!!!!
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DATE: Saturday March 29th RAIN OR SHINE. Don't be a wimp ;-)
TIME: 3:15pm
PLACE: Pike Place Market, corner of Pike and Pine. In the street, in front of the place that throws the fish.
A car will be blocking traffic so that we can safely fi...
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10 Universities Offering Free Writing Courses Online
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Whether you are currently writing professionally or are looking to break into the field, formal writing courses can help you to hone your skills. If you don't have the money or the time for campus-based courses, there are plenty of universities of...
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Drug combo treats severe acne in women: study
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The oral contraceptive Yasmin, plus a low-dose of the diuretic spironolactone, is a safe and effective treatment for women with severe facial acne, according to the findings of a small study.
www.reuters.com/a...
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Building a Musical Ensemble Out of Ford Focus Car
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deconstructing a brand-new Ford Focus into a full instrumental ensemble in just five weeks
www.youtube.com/watch
It's a cruel world. Protect yourself
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malicious software is growing in sophistication. Historically, viruses and other malicious programs have been written by young vandals. Today, much of it is produced by skilled programmers in Eastern Europe. Many of these people became criminals w...
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HDRwalls
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HDR images are created by taking multiple shots exposed for the highlights, mid-tones and shadows seperately and then merged into a single image. This process results in incredibly vivid images. These high quality photos are the only kind that yo...
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IDEAPLANTS :action for better and sustainable living
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A huge structure of iron bars is build on land and then transported to the reef location. Slowly and with lots of patience a group of scuba divers help to safely guide the big and fragile structure to its final location.
www.ideaplants....
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Car-Free, Solar City in Gulf Could Set a New Standard for Green Design
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The community, slightly smaller than the historic district of Venice, will have similar narrow pedestrian streets, but shaded by canopies made of photovoltaic panels. It will produce all of its own energy from sunlight
www.nytimes.com/20...
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CouchSurfing
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CouchSurfing is a worldwide network for making connections between travelers and the local communities they visit.
www.couchsurfing.com/
For the mature woman who has everything: a boy toy
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wanted: rich older women interested in hot younger guys. Applicants must be over 35,
www.reuters.com/article/to...19020080129
Libraries
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Over 1 billion items in more than 10,000 libraries worldwide
www.worldcatlibraries.org/
Obama
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"One night," she said in testimony entered into the Congressional Record, "a nursing co-worker was taking an aborted Down's Syndrome baby who was born alive to our Soiled Utility Room because his parents did not want to hold him, and she did not h...
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Every rule of thumb on Earth
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example...
LEAD A HORSE BUT CAN'T MAKE HIM DRINK
You can lead a horse to water, but if he doesn't drink you can salt his oats!
rulesofthumb.org/
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS
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"Operation Komando" is an on-going effort to supply U.S. troops in Iraq with needed everyday items.
www.myspace.com/operation_komando
UN Wants Final Word on Rearing Your Kids
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American Free Press:
While pressing senators to reject the Law of the Sea Treaty, or LOST, patriots should also urge rejection of another "convention" sent to the chamber by Bilderberg President Bill Clinton that has been lurking since 1995. If t...
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garagelibrary
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Every thing you need to know about your car
www.garagelibrary.com/
Freecycle Network
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Welcome! The Freecycle Network™ is made up of 4,229 groups with 4,397,000 members across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It's all about reuse and ...
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Monkey’s Thoughts Propel Robot, a Step That May Help Humans
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On Thursday, the 12-pound, 32-inch monkey made a 200-pound, 5-foot humanoid robot walk on a treadmill using only her brain activity.
www.nytimes.com/2008/01/15...15robo.html
The Day the Solar Wind Disappeared
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For two days in May, 1999, the solar wind that blows constantly from the Sun virtually disappeared -- the most drastic and longest-lasting decrease ever observed.
This severe change in the solar wind also changed the shape of Earth's magnetic fie...
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Online Dating: A Fix for the Farmer's Dilemma
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When a new girlfriend showed up to see dairy farmer Joe Engel at work, he took an anxious breath when she walked through the barn door. No doubt about it, she was cute. However, Engel, 26, had been down this country road before.
www.ecom...
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The Library of Congress
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9. Copy of a letter said to have been written by our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, and found 18 miles from Iconium, 25 years after our blessed Saviour's Crucifixion, Transmitted from the Holy City by a converted Jew, and faithfully translated fr...
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Thumbs Race as Japan’s Best Sellers Go Cellular
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Whatever their literary talents, cellphone novelists are racking up the kind of sales that most more experienced, traditional novelists can only dream of.
www.nytimes.com/2008/01/20...0japan.html
panacea-bocaf 'Building Our Children A Future'
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How we intend to support the world-community.
We intend to support you by supporting the class of human beings that is normally referred to as an inventor. It is the inventor who thinks outside the box. We, and therefore, by extension, you, a...
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Do You Need Help Getting Off Mailing Lists?
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DMA's Mail Preference Service will allow you to receive more of the mail you want to receive and less of the mail you do not wish to receive.`
www.dmachoice.org/MPS/mps_c...iption.php
Amazon Throws Contest for New Authors
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By CANDICE CHOI – 1 day ago
Think you have the next big novel? So do the hundreds of writers vying in a contest at Amazon.com.
The online retailer and some of its most prolific reviewers have picked 836 semifinalists from 5,000 entries to c...
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GM says new fuel requirements to add $6,000 per car
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DETROIT (Reuters) - New fuel efficiency requirements imposed by Congress will add, on average, $6,000 to the price of GM vehicles sold in the United States, the automaker's vice chairman and product chief said on Tuesday.
www.reuters.com...
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Cybersex and the Married Man
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"Like any affair, the person emotionally shuts down from his or her partner and engages in emotional and physical relationships outside the marriage," says Young, the author of "Caught in the Net: How to Recognize the Signs of Internet Addiction -...
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U.S. Issues National ID Standards, Setting Stage for a Showdown
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WASHINGTON — The federal government issued national standards on Friday that states would have to meet in order for driver’s licenses they issue to qualify as identification at airports and federal buildings, setting the stage for a confrontation
...
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You Can Avoid Foreclosure and Keep Your Home
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Losing a home can be financially and personally devastating. Here's information to help you keep your home. Relief may be available.
www.fha.gov/foreclosure/index.cfm
Wrightspeed Inc.
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The X1 prototype is a concept car, and a test platform. It is not a production car, and never will be. It’s a proof-of-concept vehicle that will lead to a production car in the future.
www.wrightspeed.com/x1.html
Four Wheels for the Masses: The $2,500 Car
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For Tata Motors of India, which will introduce its ultra-cheap car on Thursday, the better question was, what could it take out?
www.nytimes.com/2008/01/08...diacar.html
Popular Ford SYNC System Updated, Expanded; '911 Assist' Connects Emergency Medical Help
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In his keynote address at the 2008 International CES in Las Vegas, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates announced that Ford will expand SYNC to nearly all Ford, Lincoln and Mercury cars and trucks by the end of 2008. Gates also confirmed a new "911 Assis...
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Ford Motor Plans To Introduce EcoBoost Engine
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The Dearborn, Michigan-based company believes that the EcoBoost engine could improve mileage by as much as 20%. The new engine uses turbocharging, which forces air through it. It's also promoting the engine as a less expensive alternative to hybri...
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Alternative Energy Partnership to Fuel Further Growth in Michigan's Bio-Economy
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The plant would employ Chemrec's black liquor gasification (BLG) technology, which converts waste from the paper pulping process into synthesis gas. The synthesis gas can then be processed into a variety of biofuels. It is estimated the technolo...
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In Global Battle on AIDS, Bush Creates Legacy
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Dr. Coutinho said Ugandans were terrified that when Mr. Bush left office, “the Bush fund,” as they call it, would go with him. “When I’ve traveled in the U.S., I’m amazed at how little people know about what Pepfar stands for,” he said. “Just beca...
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2009 Fords Will Help Drivers Find Cheaper Gas
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Beginning with the 2009 Flex and F-150, Ford will offer Sirius Travel Link as part of its navigation package. The Sirius software can provide drivers with useful up-to-date information like, traffic conditions, movie listings, or gas prices at com...
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Lending Club
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Lending Club is a social lending network where members can borrow and lend money among themselves at better rates.
www.lendingclub.com/home.action
GlobeFunder
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GlobeFunder is a consumer loan marketplace where you, the Borrower, are in control of the lending process. We match your request with Lenders to fund your loan at competitive, market-driven interest rates, and we manage your loan repayment safely,...
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Boost Your Cellular Signal
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Breakdowns happen when you least expect it. This simple DIY cellular antenna can help get you the assistance you need!
www.metacafe.com/watch/963...ar_signal/
Make money online with your own online store
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The Internet makes it easy to sell products online. With an online store, you can reach customers nationwide, and beyond. But getting started can be intimidating.
komando.com/columns/index.aspx
Got a manuscript? Publishing now a snap
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Unlike vanity publishing, in which aspiring authors pay to have their books run on traditional presses, on-demand publishing doesn't have to cost writers a cent.
www.businessweek.com/ap/fina...CFG0.htm
www.Lulu.com
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Plunging into the new year
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Jan. 2 - Freezing cold plunges, snow covered runs and good old tradition mark the new year around the world.
New year was celebrated with swimming in icy water in the U.S. and the Netherlands while Germans preferred to run through their own fre...
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