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Rapid inflation threatens India's boom times
"Inflation in India has soared to its fastest pace in more than three years,raising the prospect of a tighter monetary policy that would jeopardise thecountry's fading economic renaissance.The figures, which are deeply embarrassing to the Indian government and werepounced on...Vegas hotel room quarantined after powder found
UPDATE: 1508 EST: CNN reports that authorities have now given the all-clear. EARLIER: This news comes several days after a vial of ricin was found in a hotel room just off the Las Vegas strip. "LAS VEGAS -- One room in the Excalibur Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas has been...
created by Rachel Nixon | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Space shuttle launches successfully
"US Space Shuttle Atlantis lifted off at 7.45pm this evening after two months of delays. It is on on a mission to deliver the European Columbus space lab to the International Space Station. It is carrying a crew of seven, including a Frenchman, a German and five...
Mississippi to Ban Fat People from Eating in Restaurants
Mississippi to Ban Fat People from Eating in Restaurants
Hello, Welcome to Dennys, Will you step on the Scale Please. This is what you may hear when you go to your local restaurant in Mississippi who allows...
created by Albert Milliron | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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25067 views | 20 recommendations | 12 comments
Giant disabled spy satellite may hit Earth
A 20,000-pound spy satellite about the size of a small bus could hit Earth this spring, according to U.S. government officials. The satellite may contain the hazardous material hydrazine as well as... Flickr to Host Library of Congress Photos
Library of Congress: We've got all of these images but they're so hard to organize. We should have some way of identifying them with descriptive words! But how are we going to tag them all?Flickr: Why not...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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641 views | 6 recommendations | 4 comments
CIA: We said back in 1974 that Israel had nuclear weapons
"Last update - 10:34 11/01/2008 CIA: We said back in 1974 that Israel had nuclear weapons By Amir Oren, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Israel, CIA, nuclear weapons The Central Intelligence Agency, backed by bodies including the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and...Couple find nearly $12K in 'cold cash'
"JANESVILLE, Wis. - A Janesville couple are hoping they will be allowed to keep the nearly $12,000 in cash they found in their refrigerator when they moved into an apartment. "It would be a very big help," said Colleen Mesler, 65. "We've been waiting and waiting, and... Fark to TM 'NSFW'...WTF?
Good luck, Fark. It's going to be pretty difficult to enforce authorized use of your proprietary webspeak, even if you're granted a trademark on an admittedly dubious "phrase". Might have to call in the Acronym...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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1101 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
MIT Finally Completes Its OpenCourseWare Project.
"MIT this week announced an important digital achievement: the completion of its pioneering OpenCourseWare project. And everyone involved seems quite happy with being unsure about why exactly it's important. The achievement is digitizing all the classroom materials for all of...Top police officer warns that nuclear attack is inevitable
"A NUCLEAR attack by terrorists causing widespread panic, chaos and death is inevitable and will happen soon, a senior Scottish police officer has warned."Nuplex Industries selects Verizon Business as services provider
"As the company has grown, its network infrastructure had become increasingly complex and costly to run. The number of disparate systems in place also made it difficult for Nuplex to roll out new applications to support its business objectives. The company therefore decided...Computers, photos for new 'Indiana Jones' stolen
Rene Belloq's current whereabouts are unknown..."Computers and photographs for director Steven Spielberg's upcoming fourth "Indiana Jones" film were stolen, and DreamWorks Pictures SKG has asked local law...
created by Jordan Yerman | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Concrete from wood? Yes, thanks to pine beetle
The pine beetle has become the foremost threat to North American forests, and particularly within the Lodgepole lumber-dependent BC forest industry. Millions of dollars in research money has been set aside... Outcry at plan to build biofuel plant
"PLANS to build a plant which would transform waste food into fertiliser and enough power for 1,500 houses every year have been met with strong opposition. Biogen UK Limited, of Milton Keynes, wants to build a plant on farmland to the south of Rushden, Northamptonshire, UK....
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