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thomps

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Ancient Trees Special Coverage: Hunt Hopes to Find Ancient Trees

Trees inspire awe in me. They hold so much and stand with such extraordinary grace and unhidden truth. The beauty of their buds unfurling in spring makes my heart smile and my soul weep with...

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opinion by thomps | 20 wks ago | updated 20 wks ago
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SOLARLIFE

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Guinea coup, Capt. Camara agrees elections 2009, mining stopped

French envoy Joyandet The french envoy Mr. Joyandet it is not realistic to ask for elections in 6 months, voter's lists not ready. France will continue with financial aid to prepare elections 2009. People...

created by SOLARLIFE | 49 wks ago | updated 49 wks ago
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Bank of England slashes rates 1% to historic low

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Bank of England slashes rates 1% to historic low

The Bank of England today slashed interest rates by a further 1%, bringing the interest rate to a historic low. The interest rate cuts in recent months have been among the fastest in Britain's history."The Bank of...

created by Dave Keating | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Google Calendar officially comes to Apple's iCal

shaileshk

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Google Calendar officially comes to Apple's iCal

Google on Monday formally announced full support for the CalDAV protocol along with the release of a small piece of software for Mac computers that lets users easily link up their Google Calendars with the iCal...

created by shaileshk | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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ING DIRECT Suspends Foreclosures

"Wilmington, Del.-based ING DIRECT, the nation’s largest direct bank, said Monday morning that effective immediately, it will suspend foreclosure sales on occupied single-family properties through the end of March 2009. The company also said it would suspend all evictions...

created by MortgageAuditor | 1 year ago
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Tibetans blamed for failed talks

"Tibetans blamed for failed talks By Michael Bristow ...

created by Pagoda Phat Hue | 1 year ago
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US 'in secret overseas strikes'

US 'in secret overseas strikes' The US has carried out attacks in Pakistan in recent months The US has carried out nearly a dozen anti-terror...

created by yul3452 | 1 year ago
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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 19 October 2008

stvalentine

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 19 October 2008

"All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Day 6 of joint E17/18 operations."

created by stvalentine | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Sex offender alerts plan launched in England

Under a new plan to go into effect in England, parents will be able to enquire with authorities as to whether someone close to their child is a registered sex offender, whether they are a friend, teacher, neighbor or babysitter." Under the measures, police will be able to...

created by Dave Keating | 1 year ago
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Why Barack Obama should be the next President of the USA

Milieunet

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Gallup Daily: Obama Maintains 6-Point Lead, 49% to 43%

"PRINCETON, NJ -- Gallup's first tracking report based entirely on post-Democratic convention attitudes shows Barack Obama maintaining a six percentage point lead over John McCain, the same as Sunday's report....

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created by politisite | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Dave Keating

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Third official quits mayor's team

Yet another of new London mayor's Boris Johnson's team has resigned, just a few months after embarassing revelations surfaced about Johnson's advisor Ray Lewis. The reason given for the resignation is that...

created by Dave Keating | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Cheerleaders Italia

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Girls' Most Dangerous Sport: Cheerleading

Sometimes I catch a glimpse of the national cheerleading contest on TSN (ESPN) and some of the stunts that they do are really impressive. Throwing people up in the air while they are flipping and spinning then...

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created by JeffHuang | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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WV Religious Group Rejects Driver's License Photos as "Mark of the Beast"

A few Islamic women refuse to have photos on their driver's licenses, or photos only with full coverage. Now a fundamentalist Christian preacher and his group say that driver's license photos and Real ID are "the mark of the Beast" and they will not participate without...

created by PEP | 1 year ago
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bigrobb7833

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Porn Star Jenna Jameson knocked up

Word on the street is that famous former porn star Jenna Jameson has a bun in the oven. Jenna and Ultimate Fighting Champ Tito Oritiz are rumored to be expecting their first child. "Tito Ortiz the...

created by poolparty | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
3078 views | 2 recommendations | 6 comments

World_Groove

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Re-Bicyclable the Plastic Bike

"Matt Clark, he is a young industrial designer from Southern California. He showed me his bicycle creation, the IV-1 (for Innervision 1) : Here is the description of this unique bike: "This bicycle prototype...

created by World_Groove | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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