#3 US Centers for Disease Control links swine virus to US farms

Researchers analyzing the swine flu H1N1 virus in the people who contracted the disease in California and Texas have found that most of the viral gene segments are descendants of a unique triple human-bird-swine...

Palin beats Obama in Google search popularity contest

"It has been a busy year for Google, what with introducing and then closing an interactive world of 3D avatars , building Wiki into searches and even reconstructing Ancient Rome. Of course, we have to mention all the effort to launch the Google Android phone as well...

Surprising traffic statistics for the official Euro 2008 website

Soccer fans from the nations not participating in Euro2008 are the most frequent users of the official Euro 2008 website (www.euro2008.com), which provides full coverage of the european soccer championships. Fans...

Top 15 Concept Cell-Phones

"Concept Phones are great, as they give you an idea about what designers can do when they don�t have to be concerned about the mundane stuff. Here is a list of Top Fifteen concept phones that might or might not...

Flight delays? Be in the know via Google.

Has anyone tried this out yet? I'm flying next week and it will be on my list."For the latest information on a flight's status, simply search for an airline and flight number, and the first result will tell you whether your flight is on time or delayed as well as the...

Got 5 billion? Weather.com for sale

This is interesting.  Weather.com has been the category leader in weather for a long, long time and weather is a big part of the news mix."Landmark Communications has announced the sale of The Weather Channel...

1 in 5 Canadians are foreign-born: StatsCan

Not surprising really, but it's interesting to see the official stats. "Newly released census numbers show a surge in immigration, with one in five people in Canada now foreign-born. In its report released...

Ready, Set, Go! China Clocks Records, Second by Second

With the Get it Louder (or rather clearer) exhibit tagged TIME TO SHOP, People's Architecture gives us clear snapshots of records being set Second by Second in China.

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End justice nightmare

Again, the only way to effect change is in the hands of the  voters. "It is so sadly amusing. Listening to some highly touted experts talk about justice. That somehow concerns expressed by common folk have no...

Does NYT Twist Data: Economic spin?

Very interesting exchange between writer and blogger."The New York Times has to work very hard to make the performance of the economy during the past few years look bad. This morning, David Cay Johnston did his...

Australian car sales stats released

Australias governing body for the automotive industry has released its sales stats for the month of July. Not my cup of tea, but someone surely has a use for this.

US Coast Guard - One Million Rescues And Counting

gCaptian brings us this impressive news: While we were celebrating our numbers and sending you to Robin Storm’s post on recent Coast Guard rescues yesterday the saviors of the sea were reaching their...

Blogging: A Burstable Bubble?

I was gonna post this on my blog, but I kinda don't feel like it.But seriously, I think that blogging as a zeitgeist will definitely have a shelf-life, but purpose-based blogs and serially-updated watchdog sites will live on: basically, blogs with no reason to live will...

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