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Finally the Truth is getting out about the Economy!

In his article "Putting the toothpaste back into the tube" by Andy Kessler on The Weekly Standard, we find a short and simple explanation of how our economy works - and what's been going wrong lately. As hinted by various commentators over the past couple of years, the...

created by azer | 29 wks ago | updated 29 wks ago
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ShadowKris

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Fixed: A Fundamental Security Issue on the internet

Today is a special day in the history of the Internet. CERT has issued an advisory for a major issue in the Internet Domain Name System, the software that translates memorable names into Internet Numbers. The most...

created by azer | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Southern Day

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The Cute Cat Theory of Digital Activism

From one of the comments posted at the bottom of the article: "Best Education Piece of Online Activism : This one post has put together a bunch of the best examples of online hacktivism and activism I have ever...

created by azer | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Pink Sherbet

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Get Healthy: Your Middle-Aged Heart Will Thank You

A common-sense study with the expected common-sense results: "King and his colleagues evaluated almost 16,000 men and women who were between the ages of 45 and 64 when the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities...

created by azer | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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604 Plonker

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Withdrawn: Govt. to Canadians...

" Update: I apologize for this document and withdraw it. The research needed for this post was not done properly and the resulting material should not have been posted. The media and internet sources that provided...

created by azer | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
930 views | 26 recommendations | 11 comments

johnnydollar

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Where's the HEALTHY Beef?

Short answer: You need to ask for it - but it's available. " Update: This article was originally driven by the idea that Grass-Fed Beef contains much more Omega-3 fatty acid than Grain-Fed Beef. It turns out that...

created by azer | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
480 views | 17 recommendations | 10 comments

rahul

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Bill C-61: Links to Useful Information

Following are some links of interest to those who wish to study Bill C-61 and related issues. The lists below should be considered a work in-progress; the hope is that they will be expanded as time permits. ...

created by azer | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
335 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments

hrannsa66

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Asphalt Could Go Green

It turns out that the pavement is greener on the other side of the world. Here's an article about cold-mix asphalt - something that has been used extensively for some time in South Africa and may some day be used...

created by azer | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Eliacim Lopes

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Warning: Using a mobile phone while pregnant can seriously damage your baby

More disturbing reports about cell phones:"Women who use mobile phones when pregnant are more likely to give birth to children with behavioural problems, according to authoritative research. A...

created by azer | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
334 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment

ricknight

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A Protestant town's 'conspiracy of good' in Vichy France

The Christian Scient Monitor has posted an interesting article telling the story of the people in a small town in France. They never lost sight of the humanity of their neighbors:"'Weapons of the spirit'Trocme...

created by azer | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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azer

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Irena Sendler, War Hero.

Modern society recognizes that attrocities are committed not only by the people who commit them but also by the people who do nothing to stop them. Still, there are always too few who know right from wrong, too...

created by azer | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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azer

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Gas prices knock bicycle sales, repairs into higher gear

For most people there are only two good reasons to ride a bike: (1) It's just plain fun to be outdoors and (2) It's really good for you. Lots of people talk about biking but this year is different - the price of...

created by azer | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
537 views | 6 recommendations | 3 comments

Audi to present small hybrid car in Tokyo

mhmiskin

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VW, Sanyo to develop lithium-ion battery: paper

More good news concerning hybrid and electric cars: Nissan, Volkswagen and its subsidiary Audi are all planning on rolling out new hybrid models as early as next year. The highlighted article quotes an article...

created by azer | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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George Ruiz

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Long-awaited electric sports car rolls out

Good News: A production-model sports car that can go for two hundred miles on a charge and re-charge in less than four hours:"Although a fully loaded model can set a buyer back as much as $124,000, that's still...

created by azer | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
621 views | 10 recommendations | 7 comments

ehpien

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Home Brew for the Car, Not the Beer Cup

The high price of fuel is opening the door to opportunities that we've been unable to exploit in the past. Soon we will see a revolution in the sources and availability of fuels and electricity. At first the costs...

created by azer | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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