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I'm an engineer, but my true passion is for pure science. First loves are: physics, astronomy, space exploration, Earth sciences, and mathematics. I currently reside in Columbus Ohio and I am a RABID Buckeye fan. Email: capncaveman1@gmail.com

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Anheuser Agrees to InBev Deal
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Anheuser Agrees to InBev Deal

Money – Anheuser-Busch Cos. agreed to be acquired Sunday by InBev NV for about $52 billion, creating the world's largest beer maker and placing an iconic American company in the hands of a Belgian-Brazilian giant.

View Story Discuss (76) (online.wsj.com) 10 days ago by Emmanuel70

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Nadal Shocks Federer For Wimbledon Title
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Nadal Shocks Federer For Wimbledon Title

Sports – Rafael Nadal won his fifth Grand Slam title -- and first outside of France -- by knocking off five-time defending Wimbledon champion Roger Federer in five thrilling sets.

View Story Discuss (4) (nbcsports.msnbc.com) 18 days ago by TimALoftis

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10 Things You Can Like About $4 Gas

Money – The world had long assumed that Americans were just unrepentant energy pigs. If gas prices went up, well, we kept our Explorers aimed at the horizon, and little changed.

View Story Discuss (2) (time.com) 22 days ago by JessicaLaurie

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Squeezing Oil From A Stone

News – The desolate beauty of Northwest Colorado is breathtaking. But it's the area's potential to help quench America's thirst for oil that can really make you gasp.

View Story Discuss (4) (cbsnews.com) 23 days ago by daducha

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When It Comes to Brains, Size Matters

Science – Findings of a three-year study by researchers at the University of California, Riverside and the University of Florida, Gainesville run counter to the popular belief that women have better language skills than men.

View Story Discuss (2) (newsroom.ucr.edu) 34 days ago by capn_caveman

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Is $200 Burger Decadent Or Despicable?

Food – It may be the most exotic, the most expensive and the most controversial burger ever flipped in a fast-food joint. "This is not just ordinary beef, this is special?" CBS News correspondent Mark Phillips asked. Burger King's Chef Mark Dowding said: "Absolutely; this is Wagyu."

View Story Discuss (26) (cbsnews.com) 35 days ago by david_nwpa

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Beaten-down dog from Vick case has his day
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Beaten-down dog from Vick case has his day

Pets – It's a dog's life. And for Leo it couldn't be better. Leo - rescued from former NFL QB Michael Vick's dogfighting ring - is a lover, not a fighter. He now happily frolics in a clown collar as he makes the rounds at the Camino Infusion Center, where he brings comfort to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

View Story Discuss (55) (msnbc.msn.com) 36 days ago by TechnologyExpert

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Why Propeller Is No Digg!
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Why Propeller Is No Digg!

Gadgets & Tech – Propeller is good, but not great. Although this is a social network, it's missing a few key features for bringing people together in an environment where they want to share and contribute. Here are just a few major things that Propeller is missing.

View Story Discuss (77) (gazebo.commonplaces.com) 37 days ago by CommonDavid

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Global Warming and $4 Gas
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Global Warming and $4 Gas

Science – You may want to give credit where credit is due to Al Gore and his global warming campaign the next time you fill your car with gasoline, because there is a direct connection between Global Warming and four dollar a gallon gas.

View Story Discuss (235) (kusi.com) 41 days ago by AlphaGnosis

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First space ad targets hungry aliens

Science – It could be the longest commercial break in history. Over a six-hour period this morning, high-powered radars in the Arctic Circle broadcast an advertisement into space for the first time.

View Story Discuss (1) (space.newscientist.com) 41 days ago by capn_caveman

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I'm Voting Republican
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I'm Voting Republican

Politics – All the reasons to vote republican... and more!

View Story Discuss (620) (imvotingrepublican.com) 42 days ago by Neophile

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NASA Plans to Visit the Sun

Science – For more than 400 years, astronomers have studied the sun from afar. Now NASA has decided to go there.

View Story Discuss (4) (science.nasa.gov) 44 days ago by capn_caveman

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Study: Spike in NYC Herpes Infections

Health & Fitness – A city Health Department study finds that more than a fourth of adult New Yorkers are infected with the virus that causes genital herpes.

View Story Discuss (2) (time.com) 45 days ago by capn_caveman

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Apple unveils new iPhone services

Gadgets & Tech – Apple announced on Monday a slew of new applications for the iPhone, including a friend-finding service called Loopt and mobile blogging software from TypePad.

View Story Discuss (1) (money.cnn.com) 45 days ago by jeremytoday

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Dark Energy and the Universe

Science – By weight the universe is 4 percent atoms and 22 percent so-called dark matter of unknown identity - perhaps elementary particles that will be discovered at the Large Hadron Collider starting up this year. That leaves 74 percent for the weight of whatever began causing the cosmos to accelerate about five billion years ago.

View Story Discuss (2) (nytimes.com) 48 days ago by capn_caveman

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