Scout Fedquip

One day I decided to stop watching programmed television and began to depend on the computer to entertain and inform me. The world has never been the same. Along with being a propeller scout I am also helping build Mahalo.

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Woman beats RIAA to the tune of $108,000

Do No Evil – A federal judge is awarding Tanya Andersen, who defeated the Recording Industry Association of America's file sharing lawsuit, $108,000 in legal fees to compensate for defending herself against the RIAA.

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Voted for on June 26, 2008 11:20pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 18 votes / No sinks

Iranian border police on opium patrol

Popular Videos – Thousands of Iranian forces have died in the 30 year campaign against the narcotics trade. But the US and the European Union are now threatening to cut off crucial funding for those operations unless Iran halts uranium enrichment

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Voted for on June 26, 2008 11:20pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 16 votes / No sinks

Harnessing Nicaragua's energy supplies

Popular Videos – The worldwide spike in oil prices has particularly hurt poor countries such as Nicaragua, but some investors are hoping to harness the Central American country's vast untapped geothermal energy held within dozens of volcanos - and one day even export surplus energy, as Al Jazeera's Monica Villamizar discovers.

View Story Discuss (0) (youtube.com) 10 days ago by Fedquip

Voted for on June 26, 2008 08:13pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 18 votes / 1 sink

Bush impeachment debate focuses on subpoenas

Popular Videos – David Swanson: Refusing Congressional subpoenas is an impeachable offense

View Story Discuss (0) (youtube.com) 10 days ago by Fedquip

Voted for on June 26, 2008 07:16pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 16 votes / No sinks

World's Most Dangerous Drug

Health & Fitness – Methamphetamines affect the brain in numerous ways. The drug tricks the brain into thinking that extra dopamine is released. Eventually, the brain shuts down.

View Story Discuss (0) (youtube.com) 10 days ago by Fedquip

Voted for on June 26, 2008 07:05pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 40 votes / No sinks

Spanish Parliament Approves 'Human Rights' For Apes

News – Great apes should have the right to life and freedom, according to a resolution passed in Spanish parliament, in what could become the first national legislation to enshrine human rights for chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and bonobos.

View Story Discuss (0) (guardian.co.uk) 10 days ago by Neophile

Voted for on June 26, 2008 05:18pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 12 votes / No sinks

Spanish parliament approves 'human rights' for apes | World news | guardian.co.uk

News – Great apes should have the right to life and freedom, according to a resolution passed in the Spanish parliament, in what could become landmark legislation to enshrine human rights for chimpanzees, gorillas, orang-utans and bonobos.

View Story Discuss (0) (guardian.co.uk) 10 days ago by Fedquip

Voted for on June 26, 2008 05:18pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 8 votes / No sinks

School locked down after 'ninja' sighted in woods

Humor – Pretty lame ninja if someone was able to see him.

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Voted for on June 26, 2008 04:41am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 71 votes / No sinks

Dubai to get 'moving' skyscraper

Art & Design – Construction of the world's first moving building, a 80-storey tower with revolving floors which give it an ever-shifting shape, is due to begin.

View Story Discuss (10) (news.bbc.co.uk) 11 days ago by pagey

Voted for on June 25, 2008 11:28pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 68 votes / No sinks

Scientists wonder if ice on Mars ever melted

Science – The apparent discovery of ice near Mars' north pole has scientists asking: Did the frozen water melt at some point in the planet's long history to create an environment friendly for life?

View Story Discuss (1) (msnbc.msn.com) 11 days ago by digitalfever

Voted for on June 25, 2008 11:27pm

Bush Spent $500M to Found Anti-American Arab TV Station
This story has mostly positive ratings. 194 votes / 17 sinks

Bush Spent $500M to Found Anti-American Arab TV Station

Politics – An Arab-language television network and radio station, founded by the Bush administration to promote a positive image of the United States, has aired anti-American and anti-Israeli viewpoints, has showcased pro-Iranian policies and recently gave air time to a militant who called for the death of American soldiers in Iraq.

View Story Discuss (91) (propublica.org) 11 days ago by Neophile

Voted for on June 25, 2008 11:27pm

McCain 2005: Give Gitmo Detainees A Trial Or Release Them!
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McCain 2005: Give Gitmo Detainees A Trial Or Release Them!

Politics – Recall last week how McCain lost his mind when the Supreme Court said that Guantanamo Bay detainees could not be detained indefinitely without charges and were entitled to ask a court for a hearing where the government would have to show why it was holding them, or that they be released.

View Story Discuss (30) (politicalbase.com) 11 days ago by Aidenag

Voted for on June 25, 2008 11:27pm

States Reject Bush's Abstinence-Only Funding
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States Reject Bush's Abstinence-Only Funding

Politics – Skeptical states are shoving aside millions of federal dollars for abstinence education, walking away from the program the Bush administration touts for slowing teen sexual activity. Barely half the states are still in, and two more say they are leaving.

View Story Discuss (315) (huffingtonpost.com) 11 days ago by Neophile

Voted for on June 25, 2008 11:26pm

More offshore drilling does little at the pump: EIA
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More offshore drilling does little at the pump: EIA

Money – Allowing oil drilling in U.S. offshore waters that are now closed to energy exploration would do little to lower gasoline prices paid by consumers, the government's top energy forecaster said on Wednesday.

View Story Discuss (283) (news.yahoo.com) 11 days ago by STONERS

Voted for on June 25, 2008 11:26pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 16 votes / No sinks

Airport Seized investigative reporter Laptops and Cameras Without Cause - Yahoo! News

News – Returning from a brief vacation to Germany in February, Bill Hogan was selected for additional screening by customs officials at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C

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Voted for on June 25, 2008 11:19pm

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