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Ten thousand flowers in spring the moon in autumn, a cool breeze in summer, snow in winter. If your mind isn't clouded by unnecessary things, this is the best season of your life.

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In Search Of A Better Air Conditioner

Gadgets & Tech – In this challenge there is no prize, but there could be a big payoff for big box retailers, utilities and air conditioner manufacturers. It's called the "Western Cooling Challenge" in which University of California, Davis, researchers have enlisted cooling system manufacturers to build a better air conditioner.

View Story Discuss (0) (sacbee.com) 6 days ago by GregD

Voted for on June 29, 2008 10:04am

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Water Found in Space Rock [pic]

Science – What would you do if it rained blue water from space? On 1998 March 22, no umbrella was needed, as the blue water came attached to a stony meteorite that landed in Monahans, Texas.

View Story Discuss (0) (redorbit.com) 6 days ago by GregD

Voted for on June 29, 2008 10:03am

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Barefoot Lifestyle Has Its Dangers

Health & Fitness – Going barefoot is one of the simple pleasures of summer, but some who doff their shoes and socks suffer injuries such as cuts and puncture wounds. In some cases, those injuries develop infections that require surgery.

View Story Discuss (0) (health.yahoo.com) 6 days ago by GregD

Voted for on June 29, 2008 09:59am

Smoky skies threaten health in fiery California
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Smoky skies threaten health in fiery California

News – Hundreds of lightning-sparked wildfires have turned the air of Northern California into an unhealthy stew of smoke and ash, forcing the cancellation of athletic events and other outdoor activities.

View Story Discuss (2) (news.yahoo.com) 6 days ago by STONERS

Voted for on June 29, 2008 09:54am

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US checks if tomatoes caused Salmonella outbreak

Health & Fitness – As salmonella cases continue to climb, the government is checking if tainted tomatoes really are to blame for the record outbreak - or if the problem is with another ingredient, or a warehouse that is contaminating newly harvested tomatoes.

View Story Discuss (0) (apnews.myway.com) 7 days ago by MyWayOnNow

Voted for on June 29, 2008 09:53am

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The hollow boast of the smoking ban

Health & Fitness – Last year a leading health insurance company claimed that the English smoking ban would "enable village and town pubs across the UK to play an even more integral role in community life". Today that boast raises a hollow laugh as village after village and town after town lose their pubs.

View Story Discuss (0) (thepublican.com) 6 days ago by GregD

Voted for on June 29, 2008 09:52am

Exclusive: No ice at the North Pole
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Exclusive: No ice at the North Pole

Science – It seems unthinkable, but for the first time in human history, ice is on course to disappear entirely from the North Pole this year.

View Story Discuss (384) (independent.co.uk) 8 days ago by TechnologyExpert

Voted for on June 27, 2008 08:38am

NQ:The Week in Photos 06/27
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NQ:The Week in Photos 06/27

News – A photo, as the saying goes, is worth a thousand words. And the right photo--the revelatory image--can be worth a great deal more. In that spirit, we've put together ten pictures that capture the turbulent events of the past week.

View Story Discuss (0) (newsquake.netscape.com) 8 days ago by helenephoto

Voted for on June 27, 2008 07:44am

Surveillance video grows despite lack of evidence
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Surveillance video grows despite lack of evidence

News – After the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, local governments across the country set aside concerns over privacy and installed surveillance cameras in public streets and plazas.

View Story Discuss (67) (msnbc.msn.com) 9 days ago by SunnyDays

Voted for on June 27, 2008 07:44am

Many states turning to paper ballots for fall - The Boston Globe
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Many states turning to paper ballots for fall - The Boston Globe

Politics – Florida's election fiasco in 2000 prompted many states to adopt electronic touch-screen voting systems, but after a spate of malfunctions and meltdowns in 2004 and 2006, paper ballots are making a big comeback.

View Story Discuss (48) (boston.com) 10 days ago by engineer

Voted for on June 27, 2008 07:44am

Supreme Court says individuals have right to own guns
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Supreme Court says individuals have right to own guns

Politics – The Supreme Court said on Thursday that Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense and hunting, the justices' first major pronouncement on gun rights in U.S. history.

View Story Discuss (398) (msnbc.msn.com) 9 days ago by TechnologyExpert

Voted for on June 27, 2008 07:44am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 11 votes / 1 sink

Oak Ridge pegged for national ecological network

Science – Dozens of instruments to be deployed on the Oak Ridge Reservation and other sites around the nation will provide valuable information related to climate change, biodiversity and invasive species, infectious diseases and other areas of interest.

View Story Discuss (0) (ornl.gov) 9 days ago by GregD

Voted for on June 26, 2008 04:13pm

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Scientists to Map Cocoa Genome To Save Chocolate

Science – U.S. government scientists aim to safeguard the world's chocolate supply by dissecting the genome of the cocoa, or cacao, bean in a five-year project that begins today.

View Story Discuss (0) (news.nationalgeographic.com) 9 days ago by GregD

Voted for on June 26, 2008 04:12pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 10 votes / No sinks

Life Survived Catastrophic Space Rock Impact

Science – The true impact of an asteroid or comet crashing near the Chesapeake Bay 35 million years ago has been examined in detail for the first time. The analysis reveals the resilience of life in the aftermath of disaster.

View Story Discuss (0) (space.com) 9 days ago by GregD

Voted for on June 26, 2008 04:10pm

Suburban Life Becomes Untenable With Rising Gas Costs
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Suburban Life Becomes Untenable With Rising Gas Costs

Money – Suddenly, the economics of American suburban life are under assault as skyrocketing energy prices inflate the costs of reaching, heating and cooling homes on the outer edges of metropolitan areas.

View Story Discuss (2) (iht.com) 10 days ago by Neophile

Voted for on June 26, 2008 08:38am

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