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Calif. Group Proposes George W. Bush Sewage Plant
News – A California group submitted a proposal Monday to rename a sewage treatment plant after President Bush, calling the initiative a fitting tribute to the outgoing chief executive and the "mess" he'll leave behind.
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The Migration History of Humans: DNA Study Traces Human…
Science – DNA furnishes an ever clearer picture of the multimillennial trek from Africa all the way to the tip of South America.
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Colony Collapse: Bee by Bee
News – Our first priority should be to gather more accurate information about the bees' disappearance. The war against colony collapse is about numbers.
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Dog's death has owner in disbelief
Pets – Marlys Duggan said Monday she was still in shock - days after her neighbor's son allegedly shot and killed her beloved dog, Patches.
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Man Robbed Buying Crack Calls Cops Who Arrest Him
Do No Evil – An East Hartford man called police to report he had been robbed while trying to buy crack cocaine.
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Theory: Why EMC Gave VMWare to Microsoft (Employee)
Gadgets & Tech – Diane Greene thrown out just a week or so after EMC became Microsoft's Partner of the Year
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More Workers Forced to find a second job
Careers & Jobs – Moonlighting appears to be back in vogue. But it's not because people want to expand their job horizons and try new careers. It's because they need money.
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Top Speed, No Tickets
Autos – Fast cars and racetracks go together like Monaco and money.
This story has mostly positive ratings. 6 votes / No sinks
What makes Earth so special?
Science – It has liquid water, plate tectonics, and an atmosphere that shelters it from the worst of the sun's rays. But many scientists agree our planet's most special feature might just be us.
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The shuttle's long goodbye
Science – NASA has set the dates for the space shuttle fleet's final missions, ending with a shipment of spare parts for the space station on May 31, 2010. That schedule isn't set in stone, however particularly if Congress…
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Women should figure longer life into retirement
Women – Women may not earn as much as men or fly up the corporate ladder as quickly, but they get the last laugh since they live longer. Right?
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Sex at 70 better than ever before: Swedish study
Health & Fitness – Today's 70-year-olds are having good sex, and they're having it more often than 70-year-olds at any other time in the last 30 years, according to a Swedish study.
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Bigger injuries hitting little athletes
Family – A 14-year-old gymnast with a stress fracture in her lower back. A 12-year-old who tore his ACL in a soccer game. A 16-year-old runner with a leg stress fracture. A 15-year-old who tore his meniscus playing basketball.
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Tesla Finally Hires Someone Who Knows What He's Doing
Autos – Tesla Motors has hired one of Detroit's sharpest engineers to spearhead development of the four-door electric sedan it says will be rolling off an assembly line by the end of 2010.
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Rubens Barrichello back on podium
Sports – Rubens Barrichello was back on podium in the SIlverstone F1 race driving for Honda. This was the 62 podium for Rubens, last one while he drive for Ferrari in 2005 at Indianapolis. In 2005, hist last year at Ferrari,…
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Tutorial: Preview: What's new in GIMP 2.6?
Gadgets & Tech – For GIMP 2.6, the developers had a strong focus: the implementation of GEGL should replace the old GIMP core. These changes are mainly invisible to the common user, but besides that many other very useful things…
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OpenOffice.org 3.0: What to Expect?
Gadgets & Tech – OpenOffice 3.0 is a major milestone for the project, there are tons of other new features. I also noticed a great improvement in speed, which has always a bane in previous OpenOffice.org versions.
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Motorola Ming A1600 ships
Gadgets & Tech – Almost two weeks after leaking details about its new line of Ming PDA phones, Motorola made it official with a formal launch. Shipping now in China, the line includes a Linux-based Ming A1600 model offering GPS,…
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Thoughts on innovation on the desktop.
Gadgets & Tech – And in August, we'll release KDE 3.5.10 for those that prefer 3.5.
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Checking In with An Ubuntu "Switcher"
Gadgets & Tech – She soon returned home, and I quickly forgot that I had switched her. Today, I had reason to drop her an email so I took the opportunity to ask if she was still on Ubuntu and how she was liking it.
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Ubuntu at Best Buy: Package Details
Gadgets & Tech – I learned this morning via #ubuntu-us that they're now selling Ubuntu at Best Buy, and couldn't help myself: during my lunch break I swung out to Best Buy to drop $20 on a copy.
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LACMA acquires Oceanic art collection
Art & Design – The museum acquires a significant private collection of rare Pacific island art.
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Greece is the word in white wines for summer
Food – These distinctive modern wines made from ancient grape varieties are now more widely available in the U.S.
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Newer, Faster, Cheaper iPhone 3G
Gadgets & Tech – Apple Inc.'s iPhone has been the world's most influential smart phone since its debut a year ago, widely hailed for its beauty and functionality. It was a true hand-held computer that raised the bar for all its…
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Deadliest job in America: Working on cell phone towers
Careers & Jobs – Next time you can't get a cell phone signal in the middle of town,put your problem in perspective:New figures show that the deadliest job in America now goes to the men and women who construct,upgrade, and repair…
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