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Mighty Mississippi Chokes on CO2
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Mighty Mississippi Chokes on CO2

Science – Midwestern farming practices have left the mighty Mississippi River chock full of carbon dioxide, acidifying the downstream Gulf of Mexico and harming coral and other marine life, a new study finds.

View Story Discuss (18) (livescience.com) 165 days ago by Aidenag

Voted for on January 26, 2008 10:19am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 45 votes / 2 sinks

Romney: 'I'm not concerned about voters'

Politics – It's a sound bite that probably wouldn't play well without any context. "Well, I'm not concerned about the voters," Mitt Romney said during Thursday's presidential debate.

View Story Discuss (17) (politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com) 165 days ago by TechnologyExpert

Voted for on January 26, 2008 10:19am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 41 votes / 2 sinks

4 Thoughts on the GOP Debate

Politics – John McCain seemed to have no idea what the President's Working Group in Financial Markets is - in response to a Ron Paul question - even though the "plunge protection team" has been in the news aplenty since last August's credit crisis and a fave topic for the more conspiracy-minded folks out there.

View Story Discuss (3) (usnews.com) 165 days ago by populist

Voted for on January 26, 2008 10:19am

Resegregation of U.S. schools deepening
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Resegregation of U.S. schools deepening

News – At one time, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District in North Carolina was a model of court-ordered integration. Today, more than half of its elementary schools are either more than 90 percent black or 90 percent white.

View Story Discuss (28) (csmonitor.com) 165 days ago by ameliog

Voted for on January 26, 2008 10:19am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 33 votes / 3 sinks

Surprise Blog Marketing: Little Things Make a Huge Difference

Money – People have become immune with most of the blogs around. They all look alike. An element of surprise may hit anyone's eyes and prompt saying "Wow, I never expected this! ". This would help the blogger cutting through the clutter and make people generate "word of mouth" and say "You need to see this, it is incredible indeed&

View Story Discuss (1) (softxcess.com) 165 days ago by webspell

Voted for on January 26, 2008 10:19am

Sumsing Turbo 3000 Cellphone
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Sumsing Turbo 3000 Cellphone

Popular Videos – Move over iPhone. Here is a cellular phone that *really* can multitask! The Sumsing Turbo 3000 Xi mobile phone...

View Story Discuss (24) (flixxy.com) 164 days ago by ind06

Voted for on January 26, 2008 10:19am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 49 votes / 1 sink

AFL-CIO Proposes 5-Point Economic Stimulus Plan

Money – Bush focuses too much emphasis on tax cuts "both business and personal. Bush's plan does not address crucial problems facing working families or target tax benefits to those families who need them the most and will spend them the fastest.

View Story Discuss (11) (blog.aflcio.org) 165 days ago by engineer

Voted for on January 26, 2008 10:19am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 67 votes / 1 sink

Where Have All the iPhones Gone?

Gadgets & Tech – Apologies to Pete Seeger, but where have they gone? According to Apple's earnings conference call on Tuesday, Apple sold 3.7 million iPhones in 2007. Yet according to AT&T's Thursday earnings conference call, AT&T has ''just at or slightly under 2 million iPhone customers'' during the same period. Where are those other 1.7 million iPhones?

View Story Discuss (2) (technologyexpert.blogspot.com) 165 days ago by TechnologyExpert

Voted for on January 26, 2008 10:19am

AGU Revises Position on Climate Change
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AGU Revises Position on Climate Change

Science – A statement newly released by the world's largest scientific society of Earth and space scientists--the American Geophysical Union, or AGU--updates the organization's position on climate change: the evidence for it, potential consequences from it, and how to respond to it.

View Story Discuss (20) (yubanet.com) 165 days ago by capn_caveman

Voted for on January 26, 2008 10:19am

Radical Christian Missionaries in Iraq
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Radical Christian Missionaries in Iraq

Religion – While innocent people are getting killed everyday in Iraq Christian missionaries are trying to convert Muslims to Christianity. Under the banner of Christian Fundamentalism the inquisition has been resurrected.

View Story Discuss (416) (freewebs.com) 165 days ago by Spadecaller

Voted for on January 26, 2008 10:19am

Bed and Breakfast in Chianti Tuscany
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Bed and Breakfast in Chianti Tuscany

Travel – Bed and Breakfast accommodation is an economical and smart choice when you are vacationing with your family in Chianti, Tuscany. The rooms are usually spacious and guests are allowed to use other amenities of the farmhouse or villa where the bed and breakfast accommodation is offered.

View Story Discuss (1) (travelabodes.blogspot.com) 165 days ago by daducha

Voted for on January 26, 2008 10:19am

Some People Just Love Fish. [PIC]
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Some People Just Love Fish. [PIC]

Humor – Not your everyday lawn-scape. On the other hand, to some the loss of a pet fish (apparently) can be traumatic...requiring "appropriate" closure. [Pic & tongue-in-cheek caption.]

View Story Discuss (21) (burbia.com) 165 days ago by lenseview

Voted for on January 26, 2008 10:19am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 53 votes / 3 sinks

Reese Witherspoon Won't Go Nude To Promote Her Movies

Celebrities – According to the UK edition of Glamour magazine, Reese Witherspoon spoke in an interview that she isn't up for showing any skins to help promote her movies

View Story Discuss (19) (celebrity-juice.blogspot.com) 165 days ago by Kaileena

Voted for on January 26, 2008 10:19am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 75 votes / 3 sinks

How to Give Your Brain a Boost!

Health & Fitness – It's not only our bodies that must be maintained over the years. Being able to continually keep our brains healthy and active is one of the best ways to leading a longer and healthier life and prevent one of the most debilitating diseases that attacks the brain: Alzheimer's disease.

View Story Discuss (3) (carefair.com) 165 days ago by Shannonyork

Voted for on January 26, 2008 10:19am

Stocks fall, giving up early gains
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Stocks fall, giving up early gains

News – Wall Street resumed its cautious tone Friday, giving up sizable early gains and turning sharply lower as investors played it safe and cashed in profits before the weekend. The Dow Jones industrials lost more than 160 points.

View Story Discuss (6) (news.yahoo.com) 165 days ago by eyeillusion

Voted for on January 26, 2008 10:19am