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Pluto probe a bit closer to liftoff (Dec 20 2005 19:59 GMT) - The world's first mission to Pluto took another step toward launch Saturday with the move of the New Horizons probe to Launch Complex 41, where it will be installed atop an Atlas 5 rocket. |
brooklynvegan
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David Gilmour Tour Dates | Tickets (Dec 20 2005 19:59 GMT) - Still hoping for another Pink Floyd reunion. In the meantime, "...David Gilmour has confirmed a two-week, five-city tour of North America this spring in support of his upcoming solo album, 'On an Island.'" [Billboard] April 4-5: New York (Radio City... |
get-your-blog.info
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Cash Advance - Selling money to lawyers a tough challenge (Dec 20 2005 19:59 GMT) - Selling money to lawyers a tough challenge Pacific Business News - Working Capital Funding Group in Honolulu, Dung sells People Power: Santa Claus promises to drop by People’s Bank Lanka Business Online - People’s Bank is expecting a Rs. 2 billion capital injection in the next couple of weeks after meeting important [... |
BSBlog
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New XULRunner Docs (Dec 20 2005 19:59 GMT) - The weeks right around Christmas are a hard time to get coding done: many coworkers (both Mozilla employees and others) are on vacation. So I’ve spent a decent amount of time this week working on projects that don’t require extensive collaboration: |
TMA Latest Posts
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Lechlade Cursus (Miscellaneous by Paulus) (Dec 20 2005 19:59 GMT) - "The crop marks of another fragmentary cursus were found in Gloucestershire immediately north of Lechlade, to the west of the River Leach. The crop marks aligned northwest-southeast for 174 yards (160 metres) and were 160 feet (50 metres) wide. Only the square northwest end is known. Excavations were carried out in 1965 in advance of gravel workings. |
freshmeat.net announcements (Global)
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Tiger JMail 1.0 (Default branch) (Dec 20 2005 19:59 GMT) - Tiger JMail is a direct replacement for Sun's javamail, but with an LGPL license and fewer bugs. TJ works with both the Kaffe and Sun JVMs. It's tested, maintained, and in active use. TJ works well, but there's a lot of room for improvement. License: |
PeterDorsi.com
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Pitchforks Top 50 Albums (Dec 20 2005 19:59 GMT) - The top 50 albums released this year according to Pitchfork. Since its the end of the year expect lots of these “Best of 2005″ newbits! |
mercola.com blog
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Fructose: The Stealth Sugar (Dec 20 2005 19:59 GMT) - Fructose: The Stealth Sugar I've warned you about curbing your consumption of sugary fruit drinks, sports drinks and carbonated soft drinks for good reason: Sweet drinks represent the leading source of calories in America, and the engine that fuels the obesity epidemic. New research from the University of Florida has determined why fructose -- the key sweetener contained in sugary drinks and other processed foods that comes from corn syrup, honey and fruit -- can be so health-harming. Fructose fools your body by making you perceive you're hungrier than you really are... |
mercola.com blog
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Dementia Rates To Double in 20 Years (Dec 20 2005 19:59 GMT) - Dementia Rates To Double in 20 Years I've been warning you for some time about the Alzheimer's epidemic waiting to happen in America. Based on the latest report from Alzheimer's Disease International on dementia, however, that epidemic has arrived, and on a worldwide scale too. These numbers will shock you: A new dementia patient is diagnosed every 7 seconds. More than 24 million patients worldwide already have dementia and, almost 5 million new cases are reported annually. |
mercola.com blog
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Can You Imagine Importing a Fake Flu Vaccine? (Dec 20 2005 19:59 GMT) - Can You Imagine Importing a Fake Flu Vaccine? With the avian flu scare running rampant, it's not surprising to me at all some have tried to take advantage of this "epidemic in the making" by selling fake vaccines. U.S. Customs authorities revealed last weekend they had seized more than 50 shipments of fake Tamiflu since Thanksgiving. |
mercola.com blog
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Less Exercise Raises Cholesterol Levels in Young Women (Dec 20 2005 19:59 GMT) - Less Exercise Raises Cholesterol Levels in Young Women How your body reacts to stress may increase your risk of high cholesterol levels. Not surprisingly, a lack of exercise -- particularly among young women -- can have the same effect, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed health information from some 5,000 patients participating in the 22-year Minnesota Heart Survey. The report was good news for older adults who had lower cholesterol levels than 20 years ago, although scientists speculated those health gains were thanks to statins, dangerous and completely unnecessary drugs. Cholesterol levels rose, however, for one significant age group: |
JURIST - Paper Chase
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Congress abandons effort to split Ninth Circuit (Dec 20 2005 19:59 GMT) - [JURIST] Members of the US House and Senate have abandoned plans to split the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit [official website], dropping the proposal from the budget reconciliation bill. House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner |
Tim Ellsworth
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No booze at Jets-Pats game (Dec 20 2005 19:58 GMT) - The sale of alcohol has been banned at next week’s Monday night game between the New England Patriots and the New York Jets. The ban comes after nine fans were arrested during the Jets-Saints game Nov. 27. One man was charged with stabbing two fans in a restroom, and a state trooper broke his leg while [... |
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Touch the puppet head! (Dec 20 2005 19:58 GMT) - Why doesn't They Might Be Giants' online store sell mousepads saying "Memo to myself: Do the dumb things I gotta do"? Or notepads or any products with that line, for that matter? I am stuffing envelopes today. It has to be done, and it's a nice break from all the other things I gotta do. |
freshmeat.net announcements (Global)
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Systems of Ordinary Differential Equations 26 (Default branch) (Dec 20 2005 19:58 GMT) - SODE uses long Taylor series to solve systems of ordinary differential equations. It generates code to solve the equations in either Icon (or Unicon) or Maple. Using the Taylor series, estimates are made of the location and order of poles. An effort is made to adjust H to control the error. It has worked well in testing, but needs more testing as there are so many possibilities. |
Forever Geek
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Texas Getting Broadband Via Power Grid (Dec 20 2005 19:58 GMT) - Two texas companies will soon be building a network to allow them to deliver broadband internet over power lines (BPL). The companies estimate that roughly 2 million homes and businesses in northern Texas will be able to subscribe to the new service when the network is complete. Current Communications--which has built a similar network over Cincinnati's power lines with local utility company Cinergy--will design, build and operate the new broadband network. Deployments will begin in 2006, the companies said. |
Bad Attitudes
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Take It Back (Dec 20 2005 19:58 GMT) - Gail Collins: She’s still got it: Mr. Bush says Congress gave him the power to spy on Americans. Fine, then Congress can just take it back.... |
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