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Thomas Paine

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

Saturday, October 8, 2011

8 October - iGoogle

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Airlifts aid Tuvalu water crisis
Australia and New Zealand are to airlift equipment to the Pacific nation of Tuvalu to help it deal with a severe water shortage caused by drought.
Zoe
Where in the World is Ric O’Barry?

Making Friends with an Elephant Seal
WhoWhatWhy
Worth Watching: Social Networking The Old-Fashioned Way, Around The World In 60 Seconds, And Kanellos The Protesting Dog
Egypt
Hundreds call for swift handover to civilian rule in Tahrir

Nobel chief sees Arab revolts in danger
Star Online
Genting is jersey sponsor for Aston Villa
PSD to focus on giving study awards to top pre-university students next year
Satellite Newsw
Space Telescopes Reveal Secrets of Turbulent Black Hole
A fleet of spacecraft including NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered unprecedented details in the surroundings of a supermassive black hole...
NASA Announces Two Game-Changing Space Technology Projects 
Food and Water Watch
Why is the DRBC Delaying its Vote?
Philippines
Government launches probe on deadly shipyard mishap - Lacierda
Statesman
Thunderstorms possible in Central Texas today
Several utilities ban outdoor watering during repair work 
News 24
Five teens held for gang rape
Five teenage boys have been arrested in Ematimatolo near Greytown for allegedly gang raping a woman, KwaZulu-Natal police say.
Knights back in contention
The Hayride
Yep. Just Like The Tea Party.

Obama’s March To Moscow, And An Island Vacation To Follow…
Pew Clean Energy Program
Retired Republicans Push GOP to Confront Climate Change

Opinion: Military Going Green to Save Lives, Money
Politics Security Secrecy
Circle of Blue - Water News
Peter Gleick: Water Emergencies — Time for New Plans and Technology

The Stream, October 6: Climate Change in Australia
PECAN Group
New Tick-Borne Disease Is Discovered
FBI to launch nationwide facial recognition service 
Open Secrets
NFL Teams Play Political Football

Art Pope's National Political Influence
Rescuing the Frog
New York Times Editorial on Keystone – Details Matter.

If you’re talking jobs or GHGs, alternative scenarios matter
Blog of Rights - ACLU
This Week in Civil Liberties (10/7/2011)

It’s a Law Thing
Pesticide Action Network
Doctors' Rx: No more brain toxins

Heinz Awards honor humor, poetry & science
Daily Bell
Hope for Occupy Wall Street?
Russia Today (RT) Interview Raises Interesting Questions about Occupy Wall Street 'Volunteers'
Obama Conspiracy Theories 
Is Jerome Corsi supporting Obama’s re-election?

No interest
Ten Percent
Sit Rep: 5 in 3

Police Sniper Overlooks Manchester March for the Alternative?
memeorandum
Romney jabs controversial speaker at Values Voter Summit (A.Killough/CNN)
Wall Street Weeks (Gail Collins/New York Times)
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives 
CCPA receives Ontario Public Health Association’s Award of Excellence

Ontario's Leadership Debate: Reality Check
Common Dreams
Yom Kippur In Zuccotti Park: If Not Now, When?
Pre-Born Children Speak! And Say Stop Exploiting Us and Our Anguished Mothers!
War Room
Mayor Bloomberg, partner diagnose what's wrong with America: You
New York's elite ask that regular folk please be more respectful of their betters (and stop protesting them)
Peggy Noonan, Reagan's storyteller, says Obama tells too many stories
Mother Jones
Perry's Values Voters Endorser: Islam is an "Evil, Evil Religion"

Perry's New Endorser Says Romney Belongs to a "Cult" (Audio)
Democracy Now!
Rev. Jesse Jackson Honors the Late Civil Rights Stalwarts Fred Shuttlesworth and Derrick Bell
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Activist Leymah Gbowee Honored for Peace, Equality Work
White House
WEEKLY ADDRESS: Growing the Economy with the American Jobs Act
Presidential Proclamation--National School Lunch Week 
Science Daily
Documentary brings world's oldest underwater city back to life
Guardian
Anti-Gaddafi troops meet fierce resistance in major assault on Sirte
Intense sniper fire by Gaddafi's men defending his home city exacts a bloody price on NTC troopsLibyan government forces have launched their...
USA Today
Casey Anthony takes video deposition in civil case
Killing of Syrian opposition leader sparks anger 
New Scientist
Improve your vision with an app
Hair-washing bot freshens your 'do 
Unexplained Mysteries
Police hunt Amish haircutting gang
Ozone layer discovered on Venus 
Techdirt
Counterintuitive: How Netflix Letting You Keep Movies Longer Decreases The Number Of DVDs It Needs
Scientific Amerian
Spherical Eats
Sensors and the City: IBM Exhibit Visualizes Today's Urban Problems--and Potential Solutions [Slide Show]
This Week in Science

3D Ultracold Anderson Localization
Inside Facebook

News Outlets Preserve Privacy by Giving Users Ways to Mute Facebook’s Frictionless Sharing
All Things Considered - NPR
Seth MacFarlane: A 'Family Guy' With A Musical Mind
1985 Chicago Bears Finally Get Their Due With White House Visit
CNET
Steve Jobs at the heavenly gates--there's an app for that
What I learned from Steve Jobs 
Weird
Spider-Woman' scales 70ft wall to escape admission fee at castle
Lifehacker
Store Credit Cards in Peanut Butter to Avoid Impulse Shopping [Personal Finance]
  NPR
Oakland Raiders Hall Of Famer Al Davis Dies
Discovery
Sprinkle Solar Glitter For Your Power Needs
Solar cells the size of grains of sand could work much better at producing power than conventional panels.
How Three Apples Changed the World
Web MD
Task Force to Men: Don't Get PSA Test
Men should just say "no" to prostate cancer screening with the common PSA blood test, according to draft guidelines from the U.S. Preventive...
Heart Attack Complications More Likely for Women Smokers 
CNN
Occupy Wall Street protesters are American patriots
"An unconditional right to say what one pleases about public affairs is what I consider to be the minimum guarantee of the First Amendment." --...
Pro football legend Al Davis dies at 82
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