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Entries from August 2007

Sen. Craig insists ‘I am not gay.”

August 28th, 2007 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »

It would be pathetic if this clown wasn’t a senator. And so what if he was gay — that’s not a problem. It’s cruising for sex in the airport bathroom that’s a problem.
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Tags: larry+craig · politics

Firefighters Endorse Dodd as Transport Union Picks Clinton

August 28th, 2007 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »

Very surprising. But, folks were pretty surprised when they endorsed Kerry in the primary in 2004. Dumb the IAFF ain’t.
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Tags: firefighters · chris+dodd · 2008+elections

The Ongoing Hunt for Osama bin Laden

August 26th, 2007 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »

Great in-depth article on how we let bin Laden escape, and why our search continues to be fruitless.
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Tags: international · terrorism

As China Roars, Pollution Reaches Deadly Extremes

August 25th, 2007 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »

just as the speed and scale of China’s rise as an economic power have no clear parallel in history, so its pollution problem has shattered all precedents. Environmental degradation is now so severe, with such stark domestic and international repercussions, that pollution poses not only a major long-term burden on the Chinese public but also […]

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Tags: china · environment · business

Giving everyone a sidewalk is no walk in the park

August 21st, 2007 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »

Looks like I like in “Hooverville”
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Tags: sidewalks · seattle

Must we quit flying to save the planet?

August 19th, 2007 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »

“Aviation is a luxury we can live without,” said a protester named Merrick. Booming air travel, he said, is multiplying greenhouse gases just as the climate-change imperative starts to bite. “It has to be scaled right back,” he said.
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Tags: aviation · global+warming

A Dot-Org Stresses That It’s No Dot-Com

August 15th, 2007 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »

Interesting. TIAA-CREF is making its nonprofit-ness the center of its new marketing campaign. Dot-org pride, baby!
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Tags: marketing · nonprofit · business

Virus Spreading Alarm and Deadly Pig Disease in China

August 15th, 2007 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »

A highly infectious swine virus is sweeping China’s pig population, driving up pork prices and creating fears of a global pandemic among domesticated pigs.
Animal virus experts say Chinese authorities are playing down the gravity and spread of the disease.
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Tags: blue+ear+pig+disease · china · food · health

The Road to Clarity

August 12th, 2007 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »

A fascinating, long article about the quest for a more readable font for highway signs.
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Tags: design · science · transportation

Food That Travels Well

August 7th, 2007 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »

Food miles can be misleading… better to do real life cycle cost analysis, the results can suprise.
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Tags: environment · global+warming · food