Statisticians reject global cooling Posted: 2 weeks ago by belvario
Have you heard that the world is now cooling instead of warming? You may have seen some news reports on the Internet or heard about it from a provocative new book.
Only one problem: It's not true, according to an analysis of the numbers done by several independent statisticians for The Associated Press.
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Johns Hopkins student kills apparent burglar with sword Posted: 2 months ago by belvario
A Johns Hopkins University student killed an apparent burglar with a samurai sword after discovering the man in his garage, police said Tuesday.
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Top Islamic Body: Yoga Not For Muslims Posted: 1 year ago by belvario
Malaysia's top Islamic body on Saturday ruled against Muslims practicing yoga, saying it had elements of other religions that could corrupt Muslims.
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Obama wins first voting... Posted: 1 year ago by belvario
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama emerged victorious in the first election returns of the 2008 presidential race, winning 15 of 21 votes cast in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire.
It was the first time since 1968 that the village leaned Democratic in an election.
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Head of Skate Posted: 1 year ago by belvario
Followup to Matt Damon's recent comment about Sarah Palin being a bad Disney character.
This one made me spit coffee all over my keyboard...
EDIT: heading link doesn't work, try this one...
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"WTF" License Plates To Be Replaced Posted: 1 year ago by belvario
Of course, this *has* to be filed under WTF?
What do you want to bet that the "WTF" license plate that was featured on the North Carolina DMV website was no accident? :)
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US Energy Secretary Sees No "Magic Bullet" for High Oil Prices Posted: 1 year ago by belvario
He also says the US is "at the top of the list" in needing to improve energy conservation - but wait, didn't Cheney say that was "personal virtue, but not sound national energy policy"...?
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Ohio teacher burned cross on kids' arms Posted: 1 year ago by belvario
He also taught creationism in his science class and failed to remove a Bible and other religious materials from his classroom. I love this comment - "With the exception of the cross-burning episode ... I believe John Freshwater is teaching the values of the parents in the Mount Vernon school district." Well sure, aside from the whole maiming schoolchildren with RF radiation thing...
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1791 Time Capsule Found In Mexico Posted: 2 years ago by belvario
The contents are amazingly well-preserved - they look like they were put in yesterday...
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Nanosolar ships $1/watt solar panels - cheaper than coal! Posted: 2 years ago by belvario
Silicon Valley startup Nanosolar has shipped their first product - *$1/watt* panels! This makes solar *cheaper than coal* for the first time ever. Those of us who follow these sorts of things have been watching Nanosolar for a while now and wondering when they would ship – looks like the day has arrived! 18-month backorders though :(
This is immensely huge news, but of course the news outlets are too busy today with far more serious matters like Britney’s pregnant sister to bother with anything as trivial as the revolutionizing of our energy sources…
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New Honda ASIMO video Posted: 2 years ago by belvario
Honda has a new press video showing two latest-generation ASIMO robots working together to serve tea in a normal office environment, avoiding each other and humans, pushing carts, etc. Droids are coming...
EDIT: argh, LiveLeak - here's the URL -
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Guy Saws House in Half - Horizontally Posted: 2 years ago by belvario
In a property dispute, Rodney Rogers sawed the entire house in half laterally, including windows and doors. He was arrested for threats and destruction of property. NOT in Florida, go figure...
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Learn to Dance with James Brown Posted: 2 years ago by belvario
Watch James work it. I had no idea he did so much popping and locking - I thought that came much later. Amazing.
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Minesweeper - The Movie Posted: 2 years ago by belvario
Since every other game ever made has a movie, why not? Very funny...
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You say Toyota, I say... Posted: 2 years ago by belvario
The look on her face says "I am not amused." Priceless...
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Giant wild mushroom harvested in Mexico Posted: 2 years ago by belvario
Now we just need a giant green pepper and a giant pepperoni, and we can make pizza for 100 people.
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Scientists find drug to banish bad memories Posted: 2 years ago by belvario
Funny, I thought we already had one of these, called "tequila."
Life imitates "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind."
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Clever lady pays $800 to be first in iPhone line Posted: 2 years ago by belvario
This is hilarious - she thought she was going to buy out the store's inventory for $100,000 to sell on eBay (why, when you can order these online from the Apple store...?) - she bought out the first spot in line for $800 cash without checking on the purchase limit per customer first...
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