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squiggly12 writes:
The Large Hadron Collider is now once again the coldest place in the universe. With an expected turn on date of late November will the experiment turn on without a leak this time?
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squiggly12 writes:
The acting "cyber czar" has tendered her resignation due to personal reasons. Should we appoint another one?
The White House's acting cybersecurity czar announced her resignation Monday, in a setback to the Obama administration's efforts to better protect the computer networks critical to national security and the global economy.
Ms. Hathaway had initially been considered a leading contender to fill the cyber post permanently. She lost favor with the president's economic team after she said it should consider options for regulating some private-sector entities to ensure they secure their networks, said cybersecurity specialists familiar with the discussions. Being a holdover from the Bush administration didn't help either, they said.
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squiggly12 writes:
It appears that this skull has been unearthed in North Arlington, Texas.
"We have over 50 bones exposed," said The University of Texas at Arlington dinosaurs lecturer Derek Main, who heads the project. "They are truly impressive. The teeth measure 6.5 centimeters, larger than my thumb."
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squiggly12 writes:
Researchers from the Department of Science Education-Biology at the University of Haifa-Oranim have managed to make out the "self-irrigating" mechanism of the desert rhubarb, which enables it to harvest 16 times the amount of water than otherwise expected for a plant in this region based on the quantities of rain in the desert. This is the first example of a self-irrigating plant worldwide.
It's interesting as to how this plant evolved in the desert.
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squiggly12 writes:
A prominent antipoverty organization that drew criticism from Republicans during last year's presidential race was charged by Nevada officials Monday with engaging in voter registration fraud.
Coming from the New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/us/05acorn.html?ref=us/
Anyone taken by surprise by this? Shoot me now!
