Monthly Archives: May 2008

The Pirate Bay Goes Legit With a Etail Site

The Pirate Bay is one of the best-known and most popular torrent search engines on the Internet. As such, most don’t associate it with oh, say, legal merchandise. Yet here it is, with a legit store - or at least part of it.
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How Green is My Driving?

Around 400 Denver residents, including the city’s mayor, are part of an experiment called “Driving Change.” The program has been running since mid-March, and on Monday participants were able to check their “scores” online for the first time.
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Scientists closer to preventing diabetes

U.S. scientists say they’ve taken the first step toward starting a “misdirected immune system attack” that might prevent development of type 1 diabetes.
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U.S.: Wind could meet 20% of electricity needs

An Energy Department report concludes that wind turbines can produce a fifth of the nation’s annual electricity needs within about two decades.
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HBO Comes to iTunes as Apple Caves on Pricing

Apple has been adamant about pricing of videos on iTunes, and in fact that’s one of the reasons that NBC left the iTunes store and eventually wound up at the Zune Marketplace. But now it appears they have become more flexible, as HBO and Apple announced on Tuesday that HBO shows are now available on […]

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Inca Skull Surgeons Were "Highly Skilled," Study Finds

Inca surgeons in ancient Peru commonly and successfully removed small portions of patients’ skulls to treat head injuries, according to a new study.
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Microsoft’s WorldWide Telescope Brings the "Final Frontier" to Your Desktop

In February, Robert Scoble wrote that Microsoft researchers showed him something that made him cry. At the time, he couldn’t write about it, but it turned out to be this project, the Microsoft WorldWide Telescope.
It’s a desktop application, so you do have to download and install it. Think of it as a Google […]

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Afghan envoy lauds Iran’s role in establishment of regional peace

Iran - Afghanistan - Ties Afghan Ambassador to Tehran, Mohammad Yahya Maroufi, here on Monday lauded Iran’s key role in establishment of peace and security in his country. via IRNA
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Darioush winery has flash

Nearby: Clos du Val 261-5225, closduval.com), Reynolds Family Winery 258-2558, reynoldsfamilywinery.com), Signorello Vineyards 255-5990, signorellovineyards.com). Winery Profile Darioush winery has flash … via Statesman Journal
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Rice says Mideast peace improbable, not impossible

“I’m also a big believer that nothing is really impossible”
The United States said Tuesday that reaching a Mideast peace agreement within the next eight months “might be improbable but it’s not impossible,” cautioning that no major breakthroughs are expected when … via Las Vegas Sun
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