Monsanto protested after class-action lawsuit is dismissed
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Occupy DC said 10 or 11 of its members were arrested Wednesday while protesting outside the offices of agriculture giant Monsanto as part of a national day to "shut down the corporations." The group was protesting in solidarity with Occupy Portland, By Andrea Lannom – email After lengthy jury selection and a host of other [...]
Read MorePhish returning to First Niagara Pavilion
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After bypassing both of these Midwest sheds last summer, Phish will make it up to fans in Chicago (and surrounding areas) this summer with four shows total at two venues After bypassing both of these Midwest sheds last summer, Phish will make it up to fans in Chicago (and surrounding areas) this summer with four [...]
Read MoreLeap day babies relish their unique birthdays
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Leap Day Giveth, Delta Taketh Way. I had hoped to be landing in Dubai for GPP 2012 right about now, but our mechanically challenged plane yesterday objected. Rather theatrically, I might add. So instead, I'm encamped Leap Day Giveth, Delta Taketh Way. I had hoped to be landing in Dubai for GPP 2012 right about [...]
Read MoreRailgun being developed for Navy warship — 5 cool things it will be able to do
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Railgun ammo is just metal slugs – no propellant or explosives. It does its damage purely through energy from velocity, not an explosive charge. Long-term, railguns along with gas guns look to be our best chance for launching payloads into space Railgun ammo is just metal slugs – no propellant or explosives. It does its [...]
Read MoreLeap day babies relish their unique birthdays
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Today is usually not on the calendar. Only once every four years do we get this additional day in February. What do you do with your “extra” day? Do you envy or feel sorry for those born on February 29th? In honor of Leap A small asteroid about the size of a house will make [...]
Read MoreNorth Korea agrees to nuclear moratorium, IAEA inspections |
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I know, I know — the White House claims they don't have any drilling moratorium in place. They claim that they want to increase domestic oil production. As Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) explains to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, their actions don't State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland also said the North had agreed to allow International [...]
Read MoreThe Monkees' Davy Jones dead at 66
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Websites in the Fairfax Digital Network offer streaming video and audio in the Flash format. Streaming media allows you to watch video on a website as a continuous feed, as opposed to waiting for an entire audio or video file to download to your The Monkees singer Davy Jones has died at the age of [...]
Read MoreRailgun being developed for Navy warship — 5 cool things it will be able to do
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The electromagnetic railgun launcher is a long-range weapon that fires projectiles using electricity instead of chemical propellants; magnetic fields created by high electrical currents accelerate a sliding metal conductor, The rather impressive railgun you see in the video below may seem like something out of science fiction movie or novel, but the Navy has made [...]
Read MoreLeap year: why we have a need for the occasional Feb. 29
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Once every four years in February, we're rewarded with a little gift: an extra day at the end of the month before we have to pay the rent. And for about 4 million people around the world born on Feb. 29, the date is a doubly There are all sorts of geeks — electronics geeks, [...]
Read MoreWayne County election results: Barack Obama gets more votes than Mitt Romney …
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Arizona and Michigan Election Results: Today is another Republican Primary in both Michigan and Arizona. Election Results: Michigan GOP Election Results: Michigan Secretary of State Election Result · Washington Times Mitt Romney, waves to supporters with his wife Ann at his election watch party after winning the Michigan primary in Novi, Mich., Tuesday, Feb. 28, [...]
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