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A Warning from Beirut's No Bluff Zone: Nasrallah's Surprise

Politics – Arab leaders have historically relied on hyperbole rather than accomplishment in rallying their people or boasting of their success. But even the Israelis now recognize Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah is to be taken at his word. Not only does he refreshingly avoid self-aggrandizement, his achievements speak for themselves.

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Submitted and Voted for on August 20, 2007 10:55am

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Stumbling Toward Another War

Politics – INTRODUCING Miss Calculatsia, that fashionable foreigner, the new star in Israeli discourse.To a Hebrew ear, she sounds like a young beauty, like "Miss Israel". But Miss-Calculatsia, the Hebrew version of "miscalculation", is neither young nor beautiful, nor even female: just another pretentious foreign word taking the place of

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Submitted and Voted for on August 20, 2007 10:52am

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A Grave Blow to the Constitution

Politics – Jose Padilla's conviction on terrorism charges on August 16 was a victory, not for justice, but for the US Justice (sic) Department's theory that a US citizen can be convicted, not because he committed a terrorist act but for allegedly harboring aspirations to commit such an act. By agreeing with the Justice (sic) Department's theory, the incompete

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Submitted and Voted for on August 20, 2007 10:45am

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Skype's Extras: Desktop Sharing With Unyte

Gadgets & Tech – Much has been written about Internet Telephony product Skype and its potential to completely revolutionize the telecommunications market (when it's not suffering major outages!), but as yet not much has been written about Skype's extras. When you download Skype, you are given a basic shell of a program and it's up to you to populate that empty shel

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Submitted and Voted for on August 20, 2007 10:37am

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Google Launches Answers in China

Gadgets & Tech – Google China has released a Q&A; site, in partnership with Tianya Club. The Make Meaning blog notes that Tianya Club was founded in 1999 and is one of the most popular discussion forums in China. Tianya has almost 20 million registered users, 80% of whom are 18-35 years old.

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Submitted and Voted for on August 20, 2007 10:36am

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Italian islands ponder oil-free lifestyle

Travel – Italy's ANSA news service reported this week that residents of the islands -- which include Elba and Montecristo -- are interested in protecting the area's delicate natural beauty. The proposal was made by Mario Tozzi, chief of the Tuscan Archipelago National Park.

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Submitted and Voted for on August 20, 2007 10:33am

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Brain cells work differently than previously thought

Science – Scientists know that information travels between brain cells along hairlike extensions called axons. For the first time, researchers have found that axons don't just transmit information ΓΆβ;¬" they can turn the signal up or down with the right stimulation.

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Submitted and Voted for on August 20, 2007 10:29am

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Artificial Life Likely in 3 to 10 Years

Science – Around the world, a handful of scientists are trying to create life from scratch and they're getting closer. Experts expect an announcement within three to 10 years from someone in the now little-known field of "wet artificial life."

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Submitted and Voted for on August 20, 2007 10:28am

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New York City Police Report Explores Homegrown Terrorism

Politics – Understanding how seemingly ordinary people become radicalized and hatch homegrown terror plots is essential for law enforcement officials in the United States and abroad to stay one step ahead, a study released yesterday by the New York Police Department concluded.

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Submitted and Voted for on August 20, 2007 10:27am

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Late and cramped, the airplane had a familiar face sitting in the rear

Travel – Not many folks seemed to notice the other morning as passengers -- vacationers and business people -- clambered on board U.S. Airways Flight 3027, in a people-packing, overhead-bin-stuffing, seatbelt-fastening ritual repeated thousands of times a day across the country.

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Submitted and Voted for on August 19, 2007 07:39am

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Navy pulls YouTube video made by airman

News – The Navy has removed a video from YouTube shot aboard the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan because it shows sailors using safety equipment inappropriately, a Navy spokesman said.

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Voted for on August 19, 2007 07:37am

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US-Mexico border violence pushes north

News – Violent crime along the U.S.-Mexico border, which has long plagued the scrubby, often desolate stretch, is increasingly spilling northward into the cities of the American Southwest.

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Submitted and Voted for on August 19, 2007 07:35am

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Bush says Iraqi government has not met goals

Politics – President George W. Bush said on Saturday that the Iraqi government still had "many important measures" to resolve in order to meet political goals, just weeks before a report on his Iraq strategy is presented to Congress.

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Voted for on August 19, 2007 07:33am

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Jay Leno - How to Find Vintage Automobiles

Autos – Every antique-automobile enthusiast dreams about finding a long-lost car in some garage or barn. A forgotten treasure just waiting for someone like you to rediscover. At least that's the dream. But it doesn't happen very often.

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Voted for on August 19, 2007 07:31am

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Volvo Scores Top Marks for Safety -- Again

Autos – The IIHS ranks the Volvo S80 as the safest large luxury car, but other luxury marques don't fare as well

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