Testing Everything: May 2010

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Blog Alert for digg.com: News / Popular, May 24, 2010

New Posts to digg.com: News / Popular on May 24, 2010:

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1) The 10 Best Moments of The Lost Finale And The Five Worst
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/ArGdmN48Sbc/The_10_Best_Moments_of_The_Lost_Finale_And_The_Five_Worst

There were things to love and things to be annoyed by, just as in pretty much every other episode of Lost-- but overall there was way more good than bad. This is a list of the 10 best things (Vincent!) about the Lost finale and a few things which didn't work (Richard?).

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2) EPA Orders Permits On Projects With High Greenhouse Gases
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/BmJbhrRGBKk/EPA_Orders_Permits_On_Projects_With_High_Greenhouse_Gases

The Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule that requires power plants, oil refineries and other large stationary sources of greenhouse gases to obtain permits before they are constructed or expanded.

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3) Internet access back in Western China - repression continues
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/EhDLAcqqgf8/Internet_access_back_in_Western_China_repression_continues

10 months of total internet blackout for the Xinjiang region of China is over: On May 14, residents of East Turkestan rediscovered the Internet ? not the Internet of unfettered access that is enjoyed the world over. But a lifting of the most draconian Internet restrictions ever seen so that people could finally access China's censored version.

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4) Jamaica police declare emergency
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/6IA6DYBmJ2U/Jamaica_police_declare_emergency

Jamaican officials declare an emergency in Kingston as police battle gangs protecting an alleged druglord. Two police stations were shot at and a third set on fire by suspected supporters of Christopher "Dudus" Coke. The Jamaican government agreed to extradite him to the US last week. But his supporters have set up barricades.

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5) Legal Michigan Patient's Property Destroyed In Pot Raid
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/ZvZFekTEMyE/Legal_Michigan_Patient_s_Property_Destroyed_In_Pot_Raid

When DEA agents and the Saginaw County Sheriff's Department raided Edwyn W. Boyke Jr.'s house on April 15, they didn't just thuggishly bust up his grow room. They also confiscated a lot of his property -- including a car, TV, two lawnmowers, and a little pocket cash -- along with his Michigan medical marijuana card.

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Monday, May 24, 2010

Blog Alert for digg.com: News / Popular, May 23, 2010

New Posts to digg.com: News / Popular on May 23, 2010:

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1) Heads Up, Citizen Scientists: The Moon Needs You!
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/KFUcN1zBx9U/Heads_Up_Citizen_Scientists_The_Moon_Needs_You

Chris Lintott is asking amateur astronomers to help review, measure and classify tens of thousands of moon photos streaming to Earth. He has set up the website MoonZoo.org, where anyone can log on, get trained and become a space explorer.

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2) 40 is the new 30 for mothers
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/MZE0kif2UQU/40_is_the_new_30_for_mothers

A recent national report found birth rates falling in virtually every age group of women in their childbearing years ? except for those between 40 and 50. The group aged 40 to 44 had its largest birth rate since 1967.

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3) Jury Selection Begins in Ill. Police Torture Trial
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/OowIUaGalBc/Jury_Selection_Begins_in_Ill_Police_Torture_Trial

For decades, black men across Chicago described torture at the hands of former police Lt. Jon Burge and his officers, and for decades no one listened. Suspects landed in jail and even on death row for crimes they say they didn't commit after Burge and his men coerced confessions using terrifying methods including suffocation, and waterboarding.

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4) Rare stamp sold for world record price
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/Yf_HCX1YnHI/Rare_stamp_sold_for_world_record_price

The stamp was first discovered in 1885 by a 14 year old Swedish schoolboy while searching for stamps in his family?s belongings to sell on for his pocket money.

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5) Elizabeth Smart Abductor Gets 15 Years in Prison
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/Mlw07mty7hs/Elizabeth_Smart_Abductor_Gets_15_Years_in_Prison

One of Elizabeth Smart's abductors received a 15-year prison sentence in Utah after apologizing to her family.

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6) Relatives: 3 Pakistanis innocent in Times Sq. case
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/Y810eO4dzfI/Relatives_3_Pakistanis_innocent_in_Times_Sq_case

Relatives of three Pakistanis detained for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing protested the men's innocence Sunday, saying their fervent religious beliefs do not mean they are Islamic extremists.

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7) 'Dracula' Fish and Bombardier Worm Make Top 10 List
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/fE3kbnFtZ4E/Dracula_Fish_and_Bombardier_Worm_Make_Top_10_List

A "Dracula" fish with canine-like fangs, a worm that launches glow-in-the-dark bombs and a psychedelic frogfish are among the Top 10 new species discovered in 2009, scientists just announced.

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8) UN Publishes "Shame List" of Child Soldier Recruiters
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/ve4udhwL56E/UN_Publishes_Shame_List_of_Child_Soldier_Recruiters

The world's "most persistent violators" of children's rights were named this week in a report from U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon, which included details of a training camp for young girls run by the al-Qaida-linked al Shabaab movement in Somalia and persistent atrocities carried out by the Lord's Resistance Army in central Africa.

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Blog Alert for digg.com: News / Popular, May 22, 2010

New Posts to digg.com: News / Popular on May 22, 2010:

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1) West Ham make audacious bid for Thierry Henry
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/tc8jeXdm1e4/West_Ham_make_audacious_bid_for_Thierry_Henry

West Ham have made an audacious bid to sign Thierry Henry in a move which would see the Frenchman become the highest-paid player in their history.

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2) China Calls for Restraint
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/L5V3uaWeOZI/China_Calls_for_Restraint

China, reacting to the finding North Korea was responsible for the March 26 sinking of a South Korean ship, called on all parties to use restraint.

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3) As Census Advances, So Does Fraud Potential
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/-P3nbGXEzjA/As_Census_Advances_So_Does_Fraud_Potential

For months, the Bureau's publicity campaign has been preparing people and organizations not only for the census, but the for possibility of census-related fraud. "Please note that the [census] form is not available online, and do not fill out any form that claims it is the 2010 Census questionnaire sent to you via e-mail."

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4) Capitalism vs. Capitalists
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/CE-Ik6Lg3XA/Capitalism_vs_Capitalists_3

The late Austrian analyst Willi Schlamm once said, 'The trouble with socialism is socialism. The trouble with capitalism is capitalists.' Schlamm's point is still relevant, even though the kind of socialism we're dealing with is less doctrinaire. But it also distorts the issue somewhat. One might just as easily say that the problem with socialis...

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5) 8 (Terrible) Ideas for Shows to Replace 'Lost'
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/E6p3qkvM4gg/8_Terrible_Ideas_for_Shows_to_Replace_Lost

Lost (In Space): On a Boat!

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6) Sony Blames Piracy for PSP Problems
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/bqiTNMucnhU/Sony_Blames_Piracy_for_PSP_Problems

Rob Dyer, Sony Computer Entertainment America's senior VP of publisher relations said "That's been the biggest problem, no question about it. It's become a very difficult proposition to be profitable, given the piracy right now."

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7) The Leader in the Fight Against Facebook: Oh Canada?
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/-krMRYbnXco/The_Leader_in_the_Fight_Against_Facebook_Oh_Canada

Facebook vs. Canada. Its about to get ugly.

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8) Olympics: It don't matter if you're black or white... seats
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/cMv5f7ZaoNM/Olympics_It_don_t_matter_if_you_re_black_or_white_seats

The Olympic Delivery Authority, which is celebrating the second anniversary since construction on the site began, had been unable to hide the black and white steel that supports and envelopes the outer skin of the 60m high stadium, but said the 80,000 seats inside the stadium would be also black and white.

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9) Man Goes Home With "Total Artificial Heart"
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/4Dcot1WyOV4/Man_Goes_Home_With_Total_Artificial_Heart

For nearly two years, 43-year-old Charles Okeke has tried to live a normal life in the hospital tethered to a 400-lb. machine. Okeke was barely 30 when a blood clot destroyed his heart, reports CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton. He had a transplant and for 10 years life was good for this computer consultant and father of three.

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10) Astronomer Copernicus Reburied 500 Years Later
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/wkDR3qK5kDs/Astronomer_Copernicus_Reburied_500_Years_Later

Nicolaus Copernicus, the 16th-century astronomer whose findings were condemned by the Roman Catholic Church as heretical, was reburied by Polish priests as a hero on Saturday, nearly 500 years after he was laid to rest in an unmarked grave.

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11) 4 Bullies Tattoo Obscenities on Butt of Special Needs Kid
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/7gg4jRCAw10/4_Bullies_Tattoo_Obscenities_on_Butt_of_Special_Needs_Kid

A 14-year-old special needs student was told he wouldn't be picked on at his New Hampshire high school if he submitted to having obscene words tattooed on his backside. The boy told police that despite his protests one bully said he would get a tattoo whether he liked it or not.

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12) Inmates Clog Toilets to Shut Down San Francisco Courtrooms
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/FpKHKqGfeY8/Inmates_Clog_Toilets_to_Shut_Down_San_Francisco_Courtrooms

As much as two inches of raw sewage flooded five courtrooms at the San Francisco Hall of Justice today after jail inmates flushed a bedsheet and two jumpsuits down toilets.

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13) Jailed Chinese professor says orgies disturbed no one
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/rczUBxHC-so/Jailed_Chinese_professor_says_orgies_disturbed_no_one

The Chinese government jails people who hold swinger parties: Ma Yaohai, a 53-year-old computer science professor, was jailed for three and a half years after pleading not guilty to holding orgies and said he would appeal against his sentence, the official China News Service said.

Monday, May 17, 2010

Blog Alert for digg.com: News / Popular, May 16, 2010

New Posts to digg.com: News / Popular on May 16, 2010:

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1) Vitamin E may protect lungs
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/lBbH7Prbymw/Vitamin_E_may_protect_lungs

People who take vitamin E supplements regularly for years -- whether they are smokers or nonsmokers -- may lower their risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the lung condition that is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States.

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2) Massive study has no clear answer on phones and cancer
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/Cq3mxitqxeQ/Massive_study_has_no_clear_answer_on_phones_and_cancer

Experts who studied almost 13,000 cell phone users over 10 years, hoping to find out whether the mobile devices cause brain tumours, said on Sunday their research gave no clear answer. "The results really don't allow us to conclude that there is any risk associated with mobile phone use, but... it is also premature to say that there is no risk. "

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3) The Collectionist: 11 Essential Indie Comics
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/t4Id7cnZPJ0/The_Collectionist_11_Essential_Indie_Comics

Comic fans walk through stores on a weekly basis and fill their messenger bags with books by the Big Two?Marvel and DC. But for those in the know, some of the best stories aren?t by the two biggest publishers. In fact, some aren?t even superheroes at all. Here are 11 indie books that should be must-haves for your shelf.

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4) Calif. coach makes players drink soda from shoe
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/62fi1SFIZ5U/Calif_coach_makes_players_drink_soda_from_shoe

A California high school girl's softball coach has apologized for requiring eight players who struck out during a recent game to drink soda pop out of a team member's shoe.

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Blog Alert for digg.com: News / Popular, May 15, 2010

New Posts to digg.com: News / Popular on May 15, 2010:

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1) Not Your Father's Taco Trucks
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/zSenFNmov8s/Not_Your_Father_s_Taco_Trucks

A new generation of taco trucks no longer caters to hungry workers at construction sites. Instead, these food-laden vehicles bring gourmet food to customers as their owners roll out this mobile concept rather than set up a storefront and wait for clients to come to them.

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2) U.S. Forces Wind Down Haiti Relief Efforts
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/R7Cc9qZ5qxc/U_S_Forces_Wind_Down_Haiti_Relief_Efforts

After the Jan. 12 earthquake hit, U.S. forces rushed in the help -- distributing food, digging drainage canals, reopening the airport and sending a hospital ship to provide medical assistance. Now, the military is packing up.

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3) Home of Swedish Muhammad Cartoonist Attacked
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/GKoM8X6MQr8/Home_of_Swedish_Muhammad_Cartoonist_Attacked

The home of a Swedish artist who once drew a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad as a dog has been hit by a suspected arson attack, police said Saturday.

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4) Google to Offer Encrypted Search
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/3A2stcpaCcw/Google_to_Offer_Encrypted_Search

Google will begin letting users run encrypted searches on its flagship search site Google.com. Ironically, the upcoming change came in a long blog post explaining that Google Street View cams had ?mistakenly? eavesdropped and recorded what people were doing on unencrypted wi-fi networks. Google, offering private and secure searches next week...

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5) New Entry-Level MacBook Leaked [VIDEO]
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/oGWx_FI610Q/New_Entry_Level_MacBook_Leaked_VIDEO

The machine?s CPU was upgraded to a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, increased from 2.26GHz in the previous generation, and graphics were given a shot in the arm with a NVIDIA GeForce 320M GPU. These updates will be the first for the MacBook since October 2009, when the notebook got a longer battery life and overall design reworking.

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6) The future of Mount St. Helens 30 years later
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/2x52Loy8h_E/The_future_of_Mount_St_Helens_30_years_later

Thirty years after the eruption of Mount St. Helens leveled a forest and rained volcanic ash for miles around, the devastated mountain remains an important center for volcano research and science. But some critics of the way Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument is managed argue that it could be much more, perhaps even a national park.

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7) Husband jumps off moving car after wife refuses to 'shut up'
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/VH463DnnMtw/Husband_jumps_off_moving_car_after_wife_refuses_to_shut_up

A 23-year-old man jumped from a moving vehicle Thursday evening after his wife refused to 'shut up,' according to a Montgomery County Sheriff's Office report.

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8) Silver tells a volatile story of Earth's origin.
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/g-dqemw5v8k/Silver_tells_a_volatile_story_of_Earth_s_origin

Tiny variations in the isotopic composition of silver in meteorites and Earth rocks are helping scientists put together a timetable of how our planet was assembled nearly 5 billion years ago. The new study, published in the journal Science, indicates that water and other key volatiles may have been present during its birth.

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9) Golf's Big Problem: No Kids
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/2l7K2NRQYO8/Golf_s_Big_Problem_No_Kids

Still intimidating for beginners, the game isn't attracting young people. Tennis, anyone?

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10) New David Simon Drama Exposes Upper-Middle-Class Suburb
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/HWciDnNHxmE/New_David_Simon_Drama_Exposes_Upper_Middle_Class_Suburb

Speaking at an HBO press junket Monday, acclaimed writer-producer David Simon, creator of the gritty urban dramas The Wire and Treme, announced that his next project will be an epic, multilayered examination of the contented and comfortable streets of suburban Wilmette, IL.