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Thursday, November 16, 2006

Iranian paper: Great war to wipe out Israel coming...

Iranian newspapers Kehyan and and Resalat have urged Muslims around the world to prepare for a 'great war' to destroy the State of Israel.

The newspapers published the editorials, translated from Persian by MEMRI , the Middle East translation service, to mark 'Quds' day on October 20, an Iranian 'holiday' calling for the "liberation" of Jerusalem and war against Israel.

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Monday, November 13, 2006

How to get better gas mileage...

Drive Sensibly
Aggressive driving (speeding, rapid acceleration and braking) wastes gas. It can lower your gas mileage by 33 percent at highway speeds and by 5 percent around town. Sensible driving is also safer for you and others, so you may save more than gas money.

Fuel Economy Benefit: 5-33%
Equivalent Gasoline Savings: $0.12-$0.76/gallon

Observe the Speed Limit

While each vehicle reaches its optimal fuel economy at a different speed (or range of speeds), gas mileage usually decreases rapidly at speeds above 60 mph.

As a rule of thumb, you can assume that each 5 mph you drive over 60 mph is like paying an additional $0.20 per gallon for gas.

Observing the speed limit is also safer.

Fuel Economy Benefit: 7-23%
Equivalent Gasoline Savings: $0.16-$0.53/gallon

Remove Excess Weight

Avoid keeping unnecessary items in your vehicle, especially heavy ones. An extra 100 pounds in your vehicle could reduce your MPG by up to 2%. The reduction is based on the percentage of extra weight relative to the vehicle's weight and affects smaller vehicles more than larger ones.

Fuel Economy Benefit: 1-2%/100 lbs
Equivalent Gasoline Savings: $0.02-$0.05/gallon

Avoid Excessive Idling

Idling gets 0 miles per gallon. Cars with larger engines typically waste more gas at idle than do cars with smaller engines.

Use Cruise Control

Using cruise control on the highway helps you maintain a constant speed and, in most cases, will save gas.

Use Overdrive Gears

When you use overdrive gearing, your car's engine speed goes down. This saves gas and reduces engine wear.

Note: Cost savings are based on an assumed fuel price of $2.31/gallon.

[Read More] Fueleconomy.gov

Sunday, November 12, 2006

Great USA Today Article about Photographer's Rights...

I'm glad to find this article, since I've been harassed many times while taking photos at airports. If you are a photographer of any kind, you'll want to read this.

The author recommends carrying printed copies of the article and his PDF file, in case you are harassed or God forbid arrested.

In essence:

"The law in the United States of America is pretty simple. You are allowed to photograph anything with the following exceptions:

• Certain military installations or operations.

• People who have a reasonable expectation of privacy. That is, people who are some place that's not easily visible to the general public, e.g., if you shoot through someone's window with a telephoto lens.

That's it."

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[PDF FILE] The Photographer's Right

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

In Arizona, ‘For Sale’ Is a Sign of the Times...

PHOENIX — Until recently, this fast-growing area was a paradise on earth for home builders. Fulton Homes’ developments, for example, were so popular last year that it was able to raise prices on its new homes by $1,000 to $10,000 almost every week.
“People were standing in line for lotteries,” recalled Douglas S. Fulton, president of the company, one of the largest private builders in the Phoenix area. And they were “camping overnight begging to be the next number in the next lot in the next house.”
No more.

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Official: Castro's Return May Be Delayed...

(AP) Cuba's foreign minister backed away Monday from his prediction that Fidel Castro will return to power by early December, raising questions about the pace of the communist leader's recovery from intestinal surgery.

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Monday, November 06, 2006

Where are the Alquaeda Tapes?

Not a peep, not a squeak. Well it seems that Zahawiri and Osama have finally wised up and decided that maybe if they don't send a taped terror message reminding Americans that they are still around, it would help the Democrat party defeat the Republicans in the Tuesday midterm election. After all if you were Osama Bin Ladin, what party would you want in power? There is only one obvious answer to that question, and that is: The Democrats.

Or maybe the U.S. military has them on the run so badly, that they have not even had a chance to put a tape togheter. Whatever the case, hopefully the latter, we have not seen or heard from the terror duo since their last tape was realeased on September 2nd, and we all know they are watching everything we do. In fact, I dare say that they are probably better informed about the United States than many Americans. That is a sad commentary but I believe it's probably true.

Or perhaps Carl Rove and his sinister political machinery forgot to fake the tapes this time as it would be too obvious. In many ways George Bush and the Republicans are victims of their own success. Because we haven't been attacked again, we are again growing complacent. And this complacency is most plainly embodied in the Democrats, who in their rethoric, and lust to regain power have put partisan politics ahead of what is best for the country. Security continues to be of paramount concern at least to this American. Whithout security there is no economy, no healthcare, no social security, no gay marriage or any of the other topics bandied about in the national discourse.

Let's hope the voters turn out and are smart enough to set aside all the vitriol, and partisan hot air, and vote conscientioulsly for the lesser of two evils. The one that has proven that at least they can protect us.

Ortega Makes a Comeback in Nicaragua

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (Nov. 6) - Former Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega appeared headed for victory Monday in his longtime quest to regain power, 16 years after a U.S.-backed rebellion helped drive the former Marxist revolutionary from office.

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Other Headlines:

Blair opposes death penalty for Saddam

Italy convicts Egyptian tied to Madrid bombs

Tuesday, October 31, 2006

New York Honors Fidel Castro With Statue ...

New York will honor Fidel Castro with a massive monument in Central Park to be unveiled November 8th. "The portrait celebrates Castro's humanitarianism," gushes David Kesting, the spokesman for the statue's sculptor. "Inspiration for the gilded head of Castro, large enough to belong to a 25 foot man, comes from Harlem's acclamation for Castro's contributions to civil rights," reads a wire story. "This may be the last opportunity to say farewell" to the man some revere as a champion of civil rights ... The Central Park unveiling of his portrait is an attempt to bring Harlem's adoration for Castro to the rest of the world."

By Humberto Fontova

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Monday, October 30, 2006

Beware Of New “Mortgage Elimination” Scam

The booming real estate market has allowed many Americans to become “equity rich.” They may not have a lot of cash on hand, but they might have equity in their homes worth several hundred thousand dollars or more. Unfortunately, this increase in home wealth has spawned an equally booming business in equity theft, as more and more thieves find increasingly clever ways to con homeowners out of their equity, their homes, or both.

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Sunday, October 29, 2006

Venezuela expects to launch two satellites into orbit between 2008 and 2011..

Barbados Advocate (Janelle Husbands): Between 2008 and 2011, Venezuela expects to launch two satellites into orbit, significantly enhancing telecommunications in the Caribbean and at the same time improving how weather systems are monitored in the region.

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More Venezuela Headlines:

Elio Cequea- The myth of the Venezuelan “dictator” Hugo Chavez Frias

President Chavez finances enemies via Venezuelan Information Office

Rosales sets targets for his first sixty days in government ... debit card tops list

Opposition's Manuel Rosales presents plan of government ... new, fresh

New Photos Show Fidel Castro Standing, Talking...

By VANESSA ARRINGTON
HAVANA Oct 29, 2006 (AP)— Photographs of Fidel Castro standing and talking on the phone were published Sunday in Cuba's state-run media, a day after the ailing leader appeared in a video to dispel rumors he was on his deathbed.

The Communist Youth newspaper Juventud Rebelde dedicated its front page to the Cuban president, printing a blown-up picture of a pensive Castro with the title "Always fighting for something, and fighting with optimism!"

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More Cuba Headlines:

New Photos Show Castro Standing, Talking

Ailing Castro makes rare appearance

BRIEFS- Castro appears on TV, defying death rumors

On TV, Castro Scoffs at Death Rumors

Fidel Castro appears on TV, ridiculing rumors of his death

Castro to world- I'm not dead

Fidel Castro ridicules rumors of his demise

New video of Fidel Castro surfaces

Recovering Castro Pokes Fun at Death Reports

Cuban TV shows images of Fidel Castro walking

Cuba subject of federal lawsuit

Man extradited in theft of plane flown to Cuba

Cuba boy has can-do attitude

Man Indicted For Stealing Plane, Flying To Cuba

Cubans in Congress

Lawsuit challenges state ban on travel to Cuba

U.S. Investigates Voting Machines’ Venezuela Ties

By TIM GOLDEN

The federal government is investigating the takeover last year of a leading American manufacturer of electronic voting systems by a small software company that has been linked to the leftist Venezuelan government of President Hugo Chávez.

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MORE HEADLINES:

Israel's AG urges president to step aside

Gulf War Games Target Nuclear Smuggling

Nigerian Plane With 100 Aboard Crashes, 6 Reportedly Live

U.S. Forces Kill 17 Suspected Insurgents in Iraq

Gunmen fire on Iraqi PM's convoy

Even in death, Franco has the power to divide Spaniards

Iraqi premier makes his case to Bush

Partisan rhetoric even in wartime sets Bush apart

U.S. Investigates Voting Machines' Venezuela Ties

Rights Group Criticizes Afghan Tactics

Iraqis See the Little Things Fade Away in War's Gloom

Taliban plan to throttle Kabul

Congress battle sinks into the dirt

Thursday, October 26, 2006

Celebs Who Claim They're Green but Guzzle Gas...

Hybrid cars are all the rage in Hollywood. Celebrities drive them like they're a badge of honor. You save a few gallons of gas, you save the planet. Right? Well, not when you hop on a private jet and burn enough fuel to propel NASCAR through 2050.

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Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Hacker targets iPod, iTunes restrictions...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - A hacker known for cracking the copy-protection technology in DVDs claims to have unlocked the playback restrictions of Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod and iTunes music products and plans to license his code to others.

The move by Jon Lech Johansen, also known as "DVD Jon," could pit the 22-year-old against Apple's lawyers, experts say, but if successful could free users from some restrictions Apple and its rivals place on digital music.

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MORE NEWS:

Drug raid yields Los Alamos documents

Hacker targets iPod

Living beyond means

Scientists test dissolving heart stent

Countrywide laying off more than 2,500 employees

Study- Vegetables may keep brains young

Stoic or just lucky- Gene affects pain- study

U.S. says more GIs may be needed in Iraq

West wants Iran technology sales banned

China says N. Korea not planning test

Small quakes reported near Old Faithful

OU study- Statins may slow lung damage

Inconvenient truths

Britain is turning on the U.S. - at its own peril

Obama needs to slow bandwagon

As China pressures N. Korea, will Putin face down Iran-

CITGO to launch a new ad campaign this month to "set the record straight"

Media Post (Emily Burg): Venezuelan state-owned CITGO Petroleum will launch a new ad campaign this month to "set the record straight" about its political affiliations and commitment to doing business in the US.

The effort is designed to counteract a wave of negative publicity in the wake of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' anti-American remarks at the UN last month.

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MORE VENEZUELA HEADLINE NEWS:


Venezuela's Chavez Suffers International Setbacks

Venezuela hit by Coke dispute

Ex-Workers Block Venezuela Coke Plants

Venezuelan puts pipe-bombs outside U.S. Embassy

Student detained in U.S. Embassy scare in Venezuela

Manuel Rosales challenges Chavez Frias to TV electoral debate at any venue

Venezuela must stop issuing cedulas, visas to the world's biggest terrorists...

Venezuela makes second 50,000 bpd cut in oil production after cut October 1

CITGO to launch a new ad campaign this month to "set the record straight"

Chavez' Message of Love gets the thumbs up in poll ...77% like it

US Congress tries to connect Venezuela with supposed Pakistani terrorists

Cuba News...

Civil rights of blacks in Cuba discussed

Roll up for Cuba's finest - only 233 a smoke

Cuba ponders how to fix socialist economy

Boat Carrying 14 Cubans Intercepted Off Miami Beach

Remember Global Cooling?

By Jerry Adler
Updated: 5:41 p.m. ET Oct 23, 2006
Oct. 23, 2006 - In April, 1975, in an issue mostly taken up with stories about the collapse of the American-backed government of South Vietnam, NEWSWEEK published a small back-page article about a very different kind of disaster. Citing "ominous signs that the earth's weather patterns have begun to change dramatically," the magazine warned of an impending "drastic decline in food production." Political disruptions stemming from food shortages could affect "just about every nation on earth." Scientists urged governments to consider emergency action to head off the terrible threat of . . . well, if you had been following the climate-change debates at the time, you'd have known that the threat was: global cooling.

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MORE HEADLINES:

Gore motorcade to global warming event- 3 motorcycles, 2 limousines and a DODGE truck!

China Denies Reports of N. Korea Apology...

Iran warns Muslims about U.S., Israeli 'plots'...

GROUP- Humans living far beyond planet's means...

Commander sets 12-18 month timeframe for Iraq...

Moderate Earthquake Strikes Turkey

Missile 'fired at French plane in Chad'

Iran could have nuclear bomb by 2015- Germany

US- success in Iraq 'possible'

On the road with the Taleban

Bond Traders Lose 1 Million Incomes as Transparency Cuts Wall Street Jobs

Student admits plane bomb hoax

Rumsfeld urged to alter Afghan drug trade policy

Old rivals unite in new Nicaragua

Iraq urges coalition not to panic, run

China sees religion as stabilizing force (Joe McDonald)

Northern Ireland holds Iraq lessons (Rowan Scarborough)

Monday, October 23, 2006

STUDY- CELLPHONE USE INCREASES RISK OF INFERTILITY...

Men who use mobile phones could be risking their fertility, warn researchers.

A new study shows a worrying link between poor sperm and the number of hours a day that a man uses his mobile phone.

Those who made calls on a mobile phone for more than four hours a day had the worst sperm counts and the poorest quality sperm, according to results released yest at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine annual meeting in New Orleans.

Doctors believe the damage could be caused by the electromagnetic radiation emitted by handsets or the heat they generate.

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MORE HEADLINES

UPDATE- FORD posts biggest loss in 14 years...

White House Drops 'Stay the Course' on Iraq to Emphasize Flexibility...

Republican Senator Says Iraq Near Chaos...

Chicago Voter Database Hacked...

Daschle Predicts that Dems will Pick Up 7 Senate Seats; Take Congress...

STOCKS SOAR- Dow Reaches New High...

Bush to Trumpet Strength of the Economy...

Murtha- 'The House of Representatives is going to turn Democratic, big time'...

Ideals incubate on the Internet

Stay sharp- Eat a cup of vegetables a day

About 1,680 Pounds of Ground Beef Recalled in E. Coli Scare

Magnitude 6.8 Earthquake Strikes Off Coast of Japan

U.S. has milestones, not ultimatums, for Iraq

Cosmic rays linked to global warming

Diebold election software disks turn up in ex-lawmaker's office

Diebold e-voting source code leaked again

Cathode-Ray-Tube TV Format Dying Slow, Quiet Death

Health agency plans massive data warehouse

IBM Sues Amazon for Violating 18-Year-Old Patents

AOL to Sell Paramount Movies Via Download

The Future Of Outsourcing

Stem cells might cause brain tumors, study finds...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Injecting human embryonic stem cells into the brains of Parkinson's disease patients may cause tumors to form, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday.

Steven Goldman and colleagues at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York said human stem cells injected into rat brains turned into cells that looked like early tumors.

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Goodwill painting fetches $165,000...

The painting dropped off at Goodwill by an anonymous donor sold for $165,002 Thursday during an auction on the organization's Web site. (AP Photo/Goodwill Industries of the Columbia-Willamette)

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