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June 27, 2008 News and Trends

Clapotis Est Fini

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:44:36 PDT
The Clapotis, it is done. Il est fait. Il est accompli. (I've been feeling French for the last day or so, ever since weather.com had a glitch and told me it was going to be ensoleille today.) So, fini. Clapotis for Me Pattern: Clapotis by Kate Gilbert Yarn: Koigu Kersti, 6.5 skeins. Needles: US 5 Addi Turbos Finished dimensions: About 80" x 22", lightly blocked. Modifications: I knit one extra increase section than called for in the pattern. This is the second Clapotis I've made

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The Power and Importance of Water

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:44:08 PDT
Water Scarcity: The Real Food Crisis In the discussion of the global food emergency, one underlying factor is barely mentioned: The world is running out of water. A British science writer, who authored a major book on water resources, here explores the nexus between water over consumption and current food shortages. by fred pearce After decades in the doldrums, food prices have been soaring this year, causing more misery for the world’s poor than any credit crunch. The geopolitical shockwa

Trends On Ebay Are Just Cuckoo

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:04:04 PDT
A REPORT on buying and selling trends on internet site eBay has thrown up a few regional surprises. People in Aberdeen forked out £1.3million on clothes in the past year - the secondhighest total in the UK. The city's residents also have a keen interest in philately, with £35,851 spent on stamp collections. And they wound up spending £7000 on cuckoo clocks, the most in Scotland. The website's eBaynomics Report 2007-8 also revealed that bagpipe merchants in Edinburgh sold almost £10,000 worth i

Nasa tests Blackswift 6 Machs scramjet

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:38:34 PDT
Given its name, Blackswift is fairly evidently intended as the new, enhanced Blackbird. Which is good news for all fans of super zoomy aeroplane tech, like us here on the Vulture zoom-tech desk - even if we can't really see the military need for it.

Eastenders dog Wellard to be killed off

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:04:03 PDT
In tragic news for dog-lovers everywhere, one of the most famous and best-loved dogs in the UK, Wellard from BBC One's EastEnders, is to retire from the show. It has been announced that viewers will see Wellard killed off later this year. The Belgium shepherd, a bitch called Kyte, has featured in the soap for 14 years.

The next Electile Dysfunctional Surrogate

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:40:59 PDT
He may not have resigned yet but speculation is already rife on his replacement. If this news story is to believed Sonia Gandhi has already zeroed in on her next Electile Dysfunctional Surrogate. This one would not just be politically correct (first Dalit PM and all) but is so pedestrian that he would aptly fit the bill for an ideal Congress Mascot -”an aam PM for the aam admi”. Offstumped invites its all readers to submit the odds for and against Sushilkumar Shinde replacing Manmohan Singh.

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BBC NEWS | Plastic recycling comes full circle

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:16:14 PDT
Magazine article on a new plastic bottle recycling plant.

Method for AP-Yahoo News poll on Clinton voters (AP via Yahoo! News)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:31:52 PDT
The AP-Yahoo News Poll is a unique study that will track the moods and opinions of a group of people throughout the presidential election campaign. The fifth wave of this study included re-interviews of 1,759 people between June 13-23 who were originally interviewed in November or early December. The extensive national survey was conducted by Knowledge Networks of Menlo Park, Calif., under the ...

John Mayer to Quit the Music Scene?

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:01:36 PDT
Bad news comes from the rock-blues singer regarding his musical career as the latest reports stated that he might be retiring from the music world

Pregnancy pact alarms officials at U.S. high school: reports (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:37:10 PDT
A pregnancy pact may be responsible for a dramatic rise in young mothers-to-be at a Massachusetts high school, Time magazine reports.


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