As if this morning’s quake in Colorado wasn’t odd (and historical) enough , a 5.9-magnitude quake struck Virginia today. The USGS reports that it struck four miles south of Louisa, Virginia, which is about 30 miles from Charlottesville. Reuters reports that it could be felt as far north as Boston;…
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Notre Dame Football 2011 Trailer Highlight compilation of the “Fighting Irish” of Notre Dame Notre Dame Football Practice Update – Aug. 19, 2011 mickshaffer says: Notre Dame football is back!* (*won’t lose to Tulsa this year)
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Robonaut 2 shakes my hand Robonaut 2 in Space NASA intern goes hands on with Robonaut 2 Koxm0 says: At Last, The First Humanoid Robot Astronaut Powers Up Aboard the ISS – http://t.co/1cQWYT9
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Hold your breath. He has neither a balancing pole nor safety net below. Inching on a two-inch-thick car cable, Swiss tightrope artist Freddy Nock conquered the 9,000-foot high Zugspitze Mountain in one hour and 20 minutes. ‘I don’t want to do it again, not without a balancing pole,” Nock told the told the Telegraph after
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Rick Perry’s views on sex, sex education, and abstinence-only education are an excellent view into his inability to think logically. Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The New Civil Rights Movement Discovery Date : 19/08/2011 20:19 Number of articles : 5
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No reports of deaths but from Manhattan to Washington DC, aeroplanes were grounded and offices evacuated As natural disasters go, it was hardly a catastrophe, but the earthquake felt across parts of America on Tuesday certainly had an impact. As buildings swayed from Manhattan to Detroit to Washington DC, aeroplanes were grounded and offices
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Tennessee’s Pat Summitt plans to coach ‘as long as the good Lord is willing’ despite recently being diagnosed with early onset dementia. (Aug. 23)
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A popular pastime among celebrities these days is to tweet with each other and with their supporters. Alyssa Milano, Denise Richards and other famous faces share what they like to tweet. (Aug. 23)
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There’s no way around it: Medicare will be cut. But that doesn’t have to be a bad thing for patients, write experts and former White House advisers Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Jeffrey B. Liebman in the New York Times . “Smart cuts eliminate spending on medical tests, treatments, and procedures that…
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