A strange little piece of crowdsorcery called “A Sequence of Lines Consecutively Traced by Five Hundred Individuals” provides a sharp illustration of the magnification of transcription errors and the way that extreme mutation can proceed from small changes. A Sequence of Lines Consecutively Traced by Five Hundred Individuals is an online drawing tool that lets users do just one thing – trace a line…. Broadcasting platform : Vimeo Source : Boing Boing Discovery Date : 16/02/2011 22:40 Number of articles : 5
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A Somali pirate who kidnapped and brutalized the captain of a US-flagged merchant ship off the coast of Africa in 2009 was sentenced to more than 33 years in prison. (Feb. 16)
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Herman Miller Archives That’s DJ Depree, the man behind Herman Miller, trying out a standing desk from the action office of 1964. Why did they build it? Designer Bob Probst wrote in 1968, in The Office: A facility based on change: The most serious health problem in offices is the sedentary nature. Compelled by lack of choice, we are forced to conduct most office activity in a sitting position. The result, as medical studies and insurance data make clear, is a steady decline in vitality, energy, and general body tone. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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A 10-year-old Florida girl whose badly deteriorated body was discovered in her father’s pesticide truck is the twin of a boy discovered hours earlier in the vehicle, critically injured after being doused in acid by his father, officials say. (Feb. 16)
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Somali Pirate Sentenced to Nearly 34 Years – NYTimes.com Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse pleaded guilty last May; he was the only survivor among four men who hijacked the Maersk Alabama in 2009. Somali Pirate Sentenced Wednesday Wednesday, the Somali pirate who attacked US-flagged ship in 2009 is sentenced to over 33 years in prison. Somali pirate sentenced to almost 34 years in prison – This Just … A federal court on Wednesday sentenced a Somali man to nearly 34 years in prison for acts related to high-seas piracy. Prosecutors say Abduwali Muse acted as the ringleader when he and three other men seized the U. Somali Pirate Sentenced to Nearly 34 Years A Somali man who pleaded guilty to hijacking an American-flagged cargo ship off the coast of Africa in 2009 was sentenced in Federal District Court in Manhattan on Wednesday to 33 years and 9 months in prison. Channel 6 News » Somali pirate sentenced to over 33 years in … Somali pirate sentenced to over 33 years in prison for hijacking three ships. 16 February 2011 9 views No Comment BY: BNO News. MANHATTAN, NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) — A Somali pirate on Wednesday was sentenced to over 33 years in prison for … SecurityUK says: Somali pirate sentenced to 33 years in US prison – http://tiny.cc/tctxz
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Fun Tuna: NFL Increases offer to Displaced Fans Feb 16, 2011 by Tom MSN News , News , NFL Increases offer to Displaced Fans . Seeking to placate upset fans who are contemplating litigation against them due to the Super Bowl snafu involving temporary seating that wasn’t up to code, … DAILY DUMPER: NFL Increases offer to Displaced Fans NFL Increases offer to Displaced Fans . Seeking to placate upset fans who are contemplating litigation against them due to the Super Bowl snafu involving temporary seating that wasn’t up to code, the NFL has increased its offer to those … NFL Increases Offer to Displaced Fans | The Water Cooler NFL Increases Offer to Displaced Fans . February 16th, 2011 | Author: Chris. New York, NY- The league office has decided to up the payout for some 400 displaced fans that were unable to sit in their respected seats for the Super Bowl. … Dallas Cowboys Tidbits: Afternoon Snacking With Jerry, Goodell And … NFL labor pains, part 10: an issue of trust · Super Bowl ticket fiasco works out for 2 Packers fans · NFL increases offer to displaced fans · Could Missouri pass rusher Aldon Smith make a run at the top-10? … Cowboys Rule Out Using Franchise Tag; Manning, Vick, Mankins, And … Super Bowl ticket fiasco works out for 2 Packers fans · NFL increases offer to displaced fans · Could Missouri pass rusher Aldon Smith make a run at the top-10? League stands behind Jerry Richardson · Titans hire Chris Palmer as … funtuna says: NFL Increases offer to Displaced Fans http://dlvr.it/GmQl1
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A woman in Deerfield, N.S., observes the flood waters around her house in November 2010, when heavy rain pounded the region. A study led by University of Victoria researcher Francis Zwiers found the strongest rain and snow events each year became wetter between 1951 to 1999. (Craig Paisley/CBC) Extreme rainstorms and snowfalls have grown substantially stronger, two studies suggest, with scientists for the first time finding the telltale fingerprints of man-made global warming on downpours that often cause deadly flooding. Two studies in Wednesday’s issue of the journal Nature link heavy rains to increases in greenhouse gases more than ever before. One group of researchers looked at the…
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Police in Texas have released dash-cam footage that shows an officer crashing his vehicle to stop what they believe was a drunken driver going the wrong way on a freeway near Dallas. (Feb. 16)
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Israel warns Iran is preparing to send warships through Suez Canal into the Mediterranean
February 16, 2011 No Comment
ISRAEL has warned Iran and its ally Hezbollah not to test it, charging that Tehran was preparing to send warships into the Mediterranean as the Lebanese militia…
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