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Belgium Senator: No Government, No Sex

A Belgium senator is proposing that women in that country withhold sex until a new government is formed. The country is struggling to get a government going, with some looking for ways to goad politicians into moving quicker. (Feb. 10)

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The same section of the brain may process both sexual and violent urges, a new study suggests. In experiments on mice, scientists discovered a tiny cluster of cells in the hypothalamus that flared to life both while the mice were fighting and while they were having sex, Scientific American explains….

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Obama Promotes Expanding Wireless Access

Saying tomorrow’s economy can’t thrive on yesterday’s infrastructure, President Barack Obama on Thursday promoted his five-year plan to lure new industries and jobs to the US by expanding high-speed wireless to 98 percent of the country. (Feb. 10)

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The people of Fort Wayne, Indiana love Harry Baals

The citizens of Fort Wayne, Indiana really do love their former Mayor Harry Baals, and they’re about to have the most awesomely named public facility in the history of all time. [video link] Thanks Luke… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Boing Boing Discovery Date : 10/02/2011 20:37 Number of articles : 4

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The people of Fort Wayne, Indiana love Harry Baals

The citizens of Fort Wayne, Indiana really do love their former Mayor Harry Baals, and they’re about to have the most awesomely named public facility in the history of all time. [video link] Thanks Luke… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Boing Boing Discovery Date : 10/02/2011 20:37 Number of articles : 4

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The people of Fort Wayne, Indiana love Harry Baals

The citizens of Fort Wayne, Indiana really do love their former Mayor Harry Baals, and they’re about to have the most awesomely named public facility in the history of all time. [video link] Thanks Luke… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Boing Boing Discovery Date : 10/02/2011 20:37 Number of articles : 4

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Today’s lesson in what not to post on the Internet: A Philadelphia high school teacher is suspended and might lose her job after blogging about how lousy her students are, reports phillyBurbs.com . Sample: “They are rude, disengaged, lazy whiners. They curse, discuss drugs, talk back, argue for grades, complain…

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HP Pre 2 available to pre-order for $100 on Verizon, shipping out February 17th

If you just can’t think beyond next week and need to get your new Pre fix as soon as possible, HP’s got you covered. As promised by Jon Rubinstein yesterday, the Pre 2 ( sans the lovely Palm branding) is today available to pre-order at $100 on a two-year Verizon contract. Unsubsidized and contractually liberated pricing is $450. webOS 2.0, a “Vivid” touchscreen and, of course, that familiar portrait slider keyboard await those brave enough to own a HP smartphone. HP Pre 2 available to pre-order for $100 on Verizon, shipping out February 17th originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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The price of performance art: A professor at NYU has pulled out the camera implanted in the back of his head because his body rejected it, reports the Chronicle of Higher Education . The contraption—designed to snap a photo every minute for this website —also caused Iraqi-born Wafaa Bilial constant…

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President Obama took a few moments at the beginning of a planned speech in Michigan today to address the topic of the hour/day/week: “We are following today’s events in Egypt very closely,” he said. “We’ll have more to say as this plays out. But what is absolutely clear is that…

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