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Two large aftershocks hit northern Chile 2007-11-15 12:32:00 The end of the world is nigh. TOCOPILLA, Chile - Powerful aftershocks rattled northern Chile on Thursday, startling residents and emergency workers a day after a large earthquake killed two people and injured more than 100 in the mineral-rich region. There were no immediate reports of fatalities, injuries or damages from the 6.2 magnitude and 6.8 magnitude aftershocks near the Pacific coast city ...

Apocalyptic Manhattan 2007-11-15 12:25:00 Neato... ...

Making the eco-friendly chip... 2007-11-15 12:16:00 I suspect we will be seeing much more of this. They are the ones who really need to make the changes... these giant manufacturers. Now, Frito-Lay is embarking on an ambitious plan to change the way this factory operates, and in the process, create a new type of snack: the environmentally benign chip.Its goal is to take the Casa Grande plant off the power grid, or nearly so, and run it almost ...

Oregon National Primate Research Center under fire by PETA... 2007-11-15 01:35:00 Yikes... if there is any inhumane things happening there than good for them for finding out. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals filed a formal complaint against the national primate center at Oregon Health & Science University with the federal government based on what it claims are "rampant and routine violations" of the federal Animal Welfare Act by the primate center. The complaint ...

Olbermann names himself as one of worst people of the day... 2007-11-15 01:31:00 I love how he has such a great sense of accountability. It is different because he actually gives a shit about accuracy. Americans arent really used to that. ...

Mark Cuban calls out BillO 2007-11-15 01:26:00 Wow - wouldnt that be cool? BillO will never go through with that. ...

Rolling Stone Ron Paul Interview... 2007-11-15 00:44:00 Rolling Stone has an interesting interview with Presidential candidate Ron Paul. Good read. What do you make of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and current U.S. posturing toward Iran? He’s a loudmouth, and he hurts their cause. But we help his cause when we gang up against him. When we pass sanctions against him, the dissidents in Iran who would like to get rid of him rally around him for nationalistic ... Ron Paul

St. Louis Praises PDX 2007-11-14 22:05:00 This is a really great article. After all these recent articles praising all the amazing parts of Portland, I cant see how people can take this amazing city for granted. PORTLAND, ORE. — Breathe deeply, now. You don't have to rush anymore. Really. This city of fresh air, fresh ingredients and a refreshing way of living may be full of caffeine, steeped as it is in coffee shops, but the ...

Will the US happily welcome the pope? 2007-11-14 14:23:00 Any bets that the pope pays no attention to the sex abuse scandal and pretends like nothing happened? WASHINGTON (AFP) — Pope Benedict XVI will pay his first visit to the United States next April, officials said Monday, at a time when the US Catholic Church is struggling to overcome a long-running pedophilia scandal. ...

$ 10 MIL. prize from Google for phone software... 2007-11-14 14:19:00 WOW! I wish I was a developer! This seems like a kinda desperate plea here. I think people may have been more excited about google's phone deal before Google was even really ready for it. Search giant Google will award $US10 million in prizes for software developers who build the best programs for its upcoming operating system for mobile phones. ... Google

Top 30 Newspaper Websites, October 2007 2007-11-14 14:03:00 I am really surprised that Northwest newspapers dont get higher ratings on here. Brand or Channel -- Unique Audience (000) -- Time per Person (hh:mm:ss) NYTimes.com -- 17,502 -- 0:34:53 USATODAY.com -- 9,469 -- 0:16:13 washingtonpost.com -- 8,681 -- 0:17:22 Wall Street Journal Online -- 5,867 -- 0:14:19 LA Times -- 5,812 -- 0:09:51 Boston.com -- 5,506 -- 0:14:17 New York Post -- 3,796 -- 0: ...

Delta & United: Merger? 2007-11-14 13:53:00 So this just hit the wires... and apparently they are trying to urgently get this done before the next administration gets into the white house. Why would that be? A large shareholder in both Delta Air Lines and United Airlines on Wednesday urged the two companies to merge, a transaction that would create the largest domestic carrier. ... Amp

Blackwater Turret Gunner 'Paul': Why I Opened Fire in Baghdad 2007-11-14 13:48:00 For some reason any opening fire in a war zone does not surprise me... I am not too quick to judge on something like this. Identified in government documents with a first name of "Paul," he was the turret gunner on a Blackwater security detail that day and repeatedly fired at perceived enemy targets, including a bus, according to a sworn statement he gave to State Department investigators three ...

Worst person... 2007-11-14 13:36:00 Funny as always... ...

One Atlanta Resident's Home Uses More Than 60 Times More Water Than His Neighbors 2007-11-14 13:24:00 I hope the people light his house on fire. I hope they show this asshole a fucking lesson. If this were the case anywhere near me I would help... Like much of the region, the southeastern city of Atlanta remains in the fierce grip of a drought that has continued to strangle the area's water supply for months. But as many residents are trying to curb and conserve their water usage, one 14,000- ...