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  1. Oil's expanding frontiersRead the original story

    4 min ago | PittsburghLIVE.com

    What city contributed most to the making of the modern world? The Paris of the Enlightenment and then of Napoleon, pioneer of mass armies and nationalist statism? London, seat of parliamentary democracy and center of finance? Or perhaps Titusville, Pa.

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    Related Topix: Titusville, PA, East Texas, PA, Solar Energy, Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

  2. Bronx will have nation's first green blockRead the original story w/Photo

    4 min ago | NY Daily News

    This row of apartment buildings on W. 135 St. in the Bronx will be the first affordable housing units in the nation to undergo a green overhaul.

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    Related Topix: Manhattan, NY, New York, NY

  3. Global Outage at eBay: Seller Confidence Shaken as Holidays ApproachRead the original story

    8 min ago | The Internet Stock Blog

    Around noon ET we started to get some inbound requests from sellers asking about the status of our systems because of unusually slow order flow.

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  4. Hacked E-Mails Heat Up Global Warming DisputeRead the original story

    Yesterday | Netscape

    Posted By Eagle_Eye 5 hours, 49 minutes ago in Science & Technology A British university says computer hackers have broken into its world-renowned climate change research department and posted the contents of e-mails and research on the Internet.

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    Related Topix: Computer Security

  5. Apache PhotArk M1-incubating releasedRead the original story w/Photo

    Sep 28, 2009 | SYS-CON MEDIA

    The Apache PhotArk team is pleased to announce the release of Apache PhotArk M1-incubating . Apache PhotArk will be a complete open source photo gallery application including a content repository for the images, a display piece, an access control layer, and upload capabilities.

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    Related Topix: Social Software, Internet

  6. WWF targets oilsands after court rules Shell ad is misleadingRead the original story

    Aug 13, 2008 | Canada.com

    A ruling by Britain's advertising regulator against oil giant Shell has prompted a new World Wildlife Fund campaign denouncing the petroleum company's "greenwash" tactics in promoting its Canadian oilsands projects.

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    Related Topix: Wildlife, Outdoor Recreation

  7. Batelco continues to explore investment opportunities in Africa and Asia, says Batelco Group CEORead the original story

    8 min ago | AME Info

    Bahrain: 1 hour, 2 minutes ago Batelco Group Chief Executive Officer Peter Kaliaropoulos outlined Batelco's growth strategy and ambitions in Asia during a presentation at the TMT Finance and Investment Asia 2009, conference held in Singapore recently.

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    Related Topix: Bahrain, World News, Middle East, Jammu & Kashmir, India, India

  8. Bringing the Buzz Back to the CafeRead the original story

    11 min ago | Groong Armenian News Network

    Date : Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:01:31 PST FOOD & DRINK NOVEMBER 21, 2009, 8:01 A.M. ET Bringing the Buzz Back to the Café Once they plotted revolutions, now they're typing blogs.

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    Related Topix: Blog News, Inventions, Niederosterreich, Austria, World News, Austria, Vienna, Austria, Drink, Coffee

  9. Ukraine's `hot air' bedevils global climate dealRead the original story w/Photo

    13 min ago | Boston.com

    Vladimir Gapor is a plumber by trade, but now he's a scavenger, prying bits of scrap steel from the ruins of his old factory and selling them for a pittance.

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    Related Topix: Global Warming

  10. MoreRead the original story

    14 min ago | WKRG-TV Mobile

    A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and blazed through his first-ever venture outside the International Space Station on Saturday.

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    Related Topix: NASA

  11. Atheist student groups flower on college campusesRead the original story

    14 min ago | Carroll County Independent

    AMES, Iowa The sign sits propped on a wooden chair, inviting all comers: "Ask an Atheist." Whenever a student gets within a few feet, Anastasia Bodnar waves and smiles, trying to make a good first impression before eyes drift down to a word many Americans rank down there with "socialist." Bodnar is the happy face of atheism at Iowa State University ... 1 comment

    Related Topix: Ames, IA, Atheism, Religion, Iowa State University, Family, Teenagers

  12. a Offline, no-one can hear you whineaRead the original story

    16 min ago | P2pnet.net

    'Offline, no-one can hear you whine' p2pnet news view P2P Politics:- Yesterday I posted an open letter to Featured Artistsa Coalition members asking them to go back to square one on their disasterous Three Strikes decision.

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  13. Biotech firm taught need for teamwork, flexibilityRead the original story

    16 min ago | The Arizona Daily Star

    Science teachers Carl Dickason, at Maxwell Middle School, and Cassi LaFaye, at Marana High School, are two of 20 teachers who are part of a collaboration between the University of Arizona, the UA's Southern Arizona Science & Math Internship Center and the nonprofit Tucson Values Teachers organization.

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    Related Topix: Biotech, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, Non-Profit, Opinion

  14. Q. Do any virtualization platforms support desktop composition for the guest OS?Read the original story

    17 min ago | Windows IT Pro

    A. Desktop composition is the technology used by Windows Vista and Windows 7 to provide the advanced Aero features such as translucent borders, live taskbar thumbnails, and Flip 3D.

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    Related Topix: Microsoft Windows

  15. Some holiday hiring going onRead the original story

    17 min ago | SF Gate

    Aaron Williams has already received his first gift for the holidays: a temporary job with United Parcel Service that will run at least through the end of December.

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    Related Topix: Transportation, Trucking, United Parcel Service, Air Courier, Banking, Financial Services, San Francisco, CA, Business News

  16. Aastra offers VoIP network infrastructureRead the original story

    17 min ago | AME Info

    Middle East: 42 minutes ago Aastra Telecom Middle East has said that it has reinforced its role in the HP ProCurve Open Network Ecosystem alliance with the certification of two of its products with the HP ProCurve Services zl module.

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    Related Topix: VoIP

  17. Baby can wait as expectant dad finishes spacewalkRead the original story w/Photo

    18 min ago | The Topeka Capital-Journal

    A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and blazed through his first-ever venture outside the International Space Station on Saturday.

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    Related Topix: NASA, Energy, Oil & Gas, Space

  18. Climate debate at Discovery CentreRead the original story

    20 min ago | This is Hampshire

    A CONFERENCE on the challenges of climate change saw around 100 people pack the Winchester Discovery Centre.

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    Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Alternative Energy, Energy

  19. Reliance offering about $12 bln for Lyondell - sourcesRead the original story

    24 min ago | Reuters

    India's Reliance Industries is offering about $12 billion to buy a controlling interest in bankrupt chemical company LyondellBasell Industries [ACCEIN.UL] to create one of the largest petrochemical firm in the world, two sources with direct knowledge of the deal said.

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    Related Topix: Economics News, Bankruptcy, Mukesh Ambani

  20. Atlantis astronauts complete second spacewalk of missionRead the original story

    24 min ago | Walta Information Centre

    November 22, 2009 - U.S. astronauts Mike Foreman and Randy Bresnik wrapped up the second space walk for space shuttle Atlantis's STS-129 mission on Saturday, NASA said.

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    Related Topix: Space, NASA