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30
Jun
2009
UK: Economy shrinks at fastest rate for half a century  

5 days ago by Joshuah

The recession-blighted UK economy shrank at its fastest rate for more than 50 years in the first three months of 2009, official figures showed today. Output fell by 2.4 per cent in the first quarter of the year – much worse than the 1.9 per cent drop previously estimated – the Office for National St ...

G.O.O.D - getoutofdodge.net · Rank: 82,846 · 20 references

27
Jun
2009
An intellectual heavyweight outside of the “99%” scientific agreement on ...  

8 days ago by House Hunting

The Civil Heretic NYT FOR MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY the eminent physicist Freeman Dyson has quietly resided in Prince­ton, N.J., on the wooded former farmland that is home to his employer, the Institute for Advanced Study, this country’s most rarefied community of scholars. Lately, however, since com ...

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25
Jun
2009
R.I.P. Ali Akbar Khan, Indian Musician  

10 days ago by Classical Music

Ali Akbar Khan. REUTERS/Adam Tanner The Bengali-born musician, who died last week at the age of 87, was regarded by many as a genius who helped popularize Indian classical music around the globe. He played the 25-string sarod. When he arrived in the U.S. half a century ago, many he encountered were ...

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R.I.P. Ali Akbar Khan, Indian Musician  

10 days ago by Classical Music

Ali Akbar Khan. REUTERS/Adam Tanner The Bengali-born musician, who died last week at the age of 87, was regarded by many as a genius who helped popularize Indian classical music around the globe. He played the 25-string sarod. When he arrived in the U.S. half a century ago, many he encountered were ...

Classical Hits - bestclassicalhits.com

16
Jun
2009
Paula Crossfield: Stop Big Food From Using the Playbook of Big Tobacco  

19 days ago by Andrew

On June 12, 1957, Surgeon General Leroy E. Burney stated that "evidence pointed to a causal relationship between smoking and lung cancer," thereby changing the official position of the United States Public Health Service. This small but significant move opened the door to regulation of Big Tobacco, ...

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Have we graduated from God?  

19 days ago by admin

I recently attended the graduation ceremonies for a family member the other day. The event took place the other day at one of Southern California’s leading universities. It was reported that nearly 50,000 were in attendance at the event. The two hour program began with the color guard marching in, f ...

Pre-Boomer Musings - pre-boomermusings.com

13
Jun
2009
Is Crude Oil The New World Currency?  

23 days ago by Bryan

The classic chart pattern that Adam shows in this Crude Oil video is a head and shoulders pattern. Take a look at it and see why Adam thinks why Crude Oil is the new world currency. Crude Oil – The New World Currency by Adam Hewison Today we’re taking a look into crude oil (NYMEX_CL) market. This ma ...

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07
Jun
2009
Review: Mighty Avengers #25  

28 days ago by Marlowe Lewis

For pity’s sake, will you all just leave Henry Jonathan Pym alone! He has been around for close on half a century now and he has never, ever had a fair shake from anyone. We all know and appreciate that Stan’s winning formula was to put all of his heroes through an emotional mill, but [...]

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06
Jun
2009
The cloud with no name  

29 days ago by WarOnYou

Whipped into fantastical shapes, these clouds hang over the darkening landscape like the harbingers of a mighty storm. But despite their stunning and frequent appearances, the formations have yet to be officially recognised with a name. They have been seen all over Britain in different forms - from ...

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The cloud with no name  

29 days ago by WarOnYou

Whipped into fantastical shapes, these clouds hang over the darkening landscape like the harbingers of a mighty storm. But despite their stunning and frequent appearances, the formations have yet to be officially recognised with a name. They have been seen all over Britain in different forms - from ...

RETROGRESSING - retrogressing.com

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