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In Praise of Folly. A book written in the 15th century. It is better to imagine oneself a king than to be one. For in this imagining, you accrue all the benefits of that station while avoiding the pitfalls. Life is an amusing journey. Pointless in the end, but not before.
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Global Warming and $4 Gas
Science – You may want to give credit where credit is due to Al Gore and his global warming campaign the next time you fill your car with gasoline, because there is a direct connection between Global Warming and four dollar a gallon gas.
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Propeller Week In Review: June 13, 2008
News – Dennis Kucinich's failed attempt to impeach George W. Bush ignited this week's lengthiest conversation at Propeller. But the community also sounded off on oil prices, Michelle Obama, and the dark side of working at Hooters (the job seems to be a total bust).
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Mayors ask Congress to help fix U.S. infrastructure
Do No Evil – Mayors say they need federal help to maintain road, water and rail systems They blame much of the decay on shortsighted thinking by officials American Society of Engineers estimates $1.6 trillion and five years of work needed Senators pushing for a bill to create a National Infrastructure Bank
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4 deaths reported as tornado hits Boy Scout camp
News – An apparent tornado has struck a Boy Scout camp in western Iowa, and local media reported four deaths at the camp, as well as perhaps 30 to 40 injuries.
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10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Cell Phones
Gadgets & Tech – Just when we feel comfortable enough to say "wow, cell phones have really changed the way we operate," things get even weirder. Here are 10 facts about cells from around the world that show the scale and style of our contemporary global use.
This story has mostly positive ratings. 125 votes / 1 sink
Two FAA Workers Say They've Lost Out On Promotions After Capitol Hill Testimony
News – Two Federal Aviation Authority whistleblowers said they're being punished for raising safety concerns, even as they won awards for their courage Wednesday. "I'm shackled to my desk pushing paperwork," said FAA inspector Bobby Boutris. "I have not seen an airplane for six months."
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Did food sellers overreact to tomato scare?
News – It's the beginning of the summer, and it's tough to find fresh salsa for our chips and tomatoes for our burgers. But experts say supermarkets and fast food chains that threw out tomatoes suspected in a salmonella outbreak were acting aggressively to protect their customers' health and avoid a consumer backlash.
This story has mostly positive ratings. 121 votes / 16 sinks
The Cons of Creationism
Science – When it comes to science, creationists tend to struggle with reality. They believe that evolution by means of natural selection is false and that Earth is only a few thousand years old. They also believe that students who are taught a creationist view of biology are not being disadvantaged.
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Clinton to tell supporters to back Obama
Politics – Sen. Hillary Clinton will endorse Sen. Barack Obama for president Saturday, and use her final campaign speech to urge supporters to back him in November, a source close to Clinton and familiar with her prepared remarks tells CNN.
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Waitress loses job after shaving head for cancer charity
Do No Evil – A 36-year-old waitress at an Owen Sound, Ont., restaurant lost her job this week after she shaved her head to raise money for a cancer charity.
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Reid hints that Lieberman may be booted from committee chairmanship
Politics – Sen. Joe Lieberman's recent antics on behalf of Republican John McCain's presidential campaign haven't helped his popularity in the Democratic caucus in recent days.
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High Oil Prices Turn Americans To Public Transportations
Autos – The national average of $3.98 a gallon on gas prices is making millions of Americans to leave their cars at home and turn to mass transit.
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Barack Obama Can't Quit the Church, Because Barack Obama Is the Church
Politics – RUSH: Now, Obama has quit his church. And we're going to get to Operation Chaos in just a second. We can't do everything here in the opening monologue. Operation Chaos will come up soon, but first, Obama has quit his church. This is Saturday in Aberdeen, South Dakota. He held a presser, a portion here of his remarks.
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CNN projects Obama clinches nomination
Politics – Sen. Barack Obama on Tuesday will pick up enough delegates to secure the Democratic presidential nomination, CNN projects, becoming the first African-American to lead a U.S. major-party ticket.
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Al-Qaida on ropes: Bin Laden is losing
News – CIA Director Michael Hayden said last week that al-Qaida is losing its war on the West. Skeptics who don't trust any information that emerges from the lips of a Bush administration official do not have to take Hayden's word to believe the truth of his assessment. The evidence is everywhere.
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