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TaxProf Blog: WSJ: Obama's Tax Cut for 95% of Americans Is an Illusion

SLalley — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:38:30 GMT

Good data on what "tax cut" means.

'Major discovery' from MIT primed to unleash solar revolution - MIT News Office

SLalley — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:24:01 GMT

Quoted: In a revolutionary leap that could transform solar power from a marginal, boutique alternative into a mainstream energy source, MIT researchers have overcome a major barrier to large-scale solar power: storing energy for use when the sun doesn't shine.

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Broccoli on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

SLalley — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:33:03 GMT

Bunny!

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Are We Living in a Giant Void?

SLalley — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:09:44 GMT

Quoted:At this point, Timothy Clifton’s paper, entitled ‘Title: Living in a Void: Testing the Copernican Principle with Distant Supernovae’, can be brought in to play as the basis of an alternative theory explaining what we are witnessing outside our proverbial window.

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Weasel Zippers: France Regulates Country Western Line Dancing. Yes, Really.....

SLalley — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:09:47 GMT

Only in France would you want to regulate dancing.

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SPACE.com Video Player: Seven Minutes of Terror: Landing Day for Phoenix

SLalley — Mon, 26 May 2008 17:50:30 GMT

Quoted: A blow-by-blow look at the Phoenix lander's planned May 25, 2008 arrival on Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL

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APOD: 2008 May 25 - Phoenix Lander Arrives at Mars

SLalley — Sun, 25 May 2008 19:58:55 GMT

Cool video. I sure hope it works!

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Transatlantic Politics » Blog Archive » Corruption in Eastern Europe: back to square one

SLalley — Sat, 24 May 2008 21:25:28 GMT

Quoted:Corruption is still a big problem in most Eastern European countries, even after they joined the EU. The biggest failure, on the EU side, was to take for granted that once these countries adopt the EU legislation, their judicial systems will function exactly like in Western Europe. But in a Communist regime, the judiciary is a mere political tool. And by keeping all those judges and prosecutors who were trained in Communist times and have a distorted view of the rule of law, these countries cannot function properly.

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Surprise! Conventional Agriculture Can Be Easier on the Planet

SLalley — Fri, 23 May 2008 00:22:16 GMT

Quoted: Surprise! Conventional Agriculture Can Be Easier on the Planet

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Greens and Hunger - TierneyLab - Science - New York Times Blog

SLalley — Tue, 20 May 2008 13:09:13 GMT

Quoted: Farmers and consumers in poor countries are now paying the price now for decisions made by well-fed Westerners, as reported by my colleagues Keith Bradsher and Andrew Martin in their front-page article on cutbacks in financing for agricultural research. They explain how the Green Revolution faltered after Western governments and agencies slashed funds for agricultural research, partly to shift money to other areas, like environmental projects, and partly because of opposition to high-yield agriculture from advocacy groups.

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