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March 17th, 2012 - 9:49 pm § in Misc.

Russians Rival Americans in Knowledge of Science

(Reuters) – Does the sun revolve around the Earth? One in every three Russians thinks so, a spokeswoman for state pollster VsTIOM said on Friday. In a survey released this week, 32 percent of Russians believed the Earth was the center of the Solar system; 55 percent that all radioactivity is m[...]

March 17th, 2012 - 10:23 am § in Misc., The Ave Scene

Esquire Names Dick’s Drive-In “Most Life-Changing Burger in America”

Not McD, not in and out, not anyone of national swagger or nouveau beefiness .. just Seattle’s own Dick’s.[...]

March 17th, 2012 - 10:03 am § in Politics

Condy for Republican Veep?

Putin’s victory his last: Condoleezza Rice Submitted by Jamie Williamsonon Sat, 03/10/2012 – 13:01 Condoleezza Rice Washington Washington, March 10, TopNews of India – Vladimir Putin’s victory in the presidential elections “may be both Putin’s last and the final o[...]

March 17th, 2012 - 9:41 am § in America, Environment, Science

When the US Runs Out of Water

In 40 years, US could face water crisis Global warming and climate change are likely to unfold a water crisis in the United States within the next 40 years, says a new report. It concluded that seven in 10 of the more than 3,100 US counties could face risk of fresh water shortages. The report [&hell[...]

March 17th, 2012 - 6:28 am § in America

March 17: The day the Irish Drove the Brits Out of Boston

St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated each year on March 17th. This day marks the accepted date in 493 CE of St. Patrick’s death as well as the anniversary of the expulsion the dirty Brits from Boston. (source: Huff Post) As St. Patrick is the figure most prominently associated with bringing C[...]

March 17th, 2012 - 12:29 am § in Misc.

GREAT READS: What we Eat

From Amazon Reviewer: This is a great book to read… I’ve had the book for thirty years and haven’t tried anything in it yet, including sonofabitch stew[...]