Pattern Recognition: That Was Then; Losing My (Institutional) Religion; Mobile Native

Source: The Network Garden

Michael Pollan: The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals In terms of pure readability, I enjoyed In Defense of Food more, but this book feels more important in how it delineates the 'self-perpetuating' ...
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Rising temperature pushes power demand

Source: Times of India

BHUBANESWAR: With no major rain expected in Odisha in the next 10 days, the intense heat wave and power crisis will prevail for quite some time, officials said on Friday. "We see little indication of major rainf ...
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Letters to the editor, May 26

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

The editorial "Left behind" (May 23) badly missed the mark. It says Secretary of Education Arne Duncan should reject California's request for a waiver from the No Child Left Behind law. Why? California has good reasons for forg ...
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Sonia Gandhi to arrive today amid Ulfa hardliners' bandh

Source: Times of India

GUWAHATI: Congress president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi will arrive in the city on Saturday to attend the first anniversary celebration of the third consecutive term of the Congress government in the ...
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St. Albert designer crafts boards a cut above the rest

Source: Edmonton Journal

EDMONTON - Geoff Lilge’s cutting boards, butcher blocks and knife holders are so much more than pieces of wood. Beautifully designed and crafted from walnut and maple, they are meant to be functional and lovely additions ...
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Asom Gana Parishad bandh against petrol hike on May 31

Source: Times of India

GUWAHATI: The AGP has called a dawn-to-dusk bandh on May 31 in protest against the abnormal hike in petrol prices. The 12-hour bandh will begin at 6 am, but will, however, exclude emergency services. The Assam band ...
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Gridlock in Congress imperils projects here, Gregoire says in D.C.

Source: TheNewsTribune.com

Gov. Chris Gregoire has a message for members of Congress who are so paralyzed they can’t even pass a basic highway bill: Take a look at the Columbia River bridge on Interstate 5 that connects Washington and Oregon, with its northbound ...
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Bruce Jenner ride bright pink scooter while son Brody cruises in macho muscle car

Source: Daily Mail - UK

They always say like father like son. But it seems Bruce Jenner and his son Brody are poles apart when it comes to transportation choices. For while the champion Olympic decathlete showed his feminine side by driving around in a lurid pink scooter tod ...
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We Never Thought We Would Say This, But This Is The Coolest Rear-View Mirror Ever

Source: Automotive Blogs

We haven’t gotten this excited for a rear-view mirror since Pearl Jam’s greatest hits, but Audi has managed to advance the art of looking behind us and promptly ignoring what’s there. It’s the race car driver’s credo: “what ...
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