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McCain: "Change is coming"
John McCain's campaign has released some cursory excerpts from the text prepared for his speech tonight.
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Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) - Mauna Loa or Keeling curve
http://maps.grida.no/ go/ graphic/ atmospheric-concentrations-of-carbon-dioxide-…Atmospheric concentration of CO2 is steadily rising, and oceans directly assimilate CO2. As ocean concentration of CO2 increases, the oceans automatically become more acidic. This, in turn, may have severe impacts on coral reefs and other biocalcifying organisms.
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Writers Festival New Science Series - October 2008
http://scilib.typepad.com/ science_library_pad/ 2008/ 09/ writers-festiva.htmlThe Ottawa International Writers Festival has a jam-packed lineup, including a New Science Series. As usual when these sort of things happen in Ottawa, I just discovered I will be away for all of it. Friday October 24, 2008 6:00 PM * NEW SCIENCE SERIES: Dan Falk on Understanding Time Nature Network:
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Daily Links: Eleven Dollars of Fun Edition
http://www.getrichslowly.org/ blog/ 2008/ 09/ 05/ daily-links-eleven-dollars-of-…I had a great time last night, and it only cost me eleven bucks. A friend asked if I wanted to join him to watch the Portland Timbers, our local minor-league soccer team. “Sure,” I said, though I wasn’t expecting much. We sat with the rowdy die-hards behind one goal, and I had a great time soaking up the enthusiasm and listening to their raunchy cheers and songs.
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Political and military effects of climate change
http://polizeros.com/ 2008/ 09/ 05/ political-and-military-effects-of-climate-ch…A US military analyst warns of climate wars, famines, floods of refugees, as areas near the Equator suffer permanent serious drought. The possibility of major water wars between India and Pakistan is quite real, as water from the Himalayas starts in areas controlled by India then flows through Pakistan.
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Reporter's Notes: Air Conditioning Reinvented
http://www.kqed.org/ quest/ blog/ 2008/ 09/ 05/ reporters-notes-air-conditioning…A confession: When I first got the assignment to do a story about air conditioner efficiency, I didn’t exactly leap from my seat in excitement. (Which is why extra kudos go to those who’ve made it as far as this web page!) But, really, I should have known better.
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Is it hot in here?
http://ycorpblog.com/ 2008/ 09/ 05/ is-it-hot-in-here/Here in California, we know all too well that summer days can put a strain on our electricity grid. This is especially true on the hottest weekday afternoons, when air conditioners are working their hardest and office buildings are full of employees.
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Ali Larter, Meter Feeder
http://x17online.com/ celebrities/ ali_larter/ ali_larter_meter_feeder-09052008.…We spotted Ali Larter slipping some change into a parking meter on her way into Neil George yesterday afternoon. Think she bumped into Christina Applegate while she was there? Lookin' lovely, Ali!
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Funding Personal and Social Transformation: Paula Sammons, Seasons Fund
http://www.blogher.com/ funding-personal-and-social-transformation-paula-sammons…In a previous post, Spirituality, Religion and Activism: What's the Connection?, I mentioned the work of the Seasons Fund for Social Transformation. The Fund supports organizations that are using "inner work" to inform their activism. One of the founding members of the Fund, Paula Sammons, who is a Program Associate of Family Income and Assets & Leadership at the W.K.
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Howto select Per-user Editor in Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid)
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/ howto-select-per-user-editor-in-ubuntu-810-intrepid.h…When a program in Ubuntu such as crontab -e or dch -i, is used to edit a file, it uses a helper program called sensible-editor. (...) Read the rest of Howto select Per-user Editor in Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid) (232 words) © admin for Ubuntu Geek, 2008.
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Oil politics backfire on the US
http://blog.greens.org.nz/ 2008/ 09/ 06/ oil-politics-backfire-on-the-us/Open Democracy’s Paul Rogers notes that as China looks to secure oil for it’s increasing consumption it is becoming a strategic power in the Middle East in exactly the way the US would not have intended or wanted. Three transnational oil companies - Shell, BP and Exxon Mobil - were all expected to complete deals by the end of June 2008, but none has yet been finalised.
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