Facebook users jailed for 4 years over 'riot that never was' www.msnbc.msn.com

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44171232/ns/technology_and_science-security/

Facebook users jailed for 4 years over 'riot that never was'

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Two British men have been sentenced to four years in prison for trying to organize riots on Facebook, according to reports.

Wael Ghonim 'SHOOT US BUT YOU'LL NOT STOP US' EGYPT REVOLUTION www.youtube.com

Wael Ghonim 'SHOOT US BUT YOU'LL NOT STOP US' EGYPT REVOLUTION

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Man perches in Tulsa tower for 6th day; viewers riveted latimesblogs.latimes.com

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/08/man-in-tulsa-radio-tower-streaming-video.html

Man perches in Tulsa tower for 6th day; viewers riveted

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Radio tower: A Tulsa man has spent six days at the top of a radio tower with little food and water -- and America can't look away.

D50 2 - 'THE ONLY STRATEGIC HOPE NOW (2) HEROICALLY EXPLOITING EMPATHY - The STRONG UNVIOLENCE.' SL www.youtube.com

http://youtu.be/7atpPQF9IW4

D50 2 - 'THE ONLY STRATEGIC HOPE NOW (2) HEROICALLY EXPLOITING EMPATHY - The STRONG UNVIOLENCE.' SL

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D50 2 - 'SL's last supper the night watchman provided.' SL www.youtube.com

http://youtu.be/_Wgf1Tme3UM

D50 2 - 'SL's last supper the night watchman provided.' SL

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PLAN B 3.0 HUNGER STRIKE CENTRAL: http://www.youtube.com/user/StartLoving4 FULL BOOK / STUDY VIDEO http://www.youtube.com/ MATT DAMON MOVIE http://www.youtube/...

Hunger Strike D50 2 - 'OH MY GOD - YOU haven't decided if the Science is Real.' SL www.youtube.com

DO NOT REPLY TO ME. REPLY TO YOUR NIECES, NEPHEWS, CHILDREN, SPOUSE.... You WILL answer them. ANSWER THEM NOW, while a few months remain. http://youtu.be/xF3KaRTmEZ0

Hunger Strike D50 2 - 'OH MY GOD - YOU haven't decided if the Science is Real.' SL

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Pr. Obama: Embracing His Inner Truman : NPR www.npr.org

http://www.npr.org/2011/08/16/​139666978/new-republic-embraci​ng-his-inner-truman

New Republic: Embracing His Inner Truman : NPR

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President Obama has kicked off his bus tour just as the political landscape has started to get interesting. Jonathan Cohn of The New Republic thinks the president has found his inner Harry Truman — but don't jump to conclusions just yet.

Life, Liberty, and the Hot Pursuit prop1.org

prop1.org/park/persons/thomas/​reality.htm

Life, Liberty, and the Hot Pursuit

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Climate change considered as flooding hits Cambodia | Eco-Business www.eco-business.com

http://www.eco-business.com/ne​ws/climate-change-considered-a​s-flooding-hits-cambodia/

Climate change considered as flooding hits Cambodia | Eco-Business

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The wet season had come and gone with almost no rain. Despite the best efforts of the farmers from Tralach commune, in Takeo province’s Traing district,

PolitiFact counters GOP claim, says ‘little dispute’ on climate science thehill.com

http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wi​re/677-e2-wire/176839-politifa​ct-little-dispute-about-climat​e-science

PolitiFact counters GOP claim, says ‘little dispute’ on climate science

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There “is very little dispute” among scientists that human beings are the main cause of climate change, PolitiFact said Sunday. Based on our research, there is very little dispute in the scientific community, especially among climate specialists, on whether climate change is primarily caused by natu...

Lawyers: Feds targeting undocumented on Greyhound, Amtrak content.usatoday.com

NEGLECT OF WE OVER-PRIVILEGED AT WORK. http://content.usatoday.com/co​mmunities/ondeadline/post/2011​/08/lawyers-feds-targeting-und​ocumented-on-greyhound-amtrak/​1

Lawyers: Feds targeting undocumented on Greyhound, Amtrak

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Federal agents appear to have stepped up checks for undocumented immigrants on Amtrak trains, Greyhound buses and other forms of public transportation.

DRILL BABY DRILL. MINE BABY MINE. Stage rigging collapse kills 4 at Indiana State Fair www.msnbc.msn.com

DRILL BABY DRILL. MINE BABY MINE. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44​133994/ns/us_news-life/

Stage rigging collapse kills 4 at Indiana State Fair

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At least four people were killed and a dozen were injured Saturday night when stage rigging collapsed after a storm gust, trapping and injuring fans at a Sugarland concert at the Indiana State Fair, officials said.

Sticker shock: 'Made in China' ranks only 2.7% of U.S. spending www.latimes.com

I rarely trust the WSJ, but this seems credible and surprising - http://www.latimes.com/busines​s/la-fi-made-in-china-20110813​,0,2746654.story

Sticker shock: 'Made in China' ranks only 2.7% of U.S. spending

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Convinced that everything you buy these days has a Made-in- China label?

Rick Perry to delight climate sceptics by running for president www.guardian.co.uk

http://www.guardian.co.uk/envi​ronment/2011/aug/12/rick-perry​-climate-sceptics-president

Rick Perry to delight climate sceptics by running for president

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Grist: Texas governor Rick Perry's bid for the Republican expected nomination has cheered climate sceptics who share his view that global warming is a 'phony mess'

msn - "Whether he was speaking to the president of the United States or the cleaning lady, he treated them with the same amount of respect and interest," Droege said.

"Whether he was speaking to the president of the United States or the cleaning lady, he treated them with the same amount of respect and interest," Droege said. http://news.in.msn.com/interna​tional/article.aspx?cp-documen​tid=5365772

"Whether he was speaking to the president of the United States or the cleaning lady, he treated them

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Bachmann: Win a 'down payment on taking the country back...[to Slave times].' oops www.latimes.com

http://www.latimes.com/news/po​litics/la-pn-bachmann-win-2011​0813,0,6987107.story

Bachmann: Win a 'down payment on taking the country back...[to Slave times].' oops

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About an hour after the Ames Straw Poll victory, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann , descended from her bus outside the Hilton Coliseum at Iowa State University to thank the small band of supporters who waited for her.

D-3 ' LOVE SO HOTLY THE FIRE STARTS BY OCT - STRATEGIC IMPERATIVE.' SL. Hunger Strikes Kill Carbon www.youtube.com

WATCH THIS NOW. NOW. NOW. NOW. NOW. NOW. NOW. NOW. NOW. NOW...

D-3 ' LOVE SO HOTLY THE FIRE STARTS BY OCT - STRATEGIC IMPERATIVE.' SL. Hunger Strikes Kill Carbon

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UK's Cameron seeks U.S. advice on gangs after riots www.reuters.com

http://www.reuters.com/article​/2011/08/13/us-britain-riot-id​USTRE7760G820110813

UK's Cameron seeks U.S. advice on gangs after riots

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LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron, under attack over his leadership during the rioting and looting that swept English cities this week, has enlisted U.S. street crime expert William

D-3 'YOU are a QUITTER. You have no right' SL www.youtube.com

http://youtu.be/8gtRBgQFUXw

D-3 'YOU are a QUITTER. You have no right' SL

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Marine to receive Medal of Honor next month www.cnn.com

http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITI​CS/08/12/obama.medal.of.honor/

Marine to receive Medal of Honor next month

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President Barack Obama next month will present the Medal of Honor to the first living Marine to receive the recognition for actions in Afghanistan or Iraq, the White House announced Friday.

D-3 Final Kill Carbon by 2012 Poster - Hunger Strikes Plan B 3.0 - White House - Start Loving

D-3 Final Kill Carbon by 2012 Poster - Hunger Strikes Plan B 3.0 - White House - Start Loving

Arctic Ice Thinning 4 Times Faster Than Predicted by IPCC Models, Semi-Stunning M.I.T. Study Finds thinkprogress.org

http://thinkprogress.org/romm/​2011/08/11/294403/arctic-ice-t​hinning-4-times-faster-than-pr​edicted-by-models-semi-stunnin​g-m-i-t-study-finds/?utm_sourc​e=feedburner&utm_medium=email&​utm_campaign=Feed%3A+climatepr​ogress%2FlCrX+%28Climate+Progr​ess%29&utm_content=Yahoo%21+Ma​il

Arctic Ice Thinning 4 Times Faster Than Predicted by IPCC Models, Semi-Stunning M.I.T. Study Finds

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According to new research from MIT, the most recent global climate report fails to capture trends in Arctic sea-ice thinning and drift, and in some cases substantially underestimates these trends…. After comparing IPCC models with actual data, [lead author Pierre] Rampal and his collaborators conclu...

D-4 'YOU DO NOT LOVE if you do not KNOW and DO.' SL www.youtube.com

D-4 'YOU DO NOT LOVE if you do not KNOW and DO.' SL

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TODAY THU PLS - SL needs your help today for White House Occupation www.youtube.com

NOW. TODAY. I NEED YOUR INPUT.

TODAY THU PLS - SL needs your help today for White House Occupation

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‎1. Do you think the rendition at right would be quite powerful? Yes or No. 2. Do you think of something that would be much more powerful? What? 3. What major...

Arctic Death Spiral: Sea Ice Passes De Facto Tipping Point Thanks to Deniers, Media Blow The Story, ClimateProgress.org

Arctic Death Spiral: Sea Ice Passes De Facto Tipping Point Thanks to Deniers, Media Blow The Story,

Arctic sea ice volume by month in cubic kilometers.  The bottom (black) line is September volume. The plot makes projections with simple quadratic trend lines (details here), which likely oversimplify matters as we approach zero volume (especially for non-summer months).  But reversal of the overall...

Attacks on Science Education Intensify: “There Seems To Be a Lynch-Mob Hate Against Any Teacher Tryi thinkprogress.org

WHEN WILL YOU STAND?

Attacks on Science Education Intensify: “There Seems To Be a Lynch-Mob Hate Against Any Teacher Tryi

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— Chris Mooney, in a DeSmogBlog cross-post A few months back, those who care about accurate climate science and energy education in high school classes registered a minor victory. Under fire from outlets like The New York Times, the education publishing behemoth Scholastic (of Clifford the Big Red D...

Arctic Ocean to lose ice faster than predicted: MIT www.vancouversun.com

http://www.vancouversun.com/te​chnology/Arctic+Ocean+lose+fas​ter+than+predicted/5237451/sto​ry.html

Arctic Ocean to lose ice faster than predicted: MIT

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New research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology says the most recent global climate report "fails to capture trends in Arctic sea-ice thinning and drift," and in some cases "substantially underestimates these trends."

Our view: What's going down? Not temperatures, or AC bills - USATODAY.com www.usatoday.com

http://www.usatoday.com/news/o​pinion/editorials/2011-08-10-c​limate-change-drought-heat_n.h​tm

Our view: What's going down? Not temperatures, or AC bills - USATODAY.com

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Climate change might not cause heat waves and droughts, but it juices the atmosphere like athletes on performance-enhancing drugs.

U.S. Sees Most Extreme July Climate, Oklahoma Sees Hottest Average Temperature of Any State on Recor thinkprogress.org

http://thinkprogress.org/romm/​2011/08/10/293382/u-s-sees-mos​t-extreme-july-climate-oklahom​a-sees-hottest-average-tempera​ture-of-any-state-on-record/?u​tm_source=feedburner&utm_mediu​m=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+c​limateprogress%2FlCrX+%28Clima​te+Progress%29

U.S. Sees Most Extreme July Climate, Oklahoma Sees Hottest Average Temperature of Any State on Recor

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The July Climate Extremes Index for the CONUS was 37 percent. This is the highest July value in the CEI record (since 1910). The culprits were, in order of impact: Extreme warm minimum temperatures (60 percent of the country, easily the largest on record), extreme wet PDSI (soaked northern plains & ...

Girl, 12, put life on line to save drowning Wash. state boy www.msnbc.msn.com

THIS is what it means to be aLive.

Girl, 12, put life on line to save drowning Wash. state boy

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As Charles Ostrander flailed in the turbulent waves of the Pacific, it was another 12-year-old who put her life on the line to save him.