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China Confidential (Free subscription) | yesterday
Dateline USA .... Amid predictions of $200-a-barrel oil--which would mean $6.50 a gallon gasoline prices in the United States--the three US Presidential candidates are clinging to outdated alternative energy schemes (and scams--e.g. ethanol) and avoiding the obvious solution: untapped fossil fuels. The US and the Western Hemisphere in general are sitting atop vast reserves of heavy oil--including...
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
NEW YORK - Wheat futures fell sharply Friday after the government forecast increased U.S production and a record global crop, while corn futures surged to a new high on continuing concerns about the weather.The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicted global wheat production will rise to a record 656 million tons in 2008 and 2009 as historically high prices prompted farmers around the world...
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Newswise (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
The United States is bracing for what predictions say will be a "well-above-average" hurricane season. Texas Tech University has a number of wind scientists with extensive experience researching hurricanes such as Rita and Katrina and can speak as experts about various aspects of these devastating storms.
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Draven99's Musings (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
... see something on the big screen. Make sure you make the most of every opportunity. Speed Racer. (2008, 135 minutes, PG, sci-fi/action, trailer ) This movie looks weird. I cannot think of any other way to describe it. I am aware of the cartoon, although I am not terribly familiar with it. This live action version stars Emile Hirsch as the title character, with Susan Sarandon and John Goodman...
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F1 Fanatic (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
... and I also think we’ll see more of Raikkonen exerting his leadership over Massa. Here’s my podium prediction: 1. Kimi Raikkonen 2. Lewis Hamilton 3. Felipe Massa Congratulations to Journeyer, Schumacherthegreatestever (no way am I typing all those capitals) and Trish who join me in the smug corner having predicted the podium correctly last time out . But can we do it again? It's over to...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
, Friday May 9 2008 About this article This article was first published on on Friday May 09 2008. It was last updated at 15:07 on May 09 2008.Oil hit yet another record high today as traders bet on the price hitting $200 a barrel this year.The price of a barrel of US crude hit $126.20 this afternoon, meaning the commodity has racked up a new record price every day this week.Oil...
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Universe Today (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Scientists from the MESSENGER mission continue to analyze the data from the spacecraft's first flyby of Mercury on January 14, 2008. Initial data about the planet's gravity field grabbed the science team's attention, as the actual gravity data differed from predictions based on the Mariner 10 flyby in 1975. Any unknowns in [...]
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Report on predictions for wine-making identifies world's top producers in 50 years
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Confessions of a Hockey Fanatic (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
Okay, So I screwed up on Round 2 when posting my predictions. I got the matchups wrong. I wrote it in a hurry in a wifi-cafe when they were about to close. I went 1 for 4 on the last prediction section. Oops. Well, I have a 50-50 chance this round. Western Conference Detroit v. Dallas Dallas really surprised me to have lasted this long. The second line with Richards is the real...
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ZD Net (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
Xen cofounder and project lead Ian Pratt said predictions about his virtualization hypervisor's demise to the newer kernel-based virtual machine (KVM) technology are unfounded, a by-product of his competitors' imaginations. "There's no evidence for it. The Xen community is alive and well. Xen is a true...
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YubaNet.com (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
Scientists who compared recorded Antarctic temperatures and snowfall accumulation to predictions by major computer models of global climate change offer both good and bad news.
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Article Master (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
Usually, before a game starts, the sports analysts give their predictions about the teams performance and result. And, when two strong teams are facing each other, it becomes more likely for sports lover to bet on their favorite team and player. The same is the case with Euro 2008. The live matches are the only [...]
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Global Warming Skeptics (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
Investors Business Daily Environmentalists Still Can't Get It Right By WALTER E. WILLIAMS | Posted Tuesday, May 06, 2008 4:30 PM PT EXCERPT: Now that another Earth Day has come and gone, let's look at some environmentalist predictions they would prefer we forget. At the first Earth Day celebration, in 1969, environmentalist Nigel Calder warned, "The threat of a new ice age must now stand...
