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Shifting Winds and Timber Fuel Calif. Fires - New York Times Peninsula On-lineShifting Winds and Timber Fuel Calif. FiresNew York Times - 1 hour agoBy JENNIFER STEINHAUER LOS ANGELES - A fast-moving fire in Goleta, just north of Santa Barbara, has forced nearly 2000 residents from their homes, as a shift in winds and the availabi Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Shifting Winds and Timber Fuel Calif. Fires A fast-moving fire north of Santa Barbara has forced 2,000 residents from their homes, one of 60 active fires across the state of California. Home > Rss Directory > General > NY Time |
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Shimano Shuns Cables for Full Electronic Shifting Japanese parts manufacturer Shimano is launching an electronic shifting system for high-end road bikes that it claims will vastly improve performance and reduce maintenance. By replacing the conventional levers that pull wound-steel cables through protective housings with solid-state switches and Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Shimano Shuns Cables for Full Electronic Shifting Japanese parts manufacturer Shimano is launching an electronic shifting system for high-end road bikes that it claims will vastly improve performance and reduce maintenance. By replacing the conventional levers that pull wound-steel cables through protective housings with solid-state switches and Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Calif. prison healthcare still lacking, judge says - Reuters Calif. prison healthcare still lacking, judge saysReuters - 5 hours agoSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Healthcare in California prisons has improved greatly since a federal judge seized control of the system two years ago, but the judge said on Wednesday that more steps are nee Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Build a Better Car Battery and a Cash Prize Could Be Yours - New York Times NewsOXYBuild a Better Car Battery and a Cash Prize Could Be YoursNew York Times - 4 hours agoBy Michael Cooper FRESNO, Calif. - In the 18th century the British parliament offered a ÂŁ20000 prize to anyone who figured how to solve the problem of calculating longitude. Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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‘No Country’ and ‘Blood’ Lead Oscar Nominations - New York Times Javno.hr‘No Country’ and ‘Blood’ Lead Oscar NominationsNew York Times - 1 hour agoChris Pizzello/AP Actress Kathy Bates and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis announced the nominations for best picture for the 80th Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Mo. AG requests Calif. stay same-sex marriage ruling - San Jose Mercury News Turkish PressMo. AG requests Calif. stay same-sex marriage rulingSan Jose Mercury News - 46 minutes agoAP JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.—Missouri's attorney general has joined 10 states in asking the California Supreme Court to delay finalizing its ruling that legalizes same-sex Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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With Motorcycles, Eco-Friendly and Badass Can Mix : Electric and alternative-fuel bikes are the future of individual transportation not because of their fuel efficiency but because they are extremely cool. That's right. Creators of eco-friendly motorcycles are pushing the limits of their designs to make them desirable to a biking community that Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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With Motorcycles, Eco-Friendly and Badass Can Mix : Electric and alternative-fuel bikes are the future of individual transportation not because of their fuel efficiency but because they are extremely cool. That's right. Creators of eco-friendly motorcycles are pushing the limits of their designs to make them desirable to a biking community that Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Republicans Battle for Votes and Money in California - New York Times Boston GlobeRepublicans Battle for Votes and Money in CaliforniaNew York Times - 6 hours agoA pack of journalists watched as Mitt Romney visited the Bennett family; from left, 14-year old Garrett, Charlene, 10-year old Lauren, and Greg, in Long Beach, Calif.Repub Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Calif. wildfire grows despite effort, calmer winds
(AP) AP - Firefighters took advantage of cooler temperatures and calmer winds Saturday as they continued to fight a persistent wildfire in the Santa Cruz Mountains that has chewed through acres of centuries-old redwoods, destroyed at least 17 homes and displaced hundreds of people. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Surging Oil and Food Prices Threaten the World Economy, Finance ... - New York Times Lompoc RecordSurging Oil and Food Prices Threaten the World Economy, Finance ...New York Times - 2 hours agoBy MARTIN FACKLER OSAKA, Japan - The global economy faces a one-two punch from slowing growth and soaring fuel and food prices, finance ministers from the Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Fuel not a dealbreaker as UAL/USAir talks founder - Reuters HĂĽrriyetFuel not a dealbreaker as UAL/USAir talks founderReuters - 46 minutes agoBy John Crawley WASHINGTON, May 30 (Reuters) - The challenge of skyrocketing fuel costs was not a dealbreaker in failed merger talks between United Airlines parent UAL Corp (UAUA.Conti Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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AT&T to replace batteries after explosions and fires NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc said on Wednesday it will replace 17,000 batteries mostly used to back up power supply for its U-verse television network after two fires and two explosions in a little over a year. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Reuter |
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In Next-Gen Bullets and Bombs, Even the Casing Explodes The Pentagon has quietly been working on a new arsenal of advanced weaponry that replaces metal casings with "reactive materials," normally harmless matter that combines to release explosive amounts of energy on impact, tearing targets apart with violent fury. In development for more Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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In Next-Gen Bullets and Bombs, Even the Casing Explodes The Pentagon has quietly been working on a new arsenal of advanced weaponry that replaces metal casings with "reactive materials," normally harmless matter that combines to release explosive amounts of energy on impact, tearing targets apart with violent fury. In development for more Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Video: Watch Fire Researchers Torch Homes, Offices and Warehouses : To model how flames turn buildings into ashes, the nation's leading fire researchers don't play with matches over the sink. Instead they burn down entire homes, cubicles and warehouses. At the National Institutes of Standards and Technologies, researchers set huge fires under a 40-foo Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Video: Watch Fire Researchers Torch Homes, Offices and Warehouses : To model how flames turn buildings into ashes, the nation's leading fire researchers don't play with matches over the sink. Instead they burn down entire homes, cubicles and warehouses. At the National Institutes of Standards and Technologies, researchers set huge fires under a 40-foo Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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In Hot, Flat, and Crowded, Thomas Friedman Calls for a Green Energy Revolution Thomas Friedman is about to dive into the green-tech fray. In his latest book, Hot, Flat, and Crowded, the multi-Pulitzer-winning journalist says everyone needs to accept that oil will never be cheap again and that wasteful, polluting technologies cannot be tolerated. The last big innovatio Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |