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S&P Downgraded in Treasury Trade After Upgrade for China – Businessweek

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S&P Downgraded in Treasury Trade After Upgrade for China – Businessweek
Source: www.businessweek.com
Eleven days after lowering the credit rating on the U.S. for the first time, Standard & Poor’s is suffering a downgrade among global investors as American bonds are proving world beaters — undermining S&P’s mathematical assumptions — and prompting disbelief among political scientists months after …
    Eleven days after lowering the credit rating on the U.S. for the first time, Standard & Poor’s is suffering a downgrade among global investors as American bonds are proving world beaters — undermining S&P’s mathematical assumptions — and prompting disbelief among political scientists months after …    


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DEF CON® 19 Hacking Conference

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DEF CON® 19 Hacking Conference
Source: www.defcon.org
Started in 1992 by the Dark Tangent, DEFCON is the world’s longest running and largest underground hacking conference. Hackers, corporate IT professionals, and three letter government agencies all converge on Las Vegas every summer to absorb cutting edge hacking research from the most brilliant mind
    Started in 1992 by the Dark Tangent, DEFCON is the world’s longest running and largest underground hacking conference. Hackers, corporate IT professionals, and three letter government agencies all converge on Las Vegas every summer to absorb cutting edge hacking research from the most brilliant mind    


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5" Angry Birds Plush w/ Sound

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5″ Angry Birds Plush w/ Sound
Source: www.thinkgeek.com
Your feathered comrades have escaped the limitations of the smartphone screen to wage war in the real world! Small, cuddly, absolutely throwable. You know what you must do!
    Your feathered comrades have escaped the limitations of the smartphone screen to wage war in the real world! Small, cuddly, absolutely throwable. You know what you must do!    


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5" Angry Birds Plush w/ Sound

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5″ Angry Birds Plush w/ Sound
Source: www.thinkgeek.com
Your feathered comrades have escaped the limitations of the smartphone screen to wage war in the real world! Small, cuddly, absolutely throwable. You know what you must do!
    Your feathered comrades have escaped the limitations of the smartphone screen to wage war in the real world! Small, cuddly, absolutely throwable. You know what you must do!    

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North Korea – The Transformation Of The World’s Worst Building, Ryugyong Hotel

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North Korea – The Transformation Of The World’s Worst Building, Ryugyong Hotel
Source: all-that-is-interest…
However, in 2008 construction resumed after Orascom — an Egyptian cell phone company — was given the rights to the hotel. After 3 years, the exterior of the hotel is now finished, with work progressing on the interior for a planned completion date in 2012.
    However, in 2008 construction resumed after Orascom — an Egyptian cell phone company — was given the rights to the hotel. After 3 years, the exterior of the hotel is now finished, with work progressing on the interior for a planned completion date in 2012.    


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North Korea – The Transformation Of The World’s Worst Building, Ryugyong Hotel

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North Korea – The Transformation Of The World’s Worst Building, Ryugyong Hotel
Source: all-that-is-interest…
However, in 2008 construction resumed after Orascom — an Egyptian cell phone company — was given the rights to the hotel. After 3 years, the exterior of the hotel is now finished, with work progressing on the interior for a planned completion date in 2012.
    However, in 2008 construction resumed after Orascom — an Egyptian cell phone company — was given the rights to the hotel. After 3 years, the exterior of the hotel is now finished, with work progressing on the interior for a planned completion date in 2012.    

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Copenhagen Suborbitals Upcoming Launch Attempt in June

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Copenhagen Suborbitals Upcoming Launch Attempt in June
Source: www.universetoday.com
ShareCopenhagen Suborbitals hopes to launch the world’s first amateur-built rocket for human space travel and have announced an upcoming launch window for their Tycho Brahe capsule. The window extends from June 1-14, 2011 and they are currently shooting for Thursday,


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Copenhagen Suborbitals Upcoming Launch Attempt in June

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Copenhagen Suborbitals Upcoming Launch Attempt in June
Source: www.universetoday.com
ShareCopenhagen Suborbitals hopes to launch the world’s first amateur-built rocket for human space travel and have announced an upcoming launch window for their Tycho Brahe capsule. The window extends from June 1-14, 2011 and they are currently shooting for Thursday,


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Rapture Predictor Harold Camping: Apocalypse Rescheduled for October 21

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Rapture Predictor Harold Camping: Apocalypse Rescheduled for October 21
Source: gawker.com
Harold Camping, the radio host who predicted the world would end on Saturday, made his first post-non-apocalypse public appearance on his radio show Monday night.


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AT&T’s LTE 4G speeds could blow away Verizon | VentureBeat

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AT&T’s LTE 4G speeds could blow away Verizon | VentureBeat
Source: venturebeat.com
AT&T showed off its LTE 4G network performing wicked fast with 28.87 megabits per second downloads and 10.4 Mbps uploads in a supposed “real world” scenario, Verizon advertises download speeds between 5 Mbps and 12 Mbps, and upload speeds of around 5 Mbps, for its LTE 4G network.


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Rapture 2011: Apocalypse Now… No, Now! (LIVE BLOG)

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Rapture 2011: Apocalypse Now… No, Now! (LIVE BLOG)
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for: “Doomsday.” Harold Camping, a radio host and leader of an obscure Christian movement, has proclaimed that the world will end on May 21 based on his interpretation of the Bible — and millions of people have taken notice.


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AFP: The $2.1 billion dollar B2 Spirit stealth bombers left Missouri this weekend on first bombing r
Source: www.google.com
WASHINGTON — The world’s most expensive warplane rarely leaves its climate-controlled hangar but when it does, the B2 bomber makes a spectacularly effective start to a war — including during this weekend’s attack on Libya’s air defenses.

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Transocean Cites Safety in Bonuses – WSJ.com
Source: online.wsj.com
Transocean had its best year in safety performance despite the explosion of its Deepwater Horizon rig that left 11 dead and oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, the world’s largest offshore-rig company said in a securities filing Friday.

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How a big US bank laundered billions from Mexico’s murderous drug gangs | World news | The Observer
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
At the height of the 2008 banking crisis, proceeds from drugs and crime were “the only liquid investment capital” available to banks on the brink of collapse. “Inter-bank loans were funded by money that originated from the drugs trade,” he said. “There were signs that some banks were rescued that wa…

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5″ Angry Birds Plush w/ Sound
Source: www.thinkgeek.com
Your feathered comrades have escaped the limitations of the smartphone screen to wage war in the real world! Small, cuddly, absolutely throwable. You know what you must do!

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