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End of an era? California cracks down on nude beaches

Oh, the faded awesomeness of 1979, the year that Mother Jones ran a 12-page feature on America's “psychic renaissance,” that string bikinis were in style, and that the California Parks and Recreation Department relaxed its policy on public nudity.

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End of an era? California cracks down on nude beaches

The sex offenders living under the bridge in Miami might get a roof finally

Homeless advocates and county officials intend to move a group of registered sex offenders living under a bridge to private housing this week amid growing criticism – and lawsuits – over the county's ordinance that they must live at least 2,500 feet from places where children gather. But some offenders are reluctant to move, saying that being told where to live, and with whom, is similar to the prison terms they have already served

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Solar Eclipse from Seoul

These aren't going to be spectacular, I don't really know how to use my camera and then it died, but I thought it might be worth sharing. This first one is the best shot added by: jh64487 13 responses

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Solar Eclipse from Seoul

Rapper Feud Mirrors World Politics

Some of the greatest minds in national security have turned their attention to a classic problem: When there is one dominant power, the rest of the world tries to challenge it.

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Rapper Feud Mirrors World Politics

Drizzle causes chaos in dry Chilean city

You know when Britain has a couple of flakes of snow and the country grinds to a halt? Then we hear all the talk of how we're just ill prepared to cope with freak weather that we're not used to…

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Drizzle causes chaos in dry Chilean city

FULL Solar Eclipse India 2009 July 22

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Humans Vs Neanderthals

“Newly analyzed remains suggest that a modern human killed a Neanderthal man in what is now Iraq between 50,000 and 75,000 years ago. The finding is scant but tantalizing evidence for a theory that modern humans helped to kill off the Neanderthals. “What we've got is a rib injury, with any number of scenarios that could explain it,” said study researcher Steven Churchill, an associate professor of evolutionary anthropology at Duke University in North Carolina

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Humans Vs Neanderthals

Solar air conditioners to chill California utility

the sun for cooling has long been considered an excellent application for solar energy because the air conditioning load corresponds with daylight hours Concentrators can be more efficient and take less space than photovoltaic panels which make electricity, according to Southern California Gas. added by: synjun 1 response

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Rumor: iPod Touch With Camera and Microphone Coming Soon?

Looks like Wired’s “well-connected source” is telling them some industry threatening secrets. According to them, Apple’s Chinese Contractors are already popping out iPod Touch units with included cameras and microphones, which isn’t really surprising

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Rumor: iPod Touch With Camera and Microphone Coming Soon?

Solar Eclipse Will be Longest for More Than a Century

For the second time in a year, a total eclipse of the sun is about to cross China. But unlike the moon's hard-to-reach shadow path last August, the celestial spectacle on Wednesday will darken major cities, densely populated countryside, and a vast expanse of tropical ocean. And the eclipse itself will be a monster, with totality – when the sun is completely covered by the moon – lasting more than 6.6 minutes at maximum

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Solar Eclipse Will be Longest for More Than a Century