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    Arctic sea ice 'lowest in recorded history - and still one more month to melt

    Arctic sea ice 'lowest in recorded history' by Paul Handley Fri Aug 10, 4:12 PM ET WASHINGTON (AFP) - Sea ice in the northern hemisphere has plunged to the lowest levels ever measured, a US Arctic specialist said Friday, adding that it was likely part of the long-term trend of polar ice...
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    If harvesting whales are depressing, how about those lowely chickens?

    Some food for thought the next time you go to McDonalds: "With a growing number of consumers switching from red meat to poultry, the chicken and turkey industries are booming. In addition to the expanding U.S market, poultry companies are also benefiting from expanding markets around the...
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    Are Americans happy with having so little vacation?

    I just started to read this report about No Vacation Nation "The United States is the only advanced economy in the world that does not guarantee its workers paid vacation. European countries establish legal rights to at least 20 days of paid vacation per year, with legal requirement of 25...
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    SETI - Opteron benchmark

    Tom has mad more benchmarks, this time on Xeon and Opteron systems http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20030422/opteron-25.html The opteron seems like an interresting seti system with 1:08 for a 0.417 WU (if you dont look at the price that is)
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    SETI - Tom test newest P4 and chipset

    Looks like there is some really nice times for the newest P4: http://www.tomshardware.com/mainboard/20030414/i875p-24.html (1:34 for a 0.417 AR WU)