Tyler E. West

Existence Of Water On Mars Confirmed

Seeded on Fri Aug 1, 2008 2:12 PM EDT (The Washington Post)

After years of proposing, theorizing and deducing that there is water on Mars -- at least in the form of ice -- NASA scientists said yesterday they have finally confirmed it, after the Phoenix lander detected traces of water vapor wafting off a scoop of Martian dirt, researchers …

science, mars-exploration, mars-landing, planet-mars, terraforming-mars

Earth's Magnetic Poles Due For A Reversal?

Seeded on Tue Jun 3, 2008 5:13 AM EDT (Cosmos Magazine)

A reversal of the Earth's magnetic poles could happen sooner than we think, according to Dutch scientists who report that the planet's magnetic field is becoming gradually less stable.

space, nature, environment, science, astronomy, earth, cosmos, planet, astrology

Poof There Goes Your Privacy: Secret, International Copyright Deal To Infringe On State Privacy Rights

Seeded on Sat May 31, 2008 2:20 AM EDT (Canada.com)

The federal government is secretly negotiating an agreement to revamp international copyright laws which could make the information on Canadian iPods, laptop computers or other personal electronic devices illegal and greatly increase the difficulty of travelling with such devices …

media, privacy, piracy, politics, internet, rights, copyright

Minor arrested for calling scientology a "cult"

Seeded on Thu May 22, 2008 7:38 PM EDT (welt.de - frontpage)

No comment.

politics, cult, scientology

Google Cracks the TV Advertising Nut

Seeded on Tue May 20, 2008 1:50 AM EDT ()

Research shows that 37% of online search users were prompted to perform a search as a result of exposure to television advertising.* Now, you can launch a national television ad campaign right from your existing AdWords account.

google, business, advertising, marketing, adwords, tv-advertising, ad-network

A Humanist Manifesto Turns Seventy-Five

Seeded on Sun May 18, 2008 10:18 PM EDT (The Humanist)

Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany in January, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was inaugurated as president of the United States in March, Mohandas Gandhi carried out a hunger strike in May on behalf of the lower castes of India, the Vatican signed an accord with the Nazi …

politics, progress, culture, birthday, society, humanist, humanism, manifesto

Goodbye to Blasphemy Laws in Britain

Seeded on Sun May 18, 2008 10:05 PM EDT ()

The long standing British blasphemy laws were officially abolished on May 8, 2008. And good riddance to their long, repressive reign—say humanist and free speech advocates.

britain, laws, progress, england, culture, faith, legal, society, world-news, censorship

Mogenic.com, a popular gay youth website rises from the ashes

Seeded on Sun May 18, 2008 9:58 PM EDT ()

Your one-stop portal to gay youth around the world returns.

youth, gay, community, odd-news, homosexual, social-network

IRS still owes some parents their child stimulus payment

Seeded on Sun May 18, 2008 9:01 PM EDT (The Sacramento Bee)

Did the Internal Revenue Service forget your kids? For hundreds of parents expecting a $300-per-child stimulus payment, the IRS could still owe you.

economy, tax, taxes, irs, us-news, recession, stimulus-package, economic-stumulus

Dan Walters: Same-sex marriage is inevitable

Seeded on Sun May 18, 2008 8:55 PM EDT (The Sacramento Bee)

Its air – or facade – of judicial detachment notwithstanding, there is an inescapable tone of sociopolitical inevitability in the state Supreme Court's historic decision to legalize same-sex marriages and invalidate laws, including one passed by voters just eight years ago, t …

marriage, gay, politics, rights, ca, california, supreme-court, legal, homosexual

Underage prostitutes marketed on Internet

Seeded on Sun May 18, 2008 8:48 PM EDT (The Sacramento Bee)

A young prostitute targeted because she was thought to be underage waits in handcuffs after a Sacramento police vice team led by Sgt. Pam Seyffert and working with FBI agent Minerva Shelton arranged a hotel-room meeting with her via the Internet.

porn, politics, internet, prostitution, legal, pornography, underage

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