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Toyota cuts world car sales forecast by 7%Toyota Motor cut its 2009 sales forecast by 700,000 vehicles, about 7 per cent, as it acknowledged that the downturn in the US car market would last at least until the end of next year. It now expects to sell 9.7m cars and trucks worldwide next year instead of 10.4m ... |
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Pre-Cambrian fossils at Kangaroo Island [Evolving Thoughts]Kangaroo Island is a largish island off the coast of South Australia, famous for its wildlife and food. It also has some of the best preserved Ediacaran fossils, on a par with the famous Burgess Shale. A report on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's TV show Catalyst recently showcased the... |
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Novelist Neal Stephenson Once Again Proves He's the King of the WorldsTonight's subject at the History Book Club: the Vikings. This is primo stuff for the men who gather once a month in Seattle to gab about some long-gone era or icon, from early Romans to Frederick the Great. You really can't beat tales of merciless Scandinavian pirate forays and bloody ninth... |
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Cowboy Upgrade: Welcome to the NFL's Next Flagship ArenaThe Dallas Cowboys are moving house — Texas style. When the team's new arena opens next year, it will be the largest, most tech-laden stadium in the NFL (and one of the biggest sports facilities of any kind on the planet). Its $1.1 billion price includes the most ginormous retractable r... |
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Obama knocks it outta the park [Greg Laden's Blog]Extraordinary speech, Barack. But as Julia said at the end ... "OK, guys, now step slowly away from the stage before it gets cheesy .... oops, too late..." I have the following thoughts. Remember the Friend of Bill hats? Hey, we can re-use them as Friend of Barack hats. The ... |
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School, schmool..... [See Jane Compute]...I'm playing hooky! I'm declaring not just a work-free weekend day, but a work-free, computer-free, long weekend. With nature and good friends and good food and all that fun stuff. See you on the flip side, and hope you all have similar enjoyable holiday weekends! Read the comments on this... |

