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I really need to concentrate here you guys! - There, I fixed it.com

Can Asian carp survive in Michigan's rivers and streams? - MLive
Maybe, maybe not. I hope not.

Tennessee officials to promote "moonshine tourism" - Daily Caller
"Tennessee Department of Tourist Development Assistant Commissioner Jennifer Spence said she knows of no other such government-sponsored tourism attraction based on moonshine and bootleggers. The White Lightning Trail is one of 16 self-guided driving trails that have opened or are being developed and is intended to be a 'fun attraction ride.' "

Police lobby congress to keep warrentless cellphone tracking legal - CNet (Declan McCullagh)
Two LA pot dispensary workers killed in separate robberies - LA Times
Take a hint from liquor stores, banks, 24 hour convenience stores, and etc.: You need to have better security. You're in business now, not selling weed to your friends.
British cat gets first artificial bone leg-bud implants - Popular Science

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Cubans producing homemade guns to defend livestock and crops from thieves.-Generation Y


Bees like nicotine and caffeine as much as people do. - University of Haifa
People in arranged marriages happier over time than those who married for "love". - LA Times
Happy Valentine's Day. Heh.
Chasing The White Dog: A book review about the modern moonshine trade-WSJ
The cat-n-mouse game between the government and the moonshiners has been going on since George Washington sicced the militia on 'em two hundred years ago. And it still goes on today.
How A New Jobless Era Will Transform America - The Atlantic
Don't turn good scientists into poor entrepreneurs - New Scientist
Obama to give commencement speech at Michigan this spring - Michigan Daily
I guess we're all supposed to be honored by this somehow. What it really means though is that in exchange for a thirty minute speech the whole area between DTX and Ann Arbor is gonna be a no-go zone of closed streets, police road blocks, roof-top snipers and constant (and very noisy) aerial fly overs by police helicopters for 48 straight hours. Some honor.

The hubless Zigzain bicycle - Gizmodo
No spokes or axles. Amazing looking. I have no idea how efficient it is as transportation though.



Saturn's rings disappear from view when observer is on the same plane - Astronomy Pic of the Day (02.15.2010)
Macworld a great time despite—or because of—Apple's absence - Ars Technica
“We give the citizens the lack of policing they demand.” - Ann Arbor.com/
Ex-Ann Arbor cop explains how the LEO's here use their discretion in low-level crime situations.
What Are They Up To In Davos?-Adbusters
The poobahs of the capitalist class get together yearly to devise new forms of bread & circuses to lull people into complacency.
Bob Black: The Libertarian As Conservative -
"The state tries to turn its soldiers and policemen into objects of veneration and respect, but uniforms lose a lot of their mystique when you see them on park rangers and garbage men."