Monday, September 3, 2007

Sept. 3, 1935: Campbell Shatters 300 MPH Barrier at Bonneville



The 1930s is a time for pushing limits and behind the wheel of a car nobody does it better than Malcolm Campbell.





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What's Inside: Snausages Snawsomes



Peek inside the dark and disingenuous world of the pooch treat -- that ingredient list just doesn't match what the label touts.





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Johnny Rotten Praises Battling Bands, Trashes Internet Liars



Listening Post columnist Eliot Van Buskirk talks with the Sex Pistols legend about Bodog's battle of the bands, punk rock, American Idol, boo boys and the "downscaling of humanity" in the digital age.




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Sunday, September 2, 2007

Burning Man Art Festival Leaves Its Mark on Tiny Gerlach, Nevada



The annual influx of burners irritates some locals, but others see the wave of outsiders as a way to make a quick buck. And then there's the shot of civic goodwill the desert festival's organizers inject into the town: This year, they plan to donate a massive solar-panel array.





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Friday, August 31, 2007

U.S. Neutron Accelerator Sets World Record



The $1.4 billion Spallation Neutron Source facility at the Oak Ridge Lab in Tennessee is the world's most powerful accelerator-based source of neutrons for scientific research -- reaching 183 kilowatts this month. The more wattage, the more neutrons, the more researchers can see as they work to make materials lighter, cheaper and stronger.





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Pick the Razr2 That's Right for You



Four U.S. carriers will have the Razr 2, Motorola's successor to its popular phone. But not all Razr 2s are created equal -- enormous differences mark the various carriers' versions. Our Flash animation shows you what's under the skins.




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Germany Wants to Send Trojan-Horse E-Mails, Spy on Suspects



A German proposal to deploy "trojan horse" software to secretly monitor potential terror suspects' hard drives sparks fierce debate over whether the measures violate civil liberties.





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