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In the US they are going to party like it's 1933 (Independent)
In selected watering holes across America, it's party time tonight. In Washington, the festivities will centre on the venerable City Tavern in Georgetown; for $90 (£61), you can taste the cocktail offerings of the capital's most expert bartenders (or "mixologists" as they like to term themselves), listen to a jazz band and, in the words of the invitation, "party like it's 1933".
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I'm Swearing Off Stocks (Forbes)
Maybe my capitulation signals the turn, but here's why I'm horribly bearish on stocks.
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You can call him Mr Time (BBC News)
As 2008 turns to 2009, an extra second will be added to every clock. But who is in charge of our time keeping?
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Tick, tock: Don't be late to meet Mr Time (BBC News)
As 2008 turns to 2009 at the end of this month, an extra second will be added to every clock. But who decides exactly what time it is? Professor Brian Cox meets the man in charge of all our timekeeping - the world's director of time.
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Black Holes Supply Lifeblood for Galaxies (Universe Today)
Obviously, today is the day for news on black holes. While one group of astronomers studied the violent flares of energy sent out by black holes in the near infrared and submillimeter wavelengths, another group used the Chandra X-Ray Observatory to see how black holes can pump energy in a gentler and rhythmic fashion, [...]
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High earners to pay 45% tax as borrowing soars (Times Online)
Top earners face higher taxes as Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling reduce a borrowing bill that will hit nearly £120 billion next year.
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Johann Hari: A Journey Across the Ground Zero of Global Warming (HuffingtonPost)
This spring, I took a month-long road trip across a country that we -- you, me and everyone we know -- are killing: Bangladesh.
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Excerpt: Science Defines Future of War (Wired News)
The future of war is filled with poison gas, germ warfare and nuclear weapons. Each technological change shapes the risk calculations of our primate brains.
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Bayonetta – first-look (Games Radar)
As both a character and a game, Bayonetta is all about skipping the foreplay and getting straight to the climax – so we’ll make this quick. She’s a warrior witch who just happens to look like a porno secretary, and whose skin-tight leather catsuit just happens to be made of human hair.
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Scientists launch vast observatory to solve cosmic mysteries (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Scientists in western Argentina were set to inaugurate on Friday the world's largest astronomical observatory, hoping to unlock the mysteries of high energy cosmic rays that bombard the Earth.
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