Israel weighing construction of nuclear power plant

2 days 23 hrs 38 mins ago

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Disney to Sell Mickey-Inspired Fruit, Veggie Products

2007/10/12 13:20:30

Disney plans to sell a line of products called Disney Garden.

NBA Facebook page surpasses two million fans

2 days 23 hrs 15 mins ago

The National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced that the official NBA page on Facebook (www.facebook.com/nba) has surpassed two million fans, an unprecedented number for a sports league on the social networking site. Overall, the official NBA page, all 30 NBA team pages, and NBA player pages have accumulated more than 16.5 million fans across Facebook.

Scientists Find Why 'Sunshine' Vitamin D Is Crucial

3 days 1 hr 53 mins ago

Vitamin D is vital in activating human defenses and low levels suffered by around half the world's population may mean their immune systems' killer T cells are poor at fighting infection, scientists said on Sunday.

Lil Wayne begins year jail term in NYC gun case (AP)

2 days 23 hrs 20 mins ago

AP - Lil Wayne was sentenced Monday to a year in jail in New York City for having a loaded gun on his tour bus in 2007, then was taken away in handcuffs to begin his term immediately.

Super-Fast Non-Profit Networks Still Won't Merge

2007/11/08 11:19:00

Internet2, National LambdaRail both supply research institutions, universities, but decide to stay separate.