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POPSPressure is on For Satellite Image Company We profiled GeoEye, and presented a bullish case for its shares, just over a year ago. http://www.forbes.com/businessinthebeltway/2007/07/25/washington-congress-geoeye-biz-wash-cz_0725beltway.html The stock has gained 12% since our story, versus a 16% drop for the S&P 500. It will be interesting to see what happens after the launch. Odds are it will succeed, but if not, shareholders could get wiped out.
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POPSHot Destination: Lagos, Nigeria I haven't read much about travel to Nigeria, save George Packer's great article in the New Yorker (see here: http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/11/13/061113fa_fact_packer) about the city's informal economies. A New York Times reporter recently surveyed the city's nightlife, malls and substandard housing and found a huge gap between the wealthy and poor. I think it will be awhile before it becomes a real destination, but it should be interesting to see how travel there increases in the coming years.
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POPSVampire Bats in Venezuela Mantini-Briggs, a Venezuelan former health official, said she was surprised to find many Warao villages now have cats -- a new development. "The Waraos told us it was because there were too many bats that were biting the children," she said.
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POPSPelosi Wants to Save the Planet? Democrats want no oil from the American OCS or ANWR. But of course they do want more oil. From OPEC. From where Americans don't vote. From places Democratic legislators can't see. On May 13 Sen. Chuck Schumer -- deeply committed to saving just those pieces of the planet that might have huge reserves of American oil -- demanded that the Saudis increase production by a million barrels a day. It doesn't occur to him that by eschewing the slightest disturbance of the mating habits of the Arctic caribou, he is calling for the further exploitation of the pristine deserts of Arabia. In the name of the planet, mind you. The desire to swing a cluebat at these twits is strong....
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POPSExercise in a Pill Previous work with genetically engineered mice in the Evans lab had revealed that permanently activating a genetic switch known as PPAR delta turned mice into indefatigable marathon runners. In addition to their super-endurance, the altered mice were resistant to weight gain, even when fed a high-fat diet that caused obesity in ordinary mice. On top of their lean and mean physique, their response to insulin improved, lowering levels of circulating glucose.
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POPSCooliris is so Cool Along with clipmarks, Mozilla Firefox's add-on Cooliris makes clipping that much more fun and very easy to do...hope you give it a try and leave comment on how much you like it.
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POPSJust Tell Me How Much it Costs I have to say I understand why Delta needs to increase its fees - fuel costs have made it difficult for airlines to stay in business. As a consumer however, all of these fees are confusing. I'd rather have them just increase the fare to compensate for higher fuel costs. Or on their website, add these factors into their search criteria so I can see what my total cost would be based on all of the factors. Right now it's confusing, and as much as they put disclaimers out there, people will continue to get surprised at the airport with these extra fees.
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POPSMekong Delta Vietnam The Mekong Delta of Vietnam is known for aquatic culture, floating markets and pleasant river boat trips. Some sample tours and pictures can be found here http://www.lotussiatravel.com/
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POPSOrganic Cemetery A color-enhanced image of the delta in Jezero Crater, which once held a lake. Researchers led by CRISM team member and Brown graduate student Bethany Ehlmann report that ancient rivers ferried clay-like minerals (shown in green) into the lake, forming the delta. Clays tend to trap and preserve organic matter, making the delta a good place to look for signs of ancient life.
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POPSWater on Mars A color-enhanced image of the delta in Jezero Crater, which once held a lake. Researchers led by CRISM team member and Brown graduate student Bethany Ehlmann report that ancient rivers ferried clay-like minerals (shown in green) into the lake, forming the delta. Clays tend to trap and preserve organic matter, making the delta a good place to look for signs of ancient life.
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