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Space scientist says texting is four times more expensive than receiving scienti…: May 12, 9:35am 3 reviews science, sms, hubble, texting •http://www.physorg.com/news129793047....; From the page: "The maximum size for a text message is 160 characters, which takes 140 bytes because there are only 7 bits per character in the text messaging system, and we assume the average price for a text message is 5p. There are 1,048,576 bytes in a megabyte, so that's 1 million/140 = 7490 text messages to transmit one megabyte. At 5p each, that's Ł374.49 per MB - or about 4.4 times more expensive than the "most pessimistic" estimate for Hubble Space Telescope transmission costs."

Vegetarian myths, debunked. - By Taylor Clark - Slate Magazine: May 9, 11:08am 1 review vegetarian, food, vegan, herbivore •http://www.slate.com/id/2190872/entry...; A funny take on some vegetarian myths.

From the page: "Every vegetarian remembers his first time. Not the unremarkable event of his first meal without meat, mind you. No, I mean the first time he casually lets slip that he's turned herbivore, prompting everyone in earshot to stare at him as if he just revealed plans to sail his carrot-powered plasma yacht to Neptune."

http://www.miamiherald.com/889/story/525136.html: May 8, 1:16pm 1 review crime, law, liberties, police, abuse •http://www.miamiherald.com/889/story/...; These officers apparently thought the LAPD went a little easy on Rodney King. Fortunately, it only took about 20 officers to beat the everliving shit out of these 3 suspects. Oh, did I mention that the 3 suspects were wrongly accused and later acquitted of any wrongdoing?

From the page: "Police stopped the suspects' car while investigating a triple shooting Monday night. No weapons were found in the car or on the suspects, Ramsey said, but officers said they had seen them shoot three people on a drug corner moments earlier.

Officers gathered around the vehicle and pulled three men out. About a half-dozen officers held two men on the ground on the driver's side. Both were kicked repeatedly, while one was punched; one also appeared to be struck with a baton.

On the other side of the car, the video showed, more officers kicking a third man who ends up on the ground."

village voice news NYPD Inaction Over a Missing Black Woman Found Dead Spark…: May 8, 1:16pm 1 review crime, law, new-york, racism, police •http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0819...; A compelling article that details the different approaches taken by the NYPD to two missing persons cases. What was the difference? Only one was rich and white....

From the page: "The next day, April 26, the complaint was marked "closed."

Instead, it was Romona Moore's life that was closed. While detectives were offering reasons why they couldn't start an investigation, she spent nearly four days chained up in a basement only a few blocks from her home. She was repeatedly raped and tortured by two young psychopaths who eventually beat her to death on the day that the police grudgingly started searching for her. Her family's amateur investigation found her before the police did.

Besides her grief, Elle Carmichael was disgusted. The story of Svetlana Aronov was fresh in her mind. Less than two months before Romona Moore vanished in Canarsie, Svetlana Aronov, the white wife of a doctor, went missing on the Upper East Side.

The day after Aronov vanished, police launched a massive search for her and the cocker spaniel, Bim, she had taken for a walk. The NYPD called a press conference, assigned two dozen detectives to the case full-time, and went door to door, passing out flyers with pictures of Aronov and Bim on them. The cops traced the Aronovs' phone and bank records and analyzed surveillance tape gathered from stores and apartment buildings near her home. A police van emblazoned with the department's 800 tip-line number drove around her neighborhood, blaring details of her disappearance over a loudspeaker. A letter was sent to rare-books dealers, a business the Aronovs dabbled in. Detectives reportedly even consulted a psychic."

Bust of Frank Zappa may be erected in hometown of Baltimore - Baltimore News, W…: May 8, 12:29pm 1 review music, art, bizzare, zappa, lithuania •http://www.abc2news.com/news/local/st...; From the page: "In 1995, a quirky bunch of Lithuanian artists and intellectuals managed to erect a bust of the eccentric Baltimore-born rocker in downtown Vilnius, the capital of the former Soviet republic. Now, they want to place a replica in Zappa's hometown."

Legislator asks DEA to explain pot club raids: May 8, 12:28pm 2 reviews drugs, liberties, marijuana, democrat •http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article...; Hats off to Chairman Conyers for asking the important questions. Where are all the "Small Government!" Republicans when the Drug War is involved?

From the page: "A congressional leader, citing complaints from Bay Area mayors and lawmakers, wants the Drug Enforcement Administration to explain its increased use of "paramilitary-style enforcement raids" and property forfeiture orders against medical marijuana patients and suppliers in California.

With drug trafficking and violence from international cartels on the rise, "do you think the DEA's limited resources are best utilized conducting enforcement raids on individuals and their caregivers who are conducting themselves legally under California law?" House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich., said in a letter to the agency."

Roman mayor vows purge of gypsies - National News, Frontpage - Independent.…: May 8, 12:25pm 4 reviews politics, italy, fascism, rome, gypsy •http://www.independent.ie/national-ne...; Welcome to the new face of Italian Neo-Fascism. Aren't you glad we "won" WWII and destroyed Fascism?

From the page: "The new mayor of Rome promised yesterday to purge the Italian capital of 20,000 illegal immigrants and to raze 85 Roma Gypsy camps.

Gianni Alemanno (50) a firebrand neo-fascist and the first rightwing mayor of the city since the Second World War, vowed to make Rome "secure" as he was sworn into office after his election at the weekend.

Mr Alemanno's election was also celebrated by hundreds of supporters chanting "Duce! Duce!" and raising their arms in Mussolini's Fascist salute."

Cindy McCain says shell never release her tax returns: May 8, 12:21pm 1 review liberal-politics, politics, corruption, republican, mccain •http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?...; Beer heiress, drug addict, prescription forger--what could Cindy McCain possibly have to hide?

From the page: "Cindy McCain says she will never make her tax returns public even if her husband wins the White House and she becomes the first lady.

Sen. McCain is routinely is ranked among the richest lawmakers in Congress...."

Compassion often eludes feral cats; groups out to save them - USATODAY.com: May 8, 9:37am 2 reviews animals, cats, animal-rights, feral •http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2...; Feral euthanasia should be an absolute last resort.

From the page: "Moreover, most ferals don't live short, hideously deprived lives but are quite healthy and less apt to harm wildlife than toxins and development that overtakes habitats, says Julie Levy of the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, an expert in infectious disease and feral cats. When neutered and vaccinated, such animals live many years."