Warming Earth Blows Hot, Cold and Chaotic

Subtle rises in temperature make for wild weather; 'exceptionally unusual' becomes new normal.

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Mars rover mission reaches 5th anniversary (AP)

In this April 13, 2005 iimage provided by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory shows a  synthetic image of the Spirit Mars Exploration Rover on the flank of 'Husband Hill' that was produced using 'Virtual Presence in Space' technology. Five years after the NASA rover Spirit landed on Mars, the six-wheel robotic geologist and its twin, Opportunity, are still on the job. Expectations were far lower when Spirit bounced to the surface in a cocoon of airbags on Jan. 3, 2004, followed 21 days later by Opportunity: The goal was to try to operate each solar-powered rover for at least three months. (AP Photo/NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory)AP - Five years after the NASA rover Spirit landed on Mars, the six-wheel robotic geologist and its twin Opportunity are still on the job.




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Microsoft sold 28 million Xbox 360s by end of 2008 (Reuters)

Visitors play with Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 game consoles during the opening day of Madrid's International Data Processing, Multimedia and Communications SIMO Fair November 7, 2006. (Victor Fraile/Reuters)Reuters - Microsoft Corp sold 28 million units worldwide of its Xbox 360 video game console through the end of 2008, expanding the Xbox's lead over rival Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 console in worldwide unit sales, the company said on Monday.




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Alaska Town Abuzz Over Mystery Sky Explosion

Residents of an Alaska town are in shock after witnessing a tremendous explosion, like a sonic boom, and irregular contrails scribe a path in a clear sky.

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China Targets Google in Crackdown on Pornography

China launched a major crackdown on Internet pornography Monday targeting popular online portals and major search engines such as Google.

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Text Messages May Save Dying Languages

Linguists push to make more languages available for text messaging, figuring that will keep in daily use.

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Tech Q and A: An Analog Guy in a Digital World

Digital TV conversion woes; getting NES to work on HDTV; lost documents; lost file associations.

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The Nation's Weather (AP)

National Summary: Yet another major Pacific storm will slam into the Northwest, providing rain and high elevation snow from the Cascades through the Intermountain West and Great Basin.  More precipitation is expected along the Gulf Coast, while the Northeast remains cold.AP - Storms swirled over the Northwest and Gulf Coast early Monday, dumping snow from Washington to Northern California and promising wind-swept showers for the Southeast.




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Firefox, Safari Cut Into Internet Explorer's Market Share (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - The latest data from Net Applications indicates that Internet Explorer lost market share in December to browsers from Mozilla and Apple.

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Exercise Improves Old Brains (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - The moment of truth has arrived, again. The holidays have passed, the leftovers are dwindling and you have renewed your annual New Year's resolution to get back into shape... for real. Don't worry, you are not alone. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 63 percent of Americans have a Body Mass Index (BMI) in excess of 25 (defined as overweight), while a quarter are greater than 30 (obese).

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