Spotting Scope

The Telectroscope, London’s window on New York

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:24:44 +0000

It looks like something from the Victorian era, and its name sounds like a device from 1950s science fiction. The Telectroscope is an extraordinary new device that allows people in London to see across the Atlantic. Positioned at a spot near Tower Bridge, it allows people to watch their counterparts in New York, peering through an identical scope.

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Bush Administration Claims Broader Privilege Scope

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:24:23 +0000

Bush administration officials unveiled a bold new assertion of executive authority yesterday in the dispute over the firing of nine U.S. attorneys, saying that the Justice Department will never be allowed to pursue contempt charges initiated by Congress against White House officials once the president has invoked executive privilege.

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Great Pics Of Early North Pole Expeditions

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:24:10 +0000

[From Nat Geo] All B&W photos mostly from early 1900s — some striking, all (together) giving a good visual sense of the scope & vastness of the challenge at the time…

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The Cure For Rampant Sequel-Itis

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:23:43 +0000

We don’t need our future-scope to know what the future of mass entertainment holds: more sequels. Every hit movie has to spawn more movies with colons or numbers in their titles. Every awesome book has to become a series. And every great TV show has to go on and on. And on. There’s no stopping the deluge of continuations.

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FTC complaint flags NFL, MLB, studios for overstating copyright claims

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:23:31 +0000

A complaint just filed by with the Federal Communications Commission accuses the NFL, Major League Baseball, and NBC (among others) of systematically mispresenting the scope of their copyrights, trampling on consumers’ fair use rights.

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How to Win a Marathon

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:23:03 +0000

Well, at least how to nab a trophy for your mantel. As races dole out more prizes, and the Web makes it easier to scope out the competition, more amateurs are perfecting the art of finding the easy win.

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The Long Road to Energy Independence

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:22:40 +0000

President Bush never used the phrase ?energy independence? in his State of the Union address last week, and it is just as well. His program for cutting gasoline demand is ambitious in scope, but modest in effect, according to experts.

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Zelda, Gears of War, and others for $39 this week at Target

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:22:25 +0000

Target has some killer $39 buys on big games starting 7 AM Tuesday. You’d be crazy not to drop by and/or scope out other retailers for some gaming deals. Discount GET!

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Virtual Colonoscopy is Effective In Preventing Colorectal Cancer

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:22:02 +0000

Virtual colonoscopy is less invasive than optical colonoscopy and produces precise and detailed 3-D “fly-through” images of the entire colon’s interior without having to insert a scope.

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Smart night scope

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:21:48 +0000

The US Army has filed a patent application for something that would surely be welcomed by troops in hotspots like Afghanistan ? a rifle night-sight that keeps their head out of harm’s way.

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