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May17
2012 Written by PortalTaxi Admin
Its easy.. just make a free profile on PortalTaxi.net/news and share you blogs with our readers. Yes, it is that simply.  You can blog about almost anything.. just pick a topic. Happy Blogging!               ShareTweet
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Vermont Bans Fracking

May17
2012 Written by Slashdot
Vermont Bans Fracking eldavojohn writes "Vermont is the first state to ban fracking (hydraulic fracturing), a process that was to revolutionize the United States' position into a major producer of natural gas. New York currently has a moratorium on fracking but it is not yet a statewide ban. Video of the signing indicates the concern over drinking water as the mo [...]
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Iran Threatens Legal Action Against G...

May17
2012 Written by Slashdot
Iran Threatens Legal Action Against Google For Not Labeling Gulf ‘Persian’ New submitter PantherSE writes with an article at CNN about the geopolitical importance of labeling, excerpting thus: "Iran has threatened legal action against Google for not labeling the Persian Gulf on its maps 'Toying with modern technologies in political issues is among the new measures by the enemies against Iran, (and) in this regard, [...]
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Kitchen Tip: For Cooking Hard Boiled ...

May17
2012 Written by Mom's Food and Kitchen Blog
When boiling eggs, start your eggs in cold water and add a pinch of salt to keep the shells from cracking.  It makes for a better hard boiled egg.  Bring water to a boil and cook for about 15 min.  Salt.  Yum! : ) What do you like to do with hard boiled eggs? ShareTweet
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NIH Study Finds That Coffee Drinkers ...

May17
2012 Written by Slashdot
NIH Study Finds That Coffee Drinkers Have Lower Risk of Death parallel_prankster writes "Older adults who drank coffee — caffeinated or decaffeinated — had a lower risk of death [full paper is paywalled, at the New England Journal of Medicine] overall than others who did not drink coffee, according to a study by researchers from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Inst [...]
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Online Loneliness At Google+

May17
2012 Written by Slashdot
Online Loneliness At Google+ An anonymous reader writes "Google+ is a lonely place. At least according to a new study that paints the social networking site as a virtual tumbleweed town. Using information culled from the public timelines of 40,000 randomly selected members, data analysis firm RJMetrics found that the Google+ population, which currently numbers 170 milli [...]
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Forbes Names Microsoft’s Steve ...

May15
2012 Written by Slashdot
Forbes Names Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer Worst CEO New submitter _0x783czar writes "Microsoft haters gleefully have latched on to the latest scoop that a Forbes columnist has named Steve Ballmer the worst CEO. It seems that the article has leveled some strong accusations of irresponsible and ineffective business practices; claiming that Microsoft has not progressed over the last 12 years of [...]
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Kodak Basement Lab Housed Small Nucle...

May14
2012 Written by Slashdot
Kodak Basement Lab Housed Small Nuclear Reactor McGruber writes "The Rochester (NY) Democrat-Chronicle has the interesting story of the Eastman Kodak Co.'s Californium Neutron Flux Multiplier, which was housed in Building 82 of Kodak Park in Rochester, NY. The multiplier contained 3½ pounds of highly enriched (weapons-grade) uranium. Kodak used it to check chemicals and other materia [...]
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US Grabs More Domain Names, $1.4M Fro...

May11
2012 Written by Slashdot
US Grabs More Domain Names, $1.4M From Online Counterfeit Operations coondoggie writes "According to court documents, investigation by federal law enforcement agents revealed that subjects whose domain names had been seized in a November 2010 operation continued to sell counterfeit goods using new domain names. In particular, the individuals, based in China, sold counterfeit professional and collegiate sports [...]
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Only 22% of California 8th Graders Pa...

May11
2012 Written by Slashdot
Only 22% of California 8th Graders Pass National Science Test bonch writes "22 percent of California eighth-graders passed a national science test, ranking California among the worst in the U.S. according to the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress. The test measures knowledge in Earth and space sciences, biology, and basic physics. The states that fared worse than California were Mississip [...]
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Dinner Tonight: Baked Scalloped Potat...

May09
2012 Written by Mom's Food and Kitchen Blog
Are you looking for a quick dinner for tonight?  Here is something! 5-6 thinly sliced potatoes 3 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons flour 1 1/2 cups milk 1 teaspoon salt 1 dash cayenne pepper 1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese 1/2 cup grated cheese , to sprinkle on top Dash of Paprika In a small sauce pan, melt butter and blend in flour. Add the [...]
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Kitchen Tip: How To Keep Potatoes Fro...

May03
2012 Written by Mom's Food and Kitchen Blog
To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with them. ShareTweet
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Hulu To Require Viewers To Have Cable...

Apr30
2012 Written by Slashdot
Hulu To Require Viewers To Have Cable Subscriptions The NY Post reports that Hulu, the video streaming service with over 30 million users, has plans to force those users to prove they have a subscription to cable or satellite TV if they want to keep watching. Quoting: "The move toward authentication is fueled by cable companies and networks looking to protect and profit from their content. [...]
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Microsoft Invests $300 Million In Noo...

Apr30
2012 Written by Slashdot
Microsoft Invests $300 Million In Nook e-Readers First time accepted submitter NGTechnoRobot writes "In a turn for the books the BBC reports that Microsoft has invested $300 million in Barnes and Noble's Nook e-reader. The new Nook reader will integrate with Microsoft's yet-to-be-released Windows 8 operating system. From the article: 'The deal could make Barnes and Noble's Nook e-book read [...]
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Doctors Transplant Same Kidney Twice ...

Apr29
2012 Written by Slashdot
Doctors Transplant Same Kidney Twice In Two Weeks kkleiner writes "Twenty-seven-year-old Ray Fearing suffered from focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), a common type of kidney disease, and needed a new kidney. His 24-year-old sister, Cera Fearing, wanted to give him hers. The transplanted kidney immediately began to grow diseased, so doctors removed it. But then something happened tha [...]
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BORAX: 115 Years of Cleaning and Fixi...

Apr25
2012 Written by Blogging With Jeffrey
BORAX: 115 Years of Cleaning and Fixing Problems What is Borax? Good question!  It’s been around for over 115 years and I never heard of it until about 6 months ago.  I came across a homemade recipe for laundry soap and it called for Borax.  So, I went searching for some Borax.  After finding it at a local store, I used it to make the homemade laundry soap I had a recipe for.  It work [...]
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