Is Global Warming a hoax?

Global warming has quickly become the talk of the town, so to speak. And, unfortunately, it is tied to various political agenda. But is there actual scientific evidence for global warming?
Let me rephrase the question. Global warming theorists affirm the following two postulates:
1. That the temperature of the earth is increasing abnormally.
2. That this increase [...]

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Connect to Duke via Cisco VPN

After two days of trying to get access to JStor via Duke’s Cisco VPN from my Linux box, I almost gave up. I battled both the open source vpnc program and the Cisco VPN client. Then, I figured it out. I’m running Ubuntu Gutsy, but I assume it would work on other distributions and [...]

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Lakota Indians declare independence

The Lakota Indians have withdrawn from treaties signed with the United States, thereby declaring their independence, FoxNews reports.
Russia, China: All diplomatic options have been exhausted.  The future of Lakota country to be placed in the hands of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
In response to yesterday’s announcement by Washington and Brussels that all diplomatic solutions to the [...]

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Gorbachev: US Missile Defense Targets Russia

Former Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev stated in an interview that he regards the US Missile Defense system being built in Czech Republic and Poland as targeting Russia, nor Iran, the Moscow News reports.
In related news, Russia has resumed naval patrols in the Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas.  The Moscow News reports four warships and seven other [...]

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Russian Elections a Clear Mandate

In a landslide victory, the United Russia party, with Mr. Putin as its top candidate, won this weekend’s Duma elections. The election results reveal the predominant sentiment in Russia — that Mr. Putin has largely succeeded in his policies. The results give United Russia a clear mandate to stay the course.
The results of other parties [...]

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