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Pipelines as nation-builders? Historians dubious of railway comparisons
2013-08-17 20:58:10| Railroads - Topix.net
To hear some proponents of the Energy East project tell it, the moment the taps open on the $12-billion oil pipeline will be as significant as when the last spike was driven into the Canadian Pacific Railway almost 128 years ago.
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railway
historians
pipelines
Dubious Google Glass eBay auction hammered
2013-02-27 20:40:09| CNET News.com
An auction for alleged Google Glass glasses attracts bids beyond $15,000. Then it disappears. [Read more]
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ebay
glass
auction
Dubious User Satisfaction Survey Attacks Apple
2013-02-12 02:35:07| PC Magazine Cell Phones Product Guide
Is it really possible that the Motorola Atrix HD outscored Apple's iPhone 5? Doubtful.
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survey
apple
satisfaction
Dubious User Satisfaction Survey Attacks Apple
2013-02-11 22:58:01| PC Magazine: the Official John C. Dvorak RSS Feed
Is it really possible that the Motorola Atrix HD outscored Apple's iPhone 5? Doubtful.
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survey
apple
satisfaction
Could Nemo Inspire More Dubious Climate Change Coverage?
2013-02-08 22:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mother Jones: Weather forecasts predict that Snowstorm Nemo will be highly unusual in its intensity-the worst blizzard the Northeast has seen in ages. Already, thousands of flights have been canceled and people are scrambling to stock up on emergency supplies. So it might seem like now would be the perfect opportunity for the media to sound the alarm about the connection between climate change and extreme weather. But a new study finds that exactly the opposite is true: When it gets cold out, some prominent newspaper...
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coverage
climate
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