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See six surprising things you can learn from Google searches.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Google's Year-End Zeitgeist | 12/2/2009 | See Source »

Muslims across the country fear that the massacre, which left 12 of Hasan's fellow soldiers and one civilian dead, has increased what they say is widespread hostility toward their community. But it is surprising that Muslims in Dearborn should be fearful. After all, it's hard to imagine an...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dearborn's Muslims Fear a Fort Hood Backlash | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

Cooley was one of the original smoke jumpers, firefighters who parachute into remote blazes, often in deep wilderness. His first attempt was less than perfect--which was perhaps not surprising, considering that he had never been in an airplane before he took his practice runs. In July 1940, Cooley and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Earl Cooley | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

But the trends in Cambridge aren’t surprising in light of depressed spending figures all across the country. According to a National Retail Federation survey, per-person spending on Black Friday weekend dropped from $372.57 in 2008 to $343.31 in 2009.

Author: By Ike Greenstein and NORA A. TUFANO, CONTRIBUTING WRITERS | Title: Retailers Experience Low-Key Black Friday in Square | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

It would be easy to continue in this way, pulling at random from the grab bag of unpredictable news stories with happy endings. An attempt to Wikipedia “uncertainty principle” yields far too many Greek symbols for any still carbohydrate-glutted comprehension (although the page does...

Author: By Jessica A. Sequeira | Title: Principled Uncertainty | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

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