At the summit, Obama will propose to cut greenhouse gas emissions by a range of 17 percent from 2005 levels by 2020,
I've just completed Mike's Nature trick of adding in the real temps to each series for the last 20 years (ie from 1981 onwards) amd from 1961 for Keith's to hide the decline.
The world has reacted with revulsion at Thierry Henry's handball that helped France make the 2010 World Cup Finals in South Africa.
Both the president Tarja Halonen and prime minister Matti Vanhanen are going to wait for their turn with H1N1 vaccine. Both agree, that political elite has no moral justification to take the vaccine before pregnant, children nor sick personnel.
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I used it to tell about things I saw while doing computer security research. This turned out to be quite popular. But then, two days ago, I got banned from Twitter.
'It was like a scene from the Hitchcock movie The Birds. One second all was clear, and the next thing you saw were these birds swarming over the plane,' said an onlooker.
Listen the video to the end and find out, where Krugman thinks you have better chances.
I'm pretty sure, that my translation is anything but good...
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Fifty-five percent of Finns want the number of Finnish troops in the war-torn country to remain steady, whereas some 20 percent would like to see Finnish soldiers pulled out entirely. [...]
I was very worried for my staff and told them they could go home if they wanted, and two of them, who were only 19 years old, did so. 'I called the police but they said that as it was a private party there was nothing illegal about it.
According to Finnish police, it is not a crime to ride on swimming moose. On the other hand, it may be possible, that moose has been scared. But police does not know, how to interview the moose, which has disappeared in the forest. Watch the moose riding video here.
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A group of six Finnish peacekeepers was driving from Mazar-i-Sharif airport back to base when a vehicle driving towards them. The oncoming vehicle's driver died in the blast.
Maria Kirbasova, an ailing Russian human rights activist, has won her battle to stay in Finland. The Finnish Immigration Service granted her a residence permit earlier this week. The agency's decision overturns an earlier deportation order. [...]
Police have found the last of the missing ransom money paid by the Herlin family to Juha Turunen to secure the release of their kidnapped family member.
Police are investigating the kidnap case of a 26 year-old Helsinki woman, who was found unharmed on Friday. Chief inspector Kari Tolvanen says the motive appears to be money.
The Kauhajoki campus shooter Matti Saari planned and carried out last autumn's shooting spree alone, concludes a report by the National Bureau of Investigation.
According to World Health Organization, Influenza A(H1N1) updates (29. April .2009 to 11. June 2009) there has been 28774 A(H1N1) infections with 144 deaths. During that time the death rate has declined from 3% to 0,5%.
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Israeli defense researchers are working on a robot snake that can sneak through cracks and into buildings to send back sound and video of enemy movements — or even plant explosives.
Now during the recession, you may find out, that you'll have to cut your expenses. You may end up buying less clothes, houses, cars or even sex.
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Last days cold weather and rains have done massive destruction with young birds in Finland. Last nights lowest temperature was -4,4C at Alajärvi. Even the birdhouses have lost 40% of the young birds and situation is worse with open nests.
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According to a Time magazine article, "The Male Minority," women make up almost 60 percent of undergraduate students nationwide. Science, technology and math are one of the few areas where men have superior numbers but the women are winning there too.
At least three Finns were detained after police in Moscow violently broke up a gay rights demonstration, according to YLE News. Two were released soon afterwards and the third later on Saturday afternoon.
Moscow's hosting of Eurovision Song Contest in 2009 will attract thousands of homosexual individuals to Russia from all over Europe.
I felt guilty about the deception and two days ago I decided to come clean and write an article to own up to my guilt and to point to the fact that I had not caused any trouble, supplied fairly good articles and had commented sensibly.
Now, I'm no physics genius (okay, I am, at least when it comes to things that, you know, could actually happen) but when I saw that scene as a 19 year old guy, I broke out laughing.
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Interesting collection of topics you have here. Keep it up.
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Yes, we did arrive the same month, February was a good month! I always enjoy reading about your ants and hope to see more of them in the spring!
— rottlady
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Hi Pasi,
Nice to meet you on Newsvine again! Still doing a great job :-)— A.M.Sall
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Congratulations on your big Newsvine paycheck. Don't spend it all in one place.
— schnoo
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Pasi's a really great guy. You definitely need to put him on your watchlist. He also has the second best money-making group on the 'Vine (after mine, of course).
— Andy Min
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I like you and I like your ants.... entertaining, quirky and not your average joe...... definitely worth a minute or 10 of your time on the vine!
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Love your ant stories and want to know more about you! You've been tagged to provide 8 things we don't know about you.
— Angel_C
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Pasi is always able to bring a smile to my day...but I need an update on the ants!
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He's funnier than I am. He posts more science articles than I do. I feel like that last neanderthal looking at the first cro-magnon when I read his column.
Or the other way around. Whichever one of those is more advanced, that is Pasi.
— Cash
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Like most, Pasi arrived on Newsvine unannounced. Yet in just 3 months, his voice can be heard far and wide, and his personality is shining through.
He offers varied views on a number of disparate topics, yet he does so with great sensitivity and respect for the diverse culture that resides on Newsvine.
Most of all, Pasi brings fun, a vital ingredient in any community. Fun at what he does; a passion for what he follows (yes, even Ants!). A great addition to the Vine.
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When I found out Pasi keeps ants as pets, I thought he might be a little weird. When I found out he runs half-marathons for fun, I thought I should probably avoid visiting Finland altogether.
But then I found out Pasi is a kind, generous, intelligent and funny guy, who I'm proud to have as an online friend.
I'm still a bit worried about the ants though....