Printer Friendly News http://printerfriendlynews.com interesting news and articles in printer-friendly format Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:42:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Researcher says Moses was high on Mount Sinai http://printerfriendlynews.com/2008/03/05/researcher-says-moses-was-high-on-mount-sinai/ http://printerfriendlynews.com/2008/03/05/researcher-says-moses-was-high-on-mount-sinai/#comments Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:42:51 +0000 http://printerfriendlynews.com/2008/03/05/researcher-says-moses-was-high-on-mount-sinai/ Professor Benny Shanon of Hebrew University hypothesizes that Moses was under the influence of a mind-altering concoction made from the bark of local acacia tree. Breitbart, Guardian, Forbes, Guardian, Haaretz

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]]> http://printerfriendlynews.com/2008/03/05/researcher-says-moses-was-high-on-mount-sinai/feed/ 0 Björk cries “Tibet, Tibet” at Shanghai performance http://printerfriendlynews.com/2008/03/05/bjork-cries-tibet-tibet-at-shanghai-performance/ http://printerfriendlynews.com/2008/03/05/bjork-cries-tibet-tibet-at-shanghai-performance/#comments Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:14:56 +0000 http://printerfriendlynews.com/2008/03/05/bjork-cries-tibet-tibet-at-shanghai-performance/ The Icelandic singer was performing her song, Declare Independence. Guardian, Independent

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]]> http://printerfriendlynews.com/2008/03/05/bjork-cries-tibet-tibet-at-shanghai-performance/feed/ 0 Crocodile jumps out of water to attack Israeli backpacker http://printerfriendlynews.com/2008/03/05/crocodile-jumps-out-of-water-to-attack-israeli-backpacker/ http://printerfriendlynews.com/2008/03/05/crocodile-jumps-out-of-water-to-attack-israeli-backpacker/#comments Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:58:43 +0000 http://printerfriendlynews.com/2008/03/05/crocodile-jumps-out-of-water-to-attack-israeli-backpacker/ See pictures. Telegraph

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]]> http://printerfriendlynews.com/2008/03/05/crocodile-jumps-out-of-water-to-attack-israeli-backpacker/feed/ 0 50 Best Paydays for the Rich http://printerfriendlynews.com/2008/03/05/50-best-paydays-for-the-rich/ http://printerfriendlynews.com/2008/03/05/50-best-paydays-for-the-rich/#comments Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:58:42 +0000 http://printerfriendlynews.com/2008/03/05/50-best-paydays-for-the-rich/ Despite a weakened economy, 2007 brought great windfalls through deals and transactions to these fortunate fifty. Vanity Fair (via Huffington Post)

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]]> http://printerfriendlynews.com/2008/03/05/50-best-paydays-for-the-rich/feed/ 0 Loose change: Iraq War to cost 2-3 trillions http://printerfriendlynews.com/2008/03/05/loose-change-iraq-war-to-cost-2-3-trillions/ http://printerfriendlynews.com/2008/03/05/loose-change-iraq-war-to-cost-2-3-trillions/#comments Wed, 05 Mar 2008 05:21:16 +0000 http://printerfriendlynews.com/2008/03/05/loose-change-iraq-war-to-cost-2-3-trillions/ The Bush administration predicted the war would cost $2 billion, but as the war drags on into the fifth year, Nobel-prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz and Harvard professor calculate the true cost to be in the trillions. New York Times, Houston Chronicles

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]]> http://printerfriendlynews.com/2008/03/05/loose-change-iraq-war-to-cost-2-3-trillions/feed/ 0 Israeli Scientists Inscribed World’s Smallest Bible http://printerfriendlynews.com/2007/12/23/israeli-scientists-inscribed-worlds-smallest-bible/ http://printerfriendlynews.com/2007/12/23/israeli-scientists-inscribed-worlds-smallest-bible/#comments Sun, 23 Dec 2007 06:02:11 +0000 http://printerfriendlynews.com/2007/12/24/israeli-scientists-inscribed-worlds-smallest-bible/ To demonstrate how a vast quantity of information can be stored in minimal space, nanotechnology experts at Technion Institute have etched 308,428 words of the Old Testament onto a 0.5mm square of silicon. MSNBC, Telegraph

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]]> http://printerfriendlynews.com/2007/12/23/israeli-scientists-inscribed-worlds-smallest-bible/feed/ 0 FBI to Keep Track of People with Word’s Largest Biometrics Database http://printerfriendlynews.com/2007/12/22/fbi-to-keep-track-of-people-with-words-largest-biometrics-database/ http://printerfriendlynews.com/2007/12/22/fbi-to-keep-track-of-people-with-words-largest-biometrics-database/#comments Sun, 23 Dec 2007 03:21:51 +0000 http://printerfriendlynews.com/2007/12/22/fbi-to-keep-track-of-people-with-words-largest-biometrics-database/ The FBI is investing one billion dollars to create a database that gathers digital images of faces, fingerprints, palm patterns and irises. Washington Post

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]]> http://printerfriendlynews.com/2007/12/22/fbi-to-keep-track-of-people-with-words-largest-biometrics-database/feed/ 0 Europeans Shop for New York Condos http://printerfriendlynews.com/2007/12/21/europeans-shop-for-new-york-condos/ http://printerfriendlynews.com/2007/12/21/europeans-shop-for-new-york-condos/#comments Sat, 22 Dec 2007 02:59:19 +0000 http://printerfriendlynews.com/2007/12/22/europeans-shop-for-new-york-condos/ The weak dollar and down market are attracting Europeans to the New York real estate scene. New York Times

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]]> http://printerfriendlynews.com/2007/12/21/europeans-shop-for-new-york-condos/feed/ 0 Kidnapped Senator wrote to her family http://printerfriendlynews.com/2007/12/18/kidnapped-senator-wrote-to-her-family/ http://printerfriendlynews.com/2007/12/18/kidnapped-senator-wrote-to-her-family/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:38:15 +0000 http://printerfriendlynews.com/2007/12/18/kidnapped-senator-wrote-to-her-family/ “These almost six years of captivity have shown me that I’m not as resistant, nor as brave, nor as intelligent, nor as strong as I had thought.” Colombian Senator Ingrid Betancourt was campaigning for president when she was kidnapped by guerrillas in February 2002. Washington Post, Google News, Wikipedia

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]]> http://printerfriendlynews.com/2007/12/18/kidnapped-senator-wrote-to-her-family/feed/ 0 Iranian Ahmadinejad joined 2 million Muslim pilgrims in Mecca http://printerfriendlynews.com/2007/12/18/iranian-ahmadinejad-joined-2-million-muslim-pilgrims-in-mecca/ http://printerfriendlynews.com/2007/12/18/iranian-ahmadinejad-joined-2-million-muslim-pilgrims-in-mecca/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2007 02:19:22 +0000 http://printerfriendlynews.com/2007/12/22/iranian-ahmadinejad-joined-2-million-muslim-pilgrims-in-mecca/ At the invitation of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Ahmadinejad was the first Iranian leader to attend the annual haj pilgrimage. 1,708,000 Muslims from 181 countries are in Saudi Arabia for the event. Times Online

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