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Submitted by David on Fri, 2011-05-27 16:56

Chinese Prisoners Allegedly Forced to Play 'World of Warcraft': Cruel and unusual punishment?
Flash mob: Hundreds of Surrey students dance for Earth at Central City: I wonder what the environmental footprint of this event was once you account for the production of the 600 t-shirts and the transportation of all the students to a different location. Almost the opposite of green I'd say - hopefully fun for the students though.
Married Couples Are No Longer a Majority, Census Finds: "Married couples represented just 48 percent of American households in 2010, according to data being made public Thursday and analyzed by the Brookings Institution. This was slightly less than in 2000, but far below the 78 percent of households occupied by married couples in 1950."
Cooking Temperature for Pork Is Lowered: You may now consume rare pork - at least thus saith the USDA. Others suggest that currently pork tastes a little odd if cooked to only those temperatures. I wonder if the taste might be diet-related?

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