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Twitter puts Guatemala user in Jail

Police today arrested Ramses Anleu Jean Fernandez, a computer technician accused of having promoted the financial panic in the social network Twitter,  last Tuesday, a commentary on his website where he called for pooling efforts to remove funds from the Rural Development Bank (Banrural), after the statements made in a video that had recorded the [...]

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Mexico will legalize Drugs for personal use

While everybody its talking about the flu, Mexico senado has in their hands a law that would allow for citizens to carry up to 5 grams of marihuana. Here its the table for the drug and the allowed quantity:

Here its the news in spanish:
http://www.milenio.com/node/204108

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Gun Problems? Not really

“I am not afraid of bullets but of the speed they travel at” – Mexican saying
It turns out now Mexico has a gun problem, this is something new and certainly is something you don’t see a lot of people worried about down here. Yes there its a lot of violence around here, mostly drug dealers [...]

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The Next Great Biofuel: Pond Scum

AUSTIN, Texas — University of Texas plant physiologist Jerry Brand has spent the past decade lovingly tending the world’s largest collection of pond scum.
Now the quest for renewable energy has made Mr. Brand and his algae hot commodities.
NYT

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Models—Human and Auto— Take Bailout Flak at Car Show

Crowds hostile about the state of America’s auto industry have made presenting at auto shows a much trickier job than it used to be, the New York Times reports. The eye-candy models at scaled-back exhibits from General Motors and Chrysler are fielding questions during the ongoing New York event about the bailout, bankruptcy, corporate governance, [...]

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Obama Snaps Up 17,600 Fuel-Efficient US Cars

President Obama yesterday announced plans to buy 17,600 American-made, fuel-efficient cars and hybrids for the government fleet, the White House’s latest gambit to steer aid to the nation’s beleaguered automakers.
WashingtonPost

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Mileage Be Damned, SUV Remains American Darling

They’d better stay away from the New York auto show this week because there they will see car manufacturers showing off their latest off-road contenders, and the majority of the new models unveiled at the show’s press preview earlier this week were SUVs or crossovers. Why? Because while these vehicles may have been declared dead [...]

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In NASCAR, the Secret Weapon Is Motor Oil

The most advanced piece of technology in a Nascar vehicle these days isn’t its engine, its suspension or anything made of carbon fiber. It’s the motor oil.
Joe Gibbs Racing, a team that owns three top-level Sprint Cup cars, has spent about $1 million a year over the past decade to perfect its motor oil. As [...]

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More Strapped Drivers Kick Insurance to Curb

Insurance regulators and safety activists are alarmed at what they describe as a stunning rise in the number of drivers who are cutting back or even dropping their auto insurance to save money during the recession.
msnbc

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Critics Bowled Over by World’s Cheapest Car

Taking the world’s cheapest car out for its first public test drive by a journalist makes for a surprisingly smooth ride. Thrifty transport is not meant to be this comfortable. Tata’s Nano purrs from zero to 40mph in eight seconds and its gearbox changes with ease. The brakes are solid, bringing the car to halt [...]

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