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Posted by MikeD, at 07:24PM 11/21/09 :
Video Shows Massive Star Forming
Note: Astronomers have made a detailed study of a star-forming region inside the Orion Nebula, for the first time getting a close-up look at the birth of a massive star.
Posted by MikeD, at 02:39PM 11/21/09 :
Republican Deficit Hypocrisy
Note: The human capacity for self-delusion never ceases to amaze me, so it shouldn't surprise me that so many Republicans seem to genuinely believe that they are the party of fiscal responsibility.
Posted by MikeD, at 01:59PM 11/21/09 :
5 Major Companies Innovate By Going Green
Note: Major companies going green include Starbucks, Kimberly-Clark, Timberland, Nissan and Starbucks. These multinationals aren't without their problems or critics, but they seem to be trying to adopt greater corporate sustainability and responsibility.
Posted by MikeD, at 11:11AM 11/21/09 :
6 world powers meet about Iran nuclear issue
Note: Representatives of six world powers on Friday were considering measures against Iran for its refusal to halt nuclear enrichment activities, as the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency warned Tehran not to miss the opportunity to resolve the dispute.
Posted by MikeD, at 09:51AM 11/21/09 :
Cuba tries to keep the lights on
Note: With more than 115,000 barrels per day of Venezuelan oil flowing to this island, Cuba gets more than enough crude to cover its electricity needs. But the government may not have enough cash to keep the lights on.
Posted by MikeD, at 03:23PM 11/20/09 :
AP: Oprah Winfrey to end show in 2011
Note: AP reports that Oprah Winfrey will end her talk show in 2011.
Posted by MikeD, at 09:40AM 11/20/09 :
Surfs Up, Wastes Down
Note: Despite its nature-boy image, the surfing industry often relies on toxic manufacturing processes and generates tons of waste to make surfboards and other products. In San Clemente, a start-up company is out to change a half-century of dirty surfboard-making tradition with the worlds first recycled polyurethane board.
Posted by MikeD, at 08:35AM 11/20/09 :
Tom Waits - Way Down in the Hole (Live)
Note: If you walk with Jesus, he's gonna save your soul. You gotta keep the devil, way down in the hole.
Posted by MikeD, at 07:47PM 11/19/09 :
Ahoy there! President Obama catches the eye of a sailor
Note: Heads were certainly turned during Barack Obama's goodwill tour of China as this cheeky sailor's expression reveals.
Posted by MikeD, at 12:45PM 11/19/09 :
Obama Admits Delay On Guantanamo
Note: President Obama admits the US will miss the January 2010 deadline he set for closing the Guantanamo Bay prison.
Posted by MikeD, at 11:35AM 11/19/09 :
WWII Japanese Super-Submarine Found In Hawaii
Note: According to Dr Hans Van Tillburg, "[The I-201 Submarine] was nothing like anybody had in the Second World War. It had a streamlined body and conning tower and retractable gun." They just found it in Hawaii.
Posted by MikeD, at 08:59PM 11/18/09 :
xkcd - Academia vs. Business
Note: xkcd - Academia vs. Business
Posted by MikeD, at 07:58PM 11/18/09 :
Swiss Government Tries to Stop 'Suicide Tourists'
Note: Concerned that it is becoming a destination for "suicide tourism," Switzerland wants to tighten its decades-old assisted-suicide law.
Posted by MikeD, at 02:35PM 11/18/09 and by 1 others:
U.S. vs. China: Working Together on Global Warming?
Note: At loggerheads over several issues, the senior and junior superpowers (and carbon producers) have lots of potential common ground on climate change.
Posted by MikeD, at 09:27AM 11/18/09 :
Toddlers insensitive to fear become criminals
Note: Even at the tender age of 3, children who will go on to be convicted of a crime are less likely to learn to link fear with a certain noise than those who don't. This may mean that an insensitivity to fear could be a driving force behind criminal behaviour.
Posted by MikeD, at 08:53AM 11/18/09 :
Penguin-Speckled Iceberg, South Georgia Island Antartica
Note: Beautiful PIC...
Posted by MikeD, at 08:40PM 11/17/09 :
By the numbers: 71 vehicles - Patrick Gavin
Note: There are 71 cars in Obama's motorcade as he travels from the Beijing airport ...
Posted by MikeD, at 08:12PM 11/17/09 :
Cheech and Chong Win Back Their Domain Name
Note: Hollywood Reporter: A New Jersey man's dream of owning a Cheech and Chong domain name has gone up in smoke. The pot-loving comedy duo has wrested cheechandchong.com away from Ryan Tracy and his Traced, Inc., winning a WIPO administrative...
Posted by MikeD, at 07:38PM 11/17/09 :
SCOTUS: Banning books friendly to Cuba is OK
Note: The Supreme Court Monday declined to hear a challenge to a Miami school board decision that removed a book about Cuba from public schools. The book was seen as presenting too cheery a view of life in Cuba.
Posted by MikeD, at 05:01PM 11/17/09 :
Prisons full, no space for COP15
Note: The Danish government has passed a lout package designed to stop trouble at the COP15 summit “ but theres no space in the countrys prisons.
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Posted by MikeD, at 07:24PM 11/21/09 :Video Shows Massive Star Forming
Note: Astronomers have made a detailed study of a star-forming region inside the Orion Nebula, for the first time getting a close-up look at the birth of a massive star.
Posted by MikeD, at 02:39PM 11/21/09 :Republican Deficit Hypocrisy
Note: The human capacity for self-delusion never ceases to amaze me, so it shouldn't surprise me that so many Republicans seem to genuinely believe that they are the party of fiscal responsibility.
Posted by MikeD, at 01:59PM 11/21/09 :5 Major Companies Innovate By Going Green
Note: Major companies going green include Starbucks, Kimberly-Clark, Timberland, Nissan and Starbucks. These multinationals aren't without their problems or critics, but they seem to be trying to adopt greater corporate sustainability and responsibility.
Posted by MikeD, at 11:11AM 11/21/09 :6 world powers meet about Iran nuclear issue
Note: Representatives of six world powers on Friday were considering measures against Iran for its refusal to halt nuclear enrichment activities, as the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency warned Tehran not to miss the opportunity to resolve the dispute.
Posted by MikeD, at 09:51AM 11/21/09 :Cuba tries to keep the lights on
Note: With more than 115,000 barrels per day of Venezuelan oil flowing to this island, Cuba gets more than enough crude to cover its electricity needs. But the government may not have enough cash to keep the lights on.
Posted by MikeD, at 03:23PM 11/20/09 :AP: Oprah Winfrey to end show in 2011
Note: AP reports that Oprah Winfrey will end her talk show in 2011.
Posted by MikeD, at 09:40AM 11/20/09 :Surfs Up, Wastes Down
Note: Despite its nature-boy image, the surfing industry often relies on toxic manufacturing processes and generates tons of waste to make surfboards and other products. In San Clemente, a start-up company is out to change a half-century of dirty surfboard-making tradition with the worlds first recycled polyurethane board.
Posted by MikeD, at 08:35AM 11/20/09 :Tom Waits - Way Down in the Hole (Live)
Note: If you walk with Jesus, he's gonna save your soul. You gotta keep the devil, way down in the hole.
Posted by MikeD, at 07:47PM 11/19/09 :Ahoy there! President Obama catches the eye of a sailor
Note: Heads were certainly turned during Barack Obama's goodwill tour of China as this cheeky sailor's expression reveals.
Posted by MikeD, at 12:45PM 11/19/09 :Obama Admits Delay On Guantanamo
Note: President Obama admits the US will miss the January 2010 deadline he set for closing the Guantanamo Bay prison.
Posted by MikeD, at 11:35AM 11/19/09 :WWII Japanese Super-Submarine Found In Hawaii
Note: According to Dr Hans Van Tillburg, "[The I-201 Submarine] was nothing like anybody had in the Second World War. It had a streamlined body and conning tower and retractable gun." They just found it in Hawaii.
Posted by MikeD, at 08:59PM 11/18/09 :xkcd - Academia vs. Business
Note: xkcd - Academia vs. Business
Posted by MikeD, at 07:58PM 11/18/09 :Swiss Government Tries to Stop 'Suicide Tourists'
Note: Concerned that it is becoming a destination for "suicide tourism," Switzerland wants to tighten its decades-old assisted-suicide law.
Posted by MikeD, at 02:35PM 11/18/09 and by 1 others:U.S. vs. China: Working Together on Global Warming?
Note: At loggerheads over several issues, the senior and junior superpowers (and carbon producers) have lots of potential common ground on climate change.
Posted by MikeD, at 09:27AM 11/18/09 :Toddlers insensitive to fear become criminals
Note: Even at the tender age of 3, children who will go on to be convicted of a crime are less likely to learn to link fear with a certain noise than those who don't. This may mean that an insensitivity to fear could be a driving force behind criminal behaviour.
Posted by MikeD, at 08:53AM 11/18/09 :Penguin-Speckled Iceberg, South Georgia Island Antartica
Note: Beautiful PIC...
Posted by MikeD, at 08:40PM 11/17/09 :By the numbers: 71 vehicles - Patrick Gavin
Note: There are 71 cars in Obama's motorcade as he travels from the Beijing airport ...
Posted by MikeD, at 08:12PM 11/17/09 :Cheech and Chong Win Back Their Domain Name
Note: Hollywood Reporter: A New Jersey man's dream of owning a Cheech and Chong domain name has gone up in smoke. The pot-loving comedy duo has wrested cheechandchong.com away from Ryan Tracy and his Traced, Inc., winning a WIPO administrative...
Posted by MikeD, at 07:38PM 11/17/09 :SCOTUS: Banning books friendly to Cuba is OK
Note: The Supreme Court Monday declined to hear a challenge to a Miami school board decision that removed a book about Cuba from public schools. The book was seen as presenting too cheery a view of life in Cuba.
Posted by MikeD, at 05:01PM 11/17/09 :Prisons full, no space for COP15
Note: The Danish government has passed a lout package designed to stop trouble at the COP15 summit “ but theres no space in the countrys prisons.
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