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An American Lion | 6 hours ago by norman rogers
John Trumbull “Declaration of Independence” 1826 Oh, to be mediocre. I have never been mediocre. I was cursed to be brilliant, cursed to be quick with an answer, handsome to a fault and modestly aware of my own abilities. I have led read more
Update to the About Page
www.chycho.com | 9 hours ago by chycho
The following are the latest additions to the About Page. It will be the last update to the About Page for quite some time. Comics and Graphic Novels Grant Morrison's “Doom Patrol” “Cerebus” by Dave Sim “Ordinary Victories” by Manu L read more
"Geotagged Tweets" Coming To A City Near You!
J A P A N O R A M A | 9 hours ago by Steve Levenstein
Since the "location-based social network" train has left the station, Twitter has not only jumped on board, it appears to be the locomotive engineer. And now with 3rd party apps purchasing tickets on the "Twitter Local Express" th read more
Eneloop Stick Booster supplies emergency power to your portable d…
Trends Coolerchoice | 11 hours ago by cooler choice
Any time a company both enables our gadget addiction and discourages wanton battery consumption we have to consider it a good thing — and, indeed, Sanyo’s wicked-rechargeable Eneloop batteries already have quite a few fans here at Engad read more
Ben Tre Clam Fishery in Vietnam Receives Marine Stewardship Counc…
Net News Publisher | 16 hours ago by Terry
The Ben Tre clam fishery in Vietnam has received Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, becoming the first fishery in Southeast Asia to meet the organization’s sustainability and management standards. The nationally renowned Ben Tre hard c read more
Cartoons: "who is going to Copenhagen", "size of s…
WcP Blog - World Culture Pictorial | 20 hours ago by WcP Blog - World Culture Pictorial
How far from awareness to action? When will pollution be decisively and extensively checked to reverse the wheel of climate change? ..ice is now melting fast, sea level rising non-stop… read more » read more
CSIRO Opens New Renewable Energy Research Facility
theangle.org | 20 hours ago by Rich Bowden
CSIRO Renewable Energy Integration Facility. Credit: CSIRO By Rich Bowden: The Australian CSIRO has moved closer to helping the country reduce its reliance on fossil fuels when it opened a new facility at its Energy Centre in Newcastle, NSW today. read more
Lesotho Farmers Selected to Grow Special Sorghum for Beer Product…
Net News Publisher | 22 hours ago by Terry
Eight Lesotho farmers from the capital Maseru and three neighboring districts of Berea, Leribe and Mafeteng have been selected to grow a special sorghum for beer production in the country. The director of corporate affairs for the Lesotho Brewing Com read more
Instant Mashed Potatoes On Thanksgiving? You Betcha!
J A P A N O R A M A | 23 hours ago by Steve Levenstein
I rarely eat mashed potatoes except on Thanksgiving, and maybe Christmas. Of course, I always mashed the potatoes myself. It would kill my family to think that I'd whipped up instant mashed potatoes to serve to them. But, guess what? I'm going to read more
Instant Mashed Potatoes On Thanksgiving? You Betcha!
AmericanInventorSpot.com | 23 hours ago
I rarely eat mashed potatoes except on Thanksgiving, and maybe Christmas. Of course, I always mashed the potatoes myself. It would kill my family to think that I'd whipped up instant mashed potatoes to serve to them. But, guess what? I'm going to read more
Installing our Photovoltaic Solar System, Part I
Homeowner's Blog | November 11th 2009 by Paul
I have had a pretty good year with the solar business thus far. Therefore, I decided to roll some of this year’s profits into our own Photovoltaic (PV) system. This idea has been batted about before, including as a battery back up for the s read more
Heavy Rains Cause Death And Damage in Kasai Orienta Province, DRC
Net News Publisher | November 11th 2009 by Terry
A twelve-year-old child was killed and more than two hundred houses built of brick and semi-durable materials were destroyed earlier this week in Mbuji Mayi, capital of Kasai Oriental province by six-hours of heavy rain. According to Radio Okapi of t read more
High Tech Conservation Measures
Quoteflections | November 11th 2009 by Paul C
In one of the most remote areas of the world the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society exposes the bloody whaling industry off Antarctica by Japanese whalers. Its flagship the Steve Irwin will now be joined by the high tech Ady Gil."It looks like the ki read more
Tea Bagging 165 Million a Day!
StripTease | November 11th 2009 by vanessa Procter
I woke up this morning, as I do every morning…and I made myself a lovely hot cup of English tea! Ummmm taking that first sip, feeling the warmth run down through my body and into my core! Such a satisfying moment, one I like to relive numerous time read more
Australia and China Should Co-operate at Copenhagen
theangle.org | November 11th 2009 by Rich Bowden
Chinese Coal Plant. Credit: Tobixen By Rich Bowden: Australia and China should co-operate at Copenhagen to produce a binding agreement on climate change, a conference held in Tianjin, China has heard. Delegates attending the talks co-hosted by Austr read more
Using New Green Energy Sources For Your Home
Self Love Tips | November 11th 2009
Using New Green Energy Sources For Your HomePost from: Self Love Tips. Looking for intuitive awareness in the world today? Bring ancient wisdom translated in the Mayan Daily Insights. Energy consumption around the world has increased tremendously read more
The “Cool” Map Du Jour – Climate Change Edition
The Global Sociology Blog | November 11th 2009
Via The Guardian, Interactive: Climate map shows world after 4C rise | Environment | guardian.co.uk via kwout This is an interactive map, so, if you click on the hotspots, you can get more information on the region or the topics. Very informative. read more
REPORT: More than 25% of US bridges are “structurally deficient…
Interesting finds | November 11th 2009 by Jason
Here’s some bad news for all of us: Over 150,000 bridges in the U.S. have been judged to be “structurally deficient or functionally obsolete.” And get this, there are less than 598,000 bridges in America. That means 25.7% aren’ read more
Land Use Change an Overlooked Cause of Global Warming
Interesting finds | November 11th 2009 by Jason
This seems kind of obvious to me. Georgia Tech City and Regional Planning Professor Brian Stone is publishing a paper in the December edition of Environmental Science and Technology that suggests policymakers need to address the influence of global d read more
Swarms of Tiny Robotic Ocean Explorers to Help With Marine Preser…
Interesting finds | November 11th 2009 by Jason
by Jaymi Heimbuch Nope, it’s not a robotic fish. At least, not like what we’ve covered before. Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have been awarded nearly $1 million from the National Science Foundation to c read more
Garrett Says ‘No’ to Traveston Dam
Net News Publisher | November 11th 2009 by Terry
Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has rejected the Queensland Government’s bid to build a dam at Traveston Crossing near Gympie in the south east of the state. The Minister says he considered the options carefully but decided against the p read more
Sharp-toothed shark acts as midwife
mixmysalad | November 11th 2009 by Katia Zevelekakis
Visitors to a New Zealand acquatic centre were stunned to see one shark give another shark an impromptu caesarean section.Staff at Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World in Auckland were initially dubious when visitors came running to tell them there were read more
Yes Men Get Sued For Being Awesome, EFF To Defend Them.
The Sietch Blog | November 11th 2009
You would think that large companies would realize then when you have been the victim of a satirical attack that freaking out and suing people only draws more attention to the fact that you suck. It would seem that the Chamber of Commerce (besides h read more
This week on Gaiatribe...
The Wordsmiths Forge | November 11th 2009 by Elizabeth Barrette
This week's posts on Gaiatribe: Ideas for a Thinking Planet include:Choosing the Right LightAvoid Wasting FoodNews: “California Readies Expansive New Delta Water Plan”Weekend Meet-n-Greet 11-7-09Call to Action: “Save the American Jaguar”Water read more
Thursday, Nov 12th: Poet Kelly Powell and an Open Mic
on the Wilder Side | November 11th 2009 by iwilder
A fun event with a great poet! Green Palate is holding Open Mic events (with the spice of a featured performer!) to celebrate the Green Palate “take on grapes, grains, brews and bites.” Kelly Powell is a friend of ours, and a poet who l read more
Essentials of Team Building
Make Money Online Using AutoPilot Income Secrets! | November 11th 2009 by gary cortez
Different people, different working styles and ideas how do you make it all come together? What do you do to select the best task force for a particular department or a new project? How can you create an environment of optimum productivity and creati read more
U.S. Congress Tells EPA to Study Hydraulic Fracturing and Drinkin…
CleanTechies Blog | November 11th 2009 by CleanTechies
Five years ago the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency assured the nation that the technology credited with opening vast new natural gas supplies was safe. Now Congress has ordered the agency to take another look. As part of the $32 billion Interior read more
Cops combing computer in child-sex case | KRQE News 13 New Mexico
Software preview - Opensorce - Freeware - Shareware - Intern… | November 11th 2009 by blogger shadows.
Investigators have seized computers , flash memory drives, costumes and more, from the houses of a 57-year-old Albuquerque man accused of raping a 16-year-old girl., Continued here: Cops combing computer in child-sex case | KRQE News 13 New Mexico read more
Synchronicity Island empowers human to be a part of river purific…
Living on Binary Digits | November 11th 2009
This colorful structure is called the Synchronicity island and has been constructed in Warsaw, Poland. It is actually a water treatment plant that utilizes human energy in the water purification process. The structure is fitted with exercise machine read more
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