The 11th Hour (2007)Recently watched by the writer (link stealer) of this pseudo-blog generally well done but unfortunate use of
Leonardo DiCaprio (good actor just doesn't have a narrator-esque voice but has a nice pre-teen getting beating by a sack of cats vocal style)BBC NEWS | Health | Genetics linked to breech babies Some babies are born bottom-first because of inherited genetic traits, Norwegian researchers say.
Odd Crop Prices Defy Economics - New York Times
Economists note there should not be two prices for one thing at the same place and time. But, in effect, that has been happening in trading that sets prices for corn, soybeans and wheat.
Drop in U.A.W. Rolls Reflects Automakers’ Problems - New York Times
Membership in the United Auto Workers union fell below 500,000 for the first time since World War II, reflecting the restructuring undertaken by Detroit’s automakers.
Treasury Dept. Seeks New U.S. Power to Keep Markets Stable - New York Times
A plan to give the Federal Reserve broad authority to oversee financial market stability is part of a sweeping blueprint to overhaul a hodge-podge of U.S. regulatory agencies.
Before ’73 Coup, Chile Tried to Find the Right Software for Socialism - New York Times
Cybersyn, a project that included a clunky mainframe computer and a network of telex machines, was in the early 1970s a part of an experiment to help manage Chile’s economy.
Low-Income Residents Get High-Speed Access - Bits - Technology - New York Times Blog
Bits is a blog about technology, innovation and society from The New York Times.
Yeast in an Egg Shell
PhysOrg news: Yeast in an Egg Shell
Mac Tchips
Joomla - the dynamic portal engine and content management system
Hook Your Car Up to the Internet
PhysOrg news: Hook Your Car Up to the Internet
MIT tests unique approach to fusion power
PhysOrg news: MIT tests unique approach to fusion power
Anti-Emo Riots Break Out Across Mexico | The Underwire from Wired.com
Riot police have taken to the streets of several cities in Mexico to ... defend emo kids? A series of attacks on dyed-hair, eye-makeup-wearing emo kids began in early March
Gallery: Nanotech Porn -- Convention Floor Becomes Gadget Central
Materials scientists go window-shopping for the latest devices. Look at the stuff they're looking at to look at stuff at the minutest scale.
Hackers Assault Epilepsy Patients via Computer
In what might be the first physical attack over the internet, hackers bombard an epileptic patient forum with images intended to trigger seizures.
RussiaToday : Business : Billionaire will dig tunnel linking Russia & US
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A Victim Treats His Mugger Right : NPR
Julio Diaz ends his daily subway commute one stop early, just so he can eat at his favorite diner. One evening, his routine was broken when a teenage mugger took his wallet at knifepoint. But neither of them could have predicted what happened next.
Harlem to Antarctica for Science, and Pupils - New York Times
Eager to be a role model, an African-American teacher plans to travel to Antarctica, where almost all is white.
Brake Problems Led to United Jet Skids - New York Times
Two United Airlines A320 jetliners skidded off runways in recent months because of crossed wires in their antilock brakes, the airline said.
Rethinking Real Estate - New York Times
In more than 300 cities and counties across the United States, residential developers are asked — or forced — to include a certain amount of affordable housing in their projects.
In Deep-Dish Pizza Land, a Thinner Blue Line - New York Times
Jody P. Weis, superintendent of the Chicago police, has shocked the ranks with talk of mandatory fitness tests and maximum body-fat allowances for officers.
Behind Every Great Inventor, Many Others Whom History Forgot - New York Times
Behind and beside every big-name inventor are typically lots of others whom history forgot.
Asking a Judge to Save the World, and Maybe a Whole Lot More - New York Times
Two men are pursuing a lawsuit to stop scientists from using a giant particle accelerator, saying it could create a black hole that might eat up the Earth.
Stem cells from hair follicles may help 'grow' new blood vessels
PhysOrg news: Stem cells from hair follicles may help 'grow' new blood vessels
3-D Imaging -- First Insights Into Magnetic Fields
PhysOrg news: 3-D Imaging -- First Insights Into Magnetic Fields
Manufacture and Sell Anything -- in Minutes
Ponoko is an on-demand service that allows merchants to upload their designs and customers to purchase items based upon those designs. It's already working for one furniture maker.
Impact of the Heparin Drug Scare - Imported Medicine - China - New York Times
Following the heparin scandal, weak oversight of a global market for medicines has received new attention.
No laughing matter -- bacteria are releasing a serious greenhouse gas
PhysOrg news: No laughing matter -- bacteria are releasing a serious greenhouse gas
Cuneiform clay tablet translated for the first time
PhysOrg news: Cuneiform clay tablet translated for the first time
Specially-designed soils could help combat climate change
PhysOrg news: Specially-designed soils could help combat climate change
Buyers' Revenge: Trash the House After Foreclosure - WSJ.com
best of craigslist : Thanks, Mr.Hipster Record Store Clerk.
Photo Essay: Unlikely Places Where 'Wired' Pioneers Had Their Eureka! Moments
See where some of the most important revelations in the history of technology took place, from the site where Philo Farnsworth envisioned TV to where the idea for file sharing was born.
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Scientists Want Your MacBook for Earthquake Detection
University of California scientists are building a distributed earthquake-detection system that uses the accelerometers inside many notebooks, including MacBooks.
The Clean Energy Scam - TIME
Ethanol increases global warming, destroys forests and inflates food prices. So why are we subsidizing it?
YouTube - Blue Gold : World Water Wars
Feature documentary based on the groundbreaking book. It's not about saving the environment. It's about saving ourselves.
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