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60 Minutes Reporter Attacked in Chinese E-Waste Pit : TreeHugger

E-waste in China is a huge problem. It is extraordinarily dangerous
for the health of the planet and for the people who work in e-waste
pits. And yet, to the people who are making money off it, it is

Tolerance Over Race Can Spread, Studies Find - NYTimes.com

Mutual trust between members of different races can catch on just as
quickly, and spread just as fast, as suspicion.

Bullies may enjoy seeing others in pain

PhysOrg.com: Unusually aggressive youth may actually enjoy
inflicting pain on others, research using brain scans at the
University of Chicago shows.

Scientists Turn Tequila into Diamonds

PhysOrg.com: (PhysOrg.com) -- Whoever thought that science was a dry
subject might change their mind after learning about a new discovery
in which tequila is turned into diamonds. A team of Mexican
scientists found that the heated vapor from 80-proof (40% alcohol)
tequila blanco, when deposited on a silicon or stainless steel
substrate, can form diamond films.

Postapocalypse Now! 8 Devastating Coming Attractions

Read about the latest Entertainment News on Wired.com, including
art, technology, films, animation, music, web video, tv, podcasts,
and blogs.

globeandmail.com: Researchers raise alarm after chemical leak found in common plastic

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A Doctor, a Mutation and a Potential Cure for AIDS - WSJ.com

The case of an AIDS patient who underwent a bone marrow transplant
is stirring new hope that gene-therapy strategies might someday cure
the disease.

The £6million squatters: Artist gang flies the black flag of anarchy over Mayfair mansion | Mail Online

In its day it must have ranked among the most elegant residences in
London. But a £6.25million Mayfair mansion was revealed as the
latest address that a group of squatters calls home.

How to Drive from Paris to New York : TreeHugger

Jeeps Race Climate Change to Set Bering Strait Record Adventurer
Matthias Jeschke intends to drive from Paris to New York. Of course,
since the Atlantic presents a serious obstacle to wheeled
transportation, Jeschke has plotted a route inspired by

Flexible charge pump: New small-scale generator produces alternating current by
stretching zinc oxide wires

PhysOrg.com: Researchers have developed a new type of small-scale
electric power generator able to produce alternating current through
the cyclical stretching and releasing of zinc oxide wires
encapsulated in a flexible plastic substrate with two ends bonded.

Fears grow for Barack Obama's security - Telegraph

When Barack Obama gave his acceptance speech behind a thick screen
of bulletproof glass it was a sign of the huge security operation
which will surround the new President Elect.

China tells rich polluting nations to change lifestyle | Environment |
Reuters

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said rich nations
must abandon their unsustainable lifestyle to fight climate change
and expand help to poor nations bearing the brunt of worsening
droughts

Earth Can't Cope, New Planets Needed | LiveScience

Sci-fi writers have solutions to our woes.

UK Professor Hopes Modified Bee Genes Can Prevent Colony Collapse
Disorder : Planetsave

Just What This Downturn Demands - A Consumption Tax - NYTimes.com

With the country sliding into a protracted economic downturn, it is
imperative to increase spending over the short run, regardless of
how we pay for it.

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YouTube - MIT sketching

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Editorial Observer - Studs Terkel’s Legacy - A Vivid Window on the Great
Depression - NYTimes.com

I found myself re-reading “Hard Times” because of the
confluence of two unhappy events: the economic downturn and the
death of the author, Studs Terkel.