Image credit: Sploid TreeHugger has pointed out the environmental costs of going to the gym before; I have been using this silly photograph that says it all since 2006. Now Sara points out in her post The Hidden Dangers of the Gym: Grimy and Downright Nasty that they also harbour CA-MRSA (Community acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), and could “make you sick, Really, really sick.” Sara notes that “The deadly infection is linked to more than 18,000 deaths per year in the US.” But you know what will make you sicke… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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photo: Marcin Wichary / Creative Commons Given climate change’s complexity, anything that breaks it down into more intellectually digestible bits without dumbing it down is a good thing. The latest in that category comes from Skeptical Science (via
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Three Gorges Dam. Photo by Britrob via Flickr Creative Commons Knowing that China is hurting for water , it comes as no surprise that the country is setting aside a massive $30 billion for water conservation during 2011. China’s rapid growth could be stalled by water shortages , which is needed for everything from manufacturing to mining to generating ele… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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We’re not sure how many more times it must be said, but seriously people — stop texting on your cellphone while operating a gigantic vehicle at high speeds. If you’re not already convinced that driving a car and trying to tap out a message on a tiny keyboard (or heaven forbid, no keyboard at all) is a poor match, perhaps the short documentary AT&T has just released will convince you otherwise. The carrier is launching a campaign geared towards teens over the holidays leading up to New Year’s Eve in the hopes that the youth of the world will be slightly less sure of their invincibility — at least where car driving and text messaging is concerned. Sure, the video (located after the break) borders on sentimentality at times, but we’ll take a little heavy-handedness over the injury or death of human beings simply because someone couldn’t wait to tell someone else that they’d be there soon. Trust us, your friends aren’t that worried about punctuality. Continue reading AT&T releases dramatic anti-texting while driving documentary AT&T releases dramatic anti-texting while driving documentary originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Dec 2010 12:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Court convicts Yonatan Pollack of illegal gathering; Association for Civil Rights slams verdict
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Things are looking up for Gov. Mark Sanford as he prepares to leave office on his own terms more than a year after the international affair that derailed his once-promising political career. (Dec. 27)
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I want to thank all C&L readers for their support of our book, Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America A great holiday read. We get a lot of books sent to us and I asked Nicole what books she was reading. She’s currently reading ” Girl With A Dragon Tattoo trilogy , which I heard was great. Now that I’m getting back into the swing of things again, I want to hear from my readers. What books did you think were the best books of 2010? Not just political books, either. I’m a big fan of potboiler detective stories for the escape too. So what books were the must-reads for you this year?
Continue reading …When the Associated Press put together a roll call of the notable deaths of 2010, some of them came with a little glitter in their brief descriptions from reporter Bernard McGhee. For example: Sen. Robert C. Byrd, 92. Rose from an impoverished childhood in West Virginia's coal country to become the longest-serving senator in U.S. history. June 28. Or this one: U.S. Rep. John Murtha, 77. The tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War. Feb. 8. Complications from gallbladder surgery. Both of these men were renowned as pork-barrel champions. But guess who was tagged with pork in their sentence? The Republican: read more
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A blizzard has made streets in New York all but impassable, stopping vehicles in their tracks. One New York taxi driver slept in his cab, then woke up, hoping for a tow. (Dec. 27)
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Millions of Americans take multivitamins in the name of better health. Should you be one?
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