A scuba diver in Maine who came face-to-teeth with a shark used a camera to fend off the animal when it came at him with its teeth bared, and he has the frightening video to prove it. (Oct. 27)
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Paris: The French parliament on Wednesday adopted President Nicolas Sarkozy’s fiercely contested law on pension reform after a final vote by MPs despite weeks of nationwide protests and strikes. The National Assembly voted 336 for and 233 against the final draft of the law, which will increase France’s minimum retirement age from 60 to 62, amid ongoing protests that have threatened to bring the country to a standstill. Sarkozy must now sign off on the law and publish it in the official gazette, which a presidential advisor has said will happen on or around November 15. Unions have nevertheless called for a ninth day of action tomorrow, including strikes and protest marches in more than 100…
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The actor knows his character Jake Sully may not be at the center of the next “Avatar” movie – and he’s fine with that. (Oct. 27)
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As he prepares for Saturday’s “Rally to Restore Sanity” in Washington, D.C., Jon Stewart has been using his “Daily Show” platform to rustle up funds to help shape up and beautify the National Mall in our nation’s capital. Related Entries October 26, 2010 The Shifting Balance of Power October 26, 2010 Hedges Discusses, Debates ‘Death of the Liberal Class’
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Photo: Flickr , CC Squeezing More From Every Drop in Stop-and-Go Traffic Honda is updating the stop-start system (aka anti-idling) in its Insight hybrid to allow the car’s gasoline engine to stay turned off for longer periods, allowing it to be more fuel efficient in certain situations (especially good in really bad stop-and-go traffic, but won’t affect highway driving). So far, the Insight’s stop-start only allow the engine to be turned off for 30 consecutive seconds. This has been changed to 90 seconds…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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In an attempt to cut down on back on consumer waste , one toilet paper manufacturer has unveiled perhaps the biggest change the product has undergone in over a century — replacing that old cardboard tube with, well, nothing. If the advancement in TP technology seems unremarkable, consider just how much waste it will keep from the landfill. Each year, a million miles worth of cardboard tubing … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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The United States used to call wayward members of NATO back to the reservation with a whistle or a shout. It decided what was deviation from doctrine, and that decision was pretty much law. When the Obama administration stamped its foot this time, no one snapped to attention. Rather, Germany and France, meeting with Russia in Deauville, northern France, last week, signaled that they planned to make such three-cornered get-togethers on international foreign policy and security matters routine, and even extend them to inviting other “partners” – pointing, according to diplomats from two countries, to Turkey becoming a future participant. That can look like an effort to deal with European…
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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev knows a thing or two about warfare in Afghanistan, having ordered Soviet troops out of the country two decades ago, and Wednesday he passed on a little advice to the NATO troops and allied forces fighting there now: Victory is “impossible” on that battleground.
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Image via BBC Conservationists have found a new species of monkey in northern Burma that has such a uniquely shaped nose, its upturned nostrils fill with water when it rains, causing it to sneeze. On rainy days, the monkeys are known to sit with their heads tucked between their knees. Known in the local dialect as mey nwoah, or “monkey with an upturned face,” the snub-nosed monkey is thought to… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …It’s hard to tell what the end goal of HBO “Real Time” host Bill Maher’s is with his constant barrage of elitist shots at the American public. Does he think demeaning the average citizens is the best way to win people over on whatever issue he is carping about on that given day? On the Oct. 26 broadcast of TBS’s “Lopez Tonight,” Maher took a couple of cynical and contemptible jabs at the America people. After expressing his disappointment in the Obama administration for not agreeing to abide by the will of California voters should Proposition 19 pass and decriminalize marijuana, he explained it was the role of President Barack Obama’s party to steer the country in a particular direction, albeit in some very unflattering terms. Video Below Fold read more
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