MSNBC’s O’Donnell Blames Bush & GOP for Deaths in Tucson, ‘Soulless’ NRA Against Cutting Homicide Rate
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Hundreds turned out for the funeral of a teenager in Queensland, Australia, who died when water swamped his family car and he insisted rescuers save his brother first. Further south in Victoria more towns were battling flooding. (Jan. 19)
Continue reading …Turkey’s Scientist of the Year on Butterflies, Banding Birds, and Eco Tourism (Interview)
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Photo: KuzeyDoğa Society Turkey’s ” Scientist of the Year ,” as selected by a consortium of media groups, is no ivory-tower academic. Though his published research at Stanford has made him one of the most-cited scientists in the past decade, Dr. Cağan Hakkı Şekercioğlu can just as often be found in the remote wilds of northeastern Turkey near the ci… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …The US recession is over—at least, for businesses. US workers are still mired in it. Unlike its economic competitors, America’s profits have bounced back to above 2007 levels, but the unemployment rate is higher than in Britain or Russia and much higher than in Germany, Japan, or China, notes…
Continue reading …ABC, NBC Fret Over Gun Show in Tucson, ABC Surprised Crowds ‘Aren’t Protesters, They’re Customers’
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We’re here live in NYC at Nintendo’s 3DS press preview event, where Reggie Fils-Aime is scheduled to give a short presentation to kick things off. We’re hoping to learn some pricing and availability details — and possibly hear a word or two about 3D and the eyesight of younger gamers . After that, it’s time to party, right? We’ll find out. Continue reading Live from Nintendo’s 3DS preview with Reggie Fils-Aime Live from Nintendo’s 3DS preview with Reggie Fils-Aime originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Fisker Karma now set for production in March, deliveries this spring — maybe
January 19, 2011 No Comment
Still hanging on to your Fisker Karma pre-order slip despite the decidedly sizeable boost in MSRP, up to $95,900 ? Well, we now have an idea of when you might actually have a chance of getting a car. The most recent estimates we heard indicated deliveries starting in late 2010, but that obviously didn’t happen. Now Fisker is indicating that full production is set to begin in March, about two months from now, with people getting their rides “soon after.” Initial examples of the car are to be produced in Europe, Finland to be exact, and they’ll need the services of a fairly substantial boat to get across the Atlantic before they become available here. But, still, a potential release date just a few months away is a reasonably encouraging thing — and you can’t deny the car is still quite a looker. Fisker Karma now set for production in March, deliveries this spring — maybe originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Alabama’s newly sworn in Republican governor doesn’t care if you’re black or white, but if you haven’t been saved, you’re not his brother. “If we don’t have the same daddy, we’re not brothers and sisters. So anybody here today who has not accepted Jesus Christ as their savior, I’m telling…
Continue reading …Hampshire County Council Makes Reduction of More than a Thousand Jobs – The authority says it plans to save £7 million by cutting senior management, implement a recruitment freeze and save £10 million by negotiating contracts. As a result, almost 1,200 jobs were set to be axed at Hampshire County Council under plans to save Hampshire County Council Makes Reduction of More than a Thousand Jobs is a post from: Daily World Buzz
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Floods impact dozens of Australian towns (CNN) — Continued flooding in southern Australia and other parts of the country will cause a signifigant “whack” to the nation’s economy, Victoria State Premier Ted Baillieu said Wednesday. The month-long flooding has recently spread to Victoria, the southern Australian state that Baillieu oversees, inundating homes and devastating thousands of acres of crops. At least 21 people have been killed and countless others have been left homeless. While still trying to keep an eye on rising…
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