An enchanted forest, reindeers, flying swans, and even a fake fire made of ice are impressing crowds at an ice sculpting festival in Roevershagen, northern Germany. (Dec. 28)
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New letter signed by rabbis’ wives appeals to women urging them to stay away from Arabs: ‘For you, for future generations, we appeal to you, begging, pleading, praying – Don’t date them, don’t work where they work and don’t do National Service with them’
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Image: Streetsblog, CC. Data: U.S. Census. Transit Gaining Momentum Despite Lack of Investments Looking at the latest census data in the U.S. and comparing it to the previous batch from 2000, it seems like there’s reason to rejoice when it comes to transportation in the state of New York. It was already pretty obvious that New York City would be one of the places where the most people would use transit to commute in the U.S., but in the state as a whole (in 134 out of 150 Assembly districts, and 57 out of 62 State Senate districts) there’s a significant trend away from driving to work…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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photo: Matt Brown / Creative Commons You can never have too many tip of the tongue answers when common questions about climate change come up, whether from outright climate deniers or from people who aren’t up on the science and have genuine questions about common climate skeptic claims. NRDC recently released a FAQ on this, and now
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KABUL — A coalition patrol fought off an insurgent attack in mountainous eastern Afghanistan Tuesday, on a day when two servicemen were killed in the country’s troubled south, bringing the death toll for foreign troops in the country 2010 to 700, according to an AP count. This year is by far the deadliest for the coalition in the nearly decade-long war, as tens of thousands of additional international troops have poured into the country in an effort to suppress a virulent Taliban insurgency. But while NATO and the United States note progress has been made in the militants’ traditional strongholds in the south, they acknowledge gains made remain precarious. Security has also…
Continue reading …Hardcore Composting, Organic Growing and Sharing at Esalan Gardens (Video)
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Image credit: Benjamin Fahrer From a sneak peak at industrial-scale composting to my musings on composting as animal husbandry , I have been known to get more than a little excited about both the theory and practice of recycling our organic waste. But the video below from Esalan Gardens, featuring footage of diggers turning huge piles of steaming compost really go… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Sir Elton John is now a father; 25 films selected to the National Film Registry; Reality star of MTV’s ‘Teen Mom’ star arrested for felony domestic battery and child neglect charges. (Dec. 28)
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It may be common for couples to have sex early on in relationships or at least long before marriage, but a new study says that those who wait may enjoy more sexual quality after they’ve wed than couples who have intercourse before their vows.
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This just in: Sarah Palin may not be a shoo-in for the GOP’s 2012 presidential nomination, according to a new CNN poll released on Tuesday. The survey also suggested that President Obama hasn’t squandered his support from Democrats, even after making several conciliatory gestures to the right side of the aisle this year.
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For bedraggled commuters who are finally making their way back to work and travelers who are finding their way home, there is a sense of exhaustion that is overwhelming any excitement they might feel. (Dec. 28)
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