Oil prices topped the $100 per barrel threshold today, as investors hedged their bets against a supply disruption caused by the turmoil in Libya. Crude for April delivery hit $100.01 and then retreated, MarketWatch reports.
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Being bullied hurts you both physically and emotionally. Experts offer advice and tips for overweight teens on what to do about bullying.
Continue reading …Apple today fended off a call from a group of big investors to reveal publicly its plans to replace Steve Jobs when he eventually hangs up his turtleneck for good. The resolution, introduced by a major labor pension fund, was voted down at the company’s shareholder meeting today, Fox News…
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When you get Lady Gaga as your spokesperson, you have to be prepared for things to get a little… weird. So we’re sure the fine people at MAC cosmetics gave a hearty “Sure!” when the “Born This Way” singer wanted to promote their Viva Glam products with an unsettling 2-minute abstract film featuring bedazzled skulls, … More » Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Idolator Discovery Date : 23/02/2011 21:09 Number of articles : 5
Continue reading …Once upon a time, the rent was too damn high, but now the Democrats are just too damn sucky for Jimmy McMillan. The colorful onetime gubernatorial candidate is now a registered Republican, he tells Sal Gentile of PBS, mostly because “the Democratic Party sucked.” And he’s expanding his platform with…
Continue reading …Reducing Black Carbon Soot Would Slash Arctic Warming Two-Thirds by 2030, Cut Temp Rise by 0.5C
February 23, 2011 No Comment
In addition to burning fossil fuels and cookstoves, industrial processes such as brick production are also important sources of black carbon emissions. Photo: jerseyshowaa / Creative Commons . A new UNEP report highlights what a growing body of research shows is an overlooked and powerful contributor to global warming:
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MSNBC's Chris Jansing, referencing a report by the liberal Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on “active U.S. hate groups,” asked Wednesday if the rise of radical right-wing groups coincided with the motives behind Jared Loughner's assassination attempt on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.). When asked about the “hate groups” report, guest Mark Potok of the SPLC immediately pointed to the rise of “radical right-wing groups” and attributed the rise to “resentment over the changing racial demographics,” “frustration over the lagging economy,” and “mainstreaming of conspiracy theories.” “The economy since the fall of 2008, of course, has really played into this in terms of unemployment, anger with the bailouts, and so on,” added Potok. “It's really ginned-up anti-government feeling, in many ways.”
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Three-quarters of world’s coral reefs in danger of dying owing to pollution, overfishing and climate change Reefs at Risk report says coral reef, like this one off Fiji are in danger. The consequences – especially for countries that depend of reefs for food – will be severe. Photograph: Mark Conlin/Alamy Three-quarters of the world’s coral reefs are at risk from overfishing, pollution and climate change, according to a report. By 2050 virtually all of the world’s coral reefs – from the waters of the Indian Ocean to the Caribbean to Australia – will be in danger, the report warns. The consequences – especially for countries such as the Philippines or Haiti which depend on the reefs for…
Continue reading …Next time someone starts waxing poetic about the particular aromas of a wine, tell them to stick a cork in it. Those “gaudy descriptions” are often meaningless, writes Eric Asimov in the New York Times . In fact, “the more specific the description of a wine, the less useful information is…
Continue reading …Apple tells shareholders North Carolina data center is for iTunes and MobileMe, set to open this spring
February 23, 2011 No Comment
Well, it looks like Apple’s just put an end to some of the speculation surrounding its massive data center in North Carolina. According to Apple Insider and Electronista , Apple told shareholders at its annual meeting today that the center is for iTunes and MobileMe (along with Apple’s “corporate systems”), and that it is set to open sometime this spring. As you might expect, it doesn’t seem like things got much more detailed than that, but the news does certainly lend some credence to earlier rumors of a cloud-based, Lala-infused iTunes service and a significantly expanded (and possibly free) MobileMe offering . Here’s hoping we’ll hear a bit more from Apple itself next week . Apple tells shareholders North Carolina data center is for iTunes and MobileMe, set to open this spring originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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