If you were surprised to learn that some of the Chilean miners contemplated cannibalism during their time underground, steel yourself for another big reveal: Some of them smoked pot, or so says a new book by New York Times journalist Jonathan Franklin. The Daily Mail notes that Franklin had special…
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Photo: Paul Mannix / CC True love may be hard to find — but for one group of highly endangered African penguins, it’s just a bit easier thanks to the helping hand of a few skilled matchmakers. In this case, they’re biologists at the New England Aquarium playing the role of Cupid to a group of African penguins, members of a species which, without a serious baby-boom, may be extinct in less than twenty years. Fortunately, the bird specialists have… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …I guess the media couldn’t find any Democrats for their Sunday morning Talk shows
February 14, 2011 No CommentThere was supposed to be one Democratic oolitician on, but Harry Reid got canceled because Face the Nation had to have John McCain back on one more time. ABC’s “This Week” – Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak; former House Speaker Newt Gingrich; former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty NBC’s “Meet the Press” – Reps. John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Bobby Schilling, R-Ill.; Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed. CBS’ “Face the Nation” – Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.; Egyptian-American scholar and Nobel laureate Ahmed Zewail “Fox News Sunday” – Gov. Haley Barbour, R-Miss.; Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. Steve Benen adds: And with that in mind, I won’t mention that the senator is making his 29th appearance in the last two years this morning, just like I also won’t mention that McCain will be on “Face the Nation” for the second time in just four weeks. I will mention, though, that McCain’s wasn’t scheduled to be on “Face the Nation,” which had booked Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to appear, but host Bob Schieffer explained Friday that the show bumped Reid to get McCain (again) as part of the show’s coverage of developments in Egypt. Faiz Shakir’s take was spot-on. It’s sadly telling that Schieffer, a veteran Sunday morning host, feels the need to frequently turn to a Republican Senator to discuss a foreign policy issue, rather than hosting any number of qualified Democratic voices to opine on Egypt. McCain has waffled on his views regarding the pro-democracy protests. Initially, he expressed fear about the movement, calling it a dangerous “virus” that could spread throughout the Middle East. But following President Hosni Mubarak’s decision to step down, McCain issued a statement applauding the “Egyptian people” for “beginning … their country’s transition to democracy .” Moreover, in late January, McCain told CNN it would not be wise for the Obama administration to ” cut [Mubarak] loose .” A few days later, he was demanding Obama call on Mubarak to resign immediately . Right — and this is partly why I started keeping track of McCain’s appearances in the first place. The media in general, and Sunday show bookers in specific, consider the Arizona senator a knowledgeable, credible expert on foreign affairs and national security. If there’s evidence to support this assumption, McCain’s kept it well hidden — on CNN’s Sunday morning show two weeks ago, he urged President Obama to support “the right side of history” in Egypt, but couldn’t quite explain which side that is.
Continue reading …The 2011 Grammys kicked off with a long, long ( too long ) tribute to Aretha Franklin, compliments of Jennifer Hudson, Martina McBride, Christina Aguilera (no bungles tonight), Florence Welch (of Florence + the Machine), and Yolanda Adams. Next, with some snarking from Jon Caramanica and Dave Itzkoff of the…
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By John Vizcaino IBAGUE, Colombia (Reuters) – Colombia’s FARC rebels released another hostage, bringing the total to four in the past week, but the additional handover of two kidnapped military officers was suspended, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Sunday. The releases this week by the FARC, or Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, has prompted speculation about possible talks with the rebels, even though the government has demanded it release all hostages and…
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Who’s ready for the special Grammys edition of the Engadget Podcast? When we said “Grammys,” we meant “consumer electronics,” and when we said “special,” we meant “just like every other week, but still pretty special.” Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel, Paul Miller Guest: Chris Ziegler Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: March of the Pigs 00:02:45 – Nokia CEO Stephen Elop rallies troops in brutally honest ‘burning platform’ memo? (update: it’s real!) 00:05:15 – Nokia and Microsoft enter strategic alliance on Windows Phone, Bing, Xbox Live and more 00:09:13 – RIP: Symbian 00:11:15 – Nokia: Symbian and MeeGo not dead yet, still shipping this year (updated) 00:18:41 – Nokia tells investors that 2011 and 2012 will be ‘transition years’ 00:32:50 – Exclusive: Nokia’s Windows Phone 7 concept revealed! 00:39:34 – Live from HP / Palm’s ‘Think Beyond’ webOS event! 00:41:15 – RIP, Palm: 1992 – 2011 00:42:07 – The Engadget Interview: Jon Rubinstein and Steven McArthur talk webOS on PCs, ‘Music Synergy,’ competition, and more 00:43:20 – HP’s 9.7-inch TouchPad: webOS 3.0 tablet with 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon, coming this summer 00:45:07 – HP TouchPad first hands-on! (updated with video!) 00:48:00 – webOS Enyo framework free to developers today, brings pixel density agnostic apps to phones, tablets and PC (video) 00:48:22 – HP Pre 3: 1.4GHz Qualcomm CPU, 3.6-inch WVGA, coming this summer (video) 00:49:00 – HP Pre 3 first hands-on! (updated with video) 00:49:27 – HP Veer: smallest smartphone in the webOS stable, 2.6-inch display, coming this spring 00:50:45 – HP Veer, first hands-on! (updated with video!) 00:52:40 – HP’s Touch to Share eyes-on, starring the TouchPad and HP Pre 3 (video) 01:11:52 – Palm Pre 2 vs. HP Pre 3: what’s changed? 01:18:40 – Looking for our Motorola Atrix 4G review? 01:21:05 – We’re live at Mobile World Congress 2011! Hear the podcast Subscribe to the podcast [ iTunes ] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes (enhanced AAC). [ RSS MP3 ] Add the Engadget Podcast feed (in MP3) to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically. [ RSS AAC ] Add the Engadget Podcast feed (in enhanced AAC) to your RSS aggregator. [ Zune ] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in the Zune Marketplace Download the podcast LISTEN (MP3) LISTEN (AAC) LISTEN (OGG) Contact the podcast 1-888-ENGADGET or podcast (at) engadget (dot) com. Twitter: @joshuatopolsky @futurepaul @engadget @reckless @zpower Filed under: Podcasts Engadget Podcast 232 – 02.13.2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 13 Feb 2011 21:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Photo: flickr4jazz / CC For those in the market for frogs and turtles sold at live animal markets in California, it’s been a difficult year — but things are looking up. Last March, the state’s Department of Fish and Game issued a ban on the importation of potentially the invasive reptiles after complaints from animal rights activists, and less than a year later, the ban has been lifted. Now, some are saying that “Political hackdom” and “ethnic politics” have bee… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Introducing Foregen – Foreskin Regeneration for the Circumcised Amazing Best Sports Gambler Ever Billy Walters 60 Minutes Interview Lady GaGa 60 Minutes Clip Lady GaGa's 60 Minutes Interview with Anderson Cooper (VIDEO … Eccentric singer Lady GaGa will sit down and open up in a very intimate interview with Anderson Cooper for “ 60 Minutes ”, which will air at 7pm ET/PT, 53rd Annual Grammy Awards/ 60 Minutes Anderson Cooper interview Tonight, Lady GaGa will appear at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards and in an interview with Anderson Cooper for 60 Minutes , both shown on CBS in the United States. Here at GaGaNews.com, we’re happy to announce that we will be showing BOTH … On ' 60 Minutes ,' Lady Gaga greets Anderson Cooper in her underwear … Lady Gaga’s 60 Minutes interview with Anderson Cooper was a delightful segment in which the singer-songwriter-performance artist proclaimed, “I a… nhershoes» Blog Archive » 60 Minutes That was the average wait time at every restaurant we tried to eat at last night! The Hub’s and I forgot that everyone is probably celebrating Valentines Day early We on the other hand were just out to celebrate our weekly date night … LADY GAGA @ Lady GaGa's 60 Minutes Interview with Anderson Cooper … Eccentric singer Lady GaGa will sit down and open up in a very intimate interview with Anderson Cooper for “ 60 Minutes ”, which will air at 7pm ET/PT, right before the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday (February 13)- watch video … wendycarhol says: Oh no, I clicked on the tab Lady Gaga: Behind the ” 60 Minutes ” Interview and Gaga's crying :'( Nooooo
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hippodamos says: #mubarak coma may be bullshit. might be a way to make people feel sympathetic.
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Donnie Wahlberg presenting speech 53rd Grammy Awards 2011 John Mayer presenting speech 53rd Grammy Awards 2011 Pauley Perrette presenting speech 53rd Grammy Awards 2011 GRAMMYS: Jennifer Hudson Reveals Details of Aretha Franklin … Plus, Franklin will make an appearance during the performance. Jennifer Hudson and Christina Aguilera Rehearse for Grammy … Jennifer Hudson and Christina Aguilera have been rehearsing a lot for the Grammy’s tonight. It seems that since Christina flubbed the lyrics last week for the. Jennifer Hudson : 53rd Annual Grammy Awards | Celebrity-gossip.net Jennifer Hudson at the 2011 Grammy Awards. Singersroom Gossip » GRAMMY WATCH: Jennifer Hudson and Company … With all the hoopla around Pre-Grammy Awards events, artist like Jennifer Hudson , Bruno Mars, Janelle Monae and others participated in giving back to fans by autographing instruments and posters at the MusiCares Signings. … Jennifer Hudson in Hervé Léger — 2011 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute … Jennifer Hudson looked fabulous at the 2011 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute To Industry Icons, last night in Beverly Hills, California! Like Miley Cyrus, Jen opted… LinaLarge says: She looked like she didn't want to be there:RT @LESpeakerbox : Is anybody else noticing that Jennifer Hudson ain't really doing t….
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