Revolutionary Guards’ air force commander boasts that all ‘enemy’ bases in Gulf are within range of Iranian missiles
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Photo: Tony the Misfit A 900 pound bull just disappeared according to a story in the Daily Item . The bull was being transported to slaughter when the massive creature escaped and led authorities on an hour long chase along a highway near Danville, Va…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …NYT: There’s No Way to Reduce Deficit and Grow Economy Without Raising Taxes
January 2, 2011 No Comment
Despite the bipartisan tax cuts orchestrated by the White House and Congress – and heralded by most Wall Street analysts! – in December, calls for tax hikes by liberal news outlets will be prevalent in the new year. Confirming this was the New York Times on Sunday pounding this drum with predictable certitude in an editorial simply titled “The Economy in 2011″: read more
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Prosecutor says case of woman charged with murdering her husband and sentenced to death by stoning is being re-examined. ‘Anything is possible’
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Photo: Speedo When governing body of the sport of swimming FINA (Federation Internationale de Natation) made a change in rules preventing the use of body suits in competitive swimming, the Speedo LZR Racer suit–worn by the likes of Michael Phelps –became surplus overnight. Fortunately, teams of students from the London College of Fashion , University College Falmouth and the University of Huddersfi… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Seoul: South Korea said Sunday it will tighten rules on whaling and the processing of whale meat amid international pressure to curb illegal hunting of the endangered giant mammals. The agriculture ministry said the new rules, to take effect on Monday, will require fishermen to report to police immediately discoveries of whales trapped in their nets or washed ashore. Those who claim to have caught dead whales will be required by law to process and sell them only at state-designated facilities, and only those with state permits will be allowed to trade whale meat. DNA samples of dead whales should be submitted to authorities as demanded by the International Whaling Commission (IWC), so that…
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On this day in history: A methane gas explosion at the Sago Mine in West Virginia claimed the lives of 12 miners, but one miner was eventually rescued. Sen. John F. Kennedy announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination. (Jan. 2)
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Image: For the Sea Productions Can you identify what lurks in the photo above? Is it a starship limping home through darkest space after a battle to the near death? Another newly identified nightmare fish from the ocean depths? Or is it just an ordinary everyday household object? All is revealed when you watch the video embedded below…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …CNN’s Year in Review: Palin’s a ‘Borderline Lunatic,’ Ground Zero Mosque Fight Shows ‘Americans Are Intolerant’
January 2, 2011 No CommentOn the night of New Year's Eve, CNN produced a clip show called “All the Best, All the Worst of 2010″ with some CNN personalities, a few other journalists, and some comedians. With its quick cuts and splashy color, it may have looked more like VH-1 than CNN, but it produced the same conventional liberal “wisdom.” This gave Kathleen Parker yet another opportunity to dismiss Sarah Palin as not a serious political figure:
Continue reading …Japanese researchers create palladium-like alloy using nanotechnology, ‘present-day alchemy’
January 2, 2011 No Comment
As you’re no doubt aware, some of the precious metals used in consumer electronics — like palladium — can be both pricey and hard to come by, which has prompted some to harvest the materials from old electronics and reuse them , while others have been busily working on more readily available alternatives. Among that latter group are a team of researchers from Japan’s Kyoto University, who have just announced that they’ve managed to create a palladium-like alloy using what’s being described as “present-day alchemy.” More specifically, they used nanotechnology to combine (and “nebulise”) rhodium and silver, which don’t ordinarily mix, into the new composite, which they say could eventually replace the real thing in a whole range of electronics and other products. Unfortunately, it’s not clear when that might happen, but the researchers aren’t just stopping at palladium — they’re apparently already looking at using a similar process to create other alloys. [Image credit: Jurii / Wikimedia Commons ] Japanese researchers create palladium-like alloy using nanotechnology, ‘present-day alchemy’ originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 02 Jan 2011 07:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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