Though endangered, the green sea turtle is widely distributed throughout the world’s oceans. Photo credit: Jose Calvo / Creative Commons In Madagascar, the endangered green sea turtle is protected by law. A new study, however, has found that artisanal fishing in remote regions could be responsible for as many as 16,000 turtle deaths each year. With bans on hunting clearly not working, it’s time, resea… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Pet dogs pose a major health risk for children, especially kids who aren’t being supervised as they touch or play with the dogs, a new study shows.
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Back from my 24 hours in Laguna Beach with some shots of the scenery and some critters that showed up: The view from our 4th floor room at the Surf and Sand Resort. Looking back at the Resort from the beachfront. During our beach walk we saw the home of a food industry celebrity We watched the sun set behind Santa Catalina Island from our balcony. Got a shot of the crescent moon later in the evening. In the morning I spotted several dolphins just offshore. This sea gull decided to sit on the railing of our balcony while I was taking pictures. Catalina Island glowing in the morning sun. A fishing boat headed out of Newport with the cliffs of Catalina in the background.
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Although the Palm Pre 2 — the first device to sport WebOS 2.0 — is set to go on sale in the United Kingdom sans SIM for
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Investigators say they believe they found the remains of a disabled 10-year-old girl who was reported missing in North Carolina about a month ago. Police said they’ve recovered enough physical evidence to believe they have found Zahra Baker. (Nov. 12)
Continue reading …Ted Koppel Compares Cable News to Bernie Madoff, Hypes His ‘Nonpartisan Sadness’
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Former Nightline host Ted Koppel will use an op-ed appearing in Sunday's Washington Post to compare the current state of cable news to financial swindler Bernie Madoff and to express “nonpartisan sadness” over the success of Fox News and MSNBC. The veteran journalist touted the suspension of Keith Olbermann for donating to Democratic congressional candidates as “a whimsical, arcane holdover from a long-gone era of television journalism when the networks considered the collection and dissemination of substantive and unbiased news to be a public trust . ” Attacking Fox and MSNBC for bias, he even compared, ” This is to journalism what Bernie Madoff was to investment: He told his customers what they wanted to hear, and by the time they learned the truth, their money was gone .” Koppel expressed the not exactly original wish of many journalists to return to a time when only a few network and reporters were the final arbiters of news: “The commercial success of both MSNBC and Fox News is a source of nonpartisan sadness for me.” read more
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Good news for women who love chocolate — frequently eating chocolate was associated with a lower risk for atherosclerosis, as well as for hospitalization and premature death from heart disease or heart failure.
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Ready to launch into your weekend with a smile on your face and a delightful show full of tech talk and funny laughs at your back? Then you don’t want to miss this, the latest installment of the prize-winning Engadget Podcast: Live! With Josh and Friends , starting at 5:45PM Eastern. You can listen to the stream after the break, and engage in compelling chatter simultaneously. Could this day get any better? P.S. And don’t forget that Ustream has Android and iPhone clients as well, if you’re out and about and you can’t join in on the Flash-based fun below. Continue reading The Engadget Podcast, live at 5:45PM EST! The Engadget Podcast, live at 5:45PM EST! originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Were you getting worried that Lenovo was going to pull another ThinkPad Edge 11 and forget to release that dapper IdeaPad U260 in the US of A? Well, set those worries aside — we just received word (or you know, a press release) that spills all the US pricing and availability details. That’s right, the world’s first laptop with a 12.5-inch display will be available starting November 15 (that’s this coming Monday) for a starting price of $899. But there’s more to the .7-inch / 3-pound U260 than it’s unique screen size — it’s got a glass touchpad option, a “breathable” chiclet keyboard for cooling, and it’s the company’s first “single piece design made of magnesium-aluminum alloy materials.” We don’t have details on what you get for the sub-$900 starting price, but the system is available with Core i3-380UM and Core i5-470UM processors, up to 4GB of RAM, and a 320GB hard drive. We should be getting a closer look at this guy soon, but at least you have the weekend to peruse the pictures and press release below before deciding if you want to hit “Add To Cart” come Monday. Gallery: Lenovo IdeaPad U260 Continue reading Lenovo IdeaPad U260 and its 12.5-inch display heads stateside for $899 Lenovo IdeaPad U260 and its 12.5-inch display heads stateside for $899 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Photo: Stephen Messenger Wildlife in Florida have an unlikely new ally in the fight against poaching — a remote-controlled buck lovingly known as Robo-deer. Although he can do little more than flick his tail and turn his head, Robo-deer is so convincingly lifelike that some illegal hunters can’t help but take a shot at him. But when they do, those poachers end up getting served something a lot worse than steel veal — that’s because Robo-deer wor… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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