Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons Since the 1970s, the population of Galapagos penguins —the only penguin species to reside in the northern hemisphere—has decreased by more than 50 percent . Habitat loss and competition from invasive species are thought to be the two drivers of this decline—which, if left unchecked, is expected to lead to extinction before the end of the century. Fortunately, a group of conservat… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Andrea Mitchell Slams Angle’s ‘Halloween Show’ Immigration Ad; It’s ‘Beyond the Pale’
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Andrea Mitchell on Thursday made no secret of the contempt she held for a new ad Republican Sharron Angle is running in Nevada, deriding it as “beyond the pale.” The MSNBC host announced that so many people are “outraged” over the campaign spot she slammed as a “Halloween show.” The commercial, which the senatorial nominee just began airing, features images of illegal immigrants crossing the border and complains about Harry Reid record. Mitchell, interviewing the Washington Post's Dan Balz, fretted, “A lot of people say that this is the closest thing we have this year to a Willie Horton or the Jesse Helms white hands ad from that North Carolina race back in the day.” read more
Continue reading …Verizon sends $25 million settlement to FCC, credits customers $52.8 million for wrongful data fees
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Did we say Verizon would dole out $90 million in credits? It seems we spoke too soon, because the US Government is taking its cut of the carrier’s apology after charging for data that customers didn’t actually use. Verizon says it’s settled with the FCC for $25 million and will cut a check to the US Treasury, and put the remaining $52.8 million towards the bills of 15 million affected customers in the form of $2 to $6 credits each. Verizon’s not taking any blame in the matter, mind you, as it says the original data charges were “inadvertent” and caused by software pre-loaded on some phones. Yet another reason to ditch the bloatware, we suppose. PR after the break. Continue reading Verizon sends $25 million settlement to FCC, credits customers $52.8 million for wrongful data fees Verizon sends $25 million settlement to FCC, credits customers $52.8 million for wrongful data fees originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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credit: Lloyd Alter I wonder what they will be saying in the Vinyl For Life booth next month at Greenbuild in Chicago; last year they were there in force, explaining how benign it was. But now the USGBC , which runs LEED (and Greenbuild) has listed phthalates, a key ingredient in the making of most vinyl used it buildings, in a pilot credit for Chemical Avoidance In Building Materials This means that getting vinyl out of buildings may contribute … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Looks like Osama bin Laden is still around after all. The French Foreign Ministry said Thursday that video footage showing a man appearing to be bin Laden and threatening repercussions against France for recent actions he finds objectionable was, in fact, the man that no one seems capable of tracking down, even if his general whereabouts (ahem, Pakistan) are apparent by now.
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“Follow the money,” the left insisted when News Corporation donated $1 million to the Republican Governor's Association. The implication was that since News Corp. gave lots of money to Republicans (nearly 10 times as much as it did to Democrats), Fox News coverage that casted the GOP in a positive light could fairly be seen as a direct result of that contribution. By the standard much of the left advanced, National Public Radio's firing of Juan Williams can fairly be presented as a direct result of liberal billionaire George Soros's $1.8 million contribution to NPR two days before Williams's firing. read more
Continue reading …NC State gurus find ‘Goldilocks’ of DNA self-assembly, look to improve drug-delivery vehicles
October 28, 2010 No Comment
We’re guessing that most Wolfpackers in the greater Raleigh area are in full-on tailgate mode right now, but aside from laying a beating on the Seminoles this evening, NC State faithful are also trumpeting a new DNA discovery that could one day make it easy to get vital drugs to hard-to-reach places within you. Researchers from the university have purportedly discovered the ‘Goldilocks’ of DNA self-assembly, which holds promise for technologies ranging from drug delivery to molecular sensors. The concept, known as DNA-assisted self-assembly, has been vastly improved by using “computer simulations of DNA strands to identify the optimal length of a DNA strand for self-assembly.” You see, perfection occurs when strands aren’t long enough to intertwine with each other, yet not short enough to simply fold over on each other. We know, it’s a lot to wrap your brain around with half a hot dog shoved in your mouth, but hit the video after the break for a… shall we say, more visual explanation. Continue reading NC State gurus find ‘Goldilocks’ of DNA self-assembly, look to improve drug-delivery vehicles NC State gurus find ‘Goldilocks’ of DNA self-assembly, look to improve drug-delivery vehicles originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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photo: Nicholas Doumani / Creative Commons Just days after Syncrude was fined over C$3 million for
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