Tag: written by shane
Boom! Things Get "Explode-y" And TNT Takes The Day Off!
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Posted to SciTech on Mon Jun 02, 2008 at 01:09:33 PM EST (promoted by 1fastdog). RSS.
As many of you probably know, treesandthings went dark over the weekend.
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What will you do with your Bush Bucks?
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Posted to Business on Sat Feb 09, 2008 at 11:29:44 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
It's practically official - your check should be in the mail by May. If you haven't yet completed your 2007 tax return you should do so ASAP so you don't miss out!
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We've killed the air, now it's killing us.
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Posted to Etcetera on Fri Feb 08, 2008 at 02:31:36 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Air pollution kills 2.4 million people each year.
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Mitt Quit
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Posted to Politics on Thu Feb 07, 2008 at 08:55:52 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Everyone's crying a little inside in Utah today...
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Harper Jeopardizes Nuclear Safety
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Posted to Politics on Sun Jan 20, 2008 at 10:04:49 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
On November 19, 2007 the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission discovered that the Chalk River nuclear reactor was in non-compliance of safety regulations.
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All Drugs Are Dangerous, Even The Ones People Know And Love And Use Every Day
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Posted to Politics on Mon Mar 26, 2007 at 09:15:47 PM EST (promoted by 1fastdog). RSS.
A study that was recently released in the UK under the direction of David Nutt, has called for a new framework for classifying drugs - a framework that classifies drugs based on "their actual risks to society" which would include adding alcohol and tobacco to the list of drugs needing regulated.
According to existing British drug policy, alcohol and tobacco are legal, while cannabis and ecstasy are illegal. "The current drug system is ill thought- out and arbitrary," said Nutt, referring to the practice of assigning drugs to three divisions, ostensibly based on the drugs' potential for harm.
Tobacco causes 40 percent of all hospital illnesses, while alcohol is blamed for more than half of all visits to hospital emergency rooms. The substances also harm society in other ways, damaging families and occupying police services.
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Bright future for the compact fluorescent.
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Posted to SciTech on Fri Feb 02, 2007 at 09:55:06 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
A few weeks ago Wal-Mart announced that they would be turning up their marketing efforts to sell more compact fluorescent bulbs. Today, the state of California has announced that they will be doing something similar; they are discussing the possibility of banning the common incandescent light-bulb. A 15 watt compact fluorescent bulb produces as much light as a 60 watt incandescent bulb. Compact fluorescent bulbs have a longer life and use less power but the cost per bulb is higher. The truly energy conscious consumer will bypass the compact fluorescent and switch to LED lights, where you can get a 60 watt equivalent light from an 8 watt bulb!
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It's not just waistlines getting bigger in the USA
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Posted to SciTech on Fri Dec 15, 2006 at 12:42:14 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
The FDA recently lifted a 14 year ban on silicone breast implants. In 1992 silicone breast implants were banned due to health concerns. Years of study have found that some women with implants would experience "Breast pain, hardening of the area around the implant, change in nipple sensation, implant rupture and the need for additional surgery'" Saline breast implants, which have been available throughout this period do not cause any of these problems. The $230 million dollar industry is expecting double digit market growth.
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Console Madness
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Posted to Media on Mon Dec 04, 2006 at 12:19:00 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
A new wave of video game consoles are being released across the USA, with Nintendo and Sony both releasing new consoles for the holiday season (the Wii and PS3, respectively), and with Microsoft ramping up marketing for its console, the Xbox 360.
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Climate Change Summit: It's up to you now
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Posted to Etcetera on Fri Dec 01, 2006 at 09:59:58 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
More than 180 countries came together in Nairobi for two weeks to talk about climate change and what to do about it. The result of the meeting is a tentative agreement to meet again in two years.
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No Burqas in the Netherlands
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Posted to Politics on Sun Nov 26, 2006 at 01:33:01 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Following up on the gay kiss and topless girls video the Netherlands government is now trying to ban burqas in public places. The right-of-center government feels that wearing face coverings in public is a bit of a security concern. The traditionally permissive Dutch government said that "it plans to draw up legislation that will ban wearing burqas and other Muslim face veils in public". This security move has been announced by the immigration minister who has previously won the big brother award.
Update - the Christian Democrats rode this issue, among others, to a mixed victory in the Dutch elections held on November 22nd.
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Tesla Vindicated? Wireless Energy Coming To A Laptop Near You
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Posted to SciTech on Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 10:33:56 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Physicists have thought up a way to wirelessly transfer energy to your laptop, cellphone and other portable devices. The technology would apply to short-range in home use of energy. Assistant Professor Marin Soljacic from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and one of the researchers behind the work says:
There are so many autonomous devices such as cell phones and laptops that have emerged in the last few years. We started thinking, 'it would be really convenient if you didn't have to recharge these things'. And because we're physicists we asked, 'what kind of physical phenomenon can we use to do this wireless energy transfer?'."
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