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Pigeons talking pidgin

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:16:39 -0800

Pigeons talking pidgin

Greenpeace Breathe

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:57:39 -0800

Greenpeace Breathe

Study: Antarctic ice melt actually slowing climate change | Raw Story

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:54:53 -0800

From the page: Study: Antarctic ice melt actually slowing climate change
By Agence France-Presse
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 -- 6:25 pm

From the page: "Antarctic ice melt actually slowing climate changeGlobal warming has been blamed for the alarming loss of ice shelves in Antarctica, but a new study says newly-exposed areas of sea are now soaking up some of the carbon gas that causes the problem.

Scientists led by Lloyd Peck of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) said that atmospheric and ocean carbon is being gobbled up by microscopic marine plants called phytoplankton, which float near the surface.

After absorbing the carbon through the natural process of photosynthesis, the phytoplankton are eaten, or otherwise die and sink to the ocean floor.

The phenomenon, known as a carbon sink, has been spotted in areas of open water exposed by the recent, rapid melting of several ice shelves -- vast floating plaques of ice attached to the shore of the Antarctic peninsula.

Over the last 50 years, around 24,000 square kilometres (9,200 square miles) of new open water have been created this way, and swathes of it are now colonised by phytoplankton, Peck's team reports in a specialist journal, Global Change Biology."

Bill Clinton to Rally Senators on Health Care Reform - The Note

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:11:31 -0800

Bill Clinton to Rally Senators on Health Care Reform
November 09, 2009

Byron Wolf reports: Former President Bill Clinton will travel to Capitol Hill Tuesday to rally Democratic senators on health reform.

The House passed its sweeping health reform package on Saturday, but efforts have stalled in the Senate.

A cost assessment process has delayed introduction of a bill in the Senate and internal Democratic squabbles of whether to include a public option have brought into question whether Democratic leaders can cobble together the 60 votes they will need to bypass a Republican filibuster.

Clinton, whose own attempt to pass a health reform package fifteen years ago did not pass either House of Congress, was asked by White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to make the pep talk, according to an aide familiar with the discussion. Clinton is expected to speak to Democratic senators at a closed caucus meeting, urging them to see past differences to pass compromise legislation, according to Democratic staffers.

Baby Scops Owl on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:13:30 -0800

Baby Scops Owl
Image by BrianScott on flickr.com

Magnificent birds...love owls.

Swiss roll out pioneering solar-powered plane | MNN - Mother Nature Network

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:39:50 -0800

Swiss roll out pioneering solar-powered plane
Switzerland will be the first country to create a solar-powered plane capable of flying around the world.
By Agence France-Presse
Thu, Nov 05 2009

From the page: "Solar Impulse, the Swiss bid to make the first solar-powered flight around the world, rolled out its prototype on Friday at an airbase near Zurich.

The ultralight high-tech single seater with the wingspan of an Airbus A380 airliner was pushed out of its hangar ready for tests and a maiden flight over the coming weeks when weather conditions allow.

Solar Impulse staff said the slender craft, which only weighs as much as a medium-sized car (1,600 kilogrammes, 3,527 pounds), needs particularly clear conditions and less than a light breeze (three knots) for its first excursion in the air.

It is due to make a few airborne hops down the runway at the Dubendorf airbase before Dec. 20.

Opposing Views: NEWS:Miss California Carrie Prejean Drops Lawsuit As Sex Tape Emerges

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:21:48 -0800

Miss California Carrie Prejean Drops Lawsuit As Sex Tape Emerges
By Opposing Views Editorial Staff
November 05, 2009

From the page: "Former Miss California Carrie Prejean, who made headlines earlier this year for proclaiming her opposition to same-sex marriage during the Miss USA Pageant, will not be receiving financial compensation from pageant officials. The New York Daily News reports that Prejean has dropped her million-dollar religious discrimination lawsuit after a pageant lawyer presented a previously unknown sex tape starring none other than Prejean. "

Dr. Nancy Snyderman talks with Congressman Bill Cassidy

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:19:00 -0800

From the page: "House Republicans announce their plan to overhaul health care in response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosis measure. Included in the bill are billions in incentives for states who increase number of insured and malpractice limits. Dr. Nancy Snyderman talks with Congressman Bill Cassidy (R, La.)"

The Coolest Guy in the World - Video

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:34:30 -0800

the coolest guy in the world

the story of a silhouette on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:16:58 -0800

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by PrASanGaM on flickr.com