White House officials said Sunday they could not immediately authenticate a new audio message purportedly by al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden that claimed responsibility for the plot to bomb a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas.
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Sunday, January 24, 2010
Bizarre crimes ... are on the rise
Now even your Chihuahua can tweet
Social networking is going to the dogs.
In its first-ever toy created for the canine community, Mattel is introducing a product called "Puppy Tweets" that meshes the hugely popular Twitter with consumers' love of pets.
In its first-ever toy created for the canine community, Mattel is introducing a product called "Puppy Tweets" that meshes the hugely popular Twitter with consumers' love of pets.
Oh deer!
10-to-12 point buck breaks into home
An Illinois man says it didn't take him long to decide not to mess with the uninvited, antlered guest he found in his kitchen.
Full StoryScientists create model of 'Frankenstorm'
Scientists create model of 'Frankenstorm'
Experts envision a scenario under which 8 feet of rain could fall in some areas of California.
Credit cards get sneaky with new fees
Credit cards get sneaky with new fees
Card holders may get billed for inactivity and face "pick-a-rate" pricing under new rules.
Ways to save $100 on groceries
3 ways to save $100 on groceries
These easy tips can add as much as $100 in grocery-store savings each trip.
Best workplaces with big salaries
Best workplaces with big salaries
Some of the highest-rated companies to work for also happen to pay extremely well.
World's most outrageous guest requests
World's most outrageous guest requests
At the world's top luxury hotels, no task for the concierge is too much to ask.
Are Right Wingers Backing Agribusiness Once More?
OK, it's been a Treehugger morning:
Image credit: Eat the Cake, Ana Mae
Tom Philpott over at Grist is dismayed. He says that early signs of a conservative backlash against our industrial food system are under attack, and the right wing is moving back toward support of big agribusiness, and the crony capitalism and government subsidies that make it possible. From conservative values achieving liberal green goals, to thoughts on whether environmentalism is even really a movement, there's already been plenty of discussion here on TreeHugger over the idea that green is neither an issue of the left or the right, but rather it's an issue of survival. So I for one am not surprised that many conservatives might find our current food system deeply troubling—after all, everybody eats, regardless of political persuasion. In fact, I just can't fathom why right wingers, and particularly those of a libertarian bent, would jump to the defense of business as usual.
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Worsening Marine Carbon Bomb Effects Confirmed In 15-Year Study Of Northern Pacific Ocean
More from Treehugger:
Banner for Urinomics Project, based on the Open Spectrophotometer design. Image credit:OpenWetware.org
Perverse as this sounds, it feels liberating to write about ocean acidification because harassing denialists are hard pressed to claim that acidification followed repeating natural cycles after green plants covered the earth. There is no climate model to lambaste. There are no ivory tower email scandals. And, happily, no apologies are needed for including a wildly speculative glacier melt story in a supposedly peer-reviewed report. No solar cycles or tree-ring-based record reconstruction to explain either.
Now we're having some real good fun. Per the Seattle Times: "The most extensive survey of pH levels in the Pacific Ocean confirms what spot measurements have suggested: From Hawaii to Alaska, the upper reaches of the sea are becoming more acidic in concert with rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere." Why do I call this a result of the "carbon bomb?"
Processed Foods Becoming Energy Efficient?
From Treehugger:
photo: J. Novak
Sustainability and food processing don't normally go hand in hand. That's why sustainable, local eats are always better for the planet, because they aren't trucked in and minimal energy is used in production. But in the past year the EPA has made a push towards energy efficiency in the food processing industry, and most recently, has given three food processing companies an Energy Star rating.
Pebble splashes break the speed of sound
Interesting
A pebble falling into a pond produces a jet of air that flies faster than a speeding bullet.
Pebble splashes break the speed of sound
Foam fight
Brussels brought to a standstill as protesting firefighters turn their hoses on police
One policeman saw the funny side as he was covered in foam
And I Quote
- Tomorrow is the most important thing in life.
- Comes into us at midnight very clean.
- It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands.
- It hopes we've learned something from yesterday.
- ~ John Wayne
Approaching Storm Could Produce Flooding
Rainfall totals between 1.5-2.5 inches will be likely across most of the region with over 3 inches possible in the mountains.Approaching Storm Could Produce Flooding
Eiger evening
Eiger evening : This long night exposure photo taken in Wengen shows Swiss famous north face of the Eiger mountain overlooking the ressort of Grindelwald located in the Bernese Alps.
This is but one of the wonderful photos listed here as the most emailed this week.
This is but one of the wonderful photos listed here as the most emailed this week.
Today is ...
Today is Sunday, January 24, the 24th day of 2010.
There are 341 days left in the year.
Today In History January 24
Today's unusual holidays and celebrations are:
Belly Laugh Day
and
National Compliment Day
There are 341 days left in the year.
Today In History January 24
Today's unusual holidays and celebrations are:
Belly Laugh Day
and
National Compliment Day
Our Readers
Some of our readers today have been in:
London, England, United Kingdom
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Banff, Alberta, Canada
Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Faro, Faro, Portugal
Bucharest, Bucuresti, Romania
as well as Hong Kong, and the United States
London, England, United Kingdom
Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia
Banff, Alberta, Canada
Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Faro, Faro, Portugal
Bucharest, Bucuresti, Romania
as well as Hong Kong, and the United States
Daily Horoscope
Today's horoscope says:
Oh, you're due for a great, big spending spree.
No, that's not your usual style, and you're not known for being an impulse shopper, either, but for right now, that could change.
Instead of being someone else's 'chaperon' at the mall and reminding them of what they 'should' be spending their money on, you may need to ask someone to come along with you instead.
Or you could simply surrender your plastic to someone you trust.
No worries.
Oh, you're due for a great, big spending spree.
No, that's not your usual style, and you're not known for being an impulse shopper, either, but for right now, that could change.
Instead of being someone else's 'chaperon' at the mall and reminding them of what they 'should' be spending their money on, you may need to ask someone to come along with you instead.
Or you could simply surrender your plastic to someone you trust.
No worries.
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