Well, I'll be damned! Faux News got it correct for once!
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Scientist who once said global warming "not significant" now says new data shows it is
Another wingnut 'data' point gone with the increasingly warm wind.
From the BBC:
From the BBC:
Climate warming since 1995 is now statistically significant, according to Phil Jones, the UK scientist targeted in the "ClimateGate" affair.
Last year, he told BBC News that post-1995 warming was not significant - a statement still seen on blogs critical of the idea of man-made climate change.
But another year of data has pushed the trend past the threshold usually used to assess whether trends are "real".
Dr Jones says this shows the importance of using longer records for analysis.
Qaddafi Sends Nice Thank-You Note
Boehner gets "thank you" letter from Qaddafi
Oops.The man may be an evil dictator, but he has good manners: Qaddafi Thanks U.S. Lawmakers for Challenging Obama on Libya.
Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi has written to members of Congress thanking them for criticizing President Obama last week over his involvement in the NATO-led military campaign in Libya.
“I want to express my sincere gratitude for your thoughtful discussion of the issues,” Colonel Qaddafi wrote in the letter, a copy of which was supplied to The New York Times by a person seeking to defend the administration’s policy. “We are confident that history will see the wisdom of your country in debating these issues.”
Odds and Sods
A Mason City man who faces up to 10 years in prison for robbing a convenience store says he wishes he'd listened to his mother.
500-year-old book for sale in Utah for $35,00. Yeah but is it worth reading?
Wal-Mart Loses Appeal
Labor news: Wal-Mart loses $187.6 million appeal over worker breaks.
The original settlement included $45.6 million in legal fees, but that will probably be reduced. Let's call it $30 million. That leaves $157.6 million for 187,000 workers. If it's divided evenly, it amounts to $843 each.Wal-Mart Stores Inc has lost its appeal of most of a $187.6 million verdict for Pennsylvania hourly workers who accused the world's largest retailer of denying them meal and rest breaks.
A three-judge panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania on Friday said there was sufficient evidence for Philadelphia jurors in 2006 to conclude that Wal-Mart's practices violated state wage and hour laws. It also said Wal-Mart's own internal review uncovered violations regarding "off-the-clock" work.
The case was brought on behalf of about 187,000 current and former Wal-Mart workers in Pennsylvania from 1998 to 2006.
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Damn, that means they have to actually pay their employees now!
The most outrageous wills
Some of the world's richest people snubbed their families in favor of pets — and total strangers.
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Obama pushes jobs plan in N.C.
President Barack Obama promoted job creation Monday in politically important North Carolina, trying to assure Americans he's focused on their Number One priority
On The Job
Workers may be thinking these things, but they definitely won't tell their managers.
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Enrolling in one of these programs can make you a stronger candidate.
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Use these techniques to help yourself get around common roadblocks at work.
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Providence educators get a chance to win back their jobs in a process akin to speed dating.
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Though the employment landscape is tough, not all news is bad for graduates.
Also: What lowers a home's value
The wrong types of renovation and landscaping are big turnoffs to potential buyers.
Also: Consumer prices rise by smallest in 6 months
Americans paid more for food, cars and clothing in May.
But overall consumer prices rose by the smallest amount in six months, slowed by the first drop in energy costs in nearly a year.
But overall consumer prices rose by the smallest amount in six months, slowed by the first drop in energy costs in nearly a year.
Is it safe to bank online?
The recent Citibank hacking shows why you need to take these precautions.
Also: Credit, Credit and No More Credit
A downgrade by credit agencies could have big implications if you want to get a loan or credit card.
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Paying your credit card bills before their statement dates can boost your rating.
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Culinary DeLites
Avoid extra pounds by skipping these concoctions, including a monster 1,920-calorie milkshake.
Also: Cicada Ice Cream? A Big Buzz That Was Short Lived
Photo via skantman's flickr
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When life gives you cicadas, make ice cream? It may not make sense to many of us, but that is what the owners of Sparky's Homemade Ice Cream in Colombia, Missouri did. Cicadas are back and buzzing in many states this year, including Missouri. Millions of these insects, which appear every 13-years, have been swarming vast stretches of the South and Midwest, noisily searching for mates. The owners at Sparky's, always up for a new flavor challenge, decided to try adding some extra crunch and protein to a brown sugar and butter flavor ice cream base by adding boiled cicadas. The flavor had a big debut on June 1st and was an immediate hit, and sold out its initial and only batch. The flavor had a short lived run after the owners called the health department.Article continues: Cicada Ice Cream? A Big Buzz That Was Short Lived
Photographer Series
Nicholas Longtin took this photo in Norway and he explains:
The fjord town of Flom has beautiful farm lands. Many of the farmers have their land defined by these very old stone walls. Because of the incredible moisture, moss and other plants grow on everything.
Entire city on threatened list
A preservation group makes the unusual move of calling a popular Southern city imperiled.
Also: Eerie images of old warships
After serving in multiple wars, the scores of abandoned vessels now form a floating ghost town.
Also: Dead Sea threatened both by shrinking and flooding
The Dead Sea is dying, goes the conventional wisdom: The water level of the fabled salty lake is dropping nearly 4 feet a year.
Iron-Age French were beer brewers
Iron-Age French were beer brewers
Archaeologists have uncovered the first evidence of the home-brewing of beer in southeastern France - from some 2,500 years ago. 
Secret Lives and Extinction
The secret life of badgersMagnetic fields and sensors are helping zoologists map what badgers do when they go underground
Elephant extinction Africa's forest elephants follow the mammothEagles attack at post office
A pair of unfriendly birds create a difficult — and ironic — situation in one U.S. town.
Also: Worries Over a Misspelling Doomed Bird to Extinction
Photo: Wikipedia Commons
To the natural world, the words we use to name things are largely arbitrary, so who could have guessed that a single vowel will likely lead to the demise of an entire species? Great Indian Bustards, among the largest flying birds, were once widespread throughout their native India, though now they number around 250 with extinction looming. There was a time, however, when bustards were the obvious choice for India's national bird, promising with it the strict protections that title entails -- but bustards lost out. It seems officials were concerned that 'bustard' could be too easily misspelled and mispronounced as 'bastard', so they basically doomed it to extinction.Article continues: Worries Over a Misspelling Doomed Bird to Extinction
Dogs And Sprinklers
Czechs return rare wild horses to the wild
An army transport plane flew Tuesday from a military airport to take four rare wild horses to Mongolia as part of the Prague Zoo's efforts to reintroduce the endangered species to its native habitat.Animal Stories
Cross-Eyed Opossum And Other Animal Oddities
Explore some unusual creatures in this slide show and find out just how wild the animal kingdom can get. Read more
Dogs Likely Born with 'Canine Telepathy'
Dogs are so in tune with us that they can read our minds, according to a new study.
Diving Bell Spider Uses Bubble Like Gills
Ducklings Following Dog Explained
Why are these adorable ducklings following this dog around? An avian expert explains.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
The Daily Drift
The Daily Drift
Today's horoscope says:This is a day full of successes for you -- a lot of your busywork is out of the way, and quite a few of your latest plans are working perfectly!
Feel free to rest on your laurels and take it easy today.
You have been doing a lot of running around lately, and your brain needs some time to slow down.
You can uncross your fingers now, because all those things you were hoping would fall into place have fallen exactly where you wanted them to fall.
Some of our readers today have been in:
London, England, United Kingdom
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Paris, Ile-De-France, France
Berne, Bern, Switzerland
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Makati, Manila, Philippines
Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Adelaide, South Australia, Austalia
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Bayonne, Aquitaine, France
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Paris, Ile-De-France, France
Berne, Bern, Switzerland
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Makati, Manila, Philippines
Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Adelaide, South Australia, Austalia
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Bayonne, Aquitaine, France
as well as Slovakia, Malta, Bulgaria, Israel, Finland, Austria, Norway, Georgia, Mexico, Peru, Kuwait, Serbia, Bangladesh, Latvia, Greece, Scotland, Hong Kong, Denmark, Wales, Iran, Singapore, Poland, Taiwan, Sweden, Afghanistan, Belgium, Tibet, Croatia, Pakistan, Romania, Paraguay, Sudan, Vietnam, Argentina, Cambodia, Egypt, France, Estonia, Puerto Rico, Maldives, Qatar, Brazil, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, Slovenia, China, Iraq, Ecuador, Nigeria, Colombia, Chile, Honduras, Paupa New Guinea, Moldova, Venezuela, Germany, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Czech Republic, Vietnam, Norway, Finland
and in cities across the United States such as Milpitas, Carlisle, Honolulu, Pompano Beach and more.
and in cities across the United States such as Milpitas, Carlisle, Honolulu, Pompano Beach and more.
Today is:
Today is Wednesday, June 15, the 166th day of 2011.
There are 199 days left in the year.
Today's unusual holiday or celebration is:
Nature Photography Day.
Don't forget to visit our sister blog!
The Night of the Blood Red Moon
One of the century's longest total lunar events treats viewers from Asia and Africa.
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Are people finally getting sick of Facebook?
Facebook was the phenomenon that dragged our social lives into the computer age. It was the idea that would eventually conquer the planet, destined to manage the connections between you and almost everyone you know.
But it appears that the world's most popular social network is beginning to lose millions of the friends that it had once gained so rapidly.
Figures released yesterday suggest that an exodus from Facebook may have begun in the United States, Britain and Canada, countries where the seven-year-old site was first taken up.
The suggestion is that long-time users are starting to suffer from "Facebook fatigue", having grown tired after years of using the site. The research indicates that, although Facebook continues to move towards 700 million users worldwide, the rate of growth has slowed for the second month in a row.
And just as people are tiring of Facebook. More employers encouraging Facebook at work
But it appears that the world's most popular social network is beginning to lose millions of the friends that it had once gained so rapidly.
Figures released yesterday suggest that an exodus from Facebook may have begun in the United States, Britain and Canada, countries where the seven-year-old site was first taken up.
The suggestion is that long-time users are starting to suffer from "Facebook fatigue", having grown tired after years of using the site. The research indicates that, although Facebook continues to move towards 700 million users worldwide, the rate of growth has slowed for the second month in a row.
And just as people are tiring of Facebook. More employers encouraging Facebook at work
Fire Sets Record
It's official: Wildfire Is Now the Largest in Arizona’s History.
The massive Wallow Fire that is raging through eastern Arizona and neighboring New Mexico has burned so much additional acreage that it has become the largest fire in Arizona’s history, officials said Tuesday.
The fire had burned more than 469,000 acres as of Tuesday morning, surpassing the 468,000 acres destroyed in the 2002 Rodeo-Chediski Fire, which affected an area not far away in Arizona’s White Mountains.
The big difference between the two megafires, though, has been the damage. The Wallow Fire has been far less destructive than its predecessor, destroying only 31 homes compared with 465 lost a decade ago.
Animal News
A A humble sheep in England's southwest was being hailed a hero Tuesday for saving his shepherd's life by helping detect a potentially deadly tumor.
Mockingbirds attack patients at Venice clinic
District thinks it can save up to $15,000 annually.
Mockingbirds attack patients at Venice clinic
Patients arriving at an emergency care clinic in Venice are taking cover to avoid attacks from nesting mockingbirds.
Zebras run loose after escaping from owner
Zebras run loose after escaping from owner
A baby zebra, born after the escape, has been the only one captured.
It's the kind of story that creates its own headline - Byrd Rescues Hawk.
Oregon's KGW-TV reports that Portland Police Bureau officer Cage Byrd - his real name - spotted a young red-tailed hawk standing outside a downtown hair salon on Tuesday.
It's the kind of story that creates its own headline - Byrd Rescues Hawk.
Oregon's KGW-TV reports that Portland Police Bureau officer Cage Byrd - his real name - spotted a young red-tailed hawk standing outside a downtown hair salon on Tuesday.
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