The Environmentorial (18 December 2013)
The Environmentorial
**Earth-Nature-Energy-Economy-Life forms-Ecology-Etc**
Canada Post ends home delivery: The postman won’t ring at all
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economist.com - IN A move that now seems like subliminal messaging, Canada Post celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Canadian postal service in 2012 by issuing a special set of stamps featuring the Royal Mail S...
Difference Engine: Obituary for software patents
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economist.com - AT LAST, it seems, something is to be done about the dysfunctional way America’s patent system works. Two encouraging events over the past week suggest the patent reformers are finally being heard....
Daily chart: Dash away all!
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economist.com - SANTA'S work schedule is short but intense. To deliver gifts to all the world's 2.1 billion children on a single day he has to travel at 4,680,000 miles per hour, or around Mach 6,000. Never mind t...
The Economist explains: Why does cycling thrive in some cities and not in others?
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economist.com - BORIS JOHNSON, London’s flamboyant mayor, has long been known for his cycling—continuing on his bike in defiance of traffic, other cyclists and tabloid photographers (pictured, right). But despite ...
Air traffic control: Safety first
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economist.com - LAST weekend was not a good time to be flying from London, as anyone who had the misfortune of visiting Heathrow on Saturday will know. More than 200 flights were cancelled after a breakdown in the...
FROM THE EDITOR
A freelance Writer/Poet, Research Student, Camera Zoo-Zoo, Social Activist (Education, Poverty, Child Labour, Men's Rights & Fight Against Negative Generalization...stereotypes). There are few things in which Mohit can give a world record holder a run for his/her money & in some he is surely in the
N.M. teacher who said Santa is white on paid leave
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usatoday.com - RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — A suburban Albuquerque teacher who told a black student that Santa Claus is white has been placed on paid administrative leave. Rio Rancho school district spokeswoman Kim Ve...
Fresh details emerge in Arapahoe High School shooting
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usatoday.com - Arapahoe High School junior Emily Evans, right, and her mother Cristina hug while visiting a makeshift memorial bearing the name of wounded student Claire Davis, who was shot by a classmate three d...
Fracking: huge impact of largescale UK shale gas industry revealed | Environment
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theguardian.com - Almost £1bn could be injected into local communities that accept fracking, along with thousands of wells a year and dozens of tanker journeys every day, according to a new assessment of the impact ...
Google buys robot firm Boston Dynamics | Technology
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theguardian.com - BigDog, a four-legged robot that can climb muddy hills, and Cheetah, a robot that can outrun the fastest human, now belong to Google. The world's largest internet search company has acquired Boston...
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White House taps new chief for health care website
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usatoday.com - Kurt DelBene helps with a mock swearing in for his wife, Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., on Capitol Hill in 2012. (Photo: Alex Brandon, AP) WASHINGTON — Kurt DelBene, former president of the Microsoft...
Dangerous MRSA bacteria expand into communities
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usatoday.com - A USA TODAY investigation shows MRSA bacteria are striking kids, athletes and prisoners. (Photo: USA TODAY) Eric Allen went to bed March 1, thinking he had a light flu. By the time he staggered int...
5 things you need to know on Tuesday
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Duolingo: Apple's choice for App of the Year
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usatoday.com - From left: Tyler Murphy, mobile designer; Luis von Ahn, CEO and co-founder; David Klionsky, iOS developer; Severin Hacker, CTO and co-founder (Photo: Duolingo) LOS ANGELES — At Carnegie Mellon Univ...
Get your DIY home project in special USA TODAY magazine
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usatoday.com - USA TODAY Home magazine will feature great DIY design projects submitted by readers in its spring 2014 issue. (Photo: Cover photo by David Blank) USA TODAY is reaching out across the country to fin...
News from The Associated Press
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Holiday Guide - USA TODAY.com
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usatoday.com - The majority of these items offer little benefit to you. The majority of these items offer little benefit to you. Here are a handful of top gifts of holidays' future, that you can buy right now. He...
Airlines boosting premium cabin menus
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Season of song - The Times of India
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Great adventure - The Times of India
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Baig's Best: Phones and tablets yeah, but basketball?
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usatoday.com - The 94Fifty Bluetooth-enable basketball. (Photo: 94Fifty) NEW YORK — In a year in which my favorite tech products included a "smart" basketball, one can only imagine the places tech will bounce nex...
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