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- Cell Phones for Seniors: Stay Independent, Stay SafeGPS is a must in any cell phone for seniors. It’ll help them get their bearings when they’re lost via GPS navigation and maps and it’ll help you (or emergency services). Cell Phones for Seniors
- HTC One Review: Top Of The Premium Pops?UPDATE: After spending an extensive amount of time with the HTC One we have added our thoughts regarding the handset’s battery life. Click here to find out what we reckon. The HTC One is the latest Android handset from the Taiwanese manufacturer and is aimed firmly at the flagship end of the market, featuring a … Continue reading HTC One Review: Top Of The P […]
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- Jesse Watters Melts Down After Black Co-Host Juan Williams’ Reality CheckFox NewsOn Monday afternoon, as jurors started to deliberate over former officer Derek Chauvin’s fate, Juan Williams attempted to calmly explain something to his co-hosts on The Five that may seem obvious to non-Fox News viewers: Police brutality is a real problem in America. Jesse Watters didn’t want to hear it.In the final moments of that show’s broadcast, […]
- Kyrsten Sinema’s ‘Fuck Off’ Ring Is the New ‘I Really Don’t Care, Do U?’Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/Photo via TwitterFor a woman who voted against raising the federal minimum wage, leaving servers across the country underpaid, Kyrsten Sinema sure seems to love brunch. Or at least she appeared to be enjoying a carefree #SundayFunday this weekend, made evident by a post to her Instagram page.In the screenshot, Sinema sip […]
- Prosecutors Say Floyd Died Because Chauvin’s ‘Heart Was Too Small’ as Case Heads to JuryREUTERS/Jane RosenbergAs Derek Chauvin’s murder trial comes to a close, both sides made their closing arguments on Monday, with prosecutors insisting the former Minneapolis cop’s fatal arrest of George Floyd wasn’t “policing” but “murder”—as his defense claimed he used “reasonable” force.Prosecutors on Monday detailed to jurors in Hennepin County court how C […]
- Prank Caller Dupes MyPillow Guy Into Thinking Trump’s Calling HimTwitter/@ZTPetrizzoThe launch of pro-Trump pillow magnate Mike Lindell’s much-ballyhooed “free speech” social media site is not going as planned, as the MyPillow CEO repeatedly dealt with prank callers during his Monday livestream kickoff for Frank Speech.And at one point, Lindell thought his hero Donald Trump had called in to wish him well, only for it to t […]
- A Real Prince Harry and Prince William Reconciliation Has to Include Meghan MarkleMark Large-WPA Pool/Getty ImagesPrince Harry walked out of his grandfather’s funeral on Saturday afternoon, and, conveniently enough, caught up with his brother William and wife Kate just as they passed the BBC’s cameras which were broadcasting a pooled feed to the world.In royal reporting circles, the spot occupied by the pool camera is often known as the “ […]
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- Zion Williamson Is Basically on the Knicks NowIt’s as if he has always harbored a single-minded desire to join the team, something that is easier to believe if you ignore enough things.
- The Game That Finally Lets You Live Your Fantasy of Being a Bickering Married CoupleIt Takes Two, out on PC, PS4, and Xbox, is a co-op multiplayer game you aren’t allowed to play alone.
- The Most Disturbing Part of the Latest Tesla CrashTesla owners keep doing the same dangerous thing.
- Sonia Sotomayor’s Lonely Battle to Give the Voiceless a Voice at the Supreme CourtIn two new opinions, the justice continues to provide a small grace to victims of unconstitutional abuses ignored by her colleagues.
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- Family-sized Solar Car to Race in World Solar ChallengeBattery Technology | Electric Cars | Solar Power | TransportationSolar Team Great Britain has started a kickstarter page to help fund their design for entry in the 2017 World Solar Challenge. Founder Steven Heape leads a team of volunteers from many different disciplines, companies and universities working on a family-sized solar car to compete in the cruise […]
- The Spherical Sun Power GeneratorEnergy Inventions | Future Technology | Solar PowerGerman Architect Andre Broessel believes he has a solution that can “squeeze more juice out of the sun”, even during the night hours and in low-light regions. His company Rawlemon has created a spherical sun power generator prototype called the beta.ray. His technology will combine spherical geometry princip […]
- Hydrogen-Powered Tram Developed in ChinaFuel Cells | Hydrogen Fuel | Public Transit | TransportationIn an effort to reduce China’s harmful and plentiful greenhouse gas emissions, Chinese company Sifang (a subsidiary of China South Rail Corporation) has developed the world’s first hydrogen powered tram. The tram took two years of research and development to complete, and will be powered entirely by […]
- The WaterNest: An Eco-Friendly Floating HouseEnvironment and Sustainability | Photovoltaic Cells | Solar PowerDesigned by renowned Italian architect Giancarlo Zema and produced by EcoFloLife, the WaterNest 100 is an eco-friendly floating housing unit. The 100 square meter residential units are made of up to 98% recycled materials; including the laminate timber and aluminum hull. Skylights, balconies an […]
- Floating Solar Panels: A Viable Solution?Hydro Power | Photovoltaic Cells | Solar PowerSince 2011, French Company Ciel & Terre has been developing large-scale floating solar solutions. Their innovative Hydrelio Floating PV system allows standard PV panels to be installed on large bodies of water such as: drinking water reservoirs, quarry lakes, irrigation canals, remediation and tailing ponds, […]
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- Swedish fitness trend of 'plogging' is amazingly awesomeLeave it to the Swedes to combine physical fitness with PICKING UP LITTER!
- Urbanists call for a non-aggression pact among cities competing for Amazon's HQ2They say that cities should compete on the basis of the underlying strength of their communities, not handouts.
- Marine biologist wants to make plastic straws extinct on the Great Barrier ReefNicole Nash's campaign urges tour operators and coastal resorts to ban straws completely in an effort to reduce plastic pollution.
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- Snake venom complexity is driven by prey dietDiversity in diet plays a role in the complexity of venom in pit vipers such as rattlesnakes, copperheads and cottonmouths. But new collaborative research found the number of prey species a snake ate did not drive venom complexity. Rather, it was how far apart the prey species were from each other evolutionarily.
- Research inside hill slopes could help wildfire and drought predictionA new study has found that rock weathering and water storage appear to follow a similar pattern across undulating landscapes. The findings are important because they suggest that these patterns could improve predictions of wildfire and landslide risk and how droughts will affect the landscape.
- Making waves in oceanography: Upwelling defies prior theoriesA new scientific discovery has recorded how ghost currents and sediments can 'undo' the force of gravity. The new theory helps explain obscure events in which suspended sediment particles mysteriously move upward, not downward, on the slope of submarine canyons of the deep sea.
- Early deaths rising in workers using methylene chloride paint strippersResearchers and physicians have found that early deaths of workers using methylene chloride paint strippers are on the rise. The solvent is widely used in paint strippers, cleaners, adhesives and sealants.
- Ocean currents modulate oxygen content at the equatorA study has used long-term observations to investigate the complex interplay between fluctuations in the equatorial current system and variations in oxygen content. During the last 15 years the intensification of upper-ocean currents resulted in an increasing oxygen content in the equatorial region.
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- Architects give 1890s home a Passive House retrofitThe idea of retrofitting is certainly nothing new, especially for historic buildings. But the Yannell PHIUS+ House project is turning a home built in the 1890s into a Passive House complete with modern style and amenities. The project, renovated by HPZS, is the first certified single-family Passive House in Chicago.[...]
- World's whitest paint could be an A/C alternativeEngineers at Purdue University have developed a paint so white that it actually cools surfaces. They hope that the new paint can help fight global warming by reducing reliance on air conditioning.[...]
- Enter the WWF Observation Cabins competition for a shot at $17KThe Young Architects Competition (YAC) has teamed up with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to launch WWF Observation Cabins, a global competition seeking design proposals for a visitor center and observation cabins in the WWF Oasis of Orbetello, Italy. In addition to creating a space where visitors can enjoy a “tamed” version of nature, participants are expecte […]
- Aztec-inspired eco home sits lightly on the land in MexicoWhen Mexico City-based architecture practice Mauricio Ceballos X Architects (MCXA) was asked to design a home in an ancestral place in Malinalco, it immediately knew that a minimal environmental footprint would be the key to success. The clients had carefully selected the sloped site for its unique micro-climate, abundance of mature trees and proximity to a […]
- Dreamy Costa Rican retreat uses a pavilion concept for minimal impactTucked into the trees where the rainforest meets the sea, the Sirena House is a Costa Rican retreat that combines separate pavilions to cause less impact on the local surroundings. The home features sustainable elements such as rainwater catchment, water recycling and energy-generating systems.[...]
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- Should the official Atlantic hurricane season be lengthened?In 2020, the date of formation of every named storm, from Tropical Storm Arthur to Hurricane Iota was substantially earlier than normal. What is the evidence for a trend towards earlier and longer hurricane seasons? The post Should the official Atlantic hurricane season be lengthened? first appeared on RealClimate.
- Unforced Variations: Apr 2021This month’s open thread for climate science discussions. Be nice, it’s Earth month. The post Unforced Variations: Apr 2021 first appeared on RealClimate.
- A potential rule of thumb for hourly rainfall?Future global warming will be accompanied by more intense rainfall and flash floods due to increased evaporation, as a consequence of higher surface temperatures which also lead to a higher turn-around rate for the global hydrological cycle. In other words, we will see changing rainfall patterns. And if the global area of rainfall also shrinks, […] The post […]
- The Rise and Fall of the “Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation”Two decades ago, in an interview with science journalist Richard Kerr for the journal Science, I coined the term the “Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation” (AMO) to describe an internal oscillation in the climate system resulting from interactions between North Atlantic ocean currents and wind patterns. These interactions were thought to lead to alternating dec […]
- Looking for help with an electricity tax-swap ideaGuest commentary from Yoram Bauman Everyone from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to Elon Musk thinks that putting a price on carbon is an important step in tackling climate change. Politically, however, carbon taxes and cap-and-trade systems face an uphill battle, in part because they could drive up the prices of household basics like gasoline and […] The po […]
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- Sump Pump ProblemsThe importance of having a sump pump in the basement cannot be underestimated as it is responsible for keeping the home flood free. However, there are many sump pump problems that can occur, leaving the system vulnerable and opened to the possibility of not operating correctly. Some Common Sump Pump Problems One of the most common sump pump problems has to d […]
- Sump Pump PitDue to the fact that flooding occurs occasionally due to bad weather and natural disasters, having a good sump pump drainage system in the basement has now become a necessity. With a reliable drainage system in place, you can avoid the occurrence of flooding which usually cause unnecessary financial expenses and mental anguish to everyone in the family. A su […]
- Wayne Sump PumpsWayne sump pumps have been serving customers in the drainage system industry over the past 70 odd years. These sump pumps are durable and they protect many homes from the damage caused by flooding. There is a long line in the variety of Wayne sump pumps; from thermoplastic and cast iron to pedestal, backup and primary pump sumps to a combination of both. A W […]
- Sump Pump DrainageIf you have spoken to homeowners who have had trouble with flooding and dampness in their basement, or mildew and rot in their home, they would tell you that so many costly messes could have been avoided by having a sump pump installed in the basement. The cost of sump pump drainage system is definitely cheaper than cleaning up after water and moisture has d […]
- Zoeller Sump PumpsZoeller sump pumps is a well known brand of pumps designed to keep your property dry and protect it from water damage. When the rain pours heavily, are you one of those people who rush to the basement, worried that you would find it flooded? This is a common problem among many homeowners especially those living in flat terrains where water has nowhere else t […]
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The Cannabis Industry Would Like You To Stop Using These Pot Slang Words
Many insiders believe "marijuana" is a term with racist roots, while others aren't so high on calling it "weed." But 4/20 will give us time to contemplate.
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As States Thwart Climate Progress, Progressives Pitch A Lifeline To Green Cities
Reps. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) are pitching a Green New Deal for local governments.
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First-Ever Wild Wolf Collar Camera Shows What They Really Do All Day Long
This canine's favorite meal might surprise you.
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US West Prepares For Possible First Water Shortage Declaration
Arizona and Nevada could see their first mandatory water use caps as climate change leaves the Colorado River at a historic low.
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Man Picks Up And Hurls Away Rabid Bobcat In Wild Viral Footage
The animal attacked a woman on a suburban street, prompting the man's swift action.
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- Sweden recycles so well it needs more trashWhen it comes to recycling, Sweden is incredibly successful. Just four percent of household waste in Sweden goes into landfills. The rest winds up either recycled or used as fuel in waste-to-energy power plants. Burning the garbage in the incinerators generates 20 percent of Sweden’s district heating, a system of distributing heat by pumping heated water int […]
- IPCC 5 in Haiku.Amazing what the bout of the flu can do. International climate scientist Gregory Johnson, who co-authored the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's 5th report, which came out in September, has simplified the 2000 page preview report into 19 illustrated haiku. I feel I understand it better now! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0McGUF9hc0
- Russian parliament gives amnesty to 'Arctic 30'The Greenpeace activists who spent two months in jail after a peaceful protest in the Arctic have expressed relief after the Russian parliament voted to grant them amnesty. But they also declared: “There is no amnesty for the Arctic.” The Duma today voted for an amendment that extends an amnesty decree to defendants who have been charged with hooliganism. It […]
- Increased energy efficiency in China could “strand” Australian mining projectsThe Chinese government is pushing manufacturers, and in particular, steelmakers, to be more energy efficient, reducing demand for Australian coal. Image: Johannes 'volty' Hemmerlein Rapid increases in energy efficiency in Chinese manufacturing, especially in the steel production sector, will temper demand for Australian coal exports and put billion […]
- China roars ahead with renewablesDespite being the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter, China is increasing its renewable sources of energy- Image: Fernando Tomás China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) has just released some remarkable data on the addition of new electric generating capacity in 2013. China’s electric power system has been growing at a tremendous rate to keep up wit […]
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- Why flying a helicopter on Mars is a big dealNASA conducted its first flight on another planet early Monday morning, a short hop for a small chopper named Ingenuity which demonstrated technology that could prove critical to the future of space exploration.
- Key things to know about NASA's Ingenuity Mars HelicopterNASA has made history by successfully flying the mini helicopter Ingenuity on Mars, the first powered flight on another planet.
- How scientists are 'looking' inside asteroidsAsteroids can pose a threat to life on Earth but are also a valuable source of resources to make fuel or water to aid deep space exploration. Devoid of geological and atmospheric processes, these space rocks provide a window onto the evolution of the solar system. But to really understand their secrets, scientists must know what's inside them.
- Can a new type of glacier on Mars aid future astronauts?On April 21, 1908, near Earth's North Pole, the Arctic explorer Frederick Albert Cook scrawled in his diary a memorable phrase: "We were the only pulsating creatures in a dead world of ice." These words may soon take on new significance for humankind in another dead world of hidden ice, submerged beneath the red sand of its frigid deserts. Thi […]
- Giant planet at large distance from sun-like star puzzles astronomersA team of astronomers led by Dutch scientists has directly imaged a giant planet orbiting at a large distance around a sun-like star. Why this planet is so massive and how it got to be there is a mystery. The researchers will publish their findings in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.
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- Countries can transform the climate crisis with ocean-based action (commentary)In 2018, Chile designated a marine protected area (MPA) around its Diego Ramirez island, offering protection to kelp forests — ecosystems that provide nurseries for young marine organisms and lock away carbon dioxide. This is in line with Chile’s leadership in marine biodiversity: with 42% of Chile’s maritime territory protected, the country ranks 6th global […]
- Total’s East African oil pipeline to go ahead despite stiff oppositionThe Ugandan and Tanzanian governments have signed agreements with French oil major Total and China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) to build a 1,400-kilometer (900-mile) pipeline from Uganda’s Murchison Falls National Park to the Tanzanian port of Tanga on the Indian Ocean. The pipeline’s critics say 2,000 square kilometers (770 square miles) of pro […]
- Skin in the game? Reptile leather trade embroils conservation authorityShoes, watches, wallets and bags — anything made from exotic reptile skins — were plucked from the shelves in Selfridges, a high-end department store in the U.K., in February 2019. The move, according to the company, was motivated by a desire to “improve supply chain transparency and implement high standards of animal welfare” at a […]
- Deploying art to care for nature: Q&A with Tom EddingtonTalk to an environmental NGO and they’ll more than likely tell you there’s not enough philanthropic dollars going toward environmental causes. According to Forbes, The Nature Conservancy is the sole environmental NGO in the U.S. to crack top 50 in terms of budget size, making it the only environmental organization in the United States with […]
- Shark catastrophe points to failure to enact global biodiversity agreementsA near-sharkless open ocean could soon be a reality, according to Nathan Pacoureau, a postdoctoral researcher in the Earth to Ocean Research Group at Simon Fraser University in Canada. Pacoureau and an international research team recently detected a 70% decline in shark and ray populations over the last 50 years. This study, published in Nature, […]
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