Hundreds strip in NYC for no-pants subway ride (AP)

January 11, 2010

AP – Hundreds of New Yorkers have been riding the city’s subway trains in their underwear.

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Rice leads Ravens run game to 33-14 win over Pats (AP)

January 11, 2010

AP – From the very first play, Ray Rice and the running Ravens made the team of the last decade look old, overmatched and, oddly, inept.

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Homeless Korean dies with 100,000 dollars in bank

May 11, 2009

SEOUL (AFP) – A homeless South Korean unable to withdraw his life savings because he could not remember his real name has died in poverty, officials said.
The man, believed to be aged 56, died of cancer last month, leaving 128 million won (just over 100,000 dollars) in a bank account that was opened in early [...]

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Schools Closed in Mexico Because of Swine Flu Outbreak

April 27, 2009

A swine flu outbreak in Mexico has killed at least 16 people in the past few weeks. Dozens of more deaths are suspected.
Schools K-university are sending youngsters home and telling them to stay inside if they have the flu-like symptoms.
”We’re dealing with a new flu virus that constitutes a respiratory epidemic that so far is [...]

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The Baghdad Battery, How Humans Discovered Electricity

April 27, 2009

The mysterious Baghdad Battery is arguably mankind’s very first device to produce usable levels of electricity, similar to a battery. But it’s true, an inefficient battery.
While many believe Benjamin Franklin to be the father of electricity, history goes back more than two thousand years when Ancient Greeks discovered that rubbing fur on amber causes an [...]

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Arbor Day – Which of the 50 Kinds of Trees Will You Plant?

April 27, 2009

Arbor Day has been around for 137 years! Unfortunately, deforestation, though less ancient is winning out over the ideals of Julius Sterling Morton (1832-1902) the brainchild behind Arbor Day.
It was Morton’s idea to set aside a day dedicated to tree planting and emphasizing the importance of trees. The first Arbor Day was April 10, 1872. [...]

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South Carolina Wildfires Hit Myrtle Beach, Get Out of Control

April 27, 2009

Because of low humidity and high winds forecasts, wildfires on the coastal region of South Carolina have gotten out of control on Thursday and headed for Myrtle Beach (and the state’s biggest tourist destinations) where they destroyed 40 homes and forced more than 2,500 people to evacuate.

Smoke Caused by Myrtle Beach Fires

The governor declared a [...]

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Jones Soda Pedals For Energy and to Stay Off the Grid

April 27, 2009

Jones Soda employees pedaling for energy

We’re pedaling to power 10 laptops, three cellphones and one printer in our office
To celebrate Earth Day the right way, Jones Soda— the company that makes odd tasting flavored beverages, decided to get off the power grid and installed 9 bicycles for their Seattle headquarters, where employees spent time pedaling.
Both [...]

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Livermore Cinemas Becomes Largest Solar-powered Theater in the US

April 27, 2009

Livermore is a bit inland from the Bay Area of San Francisco. What that means in practical terms is that it gets real hot real fast and can be pretty windy. But Livermore Cinemas is not worried. The cinema is now the United State’s largest solar-powered movie theater. Largest of a mere handful, but still [...]

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RecycleBank’s Ron Gonenthe— 2009 UN Environment Programme Champion of the Earth

April 27, 2009

Co-founder and CEO of RecycleBank, 32 year old Ron Gonen just got the 2009 United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Champion of the Earth award. One of only seven environmental leaders in the world, Ron Gonen has been honored at the Environment Summit (B4E) in Paris, today. On Earth Day.

Ron Gonen, CEO and Co-Founder @ RecycleBank

Chosen [...]

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