photo via flickr While scientists say we need to peak our emissions by 2015 and then dramatically reduce them thereafter, the US is projected to actually increase our greenhouse gas emissions through 2020, according to estimates from the government to the United Nations. CO2 emissions are expected to rise about 1.5 percent and overall climate-warming pollution could go up by 4 percent. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Hollywood Sign Hollywood stalwart Tom Hanks , uber Producer-Director Steven Spielberg and Playboy father Hugh Hefner were among those who donated money for the land purchase in connection with the preservation of the world famouse HOLLYWOOD sign. Hefner reportedly donated the final $900,000 required by the conservation group. In s statement, Hefner said, “”My childhood dreams and fantasies came from the movies, and the images created in Hollywood had a major influence on my life and Playboy.” He referred to the cultural landmark as “Hollywood’s Eiffel Tower.” The sign is located on the southern side of Mount Lee in Griffith Park, north of the Mulholland Highway and was last restored in 1978. It has since been maintained by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. Spielberg, Hanks, Hefner help Hollywood is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading
Tomorrow is supposed to be the day Apple will be talking about the new iPod Touch and iPod Nano with their rumored 3.2MP integrated cameras. According to AppleInsider and Hardmac, however, they may not be releasing them as soon as we expected. According to both sites, they have heard a rumor that production of a bad camera module will push back the release of the new iPods
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Thanks to the BBC for a link to this paper describing how Google's algorithm for ranking web pages could determine what species are most critical for sustaining ecosystems. The authors write in PLoS Computational Biology that their version of PageRank could ascertain which extinction would likely lead to ecosystem collapse. Species are embedded in complex networks of relationships
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Jerri Gray was arrested in June for criminal neglect of her 14-year-old son who weighs 555 pounds.
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Mother of 555 pound son arrested for Criminal Neglect
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