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With Climate Change Looming, We Are The Ghosts Of Christmas Yet To Come

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on With Climate Change Looming, We Are The Ghosts Of Christmas Yet To Come

“The Last of the Spirits, from Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. With Illustrations by John Leech. London: Chapman & Hall, 1843. First edition. ” Image credit: Wikipedia (copyright expired) – an excerpt. I am not suggesting that Dickens was prescient about climate change, in the fashion of the absurd claims made for Nostradamus. Nor do I think you should literally wear a hoodie (the modern equivalent of Grim Reaper… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Pirates of the Caribbean 4: First Looks!

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Pirates of the Caribbean 4: First Looks!

Captain Jack is (almost) back. On May 20, Johnny Depp will reprise the role that truly made him an icon, as he steps back into the swashbuckling shoes of Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides . We’ve got an early look at a scene from the movie here: The fourth installment of this franchise will find Jack and Barbossa seeking the Fountain of Youth.

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David Banner, 9th Wonder To Drop By ‘RapFix Live’!

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on David Banner, 9th Wonder To Drop By ‘RapFix Live’!

Mississippi MC and producer will talk about their joint LP, and an exclusive T.I. interview airs on Thursday’s episode. By Jayson Rodriguez David Banner Photo: Noel Vasquez/ Getty Images David Banner is not an MC to mince words, and the Mississippi-bred rapper will have plenty to talk about when he and producer 9th Wonder appear on “RapFix Live” this Thursday at 4 p.m. ET on MTV.com. This week, “RapFix Live” will also feature an exclusive interview with T.I. that was conducted before the No Mercy MC was sent to prison last month . Watch a preview of the interview only on “RapFix Live,” then check back later on MTVNews.com and RapFix.MTV.com for more clips from the exclusive Q&A. As for Banner and 9th, the pair are set to release their first collaborative project, Death of a Pop Star, on December 21. The LP features production from the former Little Brother star and rhymes from Banner; Ludacris and Estelle also lend their talents to the project. Earlier this summer, Banner told MTV News partnering with 9th Wonder helped him feel rejuvenated about music. “It’s like we playing basketball overseas for the USA and we win the gold,” Banner said about their upcoming project. “That’s how I’m feeling. I’m coming right off of that and going into my next album.” How did these southern hip-hop stars come together? Why didn’t Banner take on any producing duties on Death of a Pop Star ? What do the two college grads think about President Obama’s performance so far? Ask Banner and 9th Wonder yourself by sending messages via Twitter to @MTVRapFix with the hashtag #rapfixlive or upload video messages to the pair at Your.MTV.com. The duo will sit down with MTV News correspondent Sway Calloway and answer your questions. They follow past “RapFix Live” guests such as Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Fabolous, Swizz Beatz and Soulja Boy Tell’em. What should Sway ask Banner and 9th Wonder? Share your questions in the comments! Related Artists David Banner 9th Wonder T.I.

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Facebook numbers in status

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Facebook numbers in status

Many people seem to have started this Facebook numbers craze, at least in the USA. Will this be another Facebook hoax? For what purpose? Maybe for none, that’s just how the Internet works sometimes. Just after the cartoon profile pictures craze ended (and it appears that it was nothing but a hoax), another one has started. You might have noticed different numbers on the Facebook status of your friends. If so, they might be playing the Facebook number game. What’s this all about? Well, it se

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Millions Of Electric Vehicles Are Hidden In Plain Sight

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Millions Of Electric Vehicles Are Hidden In Plain Sight

Cushman custom electric passenger vehicle, manufactured in Augusta, Georgia, USA. Image credit: Cushman Anyone who’s been to a golf course has seen electric golf carts. If you fly, you’ll have seen electric vehicles transporting older or disabled passengers across the terminal. Amusement parks and big hotels have them as well. Variations on these familiar but overlooked designs – representing a category known to industry as ‘electric utility vehicles’ – exist for dozens of uses. There are ambulances, “stock chasers,” lunch carts, “bell hops,” and so on. For a… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Reuse Community Takes Facebook By Storm – With More to Come

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Reuse Community Takes Facebook By Storm – With More to Come

Image Credit: Reuse Connection Repurposing a stove into a high-powered entertainment system might not be to everyone’s liking, but we still love reuse—warts and all. When I asked how we identify that fine line between reuse and hoarding , the question seemed to resonate with our readers—who clearly are passionate about the idea of reuse. (“Who could have guessed?”, I hear you cry.) Having read t… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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What Is Distributed Power Generation?

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on What Is Distributed Power Generation?

Image credit: Electric Power Systems Research 57 (2001) 195-204 ; Ackermann et. al. My recent claim of ‘distributed power’ being inherently superior created some controversy. As did my claim that distributed power was a more useful and important concept than ‘green power,’ per se. (See: Decision Time: Invest In Distributed, Versus Central Power & More High Voltage Transmiss… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Decision Time: Invest In Distributed, Versus Central Power & High Voltage Transmission Lines?

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Decision Time: Invest In Distributed, Versus Central Power & High Voltage Transmission Lines?

US electricity demand projections…low but continuing rate. Image credit: USEIA Most of last remaining State electricity rate caps will have fallen away by the end of this year. The resulting electric bill increases – stemming from both “rate cap removal” and higher-priced coal – tend to be in the 20% and higher range. “Coal Dems” and “Tea Partiers” won’t have “Cap & Trade” to blame for the pain of higher electric bills, however, as higher bills are a direct result of the deregulation fervor which arose during era of the Clinton Administration (an Admini… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Omission Watch: Obama Nominated Chicago Agent for ATF Chief, Drawing Opposition from NRA

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Omission Watch: Obama Nominated Chicago Agent for ATF Chief, Drawing Opposition from NRA

Cam Edwards of NRANews.com reported on Friday night that there's a really under-reported story out there. President Obama nominated a new head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives — a local ATF agent from Chicago that's drawing serious opposition from gun-rights groups. Patrik Jonsson of The Christian Science Monitor is one of the few news reporters to notice: ATF special agent Andrew Traver, who last year let a TV reporter fire an AK-47 from her hip to demonstrate the weapon's lethality, is set to become America's chief firearms inspector. But Mr. Traver, currently the Chicago ATF chief, faces a tough nomination battle as gun-rights groups amass their forces in opposition. read more

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Don’t Touch My Junk (the TSA Hustle) Song

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Don’t Touch My Junk (the TSA Hustle) Song

Don’t Touch My Junk takes aim at the TSA with its obscene pat-downs and naked body scanners now installed at airports across the USA. Written by Mike Adams (the Health Ranger), a strong advocate of freedom and civil liberties, this song is based on a true story by a traveler named John Tyner who told the TSA, “If you touch my junk I’ll have you arrested.” added by: GLOBALPOLITICAL

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