Scratches to Sketches
Monday, 15 September 2014
BBC News: Ancient China fish 'nearly extinct'
"Xinhua reported that no wild sturgeon reproduced naturally last year in the Yangtze river.
Read more:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-29201926
It was the first time since researchers began recording levels 32 years ago.
Chinese researches say the fall is due to rising levels of pollution in the Yangtze river and the construction of dozens of dams.
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences also found that no young sturgeons were found swimming along the Yangtze toward the sea during the period they usually do so."
The Chinese sturgeon, thought to have existed for more than 140 million years, is now on the brink of extinction, say local media.Read more:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-29201926
BBC News: US gas leaks into water caused by faulty wells?
A new study suggests that the contamination of drinking water by shale gas is due to faulty wells and not hydraulic fracturing.
Read more:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-29206704
Why Samsung has the Edge Over Apple and Google in the Smart Home Race | Androidheadlines.com
"When People hear the name, Samsung, they immediately associate it with smartphones, tablets, and maybe Smart HDTVs. What many do not know is that Samsung also makes a complete line of home appliances – and when we say complete, we mean complete. They manufacturer refrigerators, stoves, microwaves, dishwashers, wall ovens, burners for countertops, washers, dryers and more! You could literally stock your home completely with Samsung made products – from their sophisticated Smart TV that hooks to the internet so you can stream TV shows, music, movies, play games and so much more to washing and drying your clothes in their high-tech digital machines. Jon Swartz, USA Today San Francisco Bureau Chief said, "Samsung really is a consumer electronics giant that really does everything…Don't think of Samsung as a cellphone company. That's just part of what they do."
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Sketches from scratches is a provocative blogspot that has grown out of the Wuh Lax experience. It is eclectic, which means that it might consider just about anything from the simple to the extremely difficult. A scratch can be something that is troubling me or a short line on paper. From a scratch comes a verbal sketch or image sketch of the issue or subject. Other sites have other stuff that should really be of interest to the broad reader. I try to develop themes, but variety often comes before depth.
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