Is Apple facing its ‘Nike moment’? - The Globe and Mail

Well, one hopes that labour conditions will greatly improve and employees of Chinese firms will see their incomes rise much further!

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/tech-news/is-apple-facing-its-nike-moment/article2360066/

All the best @renaturetek

Egypt’s turmoil: It goes on and on | The Economist

Follow through is hard!

http://www.economist.com/node/21547294

All the best @renaturetek

Russia's presidential election: It brings a tear to the eye | The Economist

A sign of the times as Putin hangs desperately on to power, he looks increasingly like the fallen dictators that have forgotten how to capture the soul of their nations!

http://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2012/03/russias-presidential-election?fsrc=nlw%7Cnewe%7C3-5-2012%7Cnew_on_the_economist

All the best @renaturetek

Michael Rafferty murder trial underway in London- CityNews.ca

Unbelievable!

http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/videos/191423

All the best @renaturetek

London murder trial

Cynthia Mulligan (@CityCynthia) 3/5/12 3:18 PM #Rafferty - trial adjourns for the day. First witness tomorrow morning.

All the best @renaturetek

How to Check if Your Art is Copied or Stolen Online With Google Image Search | Artpromotivate

http://www.artpromotivate.com/2011/12/art-copied-stolen-google-image-search.html

Twitter: @renaturetek

5 reasons US must avoid war with Iran - Iran is chiefly a threat to itself - CSMonitor.com

America is not Israel and should not let itself be drawn into a war that is pre-emptive because Israel decides to go down that route.

Should Iran act pre-emptively then America should still go the UN route!

The security council would react differently in the case of international conflict compared with a civil war.

More problematic is the deplorable way that the Iran authorities treat their own minorities.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2012/0119/5-reasons-US-must-avoid-war-with-Iran/Iran-is-chiefly-a-threat-to-itself

Twitter: @renaturetek

Five urban garden programs that train inmates and help communities - CSMonitor.com

Gardens are what settled life should be all about. If you are not a nomad you should enjoy a garden you can call your own. If you are a nomad, you may enjoy more than one garden! There's always work for gardeners, and you never need to be unemployed as the garden becomes your partner in living!

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/Change-Agent/2012/0302/Five-urban-garden-programs-that-train-inmates-and-help-communities?cmpid=ema:nws:Change%20Agent%20weekly%203-5-12&cmpid=ema:nws:NzQ4MDU4NDEwMgS2

All the best @renaturetek

Across Canada, cash-strapped governments target education - The Globe and Mail

Goes to show the lack of foresight among the political, who would do anything to look good!

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/across-canada-cash-strapped-governments-target-education/article2358500/

All the best @renaturetek

GOP Is Now The Party Of Extremists | National Memo | Breaking News, Smart Politics

This is a reversal to past problems!

http://www.nationalmemo.com/content/gop-now-party-extremists

All the best @renaturetek

The Caucus - Is Focus on Limbaugh Blurring the Big Picture? - NYTimes.com

Republican Ms Snowe seems right on the money fo a number of important issyes affecting America. We need to see an exit plan behind subsidies to the rich. We need to eliminate, not reduce, the many fiscal advantages offered to the American wealthy. Their influence is no, no, no. Don't?

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/09/us/politics/09caucus.html?_r=1

All the best @renaturetek

Obama Backs Student in Furor With Limbaugh on Birth Control - NYTimes.com

If Rush Limbaugh is a self appointed spokesperson for the Republicans, he is doing the political process no good. He comes across as a former xxx type with unreasonable ideas on almost all subjects. He is like a little dog that snips at your pant leg, huffing and puffing in order to make himself feel important in a more intelligent world that has lost interest in his meaningless animalistic rhetoric. He is the clown of the Republicans being absurd in order to draw attention to his wireless rantings. Clueless as to appropriateness this little hound barks aimlessly at flowers and then .... all over them!

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/02/boehner-condemns-limbaughs-comments/?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2

All the best @renaturetek

Obama Backs Student in Furor With Limbaugh on Birth Control - NYTimes.com

I don't find the lazy ideas of Limbaugh very fruitful. He should perhaps have his liver checked for hormone imbalance and I heard he was dependent on substances, not good for his health, hearsay! Seriously, can you blame women for thinking about Limbaugh : save me from domineering men! So, so, parental, father knows best and domineering, a creator of mythology, replacing one with another to dominate the air waves! What drives the man down his crazy path of logic? Not his golf swing?

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/02/boehner-condemns-limbaughs-comments/?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2

All the best @renaturetek

Feds Indict Former Online Gambling Billionaire Calvin Ayre - Forbes

Helpful!

http://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanvardi/2012/02/28/feds-indict-former-online-gambling-billionaire-calvin-ayre/

All the best @renaturetek

British bank chief warns quantitative easing is 'laying seeds for next crisis' | Business | The Guardian

I guess the point is that the money will be used to fight a spree of bank takeovers which is part and parcel of the original problem. Growing your balance sheet by purchase of assets was used to persue a competitive strategy. It was not so much seen as a means of profit, but as a means to garner bonuses and prepare for a takeover or fend against one. Any idiot realizes that the margin on such acquisition of assets is highly risky?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/feb/29/ben-bernanke-qe3-hopes-us-economy?CMP=EMCNEWEML1355

All the best @renaturetek

This column will change your life: the two things | Life and style | The Guardian

You may not agree with the author's summary of economics! For many there is a free lunch, and it does matter what they do with the left overs.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/feb/24/two-things-to-know-oliver-burkeman

All the best @renaturetek

Save the Children

What is coconut to you might save a life?

http://www.coconutresearchcenter.org/savethechildren.htm

All the best @renaturetek

Coconut Research Center Home Page

May we not use coconut oil for treating disease?

http://www.coconutresearchcenter.org/

All the best @renaturetek

The Best Tablets You Can Buy In 2012

Well perhaps this is to be seen?

http://www.businessinsider.com/best-tablets-2012-2012-1?utm_source=inpost&utm_medium=seealso&utm_term=&utm_content=2&utm_campaign=recirc

All the best @renaturetek

NCC: Long Sought Off-shore Islands Receive Protection

We need to go beyond this and renaturalize all of our countryside, especially our streams and field borders.

http://www.natureconservancy.ca/en/where-we-work/prince-edward-island/news/long-sought-off-shore-islands.html

All the best

Arthur Lake
Twitter: @renaturetek

4 Ways to Be Invisible Online - SmartMoney.com

Protect yourself!

http://www.smartmoney.com/spend/technology/4-ways-to-be-invisible-online-1329502910909/

All the best

Arthur Lake
Twitter: @renaturetek

Fursdon House and Garden nr Exeter, Devon with quality self-catering holiday accommodation

http://www.fursdon.co.uk/

All the best

Arthur Lake
Twitter: @renaturetek

Rethinking Pitt-Rivers | Marathon Spearheads

In ancient past, there was a battle of 490 BC that defined a course of history. Had the Greeks lost many of us would probably not be reading this now.

http://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/rpr/index.php/object-biography-index/1-prmcollection/648-marathon-spearheads

All the best

Arthur Lake
Twitter: @renaturetek

Stratford Shakespeare Festival - 2012 Season Playbill

So this how you find out about the theater!

http://www.stratfordfestival.ca/landingpages/default.aspx?id=11274%20&utm_source=Homepage&utm_medium=newsbuttonimage&utm_campaign=hp-newsbutton

All the best

Arthur Lake
Twitter: @renaturetek

Colors :: COLOURlovers

Colour your day!

http://www.colourlovers.com/colors/search/new

All the best

Arthur Lake
Twitter: @renaturetek

Islamic schools and branches - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

We should be familiar with the various branches of Islamic thought and organisation!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_schools_and_branches

All the best

Arthur Lake
Twitter: @renaturetek

Brandon Boyd and Bob Hurley | civilclothing.com | Celebrate The Difference - Civil Clothing LA

We are an island!

http://civilclothing.com/blog/2011/04/05/brandon-boyd-and-bob-hurley/

All the best

Arthur Lake
Twitter: @renaturetek

Last Stand: Saving Rhinos by Removing Their Valuable Horns | Global Spin | TIME.com

http://globalspin.blogs.time.com/2012/02/24/last-stand-saving-rhinos-by-removing-their-valuable-horns/?xid=newsletter-daily

All the best

Arthur Lake
Twitter: @renaturetek

Grand Bend Studio Tour | Gallery

http://grandbendstudiotour.com/gallery

All the best

Arthur Lake
Twitter: @renaturetek

ISIS - Why staying warm in winter is a bit more complicated if you’re a lizard

http://www.isis.stfc.ac.uk/science/biological-and-bio-medical-science/why-staying-warm-in-winter-is-a-bit-more-complicated-if-youre-a-lizard12826.html

All the best

Arthur Lake
Twitter: @renaturetek

Oscars 2012: A year of comfort | Reuters

A change of attitude!

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/22/us-oscars-preview-idUSTRE81L1XS20120222

All the best

Arthur Lake
Twitter: @renaturetek

Fwd: Thanks for taking action

All the best

Arthur Lake

Twitter:  @renaturetek

Begin forwarded message:

From: "Avaaz.org" <avaaz@avaaz.org>
Date: 22 February 2012 09:40:04 AM EST
To: Wuhlax@gmail.com
Subject: Thanks for taking action

Thank you for taking action to help stop the flow of Canada's deadly tar oil into the EU.

This vote could happen in less than 48 hours! Send the email below to friends and family, and post this link on your Facebook wall.

http://www.avaaz.org/en/uk_tar_sands/?tta

Thanks again for your help,

The Avaaz team

--------


Dear friends across the UK,

In 24 hours, Europe could pass a directive that would introduce strict pollution controls and stop the flow of deadly tar sands oil into the EU. But the UK is blocking this crucial law -- now only we can save it.

Tar sands oil destroys forests, lakes, and emits 25% more carbon pollution than other oil. But for Canada it is a money making bonanza, and the government and big oil companies are ferociously lobbying Europe to open the flood gates to this black gold. Right now the UK is close to caving, but if we can pressure Transport minister Baker to put people and the planet before oil profits, we can win!

The Fuel Quality Directive vote is on a knife's edge and it all comes down to us. We only have 24 hours to take action -- let's send a flood of messages now urging our government to be green champions. Click below to send a message and forward this to everyone:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/uk_tar_sands/?tta

Tar sands fuel could not be any more destructive -- Canada has cleared millions of acres of pristine forests and displaced indigenous communities to extract it, all the while emitting cancerous heavy metals and sulphur to refine the dirty oil. It's so filthy that even the US doesn't want it -- their Environmental Protection Agency says refining tar sands causes 82% more carbon pollution than regular oil, and President Obama just halted plans for a cross-border pipeline.

Now Canada and the oil companies are looking for new markets to reap the fruits of their $379 billion tar sand investment. The EU's proposed Fuel Quality Directive would set a binding 6% climate pollution reduction target for Europe's transport fuels by 2020. But Canada wants the EU to ignore tar sands emissions -- hoping if they can slip it into Europe others are likely to do the same. It's a smart strategy, and unfortunately it's working -- the UK is doing dirty deals with Canada and urging other countries to follow.

Europe's global environmental leadership is on the line and our climate ambitions are shockingly being undermined by Canada, who has withdrawn from the Kyoto Protocol! Norman Baker will join a European Council vote in 24 hours -- let's show him that UK voters expect him to stop tar sand pollution and vote for strong controls. Take action now and send this to everyone!

http://www.avaaz.org/en/uk_tar_sands/?tta

Time and time again Avaaz members have galvanised to win major victories for our environment. Only a few months ago we pressured Europe into pushing forward new carbon-cutting aviation laws, supported by the UK. Let's come together once again and get our government to withstand Canadian pressure to drink down its deadly tar oil.

With hope,

Jamie, Iain, Alex, Antonia, Giulia and the rest of the Avaaz team

Sources

UK secretly helping Canada push its oil sands project (The Guardian)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/nov/27/canada-oil-sands-uk-backing

Canada threatens trade war with EU ahead of oilsands vote (Vancouver Sun)
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Canada+threatens+trade+with+ahead+oilsands+vote/6184897/story.html

Airlines and tar sands proxy for bigger climate battles (BBC)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17112187

UK undermining Europe's tar sands ban, say campaigners (The Guardian)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/may/30/uk-undermining-tar-sands-ban

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UK: 24 hours to stop tar sands

:

From: Arthur Lake <wuhlax@gmail.com>
Date: 22 February 2012 09:36:06 AM EST
Subject: UK: 24 hours to stop tar sands

The message below reflects how we feel about this abuse of capitalism. If it is not so bad that the Canadian dollar is so strong that it makes no sense to manfacture anything in Canada any more!

When will politics become statesmanship instead of short term thinking! We can only dream about what we have lost and what future generations will wake up to see!

All the best

Arthur Lake

Twitter:  @renaturetek

Begin forwarded message:

From: "Jamie Choi - Avaaz.org" <avaaz@avaaz.org>
Date: 22 February 2012 08:08:57 AM EST
To: "Wuhlax@gmail.com" <Wuhlax@gmail.com>
Subject: UK: 24 hours to stop tar sands

Dear friends across the UK,

In 24 hours, Europe could introduce pollution controls that could stop the flow of Canada's deadly tar sands oil into the EU. But the UK is moving to block the rules. Only a huge public outcry can save it now. Click below to send an urgent message to the Transport Minister Norman Baker:

In 24 hours, Europe could pass a directive that would introduce strict pollution controls and stop the flow of deadly tar sands oil into the EU. But the UK is blocking this crucial law -- now only we can save it.

Tar sands oil destroys forests, lakes, and emits 25% more carbon pollution than other oil. But for Canada it is a money making bonanza, and the government and big oil companies are ferociously lobbying Europe to open the flood gates to this black gold. Right now the UK is close to caving, but if we can pressure Transport Minister Baker to put people and the planet before oil profits, we can win!

The Fuel Quality Directive vote is on a knife's edge and it all comes down to us. We only have 24 hours to take action -- let's send a flood of messages now urging our government to be green champions. Click below to send a message and forward this to everyone:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/uk_tar_sands/?vl

Tar sands fuel could not be any more destructive -- Canada has cleared millions of acres of pristine forests and displaced indigenous communities to extract it, all the while emitting cancerous heavy metals and sulphur to refine the dirty oil. It's so filthy that even the US doesn't want it -- their Environmental Protection Agency says refining tar sands causes 82% more carbon pollution than regular oil, and President Obama just halted plans for a cross-border pipeline.

Now Canada and the oil companies are looking for new markets to reap the fruits of their $379 billion tar sand investment. The EU's proposed Fuel Quality Directive would set a binding 6% climate pollution reduction target for Europe's transport fuels by 2020. But Canada wants the EU to ignore tar sands emissions -- hoping if they can slip it into Europe others are likely to do the same. It's a smart strategy, and unfortunately it's working -- the UK is doing dirty deals with Canada and urging other countries to follow.

Europe's global environmental leadership is on the line and our climate ambitions are shockingly being undermined by Canada, who has withdrawn from the Kyoto Protocol! Norman Baker will join a European Council vote in 24 hours -- let's show him that UK voters expect him to stop tar sand pollution and vote for strong controls. Take action now and send this to everyone!

http://www.avaaz.org/en/uk_tar_sands/?vl

Time and time again Avaaz members have galvanised to win major victories for our environment. Only a few months ago we pressured Europe into pushing forward new carbon-cutting aviation laws, supported by the UK. Let's come together once again and get our government to withstand Canadian pressure to drink down its deadly tar oil.

With hope,

Jamie, Iain, Alex, Antonia, Giulia and the rest of the Avaaz team

Sources

UK secretly helping Canada push its oil sands project (The Guardian)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/nov/27/canada-oil-sands-uk-backing

Canada threatens trade war with EU ahead of oilsands vote (Vancouver Sun)
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Canada+threatens+trade+with+ahead+oilsands+vote/6184897/story.html

Airlines and tar sands proxy for bigger climate battles (BBC)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17112187

UK undermining Europe's tar sands ban, say campaigners (The Guardian)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/may/30/uk-undermining-tar-sands-ban

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This message was sent to Wuhlax@gmail.com. To change your email address, language, or other information, contact us via this form. To unsubscribe, send an email to unsubscribe@avaaz.org or click here.

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Illuminated Manuscript, Book of Hours, St. George, Walters Manuscript W.168, fol. 217v | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Quite the illustrator!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/medmss/6882587043/lightbox/

All the best

Arthur Lake
Twitter: @renaturetek

$6T of Fake U.S. Bonds Seized in Mafia Probe - Bloomberg

Kinda wonder what they are spending the proceeds on! Who are they paying off?

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-17/italy-police-seize-6-trillion-of-fake-u-s-treasury-bonds-in-switzerland.html

All the best

Arthur Lake
Twitter: @renaturetek

Rainforest Canopy—Introduction

Protection of the canopied forests is extremely important. Learn more about them and how you, a human, can help

http://rainforests.mongabay.com/0401.htm

All the best

Arthur Lake
Twitter: @renaturetek

Spherical Home Is Built from Abandoned Oil Silos : TreeHugger

like a round house this structure has real possibilities!

http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/green-architecture/dome-home-made-old-oil-silos-and-disaster-proof/

All the best

Arthur Lake
Twitter: @renaturetek

Species at Risk Stewardship Fund - Policy Division - Ontario Government, Ministry of Natural Resources

Of course, it's a good idea to try to preserve all land for potential stewardship of natural species. it's not a question of natural appartied.

http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/Species/2ColumnSubPage/STEL01_131229.html

All the best

Arthur Lake
Twitter: @renaturetek

Common Five-lined Skink in Ontario - Policy Division - Government of Ontario, Ministry of Natural Resources

Think skink! one needss to know what a skink is to be able to understand how to preserve its potential natural habitat.

http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/Species/2ColumnSubPage/STDPROD_066837.html

All the best

Arthur Lake
Twitter: @renaturetek

TreeHugger and UNEP Announce Third Annual World Environment Day Blogging Competition : TreeHugger

Blogging about recapturing nature in areas that have established, but redundant, activities destructive to our environment can't be bad. It's time to act for renaturalisation of regions suffering from neglect!

http://www.treehugger.com/about-treehugger/treehugger-and-unep-announce-world-environment-day-blogging-competition.html

Twitter: @renaturetek

Allergy Show - Solutions for a free from life.

Allergies, and especially food allergies or intolerances are potentially dangerous. It is often only those that suffer who know! We need to strengthen the support base for those that are allergic!

http://www.allergyshow.co.uk/london/london-home.php

RT

RIM Director to BlackBerry Critics: No, You’re the Idiots | Techland | TIME.com

Ease of use and range of use requires a lot of thought.

The product needs to sell itself. Marketing is not the weakness, the product needs to outperform the iPad family linked to Apple computers.

RIM has an opportunity, but only a window, to do catchup on Apple. Its management needs to understand the hunger for technology software based on increasingly camera TV like hardware that can do an infnte number of jobs, not just reliability. It's all about integrating more and more gadgets into one object that is portable and high capacity.

The new device is a library, a photographic source and storage device, a movie projector and screen. It will replace the store, the movie house, the camera shop, the preacher, the music bar. It is a portable workd inside your pocket that can capture everything, show everything, decifer everything, treach everything. It's the new indstrial interface for all manufacturing and design. It's the big picture and the library. Its so much that RIM still doesn't get it, but could, and wow.

Minimum is an amazing camera, and amazing screen.
Go beyond 64 gig to 256 gig.
Rev up the motor.
Rev up security.
Bolster the phone and reduce charges per call.
Get all apps to do portrait and landscape.
Improve the art work and ease of use!

http://techland.time.com/2012/02/13/rim-director-to-blackberry-critics-no-youre-the-idiots/?iid=tl-article-mostpop1

RT

Fear Heightens Appreciation of Abstract Art - Miller-McCune

I hope that this is not all hat supports peoples' love of the abstract image!

http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture/fear-heightens-appreciation-of-abstract-art-39728/

RT

Bacteria Facts to Interest & Surprise You - Miller-McCune

We can tap into theworld o bacteria to get a beter understanding of ourselves!

http://www.miller-mccune.com/science/bacteria-r-us-23628/

RT

Children’s Books Increasingly Ignore Natural World - Miller-McCune

This is a sad reminder of how vulnerable nature is to mans encroaches. Picking on nature is increasingly like picking on a child!

http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/childrens-books-increasingly-ignore-natural-world-39391/

RT

Oxytocin Levels Predict Longevity of Love Affairs - Miller-McCune

I can see how this would work. Perhaps, it could be possible to go one step further back to understand what makes the oxytocin levels higher in the first place!

http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture/oxytocin-levels-predict-longevity-of-love-affairs-39705/?utm_source=Newsletter200&utm_medium=email&utm_content=0214&utm_campaign=newsletters

RT

Top Documentary Films - Watch Free Documentaries Online

Recommended!

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/

RT

Waste Water Technology

Now waste water can be pasturised!

http://pastechgroup.com/index.php/technology/

RT

New Wastewater Treatment Tech Ditches Chemicals, Generates Clean Energy : TreeHugger

Wastewater treatment tchnologies are continuously improving!

http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/new-wastewater-treatment-tech-also-generates-clean-energy.html

RT

The case for celebrities at book festivals | UK news | guardian.co.uk

How much hype should the organising group give a book festival and how far should one move from bookish? These are questions book festival organisers in the UK are asking. Do the books and authors properly promoted sell themselves or do you want to defray costs by adding celebrities from outside the book world? The celebrities help lower averge costs assuming more people attend. The question to ask is whether the festival is self sustaining as a book festival or should another name be given to it, such as arts festival.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/scotland-blog/2012/feb/10/cheltenham-literary-festival-celebrities

RT

Chinese carmaker blatantly copies Ford F-150

And all the components as well ?

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/01/31/chinese-carmaker-blatantly-copies-ford-f-150/?ncid=txtlnkwbauto00000002

RT

The new ball game in transportation vehicles

You just know in your gut that a revolution in transportation is just around the corner. It is! Sure gas or solid fuel vehicles will be around as hybrids before the new technology. But, they are only stopgaps to the ultimate substitution. 

Electric energy driving everything from transportation to homes has to be the way forward. Over time smaller and smaller lighter and lighter energy units will power everything, make everything mobile, efficient and capable. 

The economies of scale in manufacture will eliminate numerous traditional industries and create new ones. 

Yes, we are headed towards a cleaner world. Just look and see:

http://www.teslamotors.com/modelx

RT

Model X | Tesla Motors

You can get a glimpse of the revolution to come. Such vehicles will change the way we think about the world economy, and change the world conomy permanently within thirty years. Can you see why?

http://www.teslamotors.com/modelx

RT

Tesla Model X - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You have to work through short descriptive stuff that just wets your appetite:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Model_X

RT

Tesla's Model X: Finally, an electric car we all want | Cutting Edge - CNET News

A reasonable commentary about a luxury vehicle. Lots of could be useful details are missing in an attempt to present a short quick theme about this exciting new vehicle:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57374536-76/teslas-model-x-finally-an-electric-car-we-all-want/?tag=mncol;mlt_related

RT

Google's Foray Into Hardware Will Be A Total Disaster — Here's Why

http://www.businessinsider.com/googles-foray-into-hardware-will-be-a-total-disaster--heres-why-2012-2?nr_email_referer=1&utm_source=Triggermail&utm_medium=email&utm_term=SAI%20Select&utm_campaign=SAI%20Select%202012-02-10

RT

Weekday Vegetarian: Slow Cooked Broccoli : TreeHugger

http://www.treehugger.com/easy-vegetarian-recipes/weekday-vegetarian-slow-cooked-broccoli.html?campaign=daily_nl

RT

Saving Food From The Fridge: It Will Taste Better, May Even Last Longer And Reduce Your Energy Bills : TreeHugger

http://www.treehugger.com/kitchen-design/saving-food-fridge-it-will-taste-better-may-even-last-longer-and-reduce-your-energy-bills.html

RT

Lighting Startup Unveils Game-Changing LED Bulb : TreeHugger

http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/lighting-startup-unveils-game-changing-led-bulb.html?campaign=daily_nl

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Here's The Full Summer Analyst Application Cover Letter That Went Viral On Wall Street

http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-the-full-summer-analyst-application-cover-letter-that-went-viral-on-wall-street-2012-2?nr_email_referer=1&utm_source=Triggermail&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Clusterstock%20Select&utm_campaign=Clusterstock%20Select%202012-02-09

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Funny Man, Karl Rove | National Memo | Breaking News, Smart Politics

http://www.nationalmemo.com/content/funny-man-karl-rove

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Egypt NGO Crisis: How Will U.S. Aid Play in Controversy? - TIME

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2106420,00.html?xid=newsletter-daily

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Study: Smoking May Lead to Faster Cognitive Decline in Men | Healthland | TIME.com

http://healthland.time.com/2012/02/07/smoking-may-lead-to-faster-cognitive-decline-in-men/?iid=hl-article-editpicks

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Study: Psilocybin, the Drug in 'Magic Mushrooms,' Lifts Mood and Increases Compassion Over the Long Term | Healthland | TIME.com

http://healthland.time.com/2011/06/16/magic-mushrooms-can-improve-psychological-health-long-term/?iid=hl-article-mostpop1

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Skinks in Carolinian Ontario

http://www.sararegistry.gc.ca/species/speciesDetails_e.cfm?sid=538

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RealClearWorld - The Collapse of the Putin Regime

http://www.realclearworld.com/2012/02/02/the_collapse_of_the_putin_regime_132428.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=rcw-today-newsletter

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Famous People Painting with Wiki Links | Historical Figures With Image Map - ClipTank.com

http://cliptank.com/PeopleofInfluencePainting.htm

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Letters | Comment | London Free Press

http://www.lfpress.com/comment/letters/home.html?p=48623&x=letters&l_publish_date=&s_publish_date=&s_keywords=&s_topic=&s_letter_type=Letter%20to%20Editor&s_topic=&s_letter_status=Active&s=letters

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Exeter Times-Advocate - Special meeting to deal with sewage treatment plant decision

http://www.southhuron.com/news/article/103789

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Exeter Times-Advocate - Lambton Shores wants more cost-effective sewage solution

http://www.southhuron.com/news/article/103781

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Konjac - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konjac

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Free Online Course Materials | Economics | MIT OpenCourseWare

http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/economics/#grad

Twitter: @wuhlax

Free Online Course Materials | MIT OpenCourseWare

http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm

Twitter: @wuhlax

Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan, National Gallery in London: review - Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/leonardo-da-vinci/8870754/Leonardo-da-Vinci-Painter-at-the-Court-of-Milan-National-Gallery-in-London-review.html

Twitter: @wuhlax

Lunch with the FT: Zbigniew Brzezinski - FT.com

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/4d03c5f6-3ac1-11e1-a756-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1knS5Qa3E

Twitter: @wuhlax

Economics in one short lesson - Bennington Banner

http://www.benningtonbanner.com/opinion/ci_19831009

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Julian Sancton: Horror Movie Trailers Should Be Banned

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/julian-sancton/horror-movie-trailers_b_1237495.html

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2013 Ford Fusion - Stylish new Ford Fusion Revealed in Detroit – RoadandTrack.com

http://www.roadandtrack.com/auto-shows/detroit/2013-ford-fusion

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page 2 - Fuel-Cell Cars Take to California's Roads - Tech News - RoadandTrack.com

http://www.roadandtrack.com/auto-news/tech/fuel-cell-cars-take-to-california-s-roads/page_2_-_fuel-cell_cars_take_to_california-27s_roads_page_2

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Portraits Can Get Your Pulse Pounding - Miller-McCune

http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture/portraits-can-get-your-pulse-pounding-34193/

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Morning People May Be More Creative in the Afternoon - Miller-McCune

http://www.miller-mccune.com/blogs/news-blog/morning-people-may-be-more-creative-in-the-afternoon-39243/?utm_source=Newsletter197&utm_medium=email&utm_content=0124&utm_campaign=newsletters

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Coffee prevent diabetes: Coffee prevent diabetes new study reveals why - latimes.com

http://www.latimes.com/os-coffee-prevent-diabetes-20120116,0,7490582.story

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Oscar shorts: ‘Morris Lessmore’ has hybrid animation, iPad app - latimes.com

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2012/01/oscars-short-films-fantastic-flying-books-morris-lessmore-animation.html

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Akron Art Museum's 'Landscapes from the Age of Impressionism' is off-beat, crash course in 'plein air' painting | cleveland.com

http://www.cleveland.com/arts/index.ssf/2012/01/akron_art_museum_exhibit_trace.html

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Artists who saw the light - JPost - Magazine - Lifestyle

http://www.jpost.com/Magazine/Lifestyle/Article.aspx?id=254331

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Protecting Rare Species - the Five-lined Skink

The following is a quickly composed a letter on the subject, hence the typos!

There is a very real possibility, almost certainty, of five-lined skinks living in the nearby dunes of Southcott Pines of Lambton Shores and so your letter came as a welcome heads up on its protection. Although I have not seen a skink, I believe that for several hours last summer I photographed typical trails leading across and up into the dunes not far from the path used for access to Lake Huron, nearby. I was of the earlier mind that it was the trail of a small snake, but, it did not match what to suspect and concluded it was a form of lizard because a tiny footfalls, thereto, a skink does make more sense to me.

I encourage you in your efforts to inform people. It is wonderful news that there is the possibility of an endangered species in our locale, and also places a very heavy onus upon us to succeed in protecting it's habitat.

I can really say....wow! wow! Yes, yes, yes! We do need to protect this habitat. I am so pleased that you are on the ball with this and I would / do offer to help get the message out. As a child, I enjoyed so much the older habitats in this region that were conducive to the populations of struggling species. At little lake, we used to see billions of tadpoles one week followed by billions of tiny frogs, followed by billions of snakes.

It matters little that we brought the snakes and frogs back into town and released them into the gardens of neighbours. Little lake is no longer a habitat, except in memory. we have collectively succeeded in killing off what our children need to see and enjoy. our region has been reduced from a bountiful area to a struggling area in so many ways. it's not about working with existing economics, but I am afraid, against a host of economic signals that are false and misleading development. No wonder people are so destructive!

if you have a powerpoint / keynote presentation or film, I would be very interested in using it to help inform people about what to look out for and ways that we can make our community five-lined skink friendly. This is of utmost importance to me and I do hope that you will be able to provide me with some information that you have, or local Ontario research.

I have often thought that the University of Western Ontario should have an environmental department located in Grand Bend where they could study environmental, botanical and biological issues. Much of the proposed development by developers of housing in this area is misguided and needs urgent regulation. Legislation needs to be written that will help reverse the major mistakes while giving a qualitative uplift to the natural resources that we share our space with.

For example, residents in this area, which includes the farming community, need to reverse practices such as ploughing and drainage which have transformed the area from one of the most beautiful natural spots in north america into a wasteland of failed potentials for natural resource and space use. It really does need urgent research from the scientists at Western or elsewhere.
It is so unfortunate that there is no Ontario school of international renown looking at these issues. This I am told by European experts!

I firmly believe that people, flora and fauna can live together to maximize yield of food for human and natural use, but we are terribly terribly ignorant of what to do. Your people need to help us on this. If you give us information we can create a nature friendly habitat area that humans and all living creatures can enjoy and sustain.

Farmers need to be shown how to grow crops that make them independently wealthy and able to resist the absolutely enormous profits to be had by devastating this beautiful landscape with homogenous cropping and factory like attitudes towards food production.

If we remain ignorant and unresponsive to the needs for restraining deadly forms of commericial development outside existing locations, we will see this area and all its flora and fauna disappear. We need help!

We need legistation that sees past the almighty dollar and profit and puts water back into our small lakes and allows our streams to bend naturally. We need people to have access to paths and trails that help the human spirit as well as protecting flora and fauna. So much in Ontario is rectalinear like the thinking that insists on homogenous grassing and farming.

Also, I ask whether you can forward this message on to the relevant parties who might help. Would your government be prepared to assist the Association for Tropical Agriculture survive and enable it to grow in directions that build friendly environments for all the world's endangered species. There is a huge need for retired experts to share their expertise about what to do to get our province back into Carolinian growth mode. Many of them are in tropical agriculture and we could share with them our effort to work together to increase food production yields, eliminate the mindset towards homogenity of natural environments.

We are seeing the Irish potatoe famine issues emerge from / with profit oriented farming technologies that redicule the independent small holder and give excessive advantage to large commercial enterprises that have turned Ontario farmers into a seventeeth century putting out economic system that will destroy our natural habitat further. Will we repeat the destruction of the past and lose everything of value in allowing the spread of forms of habitat racism / genocide?

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Ontario and the Environment ... Rare species and Commercial Development in Lambton Shores

The following is a quickly composed a letter on the subject, hence the typos!

There is a very real possibility, almost certainty, of five-lined skinks living in the nearby dunes of Southcott Pines of Lambton Shores and so your letter came as a welcome heads up on its protection. Although I have not seen a skink, I believe that for several hours last summer I photographed typical trails leading across and up into the dunes not far from the path used for access to Lake Huron, nearby. I was of the earlier mind that it was the trail of a small snake, but, it did not match what to suspect and concluded it was a form of lizard because a tiny footfalls, thereto, a skink does make more sense to me.

I encourage you in your efforts to inform people. It is wonderful news that there is the possibility of an endangered species in our locale, and also places a very heavy onus upon us to succeed in protecting it's habitat. 

I can really say....wow! wow! Yes, yes, yes! We do need to protect this habitat. I am so pleased that you are on the ball with this and I would / do offer to help get the message out. As a child, I enjoyed so much the older habitats in this region that were conducive to the populations of struggling species. At little lake, we used to see billions of tadpoles one week followed by billions of tiny frogs, followed by billions of snakes.

It matters little that we brought the snakes and frogs back into town and released them into the gardens of neighbours. Little lake is no longer a habitat, except in memory. we have collectively succeeded in killing off what our children need to see and enjoy. our region has been reduced from a bountiful area to a struggling area in so many ways. it's not about working with existing economics, but I am afraid, against a host of economic signals that are false and misleading development. No wonder people are so destructive!

if you have a powerpoint / keynote presentation or film, I would be very interested in using it to help inform people about what to look out for and ways that we can make our community five-lined skink friendly. This is of utmost importance to me and I do hope that you will be able to provide me with some information that you have, or local Ontario research.

I have often thought that the University of Western Ontario should have an environmental department located in Grand Bend where they could study environmental, botanical and biological issues. Much of the proposed development by developers of housing in this area is misguided and needs urgent regulation. Legislation needs to be written that will help reverse the major mistakes while giving a qualitative uplift to the natural resources that we share our space with.

For example, residents in this area, which includes the farming community, need to reverse practices such as ploughing and drainage which have transformed the area from one of the most beautiful natural spots in north america into a wasteland of failed potentials for natural resource and space use. It really does need urgent research from the scientists at Western or elsewhere. 
It is so unfortunate that there is no Ontario school of international renown looking at these issues.  This I am told by European experts!

I firmly believe that people, flora and fauna can live together to maximize yield of food for human and natural use, but we are terribly terribly ignorant of what to do. Your people need to help us on this. If you give us information we can create a nature friendly habitat area that humans and all living creatures can enjoy and sustain.

Farmers need to be shown how to grow crops that make them independently wealthy and able to resist the absolutely enormous profits to be had by devastating this beautiful landscape with homogenous cropping and factory like attitudes towards food production. 

If we remain ignorant and unresponsive to the needs for restraining deadly forms of commericial development outside existing locations, we will see this area and all its flora and fauna disappear. We need help!

We need legistation that sees past the almighty dollar and profit and puts water back into our small lakes and allows our streams to bend naturally. We need people to have access to paths and trails that help the human spirit as well as protecting flora and fauna. So much in Ontario is rectalinear like the thinking that insists on homogenous grassing and farming.

Also, I ask whether you can forward this message on to the relevant parties who might help. Would your government be prepared to assist the Association for Tropical Agriculture survive and enable it to grow in directions that build friendly environments for all the world's endangered species. There is a huge need for retired experts to share their expertise about what to do to get our province back into Carolinian growth mode. Many of them are in tropical agriculture and we could share with them our effort to work together to increase food production yields, eliminate the mindset towards homogenity of natural environments.

We are seeing the Irish potatoe famine issues emerge from / with profit oriented farming technologies that redicule the independent small holder and give excessive advantage to large commercial enterprises that have turned Ontario farmers into a seventeeth century putting out economic system that will destroy our natural habitat further. Will we repeat the destruction of the past and lose everything of value in allowing the spread of forms of habitat racism / genocide?

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CBC - 8th Fire - Home

http://www.cbc.ca/doczone/8thfire/index.html

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Canada 3.0 2011, Canada’s Premier Digital Media Event

http://www.canada30.com/pitch_off_contest.html

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Gigabit Wi-Fi chips emerge, will power super-fast home video streaming

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2012/01/gigabit-wi-fi-chips-emerge-will-power-super-fast-home-video-streaming.ars

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How Star Trek artists imagined the iPad... 23 years ago

http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/08/how-star-trek-artists-imagined-the-ipad-23-years-ago.ars/1

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Anti-sprawl development to the fore in Calgary - The Globe and Mail

Would that more thought artistically about land use!

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/sb-growth/sustainability/anti-sprawl-development-to-the-fore-in-calgary/article2292771/

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What figure skaters can teach small business owners - The Globe and Mail

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/sb-tools/small-business-briefing/what-figure-skaters-can-teach-small-business-owners/article2293784/

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One hundred artists asked to paint 'Perfect Nude' at Wimbledon College of Art (From This Is Local London)

http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/9458075.One_hundred_artists_asked_to_paint__Perfect_Nude_/

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American Impressionists Finding Beauty in Land — Review - NYTimes.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/08/nyregion/american-impressionists-finding-beauty-in-land-review.html

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The fine art of survival

http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/fine+survival/5960628/story.html

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8th Fire

http://www.cbc.ca/doczone/8thfire/mobile/touch/

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Representational Art - The Meaning of Representational Art Explained

http://arthistory.about.com/cs/reference/f/representation.htm

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Time cloaking: how scientists opened a hidden gap in time - CSMonitor.com

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2012/0104/Time-cloaking-how-scientists-opened-a-hidden-gap-in-time

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Nyack Sketch Log: Pickwick Book Shop

A story and a picture!

http://www.nyacknewsandviews.com/2011/12/bb_pickwick20111219/

The bookstor that has a special gift for its customers.
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