1. Eco Architecture: 3XN and Nord Architects to design sustainable complex in Denmark 1 hour ago   permalink

Jolly / Ecofriend

Eco Factor: Sustainable complex to feature energy-saving systems and roof gardens. Nord Architects and 3XN have won a competition to design a sustainable masterplan in Denmark that will be a cultural hub for visual arts, literature and...

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Jolly / Ecofriend Eco Cars: McLaren F1 designer plans to build the world’s most efficient electric car   —  Eco Factor: Zero-emission electric car to be developed by Gordon Murray Design and Zytek Automotive. The designer of the world’s renowned supercar, McLaren F1, is up to a new challenge. Gordon Murray Design and Zytek Automotive have announced an.

Jolly / Ecofriend Eco Tech: Solar Impulse undergoes first engine run up in Switzerland   —  Eco Factor: Solar-powered aircraft designed for round-the-world flight. After six years of designing Solar Impulse aircraft, officially known as HB-SIA, was powered up in Switzerland. The test was performed by test pilot Markus Scherdel who...

2. Deal with that special issue 43 minutes ago   permalink

43 Things

Meaning is slippery, but try to only add goals that have nearly identical meanings. For example, "Be fluent in Italian" and "Speak fluent Italian".

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43 Things Drive through every state in America   —  Meaning is slippery, but try to only add goals that have nearly identical meanings. For example, "Be fluent in Italian" and "Speak fluent Italian".

3. Be able to connect with people and i want to learn playing the guitar 48 minutes ago   permalink

43 Things

Speak with a convincing scottish brogue Be more green Take more pictures exercise consistently stop eating because I am bored Watch a baby being born be loved donate to locks of love get rid of all my clutter momof2turds wants to read 100 books in a year Stop comparing myself with others Stop worrying what other people think travel through Europe ...

4. Gene Therapy Using Modified HIV Virus Slows Brain Disease 1 hour ago   permalink

Digg.com

A new strategy that combines gene therapy with blood stem cell therapy may be a useful tool for treating ALD, a fatal brain disease. "We've demonstrated that this HIV-derived lentivirus vector works as was hoped for so many years," said coauthor Patrick Aubourg, professor of pediatrics.

5. Venezia #10 1 hour ago   permalink

Djn1 / C h r o m a s i a

My apologies for the lack of both updates and new material, but I've been rather preoccupied over the last few weeks. As many of you know, Libby is back in the UK to give birth to our latest daughter, while I'm still out in Bulgaria with the kids. And while it would be an exaggeration to say that I've been worried to the point of not being able ...

6. OFFERING ROBERT GIBBS A LITTLE HELP. He can always use it! 2 hours ago   permalink

Pajamasmedia.com

"Glenn also has a rather dry sense of humour, which I'm guessing not enough people pick up on." -- Andrea See

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Www.weeklystandard.com Gibbs: Can You Imagine if, 5 Years Ago, People Had Protested With Hitler Pictures?!?   —  Today, Robert Gibbs lamented some of the offensive signs at Bachmann's anti-health bill rally (of which there were some, but not enough to even fill out HuffPo's 12 Most Offensive slideshow): Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit :    OFFERING ROBERT GIBBS A LITTLE HELP. He can always use it!…

7. Gordon Murray Design & Zytek Automotive Announce Electric City Car Programme 2 hours ago   permalink

Www.gordonmurraydesign.com

Gordon Murray Design and Zytek Automotive announce an all-electric three-seater city car, made possible through a £4.5m investment from the government-backed Technology Strategy Board. With a total cost of £9m, the new research and development project will allow the consortium to develop four prototypes by February 2011.

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Jolly / Ecofriend :   Eco Cars: McLaren F1 designer plans to build the world’s most efficient electric car

8. Tracy Chapman's Been Saying That Since 1988 3 hours ago   permalink

Djlindee / Overheard in New York

Bag lady to white guy whistling "When the Saints Go Marching In" : Damn, nigger, that's my jam! Guy : I'm... Ummm... sorry? Bag lady : Yeah? Fuck you too! (guy and girl walk away) Bag lady : Shit, I gotta get outta this town and get my own place! --L Train Overheard by: The Music Man Alsome | Thumbs up | Thumbs down | Link · Email &

9. Corporate law firm targets whistle-blowers and anonymous commenters 3 hours ago   permalink

Cory Doctorow / Boing Boing

A British corporate law firm has created a new unit that will help easily offended corporate giants track down and sue anonymous Internet forum posters. They will also target whistle-blowers. They specialize in figuring out how to get ISPs to turn over their subscribers' personal information. A spokeswoman for Wragge said: "Courts can compel ...

10. Cats with fraudulent diplomas 3 hours ago   permalink

Cory Doctorow / Boing Boing

Skeptics who believe that a university is actually a diploma mill often prove their point by enrolling their cats in the university's program and seeing whether the cat can get a degree. Some enterprising Wikipedians have assembled a list of several such cats. Colby Nolan is a housecat who was awarded an MBA degree in 2004 by Trinity Southern ...

11. Cory Doctorow: Teen Sex 4 hours ago   permalink

Www.locusmag.com

What I found a bit mysterious is the handling of sex in the Harry Potter novels. The teen characters are cooped up in a prep school with limited adult supervision and are clearly sexually interested. This interest manifests itself, in the most extreme cases, in "snogging".

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Cory Doctorow / Boing Boing :   Teen sex belongs in teen lit

12. Canadia: Dammit...! 6 hours ago   permalink

Djlindee / Overheard in New York

Teenage girl #1 : And she was trying to convince me that Florida is north of New York! Teenage girl #2 : Oh my god, some people are so stupid! North of us is like... Delaware! --Hudson & Gansevoort Overheard by: Laura Alsome | Thumbs up | Thumbs down | Link · Email · Quote this! · Del.icio.us · Posted 2009-11-07

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Djlindee / Overheard in New York I Checked Her Birth Certificate   —  Hispanic teenage girl #1 : I don't know about that girl. She just don't fit in with our group. Hispanic teenage girl #2 : Yeah, she think she ghetto fabulous, but she just ghetto. --Brooklyn Alsome | Thumbs up | Thumbs down | Link · Email · Quote this! · Del.icio.us · Posted 2009-11-06

Djlindee / Overheard in New York New Yorkers Aren't Impressed When You Put on the Dog   —  Woman to waiter : Oh my god! I left my mink stole here. Oh please don't let it be gone. (goes to table, finds stole) Oh, thank god I found my mink stole and no one took it! Woman at next table : Oh, please, bitch, ain't nobody want your German Shepherd! --The Diner Restaurant, Midtown Alsome | Thumbs up | Thumbs down | Link · ...

13. Chris Matthews: We may never know if religion was a factor at Fort Hood 6 hours ago   permalink

Hotair.com

Well … yes, that’s true, if you think anything short of Hasan sitting up in his hospital bed and declaring “why, indeed, religion was a factor at Fort Hood” amounts to irresponsible speculation. But here’s what we’ve got so far, according to eyewitnesses, colleagues, and friends. He considered the war on terror ...

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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit :   FOR CERTAIN VALUES OF THE WORD “WE,” ANYWAY: Chris Matthews: We may never know if religion was a fa…

14. How to Charge for Your Content on the Web 9 hours ago   permalink

Dick Eastman / Eastman

The following is a Plus Edition article, written by and copyright by Dick Eastman. Do you, your employer, or your local genealogy society have information that you would like to offer to others online for a fee? Do you have questions about how to do that or how to charge money or how to handle credit cards? Do you want to know how to control ...

15. Wanted: A Home for the Tulare Genealogy Records 9 hours ago   permalink

Dick Eastman / Eastman

Tulare City Manager Darrel Pyle said he and his staff are working to find a new home for the Sequoia Genealogical Society's records collection, which won't make the crosstown trip to the new library building. "We're fully engaged, working to deliver a win-win resolution," he said. "It's our goal to deliver a solution that'll satisfy everyone." ...

16. Name Something You Want: Wishes From The Collective aka What Do You Want For Christmas?? 10 hours ago   permalink

Elsa / ElsaElsa.com

Ask the collective The idea here is that you put your desires (Venus / Libra) in concrete form (Saturn). The higher level thought is someone who reads of your wishes may be able to grant them or you may be able to grant theirs. I’ll go first: I would like this blog to go up a page rank. It used to have a higher page rank and dropped down a ...

17. Mavizen's 130 MPH TTX02 Electric Motorcycle Runs on Linux 10 hours ago   permalink

TreeHugger

Why did you stop? Well, I was recompiling my kernel and got a segfault... Mavizen has decided to offer a new electric bike based on the previous winner of the TTXGP so that other teams can have a solid foundation to build on for next year. The TTX02 is based on the KTM RC8 with a Agni powerplant. The twist is that t... Read the full story on ...

18. C.K. Prahalad, Kraft Going Green and The COP15 Lead Up in Barcelona 11 hours ago   permalink

TreeHugger

A weekly wrap up of green and socially minded business news from the gang at TriplePundit.com . Warrior Film-making: The Story of Free Range Studios - Startup Friday features the makers of The Meatrix today and the trials and tribulations of launching a media enterprise with... Read the full story on TreeHugger

19. Triple Pundit: People, Planet, Profit 11 hours ago   permalink

Www.triplepundit.com

Follow along with 3p as we track the news and developments leading up to, and during, the COP15 Climate Conference taking place in Copenhagen in December 2009.

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TreeHugger :   C.K. Prahalad, Kraft Going Green and The COP15 Lead Up in Barcelona

20. Astrology Today: - Feeling, Intuitive Types Rule The Day 11 hours ago   permalink

Elsa / ElsaElsa.com

My eye on the sky We’ve got a strong grand trine in water today and while it doesn’t solve all problems it should be a great help. Instinct and intuition come together and you can use this day to your advantage by feeling your way towards freedom and empowerment. Venus leaves Libra for Scorpio. See what is coming up - Transit Watch © ...