Is it always greener to take public transportation?
slate.com — Compared with the alternatives?either flying or braving the holiday-weekend traffic?I imagine this is the greenest way to go, since the trains will be packed. But it got me thinking: A few weeks from now, the train will have many more empty seats. Will it still be a more eco-friendly way to travel?.....More… (Technology)
Earth is still heating up
politico.com — ... and decided that the Earth is cooling.In fact, the opposite is happening: almost every day, new peer-reviewed scientific reports are published showing that the Earth is heating up fast due to increased use of fossil fuels, deforestation, and bad agricultural practices ? all of which spew global warming gases into the atmosphere......More… (Technology)
Carol in stroke anguish
mirror.co.uk — Countdown star Carol Vorderman thought she'd had a stroke when she woke up paralysed after getting the boot. She could not feel one side of her body......More… (Movies)
Aberdeen 20 Motherwell
news.bbc.co.uk — Aberdeen marked manager Jimmy Calderwood's 200th game in charge with victory over Motherwell at Pittodrie. Jamie Murphy missed a good chance to give the visitors the lead in a goal-less first half......More… (Sports)
Police hunt man over knife attack
news.bbc.co.uk — A man is missing after a young woman suffered serious injuries in a knife attack in York. Police found the 20-year-old woman suffering from knife wounds to her body after they were called to a property in Lowther Street at 0650 GMT......More… (Politics)
First steps for Linux on iPhone
heise-online.co.uk — The Linux on the iPhone project has released the first results of its work. The current port of Linux includes a bootloader, OpeniBoot, which allows the user to select booting either the iPhone OS or the Linux port......More… (Technology)
They Never Should Have Let This Man Run Wall Street (PIC)
bp0.blogger.com — It all makes sense now......More… (Politics)
Wrath of the Lich King is fastest selling PC game ever
videogames.yahoo.com — Online gamers, bow before the king. According to developer Blizzard, the recently released World of Warcraft expansion Wrath of the Lich King sold over 2.8 million copies in its first 24 hours of availability, making it the single fastest selling PC game in history......More… (Technology)