Ten most extraordinary bath places	destinations
Link #143201 submitted by kid-ney on Jan 5, 2009 04:48pm.   (+240XP) http://listsgalore.blogspot.com/2008/11/10-of-most-extraordinary-pl...
-- Ten of the most extraordinary places to take a bath. Comments: 1   Hits: 86   Points: 164301   Rating: 8.0 / 3   [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ]

Among Dolphins, Tool-Using Handymen Are Women	blinded by science
Link #143200 submitted by spoon on Jan 5, 2009 03:51pm.   (+430XP) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123013471543833011.html
In a Sign of Animal Ingenuity, the Marine Mammals -- and One Cross-Dresser -- Are Seen Making Hunting Implements     In the deep, lucid channels of Australia's Shark Bay, wild bottlenose dolphins have discovered tools, raising provocative questions about the origins of intelligent behavior, the nature of learning and the birth of technology.     There, dolphins in one extended family routinely use sponges to protect their noses as they forage for fish hidden in the abrasive seafloor sand, Georgetown University scientists reported earlier this month. Comments: 4   Hits: 26   Points: 163776   Rating: 9.3 / 3   [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ]

Marco Polo's India	history
Link #143199 submitted by Dyskolos on Jan 5, 2009 02:55pm.   (+100XP) http://www.3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2009/01/marco-polos-india....
Returning home from China in 1292 CE, Marco Polo arrives on the Coromandel Coast of India in a typical merchant ship with over sixty cabins and up to 300 crewmen. He enters the kingdom of the Tamil Pandyas near modern day Tanjore, where, according to custom, "the king and his barons and everyone else all sit on the earth." He asks the king why they "do not seat themselves more honorably." The king replies, "To sit on the earth is honorable enough, because we were made from the earth and to the earth we must return." Marco Polo documented this episode in his famous book, The Travels, along with a rich social portrait of India that still resonates with us today...   Temples Where Gods Come to Life---a journey through modern Tamil Nadu Comments: 0   Hits: 19   Points: 163281   Vote Now!   [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ]

Liftopia: Discount Lift Tickets and Ski Hotels Online!	hobbies & diversions
Link #143198 submitted by Mac on Jan 5, 2009 02:50pm.   (+120XP) http://www.liftopia.com
Welcome to Liftopia, the online marketplace where you'll find discount lift tickets to top alpine resorts across the country. Comments: 0   Hits: 18   Points: 163243   Vote Now!   [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ]

The Market Ticker	the biz
Link #143197 submitted by dorian on Jan 5, 2009 11:18am.   (+290XP) http://market-ticker.denninger.net
this blog brings essential maths to your thoughts on investing and politics the hard way (especially if you didn't like these subjects in school)     BOOKMARK THIS (despite its dry layout)! Comments: 1   Hits: 52   Points: 161559   Rating: 9.6 / 3   [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ]

Food vs. Fuel	blinded by science
Link #143196 submitted by dorian on Jan 5, 2009 10:43am.   (+340XP) http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/12/saltwatercrops.html
Saltwater Crops May Be Key to Solving Earth's Land Crunch     Saltwater-loving plants could open up half a million square miles of previously unusable territory for energy crops, helping settle the heated food-versus-fuel debate, which nearly derailed biofuel progress last year.     By increasing the world's irrigated acreage by 50 percent, saltwater crops could provide a no-guilt source of biomass for alt fuel makers and tone down the rhetoric of U.N. officials worried about food prices, one of whom called the conversion of arable land to biofuel crops "a crime against humanity."     While growing crops in saltwater has been on the fringes of horticulture for decades, the new demand for alternative energy has pushed the idea onto the pages of the nation's most prestigious scientific journal and drawn the attention of NASA scientists.     Citing the work of Robert Glenn, a plant biologist at the University of Arizona, two biologists argue in this week's Science that "the increasing demand for agricultural products and the spread of salinity now make this concept worth serious consideration and investment." Comments: 2   Hits: 31   Points: 161248   Rating: 9.6 / 3   [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ]

2008 Darwin Awards	fun & games
Link #143195 submitted by Mac on Jan 5, 2009 10:03am.   (+440XP) http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin2008.html
Named in honor of Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, the Darwin Awards commemorate those who improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it. Comments: 0   Hits: 209   Points: 161144   Rating: 9.2 / 8   [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ]

Do you speak 2009? The IoS Buzzword Glossary	current events
Link #143194 submitted by Mac on Jan 5, 2009 10:01am.   (+210XP) http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/do-you-speak-2009...
Want to stay in the loop for the next 12 months but are worried that you won't understand the lingo?     David Randall reveals the words and phrases you'll need to keep your street cred intact this year Comments: 0   Hits: 100   Points: 160969   Rating: 8.6 / 3   [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ]

BizSeer	blinded by science
Link #143193 submitted by dorian on Jan 5, 2009 09:13am.   (+150XP) http://bizseer.ist.psu.edu/t/?p=doc
BizSeer is a publicly available vertical digital library and search engine hosted at Penn State's Smeal College of Business that focuses on academic business documents. SmealSearch crawls the web and harvests, catalogs, and indexes academic business documents.   The search engine crawls websites of academia, commerce, research institutes, government agencies, etc. for academic business documents, including published articles, working papers, white papers, consulting reports, etc. Comments: 0   Hits: 26   Points: 160481   Vote Now!   [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ]

Digging for Sensitive Information	the wired
Link #143192 submitted by dorian on Jan 5, 2009 09:02am.   (+200XP) http://www.cio.com/article/452566/Digging_for_Sensitive_Information...
9 Sites to Find and Reveal the Truth About Anyone     Want to get the scoop on someone you just met? Curious about that new employee or a prospective mate? Just want to get the real low-down on a potential business partner? These sites will help you get all the "sensitive" information you need.     Six Techniques to Get More from the Web than Google Will Tell You     cc: vices Comments: 0   Hits: 174   Points: 160557   Rating: 8.3 / 3   [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ]

The day the music died	it's the arts
Link #143191 submitted by DodgyKnees the Cynic on Jan 5, 2009 08:35am.   (+270XP) http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/story/538967.html
The remark scribbled at the end of the production sheet said simply, “End of era.”     It was written shortly after the last piano roll came off the assembly line at QRS Music Technologies, 1026 Niagara St., at noon Wednesday.     The halt in production comes 108 years after the company was founded in Chicago, and 42 years since it moved to Buffalo. Rolls used in player pianos reached their peak in popularity in the early 20th century, when a roll of paper was able to reproduce music through perforations signifying notes played on the piano. Comments: 0   Hits: 43   Points: 160213   Rating: 9.2 / 4   [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ]

staires!	blogs & zines
Link #143190 submitted by dorian on Jan 5, 2009 08:29am.   (+260XP) http://staires.org
A song every day. Forever. Or at least until I die. Maybe you'll hear something you like. Odds are in your favor. Comments: 0   Hits: 53   Points: 160177   Rating: 9.0 / 4   [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ]

AllInOneNews	the wired
Link #143189 submitted by johnny2000 on Jan 5, 2009 07:45am.   (+230XP) http://www.allinonenews.com
AllInOneNews is a news search system developed by Webscalers, LLC. It searches news from more than 1,800 news sources over more than 200 countries/regions.     AllInOneNews is implemented based on metasearch technology. Unlike other news search systems on the web that crawl the sites of news sources to collect news items in advance and then search these items on a local server, AllInOneNews passes each user query to the search engines of other news sources, collects their search results and merges them into a single ranked list for presentation to the user. Comments: 0   Hits: 63   Points: 159824   Rating: 8.2 / 4   [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ]

Twitter Services	the wired
Link #143188 submitted by johnny2000 on Jan 5, 2009 07:42am.   (+200XP) http://twitterapps.pbwiki.com/Twitter-Services
a nice list of applications for all twittermaniacs at this wiki     Search Twitter for bit.ly links (= url shortening service) about anything and compare their click through / traffic data Comments: 0   Hits: 32   Points: 159757   Rating: 8.3 / 3   [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ]

Sovereign Poverty Funds	the biz
Link #143187 submitted by johnny2000 on Jan 5, 2009 07:40am.   (+160XP) http://www.thebigmoney.com/articles/judgments/2008/12/30/sovereign-...
Many overseas investors turned out to be dumb money (havin' schadenfreude with a big grin ...).     When the Kuwaiti government pulled the plug earlier this week on a $17.4 billion investment in a planned petrochemical project in conjunction with Dow Chemical, the news sent stocks south. Although the collapse of the deal itself was substantial, Kuwait's decision reflects a bigger shift.     Until recently, foreign governments would go to nearly any lengths to invest in Western ventures, often through sovereign wealth funds. Traditionally, SWFs parked capital in low-risk, low-return investments such as government bonds. But with the real estate and equities markets going gangbusters in recent years, many succumbed to the promise of easy, hand-over-fist returns. Of course, when the party broke up and the lights came back on, some of these funds were caught with lampshades on their heads.   The problem isn't just the losses. It's the way they're magnified by the broader economic climate. Also, these losses come at a time when these funds' home countries badly need the cash. Many SWFs, particularly those from the Gulf states, were counting on oil at $100-plus a barrel to cushion them through any market fluctuation. In addition, many invested in equities and real estate markets at home as well as abroad, so they're feeling twofold pain as their domestic economies suffer. Comments: 0   Hits: 24   Points: 159721   Vote Now!   [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ]

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