03.12.07
Posted in Movies, Environment at 9:59 pm by stark
Even though the film is essentially one big joke at the expense of the nation, Kazakh citizens have been flooding into stores to buy the DVD. While Kazakh officials have decried Sacha Baron Cohen’s anti-Semitic, sexist, and brutish character, citizens (who apparently have much more of a sense of humor) have applauded Cohen for bringing attention to the often forgotten former Soviet Republic. I wonder when the Kazakh citizens actually sit down and watch the film, if they will still have the same feelings about Cohen’s efforts. Would be kind of ironic to support him with DVD sales only to despise his work when you watch it. Great Success!
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03.05.07
Posted in Technology, Environment, World at 3:22 pm by bobbyjoe
Ever wonder what happens to that old PC you put in your trash on garbage day? Well it probably ends up in your local municipal land fill allong with over 80% of the estimated 133,000 PC’s discarded each day in the United States. In addition to PCs the bulk of nearly 2 million tons of our e-waste comes from TVs. “The computer industry is ramping up its campaign against electronic waste, a dangerous byproduct of technology’s relentless expansion.”
ROSEVILLE, California (AP) — This is where computers go to die a green death.
Inside Hewlett-Packard Co.’s cavernous recycling plant in the Sacramento suburbs, truckloads of obsolete PCs, servers and printers collected from consumers and businesses nationwide are cracked open by goggled workers who pull out batteries, circuit boards and other potentially hazardous components.
The electronic carcasses are fed into a massive machine that noisily shreds them into tiny pieces and mechanically sorts the fragments into piles of steel, aluminum, plastic and precious metals. Those scraps are sent to smelting plants, mostly in the Sacramento area, where they are melted down for reuse.
Discarded computers, TVs, radios, batteries, cell phones, and other gadgets contain a stew of toxic metals and chemicals.
Computers are cracked open by workers who pull out batteries, circuit boards and other potentially hazardous components.
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02.13.07
Posted in Science, Environment, Offbeat at 3:18 am by stark
Are you one of those people who takes the time to thoroughly read the ingredient list on many of the items you use on a daily basis? Most of us aren’t. Well, you may want to start now (or never start, cause ignorance is bliss) after you read our list of surprising ingredients found in foods and products that many of us use every day.
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02.11.07
Posted in Environment, Offbeat, Videos at 4:49 am by stark
If there is one animal I never want to meet face to face, I think it would be the Great White. This is slightly offbeat, but an interesting video of dozens of Great White sharks absolutely annihilating a huge whale carcass. Very well done video, but a little gory if you have a weak stomach…
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Even though the film is essentially one big joke at the expense of the nation, Kazakh citizens have been flooding into stores to buy the DVD. While Kazakh officials have decried Sacha Baron Cohen’s anti-Semitic, sexist, and brutish character, citizens (who apparently have much more of a sense of humor) have applauded Cohen for bringing attention to the often forgotten former Soviet Republic. I wonder when the Kazakh citizens actually sit down and watch the film, if they will still have the same feelings about Cohen’s efforts. Would be kind of ironic to support him with DVD sales only to despise his work when you watch it. Great Success! 
