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Make Your St. Patrick’s Drink Really Green

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:03:00 +0000

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It's easy to be green -- and eco-friendly -- on St. Patrick's Day! Photo: Getty Images

You may have noticed that a big green holiday is coming up next week: St. Patrick's Day.

Oh, not the kind of green you were thinking? Well it can be!

Take the idea of organic, and reconsider your classic St. Patrick's Day liquid refreshments in an eco-friendly light -- it's surprisingly easy, and even tasty!

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Obama lines up with copyright owners

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:52:36 +0000

As a presidential candidate, Barack Obama was a young technology fan who appeared to be an establishment outsider. But he now appears to have lined up on the side of copyright owners. by Greg Sandoval CNET News

Aquatic Dead Zones Produce Greenhouse Gas 300X More Potent Than CO2

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:48:57 +0000

We’ve heard a lot lately about the relationship between global warming and the ocean. An article in Thursday’s Journal of Science describes how aquatic dead zones — or hipoxic waters — create trouble for more than the organisms that live in the waters. In addition to their low levels of oxygen killing off marine life, they can also increase global warming. University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science oceanographer Dr. Lou Codispoti explains in his article how waters with depleted oxygen create high levels of Nitrous Oxide which can seep into the atmosphere and add to the greenhouse gas effect.

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Chinese Zoo Accused of Letting 11 Rare Siberian Tigers Starve to Death

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:46:02 +0000

Photo: CC The Food Was Too Expensive... Sad story of the day: 11 rare and endangered Siberian Tigers starved to death while confined to "cold, cramped metal cages" at the Shenyang Forest Wild Animal Zoo in China's North-East. The deaths took place in the past three months, with reports saying that "the tigers starved to death, having been fed nothing but chicken bones". The food bill for the tigers ran to about $1,320 (9,000 yuan) a day....Read the full story on TreeHugger

Obama to ‘aggressively protect’ intellectual property

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:38:02 +0000

The president says us intellectual property is country's "single greatest asset" and must be protected from piracy and counterfeiting.

Woman In Critical Condition After Driving Off Bridge (VIDEO)

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:20:03 +0000

A woman is in critical condition after driving her SUV off of a bridge in Long Beach this morning. The 23 year old woman was rescued from the Los Angeles River after being submerged for nearly 30 minutes.

Can One Call Mitch Kapor’s Berkeley House “Green”?

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:15:22 +0000

Kapor Klein House model, Marcy Wong Donn Logan Architects There is a fight going on in Berkeley, over the construction of a house for Mitch Kapor, the founder of Lotus and creator of Lotus 123, the program that made personal computers useful. Neighbours, architects and others call it "absurd" that the house should be called green, saying its 10,000 square feet is far too big. One neighbour complains that "green building begins with using 'just enough' and preserving what already exists. Clearly the idea of 'just enough' is not part of the design concept." But how much is too much?...Read the full story on TreeHugger

ING to Use Virtual Desktops for Disaster Recovery

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:14:00 +0000

Using RingCube's virtual desktop, which copies apps, data and permissions to a USB drive.

Largest Solar Plant in Europe Set to Open in Italy

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:00:57 +0000

SunEdison announced yesterday that it will be opening up the largest solar plant in Italy later this year. The American company is building the plant in Rovigo (near Venice) on an area as massive as 120 soccer fields and when it is complete, it will cover 9.15 million square feet and be able to produce 72 megawatts of power. According to SunEdison, the plant will be able to meet the electricity needs of 17,000 households and will prevent 41,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide from being released into the atmosphere.

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iPad fever: What didja get?

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:00:00 +0000

Filed under: Retail, Apple, iPad

With iPad preorders finally available, at least for USians, I was relieved to place my order for an 16 GB iPad, due to be delivered on or after April 3rd.

Along with a bluetooth keyboard (which I've been meaning to pick up for some time now), a case, and taxes, the whole kit & kaboodle came to about $650 for me.

I declined AppleCare for the moment, and am now feeling a little conflicted. At $99 for two years of coverage, it seemed a little steep. However, AppleCare has saved me in the past; it's something I've meant to buy on less robust items and earlier technology. I'm probably going to end up adding it on, although please feel free to convince me otherwise in the comments.

I kept with my decision to go with the 16GB unit for now. I may end up passing the unit along to family once I'm ready to upgrade to a better system, but I do need a unit as soon as possible for work. Out of the accessories on offer, I felt that the case was going to be really handy for day-to-day use.

I passed on the dock (both the regular and keyboard varieties; I have enough charging desk space without), the USB power adapter (I've got plenty left-over from iPhones, along with Apple-branded cables), the VGA adapter (my existing component cable should work for the moment, but it's something I'll likely pick up at a later date), and the MobileMe membership (do I even need to justify that decision?). None of these seemed compelling enough for immediate pre-order. Interestingly, Apple does not seem to offer any engraving options for the iPad yet, although I'm guessing they will at some point.

So what did you end up ordering? Did you go for one of the overseas ordering work-arounds that have been posted around the 'net? What size did you buy and why? Did you pick up accessories? If so, which ones did you decide on and what motivated that decision?

Share your pre-order details in the comments!

TUAW iPad fever: What didja get? originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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