Archive for October 11th, 2011

DIY Japan: EV Club Festival in Tsukuba Circuit

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The Japanese EV Club (JEVC), an organization of enthusiasts, is holding its seventeenth annual EV Festival in Tsukuba Circuit on November 3rd in Tsukuba Circuit. The idea behind the event mirrors the EVC CON – attendees bring their own DIY conversions to show off and demonstrate.

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Analyze EV Tech with RoboCar MEV

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The RoboCar MEV is more than just the most awesome name ever – it’s a one-seat developmental platform for electric vehicles, built by Japanese company ZMP. Auto makers, parts manufacturers, universities, and research institutions are all encouraged to rent the RoboCar to evaluate the merits of EV technology before starting their own projects.

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U.S. Neighborhoods Struggle with Health Threats from Traffic Pollution

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LONG BEACH, Calif. – On a sunny afternoon, more than 1,000 children poured out of Hudson K-8 School, eager to play in their neighborhood. The flag football team was gearing up for practice, working out with their coach on the school&rsq…

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10 easy-to-make costumes for geek girls

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If you’re a geek girl like me, you know the difficulty of coming up with good Halloween costumes. There’s a limited number of women in geek culture to begin with, especially ones that wear a decent amount of clothes. It can be hard work dealing with al…

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Dear Occupy Wall Street: Read Jeffrey Sachs!

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“Eat the rich, feed the hungry.” “Occupy Wall Street, Not Afghanistan.” “The Left Never Left.” “Take the Bull by the Horns.” “The Beginning Is Near.” “The Empire Has No Clothes.” &…

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iPhone 4S smokes rivals with fast and powerful dual-core A5 chip

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The first performance and graphic benchmarks for Apple’s iPhone 4S are out. Even clocked at about 800MHz, its dual-core A5 processor is still faster than every major smartphone alternative running Android. Now that’s fast.

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Copenhagen’s Cyclists Can Re-tool at Gas Stations for Free

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Cyclists in Copenhagen can now find refuge and bicycle tool repair kits at certain Statoil gas stations around the city.

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Infographic of the Day: digital storage timeline

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It all began with punch cards. That’s right, did you know that those annoying things you may have used to clock in and out at work were once used to read computer data? Okay, you’ll have to go back a few years…but they helped Herman Hollerith com…

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Facebook iPad app finally available to social network junkies

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At long last, it’s here. The app that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg didn’t want to give us is finally here — Facebook’s official iPad app — is up for download and it’s pretty polished.

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Green News Roundup: Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

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Happy Tuesday readers, it’s another day and another collection of green news. Among today’s highlights; Nissan to offer EV test drives in November, Daimler and BYD to birth EV love child, and Hobbiton is invaded by sheep.

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Fizz (Wood Green Animal Shelter, Cambs)

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Fizz is a fun-loving, boisterous and affectionate girl. Although she can be a little timid with new people at first, once she gets to know you, she makes a terrific friend. Fizz would prefer to be your only dog, can live wiht older children, but says n…

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Android app puts 3D Large Hadron Collider in your hand

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Some scientist are predicting that we won’t have any real answers from the experiments at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, Geneva until 2012, but in the meantime you can peek in on how things work via your Android smartphone.

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Casey (Wood Green Animal Shelter, Cambs)

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Casey is a wonderful girl with so much to offer. She loves being with people and her tail never stops wagging. She still loves to play and go for walks, but most of all she just wants to be your friend. Casey can live with older children but would pref…

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Taz (Cornwall & South Devon Boxer Rescue)

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This handsome gentleman is Taz, an older, but still active, Boxer. He enjoys his walks and playing ball. He gets on well with other dogs, particularly female ones, and could live with children 10+. He’s a lovely lad who just needs a second chance at …

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Robert (Manchester Dogs Home)

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This lovable sweetheart is Robert, a friendly and outgoing 10 year old staffie who loves trips out in the car and going for walks. He would be best suited to a household with no other dogs and may not be used to cats or children. Can you offer Robert…

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Sebby (Labrador Rescue North West)

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Poor Sebby is feeling really sad and lost because his beloved owner has died. Sebby is only 10, a big cuddly bear of a dog and will make some lucky person a fantastic companion. Can you resist that face?

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Giant genetically engineered salmon exists solely to be eaten

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The FDA is getting ready to approve the very first animal that has been genetically modified specifically to be eaten by humans.

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Monday Monarchs, Moon, Molecules and More at #SciAmBlogs

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As always on Mondays, we have the new Image of the Week over on the right-hand sidebar. Take a look. – Krystal D’Costa – The Human Experience: Apple and Standardized Personalization and Cooperation Is Child’s Play [More]

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Making a Spectacle of Star Formation in Orion

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Looking like a pair of eyeglasses only a rock star would wear, this nebula brings into focus a murky region of star formation. NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope exposes the depths of this dusty nebula with its infrared vision, showing stellar infants that…

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Dinosaur, just like a kangaroo!

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Image of the Week #12, October 10, 2011: [More]

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Bicyclists Take Over Los Angeles, Cars Forced Out

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CicLAvia seemed more crowded than the previous two, yet it also covered a much larger area. Harlan Flagg from Hollywood Electrics had this to say about riding the electric bike at CicLAvia: “It’s like riding an R1 on a road full of mopeds”

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