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Imagine inviting yourself to dinner with 30 different families -- in 24 countries. Imagine shopping, farming, cooking and eating with those families, taking note of every vegetable peeled, every beverage poured, every package opened. That's exactly what photographer Peter Menzel and writer Faith D'Aluisio did for their new book, Hungry Planet: What the World Eats. The husband-and-wife team wanted to see how globalization, migration and rising affluence are affecting the diets of communities around the globe
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Rubbish dump found floating in Pacific Ocean is twice the size of America
A rubbish dump twice the size of the United States has been discovered floating in the Pacific Ocean. The vast expanse of debris, made up of plastic junk including footballs, kayaks, Lego blocks and carrier bags, is kept together by swirling underwater currents. It stretches from 500 nautical miles off the Californian coast, across the northern Pacific, past Hawaii and almost as far as Japan. Scroll down for more ... |
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The miracle baby: First picture of the little boy hurled from a blazing flat
This is the baby who survived being thrown 40ft from an apartment window to escape a deadly fire. Onur Calar was caught by a policeman on the street below who, it emerged yesterday, was knocked to the ground by the impact. Heart-stopping pictures of Onur's plunge made headlines round the world..... |
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3D Mars shows Red Planet in new dimensions
The European Space Agency (ESA) on Tuesday unveiled images of Mars in three dimensions to help understand the Red Planet's unique topography........ |
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Defunct spy satellite may hit Earth first week of March 02/08/2008
WASHINGTON - A dead US spy satellite in a deteriorating orbit is expected to hit the Earth during the first week of March, officials said Thursday. Where the satellite will hit is not known. Officials familiar with the situation say about half of the 5,000-pound (2,270 kilograms) spacecraft is expected to survive its blazing descent through the atmosphere and will scatter debris, some potentially hazardous, over several hundred miles. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter............ |
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France Halts Genetically Modified Corn
The French government on Saturday suspended the use of genetically modified corn crops in France while it awaits EU approval for a full ban. The order formalized France's announcement Jan. 11 that it would suspend cultivation of Monsanto's MON810, the seed for the only type of genetically modified corn now allowed in the country. Continues ...... |
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Court: Nebraska Electric Chair Not Legal
A year ago, Carey Dean Moore wrote a short letter to the Nebraska Supreme Court from his cell on death row. "Appellant wishes to be executed," it said. On Friday, the court said electrocution is unconstitutional, a stunning response to Dean, nine others on death row and those who question whether the electric chair constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. "Condemned prisoners must not be tortured to death, regardless of their crimes," Judge William Connolly wrote in the 6-1 opinion for the court. Continues ... On the Net: Death Penalty Information Center: |
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How a Lunar Eclipse Saved Columbus
On the night of Feb. 20, the full moon will pass into Earth's shadow in an event that will be visible across all of the United States and Canada. The total lunar eclipse will be made even more striking by the presence of the nearby planet Saturn and the bright bluish star, Regulus. Eclipses in the distant past often terrified viewers who took them as evil omens. Certain lunar eclipses had an overwhelming effect on historic events. One of the most famous examples is the trick pulled by Christopher Columbus. Shipwrecked On Oct. 12, 1492, as every schoolchild has been taught, Columbus came ashore on an island northeast of Cuba. He later named it San Salvador (Holy Savior). Over the next ten years Columbus would make three more voyages to the "New World," which only bolstered his belief that he reached the Far East by sailing West... Continues ..... |
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Google's Android debuts in Barcelona
Barcelona - The first cellphones fitted with Google's Android software platform made its debut in Barcelona on Monday at one of the world's biggest telecom trade shows, Google said. Google is hoping Android will become the dominant operating system for cellphones. It is designed to improve the quality of the Internet experience on handsets. "We are seeing a number of technology companies demonstrating how Android will operate on their technology," Google spokesman Barry Schnitt told AFP on the sidelines of the Mobile World Congress. "Clearly momentum is building." Continues .. http://code.google.com/android/ |
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Shipbuilder convicted over fatal Queen Mary 2 accident
11 February 2008 SAINT NAZAIRE, France - The French builder of the giant luxury liner Queen Mary 2 and a subcontractor were each fined 177,500 euros (255,000 dollars) Monday over the collapse of a walkway that killed 16 people. Shipbuilder Les Chantiers de l’Atlantique and Endel, which built the walkway, were both found guilty of involuntary injury and manslaughter over the accident, which took place in November 2003.......... |
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