ECONOMICS - CHART OF THE DAY: This Chart Vindicates The Obama Economic Recovery
"Now the first thing to note [re. chart by Reuters] is that the US has recovered WAY better than either the Eurozone or the UK. So if you think Obama has been a disaster, you might first acknowledge that the US has performed better than all its major Western peers." —JOE WEISENTHAL, Business Journal
Now the first thing to note [re. chart by Reuters] is that the US has recovered WAY better than either the Eurozone or the UK. So if you think Obama has been a disaster, you might first acknowledge that the US has performed better than all its major Western peers." —JOE WEISENTHAL, Business Journal http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-us-vs-uk-growth-2012-4#ixzz1tNEUIiE1
-10 Pieces of Evidence That Plants Are Smarter Than You Think 1. Plants communicate with insects 2. Plants have memories 3. Plants create communication networks 4. Plants grow differently in response to sound 5. Plants measure time 6. Plants know up from down 7. Plants know who is family and who isn't 8. Plants warn each other about approaching enemies 9. Plants use camouflage 10. Plants are escape artists http://io9.com/5901172/10-pieces-of-evidence-that-plants-are-smarter-than-you-think
10 Pieces of Evidence That Plants Are Smarter Than You Think
1. Plants communicate with insects
2. Plants have memories
3. Plants create communication networks
4. Plants grow differently in response to sound
5. Plants measure time
6. Plants know up from down
7. Plants know who is family and who isn't
8. Plants warn each other about approaching enemies
9. Plants use camouflage
10. Plants are escape artists http://io9.com/5901172/10-pieces-of-evidence-that-plants-are-smarter-than-you-think
- How Planet Earth Got its Name
In the fifteenth century, as intellectuals began to reconsider our planet's shape and position in the Universe, the word 'Earth' first came to be used in reference to the planetary body we know it as today and the term considered comparable to Mars, Venus, Saturn, and the other spheres of space.
Photographic evidence of our round, blue planet Earth didn't appear until the 1950s. http://www.treehugger.com/culture/how-planet-earth-got-its-name.html
ECONOMICS
- Santiago Siri - World Economic Forum 2012
GARDENS
- 10 Vegetables You Can Grow in Shade Salad Greens, such as leaf lettuce, arugula, endive, cress, and radicchio;Broccoli; Cauliflower; Peas; Beets; Brussels Sprouts ; Radishes ; Swiss Chard ; Leafy Greens, such as collards, mustard greens, spinach, and kale ;Beans http://www.inthegardenonline.com/picks_10vegforshadeC21.htm
- 8 Ways to Eat and Enjoy Dandelion
Laxative and diuretic; useful for premenstrual bloating and edema. Normalizing blood sugar and cholesterol (dandelion root). Tonic; appetite stimulant and a good general stomach remedy. Liver cleanser; remedy for liver and gall bladder problems ( I have personally used dandelion root to keep my grumpy gall bladder under control). Agent for treating burns and stings (inside surface of flower stems) Leaves are known to help with anemia http://www.themorristribe.com/2012/04/12/8-ways-to-eat-and-enjoy-dandelion/
Foraging Wild Plants in North-West California: Part 3. ( Dandelion & Hawksbeard)
- Nanowires Forests to Capture the Sun
University of California, San Diego electrical engineers are building a forest of tiny nanowire trees in order to cleanly capture solar energy without using fossil fuels and harvest it for hydrogen fuel generation. http://www.nanocomputer.com/?p=2363
SPACE - Sun may soon have four poles, say researchers - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun
The sun may be entering a period of reduced activity that could result in lower temperatures on Earth, according to Japanese researchers. http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201204200075
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