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Schooling Fish Inspire Efficient Wind Farms
Offbeat  (tags: Science, technology, Alternative energy, Wind Farm )

Katie
- 8 days ago - news.discovery.com
The patterns that schooling fish form to save energy while swimming have inspired a new wind farm design that researchers say will increase the amount of power produced per acre by at least tenfold.
Goodwill Store Receives Nearly $1,500 Worth Of Marijuana [Inc.Video]
Offbeat  (tags: unusual, odd, marijuana activism )

Janet
- 6 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
Last week, employees at a goodwill store in Ohio opened a donated water jug and found almost a pound of pot. The donation was anonymous, and police estimate the amount to be worth around $1,500.
The 15 Stupidest Products Of All Time: The Final List (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
Offbeat  (tags: off-beat, society, sales, desperation in a consumer society )

Janet
- 8 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
That's it. We've done it. we've finally compiled the most inane, ridiculous, worthless products of all time. Now we need you to vote for the winners! Would you rather buy Aspray or spray-on hair? A Tiddy Bear or a Kush Support? It's up to you, dear reader
Nominated RS Members Should Not Join a Political Party: Naresh Kadyan
Offbeat  (tags: ethics, government, society )

Sukanya
- 9 days ago - tribuneindia.com
Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha, such as journalists, writers and artists, should not join any political party so that Parliament is able to use their independent views on different matters, feels H.K. Dua, a newly-nominated member of the House of El
Rare Photo of Three Amur Leopards Offers Hope for World's Most Endangered Cat
Offbeat  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, leopards, environment, endangered, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 12 days ago - prweb.com
Three Amur leopards photographed during an anti-poaching operation in the Russian Far East offer a little Thanksgiving hope for the worlds rarest big cat, World Wildlife Fund said today. Only about 40 critically endangered Amur leopards exist in the
U.K. Will Not Oppose Autistic Hacker's Extradition [Post 9/11 Hacking Into FBI Files]
Offbeat  (tags: crime, autism, society, Police State, protection, world )

Janet
- 10 days ago - thechronicleherald.ca
Home Secretary Alan Johnson said he will not intervene in the case of Gary McKinnon, who is accused by U.S. prosecutors of hacking into computers shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.McKinnon claims he was searching for evidence of alien life
Yet Another Great Click to Give Site! [Yahoo, Mountain Dew!$!]
Offbeat  (tags: goodnews, click to donate, humans, animals, society )

Janet
- 16 days ago - ClickToGive.com
For Animal Care, Feed The Poor, Shelter the Homeless, Fight Cancer, Stop Child Abuse. You have to register with an email address--but still, they're ALL good causes--plus there are other 'clickable' cause-sites on the page.
Tour Operator Cancels Trips to Captive Dolphin Attractions
Offbeat  (tags: european tour operator, cancelled trips, captive dolphins attractions )

Simone
- 19 days ago - hurriyetdailynews.com
A leading tour operator in Europe canceled daily trips to two aqua parks in Turkey citing poor physical conditions, which sparked debate involving animals in captivity. While the decision makes animal activists happy, aqua park managers claim the
Animal Intuitive Kumari Offers Animal Communication Training to Raise Funds for Panther Ridge Sanctuary, Dec 5 & 6
Offbeat  (tags: animals, big cats, communication training, environment )

Cher
- 22 days ago - pr.com
Animal communicator Kumari Mullin is returning to Panther Ridge Conservation Center in Wellington, FL offering a rare opportunity to interact with the "big cats" while learning the keys to deeper connection and telepathic communion with animals in a
Oilfield Accident Photos: Pretty Grapic Folks...
Offbeat  (tags: americans, bizarre, world, society, humans, health, odd, safety, technology, design )

Gorilly
- 48 days ago - flickr.com
The photographs that follow this link are of a man impaled by an MWD Tool and are very graphic in Nature!
 
 
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