AP - Clouds of smoke from Lunar New Year fireworks sent air pollution readings soaring in the more sensitive measurement system Beijing started using a little more than a week ago, reports said Sunday.
Beijing air pollution soars with fireworks smoke (AP)
Published January 29th, 2012 in science. Closed
AP - A strong winter storm over the Northwestern U.S. is Sunday's main weather story. A broad low pressure system spinning over the Gulf of Alaska will push eastward and into British Columbia. This will push a trough of low pressure onshore that will extend into the Pacific Northwest.
Is an American Moon Base Really a Lunatic Idea? (ContributorNetwork)
Published January 28th, 2012 in politics. Closed
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich came under fire -- mostly for economic reasons -- when he proposed at the CNN Republican Presidential Debate in Jacksonville that he would like to have a permanent moon base on Earth's lone satellite by the end of his second term as president. But even if his ideas have some logistical hurdles to cross, there is ample reason to believe that an American moon base could be operational in a decade or two. Besides, the space race never really went into hiatus; the major players merely took a slower track, giving others a chance to enter the race.
LiveScience.com - The couple on the sitcom "King of Queens" may be onto something with their unending pursuit of another couple to hang out with. New research suggests having a couple to double date with can improve the happiness of your own relationship.
Sanctions to hit EU buyback firms: Iran oil chief (Reuters)
Published January 28th, 2012 in topstories. Closed
Reuters - European companies owed oil by Iran could lose out if Tehran imposes a ban on crude exports to the European Union next week, the head of Iran's state oil company said on Saturday.