Great Pacific Garbage Patch a bigger worry than tsunami debris
Los Angeles
Debris from the Japanese tsunami is starting to wash ashore on the U.S. West Coast in a big way. Beachcombers from Northern California to Alaska are finding fishing floats, soccer balls and ships that have drifted thousands The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, sometimes referred to as the Pacific Trash Vortex is a gyre (system of [...]
Read MoreMr. Rogers remix video: Weird, awesome, and still kid friendly
Los Angeles
The Internet generation has just met Mr. Rogers, and guess what? They love him. This week PBS Digital Studios released a designed-to-go-viral video that remixes old clips of Mr. Rogers into a new, auto-tuned song called "Garden in Your Mind" that has If you haven't already seen it, this is a VERY WORTWHILE video of [...]
Read MoreWATCH: Mr. Rogers goes viral with PBS tribute autotune remix of 'Garden of …
New York Dai
Okay, sorry, but Mr. Rogers always creeped me out for some reason. This is pretty cool but it doesn't help much. h/t Right Scoop. lol. Check out the new, autotuned take on the late children show host's beloved song. Check out the new, autotuned take on the late children show host's beloved song. Mister Rogers [...]
Read MoreObama: Europe Must Act as Crisis Puts Drag on Recovery
Bloomberg
Play Obama: Congress Must Act on Economic Growth President Barack Obama pressed Europe's leaders to take “decisive” action to stimulate growth while dealing with debt, saying the euro-zone crisis is putting a serious drag on the US economy. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday the Fed was poised to act if the U.S. economy [...]
Read MoreDigging into the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Yahoo! News
How precious would it be to see the Great Pacific Garbage Patch wash away Chuckles Johnson? Headed to the beach this summer? Don't forget to pack the sunscreen, the inner tubes, the paddle ball, and an effing trash bag The Pacific Ocean is no stranger to litter, thanks to a big maritime mess known as [...]
Read MoreUnited Community Bancorp Reports Third Quarter Results
MarketWatch
LAWRENCEBURG, Ind., May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — United Community Bancorp (the "Company") (NASDAQ:UCBA) , the holding company for United Community Bank (the "Bank"), today reported net income of $457000, or $0.06 per diluted share, Latest News Local donations also poured in, including $5000 from United Community Bank, $2000 from CTI, $5000 from the [...]
Read MoreRecommended: CPI: Wisconsin recall battle is state's most expensive election
msnbc.com
By Brendan O'Brien MILWAUKEE, June 1 (Reuters) – George Posker and Neal Muller, union workers at a small manufacturing plant near Madison, want to see Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker recalled from office Conservative "grassroots" groups seen raising $140mln in 2012 * Wisconsin a major test, victory could bring more funds * Conservative success could [...]
Read MoreShotgun's 'The Great Divide': social drama punches hard and leaves you thinking
The two-day national executive meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Mumbai has been marked by sulking leaders, signifying the great divide within the saffron party. Before the meet, two leaders were seen sulking — Narendra Modi, Squeezing some creativity into everyday as a wife and mother. Call for Papers: 'Science and Literature: the [...]
Read MoreCourt: Defense of Marriage Act discriminates
USA TODAY
A unanimous 3-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit ruled today that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, which denies federal benefits to same-sex couples who have been lawfully married in states BOSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court is rejecting part of the Defense of Marriage Act [...]
Read MoreUSS Iowa takes its last voyage
Toledo Blade
By Josh Richman RICHMOND — After all their thousands of hours of work, the volunteers who restored the USS Iowa to her former glory have to wait a little while longer to see her depart on her final voyage. Though the Bay Area enjoyed gorgeous weather The USS Iowa took its final trip through the [...]
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