GuitarHeroStore scratches DJ Hero price down to $79
Dec/090
If you’ve been desperately wanting to live the luxurious life of a virtual DJ, but lack the finances required to do so, fret no longer — GuitarHeroStore has temporarily knocked the price of the Wii, PS3 and 360 versions of DJ Hero down to $79, and the PS2 version of the game to $64. That even includes free shipping, which is good, since plastic turntables probably cost more than your average parcel to transport cross-country.
Make sure you enter in the coupon code “DJHPP1″ while checking out in order to access the offer. Otherwise, you’ll end up paying full price for the game, losing out on $20 you could’ve spend on other disc jockey accessories. Like oversized headphones! Or LED-infused robot helmets.
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“Extreme” Fungus Found – A Clue to World Frog Declines
Nov/090
The Growling Grass Frog (Litoria raniformis) is listed as endangered because of an estimated 50% population decline over the past 10 years.
In the 1980’s, amphibian researchers conducting species inventories in Australia, began noticing dramatic (up to 50%) declines in the populations of certain frogs. Soon, other researchers on other continents were also noting declining species counts, and even near extinctions. Curiously, the frog species that were most affected–many facing imminent extinction–were those whose habitats were at higher elevations. Despite the more extreme environment, pockets of wet soil and cavernous pools persist in these locales, providing adequate habitat for adapted amphibians.
At first this decline was attributed to habitat destruction (and habitat “splitting”), and possibly also some effect from global warming. But many of these locales are extreme–high mountain elevations typically–where habitat destruction was minimal. After extensive study and analysis, a fungus found on many of the endangered frogs (or dominant in their local habitat) was identified: Batrachochytrium dendrobatitis (BD), a member of family of fungi referred to generally as chytrids. Some chytrids are uni-cellular. Although this fungus is strongly associated with the frog declines, how exactly it contributes to frog mortality is unknown. It is possible that the fungus interferes with oxygen transport through the frog’s skin.
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#8 Barcelona, Spain: Great Bicycle City Photo Tour
Oct/090
Naked bicyclists, folding bikes, balloon bikes, and more — enjoy this bicycle photo tour of Barcelona.
The third B in a row, Barcelona is next on this list of great bicycle cities (right ahead of Basel, Switzerland and Bogota, Columbia). As a dense city with a wonderful climate, Barcelona is naturally a wonderful place for bicyclists. However, a lot has been done to make it more so. The biggest carrot encouraging bicycling, by far, is Barcelona’s relatively new bike sharing program — Bicing. This is perhaps the best or second best bike sharing program in the world. It is one of a new generation of sophisticated, smart bike sharing programs. Read more about it on page 2.
Beyond Bicing, the city is also working on creating new bicycling routes and bike parking and it hosts fun Bike Week celebrations every year in May. Also, it has been creating better infrastructure for bicyclists due to so many more people bicycling (largely as a result of the Bicing program) in the past few years. It is transforming itself into a truly world-leading bicycle city.
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Two Endangered Blue Whales Struck by Ships
Oct/090
Earlier this week, an ocean survey vessel reported feeling a “shudder underneath the ship” in the waters of northern California. Soon after, a whale was spotted “bleeding profusely.” A few hours later, an endangered blue whale whale washed ashore in a rocky cove in California. According to reports, the apparent strike probably occurred about 7 miles from shore.
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Can the Internet Help Fight Climate Change?
Sep/090
Last week, the Internet celebrated its 40th birthday! Forty glorious years that saw not just the transition from ARPANet to the now popular Internet but also Web 2.0 and what not! The Internet has been a revolution–in the making! The Internet that we know of today has been around for a little over a decade. That is also the time period when awareness and action on the “global” climate crisis has been phenomenal. And the link, evident!
According to the Internet Governance Forum, Internet consumes up to one trillion kilowatt hours of electricity per year, amounting to around 5% of the world’s total electricity consumption. The ‘tools’ of the IT sector are also manufactured using metals of various kinds. So the question remains, can Internet really help solve the climate crisis? The answer, on behalf of a generation grown up with the Internet, a firm Yes!
Here are five ways how Internet is helping fight climate change:
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Can the Internet Help Fight Climate Change?
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