Monthly Archives: December 2011

Obesity pioneer given knighthood

Written on December 30, 2011 by Editor - Health News

30 December 2011 Last updated at 19:31 ET Prof Stephen Bloom – knighted for services to medical science A pioneer in the field of obesity and diabetes research has received a knighthood in the New Year’s Honours list. Professor Stephen … Continue reading →

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Kodak loses third director in a week

Written on December 30, 2011 by Editor - Business News

Fri Dec 30, 2011 5:58pm EST (Reuters) – The third director in a week has resigned from Eastman Kodak Co as the former film giant struggles to survive the dominance of digital photography. Laura Tyson, a professor and White House … Continue reading →

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You thought 2011 was tough?

Written on December 30, 2011 by Editor - Business News

By Edward Krudy NEW YORK | Fri Dec 30, 2011 5:53pm EST NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shaky Europe. Political gridlock. Volatile markets. Familiar themes for those who lived through 2011, and investors should be ready to revisit them next year. … Continue reading →

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50MW alternative energy project launched

Written on December 30, 2011 by Editor - Science News

“The project will help further strengthen China-Pakistan friendship and consolidate the strategic partnership”, said Liu Jian, the Chinese Ambassador. ISLAMABAD:  Pakistan and China on Friday performed the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of first green power project of 50megawatts … Continue reading →

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Retailers Checking ‘Nice’ On Energy Savings List

Written on December 30, 2011 by Editor - Science News

Tweet Email Editor’s Note: EarthTechling, always looking to bring you interesting cleantech articles, is proud to repost this story via permission from National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Author credit goes to Heather Lammers. As the latest holiday shopping season ends, American … Continue reading →

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2011 Renewable Energy Recap: Tides, Turbines, and Big Thinking

Written on December 30, 2011 by Editor - Science News

At the end of 2010, we wrote here about the “Year of the Report,” and the massive potential of many different renewable resources that were revealed. In 2011, with some big fossil fuel and nuclear stories providing the backdrop, renewable … Continue reading →

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Russell Brand Files for Divorce From Katy Perry (omg!)

Written on December 30, 2011 by Editor - Entertainment News

After 14 months of marriage, Russell Brand has filed for divorce from Katy Perry. In papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Court Friday, Brand, 36, cited “irreconcilable differences.” No other specifics were provided in the documents, though Brand is asking … Continue reading →

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Etta James condition better, taken off respirator (AP)

Written on December 30, 2011 by Editor - Entertainment News

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Etta James’ manager says the terminally ill blues singer is breathing on her own after being taken off a respirator. Lupe De Leon says Friday that the change in her condition is great news and that the … Continue reading →

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APNewsBreak: Russell Brand, Katy Perry to divorce (AP)

Written on December 30, 2011 by Editor - Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES – Russell Brand is divorcing Katy Perry after 14 months of what appeared to be a storybook marriage. “Sadly, Katy and I are ending our marriage,” Brand said in a statement released to The Associated Press on Friday. … Continue reading →

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Icons of 2011: A ‘winning’ actor, a runaway bride (AP)

Written on December 30, 2011 by Editor - Entertainment News

NEW YORK – Sure, we had wars, natural disasters, a growing populist movement and a presidential race heating up, not to mention the deaths of a technology icon, a silver-screen goddess and a couple of shadowy dictators. But in the … Continue reading →

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