Overstock.com SEO tactics get noticed by google.
"Less than two weeks after a New York Times article revealed JC Penney using black-hat SEO tactics to improve organic search engine rankings, Google has now penalized Overstock.com. The retailer offered product discounts to university students and faculty in exchange for posting links to Overstock.com on the university websites."
Seven short videos covering the past, present, and future of robots in the military. Part 2 and afterwards are better than Part 1 (this link).
The videos do take a slightly light-hearted look at this serious topic, which some people might not like.
This page explains with in quite a lot of detail the types of systems that climate models simulate. Clear explanations. The page also covers the accuracy of models and explains how accuracy can be tested.
Definitions vary, but an Internet addiction usually includes symptoms such as spending a lot of time on the Internet (especially more time than intended), an inability to cut back on usage, a preoccupation with online activities, and symptoms of withdrawal such as anxiety, boredom, or irritability after a few days of not going online
Simple but effective site - it gives electronics manufacturers a rank out of 10 for their environmental policies, including take-back policies and use of toxic chemicals. Updated often, and allows you to track whether manufacturers have risen or fallen in the rankings. Last updated January 2010.
(the links on the left of the page contain lots of useful information and multimedia about e-waste too).
"Researchers say text language uses word play and requires an awareness of how sounds relate to written English.
This link between texting and literacy has proved a surprise, say researchers.
These latest findings of an ongoing study at the University of Coventry contradict any expectation that prolonged exposure to texting will erode a child's ability to spell. "