While you’re rushing to meet deadlines and trying to make it to places on time, there’s one tribe in the Amazon that doesn’t have that problem.
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Brazil ‘s Amazon Deforestation Prompts ‘Crisis Cabinet’
Not even Brazil’s environmental minister can explain the cause of a sudden and unexpected surge in deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon. All Izabella Teixeira could say was that the 27% spike between August 2010 and this year …
But Amazon Doesn’t Have Free Bathrooms: The Downside to the Decline of Borders Stores
A closing Borders bookstore in Chicago has told customers where they can find a restroom. “Try Amazon,” the sign reads.
Book Filled With Blank Pages Outsells Harry Potter and The Da Vinci Code
Ever wonder what every man thinks about apart from sex? Apparently, the answer is quite simple: nothing. Or at least that’s what author and comedian Sheridan Simove claims in his gripping book, What Every Man Thinks About Apart From Sex.
Ecuador Judge Tells Chevron to Pay Up — And Apologize
You’re never too big to say you’re sorry. A judge in Ecuador handed down a landmark ruling against oil giant Chevron this week, ordering the company to pay some $9 billion to the Amazon Defense Coalition for oil pollution …
Amazon’s New Patent May Prevent Bad Gift-Giving
Avoid re-gifting that god-awful sweater from your grandmother every year. (via It’s Your Money)
‘Hacktivists’ Bring Down MasterCard to Support WikiLeaks
Here’s a priceless update for you. A group of anonymous online hacker activists (hacktivists) have initiated what they call Operation: Payback, a call to action to shut down websites of companies that have pulled the plug on …
All About Assange: Obama May Need to Resign and Other WikiLeaks Weekend Updates
More developments surrounding Julian Assange and the classified documents he WikiLeak-ed erupted over the weekend. But don’t worry. Here, NewsFeed recaps everything you need to know before you head to the office.
Quotes: Amazon Pull Guide To Pedophilia
“People… Relax… This book is obviously promoted by Amazon per request of FBI in order to track down and catch pedophiles. This book is obviously a bait for the sickos that are lurking around out there trying to prey on our
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Behold: 1,200 New Species Discovered In The Amazon
From bald parrots to translucent frogs, the Amazon gets even more exotic.
Teen Rats Out Her Free-Spending Granny
Apparently, blood may be thicker than water, but it certainly isn’t thicker than airtime.
Stieg Larsson Kindle Sales Hit 1 Million
The world just can’t get enough of hacker Lisbeth Salander.