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US Embassy Categorizes Beijing Air Quality As 'Crazy Bad' 270

Posted by samzenpus from the it-totally-sucks dept.
digitaldc writes "Pollution in Beijing was so bad Friday the US embassy, which has been independently monitoring air quality, ran out of conventional adjectives to describe it, at one point saying it was 'crazy bad.' The embassy later deleted the phrase, saying it was an 'incorrect' description and it would revise the language to use when the air quality index goes above 500, its highest point and a level considered hazardous for all people by US standards. The hazardous haze has forced schools to stop outdoor exercises, and health experts asked residents, especially those with respiratory problems, the elderly and children, to stay indoors."
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States Push Makers' Role In Disposing of Electronic Waste 199

Posted by timothy from the pretty-well-known-huh dept.
AaronParsons writes "An interesting NY Times article describes currently available programs for post-consumer electronics. One of the many interesting points in the article is that electronics manufacturers should be held responsible for recycling their products post-consumer: 'Maybe since they have some responsibility for the cleanup, it will motivate them to think about how you design for the environment and the commodity value at the end of the life.'"
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iPhone Users Angry Over AT&T Upgrade Policy 789

Posted by kdawson from the fair's-fair-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder dept.
All is not sweetness and light in the wake of the Apple WWDC kickoff announcements, especially concerning the evolution of the iPhone. Reader Hugh Pickens writes: "AT&T will offer the new iPhone 3G S when it debuts later this month at a cost of $199 and $299 for the 16GB and 32GB models, but only to new customers and those who qualify for the discounted price. AT&T subscribers with an iPhone 3G who are not eligible for an upgrade — those not near the end of their two-year contracts — will have to pay $200 more — $399 for the 16GB model and $499 for the 32GB model. 'This is ridiculous and slap in the face to long-time loyal iPhone customers like me who switched from T-Mobile and the only reason was the iPhone,' writes one unhappy iPhone customer. 'We have to mount a vigorous campaign to change this policy. Call your local AT&T and ask for the manager and complain. Send e-mails and post in forums everywhere.' The issue is spurring heavy debate on support discussion forums, with some customers supporting AT&T. 'The option you have is to honor the contract you freely committed yourself to,' says one forum member. 'If you want to upgrade early then you will have to pay full price with no subsidy discount. You can't blame anyone but yourself for your predicament.'"

Comment Re:I'll sell it. (Score 5, Informative) 261

by jjeffers (#26897497) Attached to: If I find an identifiable bit of satellite debris ...

Not entirely true. The USA has some nuclear powered stuff in earth orbit. Some of TRANSIT navigation satellites (predecessor to GPS) were nuclear powered. More history, including notation of nuclear power sources at: http://www.astronautix.com/project/transit.htm.

I remember this because sometime in the mid 90's I used to listen to the old transit satellites on 150 MHz. It was pretty neat to hear ancient space history still out there and kicking. I like stuff abandoned in place.

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