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In a brazen act of theft and vandalism, ancient petroglyphs were cut from cliffs near Bishop, California, gouged out with power saws from where they had been carved over 3,500 years ago. The destruction was discovered by visitors on October 31.

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Those who grab the new iPhone 5 direcly from Apple’s website will have a two week wait period, the latest drop in what has been a steady decline in wait time. Previously, those who ordered were faced with an ambiguous “two to three weeks.” Before that, it was even longer, with customers having to wait three to four weeks for shipping.

This comes after repeated statements from Apple’s manufacturer Foxconn that the Chinese company was struggling to meet demands. The iPhone 5 is complex to make, says Foxconn’s CEO Terry Gou, compounding the issue with maintaining supply. Also likely contributing is increased quality control requirements that have been implemented to reduce the number of damaged devices going out.

For those who want to get their hand on the device sooner, the handset is being offered through three carriers, with some customers reporting fast ship times. Also available is Apple’s online phone pick-up reservation system. Between the hours of 10PM and 4AM, a limited quantity of iPhones can be ordered and made available for next-day pickup at the customer’s local store.

The iPhone 5 is available in White and Black varities, with a starting price of $199 depending on model and carrier. You can get service through AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon. The 16GB model is priced at $199 with contract, the 32GB model is priced at $299 with contract, and the 64GB model is priced at $399 with contract.

[via CNET]

iPhone 5 shipping time down to two weeks is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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By David Fogarty

SINGAPORE, Nov 20 (Reuters) – A coalition of the world’s largest investors called on governments on Tuesday to ramp up action on climate change and boost clean-energy investment or risk trillions of dollars in investments and disruption to economies.

In an open letter, the alliance of institutional investors, responsible for managing $22.5 trillion in assets, said rapidly growing greenhouse gas emissions and more extreme weather were increasing investment risks globally.

The group called for dialogue between investors and governments to overhaul climate and energy policies.

The call comes less than a week before major U.N. climate talks in Doha, Qatar. Almost 200 nations will meet in Doha from Nov. 26 to Dec. 7 to try to extend the Kyoto Protocol, the existing plan for curbing greenhouse gas emissions by developed nations that runs to the end of 2012.

On Sunday, the World Bank said current climate policies meant the world was heading for a warming of up to 4 degrees Celsius by 2100. That will trigger deadly heat waves and droughts, cut food stocks and drive up sea levels.

“Current policies are insufficient to avert serious and dangerous impacts from climate change,” said the group of investors from the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia.

The investments and retirement savings of millions of people were being jeopardised because governments were delaying tougher emissions cuts or more generous support for greener energy.

The group said the right policies would prompt institutional investors to significantly increase investments in cleaner energy and energy efficiency, citing existing policies that have unleashed billions of dollars of renewable energy investment in China, the United States and Europe.

But many economies were still going to be heavily reliant on polluting fossil fuels such as coal, and policies needed to be implemented to speed up the shift to cleaner energy, the investors said.

They issued seven action points, including slashing fossil fuel subsidies and boosting carbon markets, for governments to focus on and said the re-election of Barack Obama in the United States and the leadership change in China were an opportunity to push for tougher climate talks.

“Strong carbon-reducing government policies are an urgent imperative,” said Chris Davis, director of investor programs at Ceres, a U.S.-based coalition of investors and green groups.

“Hurricane Sandy, which caused more than $50 billion in economic losses, is typical of what we can expect if no action is taken and warming trends continue,” said Davis, who also works for the Investor Network on Climate Risk, which groups 100 institutional investors with assets of more than $11 trillion.

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We all dream of finding large sums of cash, but for Cheryl Gavazzi, that dream quickly turned her into a nervous wreck.

Gavazzi of Beverly, Mass. was shopping at a local Marshalls last week when she spotted a Vera Bradley purse, CBS Boston reports. Thinking the bag was for sale, she took if off of the shelf and unzipped one of the pockets only to find a ball of cash totaling $11,000.

Gavazzi didn’t think twice about what to do with the money. Rather than pocket the cash, she immediately decided to go to the police, according to CBS Boston.

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Get ready, America: TLC, which brought us “Jon & Kate Plus 8,” “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo,” “Sister Wives” and countless other favorites, has a new show debuting Dec. 9, and it stars the powerful women who run Las Vegas.

“The series will explore these women’s personal and professional worlds, providing exclusive access to their one-of-a-kind lifestyles and unlocking the determination and passion necessary to find success in a town where so many fail,” promises TLC.

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