Monday, June 24, 2013

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English: Members of the 621st Contingency Resp...English: Members of the 621st Contingency Response Wing step down a C-17 Globemaster III cargo hatch Jan. 14, 2010, at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport, Haiti. The 21 passengers and 44 tons of cargo were sent to Haiti on a 305th Air Mobility Wing C-17 from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., to support relief operations in response to a devastating earthquake in the area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Denise Johnson) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: LAKEHURST, N.J. (Sept. 27, 2011) An E...English: LAKEHURST, N.J. (Sept. 27, 2011) An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye prepares to launch using the electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS) at the full-size shipboard-representative test site at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. (U.S. Navy photo by Kelly Schindler/Released) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: NAVAIR - Joint Base McGuire-Dix-LakehurstEnglish: NAVAIR - Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Ohio Family-Planning Services At Mercy Of Budget Bill

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  • Plants 'do maths', scientists say
    Plants have a built-in capacity to do maths, which helps them regulate food reserves in the night, say UK scientists.
  • 'Supermoon' lights up night sky
    The night sky is illuminated by what appears to be a much bigger and brighter Moon - a so-called "supermoon".
  • 'Genuine message' in uncracked text
    A mysterious coded Medieval manuscript may contain a genuine message, and is not a hoax as some claim, researchers say.

Google given 35 days to delete data
Google has been given 35 days to delete wi-fi data "mistakenly collected" in 2010, or face criminal proceedings.  

Big News - Philippines
Philippines targets 10 million international visitors by 2016

Blogs of Rights - ACLU

CBC
Nelson Mandela in critical condition

CNET
Student sues after school uses Facebook bikini pic in seminar

CTV
Elliot Lake marking one-year anniversary since mall collapse tragedy
Residents of Elliot Lake, Ont., marked the one-year anniversary of the collapse of the town's shopping mall by releasing multi-coloured balloons...  

Trans-Canada bridge to close as water rises in Medicine Hat
Carbon Farmers of Australia
I'm a PC and the carbon tax was my idea

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Reflections and perspectives on Indigenous education

Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Conservatives debate a carbon tax

ChannelNewsAsia
Athletics: Gay set for Moscow double after 200m win

H7N9 bird flu killed about one-third hospitalised patients: study
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The Stream, June 21: Australia Makes Water a ‘Legal Trigger’ for Energy Projects

Cloud Platform
Enabling Google App Engine to run in the Private Cloud with CapeDwarf
We hear consistently from developers that they want to see more portability of their apps when working in the cloud.  The Google Cloud...  

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Chris Beckers Austrian Perspective on South Africa Gold and the Ludwig von Mises Institute

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HyperWinds of Venus --One of the Unsolved Mysteries of the Solar SystemHyperWinds of Venus --One of the Unsolved Mysteries of the Solar System
Image of the Day: "The Supernova Galaxy"Image of the Day: "The Supernova Galaxy"
NASA on the Supermoon 2013NASA on the Supermoon 2013
Emergence of the Human 'SuperBrain' 75,000 Years Ago  --"The Neurologic Internet'"Emergence of the Human 'SuperBrain' 75,000 Years Ago --"The Neurologic Internet'"
The Vanishing --Earth's Third Radiation Belt DisappearsThe Vanishing --Earth's Third Radiation Belt Disappears

Daily Kos

Book review: Chris Hayes' 'Twilight of the Elites'

Democracy Now!

Discovery
Building Blocks of Life Found in Galactic Cloud
Astrochemists have detected two complex molecules in interstellar space, which may provide more clues as to where life's first complex...  

FARK
Photoshop Theme: a coat, a moat, and a stoat [Photoshop]
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Food and Water Watch
House Farm Bill Breakdown

foodconsumer.org
Healthy Recipes: Pasta Salad with Tomatoes

ForceChange
Ban Gas Chambers in North Carolina Animal Shelters

Condemn Kansas Official for Threatening Peaceful Protestors
FreakOut Nation
QVC is reviewing their relationship with Paula Deen, no immediate plans for her to appear on the network

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Nelson Mandela in Critical Condition - Wall Street Journal

The only meeting between the first black presidents of the U.S. and South Africa lasted only a few minutes and almost didn't happen. In May 2005, Barack Obama, a new U.S. senator, was riding to a Washington event when his office called. Nelson Mandela ...
NEW YORK — Tacking regular exercise on to a diet program for obese kids and teens typically doesn't help them lose any more weight, a new review of past data suggests. “Changing diet, improving diet, reducing calories is enormously important for weight ...
The beginning of the summer season saw the Middlesex-London Health Unit issue the first heat alert of 2013, which comes into effect on Sunday. There hasn't been much to beach season so far, but the heat predicted for this weekend could change that.
A deceased 65-year-old woman has provided scientists with the material for the first super high resolution three-dimensional digital model of the human brain, researchers said Thursday. The roadmap of the mind was painstakingly created by scientists in ...
A study by a Massachusetts cancer center shows more diagnosed breast cancer patients age 40 or younger are opting for mastectomy. Dr. Andrew Smith, one of the top plastic surgeons in Orange County, says better reconstruction options may be a factor.
VANCOUVER -- This weekend's Ride Don't Hide provincewide cycling event to raise awareness of mental health brought in nearly half a million dollars for the Canadian Mental Health Association. Following the Sunday morning ride, more than $445,000 and ...
PRETORIA, South Africa — Maternity wards are usually the happiest places in a hospital. Tragically, there is often not much joy when a baby is born in South Africa. About a third of the women on Sylvia Lamola's maternity ward at any time give birth to babies ...
PARIS -- If you have just seen a play that you privately think is drivel, will you keep silent when everyone around you demands an encore? Possibly not, says an unusual investigation published Wednesday in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface.
Hospitalized Nelson Mandela In Critical Condition

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Guardian UK
Undercover police spies unmasked - in pictures
A new book exposes the controversial work of undercover police officers who were deployed to spy on political campaignersRob EvansPaul...  

Stephen Lawrence family and friends targeted by police 'smear' campaign


Edward Snowden seeks asylum in Ecuador amid diplomatic storm


Whistleblower escapes from Hong Kong to Moscow on a commercial flight despite a formal US extradition request
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Gulf
Gulf Oil Spill Cleanup Ends As BP Pulls Out, Leaves Unanswered ...

Hayride
Why Is The Website Of Bloomberg’s Anti-Gun Group Housed On New York City Servers?

Inside Facebook
Facebook: Bug jeopardized email addresses, phone numbers of 6M users
A recent bug on Facebook exposed the phone numbers and email addresses of roughly 6 million users, the site reported late Friday on its blog...  

UPDATED: Facebook’s photo comments returned after brief outing
Ireland
McDevitt in plea over parade rows
Rival politicians have been urged to step back from tit-for-tat rows after a Sinn Fein minister was injured during a contentious parade in Northern...  

Lifehacker
Make Compact Potholders out of Sugru

LobeLog
Rouhani On…

Iran’s People of the 90th Minute
memeorandum
Why Immigration Reform Is The Panama Canal Treaty Redux (Steven Hayward/Power Line)

MetroMetro.co.UK
Take Google to task over internet privacy breaches, Britons urge
Google in the firing line over privacy breaches (Picture: EPA) Google should face tougher penalties if it keeps infringing internet privacy and on...  

Mobile Texas Politics

Dewhurst: 2nd special session likely if key bills die
With the clock ticking for the Texas House to pass a controversial abortion bill, as ...  

NRC
13-052: NRC Publishes Amendments to Regulations on Reactor License Renewal Environmental Reviews

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Hospitalized Nelson Mandela In Critical Condition

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News24
Mandela's condition deteriorates, critical
The condition of former president Nelson Mandela, who is in hospital in Pretoria, has become critical.      

Seven killed in Limpopo freeway crash
News.com.Au
Arthur sacked as Australian coach
BREAKING: MICKEY Arthur has been sacked as Australia's cricket coach just weeks from the start of the Ashes.
MP wants leadership ballot

Snapper defends Nigella photos

Is this spinning statue cursed?

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Obama Conspiracy Theories
Video depicting murder of Barack Obama by Glenn Beck still on YouTube

Open Channel
US charges NSA leaker Snowden with espionage
Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden is being accused of sharing classified documents with people who were not cleared to receive them. Officials...  

Open Secrets
Crop Insurance Figured as Key Issue in Farm Bill Debate

Outlook Blogs
The Kedarnath Shrine, Circa 1882

Was Jiah Khan’s “Suicide Note” Forged?
PECAN Group
Four Star Admiral Is Claiming Obama Conspired With America’s Enemies To Stage Benghazi

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Style Your Paper.li! 15 Easy CSS Changes to Customize Your Paper
A couple of weeks back we buffed up our Pro package with new features and CSS customization was one them.Since then, we've been seeing some amazing...  

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Iran ranked 2nd in US CanSat 2013 competitions
Pesticide Action Network

Political MoJo | Mother Jones
Senate Zeroes In on Border Security Compromise

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Perfect Forward Secrecy can block the NSA from secure web pages ...

Chase Madar: How Dystopian Secrecy Contributes to Clueless Wars ...
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Data retention a very hot potato says Oz parl't commitee

Science
This Week in Science

Clean air is great for humans, but it's also good for hurricanes, research finds: less industrial pollution means more deadly storms

Science@NASA
Cassini to Photograph Earth From Deep Space

ScienceDaily

Shaleshock Media
Hey Hey, Cuomo… Albany Rally 6-17-2013

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SPACE
Vote Now! Best Space Stories of the Week - June 23, 2013
What was your favorite space news story of the last week?  

'Supermoon' Science: Biggest Full Moon of 2013 Explained
Star Online
Pandikar Amin re-elected as Speaker (Update 1)

TED
9 documentaries that you need to see this year

TechDirt
Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

Awesome Stuff: The Future Is Finally Coming To Home Automation
Tech Republic
SolutionBase: Enforce system policies with the Group Policy Diagnostic Best Practice Analyzer

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Jalili: Arming militants in Syria threatens global security
Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Saeed Jalili says the decision by certain countries to arm militants fighting against...  

Hollande calls on Syrian opposition to keep arms from radicals
India floods death toll soars to 6,500
Army suspends rescue helicopter flights in Uttarakhand state due to dense fog as death toll rises, Al Jazeera reported.  

Envoy: Golestan Palace registered in UNESCO global heritage list
USA Today

Unexplained Mysteries
Giant snake learns how to open doors

Web MD
Quicker Infant Growth Tied to Higher IQ Later
But difference in scores was fairly small in study of full-term babies  

Multiple Sclerosis: Planning for Your Future

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 White House
MESSAGE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE: United States Treasurer Rosa Gumataotao Rios on the Economic Case for Commonsense Immigration Reform

Readout of the President's Call with the Miami Heat

WhoWhatWhy
Was Tamerlan Tsarnaev a Double Agent Recruited by the FBI?
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