Tuesday, July 02, 2013

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The Solar System is Changing

The New Normal
2 July 2013, Yahoo!7 Finance
New research in Pennsylvania demonstrates that it's hard to nail down how often natural gas drilling is contaminating dr... 

All Things Considered - NPR
How A Minority Biking Group Raises The Profile Of Cycling

Computer's Screen Inspired First Video Game, 'Space War'
American Water Intelligence
Adelanto O&M, CA

Puerto de Santa María sale, Andalucía
BBC

Morsi criticises army ultimatum
Egyptian President Morsi says a 48-hour army ultimatum set by the army "may cause confusion" and vows to stick to his own plans to resolve the...  

Struggling Zynga appoints Xbox boss
Zynga's founder Mark Pincus steps down from the struggling social gaming company, to be replaced by key Microsoft executive Don Mattrick.  

Bebo sold to founder in $1m deal
  • Bugs to be Earth's 'last survivors'
    The last creatures to survive on Earth will be tiny organisms living deep underground, according to scientists.
  • Nuclear carbon to fight poaching
    The atmospheric carbon left over from nuclear bomb tests could help scientists track illegally poached ivory, new research finds.
  • Russian rocket crashes in Kazakhstan
    An unmanned Russian rocket carrying three navigation satellites crashes seconds after its launch from the Baikonur launch site in Kazakhstan.

Blog of Rights - ACLU
Victory! Michigan Turns the Corner on Public Defense Reform

CBC
Rob Ford scandal prompts court fight over drug, gun warrants

Unpaid internships exploit 'vulnerable generation'
CNET
Reading poolside? Which do you choose, a tablet or an e-reader?

LTE-Advanced iPhone 5S and budget model rumors surface
CNN
Check out what your doc thinks of you
I was sitting in a wheelchair in an elevator of a hospital when the aide pushing me lay a binder on my lap. My medical record!  

'Enter the Dragon' actor dies
CTV

High River business owners return to mould in flood-damaged stores
High River, Alberta business owners were met with mould, mud and extensive water damage when they were permitted access to their stores for the...  

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Toby Sanger's detailed summary of Bill C-377
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
June 2013 Newsletter

Channel NewsAsia
Dozens injured as 6.1-magnitude quake hits Indonesia's Aceh

India defends US surveillance programmes
Circle of Blue water news

Common Dreams
The Real Truth: Gitmo Held Hearing So Secret It Barred the Defendant

Daily Bell

Daily Galaxy
"Great Oxidation Event" --A New Discovery of Evolutionary Singularity that Transformed the Planet"Great Oxidation Event" --A New Discovery of Evolutionary Singularity that Transformed the Planet
Three New Earth-like Planets --"Candidates for Interstellar Robotic Probes"Three New Earth-like Planets --"Candidates for Interstellar Robotic Probes"
"Sparkles" Solve Enduring Mystery of the Sun "Sparkles" Solve Enduring Mystery of the Sun
Astronomers Zoom in on a Nearby SuperEarthAstronomers Zoom in on a Nearby SuperEarth
Image of the Day: Viewing Mars from an Orbiting SatelliteImage of the Day: Viewing Mars from an Orbiting Satellite

Daily Kos
Open thread for night owls: Cyberwarfare and the infinite meaning of 'imminent'

Democracy Now!
Was Benghazi Killing of Ambassador Stevens, 3 Others "Blowback" for Secret U.S. Assassinations?

Headlines for July 1, 2013
Discovery News
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...  

Quiz Reveals Likelihood You'll Be Dead By 2023
Fark
"Athens man's interest in woman with large buttocks prompts stabbing" [Asinine]
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"People don't realize it, but some potting soil is actually flammable" [Scary]
food consumer.org
Breast cancer risk lower in women taking isoflavone supplements

Oregon: Stop SB 633 - Protect the NO GMO Vote!
Google
Edward Snowden expands asylum requests to 21 nations, but gets no ... - CBS News

Hotshots killed in Ariz. fire remembered, mourned - U.S. News & World Report

WINNIPEG — Bugged by mosquitoes? Now there's an app for that. It doesn't ward off the annoying, blood-thirsty critters with a wave of a smartphone, but it does allow users to warn others and provide information to figure out which infested neighbourhoods to ...
White blood cells, key defenders in the body's immune system, can activate cancer cells and help them spread, a new study by Montreal and Calgary researchers suggests. The findings likely explain why infection after surgery among cancer patients is ...
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or super-ceded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the ...
Morinville's mayor passed away on Sunday afternoon after a battle with cancer. Mayor Paul Krauskopf had Stage IV cancer that caused his liver to shut down, said his wife Linda Krauskopf. He had been fighting the disease for three years, she said. In the end ...
Pupils to be targeted over MMR vaccine - Bradford Telegraph and Argus
The 6,000 pupils in local schools who have not been vaccinated against Measles, Mumps and Rubella will be targeted as part of a new health drive. The campaign will be launched across secondary schools in West Yorkshire this month. The three conditions ...
A study of patients with colon cancer suggests that screening is not being used nearly as widely as it ought to be. Although screening for colon cancer, by fecal occult blood test or colonosocopy, is recommended for older adults, many of those diagnosed with ...
Research into the genetic risks for asthma could lead to a test which predicts which children will never grow out of it, says a study in The Lancet. Scientists found that those at higher genetic risk of asthma were 36% more likely to develop serious, life-long ...
Rocker Lou Reed has suffered a medical setback just a few weeks after receiving a liver transplant. The 71-year-

Guardian UK

Egypt in turmoil as defiant Morsi stands firm over 'coup' threat
President retains US backing and refuses to bow down to two-day ultimatum from the head of the nation's armed forcesEgypt was thrown into fresh...  

Young, qualified and jobless: plight of Europe's best-educated generation
Hayride
DRIP, DRIP, DRIP: How Wit, Expertise And Consummate People Skills Have Made John Alario The State’s Most Powerful And Popular Legislator For More Than Four Decades

New Orleans Ranks 2nd For Metro Economic Performance Post-Recession; Baton Rouge 47th
Inside Facebook
AdRoll report of FBX News Feed ads: 49x greater CTR, 54 percent lower CPC than sidebar retargeting
Facebook has recently started to expand Facebook Exchange (FBX) — its popular retargeting ad platform — from the sidebar into the desktop News...  

Facebook overhauls interface, adds high-res photos in Windows Phone update
Lifehacker
The Best Things to Buy in July

NYT
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/01/business/as-pay-cards-replace-paychecks-bank-fees-hurt-workers.html

National Geographic - Immigration Reform

New Scientist
Briefing: Firefighters on the front lines of wildfires

News - NPR

To Make Hearing Aids Affordable, Firm Turns On Bluetooth
Psychology Today
The Asset CEOs Need Most

WhoWhatWhy

TVWHY: Russ Baker on Obama, Surveillance, and the State of Freedom
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