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IPhones 'attacked' via bogus charger
Apple iPhones can be taken over with "alarming" ease using a custom-built charger, security researchers warn  




Gawker says alleged Rob Ford drug video might be 'gone'
U.S. website Gawker says an alleged drug video of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford may be “gone,” and nearly $200,000 raised to buy the video will go to...  









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The lesson from Michael Douglas
Aaron Carroll says whether or not Michael Douglas's throat cancer was due to oral sex, as he suggests, his story does point up the need for HPV...  



Syrian war widens Sunni-Shia schism as foreign jihadis join battle for shrines
Syrian rebels say they respect all holy sites but damage to Sayyida Zeinab shrine has spurred 10,000 Shias to volunteerNot long after a friend...  






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...  







Obama: 'Don't play games' with judiciary - USA TODAY





Syrian regime 'used sarin' - France
There is no doubt Syria's government has used sarin during the country's crisis, says France's foreign minister, without specifying where or when.  

Sharif to be sworn in as Pakistan PM



Study uses 'martyr' posts to break down 'foreign fighters' aiding Syrian rebels
Flashpoint Global PartnersMuhammad Yassin Jarrad, who was killed on Jan. 16 near Al-Suwayda, Syria, was the brother-in-law of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi...  






Michael Adebolajo appears in court charged with Woolwich murder
Suspect in Lee Rigby killing instructs court to address him as Mujahid Abu Hamza and refuses to stand in the dockMichael Adebolajo appeared in...  

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IF Enough Food for Everyone campaign raising awareness of the daily challenge to put food on the table
The IF campaign aims to end world hunger (Picture: PA) The next time you sit down with your family for the Sunday roast, maybe pause to think what...  

Helicopter flown through hoops by thought-power
Florida Dems Snub Their Own Challenger To Rick Scott










France considering "all options" over Syria sarin gas use
Tests have shown that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime "and its accomplices" used chemical weapons, the French government said Tuesday...  




Oklahoma tornado widest on record
2nd deadly tornado to hit Oklahoma was rare top-scale EF5; widest on record in US      











Cloud SQL API: YOU get a database! And YOU get a database! And YOU get a database!
Google Cloud SQL lets developers host their MySQL databases on Google Cloud Platform. We take care of replicating the data, backups, updates and...  

Update on Datastore Auto IDs





Jones BBQ and Foot Massage
Jones is back but this time offers some BBQ along with your...foot massage? Maybe it's a good combination after all.  








Lawmakers hope to revive plan for $2 billion in university construction bonds
Proposals for more than $2 billion in public university construction bonds fizzled in the final ...  



New! Paper.li White Label, Collaboration and RSS
We're excited to announce the release of some great new features today like our Paper.li White Label solution, multi-collaborators and...  



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Google expands renewable energy sourcing
Financial Times
Google's colossal presence is all too apparent when we log on to the internet, use a mobile phone or marvel at its foray into driverless cars. Now, the technology group's reach is stretching to something as simple as switching on a light. On Tuesday it ...
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In terms of cost and safety, nuclear power can't hold a candle to renewable ...
Baltimore Sun
In a recent letter to the editor, Charles Campbell rehashes tired talking points and cherry picks data to attack proven renewable energy sources like wind and solar power ("Nuclear is greenest," May 28). The old-school reliability concerns Mr. Campbell ...
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A Battery to Take On Fossil Fuels Kevin Bullis
MIT Technology Review
On the cheap: EOS is working on a battery based on such cheap materials as water, zinc, and air. If successful, the result could be a boon to the renewable energy industry. Investors recently chipped in $15 million to fund battery startup EOS Energy ...
Conn. tilts to hydro in new renewable energy rules
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut has rewritten its renewable energy policy to boost hydropower from Canada. The Senate approved legislation 26-6 on Tuesday, sending the measure to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy who has strongly endorsed it and will sign ...
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'Eat with ecology in mind'
Times of India
ALLAHABAD: The theme of the World Environment Day, on June 5, this year has been decided as 'Think, Eat and Save'. The aim behind keeping this theme for the special day is to discourage the wastage of food and to promote the food loss campaign, ...
Ecology to take comments tonight on Port Townsend Paper's permit
Peninsula Daily
The permit covers all the wastewater discharges from the mill, and its proposed cogeneration project would have minimal impacts to the wastewater treatment system, according to Ecology, which would require a dry scrubber system to reduce the solids ...
Ecology Lessons From the Cold War
New York Times
CORVALLIS, Ore. — TODAY the effort to preserve the planet's biodiversity is often seen as a campaign to save the whales for their own sake, or to give polar bears a few more winters on the Arctic ice. But in the 1950s, when the concept was first ...
News Release: Update: USCG and Wash. Dept. of Ecology continue to monitor ...
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The fishing vessel Neahkahnie, a 97-foot U.S.-flagged commercial fishing vessel, sits aground near Bush Point on Whidbey Island, Wash., June 4, 2013. Coast Guard and Washington Department of Ecology personnel are monitoring the situation, and there ...
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The Mississippi, recently in drought, now awash in water
USA TODAY
Rain forecast in coming days could drop another inch of precipitation in some places, adding more water to the bloated system, National Weather Service hydrologist Mark Fuchs said. "We're not talking about huge amounts, but any amount when the soil ...
Food Explainer: Why Does Microwaving Water Result in Such Lousy Tea?
The Slatest
Because a proper cup of black tea must be made with water that's come to a rolling boil. A kettle is designed to heat water evenly to 212 degrees Fahrenheit. Heat at the bottom of the kettle—whether from a heating element embedded in an electric ...
Endangered Coral Reefs Die as Ocean Temperatures Rise and Water Turns Acidic
PBS NewsHour
In addition to negative consequences caused by overfishing and pollution, coral reefs face another major existential threat: increased acidity from warming oceans. Hari Sreenivasan reports from Florida about the dire outlook for coral reefs, as well as ...
15-Year-Old Revived After Being Under Water for 30 Minutes
ABC News
An Oregon teen who did not know how to swim was listed in critical condition Tuesday after being under water for more than 30 minutes, officials said. Cesar Campuzano, 15, was rescued by the Newberg Dive Rescue team and the sheriff's marine patrol ...
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