Tuesday, July 02, 2013

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IT Operations Management for Google Compute Engine based Apps with Boundary
The following post was contributed by Gary Read CEO of Boundary, a modern IT operations management platform provider and Google Cloud Platform...  

Food and Water Watch
Watch a TV Journalist Debunk Nestlé’s Water Rhetoric

President Obama: Fracked Gas is Not a Solution to Climate Change
ForceChange
Commend Microsoft’s Self-Imposed Carbon Fee

FreakOut Nation
Texas woman believes her mother was “possessed by the devil,” stabs her a dozen times

July 4th, 2013: Independence Day for America,147 days of Hunger Strike – men starving for America’s humanity

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Guardian UK
Rod Stewart: I won't cross the line for BBC documentary | Media Monkey
Rod Stewart agreed to allow BBC cameras into his home for a revealing documentary on his hard-rocking life – but refused to allow them to film his...  

Investigations
General in leak probe quit Pentagon post suddenly, citing health reasons
Retired Marine General James Cartwright is being investigated in connection with a leak of classified information about a covert U.S. cyber attack...  

Ireland
Man jailed for killing journalist
A man who celebrated after delivering a fatal punch in a “gratuitous” assault on journalist Eugene Moloney has been jailed for three and a half years.  

Planned GP cuts 'will constrain' services
LobeLog
Parsing Rouhani’s Victory

Cultural Engagement Key to Improving US-Iran Relations – Report
memorandum
Guilty of Being Southern - Media and academic elites prefer ... (Lee Habeeb/National Review)

Snowden Fallout: Bad PR for Obama in Europe (Walter Russell Mead/Via Meadia)
MetroMetro.UK
Fatal plane crash inadvertently caught on camera
The woman holds her child as a plane plunges towards the sea (Picture: AP) A fatal crash in which a light aircraft plunged into the sea was...  

Mobile Texas Politics

Guide to the new special session
The legislators who make Texas’ laws are themselves governed by rules for operating in each ...  

Judges ask for road map in Texas re-map effort
NRC
13-056: NRC Issues Final Licensing, Inspection and Annual Fees Rule for Fiscal Year 2013

II-13-045: NRC Schedules Meeting to Discuss Inspections and Review of Honeywell Modifications
News24
Mandla ordered to return Mandela remains
The Eastern Cape High Court has ordered the return of the remains of three of Nelson Mandela's children to his ancestral...  

Burry Stander: Taxi driver scott free
News.com.Au
'We thought we were going down'
SCREAMING passengers believed their flight was crashing after their plane was forced to dive sharply to avoid a mid-air collision with a skydiving jet.
Ford too costly and too far from US

Rafters pack up and hit the road

Fire survivor was moving truck

Watson ton as new openers hit it off

Obama Conspiracy Theories

How 2 make a long form PDF
Open Secrets
Student Loan Rate Rise Likely to Help Sallie Mae

Offshore Drilling Bills' Sponsors, Cosponsors Received Big Bucks From Oil Industry
Outlook Blogs
Night On Bald Mountain: The Nanga Parbat Massacre

PECAN Group

Paedophile Priest ‘Exposes Satanic Vatican Rent-Boy Sex Ring’
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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...  

Payvand Iran News
Photos: Operation Golestan!

Pesticide Action Network

Farm Bill flop. What’s next?
Philippines - Big News

Davao Sur gov bans display of politicians’ names pictures
Political MoJo | Mother Jones
Regulators to Beef Up Wall Street Rules…Thanks to Republicans?!

What's Behind the BART Strike?
Politics Security Secrecy
Schneier on Security: Secrecy and Privacy

Privacy, secrecy and security | Letters to the Editor | Columbus ...
Register
Surface Pro for enterprise: We name the dates and the lucky partners

A short, sharp tool kit to get you to the top in financial IT
Science
John Pendry pioneer of the 'invisibility cloak' wins top Institute of Physics honour
This Week in Science

Findings

Science@NASA

Science Daily

Scientific American
Wired Forest May Reveal How New England Forests Respond to Climate Change

New Genetic Insights Show How Tuberculosis May Be Evolving to Become More Dangerous (preview)
Shaleshock Media
Shale Truth Interview Arthur Berman

SPACE

India Launches Its First Navigation Satellite
India has launched the 1st stage of its domestic satellite navigation network from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh which will eventually provide...  

Star Online
Two in motorcycle convoy die after crashing into tanker lorry

Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore to discuss haze mitigation
Stupid Videos.com

Blanka from Street Fighter Trolls
Ryu would never do this. Ryu is the unseen hand every time a pug video rolls online.  

Bizzaro "How to Install iO7" Tutorial
TED Blog
9 documentaries that you need to see this year

Daring greatly and acting boldly: Chelsea Clinton challenges youth to rise to the occasion
Techdirt
SolutionBase: Enforce system policies with the Group Policy Diagnostic Best Practice Analyzer

Implementing Microsoft ForeFront Security for Exchange
Game Creator Finds That Knockoffs Can't Match His Awesome Game
This Week in Science
Keeping Transcription Going

Titanium Cleaver
Trend.Az
Azerbaijan’s Prosecutor's Office faces personnel changes
Some personnel changes have taken place in the Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan, spokesman for the Prosecutor General's Office Eldar Sultanov told...  

Azerbaijan urged European Parliament to draw attention to Sarsang reservoir dam’s condition
USA Today
Prosecutor, police officer at odds in Zimmerman trial

Unexplained Mysteries
Is a human head transplant possible ?

Web MD
Pain Reliever Lowers Blood Sugar in Type 2 Diabetics, Study Says
But side effects of aspirin-like drug warrant further study  

Do Heart Patients Get Too Many Cholesterol Tests?
 White House
Op-Ed by Vice President Joe Biden in The Financial Times: Let Croatia lead the Balkans into the EU
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Español: Castillo de San Marcos de El Puerto d...Español: Castillo de San Marcos de El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, España. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)


The Solar System is Changing

The New Normal

Studies find methane in drinking water
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... 
Lionel H. Sutton Resigns From BP Gulf Oil Spill Case After ...

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.
    July-01-13 6:49:14 PM
  • Nuclear carbon to fight poaching
    The atmospheric carbon left over from nuclear bomb tests could help scientists track illegally poached ivory, new research finds.
    July-01-13 2:00:01 PM
  • 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.
    July-01-13 10:56:29 PM

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

Mosquito-tracking app designed in Manitoba charts activity in specific areas - National Post
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 ...
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White blood cells help spread cancer, mouse study shows - CBC.ca
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 ...
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Sunday Edition: Same-sex marriage in Utah - ksl.com
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 ...
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Morinville mayor Paul Krauskopf dead at 63 - CBC.ca
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 ...
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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 ...
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Under use of colon cancer screening - Toronto NewsFIX
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 ...
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Asthma genetic risk research could lead to future test - BBC News
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 ...
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Lou Reed faces a new medical setback - Vancouver Sun
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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UK 'will miss European renewable energy target'
The Guardian
In addition, preliminary figures from theRenewable Energy Association (REA), show that the UK is the only member state in the project which did not achieve its first interim target under the directive by the end of 2011 (4.04% for 2011 to 2012). While ...
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Renewable energy's desert brawl
SmartPlanet.com (blog)
The renewable energy industry is recoiling from a nasty divorce over the weekend as the Desertec Foundation walked out for good on its commercial partner, the Desertec Industrial Initiative, setting up a possible fight over the name. The two groups ...
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Renewables to surpass gas in global power mix by 2016
Hurriyet Daily News
Power generation from hydro, wind, solar and other renewable sources worldwide will exceed that from gas and be twice that from nuclear by 2016, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said last week in its second annual Medium Term Renewable Energy ...
Renewable energy hits landmark 1GW target
This is Cornwall
A surge in renewable energy solar parks in Devon has helped push the total electricity generating capacity in the South West past a landmark 1GW target. Green power production in the region grew by more than 50% over the past year, a report has revealed.
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US Ecology Keeps Dividend Steady
Motley Fool
Hazardous waste management specialist USEcology (NASDAQ: ECOL ) announced today its second-quarter dividend of $0.18 per share, the same rate it's paid since 2008. The board of directors said the quarterly dividend is payable on July 25 to the ...
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Govt up to protect riverine ecology
The Nation
Water treatment plants will be installed on drains in phases before discharge into the River Ravi so that the riverine ecology could be protected. Decision was taken at a meeting held at Environment Protection Department head office on Monday with ...
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Ecology Forum Discusses The Declining Fortunes Of Yellowstone Elk
RedOrbit
Ecologists have been active in their response to the publishing of a new study in the June issue of the Ecological Society of America's journal Ecology. In it, Arthur Middleton and fellow researchers from the University of Wyoming, the Wyoming Game and ...
Preserving ecology hands - on
Highlands Today
"My favorite thing about working here is that we have a lot going on," she said of her research projects on biodiversity, wetlandecology, ecosystem services and water quality as well as the graduate students in training and MacArthur's educational eco ...
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Hopewell company aims to solve the world'swater and energy problems
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
In 1984, Kelly traveled to Sudan and was shocked that hundreds of people were dying from a lack of clean water. Upon returning, he gathered a team of fellow scientists and engineers from Princeton University and began his company by working on ...
NRDC Beach Report Highlights 11 'Repeat Offenders' For Water Contamination ...
Huffington Post
The organization identified the 11 worst "repeat offender" beaches, which violated public health standards at least 25 percent of the time water was sampled over the past five years. The analysis is part of the annual report, "Testing The Waters: A ...
Fishing the spectrum in the Pacific Northwest
The Seattle Times
Everything from the Puget Sound's emerald green water, to the shimmering blue water off the coast, and the brightly-colored hues shining off the myriad lakes and rivers in the state. But what makes the Pacific Northwest a fishing nirvana is the wide ...
Afloat in Water, but Still Thirsty
AllAfrica.com
In Lomé, the capital of the tiny West African country of Togo, many citizens still fetchwater from traditionally built hand-dug wells,water that may not be safe to drink. At Tsevié, a town located some 35km north, women walk more than five kilometres ...
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