Thursday, September 12, 2013

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All Things Considered - NPR
What's Driving Russia's Tactical Change On Syria?

New HIV Cases Spotlight Adult Film Industry's Testing System

New Head Of Olympic Committee Faces A Number Of Challenges

American Water Intelligence
Purulia, 3 WTPs

BBC
Putin issues plea to US over Syria
Vladimir Putin appeals to the American people over Syria, before US-Russia talks on Damascus's chemical weapons.  
Japan anger over Fukushima cartoon

  • HIV-like virus 'cleared in monkeys'
    Scientists have tested a vaccine that appears to be effective against the primate equivalent of HIV.
  • Alcohol brands 'pervade' football
    Alcohol logos or brands are shown approximately twice per minute during Premier league and Championship football matches in the UK, new research has found.
  • Adult tissue 'sent back to embryo'
    The living tissue inside an animal has been regressed back into an embryonic state for the first time, Spanish researchers say.

Intel Bay Trail chips target tablets
Intel launches its Bay Trail chips in an effort to wrest more of the tablet market away from designs by its British rival ARM.  
Work exoskeleton under development


Apple reveals two new iPhone models
Apple unveils two iPhone at an event in California - the top-end 5S with a fingerprint sensor and a cheaper 5C which comes with a plastic back.  

Dyson sues Samsung over new vacuum

Blog of Rights - ACLU
In Court Today: Continuing to Challenge FBI Secrecy on Racial and Ethnic Profiling


CBC

New Apple iPhone pushes biometrics 'into the mainstream'
Travis Baumgartner gets 40 years without parole for killing co-workers

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CNN
Where have India's females gone?
The New Delhi rape case left the whole world wondering why India is treating its women so badly. In fact, discrimination against women already...  
She chases Weiner in McDonald's
 
CTV
Baumgartner gets life with no parole for 40 years; harshest punishment in decades
Travis Baumgartner, an armoured car guard who shot and killed three colleagues during a robbery in Edmonton, has been sentenced to life in prison...  
Ontario cancer society to charge patients $100 fee for ride-to-treatment service

Kenney says feds prepared to challenge Quebec's 'values charter' in court
The federal government said Tuesday it is prepared to mount a legal challenge against a controversial plan to prevent public-sector workers in...  

Memorial University dean calls sexualized beer mug disturbing
Tropical storm Gabrielle expected to bring rain to Atlantic Canada
Forecasters in Halifax say heavy rainfall will likely pound parts of Atlantic Canada later this week as tropical storm Gabrielle churns northward.  
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Is tuition affordable in your province?

Pre-order our new book on young workers, unions and challenging neoliberalism
Carbon Farmers of Australia
A new Day, a new 'Direct Action' way. Don't be left behind!

Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Carbon Forum North America 2013

SXSW Eco
ChannelNewsAsia
US pastor arrested with kerosene-soaked Korans
Singaporean dies after accident along Karak Highway in M'sia

China billionaires pass 300 people as richest get richer

Lithuania president meets Dalai Lama

Circle of Blue - water news
The Stream, September 10: Australia Debates Murray-Darling Water Buyback Funding

Federal Water Tap, September 9: EPA Proposes New Water Quality Standards
Who Will Pay for Disposal? Drug Companies Lose Against Local Governments in California and Washington
Common Dreams
Florida AG: Nothing More Important Than Seeing Justice Done - aka Killing People - Unless I Am Trying to Raise Money to Get Elected Again
Sorry Sir, But Bull

How Far Is Too Far, Asks Texas Decal Maker. This Far.

Collect It All: The Loose Cannon* Who Runs the NSA
( and if you believe that*, can I interest you in seafront property in Arizona ? )
Sorry Sir, But Bull

How Far Is Too Far, Asks Texas Decal Maker. This Far.
Daily Galaxy
Dwarf Galaxies Found to Harbor 1,000 Times More Dark MatterDwarf Galaxies Found to Harbor 1,000 Times More Dark Matter
Meteorite Contains Extraterrestrial Organic Molecules Never Found Before Meteorite Contains Extraterrestrial Organic Molecules Never Found Before
Near-Earth Asteroid Don Quixote --Now Found to be a CometNear-Earth Asteroid Don Quixote --Now Found to be a Comet
Image of the Day: Cluster of Supermassive Black Holes DiscoveredImage of the Day: Cluster of Supermassive Black Holes Discovered
Outer-Space Quantum Phenomenon Thought Impossible May Trigger Biochemical ReactionsOuter-Space Quantum Phenomenon Thought Impossible May Trigger Biochemical Reactions

Daily Kos
Open thread for night owls: The televangelist who secretly owned diamond mines
Keystone XL truth coming from a billionaire

Open thread for night owls: History you didn't learn in school—Sept. 10, 1897: Lattimer Massacre

The NRA won in Colorado. This time
White House spokesman: Syria diplomacy will 'take some time'

Democracy Now!
Chomsky on 9/11, Syria's "Bloody Partition" and Why U.S. Role Ensures Failure of Mideast Talks
Headlines for September 11, 2013
 
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 
The latest thing people are doing wrong? Making salsa. Apparently, people don't automatically add the deliciousness that is cilantro [Obvious]
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Eleven food names you are pronouncing wrong. For instance, 'tart' is actually pronounced 'My-lee' [Interesting]
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Not news: Man gored by elk. FARK: Man gored by dead elk he killed [Fail]


AT&T: Never Forget 9/11 or our new smartphone [Asinine]

Food and Water Watch

What are Superweeds?
food consumer
Tribulus terrestris extract helps erectile dysfunction
Wed. Spet 11, 2013 (foodconsumer.org) -- In the March 2013 issue of Korean Journal of Urology, Korean scientists reported that their research...  
Legalizing Raw Milk Takes Center Stage at Wisconsin's Capital (PR)
Tradamixina better than Tadalafil at boosting sex libido

Makes Viruses Grow Like Wildfire and Can Amplify Your Flu Symptoms
Cutting out Meat Boosts Heart Attack Victims' Chances for Survival
Cutting out Meat Boosts Heart Attack Victims' Chances for Survival People who improved their eating habits the most after a heart attack had a...  

Four Dangers to Infants You Need to Be Aware of


ForceChange
Require Consumer Warning Label for Dangerous Food Additive

Google News
Russia says there is still a chance for peace in Syria - Reuters
Flash flooding hits parts of in Boulder County, stranding drivers, prompting ... - Washington Post

TORONTO - Scientists from Italy are reporting having engineered a MERS virus that could be used in a vaccine, the second announcement in recent days of progress toward a preventive shot for the new coronavirus. The developments will likely generate ...
Trillium Health has sent letters to 3,500 patients to alert them that their CT scans and mammograms are being reviewed because of concerns that a radiologist has been making mistakes. At least one patient has been misdiagnosed, chief of staff Dr. Dante ...
SAANICH INLET — It was a bittersweet moment for Taryn Roberts as she slipped into the waters of British Columbia's Saanich Inlet early Tuesday and prepared to say goodbye to the porpoise she helped nurse back to health. As staff members from the ...
Adolescents who were once overweight or obese are at high risk of developing an eating disorder, but receiving appropriate treatment is often delayed because of their weight history. Feet on scale. Teens who beat obesity may be at risk for eating disorders, ...
Western University neuroscientists have added an important tool to the toolbox in our understanding of drug addiction, identifying a way that opiate addiction develops in the brain. Opiates like oxycontin and heroin have a powerful hold on people, so making ...
Ground control to Cmdr. Hadfield. Commencing countdown — is this thing on? A planned event with orbiting astronaut Chris Hadfield last April to introduce Canada's space-age polymer bank notes had Finance Department officials creating three highly ...
MONTREAL - The Jewish General Hospital opened in 1934, a time when Jewish patients and doctors were shunned by other Montreal hospitals. From Day 1, it was open to all, regardless of religion, race or colour. Today, it's staff is ethnically, racially and ...
SHANGHAI | Wed Sep 11, 2013 5:20am EDT. SHANGHAI (Reuters) - In an unmarked room at a three-star hotel in downtown Shanghai, Ma Li

Guardian 
Bill Shorten to stand for Labor leadership - as it happened
Bill Shorten revealed his intentions for the leadership, while Indi's Mirabella withdrew herself from cabinet consideration. Catch up on the day's...  
Queensland pushes Tony Abbott for urgent approval of mining projects

Florida pastor arrested on way to burn Qur'ans
Terry Jones is stopped in pickup truck towing barbecue-style grill before planned burning to mark 9/11 anniversaryA Florida pastor was arrested on...  
Putin warns US not to launch attack in Syria
Two men arrested in north Wales care homes abuse inquiry
Police arrest 69-year-old man in Wrexham and 61-year-old man in Nottinghamshire on suspicion of child cruelty offencesDetectives investigating...  

UK unemployment rate falls to 7.7%
Grants Shapps accuses United Nations housing rapporteur of political bias
Conservative party chairman's letter to UN lambasts Raquel Rolnik for her recommendation that bedroom tax should be axedA government minister has...  

Wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship could rise from seabed by next week
Gulf of Mexico, Corexit
A Bargain With the Corexit Devil: BP and EPA Administrator Lisa ...
 
Hayride
HOLTON: The Muslim Brotherhood Is Flexing Its Muscles At LSU
The ‘I Saw Something Nasty In The Woodshed’ Speech, Deconstructed

Why Did John Kerry, 70, Mutilate His Face?
Three-And-A-Half More Years Of Obama!

SADOW: If Anything, Teacher Evaluations Need To Be More Stringent
(   S is for Stupid. If it doesn't work, try harder ! )
Inside Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg reflects on IPO, culture of Facebook at TechCrunch Disrupt
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks with TechCrunch Founder Michael Arrington at TechCrunch Disrupt. Photo by Courtney Rundles. In a wide-ranging...  

Investigations
Adopted girl claims 'dad', brother, therapist had sex with her
Rebecca Cook / Reuters Inga, who was adopted from Russia, holds the two stuffed dolls she saved from the orphanage in Russia, near her apartment in...  

NSA collected data on secret 'alert list' of phone numbers

Faulty FEMA maps force homeowners to buy unnecessary insurance
Some homeowners are being forced to buy flood insurance they don't need because of faulty FEMA maps that are out of date and riddled with errors...  

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