http://megite.com Megite is the newspaper for anyone interested in what's happening right now by intelligently uncovering the most relevant items from auto discovered news sites and weblogs. Copyright 2009, Megite 30 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:02:01 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/1#item_1 cf84a8ae8577db3c27f12fdabf260dcc Durham, N.C. — Duke University is recruiting female students to take part in a research study involving Tupperware-style parties where sexual toys are discussed and purchased. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:10:37 GMT http://megite.com/science/1257610467/1#item_2 753b4a2240aa2a273d61b4d22554e63f 5-Day Uncertainty Track last updated Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:05:12 GMT Wind Speed Probabilities last updated Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:08:28 GMT (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:18:14 -0600 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/1#item_3 26a028c411b3f545da4a264b1b04600c You may have seen the story recently about NASA's plan to irradiate monkeys to simulate the effects of long-term space travel. Harvard scientists will expose 18 to 28 squirrel monkeys to a low dose of the type of radiation that... 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Pacific storms, seasonally frigid weather in much of the US, deluges in most of the same locations, and an inactive north Atlantic hurricane season that has embarrassed last spring's hurricane prognosticators all point to an El Niño winter. In some places, particularly the ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PST http://megite.com/science/1257610467/21#item_11 d2928e57898faea8ca28b031b0062415 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T00:20:00-06:00 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/21#item_12 1c673ecb06af1f13e3ce7516f83a1fd1 Here's the description and table of contents for Intersection of Fantasy & Native America: From H.P. Lovecraft to Leslie Marmon Silko edited by Amy H. Sturgis and David D. Oberhelman: A number of contemporary Native American authors incorporate elements of fantasy into their fiction, while several non-Native fantasy authors utilize elements of ... 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These traditionally amount to $4500, which isn't a whole lot. I suspect I ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:33:53 GMT http://megite.com/science/1257610467/21#item_19 9029b38d09361cfef33d89334efd16f5 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:27:39 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/21#item_20 6daeaa0ab96473edf36df82b5dc07256 DETROIT, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A married Detroit man says he can't be accused of bigamy because he didn't say "I do" in a marriage ceremony to a second woman. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:38:45 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/41#item_1 fb724f10e721973c262dc4f4a08e4c90 As I was stuffing my face today, I wondered if the Universe cared. The short answer is no. The slightly longer and more depressing answer is: my existence is more marginal than a speck of stray DNA on a grain of sand staring at vast oceans (that's literally true, oh the irony...). Clearly, there's no point to existence except amusement. So, here' ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:57:49 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/41#item_2 74dc358d408e707418e4fdf3115ed777 Image credit: Transition Whidbey I posted on Friday about Worldchanging's critic of the Dark Side of Transition Towns , in which Alex Steffen argued that the Transition Town movement is effectively burying its head in the sand—promoting ineffectual, perhaps folksy [I paraphrase], individual action instead of systemic or political change, ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:57:49 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/41#item_3 0271780b0e9015dc3a91ad58817dbc5c Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:14:24 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/41#item_4 4d39b15e1e9d3e1bb55ca05e52251d58 Image credit: South Park / Comedy Central As I noted in my post on The Art of the Eco-argument , we're often better off leading our own lives than telling others how to lead theirs. In fact, if eco-snobbery is left unchecked , it could lead to a major backlash against the environmental movement. But, having recently noted some negative reactions ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:00:34 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/41#item_5 5d1c66061231aa5ef89c9ccbb1bedb95 Eat Me. You might possibly, perhaps be doing something good for the environment. Credit: Ethicurean Last week's NY Times featured an op-ed entitled " The Carnivore's Dilemma "--an ostensibly enlightened response to the chorus of voices promulgating a vegetarian diet as a way to significantly reduce one's emission of greenhouse gasses (not least ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T00:20:00-06:00 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/41#item_6 350d176f013a9c2f82d72861e8148d64 Subscribe today to WWD.com, now incorporating comprehensive menswear and footwear coverage with the new WWDMen's and Footwear News channels, for complete access to breaking news and events that shape the worldwide men's and women's fashion, footwear, retail and beauty industries. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:14:07 EST http://megite.com/science/1257610467/41#item_7 c3d5a80d50951e0e77165f0fdaac9c96 Parents who suspect their children have swine flu are putting so much pressure on the emergency room at BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver that officials are asking families to keep their children home unless they have severe symptoms. 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(Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T12:31:00.004Z http://megite.com/science/1257610467/41#item_12 5135660fbc257dcb070cdaaf56a96a3a Tell me, if you know, the name of this sprawling woodland plant with small paddle-shaped leaves, November-red, and bright red berries. And thorns. Thorns seemingly too thin and soft to be of much use deterring browsers. What deer would hesitate to nibble here? And yet, this lovely plant -- whose name I do not know -- bristles menacingly, ... 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Via BioExplorer, a computer program that records biophysical data, processes and ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:41:48 GMT http://megite.com/science/1257610467/41#item_18 bd27cf55c0aa78329d7920d1f9defdd4 A new survey has found 22 of the earliest galaxies to form in the universe, confirming the age of one at just 787 million years after the theoretical Big Bang. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:30:06 EST http://megite.com/science/1257610467/41#item_19 fe008547847c8d3df1c07d48cedc5a15 Photovoltaic panels, which convert laser light into electrical energy similar to solar panels, are seen on the bottom of the LaserMotive entry in the $2 million Space Elevator Games at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:05:45 +0000 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/41#item_20 ae3ed9d0299e1e8b200ea93888b57ba1 "Having fun isn't hard when you have a library card." Or so Peter Daining reminds us in his worthy post today on Tainted Green entitled "Libraries: The cheaper, greener alternative to  book stores" in which he notes that, "it takes around 30 million trees to produce all the books in ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:00:28 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_1 488c2b8035385249fe6c03357e117bd5 Keep on beginning and failing. Each time you fail, start all over again, and you will grow stronger until have accomplished a purpose - not the one you began with perhaps, but one you'll be glad to remember. - Anne Sullivan Read the comments on this post... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:07:03 EST http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_2 3aef76ff58db96602b9036617035772f Quebec Health Minister Yves Bolduc says the province's decision to open special vaccination clinics is largely responsible for helping it distribute more of the H1N1 vaccine than any other province. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T17:50:02-07:00 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_3 13a3750d75c441a02b19a15edb9e277f Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:05:45 +0000 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_4 c36bf103211b6842b9a7364007915c6c A book I take with me to school everyday is The Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson. "The Rum Diary" is a hardened, straight-forward, novel that would make Hemingway proud. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:05:45 +0000 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_5 999414fba65664d15b01a18debab9f0b Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T01:26:04Z http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_6 ebb47a3b0c0ae2d8d1d5ba5909bc4aee As 3p readers know, the growing scarcity of freshwater is causing significant social and environment problems around the world.  From a rise in cholera in parts of Africa to chronic water shortages in Australia as a result of drought, people everywhere are feeling the impact of the global water crisis.  

Imagine H2O, a non-profit that [...] (Read on Source) ]]> 07 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_7 102cfec67c683b55c7baa14553ae301b In Panjshir Province, Governor Bahij says he wants to thwart protest of Afghanistan election. But he wants more autonomy. (Read on Source) ]]> 07 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_8 863844a22cd2fd0400b09395f854623f At Fort Hood, Army filmmaker and Iraq war vet Elliot Valdez raced to the scene of the shooting, filming the aftermath of tragedy and heroism. What he recorded will help officials understand what happened. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00:00 GMT http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_9 302f306bbbdd4c5bd48158e0015e5aaa A fiendishly clever startup knows what we are Googling &mdash! then churns out thousands of cheap videos and articles to meet our every whim and wish. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00:00 GMT http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_10 7d79f255399e9d36674b6cddf51ec702 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 23:52:17 GMT http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_11 b59fc0d7d610cb733923ead5ce31dacd Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T00:45:41Z http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_12 b84f7950c01a39ceb2106cd48c639f97 As November rolls along, we’re happy to see our community of readers, contributors, and sponsors growing. Our sponsors in particular are what make it possible to continue to publish great content and continue to build the 3p movement. Please take some time to check out what they’re doing and if you’re in a [...] (Read on Source) ]]> 07 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_13 ab114e0d663f1d6ecf83f806b0291ce5 A 3-D animated take on Charles Dickens's classic story, with Jim Carrey voicing Scrooge – and the Ghosts. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T17:56:20-05:00 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_14 1f0f17250596f2994d8b7e8512a79bb0 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T17:30:01-07:00 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_15 e891ed377d431e51eb002a07cf19ffbc Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T17:30:01-07:00 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_16 dfe24ec49f22c7f45b42998af38c2afa This week on the Roundtable: The App Store revolution. Something funny has happened to software. While the model we all grew up with for the distribution of software was to mostly buy it through retail channels or other resellers, or maybe direct from manufacturers, another model emerged and been proven successful, by Apple: The App Store. In ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T17:11:37-07:00 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_17 47246d2875109e9e2ff2a85871dbe5dc The intimate and spirited quarters of a stadium offer perhaps the most ideal venues to experience an athletic event. Or do they? (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T17:11:37-07:00 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_18 ad1c7df943b1445efbf975e670d44a2b Skip to content. | Skip to navigation (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T17:09:54-07:00 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_19 960b7a75865e8f2339337ff327e7ce04 A court in Norway on Friday rejected calls from the entertainment industry to force communications giant Telenor to block its customers from accessing popular file sharing website The Pirate Bay. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T17:09:34-07:00 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_20 f5e95f8e37ad6bf22b8d0e789a2b1095 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:57:39 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_1 40cef9463a785711997e99d3bf901a55 Seriously! Go have a look. It seems my book The Monty Hall Problem: The Remarkable Story of Math's Most Contentious Brainteaser made the list! And to think I wasn't planning to do a blog post today. Browsing through the other entries, it looks like my reading list just got a bit longer. (Of course, they will have to get in line behind Stephen ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 23:53:35 GMT http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_2 f06969bac3181bd30e4fd119464a183c Lower-than-feared sea temperatures this summer gave a break to fragile coral reefs across the Caribbean and the central Gulf of Mexico that were damaged in recent years, scientists said Thursday. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T17:56:20-05:00 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_3 b93dd023f8be03dbeb57d2a4d01ff3a7 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0800 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_4 0d7870a5daf6f39b47e4968b34cf9ad9 Read on Source) ]]> 07 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_5 7938186967e4d0714ac25e4e9189a74b Conducting the LA Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel demonstrated his command and also his respect for silence when he restarted the piece after a cellphone ring jarred the opening bars. (Read on Source) ]]> 07 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_6 c9332345b7a9ca929d4bcb0e2da228c4 Sixteen-year-old Precious – illiterate, overweight, and pregnant again – is a study in quiet courage despite her nightmarish family life. (Read on Source) ]]> 07 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_7 b6a4db29c8d504cfee575d1f4e87de62 The Spaceward Foundation manages this competition for NASA by and you can read more about it at: http://www.spaceward.org (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T21:59:37Z http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_8 e3e8f9e6c4e9e4459faa9eb226fe27e9 Read on Source) ]]> 07 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_9 93b26e6fda48705fd4d54bd2d612aaed MOUNTAIN VIEW, California — Vladimir Vukićević was working at the Mozilla office when Firefox was first released into the wild. “All of our servers melted instantly,” Vukićević says. “We spent an hour trying to get the downloads back up.” (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:30:00 GMT http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_10 bf87cb3449016a2fd2dfe32c57dfaa72 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:20:00 GMT http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_11 b12b9cb2cff8236997e0f07392c2fa4b George Clooney, Jeff Bridges and Kevin Spacey play psychic "Jedi Warriors" in a movie improbably inspired by a real Army program. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:19:28 +0000 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_12 b2d9dee0eb61322ede6de0c42a1c7f0c If you’re a “Star Wars” fan of a certain age, you may recall a certain scene in “Return of the Jedi” in which Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia wore a certain metal bikini. Earlier this week, Kottke found this on-set image of the filming of the third installment in the original trilogy, showing Fisher and [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:17:03 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_13 699ad9bd4a97067869fae3906ceb5f5e A bit of follow-up on the two experiments we described last week : First off, the water cycle model. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:00:28 -0800 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_14 75caaa4ace8b4a018c8c5400f27c7aec Gorgeous! ... and likely a future ad campaign for Staples or OfficeMax... Steven Nicholson is a 2yr student at Plymouth university in the United Kingdom studying Graphic communications with typography. And apparently he is a genius with a hole punch? Check out this self portrait using 10 different sized single hole punches on a a1 piece of paper ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_15 a328bfef993d1c2a9ef10c75c5549198 The safe answer to how a lantern shark turns its luminescence on and off is: “Any way it wants.” Now researchers have looked into the belly of the beast and found that three hormones act as on-off switches for these glow-in-the-dark sharks. It is the first discovery of hormones controlling bioluminescence in animals, the scientists report in ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:54:27 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_16 437d3e56560e7acf8e9949fd197e1446 Nothing new, but M pointed me at Greenman on sea ice which has a quote from Wadhams (starts around 5:00, quote around 5:20 I think) that is the "the arctic will be ice free in summer in 20 years" or words to that effect (which got noted in my Arctic to be 'ice-free in summer'? . I still don't believe it, not that that matters. Watch the video ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T21:40:00Z http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_17 81ea5c5973ba45a44f4b2ebf2b837ce1 On Tuesday, November 3rd, while Panamanians celebrated Independence Day Holidays, heavy machinery unexpectedly entered and began cutting down tropical forest and mangroves near Galeta outside of Colon, Panama, report local sources. mongabay.com confirmed that the latest clearing has been carried out "almost in secret during national holidays so ... 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