http://www.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, 20 Nov 2009 16:44:22 -0800 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/1#item_1 80839f8b7b9d91dd25e136a8aa91ec82 E-mails reportedly from the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit (CRU), including personal exchanges, appeared on the internet on Thursday. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:05:41 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/1#item_2 2e924283b1ecc606dc95a420cfd85817 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:29:53 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/1#item_3 82eb542f7565da26b2ef28f1fdd43cec AP - An astronaut is gearing up for the first spacewalk of his career while awaiting the imminent birth of his daughter. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-21T09:34:31+01:00 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/1#item_4 24234faa1a71ad5d6cecaa20f7b28f1c Nach monatelangen Reparaturarbeiten ist der größte Teilchenbeschleuniger der Welt wieder angelaufen. Die Europäische Organisation für Kernforschung (CERN) in Genf nahm den Large-Hadron-Collider (LHC) nach eigenen Angaben gestern wieder in Betrieb. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:31:13 EST http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/1#item_5 de810519a68c5325ade1b1a0e825949f Depressurization and smoke alarms woke the shuttle and station crews for a second consecutive night on Friday. Flight controllers quickly determined they were false alarms, but the station's ventilation system automatically shut down, prompting NASA to cancel spacewalk preparations inside ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:45:00 EST http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/1#item_6 c25cfc8420663fcd972dc902ffa137bf Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:55:23 +0000 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/1#item_7 47ddb8da546923c149ff6d4b58203919 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:55:23 +0000 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/1#item_8 b083e8f949033b98c426a91ff7f1d98b A runner passes some old ironwood tree stumps and roots that have been exposed due to the erosion of Kailua Beach in Hawaii Photo: AP They said that more than 70 per cent of beaches on the island of Kauai are eroding while Oahu has already lost a quarter of its sandy shoreline. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:19:44 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/1#item_9 c707708e6be663b7d28ca20f04ebc26e Pleistocene Megafaunal Collapse, Novel Plant Communities, and Enhanced Fire Regimes in North America : Although the North American megafaunal extinctions and the formation of novel plant communities are well-known features of the last deglaciation, the causal relationships between these phenomena are unclear. Using the dung fungus Sporormiella ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:00 EST http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/1#item_10 5a97889cabcdf278781a0e2cbb42ac7d Scientists have described for the first time how the telomeres and adjacent sequences of the oyster fungus are organized. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:00 EST http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/1#item_11 b29f3226b7ec33dd90e15cfbf3adfa0a In recent years, scientists have decoded the DNA of humans and a menagerie of creatures but none with genes as complex as a stalk of corn, the latest genome to be unraveled. A team of scientists has published the completed corn genome -- an accomplishment that will speed efforts to develop better crop varieties to meet the world's growing demands ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:00 EST http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/1#item_12 46fd8f61e2cc105e05bb9d96fa43fd6f Miklos Zsolt Molnar*,, Alpar Sandor Lazar, Anett Lindner, Katalin Fornadi,, Maria Eszter Czira, Andrea Dunai, Rezso Zoller, Andras Szentkiralyi, Laszlo Rosivall, Colin Michael Shapiro||, Marta Novak,||,¶, and Istvan Mucsi,¶ (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:00 EST http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/1#item_13 f3dd0ae59547a7dc8dfc72c3f87c06b3 Psychological therapy could be 32 times more cost effective at making you happy than simply obtaining more money, according to a new study. The research has obvious implications for large compensation awards in law courts but also has wider implications for general public health. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:00 EST http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/1#item_14 07c1b7a305f768fe6f96f99abd81b832 A mathematical model has explained some of the remarkable features of mosquito hearing. In particular, the male can hear the faintest beats of the female's wings and yet is not deafened by loud noises. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:21:44 EST http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/1#item_15 148757151a21e9cf541b0458d0baf0cc Japanese engineers have devised a plan to combine parts from two partially-failed ion engines to resume the Hayabusa asteroid probe's journey back to Earth. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-21T00:25:00-06:00 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/1#item_16 3bb9656d7ff12a3d60d866ce467cf2b2 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:24:04 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/1#item_17 03600f5767da34dfe88bee2a0b722425 AP - A Vatican researcher has rekindled the age-old debate over the Shroud of Turin, saying that faint writing on the linen proves it was the burial cloth of Jesus. Experts say the historian may be reading too much into the markings, and they stand by carbon-dating that points to the shroud being a medieval forgery. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:31:58 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/1#item_18 fa69564ad89f4026f0412316e2c0d75e Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/1#item_19 cde77e381b63ac131d262981d8a283a3 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:05:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/1#item_20 f50d102f12fb2bca50626fc34a775874 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:45:00 EST http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/21#item_1 ec8573cde302ae4a699446e23183d72c Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:45:00 EST http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/21#item_2 bfe188e32c459015b75dee379c1dcf93 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:21:44 EST http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/21#item_3 847216884bbadaddcabfd7c06915ad4c WASHINGTON — NASA’s new asteroid-hunting spacecraft will roll out to the pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Nov. 20 in preparation for launch atop a United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket no earlier than Dec. 9. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-21T00:20:00-06:00 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/21#item_4 92c9df03e426a7b4b41d9ca402bef237 REVIEW SUMMARY : Overall a book I enjoyed, but I'm not sure it's for everybody. MY RATING : BRIEF SYNOPSIS : Freya is contemplating ending it all. She's an android built to pleasure humans, with no humans to pleasure. The species died out, but it's creations still live, truly sentient but bound by the restrictions put in to ensure they stayed ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:53:22 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/21#item_5 e4a0563b50384ec6ad2c46a7dee55f21 AP - Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again and will soon be put on display, an Italian museum director said Friday. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/21#item_6 28ec4697828b71156005937fc2cf7c59 Sercarz studied the concepts behind autoimmune diseases. Eli E. Sercarz, who explored the mechanisms of autoimmunity and developed key concepts about how the body's immune system attacks its own tissues, died of renal cell cancer Nov. 3 in Topanga. He was 75. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/21#item_7 fc64715adf042be5e030aeaf4a151aa2 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:23:10 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/21#item_8 6d7d98ba8719ac027185403c6243e9a8 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:21:44 EST http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/21#item_10 29856eb7e27049f237fa176f042035b2 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:21:44 EST http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/21#item_11 110f371168712456d9be2ce62cfe2e54 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:21:44 EST http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/21#item_12 24557055ec01e3377e9089fe2e289208 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:46:35 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/21#item_13 cdfc616f894b2e2fae2b1480ed1b2a5a Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-21T00:10:00-06:00 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/21#item_14 eb63c05d96aaa4683a8e3cdb1dd703a4 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:10:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/21#item_15 4ea284af629519843400e26dbdd7ada1 Delegates in the conference hall where a 'closed door' intergovernmental preparatory meeting is held in Copenhagen ahead of the main conference in December. 'What really defines my time in Copenhagen,' says Harris, 'is a thrice-daily ritual whereby I collar Miliband as he emerges from the formal negotiations, and try – in vain, usually – to ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:10:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/21#item_16 14fd1850e1e7f4c85e8a3a7ec3ad62d9 Thawing permafrost caused by global warming is costing Russian energy firms billions of dollars annually in damage control and shrinking Russia's territory, Greenpeace warned in a new study Friday. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:10:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/21#item_17 1c13ea41b8f0ea3a4fdc70b72ce83191 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:00:57 +0000 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/21#item_18 e159b3e0e7cb0b4cfdaccf4653ef5b19 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:10:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/21#item_19 744e0390bf575b6a61d9f3b8d3e18371 I'm the cycle snob who looks down his nose at hapless riders and their rubbish bikes. But during a recent trip to Montreal I was the one eliciting scornful glances from local pedal pushers. Not because my bike was rubbish – it wasn't bad – but because, with my spidery limbs and hunched form, I looked like I'd ridden out of a Quentin ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:10:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/21#item_20 b00e699ca410f7170c8803e76ed16e60 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:10:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/41#item_1 ce52721aa17dd70b1e1825b2c71e29e1 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:00:48 +0000 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/41#item_2 b2024c046090b5da2927e94dfb9f3876 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:00:41 +0000 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/41#item_3 7bdfc7045f1d0e2091e48b5e211e69f3 PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Children who suffer physical or emotional abuse may be faced with accelerated cellular aging as adults, according to new research from Butler Hospital and Brown University. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:03:39 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/41#item_4 9b915a08a8af866285bbe1893d6c855a Saturday's walk took me past a fallen hornbeam whose base has been sticking up in the air for years now. I'd just never taken a close look before at this little tableau that sits about three feet above the ground, relatively isolated. Just take a small indentation in the trunk, a few years of weather that decorks the bark, and a little bit of ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:03:39 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/41#item_5 aab4cfbd7c17dbcef84ac7f3f0723156 Autumn colors are past peak here, but still hanging on sufficiently so as to present a fine sight. Not as fine as last year - this may have been due to a bout of rain just before and during peak, but still quite satisfying. Long vistas hidden over the past seven months are opening up, too. That, combined with variability in autumn colors affords ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/41#item_6 4a3a94841c1541b93a4a5c6b81819776 WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said Saturday his administration would strive to increase American exports to Asia-Pacific countries to create jobs back home. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:24:06 +0000 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/41#item_7 9a1be8af1e8e85ca2e19fde829d51185 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/41#item_8 2baab26bcb3d757dae67b0e29ae69ccf In order to receive your certificate of participation, you should read the information about this activity, including the disclosure statements, review the entire activity, take the post-test, and complete the evaluation form. You may then follow the directions to print your certificate of participation. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:03:53 EST http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/41#item_9 da6ae6438ee2a1ebaca1bd2966b14b7f Exhibitors at a Toronto trade fair are hoping to add surgery to the list of reasons Canadians travel, but a medical ethicist questions the lack of oversight. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:05:55 +0000 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/41#item_10 8d45d4d4da5ba8a79b40370d3eb81142 Hundreds of college students were surprised on Wednesday when they were handed free copies of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" as they walked across campus. But they were perhaps even more surprised when they opened the book and discovered that it contained a 50-page foreword by a Christian ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:45:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/41#item_11 4914f967c9adca05178e86a606567319 In an age when everyone is following everything, is it ever possible to disappear? On Aug. 13, one man drove out of San Francisco determined to stay hidden in plain sight and test this possibility. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:52:32 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/41#item_12 5bf8d002f307915a128e1d94b140890a I don't possess a lot of self-confidence. I'm an actor so I simply act confident every time I hit the stage. I am consumed with the fear of failing. Reaching deep down and finding confidence has made all my dreams come true. - Arsenio Hall Read the comments on this post... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:55:30 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/41#item_13 30585616019c342e27afc759a5b6452f Scientists switched on the world's largest atom smasher Friday night for the first time since the $10 billion machine suffered a spectacular failure more than a year ago. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:21:09 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/41#item_14 9b48bba0ccf9ba09a273c4d44c310798 The Large Hadron Collider experiment, designed to shed light on the cosmos, restarts after 14 months of repairs. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-20T18:10:02-07:00 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/41#item_15 6a3db8cba74f761e3a7e6d4e5668746f Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-21T01:01:15Z http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/41#item_16 9e41f4a4867cce63396436cd07050d64 The term “fair trade handicrafts” summons images of wicker baskets and hand-dyed sarongs. But the business side of the fair trade marketplace is getting a little less old-world, thanks to World of Good, an organization that connects artisans in developing countries with mainstream retailers (including eBay and Whole Foods). The ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-20T17:10:01-07:00 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/41#item_17 f481776503304d9cd9d4724943bafd5a The Twitter service with the cutesy raccoon mascot is making a new home on BlackBerry and Google Android phones. The free Seesmic, like its proliferate rivals, lets you read, manage, and compose Twitter messages much more flexibly than you can do from Twitter's Web site. We crash-tested both mobile versions as soon as we heard the news. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:55:34 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/41#item_18 9994084208cb074795c318d1356bfec4 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:48:34 PST http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/41#item_19 deaaf20a2199ddbabb4811e6b1177cd1 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:05:55 +0000 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/41#item_20 10eb0aefea0ae547ca31357a509e79c5 In Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy and the West Benazir Bhutto writes of her vision of what we need to know and do to bring harmony and understanding between our seemingly conflicting cultures.  I highly recommend it. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:05:55 +0000 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/61#item_1 e5a85e6f16d3a8bf56f12cda8d6cf700 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:41:58 +0000 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/61#item_2 7a2a927631a0f77f056ef221da99fa2c Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:41:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/61#item_3 f11a3756fefb88d052cd18acefdfacf9 While on the run, Evan Ratliff snapped a self-portrait each day to document his constantly evolving appearance. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-21T01:35:42+00:00 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/61#item_4 28587fa73adf1bbf4446c97c8f324c68 Wait. I guess that should be “elk in bogs.” The foreleg splash at 0:30 just kills me. Via . (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-20T17:30:03-07:00 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/61#item_5 7401e04ecddf73cba79b91224c659bf4 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:12:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/61#item_6 c9141fe40eea5e99d579479cf310db39 YouTube has begun enforcing a 16-month-old change in its terms of service that requires device manufacturers to become "strategy partners" in order to display YouTube videos on televisions. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-20T18:10:02-07:00 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/61#item_7 fd1704e618d269d07d1f1aa3af51f156 A burgeoning small car market in the U.S. convinced Mazda to finally sell its tiny Mazda2 here. The car, available around the world since 2007, will be shown in U.S. spec at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show. It joins the Honda Fit, Toyota Yaris, Scion xD, and Kia Soul in a subcompact market that has seen increasing sales. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri Nov 20 20:02:51 EST 2009 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/61#item_8 7d03b4e4f5b1214b823acabbd2b768f6 The Palm D'Or Plantation near Douala in Cameroon is expected to see increasing deforestation over the coming decades.Anjali Nayar A computer model that predicts future changes in the world's forests could strengthen the case of Central African nations that are calling for compensation in exchange for protecting their natural resources. (Read on Source) ]]> 21 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/61#item_9 95c8c2b413de97a76c6904eb83dfd3b0 The loss of Oprah Winfrey's show could affect local tourism and businesses in Chicago. But many Chicagoans seem unconcerned about her potential departure from the city. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:56:18 -0800 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/61#item_10 d28bfabb61f6b18190718a0785863aa5 by David Roberts I have a huge, huge soft spot for Paul Simon. Simon & Garfunkel was one of the first bands I ever got into (like when I was eight) and I still love virtually everything Simon’s ever done. My musical tastes were shaped by his catchy melodies, pretty harmonies, and wry, literate lyrics. I’m one of the 12 people ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-21T07:57:02Z http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/61#item_11 49f9df4cb44fff97bb94c3561df97679 I’m probably not the only person who has a soft spot for unknown collections, especially if they turn out to be rich and reasonably well-curated. Today I became aware of the odontological collection at the University of Oslo, which goes back to the 1880’s when the Norwegian Dentists Association began acquiring objects; it was handed ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:16:00 EST http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/61#item_12 c4b0f1f3995ab9a51db9d2b72ccc3933 Apple's iPhone platform has attracted a wide range of developers, including many gaming companies over the last year. While competition in attracting developers is increasing among mobile operating system companies, it seems the performance of the App Store will keep Apple at the top of list. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-20T17:00:03-07:00 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/61#item_13 ff0d713bf0ce7d259e3ec3639fd4e26d Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:45:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/61#item_14 630972be8036c2d231c38e8c4fe94e42 A new 2-million-square-foot terminal at an Istanbul airport is the largest building in the world to sit on high-tech seismic isolators designed to help the building survive earthquakes intact. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:41:11 +0000 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/61#item_15 9664c6399ab241de71fc35a7f07db114 It seems no matter where you look, “hockey stick” shapes pop out of data related to climate. Today, the most extraordinary day in climate science seen in quite some time, was no exception. And, the day is not over. But honestly I’m too tired to continue. Thus I’m going to present the dataset gleaned today in [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:26:36 +0000 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/61#item_16 8b7041ecf33f73ee0d5b02b4096f0591 With the nation's Republican governors gathered in Austin this week for their annual meeting, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour offered his spin on current events to Bob Schieffer. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-20T23:11:30Z http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/61#item_17 1c61078032116e57ac8166bd0abc0bcc While waiting for the PBS show, the NewsHour, to begin, I saw a Monsanto advertisement which said, “Monsanto…producing more, conversing more…that’s sustainable agriculture.” On Monsanto’s website the company states its commitment to “help farmers produce more and conserve more” by 2030. One of the ways Monsanto will achieve its ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-20T23:05:28+00:00 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/61#item_18 532e06e64e75a4dadd0c913f5bb524e8 I’m all lost in the supermarket I have never been happier so many aisles with so many products so many grownups get their shopping done here. Hey mama mama, come here and find me wrapped up in the cereal aisle you know Trix are just Kix with more colors I eat a bowl and I scream for a while. They got the fifty-pound dog food they got the ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-20T23:02:50Z http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/61#item_19 c468635c68099fbaf555ddff3053dc9c Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/61#item_20 9fa6c47f3045505afc8c1f3d1b174431 Prosecutors have dropped any plans to appeal the Lori Drew cyberbullying case, thus ending the controversial and lengthy criminal case. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-20T22:52:10Z http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/81#item_1 4355cf2c4202943c5b6e05376cd6036d Say you’re the Mayor of San Francisco. You’re spending million of dollars every year to increase energy efficiency, install solar panels and encourage the use of electric cars — all in an effort to lower your city’s greenhouse gas emissions, in line with (hypothetical) newly-enacted Federal greenhouse gas reduction ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-20T22:45:15Z http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/81#item_2 f8aa3bde31ab42bf2c6c84f4afde8ceb Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:45:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/81#item_3 f211c9e646017aa37f1814fd805f844d Dan Glickman, the chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America, is complaining to Congress that those who don't support a proposed international intellectual-property treaty are "hostile toward efforts to improve copyright enforcement worldwide." (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:40:58 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/81#item_4 02350ada8e6fe5dbde305a523d352d2b The earliest that anyone who orders the $259 device on Friday — or later — will receive it is Jan. 4, 2010, the nation's largest bookseller said Friday. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:38:14 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/81#item_5 57bf83f1190cf1063cb9917cc566b5e3 We received an astonishing number of responses to last week's Casual Fridays study, which claimed to be able to identify what makes a good writer in just a few minutes. Of course, I wasn't actually very confident that a brief survey could actually identify the factors that make a good writer. But I did have a hunch that there were certain traits ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:38:03 EST http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/81#item_6 f3efaeb0a82f97658a546516a048cf10 Ontario supplied hospitals with 200 additional ventilators on Friday in anticipation of a surge in swine flu cases. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-20T17:36:04-05:00 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/81#item_7 3dd6bfc8817544ae9cd9eac0672eb6fd Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:35:01 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/81#item_8 32d83bb62389888e95ed231a6f19c782 Nabi Biopharmaceuticals, the first firm ever to enter Phase III testing of an antinicotine vaccine, inked a deal potentially worth $500 million, including $40 million up front, granting GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals a worldwide option to exclusively in-license NicVAX and develop follow-on next-generation nicotine vaccines using Nabi's intellectual ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-20T20:10:54-08:00 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/81#item_9 0c131e44e4d48f79b70355753a542b3c Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:23:20 +0000 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/81#item_10 3fa8f82ad601334cb869a69d4366daa6 NASA's Astronaut Glove Centennial Challenge contest was held yesterday at the Astronaut Hall of Fame in Titusville, Florida, and two contestants walked away with a total of $350,000 in prize money for their improved designs of space suit gloves. Peter Homer of Southwest Harbor, Maine, won $250,000 for his glove, and Ted Southern of Brooklyn, [ (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-20T19:50:11-08:00 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/81#item_11 4a74431770f6283601c854fea1b2df64 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-20T23:40:54-05:00 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/81#item_12 a4b6705c8a07a42c9d26d573e169b4dd According to the New York Times: The most important new antidiscrimination law in two decades — the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act — will take effect in the nation’s workplaces [on Nov 21, 2009], prohibiting employers from requesting genetic testing or... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:17:17 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/81#item_13 af33204c2e16b953e80613e95e57cff9 A weekly wrap up of green and socially minded business news from the gang at TriplePundit.com . How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sarah Palin Wearin' Your Product? - Got a great green company? What happens when Sarah Palin shows up wearing it on the cover of Newsweek? The ... Read the full story on TreeHugger (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:33:21 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/81#item_14 9aeac2eb80646979efc1af268e0f3c3a Happy Friday. Lotsa links for your weekend. Science: Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:00:43 -0800 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/81#item_15 ce54ba08ab5967ae7dc825d41533f769 Mac mailbox from Te Atatu in Auckland... Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Remake | Digg this! (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:20:31 +0000 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/81#item_16 2c5ccd02ed658f8f1d7f4a99bfcf61ea Early Nov. 18th, eyewitnesses reported an explosion in the atmosphere above Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and Idaho in the western United States. Some said the fireball "turned night into day" and produced shock waves that shook the ground when it exploded just after midnight Mountain Standard Time. Infrasound recordings of the blast suggest ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-20T19:50:11-08:00 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/81#item_17 5766ebf0320af690ea294417b55c1fb6 Almost ten years ago, on November 30, 1999, tens of thousands of protestors shut down a meeting of the World Trade Organization in Seattle. The activists were not against trade or globalization, despite the many misleading claims in the mainstream media. They were against a system of deregulated capitalism that was spreading around the world. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:03:21 EST http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/81#item_18 622bad54d79a292f308faacfaac3a652 Bullying should be considered a public health problem and governments should adopt national strategies against it, says a Canadian professor who led a study of bullying in 40 countries. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:03:21 EST http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/81#item_19 6eef4bd99e7e423ff9267073524b281b Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:41 PST http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/81#item_20 360d69262f4ca2e70320b3ca1c30113e By Dan Walter We found out that her real name was Cindy Chapman, and that she died alone and afraid. Cindy was a paralegal, an activist and a fighter of lost causes who lived in Worcester, Massachusetts. She was part of an online community called RATEMDs, where she had many soul mates. Her posts on health [...] Posted at KevinMD.com . Stay ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:37:49 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1258803898/101#item_1 e5b140acf40dde66cee1c91d2d427b77 Let's say you're a college student. You have a class meeting today at which a short essay (about 400 words) is due. The essay counts for about 5% of your grade for the course. At that class meeting, your instructor will be lecturing on the reading assignment upon which that short essay is focused. The material from the reading assignment will ... (Read on Source) ]]>