May 2013
3 posts
[superlative thinking] Christianity declining 50pc...
Christianity declining 50pc faster than thought http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/10062745/Christianity-declining-50pc-faster-than-thought-as-one-in-10-under-25s-is-a-Muslim.html>
May 19th
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What's climate change ruining now?: The sex lives... →
The sex of these turtles is determined by the temperature of the nest while the baby turtles are still egg-bound. The warmer the nest, the more likely the turtles end up female. The warmer it gets in the American Midwest, the more painted turtle society turns into whatever the opposite of a sausage fest is. Now, depending on your personal inclinations, you could argue that this might...
May 9th
Superlative Thinking-- Great White Sharks Eat Far... →
- NEWS: Great White Sharks Eat Far More Than Thought
May 2nd
April 2013
4 posts
Overturning seal ban won't create markets,... →
People involved in Canada’s commercial seal industry are expressing some hope that they will be able to overturn a European Union ban on seal products, but some fur industry insiders doubt there is much of a market left for seal in Europe.
Apr 29th
Russians drive to North Pole, head for Resolute,... →
A group of Russian explorers have driven across the North Pole and are heading to Resolute, Nunavut, in specialized amphibious trucks.
Apr 29th
1 tag
Churnalism: discover when the "news" you're...
http://feedproxy.google.com/&;r/boingboing/iBag/&;3/OOMh4KREcFo/story01.htm Nicko from the Sunlight Foundation sez, “I thought you’d be interested in a new browser extension and webtool from the Sunlight Foundation called Churnalism. It extracts article text from any site you’d like it to run on and compares it against a corpus of press releases, articles from...
Apr 25th
3 tags
FindZebra: A search engine for rare diseases
http://web.docuticker.com/go/docubase/69994 Source: arXiv.org From Abstract: Background: The web has become a primary information resource about illnesses and treatments for both medical and non-medical users. Standard web search is by far the most common interface for such information. It is therefore of interest to find out how well web search engines work for […] ...
Apr 22nd
October 2012
1 post
Stagecoach on Hulu+
Watching the original Stagecoach. Why are there saguaros in NM? Most of the movie, and they still haven’t left Monument valley, AZ. The banker’s statement about taxes and gov regulation is straight from Romney’s remarks.
Oct 4th
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September 2012
6 posts
1 tag
[superlative thinking] the internal unrest at...
the internal unrest at Today is worse than thought. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2210239/He-sick-punch-bag-How-Matt-Lauer-persuaded-NBC-exec-rap-Ann-Currys-dismissal.html>
Sep 29th
3 tags
Sep 29th
archaeology-- How to make Arctic waters safer for... →
In a bit of Arctic irony, work done during the search for Sir John Franklin’s lost ships this summer will help future mariners navigating through the dangerous waters of Nunavut where HMS Erebus and HMS Terror may have gone down.
Sep 23rd
1 tag
[superlative thinking] Warp Drives Might Be More... →
Sep 21st
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cultural resources →
RuskinARC™ is a complete modern platform for documenting, evaluating, and reporting information about historic resources. Works everywhere, field or office. Web-based, GIS-compatible mapping, tracking, evaluation, and data management for historic buildings and sites.
Sep 2nd
cultural resources →
RuskinARC™ is a complete modern platform for documenting, evaluating, and reporting information about historic resources. Works everywhere, field or office. Web-based, GIS-compatible mapping, tracking, evaluation, and data management for historic buildings and sites.
Sep 2nd
August 2012
1 post
superlative thinking-- people used holly drink...
* Pre-Columbian Ill. people used holly drink earlier than thought * A drink brewed from holly, known as Black Drink, was made by pre-Columbian people in modern-day Illinois 900 years earlier than thought, according to researchers. The finding suggests that there were well-established trade routes across North America, because holly is only found on the East and West coasts, a team of...
Aug 8th
May 2012
1 post
How a Humongous Garbage Patch in the Pacific...
How a Humongous Garbage Patch in the Pacific Breeds New Bugs from the Christian Science Monitor The great Pacific garbage patch is giving sea striders a place to breed out on the open ocean, changing the natural environment there, new research suggests. The great Pacific garbage patch, known to scientists as the North Pacific Subtropial Gyre, is a large patch of mulched up plastic and...
May 20th
March 2012
2 posts
“nine billion dollars ($9,000,000.00)”
Mar 27th
Organizational Culture -- Tools only as good as...
‘Beyond Performance Management’ critiques management tools - latimes.com (Build 20120215223356) - “When tools do not work ­ or appear not to ­ the usual tendency is to blame the tools themselves. In fact, say the authors, the problem is one of unrealistic expectations. Managers expect many tools to solve all their problems. Or they pay lip service to the concept but do...
Mar 25th
February 2012
1 post
Is Agriculture Sucking Fresh Water Dry?: Science...
Is Agriculture Sucking Fresh Water Dry? from ScienceNOW Daily News The average American uses enough water each year to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool, and global agriculture consumes a whopping 92% of all fresh water used annually. Those are the conclusions of the most comprehensive analysis to date of global water use, which also finds that one-fifth of humankind’s water...
Feb 17th
January 2012
5 posts
Kusko_UG: Wow, the newly-renamed Donlin Gold is... →
Kusko_UG: Wow, the newly-renamed Donlin Gold is going ALL OUT with the PR cash lately. Throwing sponsor money EVERYWHERE. Can $$$ > logic and science?
Jan 23rd
State human rights commission workers need... →
A legislative audit concluded that the Alaska State Commission on Human Rights is not investigating complaints in a timely manner and that there are other shortcomings in the operation, one of whi…
Jan 23rd
“Alaskan salmon ranches and interception fisheries are damaging B.C.’s wild...”
– B.C.’s wild salmon threatened by Alaskan practices - conservation groups
Jan 15th
“There is a final context for this act in which we are all responsible, all...”
– We’re all guilty of dehumanizing the enemy - The Washington Post
Jan 15th
“The paradise the 49 permanent residents have inherited is a flawed one. Governor...”
– Flaws in Grey’s Garden of Eden - National - NZ Herald News The problem with transforming habitats.
Jan 2nd
December 2011
2 posts
Rapid Rise in Arctic Methane Shocks Scientists:...
Rapid Rise in Arctic Methane Shocks Scientists from the New Zealand Herald Dramatic and unprecedented plumes of methane—a greenhouse gas 20  times more potent than carbon dioxide—have been seen bubbling to the surface of the Arctic Ocean by scientists undertaking an extensive survey of the region. The scale and volume of the methane release has astonished the head of...
Dec 16th
Alaska--US Plans Its First Megadam in 40 Years:...
US Plans Its First Megadam in 40 Years from New Scientist It reads like a fairy tale from the brothers Grimm: a giant US state is planning a giant hydroelectric dam that could flood a tiny shrew out of its idyllic home. Later this month, Alaskan authorities will file plans in Washington DC for a 213-metre megadam on one of the country’s last remaining wild rivers: the Susitna. If...
Dec 11th
Canada kept detection of salmon virus secret
Dec 1st
November 2011
5 posts
“The inspector general’s paper states that residents “no longer...”
– Bypass mail needs big changes, inspector general says: Rural Alaska | Alaska news at adn.com Unfortunately, it acts as a source of soda pop and candy for schools to sell. It does offer fresher produce and eggs, but not cheaper and not a great proportion of freight. It is a way to buy washers and...
Nov 29th
“The Legislature, which required less transparency of itself than the executive...”
– Can Pa. restore the pride? - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Nov 27th
Further Tests Fail to Detect Salmon Virus: Science... →
from Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society Today’s Headlines - November 10, 2011 Further Tests Fail to Detect Salmon Virus from the New York Times (Registration Required) SEATTLE
Nov 11th
Study: Japan Nuke Radiation Higher Than Estimated:... →
Study: Japan Nuke Radiation Higher Than Estimated from the (New Bern, N.C.) Sun Journal NEW YORK (Associated Press)
Nov 3rd
October 2011
16 posts
“But librarians are more than book finders, shelf arrangers, computer technicians...”
– California must value librarians; libraries can’t run themselves - latimes.com
Oct 28th
Routine HPV Vaccine Recommended for Boys: Science...
Routine HPV Vaccine Recommended for Boys from the Los Angeles Times (Registration Required) A vaccine that protects against the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus should be routinely given to boys ages 11 and 12 to prevent anal cancer, a government advisory committee has decided. Though many parents may not wish to contemplate the future sex lives of their pre-adolescent children,...
Oct 28th
Culprit Behind Bat Scourge Confirmed: Science in...
from Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society Today’s Headlines - October 27, 2011 Culprit Behind Bat Scourge Confirmed from Nature News Researchers have confirmed that a recently identified fungus is responsible for white-nose syndrome, a deadly disease that is sweeping through bat colonies in eastern North America. The fungus, Geomyces destructans, infects the skin of hibernating...
Oct 28th
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“‘Dance Diva’ Mary Ann Sundown dead at 93 A Yup’ik...”
– Alaska News, Jobs and Advertising from the Anchorage Daily News | Anchorage, Mat-Su Valley, Kenai Peninsula
Oct 28th
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Ship had more sharks than thought (VIDEO) →
[Superlative thought]
Oct 27th
Infectious salmon anemia ProMED Digest V2011 #490
Sorry, dear readers, but the links sent within email postings don’t seem to be active. I will remedy. mpb Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 02:53:31 -0400 (EDT) From: ProMED-mail Subject: PRO/AH> Infectious salmon anemia - Canada: (BC) Pacific, 1st rep INFECTIOUS SALMON ANEMIA - CANADA: (BRITISH COLUMBIA) PACIFIC,...
Oct 20th
seal, walrus die-off ProMED Digest V2011 #488
Additional epi information. I had also suggested to look at distemper which affects English seals, too. Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:29:04 -0400 (EDT) From: ProMED-mail Subject: PRO/AH> Die-off, marine wildlife - USA (03): (AK) seal, walrus DIE-OFF, MARINE WILDLIFE - USA (03): (ALASKA) SEAL, WALRUS ********************************************************** A ProMED-mail post ProMED-mail...
Oct 18th
Rio Tinto Mining Co. Cultural Heritage Resource...
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 21:18:35 +1000 From: Tamar Cohen Subject: Rio Tinto Cultural Heritage Resource Guide Comments: cc: Katie Bryant To: EANTH-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Rio Tinto has released a practical ‘how to’ guide for integrating cultural heritage considerations into their communities work throughout all Rio Tinto operations, including exploration, project...
Oct 16th
“You watch and you learn and you make life your classroom. “By observing,...”
– COLUMN ONE: Elevator operator’s overriding story: joy - latimes.com
Oct 15th
“Some are in for their content, some for their beauty: one is both hideous and...”
– Bodleian Library shows off treasures, from Magna Carta to Shakespeare | Culture | The Guardian
Oct 8th
Arctic Ozone Loss at Record Level: Science in the...
Arctic Ozone Loss at Record Level from BBC News Online Ozone loss over the Arctic this year was so severe that for the first time it could be called an “ozone hole” like the Antarctic one, scientists report. About 13 miles above the ground, 80% of the ozone was lost, they say. The cause was an unusually long spell of cold weather at altitude. In cold conditions, the chlorine chemicals...
Oct 5th
[watsan] LifeStraw Saves Those Without Access to...
LifeStraw Saves Those Without Access to Clean Drinking Water from the New York Times (Registration Required) More than a billion people don’t have reliable access to clean drinking water. Boiling kills most germs in water, but requires fuel and doesn’t remove dirt. In recent years, sand and ceramic filters have become more common, but these tend to be more expensive and usually...
Oct 3rd
Global Warming Silver Lining? Arctic Could Get...
Global Warming Silver Lining? Arctic Could Get Cleaner from National Geographic News There may be a bright side to global warming, at least in the Arctic—the changing climate could improve air quality in the polar region, a new study shows. The find is rare good news for the Arctic, which most studies find is warming much more rapidly than the rest of the planet. Currently, air pollutants...
Oct 3rd
SciDev.Net asks if nuclear power is a viable...
Having problems reading this email? Please >click here to view online versionTo ensure SciDev.Net emails make it to your inbox, please add info@scidev.net to your address book Science & Development Network News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world> SciDev.Net is funded by> Spotlight Content >Editorial >Features >Opinions >News archive...
Oct 3rd
Kodiak Dig Unearths Clues : Science in the News
[Sun’aq] Kodiak Dig Unearths Clues — and Leaves Questions from the Anchorage Daily News KODIAK — Going into the community archaeology dig this summer, Alutiiq Museum curator Patrick Saltonstall hoped to find one of the oldest inhabited sites on the Kodiak archipelago. What Saltonstall and a team of volunteers unearthed this year at the Amak site, near the Salonie Creek Rifle...
Oct 3rd
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“Book Review – Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms,...”
– Book Review – Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms, and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories by Simon Winchester | Gulf of Maine Times
Oct 3rd
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September 2011
1 post
Where in the world is the largest number of...
Linguistics: Say What? from the Economist Where in the world is the largest number of different languages spoken? Most linguists would probably plump for New Guinea, an island that has 830 recognised tongues scattered around its isolated, jungle-covered valleys. But a place on the other side of the world runs it close. The five boroughs of New York City are reckoned to be home to speakers of...
Sep 25th
July 2011
3 posts
“In the age of space flights, sailing ships still popular Tags: Society, World,...”
– In the age of space flights, sailing ships still popular: Voice of Russia
Jul 21st
Bandelier National Monument in recovery phase -... →
Racing to protect from mudslides and erosion after the great Conchas fire earlier this month.
Jul 17th