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 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:22:35 -0400 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/1#item_1 94db360f460d5a2f3fc8f2eb4f6fae63 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:40:43 -0400 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/1#item_2 34ca4542fa1365d93ed056f8dbae5a53 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:11:32 EST http://megite.com/science/1247335602/1#item_3 d560c4b812cd0c716a376498bbb38cc1 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:29:00 GMT http://megite.com/science/1247335602/1#item_4 36e77ca1bcb7664f24b660ac6f3f0211 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-07-11T11:11:03-05:00 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/1#item_5 6c96bc6fe6180b9659d9e7c4c7dbfafe Researchers are uncovering another layer of complexity as to how the brain functions. Brain cells communicate with one another by chemicals through synaptic connections. The human brain contains billions of neurons and each neuron has a large amount of synaptic connections to other neurons. Each synapse itself contains a variety of receptor ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:17:12 -0400 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/1#item_6 27de19f04bbd72c690afdfef80cc19d2 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:11:32 EST http://megite.com/science/1247335602/1#item_7 edb40bb3236a6aad61a162176d332ac1 Neil Armstrong and other Apollo astronauts reflect on the project with thoughts personal and profound, on risk, fame, and what's next for the moon. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-07-11T12:04:11-05:00 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/1#item_8 6db1223728b252b97943a5ac014edbde @ NASA The shuttle's weather brief scheduled for 9:30a has been delayed to 10a. No issues are expected. Fueling commentary now ~10:30a. @ bnjacobs The storm that produced lightning at the shuttle launch pad. Photo courtesy of Bill Ingalls! http://yfrog.com/9zjbtj @ brianshiro Brian is enjoying the expedition but missing Henry and Holli http:// ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-07-11T10:02:01-07:00 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/1#item_9 a6d15e740d4a6087eb089ec4b03e409b Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:43:17 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/1#item_10 d109d154da489e9d61b02c2593b765d6 (from here ) The Honoré Daumier exhibit is at the Central Library and is phenomenal. The BPL also has a great online exhibit of old travel posters (the amount of stuff the BPL has is incredible--if only there were more funding to exhibit it all...). Check them both out. Read the comments on this post... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:11:32 EST http://megite.com/science/1247335602/1#item_11 361b07a22cde11fe0c2a56ece79201cc Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:18:53 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/1#item_12 b92a9acce4d85a2de3975c46a5ed33f2 I know I'm going to sound like a broken record, but, once again, a major part of the stimulus should have been to make up state budget shortfalls , which stemmed from the economic recession. Not only is it good economic policy (what's the point of the federal government putting people to work, only to have state governments fire other people), ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:13:00 -0400 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/1#item_13 7717105d42c127b861c98b7c4d02b175 A former CBS 12 traffic reporter who survived a helicopter crash in November during a morning traffic report is suing the company that owns the chopper, claiming that poor maintenance caused the crash. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-07-11T15:01:00Z http://megite.com/science/1247335602/1#item_14 4a65f25222bd8b71eb047e680aebae78 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:00:00 EDT http://megite.com/science/1247335602/1#item_15 7b2ac06205e7f3f66681165841e991e0 Material science specialists and engineers have developed a low-cost solution processing method for their CISS (copper-indium-diselenide) solar cells which have the potential to be produced on a commercial scale. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:59:23 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/1#item_16 a0a871f8383e0b7410db20ea291b071a tags: mystery bird , identify this bird , birds , mystery bird , bird ID quiz [Mystery birds] photographed at Paul Rushing Park, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow] Image: Joseph Kennedy , 28 March 2009 [ larger view ]. Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with tsn-pz camera eyepiece 1/500s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400. Please name at ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:58:27 -0400 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/1#item_17 e38088595e7ba1b145c6c943642b587d Spam is the bane of computer users everywhere, accounting for more than 90 percent of e-mail. And, now, cell phones are getting spam. There is no foolproof solution to spam, but you can banish most of it. You'll find links to software and sites mentioned on my site at www.komando.com/news. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-07-11T13:17:00+00:00 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/1#item_18 1e5322d0a18a7b013b81a9fec90be578 ZeroSerenity was one of many to write with news of a survey from the Pew Research Center which sought to find out how Americans feel about science and contrast that with the opinions of actual scientists. The study showed that "nearly 9 in 10 scientists accept the idea of evolution by natural selection, but just a third of the public does. And ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:09:59 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/1#item_19 78507085f91e90636fa5240ae6cce273 Palin seems to have few supporters even among the conservative pundits, but John Fund of the Wall Street Journal tries his best . He called her resignation "death by a thousand FOIAs, he says: This situation developed because Alaska's transparency laws allow anyone to file Freedom of Information Act requests. While normally useful, in the hands ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:22:08 -0400 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/1#item_20 68a53e2978309ed7ceabbf562464dd96 If you believe that a commenter has not followed these guidelines, please use our online complaint form. 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(Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 08:09:04 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/21#item_12 d2838344a0ae8570a21b7b8211dc42d9 BOISE, Idaho--Imagine you're on a camping trip with your family, and your kids are bored. They want to watch a movie, but you forgot your laptop at home. Hopeless? Not at all. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:22:47 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/21#item_13 e5384e9dd12ac2908a7773f8e3acb7ac Photo via Flickr If you're in the anti-coal movement, then you've likely been a long-time admirer of the Sierra Club's efforts to stop new coal plant construction. Last week, Intermountain Power’s coal plant in Utah became the 100th new coal plant to be stopped or abandoned since 2001, a truly amazing feet. ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:34:00 PDT http://megite.com/science/1247335602/21#item_14 9b363a720e33664b67c9b235c106e249 Health News of the Day is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter . It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day. CNN: It's very difficult for a night owl to become a morning person. "Night owls" difficult to change. Even single-celled ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:30:16 -0800 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/21#item_15 3e73befa1ff4e5625e23349a7282a1d3 The Treasury and Energy Departments revealed guidelines for a plan that will provide $3 Billion toward the development of renewable energy nationwide. The plan is expected to spur investment in clean energy by companies in the private sector (in both urban and rural America), create jobs, and allow the U.S. to meet its goal of doubling renewable ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-07-11T04:25:09-07:00 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/21#item_16 436c3fcc834770f8d3465b9f550a2960 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:42:27 GMT http://megite.com/science/1247335602/21#item_17 59f2040ee54adb87a8b3fc47ffd37d51 When our forefathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, they were unable to foresee a lot of forces other than that the phoneme for would appear a lot of times. That's ok - I wouldn't have believed a lot of them either. I used to say that if America couldn't do anything else, she could at least make good movies. Over the last few years ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:00:42 PDT http://megite.com/science/1247335602/21#item_18 d9b66ca89e3099660877f7c13c01d8ac Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:00:00 GMT http://megite.com/science/1247335602/21#item_19 6eda2630a090dba86c6f2d59cb8f2698 Flight recorders are key to finding out the cause of an air crash, but sometimes turn out blank – but now there is a fix (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:30:01 -0800 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/21#item_20 5fb745f85ab04cb774dac28d5706d58c Consumers and auto dealers alike are enthusiastic about a new $1 Billion “Cash for Clunkers” bill signed into law by the Obama administration in June. The bill created the CARS (Car Allowance Rebate System), which credits between $3,500 and $4,500 to consumers who swap aging, gas-guzzling vehicles (including SUVs, vans, and pickup trucks) ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:30:01 -0800 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/41#item_1 1df159bfaf168823d4149e046ac03f6d Landmark recycling moves will be separately announced Thursday by Earthbound Farm and PepsiCo's Naked Juice division that bring the food and beverage industry into the thick of one of the marketing world's hot issues: eco-friendly packaging. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:23:27 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/41#item_2 222c4b9e4c998c0ccf1eac59bc1c5c9d Two emigrants from ScienceBlogs to Discover Blogs , Chris Mooney and Carl Zimmer , are on Bloggingheads.tv. The focus is the new book Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens our Future , coauthored by Chris & Sheril Kirshenbaum. A comment from below seems appropriate: I remember an interesting (if apocryphal statistic) about ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:23:50 -0800 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/41#item_3 72ed638905133e2c5de1a42378b1ef57 New Balance claims that its products are “proof that U.S. manufacturing can and does work”. Given the obvious need for U.S. manufacturers to create products that are eco- as well as economically-friendly, the company has made good on its claim by creating a new line of eco-friendly shoes: The New Balance 70, to be included in the company’s ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:42:27 GMT http://megite.com/science/1247335602/41#item_4 c42a01b7cb4f1a33ff3db76ba69679cc Congratulations to Glenn for pushing the submit button on the FEMA Assistance to Firefighters grant program yesterday, just before the 5pm deadline. This was a very complex proposal for a new fire station, to replace our 30-year-old dilapidation of a now wholly inadequate building. He's been working on the infrastructure and details of this for ... 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It locates mines with laser scanners and destroys them with supercavitating cannon rounds that ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:00:09 -0800 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/41#item_9 f952e8c53b0047acdbb05d5b84ae37b2 This ought to help you enjoy your quality time roughing it in the great outdoors! Too bad there's no build info... Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Transportation | Digg this! (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:23:27 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/41#item_10 e628c0b7e6f5873a6c87b71cf700564a Nikola Jovanovic was a senior in high school in 1999 when his prom was canceled. The reason: NATO planes bombed his hometown of Pec in Kosovo. Shortly afterward Jovanovic fled to Belgrade, where he now works for an Austrian bank, and he recently caught up with old classmates on Facebook. For many refugees who, like Jovanovic, resettled in ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:00:00 PDT http://megite.com/science/1247335602/41#item_11 2f408c42007c906c3548293f09805f2f Mycobacterium tuberculosis is arguably the world's most successful infectious agent because it knows how to avoid elimination by slowing its own growth to a crawl. Now, a report in the July 10 issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, offers new insight into the bugs' talent for meager living. "Tuberculosis can resist the host immune ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://megite.com/science/1247335602/41#item_12 2007fd4508bae1f211c93aa346971c2e Read on Source) ]]> 2009-07-11T14:29:43Z http://megite.com/science/1247335602/41#item_13 223bdd9d5fb347a8a4a028b9401d6bb9 My interview today is with David Borchard, Ed.D. NCC , a licensed professional counselor career management consultant with 30 years of experience helping adults identify their passions and develop a vision for the next phase of their lives. He specializes in career management coaching and life/work transition counseling and has helped thousands ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://megite.com/science/1247335602/41#item_14 70482985d57aea8710bff5e11833d936 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/41#item_15 a99c138f1378b1ebb20971df6cba5dda A folding process takes place in the egg, leading to the bony exterior that is an integral part of the reptile's anatomy, scientists say. The turtle's shell is unique, but the evolution of the structure has been a mystery. Now Japanese scientists have figured out that the shell develops from an unusual folding process inside the egg that pushes ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:13:00 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/41#item_16 9bba77b7b767fb2199c4fc061bee34fe Image credit: Vegan Organic Network Agriculture With No Animal Inputs I am no vegan, but I do understand that with the environmental impacts of meat being such a concern, a vegan diet can be very sustainable . Even cutting back on consumption with meat free Mondays , or becoming a weekda... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-07-11T00:22:00-06:00 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/41#item_17 1e341a3cc2f74fcbc9d48d68093880c0 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:10:59 GMT http://megite.com/science/1247335602/41#item_18 cf613454c15dfe1aef2414369d7cd436 Compromises made to win passage of a climate-change bill have infuriated and disappointed environmental activists. 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Cooney, Joshua Gage, Thomas Zimmerman, Alexis Vergalla, Anna Renz, Jane Yolen, Patricia ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-07-11T00:14:00-06:00 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/61#item_12 c765c4674a307bccf0fd724853b2c7bd Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:09:56 GMT http://megite.com/science/1247335602/61#item_13 4d82c2e5bea203bfa9e29e3f3862585e Mixed martial arts fighters, who often are at risk of deep lacerations, are turning to plastic surgery with hopes of limiting their propensity for bleeding and prolonging their careers. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:09:56 GMT http://megite.com/science/1247335602/61#item_14 c9454cf0799c273b06a2000abc0c90ea Seeking help to remake the sci-fi classic "Star Wars: A New Hope," tech-geek Casey Pugh's project uses Vimeo as a crowd-sourcing tool to engage filmmakers in a "Be Kind Rewind"-style DIY production. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-07-11T12:55:00+00:00 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/61#item_15 fbbf31f2f15c8359cb1b66b675e18543 The National Academy of Sciences published a Plan for U.S. Participation in the Global Atmospheric Research Program (GARP) in 1969. It grew from a plea by US President John F. Kennedy in 1961 for "further cooperative efforts between all nations in weather prediction and eventually weather control" in a speech to the United Nations in 1961. (From ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:40:21 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/61#item_16 5aa1e849c37ca3c5b05cb7acbd6042cd This is the second in a series of posts on the analysis of entrainment, originally written on April 10, 2005. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-07-11T12:55:00+00:00 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/61#item_17 9e46f2fe11e42f4ac2283c96df70568f Pete Mattiace, a bed-bug specialist and dog handler at Bell Environmental Services, and Roscoe, a beagle who sniffs out the pests for extermination, at a home in Hoboken, N.J. 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A selection of our dogs can be seen ON SATURDAY, 7/11/09, 1 to 3 p.m., at Pet Valu, in the Nelson�s Corner Shopping Center, 601 Route ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:57:08 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/81#item_3 a588971b4ba33dcf16114b0a19ddfb40 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:40:21 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/81#item_4 e7222fd351fe94f66b0fc428ca02ca6b Prime aerospace contractors requested a meeting last month with Republican Sen. Richard Shelby's office to discuss the development and future of the Marshall Space Flight Center-managed Ares rocket, his office confirmed today. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-07-10T19:20:01-07:00 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/81#item_5 b21474e9099b8815ed4f2af00c8da486 On the heels of his discovery in Montana of the first trace fossil of a dinosaur burrow, Emory University paleontologist Anthony Martin has found evidence of more dinosaur burrows - this time on the other side of the world, in Victoria, Australia. The find, to be published this month in Cretaceous Research, suggests that burrowing behaviors were ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:24:17 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/81#item_6 ea4b794a98fcff6ee9767c51cfdde7dc Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:51:08 +0000 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/81#item_7 286308a58f6d26eccd32587d0cd7a9a1 I spent some time with Bob Doherty yesterday. The first thing he said when he saw me was – check out my blog, it addresses the definition of primary care. Many readers know that I have had great angst over the term primary care for years. In 2006 I wrote this post – Whither [...] Related Posts Dazed and Confused – Levels of ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-07-11T04:05:18Z http://megite.com/science/1247335602/81#item_8 afed0aac6edda802f8c9885ceda3583d Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://megite.com/science/1247335602/81#item_9 db5c612657142cecbb01fbed631b44ef Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://megite.com/science/1247335602/81#item_10 df2c12ad57e7d11d5a856f812e32cdee They are the butterflies of high summer and of long hot dusty days – the ones that small children run after on their holidays; the ones we set flying whenever we walk through a grassy field. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:08:47 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/81#item_11 db82a96e2738187beeda6fba38c66984 I am now going to make you a gift that will stay with you the rest of your life. For the rest of your life, every time you say we've always done it that way, my ghost will appear and haunt you for twenty-four hours. - Grace Murray Hopper Read the comments on this post... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:05:49 +0000 http://megite.com/science/1247335602/81#item_12 25700adb13e2f980a4e993a7c87deed0 When the news repeatedly presents images of war, readers often find themselves hoping for cease-fire, or at least someone to lead them through the conflicts. Poet Fred Marchant does the latter in his fourth book, The Looking House, in which he explores literal battles as well as those of the ... 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(Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:51:10 EDT http://megite.com/science/1247335602/81#item_17 ffe04c28eb6b447ab0ccb85efcb804c0 The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says turbulence may have been a factor in a fiery plane crash that killed two pilots Thursday night in Richmond, B.C. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:28:43 EDT http://megite.com/science/1247335602/81#item_18 1a9c747be485e26ca5369bdc9b3a8b60 We all know and love Twitter, but it's not perfect. A few months ago, I used these pages to tell you what I liked about Twitter and what I didn't. Since then, Twitter has undergone some major changes. It has enjoyed worldwide acclaim. It has a new design. And its community is bigger than ever. 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