Helium: swollen stars, party balloons and squeaky voices | Dean Burnett :: There are increasing reports of an imminent helium shortage, but why should this be a concern? What is helium used for, apart from balloons? Quite a lot, as it happensHelium supplies are running low. This is cause for concern for some. Others might wonder what the fuss is about.The statement itself may seem bizarre in some respects. How can we be "running out" of the second most abundant element in the known universe? Mankind may have had a substantial impact on the planet's resources, but using up a quarter of all known matter? Even the most extreme environmentalist would have to agree that's a bit of an exaggeration. The atmosphere of Jupiter alone is about 10% helium. Let's not even get started on the sun. Obviously, the problem is we're running out of accessible helium, meaning stuff w...
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Climate scientists must not advocate particular policies | Tamsin Edwards :: I became a climate scientist because I care about the environment, but we have a moral obligation to be impartialAs a climate scientist, I'm under pressure to be a political advocate. This comes mainly from environmentalists. Dan Cass, wind-farm director and solar advocate, preferred me not to waste my time debating "denialist morons" but to use political advocacy to "prevent climate catastrophe".Jeremy Grantham, environmental philanthropist, urged climate scientists to sound a "more desperate note … Be arrested if necessary." A concerned member of the public judged my efforts at public engagement successful only if they showed "evidence of persuasion".Others ask "what should we do?" At my Cheltenham Science Festival event Can we trust climate models? one of the audience asked what we th...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
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Hey Wikipedia, wanna save some money on infrastructure? Here's how :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/UWc-zkAS3iw/
Government in surprise July deficit :: The public sector recorded a small but unexpected deficit of £62m in July, a month in which tax payments usually push the public purse into surplus.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23777500#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
LG G2 to arrive on AT&T and Verizon before mid-September :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/ePdT5EzJtQs/
Millions 'worse off' on new pension :: Millions of people currently entitled to the state second pension will be worse off as a result of the government's pension changes, the TUC has claimed.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23770327#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
NSA Surveillance Covers 75 Percent Of US Internet Traffic: Report :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The U.S. government's surveillance programs cover about 75 percent of all Internet communications in the U.S., including domestic phone calls made over the Internet, and in some cases the National Security Agency, or NSA, retains written content of filtered email communications, the Wall Street <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324108204579022874091732470.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Journal reported</a>, on Tuesday, citing U.S. officials.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/nsa-surveillance-covers-75-percent-us-internet-traffic-report-1393517
Netflix rolls out "My List," a watch-it-later list that replaces the Instant Queue :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/ercz3UH_kYQ/
Is India preparing to 'Confiscate' its Citizens' Gold? :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/india-preparing-confiscate-its-citizens-gold-1393515
City intern death sparks debate :: The death of an intern working for Bank of America Merrill Lynch in London has sparked a debate over working hours and conditions for young people.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23779779#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Gamescom 2013: Watch 'Battlefield 4' Live Stream Featuring New 'Paracel Storm' Multiplayer Map And Gameplay [VIDEO] :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><object bgcolor="#000000" data="http://www.twitch.tv/widgets/live_embed_player.swf?channel�ttlefield" height="378" id="live_embed_player_flash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="620"></object></p>
<p>Electronic Arts' (NASDAQ:EA) video game developer, DICE, will host a live stream of unedited footage of multiplayer gameplay from the upcoming "Battlefield 4" for PC from the show floor at Gamescom 2013, a European video game expo being held out of Cologne, Germany at the Koelnmeese exhibition center.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/gamescom-2013-watch-battlefield-4-live-stream-featuring-new-paracel-storm-multiplayer-map-gameplay
Will the S&P 500 Impact Gold Stocks? :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/will-sp-500-impact-gold-stocks-1393505
Lady Gaga Accused Of Scamming YouTube For 'Applause' Views By Billboard Editor Bill Werde :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Lady Gaga arguably isn't having the greatest week. After recently engaging in a public feud with her former friend, blogger <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/perez-hilton-stalking-lady-gaga-celebrity-blogger-issues-statement-about-lies-1389555">Perez Hilton</a>, the "Born This Way" singer is once again in the spotlight for allegedly attempting to scam the music charts.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/lady-gaga-accused-scamming-youtube-applause-views-billboard-editor-bill-werde-1393415
Zayn Malik's Girlfriend Perrie Edwards Shows Off Diamond Ring At One Direction's 'This Is Us' Premiere :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Perrie Edwards of the band Little Mix and One Direction's Zayn Malik might be engaged, if rumors doing the rounds are true.</p>
<p>Edwards flashed a diamond ring on her engagement finger during One Direction's "This Is Us" film premiere in London's Leicester Square on Tuesday, sparking speculation that the singers might be heading down the aisle pretty soon.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/zayn-maliks-girlfriend-perrie-edwards-shows-diamond-ring-one-directions-us-premiere-1393405
Greece bailout talk intensifies :: EU commissioner Olli Rehn declines to rule out another Greece bailout, but says there are other options to keep the existing aid programme going.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23778141#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Malaysia's Economic Growth Slower Than Expected At 4.3 Percent Amid Ringgit's Weakness :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Malaysia's economy clocked a year-on-year growth of 4.3 percent in the second quarter of 2013, falling behind expectations, but riding on the services and manufacturing sectors amid increased government spending, which offset a sluggish performance in external trade, in the run-up to the general election in May.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/malaysias-economic-growth-slower-expected-43-percent-amid-ringgits-weakness-1393401
GigaOM Chrome Show: Fall Chromebooks to offset Apple's iPhone event? :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/extzgHrKoXY/
Scientists Successfully Recreate Earth's Northern Lights And Other Planets' Auroras :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Scientists at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., have successfully recreated the Northern Lights, Earth's most beautiful light show, combining all of the necessary ingredients, such as a magnetic field, charged particles and a sphere.</p>
<p>The reenactment of Earth's Northern Lights, also known as the aurora borealis, is generated by a device called "Planeterrella," a spinoff of an experiment from the 19th century called the "Terrella," which first demonstrated the glowing result of electrically-charged particles mixing with a magnetic field.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/scientists-successfully-recreate-earths-northern-lights-other-planets-auroras-1393359
London Market Report :: London's leading shares dip in early Wednesday trading as several key stocks go ex-dividend, dragging down the market.
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Goldman Sachs ponies up $40M to fund SugarCRM :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/4wxWFsbkh-M/
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