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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Facebook's quest for a more efficient mobile internet starts in its own backyard :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/GfwVgW6JUHc/
Free papers have reached a tipping point, study claims :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/uzo77h3HaEA/
Mexico Cuts 2013 GDP Growth Forecast To 1.8% After Disappointing Q2 :: <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 Mexican government's forecast of GDP growth for 2013 might have been a little too enthusiastic. What initially was expected to be a 3.1 percent increase for this year has dropped to 1.8 percent, after the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (National Institute of Statistics and Geography, or Inegi) calculated the economy's growth for the second quarter of this year to have been just 1 percent.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/mexico-cuts-2013-gdp-growth-forecast-18-after-disappointing-q2-1394655
Facebook launches Embeddable Post, will allow to embed Facebook on blogs :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/M3RA61wCun4/
Japanese Monetary Policy Might Be Irking US Automakers, But American Consumers Are Seeing Lower Auto Parts Prices :: <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>While Detroit 3 automakers continue to beat their drums over Japan's version of quantitative easing that has been driving down the value of the yen to promote exports to the U.S., American consumers are benefitting from so-called Abenomics because the cost of Japanese car components is also falling.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/japanese-monetary-policy-might-be-irking-us-automakers-american-consumers-are-seeing-lower-auto
Is 'Black Patsy' From 'Dance Moms' Anti-Semitic? Kaya Morris-Wiley Says 'Go Back To Auschwitz' On Facebook :: <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>Avid fans of Lifetime's "Dance Moms" know that Kaya Morris-Wiley, commonly known as "Black Patsy," is a firecracker on TV.</p>
<p>But, dancer Nicaya's loudmouth mom has an equally classless version of herself online. Using the name <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kaya317" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Kaya Uncensored"</a> the Missouri mom rants about everything from signing her kids' permission slips to fuming over the network's stingy paychecks despite her dramatic "Dance Moms" breakdowns.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/black-patsy-dance-moms-anti-semitic-kaya-morris-wiley-says-go-back-auschwitz-facebook-1394651
Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) May Be Smart To Buy Chinese Supermarket ParknShop :: <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>Frozen alligators, squirming frogs and crates of <a href="http://www.offbeatearth.com/lets-go-grocery-shopping-at-a-chinese-wal-mart/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hog snouts certainly distinguish</a> Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s (NYSE:WMT) Chinese supermarkets from those in the U.S., but – local fare aside – the world's biggest retailer has only managed to whet China's whistle.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/wal-mart-stores-wmt-may-be-smart-buy-chinese-supermarket-parknshop-1394659
LG Quad HD Display: World's Thinnest And Highest Resolution Smartphone Screen Unveiled :: <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><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LG_Display" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LG Display</a>, the world's largest LCD panel maker, has developed a screen that aims to put all others to shame. LG Displays calls the display the "Quad HD" because of its 2,560 x 1,440 resolution, which is four times the amount of pixels in current full HD screens.</p>
<p>That's 538 pixels per inch. As a comparison, Apple's Retina display on the iPhone and iPod Touch only features about 326ppi.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/lg-quad-hd-display-worlds-thinnest-highest-resolution-smartphone-screen-unveiled-1394691
Motorola Moto X Release Date Approaches: AT&T Launch This Week Despite Engraving Issues :: <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 Moto X has a release date set for Friday, Aug. 23 for AT&T customers, which is when custom-designed versions of the phone will begin shipping out. The Moto X from Motorola and Google does not yet have a formal release date set for Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/motorola-moto-x-release-date-approaches-att-launch-week-despite-engraving-issues-1394551
Facebook Hacker Rewarded: Facebook Apologizes To Khalil Shreateh, Indiegogo Account Gives $10k To Palestinian Hacker :: <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>Facebook Inc (<a href="https://www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:FB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NASDAQ: FB</a>) has issued a public apology to Khalil Shreateh, the Palestinian hacker <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/zuckerberg-hacked-facebook-denies-reward-palestinian-hacker-should-khalil-shreateh-be-paid-1390361" target="_blank">that uncovered a major flaw in Facebook security</a>, for being too <a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/100976139" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"hasty and dismissive"</a> with Shreateh's report.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/facebook-hacker-rewarded-facebook-apologizes-khalil-shreateh-indiegogo-account-gives-10k-palestinian
US Fed minutes give away few clues :: Minutes of the US Federal Reserve's July meeting show few clues about the central bank's timeline for ending its expansionary policies.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23787774#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Android 4.3 Jelly Bean Release Date Coming: Is Your Device Getting The Update? :: <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>Android 4.3 Jelly Bean has been running on various Nexus devices for a little under a month since its late July release; however, many consumers are now looking forward to seeing the operating system roll out onto other popular smartphones and tablets.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/android-43-jelly-bean-release-date-coming-your-device-getting-update-1394517
If Facebook's internet.org effort really wants to shake things up it should bypass the carriers :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/n4HojEyWzzw/
NASA Releases 'Wave At Saturn' Collage Featuring 1,400 Photos From Around The World :: <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>NASA encouraged the world to "wave at Saturn" as its Cassini spacecraft was in a position to capture Earth as it was taking photos of Saturn's rings. The space agency received more than 1,400 images from 40 different countries as part of the campaign and, on Wednesday, released a collage of the images.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/nasa-releases-wave-saturn-collage-featuring-1400-photos-around-world-1394625
Sorry, Portugal: South Africa's Standard Bank Poised To Horn In On Angola's Oil Wealth :: <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 tables have long been turning on Portugal in the oil-rich country of Angola, and now regional neighbors are looking to get in on its huge oil wealth. </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/sorry-portugal-south-africas-standard-bank-poised-horn-angolas-oil-wealth-1394557
Google Keep gains time, location-based reminders :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/mQ1F2dGPeO0/
Here's a potentially powerful tool for exploring your social graph :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/7B-mmBuqLrw/
Field Trip for Glass may be the best example yet for contextual wearables :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/RAO9tAOfbJQ/
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