27-Aug-2013 22:10

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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Bloomberg: Cities take lead on warming :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/SE8owVHkqhw/index.html

How to buy things with your face :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/CA34Ufjqdx0/pkg-boulden-uk-paypal-app.cnn.html

Quest flies high with jet pack :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/uvakOTHIixA/quest-jet-pack.cnn.html

7 CEOs reveal business secrets :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/j3Fhqyxf2RQ/index.html

Obama warns of market crash :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/T1Ezv5T96bg/lead-intv-president-obama-warns-of-another-financial-meltdown.cnn.html

Quest: Why I hate public speaking :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/hJX21Ru0PP8/qmb-quest-overcoming-public-speaking-fears.cnn.html

"Hard Rock" expanding to Spain :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/R8BUxuBY628/pkg-soares-hard-rock-cafe.cnn.html

Speech therapy could help save NHS cash :: INVESTMENT in speech and language therapy could help boost the Edinburgh economy by more than £10 million a year, a report has found. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)<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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Buzzfeeds: the effects of colony collapse disorder and other bee news :: Concerned about the worldwide bee crisis? Introducing Buzzfeeds, a weekly analysis with our resident bee expertIn the past six years, more than 10m beehives have been wiped out from a mystery disease called colony collapse disorder. This destruction has serious implications on worldwide ecology and economy.Of the 100 crop species responsible for providing 90% of food worldwide, 71 are dependent on bee pollination, according to UN estimates (pdf). It's difficult to pinpoint the financial implications of this destruction, but the international body says pollination is worth between $37bn and $91bn, annually.Stories about the declining population and its effect on the environment trickle through the news cycle each week. To bring awareness to these stories and contextualize the issues, we wil...
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Investing in cardiovascular research benefits economy :: Investing in cardiovascular disease research in Canada provides economic and societal benefits to Canadians, according to new research published in CMAJ Open. "Our main goal was to understand how much "bang" we were getting from our research "buck" and whether investing in cardiovascular disease research is worthwhile from a population health perspective," writes Dr. Claire de Oliveira, scientist and health economist with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, with coauthors. Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of hospitalization and death in Canada... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)<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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With food safety bill, U.S. government will spend nearly $1 million per person to prevent food-borne illness deaths :: (NaturalNews) The recently-passed Food Safety Modernization Act, which was passed in order to prevent food-borne illness deaths in the USA, will cost $1.4 billion over the first five years. But nobody thinks about the economics of the issue. How many people are we going to save by spending this $1.4 billion, even assuming it works?To answer that question, let's look at the food illness fatality figures offered by the CDC:&bull; Out of the 5,000 food-borne illness deaths each year in the United States, only 1,809 are "attributable to foodborne transmission" according to the CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol5no5/mead.htm#Table%203).&bull; E.coli, which is often quoted in the big scare stories about food safety, only kills 78 people a year through food-borne transmission (52 plus 26, fro...
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NYTimes.com is down again, at least for some users :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/73M67799kqk/

2014 Election: Reading The 2014 US Congressional Election Tea Leaves :: <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. and international landscapes are filled with activity, but in the U.S., it's never too early to 'read the tea leaves' regarding the next election – in this case the 2014 off-year Congressional election.</p>
<p>Hence, with the aforementioned in mind, let's put on the old political science hat for a moment and see where the party breakdown stands.</p>
<p><strong>U.S. Voting Behavior</strong></p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/2014-election-reading-2014-us-congressional-election-tea-leaves-1400707

Starbucks To Open Stores In Colombia; CEO Howard Schultz Assures They Will Only Sell Local Product :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div><div class="field-item odd"> </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>Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) is going back to the roots. The world's largest coffee chain has announced that it is planning to open its first store in Colombia, <a href="http://www.ico.org/prices/m1.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the world's third largest exporter</a> and biggest producer of coffee, in 2014, and reach 50 outlets by 2019.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/starbucks-open-stores-colombia-ceo-howard-schultz-assures-they-will-only-sell-local-product-1400837

Big 10 College Football Predictions: Ohio State, Michigan, Northwestern, Wisconsin Battling For Championship; Braxton Miller A Top Heisman Trophy Candidate? :: <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>There are a lot of questions surrounding the Big Ten in the 2013 college football season. Ohio State will try to follow an undefeated season with a BCS title berth, while Michigan looks to defeat their rivals after the departure of Denard Robinson. The likes of Wisconsin, Michigan State and Nebraska also have aspirations of reaching the Big Ten title game.</p>
<p>Below is a preview for the upcoming season, as well as a prediction for each team.  </p>
<p><strong>Ohio State: 2012 Record 12-0 (8-0)</strong></p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/big-10-college-football-predictions-ohio-state-michigan-northwestern-wisconsin-battling-championship

Take a look at how much the U.S. government loves requesting user data :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/NfQoSdTOdnY/

Manchester United Transfer News: Ozil, Bale, Fellaini And Mangala Linked In Latest Rumors :: <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>David Moyes has denied that Manchester United are the club to have rivaled Real Madrid's bid to sign Gareth Bale, but did not rule out the possibility of moving for the Tottenham attacker. Bale's long-anticipated record transfer to Madrid was expected to go through early this week, but appears to have been delayed with various publications reporting that Tottenham have received an offer from another unnamed club.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/manchester-united-transfer-news-ozil-bale-fellaini-mangala-linked-latest-rumors-1400991

Texas Measles Outbreak Tied To Anti-Vaccination Megachurch :: <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>At least 21 people, including a four-month-old infant, have been struck by measles in an outbreak traced to a Texas megachurch that belongs to a sect that advocates faith-healing, and where a pastor had previously questioned the safety of vaccines.</p></div></div></div>
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Germany FM: 'I don't see' more bailouts :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/ByJS7NG8muU/index.html