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Blog Alert for digg.com: News / Popular, Sep 12, 2009

New Posts to digg.com: News / Popular on Sep 12, 2009:

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1) Urine-Fertilized Tomato Plants Produce 4x More Fruit
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/i0jPSTrK2Jc/Urine_Fertilized_Tomato_Plants_Produce_4x_More_Fruit

Apparently, human urine works remarkably well as a fertilizer for tomatoes, according to a new study out of Finland. It produced 4.2 times more fruit than plants without the pee, the study found. The urine-fertilized tomatoes had more beta-carotene than unfertilized ones, and much more protein than traditionally fertilized plants.

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2) Apple Open Sources Snow Leopard's Grand Centr
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/Xm0pRjlXyBM/Apple_Open_Sources_Snow_Leopard_s_Grand_Centr

Despite being a unique, key marketing feature of Snow Leopard, Apple has decided to open the code behind Grand Central Dispatch under the liberal Apache 2.0 license.

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3) Crime Makes a Comeback in California Poli
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/wJzYNfEwpuY/Crime_Makes_a_Comeback_in_California_Poli

Early parole and prisoner releases could put an old issue back on the agenda.

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4) Space Junk Problem Visualized
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/Ep5cAe7aTpw/Space_Junk_Problem_Visualized

New image depicting man-made objects bigger than 4 inches some 19,000 by the latest count.

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5) Top 10 Groundbreaking Satellite Projects
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/NOmjRWKKrpM/Top_10_Groundbreaking_Satellite_Projects

We take a look at some groundbreaking technology advances and deployments in recent months.

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6) Novel "On-Off" Mechanism Stops Cancer in its Tracks
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/OlzdZOaVDss/Novel_On_Off_Mechanism_Stops_Cancer_in_its_Tracks

New research: A tiny bit of genetic material with no previously known function may hold the key to stopping the spread of cancer.

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7) Sprint CEO calls iPhone the "Michael Jordan" of smartphones
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/2CusUy_7lTk/Sprint_CEO_calls_iPhone_the_Michael_Jordan_of_smartphones

It's not often that you hear a CEO praise a competing product, but late this week, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse sat down with Charlie Rose and had some flattering things to say about the iPhone.

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8) 10 Ugly truths about modern journalism
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/XDmdQVv0Q_E/10_Ugly_truths_about_modern_journalism

1. The stories that are published are the stories that sell...

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9) In The Middle Of Brain Surgery, Patients Wake Up Then Talk
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/YG-ZjedFONI/In_The_Middle_Of_Brain_Surgery_Patients_Wake_Up_Then_Talk

Some patients remember little or nothing. Others remember fragments. Theresa Shepherd of Plainfield remembers Prabhu saying: "Terry, I need you to talk." Carla Jones of Gary has just a vague memory. "I can remember Dr. Prabhu speaking to me, but it's a little blurry," she said.

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10) Charles Darwin film too controversial for religious America.
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/15jI2Z8NLCs/Charles_Darwin_film_too_controversial_for_religious_America

A British film about Charles Darwin has failed to find a US distributor because his theory of evolution is too controversial for American audiences, according to its producer.

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11) Less Ice Helps German Ships Successfully Make Arctic Passage
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/GLUFEAZPaRU/Less_Ice_Helps_German_Ships_Successfully_Make_Arctic_Passage

The two merchant ships were able to make the cost-saving voyage..."because of the reduction in the polar ice cap due to global warming". The Northern Sea Route trims 4,000 nautical miles off the usual 11,000-mile journey via the Suez Canal, which would yield substantial savings in fuel costs and reductions in CO2 emissions.

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12) A Wind-Power Vision for the Bronx's Grand Concourse
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/syAc_ZyER9Q/A_Wind_Power_Vision_for_the_Bronx_s_Grand_Concourse

Just like the Dutch windmills of yore, the gentle giants that dot the whole stretch of the concourse will be structures of both beauty and practicality.

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13) Meet Neil Dando. He's 27-years-old and has never been kissed
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/EhIAWdkci64/Meet_Neil_Dando_He_s_27_years_old_and_has_never_been_kissed

Many men find asking a girl out one of the most terrifying experiences of their life. But Neil Dando fears his ?loveshyness? will prevent him ever becoming involved in a relationship. Neil cannot approach a girl without becoming a nervous wreck and suffers from extreme anxiety.

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14) The Top 25 PSP Games of All Time
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/Jhweu18EUc8/The_Top_25_PSP_Games_of_All_Time

The handheld's best offerings to date.

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