Saturday, October 24, 2009

Blog Alert for digg.com: News / Popular, Oct 23, 2009

New Posts to digg.com: News / Popular on Oct 23, 2009:

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1) Seven questions that keep physicists up at night
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/clrFm8ktsWA/Seven_questions_that_keep_physicists_up_at_night

A panel of leading physicists spilling the beans about what keeps them tossing and turning in the wee hours.

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2) 5 Big Hopes for Net Neutrality
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/QTFvPhLtXlQ/5_Big_Hopes_for_Net_Neutrality

The FCC has begun the process to set policy, but the effort is drawing fire in the comment period.

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3) Nightline: Former Scientologists Level Accusations
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/o013SQx2_VM/Nightline_Former_Scientologists_Level_Accusations

High-level members who left the Church of Scientology tell ABC News' Nightline that leader David Miscavige hit subordinates -- an accusation which scientology spokesman Tommy Davis vehemently denies.

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4) New Microsoft OS supported in Apple's Boot Camp in OSX
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/Xf7OuZ_hRCs/New_Microsoft_OS_supported_in_Apple_s_Boot_Camp_in_OSX

Apple to offer Windows 7 support this year.

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5) Poland Re-Routes Controversial Motorway
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/83ic-wCf1Ic/Poland_Re_Routes_Controversial_Motorway

Some of Europe's most important wildlife sites appear to have been saved after an international campaign succeeded in preventing a motorway from being built through an area of ancient forest and marshland.

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6) 1 in 5 Domestic Violence Orders Not Served
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/yCtuSQCU5-w/1_in_5_Domestic_Violence_Orders_Not_Served

One in five orders of protection secured by victims of domestic violence in Illinois have not been served on the abuser, according to state records, prompting calls for reforms by victims' advocates and the state's attorney general.

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7) Southwest's Eco-Jet Reduces Fuel by 9,500 Gallons per Plane
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/iU2n9uswX5w/Southwest_s_Eco_Jet_Reduces_Fuel_by_9_500_Gallons_per_Plane

The total weight savings from the jet will be roughly 472 pounds per plane. That equates to roughly a 9,500 gallon reduction in jet fuel

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8) Windows sales 'please' Microsoft
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/MXRfAsAYBuE/Windows_sales_please_Microsoft

Microsoft has said it is "pleased" with the "strong consumer demand" for its new Windows 7 operating system.

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9) U.S., Western allies strike deal to disarm Iran's uraniu
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/_CqXLLIiz98/U_S_Western_allies_strike_deal_to_disarm_Iran_s_uraniu

The U.S. and its Western allies struck a tentative deal with Iran to make most of the rogue nation's nuclear fuel incapable of being used for weapons.

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10) 10 Cruel Things Women Do To Men
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/EWesK3OwXZ4/10_Cruel_Things_Women_Do_To_Men

Women have agreed among themselves that these 10 behaviors are acceptable. They aren't

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11) 6 Pro Photographers Share Their Most Guarded Digital Secrets
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/xpJ8Oc7TYew/6_Pro_Photographers_Share_Their_Most_Guarded_Digital_Secrets

Most photographers would now agree that proficiency with photo-editing software is also a critical skill. So we asked six photographers to tell us about their favorite image processing applications and add-ons as well as share their best tips for making and digitally refining images.

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12) Symbian Foundation opens smartphone kernel source code
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/Q1VflCxX3Wo/Symbian_Foundation_opens_smartphone_kernel_source_code

The Symbian Foundation has opened the source code of Symbian's EKA2 kernel and is making it available under the Eclipse Public License. It's a key milestone in the foundation's open source roadmap, but Symbian still faces a tough battle against Android and the iPhone.

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13) Michael Jackson Secretly Remade Thriller, And Its In 3D!
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/pXQBBLixUuQ/Michael_Jackson_Secretly_Remade_Thriller_And_Its_In_3D

The new "Thriller" is nothing like the boy on the date with the girl, while at the same time, "We didn't touch what we considered the sacred inside of it."

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14) Open Source Voting System Code Ready for Public Review
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/mUfc6Boflq0/Open_Source_Voting_System_Code_Ready_for_Public_Review

A group working to produce an open and transparent voting system to replace current proprietary systems has published its first batches of code for public review.

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15) Best Buy Sued for "Price Match Guarantee" Fraud
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/IB0ByiTKavs/Best_Buy_Sued_for_Price_Match_Guarantee_Fraud

A class action lawsuit was filed yesterday against Best Buy alleging that its "Price Match Guarantee" is a fraud.

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16) Mom watches as 2-year-old smothers her baby
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/awoBcnim4OE/Mom_watches_as_2_year_old_smothers_her_baby

Christina McIntyre sat and watched as her 2-year-old son Micah piled blankets and a bean bag chair onto his 11-month-old baby brother, Elijah, then climbed on top and began jumping until the baby stopped breathing. The 23-year-old Titusville, Florida mom waited a minute to pull the infant off, then spanked him and sent him to his room.

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17) 'Gatorade for frogs' could stymie fungal killer
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/63EL45GC2gM/Gatorade_for_frogs_could_stymie_fungal_killer

The fungus now decimating frog populations around the world does its damage by impairing the animals' ability to absorb electrolytes through their skin. This discovery may eventually lead to treatments that make the disease less lethal.

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18) BMW Offers Plug-In Electric Diesel Hybrid
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/sVKcIkdhuXg/BMW_Offers_Plug_In_Electric_Diesel_Hybrid

A new design, influenced by Formula One race cars, uses a layered look, both outside and inside.

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19) Fake Viagra sweeps over Thailand & Southeast Asia
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/wOTa4dEwURs/Fake_Viagra_sweeps_over_Thailand_Southeast_Asia

Pharmo-piracy sweeps Thailand, and the rest of Southeast Asia. It's a deadly problem. Little is real in Patpong, a glowing bazaar and sex district here in Bangkok. The Gucci is fake, the DVDs are pirated and the go-go girls tell every man he?s handsome.

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20) Wall Street and the Murder of Your Future
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/-MBg2bz7Py8/Wall_Street_and_the_Murder_of_Your_Future

Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi started what should become a massive investigation into Wall Street activity. What's keeping Obama?

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21) Should Libraries Carry Books on Homosexual Reform?
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/fkZg2Cxp3-I/Should_Libraries_Carry_Books_on_Homosexual_Reform

A Chicago-based group called Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays is urging libraries to carry literature about reformed homosexuals.The national non-profit organization is arguing that the alleged successes of their "gay reversal" movement are not being heard because libraries refuse to carry their books, such as You Don't Have to Be Gay.

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22) 3 Bizarre Cases of Death by Shaving
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/dY6WBtKuG48/3_Bizarre_Cases_of_Death_by_Shaving

Shaving was once a dangerous and sometimes lethal endeavor. Before the advent of safety razors and sanitation laws, a man risked his life when he decided to clean up with a close shave. Here are three stories of men who met their end in pursuit of a baby smooth face.

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23) New Software System Identifies Versions of the Same Song
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/Mc4wXoCXk4c/New_Software_System_Identifies_Versions_of_the_Same_Song

A team of researchers from Pompeu Fabra University (UPF, Spain) has developed a system to identify common patterns in versions of songs, which will help to quantify the similarity of musical pieces. The technique, which appears in the New Journal of Physics, could be applied to analyse time series of ...

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