EARTH PORTATION News March 29th

ANIMALS - New test for skin sensitization without using animals

In an advance in efforts to reduce the use of animals in testing new cosmetic and other product ingredients for skin allergies, scientists are describing a new, highly accurate non-animal test for these skin-sensitizers. Their study appears in ACS' journal Chemical Research in Toxicology ...
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-skin-sensitization-ani

ANIMALS - Robot Ants Mimic a Real Colony

Robotic ants show how living ants find the best routes without a mental map of the terrain. -&gt ...
http://news.discovery.com/tech/robotics/robot-ants-mimic-rea

ANIMALS - Top 10 Animal Mysteries and Myths Explained

Animal and insect behaviors are helping to explain the origin of many popular myths and mysteries ...
http://news.discovery.com/animals/mysteries-and-myths-explai

ANIMALS - Whale songs discovered in seismic recordings

When recording seismic activity on the ocean floor, researchers unwittingly recorded whale songs, creating decades worth of data on songs for science ...

http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/whale-songs-disco

ART - Art prints illustrate Europe's great cities

Russian artist, Xenia Bystrova has created a charming series of posters of some of Europe's great cities ...

http://www.treehugger.com/culture/art-prints-illustrate-euro

BOOKS - "First do no harm": My interview with Amazon and Goodreads on the future of Goodreads

Amazon announced Thursday afternoon that it has acquired the popular book-related social networking site Goodreads for an undisclosed sum. I spoke with Goodreads CEO Otis Chandler and Amazon's VP of Kindle content Russ Grandinetti on what's next for Goodreads and its 16 million members. Questions and answers have been edited slightly for clarity. Goodreads CEO Otis Chandler What does the acquisition mean for Goodreads' reputation as a neutral hub ...

http://paidcontent.org/2013/03/28/first-do-no-harm-my-interv

BOOKS - Rick George Talks About His Book 'Sun Rise: Suncor, The Oil Sands And The Future Of Energy'

I caught up with Rick George, former CEO of Suncor, to talk to him about his recent book "Sun Rise: Suncor, The Oil Sands And The Future Of Energy. ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/miguelforbes/2013/03/28/rick-geo

CLIMATE - 2013 drought may be worse than 2012, says NOAA

The historic drought of 2011 and 2012 cost more than $50bn, greater than the economic damage caused by hurricane Sandy. Unfortunately, NOAA predicts 2013 will be even worse ...

http://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/us-drought-going-ge

CLIMATE - A pep talk for the climate movement

Paul Gilding has penned an optimistic and uplifting piece on the progress the climate movement has made and why he thinks we're on the verge of victory ...

http://www.treehugger.com/economics/pep-talk-climate-movemen

EARTH - Rare View Reveals How Earth's Crust Forms

One of the Earth's best-ever baby pictures reveals how crust forms at the biggest volcanic feature on the planet ...
http://news.discovery.com/earth/rocks-fossils/new-image-show

EARTH - Volcanic Lightning: How does it work?!

Few phenomena can compete with the raw beauty and devastating power of a raging thunderstorm, save for a particularly violent volcanic eruption ...
http://news.discovery.com/earth/rocks-fossils/volcanic-light

ECONOMICS - Branding Mistakes to Avoid

If you're a small business owner, tackling the mighty task of branding your company can be a process wrought with indecision and frustration. The main idea is to translate something vague (who your company is) into something tangible that your audience can see, hear, read, and recognize. It's no easy mission. So it's no wonder that while in the process of trying to communicate your brand throughout every corner of your company, missteps can and d ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/thesba/2013/03/29/branding-mista

ECONOMICS - The Two Ugliest Charts In The World

The S&P 500 closed at an all-time high yesterday. However, the jaw-dropping world-wide bull market belies the expectations for growth in global GDP and stock market earnings. "The 25% rally in global equities from last June seems to be driven by a growing conviction that the worst is over and tail risks are fading," wrote Morgan Stanley's Gerard Minack in a research note last week. "This, so far, is not about pricing in a notably stronger eco ...

http://www.businessinsider.com/growth-earnings-forecasts-are

EDUCATION - Beaumont doctors call for training to reduce sudden cardiac arrest fatalities in schools

One of the leading causes of death in the United States is sudden cardiac arrest, which claims the lives of more than 325,000 people each year. In a study published in the April issue of the journal Resuscitation, Beaumont doctors found that cardiac arrests in K-12 schools are extremely rare, less than 0.2 percent, but out of 47 people who experienced cardiac arrest over a six-year period at K-12 schools, only 15 survived ...
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-beaumont-doctors-sudde

EDUCATION - Engaging teenagers in science will improve the health of future generations

(Medical Xpress)-A science and educational-based approach to diet and lifestyle will help young people improve their own health and the health of their future children, Southampton research has shown ...
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-engaging-teenagers-sci

ENERGY - How Big Are The Currently Known Oil Reserves And What Are The Chances Of Finding New Ones?

Answer by Ryan Carlyle, BSChE, Subsea Hydraulics Enginee ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2013/03/27/how-big-are-the

ENERGY - Rick George Talks About His Book 'Sun Rise: Suncor, The Oil Sands And The Future Of Energy'

I caught up with Rick George, former CEO of Suncor, to talk to him about his recent book "Sun Rise: Suncor, The Oil Sands And The Future Of Energy. ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/miguelforbes/2013/03/28/rick-geo

FASHION - How To Tell If Your Louis Vuitton Purse Is Real Or Fake

When you've scrimped and saved and finally come up with the necessary funds to make a Louis Vuitton bag your own, the last thing you want is to accidentally get catfished with a fake one. Especially if you're looking to get a deal or a special style via a third-party vendor, it's important to be able to tell the real deal from faux-real. Luckily, designer resale site The Real Real comes across tons of products with questionable pedigree ...
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-tell-if-a-louis-vuitto

HOMES - A humorous look at the Tiny House movement; The Onion looks at driving

It's the greenest house we have ever shown on TreeHugger ...

http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/portlandia-look

HOMES - Forward-thinking Tiny Homes are built from "pure salvage"

An American tiny house builder specializes in what he calls "pure salvage building. ...

http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/tiny-texas-home

HOMES - Larry Ellison Is Selling This $28.5 Million Lake Tahoe House (ORCL)

Larry Ellison is selling his 9,242 square foot Lake Tahoe home for $28.5 million. The house sits on 2.62 acres. It has six-bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a soundproofed media room, a fitness room, and billboard room. There are two piers, a lakefront hot tub, and "230 feet of picturesque white sandy beach and shoreline," according to the listing. There is also a guest house. Ellison is selling the property because he's building a new home elsewhere in ...

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-285-million-lake-tahoe-ho

HOMES - Put a cork in it: Natural renewable cork makes a comeback as home insulation

For his renovation of a 200 year old farmhouse, Alex Wilson tries out the greenest insulations on the marke ...

http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/put-cork-it-nat

HOMES - When designing a 425 square foot apartment, it sure helps to have a 25 foot ceiling

Specht Harpman Architects pack four levels into a New York lof ...

http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/when-designing-

MOVIES - What attracts people to violent movies?

Why are audiences attracted to bloodshed, gore and violence? A recent study from researchers at the University of Augsburg, Germany and the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that people are more likely to watch movies with gory scenes of violence if they felt there was meaning in confronting violent aspects of real life ...
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-people-violent-movies.

MUSIC - Major health benefits of music uncovered

(Medical Xpress)-In the first large-scale review of 400 research papers in the neurochemistry of music, a team led by Prof. Daniel J. Levitin of McGill University's Psychology Dept. has been able to show that playing and listening to music has clear benefits for both mental and physical health. In particular, music was found both to improve the body's immune system function and to reduce levels of stress. Listening to music was also found to be m ...
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-major-health-benefits-

PEOPLE - DNews: Humans Are Speeding Up Evolution

Turns out evolution isn't always slow. Scientists in Nebraska have discovered a bird evolving right before our eyes. Anthony has the details ...
http://news.discovery.com/videos/humans-are-speeding-up-evol

PEOPLE - If the world's population was 100 people [Infographic]

Graphic designer Jack Hagley's new infographic shows the world's population as 100 people ...

http://www.treehugger.com/culture/if-world-was-100-people-in

PEOPLE - Nelson Mandela Admitted to Hospital

Nelson Mandela was 'responding positively' to treatment Thursday after being readmitted to hospital with a lung infection, the latest health scare for the much-loved anti-apartheid icon ...
http://news.discovery.com/human/health/nelson-mandela-lung-i

PEOPLE - Physician spouses very satisfied in relationships, study finds

It appears that the majority of spouses/partners of physicians in the United States are happy with their relationships, according to Mayo Clinic research. Of the about 900 spouses/partners of physicians who responded to a national survey, 85 percent said that they were satisfied in their relationship and 80 percent said they would choose a physician spouse/partner again if they could revisit their choice. These values are similar to those of marr ...
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-physician-spouses-rela

SCIENCE - Imaging methodology reveals nano details not seen before: Understanding nanoparticles at atomic scale in 3-D could improve materials

Scientists have produced 3-D images and videos of a tiny platinum nanoparticle at atomic resolution that reveal new details of defects in nanomaterials that have not been seen before ...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130327144122.ht

SCIENCE - Materials: Magnetic mystery solved

Defects in metal-organic frameworks induce low-temperature ferromagnetism and could yield novel materials for industry ...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130327162422.ht

SCIENCE - Mysteries and Myths Explained

Animal and insect behaviors are helping to explain the origin of many popular myths and mysteries ...
http://news.discovery.com/animals/mysteries-and-myths-explai

SCIENCE - Quantum computing? Physicists' new technique for cooling molecules may be a stepping stone to quantum computing

At the heart of next-generation computers may be a collection of ultracold molecules held at temperatures a mere fraction of a degree above absolute zero. By combining two traditional atomic cooling technologies, physicists have pioneered a new technique for bringing normally springy molecules to a frozen standstill. Their results may be an important stepping stone towards future quantum computing ...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130327144129.ht

SOLAR - Rooftop Solar Could Power All Australia Homes (& More)

Reposted from RenewEconomy:By Sophie VorrathAustralia solar rooftops via ShutterstockWhat would happen if every Australian household installed solar PV on their rooftops? That's the hypothetical question a new study has set out to answer, with the main aim of proving a solar point (while rattling a few cages along the way): that solar power is a viable solution to Australia's energy challenges and has the potential to dramatically change the .. ...

http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/29/rooftop-solar-could-powe

SOLAR - Solar Cells Made From Trees Dissolve in Water

These organic, plant-based solar cells can be easily recycled. -&gt ...
http://news.discovery.com/tech/solar-cells-from-trees-dissol

SPACE - Stunning Photos Of The International Space Station

For more than twelve years, the orbiting research laboratory has flown 230 miles above our heads ...
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mlg45mkmg/the-international-s

SPACE - Why Doesn't the Moon Spin?

Actually, it does spin, just at the same rate it orbits Earth ...
http://news.discovery.com/space/astronomy/why-doesnt-moon-sp

SPACE - Your Ticket to the Universe -- A Review

Your Ticket to the Universe: a Guide to Exploring the Cosmos is an astronomy book that delivers detailed information with a lighthearted, conversational tone. -&gt ...
http://news.discovery.com/space/astronomy/your-ticket-to-the

TECH - Bio-Computer Closer with Molecular Transistors

Transistors are the basic building blocks of electronics; now they can be made with living cells. -&gt ...
http://news.discovery.com/tech/biotechnology/dna-computer-cl

TECH - Biological transistor enables computing within living cells

Bioengineers have taken computing beyond mechanics and electronics into the living realm of biology. Scientists have used a biological transistor made from genetic material -- DNA and RNA -- in place of gears or electrons. The team calls its biological transistor the "transcriptor. ...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130328142400.ht

TECH - World's first digital camera to be powered by sunlight and wind-up renewable energy

The Sun and Cloud is the first digital camera to be entirely powered by mechanical and solar energy ...

http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/worlds-first-digital-camer

URBAN - A cafe is opened in a nineteenth century toilet

What better place to have a coffee, than in a recycled "loo" ...

http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/cafe-opened-nin

URBAN - Bloom: Floating Phytoplankton Farm Absorbs Carbon Dioxide and Monitors Rising Sea Levels

Read the rest of Bloom: Floating Phytoplankton Farm Absorbs Carbon Dioxide and Monitors Rising Sea LevelsPermalink |Add todel.icio.us | diggPost tags: Architizer A+Awards, Bloom Phytoplankton Farm, carbon dioxide emissions, carbon footprint, floating building, fresh water, global warming, global warming solution, marine life, phytoplankton, reduce carbon dioxide, rising sea levels, SITBON ARCHITECTES, water issue .. ...

http://inhabitat.com/bloom-floating-phytoplankton-farm-absor

URBAN - Can cities be too dense? Can condos be too tall? Are they built to last?

All important questions, asked by Antonia Zerbisias in the Toronto Sta ...

http://www.treehugger.com/urban-design/can-cities-be-too-den

URBAN - Yellow-Brick Buda Art Studio Carved into an Abandoned Textile Factory in Belgium

Read the rest of Yellow-Brick Buda Art Studio Carved into an Abandoned Textile Factory in BelgiumPermalink |Add todel.icio.us | diggPost tags: 51n4e, adaptive reuse, belgium, buda art center, Daylighting, eco design, green design, green renovation, Kortrijk, Recycled Materials, sustainable design, yellow bric .. ...

http://inhabitat.com/yellow-brick-buda-art-studio-carved-int

WATER - 55 percent of U.S. rivers and streams are in poor condition, says EPA

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sampled around 2,000 rivers and streams, and what they found is not good.. ...

http://www.treehugger.com/clean-water/55-percent-us-rivers-a

WATER - The Capital of Water

How to turn around a struggling industrial cit ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/joannmuller/2013/03/27/the-capit

WIND - US #1 Wind Power Market (Again), GE #1 Wind Turbine Manufacturer, According To Navigant

Reposted from Climate Progress:Image Credit: Navigant ResearchThe U.S. is now the largest wind power market, and a U.S. company is the world's number 1 supplier, according to a new industry report by Navigant Research.This is a big shakeup in the global wind market. Danish wind manufacturer Vestas had been the world leader from 2000 to 2011 but in 2012, GE Wind grabbed 15.5 percent of the market share. Vestas dropped to 14 percent.The U.S. al .. ...

http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/28/us-1-wind-power-market-a

WIND - Using fluctuating wind power

Incorporating wind power into existing power grids is challenging because fluctuating wind speed and direction means turbines generate power inconsistently. Coupled with customers' varying power demand, many wind-farm managers end up wasting power-generation capacity and limiting the service life of turbines through active control -- including fully stopping turbines -- in order to avoid any possible damage to the power grid from spikes in supply ...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130325101529.ht

FASHION - How To Tell If Your Louis Vuitton Purse Is Real Or Fake

When you've scrimped and saved and finally come up with the necessary funds to make a Louis Vuitton bag your own, the last thing you want is to accidentally get catfished with a fake one. Especially if you're looking to get a deal or a special style via a third-party vendor, it's important to be able to tell the real deal from faux-real. Luckily, designer resale site The Real Real comes across tons of products with questionable pedigree ...

http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-tell-if-a-louis-vuitton-is-real-

ANIMALS - New test for skin sensitization without using animals

In an advance in efforts to reduce the use of animals in testing new cosmetic and other product ingredients for skin allergies, scientists are describing a new, highly accurate non-animal test for these skin-sensitizers. Their study appears in ACS' journal Chemical Research in Toxicology.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-skin-sensitization-animals.htm

ANIMALS - Robot Ants Mimic a Real Colony

Robotic ants show how living ants find the best routes without a mental map of the terrain. ->

http://news.discovery.com/tech/robotics/robot-ants-mimic-real-colony-1

ANIMALS - Top 10 Animal Mysteries and Myths Explained

Animal and insect behaviors are helping to explain the origin of many popular myths and mysteries.

http://news.discovery.com/animals/mysteries-and-myths-explained-by-ani

ANIMALS - Whale songs discovered in seismic recordings

When recording seismic activity on the ocean floor, researchers unwittingly recorded whale songs, creating decades worth of data on songs for science.

http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/whale-songs-discovered-seis

ART - Art prints illustrate Europe's great cities

Russian artist, Xenia Bystrova has created a charming series of posters of some of Europe's great cities.

http://www.treehugger.com/culture/art-prints-illustrate-europe-great-c

BOOKS - "First do no harm": My interview with Amazon and Goodreads on the future of Goodreads

Amazon announced Thursday afternoon that it has acquired the popular book-related social networking site Goodreads for an undisclosed sum. I spoke with Goodreads CEO Otis Chandler and Amazon's VP of Kindle content Russ Grandinetti on what's next for Goodreads and its 16 million members. Questions and answers have been edited slightly for clarity. Goodreads CEO Otis Chandler What does the acquisition mean for Goodreads' reputation as a neutral hub ...

http://paidcontent.org/2013/03/28/first-do-no-harm-my-interview-with-a

BOOKS - Rick George Talks About His Book 'Sun Rise: Suncor, The Oil Sands And The Future Of Energy'

I caught up with Rick George, former CEO of Suncor, to talk to him about his recent book "Sun Rise: Suncor, The Oil Sands And The Future Of Energy."

http://www.forbes.com/sites/miguelforbes/2013/03/28/rick-george-talks-

CLIMATE - 2013 drought may be worse than 2012, says NOAA

The historic drought of 2011 and 2012 cost more than $50bn, greater than the economic damage caused by hurricane Sandy. Unfortunately, NOAA predicts 2013 will be even worse.

http://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/us-drought-going-get-worse.ht

CLIMATE - A pep talk for the climate movement

Paul Gilding has penned an optimistic and uplifting piece on the progress the climate movement has made and why he thinks we're on the verge of victory.

http://www.treehugger.com/economics/pep-talk-climate-movement.htm

EARTH - Rare View Reveals How Earth's Crust Forms

One of the Earth's best-ever baby pictures reveals how crust forms at the biggest volcanic feature on the planet.

http://news.discovery.com/earth/rocks-fossils/new-image-shows-how-crus

EARTH - Volcanic Lightning: How does it work?!

Few phenomena can compete with the raw beauty and devastating power of a raging thunderstorm, save for a particularly violent volcanic eruption.

http://news.discovery.com/earth/rocks-fossils/volcanic-lightning-how-d

ECONOMICS - Branding Mistakes to Avoid

If you're a small business owner, tackling the mighty task of branding your company can be a process wrought with indecision and frustration. The main idea is to translate something vague (who your company is) into something tangible that your audience can see, hear, read, and recognize. It's no easy mission. So it's no wonder that while in the process of trying to communicate your brand throughout every corner of your company, missteps can and do occur. You make choices, and sometimes, you make the wrong ones.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/thesba/2013/03/29/branding-mistakes-to-avo

ECONOMICS - The Two Ugliest Charts In The World

The S&P 500 closed at an all-time high yesterday. However, the jaw-dropping world-wide bull market belies the expectations for growth in global GDP and stock market earnings. "The 25% rally in global equities from last June seems to be driven by a growing conviction that the worst is over and tail risks are fading," wrote Morgan Stanley's Gerard Minack in a research note last week. "This, so far, is not about pricing in a notably stronger eco ...

http://www.businessinsider.com/growth-earnings-forecasts-are-falling-2

EDUCATION - Beaumont doctors call for training to reduce sudden cardiac arrest fatalities in schools

One of the leading causes of death in the United States is sudden cardiac arrest, which claims the lives of more than 325,000 people each year. In a study published in the April issue of the journal Resuscitation, Beaumont doctors found that cardiac arrests in K-12 schools are extremely rare, less than 0.2 percent, but out of 47 people who experienced cardiac arrest over a six-year period at K-12 schools, only 15 survived.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-beaumont-doctors-sudden-cardiac-

EDUCATION - Engaging teenagers in science will improve the health of future generations

(Medical Xpress)-A science and educational-based approach to diet and lifestyle will help young people improve their own health and the health of their future children, Southampton research has shown.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-engaging-teenagers-science-healt

ENERGY - How Big Are The Currently Known Oil Reserves And What Are The Chances Of Finding New Ones?

Answer by Ryan Carlyle, BSChE, Subsea Hydraulics Engineer

http://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2013/03/27/how-big-are-the-currently

ENERGY - Rick George Talks About His Book 'Sun Rise: Suncor, The Oil Sands And The Future Of Energy'

I caught up with Rick George, former CEO of Suncor, to talk to him about his recent book "Sun Rise: Suncor, The Oil Sands And The Future Of Energy."

http://www.forbes.com/sites/miguelforbes/2013/03/28/rick-george-talks-

HOMES - A humorous look at the Tiny House movement; The Onion looks at driving

It's the greenest house we have ever shown on TreeHugger!

http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/portlandia-looks-tiny-hou

HOMES - Forward-thinking Tiny Homes are built from "pure salvage"

An American tiny house builder specializes in what he calls "pure salvage building."

http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/tiny-texas-homes-made-fro

HOMES - Larry Ellison Is Selling This $28.5 Million Lake Tahoe House (ORCL)

Larry Ellison is selling his 9,242 square foot Lake Tahoe home for $28.5 million. The house sits on 2.62 acres. It has six-bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a soundproofed media room, a fitness room, and billboard room. There are two piers, a lakefront hot tub, and "230 feet of picturesque white sandy beach and shoreline," according to the listing. There is also a guest house. Ellison is selling the property because he's building a new home elsewhere in ...

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-285-million-lake-tahoe-house-larry-

HOMES - Put a cork in it: Natural renewable cork makes a comeback as home insulation

For his renovation of a 200 year old farmhouse, Alex Wilson tries out the greenest insulations on the market

http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/put-cork-it-natural-renew

HOMES - When designing a 425 square foot apartment, it sure helps to have a 25 foot ceiling

Specht Harpman Architects pack four levels into a New York loft

http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/when-designing-425-square

MOVIES - What attracts people to violent movies?

Why are audiences attracted to bloodshed, gore and violence? A recent study from researchers at the University of Augsburg, Germany and the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that people are more likely to watch movies with gory scenes of violence if they felt there was meaning in confronting violent aspects of real life.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-people-violent-movies.htm

MUSIC - Major health benefits of music uncovered

(Medical Xpress)-In the first large-scale review of 400 research papers in the neurochemistry of music, a team led by Prof. Daniel J. Levitin of McGill University's Psychology Dept. has been able to show that playing and listening to music has clear benefits for both mental and physical health. In particular, music was found both to improve the body's immune system function and to reduce levels of stress. Listening to music was also found to be more effective than prescription drugs in reducing anxiety prior to surgery.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-major-health-benefits-music-unco

PEOPLE - DNews: Humans Are Speeding Up Evolution

Turns out evolution isn't always slow. Scientists in Nebraska have discovered a bird evolving right before our eyes. Anthony has the details.

http://news.discovery.com/videos/humans-are-speeding-up-evolution.htm#

PEOPLE - If the world's population was 100 people [Infographic]

Graphic designer Jack Hagley's new infographic shows the world's population as 100 people.

http://www.treehugger.com/culture/if-world-was-100-people-infographic.

PEOPLE - Nelson Mandela Admitted to Hospital

Nelson Mandela was 'responding positively' to treatment Thursday after being readmitted to hospital with a lung infection, the latest health scare for the much-loved anti-apartheid icon.

http://news.discovery.com/human/health/nelson-mandela-lung-infection-h

PEOPLE - Physician spouses very satisfied in relationships, study finds

It appears that the majority of spouses/partners of physicians in the United States are happy with their relationships, according to Mayo Clinic research. Of the about 900 spouses/partners of physicians who responded to a national survey, 85 percent said that they were satisfied in their relationship and 80 percent said they would choose a physician spouse/partner again if they could revisit their choice. These values are similar to those of married adults in the U.S. overall. The study appears in the March edition of Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-physician-spouses-relationships.

SCIENCE - Imaging methodology reveals nano details not seen before: Understanding nanoparticles at atomic scale in 3-D could improve materials

Scientists have produced 3-D images and videos of a tiny platinum nanoparticle at atomic resolution that reveal new details of defects in nanomaterials that have not been seen before.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130327144122.ht

SCIENCE - Materials: Magnetic mystery solved

Defects in metal-organic frameworks induce low-temperature ferromagnetism and could yield novel materials for industry.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130327162422.ht

SCIENCE - Mysteries and Myths Explained

Animal and insect behaviors are helping to explain the origin of many popular myths and mysteries.

http://news.discovery.com/animals/mysteries-and-myths-explained-by-ani

SCIENCE - Quantum computing? Physicists' new technique for cooling molecules may be a stepping stone to quantum computing

At the heart of next-generation computers may be a collection of ultracold molecules held at temperatures a mere fraction of a degree above absolute zero. By combining two traditional atomic cooling technologies, physicists have pioneered a new technique for bringing normally springy molecules to a frozen standstill. Their results may be an important stepping stone towards future quantum computing.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130327144129.ht

SOLAR - Rooftop Solar Could Power All Australia Homes (& More)

Reposted from RenewEconomy:By Sophie VorrathAustralia solar rooftops via ShutterstockWhat would happen if every Australian household installed solar PV on their rooftops? That's the hypothetical question a new study has set out to answer, with the main aim of proving a solar point (while rattling a few cages along the way): that solar power is a viable solution to Australia's energy challenges and has the potential to dramatically change the ...

http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/29/rooftop-solar-could-power-all-aust

SOLAR - Solar Cells Made From Trees Dissolve in Water

These organic, plant-based solar cells can be easily recycled. ->

http://news.discovery.com/tech/solar-cells-from-trees-dissolve-water-1

SPACE - Stunning Photos Of The International Space Station

For more than twelve years, the orbiting research laboratory has flown 230 miles above our heads.

http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mlg45mkmg/the-international-space-stati

SPACE - Why Doesn't the Moon Spin?

Actually, it does spin, just at the same rate it orbits Earth.

http://news.discovery.com/space/astronomy/why-doesnt-moon-spin-tides-l

SPACE - Your Ticket to the Universe -- A Review

Your Ticket to the Universe: a Guide to Exploring the Cosmos is an astronomy book that delivers detailed information with a lighthearted, conversational tone. ->

http://news.discovery.com/space/astronomy/your-ticket-to-the-universe-

TECH - Bio-Computer Closer with Molecular Transistors

Transistors are the basic building blocks of electronics; now they can be made with living cells. ->

http://news.discovery.com/tech/biotechnology/dna-computer-closer-molec

TECH - Biological transistor enables computing within living cells

Bioengineers have taken computing beyond mechanics and electronics into the living realm of biology. Scientists have used a biological transistor made from genetic material -- DNA and RNA -- in place of gears or electrons. The team calls its biological transistor the "transcriptor."

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130328142400.ht

TECH - World's first digital camera to be powered by sunlight and wind-up renewable energy

The Sun and Cloud is the first digital camera to be entirely powered by mechanical and solar energy.

http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/worlds-first-digital-camera-powered-

URBAN - A cafe is opened in a nineteenth century toilet

What better place to have a coffee, than in a recycled "loo"?

http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/cafe-opened-nineteenth-ce

URBAN - Bloom: Floating Phytoplankton Farm Absorbs Carbon Dioxide and Monitors Rising Sea Levels

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http://inhabitat.com/bloom-floating-phytoplankton-farm-absorbs-carbon-

URBAN - Can cities be too dense? Can condos be too tall? Are they built to last?

All important questions, asked by Antonia Zerbisias in the Toronto Star

http://www.treehugger.com/urban-design/can-cities-be-too-dense-can-con

URBAN - Yellow-Brick Buda Art Studio Carved into an Abandoned Textile Factory in Belgium

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WATER - 55 percent of U.S. rivers and streams are in poor condition, says EPA

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sampled around 2,000 rivers and streams, and what they found is not good...

http://www.treehugger.com/clean-water/55-percent-us-rivers-and-streams

WATER - The Capital of Water

How to turn around a struggling industrial city

http://www.forbes.com/sites/joannmuller/2013/03/27/the-capital-of-wate

WIND - US #1 Wind Power Market (Again), GE #1 Wind Turbine Manufacturer, According To Navigant

Reposted from Climate Progress:Image Credit: Navigant ResearchThe U.S. is now the largest wind power market, and a U.S. company is the world's number 1 supplier, according to a new industry report by Navigant Research.This is a big shakeup in the global wind market. Danish wind manufacturer Vestas had been the world leader from 2000 to 2011 but in 2012, GE Wind grabbed 15.5 percent of the market share. Vestas dropped to 14 percent.The U.S. al ...

http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/28/us-1-wind-power-market-again-ge-1-

WIND - Using fluctuating wind power

Incorporating wind power into existing power grids is challenging because fluctuating wind speed and direction means turbines generate power inconsistently. Coupled with customers' varying power demand, many wind-farm managers end up wasting power-generation capacity and limiting the service life of turbines through active control -- including fully stopping turbines -- in order to avoid any possible damage to the power grid from spikes in supply. In a new paper, researchers propose a new strategy to optimize power-generation efficiency and so better control wind farms.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130325101529.ht

EARTH PORTATION News March 27th

ANIMALS - Mice show innate ability to vocalize: Deaf or not, courting male mice make same sounds

Scientists have long thought that mice might serve as a model for how humans learn to vocalize. But new research led by scientists at Washington State University-Vancouver has found that, unlike humans and songbirds, mice do not learn how to vocalize ...
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-mice-innate-ability-vo

ANIMALS - Shh! Will U.S. Navy Turn It Down for Whales and Dolphins?

Dolphins jump near the Navy ship USNS Rainier, a few miles off the coast of Southern California (Photo: Mass Communication Specialist, 3rd class, Mark Sashegyi). California's 840 miles of coastline boast an eclectic mix of marine habitats, from swaying kelp forests a hundred feet tall to wave-carved underwater cliffs and archways teeming with intertidal life. More than 285 species of fish are taken both commercially and recreationa ...

http://www.yesmagazine.org/planet/will-us-navy-turn-it-down-

ART - Sculptor's carved faces reveal the inner life of trees (Photos)

This artist's work explores what the inner spirits of trees might look like ...

http://www.treehugger.com/culture/tree-spirit-carvings-keith

EARTH - 2011 Oklahoma temblor: Wastewater injection spurred biggest earthquake yet, study says

A new study is the latest to tie a string of unusual earthquakes, in this case, in central Oklahoma, to injection of wastewater underground. Researchers now say that the magnitude 5.7 earthquake near Prague, Okla., on Nov. 6, 2011, may also be the largest ever linked to wastewater injection. Felt more than 800 miles away, the quake -- the biggest ever recorded in Oklahoma -- destroyed 14 homes, buckled a highway and left two people injured. Earth ...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130326151125.ht

EARTH - Save the environment by mining asteroids?

James Fallows at The Atlantic interviewed Eric C. Anderson, a co-founder and chairman of Space Adventures, a company focused on sending people to space. Mining asteroids is seen as a key component to making such travel possible, says Anderson ...

http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/save-environment-

ECONOMICS - Billions Of Dollars Worth Of Gold Is Hiding In Our Garbage [Infographic]

The rally cry of the gold bug has never been louder thanks to the aggressive monetary policies of central banks around the world. To meet demand, traditional miners crush tons of rock for specks of gold. Meanwhile, most of us just throw away gold without knowing it. Here's an interesting infographic from GoldAndSilverBuyers.com that shows how much gold is in our garbage. SEE ALSO: GAS, COFFEE, BITCOINS: Here's What Everything Looks Like Price ...

http://www.businessinsider.com/gold-urban-mining-2013-

ECONOMICS - Europe Is Politically Bankrupt

Over the past week, Europe, or rather the present EU leadership, has done damage to itself it will never be able to repair.It seems to escape everbody, but that doesn't make it any less true: people from Portugal to Spain to Italy to Greece to Cyprus and Ireland are worse off today than they were when they first adopted the euro. Moreover, their economies are all getting worse as we speak and projected to plunge further. The once highly touted bl ...
http://www.businessinsider.com/europe-is-politically-bankrup

ECONOMICS - The Price Of Gold Doesn't Matter (GLD)

Some conservatives are showing evolution on the matter of monetary policy. For example, Larry Kudlow recently admitted that, contrary to what he expected, Ben Bernanke's easing measures haven't created huge inflation or dollar debasement, and that he might actually be on the right track. But others in the party continue to bang the hard money drum. In a WSJ op-ed, New York Sun editor Seth Lipsky argues that Obama's and Bernanke's policies have d ...

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-price-of-gold-is-pointles

ENERGY - Energy Department Launches Bold New Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative, Source: DOE

Today, I announced the Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative at the ribbon cutting of a new facility that I believe represents the kind of strong public-private partnerships we will need to build to ensure American leadership in clean energy manufacturing: the Carbon Fiber Technology Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The Clean [...]The post Energy Department Launches Bold New Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative, ...
http://evnewsreport.com/energy-department-launches-bold-new-

ENERGY - Just Yelling "Stop!" is Not an Effective Energy Policy

"It stands athwart history, yelling stop!" - William F. Buckley, discussing the mission of the National Review, November 19, 195 ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidblackmon/2013/03/26/just-ye

ENERGY - The Most Important Man in Energy Storage? Try Archimedes

The classical view of the universe is back in style ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelkanellos/2013/03/26/the-m

ENERGY - Your Energy Skyscraper Questions, Answered

A post I did earlier today about a giant energy tower proposed on the U.S.-Mexico border generated a large number of questions and comments. A reason for the confusion is that the project creator, Solar Wind Energy Inc., did not initially respond to my requests for information. But after the story climbed north of 25,000 views, I got a phone call from Ron W. Pickett, the company's president and CEO ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidferris/2013/03/26/your-ener

GARDENS - Where Farming Is Headed, We Don't Need Soil

The concept of vertical farm "skyscrapers" was first imagined a little over a decade ago by Columbia University professor Dickson Despommier. Growing up - not out - Despommier contends, is one solution to the impending global food crisis and reducing energy consumption. By 2050, the World Health Organization estimates that seven out of 10 people will live in a city, while global population is expected to hit 9 billion. The United Natio ...

http://www.businessinsider.com/farmedhere-vertical-farming-c

HOMES - Algae-covered Walls To Heat Building

An apartment building in an up and coming section of Hamburg, Germany will attempt to employ the use of millions of microalgae in order to generate some heat. The microalage do this when fed a mixture of liquid nutrients, CO2 and sunlight. The building will not get all of its heat from the microalgae, however. It will have solar and be linked to a bio-methane plant and a network of similar energy-generating buildings.Image Credit: Image Credi .. ...

http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/26/algae-covered-walls-to-h

HOMES - Do adjustable height desks make more sense than standing desks?

A new desk design from Feiz Design Studio gives reason to look again at the issue ...

http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/do-adju

HOMES - HOUSE OF THE DAY: Check Out The East Village Apartment Chloë Sevigny Just Sold For $1.85 Million

It looks like actress Chloë Sevigny has finally sold her farmhouse-chic apartment in NYC's East Village. The apartment is in contract for $1.85 million, according to StreetEasy. We first heard that the home had been sold in July of last year, when The New York Post reported that the actress had found a buyer after listing the place for $1.7 million. But neighborhood blog EV Grieve says the buyer dropped out due to a death in the family, and ...

http://www.businessinsider.com/chlo-sevigny-sold-her-farmer-

HOMES - Hotello packs a 40 square foot hotel room and office into a box

It is an interesting design if you are the quiet type ...

http://www.treehugger.com/interior-design/hotello-packs-40-s

HOMES - Some US Housing Markets Have Seen Hundreds Of Homes Sell Within Hours Of Their Debut

More and more, we're hearing about U.S. housing markets that are heating up. Florida is apparently "on fire" and California is seeing buying frenzies. Economist Robert Shiller often says Phoenix and Las Vegas are experiencing homebuyer exuberance. Professor Mark Perry of the Carpe Diem blog points us to data from real estate firm Redfin, which has identified housing markets where homes are selling in under 24 hours. "Some people ta ...

http://www.businessinsider.com/cities-where-homes-sell-in-un

HOMES - Swirling Green-Roofed Chinese Coin House Built in Accordance with Sacred Geometry

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http://inhabitat.com/swirling-green-roofed-chinese-coin-hous

HOMES - Tiny NYC half-bedroom converted into elegant chamber (Video)

Check out this video on how one interior designer transforms a teeny half-bedroom into a tasteful, multifunctional space ...

http://www.treehugger.com/interior-design/tiny-half-bedroom-

PEOPLE - Exclusive Excerpt: Atari Founder Bushnell Talks About Finding the Next Steve Jobs

The story behind Nolan Bushnell's new e-book, 'Finding the Next Steve Jobs,' starts 33 years ago in Paris ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/connieguglielmo/2013/03/26/exclu

SCIENCE - 'Metascreen' forms ultra-thin invisibility cloak

Up until now, the invisibility cloaks put forward by scientists have been fairly bulky contraptions -- an obvious flaw for those interested in Harry Potter-style applications ...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130325202552.ht

SCIENCE - Scientists Turn Carbon Dioxide In The Air Into Useful Products

As we move forward into the 21st century, one of the biggest challenges facing humanity is climate change caused by increasing carbon dioxide emissions. In particular, how to fight the effects of climate change without causing widespread economic suffering ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2013/03/26/scientists-

SOLAR - Introducing new solar gear that could change the game

Inverters are the silent workhorses that convert power from devices like solar panels and batteries into usable power. There's been considerable innovation around solar panel inverters in recent years, as some solar roofs have started moving from a single large central inverter to smaller "microinverters" embedded on each panel. But now year-and-a-half-old chip startup Empower Micro Systems has been pushing that solar inverter innovation even far ...

http://gigaom.com/2013/03/26/introducing-new-solar-gear-that

SOLAR - Make a solar garden lamp out of a jam jar

This DIY project would be a great intro to green tech for kids or just a fun way to light up your garden with solar power ...

http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/gadgets/make-solar-gard

SOLAR - Portable Solar Power "Flower" Folds Up Like A Lotus

Biomimicry run amok can be a beautiful thing, and that's the driving force behind a new portable solar power canopy called Lotus Mobile. The brainchild of solar innovator Joseph Hui, who happens to be obsessed with flowers as well as butterflies (and solar power), Lotus Mobile is a lightweight, pole-mounted, solar canopy composed of 18 petal-like solar modules. The petals are arranged in a sequence inspired by the lotus flower, and like petal .. ...

http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/26/portable-solar-power-flo

SOLAR - Scientists Create Recyclable Solar Cells From Trees

Last year in April 2012, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology created the first plastic solar cell (Forbes: New Technique Creates First Plastic Solar Cell) which they hope will help change requirements for manufacturing of organic printed electronics. That plastic solar cell was created through a special program at Georgia Tech called the Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics (COPE), which studies the use and development of p ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jenniferhicks/2013/03/26/scienti

SOLAR - Solar Robot Heads To Jail

Reposted from Solar Love (with minor edits):That has to be one of the most intriguing solar power headlines of the year. Fortunately, there's nothing untrue about it (even if the story isn't exactly what you have in mind).QBotix (previously covered on CleanTechnica) combines robotics technology with solar power plants to improve the efficiency of solar projects. And its first commercial application is at Alameda County Santa Rita Jail in Dubl .. ...

http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/22/solar-robot-heads-to-jai

TECH - 3-D printers: putting a factory on every corner

People love the idea of 3-D printers. These devices can build (or print) all kinds of things from toys and (gulp) guns to houses. And some say as the price of the technology falls, 3-D printers could jumpstart the manufacturing sector in developing countries and perhaps reinvigorate it in high-cost economies like the U.S. which is now hard-pressed to compete with China and other lower-cost providers. 3D printer at MIT Media Lab could construct a ...

http://gigaom.com/2013/03/26/3-d-printers-putting-a-factory-

TECH - Backpack mapping system captures intelligence in tough-to-get-to places

Engineers have developed a portable device -- carried in a backpack -- that can be used to automatically create maps in tight spaces where GPS is not readily available - such as in underground areas and on ships ...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130326162155.ht

TECH - Here's What You Could Do With Google Glass--If Your Cool Idea Got You An Invite

Announced with a crazy sky dive last year, Google Glass may soon be sighted out in the wild. Google just announced that invitations to buy the software-developer version of its wearable computer glasses will go out in the next few days to several thousand people who provided cool ideas for what to do with them ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthof/2013/03/26/heres-what-

TECH - Larry Ellison Declared War On IBM With Oracle's Fastest Ever Computer (ORCL, IBM)

Larry Ellison threw his barbs at IBM today when announcing Oracle's first "mainframe" class computer server, called the M5. This is the fastest computer Oracle has ever produced. Oracle also introduced a new mid-range computer, the T5. Both of these products are built with a new Oracle-designed microprocessor, the SPARC T5. Ellison had IBM in his sights as he talked about the M5 and T5. Ellison said that in some of its tests, the M5 was 8-times f ...

http://www.businessinsider.com/ellison-trash-talks-ibm-2013-

TECH - These Six Regular People Just Got Invited To Use Google Glass (GOOG)

Earlier today, Google announced that it had picked the winners of its #ifihadglass campaign this week. It will be sending out thousands of invites telling these lucky people that they can buy the Google Glass device for $1,500. Google just sent us a list of some of the winners along with the things they will do with Glass once they own a pair. Here's the full email. In February we asked people across Google+ and Twitter to tell us what they ...

http://www.businessinsider.com/six-regular-people-get-google

TECH - YC winter 2013 demo day: Five startups to watch (afternoon edition)

As we wrote this morning, Y Combinator introduced its winter startup batch on Tuesday in Mountain View at the Computer History Museum, launching 47 companies to the investors and press who were interested to see what Silicon Valley's most notable incubator has been cooking up. We picked five startups to watch from the morning batch, and talked about some of the changes in this year's program. The third batch later on Tuesday is off the record. Bu ...

http://gigaom.com/2013/03/26/yc-winter-2013-demo-day-five-st

URBAN - Australia 108: Tallest Skyscraper in the Southern Hemisphere Coming Soon to Melbourne

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http://inhabitat.com/prefab-australia-108-will-be-the-talles

URBAN - HOUSE OF THE DAY: Check Out The East Village Apartment Chloë Sevigny Just Sold For $1.85 Million

It looks like actress Chloë Sevigny has finally sold her farmhouse-chic apartment in NYC's East Village. The apartment is in contract for $1.85 million, according to StreetEasy. We first heard that the home had been sold in July of last year, when The New York Post reported that the actress had found a buyer after listing the place for $1.7 million. But neighborhood blog EV Grieve says the buyer dropped out due to a death in the family, and ...

http://www.businessinsider.com/chlo-sevigny-sold-her-farmer-

URBAN - House for artist is built into Mexico City billboard

It takes time to paint a billboard by hand; why not provide a house for the artist while they work ...

http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/house-artist-bu

URBAN - Interior Design Arts Unveils Gorgeous Timber-Framed Home in Watchung, New Jersey

This gorgeous timber-framed home was designed and built by the artisans at Interior Design Arts. The team combined their passion for natural aesthetics with modern amenities to turn this home into a magnificent work of art. The home possesses immeasurable charm - from the hand-crafted woodwork and exposed timber beams to the custom copper accents and exposed brick walls.+ Interior Design ArtsThe article above was submitted to us by an Inhabitat r ...

http://inhabitat.com/interior-design-arts-unveils-gorgeous-t

URBAN - Philadelphia's solar-powered trash cans: Great green idea or flawed design?

Are solar-powered trash cans a fuel-saving, money-saving way to keep the streets clean? Or are they worse than regular trash cans ...

http://www.treehugger.com/solar-technology/philadelphias-sol

URBAN - Swirling Green-Roofed Chinese Coin House Built in Accordance with Sacred Geometry

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http://inhabitat.com/swirling-green-roofed-chinese-coin-hous

URBAN - The Invisible City: Temporary High-Tech Treehouses Could Transform London's Parks

Read the rest of The Invisible City: Temporary High-Tech Treehouses Could Transform London's ParksPermalink |Add todel.icio.us | diggPost tags: Biomimetic Design, biomimicry, green design, Invisible Works London, london green spaces, London treehouses, outdoor exhibitions, Sustainable buildings, technology and nature, the invisible city london, urban green space .. ...

http://inhabitat.com/the-invisible-city-londons-parks-transf

URBAN - These Intriguing 3-D Dioramas Let You Peer into Tiny Scenes of New York City

When we first spied Heather Kocsis' booth at this year's Architectural Digest Home Design Show, we wondered why people were staring so intently at what appeared to be ordinary paintings. But upon further inspection, we realized that what we thought were flat works of art were actually 3-D assemblages made of reclaimed wood depicting tiny scenes of NYC. From water tank towers to fire escapes to even Yankee Stadium, these delightful dioramas will t ...

http://inhabitat.com/these-intriguing-3-d-dioramas-let-you-p

WATER - Ocean Array Could Clean Up Tons Of Plastic

A young entrepreneur has an innovative design for cleaning up the plastic waste that plagues the world's oceans. -&gt ...
http://news.discovery.com/tech/robotics/ocean-array-7-millio

WATER - Teen invents device to clean giant ocean garbage patches

At an age when most people are just thinking about what they want to do with their lives, one 19 year old is inventing a method of cleaning up the ocean's plastic garbage patches ...

http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/teen-invents-devi

WIND - Denmark: 1,000 Megawatts Of Offshore Wind, And No Signs of Slowing Down

On March 18, Dong Energy's Anholt offshore wind farm connected its 36th Siemens 3.6 megawatt (MW) turbine to the electric grid, thereby bringing the total of Denmark's connected offshore wind to 1 gigawatt (1,000 megawatts). This capacity covers the equivalent of about 1 million Danish households' electricity consumption. The Anholt complex itself will include 400 megawatts of capacity when completed. And Denmark has no plans to stop t ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterdetwiler/2013/03/26/denmark

WORK - The Best Small Cities For Jobs

When it comes to employment, bigger is not always better ...
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mef45kejm/no-1-killeen-temple

WORK - Your Coworkers Are Your Biggest Distraction At Work, Survey Says (JIVE)

Your coworkers are driving you to distraction. So is sifting through a ton of unnecessary email making sure you didn't miss something important, according to a survey of 2,000 folks by Jive Software. On average, U.S. workers spend 16 percent of their workday checking irrelevant email, the study finds.That's a little over an hour a day for an 8-hour day. And some people have it much worse. 18 percent said that they spend a quarter of their workday ...

http://www.businessinsider.com/coworkers-are-the-biggest-dis

WRITE - WORK - The Best Small Cities For Jobs

When it comes to employment, bigger is not always better ...
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WRITE - WORK - Your Coworkers Are Your Biggest Distraction At Work, Survey Says (JIVE)

Your coworkers are driving you to distraction. So is sifting through a ton of unnecessary email making sure you didn't miss something important, according to a survey of 2,000 folks by Jive Software. On average, U.S. workers spend 16 percent of their workday checking irrelevant email, the study finds.That's a little over an hour a day for an 8-hour day. And some people have it much worse. 18 percent said that they spend a quarter of their workday ...

http://www.businessinsider.com/coworkers-are-the-biggest-dis