EARTH Portation curated news: EARTH PORTATION curated News July 30th

ANIMALS - For Some Worms, It’s Heads or Tails

Three new studies try to determine why some flatworms can regenerate a head or tail, and some only a tail. ...

http://www-nc.nytimes.com/2013/07/30/science/for-some-worms-
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ANIMALS - Nepal's tiger population on the rise

Conservationists say results of census â?? which revealed largest number since 1970s â?? is encouraging news for big cats ...

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/jul/30/nepal-tig
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ANIMALS - WHOA: Tiny Dog Proves You Don't Have To Be Big To Be A Hero

A 6-year-old Yorkshire terrier named Joe has proved that size really is just a number. The pooch was able to fend off a young bear that entered the home of his owner, Deborah Epstein, in Ringwood, New Jersey. ...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/26/deborah-epstein-dog
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BOOKS - Node Web Development - Second Edition
Presented in a simple, step-by-step format, this book is an introduction to web development with Node.

http://www.packtpub.com/node-web-development-2e/book
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CLIMATE - 'Drunken' Weather Pattern Leads to Deadly Heat | Climate Central

Weather systems have been moving in the "wrong" direction for the first half of July, leading to a prolonged, deadly heat wave. ...

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CLIMATE - NASA sees little rainfall in Tropical Depression Flossie

Tropical Storm Flossie weakened as it interacted with the Hawaiian Islands and became a depression. NASA's TRMM satellite saw mostly light rain and one isolated area of heavy rainfall within the storm after it weakened. All watches and warnings were dropped for the Hawaiian Islands on July 30.

http://phys.org/news/2013-07-nasa-rainfall-tropical-depressi
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CLIMATE - Ocean’s Iron Impact Could Alter Climate Predictions | Climate Central

The amount of dissolved iron in the oceans varies far more than once realized, researchers say. ...

http://www.climatecentral.org/news/oceans-iron-impact-could-
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CLIMATE - Radio waves carry news of climate change

The ionosphere, one of the regions of the upper atmosphere, plays an important role in global communications. Ionized by solar radiation, this electricity-rich region is used for the transmission of long wave communications, such as radio waves. Now Prof. Colin Price of Tel Aviv University's Department ... ...

http://phys.org/news/2013-07-radio-news-climate.htm
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ECONOMICS - Budging (Just a Little) on Investing in Gold

As a long-term investment, gold has offered small overall returns with high volatility. But there is still an argument for keeping a sliver of it in a portfolio. ...

http://www-nc.nytimes.com/2013/07/28/business/budging-just-a
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ECONOMICS - Consumer Confidence Revisits High Set in 2007

Rising home prices and job gains are bolstering household wealth and income. ...

http://www-nc.nytimes.com/2013/07/27/business/economy/consum
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ECONOMICS - Data For Dummies, What Does Your Small Business Need? (Part 1)

Feeling data overload? This series of posts will break data collection and management down for small business owners. ...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/marccompeau/2013/07/30/data-for-
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ECONOMICS - Why Are Trader Joe's Customers The Most Satisfied In America?

A new study of consumers in North America finds that, when it comes to customer satisfaction, no grocery chain tops Trader Joe's. ...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/retailwire/2013/07/30/why-are-tr
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ECONOMICS - Why Improving The Customer Experience Matters: A Love Story

We said last time that the smartest companies are now working hard to manage their customers’ experiences with their products and services in order to delight and retain them.So how do you do it? .

http://www.forbes.com/sites/mikemaddock/2013/07/30/why-impro
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ECONOMICS - Would Eliminating The Property Tax Deduction Be A Big Deal?

Tax Foundation (Photo credit: Wikipedia) This just in from the Tax Foundation: This week, the Senate Finance Committee is considering the elimination of major tax expenditures as a starting point for a comprehensive reform effort, including the property tax deduction for owner-occupied housing. According to new researchby the nonpartisan Tax [...] ...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterjreilly/2013/07/30/would-el
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EDUCATION - Aquatic playground can turn water tanks into fish schools

Raising fish in tanks that contain hiding places and other obstacles can make the fish both smarter and improve their chances of survival when they are released into the wild, according to an international team of researchers. ...

http://phys.org/news/2013-07-aquatic-playground-tanks-fish-s
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ENERGY - $23 Million Energy Storage Research Center Launched In New York State

Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. ...

http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/30/23-million-energy-storag
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ENERGY - California, Texas Lead Nation In Smart Grid Technology | EarthTechling

A new report ranks states on smart grid policies, investments and customer engagement levels. ...

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/embargo-which-st
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ENERGY - Facts On Germany’s Nuclear, Fossil Fuel, & Renewable Electricity Generation Changes

Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. ...

http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/30/facts-on-germanys-nuclea
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ENERGY - Solar, Electric Car, Energy News Roundup

Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. ...

http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/30/solar-wind-electric-car-
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ENERGY - Switzerland Cannot Afford Not To Transition To Renewables

Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. ...

http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/30/switzerland-cannot-affor
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FASHION - Despite Layoffs And Executive Departures, Coach Is Still A Label To Watch

What a difference a year makes. The last time we checked in on Coach, the New York based leather goods brand was reporting soaring profits and steady revenue increases. Today, on the heels of less-than-stellar fourth quarter earnings, the company’s slashing 200 jobs and will lose several integral executives over the [...] ...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/lydiadishman/2013/07/30/despite-
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MOVIES - A Dark, Brilliant Short Film?¦ Starring Pee Wee Herman

Holy cow, the short film, The Final Moments of Karl Brant is fantastic. ...

http://io9.com/a-dark-brilliant-short-film-starring-pee-wee-
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MUSIC - Drunkenly delirious insect music

Country diary: Wenlock Edge: You are immersed in a soft white noise: bees, wasps, hoverflies are all feeding from the lime flowers ...

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/jul/30/wenlock-e
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MUSIC - Harnessing Physics in Grand Spaces to Make Music

When William Close invents an instrument, experimentation is key. But to create the Earth Harp, an instrument that can span 1,000 feet and attach to mountains, took a feat of physics. ...

http://www-nc.nytimes.com/2013/07/30/science/harnessing-phys
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MUSIC - Why It May Take Madison Square Garden 10 Years To Reclaim Title Of World's Greatest Music Venue

Until 1957, Brooklyn and New York had one of the best rivalries in all of sports. Principally driven by the Yankees and the Dodgers, the boroughs fought like brothers looking to impress their parent city. With the exception of 1955, the Yankees always won, and then in 1957, as if [...] ...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jesselawrence/2013/07/30/why-it-
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PEOPLE - Decades later, hair-raising photo still a reminder of lightning danger - NBC News.com

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PEOPLE - The World's Richest Sports Owners - In Photos: Billionaires 2013: Richest Sports Owners

See which billionaires are cashing in on sports. ...

http://www.forbes.com/pictures/efik45emfhj/the-worlds-riches
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PERMACULTURE - Kews growth strategy: hybrid crops without the genetic modification

British researchers are leading an unprecedented global project to track down and store wild relatives of common crops to help breed hybrids with higher yields that could be resistant to the effects of climate change. ...

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/kews-g
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SCIENCE - Making a Stunning, Glow-in-the-Dark Fountain Is Surprisingly Simple

Bioluminescence is awesome. Essentially the production of light by a living organism, e.g. fireflies, certain types of jellyfish, etcâ??but it doesn't just occur in animals. There's even some plant life that has the potential to give off that lovely, ethereal glow. And as Mark Rober shows us in the video above, you can even harness that power to become your very own nat ...

http://gizmodo.com/making-a-stunning-glow-in-the-dark-founta
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SCIENCE - These guys want you to crowdfund their space railroad

Meet the team behind the Slingatron, a massive coil of railroad tracks that could shoot a train into low Earth orbit. They are hoping that their homebrewed mass accelerator could be used to shoot objects (not delicate humans) into space. ...

http://io9.com/these-guys-want-you-to-crowdfund-their-space-
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SPACE - A NASA infrared baby picture of Tropical Depression 7E

Tropical Depression 7E formed in the Eastern Pacific Ocean during the morning of July 30, and a NASA satellite was overhead to get an infrared baby picture. NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the depression and saw strong, but fragmented thunderstorms around the center. ...

http://phys.org/news/2013-07-nasa-infrared-baby-picture-trop
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SPACE - Cracking how life arose on Earth may help clarify where else it might exist

Does life exist elsewhere or is our planet unique, making us truly alone in the universe? Much of the work carried out by NASA, together with other research agencies around the world, is aimed at trying to come to grips with this great and ancient question. ...

http://phys.org/news/2013-07-life-arose-earth.htm
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SPACE - Scientists to Discuss Universe's Strange Dense Spot Wednesday: Watch Live: Scientific American

The Big Bang should have distributed matter evenly throughout the universe - so why is there a big dense spot? ...

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=scientists-
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SPACE - To infinity and beyond: Teleporting humans into space

In the science fiction show, Star Trek, teleportation is a regular and significant feature. But how much time and power is required to send the data needed to teleport a human being? ...
http://phys.org/news/2013-07-infinity-teleporting-humans-spa
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URBAN - Future Windows Could Use a Biomimetic Vascular System to Save Energy

Windows, our source of life-giving sunlight indoors, are a menace to your electrical bill. In the summer, windows bleed cold and in the winter they ooze heat. To save energy, researchers want to give window panes a circulatory system that could pump in cool, liquid relief when they get too hot.

http://gizmodo.com/future-windows-could-use-a-biomimetic-vas
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URBAN - SEED: A Rural African Alternative To LEED | EarthTechling

In unique situations, like much of Africa, the LEED system just doesn't fit the environment, culture, or climate. But that's not necessarily a bad thing. ...

http://www.earthtechling.com/2013/07/seed-a-rural-african-al
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WIND - EDF Renewable Energy Continues Aggressive Wind Energy Expansion In Texas

Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. ...

http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/30/edf-renewable-energy-con
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WIND - EU Offshore Wind Potential Could Create 318,000 Green Jobs | EarthTechling

Wind farms installed in deep seas could meet 14% of the EU’s electricity demand and generate 318,000 jobs by 2030, according to a new report by the European Wind Energy Association. ...