2014年9月24日 星期三

2014-09-25 U.S. Spotlight


Planck Reveals Dusty Problem for BICEP2s Gravitational Waves  Discovery News
Planck's full-sky galactic dust map of the northern galactic hemisphere (left) and southern galactic hemisphere (right). The map shows galactic dust density where blue regions indicates low density and red indicates high density. The patch of sky observed by ...


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Q&A: Why It's Important to Protect a Vast Marine Monument  National Geographic
Ocean scientist Elliott Norse says the Pacific remote islands deserve the new protection announced by the White House. The underwater scene of Palmyra Atoll. Coral thrives under the water around Palmyra Atoll, part of the marine sanctuary in the Pacific.

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From XXX to A-list: Stars with porn pasts  Page Six
Long before he was the Terminator (let alone the Governator), Arnold Schwarzenegger was rumored to have posed nude for several gay pornographic magazine spreads. However, other sources claim the modeling was for artist Robert Mapplethorpe.

   

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Colombian Girls Blame Vaccine for Mysterious Symptoms  Discovery News
Today the Supreme Court upheld the 2010 health care law in a dramatic victory for President Barack Obama. The lead up to today's decision has prompted debate between opponents and supporters of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act two years ...


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Amazon Warriors' Names Revealed Amid "Gibberish" on Ancient Greek Vases  National Geographic
Translations reveal Amazons' names such as Don't Fail and Hot Flanks hidden in ancient "nonsense" inscriptions. A photo of an ancient fragmented attic red-figure cup from Greece. This Greek cup, dating from around 510 B.C., depicts an Amazon warrior on ...


   


Study Links Anxiety Drugs to Alzheimer's Disease  New York Times (blog)
I swear I don't go looking for alarming news about benzodiazepines, drugs widely prescribed for insomnia and anxiety. But it shows up with some frequency, so, mindful of your fervidly held views on the subject, I am donning a hazmat suit to bring you the ...


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25 Things You Can Do On iOS 8 That You Couldn't Do On iOS 7  Gizmodo
Load up iOS 8 and you might not notice the difference straight away, but there are plenty of little tweaks and changes behind the scenes. Here are 25 different things you can do on your device that you couldn't do yesterday.

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Switch to Natural Gas Won't Reduce Carbon Emissions Much, Study Finds  National Geographic
Will burning cheap gas just make us use more energy and delay the rise of renewables? Photo of natural gas drilling rigs in Wyoming. Natural gas drilling rigs dot the landscape in Wyoming. Using more natural gas instead of coal for electricity won't make a ...


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North Carolina, in Political Flux, Battles for Its Identity  New York Times
North Carolina, a state long defined by the tension between Southern tradition and progressive ideals, seems like it is moving in two directions at once, with both major parties exhibiting gains and their members coexisting as neighbors. Protesters at the state ...


   


Obama challenges Arab and Muslim states to fight violent extremism in U.N. ...  PBS NewsHour
President Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly by saying the world is “at a crossroads between war and peace.” He urged Arab and Muslim leaders to join a four-point campaign that would destroy the Islamic State group, delegitimize the ...


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