Twitter Tweets

19 Books You Shouldn’t Have Overlooked in 2013

Monday: Slate staffers pick their favorite books of 2013. Tuesday: The overlooked books of 2013. Wednesday: The best lines of 2013, and the best poetry of 2013. Thursday: Dan Kois’ 15 favorite books.... 

 

View on web  

 

 

 

.......................................

 

 Journalism Buzz ‏@JournalismBuzz 1m

PBS Media Shift: 10 Essential Non-Writing Tools to Help Writers Write: The last decade has... http://bit.ly/IIIQmz  #journo #journalism

   

 

 

3:30 AM - 3 Dec 13 ·

 

 ....................................

 Phys.org

How hummingbirds evolved to fly at high altitude

(Phys.org) —High up in the Andes, numerous species of hummingbirds are thriving despite low levels of oxygen. 

 

View on web

 

 

 ................................

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 ....................

 

 

 

Why a single human case of bird flu has Hong Kong spooked

At a press conference held by Hong Kong's food and health secretary on Dec. 2, the city reported its first-ever human case of H7N9, a strain of bird flu. The patient, a 36-year-old Indonesian... 

 

View on web

 

.......................................

 

 financial Times ‏@FT 2m

Investment bankers are bracing themselves for a drop in bonuses for the second year running: http://on.ft.com/IDEZGN  pic.twitter.com/emvwP08Zzg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 ....................

 

 

 

Justice Department Approves Microsoft Deal

Microsoft said it was pleased to receive the approval and it looked “forward to the date when our partners at Nokia will become members of the Microsoft family.” 

View on web

 

 

 ........................

 

 

 

Free download: Rat feeding studies with #gmo maize - a comparative evaluation http://www.enveurope.com/content/25/1/33/abstract …

  #environmentalscienceseurope

 

Rat feeding studies with genetically modified maize - a comparative evaluation of applied methods and risk assessment standards

Hartmut Meyer and Angelika Hilbeck

 

 Read More:  http://www.enveurope.com/content/25/1/33/abstract

 

.......................................

 

 

 

Facebook Tweaks News Feed for More 'High Quality' Content

By Mashable @mashable

 

View on web

 

 

 

 .........................

 

 

 

 

  51s

|@Mashable on #Amazon drones. 

No way: http://on.mash.to/1bEDQvf 

 Way: http://on.mash.to/1c8Luc7  pic.twitter.com/ce6YbVTNvS

 Drone

 

 

 ........................................

 

 

The One Thing All Introverts Need To Do At Work

Quartz: One of the best networking tips for shy people might be simply, “Move your desk at work.” From the book Achieving Success Through Social Capital: Tapping the Hidden Resources in Your Personal... 

View on web

 

 

 ........................................

 

 

 

Rio Tinto cuts spending to $8bn by 2015 in strategy shake up -...

By Andrew Critchlow @baldersdale

World's second-largest iron-ore miner slashes capital expenditure amid ongoing uncertainty over demand from China 

View on web

 

 .........................................

 

 

 

 

 ...........................

 

 

 

China eyes £50bn UK spending spree http://fw.to/iXJBxuD . Telegraph Business front page pic.twitter.com/Jd1MmE4wCb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

.........................................

 

 

  ‏@globeandmail 1m

Ad that depicts Harper as the Godfather enrages anti-defamation group http://bit.ly/IIQPjp

 

 ..................................

 

 

 

Regression To Trend: A Perspective On Long-Term Market Performance

Quick take: At the end of November the inflation-adjusted S&P 500 index price was 77% above its long-term trend, up from 71% above trend the previous month. About the only certainty in the stock... 

View on web

 

 

 

......................................................

 

 

 

The Four Least Corrupt Countries In The World

By Michael Kelley @MichaelKelleyBI

Somalia, Korea, and Afghanistan are the most corrupt. 

 

View on web

 

 

 ...........................................

 

 

 

NYC Train Derailment Raises Questions About Anti-Crash Technology

A Metro-North train derailed while going nearly 3 times the speed limit, raising questions about if crash-avoidance technology could have prevented the... 

View on web

 

 ...................................

 

 

 

Ex-Madoff aide: 'I created fake books and records'

Madoff ex-employee Frank DiPascali, Jr., demonizes former colleagues in federal court. 

 

View on web

 

 

 

....................................

 

Rate Of Mental Health Treatment Increasing Faster For Kids Than Adults

By Bahar Gholipour, Staff Writer Published: 11/27/2013 04:53 PM EST on LiveScience The use of mental health treatments in children has increased in recent years much more than it has among adults, a... 

View on web

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 ...........................

 

 

Salon.com ‏@Salon 58s

 

 

"Gay thugs", transgender "demons of rape" and other insane things right-wingers are fretting about this week ---

 

 http://slnm.us/bZhEY6P

 

 ............................................

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 .................