Electric Hot Rods: Best Green Cars at SEMA

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There were some real standouts in the zero-emissions, electric, hybrid, and alt-fuel divisions at the 2009 SEMA Auto Show - showing that green performance is still alive and well. For starters, there was the Corsa Motorsports hybric-electric LMP1 car, which will be running a full series in

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Spain mandates affordable broadband for all

post from CR4 - Recent Blog Entries on 23 November 2009 01:59:15 PM. © CR4 - Recent Blog Entries

From CNET News.com: Spanish officials said earlier this week that the government will require service providers to offer broadband with speeds of at least 1 Mbps at regulated rates to residents living anywhere in the country. The Spanish telecommunications minister issued a stat

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Caplan: Pay Up for Quality Care, Or Else

post from blog.bioethics.net on 23 November 2009 01:15:00 PM. © blog.bioethics.net

The trent toward concierge medicine is not a good thing, says Art Caplan, today on MSNBC.com. Why not just draw a big bright yellow line across the street that indicates that "the haves" can get quality care over here and...

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Health Care in The Post-Oprah Era

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One Generation Burned Their Bras. Will Another
Implants Theirs

post from blog.bioethics.net on 23 November 2009 12:55:00 PM. © blog.bioethics.net

Victoria's Secret beware. There's a new game in town, says Fox News: the implantable, non-removable "Cup & Up" device. The bra that never sleeps--or comes off. Rather than rehash all the staid arguments for and against breast augmentation, let's look...

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Obama kicks off massive science education effort!

post from Bad Astronomy on 23 November 2009 12:45:07 PM. © Bad Astronomy

I just finished watching a live stream of a speech President Obama gave at the White House, pledging more support for science education in this country.Woohoo!Science, technology, engineering, and math — STEM — education has been struggling[...]

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No jesus meat for you, Patrick Kennedy!

post from Pharyngula on 23 November 2009 12:33:09 PM. © Pharyngula

Representative Patrick Kennedy has been barred from taking communion by the Catholic church. This is a politically motivated action to intimidate a politician into supporting a position on a political issue opposed by the church, abortion rights. Hmmm…using religion to commit extortion. How unusual.

I feel for him. I have a few consecrated wafers somewhere around the house; I'd love to send him some so he could cannibalize Jesus, but unfortunately, I also got threats to send me poisoned wafers from a few good Catholics, and I haven't tested them. I'd rather not be responsible for murdering a Democrat. Maybe some of you could help him out; go to Mass, pocket a slice o' Jebus, and send it to poor Patrick.

If he's smart, though, he'll just desecrate it. The article makes much of the fact that the Catholic church has not excommunicated him, but only denied him the sacrament. A little blatant heresy might be enough to get them to help Kennedy escape fully from the clutches of that cult.

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New brain cell formation discovery

post from Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought on 23 November 2009 12:26:31 PM. © Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought

The generation of new nerve cells in the brain is regulated by a peptide known as C3a, which directly affects the stem cells' maturation into nerve cells and is also important for the migration of new nerve cells through the brain tissue, reveals new research from the Sahlgrenska Academy published in the journal Stem Cells.

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Looking for planets It's all about the lithium!

I have a lot of respect for planet hunters. It's not an easy job. Discovering and confirming the existence of a planet requires a lot of patience, and I'd imagine it must be frustrating at times. So I'm sure a few planet hunters are rejoicing at the news that knowing which stars to look at just became a lot easier. All you have to do is look for lithium.

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