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2013-05-22 18:58:05 (3 comments, 3 reshares, 8 +1s)

Greek Yogurt’s Dark Side.
Greek yogurt is a booming $2 billion a year industry — and it's producing millions of pounds of waste that industry insiders are scrambling to figure out what to do with.

For every three or four ounces of milk, Chobani and other companies can produce only one ounce of creamy Greek yogurt. The rest becomes acid whey. It’s a thin, runny waste product that can’t simply be dumped. Not only would that be illegal, but whey decomposition is toxic to the natural environment, robbing oxygen from streams and rivers. That could turn a waterway into what one expert calls a “dead sea,” destroying aquatic life over potentially large areas. Spills of cheese whey, a cousin of Greek yogurt whey, have killed tens of thousands of fish around the country in recent years

2013-05-22 18:52:38 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Preventive Services Covered Under the Affordable Care Act.
If you have a new health insurance plan or insurance policy beginning on or after September 23, 2010, the following preventive services must be covered without your having to pay a copayment or co-insurance or meet your deductible. This applies only when these services are delivered by a network provider.

Covered Preventive Services for Adults
Covered Preventive Services for Women, Including Pregnant Women
Covered Preventive Services for Children

2013-05-22 18:49:29 (4 comments, 4 reshares, 30 +1s)

Togo Burger, A Folding Cardboard Tote to Hold Fast Food.

http://laughingsquid.com/togo-burger-a-folding-cardboard-tote-to-hold-fast-food/

2013-05-22 18:43:40 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

After the Storm: Deadly Flesh-Eating Infections?.
The flesh-eating fungus typically lurks in soil, water and wood and doesn’t affect humans. But the EF-5 twister that hit Joplin launched massive debris through the air. Some people who survived the initial tornado were left with deep wounds, which were infected with the fungus when they came in contact with debris. It's even possible the tornado carried the contaminated soil or debris for miles along its path, researchers wrote in the journal PLOS One.

2013-05-22 18:37:01 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Google Releases a Smoother Drive App for Android.

2013-05-22 18:28:26 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Google Adds Monthly Top Charts To Google Trends, And A Beautiful New Search Trend Visualizer.

http://www.google.com/trends/topcharts

2013-05-22 18:26:44 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 10 +1s)

The video at the link below appears to show a suspect in today's London "machete" attack bragging about the attack that left one man, believed to be a serving soldier, dead.

Story here: Soldier Hacked To Death By Machete-Wielding Terrorists
http://gawker.com/terror-in-london-soldier-hacked-apart-by-machete-wield-509321352

2013-05-22 18:18:03 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

Inside Google's Secret Lab.

2013-05-22 18:00:08 (1 comments, 6 reshares, 17 +1s)

Google+'s Best New Unadvertised Feature: Photo Search With Visual Recognition - Try It On Your Own Pictures And Be Amazed.

2013-05-22 16:58:56 (6 comments, 13 reshares, 31 +1s)

If Earth had rings like Saturn, the sky would look like this.

More pictures here:  http://news.cnet.com/2300-17938_105-10016911-1.html

2013-05-22 16:52:58 (1 comments, 3 reshares, 13 +1s)

Google Now style voice search now live in Chrome stable channel.

2013-05-22 16:44:19 (9 comments, 3 reshares, 13 +1s)

$40 for a Case of Bottled Water? 'Preying' on Oklahoma Tornado Victims.
Investigators with the Oklahoma Attorney General's office have already uncovered evidence of businesses taking advantage of the recent tornado's devastation by price-gouging in the weather-ravaged region, including a grocery store accused of charging consumers $40 for a case of water.

Using a law known as the Emergency Price Stabilization Act, consumer protection investigators are teaming with local law enforcement to catch fraud as it happens. The law was passed after a tornado leveled the same region in 1999 and prohibits price increases of more than 10 percent on goods and services such as water and hotel rooms for 30 days after a disaster. It extends to 180 days for construction-related complaints.

2013-05-21 04:03:07 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 11 +1s)

How to Report A Fireball in the Sky.

2013-05-21 03:58:03 (14 comments, 4 reshares, 36 +1s)

 Catholic Whistleblowers, a newly formed cadre of priests and nuns who say the Roman Catholic Church is still protecting sexual predators.

2013-05-21 03:56:31 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 24 +1s)

Some of these pictures are so vivid they look like CGI. 

2013-05-21 03:44:30 (12 comments, 9 reshares, 53 +1s)

Family comes out of storm cellar after May 20th Tornado in Moore Oklahoma.

2013-05-21 03:31:38 (11 comments, 4 reshares, 19 +1s)

72,000 Tumblr users moved to WordPress in one hour after Yahoo-Tumblr announcement

Apparently many Tumblr users don't have much faith in the recent Yahoo acquisition. There was a mass exodus from Tumblr to WordPress today. 72,000 imports in 1 hour. Wow.

2013-05-21 03:04:49 (0 comments, 12 reshares, 23 +1s)

If you find displaced animals from the moore storm, take them to the Animal Resource Center at 7949 S. I-35 Service Rd. (405) 604-2892.

#Tornado #Oklahoma

2013-05-21 02:46:06 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 21 +1s)

Shelters Open in Oklahoma:

St. Andrews Church, 2727 SW 119th Street, Oklahoma City
Little Axe Resource Center, 1970 156th Ave. NE, Norman, OK 73026
Carney Oklahoma Senior Center, 301 E. Maple, Carney, OK 74832
Shawnee High School Athletic Center, 1001 N. Kennedy, Shawnee, OK 74801
Moore Community Center, 201 S Howard, Moore, OK
Newcastle Storm Shelter, 851 N Carr, Newscastle
These shelters will remain open throughout tonight.

Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicles have begun delivering hot meals throughout the affected areas. We are also operating fixed feeding sites at the Little Axe Resource Center, the Carney Oklahoma Senior Center and in Shawnee at the Shawnee Expo Center located at 1700 W. Independence, Shawnee, OK 74804.

Additionally, Red Cross Disaster Assessment Teams are working throughout the affected areas to assess the extent... more »

2013-05-21 01:35:39 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 25 +1s)

Tree Stripped Of Bark By Lightning In Dubuque, Iowa.
Whoa!

2013-05-21 01:27:41 (9 comments, 11 reshares, 51 +1s)

Sublime Scramble Eggs
This method gives me perfect results, every time! 

#ramsaymonday   #scrambleeggs  

2013-05-21 01:20:56 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

Thunderstorms at sunset near the TX-OK state line.

2013-05-21 01:05:20 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 17 +1s)

National Guard is being mobilized http://www.newson6.com/story/22302916/ok-governor-calls-on-national-guard-to-assist-with-search-and-rescue …  via @Anoncyberghost  

2013-05-21 00:58:39 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 17 +1s)

Hackers Who Breached Google in 2010 Accessed Company’s Surveillance Database.

2013-05-21 00:43:09 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 14 +1s)

This is the "hook" radar image for the massive Oklahoma tornado today.  I've never seen one so defined.

2013-05-21 00:41:37 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 15 +1s)

For those impacted by the devastating tornado in Oklahoma today, Google Crisis Response has published a map with traffic, shelters, weather and other useful information: http://goo.gl/TewTv

#ok #okwx #moore

2013-05-21 00:33:00 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

Enhanced F Scale for Tornado Damage and Enhanced F Scale Damage Indicators.
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/ef-scale.html

Fujita Tornado Damage Scale
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/f-scale.html

More here: http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/index.html

#Tornado  

2013-05-21 00:27:21 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 15 +1s)

AP reporting: State medical examiner's office: 37 killed in Oklahoma tornado; death toll expected to rise.

https://twitter.com/AP/status/336636473967276032

2013-05-21 00:18:25 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

The National Weather Service has issued tornado watches in six states this evening: Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois.

#Alert  

2013-05-20 23:12:39 (1 comments, 8 reshares, 12 +1s)

Red Cross site where you can register yourself as safe, or search for friends and family members.

2013-05-20 23:07:11 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 7 +1s)

Best way to help tornado victims is to donate to the Red Cross at http://redcross.org  or text REDCROSS to 90999.

2013-05-20 23:09:02 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 10 +1s)

Tornado Warning & Alert App by American Red Cross.

Simple step-by-step instructions to help you know what-to-do even if the cell towers and TVs are down. Prioritized actions for before, during, and after requires no mobile connectivity.

Audible siren that automatically goes off even if app is closed when NOAA issues a TORNADO WARNING helping to reduce the chance of sleeping through an actual warning.

Push notification sent when a WARNING expires – especially important if power goes out while you or your family are in your safe room.

Help distant friends and family in tornado alley with ability to receive tornado watch and warning alerts based on their location from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Red Cross location-based open shelters map for when you need it most.

Reduce your household’s stress and anxietysho... more »

2013-05-21 00:35:27 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 12 +1s)

A woman carries her child through a field near the collapsed Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013.

#Tornado  

2013-05-20 22:57:25 (17 comments, 17 reshares, 58 +1s)

Moore, Oklahoma Tornado on the Ground.
15 seconds in, it gets real.

2013-05-20 22:53:48 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

Moore, OK tornado on radar on left (purple area is the tornado & all the debris) on right 3D image.

#Tornado  

2013-05-20 22:38:21 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 14 +1s)

AT&T says all customers will soon get access to FaceTime, Hangouts over cellular.

2013-05-20 22:36:18 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)

LIVE Arial views of Oklahoma tornado damage.
 LIVE VIDEO
#Tornado  

2013-05-20 22:05:06 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 13 +1s)

"Follow The Storms Here"

#Tornadoes   #Tornado  

2013-05-18 03:47:17 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 17 +1s)

The Comet of the Century - Comet ISON - is heading into solar glare next week and will not be visible for the next few months. However, we have one last preview event scheduled for Sunday, May 19th - 1:45 PM PDT / 4:45 PM EDT / 20:45 UTC - with Paul Cox live from Canary Islands - view free on Slooh homepage or download the iPad app and touch the broadcast icon. Also, Padma Yanamandra-Fisher Senior, research scientist at the Space Science Institute and one of the coordinators at NASA’s Comet ISON Observing Campaign (CIOC), will join the broadcast.

Download the Slooh App
www.appstore.com/slooh

2013-05-19 08:33:49 (31 comments, 4 reshares, 90 +1s)

When hell freezes over and I skate, it will be a glorious night.
I think I need an exorcist.

I've completely gone from pillow flipping all night - to getting up, fanning the covers to cool the bed, and waving my pillow up and down in front of the fan,  in the ice cold air conditioning - and then holding it on my face for about five seconds - because that's about how long it takes for the pillow to completely heat up.

Last night I turned the A/C on so low, and the fan on so high that the tip of my nose and both ear lobes  froze numb - while the REST of me was on FIRE.  

Poor hubby... lol

2013-05-18 02:07:45 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 20 +1s)

Catching up on +Chris Hadfield's journey - here on earth.
No rest for the weary!

2013-05-18 01:59:23 (3 comments, 16 reshares, 41 +1s)

Connor is 4 and suffers from CMD. His wish is for you to mail him cards.

Story here: http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/share-last-wish-suffering-child_b42819#more-42819

2013-05-18 00:46:08 (6 comments, 16 reshares, 49 +1s)

Dark, massive asteroid to fly by Earth on May 31.
"This is a really big asteroid, similar in size to the one that killed off the dinosaurs, and it's getting very close to us," she said. "Fortunately we've been tracking its orbit very carefully so we know with great certainty it won't hit us. "We don't need to panic, but we do need to pay attention," she said.

2013-05-18 00:37:21 (6 comments, 1 reshares, 22 +1s)

Buggy hordes of cicadas sighted in Virginia.
My neighbors on each side of me are DROWNING in them but fortunately, my yard isn't.  I see the occasional one flying by but because I only have a small new tree, they weren't burrowed into my yard.  Needless to say, I still DUCK AND RUN if I see one take flight.  Ick!

+Dan McDermott 

2013-05-18 00:31:51 (18 comments, 30 reshares, 97 +1s)

Cable Storage

2013-05-18 00:20:18 (2 comments, 5 reshares, 14 +1s)

How to get a single column view in Communities

Go to google.com/settings/plus and activate Accessibility.

Voila - your community looks like it used to do.

Warning there is a known bug where you can't comment or +1 20 posts deep within the community, but that's being worked on.

Thanks to +Brian Glick for the tip!

2013-05-17 20:15:25 (16 comments, 4 reshares, 19 +1s)

Seized. US law enforcement action creates doubts about the future of Bitcoin.

2013-05-17 20:08:47 (9 comments, 14 reshares, 74 +1s)

Comment Win.

2013-05-17 20:01:08 (5 comments, 3 reshares, 21 +1s)

Just got Hangouts in +Gmail. You might have got it too. Refresh your Gmail - click on your image in GTalk and then Click Try the new Hangouts!

If you still don't see it, it might be still rolling out so give it some time.

#googleupdate   #io13  

2013-05-17 19:56:02 (11 comments, 4 reshares, 41 +1s)

Tornado!
Today in Alabama!