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Jul 14, 2011

SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Jul 14, 2011

Scientists Explore the Deep to Learn More about Life and Science
Space Ref (press release)
... multidisciplinary Pavilion Lake Research Project (PLRP) team as it explores, studies and documents rare freshwater rock formations that thrive in Kelly Lake, British Columbia, Canada. Theresearch project blends science and technology to advance ...
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Critical Outcome Technologies Inc. Reports Financial Results for the Fourth ...
MarketWatch (press release)
There were no deficiencies identified in the preclinical science review. - Announced the commencement on three risk reduction studies for COTI-2, identified by potential licensing partners, in the fourth quarter. The studies to be completed include: ...
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Berkeley Lab and Internet2 to build 100 Gbps Prototype Scientific Network
Business Wire (press release)
The prototype network will contribute to accelerated development and wider deployment of 100 Gbps technologies as manufacturers realize economies of scale. The new network is also intended to help improve US competitiveness in science andtechnology ...
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USDA Grant to Support New E. coli Research into Cattle's GI System
NTV
Benson said the MARC-UNL partnership was "greatly facilitated" by John Polak, director of MARC, and Rolando Flores, head of UNL's department of food science and technology. The USDA grant was part of the Food Safety Foundational Awards from the ...
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Eight New Distinguished Research Chairs Join Perimeter Institute
Newswise (press release)
He currently serves on the US President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, theMaryland State Board of Education, and the Board of Directors of the Fermi National Laboratory, and is on the Board of Trustees for the Society for Science and ...
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China Eyes Higher Global Ranking for Innovation over Next Five Years
CRIENGLISH.com
... by the Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development (CASTED) in February. The CASTED ranking surveyed the innovative capacity of 40 countries with an edge in technologicalresearch. The blueprint was issued after two years of studies, ...
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Making Ethnic Studies Compute
Inside Higher Ed
The idea is to allow students to participate in social science research, rather than merely being subjects of it. Suarez said that by using GIS mapping and personal essays to make abstract theories of race and identity more relatable, ...
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Could Prenatal Ultrasounds Contribute to Cases of Autism?
Huffington Post
That's a good question, because some studies have shown that routine Doppler ultrasound in low-risk pregnancies does not benefit mother or baby. In 2000, researchers urge that future researchshould "address small changes in perinatal outcome and ...
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Level of maths teaching in SA low
Sowetan
Therefore, she added, the country's ability to conduct mathematical research cannot be ignored. "Based on recent studies by, among others, my department, the International Mathematical Union and the Academy of Science of South Africa, ...
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Coming Full Circle in the Nation's Capital
Patch.com
Valedictorian Jan Gong meets with US Secretary of Energy and Nobel Prize Laureate Dr. Steven Chu in Washington, DC US Energy Secretary Dr. Steven Chu (center) met with Garden City High Schoolscience research teacher Dr. Steven Gordon (pictured here ...
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Governor Quinn Signs Legislation to Advance Innovative Education Practices
IGNN (press release)
“This innovative school will increase learning opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics and give students more opportunities to succeed.” Sponsored by Sen. Linda Holmes (D-Aurora) and Rep. Tom Cross (R-Oswego), Senate Bill 621 ...
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Annual National Law Students Workshop on Rethinking Intellectual Property Rights
Bar & Bench
Inter University Centre for IPR Studies (IUCIPRS) under School of Legal Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology is organizing “Annual National Law Students Workshop on Rethinking Intellectual Property Rights” from January 12 -14, 2012. ...
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Wind-turbine placement produces tenfold power increase, researchers say
PhysOrg.com
"Dabiri's bioinspired engineering research is challenging the status quo in wind-energytechnology," says Ares Rosakis, chair of Caltech's Division of Engineering and Applied Science and the Theodore von Kármán Professor of Aeronautics and professor of ...
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Technical FAQ with Lennard Zinn: The coolest things at Specialized
velonews.competitor.com
One of the reasons that Specialized is able to be a leader in the bike industry year after year is that it doesn't wait for other people to do the science. If it recognizes the need for scientific studies to develop new products or services, ...
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Sibal urges mobility in universities at World Education Summit
Times of India
The WES-2011 was organized by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) along with Centre for Science Development and Media Studies (CSDMS) and Elets Technomedia on Wednesday. "In higher education, to collaborate between the universities, ...
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Global Warming: Nature Can't Save Us From Ourselves
Huffington Post
The notion that nature itself will act as a check on the atmospheric excesses of humanity has long held a fair amount of appeal, not least because it draws on a nugget of high-school science that most people can quickly comprehend. ...
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4 Companies With Great Valuations
Seeking Alpha
Merck (MRK) is arguably the most successful health science research firm in history. Poor choices associated with the risk of heart attacks and strokes doomed Vioxx back in 2005, even though it might have been the most effective pain killer in history. ...
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Neptune Technologies: It's All About the Krill Oil
Seeking Alpha
Loe points out that, based on preclinical studies, NKO seems to have “broad activity in modulating multiple blood lipid classes, including lowering serum triglycerides and low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-bound cholesterol, while elevating high-density ...
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Fifteen UD graduate students win global grants
University of Delaware
Fifteen University of Delaware graduate students have received global grants to conduct researcharound the world. Pictured, Caroline Roberts at work in Turkey. A member of the Maasai people ofEast Africa is hoping to use technology to preserve his ...
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Easton Sophomores Post Stronger State Test Scores
The Daily Easton
... inquiry, technology and Scientific Research Based Intervention. At the end of four years, teachers will have participated in all modules. "Science and social studiesteachers can teach literacy strategies," said McPadden, who said this makes a big ...
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Wednesday Nite @ the Lab Sustainable Bio-Energy
University of Wisconsin-Madison
DescriptionGary Radloff and Carol Barford, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies presents. WN@TL runs every Wednesday night, 50 times a year, and the topics cover the full range ofscience, engineering and technology research at UW-Madison, ...
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New Wave of Direct Load Control Update on DLC Systems, Technology
Electric Light & Power
By G. Heber Weller, Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) Much has changed with utility-sponsored load control systems that use direct load control (DLC). DLC is a utility-sponsored demand-side management program where customer participation ...
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Sleep assessmentmade simple
Chiropractic Economics
John A. Caldwell, PhD, is the senior scientist at Fatigue Science in Honolulu. He has served as a research psychologist with the US Army for 16 years and with the US Air Force for five years, focusing on sleep studies. He is a fellow in the Aerospace ...
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Statement by The Planetary Society before the Committee on Science, Space, and...
Space Ref (press release)
Repeated national commissions, reviews and studies over the past twenty years have led to the same conclusion - exploration is NASA's prime mission. As we noted, the human space program is without goals and adrift, and now that robotic exploration ...
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Mystery Science Theater Meets Academia
Media Newswire (press release)
Texas Tech film expert Rob Weiner and co-editor Shelley Barba recently released their new book “In the Peanut Gallery with Mystery Science Theater 3000: Essays on Film, Fandom, Technology and Culture of Riffing.” Mystery Science Theatre 3000 ( MST3K ) ...
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Making Good: Your Treasure Valley business community: accomplishments and ...
IdahoStatesman.com
Idaho National Laboratory researchers earned R&D 100 Awards for two of three nominatedtechnologies during the 2011 international competition hosted by R&D Magazine. The winning INLtechnologies offered two firsts in research. ...
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Distance learning in Africa 'struggling'
The Citizen Daily
Dr Bilal said countries need to have national science and technology policies which have clear sectoral priorities. According to him, the strategies ought to integrate science and technology in national plans and provide adequate resources for ...
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CAPT scores up in each subject for Stamford 10th-graders
Stamford Advocate
"With reading, just like math, science and social studies, it isn't just what's taught in the ninth and 10th grades that affects how the students do," said Judith Singer, the district's director of research. "It's cumulative, and what you see in high ...
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Students from rural areas of Maharashtra aim high
Daily News & Analysis
Our approach to further studies will be far more confident and focused.” The valedictory function was presided over by the director, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), KNGanesh. Renowned scientist and president of Global ...
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The only European researcher to win this year's Early Career Bayer Hemophilia ...
EurekAlert (press release)
Instituto de Medicina Molecular (IMM) is a reference biomedical research centre in Portugal, having acquired the special status of Associate laboratory of the Portuguese Ministry of Science andTechnology. IMM's mission is to promote basic, ...
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UB Graduate School of Education Expands Online Programs
UB News Center
The new programs include a fully online master's degree in library science with school library media certification. Other online programs offered by GSE include a master's degree in rehabilitation counseling, a master's degree in education in science ...
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The End of the Space Shuttle and America's Greatness
theTrumpet.com
For years, Britain and America led the world in science and technology. But Britain fell from that pedestal years ago, and America is following. Britain and America's domination of science andtechnology was the most important factor in putting these ...
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Synthetic flight training technology for SA high schools
Aviation Business
Located at the Australian Science and Mathematics School (ASMS), the flight trainers, which form part of a $1 million avionics training centre, are driven by seven dedicated servers, which can simulate four different aircraft, including single and ...
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Jairam Ramesh's legacy is an Indian environment ministry with an identity
The Guardian (blog)
Ramesh lashed out against what he saw as "politicisation of climate science". He insisted Indiashould not depend on western scientists' studies on climate change, and initiated a series of Indianstudies on greenhouse gas emissions and black carbon. ...
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Marine Life Adapting to Climate Change
Big Think
Two new studies indicate that certain marine life in the Pacific Ocean are beginning to adapt to climate change. The gray whale, typically known as a bottom feeder, has been found by a recent University of California, Berkeley, study to also be capable ...
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MISO Reaches Smart Grid Milestone
Electric Light & Power
Numerous scientific studies have addressed this issue. Most recently, the California Council onScience and Technology issued a report on this topic. The result: A large body of research from several respected scientific organizations dating back many ...
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Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales, Executives from Best Buy to Keynote ExactTarget...
MarketWatch (press release)
Best known for his role in pioneering Wikipedia, the world's largest encyclopedia, Wales has earned accolades from Forbes, the Economist and Time Magazine for his work in science, technology and the Web. He's also garnered international acclaim for his ...
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The Science and Technology of Gaming Continues to Evolve » Blog ...
Now I'm a true fan of gaming technology studies and research. I find the subject to be extremely interesting and thought provoking, and reminiscent of the free-thought era in the late 60's and early 70's.” “Without the awesome gaming ...
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LIBYA, Egypt, Syria, Bahrain, Yemen news, Jul 14, 2011


Saudi Arabia adopts role of regional observer, for now
The Daily Star
Yet following that flurry of interventions, Saudi diplomacy has largely gone quiet, most notably on two fronts where Riyadh has major interests – Yemen and Syria. Its response also has been muted in Libya. Analysts and diplomats say there are disputes...
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The Arab awakening: Revolution spinning in the wind
The Economist
By contrast, the clan-based regimes of Libya, Yemen and Syria are hardened by a ruthless, loyal core and ringed by elaborately layered security services designed to keep each other in check and to neutralise threats by remaining shadowy and ...
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The Economist
Libya, Syria and Middle East unrest - live updates
The Guardian (blog)
All the Syrian people know that Assad's regime will eventually collapse and therefore we must prepare ourselves. Most of Yemen's commercial banks have ceased all activities and many employees have been laid off, due to the deteriorating situation in ...
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The Guardian (blog)
Wealth-X reveals US$1 trillion opportunity in the Middle East and Africa
Business Intelligence Middle East (press release)
The economies of Egypt, Bahrain, Tunisia, Libya, Syria and Yemen are undergoing dramatic political, economic, and in some cases, security transformations. UHNW individuals in the Middle East and Africa are experiencing political instability that ...
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Thirty held in Damascus protest
Arab Times Kuwait English Daily
“Gaddafi's forces are still threatening innocent people,” Fogh Rasmussen said after meeting with representatives of Libya's National Transitional Council. “And as long as that threat continues, we must continue to deal with it.” Bahrain's main Shiite ...
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Unrest in Syria Tests Turkey's Role as Regional Power: Vali Nasr
Bloomberg
But the momentum for reform has stalled, and if developments in Libya, Yemen andSyria are any indication, the Arab world is headed for protracted conflict and instability. That worries Turkey. However, it is in the interest of both Turkey and the ...
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A warm spring
Ahram Online
However, its attitude towards the Syrian revolution contrasts sharply with its support for the revolution in Bahrain and the rights of the oppressed Bahraini people. According to all Iranian officials, safeguarding the rejectionist front must take ...
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Tear Gas, Gunfire Used to Break Up Tunisian Clashes
Voice of America
The unrest sparked what is known as the Arab Spring, which led to citizens calling for reforms in Egypt, Syria, Bahrain, Yemen Jordan and Libya. Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters. Related Articles Struggling Tunisian ...
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The Arab awakening, six months on: It can still come right
The Economist
Yemen is in chaos, after putting its longtime leader to flight. The Saudis bluntly oppose democracy while facing a royal succession crisis. But the immediate fate of the Arab spring turns on Libya and Syria, both in the throes of revolution. ...
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The Economist
Unfolding the Syrian paradox
Asia Times Online
It is easily fanned into action, both in Syria and in the region as a whole. Saudi Arabia and Gulf states explicitly trade on fears of Shi'ite "expansionism" to justify Gulf Cooperation Council repression in Bahrain and intervention in Yemen, ...
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The Arab Spring will take a while to reach completion
Progressive.org
Tunisia and Egypt and have already accomplished the first stage of liberation. Other societies are struggling hard to complete the first phase: Revolts confront obstinate and insecure regimes in Libya, Bahrain, Yemen and Syria. And some rulers consider ...
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Saudi policy on Yemen, Syria seen floundering
Pakistan Daily Times
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has helped damp down democracy movements sweeping the Arab world but is waiting now to see how events play out in places like Syria and Yemen for fear of overplaying its hand. After witnessing the sudden collapse of rulers in Egypt ...
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US defense secretary visits Iraq to extract new troop agreement
World Socialist Web Site
Class and social questions are starting to emerge, undoubtedly inspired in part by the mass upheavals taking place in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain and Syria. Protests in the Kurdish north in February demanding democratic rights were suppressed by the ...
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Unrest in Syria Tests Turkey's Role as Regional Power: Vali Nasr
BusinessWeek
But the momentum for reform has stalled, and if developments in Libya, Yemen andSyria are any indication, the Arab world is headed for protracted conflict and instability. That worries Turkey. However, it is in the interest of both Turkey and the ...
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Arab Spring drifts into Summer Stalemates
Day Press News
A core of loyal security forces in Yemen and Syria keep the regimes hanging on despite relentless protests. In Libya, Moammar Gadhafi could face a moment of truth as rebels press closer to the capital Tripoli and NATO warplanes hammer military sites, ...
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Day Press News
Latest developments in Arab political unrest stretching from North Africa to ...
Washington Post
Syria came under withering international criticism over attacks on the US and French embassies in Damascus. Egypt's government, meeting a key demand by protesters, fires nearly 700 top police officers to cleanse the discredited and widely unpopular ...
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European Commission - José Manuel Durão Barroso, President of the European ...
DeHavilland (press release) (subscription)
This is important but we look to our Algerian partners to ensure that words now turn into action. In Bahrain too promises of reform must translate into real reforms steps. InYemen it is clear that President Saleh must begin the transfer of power now. ...
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Soliders break up clashes in Southern Tunisia | Libya TV
By Libya TV.
The Tunisia state news agency said the army fired shots in the air to disperse youths. The cause of the clashes in the city about 300 km south of Tunis was not clear and government officials were not immediately reachable for comment. ... Widespread protests in Tunisia six months ago forced President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali out after 23 years in power, sparking the Arab Spring which saw revolution quickly spread to Egypt,YemenLibyaBahrain and Syria. ...
Libya TV
Middle East Update: July - Islam News Room
Egypt, Bahrain, Libya, Syria, Yemen middle_east1. Now What? ... Obama administration is open to dialogue with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt because "it is...
www.islamnewsroom.com/news-we.../1613-middle-east-updat...
Tunisian Soldiers Break Up Clashes with Tear Gas, Gunfire « VOA ...
Voice of America ®. A Trusted Source of News & Information since 1942 ... to citizens calling for reforms in Egypt, Syria, Bahrain, Yemen Jordan and Libya. ...
blogs.voanews.com/.../tunisian-soldiers-break-up-clashes-with-...
The Arab Spring Has Given Way to a Long, Hot Summer
News and Analysis of Assyrian and Assyrian-related Issues Worldwide. ... Tunisia ,Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, and Libya have had their turn; now Syria occupies ... Syria'sfuture rests on whether a handful of Alawite generals are prepared to ...
www.aina.org/news/20110706190653.htm
Syria, Egypt, Yemen and Middle East unrest - 8 July 2011 | World ...
Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh speaks on Yemen TV, Egyptian.... It was Qassemi's rapid translation of Arab language news into ...
www.guardian.co.uk/.../syria-egypt-yemen-middle-east-unrest...
BBC News - Arab Spring: Unfinished business for protesters
Ruler overthrown: Tunisia and Egypt; Uprising in progress: Libya, Syria and Yemen; Major protests and clampdown: Bahrain; Stirrings of dissent: Jordan, ...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14153583
Soliders break up clashes in Southern Tunisia | Libya TV
The Tunisia state news agency said the army fired shots in the air to disperse ... saw revolution quickly spread to Egypt, Yemen, Libya, Bahrain and Syria. ...
english.libya.tv/.../soliders-break-up-clashes-in-southern-tunisi...
YouTube - Gaddafi / Syria Kill 24 / Afgan / Yemen / E-Coli ...
Hillary Clinton says Libya Gaddafi must go now, but at the same time she embraces the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt! Syria kills 24 more ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0zFOAj45sA