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Jul 9, 2011

SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Jul 09, 2011


The Fisher Institute for Air and Space Strategic Studies in Israel and Strauss ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Developed by Strauss Water, this is a polymer-based bio-medical technology designed to purify drinking water by effectively removing bacteria and viruses. The data accumulated from the researchin space will also have implications for purifying water ...
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Icy Research: Jaclyn Avidon '12 Studies Geological Development of Moons at ...
Lafayette College Campus News
“Also, the science-writing skills, hands-on experimental skills, and research skills I've gained here are extremely valuable.” Back on campus, Avidon has performed researchon the temperature of Europa with Andrew Dougherty, associate professor and ...
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Lafayette College Campus News
EPA Calls Automakers Liars, Says Cars Can Handle Higher Ethanol Blend
DailyTech
Andy Harris (R-Maryland) blasted the measure, stating it wasn't a "science-based decision". Overall, while green technologies like cellulosic ethanol seem promising, the case for the US's current ethanol supply -- corn ethanol -- isn't particularly ...
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DailyTech
TNAU signs MoU with energy firm
Times of India
COIMBATORE: In a move that may help enhance quality of science education in Coimbatore, Mexico's Centre for Research and Advance Studies has entered into a partnership with three key educational institutions in the city including Bharatiyar University. ...
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Africa Analysis: Regional climate plan deserves support
Environmental Expert (press release)
The Southern African Development Community's (SADC) Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Implementation Framework to Support Climate Change Response was adopted by the region'sscience ministers in May. It sets out how SADC's 15 member states will ...
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New KU staffer to help push research into the marketplace
Lawrence Journal World
At Purdue, she served as managing director of the Oncological Science Center at Purdue'sDiscovery Park. She said she had the opportunity to interact with a lot of “really compelling”research in the cancer field, and she hoped to continue that at KU. ...
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NSF Awards Grants to Advance Digitization of Biological Collections
National Science Foundation (press release)
"Biological research collections are valuable national resources that document hundreds of years of environmental change as reflected in changes in biodiversity, and provide baseline data for studies of the effects of climate and land use change, ...
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National Science Foundation (press release)
Text Analytics World Topics & Case Studies - Oct 19-20 in NYC
Smart Data Collective
TAW New York City will feature over 25 sessions with case studies form leading enterprises in automobile, educational, e-commerce, financial services, government, high technology, insurance, retail, social media, and telecom such as: Accident Fund, ...
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Four WMU doctoral students named Frostic Fellows
WMU News
Asaleh earned her bachelor's degree in computer science from Al Ain University of Science andTechnology in the United Arab Emirates and her master's degree in paper and imaging science and engineering from WMU. She expects to graduate with her ...
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Mobile research – great hope or false dawn?
Research Magazine
Let's not make the mistake we've made before, making evidence based on anecdotes, rather than on wide bodies of studies, as science does when it moves forward. “The underlying sample paradigm was cast aside in the move from CATI to online. ...
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Research Magazine
Last flight of Atlantis carries CU-Boulder BioServe built apparati
Examiner.com
Other experiments will go up on Atlantis as well, including stem cells for investigation into wound healing in space, and small, free-flying satellites equipped with smartphone technology for studieson robotics. Experiments are sponsered, participated ...
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How medicine is advancing beyond race
CNN
"It's more than just the science or technology of being able to sequence the genome. It's interpreting the variation and how it will be applied," he said. More research is needed to translate that information into meaningful medical decisions for a ...
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Nanocrystal transformers
Nanowerk LLC
Using TEAM 0.5, one of the world's most powerful transmission electron microscopes, a research group led by Berkeley Lab director Paul Alivisatos, observed structural fluctuations in a copper sulfide nanocrystal as it transitioned between the low- and ...
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Nanowerk LLC
From doctor, IT whiz to educator
The Korea Herald
Upon returning to Korea, he became a professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science andTechnology. Now he has opted for another change, as chief of convergence studies at Seoul National University, as a new industry culture entailed by a digitized ...
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Magnet student earns international award
Rockdale Citizen
The rising senior at the Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology recently received an honorable mention award and $500 at the International BioGENEius Challenge in Washington, DC He was at the competition after being a Georgia finalist at the ...
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We would rather text than talk: Sherry Turkle, professor, MIT
Economic Times
Sherry Turkle, a professor of social studies of science and technology at the MIT and a clinical psychologist, is an expert on mobile technology and social networking. Since the 1980s, she has been researching the impact of technology on our lives and ...
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PReP Intl Sparks Interest in Energy Technology Awards $1500 Scholarship
PR Web (press release)
Over 140 High School students in the Ardrey Kell Science and Technology program heard Mr. Sadinsky's presentation on the ET Revolution in late 2010. He challenged all students to create a video. Ms. Sangha took up the challenge and developed a rich ...
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PR Web (press release)
Mock Mission to Mars Tests Psychological Rigors of Long-Distance Space Travel
PBS NewsHour
As astronauts and scientists are getting set for the end of the space shuttle era in the United States,science correspondent Miles O'Brien looks at how the Russians have been preparing for the rigors of future flights to Mars with a simulated mission ...
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You can't kill me, I'ma level 76
Cal Coast News
So, early studies proved that if Hitler hadn't played violent video games we would all be in a happier place. The vast majority of the research on media violence and aggression is correlational. Studieswould say things like “children who play nineteen ...
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Whiz Kid: Spotlight on Derek Johnson
Patch.com
Johnson plans to possibly double major in Computer Science and Comparative Media Studies and apply his education to a position at Apple, Pixar, or any film production company. Before film making, Johnson will be immersed what he observed as a ...
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Q & A: Michigan Merit Exam Results
Patch.com
The eleventh-graders were tested on math, reading, science, social studies and writing. Mary Beth Fitzpatrick, director of Curriculum, Technology, Assessment & Grants for the Berkley School District, provided some context for the scores via e-mail. ...
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'Kings of the road' immortalised in card game
Malta Independent Online
The innovative game materialised thanks to a project by a student group who just finished their final year of the Graphic Design and Interactive Media degree at the Malta College of Art, Science andTechnology (MCAST). Based on the students' research ...
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Oral health implications for hookah and bidi cigarette smokers focus of ...
Dentistry IQ
... Restivo used research materials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the HarvardMental Health Letter, Cancer Science, Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, Food and Chemical Toxicity, including the results of studies done in ...
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UH Chimes In On Hawaii Social Studies Debate
Honolulu Civil Beat
The goal, Department of Education officials say, is for students to have the flexibility to begin pursuing their career interests in high school Regent Richard Gee said that he hopes that UH's focus on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) ...
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Recently Asked Questions
Education Times
... Thiruvananthapuram (www.iist.ac.in) ,Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science, Chennai(www.hindustanuniv.com), Institute of Aeronautical Engineering, Secunderabad(http://www.iare.ac.in/), University of Petroleum & Energy Studies(www.upes.ac.in) ...
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One household, two winners: doctor couple each receives $100K
Montreal Gazette
"We're used to writing 12-page grant proposals which are full of science and references" says Dr. Nitika Pai. "This was a very different pitch: a two-pager where you put your best ideas out there." That's a lot closer to a 140-character Tweet than to a ...
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Is TV Teaching Kids to Value Fame Above All?
TIME
There has also been a concomitant dribbling off of empathy, according to research presented last year at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science. "A meta-analysis of 72studies from 1977 to 2009 revealed that empathy levels ...
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IONICON appoints new CEO
Environmental Expert (press release)
Lukas MÄRK's background is international business studies where he got his Master's degree in 2006 and ever since focused himself on a market driven development approach, having a leading-edgetechnology transformed into products fulfilling the needs ...
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End of school season awards handed out
Placentia Charter
In Grade 7, the highest marks went to: Kolton Greene for Physical Education, Patrick Pearson for Science, Social Studies, Math, French, English, while in Music, the highest mark was shared by Emilee Hickey, Lindsay Greene, Patrick Pearson and Jillian ...
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Placentia Charter
Expert Feature Teachers Teaching Teachers GIS (T3G)
GISuser.com (press release)
Participants also collected spatial and attribute data at the Gilman Historical Ranch and created a project where they analyzed their field data using GIS technologies. These projects includedstudies on elevation, weather, invasive species, ...
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Library helps prevent summer learning loss
Baltimore Sun
Studies have shown that children who read over the summer are better prepared to continue their education when they return to school in the fall. But it's important to emphasize that reading is also fun. To encourage reading, we must entice students by ...
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Sudan splits and science community divides
Nature.com (subscription)
Without that we cannot open," says Mou Mou Athian Koul, the undersecretary for the South Sudan Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology. The South Sudan government has raised only half of the US$12 million needed to construct hostels, ...
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Nature.com (subscription)
Dr. C. Byron Winn
The adoan
He served as head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering from 1983 to 1996 and as associate dean for research and graduate studies until his retirement in 1997. Following retirement, he wrote the history of the department and served on the Board ...
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School board chief says poor communication stalled startup
Nashoba Publishing
Connelly suggested world language could be infused into the social studies or science classes "so you weren't stealing from the time allotted to other components...Those are the things I'll talk to Linda and the council about."
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Post-HBA Global Report: From Rice-Bran to Incan Fruit for New Skin Care ...
Inside Cosmeceuticals.com
The industry continues to develop a wider range of new generation alternative ingredients for skincare as science continues to explore new ways to stem the tide of visible aging. At the HBA Global session— Novel Ingredients for Skin—a panel of ...
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Valley View Senior Class Awards
Valley Advantage
From the science department, in memory of William Egroff, for excellence in chemistry: Benjamin West. From the social studies department, for outstanding contribution in the field of social studies: DJ Vispi. From the social studies department, ...
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Smithers Pharma Services Promotes Prasad Raje to President
Centre Daily Times
Each Smithers Group company provides technology-based services focused on a defined market. By integrating science, technology and business expertise, Smithers' goal is to add value throughout the life cycle of our clients' products, by utilizing ...
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African Technology Policy Studies Network | ATPS Nigeria to ...
The SRDA is a day for Africans to re-examine the role science and technology plays in their lives, the prevailing environment for science and technology, the achievements, ... Recent News. DSC02341 ATPS and its partners host a workshop on ... Linkage between Policy Research and Policymaking for African Development ...
www.atpsnet.org/national_chapters/nigeria/news/.../index.php

LIBYA, Egypt, Syria, Bahrain, Yemen news, Jul 09, 2011


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Latest developments in Arab world's unrest
The Associated Press
The video shows the leader with casts on his arms and visibly weakened after a series of operations, reinforcing speculation that he won't return to Yemen soon. ___ LIBYA An agitated Moammar Gadhafi lashes out at those seeking to push him from power, ...
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For America, An Arab Winter
The Wilson Quarterly
In others, efforts to change the status quo have failed and led to state repression (Bahrain and Syria) or civil war (Libya and Yemen). Elsewhere, in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait, Jordan, and Lebanon, there's been much ...
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Lebanon registers an improvement in ICT indicators
The Daily Star
Lebanon ranked ahead of Egypt (26.74 percent), Syria (20.70 percent), Libya (14 percent), Algeria (12.50 percent), Yemen (10.85 percent) and Iraq (5.60 percent). ITU said that the aggregate number of Internet users in Lebanon reached 1.3 million in ...
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4 reasons why Bradley Manning deserves a medal
CBS News
The chain reaction of democratic protests and uprisings that has swept Egypt, Libya,Bahrain, Syria, Yemen, and even in a modest way Iraq, all began in Tunisia, where leaked US State Department cables about the staggering corruption of the ruling Ben ...
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The Spring Revolution: Age Of Hope And Time For Disappointment
CounterCurrents.org
From self-immolation of a young man that triggered uprising in Tunisia, the fire of revolts has engulfed Egypt, Libya, Syria, Bahrain and Yemen. Everyone is wondering whether these revolts against autocracy will be able to transform the basic fabric of ...
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Latest developments in Arab world's unrest
Sacramento Bee
The visit by US Ambassador Robert Ford draws swift condemnation from the Syriangovernment, which says the unauthorized trip is proof that Washington is inciting violence in the Arab nation. Tens of thousands of Egyptians brave scorching summer heat to ...
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10 ideas for teachers to change the world. No 5. Exercise your ...
By Sean
No real need here to explain how social media has had a major impact in Tunisia, Egypt,Bahrain, Libya, Syria, Yemen… c) Britain's “News Of The World” newspaper. Britain's top-selling Sunday newspaper closed down after a flood of ...
Sean Banville's Blog
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...
Al Jazeera wilts in Arab Spring #BAHRAIN #YEMEN #SYRIA #EGYPT ...
Pepi Escobar says name of the game is not #Libya; it's Long War, aimed at ' taking ...wilts in Arab Spring http://t.co/8YN5nxt #BAHRAIN #YEMEN #SYRIA # EGYPT #LIBYA#TUNISIA ... The Arab American News - Al Jazeera wilts in Arab Spring ...
inagist.com/.../Al_Jazeera_wilts_in_Arab_Spring_BAHRAIN_...
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
Libya, Syria and Middle East unrest - Tuesday 28 June 2011 | World ...
Opposition groups in both Syria and Bahrain face the dilemma of whether to enter ...State TV said Saleh would outline reforms, according to the Chinese news ..... not mentioning Syria / Libya / Bahrain / Yemen / Egypt and all the other ...
www.guardian.co.uk/.../libya-syria-middle-east-unrest-live
Sierra Leone News-Global Time Online- At Large: Difficult To Finish
Breaking News. All boxes in the middle and right columns can vary colors for titles and backgrounds. ... The desire of the citizens of Libya, Yemen, Syria, Bahrain, ... Egyptand Tunisia fell early and that could be the reason for the ...
www.globaltimes-sl.org/at%20large136.html
Lebanon news - NOW Lebanon -The Arab Spring Has Given Way to a ...
Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, and Libya have had their turn; now Syria occupies centre stage. More than 1000 people have been killed in recent fighting , ...
www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID...15...
Twit ,,, Twit ,,, Twitter - الصفحة 10 - :: منتديات بحرين نيشن ::
‎#Bahrain video: The Son of the Martyr Majeed Ahmed http://bit.ly/j8hmb9 #USA # UK #UN #HRW #News #Syria #Egypt #libya #Feb14 #Yemen #Syria ...
www.bahrain-nation.net/vb/showthread.php?p=15918
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 because of protest of ... ... the government in bahrain is like the government in syria. ... All the videos i see on thenews and youtube i never see any troops shooting the ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0zFOAj45sA
Wikileaks Role in Arab Spring
... and Egypt, what we're seeing in Bahrain and Yemen, Syria, Libya. ... we have back from people who are back in Egypt and from the newspaper al-Akbar, ...
www.towardfreedom.com/.../2455-wikileaks-role-in-arab-spri...
Women Making Change in the Middle East and North Africa / Friday ...
Women's Rights in the News ... in Tunisia and Egypt, and the now ongoing uprisings inLibya, Syria, Bahrain and Yemen reveal the tales of the people. ...
www.awid.org/.../Women-Making-Change-in-the-Middle-East...
Facts about Syria's current situation? - Yahoo! Answers
The nature of developments in Syria is quite different from events in other regional countries like Libya, Bahrain, Yemen, Egypt and Tunisia. ... preparation to understand and accept them; but they can't find real news in their country. ...
answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid...
Will there be an Arab Summer?
News. Travel & living abroad ... Can we logically distinguish between what is happening in Libya and Syria, from what is happening in eg Bahrain or Yemen? ...
www.fco.gov.uk/en/news/latest-news/?view=News&id...

LATEST World News, Jul 09, 2011



World's Top 10 Largest Companies (SLIDESHOW)
International Business Times
Royal Dutch Shell, Exxon Mobil, General Motors and Mitsubishi are the only other companies to ever top the Global 500. The top-ten World's largest corporations ranked by revenue in order are: Wal-Mart Stores (US), Royal Dutch Shell (Netherlands),...
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