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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Sep 06, 2011


Mr. Next President of Ghana Give Science & Tech a BIGGER Chance!
GhanaWeb
We need to do more of science research, innovation and development to define and build enterprises that will be the drivers of our development efforts. The discoveries of antibiotics used extensively to treat infectious disease revolutionized medicine ...
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Blazing a trail in chemical science research
The Hindu
Any technology focuses on the application of principles of science and engineering for the benefit of mankind. The technical knowledge and skills gained through experimentation, studies, research, design, experience, and practice are applied in diverse ...
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The Hindu
Stem Cell Breakthrough to Provide Lifelines for White Rhinos and Drill Monkeys
International Business Times
"Stem cell technology provides some level of hope that they won't have to become extinct even though they have been completely eliminated from their habitat." This kind of science entails a fair amount of trial and error, and the researchers expected ...
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International Business Times
President Aquino pushes broadband
Inquirer.net
Speaking to reporters, President Aquino acknowledged there was “a need'' for a broadband project and said the Department of Science and Technology was on top of making it happen. “The DOST is (making an inventory) presently on what we do have as the ...
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Options in microbiology
The Hindu
I am a second year B.Sc. microbiology student and would like to go for higher studies in medical microbiology or microbiology. Kindly provide me the details on the courses and the institutions/ colleges that offer them. Is research after postgraduation ...
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Climate, evolution thorny issues for GOP hopefuls
San Francisco Chronicle
Both inspire fiery debate, pitting science and research against deeply held personal beliefs. Discussing them in a debate is politically tricky, as they're a recipe for alienating either the conservative evangelicals in the Republican base or the ...
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Alexandria Library research grants support scientists, researchers
Middle East North Africa Financial Network
Program will also support science and technology researches to cooperate with foreigner scientists. It aims to provide the chance for Egyptian researches studies to improve. The center also holds workshops and lectures of scientific research every year ...
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EASTVALE: New technology captivates Ramirez Intermediate students
Press-Enterprise
They also can use one of 10 laptop computers in each science and social studies classroom. Those rooms also have digital responders students can use to answer questions during class discussions; the devices let the teacher know instantly how many do ...
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Nanotechnoglogy world: Nanomedicine offers new cures
The Guardian
Alfred Cuschieri, director of the Institute for Medical Science and Technology, at Dundee and St Andrews universities, has a potential solution. He recently finished working on the Ninive project, a novel way of using carbon nanotubes that are designed...
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The Guardian
MIT Technology Review Honors Dazzling Young Innovators
San Leandro India West
His work is largely funded by the National Science Foundation, while USC and GM's research and development department have signed a collaborative research agreement that determines how the intellectual property arising from this joint project will be ...
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'Missing heat' climate paper: Journal editor resigns
Register
Maybe I'm just old-fashioned," writes Professor Roger Pielke Jr, professor of environmental studies at the Center for Science and Technology Policy Research at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The resigning editor says Spencer and Braswell should ...
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Classroom is futuristic; test scores are stagnant
Bend Bulletin
The high-level analyses that sum up these various studies, not surprisingly, give researchers pause about whether big investments in technology make sense. A review by the Education Department in 2009 of research on online courses — which more than 1 ...
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Window into the brain
SignOnSanDiego.com
The contract research organization, which runs studies for companies that develop the new drugs, is headed by its founder, president and chief executive, Quoc-Thang Nguyen, and its vice president and chief operating officer, Thomas Fouquet. ...
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Monorail prototype to rise in UP Diliman
Manila Bulletin
The AGT protoype, according to Saloma, will also become part of the university's studies on transportation, society and population. It will also give UP students, particularly those taking upscience and technology courses, the opportunity to immerse ...
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A shift in state college grants
Boston Globe
Caret said the two UMass proposals that did not receive awards - from the Amherst flagship campus and the medical school - focused on scientific research and technology transfer. “The panel really zeroed in on the proposals that were aimed at ...
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Skilled Chinese prompting boom in R&D investment
CITY A.M.
A GREATER take-up of science studies in China has resulted in a rapid growth of innovative industries, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said yesterday. Almost one in two Chinese graduates study for science and engineering degrees, the group said. ...
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Agriculture Officials Sign Key Agreement
Caribarena Antigua
These principles include building technical capacity at Masters & PhD levels through scholarships from the Center for Research and Advanced Studies (CINVESTAV) of Mexico, Access, to germplasm for roots and tubers (including sweet potato, ...
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Caribarena Antigua
12 Ways to Survive Academic 2012
Inside Higher Ed
Michael Bugeja is the director of the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication at Iowa State University of Science and Technology. Although his budget has been cut 24 percent over the past three years, faculty workload has not increased, ...
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Showcasing innovations
The Hindu
These also would encourage them to pursue their higher studies and contribute towards the nation's development. The models on display also brought out the application of science and technology in our daily life. Creative knowledge The exhibition ...
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The Hindu
'Substantial variations' in the use of trans-fats still exist, says research
FoodNavigator.com
Research published in the European Journal of Lipid Science and Technologyshows that the proportion of foods on the German market containing trans-fatty acids (TFA) is declining – especially within the former high risk food groups such as French fries ...
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Under the mattress: Start with $1 trillion
Chicago Tribune
Having been a newspaper science writer and public relations executive for the research and development center of a Fortune 500 company, I know that communicating science can be a tricky business. So, here's what I believe about global warming: The ...
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For a Mother's Touch, Skip the Text Messages
Wall Street Journal
11, 2001, terrorist attacks triggered a significant increase in medical ailments and physician visits over the next three years, according to a study in Social Science & Medicine. Many studies have documented the mental-health status of Americans ...
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Wall Street Journal
Oregon State University Spring Term Honor Roll
Corvallis Gazette Times
3.5 or Better Grade-Point Average: April E. Kessler, senior, liberal studies. 3.5 or Better GPA: Rachael J. Belcher, freshman, history; Jorden D. Hinds, senior, exercise and sport science; Scott J. Lanning, senior, environmental science. ...
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Donald Ekern: Our society could use more geeks
La Crosse Tribune
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson said “Innovations and creativity in science, technology, engineering and math will be the drivers of tomorrow's economy, and if you are not a participant on that frontier, you will trail behind it and possibly get ...
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MIT launches center for graphene-based tech
Eetasia.com (subscription)
Graphene, a form of pure carbon arranged in an hexagonal lattice just one atom thick, has generated attention worldwide for its unique properties that stand to revolutionize materials science and electronics. Until recently, most studies have focused ...
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Agri varsity holds workshop on dry seeding of rice
Indian Express
An International workshop on “Accelerating resource conservation technologies for natural resource management and mitigating environmental degradation in Indo-Gangetic Plain” was held in Department of Soil Science at Punjab Agricultural University, ...
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CHINESE Sports News, Sep 06, 2011


Sports Commentators
AskMen
Simon Kuper and David Winner are writers and friends who share a love of soccer. In these columns, they discuss an unlikely range of soccer topics. These columns first appeared in the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad. Simon Kuper (SK): I know you had a ...
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China keeps slim hope of qualifying for London Olympics
Xinhua
6 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese national women's soccer team were put into a dangerous situation for the 2012 London Olympic Games after three mediocre matches of the Asian Qualifying Tournament.China collected merely five points after the first three ...
See all stories on this topic »Wambach, Mitts reminded of Gainesville glory days after visit
The Independent Florida Alligator
“We want people talking about women's soccer because, truthfully, it's not nearly as popular in this country as we think it could be, and I think we did something special in Germany that got people talking about it.” For Mitts, making the sport ...
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No need to put spin on this popular sport
Irish Times
Nowadays, the sport has spread its tentacles into Europe – thriving in the Netherlands and Spain – and as far afield as Australia, Argentina, Chile and China. Here in Ireland, where there are 115 clubs affiliated to the Pitch and Putt Union of Ireland ...
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Irish Times
Matildas' Olympic hopes in disarray after loss
Cumberland Courier Newspapers
AUSTRALIA'S women's soccer Olympic plans are in disarray after a 1-0 defeat at the hands of world champions Japan yesterday in the third match of the Asian finals at Jinan, China. With two losses - they crashed 1-0 to North Korea in their opening game...
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Cumberland Courier Newspapers
15 Most Embarrassing Moments in Professional Soccer History
Bleacher Report
This footage, sadly in Mandarin Chinese, gives a glimpse of the action. At the time of the tournament, there had only ever been seven World Cups, and Italy had been victorious in two of them. Considered one of the favourites, they were pitted against ...
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Bleacher Report
The Business Matrix: Tuesday 6 September 2011
The Independent
Goals Soccer Centres warned of softer than expected revenues in July and August, sending its shares sharply lower, even though the five-a-side football centres group said it expected levels to pick up as a result of a marketing campaign to encourage ...
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Sacrificing Their Lives to Work
The New York Review of Books (blog)
His persistence and courage distinguished him, and not just when he played central back in soccer games. Of all his siblings he was the only one who dared to cross. The first time, he was 42. He made it to Houston, Texas and found work in a Chinese ...
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The New York Review of Books (blog)
Football and watermelon 101
Regina Leader-Post
While soccer games draw large crowds and enthusiastic fans back in Iceland, Bjarnason said he has never seen anything quite like what he witnessed in the days leading up to the Labour Day Classic. "I see it matters to (fans) really, very much and ...
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Iraq coach Zico critical of Singapore pitch
Ahram Online
The synthetic surface at the interim soccer arena was approved for competition by FIFA as the city-state awaits the 2014 completion of it's National Sports Hub, which will include a 55000-seater stadium with a retractable roof. ...
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Ahram Online
Aveng feeling the slowdown
The New Age Online
Aveng, which has operations in southern Africa, Australia and the Middle East, joined a list of mainstream construction players like Murray & Roberts, Group Five and WBHO who have been hammered by harsh market conditions in the post 2010 soccer world ...
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Messi comes at a high price
Independent Online
They don't want real soccer fans to watch Messi's match. I earn just 8000 taka per month. How can I afford a ticket?” Rajib Ahmed, 25, a chemical tester at a private company, told AFP outside the ground. “I saved some money and bought a ticket for ...
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Independent Online

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