SKI, Resorts, Gear, Apr 12, 2011

Stolen property recovered; owners sought
The Union Leader
DANBURY – State police are asking for the public's help in identifying the owners of property seized in a case involving thefts at Ragged Mountain Ski Resort. On April 3, state police, along with officers from Alexandria and Bristol, went to the ski ...
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Deep Snowpack Prompts Ski Resorts to Extend Season
First Tracks
Salt Lake City, UT - While April showers are already prompting flowers to bloom around many parts of the US, many ski resorts in the West are blanketed with their deepest snow bases of the season. Some are already planning to keep the lifts turning ...
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Bet's blog: 3 Vallees Enduro
Ski Club of Great Britain
Exactly what April skiing is all about. I've just returned from a stint in the Three Valleys (and before that Tignes in the Espace Killy for the Ski Club Dual Slalom), but before I go on to tell you why April is a great time to ski, everyone has been ...
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Ski Club of Great Britain
With 6 feet in April Snowbird is closing in on record year
Ski Channel
Snowbird is half way to matching the 144 inches that fell last April, the snowiest month of the 2009/10 season. “This past weekend was unquestionably some of the best skiing and snowboarding of the season,” said Snowbird Vice President Dave Fields. ...
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Ski Channel
Skier dies after collision at Winter Park Resort
Sky Hi Daily News
By Reid Armstrong WINTER PARK — An 11-year-old from Johnscreek, Ga., died at Winter Park Resort on Friday, April 8, after colliding with two other skiers. Tyler Safarriyeh was skiing on the last day of a five-day ski trip with three families from ...
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Grouse Mountain and much more will be open at Beaver Creek through closing
Examiner.com
Closing weekend at Beaver Creek features the Vintage Ski Fest and The Jimmie Heuga Vintage Ski Race on Saturday, April 16 in honor and memory of ski racing legend Jimmie Heuga. The event is a throwback to the 1940s featuring a lineup of competitions on ...
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COMMUNITY SPORTS NOTEBOOK: Ski to Sea organizers urge teams to pay to ...
Bellingham Herald
The Chuckanut Bay boys' U-19 rugby team rolled to a 79-0 home win over Wenatchee on Saturday, April 9, at the Bellingham Polo Field, to stay undefeated in eight games this season. Riley Locker and Jamaree Tannehill each scored two tries to lead ...
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Snow arrives two months early
Sydney Morning Herald
"Early snow is always exciting to see and it gets everyone into thinking about the season ahead," said Laurie Blampied, general manager of Buller Ski Lifts. He said that, although snow was not unusual for April, 10 centimetres was a "significant amount ...
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Crews to remove hazardous trees on Mt. Baker Highway
Bellingham Herald
Highway maintenance crews and the US Forest Service will remove some trees along the highway that are a hazard. The work will not disrupt ski area traffic because the ski area is only open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through April 24.
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Banff Springs Ski and Mountain Sports Announces That All Ski Rentals Are Now ...
PR.com (press release)
Banff, Canada, April 11, 2011 --(PR.com)-- The equipment rental company, Banff Springs Ski and Mountain Sports have just announced a huge clearance sale on many ex-demo and ex-rental skis on site. This is an opportunity for skiing enthusiasts to find ...
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Two Americans are attempting a first ski descent of Lhotse this month
ESPN
If all goes as planned, Laidlaw and Erickson will depart Kathmandu for the Khumbu Valley on Tuesday, April 12, and could make a push for the summit about a month later, Laidlaw said, after trekking to base camp, acclimatizing and evaluating conditions. ...
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ESPN
Steamboat, Eldora, Durango ski resorts closing for the season
The Republic
The Steamboat Pilot & Today reported that skiers at Steamboat ended the season with a splash across an icy pond. Keystone hosted a free concert by Robert Earl Keen on its closing weekend. Durango stopped daily ski operations April 3 but reopened over ...
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EASTERN SLOPES: Winter turns to spring
Taunton Daily Gazette
The only fools on April Fools Day were the people who weren't out skiing and riding. We'd slipped over to Whiteface (518-946-2223; www.whiteface.com) in Wilmington, NY, a place that's on our "must-ski" list every year. It was supposed to snow heavily, ...
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Vail concerts part of 'calendar management'
Vail Daily News
“It's a good thing from a retail, spa and restaurant perspective to have skiing until (April) 24,” Johnson said. But, he added, people coming to concerts aren't a traditional customer base for the lodge he runs. At the Bag & Pack Shop in Vail Village, ...
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Community Sports Calendar
Bend Bulletin
YOUTH ICE Hockey: Sundays through April; 5:30-7 pm; Sunriver Village Ice Rink; all youth players ages 6-14 are welcome for skating, drills and scrimmaging; bring own equipment; Scott Wallace; 541.480.6721. Nordic ski lessons: Central Oregon Nordic Club ...
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Best Day of the Season?
Boston Globe (blog)
What's been your best ski day of the season? Hopefully this question brings a mountain of great ski memories. For your skiing sake it should be difficult to dial in one just one day, because there have been so many outstanding ones. ...
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Today in Stoke: Copper Mountain, freeskiing capital of the world?
Westword (blog)
Actually, make that June or July: The resort is planning on keeping its superpipe and some of its terrain parks going long after its April 24 closing date to host the Woodward at Copper summer ski and snowboard camps, where the next generation of ...
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Get Out And Go Night Set For April 21
The Chattanoogan
Clubs planning to participate include: Chattanooga Flying Disc Club, Chattanooga Bocce Club, Chattanooga Ski Club, Chattanooga Premier Cricket League, Chattanooga Area Soapbox Derby, Geocaching Club of Southeast TN and the Greater East Tennessee ...
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Sewage pumped into more waterways
Herald Sun
Falls Creek is currently experiencing decent falls of snow ahead of which looks to be an exceptional ski season. Flooding at Windsor train station. Rail workers tackle the deluge with a single sump pump. Picture: Trevor Pinder Source: HWT Image Library ...
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Breakfast: Monday April 11
TVNZ
Also, the latest iPhone app designed to help with the grocery shopping. Breakfast catches up with online expert Peter Griffin. Mt Hutt's Ski Area Manager David Wilson looks ahead to the coming ski season, and the effects the quake may have on tourist ...
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Good summer news: Olympic snowpack nearly double from normal; best in state
Peninsula Daily
Ben Thompson, foreground, and Frances Headley of Port Hadlock ski along the snow-covered Hurricane Hill Road toward the Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center during winter. By Rob Ollikainen OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — A soggy, lingering winter on the North ...
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Preview the April 13 paper
Brown County Democrat
PULSE CHECK: You've seen piles of rubble come off the old Ski World site, but nothing go onto it so far. Is the Schooner Valley Village project still alive? DRUG TESTING: The Brown County Board of Schools Trustees voted 4-0 (with one absent) last week ...
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Stratton Mountain Schoolers find success on a world stage
Ski Channel
Often considered the "mini winter Olympics" for J3 racers (ages 13 - 14), Hudson competed in Slalom (SL), and took 14th place against nearly 80 of the best junior alpine ski racers in the world. She competed in Giant Slalom (GS) and placed 27th. April ...
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Ski Channel
3rd Annual Miles for Mutts: April 16, 2011
WXII The Triad
Benefit Ride/Poker Run Registration begins Saturday, April 16th, 2011 @ 9:30 am at Davis Harley-Davidson with Kickstands up @ Noon. $10.00 per bike, $5.00 per passenger. 1st stop The Outer Limits. 2nd Stop CUZ's Tavern, then to Old Ski Lodge for Door ...
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Southern Idaho catcher Morin lifting his game
Twin Falls Times-News
Parker Morin paused, choosing the right words to describe the day he had to pack up his entire life and take it from sports-mad Texas to Park City, Utah, a city known for its ski slopes and its part in hosting the 2002 Winter Olympics. ...
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Can Beaver Creek Outdo Deer Valley?
Salt Lake Magazine (blog)
I was starved as we barely had time to get Sage off to ski school before Ralston's speech. The fajita wrap lunch was better than the “Epic Burger” the day before but it still doesn't match the quality and selection at the cafeterias in Deer Valley. ...
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World Freeriding Championships Crown Champions
Transworld Business
By Mackenzie Chernow Valdez, Alaska - April 10, 2011 - A new tradition has been born on Thompson Pass in the legendary Chugach Mountains of Alaska. The Recco World Freeriding Championships went off - combining the ski field from the scheduled but ...
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Transworld Business
Posted On Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at 05:22:00 AM
Mumbai Mirror
Exceptions include crash helmets and ski masks. Though only a very small minority of France's 5 million Muslims wear the veil, many see the ban as a stigma against the country's No 2 religion. Also, while officials can slap fines on those who refuse to ...
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Mumbai Mirror
For Chardon's George Roudebush, 86, winning never gets old
News-Herald.com
It's nice territory, and I also had a chance to ski in between. There's nice skiing all around Albuquerque." A well-rounded athletic résumé — track and field, skiing, swimming, even canoe paddling — is no surprise to anyone who knows Roudebush's ...
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April 12: What's on in the UAE
Sport 360
A surf-ski club with around 40 members taking part in daily and weekly paddles. Web: www.adow.ae, Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Marina Mall Sailing Club, Corniche Road, Ras Al Akhdar ...
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Coast Guard to offer boating safety classes in Bellevue
Bellevue Reporter
... jet skis, and motorized skiffs) to have the card when using a boat with 15 or more horsepower. To qualify for a card the operator must pass an examination. The one-day course and exam will be offered in Bellevue in April, May and June. ...
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First Ski Lessons at Whistler, BC » Travel Insights 100
By Debbie Dubrow
The fact that we made the trip so late in the season (luckily the Whistler ski season lasts until the end of April, and Glacier skiing is available into July) is a sign of our own confusion. Both my husband and I had muddled our way ...
Travel Insights 100 - http://www.uptake.com/travelinsights100/
Adventure Films Works | Hustle and Snow | Backcountry Ski Blog
By UnofficialNetworks
More April Powder at Snowbird Plus JFT Championships. April 11, 2011 · No comments. [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/22260611[/vimeo] April is officially powder month. I have been saying all year that we ski in December, January and February so ...
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Deep Snowpack Prompts Ski Resorts to Extend Season :: First Tracks ...
Salt Lake City, UT - While April showers are already prompting flowers to bloom around many parts of the U.S., many ski resorts in the West are blanketed with their deepest snow bases of the season. Some are already planning to keep the ...
First Tracks!! Online Ski Magazine - http://www.firsttracksonline.com/
Tahoe ski condos will be auctioned April 30 - Sacramento Business ...
Read Sacramento business stories, Sacramento housing market news, CalPERS and CalSTRS news at The Sacramento Bee.
www.sacbee.com/.../tahoe-ski-condos-will-be-auctioned.html
Nordic Ski Racer - An April XC Ski at Huron Meadows Metropark
Take a pile of snow, protect it, then groom it out...and you have cross country skiing in April in southeast Michigan!
www.nordicskiracer.com/news.asp?NewsID=5590
Vintage Ski Fest set for April 16 - Skiing - Blog - Skiing - Buzz ...
Among the hundreds of events held each winter in high country, Beaver Creek's Vintage Ski Fest ranks among the most unusual.
buzz.snow.com/skiing/.../vintage-ski-fest-set-for-april-16.aspx
Snowbasin Blog » Blog Archive » April 9th BBQ & Ski/Snowboard Down
Snowbasin is scheduling another evening barbecue and twilight ski/snowboard down on Saturday, April 9th from 4 – 7 p.m at the Needles Lodge. ...
blog.snowbasin.com/2011/.../april-9th-bbq-skisnowboard-dow...
Door County Cross Country Ski Report: April 1, 2011
Wow! It is April 1st and we bring you the 16th weekly ski report of the season!
www.ppulse.com/Articles-c-2011-04-01-97306.114136-Door...
Adelsman's Cross-Country Ski Page: Trails
April skiing may sound unusual, but historical is not as uncommon as you might think. Here is a historical look at skiing in the second weekend of April. ...
www.skinnyski.com/trails/display.asp?Id=22530
Saturday Weekend Report, April 2 - SkiTiger.com - Ski Report Blog
Top Regions with New Snow #1 BritishColumbia, 5.0" avg new, 16 Resorts #2 Wyoming, 5.0" avg new, 2 Resorts #3 Washington, 3.3" avg new, 6 Resorts #4 Idaho , ...
www.skireportblog.com/.../saturday-weekend-report-april-2.ht...
Lake Tahoe Ski & Snow Report for April 7th, 2011 | Lake Tahoe News ...
1 Comment for “Lake Tahoe Ski & Snow Report for April 7th, 2011”. Debbie. April 7, 2011 - 10:58 am. Glad to hear the snow conditions are still good. ...
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Ski Powder in April Mt Hood? yup | kgw.com | Portland News, Local ...
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Rochester Nordic Ski Club Meeting, April 7 (& Newsletter) « New ...
Rochester Nordic Ski Club Meeting, April 7 (& Newsletter). April 4, 2011 by newyorkoutdoors. Rochester Nordic Ski Club Meeting (Visitors are welcome!) ...
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Mammoth Mountain Ski Report April 7, 2011 for Mammoth Ski Club ...
Mammoth Mountain Ski Report April 7, 2011 for Mammoth Ski Club. Posted on April 7, 2011 by larry. Mammoth Mountain's Paranoids and Philippe's offer ...
www.mammothskiclub.com/.../mammoth-mountain-ski-report...
April Fools non-snowstorm does no favors for Western Massachusetts ...
April Fools non-snowstorm does no favors for Western Massachusetts ski slopes. Published: Saturday, April 02, 2011, 11:52 AM Updated: Saturday, April 02, ...
www.masslive.com/.../april_fools_non-snowstorm_does.html
Vitosha ski currently in april - Bulgaria - Ski Chat
Vitosha ski currently in april, discussing Vitosha in the Bulgaria Forum.
www.j2ski.com/ski-chat-forum/posts/list/10278.page
Current Ski Conditions April 5, 2011 Adirondack Backcountry Skiing
Current Ski Conditions April 5, 2011. Posted on April 5, 2011 by adkbcski. Please send in trail condition reports to adkbcski@gmail.com ...
adkbcski.com/2011/04/05/111/
Idaho Mountain Express: Why We Ski - April 1, 2011
Friday, April 1, 2011. Why We Ski. Where everybody knows your name ... Then there is my good friend and erstwhile ski buddy, Bob, who mans ski storage. ...
www.mtexpress.com/index2.php?ID=2005136015
Bristol Mountain » Events » Bonus Ski Weekend: April 9-10
Bonus Ski Weekend: April 9-10. We will reopen from 9am-4pm on April 9th and 10th , for a bonus spring ski and ride weekend. Lift ticket price will be $28 per ...
www.bristolmountain.com/events/details.aspx?e=305&d...
Your guide to skiing and snowboarding in Les Menuires
By TRAVEL_AGENT
If you come with friends, points travel with family or looking for a romantic ski destination range and other activities and facilities available guarantee a completely satisfactory winter break. You have more than 600 km ski area in the ski ... The resort is well-equipped, supermarkets, cinemas, bars, clubs and a range of accommodation including chalets, gîtes. With more winter garden world checker is directly on your door of one of the best ski destinations in Europe. ...
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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology , Apr 12, 2011

Mineta Transportation Institute Wins DHS Science & Technology Impact Award
PR Newswire (press release)
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) has won the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Science & Technology Impact Award for 2010 for taking its academic research to the front lines of ...
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Bits: Study Shows Multitasking's Toll on Memory
New York Times (blog)
“Technology provides so much more of an interference than what we did here,” said the researcher, Dr. Adam Gazzaley, a neurologist at the University of California at San Francisco. Indeed, the paper argues that studies like this are becoming ...
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Prestigious award funds research on the mysteries of charged droplets
UC Davis
William Ristenpart, an assistant professor who has appointments in both the UC Davis Department of Food Science and Technology and the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, uses high-speed video and a high-resolution electrochemical ...
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Studies Say Natural Gas Has Its Own Environmental Problems
New York Times
Mark D. Whitley, a senior vice president of engineering and technology with Range Resources, a gas drilling company with operations in several regions of the country, said that the losses suggested by Mr. Howarth's study were simply too high. ...
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Busting the Bulb: Solid State Lighting and Energy Efficiency
San Jose Mercury News
He is a nationally recognized authority on lighting Technology and luminaire design; lighting and technology research and development in photometry, computer rendering for lighting, brightness and glare research, lens and reflector optics, ...
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FAU Experts on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Newswise (press release)
Dalgleish studies and develops optics and imaging systems to characterize the undersea environment and advance communications. • Lee Frey is a research associate at Harbor Branch in the ocean engineering and technology program. ...
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SC State names Wright Transportation Center executive director
The Times and Democrat
Wright previously served as professor emeritus and research engineer in the College of Engineering Sciences, Technology and Agriculture at Florida A&M University (FAMU). For much of his career, Wright was employed at FAMU, where he held several ...
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Students Conduct Language Science Research in Global Internships
Gant Daily
Funding for the research internships comes from a $2.8 million National Science Foundation grant through its Partnership for International Research and Education (PIRE) program. Under this program, an international team of researchers at 10 ...
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Peridot Technologies Introducing Innovative Ultrasound Reporting, Image ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
AP sources: Intel chiefs aim to rebuild trust 04.11.11 Peridot Technologies announces the release of Sonovision 2.0 which is cost effective and innovative ultrasound imaging and workstation software for studies acquisition, study management and ...
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Do Girls And Science Mix?
Patch.com
"Among first-year college students, women are much less likely than men to say that they intend to major in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM)," the study said. "By graduation, men outnumber women in nearly every science and engineering ...
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Alma College begins major in new media studies
The Morning Sun
But now, in part because of demand, students can now major in a study that includes all the latest in media digital information and technology. “In the rapidly changing media landscape, a new media studies major not only has a certain allure, ...
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CSC Teams with BioSignia to Offer Life Insurers, Reinsurers Predictive ...
Business Wire (press release)
(BUSINESS WIRE)--CSC (NYSE: CSC) today announced it has signed an alliance agreement with BioSignia, a privately held science and technology company located in Research Triangle Park, NC, to offer North American life insurers and reinsurers Mortality ...
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US federal government: cloud first, but 'cloud' needs to be defined
ZDNet (blog)
Joe McKendrick is an author and independent analyst who tracks the impact of information technology on management and markets. Joe is co-author, along with 16 leading industry leaders and thinkers, of the SOA Manifesto, which outlines the values and ...
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Research and Markets: Pharma Sales Force Innovations: Technology, Training and ...
Business Wire (press release)
Using ExpertViews interviews with leading thinkers from around the world, the 30-page report offers an overview of innovations in sale rep training as well as case studies for what worksand what does not. In addition, the tightly-written report ...
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Jarvis: Great potential in clean water idea
Windsor Star
Windsor was one of the pioneers of ozone purification for municipal drinking water and did some of the early studies on emerging chemicals of concern being found in the Great Lakes. There are water research institutes at the University of Michigan, ...
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Your Addiction to Coffee May Be Genetic
myfoxny.com
The research could also explain why chocolate is more irresistible to some than others, reported The Daily Mail. The study involved meta-analysis of data from five studies involving 47341 US participants of European descent. ...
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myfoxny.com
GMOs Linked to Organ Disruption in 13 Scientific Studies
Eat. Drink. Better.
Again, there's very simply a lack of research on the matter (or if the research was conducted by private companies, it hasn't been revealed.) The 90-day-long tests are insufficient to evaluate chronic toxicity, and the signs highlighted in the kidneys ...
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Eat. Drink. Better.
AAAS Science Website Great For Students & Teachers Hypothetically
DigitalJournal.com
The website, part of the Project 2061, is a result of over a decade of research aimed at the advancement of math, science and technology literacy. The site assessment.aaas.org contains more than 600 multiple-choice questions which assess key ideas ...
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DigitalJournal.com
How Useful Is Personalized Search?
MIT Technology Review
"At the end of the day, the tradeoff is not good," says Martin Feuz, a researcher at the Centre for Cultural Studies at the University of London, who was involved with the work. "We're giving up too much [personal] information and not getting ...
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MIT Technology Review
The Evolving Library: Redesign Supports New Teaching, Learning Styles
American Libraries
Results indicate that libraries need a makeover if they are to meet the needs of 21 st- century work styles and technologies. After speaking with students, librarians, and professors and conducting student focus groups, the research team spent two ...
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Newly formed Institute for Food Safety and Health Opens at IIT
Quality Assurance & Food Safety
In recent years, NCFST's research portfolio and facilities have expanded to include human clinical nutrition studies, health promoting foods research, a virology program, and the FDA-commissioned and certified Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) laboratory and ...
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Guarded Optimism For Healthcare IT
InformationWeek
How many studies that have questioned the benefits of health IT never were published because of the tendency of research journals to favor positive studies? Thus my initial comment: I remain guardedly optimistic. A year from now, I may look back at and ...
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Council on Competitiveness Showcases Power of High Performance Computing at AAI
PR Newswire (press release)
"This case study clearly demonstrates the significant opportunity and value that HPC offers to companies such as AAI to boost research and maintain a competitive leadership position in the global marketplace," said Council Senior Vice President Dr. ...
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Australian scientific collaboration set to break world's reliance on fish for ...
Biofortified
Today (Tuesday 12 April) three Australian organisations announced a $50 million dollar research collaboration which will use leading edge gene technology to develop and commercialise vegetable oil which will contain the same high quality, ...
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Screen-size appetite fuels a three-fold tablet device buying frenzy
Courier Mail
Queensland University of Technology students Amy Moores and Melissa Lowe said the iPad was the perfect tool for their studies. "I have a laptop, but it sometimes gets too heavy to carry," Ms Moores, a 20-year-old dietetics and nutrition student said.
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Banking in the Future: Customers Want More Bank for Their Bucks
Business Wire (press release)
The report is the latest in a series of studies, prepared by Emergent Research in partnership with Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq:INTU) that explore trends that will affect consumers, businesses and those who serve them. “Banking has dramatically changed more in ...
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Aileron Therapeutics Appoints Experienced Drug Developer, Anthony M. Manning ...
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
“In particular, having overseen the advancement of nearly a dozen investigational new drugs in his career, Tony brings an impressive track record to Aileron as we advance our novel Stapled Peptides into IND-enabling and then clinical studies. ...
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Opinion: The tragedy of health and medical budget cuts
Australian Life Scientist
Every day I am exposed to new studies and clinical trials that offer the hope of curing some of our most intractable diseases. Cancer, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, diabetes, HIV, malaria – the list goes on. There are thousands of researchers here in ...
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Observing Nature to Help Make Sense of a Complex World
PhysOrg.com (press release)
Sagarin also studies environmental policy, philosophy and history and is documenting the transformation in science back toward primarily observational, rather than experimental, methods of learning. In addition, his Natural Security Project examines ...
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India-Australia workshop on energy efficiency
DailyIndia.com
Its activities include programmes on issues of technology policy and overall development for the benefit of society, and promotes research projects, pilot studies, engineering education, fellowships, scholarships, awards and other benefactions. ...
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Spaulding Clinical Welcomes Dr. Aziz Karim, Clinical Pharmacokinetic Consultant
PR Newswire (press release)
Spaulding Clinical Research, LLC (www.spauldingclinical.com) is a Clinical Pharmacology Research Unit and Cardiac Core Lab that offers a full range of global services from study design through study execution/conduct, data management, ...
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Patient Outreach to Promote Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Patients With an ...
Archives of Internal Medicine
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No.190 (prepared by the RTI International-University of North Carolina Evidence-based Practice Center under contract 2902007100561). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; February 2010. ...
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NCSU Libraries News » NCSU Libraries Fellows 2011-2013
By Michelle Clark
While pursuing his studies he has served as research assistant to the Carolina Digital Library and Archive, as well as lab assistant in IT Services at the School of Information and Library Science (SILS). He founded the Carolina Digital ...
NCSU Libraries News - http://news.lib.ncsu.edu/
Electric Yellowstone
By e! Science News - Earth & Climate
“It's like comparing ultrasound and MRI in the human body; they are different imaging technologies,” says geophysics Professor Michael Zhdanov, principal author of the new study and an expert on measuring magnetic and electrical fields on ... “It's a totally new and different way of imaging and looking at the volcanic roots of Yellowstone,” says study co-author Robert B. Smith, professor emeritus and research professor of geophysics and a coordinating scientist of the ...
World Weather Post - http://www.worldweatherpost.com/
Concerned scientists offer to help government with oversight of ...
By Mike
Janelle Weaver, Science-News.org Contributor We're surrounded by harmful chemicals, but how much do we really know about their effect on the body? ... “ This [research] is going to provide an enormous amount of insight into what BPA actually does, and it's going to be a complement to the long-standing practice of very careful, thorough toxicological studies,” says Scott Hawley, a geneticist at ...
Science News - http://science-news.org/
New Technique Set to Untangle The Complexity of The Brain ...
By Teacha Hamilton
A new area of research is emerging in the neuroscience known as 'connectomics'. With parallels to genomics, which maps the our genetic make-up, connectomics aims to map the brain's connections (known as 'synapses'). By mapping these connections – and hence how ... "The brain is an immensely complex organ and understanding its inner workings is one of science's ultimate goals," says Dr. John Williams, Head of Neuroscience and Mental Health at the Wellcome Trust. ...
Life Sciences Research News - http://scicasts.com/lifesciences/blog
UW will lead new $4.9 million study of - eCALS - News for Faculty ...
By rdmitche
“Although this country produces lots and lots of food, excessive amounts of food , there are still areas in big cities where people go hungry at times,” says Ventura, a professor of environmental studies and soil science, in a Capital Times story announcing the grant. ... “This is an exciting project that brings together the research and education capacity of the university with on-the- ground knowledge of community groups such as Growing Power,” explains Ventura. ...
eCALS - http://ecals.cals.wisc.edu/
Call for Papers: Advanced Challenges and Research Trends in Cloud ...
By Ian
The issue aims to provide a forum for researchers to share and exchange cloud and grid computing-related research, technologies, experience, and lessons for building clouds of interoperability and coordination capabilities and services. ... Virtualisation technologies; Service-oriented computing; Management of clouds; Security issues in cloud and grid computing; Fault tolerance, reliability of applications and services running on the cloud; Case studies of the cloud and ...
Inderscience news - http://inderscience.blogspot.com/
New Studies Underway to Restore Paralyzed Vocal Cords | Wheelchair ...
By Destiny
The National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development awarded Leonessa with a fund of $480000 to be able to further his research. Leonessa says, “The NSF does fund high-risk projects because when these projects do succeed ...
Wheelchair Accessibility Blog... - http://www.amsvans.com/blog/
Berkeley Lab Researchers Report Tandem Catalysis in Nanocrystal ...
By lcyarris
In a development that holds intriguing possibilities for the future of industrial catalysis, as well as for such promising clean green energy technologies as artificial photosynthesis, researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy ... of this research Peidong Yang, a chemist who holds joint appointments with Berkeley Lab's Materials Sciences Division, and the University of California Berkeley's Chemistry Department and Department of Materials Science and Engineering. ...
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University research programs -- help make commercialization ...
By Laurie Orlov
Despite a then-slumping economy since October 2008 when that was written, there are still plenty of research programs that live on (see MIT AgeLab), studies have been done to prove efficacy and effectiveness of technologies to help people ... of 'stakeholder capitalism' where corporations are incented to address more than profit, this new hybrid corporate structure might accelerate time to market for new and needed technology that is rooted in sound research and analysis. ...
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Approximately 1 in 50 researchers falsifies or modifies data in ...
By Mihai Andrei
Approximately 1 in 50 researchers falsifies or modifies data in studies · Keep religion out of science class ! New US Navy high-energy laser blasts ship [video ] · Study unexpectedly supports the science behind global warming ...
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SFU Graduate Studies » Blog Archive » External Award: MEXT ...
By Gladys We
News from and about graduate studies at Simon Fraser University. « Alumni profile: Masa Iwase ... The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) invites graduate students to apply to the 2012 MEXT Research Student Scholarship. The scholarship is open to university graduates, born on or after April 2, 1977, who wish to study as Research or Masters students at a ...
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Multitasking Takes Toll on Memory, Study Finds - NYTimes.com
By By MATT RICHTEL
That's the implication of a study being published on Monday in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a respected journal. The research shows that multitasking takes a significantly greater toll on the working memory of older people. .... Bits offers a steady stream of news and analysis on the technology industry throughout the day from New York Times writers and freelancers. We cover start-ups, tech leaders like Google and Apple, enterprise technology, ...
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Research News and Events at York » Archive » CIHR-funded nursing ...
By eamw
The researchers systematically screened more than 50000 articles on existing studies of acute care for elders interventions, and included 63 different studies in either a narrative or meta-analysis. York nursing Professor Mary Fox, ...
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Space Studies Colloquium Series Concludes on April 18th | Research ...
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The Spring 2011 Space Studies Colloquium Series focuses on the general theme. ... About the Speaker: Dr. Douglas D. McLennan has been at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) for over 23 years and has been instrumental in the development and management of Earth Science, Earth Observatory and Planetary missions. Dr. McLennan began his career managing the development of the six instruments and ...
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Important Funding for Nanomedicine Research To Improve Diagnosis ...
By admin
Toronto, Ontario, March 16, 2011 – Seven new research projects on regenerative medicine and nanomedicine received million in funding. The studies, co-funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Canadian Space Agency ... Research on nanomedicine and regenerative medicine is designed to prevent disease and improve human health. Nanomedicine delivers medical technologies that detect or function at the molecular level to diagnose and treat disease, ...
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BioVeda Health and Wellness Center of Bethlehem, PA Announces Its ...
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BioVeda Health and Wellness Center of Bethlehem, PA Announces Its Grand Opening. by BO News Network on April 11, 2011 ... BioVeda Technologies, the manufacturer of the BAX 3000, is planning clinical studies to further document the affects of this therapy and the relationship to childhood neurological disorders. ...
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Study probes if bear hormones deter osteoporosis - dailytribune.com
(AP) — A Michigan Technological University researcher is using a $1 million grant from National Institutes of Health to see if a bear hormone holds promise for treating osteoporosis in humans. ... National News Videos ... A blog about politics, faith, science and technology, physical fitness, and life. ...
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Home > About MSU > News > MSU Receives NASA Grant. Morgan State Receives Major NASA Grant to Study Earth Sciences ... four-member team selected for the Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR) Studies and Investigations. ...
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FINANCIAL News, Money, Banks, Stock, Economic and Financial Crisis, Apr 12, 2011

Investment Legends, Part II
Daily Reckoning - American Edition
What to watch in 2011: stay focused on the sovereign debt crisis and bond yields. Spiking yields will trigger the next stage of the crisis. BG: Gold has risen 10 years in a row, so some are calling it a bubble, yet it's roughly $1000 below its ...
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EUROZONE Debt Crisis News, Apr 12, 2011

Global imbalances and the paradox of thrift | www.bullfax.com
By marketmaker
Ricardo Caballero, 14 January 2010Global imbalances have been suggested as the root cause of the global crisis. This column argues that another imbalance is the guilty party. The entire world had an insatiable demand for safe debt instruments ... trade imbalances, these imbalances usually reflect a difference in trade competitiveness that can be addressed through structural and macroeconomic policies.Full Article: Redressing global imbalances: Evidence from the Eurozone ...
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DISCOVERIES, Inventions News, Apr 12, 2011

A splendid invention!
The Daily Star
Ali's winning the Bayer Innovation of the Year Award for 2010 -- along with Hawaii-based Dr. Maqsudul Alam's jute genome sequencing, USA-based Dr. Ahmed Salahuddin's cyclone prediction technology and USA-based Dr. Anis Rahman's winning of the NASA ...
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Three Inventors Who Tried to Bottle the Ocean's Power
Wired (blog)
The external swell always rolling in here works the wave-motor man into an ecstasy of invention and he persuades an opulent friend to invest in the scheme.” Expecting such responses, wave motor proponents could snap back with the prediction of ...
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Wired (blog)
No Flying Car, But How About An Invisibility Cloak?
NPR
He tells Weekend All Things Considered host Guy Raz that one of the most fascinating inventions coming our way is Internet-enabled contact lenses. "Think of what you can do," Kaku says. "When you meet somebody, your contact lens will identify who that ...
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Technology Seeds Of Kyushu University-Discoveries,Inventions and ...
Technology Seeds of Kyushu University - Discoveries,Inventions and Research - ... Quantitative evaluation of prestrain effect and prediction of fatigue ...
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Scientific American inventions and discoveries: all the milestones ...
... and the discovery of the large asteroid Ceres in 1801 by the Italian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi could be taken to fulfill the prediction implicit in the ...
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Bad Predictions About Great Inventions
Mar 28, 2006 ... Politics-Humor, famously bad, inventions ridiculed, airplane, come true, great predictions, famous inventions, never come, ...
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The history of science and technology: a browser's guide to the ...
Weather Prediction by Numerical Process by Lewis Fry Richardson [b. ... Niels Bohr of Denmark wins the Nobel Prize for physics for discoveries in atomic ...
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What the newspapers say: April 12, 2011
HotNews.co
Elsewhere in the news, one newspaper reads about the Romanian inventors who won the golden medals at the Geneva inventions expo and their inventions. ...
Arizona Science Center to offer 'Discovery and Invention' camp
Ahwatukee Foothills News
The Arizona Science Center is presenting its "Discovery and Invention" ... Diana Martinez is interning this semester for the Ahwatukee Foothills News. ...


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LIBYA Today, Apr 12, 2011

France wants NATO to fight harder against Gaddafi's forces
Washington Post
By Edward Cody, Tuesday, April 12, 6:03 AM PARIS—France complained Tuesday that NATO commanders are not being aggressive enough in attacking Libyan army forces besieging the rebel-held city of Misurata. The objection, from Foreign Minister Alain Juppe ...
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