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Apr 30, 2011

LATEST World News, Apr 30, 2011

Shed the hibernal layers
Telegraph.co.uk
BY Hannah Betts | 30 April 2011 To quote TS Eliot: "Well now that's done: and I'm glad it's over." Only, of course, the world of hackery is still all over the royal nuptials like a blushing bridal rash. ...
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Vancouver Canucks' game plan for eating
Vancouver Sun (blog)
By Mia Stainsby 30 Apr 2011 COMMENTS(0) Word of Mouth By Mia Stainsby Nanci Guest, head sports nutritionist for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games, says it in a nutshell: "So many games are won or lost in the last five seconds. ...
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Royal wedding: duck-racing, hog-roasting - and a giant TV screen
Telegraph.co.uk
By Jonathan Liew 7:03AM BST 30 Apr 2011 You know, just off the M4." Thanks to the sweet girl from up the road, the genteel west Berkshire village with a population of just 2000 now has global recognition. And yesterday, it had an audience to match. ...
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Axel Scheffler: the Gruffalo man
Telegraph.co.uk
By Christopher Middleton 8:00AM BST 30 Apr 2011 Somehow, it comes as no surprise to find a Gruffalo half way up the stairs of illustrator Axel Scheffler's new house in Richmond. It's not a real one, mind you (“his eyes are orange, his tongue is black”) ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Lift the mind and the body will follow
Telegraph.co.uk
By Rupert Christiansen 6:00AM BST 30 Apr 2011 Watch Royal Ballet stars Zenaida Yanowsky and Steven McRae in Christopher Wheeldon's DGV: Danse à Grand Vitesse at Covent Garden this month and you'll see not only inspired artists but world-class athletes ...
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Royal Wedding: Reconciliation sealed with a ring
Telegraph.co.uk
By Patrick Jephson 7:00AM BST 30 Apr 2011 What a day. To see and hear William and Catherine take their vows was a privilege made no less special by sharing it with an extended congregation of a billion or so. As a wedding production, this one surely ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Heineken Cup 2011: all-French final between Toulouse and Perpignan looks ...
Telegraph.co.uk
By Will Greenwood 10:00PM BST 29 Apr 2011 The last two year's champions meet head on in Dublin. The winner of this one will certainly head to Cardiff and the final as the favourite to lift the crown. Narrow it down even more and there is only one side ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Why the Mainstream Won't be Laughing Much Longer
Money Morning Australia
by Kris Sayce on 30 April 2011 “The University of Texas Investment Management Co., the second-largest US academic endowment, took delivery of almost $1 billion in gold bullion and is storing the bars in a New York vault.” That report from Bloomberg is ...
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Ex-Journeyman Carves Out Role as Top Slugger
New York Times
“I did feel like I could be an above-average player and a contributor to a winning team. I felt like I could give a lot more than I was giving.” A version of this article appeared in print on April 30, 2011, on page D1 of the New York edition with the ...
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New York Times
High volatility in late trade; L&T, ONGC off sharply
India Infoline.com
The stock had jumped 14.67% to a recent high of Rs 1727.70 on 15 April 2011 from Rs 1506.65 on 21 March 2011. Most metal stocks declined on concerns that China might introduce fresh tightening measures aimed at controlling prices. China is the world's ...
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The Irish Times - Saturday, April 30, 2011
Irish Times
We've played there several times now and, yes, it is definitely one of the best festivals in the world. It's just a beautiful setting in California and, unlike some of the more corporate events out there, this one is very much about the music. ...
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Irish Times
AIBA World Boxing Championship: 5 Indians Storm into the Final
Keeda of Sports
Looking forward to hearing the Indian National Anthem being played during the finals on30 April 2011 and wishing all the Indian finalists good luck to enable them to perform to their capability and win the yellow metal (Gold).
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Barberis moves closer to big time in the world of music videos
Surrey Now
By Tom Zillich, Surrey Now April 29, 2011 Video director Stephano Barberis on the set of Sweatshop Union's "High Grade" shoot at a Burnaby park in November 2008. Barberis, who lives in Cloverdale, is now with Revolution Pictures, home to some of the ...
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The 13-year-old who has the world planting trees
Telegraph.co.uk
Now he's a global eco-superhero By Harry de Quetteville 9:00AM BST 29Apr 2011 At first glance, Felix Finkbeiner does not seem cut from the cloth with which celebrity is fashioned. While some adolescent boys can induce hysterical adulation in young ...
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Taking a measured approach
Otago Daily Times
By Lynda Van Kempen on Sat, 30 Apr 2011 There are no Central Otago mayoral robes but there is a set of mayoral chains, which only have two names engraved on them so far - Bill McIntosh and Malcolm Macpherson. Tony Lepper says it is an honour to be able ...
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Otago Daily Times
The Irish Times - Saturday, April 30, 2011
Irish Times
Samuel Beckett gets Trinity summer school Given our mania for summer schools and his close association with Trinity, both as student and lecturer, it seems a surprise that the college is only now establishing a Samuel Beckett summer school. ...
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Fatah vs. Hamas: An Analogy
TPMCafé
By Bernard Avishai - April 30, 2011, 3:35AM I wrote in my last post: "Fatah nowrepresents the power and prestige of the Palestinian middle class, the dictatorship of its bourgeoisie: growing businesses and banks, women's emancipation, universities, ...
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Capsized Launch Sale Now Underway
games.on.net
By James Cottee - Sat Apr 30, 2011 2:24pm - To commemorate the launch of the atmospheric new indie platform game Capsized, Alientrap Games and Steam have joined forces to offer the game at a 10% discount for a limited time. ...
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Tiger Woods Speaks About Injury, PGA Tour Athletes During Jam
GolfLasVegasNow.com
Las Vegas, Nevada (April 30, 2011)--Tiger Woods and his foundation management have returned Tiger Jam to Las Vegas after a one-year hiatus, and that's a good thing. This city does big events like no other, and this benefit for the Tiger Woods ...
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The Thing Is Superb Physics
ArmsControlWonk.com
By Jeffrey | 30 April 2011 | No Comments –Enrico Fermi, arguing with his colleagues on the Manhattan Project about the ethical implications of developing the atomic bomb. What? I thought Enrico Fermi was Italian! And why were they arguing in German at ...
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The Irish Times - Saturday, April 30, 2011
Irish Times
The key line in it would be, 'Love can make you ask some funny questionsnow and then.' ” O'Rourke knew early on that the song struck a chord. “Before the album came out I was doing an outside broadcast for the Tom Dunne show on Today FM. ...
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Irish Times
South Korean Skater Stumbles, but Still Leads, in Moscow
New York Times
If she still feels like she wants to go after another title, if that's something personal to her, then she should.” A version of this article appeared in print on April 30, 2011, in The International Herald Tribune with the headline: South Korean ...
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Good intentions in the world's organ market
BioEdge
by Michael Cook | 30 Apr 2011 | Investigative journalist Scott Carney hasjust published The RedMarket, a book about the international trade in human body parts --trade in human body parts — kidneys, skeletons, wombs, bones, even human hair. ...
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Kate must write her own script
Ottawa Citizen
By Peter Conradi, Ottawa Citizen April 30, 2011 12:00 AM Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, should be more than an air force wife, and find causes and charities that match her interests, writes Peter Conradi. The mother-in-law is a daunting enough figure...
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Longtime principal leaving to try something different
Otago Daily Times
By John Lewis on Sat, 30 Apr 2011 Bayfield High School principal Denis Slowley with a portrait he has painted of his late wife, Cynthia McInnes. He will resign at the end of this year to spend more time with family and paint. Photo Peter McIntosh. ...
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Otago Daily Times
Gladwell's Line: America's Cup investment a smart move for New Zealand
Sail World
... at a micro level in terms of employment and tax revenue. Without the New Zealand investment you don't get the dividend. Maybe some would be better to open their eyes before they engaged their jaws. by Richard Gladwell Share 2:02 AM Sat 30 Apr 2011GMT.
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International tourists head for Somerset as Clarks Village becomes official ...
PRLog.Org (press release)
PRLog (Press Release) – Apr 30, 2011 – Somerset's famous shopping outlet, Clarks Village is set to become a beacon for international shoppers looking to bag a tax free bargain as it welcomes a second wave of Chinese visitors to the 'village' following ...
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Chicago Calendar
Chicago Sun-Times
Opt for a guided tour starting at 10:30 am or take a map and create your own personal tour. www.chicagoartsdistrict.org for more information. Part of Art Chicago 2011. Merchandise Mart International Antiques Fair: April 29 through May 2 on the 8th ...
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Finding a FreeBalance
Ottawa Citizen
By Tristan Worden, Ottawa Citizen April 30, 2011 12:00 AM Manuel Pietra is president and CEO of FreeBalance, an Ottawa-based software firm devoted to social responsibility. The company makes financial programs and typically operates in 'post-conflict' ...
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The Raabi Prophesy by Dr Jowhar
SomalilandPress
... profound and fateful vested interest to see the success and rebirth of Somalia. In this initiative Somaliland will be driven by kinship, by self interest and by economic and military necessarily. By Dr. Abdishakur Jowhar | OPINION | 30 April, 2011.
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Posted On Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 02:05:05 AM
Mumbai Mirror
Now on technical grounds, only the last two remain, and the rest have been rejected. Boeing and Lockheed have lost on technical grounds, and also because they weren't offering their latest top-of-line fighter jet models....
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Mumbai Mirror
Apple, the world's second-most valuable company - Tech News - IBNLive
By IBNLive.com editor@ibnonline.com
Apple, the world's second-most valuable company. Associated Press Posted on Apr30, 2011 at 10:31am IST ... Close to oblivion in 1997, Apple is now the world's second-most valuable company, after Exxon Mobil Corp. On April 20, it reported net income of $5.99 billion for the January-to-March period, nearly double that of a year ago. It shipped a record 18.65 million iPhones during the quarter. ...
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Is FC Barcelona The 'Dirtiest' Team In The World? Vote Now ...
By JD
Latest Football News,Scores,Watch Live Football Stream Online and Video Highlights at Total Football Madness. ... Is FC Barcelona The 'Dirtiest' Team In The World? VoteNow! View Comments April 30, 2011. [Translate] ... Barcelona has many world class superstars in their ranks but sometimes these superstars manage to let themselves, their team and their fans down with total unsportsmanlike behavior in high profile matches, especially in the El-Clasico against their ...
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Wellington.scoop.co.nz » Josh Junior now 11th in world
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Scoop Wellington provides news and views from Wellington, New Zealand. ... Josh Junior now 11th in world. April 30, 2011PressRelease0 comments. Press Release – Port Nicholson Yacht Club. Wellington sailor Josh Junior finished twelfth in the 115-strong Laser fleet at the fourth round of the Sailing World Cup at ...
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Apple juggernaut sends ripples through tech world (AP) | Cool ...
By KenWeiLL
April 30th, 2011 Posted in Tech News. NEW YORK – Consumer technology companies reporting financial results this week are looking like rowboats bobbing in the wake of Apple Inc.'s supertanker. Close to oblivion in 1997, Apple is now the ...
Cool Computer Tricks - http://www.coolcomputertricksblog.com/
William and Catherine now married | Rockhampton Celebrity ...
But for the rest of the world, the Australians were just faces in the crowd in the gothic church which resembled a British garden with six-metre high trees and countless white blooms. ... Posted by dailycomment from Sunshine Coast, Queensland. 30 April 20117:37 a.m. | Suggest removal » | Post reply ». It's not bad value when you divide the cost of the wedding by the number of guests and people watching it! :-) ... News. Sport. Entertainment. Lifestyle. Business ...
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William and Catherine now married | Mackay Celebrity | Celebrities ...
William and Catherine now married. 29th April 2011. Prince William and Catherine Middleton have been pronounced husband and wife. Prince William and Catherine Middleton have been declared man and wife. ... But for the rest of the world, the Australians were just faces in the crowd in the gothic church which resembled a British garden with six-metre high trees and countless white blooms. Catherine made a life-changing .... News. Sport. Entertainment. Lifestyle. Business ...
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World Challenge 2011 contest now on | DailyFT - Be Empowered
By Andrew
The only Sri Lankan newspaper with round the clock news updates. ... Friday, 29th April 2011 ... World Challenge 2011 contest now on. Published : 12:05 am April 30, 2011 | No comments so far | Print This Post ... SPECIAL REPORT. alt text What does thelatest WTO Review say on Sri Lanka's Trade Policy? ...
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WBN - World Boxing News: End of the road for Jesse Brinkley as ...
By Phil D. Jay
Latest News. 30 April 2011 ... Undefeated super-middleweight Peter Quillin kept his perfect record last night, with a dominant performance over former world title challenger Jesse Brinkley at the Reno Events Center. The 27 year-old clearly had too much for the former ... Brinkley has now lost his last two bouts and seven out of his 42 contests in total after a superb nine-fight unbeaten run ended with a crushing defeat against Luicen Bute in an IBF challenge last October. ...
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It's A Dan's World: NOW THAT'S A SPLASH PAGE: Beta Ray Bill's Back ...
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Royal union sealed with a kiss - or two - News
Apr 30, 2011. Prince William and his new bride Catherine have sealed the future of the monarchy with not one kiss but two. The lovebirds delighted hundreds of thousands of delirious spectators by locking lips twice on the Buckingham Palace balcony, continuing the tradition .... flash_logo. You need the latest version of Flash Player. Enjoy the most vivid content on the web. Watch video without extra features. Interact with applications on your favourite sites. Upgrade now ...
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'Win over the world on the basis of truth' - Dr Dayan Jayatilleke ...
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Rape victims condemn sainthood | World News | Breaking World News ...
30th April 2011. A SUPPORT group for victims of paedophile priests has urged the Vatican to slow down the. The Vatican's normally long-winded beatification procedure to honour particularly remarkable Catholic figures usually takes many ...
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U.N. to feed North Koreans after tough winter – This Just In - CNN ...
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YouTube - World News Videos Weather: 30th April 2011
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... measures must be made corruption proof. Dhaka, Bangladesh/Berlin, 30 April 2011... estimated to be 10 per cent of transport fuels in many of the world's ... Failure to properly govern climate change measures now will not only lead ...
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Latest going, weather and non-runners - 2011-04-30 | Racing Post
Keep up to date with the latest news from Racing Post. ... 4) 3:10pm 4 Apr 2011;World Cup form falls short of world's best (March 28) 11:30am 28 Mar 2011 ...
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ABC World News with Diane Sawyer - Whats On TV now - UK TV Guide ...
On TV Now on Facebook ... 01:30 26-April-2011 ABC World News with Diane Sawyer The latest news from America, as reported by the ABC television network's ...
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Live Video Shuttle Launch - Latest Earthquakes Worldwide and ...
Attempts to activate the heater were not successful and engineers now believe the problem might be associated .... all 3 news articles ». Posted on 30 April 2011 | 5:15 am ... NU Professor's Invention Is Out of This WorldNBC Chicago ...
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WSPA champions life-saving work of vets in Bali on World Vet Day 2011
World Society for the Protection of Animals. WSPA · WSPA's work · Latest news ...On World Vet Day (30th April 2011), WSPA celebrates the life-saving work of ... donatenow description · A dog at WSPA member society KACPAW's clinic, Sri Lanka. In thenews. Bali launches historic island-wide campaign to eradicate ...
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LIBYA Latest News, Apr 30, 2011


Libyan rebels reject political settlement
Xinhua
BEIJING, April 30 (Xinhuanet) --A spokesman for Libya's opposition forces has rejected any political solution that would result in a divided country. The rebels have consistently turned down peace talk proposals from the international community. ...
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Apr 29, 2011

FINANCIAL News, Money, Banks, Stock, Economic and Financial Crisis, Apr 29, 2011

Russia's Currency Policy Struggles
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The CBR's lack of a clear objective, the banking system's high exposure to foreign-exchange risk, and the economy's emerging signs of overheating made the CBR's policy decisions more difficult during the global financial crisis and increased the scale ...
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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Review of John Mauldin's Endgame
Benzinga
Americans, their financiers, and their elected representatives made a series of irresponsible decisions (or perhaps more accurately failed to make responsible decisions) over the past thirty years that culminated in the greatest financial crisis in a ...
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Could Secret Silver Buys Lead to Comex Default?
Resource Investor
Investment demand for silver jumped 40% in 2010 as inflation rose, currencies lost value and Europe's debt crisis escalated, said researcher GFMS Ltd. Industrial use gained 21% last year and may climb to a record this year, London-based GFMS said. ...
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Adjusted For Inflation, Dollar Hits Fiat-Era Low
CNBC.com
“In our risk scenario, little progress on the fiscal front raises the probability of a fiscal crisis and the odds that the Fed becomes the buyer of the last resort,” said David Woo, currency strategist for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, ...
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CNBC.com
Window on Wall Street: The declining worth of a good name - Fullermoney
Proactive Investors UK
The reason is unfortunate and partly attributable to why we got into the financial crisis: People simply do not matter as much on Wall Street as they used to, and instead size and technology carry the day. Wall Street today is not the Wall Street of ...
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Tetragon Financial Group Limited (TFG): Performance Report for Period Ended 31 ...
PR Newswire (press release)
TFG continues to hold the economic rights to 3 of these written-off transactions. (3) Excludes TFG's investments in LCM Asset Management LLC and GreenOak Real Estate LP (4) Equivalent to Investment in Securities at Fair Value in the US GAAP Financial ...
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Jørgen Schlundt interview: Consumer groups key in food production policy change

Jørgen Schlundt, Deputy Director at the National Food Institute, Danish Technical University, will speak at CI World Congress about the responsibilities and opportunities consumer organisations will have in relation to the new conceptual framework being introduced all over the world for food safety: The Risk Analysis framework.
See the full Consumers International World Congress Programme
A passionate advocate for consumer rights, Jørgen spoke to Consumers International about the theme of his forthcoming presentation: “Consumer organisations are considered important partners (stakeholders) in defining the food safety policies and solutions. This is a significant departure from the previous roles for consumers within old-time food safety systems. The consumer was then often considered one of the problems, and not part of the solution.

Still uneasy in Athens


Still uneasy in Athens

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Prime Minister Papandreou's unpopular austerity measures may not be enough to save Greece's damaged economy.
Next month is the anniversary of the 110 million euro Greek bailout, but one year later, the troubled Mediterranean country still looks incapable of returning to bond markets to meet borrowing needs, prompting widespread speculation that problems - and help from eurozone partners - are set to continue.


SPACE Astronomy News, Apr 29, 2011

Galaxy Geeks: Amp up Your Astronomy Cred
Consumer Electronics Net
Free software downloads from Google and Microsoft go beyond traditional desktop astronomy applications. The downloads weave images together from ground- and space-based telescopes and allow you, in some cases, to package your own virtual space ...
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Why Simon's taking space to our schools
Express & Echo
While schools can't take pupils on field trips into space to teach them about astronomy, they can do the next best thing. Simon Ould visits schools, as well as community groups such as the Brownies, with his mobile planetarium, a Tardis-like dome that ...
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Yorktown pairs lessons in astronomy, art
Muncie Star Press
YORKTOWN -- Looking for more chances for students to do art, several teachers at Yorktown Community Schools found it in outer space. "It kills me that we only have art one time per month," Yorktown Elementary School teacher Amy Burgauer said of her ...
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Students get look at shuttle program
Times Daily
Mel Blake, the director of the planetarium and observatory on campus and an assistant professor of physics and astronomy, likes the word “epic” to describe the tile that's no larger than a paperback book and much less weighty. ...
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San Francisco space enthusiast invited to watch shuttle launch
San Francisco Examiner
Growing up, on rainy days, I'd sit on the floor and read his National Geographics, which usually had articles about space exploration and astronomy. What was the feeling of being chosen to watch the launch? I was shocked! I didn't think I'd get picked. ...
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San Francisco Examiner
Astronaut Yi to attend 'Hubble 3D' preview
Korea Times
Local aeronautics experts including the country's first astronaut Yi So-yeon, will attend a special preview of a 3D space movie in Seoul, Friday. The special screening at Wangsimni CGV's IMAX Theater has also invited university astronomy student ...
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Katikati space mission to Alabama
SunLive
Toby says she has, “a huge interest in the field of science and believes that the study of astronomy and space are very important to humanity”. The girls are joining about 150 other like-minded students from 23 different countries at the camp. ...
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Scientists hope to illuminate universe's dark side
Montreal Gazette
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, or AMS, could reshape modern understandings of the universe, much the same way that the Hubble Space Telescope pioneered new frontiers in astronomy, including the startling discovery that the universe's rate of ...
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Shrinking funds pull plug on alien search devices
BusinessWeek
Astronomers at the SETI Institute said a steep drop in state and federal funds has forced the shutdown of the Allen Telescope Array, a powerful tool in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, an effort scientists refer to as SETI. ...
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FOR KIDS: The dark side of the universe
Science News
And when that understanding emerges, Gates says, “it's going to completely revolutionize the way we think about space, time and matter.” cosmology The study of the creation, structure and actions of the universe and its constituent parts. astronomy The ...
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Club holds Astronomy Day display
Journal Pioneer
Last year had been a successful year for them after they brought in an astrobiologist from the Canadian Space Agency to speak at the Harbourfront Theatre, said Affleck. "It'll be a general display and people that are amateur astronomers, ...
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Journal Pioneer
China Unveils Plans To Build Space Station By 2020
Huffington Post
As Popular Science reports, the space station will support a crew of three and will be composed of a core module and two laboratories where astronomy, microgravity, and biological experiments will be conducted, while a cargo spaceship will be built to ...
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SETI to mothball alien-seeking telescopes
TG Daily
The array, at the at the Hat Creek Radio Observatory (HCRO), is managed and operated by UC Berkeley's radio astronomy lab. But NSF funding for HCRO operations has been cut to just one-tenth of its former level, and California budget shortfalls have ...
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TG Daily
PolitiCal Roundup: Caffeinated beer; space aliens vs. the budget
Los Angeles Times
It wasn't long ago that such sewage-to-tap schemes were considered fringe. Now they're just another revenue source. -- Another victim of budget cuts: Researchers at the Hat Creek Rank Astronomy Laboratory near Redding are suspending their search for ...
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Up the tower and just mad about science
Portsmouth News
Mr Priory was happy to play up to the 'mad scientist' image in promoting a programme celebrating Portsmouth's role as a centre of excellence for cosmology, astronomy and space technology. He said: 'There are plenty of examples on television and all ...
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Portsmouth News
Media Advisory/Photo Op - Special Live Programming for Space Shuttle Endeavour ...
Canada NewsWire (press release)
Sara Poirier, Researcher/Programmer in Astronomy and Space sciences, will highlight the significance of the launch and the contributions Canadians have made to the shuttle program. She will also discuss and demonstrate the inner workings of shuttle and ...
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Lockheed Martin Opens Its Doors to Young Minds at Work
PR Newswire (press release)
... principles of astronomy while gazing at the night sky in a portable planetarium. – Huntsville, Ala. Using water balloons to study flight trajectories, and visiting the local airport for a primer on aviation. – Courtland, Ala. Lockheed Martin Space ...
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African Astronomical Society debuts in Cape Town
physicsworld.com
Oluseyi is at the Department of Physics and Space Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology and has worked in Africa to promote astronomy. According to its constitution, the main vision of the society is "To be the voice of the astronomy profession in ...
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NASA Announces Maryland Winner of OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff Video Contest
PR Newswire (press release)
... of technology -- even from as far afield as astronomy -- to make it possible. Dahlia has captured it all," said Zaven Arzoumanian of the Astrophysics Division at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. "Her video truly connects the dots! ...
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Tour the solar system from the desert floor
East Valley Tribune
It's not exactly a seat aboard the space shuttle Endeavour, but you can take a guided tour of the sky — albeit from the desert floor — in Mesa. Tony and Carole La Conte, the husband-and-wife astronomy educators behind Stargazing for Everyone, ...
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Joan As Policewoman and As Many Other Things.
Dallas Observer
... two albums leaned more heavily on piano ballads and dealt with the loss of first Buckley and then her mother, the songs on The Deep Field are more funked-up and sonically adventurous, reflecting the album title's reference to deep space astronomy. ...
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Oakley marks 10-year anniversary of Science Week
Inside Bay Area
The first 60 people who register will get to learn about astronomy for free. "I'm proud that we continue to offer all of the Oakley Science Week programs for free," Coelho said. For those brave enough, the Reptile Kingdom is sure to be a popular event ...
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July Release Schedule
New York Times
ANOTHER EARTH The discovery of a parallel Earth behind the Sun holds out the possibility of redemption for a guilt-ridden young astronomy student (Brit Marling). Mike Cahill directed; with William Mapother. CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER Rejected ...
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Think on these things Dear President Sarkozy
Ceylon Daily News
There is much the Arabs and Muslims of other regions have done for Europe in the disciplines of Mathematics, Medicine, Astronomy, etc. but it will take too much of space. But let me state one object that you politicians cannot do without. ...
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Ceylon Daily News
Coming Up
The Suffolk Times
Suggested Donation $5 non-members; free for Custer, ASLI and other astronomy club members. 765-2626. Peconic Landing's May Mile & 5K, Saturday, May 7, begins 8:30 am with registration and stretching. Race/walk around campus begins 10 am followed by ...
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On This Day In Weather History April 28
Irish Weather Online
Shoemaker was one of the founders of the study of planetary science as a separate discipline from astronomy 1931 – USA: The temperature at Pahala, located on the main island of Hawaii, soared to 100F to establish a state record. ...
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The Address Book by Tim Radford
Oxford Times
Looking out from his study, he reminds us that ultimately: “We are lost in space: we none of us know where we are.” This is not entirely a science book, although the author has won the Association of British Science Writers award for science writer of ...
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ENDERS
San Francisco Chronicle
SF Celebrating the Americas and major contributions in spirituality, astronomy, science and prophecy, with live music of the ancient Americas by Xochimochi, featuring Jim Berenholtz, Ernesto Hernandez Olmos and Mazatl Galindo as well as the closing ...
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Calendars
TriCities.com
HANDS ON MUSEUM: Johnson City, Tenn., 315 E. Main St., various May activities: Mother's Day and Teachers Cards; Las Flores; Children Just Like Me; Candy Core Samples celebrate Astronomy Week; Blast Off Workshop; May 6, Free First Friday: Science in the ...
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Program in full bloom
Mississauga
They take place May 18 from 7-8:30 pm and June 12 from 10-11:30 am • Astronomy Series – an evening of star gazing on the lawn in front of Chappell House presented by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Mississauga Centre chapter. ...
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Astronauts Share Experience with NASA Glenn Employees and Media ...
Posted 9 hours ago by Scientific American - Space Exploration. Astronomers peer into the dark. Posted 10 hours ago by PHYSorg.com: Astronomy News ...
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Honda's ASIMO Demonstrated at FIRST® Championship for First TimeBusiness Wire (press release)

“Honda and FIRST share many of the same values, including inspiring students to pursue opportunities in science, technology and engineering,” said Erik Wedin, ASIMO North American project leader. “We think a student robotics competition is the perfect ... See all stories on this topic »
Utilities Gird for New Regs as EPA Studies Toxicity of Hex Chromium
New York Times
Robert Renner of the Water Research Foundation, which conducts studies for water utilities, said hexavalent chromium has been on his group's radar for a decade. "Research on chromium-6 has been conducted and open for years," Renner said, ...
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Biodesix Supports Unique Lung Cancer Research Initiative
PR Newswire (press release)
VeriStrat has been validated in clinical studies with over 1500 patients. Biodesix is engaging in additional studies to further validate the test and to explore the clinical utility of VeriStrat in other solid epithelial tumors and with other EGFRIs. ...
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Peabody Energy Appoints Randy M. Tucker Vice President - Information ...
PR Newswire (press release)
Tucker earned a Master of Science degree in management from Baker University School of Professional and Graduate Studies in Overland Park, Kan., and a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology. ...
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New master's degree in STEM education approved for fall
Boise State University The Arbiter Online
ROBBY MILO/THE ARBITER Liliana Mellor, a post-doc student, grows cell cultures for research with Oxford. The university received permission to offer a new master's degree in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education from the ...
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Boise State University The Arbiter Online
Acura Pharmaceuticals Reports First Quarter 2011 Financial Results and Product ...
Stockhouse
Marketing expenses during first quarter 2011 and 2010 consisted primarily of Aversion(R) Technology customized market research. Our general and administrative expenses primarily consisted of legal, audit and other professional fees, corporate insurance ...
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European study takes issue with cage free
Feedstuffs
In doing so, HSUS emphasizes that all of the most recent 10 studies drew similar conclusions but fails to disclose that those studies were done in Europe and did not consider US management and technology. To this point, De Vylder said his team was ...
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Universities as Drivers of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
ECNmag.com
Dr. Andreas Pinkwart, the former Minister for Innovation, Science, Research and Technology of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and new Dean of Leipzig's Graduate School of Management (HHL), shares his insights on the role of the university in a ...
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Driving green costs green, says study
Toronto Star
Quoting other studies, the Conference Board of Canada, a non-profit, independent research firm, said the extra costs could range from a few thousands dollars for a hybrid up to $20000 more for a long-range plug-in model to even a higher expense for a ...
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'Earth observation for ocean-atmosphere interactions science', Frascati, Italy
Cordis News
The project has a range of stakeholders and sponsors, including European Cooperation in Science and technology. SOLAS brings together interdisciplinary research and studies, requiring marine and atmospheric scientists to work together with Earth ...
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'Test tube' reef a key to understanding coral disease
PhysOrg.com
Microbial ecologist and UTS Research Fellow Dr Justin Seymour is part of an international team that will apply emerging technology to investigate the causes of bacterial disease in coral. The Strasbourg based International Human Frontier Science ...
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Exhibition of thesis, research papers held at FUUAST
Daily Times
KARACHI: An exhibition of PhD and Mphil thesis and research papers was held at the Federal Urdu University for Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST) on Wednesday. Registrar FUUAST Prof Dr Qamarul Haq performed the inauguration. ...
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Reportlinker Adds RFID Case Studies Knowledgebase - the largest in the world
PR Newswire (press release)
By collating this database of case studies, we are able to present a wealth of RFID knowledge to tell you who the main protagonists are, what technologies they are using, what status their projects are, are they succeeding? ...
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Incoming enrollment lags at New Technology High
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
Research a nonprofit and create a proposal for a $5000 grant using written, oral and video elements. Write stories about the first year at New Technology High and create a one-page newspaper that will serve as a personal freshman yearbook. ...
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America's education footprint in the Middle East
Marketplace
It boasts satellite campuses and study abroad programs offering computer science and business studies from Carnegie Mellon University, training in medicine from Cornell University, international affairs from Georgetown University, journalism from ...
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Marketplace
Best Job Market for US Grads Since 2008 Leading to Multiple Offers
Bloomberg
The turnaround is being driven by gains in finance, energy and technology, said Edwin Koc, who heads research at the association. Companies are filling a backlog of jobs after two years of stagnant hiring and looking to younger workers to fill ...
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Stem cell research is threatened by EU morality law
Daily Mail
The scientists claim few, if any, 'new' cells are used in research. Instead studies rely on vast banks of cells that have multiplied in labs for years. But a spokesman for the campaign group Comment on Reproductive Ethics said: 'There are innumerable ...
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Daily Mail
Usability, Enterprise Agility Key ERP Concerns, IFS Study Says
TMC Net
The study was conducted by an independent research company in early 2011 among more than 200 executives with manufacturing operations with greater than $100 million in revenue. Complete study results are now available online at ...
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New Zealand Technologies Facilitate the Care of Elderly and Chronically Ill at ...
Business Wire (press release)
For example, research led by Prof. Olaf Diegel, director of the Creative Industries Research Institute at Auckland University of Technology, has led to the development of user-friendly health monitoring devices, like a blood pressure monitor that ...
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Study finds regular Twitter users have shorter relationships
LSU The Reveille
Lovebirds are not tweeting for daily Twitter users, according to a recent study by OkTrends, a website that compiles research from dating website OkCupid. The study, which compiled data from more than 800000 users, found that people aged 18 to 50 who ...
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Hamilton: Wind turbines don't have to kill bats
Toronto Star
A study published in this month's issue of the journal Science estimated that bats save the agricultural sector many billions of dollars a year in pest-control services — in fact, as much as $53 billion (US). It warned that over the next five years ...
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Epilepsy Therapy Project Invests in ICVrx's Drug Delivery Technology for the ...
PR Newswire (press release)
These investments are unique in that they focus on projects demonstrating a clear path from research in the laboratory to the commercialization of new treatments for epilepsy. ICVrx has completed preclinical work and will now start clinical studies of ...
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Indiana University Supports Researchers, Inspires Innovation and Secures More ...
Marketwire (press release)
High Performance Systems (HPS), part of the Research Technologies division of the Indiana University Pervasive Technology Institute, provides a number of database-related services -- including database hosting, Web services, application building and ...
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Regulus Therapeutics and Collaborators Present New Results from Preclinical ...
Business Wire (press release)
Our studies with Regulus show that miR-33 specifically targets genes involved in HDL-C biogenesis, cholesterol efflux and fatty acid oxidation, and its antagonism results in direct upregulation of these pathways with clear potential for therapeutic ...
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Bio-Path Holdings Appoints Dr. Ana M. Tari Director, Preclinical Operations ...
Business Wire (press release)
Dr. Tari was a key member of the research team that performed the basic research and preclinical development of the liposomal delivery technology that Bio-Path has licensed from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and is at the core of ...
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Snagging a summer job tough for teens
Tullahoma News and Guardian
According to a July 2010 research study by the Employment Policies Institute, a non-profit research organization that studies employment policy issues, the unemployment rate for Tennessee teens ages 16 to 19 is 26.3 percent. ...
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