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Edit 1 of :Image:Soyuz_TMA-7_spacecraft2.jpg b...Edit 1 of :Image:Soyuz_TMA-7_spacecraft2.jpg by thegreenj Türkçe: Soyuz programı kapsamında 1 Ekim 2005'te fırlatılan ve 8 Nisan 2006'da görevini tamamlayan Soyuz TMA-7. Curves adjusted, noise reduction, unsharp making, downsampling performed. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Why Mark Sanford's win tells us everything...and nothing
US orders removal of 3D-gun designs
The US government has demanded that designs for a 3D printed gun be taken offline, citing fears over arms-control laws  
After Hadfield, no Canadian will visit space station before 2016: CSA
Space station watchers who have been entertained by Chris Hadfield in orbit will have to wait at least nearly three more years to get their next...  
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Facebook roundup: Fortune 500, Waze, Recommendations Bar and more
Facebook breaks into Fortune 500 – Facebook has made its first appearance on the Fortune 500 list at No. 482 this year. The Fortune 500 is a...  
U.S. Gas Prices Expected To Remain Low For Summer
Missing person could be just next door
Miracles do happen. Like this week, when Amanda Berry, Georgina DeJesus and Michelle Knight escaped their captor after being missing for a decade.  
Sharif claims Pakistan victory as Khan falls short
22 killed as violence, intimidaton and vote rigging mar poll many had feared would never be heldFourteen years after he was overthrown and exiled...  
Building Blocks of Life Found in Galactic Cloud
Astrochemists have detected two complex molecules in interstellar space, which may provide more clues as to where life's first complex...  
DSM Derailed?
IRS watchdog: Senior official knew in 2011 that Tea Party groups were targeted
By Kim Dixon and Patrick Temple-West, ReutersWASHINGTON - A senior Internal Revenue Service official knew in 2011 that IRS agents were giving...  
UK denies Pentagon claim Britain in 'no rush' to free Guantánamo inmate
UK Secretary of Defence tells Guardian government is actively pursuing the release of Shaker Aamer, who is on hunger strikeSerious questions have...  
Michael Gove: I would vote to leave EU
Outsourced, Imported Food is a Recipe for Disaster
Fighting Back in Fracking Country
Val Kilmer Was in DC This Week Lobbying for What?!
Judge: Obama Admin.'s Emergency Contraception Argument Is "Something Out of an Alternate Reality"
 
Commend California for Providing Transgender Student Accommodations
Alsonso takes home Spanish GP
A calm and cool Fernando Alonso took the victory with an 11-second lead in the 2013 Spanish GP.      
Welcome to the Google Cloud Platform blog
Welcome to the Google Cloud Platform blog, the evolution of the Google App Engine blog, which continues as a key component of our broader Google...  
Former Fusion-io CEO just wasn't that into operations, says new broom
How To Reveal A Fake Psychic
If he had any psychic powers at all, he wouldn't have agreed to do this interview.  
Talks continue in last effort to reach deal on public pay
The chairman of the Labour Relations Commission, Kieran Mulvey and unions are continuing talks today in a last ditch attempt to make savings of...  
Apple unveils next-gen MacBook Pro with Retina Display
New: Twitter widget, Email Me and a Sneak-Peek
Hi publishers, here's what's new this week at Paper.li!New Twitter widget:Last year Twitter announced that they would be retiring their original...  
 
The Short History of the Future of Manufacturing
 
 
Gallery: Fernando Alonso wins Spanish F1 Grand Prix 2013
Fernando Alonso has won the Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix to the delight of the home crowd at the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona. The Spanish...  
UK faces gloomy May with wet weather predicted
 
Teenage hackers in AFP's sights
EXCLUSIVE: AUSTRALIAN Federal Police ''interventions'' aim to turn teen hackers - some as young as 15 - into cyber-crime fighters.
So, which Gatsby is really the greatest?

Welfare benefits to be wound back

Barbs fly as Seal blasts Goodrem

Couple take the plunge a second time
WHO says new coronavirus may be passed person to person - BBC News

AFP
The World Health Organization says it appears likely that the novel coronavirus (NCoV) can be passed between people in close contact. This comes after the French health ministry confirmed a second man had contracted the virus in a possible case of ...
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Books blast new version of psychiatry's bible, the DSM - USA Today - USA TODAY
Sharon Jayson, USA TODAY9:30 a.m. EDT May 12, 2013. Critics take aim at changes envisioned for psychiatry's bible, the DSM. Book 5. "Saving Normal," by Allen Frances, is out Tuesday. (Photo: Handout). Story Highlights. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual ...
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Judge again rejects limits on emergency contraception - Los Angeles Times
In yet another scathing critique of government health officials, a federal judge refused Friday to stay his order making emergency contraceptives available to consumers of all ages without a prescription. Calling government efforts to restrict the sale of drugs ...
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Whole Foods mixes up chicken, vegan salads at some Northeastern stores - Washington Post
AUSTIN, Texas — Whole Foods Market Inc. said that labels on a chicken salad and those on a vegan version were reversed at some of its cold food bars in the Northeast. The mislabeled salads — a curried chicken salad and a vegan curried “chick'n” salad ...
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Malaria hope: Bacteria that make mosquitoes resistant - BBC News

AFP
Researchers have found a strain of bacteria that can infect mosquitoes and make them resistant to the malaria parasite. The study, in the journal Science, showed the parasite struggled to survive in infected mosquitoes. Malaria is spread between people by ...
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FDA approves Breo Ellipta to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - FDA.gov
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Breo Ellipta (fluticasone furoate and vilanterol inhalation powder) for the long-term, once-daily, maintenance treatment of airflow obstruction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...
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Tenn. hospital on front lines of US pill epidemic, treating babies born dependent ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - He's less than two weeks old, but he shows the telltale signs of a baby agitated and in pain: an open sore on his chin where he's rubbed the skin raw, along with a scratch on his left check. He suffers from so many tremors that he's been ...
Government stops study on stroke prevention - USA Today - USA TODAY
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government has halted a study testing treatments for a condition in the brain that can cause strokes. Early results suggest invasive therapies are riskier than previously thought. The fairly rare condition involves arteries and veins ...
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On Benghazi probe, GOP's Issa says 'Hillary Clinton's not a target' - NBCNews.com
2 bodies found in NJ home standoff; suspect dead - USA TODAY
Sharif in Pakistan government talks
Nawaz Sharif holds talks with party colleagues on forming a government, as unofficial results suggest his Pakistan Muslim League won a clear poll...  
  • Fears grow over deadly new virus
    The World Health Organization warns that it appears "increasingly" likely that the new coronavirus can be passed between people in close contact.
    May-12-13 8:35:12 AM
  • UK scientists 'develop superwheat'
    British scientists at a research centre in Cambridge say they have developed a new type of wheat which could increase productivity by 30%.
    May-11-13 6:52:16 PM
  • Astronauts replace pump on spacewalk
    Two US astronauts replace a pump on an emergency spacewalk aimed at fixing a leak of ammonia from the International Space Station's cooling system.
    May-11-13 12:35:07 PM
  • Call for action over CO2 levels
    Scientists urge world leaders to take action on climate change after carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere broke through a symbolic threshold.
    May-11-13 1:52:29 AM
  • Debut for thermal invisibility cloak
    Researchers build and test the first prototype of a "thermal invisibility cloak", which can hide objects from heat flow.
    May-10-13 7:34:04 PM
  • Climate shifts birds' winter homes
    Three species of migratory ducks are shifting their wintering grounds northwards in response to warmer early winter temperatures, say scientists.
    May-10-13 5:50:03 PM
 
 
 

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Chile looks to volcanoes for renewable energy
Aljazeera.com
According to a report from the Renewable Energies Centre of the Ministry of Energy, in 2012, non-conventional renewable energy sources represented five percent of the country's installed capacity for electricity production. By comparison, renewable ...
Renewable energy policy
The Japan Times
Japanese initiatives on energy efficiency, emissions trading schemes and renewable energy sources should be given greater encouragement by the government. The Australian report compiled data, studies and analysis from climate scientists, policy experts ...
Renewable energy is right for Nevada
Las Vegas Sun
Unless and until renewable energy can compete in price, power, and performance with conventional energy sources, it's a moot issue. If it were not for government subsidies, at the expense of taxpayers, renewable energy would be kaput. If you subsidize ...
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News & Observer
But now, it's getting interesting. Having walloped the minority Democrats at every turn, they're now fighting with one another. The issue is a bill to dismantle the state's renewable energy policy, passed with bipartisan support in 2007, which sanely ...
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Gov't, firms bat for ecology
Inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines—Three major government departments, a top university, a leading broadcaster and an environmental watchdog have committed themselves to the cause of the environment and the socioeconomic uplift of Filipino communities through ...
Ecology takes issue with Tripp's email claims on SMP
Bainbridge Island Review
The Department of Ecology is trying to knock down an oft-repeated missive launched by critics of Bainbridge Island's new shoreline regulations, and allegations made by email activist Gary Tripp in particular. Opponents to proposed changes in the city's ...
From Arunachal Pradesh, a Tribe Offers Lessons in Ecology
New York Times
So core Apa Tani ecological values will matter more than ever: never leave fertile land fallow, fertilize only with waste, harvest trees only for firewood and house construction and then plant a new one for each tree harvested. How will these values be ...
The Ecology of Stress - New York Magazine
New York Magazine
And when you consider the ecology of stress, New York is like a psychological experiment designed specifically to test the bounds of sanity. Take a few million type-A strivers, jam them into tiny apartments and 50-hour-a-week jobs, deprive them of ...
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Water main break turns DC construction site into lake
Washington Post
A downtown Washington water main ruptured early Saturday, shooting a muddy rapid down 17th Street NW, buckling a section of roadway and transforming an excavation site into a massive mid-city lake. Several pieces of heavy construction equipment, ...
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Tri-state water feud plays out in Congress
MiamiHerald.com
ATLANTA -- The water dispute between Alabama, Florida and Georgia is provoking hardball politics in Congress, where Georgia lawmakers derailed a proposal that could restrict metro Atlanta's water supply. A provision initially tucked into a water ...
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Activists demand more jobs for city residents on major DC Water projects
Washington Post
Hiring for other major DC Water projects follows a similar pattern: Of 240 hired on contracts to complete a nitrogen-removal system at the Blue Plains sewage-treatment plant, eight live in the District. On an $81 million project to build a power plant ...
BOISE'S BUILDING BLOCKS: Warm Springs — water that's 'right from Hades'
The Idaho Statesman
Tweet · 0 Comments E-mail Print. Boise Warm Springs Water District, water pumphouse, neighborhood. Patrick Frischmuth, chairman of the Boise Warm Springs Water District, stands beside the distinctive pump house above the Old Penitentiary in Boise.
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