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President Barack Obama takes questions at a town hall style meeting at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010.
Government   Holland   Photos   US   Washington  
 Obama faces uprising over space strategy
| By Steve Holland | Washington - United States President Barack Obama is trying to tamp down an uprising in politically vital Florida against a new strategy for Nasa that has rankled space veterans a... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
Independent online
farm without water - drought   - India
India   Photos   Rain   Research   Weather  
IITM cloud seeding drive from July
| As the country saw drought-like situation in most regions and recorded 22 per cent less than normal rainfall last year, city-based Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) under the India Met... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Indian Express
Poverty - a poor, unhealthy boy, India Rural health: to tinker or transform?
| K.S. Jacob | The poor health indices and health care in rural India have always been met with lofty ideals sans action; they demand urgent and radical solutions. | The recent proposal to introduce a... (photo: WN / Geeta) The Hindu
Health   India   People   Photos   Rural  
Cigarette - Smoking - Smoker Nicotine rises gradually in brain
| Nicotine builds up gradually in smokers' brains rather than spiking after each puff, according to a study that might help point to new ways to help people quit smoking. | Dr. Jed E. Rose of Duke Uni... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Hindu
Brain   Health   Nicotine   Photos   Smoking  
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon briefs Member States on his priorities for 2010. U.N. launches review of criticized climate panel
| UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday that a group of national science academies would review U.N. climate science to restore ... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras) The Star
Climate   Environment   Photos   Science   UN  
President Barack Obama speaks about health care reform, Wednesday, July 15, 2009, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. Obama Tells Haitian Leader That U.S. Aid Will Continue
| WASHINGTON — Even as the United States military withdraws the forces it sent urgently to Haiti after its devastating earthquake in January, President Obama on Wed... (photo: AP / Ron Edmonds) The New York Times
Aid   Earthquake   Haiti   Photos   US  
Sea Turtle Feds propose endangered listing for US loggerhead turtles threatened by fishing gear
| BOSTON - The federal government on Wednesday recommended an endangered-species listing for the loggerhead turtles in U.S. waters, a decision that could lead to tighter ... (photo: WN / sweet) Star Tribune
Fishing   Oceanic   Photos   Turtle   US  
I took these photos on 8 March 2009 at the ceremonial start of the Iditarod sled dog race in Anchorage, Alaska. This was the 37th running of The Last Great Race. I get a thrill out of each race - the dogs were born to run and it is another thing that makes me proud to be an Alaskan! Being top dog at UW a steppingstone for future politicians
| Sitting in the student activity center at the University of Washington, talking to Timothy Mensing, current student body president, I ask only slightly in jest, "What a... (photo: Creative Commons / Frank Kovalchek) Seattle Times
Animal   Dog   Photos   Wildlife   Zoo  
Plastic - Garbage - Dirt - Styrofoam - Trash Researchers get plastic to act totally metal
| Plastics became ubiquitous during the 20th century. They were hot topics of industrial and academic research, and saw innumerable consumer applications. While plastics ... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Ars Technica
Consumers   Metal   Photos   Plastics   Researchers  
Pill, Medicine Breast Cancer Drug More Effective In The Presence Of CK8 And CK18
Posted on: Wednesday, 10 March 2010, 12:01 CST | Women's responsiveness to the second-line breast cancer drug fulvestrant may depend on whether the cancer cells are expre... (photo: Creative Commons / bored-now) redOrbit
Cancer   Drug   Photos   Science   Women  
Vegetables Green vegetables retain more vitamins when exposed to light
| Neurotechnology with Culinary Memoirs Anne Hart - photography | The green, leafy vegetables stored on top exposed to light in markets have more vitamins than the packag... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Examiner
Culinary   Green   Photos   Vegetables   Vitamins  
Tiger - Animal Large Mammals Need Protected Areas, Forest Cover In India
Posted on: Wednesday, 10 March 2010, 12:09 CST | A study of extinction patterns of 25 large mammal species in India finds that improving existing protected areas, creatin... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) redOrbit
Extinction   India   Mammals   Photos   Wildlife  
Perito Moreno Glacier Patagonia Argentina. Glacier ice is the largest reservoir of fresh water on Earth, and is second only to oceans as the largest reservoir of total water. Glaciers cover vast areas of the polar regions and are found in mountain ranges of every continent except Australia. World's top scientists to review climate panel
| SETH BORENSTEIN | AP Science Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — The world's biggest scientific guns are being called in to mop up after a trickle of unsettling errors in the a... (photo: Creative Commons / Luca Galuzzi) The Guardian
Climate   Global Warming   Photos   Science   UN  
Medicine Anthropology and Archaeology
Hospitals rapped for failing to give patients medicines
Doctors call for return of hospital checks to end poor care
Rural health: to tinker or transform?
Health camp, 'Kidney Day' at Global Hospitals
Poverty - a poor, unhealthy boy, India
Rural health: to tinker or transform?
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800-year-old shipwreck found in Baltic Sea
Claud Wright: Senior civil servant who was also a leading ex
Travel Web: Site offers archaeology tours
'Geoglyphs' reveal clues about ancient cultures
Investing in archaeology
Investing in archaeology
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Astronomy and Space Computer Science
 Obama faces uprising over space strategy
Exhibition on astronomy
Symbiosys offers space to IBM
Concern over rise in space debris
President Barack Obama takes questions at a town hall style meeting at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010.
 Obama faces uprising over space strategy
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Minneapolis schools on lockdown amid Internet threat
We must keep the Internet free of smut
AOL sees $20-billion opportunity on internet
Google’s computing power refines translation tool
Avoiding car dealer scams on the internet
Avoiding car dealer scams on the internet
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Ecology Technology
Carla Bruni douses rumours of extramarital affairs
Spreading love through art
Just a click will unfold trees in Western Ghats
No permission granted for mining: Manivannan
Dog - Animal - Pet
Eating dogs and other tortured flesh
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Motorola, Microsoft to put Bing on phones
Sony unveils new motion controller PlayStation Move
Pricey PC geared to hard-core gamers
Shale technology boom spurs revolution in gas market
President Barack Obama takes questions at a town hall style meeting at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010.
 Obama faces uprising over space strategy
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Psychology Agriculture
Texas 'Fight Club' Organizer Pleads Guilty to Harmin
Disc golf, the mental part of the game
State cuts 200 mental health care jobs
Violence Accused to Be Taken for Mental Exam
French coach FC Arsenal Arsene Wenger, right, answers journalist's questions, next to UEFA General Secretary David Taylor, left, during the 10th Elite Coaches Forum at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi)
Arsene Wenger Hails Arsenal's Desire & Mental Strength Following Champions League Victory Over Porto
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Agricultural Bank plows ahead
Power Projects Gulp N63bn
Obasanjo: Jonathan’s Inability to See Yar’Adua Bizarre
Los Angeles Electric Rate Linked to Solar Power
Sugar - Refined Sugar
Sweet dreams are made of EU sugar reforms
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