 Neurons spoke to Dr. Joe Z. Tsien when he was a sophomore college student searching for some meaningful extracurricular activity. |
 The State Duma has passed the third and final reading of the bill “On rules for foreign investment in commercial organizations of strategic importance for Russia’s national security.” |
 Neurons spoke to Dr. Joe Z. Tsien when he was a sophomore college student searching for some meaningful extracurricular activity.
He had stopped by the lab of a brain researcher at Shanghai’s East China Normal University. The room was dark except for a light shining on the brain. “You could hear this pop, pop, pop, pop,” says Dr. Tsien, brain scientist who recently came to the M |
 Researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology are developing a portable, hydrogen-generating power system to power everything from laptops to communications gear for soldiers in the battlefield |
 Russia’s President-elect Dmitry Medvedev proposed to ban inspections of small businesses without a decision by a court or prosecutor’s office. “Controlling agencies should not be allowed onto small businesses’ premises unless there is a decision by a government agency or prosecutor’s office, or a court,” he said at the State Council Presidium meeting in the Sibe |
 Brussels yesterday increased pressure on Italy to provide details about the scale of a potential crisis over links between cheese and cancer, warning that buffalo mozzarella could be banned across the EU.
The European commission demanded more information from the Italian authorities on carcinogenic dioxins found in buffalo mozzarella made in the Naples area, and set the Italian government a deadl |
 Siemens, Europe's biggest technology group, saw its share plunge as much as 13% today after issuing a shock profits warning that its earnings could be virtually wiped out in the current quarter.
The fall in the stock was the worst in around 18 years and took almost €10bn (£7.87bn) off Siemens' value, which has grown substantially in recent months under a new executive team and on the b |
 Negotiating a contract to outsource services rarely focuses on the vendor personnel who perform the services. Instead, the contract negotiation typically focuses on the scope of the services, service levels and credits, cost requirements and risk allocation frameworks.
Organizations that outsource services primarily view vendor personnel problems -- such as unqualified hires, attrition, poor perf |
 LOS GATOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Akeena Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKNS), a leading designer and installer of solar power systems, today announced the installation of an Akeena solar-panel system on Lafitte Cork & Capsule - USA’s Napa Valley facility. The system currently generates all of the electrical energy onsite. |
 Three major advances aided by surgical robots have been remote surgery, minimally invasive surgery, and unmanned surgery.
Major potential advantages of robotic surgery are precision and miniaturization.Major U.S. academic medical centers can successfully--and safely--integrate minimally invasive lung surgery into their training programs with a standardized, step-by-step plan, according to Univers |
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 Startup MagiQ Technologies thinks it's got a sure way to keep data from prying eyes, using Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle.With security on the Internet, there's always some nagging doubt. Can you ever be absolutely certain, for example, that the e-mail you're sending with some confidential business information attached isn't going to be intercepted and read as it travels the digital highways a |
 Scientists have used a supercomputer to shed new light on one of the most important theories of physics, the Standard Model, which encapsulates understanding of all the material that makes up the universe. This 30-year-old theory explains all the known elementary particles and three of the four forces acting upon them - however, it excludes the force of gravity, which is its shortcoming. |
 Gazprom has cut its gas supplies to Ukraine after the expiry of its ultimatum, the gas company’s spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov told reporters today. Gazprom had warned Kiev that it would cut its gas supplies by 25 percent starting 10:00 a.m. on March 3 if the existing gas issues were not solved.
Talks with Ukrainian officials on February 28 and 29 ended in failure, according to Gazprom. The |
 Police are contributing to the "appalling" conviction rate in rape cases because officers too often fail to take alleged victims seriously enough and settle for mediocrity in their inquiries, the senior policeman responsible for raising standards in rape investigations has told the Guardian. |
 British intelligence chiefs tried to guess Hitler's plans by studying his horoscope, according to files released by the National Archives.Hungarian Ludwig von Wohl persuaded senior intelligence figures that he could replicate the forecasts of the Nazi leader's personal astrologer.He claimed that if London knew what advice Hitler, a Taurean, was getting, then they would know his next move.But the s |
 Most children are able to imagine their future selves as astronauts, politicians or even superheroes; however, many older adults find it difficult to recollect past events, let alone generate new ones. A new Harvard University study reveals that the ability of older adults to form imaginary scenarios is linked to their ability to recall detailed memories. |
 One of the challenges faced in global litigation is the fact that many disputes involve documents that were originally drafted in a variety of languages. This can create many problems for litigators who are using electronic data discovery tools to uncover the facts of a case.
Here are a few areas where language can become problematic: |
 Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Energy industry is available in its catalogue.
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 Iran has suspended supplies of natural gas to Turkey due to a cold weather front which brought a sharp fall in temperatures, rain and snow in the region, Turkish television reported on Monday.
Under a contract signed in 1996, Iran must ensure daily supplies of 28 million cubic meters of natural gas to Turkey via a 2,500-km pipeline connecting the two countries |
 The Swiss national elections in October 2007 provided the opportunity to witness quantum cryptography in ‘real-life’ action for the first time. Geneva was first in line to test the unbreakable data code developed by Swiss start-up company id Quantique, paving the way for a new era in data security. |
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 Egypt acts over bread prices
The Egyptian army has been told to start producing bread in an attempt to quell unrest over rising food costs. (19.04.2008) |
 Pope addresses the U.N.
Pope Benedict the 16 is in New York to deliver an address to the United Nations. Benedict's speech comes one day after he met privately with victims who were sexually abused by priests as children. At today's meeting, the Pope is expected to address human rights and ethical and moral principles in societies. He will also visit Ground Zero and lead a mass at Yankee Stadium. (19.04.2008) |
 Italy's new PM promises reform
The Italian media magnate Silvio Berlusconi has made his first speech since winning the country's election.He was greeted by a crowd of supporters and media as he returned to Rome from his home in northern Italy.He won't be appointed prime minister before early May but pledged to use his big election win to push through economic reforms and close the border to illegal immigrants in a crackdown on criminals.He also promised to deal with the fate of loss-making national airline Alitalia and resolve a crisis that left thousands of tonnes on the streets of Naples. (18.04.2008) |
 Moscow strengthens ties with G
President Vladimir Putin has made it clear that he wants Moscow to establish legal ties with Abhhazia and South Ossetia -- Georgia's breakaway regions. (18.04.2008) |
 Putin in Italy on last Preside
Energy deals, joint work on a new-generation super jet and relations between Moscow and Europe will dominate Friday's meeting between President Putin and Italian Premier-elect Silvio Berlusconi. Putin is on his last official foreign visit as head of state. His visit to Italy is set to lay the ground for future relations between the two nations. (18.04.2008) |
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Noam Chomsky interviewed by Mandic, for RTS Online, about attack of NATO on Yugoslavia. View the text in: http://www.chomsky.info/interviews/20060425.htm (part 8) (16.04.2008) |
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Noam Chomsky interviewed by Mandic, for RTS Online, about attack of NATO on Yugoslavia. View the text in: http://www.chomsky.info/interviews/20060425.htm (part 7) (16.04.2008) |
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Noam Chomsky interviewed by Mandic, for RTS Online, about attack of NATO on Yugoslavia. View the text in: http://www.chomsky.info/interviews/20060425.htm (part 6) (16.04.2008) |
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Noam Chomsky interviewed by Mandic, for RTS Online, about attack of NATO on Yugoslavia. Wiew the text in: http://www.chomsky.info/interviews/20060425.htm (part 5) (16.04.2008) |
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Noam Chomsky interviewed by Mandic, for RTS Online, about attack of NATO on Yugoslavia. Wiew the text in: http://www.chomsky.info/interviews/20060425.htm (part 4)
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Noam Chomsky interviewed by Mandic, for RTS Online, about attack of NATO on Yugoslavia. Wiew the text in: http://www.chomsky.info/interviews/20060425.htm (part 1)
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Noam Chomsky interviewed by Mandic, for RTS Online, about attack of NATO on Yugoslavia. Wiew the text in: http://www.chomsky.info/interviews/20060425.htm (part 3)
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Noam Chomsky interviewed by Mandic, for RTS Online, about attack of NATO on Yugoslavia. Wiew the text in: http://www.chomsky.info/interviews/20060425.htm (part 2)
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 Pope Benedict's Arrival and Pl
Pope Benedict XVI arrived Tuesday in the United States to a presidential handshake and enthusiastic cheering, a warm welcome that followed the pontiff's candid admission hours earlier that he is "deeply ashamed" of the clergy sex abuse scandal that has rocked the American church.On his first papal trip to the U.S., Benedict gave hundreds of spectators a two-handed wave as he stepped off a special Alitalia airliner that brought him from Rome. Students from a local Catholic school screamed ecstatically when the saw the pontiff, who shook hands with President Bush, first lady Laura Bush and their daughter, Jenna on the tarmac.The pope and the president left in a motorcade a few minutes later. (17.04.2008) |
 Moscow to protect citizens in
Russia is set to expand ties with Georgia's breakaway republics by offering help to citizens living in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, including Russians. Tbilisi has called the move a provocation and an attempt to annex the region. (17.04.2008) |
 Refugee camps in Kosovo
A small number of people know that on Kosovo and Metohija still exist refugee camps where deported Srbs, from all over the southern Serbia, live. Many families who live in containers or old hotels barely make it through. Only in Brezovica more than 800 refugee Serbs, from Urosevica, Prizren, Pristina, Kacanik, Klin and other places on Kosovo, wait for their new homes. (17.04.2008) |
 UK journalist released in Iraq
A kidnapped British journalist freed by Iraqi troops has said he is looking forward to seeing his family and friends. (15.04.2008) |
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China 'world's worst polluter'