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Survey: Green Takes Strong Hold with Architects, DesignersWashington, D.C. - Autodesk, Inc. and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently announced the results of the 2007 Autodesk/AIA Green Index, an annual survey that measures how AIA member architects in the United States are practicing sustainable design, as well as their opinions about the green building movement. The index shows that green building has taken a firm hold on the industry and has captured the attention of both architects and their clients. |
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Computer monitor draws no standby powerMunich, Germany - New Fujitsu Siemens monitors are the first to consume no mains power in standby mode, the company claims. |
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Free online materials could save schools billionsBrooklyn, N.Y. - Since March, Dixon Deutsch and his students have been quietly experimenting with a little website that could one day rock the foundation of how schools do business. |
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House passes measure to protect reportersWashington, D.C. - The House of Representatives defied a White House veto threat on Tuesday and overwhelmingly passed legislation that would protect reporters from being jailed for refusing to reveal confidential sources. |
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Using less jet fuel and making it eco-friendlyPrinceton, NJ - Princeton Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Fred Dryer has a lofty goal: end the nation's reliance on oil for jet travel. |
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Scientists closer to steering hurricanes awayWashington, D.C. - Scientists have made a breakthrough in man's desire to control the forces of nature – unveiling plans to weaken hurricanes and steer them off course, to prevent tragedies such as Hurricane Katrina. |
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Hitachi Introduces Mind Control DeviceJapan - Hitachi has developed a technology to allow users to control devices by thinking. The system is currently being used to move a toy train back and forth, but the company and other manufacturers see a future for it in TV remote controls, cars and artificial limbs. A key advantage to Hitachi's technology is that sensors don't have to physically enter the brain. |
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Condor egg found in wild is first in Mexico since 1930s
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A California condor has laid an egg in Mexico for the first time since at least the 1930s, biologists at the Zoological Society of San Diego announced Monday, of course!
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Researchers convert waste heat into electricity using organic moleculesBerkeley, CA - Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have successfully generated electricity from heat by trapping organic molecules between metal nanoparticles, an achievement that could pave the way toward the development of a new source for energy. |
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Frozen sea may harbour Mars lifeLondon, UK - A frozen sea found on Mars is one of the most promising places to look for life on the Red Planet, scientists say. |
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Lab disaster = new cancer drug?Washingtong, D.C. - Her carefully cultured cells were dead and Katherine Schaefer was annoyed, but just a few minutes later, the researcher realized she had stumbled onto a potential new cancer treatment. |
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New gene targeted for Alzheimer diseaseCleveland, OH - Robert Friedland, M.D., Professor in the Department of Neurology, and a team of investigators at Case School of Medicine, in collaboration with an international effort by researchers led by Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), the University of Toronto and Columbia University Medical Center, have uncovered a major new gene SORL1 ֖ for late-onset Alzheimer disease. Replicated in four distinct ethnic groups, SORL1 is only the second gene discovered for late-onset Alzheimers. APOE, the first gene, was identified in 1993. |
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thoughts: I am a student of truth and wisdom, and yes, they both exist. Apart from the run-of-the-mill missives of today’s talking heads and media pundents, there are simple truths often found in simple ways. Wisdom is another matter. It arrives only through trials and our means of dealing with them. I am by no means wise, myself. I merely try to deal well with trials and learn from them.
On a lighter note, isn’t life great? Especially here in America, we are quite blessed by the Founders’ foresight and organization of this country! While powers fight each other for dominion in other countries - even ‘democracies’ - often with the physical casualties of their citizens, our nation has experienced a power balance that is quite enviable. So, here we can basically pursue whatever we want, for good and bad. So use freedom...wisely… ;-). And vote (it’s your country)!
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