When is a Metal not a metal?  At high pressure, of course!

WASHINGTON, April 6 /PRNewswire/ --

- Former U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel Says North Korean Missile Launch Underscores Urgency for All Nuclear Powers to Support Obama-Medvedev Effort to Achieve Global Zero

DOHA, Qatar, April 6 /PRNewswire/ --

Qatargas today inaugurated Qatargas 2, the world's first fully integrated value chain liquefied natural gas (LNG) venture marking a historic moment for the State of Qatar.

HH the Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani officially inaugurated the project in front of the assembled audience at Ras Laffan City, formally acknowledging the significant achievements Qatar has made in the field of LNG. His Royal Highness The Duke of York, Prince Andrew, witnessed the inauguration on behalf of the United Kingdom.

Qatargas 2 is the culmination of Qatargas' historic project to create a fully integrated value chain. The LNG Trains represent a 50% increase on any performance previously achieved in the global energy industry.

Last time I discussed reducing cognitive load in a new approach to scientific education:

Some ways to do so are obvious, such as slowing down. Others include having a clear, logical, explicit organization to the class (including making connections between different ideas presented and connections to things the students already know), using figures where appropriate rather than relying only on verbal descriptions and minimizing the use of technical jargon.

Addressing Beliefs

LONDON, April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The national NHS website, NHS Choices, has scooped the prestigious BMJ award for innovation in medical communications, for its evidence-based Behind the headlines service.

Using a team of independent medical analysts, Bazian, the NHS website places an expert eye on the 'science' behind the day's most prominent medical research-based stories in the media.

A daily stream of media stories, sometimes contradicting a report from the previous day, can leave both the public and healthcare professionals at a loss to be able to decipher which should be taken seriously and which should be taken with a pinch of salt.

Update: check out this YouTube video - about 2:55 in, the cute kid videos start.

Can you increase your willpower? Can high levels of willpower lead to greater success in life?

Columbia University psychologist Walter Mischel says yes. In the 1960s, Mischel used hundreds of 4-year-olds to answer these questions in what is now referred to as the marshmallow test.

The ability to wait for gratification is considered a personality trait important for success later in life, and may even be a component of emotional intelligence. Those without this personality trait need their gratification instantly and suffer from poor impulse control.

It’s the same story over and over: he enters a new environment, wastes it, and grabs what he needs from his surroundings to make a clever escape. But this time there’s less mullet and more microscope. Parasites like Plasmodium hijack your own enzymes to leave a dying cell, like opportunistic MacGyvers stuffing useful proteins into their microscopic man-purses.

MENLO PARK, California, April 6 /PRNewswire/ --

- European Post Market Observational Study Intended to Collect Data to Demonstrate the Clinical and Health Economic Benefits of the MitraClip(R) Therapy for Patients with Mitral Regurgitation

Evalve, Inc., the leader in the development of devices for the percutaneous repair of cardiac valves, announced today the first enrollment in the ACCESS-Europe study, a post-market observational study of the MitraClip(R) therapy in Europe. The MitraClip(R) system is the first commercially available treatment option for non-surgical mitral valve repair for patients suffering from the effects of functional and degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR).

Food is very complicated. You need food to fuel your body, so you need calories for energy. Your brain needs a constant supply of glucose, so that means sugars, starches and carbohydrates. Your muscles need protein, so that means meats, beans and veggies. Your body also needs other vitamins, minerals and protection from free radicals, meaning fruits and more veggies. Putting it all together can be confusing and convoluted, and so most of us revert to eating dinners composed of cheese and chocolate (my favorite kind), and thus America and the rest of the world have expanding waistlines.

DATCHET, England, April 6 /PRNewswire/ --

- New Releases of all IRIS Accountancy Products Include: Drummohr, PTP IRIS Practice Suite

- 44% of all UK Accountancy Practices*, Receive Their new Release in Time for new Tax Year, and are Assured of Full Compliance