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UMS Group Inc. Appointed A PAS 55 Endorsed Assessor By The Institute Of Asset Management

UMS Group Inc. Appointed A PAS 55 Endorsed Assessor By The Institute Of Asset Management

Aug 24 2010 | comment(s)

Would Life Sciences Researchers Use An arXiv-like Preprint Service?

Would Life Sciences Researchers Use An arXiv-like Preprint Service?

Aug 24 2010 | comment(s)

One thing I see a lot of, given the kind of community we are and so the kinds of people I read to see what's happening in the rest of the world, is how things have to change.  I wrote a piece earlier on Open science and the march of history where I discuss the efforts of companies like Mendeley to shift the thinking of researchers toward open access and open science.
Music on a Planetary Scale (podcast)

Music on a Planetary Scale (podcast)

Aug 24 2010 | comment(s)

Listen to Mars, now listen to me, now listen to Mars. This is what Mars could sound like, if it sounded like me. Today, we listen to sonification of data, artistic interpretation, and discuss which is ‘better’ and which is ‘more real’. Can we hear a point to converting astronomy data to sound? I’m on a podcast.

Thus rings the intro to my 365 Days of Astronomy podcast this month, titled "Music on a Planetary Scale".  Follow that link to hear the full show, and some ground samples of what to expect from Project Calliope.

Alex



Alex
And The Latest Word On Climate Change Is -

And The Latest Word On Climate Change Is -

Aug 24 2010 | comment(s)

And The Latest Word On Climate Change Is -

How to solve the climate change problem?

Invent a new word.

There!  Job done.  You can go back to sleep now.


http://www.grist.org/article/2010-08-24-climate-change-found-to-be-rapid...
A coffee table for Generation Y - made of a Playstation controller

A coffee table for Generation Y - made of a Playstation controller

Aug 24 2010 | comment(s)

As told by the creator at Overclockers.com
I made the Playstation controller coffee table for my year 12 major work, as an Industrial Technology project. I made the whole controller out of Plywood, MDF and Veneer on Veneer. I used the MDF for the R and L legs and the Veneer on Veneer for the 2 analogue joysticks as the 6mm Bendy Plywood wouldn’t bend around such a small diameter. To bend around the Handles I used 6mm Bendy Plywood. To give the finish of the playstation controller coffee table I used polyurethane full gloss finish. I used White gloss for the whole controller and the Black gloss for the Buttons.
Publications on Meiofauna - Big sulfur bacteria

Publications on Meiofauna - Big sulfur bacteria

Aug 24 2010 | comment(s)



The ISME Journal advance online publication 15 July 2010; doi: 10.1038/ismej.2010.106


Big sulfur bacteria, Bo Barker Jørgensen, Department of Biological Sciences, Center for Geomicrobiology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

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FX Bridge Technologies Names Stephen Best To Serve As New CEO

FX Bridge Technologies Names Stephen Best To Serve As New CEO

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Pentasa(R) - Shire Receives Ruling From FDA On Citizen's Petition

Pentasa(R) - Shire Receives Ruling From FDA On Citizen's Petition

Aug 24 2010 | comment(s)

Science Cards – Trade 'em and collect 'em

Science Cards – Trade 'em and collect 'em

Aug 24 2010 | comment(s)

A game that involves scientists?  Why not?   AmoebaMike is creating a series of Science Trading Cards - now he just needs to invent a game to go with it.  Sample:



Sure, some of our writers have cards, but they are more like Magic:The Gathering, with some specific effects, as you can see:


Survival of the fittest

Survival of the fittest

Aug 24 2010 | comment(s)

Nature has its own rules and it plays its game on its own terms. If there is auto inhibition of spore germination, there is also infection court which requires minimum number of propagaules to cause the disease. If pathogen has to cause infection on a particular host , its the host which provides receptor molecules which are recognised by the pathogen and the host virtually invites pathogen to attack. Nature has compatible and incompatible response i.e. susceptible and resistant hosts to different pathogens. What induces resistance to pathogens- in biotrophic pathogens and necro-trophic pathogens ? Some times its absence of receptor molecules so that the pathogen is not able to attack as it is not able to recognise the host.
Open science and the march of history

Open science and the march of history

Aug 24 2010 | comment(s)

Jason Hoyt, Ph.D., is Chief Scientist and VP of R&D at Mendeley, and asks researchers which side they want to be on in the march of history - legacy toll access to results or open access of both science and publication.
Octopus theory

Octopus theory

Aug 24 2010 | comment(s)

If Octopus will be deciding the outcome of world football matches in future also it will not be a surprise. The reason is simple. People say all the 23 predictions that Octopus made came true. I dint follow them all but I believe what was shown in the most advanced global TV channels : they showed the octopus before and after the news. What is Octopus theory? It has three components: 1. Asking: we are asking an animal to predict the outcome of a football match (I am not sure if Octopus has ever seen a football match) 2. Start believing that taking food from particular box is signs of winning of a particular team. (If 10 million people have that belief in their mind its real great achievement of advertising of that belief).
Isotechnika Pharma And 3SBio Announce Strategic Partnership To Develop And Commercialize Voclosporin In China

Isotechnika Pharma And 3SBio Announce Strategic Partnership To Develop And Commercialize Voclosporin In China

Aug 24 2010 | comment(s)

Regenicin Appoints Amgen Co-founder Dr. Joseph Rubinfeld To Board Of Directors

Regenicin Appoints Amgen Co-founder Dr. Joseph Rubinfeld To Board Of Directors

Aug 24 2010 | comment(s)

OTOinsights Hosts Live Webinar: Promoting America State By State: Email Expert Review Of Fifty State Tourism Agencies

OTOinsights Hosts Live Webinar: Promoting America State By State: Email Expert Review Of Fifty State Tourism Agencies

Aug 24 2010 | comment(s)

CAS Chemistry Research Report: A Decade Later Human Genome Discoveries Spur Growth Of Cancer Treatments

CAS Chemistry Research Report: A Decade Later Human Genome Discoveries Spur Growth Of Cancer Treatments

Aug 24 2010 | comment(s)

Barix Introduces IP Intercom And Announcement Device For Public Transportation Industry

Barix Introduces IP Intercom And Announcement Device For Public Transportation Industry

Aug 24 2010 | comment(s)

Novel Stem Cell Therapy From Cellonis Biotechnologies Can Help Children With Diabetes Get Back Their Normal Lives

Novel Stem Cell Therapy From Cellonis Biotechnologies Can Help Children With Diabetes Get Back Their Normal Lives

Aug 24 2010 | comment(s)

What is climate change ?

What is climate change ?

Aug 24 2010 | comment(s)

If anything goes wrong in any part of the world the answer is “ climate change”. It is true in some cases. Supporters of climate change say its true in all cases. However opponents of the climate change theory always try to say it’s not climate change its just a chance that the temperatures have gone down ( ice age is coming again ) or it was just one of the coldest year or hottest year in last 80 or 100 years. (I don’t have access to that record). A human life span is 100 years. All one has to worry is about 100 years. Opponents of climate change theory have almost half of this period left and they are sure nothing is going to happen in next 50 years so. Supporters of climate change theory predict changes will take place in next 50 years.