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Half in US see another country emerging as world's technological leader
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 03, 2009 |
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Half of all Americans expect another country to emerge this century as the world's leader in addressing technological challenges that range from the economy to global warming, according to a survey of U.S. public opinion ...
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Denmark: 65 world leaders for UN climate summit
Nov 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Sixty-five world leaders have said they will attend the Copenhagen climate summit in December, and several more have responded positively to invitations, Danish officials said Sunday.
Purdue to host energy meeting
Aug 14, 2006 |
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Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is to deliver opening remarks Aug. 29 at the Richard Lugar-Purdue Summit on Energy Security.
Mystery of Mount Rainier survey marker melts away
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 02, 2009 |
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Is global warming shrinking Mount Rainier? A survey marker atop the Northwest's tallest peak sure makes it look that way.
Mind the gap: Indigenous lives improving, but too slowly
Apr 17, 2008 |
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Ahead of this weekend’s 2020 Summit academics from The Australian National University are warning research shows significant changes need to be made to Indigenous affairs policy to ‘close the gaps’ but the “narrative of failure” ...
LaHood calls summit on distracted driving
Aug 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Tuesday he will convene a summit of experts to figure out what to do about driver cell phone use and texting, practices that studies - and a growing number of accidents - ...
Swine flu summit: Gov't checks on state readiness
Jul 09, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Obama administration put the states on notice Thursday: Swine flu vaccinations are likely to be ready this fall with the looming threat of the disease's resurgence, so figure out now how to deliver them.
Calories from homecooked recipes grow over time
Jan 14, 2009 |
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Recent research presented today at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Small Changes Summit that addresses childhood obesity shows that calories in recipes have gradually increased over time.
Is it time to revisit the current protein recommendations?
Jun 17, 2008 |
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Current protein recommendations were established with the goal of preventing deficiency, but newer research indicates that many adults may benefit from eating more than the minimum requirement. These findings are presented ...
Older climbers face uphill battle on Mount Everest
Aug 15, 2007 |
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In this era of not surrendering to age, some claim that 60 is the new 40. But new research shows that 60 year olds cannot keep up with 40 year olds on Mount Everest and suffer a sharply higher chance of dying ...
AIDS experts go back to basics
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 27, 2008 |
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The head of the U.S. agency in charge of AIDS research says scientists need to go back to basics to find a vaccine against the HIV virus.
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