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Guinea military names new president
Seeded on Thu Dec 25, 2008 4:45 AM EST (AL JAZEERA)
The military faction which has carried out a coup in Guinea says it intends to install Captain Moussa Dadis Camara as president. Some civilian leaders, however, insist that the old government is still running the West African country.
Rwanda genocide 'mastermind' jailed
Seeded on Thu Dec 25, 2008 4:42 AM EST (AL JAZEERA)
A UN-backed tribunal has convicted Theoneste Bagosora, a former Rwandan army colonel, of organising the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.
Biologists learn structure, mechanism of powerful 'molecular motor' in virus
Seeded on Thu Dec 25, 2008 3:45 AM EST (PhysOrg.com)
Researchers have discovered the atomic structure of a powerful "molecular motor" that packages DNA into the head segment of some viruses during their assembly, an essential step in their ability to multiply and infect new host organisms.
Unlocking the dynamic web - lining the cloud with gold
Seeded on Thu Dec 25, 2008 2:59 AM EST (PhysOrg.com)
Most of the knowledge and services potentially available on the worldwide web can't be accessed through browsers and websites.
First evidence for a transgenerational effect on immune response based on environmental cues
Seeded on Thu Dec 25, 2008 2:40 AM EST (PhysOrg.com)
When there is an unrealized threat of disease during pregnancy, mothers produce less aggressive sons with more efficient immune systems. Study in mice.
A world divided by the criminalization of homosexuality
Sun Dec 21, 2008 6:07 PM EST
A declaration signed by 66 Nations calling for the decriminalization of homosexuality has run into opposition on ideological grounds that are at best illogical but more likely point to deliberate repression.
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A life-changing encounter on the South China Sea by Mark Corcoran
Seeded on Sun Nov 16, 2008 4:32 PM EST (ABCnet.au)
Following the fall of Saigon more than a million Vietnamese refugees fled. I took part in an encounter that has weighed heavily on my conscience ever since. At the time, I was a young sailor serving on a Royal Australian Navy warship.
Woman killed during KKK initiation rite
Seeded on Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:12 PM EST (abc.net.au)
A woman who tried to flee a Ku Klux Klan initiation rite was shot dead by the group's leader in a remote campsite on a sandbar in the swamps of Louisiana, officials told local media.
Aboriginal missions battle with poor water, sewerage
Seeded on Wed Nov 12, 2008 1:40 PM EST (The Sydney Morning Herald)
In all 60 communities, monitoring for E.coli bacteria over the past eight years found average water samples are well below the national standard for drinking water, which requires that 98 per cent of samples are free of the bacteria (e.coli).
Gay Marriages Begin in Connecticut
Seeded on Wed Nov 12, 2008 1:18 PM EST (The New York Times)
Advocates for same-sex marriage predicted there would not be the same rush for licenses here on Wednesday that there was in 2004 when Massachusetts became the first state to legalize the unions, and in June, when California began performing the ceremonies.
Louis Armstrong goes into bat for sleepless residents
Seeded on Wed Nov 12, 2008 1:08 PM EST (abc.net.au)
Plagued for three years by the screeching of thousands of flying foxes (fruit bats) roosting around her southern Queensland home, Val Ireland is sleeping soundly again.
Aretha Franklin 'greatest singer of rock era'
Seeded on Tue Nov 11, 2008 8:50 PM EST (ABC)
Aretha Franklin has been named the greatest singer of the rock era in a poll conducted by Rolling Stone magazine. The 100-strong list, based on a survey of 179 musicians, producers, Rolling Stone editors and other music industry insiders, will be published on Friday (local time) …
low concentrations of pesticides can become toxic mixture
Seeded on Tue Nov 11, 2008 8:30 PM EST (PhysOrg.com)
Gray tree frog and leopard frog tadpoles were exposed to small amounts of the 10 pesticides that are widely used throughout the world.
Net censorship plan backlash
Seeded on Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:07 PM EST (The Age)
The head of one of Australia's largest ISPs has labelled the Communications Minister the worst we've had in the past 15 years.
The Good Cancer?
Seeded on Tue Nov 11, 2008 6:47 PM EST (The New York Times)
Prostate cancer isn't just about surgery, treatment and survival — it's also about relationships, sex, self-esteem, embarrassment, hope and fear. There is no such thing as a "good cancer." When my prostate cancer was diagnosed last April, I can't tell you how many we …
Forced Evolution: Can We Mutate Viruses To Death?
Seeded on Tue Nov 11, 2008 5:06 PM EST (Science Daily)
One idea that was proposed about five years ago is "lethal mutagenesis." In a nutshell, the idea is to design drugs that speed up the mutation rates of viruses and push them beyond a threshold called a "phase transition."
Mass Production Method For Nanomaterial Graphene Devised
Seeded on Tue Nov 11, 2008 3:22 PM EST (Science Daily)
Research on graphene sheets has been restricted, though, due to the difficulty of creating single-layer samples for use in experiments. But in a study published online Nov.
Cells Exhausted From Fighting HIV Infection Can Be Revitalized
Seeded on Tue Nov 11, 2008 3:09 PM EST (Science Daily)
Researchers at the University of Toronto and the University of California, San Francisco, have revealed new hope for HIV treatment with the discovery of a way to 'rescue' immune cells that are exhausted from fighting off HIV infection.
Rwandan Govt official arrested over former president's murder
Seeded on Sun Nov 9, 2008 6:58 PM EST (ABC)
Police in Germany have arrested a senior Rwandan Government official over the killing of a former president, which triggered the 1994 genocide. Rose Kabuye has heroic status in Rwanda.
Press release - GeForce® based graphics card - MSI CUDA-enabled massive performance boost
Seeded on Sun Nov 9, 2008 6:46 PM EST (MSI - press release)
If the press release is accurate about performance increases this should please all intensive Graphics card users.
Villawood detainees go on hunger strike
Seeded on Sun Nov 9, 2008 4:34 AM EST (ABC)
More than 100 detainees at Sydney's Villawood Detention Centre are on a hunger strike. Refugee advocates say the detainees are disappointed the Federal Government has talked about change but nothing has happened.
Bletchley Park saved for posterity
Seeded on Sun Nov 9, 2008 3:39 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
Bletchley Park – the code breaking centre made famous for its role in cracking the Enigma code during the second world war – looks set to be saved from extinction after a £330,000 grant from English Heritage.
Japan Society's Bamboo Exhibit - Contemporary Masters
Seeded on Sun Nov 9, 2008 2:29 AM EST (Inhabitat)
New Bamboo: Contemporary Japanese Masters, October 4, 2008- January 11, 2009 explores top end sculpture/ weaving that is both organic and highly contemporary.
Re-mixed Topographies: Maya Lin's Systematic Landscapes November 8, 2008
Seeded on Sun Nov 9, 2008 2:17 AM EST (Inhabitat)
Maya Lin's exhibition Systematic Landscapes, which is showing now at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, the famous artist remixes topographies and terrains into real, walkable places ready to be explored and dissected by willing spectators.
M5 East one of world's worst tunnels
Seeded on Sat Nov 8, 2008 7:16 PM EST (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Natasha Wallace, Health Reporter SMH November 7, 2008 A NATIONAL report on road tunnel air quality has found that the M5 East is one of the most polluted tunnels in the world, justifying long-held concerns that it poses serious health risks to commuters and nearby residents.
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