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The flash before the flood Flash floods are the most common natural disaster in the United States, and because of their unpredictability they're the leading weather-related cause of death for Americans. They usually arrive with little or no warning, but a Tel Aviv University researcher is trying to predict where and when they will occur - - using lightning. Teenagers learn important social, technical skills online: study Parents may disapprove of the amount of time their teenagers spend online but they are actually learning important social and technical skills, according to a study released on Thursday. How Time-Traveling Could Affect Quantum Computing (PhysOrg.com) -- If space-time were constructed in such a way that you could travel back in time, it would create some pretty strange effects. One of these oddities, as many people know, is the “grandfather paradox.” Here, a person travels back in time to kill their grandfather before the person`s father is born, thus preventing their own birth. Dog helps track mystery of orcas' decline Researchers trying to learn whether orcas are starving have turned - with the help of a dog - to a new source of information: orca scat. Medical journalists need improved conflict-of-interest standards, say Dartmouth researchers Two Dartmouth researchers call for greater scrutiny of the relationship between medical journalists and the health care industries they cover. Their study was published online today, Nov. 19, in the British Medical Journal, or BMJ. Uncovering secrets of life in the ocean: Scientists study how Earth's simplest eyes work Larvae of marine invertebrates - worms, sponges, jellyfish - have the simplest eyes that exist. They consist of no more than two cells: a photoreceptor cell and a pigment cell. These minimal eyes, called eyespots, resemble the 'proto-eyes' suggested by Charles Darwin as the first eyes to appear in animal evolution. They cannot form images but allow the animal to sense the direction of light. This ability is crucial for phototaxis - the swimming towards light exhibited by many zooplankton larvae. Myriads of planktonic animals travel guided by light every day. Their movements drive the biggest transport of biomass on earth. Study investigates Gore-tex-type device to stop strokes and mini-strokes A study is under way at Rush University Medical Center using a small, soft-patch device made of a Gore-tex-type material - often used to make durable outerwear - to close a common hole found in the heart called a patent foramen ovale (PFO) in order to prevent recurrent strokes and transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) in adults. Scientists scratch heads over why we itch Scientists are baffled by one of humankind's most annoying problems - itching - an almost universal misery for which there is, as yet, no adequate explanation or treatment. Safe storage of greenhouse-gas carbon dioxide To prevent global warming, researchers and policymakers are exploring a variety of options to significantly cut the amount of carbon dioxide that reaches the atmosphere. One possible approach involves capturing greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide at the source — an electric power plant, for example — and then injecting them underground. United Airlines cuts fuel use, emissions in test program Jumbo jets, among the largest airplanes aloft, aren't known for their fuel efficiency. Yahoo! News Search Results for Islamic Travel Qatar set to receive 15 million visitors annually from 2012 (Zawya) 21 November 2008 Doha: Qatar is expected to be the travel destination choice for those wishing to experience a quality venue for business, meetings, culture and sport, with Qatar's tourist authority predicting that as many as 15 million passengers will travel annually through its new airport by 2012. UN chief says Somali pirates also hurting homeland (AP via Yahoo! News) Somali pirates preying on international shipping are also damaging their homeland's battered economy, worsening the instability that opened the door to piracy and inroads by Islamic extremists, the U.N. chief warned Wednesday. Qatar set to receive 15 million visitors annually from 2012 (The Peninsula) Doha: Qatar is expected to be the travel destination choice for those wishing to experience a quality venue for business, meetings, culture and sport, with Qatar’s tourist authority predicting that as many as 15 million passengers will travel annually through its new airport by 2012. US aid worker assassinated in Pakistan (Guardian Unlimited) A US aid worker was gunned down in Peshawar today, in what is believed to be the first targeted killing of a westerner in the campaign of violence unleashed by Islamic extremists in Pakistan in summer last year. Stephen Vance, a contractor to the US government development agency USAid, was shot dead along with his Pakistani driver, just after he left home this morning. He was living in ... UN chief says Somali pirates also hurting homeland (The Charlotte Observer) (By EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press Writer) Somali pirates preying on international shipping are also damaging their homeland's battered economy, worsening the instability that opened the door to piracy and inroads by Islamic extremists, the U.N. chief warned Wednesday. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in his quarterly report to the U.N. Security Council that the surge in piracy and armed ... U.S. Strike Reportedly Killed Five in Pakistan (New York Times) Striking for the first time beyond Pakistan?s tribal areas, a pilotless U.S. aircraft fired missiles at a village well inside Pakistani territory on Wednesday, a Pakistani official said. UN chief says Somali pirates also hurting homeland (The State) Somali pirates preying on international shipping are also damaging their homeland's battered economy, worsening the instability that opened the door to piracy and inroads by Islamic extremists, the U.N. chief warned Wednesday. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in his quarterly report to the U.N. Security Council that the surge in piracy and armed robbery against ships has severely affected ... Judge orders five prisoners freed (Miami Herald) In the first ruling of its kind, a federal judge ordered the speedy release Thursday of five Algerian men after concluding the government didn't have the evidence to hold them for nearly seven years in Guantánamo Bay prison. Five Algerians ordered released after seven years in Guantánamo (The Sacramento Bee) WASHINGTON – In the first ruling of its kind, a federal judge ordered the speedy release Thursday of five Algerian men after concluding the government didn't have the evidence to hold them for nearly seven years in Guantánamo Bay prison. The decision by U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, who was appointed by President George W. Bush, was the latest setback for the administration's detention ... UN chief says Somali pirates also hurting homeland (Las Vegas Sun) Wed, Nov 19, 2008 (3:39 p.m.) Somali pirates preying on international shipping are also damaging their homeland's battered economy, worsening the instability that opened the door to piracy and inroads by Islamic extremists, the U.N. chief warned Wednesday. |
