Volunteers for an Adopt-A-Beach program are headed to Chicago-area beaches to clean up trash and debris starting this weekend. And those beaches are bigger than usual this year due to record-low water levels over the winter. Continue reading
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NASA satellite witnesses Arctic ice sheet being torn to shreds
NASA’s Suomi NPP polar-orbiting weather satellite captured dramatic footage of an ‘extensive fracturing event’ in the Arctic ice sheet this winter, and the scale of this event is causing some concern. The time-lapse video compresses down over two months worth of observations into just over a minute, to show the full magnitude of the event. [ Related: Arctic sea ice hits yearly max, but still dwindling ] Suomi NPP view on February 23, 2013The fracturing started in late January, as a warm-weather system over Alaska fed an ocean current known as the Beaufort Gyre Continue reading
Cyborg bugs and glow-in-the-dark cats: How we’re engineering animals
This RoboRoach has been wired with circuitry that allows a handler to move it by remote control. RoboRoaches and fish that glow Mr. Green Genes Mr. Continue reading
Awesome L.A. Beaches
Miles of soft sand, swaying palm trees, and the lure of the sparkling ocean make the City of Angels a magnet for surf-and-sun devotees. Yet with over 90 beaches and 75 miles of shoreline in Los Angeles County, it can be difficult for visiting families to know where to begin. When compiling this go-to list of great kid-friendly beaches, we gave top priority to cleanliness Continue reading
Changes could help Fla. improve rural health care
Published: Sunday, March 24, 2013 at 5:06 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, March 24, 2013 at 5:06 p.m. McClusky, North Dakota: population 380 Continue reading
Touch Panel Transparent Conductive Film: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, Nanotechnology , 2013 to …
NEW YORK, March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Touch Panel Transparent Conductive Film: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, Nanotechnology, 2013 to 2019 http://www.reportlinker.com/p01120555/Touch-Panel-Transparent-Conductive-Film-Market-Shares-Strategies-and-Forecasts-Worldwide-Nanotechnology-2013-to-2019.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Nanotechnology Transparent conductive film enables features of smart phones and electronics applications. Devices are evolving in response in part to the characteristics of the transparent conductive film that is used in the user interface. Products support collaboration. Continue reading
Sharks still seen off Fla., beaches close
Published: March. 8, 2013 at 2:47 PM PALM BEACH, Fla., March 8 (UPI) — Beaches on South Florida’s Atlantic coast were closed again Friday after sightings of thousands of migrating sharks, authorities said. Continue reading
Freedom Jazz Dance – Sean Winter – SOTW TOTM – Video
Freedom Jazz Dance – Sean Winter – SOTW TOTM I made the backing track in Garage Band By: seanwinter sax Continue reading
TripAdvisor Announces 2013 Travelers' Choice Beaches Awards
NEWTON, Mass., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site*, today announced the winners of its 2013 Travelers’ Choice Beaches Awards. Based entirely on feedback from millions of TripAdvisor travelers, 276 winning beaches were named around the world Continue reading
Girls hoops playoffs roundup: Freedom makes first final four
By Tribune staff Published: February 17, 2013 Updated: February 17, 2013 – 12:12 AM Freedom center Faith Woodard said her heart stopped in the final minute of Saturday’s Class 7A-Region 2 final against Sebastian River. “Those were, by far, the most nerve-racking, unforgettable moments of my life,” Woodard said. Continue reading
1st Energy Medicine Exchange International Seminar 16 February 2013 – Video
1st Energy Medicine Exchange International Seminar 16 February 2013 16 February 2013 this Google-based event will feature (see details on the event itself) Thornton Streeter DSc, who will present research about the “Human Biofield”, David Feinstein Phd talks about the “Energy” in Energy Psychology, Claude Swanson PhD about the “latest research in biophotons”, Nyelin Castleton who is “Mapping the energy bodies for clinical practice”, Brett A. Rogers with the The Interface Between Psychic Energies and the Physical Body, and finally Dan Winter who presents the “Conjugation, Unified Field, Non-Linear Energy, and Energy Healing” www.facebook.com By: Lydia Proschinger Continue reading
Pelicans missing from two tiny islands in Barataria Bay
A recent survey shows the islands in Cat Bay survived the winter, but they are mostly devoid of life. Continue reading
Intraocular Lens (IOL): Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, Nanotechnology, 2013 to 2018 …
ALBANY, New York, February 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — NewMarket ResearchReport Added inMarketResearchReports.BizReports DatabaseIntraocular Lens (IOL): Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, Nanotechnology, 2013 to 2018 WinterGreen Research announces that it has published a new study Intraocular Lens (IOL) Market Shares, Strategy, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2013 to 2018. The 2013 study has 293 pages, 67 tables and figures. Worldwide markets are poised to achieve continuing growth as the aging population worldwide develops cataracts and need Intraocular Lenses (IOL) Continue reading
Liberty Mutual gears up for the Olympics with its Team USA sponsorship
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Boston-based Liberty Mutual Insurance is celebrating its four-year sponsorship of Team USA with kick-off ceremonies Thursday that include such famous Olympic athletes as Aly Raisman, Michelle Kwan, and Mike Eruzione. Continue reading
Increase in debris reported on Washington beaches
SEATTLE An increase in marine debris has been reported on Washington’s coastal beaches, so the state is asking clam diggers to carry a trash bag and pick up any plastic foam or bottles they find. Continue reading
LABMP 590 High Points Nanotechnology Winter 2013 – Video
LABMP 590 High Points Nanotechnology Winter 2013 High points from the discussion of the lecture Promise and Perils of Nanotechnology Part I by Michael Woodside on January 29th, 2013 from the Technology and Future of Medicine course LABMP 590 at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. Copyright (c) 2013, Transpath Inc. By: KimSolez Continue reading
NOCSAE Agrees to Fund More Than $855,000 in Sports Medicine and Concussion Research
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) today announced an agreement to fund $855,657 in sports medicine and concussion research. Continue reading
OTT Breakfast Club Winter 2012: Human Stem Cells 3.0: The Holy Grail of Regenerative Medicine – Video
OTT Breakfast Club Winter 2012: Human Stem Cells 3.0: The Holy Grail of Regenerative Medicine Human Stem Cells 3.0: The Holy Grail of Regenerative Medicine Techid: 12022 By: EmoryUniversity Continue reading
UTC Aerospace Systems Selected by Aeroflot to Provide Wheels and Carbon Brakes on 777-300ER Fleet
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — UTC Aerospace Systems has been selected by Aeroflot, Russia’s flagship airline, to supply the wheels and carbon brakes for its new fleet of 16 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. The company will provide the equipment through its Wheels & Brakes business in Troy, Ohio Continue reading
Thomas Freeman | "Roadholes and Astronomy" – Video
Thomas Freeman | “Roadholes and Astronomy” Thomas Freeman reads his poem, “Roadholes and Astronomy.” You can find Luna Negra's Winter 2013 edition across Kent State University's main campus as of January. By: lunanegramag Continue reading