Progress on diplomatic front but Israel resumes offensive in Gaza and ... - In-Forum
Israel resumed its Gaza offensive Wednesday, bombing heavily around suspected smuggling tunnels near the border with Egypt after a three-hour lull to allow in humanitarian aid. Hamas responded with a rocket barrage. Despite the heavy fighting ...
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US military wants virtual parents to babysit for serving soldiers - Daily Telegraph
Video footage of the real parents or a three-dimensional simulation would be combined with an artificial intelligence (AI) programme to "give the illusion of a natural (but simple) interaction" between parent and child. The computer programme would ...
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Indian science papers not very analytical: CNR - Times of India
BANGALORE: Science education must reach the youth, the society and most importantly, scientists and researchers, according to C N R Rao. At the platinum jubilee function of the Indian Academy of Sciences on Thursday, he asked the authorities to take ...
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Gas crisis: Government approves £600m project to store supplies in ... - Daily Mail
A project that will see gas stored in huge undersea salt caverns has been given the green light. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has approved a £600million scheme to pump gas into vast structures under the Irish Sea. The move comes amid mounting ...
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Videogame sales hit record high thanks to Nintendo Wii - Daily Telegraph
Games consoles have become 'the new boardgames' which can be enjoyed by the entire family, not just an antisocial teenager, according to new research. Easy to use games, like the Wii Fit - where players can play games such as golf, boxing and bowling ...
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Science, research can power South Florida's recovery - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
Casualties from the current financial crisis can be found everywhere, but promising solutions lie in our own backyard. In recent years, Florida, particularly South Florida, has developed a plan for creating new jobs and new businesses by jumping on ...
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$25 million is awarded for Delaware River cleanup - Philadelphia Inquirer
More than four years after the oil tanker Athos 1 hit an anchor just off Paulsboro and spilled nearly 265,000 gallons of oil into the Delaware River, federal and state officials have released a draft document outlining nearly $25 million in ...
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(Not so) weird science: Medical breakthroughs that affect our lives - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Enough medical studies were published last year to down a small forest. Most appeared with little fanfare and faded quietly, of interest only to a small group of scientists ? but a handful hit like small bombshells, overturning conventional wisdom ...
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Ex-Pentagon official Nye likely choice as next U.S. envoy to Japan - Kyodo News
The U.S. administration of President-elect Barack Obama is likely to choose Joseph Nye (fi... The U.S. administration of President-elect Barack Obama is likely to choose Joseph Nye, a Harvard University professor emeritus and a former assistant ...
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