Sunday, March 11th, 2012
The fascination with the Titanic just goes on and on. The latest tantalizing development is a sneak preview of the first comprehensive map of the ship’s wreckage strewn along at the bottom of the North Atlantic. The expedition, co-sponsored by the RMS Titanic Inc., the U.S. National Park Service, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Massachusetts and
Friday, March 9th, 2012
Rapid and timely response to large-scale water-related emergencies is becoming dependent upon the coupling of two things: the availability of advanced geospatial information services (GIS) linked to water and climate data, and the accessibility of social media tools for communication, collaboration and cooperation. “The challenge is about saving lives, saving communities, protecting the environment and
Friday, March 9th, 2012
A comprehensive computer program is now being used in the Equalization Office that provides information about each parcel of property in Lake County at the click of a button. Equalization Director Shirley Ebsen said a Geographic Information System (GIS) has been up and running since mid-January. “We’re learning new features every day,” Ebsen said, explaining that
Friday, March 9th, 2012
Michael Pool, deputy director of the national Bureau of Land Management, is asking his state BLM directors to institute strict controls to prevent misuse of gift cards and credit cards in an internal email obtained by KSL and the Deseret News. He called the matter “ugly and serious.” Read More
Friday, March 9th, 2012
A proposal is gaining steam to designate 330,000 acres of federal land in Napa and five adjacent counties as a national conservation area, with the goal of improving public management and public access. The Berryessa Snow Mountain proposal would be a patchwork of federal lands stretching from Snow Mountain in the Mendocino National Forest to Cold
Friday, March 9th, 2012
Federal land managers want to know how Colorado residents feel about a revised plan for oil shale and tar sands development that would cut acreage for leases by 75 percent compared to a plan approved in 2008. To gather public comments, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management will host an open house Monday evening in Silt
Thursday, March 8th, 2012
By tracking the dynamics of the dominant antigenic clusters, we not only find that dominant antigenic clusters change more frequently in China than in the United States/Europe, but also characterize the antigenic patterns of seasonal H3N2 viruses within China. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the coupling of large-scale HA sequencing with PREDAC can significantly improve vaccine
Thursday, March 8th, 2012
The first emergency rescue center on Russia’s Arctic coast will open in August, the head of the Russian emergencies ministry’s firefighting and rescue department said. “The first center will open this year in August in the city of Dudinka in northern Krasnoyarsk Territory,” Maxim Vladimirov said. Read More
Thursday, March 8th, 2012
An enormous solar flare is heading toward Earth and could disrupt power grids, satellite navigating systems and aeroplane flights. Forecasters at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Centre said the sun erupted yesterday evening and the effects should start smacking Earth today. They say it is the biggest in five years and
Thursday, March 8th, 2012
The City of Helsinki is experimenting for the first time with a new way of visualising what the planned 33-storey tower hotel in the Jätkäsaari former docklands neighbourhood would look like from various directions. Before their Tuesday meeting, the members of the City Planning Board will pay a visit to the area. They will tour on a bus
