Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Tuesday, 22 March 2011


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Tuesday, 22 March 2011

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Japan’s Early Warning System One of the Best in the World

But was it enough to handle the powerful earthquake and tsunami? | TECHNOLOGY REPORT
A man searches for a family member in the ruins of a tsunami-hit area in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

Workers Continue Efforts to Prevent a Nuclear Disaster in Japan

President Obama Says the U.S. Will Stand With Japan | IN THE NEWS
These high pressure water trucks are being used to spread water over a the damaged nuclear power plant in Japan.

Nuclear Crisis in Japan Raises Worries About Radiation Risks

An interview with Jonathan Links, an expert in radiation health sciences | HEALTH REPORT
People being tested Tuesday for radiation exposure in Koriyama city near the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant

Japan's Disaster Could Hurt Plans for Nuclear Energy Industry

Nuclear plants supply 14 percent of global electricity; opposition to more of them is growing | ECONOMICS REPORT
 Japan Self-Defense Force officers in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima prefecture, on Monday

Scientists in Search of a Common Language With Dolphins

Also, how the mobile apps revolution could breathe new life into computer science programs | SCIENCE IN THE NEWS
 A bottlenose dolphin at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta.

How Women Farmers Could Feed More in Developing World

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization says women do not have the chances for productivity that men have | AGRICULTURE REPORT
A new FAO report finds that while women make up 43 percent of the world's farmers, only about 10 to 20 percent own the land they farm.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Names New Members

Music industry stars honored in a ceremony in New York City | THIS IS AMERICA
 Alice Cooper gives his induction speech with a snake around his neck at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony last week in New York

Words and Their Stories: Hold Your Horses!

Some expressions straight from the horse’s mouth | WORDS AND THEIR STORIES

Shirley Chisholm, 1924-2005: The First Black Woman Elected to the U.S. Congress

She was an activist who worked to improve the lives of others | PEOPLE IN AMERICA
 Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman elected to Congress and an outspoken advocate for women and minorities during seven terms in the House.

Writer Deborah Eisenberg Wins PEN/Faulkner Fiction Award

New music from R.E.M. and your comments on the Triangle Factory fire | AMERICAN MOSAIC
 Deborah Eisenberg

Debating the Display of Ten Commandments in Public Schools and Buildings

Parents, courts, lawyers, religious leaders, civil liberties groups, and students all have an opinion | EDUCATION REPORT
 A monument with the Ten Commandments sits near the Texas capitol in Austin, Texas.

American History: An Angry Nation Puts Its Hopes in Roosevelt

President Roosevelt’s 1933 inauguration speech was one of the most important in American history | THE MAKING OF A NATION
 President Roosevelt's inauguration ceremony in Washington

‘maximum INDIA’ Brings India’s Sights and Sounds to Washington

Festival offerings include dance, theater, art and food | EXPLORATIONS
Dancers with the Odissi Vision and Movement Centre
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Posted by Roberto Abraham Scaruffi at 21:07