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Thursday, 16 October 2014

Mars colonists would 'start dying after 68 days'

A Dutch entrepreneur’s plan to launch a one-way trip to Mars funded by a reality TV show has been criticized by scientists who say that current technology means that the colonists would start dying after just 68 days. A new report from a group of engineer graduates at MIT found that the main problem of the Mars One project (which is still whittling down candidates and plans to make the trip to the Red...

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Improving care for intoxicated women assault victims (The University of Adelaide) noodls

(Source: The University of Adelaide) Friday, 17 October 2014 New research at the University of Adelaide could lead to improvements in professional health care for women who experience physical or sexual assault while under the influence of alcohol. The study, being conducted by Research Officer Amy...

COMPUTEX d&i awards Advances to the Middle East at GITEX (COMPUTEX TAIPEI) noodls

(Source: COMPUTEX TAIPEI) Dubai, October 14, 2014-GITEX Technology Week ran this year from October 12th-16th in Dubai. One of the major computer and electronics trade shows in the Gulf area, GITEX is also the second stop for the COMPUTEX design & innovation (d&i) awards on their world tour....

Manoa: Voice of the Sea television series wins six Telly Awards (The University of Hawaii System) noodls

(Source: The University of Hawaii System) The Voice of the Sea television series, a signature project of the University of Hawai'i Sea Grant Center for Marine Science Education (UH CMSE), recently received six 2014 Telly Awards, which are the premier regional television awards honoring excellence in...

Controversial messages encourage students to vote (The University of Waikato) noodls

(Source: The University of Waikato) 17 October 2014 Putting confrontational political messages in front of students and asking them to respond turned out to be a winning idea for a group of Waikato Management School Public Relations students. They were taking part in the annual Chesterman Group PR...

Apple returns to court over patent dispute China Daily

Technology giant Apple returned to court on Thursday in an administrative dispute with China's intellectual property authority. The case was scheduled to start at 2 pm in a courtroom with 30 seats at the Beijing High People's Court, but did not start until 2:47 pm as more than 50 residents,...

Nicor Home Solutions Call Center Recognized for Providing an Outstanding Live Phone Channel Customer Service Experience for an Eighth Consecutive Year (JD Power and Associates) noodls

(Source: JD Power and Associates) WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.: 16 October 2014 - Nicor Home Solutions, the Illinois-based affiliate of Pivotal Home Solutions, has been recognized for contact center operation customer satisfaction excellence with its live phone channel for an eighth consecutive...

The Future Tax Industry Working Group key messages, September 2014 (ATO - Australian Taxation Office) noodls

(Source: ATO - Australian Taxation Office) The Future Tax Industry Limited Life Working Group Key messages from meeting held 24 September 2014 On Wednesday 24 September 2014, the ATO, tax practitioners, professional associations and software developers met to discuss the future of the industry and...

Chinese eMagazines and eBooks now available for Library members (Canterbury City Council) noodls

(Source: Canterbury City Council) Released on 17 October 2014 City of Canterbury Libraries will launch a collection of popular Chinese eBooks and eMagazines for library members. The collection will be available as part of Council's digital download service from Thursday, 23 October. "This is...

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