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'You Are Getting Sleepy,' Said The Scientist To The Fruit Fly

Edit National Public Radio 19 May 2016
Mark Wu and his colleagues turned to fruit flies, that long tinkered-with subject of scientific inquiry ... Wu found that activating a group of cells called R2 neurons, which are found in a brain region known as the ellipsoid body, put fruit flies to sleep, even for hours after the neurons were "turned off." ... "We didn't know circuits for sleep drive even existed," Wu tells Shots in an email....

8 Things To Know About Maybeline's New Global Model

Edit Huffington Post 19 May 2016
I-Hua Wu is Maybelline's new global spokesmodel, making her the beauty brand's first Taiwanese model and the first Asian woman to be their world-wide ambassador. Wu joins the impressive Maybelline model squad, which includes Herieth Paul, Gigi Hadid, and Jourdan Dunn. "It’s so special that I can represent Taiwanese models and bring them some attention," Wu told The Cut....

Fashion: I-Hua Wu from Taiwan becomes Maybelline’s first Asian ambassador

Edit Asia Times 19 May 2016
Taiwanese model I-Hua Wu. Maybelline appears dedicated to diversifying its model roster, recently signing their first Asian global ambassador I-Hua Wu ... It’s a major coup for Wu, who is thrilled to represent her heritage ... Wu isn’t the first ......

Dr Wu announces plans to debut on Taipei Exchange

Edit Taipei Times 19 May 2016
Skincare brand Dr Wu (達爾膚生醫科技) yesterday announced plans to make its market debut on the Taipei Exchange on June 16. The company, whose shares gained 11.08 percent to NT$442.09 on the preparatory Emerging Stock Market yesterday, was founded in 2003 by dermatologist Wu Ying-chin (吳英俊) with capital of NT$282 million (US$8.6 million)....

Western Union to Present at the J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference on ...

Edit Stockhouse 19 May 2016
Western Union to Present at the J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference on May 25. The Western Union Company (NYSE. WU) announced that the company will present at the J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference on May 25, 2016 in Boston ... About Western Union ... WU) is a leader in global payment services ... WU-F, WU-G. Western Union....

Western Union to Present at the J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference on May 25 (The Western Union Company)

Edit Public Technologies 19 May 2016
(Source. The Western Union Company). ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Western Union Company (NYSE. WU) announced that the company will present at the J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference on May 25, 2016 in Boston. The presentation will begin at 9.20 a.m ... The archived webcast will be available approximately one hour after the conclusion of the presentation ... WU) is a leader in global payment services ... WU-F, WU-G....

Fruit Fly Brains Shed Light on Why We Get Tired When We Stay Up Too Late (Johns Hopkins Health System)

Edit Public Technologies 19 May 2016
'Although fruit flies look very different from people on the surface, they actually share many of the same genes and even behaviors,' says Mark Wu, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of neurology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine ... In their search for sleep-regulating cells, Wu's team used genetic engineering to turn on small numbers of neurons in more than 500 fruit fly strains....

China hails Pakistan Navy’s role in maritime security

Edit Dawn 19 May 2016
“Admiral Wu Shengli, Commander, PLA (Navy), China, is on an official visit to Pakistan,” an official statement said ... "Admiral Wu said that Pakistan, as a responsible state, was playing a ......

Hear RZA, Interpol's Paul Banks Raw Track 'Love + War'

Edit Rollingstone 19 May 2016
Interpol's Paul Banks and Wu-Tang Clan mastermind RZA started a new collaboration called Banks and Steelz with raw track "Love + War" that feature Wu-Tang member Ghostface Killah. The track premiered on Zane ......

Interpol's Paul Banks and Wu-Tang-Clan's RZA share first single

Edit NME 19 May 2016
Wu Tang Clan founder RZA and Interpol frontman Paul Banks have released the first single from their new side project Banks and Steels. The track is called 'Love + War' and features an appearance from fellow Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killa. Zane Lowe premiered it on his Beats 1 radio show ... ....

TRANSITION: Prices of food exports to China plunge amid anxiety over transition of power

Edit Taipei Times 19 May 2016
Meanwhile, a pineapple trader in Yunlin County surnamed Wu (吳) said Chinese authorities seem to have raised their standards for pesticide residue on pineapples imported from Taiwan ... Some have said that the heightened safety checks are related to the upcoming transition of power in Taiwan, while others have attributed them to the discovery of excessive pesticide residue on pineapples shipped from Taiwan to Xiamen last year, Wu said....

Trofeo Bonfiglio set for bumper Friday (ITF - International Tennis Federation)

Edit Public Technologies 19 May 2016
(Source. ITF - International Tennis Federation). Bad weather in Milan meant that all of Thursday's singles matches at the Trofeo Bonfiglio were cancelled, with organisers deciding to stage both the third round and quarterfinal clashes on Friday ... There they will face Canada's Benjamin Sigouin and Germany's Louis Wessels, who defeated Wu Tung-lin and Wu Yibing in the match tiebreak ... (noodl. 33644621) ....

Schmidt Family Barbecue closes Lakeway location

Edit Austin American Statesman 19 May 2016
Schmidt Family Barbecue operators Susie Schmidt-Franks and Chad Franks said that, after a lot of discussion, they’ve decided to close their Lakeway location and focus on their restaurant in the Hill Country Galleria in Bee Cave ... “It’s sad,” Schmidt-Franks said ... “I didn’t even know what pulled pork was, but folks here are from other states, all over,” Franks said ... “We’ll definitely do something for the community,” Schmidt-Franks said....
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