Wednesday, November 30, 2016

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Wikipedia picture of the day on December 1, 2016: Rheinturm in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany http://ift.tt/2fSJqS1

Wikipedia article of the day for December 1, 2016

The Wikipedia article of the day for December 1, 2016 is White-winged fairywren.
The white-winged fairywren (Malurus leucopterus) is a bird species in the family Maluridae, unrelated to true wrens. It lives in the drier parts of central Australia, from central Queensland and South Australia to Western Australia. Like other fairywrens, this species displays marked sexual dimorphism, and one or more males of a social group grow brightly coloured blue plumage during the breeding season. The females, sandy-brown with light-blue tail feathers, are smaller, and almost indistinguishable from the younger sexually mature males. A subspecies is found on Dirk Hartog Island, and another on Barrow Island off the coast of Western Australia, both having black rather than blue male plumage. The white-winged fairywren mainly eats insects, and lives in heathland and arid scrubland. It is a cooperative breeding species, and small groups of birds maintain and defend territories year-round. Groups consist of a socially monogamous pair with several helper birds who assist in raising the young. As part of a courtship display, the male wren plucks petals from flowers and brings them to female birds.

13th International Conference on Neurology and Neurosurgery - 19-21 June 2017, Paris, France

[Source: Research & Innovation] Neurosurgery 2017 is the leading meeting dedicated to Neurosurgeons and Neurology researchers with the theme “Shed the shackles of delusions on Neurosurgery & Neurology” Goal of Neurosurgery 2017 is to deliver an outstanding program for exchange of ideas and authoritative views by leading scientists which covers the entire spectrum of research in neurological disorders and neurosurgery and share the cross-cultural experiences of various treatment procedures. Neurosurgery 2017 is an annual meeting of Neurosurgeons as well as Neurology committees to discuss the future of the Neurosurgery and Neurological disorders in terms of collaboration, structures and organizational development and advances of Neurology and Neurosurgery.

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European Digestive Health Summit - 6 December 2016, Brussels, Belgium

[Source: Research & Innovation] The European Digestive Health Summit by UEG will highlight the importance of the role of digestive health in providing solutions to many of the critical challenges of how to guarantee sustainable healthcare against a backdrop of economic and financial constraints, an increasing prevalence of chronic diseases and growing demand on research funding. Discussions will range from healthy nutrition and cancer screening, to paediatric care and targeted research support. Healthcare specialists will assess past and upcoming healthcare policies and will be advocating for EU guidelines and approaches with a focus on digestive health. Join UEG and our partner organisations for this important event in the heart of Brussels.

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Research Headlines - Participation and the young

[Source: Research & Innovation] How do young people participate in decisions that concern them and their involvement at the local level? There are many ways they get involved, not all of which are recognised in formal ways. A new EU-funded project is exploring how the rising generation engages with public debate.

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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Picture of the day for November 30, 2016


Wikipedia picture of the day on November 30, 2016: Colourful shop oasis at the Laguna Hedionda, Nor Lípez Province southwestern Bolivia. http://ift.tt/2ghoYL3

Wikipedia article of the day for November 30, 2016

The Wikipedia article of the day for November 30, 2016 is Scotland national football team.
The Scotland national football team has represented Scotland in association football since the world's first international football match on St. Andrew's Day (Scotland's National Day), 30 November 1872. Controlled by the Scottish Football Association, the team competes in the two major professional tournaments, the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship, but not the Olympic Games. Most of their home matches are played at the national stadium, Hampden Park. They have a long-standing rivalry with England, with annual matches from 1872 until 1989, and six matches since then. They have qualified for the FIFA World Cup on eight occasions and the UEFA European Championship twice; they have never progressed beyond the first group stage of a finals tournament, but they did once beat the FIFA World Cup winners – England, in 1967. Their supporters are collectively known as the Tartan Army. The Scottish Football Association operates a roll of honour for every player who has made more than 50 appearances for the team. Kenny Dalglish, with 102 appearances between 1971 and 1986, holds the record for Scotland; he also shares the record for goals scored (30), with Denis Law.

EU-GREAT! Workshop - 14 December 2016, Brussels

[Source: Research & Innovation] Large-Scale Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Initiatives (LSIs) are playing a vital role across Europe for the development and commercialisation of novel products and services. The EU-GREAT! project is exploring the best practices and identifying barriers faced by stakeholders of LSIs in combining funds from different public and private sources. This Workshop aims at disseminating the main lessons learnt and key recommendations for improving the administrative and policy frameworks of public-private funding instruments to ease the combination of funding and stimulate investments.

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Research Headlines - Using satellite data to monitor the quality of inland lakes

[Source: Research & Innovation] Pollutants are known to enter rivers, lakes and coastal waters, damaging and threatening drinking water and crucial habitats. Unfortunately, in situ water quality sampling is costly, time consuming and often unrealistic over vast areas. The EU-funded GLaSS project has developed a system to help monitor global lakes and water reservoirs remotely.

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Monday, November 28, 2016

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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 29, 2016: Am Hart is an U-Bahn station in Munich on the U2. http://ift.tt/2fG2WOa

Wikipedia article of the day for November 29, 2016

The Wikipedia article of the day for November 29, 2016 is SMS Lützow.
SMS Lützow was the second Derfflinger-class battlecruiser built by the German Imperial Navy before World War I. Launched on 29 November 1913, the ship was named in honor of the Prussian general Ludwig Adolf Wilhelm von Lützow who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. Due to engine damage during trials, Lützow did not join the I Scouting Group until March 1916. She missed most of the major actions conducted by the German battlecruiser force, taking part in only one bombardment operation, at Yarmouth and Lowestoft, on 24–25 April 1916. One month after becoming Admiral Franz von Hipper's flagship, Lützow sank the British battlecruiser HMS Invincible during the Battle of Jutland on 31 May and 1 June; she is sometimes given credit for sinking the armored cruiser HMS Defence as well. Heavily damaged by around 24 heavy-caliber shell hits that flooded her bow, the ship was unable to make the return voyage to German ports. Her crew was evacuated and she was sunk by torpedoes fired by one of her escorts, the torpedo boat G38.

Research Headlines - Fixing the faults in immune systems

[Source: Research & Innovation] For sufferers of primary immune deficiencies, every infection contracted could lead to a serious or debilitating illness. EU scientists have their sights set on a cure for the most severe forms of the disease's 200 variations, and have already had very positive results in clinical trials. The findings could also help treat other conditions.

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Revolutionary innovation: how could innovation change our world ? - 7 December 2016, Brussels

[Source: Research & Innovation] Join us to discuss with inventors and scientists new technologies and innovations and how they will change our daily lives. This conference aims to: • present revolutionary innovations in selected spheres • bring together researchers, innovators, businessmen, entrepreneurs and policy-makers to discuss the impact of innovation in the future and changes we will have to address • open up discussion on social and economic dimensions of revolutionary innovation The Slovak Presidency of the Council of the EU is co-organising this conference with the Slovak Liaison Office for Research and Development in Brussels and the Slovak Centre of Scientific and Technical Information. The General Secretariat of the Council is providing support for this event.

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Sunday, November 27, 2016

Picture of the day for November 28, 2016


Wikipedia picture of the day on November 28, 2016: Ceriagrion cerinorubellum pair with male transferring sperm from the primary to the secondary sex organs. http://ift.tt/2gwokd5

Wikipedia article of the day for November 28, 2016

The Wikipedia article of the day for November 28, 2016 is Keith Miller with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948.
The Australian cricketer Keith Miller toured England in 1948 as a member of The Invincibles, a team that went undefeated in their 34 tour matches. Miller (28 November 1919 – 11 October 2004) was an all-rounder: a fast bowler and a right-handed middle-order batsman. Don Bradman, the team captain, typically used him and Ray Lindwall in short bursts with the new ball. Miller took 13 wickets at an average of 26.28, playing a key role in subduing England's leading batsmen, Len Hutton and Denis Compton, with a barrage of short-pitched bowling. In the First Test, Miller took seven wickets, including Hutton and Compton twice, bearing a large part of the bowling workload. With the bat, he scored 184 runs in the Tests at an average of 23.15, including 74 in the second innings of the Second Test at Lord's, and a rapid 58 in the Fourth Test that helped Australia regain the momentum in the match. In all first-class matches on the tour, he took 56 wickets at 17.58 and scored 1,088 runs at 47.30. A carefree cricketer, Miller was seen as charismatic; his joie de vivre on the field alienated his captain, and his friendship with Princess Margaret was particularly scrutinised by the media.

Saturday, November 26, 2016

Picture of the day for November 27, 2016


Wikipedia picture of the day on November 27, 2016: View of the Carribbean Sea and the Dutch island of Sint Eustatius from UNESCO World Heritage site Brimstone Hill Fortress on St. Kitts. http://ift.tt/2gxU2nN

Wikipedia article of the day for November 27, 2016

The Wikipedia article of the day for November 27, 2016 is Banksia canei.
Banksia canei (mountain banksia) is a shrub of the subalpine areas of the Great Dividing Range between Melbourne and Canberra in southeastern Australia. First collected on 27 November 1962, it superficially resembles B. marginata, but is more closely related to another subalpine species, B. saxicola. Although no subspecies are recognised, four geographically isolated populations have been described, as there is significant variation in the shape of both adult and juvenile leaves between populations. B. canei is generally encountered as a many-branched shrub with narrow leaves that grows up to 3 m (9.8 ft) high, with yellow inflorescences (flower spikes) from late summer to early winter. The old flowers fall off the spikes, and up to 150 finely furred follicles develop, which remain closed until burnt in a bushfire. Each follicle bears two winged seeds. Birds such as the yellow-tufted honeyeater and various insects forage among the flower spikes. B. canei is frost tolerant in cultivation, but copes less well with aridity or humidity, and is often short-lived in gardens. One cultivar, Banksia "Celia Rosser", was registered in 1978, but has vanished.

Friday, November 25, 2016

Wikipedia article of the day for November 26, 2016

The Wikipedia article of the day for November 26, 2016 is Warlugulong.
Warlugulong (1977) is an acrylic painting by Indigenous Australian artist Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri. In 2007 it was purchased by the National Gallery of Australia for A$2.4 million, a record auction price for a contemporary Indigenous Australian art work. The painting illustrates eight dreamings of traditional locations the artist had knowledge of, and depicts the story of an ancestral creature called Lungkata or the Blue-Tongue Lizard Man, who created bushfire. The painting portrays the aftermath of a fire caused by Lungkata to punish his two sons who had not shared a kangaroo with him that they had caught. The sons' skeletons are on the right-hand side of the image, shown against a background representing smoke and ashes. The painting exemplifies a distinctive style developed by Papunya Tula artists in the 1970s, blending representation of landscape with ceremonial iconography. Art critic Benjamin Genocchio describes it as "a work of real national significance [and] one of the most important 20th-century Australian paintings".

Picture of the day for November 26, 2016


Wikipedia picture of the day on November 26, 2016: View of a row of corners of the walls of Saksaywaman, a citadel on the northern outskirts of the city of Cusco, historic capital of the Inca Empire, today Peru. The first sections of the citadel were first built by the Killke culture about 1100 and expanded by the Inca from the 13th century. The dry stone walls are composed of huge stones, which boulders are carefully cut by workers to fit them together extremely tightly without mortar. http://ift.tt/2fNSFAg

Massive ITER quench tanks have arrived

[Source: F4E] F4E and its suppliers celebrate an important milestone delivering the most impressive components of the cryoplant on-site.

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Success for ITER Poloidal Field coils manufacturing

[Source: F4E] F4E and contractors use dummy conductor to produce the first complete layer qualifying key fabrication steps.

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Massive ITER quench tanks have arrived

[Source: F4E] F4E and its suppliers celebrate an important milestone delivering the most impressive components of the cryoplant on-site.

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Success for ITER Poloidal Field coils manufacturing

[Source: F4E] F4E and contractors use dummy conductor to produce the first complete layer qualifying key fabrication steps.

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Success Stories - Europeans will be able to compare cancer care

[Source: Research & Innovation] EU citizens will be able to compare cancer incidence and survival rates across Member States once a continent-wide cancer information system is operational next year, according to Professor Alexander Katalinic, from the University of Lubeck in Germany, Chairman of the European Network of Cancer Registries (ENCR).

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Massive ITER quench tanks have arrived

[Source: F4E] F4E and its suppliers celebrate an important milestone delivering the most impressive components of the cryoplant on-site.

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Success for ITER Poloidal Field coils manufacturing

[Source: F4E] F4E and contractors use dummy conductor to produce the first complete layer qualifying key fabrication steps.

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47th Meeting of the European Brain Behaviour Society (EBBS 2017) - 8-11 September 2017, Bilbao, Spain

[Source: Research & Innovation] The 47th Meeting of the European Brain Behaviour Society will be held in Bilbao, Spain, on September 8-11, 2017. The main goal of the meeting is to bring together the most recent advancements in behavioural neuroscience research. Sessions will cover a broad spectrum of topics from basic science to applied research, from animal models to investigating brain mechanisms and behaviour in human studies. Members and non-members, in particular young students, are invited and encouraged to contribute to the scientific program by submitting abstracts for poster presentation. We look forward to receiving your contributions. Travel awards for young researchers will be available. Please stay tuned to this website for announcements and calls. We hope to see you soon in Bilbao, in the heart of the Basque Country. Bilbao is a cosmopolitan, open, welcoming, lively, elegant and modern city which brings together features of a unique cultural heritage. Hope to see you all there!!

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85th EAS Congress - European Atherosclerosis Society - 23-26 April 2017, Prague, Czech Republic

[Source: Research & Innovation] The historical city of Prague is a picturesque setting for the EAS Congress; its charming bridges symbolising the progress in the field as world-leading experts come together to inform and inspire. The comfortable atmosphere of the congress venue and its impressive setting will provide a unique meeting place for high-level interdisciplinary exchange.

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Using the UK research base to support evidence-based policymaking - 9 March 2017, London, United Kingdom

[Source: Research & Innovation] This conference will bring together key policymakers from across Whitehall, the devolved administrations and local authorities with stakeholders from the UK research community to discuss ways of improving the use of research to inform policymaking. It comes as the next Research Excellence Framework cycle is expected to increase the weight of the 'impact' criteria from 20 to 25% and follows REF 2014 results which showed "informing government policy" was the most common type of impact, followed by "supporting Parliamentary scrutiny".

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Research Headlines - Robots to the rescue

[Source: Research & Innovation] The 2015 earthquake in Nepal is just one example of a recent natural disaster that required search and rescue operations. An EU-funded security research project has developed new robotic tools for such operations with great success. Some of its developments are already commercially available and ready to be deployed in order to save lives.

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1st Cologne Conference on Lung Cancer - 6-7 April 2017, Cologne, Germany

[Source: Research & Innovation] Leaders in the field will discuss recent developments in lung cancer research and how to translate them into clinical application. Topics include personalized immunotherapy, clonal heterogeneity and resistance, undruggable mutations, targeted therapy of SCLC and current developments in predictive diagnostics. The meeting will be highly interactive with a strong focus on discussion.

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9th International Conference on Structural Biology - 18-19 September 2017, Zurich, Switzerland

[Source: Research & Innovation] Conference Series LLC gladly welcomes all the participants from all over the world to join the upcoming prestigious event “9th International Conference on Structural Biology" to be held during September 18-19, 2017 at Zurich, Switzerland. The conference includes keynote presentations, oral/poster presentations and exhibitions. Structural Biology 2017 mainly emphasizes on methods such as X-ray diffraction, NMR, electron microscopy, computational approaches, cell signalling and cancer research

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Human Genetics 2017 - 14-15 August 2017, Edinburgh, Scotland

[Source: Research & Innovation] Human Genetics Congress is to ameliorate the knowledge, awareness, and education on Human Genetics leading to the discovery of genetic and molecular biology which aid to alleviate the human disease as it is the most significant emerging technology in the eyes of Medical, Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals and Academia. Human Genetics 2017 is an excellent opportunity for the delegates from Universities and Institutes to interact with the world class Scientists.

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Thursday, November 24, 2016

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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 25, 2016: Topiary (practice of clipping the foliage and twigs of trees and shrub to develop and maintain defined shapes) gardener (or artist?) working a cypress in the cemetery of Tulcán, located in the city of Tulcán, capital of the Carchi Province, north of Ecuador. The cemetery, of a surface of 8 hectares (20 acres), was founded in 1932 to replace the former on that was damaged in the 1923 earthquake. José María Azael Franco Guerrero was back in 1936 in charge of the city parks and started topiary works in the Tulcán cemetery. In the meanwhile the cemetery park has become internationally popular in the art of topiary and was renamed in 2007 to cemetery Azael Franco to honour his work. http://ift.tt/2glp5Ss

Wikipedia article of the day for November 25, 2016

The Wikipedia article of the day for November 25, 2016 is Killer Instinct Gold.
Killer Instinct Gold is a fighting video game based on the arcade game Killer Instinct 2. It was developed by Rare and initially released on November 25, 1996, by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 video game console. As in other series entries, players press buttons to punch and kick their opponent in chains of successive hits, known as combos. Large combo chains lead to stronger attacks and brutal, stylistic finisher moves. Characters—including a gargoyle, a ninja, and a femme fatale—fight in settings including a jungle and a spaceship. The Gold release lacks the arcade version's full-motion video sequences, but adds a training mode, new camera views, and improved audiovisuals. It was later included in Rare's 2015 Xbox One retrospective compilation, Rare Replay. Reviewers appreciated the game's sound and environment backdrops, but felt that its graphical upgrades and memorization-based combo gameplay were insufficient when compared to fighting games like Tekken 2 and Virtua Fighter 2. Gold ultimately did not replicate the success of its Super NES predecessor, and the series remained dormant through its 2002 acquisition by Microsoft until its 2013 reboot.

Research Headlines - One small step for a protein...

[Source: Research & Innovation] EU-funded researchers have built a new microscope that can track single molecules, and have used it to clarify how materials are transported inside living cells. It could have wide application in science, medicine and industry.

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Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Wikipedia article of the day for November 24, 2016

The Wikipedia article of the day for November 24, 2016 is Alben W. Barkley.
Alben W. Barkley (November 24, 1877 – April 30, 1956) was the 35th Vice President of the United States, from 1949 to 1953. He was elected U.S. Representative from Kentucky's First District in 1912 as a liberal Democrat, supporting President Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom domestic agenda and foreign policy. In 1926 he entered the U.S. Senate, where he supported the New Deal, and was elected to succeed Senate Majority Leader Joseph T. Robinson upon Robinson's death in 1937. He resigned as majority leader after President Franklin D. Roosevelt ignored his advice and vetoed the Revenue Act of 1943, but the veto was overridden and he was unanimously re-elected to the position. Barkley had a better working relationship with Harry S. Truman, who ascended to the presidency after Roosevelt's death in 1945. At the 1948 Democratic National Convention, Barkley gave a keynote address that energized the delegates. Truman selected him as a running mate for the upcoming election and the Democratic ticket scored an upset victory.

Picture of the day for November 24, 2016


Wikipedia picture of the day on November 24, 2016: Hverarönd is a geothermal area with fumaroles, mudpots, and hot springs in northern Iceland. http://ift.tt/2ft0TQP

CommBeBiz: Bioeconomy Impact 2017 - The Journey to Innovation - 21-22 February 2017, London, United Kingdom

[Source: Research & Innovation] CommBeBiz's annual event, funded by the EU, is designed to challenge, support and inform researchers on their quest to innovate in the commercial, social and policy arenas. Researchers receiving EU public funding have to demonstrate the value they have added to society and commerce from the investment made in them. Through keynote speakers and workshops, this event will enhance key skills (e.g. RRI, social media, IPR, PR, funding) needed to drive the innovation process, & provide valuable networking opportunities and insights into innovation success stories and stumbling blocks, in bringing Bioeconomy Research to life.

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Liver Disease and Regeneration - 12-13 January 2017, Leuven, Belgium

[Source: Research & Innovation] Our progressive understanding of mechanisms involved in acute and chronic liver diseases has led to important improvements in the current management of these diseases. Basic research in the field of liver- development, cancer, viral infections, fibrosis, and regeneration is important to warrant further insight into the molecular and cellular processes implicated in order to develop novel detection methods and therapies. This meeting will bring together international scientists working in the field of liver disease. The meeting will provide a unique opportunity to get updated on and discuss new studies in the field of basic liver research. Topics will include: • Mechanisms of liver disease • Liver development • The role of liver progenitor cells • In vitro models to study liver disease • Gene therapy and gene editing -Human chimeric mice

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4th International Conference on Renewable Energy Gas Technology, REGATEC 2017 - 22-23 May 2017, Pacengo (Verona), Italy

[Source: Research & Innovation] REGATEC 2017 has a technical and industrial focus and is directed towards microbial and thermochemical conversion of biomass and waste to biomethane, Power-to-gas, biomass gasification for CHP production, and cryogenic upgrading/liquefaction

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EuroNanoForum 2017 - 21-23 June 2017, Valletta, Malta

[Source: Research & Innovation] EuroNanoForum 2017 will focus on how nano and materials technologies can strengthen competitiveness across all European industries. The discussion will also extend to framework conditions such as education, standards, regulations, IPR and safety issues, as well as entrepreneurship and industrial policy. The programme will include sessions on finance and funding through European and National programmes, in particular Horizon 2020, smart specialisation and public-private partnership initiatives. The event is organised under the auspices of the Maltese Presidency of the Council of the European Union. It is co-funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 Programme for Research and Innovation.

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Tuesday, November 22, 2016

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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 23, 2016: Wasserschloss at night, Speicherstadt, Hamburg, Germany http://ift.tt/2gIhEdp

Wikipedia article of the day for November 23, 2016

The Wikipedia article of the day for November 23, 2016 is The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold.
The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold is a novel by the British writer Evelyn Waugh (pictured), his next-to-last full-length work of fiction, first published in July 1957. He called it his "mad book"—a largely autobiographical account concerning the early months of 1954 when he was hallucinating as a result of his addictions. In search of a peaceful environment in which he could resume writing, he had embarked on a sea voyage, but was driven to the point of madness by imagined voices. These experiences are mirrored in the novel: Pinfold, as an antidote to his weariness and chronic insomnia, is dosing himself with a mixture of barbiturates and alcohol, and hearing voices that insult, taunt and threaten him. He is advised that the voices are imaginary, but Pinfold ascribes his rapid cure to a private victory over the forces of evil, not to the cessation of his drug habit. General critical reception to the book was muted; some reviewers admired the opening self-portrait of Waugh, but generally not the ending. The book has been dramatised for radio and as a stage play.

European Commission/OECD event - Launch of OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Outlook 2016 - 8 November - 8 December 2016, EC Covent Garden, Auditorium Nowotny, Place Charles Rogier 16, 1210 Brussels

[Source: Research & Innovation] The OECD's biennial publication of the Science, Technology and Industry Outlook "OECD STI Outlook" reviews key global trends in science, technology and innovation (STI) policies and performance in OECD countries and other major international economies. Through comparative analysis, it informs policy makers about recent and anticipated changes in global patterns of STI and their possible implications for national science and innovation policies. Since 2015 the OECD and the European Commission pursue a joint approach in support of innovation policy through their "International Survey on Science, Technology and Innovation Policies". Unique in nature, coverage and scope, this common survey streamlines data collection and develops a coordinated approach in support of better informed innovation policy making. Its results feed into the country-based policy information in the STI Outlook.

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Success Stories - Soil science gives our dirt a second life

[Source: Research & Innovation] Sustainable farming practices and a chemical process that turns brown coal into organic compounds are bringing over-farmed fields back to good health, boosting crop yields and locking greenhouse gases underground.

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Research Headlines - African e-science on the fast track

[Source: Research & Innovation] Africa's ICT infrastructures are fast evolving, creating exciting opportunities for researchers keen to join the global e-science community. Dedicated European-African initiatives are exploring the potential and engaging with stakeholders to raise awareness of the possibilities. An EU-funded project has assisted them in this task.

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Monday, November 21, 2016

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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 22, 2016: Skull of Crocodylidae (crocodile) prepared using the Bone maceration technique and on display at the Museum of Veterinary Anatomy FMVZ USP http://ift.tt/2fM1w8D

Wikipedia article of the day for November 22, 2016

The Wikipedia article of the day for November 22, 2016 is Star Trek: First Contact.
Star Trek: First Contact is an American science fiction film, released on November 22, 1996. It is the eighth in the Star Trek film franchise and the first without any characters from the original series. On mid-21st century Earth, characters from the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation struggle to save their future from the cybernetic Borg. After the seventh film, Star Trek Generations (1994), Paramount tasked writers Brannon Braga and Ronald D. Moore with developing a sequel. Cast member Jonathan Frakes made his directorial debut. Production designer Herman Zimmerman and illustrator John Eaves created a sleeker starship than its predecessor, and Industrial Light & Magic's traditional optical effects techniques were supplemented with computer-generated imagery. First Contact made $146 million worldwide. Critical reception was mostly positive, especially for the Borg and the special effects. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Makeup and won three Saturn Awards. Scholarly analysis of the film has focused on the nature of the Borg and on Captain Jean-Luc Picard's parallels to Herman Melville's Ahab.

Research Headlines - Training the surgeons of the African future

[Source: Research & Innovation] Accessible, affordable healthcare shouldn't just be the domain of city dwellers. The team behind an EU-funded project is training non-physician clinicians in Malawi and Zambia to bring essential surgeries to rural communities in Africa.

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Research Headlines - Gut bacteria could hold key to new treatments

[Source: Research & Innovation] An ERC-funded project has significantly increased understanding of the crucial role that microorganisms in the gut play in maintaining health. The findings have since led to a patent, as well as a follow-on project that could one day steer the way to new targeted treatments for diseases, including cancer.

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Sunday, November 20, 2016

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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 21, 2016: Peder Severin Krøyer's From Copenhagen Stock Exchange from 1895. Measuring 254 × 409 centimeters, it is the largest painting he made. The painting is in Børsen in Copenhagen. http://ift.tt/2fvlHEV

Wikipedia article of the day for November 21, 2016

The Wikipedia article of the day for November 21, 2016 is CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship.
The CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship (Campeonato Mundial Semi Completo de CMLL in Spanish) is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) since 1991. As with other professional wrestling championships, it is not an actual competition, but is won according to a scripted ending to a match, and sometimes awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline. The light heavyweight division in Mexico ranges between 92 kg (203 lb) and 97 kg (214 lb), but the weight limits are not always strictly adhered to. Because CMLL puts more emphasis on the lower weight classes, this division is considered more important in Mexico; the heavyweight division is considered the most important championship by most promotions outside of Mexico. The current CMLL World Light Heavyweight Champion in his first reign is La Máscara (pictured), who won it by defeating Ángel de Oro in April 2016. La Máscara is the 15th overall champion and the 13th wrestler to officially hold the championship. The title has been vacated only once since its creation in 1991.

Saturday, November 19, 2016

Wikipedia article of the day for November 20, 2016

The Wikipedia article of the day for November 20, 2016 is Divisional Cavalry Regiment (New Zealand).
The Divisional Cavalry Regiment, New Zealand's first armoured unit, was formed in September 1939 after the country entered the Second World War. After being sent to Egypt with the 2nd New Zealand Division, the regiment deployed to Greece as part of W Force, the British contingent sent to defend the country from Nazi Germany in March 1941. The regiment was scattered during the retreat from Greece; most of it ended up in Crete, but had to evacuate in May after a German paratroop attack. Its men fought in Operation Crusader and spent a brief interlude in Syria before engaging in the First Battle of El Alamein, equipped with four recaptured Stuart tanks (pictured). They fought again in the Second Battle of El Alamein, at El Agheila, and at the Mareth Line. After the German retreat from Tunisia, they were sent to Italy with the division in September, and fought in the Italian Campaign. In October 1944, the regiment was reorganized into an infantry battalion, fighting until the end of the war in Europe in May 1945. In March 1946 they arrived in Japan as a regiment of J Force, the New Zealand contribution to the occupation. The regiment was disbanded in September 1947.

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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 20, 2016: Bottom view of the crossing of the Roman Catholic cathedral of Seville, Seville, Spain. The temple is a World Heritage Site according to UNESCO since 1987, is the largest Gothic cathedral and the third-largest church in the world. When it was completed, at the beginning of the 16th century, it became the successor of Hagia Sophia as the largest cathedral in the world, a title the Byzantine church had held for nearly a thousand years. The cathedral is also the burial site of Christopher Columbus. http://ift.tt/2gr4j86

Friday, November 18, 2016

Wikipedia article of the day for November 19, 2016

The Wikipedia article of the day for November 19, 2016 is Columbian half dollar.
The Columbian half dollar is the first US commemorative coin, struck at the Mint from November 19, 1892, until early 1893. It was issued both to raise funds for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition and to mark the quadricentennial of the first voyage to the Americas of Christopher Columbus, the first historical person to be depicted on an American coin (pictured). Fair official James Ellsworth wanted the new half dollar to be based on a 16th-century painting he owned by Lorenzo Lotto, reputedly of Columbus, and pushed for this throughout the design process. When initial sketches by Mint Chief Engraver Charles E. Barber proved unsatisfactory, the fair's organizers turned to a design by artist Olin Levi Warner that was modified by Barber and his assistant, George T. Morgan. Some five million half dollars were struck, far beyond the actual demand, and half of them were returned to the Mint and melted after the fair closed. Sales of the coins did not cure the fair's financial woes; fewer than 400,000 were sold at a premium price. Some two million were released into circulation, where they remained as late as the 1950s.

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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 19, 2016: View from Kosygina Street at Sparrow Hills in Moscow, Russia http://ift.tt/2goVCLK

Research and Innovation for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in the European Context: Current State of Play and Ways Forward - 5 December 2016, CEPS, MAIN CONFERENCE ROOM, Place du Congrès 1 - 1000 BRUSSELS

[Source: Research & Innovation] The objective of the seminar is to evaluate the current state of play of research and innovation policies for achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs) in the European context.In the first session, two presentations will be given by former chairs of high level expert groups, Professors Carlota Perez and Enrico Giovannini, on the transformative sustainability agenda for green growth and jobs in Europe. Here below are the links to the reports which both groups delivered to the European Commission in previous years. In the second session, a panel discussion with representatives of civil society, European institutions, think-tanks, and national governments of the European Union will help to identify ways to bring forward the transformative sustainability agenda and to better align research and innovation policies with the SDGs, as set out in the United Nations Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. For more details please consult the draft agenda and event description here attached.Registration is available here. Please register early as there are limited seats available.Registration and coffee from 09:30 - Light lunch will be provided after the event.For more information or questions please contact:- Jacopo Bordignon Jacopo.BORDIGNON@ec.

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ITER quench tanks reach the port of Marseille

[Source: F4E] F4E and its suppliers are ready to deliver two of the most impressive components of the cryoplant

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Stem cells: from frontier research project to promising spin-off company

[Source: ERC] Through his RETIMMUNEFUNCTION project, funded by the ERC, Dr Henrique Veiga Fernandes, focusing on the functioning of immune cells, discovered that some proteins - called neurotrophic factors - have a boosting effect on the HSCs expansion when introduced in culturing media.

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Launch of the European Human Biomonitoring Initiative (HBM4EU) - 8 December 2016, Brussels, Charlemagne building

[Source: Research & Innovation] Do you want to know more about our daily exposure to chemicals and its impact on your health? The European Human Biomonitoring Initiative (#HBM4EU) is a joint effort of 26 countries and the European Commission, co-funded by Horizon 2020. #HBM4EU signals a greatly increased awareness of the need to understand the impact of such exposures on human health and the need to find a balance between useful and harmful whilst considering also industrial competitiveness and disease prevention. This event is organised under the auspices of the Slovakian Presidency and gathers EU officials, representatives from the relevant industries who are impacted by the regulations the initiative is meant to support, lead researches, WHO and OECD representatives.

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Thursday, November 17, 2016

Wikipedia article of the day for November 18, 2016

The Wikipedia article of the day for November 18, 2016 is Black American Sign Language.
Black American Sign Language (BASL) is a dialect of American Sign Language (ASL), usually encountered among deaf African Americans. The divergence from ASL was influenced largely by segregation in the American South. Like other schools at the time, schools for the deaf were segregated by race, creating two language communities: White deaf signers at White schools and Black deaf signers at Black schools. Today, BASL is still used by signers in the South despite the gradual desegregation of deaf schools after 1954, the year of the US Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision declaring racial segregation in schools unconstitutional. Linguistically, BASL differs from other varieties of ASL in its phonology, syntax, and lexicon. In ASL, most signs are produced near the body, but BASL tends to have a larger signing space. Signers of BASL also tend to prefer two-handed variants of signs while signers of ASL tend to prefer one-handed variants. Some signs are different in BASL as well, with some borrowings from African American English.

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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 18, 2016: North Sea coastline at Nørre Vorupør, Denmark photographed on November 18, 2012 http://ift.tt/2f5tfNC

16th Euro Global Summit on Food and Beverages - 2-4 March 2017, Amsterdam, Netherlands

[Source: Research & Innovation] Food Conferences is the premier food event that brings together a unique and international mix of experts, researchers and decision makers both from academia and industry across the globe to exchange their knowledge, experience and research innovations to build a world’s food scientists, industrialists and entrepreneurs meet.

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Research Headlines - Accelerator-based light sources at your service

[Source: Research & Innovation] Have sample, need light? Europe's synchrotrons and free electron lasers (FELs) produce powerful beams that enable scientists to look right into the heart of matter. Many of them are accessible to external users. An EU-funded project has created a virtual gateway for access to these facilities as part of its remit to support the network and its users.

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EU and Eastern Partnership countries stepping up cooperation on innovation with the EU4Innovation initiative

[Source: RAPID] European Commission - Press release Brussels, 17 November 2016 Commissioners Johannes Hahn and Carlos Moedas and EEAS Deputy Secretary General Jean-Christophe Belliard, launch the EU4Innovation initiative in Yerevan Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Carlos Moedas, EU Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation and Jean-Christophe Belliard,...

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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 17, 2016: Round view of the interior of the Royal Gniezno Cathedral, located in the historical city of Gniezno, old capital of Poland (before Kraków and Warsaw) located in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. The cathedral served as the coronation place for several Polish monarchs and as the seat of Polish church officials continuously for nearly 1000 years. Throughout its long and tragic history, the building stayed mostly intact making it one of the oldest and most precious sacral monuments in Poland. The religious temple dates back to the end of the ninth century, when an oratory was built in the shape of a rectangular nave. At the end of the tenth century Duke Mieszko I of Poland built a new temple on a cruciform plan and remodeled the existing nave oratory. Prince Bolesław I the Brave, later the first king of Poland, rebuilt the temple according to the plan of a rectangle, elevating it later to the rank of a Cathedral. http://ift.tt/2fyf9rE

Wikipedia article of the day for November 17, 2016

The Wikipedia article of the day for November 17, 2016 is Bluebuck.
The bluebuck (Hippotragus leucophaeus), now extinct, was a South African antelope. Classified in the same genus as the roan antelope and sable antelope, it was smaller than either. The largest mounted bluebuck specimen is 119 centimetres (47 in) tall at the withers, with horns measuring 56.5 centimetres (22.2 in) along the curve. The bluebuck's coat was bluish-grey, with a pale whitish belly. It was a grazer, and may have calved where rainfall would peak. When encountered by Europeans, it was confined to a 4,300-square-kilometre (1,700 sq mi) grassland habitat of the southwestern Cape, but fossils and rock paintings give evidence of a larger distribution. The first published mention of the bluebuck is from 1681. The few 18th-century illustrations appear to have been based on stuffed specimens. Hunted by European settlers, the bluebuck was the first large African mammal that went extinct in historical times, around 1800. Only four mounted specimens remain, in museums in Leiden, Stockholm, Vienna, and Paris; other museums contain skulls and horns.

6th Annual Smart Water Systems - 24-25 April 2017, London, United Kingdom

[Source: Research & Innovation] The Smart Water Systems conference will discuss the market drivers responsible for this rapid growth, and will address the increasingly large role that data and information plays in the water management industry and analyse various data strategies and the demand for real-time information. As smart water meter roll outs have been happening across the UK and parts of Europe, challenges and new developments of this implementation - such as increasing water demand, meter reading challenges and customer focused approaches - will be a special focus. This conference will take a deeper look at the value of the information that can be extracted from smart water meters beyond it’s before known use. New smart technologies and smart networks will be discussed, as well as concerns about data security and data protection. Smart Water Systems features talks about current challenges in water treatment, water cycle optimisation and customer engagement programmes, presented by key speakers of the industry will successfully help you drive efficiency and increase your knowledge of smart water.

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18th European Diabetes Congress - 17-18 July 2017, Lisbon, Portugal

[Source: Research & Innovation] Euro Diabetes 2017 will focus on the theme “Diabetes Explosion: Developments and Changing Life of Diabetes World”. We are confident that you will enjoy the Scientific Program and associated expo of this upcoming conference.

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Success Stories - Technology trialled in fight against ticking timebomb of obesity

[Source: Research & Innovation] For the past two years students at a school in Sweden have been weighing out their lunches on devices called Mandometers. It is all part of an innovative new project designed to prevent people becoming obese or developing an eating disorder. The Splendid Project is all about finding a technological solution to stop people eating too much or too little, before it becomes too late.

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Research Headlines - Seeing is believing - mixing digital sights and sounds

[Source: Research & Innovation] Thanks to a new EU-funded project, our listening experience of electronic music is about to become a lot more harmonious. With the help of IXMI’s visuals, both the musician and the audience can enjoy an all-round superior performance.

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19th Euro Congress on Cancer Science and Therapy - 20-22 July 2017, Lisbon, Portugal

[Source: Research & Innovation] The conference will be organised around the theme ‘Defining an Evolved Approach towards Cancer Treatment’. Cancer Science 2017 will provide an unparalleled prospect to get associated with leading oncologists, doctors, scientists, academicians, specialists & business associates coming from all over the world. As the theme of the conference relates it serves as a global platform to converse concerning the current developments, recent advances, new approaches and future approaches in the field of cancer science & therapy.

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2nd Global Congress & Expo on Materials Science and Nanoscience - 25-27 September 2017, Valencia, Spain

[Source: Research & Innovation] Progress in materials science is always linked to the progress and welfare of human civilization. Future advances in multiple fields of science and engineering critically depends on the availability of superior materials. This congress, accordingly, attempts to provide a platform to researchers, scientists, engineers and students to share their findings and experience on the emerging and interesting trends of multifaceted materials science. We cordially invite you to participate and contribute to the success of this event. Your presence will be our pleasure.

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Cardio Update Europe 2017 - 29 June - 1 July 2017, Prague, Czech Republic

[Source: Research & Innovation] 14 expert speakers from across Europe will summarize the most relevant scientific information for practitioners to implement into their daily work. A complete take-home compendium, including all presentations, will be handed out at the congress.

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Pneumo Update Europe - 9-10 June 2017, Vienna, Austria

[Source: Research & Innovation] 14 expert speakers from across Europe will summarize the most relevant scientific information for practitioners to implement into their daily work. A complete take-home compendium, including all presentations, will be handed out at the congress

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4th International Congress on Infectious Diseases - 11-12 May 2017, Barcelona, Spain

[Source: Research & Innovation] Conference Series LLC is delight to invite you all to attend and register for the 4th International Congress on Infectious Diseases” scheduled for May 11-12, 2017 at Barcelona, Spain. Infection Congress includes prompt keynote presentations, oral talks, poster presentations, workshops and exhibitions. Meet inspiring speakers and experts at our Conference Series LLC Conferences over medical, pharma, engineering, science, technology and business. We invite you to join us at the infectious diseases (Infection Congress 2017), where you will be sure to have a meaningful experience with scholars from around the world. All members of the Infection Congress 2017 organizing committee look forward to meeting you in Barcelona, Spain.

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Introduced tree species in European forests - 5 December 2016, Brussels, Belgium

[Source: Research & Innovation] The aim of this policy event is to bring scientists, practitioners and policy makers together in order to discuss the effects of introduced and invasive tree species on European forests. A set of presentations will be followed by a chaired panel discussion on the topic of introduced tree species.

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Tuesday, November 15, 2016

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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 16, 2016: Eurasian ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernuus) in Pärnu River, Estonia. http://ift.tt/2fDEbn4

Wikipedia article of the day for November 16, 2016

The Wikipedia article of the day for November 16, 2016 is Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines.
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines is an action role-playing video game developed by Troika Games (founders pictured) and first released on November 16, 2004, by Activision for Microsoft Windows. Based on White Wolf Publishing's role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade, it follows a male or female character who is killed and revived as a fledgling vampire in 21st-century Los Angeles. Bloodlines is presented from first- and third-person perspectives. Characters may use violent and nonviolent methods to achieve their goals while moving freely between the available hubs: Santa Monica, Hollywood, downtown Los Angeles, and Chinatown. Troika's 32-member team began development in 2001, using Valve Corporation's brand-new Source game engine, also used for Valve's own Half-Life 2. Bloodlines was incomplete at its first release, with disappointing sales of fewer than 80,000 copies initially. It divided critics at the time, who faulted it for technical flaws. It now has a cult following as a rarely replicated example of a game that succeeds in both gameplay and narrative; critical opinion now styles it as a flawed masterpiece.

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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 15, 2016: The Salvador Dalí Desert is located in the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, Potosí Department, southwestern Bolivia. The place is called like this because similar landscapes have been painted by Salvador Dalí, although he was never there or knew about it. http://ift.tt/2fTQe0d

SET Plan 2016 – Central European Energy Conference X - 30 November - 2 December 2016, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Bratislava, Slovakia

[Source: Research & Innovation] The SET-Plan conference 2016 will take place between 30 November and 2 December 2016 in Bratislava under the Slovak Presidency. High-level representatives from the European Commission and EU Member States as well as stakeholders from business and research community will discuss the achievements in the implementation of the Energy Union with a special focus on the progress made under its research, innovation and competitiveness dimension. The conference will be opened by Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the European Commission for the Energy Union, Andrej Kiska, President of the Slovak Republic and Robert Fico, Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic and a key note speech will be delivered by Carlos Moedas, Commissioner for Science, Research and Innovation. Closing speeches will be delivered by Miguel Arias Cañete, Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy and Peter Plavčan, Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic.

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Wikipedia article of the day for November 15, 2016

The Wikipedia article of the day for November 15, 2016 is Hurricane Kate (1985).
Hurricane Kate formed northeast of Puerto Rico on November 15, 1985, as the eleventh named storm of the annual hurricane season. Kate made its first landfall on the northern coast of Cuba at Category 2 intensity, then emerged as a slightly weaker storm during the evening hours of November 19. Heavy rainfall in Cuba caused numerous mudslides and flooding, killing 10 people and leading to severe agricultural damage. Wind gusts also damaged crops, and resulted in widespread power outages and significant building damage; the cost in Cuba totaled $400 million, the most from a hurricane strike on that island in many decades. Once clear of land, Kate intensified to Category 3, and the following day it attained its peak winds of around 120 mph (195 km/h). It came ashore near Mexico Beach, Florida, as a minimal Category 2 hurricane with winds of 100 mph (160 km/h) on November 21, the latest day ever in an Atlantic hurricane season that a hurricane-strength storm has struck the United States. There were 17 deaths attributable to the storm, in Jamaica and Cuba, and the total damage caused was at least $700 million.

Belmont Forum - "funding research to address the challenges of global environmental change” - 30 November 2016

[Source: Research & Innovation] The Belmont Forum is a global partnership of the world’s major research funding agencies. It aims to deliver on global wide sustainable solutions for detrimental environmental changes. It is co-chaired by the European Commission (the Research and Innovation Directorate General) and by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP). On the Belmont Forum EU Infoday, we would like to explore with how to increase the impact of this research and how to create further links with international scientific and development cooperation in order to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals and on the Paris Agreement.

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CULTURAL HERITAGE, DISASTER RESILIENCE AND CLIMATE CHANGE: THE CONTRIBUTION OF EU RESEARCH AND INNOVATION - 7 December 2016, Karel van Miert Auditorium, MADOU Building 1, Place Madou, Brussels

[Source: Research & Innovation] This event discusses how to increase disaster resilience of cultural heritage sites in the face of climate change and natural hazards. The day is structured in a morning policy seminar and an afternoon workshop gathering EU research and innovation projects.It invites to an open debate between policy makers, stakeholders and the community of researchers and innovators on what is new under the sun for heritage at risk.How to increase disaster resilience of cultural heritage sites in the face of climate change and natural hazards?Take part in the open debate between policy makers, stakeholders and the community of researchers and innovators on what is new under the sun for heritage at risk.Morning session: policy seminar with EU and international policy makers and stakeholdersAfternoon session: workshop gathering EU research and innovation projects. Link for registration: http://ift.tt/2fcc6mc Participation will be confirmed after registration (limited available seats)Organization of the event:European Commission, DG Research and Innovation, Directorate on Climate Action and Resource Efficiency, Unit on Sustainable Management of Natural ResourcesWith the support of:JPI CH – Joint Programming Initiative on Cultural Heritage and Global ChangeEASME - Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized EnterprisesERCEA - European Research Council Executive AgencyREA – Research Executive Agency

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Horizon 2020 Info Day and Brokerage Event « Innovative by Nature: Responding to Societal Challenges through Nature-Based Solutions and Cultural Heritage » - 8 December 2016, Madou Auditorium, Brussels

[Source: Research & Innovation] We are pleased to inform you that the registration to the Information Day and Brokerage Event is open. The aim of the event is twofold:· To present the Horizon 2020 Work Programme for the 2017 “Innovating with Nature and Culture” calls. Keynote speakers and Commission officers will provide tips and information on: innovative nature-based solutions in cities; cultural heritage as a driver for sustainable growth; nature-based solutions for hydro-meteorological risk reduction.· To facilitate networking, information exchange and partnerships of actors interested in bilateral meetings, during the afternoon brokerage event.Click here for a detailed programme, list of speakers and registration link (you will need to create a password to enter your details and be able to access or modify them). Registration deadline: 21 November 2016.Please wait until you receive a registration confirmation before proceeding with any travel or accommodation arrangements. Attendance is free, upon registration acceptance by the Commission. Travel or accommodation expenses will not be reimbursed.Looking forward to meeting you in Brussels.Sincerely,The Conference SecretariatRTD-ENV-NATURE-BASED-SOLUTIONS@ec.europa.

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Research Headlines - Electric vehicles: energy cuts for longer range

[Source: Research & Innovation] Research shows that many people are put off buying an electric vehicle because of their limited operating range - the distance that they can travel before they need charging. An EU-funded project is tackling one of the functions reducing range by consuming energy: interior heating and cooling.

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Monday, November 14, 2016

JT-60SA cryoplant successfully passes its most demanding acceptance tests

[Source: F4E] The acceptance tests consisted in simulating how the cryoplant would behave during the operation of JT-60SA.

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Research Headlines - Solutions to make inland waterway transport more competitive

[Source: Research & Innovation] The EU-funded project PROMINENT seeks to make goods transport on Europe's inland waterways more competitive compared to other modes by helping industry switch to more efficient and environmentally friendly vessels.

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Sunday, November 13, 2016

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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 14, 2016: Panoramic view of Laguna Hedionda, Nor Lípez Province southwestern Bolivia. The lagoon lies at an altitude of 4,121 metres (13,520 ft) and occupies an area of 3 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi). http://ift.tt/2g4tQoa

Wikipedia article of the day for November 14, 2016

The Wikipedia article of the day for November 14, 2016 is The Sixth Extinction II: Amor Fati.
"The Sixth Extinction II: Amor Fati" is the second episode of the seventh season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. Originally airing November 14, 1999, on the Fox network, it was directed by Michael Watkins and written by series creator Chris Carter and lead actor David Duchovny, who plays Fox Mulder. Mimi Rogers (pictured) guest-starred in her last appearance in the series. The X-Files centers on Federal Bureau of Investigation special agents Mulder and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), who work on cases linked to the paranormal, called X-Files. In this episode, Scully returns from Africa to discover Mulder in a coma induced by exposure to shards from an alien spaceship wreck. After Mulder awakens from his coma, he realizes his duty to prevent alien colonization. Carter explored themes of extraterrestrial involvement in ancient mass extinctions in this episode, the third in a trilogy focused on Mulder's severe reaction to an alien artifact. Initial reviews were mixed, but later critics viewed the episode in a more positive light and several writers named it among the show's best.

Saturday, November 12, 2016

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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 13, 2016: Clermont-Ferrand tramway of type Translohr STE4 in France. http://ift.tt/2g6kis5

Wikipedia article of the day for November 13, 2016

The Wikipedia article of the day for November 13, 2016 is Heavy metals.
Heavy metals are metals with relatively high densities, atomic weights, or atomic numbers, depending on the context. They are usually the denser metals in metallurgy, or the metals with higher atomic numbers in physics, whereas chemists distinguish heavy metals by their chemical behaviour. Heavy metals tend to be less chemically reactive than light metals such as sodium, magnesium, and aluminium. The earliest known metals are heavy metals, including common metals such as iron, copper, and tin, and precious metals such as silver, gold, and platinum. Less familiar metals such as gallium, hafnium, and thallium are also heavy metals, as are the essential nutrients iron, cobalt, and zinc. Some are toxic in larger amounts or certain forms (silver and indium, for example); others, like cadmium, mercury, and lead, are highly poisonous. Sources of heavy metal poisoning may include mining and industrial waste, agricultural runoff, occupational exposure, paints and treated timber. Heavy metals are relatively scarce in the Earth's crust, but are present in many manufactured products.

Friday, November 11, 2016

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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 12, 2016: Boardwalk in Meenikunno bog (Estonia). http://ift.tt/2fYpVt6

Wikipedia article of the day for November 12, 2016

The Wikipedia article of the day for November 12, 2016 is Mughal-e-Azam.
Mughal-e-Azam (The Emperor of the Mughals) is a 1960 Indian epic historical drama film directed by K. Asif and produced by Shapoorji Pallonji, re-released in colour on 12 November 2004. Starring Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, and Durga Khote, it follows the love affair between Mughal Prince Salim (who went on to become Emperor Jahangir) and Anarkali, a court dancer. Salim's father, Emperor Akbar, disapproves, and war ensues. Sixteen years in development, the film cost more to produce than any previous Indian motion picture, and had the widest release. The soundtrack, inspired by Indian classical and folk music, is often cited as one of the finest soundtracks in Bollywood cinematic history. It became the highest-grossing Bollywood film at the time, and won one National Film Award and three Filmfare Awards. Mughal-e-Azam was the first black-and-white Hindi film to be digitally coloured and re-released theatrically. Considered a milestone of its genre, it earned praise from critics for its grandeur and attention to detail. Film scholars have welcomed its portrayal of enduring themes, but question its historical accuracy.

ThinkForest science-policy seminar: Building an innovative and resilient forest bioeconomy - 15 November 2016, Live Streaming

[Source: Research & Innovation] This event will be livestreamed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1gkcz7IfMQ Join us to discuss forest-based bioeconomy development. What bioeconomy innovations are required? How do EU-global interactions affect bioeconomy development? How can we monitor and assess the resiliency of bioeconomy development? Keynote speakers include European Commission Vice-President Jyrki Katainen and Anton Stredak, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic.

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The Fourth International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition (AIPR2017) - 18-20 September 2017, Lodz, Poland

[Source: Research & Innovation] You are invited to participate in The Fourth International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition (AIPR2017) that will be held in Lodz, Poland on September 18-20, 2017. The event will be held over three days, with presentations delivered by researchers from the international community, including presentations from keynote speakers and state-of-the-art lectures. AIPR2017 welcomes papers on the following (but not limited to) Artificial Intelligence, Pattern Recognition and related research topics.

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Thursday, November 10, 2016

Wikipedia article of the day for November 11, 2016

The Wikipedia article of the day for November 11, 2016 is George S. Patton.
George S. Patton (November 11, 1885 – December 21, 1945) was a general who commanded the U.S. Seventh and Third armies during World War II. He had been wounded during World War I leading the newly formed Tank Corps of the American Expeditionary Forces into combat. In 1942 he led U.S. troops in the invasion of Casablanca, and later commanded the Seventh Army during the Allied invasion of Sicily. After slapping two soldiers, he was removed from battlefield command, but returned to lead the Third Army following the invasion of Normandy in June 1944. After a successful armored drive across France, his army helped rescue beleaguered American troops during the Battle of the Bulge. He died from an automobile accident in Germany. While Allied leaders held sharply differing opinions on Patton, he was regarded highly by his opponents in the German High Command. His emphasis on aggressive offensive action proved effective, but his hard-driving personality and success as a commander were at times overshadowed by controversial public statements. He joined his troops on the front lines and inspired them with vulgarity-ridden speeches, as recounted in a 1970 award-winning biographical film.

Picture of the day for November 11, 2016


Wikipedia picture of the day on November 11, 2016: Ceiling fresco of the Abbey's Staircase at Seitenstetten Abbey (Lower Austria) by Bartolomeo Altomonte († 11th November 1783): Triumph of St. Benedict (1744) http://ift.tt/2eGhBbz

Europe as a Global Actor - 5 December 2016, Brussels

[Source: Research & Innovation] DG RTD, Unit Open and Inclusive Societies will host a conference "Europe as a Global Actor" in December 2016. During this conference the representatives of projects selected under the Societal Challenge 6 of Horizon 2020 in the 2015 call will present their understanding of a number of research problems they investigate - such as Europe as a global and regional actor, European contributions to global justice or responsible trade as well as cultural and science diplomacy. The conference will be held on Monday, 5 December 2016 in the Van Maerlant building of the European Commission, rue Van Maerlant 2, 1000 Brussels.

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Research Headlines - Helping stroke survivors recover with virtual reality

[Source: Research & Innovation] European researchers have developed an immersive virtual reality (VR) platform to assist in the physical and cognitive rehabilitation of stroke survivors and people with impaired mobility. The innovative system, which is undergoing clinical trials and could soon be commercialised, offers distinct advantages compared to conventional rehabilitation techniques.

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The Third International Conference on Information Security and Cyber Forensics (INFOSEC2017) - 29 June - 1 July 2017, Bratislava, Slovakia

[Source: Research & Innovation] The conference aims to enable researchers to build connections between different digital applications.

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Wednesday, November 9, 2016

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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 10, 2016: The red deer (Cervus elaphus) is one of the largest deer species. The red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Asia Minor, Iran, parts of western Asia, and central Asia. It also inhabits the Atlas Mountains region between Morocco and Tunisia in northwestern Africa, being the only species of deer to inhabit Africa. Red deer have been introduced to other areas, including Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, Peru, Uruguay, Chile, and Argentina. In many parts of the world, the meat (venison) from red deer is used as a food source. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Red_Deer_Poing.JPG

Wikipedia article of the day for November 10, 2016

The Wikipedia article of the day for November 10, 2016 is Millipede.
Millipedes are a class (Diplopoda) of arthropods, characterised by two pairs of jointed legs on most body segments. Most species have long cylindrical or flattened bodies with more than 20 segments, while pill millipedes are shorter and can roll into a ball. There are around 12,000 named species, making Diplopoda the largest class of myriapods. Despite their name (from the Latin for "thousand feet"), no known species has 1,000 legs; the most recorded is 750. Most species are detritivores, eating decaying leaves and other dead plant matter. Millipedes are generally harmless to humans, although some can become household or garden pests. Most defend themselves with a variety of chemicals secreted from pores along the body, while the tiny bristle millipedes are covered with tufts of detachable bristles. First appearing in the Silurian period, millipedes are some of the oldest known land animals. While the largest modern species can reach lengths of 38 cm (15 in), some prehistoric millipedes grew to over 2 m (6 ft 7 in).

2017 AAAS Annual Meeting - 16-20 February - 16-20 February 2017, Boston, MA

[Source: Research & Innovation] The Scientific Advice Mechanism will be part of this amazing event regarding Science and Policy. Come an participate in the two sessions organised by SAM, on saturday 18 February 2017! 8:00 - 9:30 - Symposium Track: Public Policy Scientific Advice Mechanisms for Policy 10:00 - 11:30 - Symposium Track: Public Policy The Role of Values in Delivering Science Advice for Policy Registration is now open!

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GREAT START IN LIFE! The best possible education in early years - 30 November - 1 December 2016, Brussels

[Source: Research & Innovation] GREAT START IN LIFE! The best possible education in early years Conference Brussels, 30 November – 1 December 2016, Hotel Husa President Park, Boulevard du Roi Albert II, 44 Who? Researchers, policy makers, early childhood education and care and primary school staff. What? Create the conditions for the best possible education in the early years (ages 0-12), combat inequalities, include vulnerable groups Information and registration https://great-start-in-life.teamwork.fr/en password: GSIL2016 Co-organized by: DG Research and Innovation, Unit B6 (Open and Inclusive Societies) and DG Education and Culture, Unit B2 (Schools and Educators; Multilingualism)

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Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Wikipedia article of the day for November 9, 2016

The Wikipedia article of the day for November 9, 2016 is William Howard Taft.
William Howard Taft (1857–1930) was the 27th President of the United States (1909–1913) and the 10th Chief Justice of the United States (1921–1930), the only person to have held both offices. Taft initially served as a state and federal judge, and as governor of the Philippines beginning in 1900. In 1904 Theodore Roosevelt made him Secretary of War. Taft declined repeated offers to become a Supreme Court justice. He was Roosevelt's hand-picked successor in 1908, and easily defeated William Jennings Bryan for the presidency. In the White House, he focused on the Far East more than Europe, and repeatedly intervened in Latin America. Taft was allied with the conservative wing of the Republican Party, while Roosevelt became more liberal after 1909. Roosevelt unsuccessfully challenged Taft for renomination in 1912, then bolted the party and ran as a third-party candidate. The split in the Republican vote left Taft with little chance of re-election, and he lost to Woodrow Wilson, winning only Utah and Vermont. In 1921 Taft was appointed Chief Justice, and served until a month before his death. He posted a conservative record, and reformed the court's administration.

Picture of the day for November 9, 2016


Wikipedia picture of the day on November 9, 2016: Berlin Cathedral at night as seen from the west. On the right in the background the Fernsehturm (tv tower) can be seen. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Berliner_Dom,_Nacht,_160316,_ako.jpg

Success Stories - A surgical strike against bacteria

[Source: Research & Innovation] Implantation of a prosthesis involves complex surgery conducted in a sterile environment. Still, sometimes implants get infected with dangerous bacteria. The consequences can be very serious. Why does this happen and what can be done to prevent it?

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12th International Congress on Innovations in Coronary Artery Disease-ICCAD - 15-17 October 2017, Venice, Italy

[Source: Research & Innovation] The 12th International Congress on Innovations in Coronary Artery Disease (ICCAD 2017) - From Prevention to Intervention will follow the format of the very successful previous ICCAD meetings and will provide a comprehensive bench to bedside update on coronary artery disease in all its aspects. The scientific program of ICCAD 2017 is being planned with the collaboration and endorsement of the ESC Working Group for Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy and other prestigious groups. Keynote lectures will be delivered by a distinguished international faculty, while a large number of selected free communications will report new data from basic research laboratories and clinical centers around the globe. The ICCAD program will include sessions on basic research, stem cell research and myocardial repair, vascular biology and clinical cardiology. We will also dedicate sessions to new advances in pharmacotherapy, especially to the current challenges in antithrombotic and antiplatelet therapy and to the new drugs in lipidology and diabetes which may so dramatically change the outcome and improve the prognosis. We will also discuss the latest news in interventional cardiology, stents and strategies, including the challenge of concomitant carotid and peripheral vascular disease, the rapidly expanding field of valvular interventions, and the role of the heart team and surgical management of coronary and cardiovascular disease.

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16th World Nano Conference - 5 June 2017, Milan, Italy

[Source: Research & Innovation] Conference Series LLC welcomes every one of the members over the globe to attend the 16th World Nano Conference during June 5-6, 2017 in Milan, Italy. Theme of the Conference is “Innovation of new ideas in the field of nanotechnology” with a target to support youthful personalities and their research abilities by giving a chance to meet the specialists in the field of Nanotechnology. Nanotechnology conferences are intended to investigate different applications in various fields.

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19th Nano Congress for Next Generation - 21-22 August 2017, Helsinki, Finland

[Source: Research & Innovation] On this auspicious occasion, Conference Series LLC inviting the participants from all over the globe to take part in the19th International Conference on Nano Congress for Next Generation at Helsinki,United Finland during August 21-22, 2017. The theme of the conference “nanotechnology concepts methodologies tools and applications” highlights the interdisciplinary nature of Nanotechnology. Scientific Tracks designed for this conference will enable the attendees and participants to learn extremes.

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2nd International Conference on Pharmaceutical Chemistry - 2-4 October 2017, Barcelona, Spain

[Source: Research & Innovation] Pharmaceutical Chemistry 2017 is an open platform to explore and gain the knowledge in the field of Pharma and Chemistry. This conference brings together professors, researchers, scientists, students in all the areas of medical sciences, Pharmaceutical, Life sciences, Medical associations and societies, enables an international forum to explore the approved research. Conference Series LLC is delight to invite you all to attend and register for the “2nd International Conference on Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Pharmaceutical Chemistry 2017)” scheduled for October 02-04th, 2017 at Barcelona, Spain. Market Growth of Pharmaceutical Research in the last and upcoming ten years Pharmaceuticals are one of the world's most profitable industries. During the last 30 years, the industry has spent billions of dollars on research and reaped billions in return. In 2008 alone, the pharmaceutical industry sold $773 billion in products worldwide-a number that has consistently grown for the past 8 years and is projected to increase again by 2.5 to 3.5 percent in 2017, according to the drug market research firm IMS Health

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9th International Conference on Genomics & Pharmacogenomics - 15-16 June 2017, London, United Kingdom

[Source: Research & Innovation] Genomics-2017 will provide a perfect platform to all the Scientists, Researchers, Students and Business Delegates to approach and deliver all the attendees about the latest scientific advancements on the respective sphere.

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Big Data Analytics - 7-8 September 2017, Paris, France

[Source: Research & Innovation] Conference series LLC cordially invites all the participants from all over the world to attend 4th International Conference on Big Data Analysis and Data Mining during September 07 - 08, 2017 in Paris, France. This includes prompt keynote presentations, oral talks, poster presentations and exhibitions.

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I. Family Study Final Conference - 9 February 2017, Brussels, Belgium

[Source: Research & Innovation] This one day conference will share important findings from ten years of research with the world’s largest cohort of children across eight European countries. The focus will be on informing policy and practice at all levels. The conference will take place at the International Press Centre in Brussels on Thursday 9th February, and will include sessions on: - community interventions to prevent obesity in children - local environments and physical activity - dietary patterns that support health - family environments and their effects on children’s choices - the importance of sleep •the role of friendship in adolescence, and - promoting health in vulnerable children and families.

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International Conference on Enzymology - 20-21 March 2017, Rome, Italy

[Source: Research & Innovation] Conference Series LLC is delighted to invite all the participants across the globe to the prestigious event, International Conference on Enzymology which is going to be held during March 20-21, 2017 at Rome, Italy. Enzymology 2017 comes to grip with the sessions Enzymology & Biochemistry, Structural Enzymology, Molecular Enzymology, Enzymology in Drug Discovery, Enzymes & Metabolic Pathways, Cancer Enzymology, Computational Enzymology, Enzymology & Its Kinetics, Enzymology & Proteomics, Industrial Applications of Enzymology, Enzymology & Thermodynamics, Clinical Enzymology and Enzymology Case Study. Conference Series LLC coordinates 1000+ Global events every year across USA, Asia & Europe with support from more than 1000 scientific societies and publishes more than 700 Open access journals which involves over 100,000 eminent personalities, distinguished scientists as editorial board and organizing committee members.

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Research Headlines - Self-printing billboard cuts the environmental impact of display advertising

[Source: Research & Innovation] An EU-funded project has developed a dynamic self-printing advertising solution, harnessing many of the advantages of both paper-based billboards and electronic displays at a fraction of the environmental cost - energy consumption is around 50 times lower than that of LED billboards!

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Monday, November 7, 2016

Wikipedia article of the day for November 8, 2016

The Wikipedia article of the day for November 8, 2016 is HMS Collingwood (1908).
HMS Collingwood was a St Vincent-class dreadnought battleship built for the British Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. Launched on 7 November 1908 and commissioned in April 1910, the ship was equipped with armour 10 inches (254 mm) thick, and ten 12-inch guns. She served in the Home Fleet and Grand Fleet, at times as the flagship of Rear-Admiral Ernest Gaunt. Prince Albert (later King George VI) spent several years aboard the ship before and during World War I. At the Battle of Jutland in 1916, the largest naval battle of the war, Collingwood was in the middle of the battleline; she did some damage to the German battlecruiser SMS Derfflinger, and shelled the light cruiser SMS Wiesbaden. Apart from that battle and the inconclusive Action of 19 August, her service during the war generally consisted of routine patrols and training in the North Sea. The ship was deemed obsolete after the war, reduced to reserve, and used as a training ship before being sold for scrap in 1922.

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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 8, 2016: The Capitol in Washington, D.C., marking election day. During this presidential election year, the President of the United States and Vice President will be elected. In addition, elections will be held for all 435 voting-member seats in the United States House of Representatives (as well as all 6 non-voting delegate seats) and 34 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate. Twelve state governorships, two territorial governorships, and numerous other state and local elections will also be contested. http://ift.tt/2fVsdbO

Success Stories - Marie Sklodowska Curie fellows behind scientific highlight of the decade

[Source: Research & Innovation] Einstein was right! 100 years after Einstein's prediction, scientists, 14 of which backed by EU funding, observed ripples in the fabric of spacetime called gravitational waves, arriving at the earth from a cataclysmic event in the distant universe. This confirms Albert Einstein's theory of relativity and opens an unprecedented new window onto the cosmos.

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The 9th edition of the FCH JU Stakeholder Forum - 23 November 2016, Charlemagne Building

[Source: Research & Innovation] Addressing European decarbonisation targets requires technologies that reduce energy consumption and emissions whilst fully harnessing the potential of renewable energies. In this context, Fuel Cells and Hydrogen technologies constitute a significant opportunity to substitute fossil fuels in transport, energy and industrial sectors. They also have great potential to diversify Europe’s energy supplies whilst making better use of sustainable domestic resources. As these technologies are now entering the market, a concerted effort from public and private partners is necessary to trigger large-scale deployment. On23 November 2016, the 9th edition of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) Stakeholder Forum will explore how fostering partnerships at different levels can impact and propel existing deployment strategies and/or give rise to new business cases and markets. How can government better support innovative technologies to facilitate first-phase deployment? How can synergies between public and private partners at regional, national and European level be increased? What incentives are needed to shift users’ habits towards more sustainable ones in order to spur commercialisation? Which additional financing mechanisms are available and how can they work together?

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Research Headlines - Addressing the arsenic in Argentinian groundwater

[Source: Research & Innovation] Many areas worldwide struggle with high levels of arsenic in the water supply. Scientists from Argentina - where several regions are affected - are collaborating with European colleagues to find solutions in the context of an EU-funded project. Together, they intend to develop a low-cost system to produce safe drinking water for people and livestock.

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Sunday, November 6, 2016

Wikipedia article of the day for November 7, 2016

The Wikipedia article of the day for November 7, 2016 is From The Doctor to my son Thomas.
"From The Doctor to my son Thomas" is a viral video recorded by the Scottish actor Peter Capaldi (pictured) and sent to Thomas Goodall, an autistic nine-year-old who was grieving over the death of his grandmother. Thomas's father Ross posted the video to YouTube on 6 November 2014 so that his whole family could see it, but the video had wide appeal, and was viewed more than 200,000 times over the next 48 hours. Less than a week later it had over 900,000 views. In the video Capaldi portrays his character, the Twelfth Doctor, from the BBC science-fiction series Doctor Who. His message had a positive effect on Thomas; the father said the boy smiled for the first time since learning of his grandmother's death, and gained the courage to go to her funeral. The video was praised as a deeply affecting piece in The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Hollywood Life, and various Spanish and Dutch publications, and by CNN and MTV News. It also had a positive impact on many viewers who suffered from autism and other mental health problems.

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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 7, 2016: Wooden crosses in the cemetery of the former salt mining Rica Aventura, María Elena, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta Region, northern Chile. http://ift.tt/2etdtLX

Saturday, November 5, 2016

Wikipedia article of the day for November 6, 2016

The Wikipedia article of the day for November 6, 2016 is Emma Stone.
Emma Stone (born November 6, 1988) is an American actress. She has won two Screen Actors Guild Awards and has been nominated for an Academy Award, two British Academy Film Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Born and raised in Scottsdale, Arizona, Stone was drawn to acting as a child, and her first role onstage was in 2000. As a teenager, she relocated to Los Angeles with her mother, and made her film debut in Superbad (2007). The 2010 teen comedy Easy A, Stone's first starring role, earned her nominations for the BAFTA Rising Star Award and for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. This breakthrough role was followed by the commercially successful film Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), and a supporting part in the critically acclaimed drama The Help (2011). The actress received wider recognition for playing Gwen Stacy in the 2012 superhero film The Amazing Spider-Man, and its sequel in 2014. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the role of a recovering drug addict in the black comedy Birdman (2014). Stone won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for playing an aspiring actress in the musical La La Land (2016).

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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 6, 2016: Meerkats (Suricata suricatta), Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, South Africa http://ift.tt/2ebWbb8

Friday, November 4, 2016

Wikipedia article of the day for November 5, 2016

The Wikipedia article of the day for November 5, 2016 is Robert Catesby.
Robert Catesby (1572?–1605) was the leader of the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605, commemorated in Great Britain every 5 November as Guy Fawkes Night. His family were prominent recusant Catholics. He took part in the Essex Rebellion of 1601 but was captured and assessed a large fine, after which he sold his estate at Chastleton. The Protestant James I became King of England in 1603; after he exiled priests and reimposed fines on recusants, Catesby planned to kill him by blowing up the House of Lords with gunpowder as a prelude to a revolt. Early in 1604 Catesby began to recruit English Catholics to his cause, including Thomas Wintour, John Wright, Thomas Percy, and Guy Fawkes. A letter sent anonymously to William Parker, 4th Baron Monteagle, alerted the authorities, and on the eve of the planned explosion, during a search of Parliament, Fawkes was found guarding the barrels of gunpowder, and arrested. Catesby and the remaining plotters made a stand against a 200-strong company of armed men at Holbeche House in Staffordshire, where he was shot and killed. As a warning to others, his body was exhumed and his head exhibited outside Parliament.

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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 5, 2016: FCAB railway crossing the Carcote salt flat, northern Chile. The train covers the route Antofagasta - Calama - Ollagüe - Uyuni - La Paz, from 0 metres over the sea level in the coastal city of Antofagasta to over 4,500 metres (14,800 ft) and has a total length of 1,537 km (955 mi). The locomotives have engines EMD GR12 2402, Clyde GL26C-2 2010 and Clyde GL26C-2 2005 whereas the Carcote salt flat has a surface of 108 square kilometers (42 sq mi). http://ift.tt/2eIlgXg

Research Headlines - Tools to help tap valuable marine microbial molecules

[Source: Research & Innovation] Marine microorganism data from anywhere in the world is now easier to access. The EU-funded project that made this possible also developed the research infrastructure and legal framework necessary for industry to fully tap the potential of microbial life in the oceans.

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Thursday, November 3, 2016

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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 4, 2016: Old diesel locomotive TEM2M-063 in Vinnitsa railway station, Ukraine. http://ift.tt/2fkkcdD

Wikipedia article of the day for November 4, 2016

The Wikipedia article of the day for November 4, 2016 is Agharta (album).
Agharta is a live double album by American jazz musician Miles Davis (pictured) and his septet. Titled after the legendary subterranean city, it was recorded at a concert in Japan's Osaka Festival Hall in February 1975. Saxophonist Sonny Fortune, bassist Michael Henderson, and guitarist Pete Cosey improvised against a dense backdrop of riffs, electronic effects, cross-beats, and funk grooves from the rhythm section. Davis had already alienated many in the jazz community while attracting younger rock audiences with his radical electric fusion music. This dark, angry, and somber performance was seen as a reflection of his emotional and spiritual state—he was in physical pain from health issues and a substance abuse problem, and had been touring constantly with his band since 1973. The album was released in Japan in August 1975 by CBS/Sony, and in North America in 1976 by Columbia Records. A highly divisive record, it further challenged Davis' jazz audience and critics. It was reevaluated positively after a generation of younger musicians was influenced by the group's abrasive music and Cosey's effects-laden free improvisations, and is seen as the culmination of Davis' electric period.