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CJR Daily: Real-time Media Criticism From the Columbia Journalism Revi
CJR Daily provides a "critique of journalism and a continuing discussion and analysis of where it is and where it's going."It focuses on three areas: political journalism, analysis of the "larger forces -- political, economic, technological, social legal -- that affect press performance,"and journalism of the business and financial press. Archives go back approximately one month. From Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. Computer Scientists Discover New Way To Spin Up Pulsars
A team of scientists using Oak Ridge National Laboratory supercomputers has discovered the first plausible explanation for a pulsar's spin that fits the observations made by astronomers. California Secretary of State: Domestic Partners Registry
Information on domestic partnerships in California, including detailed information about the provisions of AB 205 (see "New Legislation"), which went into effect on January 1, 2005 and greatly expands domestic partner benefits and responsibilities. Includes legal forms and a FAQ. From the office of the California Secretary of State. Using Computers And DNA To Count Bacteria, Measure Effects Of Metal To
Don't call them the Dirt Doctors, or Sultans of Soil, they're just clever Lab guys. A team from Los Alamos National Laboratory has a paper in this week's Science Magazine with a new way to count bugs in dirt. Bacteria, that is, in the highly complex world beneath our feet. Man Arrested in Cisco Fraud Plot
A Massachusetts businessman accused of bilking the company out of millions of dollars worth of networking gear faces 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. By the Associated Press. IPod Copy Protection Cracked
A hacker already known for cracking the encryption on DVDs claims to have solved the code that prevents iPod users from downloading songs from other music sources. He says he'll be licensing his technology to Apple rivals. New Method Of Dating Oceanic Crust Is Most Accurate So Far
A newly developed method that detects tiny bits of zircon in rock reliably predicts the age of ocean crust more than 99 percent of the time, making the technique the most accurate so far. After collecting zircon-bearing samples of ocean crust, the scientists used a Sensitive High Resolution Ion Micro Probe (SHRIMP) to determine the absolute ages of 17 samples from Atlantis Bank about 75 miles south of the Southwest Indian Ridge in the southern Indian Ocean. New Rubber Lets Sweat Out
Scientists develop a light, breathable material for hazmat suits that keeps toxins out while letting water vapor escape. This could be the new Gore-Tex. By Cyrus Farivar. FBI Wards Off Kitchen Sink Bombs
Specialists make bombs from common household items to help the FBI defend against low-tech terrorist threats in the United States. By the Associated Press. Radio Waves Fire Up Nanotubes Embedded In Tumors, Destroying Liver Can
Cancer cells treated with carbon nanotubes can be destroyed by non-invasive radio waves that heat up the nanotubes while sparing untreated tissue, scientist have found.
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