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New York State Taylor Law: Negotiating to Avoid Strikes in the Public
Article from 1998 describing the history and operation of New York state's 1967 Taylor Law (Public Employees Fair Employment Act). "The Taylor Law, permits union organizing [by public sector employees], and provides a system within which to resolve labor-management conflict short of striking"and "establishes certain mandatory bargaining issues."From a site maintained by a professor at the Department of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University. Pioneering 3D View Of Near-Earth Magnetic 'Dance'
Scientists have obtained the first-ever 3D picture of interconnected magnetic 'dances'in near-Earth space, known as magnetic reconnection events. The data from ESA's Cluster satellites will help to understand better magnetic reconnection, a process related to star formation, solar explosions and the entry of solar wind energy into the near-Earth environment. Baby, You Can Drive My Song: ESP Interface Puts Non-musicians On A Dig
A new University of Southern California computer system lets a user "drive"a piece of music, using a wheel and foot controls. The Expression Synthesis Project (ESP) interface could be in the hands of consumers within two years. Serotonin Inhibits Milk Synthesis, Secretion
Researchers have identified the neurotransmitter serotonin as the chemical responsible for inhibiting milk production and secretion in human mammary glands. As growing demand outstrips milk supplies in some parts of the world, the finding could aid development of therapeutics or technologies that would increase milk production and yields from other mammals. NASA's Discovery Rolls To Major Return To Flight Milestone
NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery is one important step closer to launch. Discovery was rolled from its hangar to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). Discovery will be attached to its propulsion elements, a redesigned External Tank (ET) and twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs), at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Usual Test For Vitamin Deficiency Can Mislead Doctors
A test that generally is used to measure the amount of vitamin B12 in the body is not sensitive enough to detect a deficiency of the vitamin, which has been linked to several neurological conditions, according to Saint Louis University research. Greeks Get Space-based Help In Wake Of Deadly Fires
Cleanup and rebuilding teams responding to the devastation across Greece caused by this summer's deadly fires are getting help from space. A series of crisis map products based on satellite acquisitions of affected areas are being provided to aid damage assessment efforts following the activation of the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters. Earthquake Activity: Magnitude 9.0, Off the West Coast of Northern Sum
Facts about the Southeast Asia earthquake and tsunami of December 26, 2004. Provides links to numerous related resources. "This is the fourth largest earthquake in the world since 1900 and is the largest since the 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska earthquake."From the U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center. Got Milk? How Breastfeeding Affects HIV Transmission
Many children are infected with HIV during breastfeeding, which requires viral transfer across mucosal barriers. DC-SIGN interacts with HIV and is in tonsillar tissue. Now, researchers clarify how human milk affects HIV's interactions with DC-SIGN during breastfeeding. Milk blocks binding of HIV to DC-SIGN and inhibits transfer of HIV-1 to CD4+ T-lymphocytes. The authors identify the component in human milk responsible. The identification of a factor blocking HIV-1 transmission has implications for the development of therapeutics. Structure, Deformation, and Strength of the Loma Prieta Fault In Calif
Researchers analyzes over a thousand aftershocks of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, which occurred along the San Andreas Fault system in northern California. It determines details of the fault structure from aftershock alignments at different scales in the fault zone, and the authors used the slip directions on local groups of aftershock faults to map the variations in deformation throughout the fault zone. The main fault is about 60 km long, and is defined by three segments that form a 20°bend, shaped like an open 's'.
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