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Girls May Learn Math Anxiety From Female Teachers
January 26, 2010 5:59 am | by Product Design & Development | CommentsDespite gains in recent years, women still trail men in some areas of math achievement, and the question of why has provoked controversy. Now, a study of first- and second-graders suggests what may be part of the answer: Female elementary school teachers who are concerned about their own...
Dartmouth researchers help secure the power grid
January 26, 2010 5:59 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(Dartmouth College) Dartmouth researchers are part of the national Trustworthy Cyber Infrastructure for the Power Grid team that has been awarded a five-year $18.8 million grant from the US Department of Energy with contributions from the US Department of Homeland Security. This...
Out of This World Achievement
January 26, 2010 4:53 am | by Duke University | CommentsSince graduating in 2005 with a degree in mechanical engineering, Noel Bakhtian has been living the life of an academic. She is currently in the middle of her PhD program in Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford. Although her program has a heavy workload, Bakhtian admitted, “It’s wonder
Economist Robert J. Shiller to Speak at Brookhaven Lab on How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, March 2
January 26, 2010 3:55 am | by Brookhaven National Laboratory | CommentsRobert J. Shiller, economics professor and fellow at Yale’s International School of Finance, will give a BSA Distinguished Lecture, titled “Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism,” at Brookhaven National Laboratory on Tuesday, March 2.
Digi-Key Corporation Announces Exclusive Partnership with Comair Rotron Shanghai
January 26, 2010 3:54 am | by Digi-Key | CommentsThief River Falls, Minnesota (USA) — January 26, 2010 — Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, today announced the company has been...
EMC returns to profit growth, net income up 58 pct
January 26, 2010 3:01 am | by JORDAN ROBERTSON - AP Technology Writer - Associated Press | CommentsEMC Corp. said Tuesday that its net income jumped 58 percent in the latest quarter, the first time since the spring of 2008 that profit has risen at the information-management company.Revenue also ticked higher, and 2010 guidance was above Wall Street's projections.Both are signs that...
Japan central bank keeps interest rate unchanged
January 25, 2010 9:01 pm | by TOMOKO A. HOSAKA - Associated Press Writer - Associated Press | CommentsJapan's central bank kept interest rates just above zero Tuesday, pledging to fight deflation and preserve recovery in the world's second-biggest economy.The Bank of Japan policy board voted unanimously to keep the overnight call rate target at 0.1 percent, as widely expected even amid a...
Direct Video Broadcast Competes with In-Flight Broadband for Airline Passenger Entertainment Dollars
January 25, 2010 7:54 pm | by In-Stat | CommentsLive broadcast video is also poised for significant growth in 2009.
Adobe prices $1.5 billion in debt
January 25, 2010 4:01 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsAdobe Systems Inc., a software company best known for its Adobe Reader and the PDF document format, said Monday it priced $1.5 billion in new notes, most of which will go to paying down its existing debt.The notes are to be issued in two batches: $600 million with a 3.25 percent interest rate...
SRA International to buy Perrin Quarles
January 25, 2010 2:01 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsSRA International Inc. said Monday it agreed to buy privately held environmental consulting firm Perrin Quarles Associates Inc.SRA, which sells technology and consulting help to companies and government agencies, did not disclose financial terms of the purchase.The deal will close in about a...
Better computing, communication for emergency personnel at disaster sites
January 25, 2010 1:58 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(University of California - San Diego) Hurricane Katrina. The Southeast Asian tsunami. Now the killer earthquake in Haiti, which has claimed upwards of 50,000 lives. In each case, the response to a natural disaster has been further complicated by the difficulty delivering medical care in...
Apple rockets to most profitable quarter ever
January 25, 2010 12:01 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsApple Inc. says it rocketed to its most profitable quarter ever over the holidays.The iPhone's rollout in several major new markets, including China and South Korea, helped fuel the company's nearly 50 percent jump in net income over the same period a year earlier.Revenue also hit an all-time...
Earnings preview: Netflix's 4Q expected to sparkle
January 25, 2010 12:01 pm | by MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP Technology Writer - Associated Press | CommentsDVD-by-mail pioneer Netflix Inc. is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter results after the market closes Wednesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.OVERVIEW: Netflix's audience is expected to surpass 12 million subscribers for the first...
Canadian earnings declared Monday: Versatile Systems' Q2 loss narrows
January 25, 2010 11:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsCanadian earnings declared Monday as of 3:30 p.m.:Versatile Systems Inc. (TSXV:VV): Three months ended Dec. 31, 2009, net loss US$80,661, nil a share; 2008, $533,171, nil a share. Revenue: 2009, $11,300,000; 2008, $12,300,000.
Google negotiating ways to keep presence in China
January 25, 2010 11:01 am | by JOE McDONALD - AP Business Writers - Associated Press | CommentsEven if its stand against censorship leads it to close its search engine in China, Google Inc. still hopes to maintain other key operations in the world's most populous Internet market.Google is negotiating to keep its research center in China, an advertising sales team that generates most of...
