Negotiations over 'clunkers' stall in Senate – The Associated Press
August 5, 2009
Negotiations over 'clunkers' stall in Senate – The Associated Press
 Globe and Mail |
Negotiations over 'clunkers' stall in Senate
The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Negotiations to save the dwindling "cash-for-clunkers" fund dragged out in the Senate on Wednesday, prompting Majority Leader Harry Reid to warn vacation-bound lawmakers they might be stuck in the Capitol a few more days if they don't pass … Cash for Clunkers: How Green is It? Networks Praise 'Clunker' Program, Downplay Critics US Senate 'Cash-For-Clunkers' Talks Hung Up on Procedures |
What are two Russian subs doing off the US coast? – Christian Science Monitor
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What are two Russian subs doing off the US coast?
Christian Science Monitor The Pentagon doesn't know. But it's the first such incident in nearly 10 years, suggesting that the Russian military is flexing its muscle. By Gordon Lubold | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Washington – The Pentagon confirmed Wednesday … Laughing at Russian Nuclear Subs Russian subs patrol off US East Coast: officials Why Are Russian Subs Patrolling Off East Coast of US? |
$2.4 Billion in Grants to Make Cars Greener – New York Times
 Seattle Post Intelligencer |
$2.4 Billion in Grants to Make Cars Greener
New York Times WASHINGTON — Seeking to put the nation back in the lead on an important technology, the Obama administration on Tuesday awarded more than $2 billion in grants for advanced battery manufacturing, mostly for electric cars. … White House Unveils $2.4 Billion in Grants to Jump-Start Industry … US to spend $2.4 billion to boost electric vehicles Obama Addresses Economic Recovery During Stop |
Pittsburgh shooter may have sought 'female scapegoat' – Christian Science Monitor
 guardian.co.uk |
Pittsburgh shooter may have sought 'female scapegoat'
Christian Science Monitor George Sodini kept a Web site where he spoke bitterly about his mother and about romantic rejections. Such feelings of anger toward women fit into a historic pattern, say some. By Alexandra Marks | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor This … Gunman at Pa. health club was bitter over women Online Diary Apparently Kept by Alleged Pittsburgh-Area Health … In diary, shooting suspect shares despair |
$2.4 Billion in Grants to Make Cars Greener – New York Times
August 5, 2009
$2.4 Billion in Grants to Make Cars Greener – New York Times
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
$2.4 Billion in Grants to Make Cars Greener
New York Times WASHINGTON — Seeking to put the nation back in the lead on an important technology, the Obama administration on Tuesday awarded more than $2 billion in grants for advanced battery manufacturing, mostly for electric cars. … White House Unveils $2.4 Billion in Grants to Jump-Start Industry … US to spend $2.4 billion to boost electric vehicles Obama Addresses Economic Recovery During Stop |
40 m agoSotomayor picks up more GOP support as vote nears – Newsday
 New York Times |
40 m agoSotomayor picks up more GOP support as vote nears
Newsday Photo credit: AP | Supporters of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor participate in a rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor picked up more GOP … Sotomayor picks up more GOP support as vote nears Sotomayor Picks Up Support Of Eighth Republican Senator Sotomayor gains more Republican supporters in the Senate |
15 more bodies found in Atlantic Air France crash – Sioux City Journal
June 8, 2009
15 more bodies found in Atlantic Air France crash – Sioux City Journal
Brazil’s Navy officer Giucemar Tabosa, left, and Brazil’s Air Force official Henry Munhoz, second left, speak during a press conference in Recife, northeastern Brazil, Sunday, June 7, 2009. Fifteen more bodies were found Sunday in the ocean about 45 miles (70 kilometers) from where the Air France
10 people killed in SUV rollover near Tucson – Sioux City Journal
SONOITA, Ariz. — Ten illegal immigrants “stacked like wood” in the back of a sports utility vehicle crammed with at least 27 people were killed when the driver lost control and rolled over on a remote southern Arizona highway, authorities said Sunday. The Ford Excursion had no rear seat and most of
Kobe remains the Laker leader – Orlando Sentinel
LOS ANGELES — Welcome to the new, new Kobe. Things have a way of changing, quickly, in Southern California — we’ll hold off on the tired plastic surgery jokes — but even personalities of sports heroes can reshape almost as rapidly. Nip, tuck and a guy who once trashed a struggling young
Chuck Daly, legendary Pistons coach of the Bad Boys, dead at 78 – Detroit Free Press
May 9, 2009
Chuck Daly, legendary Pistons coach of the Bad Boys, dead at 78 – Detroit Free Press Chuck Daly, legendary Pistons coach of the Bad Boys, dead at 78
Los Angeles Times
Detroit Free Press
By KRISTA JAHNKE • FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER • May 9, 2009 Chuck Daly, the Detroit Pistons coach who led the Bad Boys to the back-to-back NBA titles and was nicknamed Daddy Rich for his snappy dressing style, died this morning.
Hall of Fame coach Chuck Daly dies
Chuck Daly passes away
A-Rod's HR sent a clear message to the East – FOXSports.com A-Rod's HR sent a clear message to the East
Los Angeles Times
FOXSports.com
by Bob Klapisch, Special to FOXSports.com BALTIMORE – The Yankees waited two months for the curtain to rise, slogging through a forgettable April and an even uglier May.
A-Rod gets back to doing what he does best: hitting a baseball
A-Rod puts best of his many personalities on display
Obama wants to ease rules on aid to jobless – San Francisco Chronicle Obama wants to ease rules on aid to jobless
United Press International
San Francisco Chronicle
President Obama said he wants to make it easier for people to collect unemployment benefits while they go to school or retrain for jobs, promising to "lay a new foundation for our economic growth by investing in our citizens.
Video: Obama: Enouraging Signs, but Too Many Unemployed
Basra wary of US forces as British depart – Reuters UK
March 31, 2009
Basra wary of US forces as British depart – Reuters UK Basra wary of US forces as British depart
Times Online
Reuters UK
By Mohammed Abbas BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) – People in the Iraqi city of Basra fear the US troops taking over from departing British forces, whose relatively light touch contrasts with the US military's fearsome, and sometimes trigger-happy, reputation.
UK Military Transfers Command of Basra to US
British troops begin Iraq withdrawal
US Supreme Court Dismisses Philip Morris Damages Appeal – CNNMoney.com US Supreme Court Dismisses Philip Morris Damages Appeal
ABC News
CNNMoney.com
(Updates to add details on the case) By Mark H. Anderson Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Altria Group Inc.'s (MO) Philip Morris unit lost a final chance Tuesday in the US Supreme Court to overturn a $79.5 million punitive damages ruling …
US top court dismisses Philip Morris appeal
US court dismisses smoking appeal
Migrant boat sinks off Libya, hundreds feared dead – The Associated Press Migrant boat sinks off Libya, hundreds feared dead
BBC News
The Associated Press
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) – An overcrowded boat packed with migrants seeking a better life in Europe capsized in the stormy Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya, killing at least 21 and leaving 200 missing and feared dead four days after the accident, …
Hundreds of Migrants Feared Drowned Off Libyan Coast
Migrants drown off Libyan coast
Kroger recalling shelled pistachios over salmonella worries – Bizjournals.com Kroger recalling shelled pistachios over salmonella worries
ABC News
Bizjournals.com
Kroger Co. has launched a recall of its store brand shelled pistachios over concern the nuts could be contaminated with salmonella.
Pistachios recalled due to salmonella risk
Pistachio Salmonella Symptoms!
Chavez: Russia jets welcome, but no Venezuela base – Yahoo News
March 15, 2009
Chavez: Russia jets welcome, but no Venezuela base – Yahoo News
CARACAS, Venezuela – President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that Russian bombers would be welcome in Venezuela , but the socialist leader denied that his country would offer Moscow its territory for a military base . Chavez — a fierce critic of Washington with close ties to Russia and Cuba — said
AP IMPACT: Immigrants face detentions, few rights – Times Union
America’s detention system for immigrants has mushroomed in the last decade, a costly building boom that was supposed to sweep up criminals and ensure that undocumented immigrants were quickly shown the door. Instead, an Associated Press computer analysis of every person being held on a recent
AP IMPACT: Immigrants face detentions, few rights – Times Union
March 15, 2009
AP IMPACT: Immigrants face detentions, few rights – Times Union
America’s detention system for immigrants has mushroomed in the last decade, a costly building boom that was supposed to sweep up criminals and ensure that undocumented immigrants were quickly shown the door. Instead, an Associated Press computer analysis of every person being held on a recent
The Miami Herald obtains video of Donte Stallworth minutes after fatal crash on Miami Beach – Miami Herald
The Cleveland Browns’ Donté Stallworth was questioned by Miami Beach police after his car struck and killed a crane operator on the MacArthur Causeway. A video obtained by The Miami Herald on Sunday shows Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth being given a sobriety test by two Miami Beach
Health insurance industry works on image makeover – Charleston Gazette
WASHINGTON (AP) — The health insurance industry is working on a transformation that could come right out of “Extreme Makeover.” Long cast as villains for denying coverage or refusing to pay for treatment, insurers now are representing themselves as indispensable partners in health care overhaul
Donyell Marshall comes off bench, leads 76ers past Dwyane Wade and Heat – Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade (3) chases a loose ball with Philadelphia 76ers’ Willie Green, left, and Thaddeus Young (21) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, March 15, 2009, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/H. Rumph Jr) ( H. Rumph, Jr., AP / March 15, 2009) PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Andre Iguodala
Getting connected: Student involvement on campus
February 2, 2009
Getting connected: Student involvement on campus
Student Life and campus organizations:
With more than 300 student organizations active on campus, most students should be able to find a group where they feel comfortable.
If not, there’s always the option of creating your own organization.
All it takes is filing with the office of Student Life, drafting a constitution and having it approved by the Student Government Association.
Use And Misuse Of Bibliometric Indices In Evaluating Scholarly Performance
Ethics In Science And Enviromental Politics / THEME SECTION / The Use And Misuse Of Bibliometric Indices In Evaluating Scholarly Performance
Editors: Howard I. Browman, Konstantinos I. Stergiou
Quantifying the relative performance of individual scholars, groups of scholars, departments, institutions, provinces/states/regions and countries has become an integral part of decision-making over research policy, funding allocations, awarding of grants, faculty hirings, and claims for promotion and tenure. Bibliometric indices (based mainly upon citation counts), such as the h-index and the journal impact factor, are heavily relied upon in such assessments. There is a growing consensus, and a deep concern, that these indices — more-and-more often used as a replacement for the informed judgement of peers — are misunderstood and are, therefore, often misinterpreted and misused. The articles in this ESEP Theme Section present a range of perspectives on these issues. Alternative approaches, tools and metrics that will hopefully lead to a more balanced role for these instruments are presented.
TITLE PAGE [Preface] ; Full text in pdf format
Browman HI, Stergiou KI / INTRODUCTION: Factors and indices are one thing, deciding who is scholarly, why they are scholarly, and the relative value of their scholarship is something else entirely ESEP 8:1-3 ; Full text in pdf format
Campbell P / Escape from the impact factor ESEP 8:5-7 ; Full text in pdf format
Lawrence PA / Lost in publication: how measurement harms science ESEP 8:9-11 ; Full text in pdf format
Todd PA, Ladle RJ / Hidden dangers of a ‘citation culture’ ESEP 8:13-16 ; Full text in pdf format
Taylor M, Perakakis P, Trachana V / The siege of science ESEP 8:17-40 ; Full text in pdf format
Cheung WWL/ The economics of post-doc publishing ESEP 8:41-44 ; Full text in pdf format
Tsikliras AC/ Chasing after the high impact ESEP 8:45-47 ; Full text in pdf format
Zitt M, Bassecoulard E/ Challenges for scientometric indicators: data demining, knowledge flows measurements and diversity issues ESEP 8:49-60 ; Full text in pdf format
Harzing AWK, van der Wal R / Google Scholar as a new source for citation analysis ESEP 8:61-73 ; Full text in pdf format
Pauly D, Stergiou KI / Re-interpretation of ‘influence weight’ as a citation-based Index of New Knowledge (INK) ESEP 8:75-78 ; Full text in pdf format
Giske J / Benefitting from bibliometry ESEP 8:79-81 ; Full text in pdf format
Butler L/ Using a balanced approach to bibliometrics: quantitative performance measures in the Australian Research Quality Framework ESEP 8:83-92 ; Full text in pdf format Erratum
Bornmann L, Mutz R, Neuhaus C, Daniel HD / Citation counts for research evaluation: standards of good practice for analyzing bibliometric data and presenting and interpreting results ESEP 8:93-102 ; Full text in pdf format
Harnad S / Validating research performance metrics against peer rankings ESEP 8:103-107 ; Full text in pdf format
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Thai court convicts 62 migrants of illegal entry; they plead not to be sent back to Myanmar – Newsday
January 28, 2009
Thai court convicts 62 migrants of illegal entry; they plead not to be sent back to Myanmar – Newsday
RANONG, Thailand (AP) — A Thai court on Wednesday convicted 62 barefoot, disheveled migrants detained at sea of illegally entering the country, raising the prospect they could be deported despite fears they could face persecution or death if sent back to Myanmar. A Ranong provincial court judge
Davos gathering muted by sobering economic reality – Lincoln Journal Star
DAVOS, Switzerland – The worst financial crisis since the Great Depression served to mute the enthusiasm of previous years as some 2,500 business and political leaders met in the Swiss Alps Wednesday for the World Economic Forum. Economist Stephen Roach gave a grim forecast for the global economic
Israeli warplanes hit smuggling tunnels in Gaza – WJLA
Sign up for ABC 7 News e-mail alerts. Israel responded swiftly, sending tanks and bulldozers into northern Gaza to plow up the attack site and launching an airstrike that wounded a Hamas militant “who was prominent in the organization accountable for the attack,” according to a military statement
NFL: Super Bowl security to be tight in Tampa – Seattle Times
January 26, 2009
NFL: Super Bowl security to be tight in Tampa – Seattle Times
At least 20 federal agencies will help local police secure Raymond James Stadium for Sunday’s Super Bowl, with duties ranging from protecting airspace and the port to arresting peddlers of counterfeit souvenirs, officials said Monday. Because of the massive security effort, the stadium “is one of
Government now says it lifted rule limiting immigration arrests weeks after Obama’s election – Minneapolis Star Tribune
WASHINGTON – The Homeland Security Department reversed itself Monday, saying that weeks after the presidential election it lifted a new rule requiring high-level approval before federal agents nationwide could arrest fugitive immigrants. The Bush administration had imposed the unusual directive days
Attorney: Wrongly rejected absentee ballots key to lawsuit over Senate recount in Minn. – Grand Forks Herald
An attorney for Norm Coleman says thousands of improperly rejected absentee ballots are key to his legal battle with Al Franken over Coleman’s U.S. Senate seat in Minnesota. A three-judge panel began hearing Coleman’s lawsuit in the race on Monday, and the case could take weeks. Former Sen. Norm
Ky. coach pleads not guilty in player’s death – Access North GA
David Jason Stinson, with his wife Monica Stinson on his arm, talk to the crowd a supporters gathered on his front lawn on Saturday in Louisville, Ky. / photo: Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky high school football coach has pleaded not guilty to reckless homicide in the heat-related
