...Biology Current Events Assignment Omar Patel May 6th, 2014 Scientists Discover Cosmic Factory for Making Building Blocks of Life September, 15, 3013 Zita Martins, Mark C. Price, Nir Goldman, Mark A. Sephton & Mark J. Burchell http://phys.org/news/2013-09-scientists-cosmic-factory-blocks-life.html In the article it states that when icy comets collide into a planet, amino acids are created. These are the building blocks of life and from the amino acids. This means that amino acids can be created anywhere in the world with these conditions. The article also states that a couple of moons of Saturn have the perfect environment for creating amino acids if a comet hits them. The researchers stated that the comets crash into the ground, which create shockwaves that create amino acids. The scientists figured this out by using a special gun that replicates the crash of a comet. This article is related to science/biology because it helps us understand how life first formed on Earth. I think this discovery will benefit everyone around the world equally because a common question usually asked is how the world was created in a scientific sense. Scientists will be very happy with this information because it would help them keep researching for ideas to satisfy peoples questions related to this topic. Sep. 15, 2013 — Scientists have discovered a 'cosmic factory' for producing the building blocks of life, amino acids, in research published today in the journal Nature Geoscience...
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...Current Event & Critical Review Assignment Students are required to complete a current event and critical review once per month. Due dates for the entire year are listed in the table below. First period will present on both days while Fifth period will present on the green day. October 17 & 18, 2013 | February 6 & 7, 2014 | November 21 & 22, 2013 | March 13 & 14, 2014 | December 19 & 20, 2013 | April 16 & 17, 2014 | January 9 & 10, 2014 | May 15 & 16, 2014 | Instructions for the assignment are as follows. The grading rubric is attached. 1. Find and read a current event (at least 500 words; biology related) from a periodical. Print or copy it. (See resource section on Moodle for ideas.) 2. Write a 1 paragraph summary of the article (5+ sentences). 3. Using JSTOR, locate and read a scientific study on the same general topic as your current event. If you cannot find a study, change your current event. Print the study. 4. Write a 1 paragraph summary of the study (5+ sentences). 5. Identify all the relevant variables in the study. (IV, DV, and controlled) 6. Assess the strength of the procedure in the study. (Excellent, good, fair, or poor) Was this experiment well designed? Does the type of data collected match the question? (For example, if the question is about height of plants, but data collected is how many plants sprouted, then these do not match and the procedure is poorly designed.) (5+ sentences) ...
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...August 11, 2014 ECO-202 Current Events: Monetary Policy Current Events: Monetary Policy Monetary Policy is the process in which the monetary authority of a country controls the supply of money. This targets the rate of interest for the purpose of economic growth and stability. I found an article on China loosening monetary conditions in the test of credit power. In this article it talks about how china loosened its monetary conditions at its fastest pace in the last two years. Chinas average loan growth rose from 67.1 points to 82.81 in the second quarter. In china the banks are worried about the inflation and financial risks and at the same time the government is worried about growth and employment. On August 9, the inflation showed that monetary growth was easing and will help trigger the gains in the economy. Chinas premier has been targeting certain measures to help agriculture, low income housing and small businesses. Currently the government is trying to help loosen the credit in order to get the economy to going and help the recovery. While the banks don’t want the support the expanding of credit and liquidity any further. The premier of China wants financing charges to be cut short so it will support the growth of the economy. In my opinion I agree with the Premier of China, if loosening credit will help the economy I feel that everyone would need to get on the same page. I understand where the banks are coming from, I see that they are worried about offering...
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...Current Events in Business Research Jessica Barbera RES 351 October 6, 2014 Edoardo Naggiar Current Events in Business Research In order for companies to set themselves apart from their competitors, it is vital to gather as much information on the industry that is being considered. Researching a business helps to provide information on such things like what consumers like and do not like to purchase, what it will cost to start up, whether or not the idea for a new business is viable based upon facts and not on emotion. Researching a business will also show if the new business idea has potential to be profitable or not and also provide essential information about competitors so that a new owner does not price their products or services too high, how to layout the store and also where to purchase merchandise while being able to determine if there is any and what will it cost to advertise so customers are aware of the products and services that are newly available to them in their area. Research also aids management when certain decisions that need to be made that involve or affect the company and their employees. Working for one of the largest coffee companies in the world, Starbucks Coffee Company, it is important for them to stay on top of what the coffee industry is doing so that they can keep a competitive edge. Starbucks uses what is called an SWOT Analysis. The SWOT Analysis covers the company’s entire profile while examining the key...
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...Tobenna E. Okoro II @02642435 12-2-13 Current Events Paper One of the most controversial topics in the news today, would be the suspension, extended suspension, and eventual reinstatement of the once three time pro bowl running back for the Baltimore Ravens, Ray Rice. Rice was initially suspended for 2 games after video surfaced of him dragging his unconscious fiancé out of a casino elevator. They both had been drinking and after a heated dispute, it was clear an altercation had occurred. The events that occurred in the elevator were initially ambiguous and no charges were immediately filed. Ray Rice and his wife were allowed to go home and after months of arbitration, damage control and lobbying to the commissioner, rice was able to walk away with merely a two-game suspension. The media backlash was immense; the NFL had never seen more scrutiny. The public was simply outraged by the “slap on the wrist ” approach the NFL had taken on its stars. Several fans traded in their Ray Rice jerseys for refunds or other players in a nationwide program hosted by the NFL. This was an issue as serious as domestic violence and the light suspension indicated the lack of seriousness the NFL was giving it. What made the situation worse was that prior to the start of the season the NFL had suspended wide receiver Joshua Gordon for the entire season for Marijuana abuse, which is now legalized in several states and decriminalized in others. Things took a turn for the worse when the...
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...Michelle nguyen IBM 307 Professor Bryant October 16, 2014 Current event: Breast Cancer Awareness The type of sales promotion taking place is consumer sales promotion. DBB Singapore is also using a type of crowdsourcing. The Breast Cancer Foundation has hired DBB Singapore as their advertising agency to deliver their new design for awareness against breast cancer. Since October is the month for breast cancer awareness, DBB Singapore thought it would be a good idea to try something new. Most websites usually have the Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram logo/link somewhere on their main page in a corner. DBB Singapore came up with creative idea to use these links and redesign them to spread awareness. The design would include Facebook and Twitter’s logo as cupped hands and Instagram’s logo as a breast. The cupped hands indicate one performing a breast exam on themselves. The way DBB Singapore is using crowdsourcing is by having people vote on the redesign of these three logos. If enough votes were casted, then the major media giants would redesign their logos temporarily. Crowdsourcing I believe is a good way to gain appeal and attention through having consumers involved in a new product idea. When consumers feel involved, the campaign becomes more personal to them. This triggers their leverage point because it taps into their value system. I think DBB Singapore came up with a brilliant idea. The new redesigned logos would be presented alongside with a tagline that says “if only...
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...Current Events in Business Research Student Name Class Date Insturctor Current Events in Business Research The following discusses water quality in the Texas oilfields and what can be done to get more efficient methods for its use and reuse. West Texas is a prime example of a Texas area that is definitely affected by poor water quality. New technologies will soon help to solve this issue for a better future for its residents. Research Problem or Purpose The research problem presented is that the quality of water is substandard in the West Texas or Permian Basin as some would call it. The water used for residential propose has a constant smell of chlorine to it and tastes awful to drink requiring most residents to either install a reverse osmosis system or use bottled water for drinking. The biggest problem present is that it is more expensive to recycle water vs. using so called “fresh water” that is of lower quality. “Recycling is expensive because the water that comes out of the oilfields needs a good cleaning before it is reused” (Galbraith, 2013). Certain jobs in the oilfield, fracking in particular can require millions of gallons of water with have numerous dangerous chemicals added to it causing a shortage in the city’s water supply. This can be a major issue due to the already over population stemmed from the oil boom itself. Methods Used in the Research A study published by the Texas Water Development board found that recycling was very minimum is regions where...
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...Football players more likely to develop neurodegenerative disease, study finds By Nadia Kounang, CNN updated 4:38 PM EDT, Wed September 5, 2012 [pic] (CNN) -- Just hours before the 2012 NFL season kicks off, a new study suggests that professional football players are three times more likely to have neurodegenerative diseases than the general population. When researchers specifically looked at Alzheimer's disease and ALS -- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease -- that risk increased to four times greater than the rest of us. The study, published Wednesday in the medical journal Neurology, surveyed nearly 3,500 retired NFL players who were in the league between 1959 and 1988. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, a division of the Centers for Disease Control, had been following this group of players since the early '90s, when the NFL asked the institute to evaluate them for their risk of cardiovascular disease. This time, the authors decided to look at the neurological outcomes of the players by specifically evaluating the autopsies of 334 players. "We looked at all the death certificates, and Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and ALS had significant contribution to the death," according to study co-author Elliot Lehman. When tallying those specific diseases, the authors found that among the 334 players, seven had died from Alzheimer's and another seven with ALS. Three players had died with Parkinson's disease, but the authors...
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...Week 1: Current Event in Business Research RES/351 5/18/2015 John Gilpin Introduction I’m going to be discussing the comparison between Monster and Red Bull energy drinks. This is very controversial because many people not only love these drinks but think they’re health to be consuming on a daily basis. I work in the fitness industry and although many people in this industry think these drinks are okay to drink, it’s mostly people not in this industry consuming these drinks, they don’t know better. Red Bull is one of the biggest soft drink successes over the past the years. Red Bull improves emotional status and vigilance, increases performance, reaction speed and concentration. Customers drink Red Bull for such benefits as these. In times of long school hours, stressful work, and very tiring days, customers look to a product that vitalizes body and mind. Red Bull even supplies a sugar free version for the average health-concerned user. The target audience. Red Bull targets an active audience, especially those between the ages of 17 and 23, male and female. Characteristically, 17- to 23-year-olds is either thinking about college, in college, or just recently graduated from college. It is currently in a consumer's life that dramatic schedule changes are happening. Red Bull is a perfect solution for 17- to 23-year-olds who live fast-paced, hectic lifestyles while hardly making it through long days and nights of classes and studying.The Red Bull consumers...
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...Analysis of a Current Event In current events there have been some controversy on the subject of respecting and disrespecting the National Anthem. The National Anthem is played before every football game, especially National Football League games where there are hundreds of teammates either not participating or kneeling on one knee to represent freedom of speech. Freedom of speech can be exercised in many ways, but the choice of using it against our country should not be tolerated. Kneeling during the National Anthem is a form of disrespect and betrayal towards our country. Recently, NFL players have kneeled during the National Anthem to exercise their right of freedom of speech. This act of disagreement has caused dispute over the...
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...Alexandria D. Maese Dan Berliner Global Politics 14 March 2016 Current Events Report Wednesday, January 6, 2016, North Korea made an announcement that their hydrogen bomb testing was successful, resulting in “raised cries of indignation from the international community”. In the past the U.N had implemented sanctions against North Korea for continuing their development in nuclear weapons in 2006, 2009, 2013. Yet despite this, on Monday March 14, 2016, DPRK Today reported that a fifth test would be run and a new test involving ballistic missiles would also be included. Mr. Jongun had explained that the reason his country is now involving ballistic missiles is “. . . [so that] the warheads [are able] to survive heat and turbulence while plunging through the atmosphere toward its target, to further enhance the reliance of nuclear attack capability”. It is no secret that North Korea’s leader has had it out for the U.S, but what is the actual reason for creating nuclear weapons? In my opinion, national interest is at play but not because Kim Jongun wants his country to be recognized as a nuclear power as he has mentioned previously. North Korea’s, current leader consolidated authority at the assumed age of 27 in 2011, after his father’s death in December; he is the youngest of his three siblings. Since he has come into power he has ruled just as brutally as his father, killing plenty of his senior officials. One could say that given his “early” age he would need to prove...
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...Amari Pipkins-Walker Fraga May 19, 2015 Current Events This article is about South Koreans trying to reunite with North Korea. Thousands of Buddhists pray for peace between the two countries because so much violence has happened since the split. The spiritual leaders of the Buddhists wants to really target Kim Jong Un and the other people who has Buddhism rooted into their hearts. The plan is to use a peaceful routine to soften up Kim Jong Un and also to keep peace between North Korea and the U.S. So the plan is to use the method is to use the non-violence strategy. What I think about this is that I think this might work because other people or one person has tried the non-violence method and has had multiple results either positive or negative. If the results were negative, I think that would help because they can learn from the reaction and use another way to use a peaceful method to reunite with North Korea. If the results is positive then the South Koreans can feel like they have made some progress of finally reuniting with North Korea. Why this affects me is because I really wouldn’t mind the two countries finally getting back together like before. Also, there are a lot of people that I know who are going to visit South Korea, so it would be a god idea for them to be able to experience both countries as one. Also the whole world would probably be happy that the feud between the two countries is over....
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...Current Event Assisgnment Tyler Roach 1. Baking Soda is the common name for Sodium Bicarbonate. 2. Chemical manufacturers and importers need to test the dangers of the chemicals and prepare the labels and MSDS sheets for them before they give them to the public. Also, all workers who are working with dangerous chemicals must have labels and MSDS sheets for their coworkers who are exposed to this chemical, and teach their coworkers a safe way to handle the chemicals properly. 3. They are difficult to trust because the information presented about the hazards may be vague, and users are not advised to rely on them without cross-checking. 4. I think Mrs. Ryan doesn’t give us the MSDS sheets for every chemical we use in the lab because we aren’t professionals in the chemistry field and there is a big chance we might read it wrong or misinterpret the information presented by the MSDS sheets. 5. The PH for deionized water is 7, which is neutral on the PH Scale. The substance is colorless, and the boiling point is 100 C or 212 F. 6. The water’s health and fire ratings make sense to me because water is such a simple, non-complicated liquid that it couldn’t possibly cause a fire, and it’s health would be 0 because there is nothing in it to possibly make it unhealthy. 7. A career where people must be aware of MSDS sheets is a chemist. They need to look at MSDS sheets every time they use a hazardous chemical, unless they already have the information memorized. If they...
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...Current Event Report 2 – Shreyas Pradhan There is a new research, which proves that handshakes might have a different reason for its existence: transmission of chemical signals. The study was conducted in Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science and it found that handshake is a way for people to sniff molecules. 280 people were used in this experiment – they were greeted either with a handshake or without one. The experiment also required use of hidden cameras which were used to see how many times people touched their respective faces after shaking someone’s hand. People who were greeted with a handshake had a significantly higher rate of touching their face with their right hand, however this was limited to when they shook hands with a person from the same sex. Additionally, the experiment required the subjects to have nasal catheters so that airflow could be measured. With the use of this technology, they concluded that the subjects were generally sniffing when they touched their face with their right hand. The research argues that the handshake has evolved from being a conscious effort to sample and sniff chemicals to an unconscious effort to sample and sniff chemicals, however, with a social meaning. I believe that this is a truly amazing discovery. In layman terms, one cannot even think for other reasons for the existence of the handshake. However, this discovery proves otherwise. It is weird thinking about it though – we unconsciously smell other people’s chemicals. It seems...
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...Chia Hsu (0813642) 18 May 2014 Current Events McShane, Michael Q. “Brown v. Board of Education anniversary: Our unfulfilled promise African-American kids” www.foxnews.com FOX News. Published May 17, 2014 According to Michael Q McShane, the Catholic school Saint Jude Educational Institute in the state Alabama is going to close at the end of this school year. This Catholic school is located at the heart of the African American community of the city, and in the civil right movement it was an important role. And because of many low income African American are unable to pay for their tuition, Saint Jude only charged $4,800 per student and spent $8,183 on each student. This had already caused Saint Jude may close at any time. But by looking for this case of Saint Jude, Alabama actually can easily help it by paying the losing tuition of each student, and Alabama would still be saving and Saint Jude won’t be close. In today life, although African American families is getting better of their income, 55percent was growth between 1963 and 2011, and also can see more African American kids finish four years college. But there is still many African Americans unable to study in the school. According to the quote in this news “It has been said by some that education is the civil rights issue of our time. Sixty years after the Kansas case of Brown v. Board of Education, students may no longer be segregated but education opportunities are unequal.”, the government should help struggling...
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