'Supermap' Of Avian Flu Yields New Info On Source And Spread (Science Daily)
Scientists have designed a new, interactive map of the spread of the avian flu virus (H5N1) that for the first time incorporates genetic, geographic and evolutionary information that may help predict where the next outbreak of the virus is likely to occur. In the process, they also tested hypotheses about the nature of specific strains of the virus that appear to be heading westward and have the ......more...Heart grows beyond borders (Denver Post)
For Luke Peterson, geography isn't just points on a globe or lines on a map. It is places in the heart....more... Making Sure Students Learn The World Isn't Flat (Daily Northwestern)
The world is flat. The top is a place called the North Pole, the bottom is the South Pole and the second-largest continent is unequivocally Greenland. Continental Europe sits near the earth's geographic center. If a person wished to travel to Russia, the quickest way to do so from Chicago to Moscow would take them over Boston....more... GIS Solution: ESRI's GIS Selected For Analysis Of Nationwide Educational Facilities In Kenya (AerospaceOnline)
ESRI announced that the Ministry of Education (MOE) in Kenya has contracted Oakar Services Ltd. (OSL), ESRI's distributor in eastern Africa, to develop a geographic information system (GIS) database of the educational facilities in the country....more... Chatt-A-Birdin' TOS Beginnings (The Chattanoogan)
Migrants in Hamilton County - Kevin Calhoon, Dan Jacobson, Clyde Blum , Gary Brunvoll, Kyle Waggener and Susan Schott birded several locations in Hamilton County on Sunday April 15 and located 83 different species....more... The RBI policy statement (rediff.com)
This Statement consists of two parts:...more... Her ancestry search employs DNA mapping (The Journal Times)
Journal Times Since I completed my Black History Month project on African cooking the question of who my ancestors were and where they came from has become more important....more... Cameron in crusade to save Union (The Scotsman)
DAVID Cameron has staked his personal credibility on the Holyrood elections, declaring a personal crusade to save the Union from Scottish nationalism....more... Geldof plans the definitive record of mankind (Guardian Unlimited)
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