Scientific American
Sic Transit Venus
One brisk wintry day in 1639, a young man named Jeremiah Horrocks — barely 20 — set up a telescope in his quarters near Preston, England and focused an indirect image of the sun onto a small card. Lack of finances had cut short his brief academic career at Cambridge, despite his intelligence, but he still had a passion for the stars, bolstered by reading the works of Johannes Kepler and Tych...
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Huffington Post
Jonathan D. Moreno: Harvard's Experiment on the Unabomber, Class of '62
The news that Ted Kaczynski was included in the 50th anniversary alumni directory has roiled the class reunion. Better known via his nom de plume...
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Los Angeles Times
Fashion news: Britney Spears, Elsa Peretti and Louis Vuitton
Britney Spears showed up in Austin, Texas, this week for "The X Factor" auditions. Her dress was notable... and was noted..... by, well, many.
The Elsa Peretti heart necklace for Tiffany & Co. is a classic symbol of a relationship that started in 1974. But the designer is rumored to be retiring. [WWD, subscription required]
Some folks have all the fun. Earlier this week, shoppers helped ra...
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Daily Mail
Victory for schoolboy, 13, who went to class in a skirt in protest against shorts ban as uniform rules are changed
Chris Whitehead, 13, attended Impington Village College near Cambridge in his sister's skirt last year to protest the school's insistence that boys cannot wear short even in sweltering summer months.
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National Post
Venezuela was plan ‘A’ for Saadi Gaddafi escape plot
Gary Peters said Thursday he and Cynthia Vanier had worked on a plan to fly Saadi Gaddafi to Venezuela as part of a scheme to mediate talks with Canada and Venezuela to end Libya’s civil war
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Telegraph
Pay by phone trials start in Cambridge
Commuters across the country will be able to use their mobile phones to pay for travel as a result of an initiative being pioneered by Orange and the transport giant, Stagecoach.
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People
Prince William: The Queen Is 'Just My Grandmother'
The Duke of Cambridge also tells Katie Couric he was "completely terrified" on his wedding day
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Daily Mail
Fertility firm appeals to Cambridge University girls for egg donations
Leaflets were stuck in their university pigeonholes, making an emotional plea to help a couple unable to have children.
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Daily Mail
Kate's our pearly white princess: Trend for teeth whitening rockets as women strive to recreate Duchess of Cambridge¿s dazzling smile
The Duchess of Cambridge has triggered a soaring trend for teeth whitening as Britain struggles to shake off its reputation for lacking that Hollywood sparkle.
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Huffington Post
Cambridge University Students' 'Rear Of The Year' Contest Stirs Up Scandal
It may be one of the most prestigious colleges on the planet but Cambridge University students aren't averse to some low-brow stunts.A student newspaper is arousing controversy with its "Rear of the Year" competition, which features photos of scantily-clad women in lingerie showing off their posteriors, reports the Telegraph. And women's rights groups are outraged, complaining that the...
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AP
Unabomber submits update to Harvard alumni book
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- Harvard alumni attending their 50th class reunion this week are getting updates on classmates - including Ted Kaczynski, also known as the Unabomber....
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Hoy
¿Dónde nos hemos olvidado al niño?
Una cadena británica con hoteles baratos ha hecho una lista de los objetos más extraños abandonados en sus habitaciones, entre los que se incluyen un bebé de 18 meses, las llaves de un Ferrari o cien máscaras de la duquesa de Cambridge.
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TechCrunch
With Ex-Yahoo CTO On Board, Yottaa Nabs $9M For Affordable Mobile, Web Acceleration
Yotta, the Cambridge-based startup that offers cloud-based web performance monitoring and optimization services for small businesses, is today announcing that it has closed a $9 million series B financing round. Each of the startup's existing investors, including General Catalyst Partners, Stata Venture Partners and Cambridge West Ventures, re-upped for Yottaa's series B, joined by additional u...
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Le Figaro
À l'âge du bronze, on "likait" sur un Facebook en granite
Alors même que Facebook n'en finit plus d'affoler la Bourse, un jeune doctorant de St John’s College, (université de Cambridge) prétend avoir découvert un éminent ancêtre au réseau social. Qui date de l'âge de Bronze, soit quelques bons millénaires...
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BBC
Magazine in duchess photo apology
Celebrity magazine Heat apologises to the Duchess of Cambridge after publishing a photograph of her shopping at a supermarket.
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The Sun
Massters Degree
REAR of the Year competition at posh Cambridge University causes outrage
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Daily Mail
Prince William slept for just half an hour on eve of Royal Wedding
The Duke of Cambridge also revealed he tore up his original guest list because it included 777 people neither he nor his bride knew.
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The Nation
Private schools want decision to be optional
KARACHI - A meeting of the elite-class private schools, following the Cambridge system, has urged the provincial government to declare its recent decision to observe summer vacations from July to August in the whole province optional for this year, and allow them to observe summer vacations from June to July.The meeting was held on Monday at the Concern Private Schools (CPS), and chaired by ...
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The Nation
Private schools want decision to be optional
KARACHI - A meeting of the elite-class private schools, following the Cambridge system, has urged the provincial government to declare its recent decision to observe summer vacations from July to August in the whole province optional for this year, and allow them to observe summer vacations from June to July.The meeting was held on Monday at the Concern Private Schools (CPS), and chaired by ...
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The Nation
Private schools want decision to be optional
KARACHI - A meeting of the elite-class private schools, following the Cambridge system, has urged the provincial government to declare its recent decision to observe summer vacations from July to August in the whole province optional for this year, and allow them to observe summer vacations from June to July.The meeting was held on Monday at the Concern Private Schools (CPS), and chaired by ...
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The Nation
Private schools want decision to be optional
KARACHI - A meeting of the elite-class private schools, following the Cambridge system, has urged the provincial government to declare its recent decision to observe summer vacations from July to August in the whole province optional for this year, and allow them to observe summer vacations from June to July.The meeting was held on Monday at the Concern Private Schools (CPS), and chaired by ...
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Entertainment Online
Sister Stole My Look: Pippa Middleton vs. Kate Middleton
Older sister, Princess envy, anyone?
Poor Pippa Middleton. It's not easy to be the younger sister to the Duchess of Cambridge and have everything come up Kate, Kate, Kate all the...
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The Guardian
Cambridge tops Guardian University Guide league table again
University scores highest in 16 out of 47 subjects, with Oxford placed second and LSE leapfrogging St Andrews into third• Click here to see the full league tableCambridge has topped the Guardian University Guide league table for the second year running, while Oxford has come second and the London School of Economics has climbed a place to third.St Andrews, rated third last year, is now in fourt...
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science blogs
Draußen vor meiner Tür [Geograffitico]
Ich "leihe" mir hier mal Marcus Anhäusers Idee, ein paar Eindrücke aus seiner "natürlichen" Umgebung zu präsentieren. Ich lebe zwar in Cambridge (Massusetts), also im Großraum Boston und damit nicht unbedingt in einer naturnahen Umgebung. Trotzdem ist mir in den vergangenen Tagen eine Menge exotischer Fauna über den Weg gelaufen, und ein paar Aufnahmen davon wollte ich einfach hier mal mit mein...
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chinatechnews
AsiaInfo-Linkage To Establish European Headquarters In United Kingdom
AsiaInfo-Linkage, a provider of telecommunications software solutions and related services in China, has announced plans to establish its European headquarters in Cambridge, United Kingdom, as part of an ongoing initiative to expand its operations across international markets. AsiaInfo-Linkage has a leading position in China with a greater than 50% share of the telecommunications billing, CRM, ...
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el universal
Duques de Cambridge acompañarán a Isabel II
Participarán en una procesión el 5 de junio en Londres como parte del Jubileo de Diamantes de la reina
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Washington Post
Chinese communist leaders denounce U.S. values but send children to U.S. colleges
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. —When scholars gathered at Harvard last month to discuss the political tumult convulsing China’s ruling Communist Party, a demure female undergraduate with a direct stake in the outcome was listening intently from the top row of the lecture hall. She was the daughter of Xi Jinping, China’s vice president and heir apparent for the party’s top job.
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physorg
Quantum computing: The light at the end of the tunnel may be a single photon
Quantum physics promises faster and more powerful computers, but quantum versions of basic logic functions are still needed to bring this technology to fruition. Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Toshiba Research Europe Ltd. have taken one step toward this goal by creating an all-semiconductor quantum logic gate, a controlled-NOT (CNOT) gate. They achieved this breakthrough by co...
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CNN
Palace: Kate has graduated as 'fully fledged' royal
The Duchess of Cambridge has successfully graduated as a "fully fledged member" of Britain's monarchy after fulfilling all her objectives one year on from her marriage to Prince William, a senior royal source has told CNN.
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Reuters
Venezuelan-born academic named president of MIT
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - The Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Wednesday named Rafael Reif, an electrical engineer born in Venezuela who has been the university's provost since 2005, as its 17th president.
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Wired
Danger Awesome: How two MIT Grads Launched a Badass Maker Shop
You've heard of startups fueled by Ramen Noodles. But what about tech companies whose daily bread is toast? Meet Danger Awesome, a laser-cutting design shop in Cambridge, MA, founded by MIT grad students Ali Mohammad and Nadeem Mazen. The duo got their start after?convincing indie rock YouTube darlings OK-GO (don't miss their amazing Rube Goldberg-inspired video for the song"This Too Shall Pass...
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Ivanhoe Cambridge adding Brazilian, Chicago assets
Caisse real estate arm to build 45-storey office tower with U.S. firm, take stake in Rio mall
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Ivanhoe Cambridge adds Brazilian shopping centre, Chicago skyscraper to holdings
Caisse real estate arm to build 45-storey office tower with U.S. firm
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BoingBoing
Cambridge Quad Notebook: The Best Graph Paper
Having just finished a year of math and science heavy coursework, I am confident in stating that the Cambrdige Quad Wirebound Notebook is one of the best tools I've used all year. Notebooks may seem like a silly thing to get worked up about, but having used this day-in and day-out for a year I [...]
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omg
UK climate experiment cancelled on patent concerns
LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists have abandoned an experiment to test the possibility of spraying particles into the upper atmosphere to stem global warming, largely due to concerns over a patent for some of the technology, the project's leader said. Scientists and engineers from the universities of Bristol, Cambridge and Oxford are behind a three-year, 1.6 million pound ($2.5 million) geo...
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Slashdot
Publishers Win On Only Five Claims In Copyright Case Against Georgia State
McGruber writes with news of a ruling in a copyright case brought against Georgia State by several publishers over the university's electronic reserve system: "The Atlanta Journal Constitution is reporting that a federal judge has ruled in favor of Georgia State University on 69 of 74 copyright claims filed by Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, and SAGE Publications. In a 350-...
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China Daily
William and Catherine wow at Olympic gala
Britain's Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were star attractions at the gala to mark the London Olympic Games countdown.
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news.com.au
Duchess of Cambridge teals the show
ON an evening out, she usually likes to let her hair down - until now. Kate wears her hair up at a public engagement for the Third. Time. Ever.
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The Sun
Sexy Kim looks slim in silver frock
GIRLS Aloud goes for SILVER at an Olympics gala in London, also attended by Duchess of Cambridge
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BBC
VIDEO: Duke and Duchess attend Team GB gala
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attend a gala performance at London's Royal Albert Hall, to celebrate Great Britain's Olympic and Paralympic athletes.
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Hoy
Kate, a lo Angelina Jolie
De sobra es conocida la elegancia de Kate Middleton, pero nunca se la había visto arriesgando con un modelito tan sexy. En la noche del martes, la duquesa de Cambridge acudió junto al príncipe Guillermo a la fiesta de un prestigioso club de Londres, y sorprendió con un look al más puro estilo Angelina Jolie, luciendo su atlética pierna. El vestido color crema era de la colección de 2009 de Roul...
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sueddeutsche
Schlitz im Kleid
Die Herzogin von Cambridge trug zu einem Dinner in London ein Kleid, das mitunter tief blicken ließ.
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BBC
VIDEO: Views on the 'Cambridge phenomenon'
Two technology start-up entrepreneurs and the chief executive of ARM Holdings explain why Cambridge is a good place for a tech company to be based.
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ElPais
El ‘President More’
Que Artur Mas sea traducido al inglés como el President More en la nueva web del presidente catalán es ridículo, grotesco y da una cierta idea de la profesionalidad de este “gobierno de los mejores” de CiU. Pero más allá de la anécdota surgen dos reflexiones. La primera es el sentido que tiene una web de marcado carácter personalista y narcisista donde Artur Mas expone sus fotos y publicita sus...
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DieZeit
Wissenschaft: Facebook-Einträge ähnlich befriedigend wie Sex
Cambridge (dpa) - Ein Eintrag in sozialen Netzwerken wie Facebook kann laut einer US-Studie in derselben Hirnregion Befriedigung auslösen wie Sex oder gutes Essen.
Wenn Menschen etwas Persönli...
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Rolling Stone
Song Exclusive: We Are Serenades, 'Birds' (Passion Pit Remix)
Click to listen to We Are Serenades' 'Birds (Passion Pit Remix)' Cambridge synth-poppers Passion Pit have given the remix treatment to "Birds" the first single from Swedish duo We Are Serenades' debut Criminal Heaven The new rendition retains the original's toe-tap-ability but replaces the punchy cinematic strings with...
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Telegraph
Cities vie for superfast broadband subsidy
Cities including Cambridge, Aberdeen, Oxford and York have all applied for a share of a £50 million government subsidy to roll-out 'ultrafast broadband'.
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science blogs
Kommentar von Dr. Webbaer bei "Stop - hier wird nicht angehalten!" (Geograffitico) am 03.05.2012
Zu Cambridge darf man auch folgendes Konzept zK nehmen:http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=People's%20Republic%20of%20Cambridge (100k Suchergebnisse bei Google)
Vielleicht ist hier irgendwo der humoristische Kick.
HTH
Dr. Webbaer
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AP
Harvard, MIT announce online learning partnership
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have joined forces to offer free online courses in a project aimed at attracting millions of online learners around the world, the universities announced Wednesday....
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BBC
Two arrests over museum art theft
Two men are arrested in London in connection with the theft of Chinese art worth £18m from a Cambridge University museum.
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American Scientist
From the Minds of Babes
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Seated in a cheerfully cramped monitoring room at the Harvard University Laboratory for Developmental Studies, Elizabeth S. Spelke, a professor of psychology and a pre-eminent researcher of the basic ingredient list from which all human knowledge is constructed, looked on expectantly as her students prepared a boisterous 8-month-old girl with dark curly hair for the onerous ...
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siliconindia
William, Kate Celebrate First Wedding Anniversary
Prince William and his wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, Sunday celebrated their first wedding anniversary.
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Reuters
Palamon to get payout with Cambridge debt deal
* Palamon completes refinancing for Cambridge Education
Group
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NEWS.au.com
Premier to invite Wills and Kate to Adelaide
SA Premier Jay Weatherill will invite Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge to visit Adelaide when he travels to London next week.
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perez hilton
Happy One-Year Wedding Anniversary, William And Kate!
We can't believe that it's already been a year since Prince William and Kate Middleton tied the knot!
But it HAS, as the Dukle and Duchess of Cambridge became just that on April 29th, 2011, with billions tuning in, as they - just like us - were overcome with Royal Wedding fever!
However, for the pair's [...]
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Daily Mail
Breakthrough in search for alien life as scientists manufacture DNA-like molecule which can transmit genetic material
Cambridge biologists have confirmed that at least six types of molecule other than DNA and RNA can also support life, dramatically increasing the likelihood of life on other planets.
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Gala
Herzogin Catherine: Gratulation, Catherine
Vor einem Jahr wurde aus Kate Middleton die Herzogin von Cambridge. "Gala" zeigt ihre schönsten Momente - und ihre Biografin Claudia Joseph erklärt, wie sie ihren Mann William, das Volk und sogar die Queen glücklich macht
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Daily Mail
Cocaine rots your brain: Using Class A drug double's ageing process of grey matter
People who are dependent on cocaine are putting their grey matter at risk, say scientists. A study from the University of Cambridge has found abusing the Class A drug accelerates the brain ageing process.
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DerSpiegel
Vermasseltes Wettrudern: Das "Ärgernis", das aus der Themse kam
Trenton Oldfield sprang beim Wettrudern zwischen Cambridge und Oxford ins Wasser - aus Protest gegen "elitäres Denken". Die Richter setzten ihn nun vorerst auf freien Fuß, belegt mit einer kuriosen Auflage.
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Technology Review
Startup Aims to Bring the Liquid Battery to Market
A Cambridge company is developing cheap batteries that can store power from wind turbines and solar panels.
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The New Yorker
Ian McEwan: “Hand on the Shoulder.”
My name is Serena Frome (rhymes with “plume”), and forty years ago, in my final year at Cambridge, I was recruited by the British security service. In the early spring of 1972, when exams were only weeks away, I found a new boyfriend, a historian called Jeremy Mott . . .
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Le Figaro
Cancer du sein : dix formes génétiques différentes
Identifiées par des chercheurs de Cambridge, ces formes nécessitent chacune un traitement particulier.Articles en rapportBien vieillir : pour une consultation entre 55 et 60 ansPlus d'un enfant sur cinq «entend» des voixLe Comité d'éthique s'engage pour le don de sang de cordonDiagnostic en ligne : «les sites contournent la loi»
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Kate Middleton: a look back at her royal year in fashion
When Kate Middleton walked down the aisle at Westminster Abbey and became the Duchess of Cambridge, she also cemented her role as a fashion icon. During her first year of marriage, she has wowed in glittering gowns and won the hearts of fans with myriad ladylike looks
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Telegraph
Valuable Chinese art stolen from Cambridge University
Police says 'very valuable art of great cultural significance', including Ming jade cup, has been stolen from Cambridge's Fitzwilliam Museum.
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Nature
Nanotechnology: Injectable protein nanofactories
Tiny injectable particles containing protein 'factories' can be remotely activated by ultraviolet light. The technique could ultimately be used for drug delivery.Daniel Anderson and his group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge created lipid spheres more than 100 nanometres in diameter that
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China Daily
Cambridge launches translated Chinese works
Cambridge University Press (CUP) Monday launched a new series of works by Chinese scholars in English at the ongoing London Book Fair, which focuses on China this year.
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CNN
Will natural gas crowd out wind and solar?
Daniel Yergin, author of the new bestseller The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World, is one of the planet's foremost thinkers about energy and its implications. He received a Pulitzer Prize for his previous book, The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power. Yergin is chairman and founder of IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates, is on the U.S. Secretary of E...
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Daily Mail
Lauren's inspiration! Frankie Essex gets leggy to show Miss Goodger how the milkshake diet worked for her
She apparently advised her TOWIE co-star to give the Cambridge Weight plan a go.
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Daily Mail
Boat Race 2012: Alex Woods apologises to Cambridge
Alex Woods has apologised to the victorious Cambridge team after concerns over the Oxford bow's health cut short their Boat Race celebrations. The Light Blues were victorious in an eventful race.
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Telegraph
University Boat Race 2012: Oxford's collapsed oarsman apologises to Cambridge for 'spoiling celebrations'
Alex Woods, who passed out at the end of Saturday's Boat Race, says sorry for spoiling Cambridge crew's celebrations.
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New York Times
Memo From London: Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race Protester Disrupts Competition
The annual boat race between Oxford and Cambridge is no stranger to protests, but no one had ever seen anything like this before.
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AP
Boat Race protest heightens concerns for Olympics
LONDON (AP) -- Britain's Olympic chief fears the London Games could be marred by a protest like the one that disrupted the Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge on the River Thames....
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Daily Telegraph
An Aussie head of the river rat
AN Australian protesting elitism has been arrested for disrupting the 158th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race after he swam into the rowers.
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Krone
Protestschwimmer beim "Boat Race" muss vor Gericht
Der schwimmende Störenfried des Ruder-Traditionsrennens Oxford gegen Cambridge muss sich am 23. April vor Gericht verantworten. Der 35-jährige Trenton Oldfield aus Whitechapel in Ost-London verursachte am Karsamstag einen zwischenzeitlichen Abbruch der 158. Auflage des Rennens, nachdem er auf der 6,8 Kilometer langen Strecke plötzlich im Wasser vor dem Oxford-Boot aufgetaucht war.
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Handelsblatt
Rudern International: Störenfried muss sich vor Gericht verantworten
Der Schwimmer, der die 158. Auflage des legendären Ruder-Wettstreits zwischen den Universitäten Oxford und Cambridge störte, muss sich am 23. April vor Gericht verantworten.
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FOCUS
Rudern – International - Störenfried muss sich vor Gericht verantworten
Der Schwimmer, der die 158. Auflage des legendären Ruder-Wettstreits zwischen den Universitäten Oxford und Cambridge störte, muss sich am 23. April vor Gericht verantworten.
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FOCUS
Schnee bis ins Flachland - Weiße Ostern in Bayern
Ostereiersuchen im Schnee: Tief "Yvonne" beschert Deutschland nicht nur einen eisig kalten Ostersonntag, sondern den Bayern auch eine mehrere Zentimeter hohe Schneedecke.Mehr zum ThemaOxford gegen Cambridge - Protest-Schwimmer stoppt TraditionsregattaFamilienvater zu Tode geprügelt - Brüsseler Nahverkehr liegt nach Gewalttat lahmOstermesse - Papst sieht in Fortschritt eine BedrohungPassionsspie...
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Times of India
Protester jumps into river Thames, halts 158th Oxford Cambridge Boat Race
An intruder protesting against elitism and privilege brought both boats to a standstill just over halfway through the 4-mile race when he swam into the middle of the Thames and narrowly avoided being struck by the oars of both crews.
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ARD
Schwimmer stört traditionellen Ruderwettbewerb in London
Es ist der Klassiker unter den Ruder-Wettbewerben: Seit mehr als 180 Jahren messen sich die Teams der englischen Elite-Universitäten Oxford und Cambridge auf der Themse. Doch in diesem Jahr geriet das Rudern in den Hintergrund: Ein Schwimmer sorgte für den Neustart des Rennens.
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WSJ
Cambridge Wins Boat Race
Cambridge cruised to victory against Oxford in the Boat Race, one of England's most historic sporting events, after the race was halted due to a protester's actions.
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Daily Mail
Boat Race 2012: Cambridge claim victory after Trenton Oldfield dices with death in Thames
Cambridge won the 158th Xchanging Boat Race - but a potentially thrilling contest was ruined by an intruder in the River Thames.
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Krone
Protestschwimmer bei Cambridges Sieg über Oxford
Cambridge hat am Samstag die 158. Ruderregatta auf der Londoner Themse gegen Oxford gewonnen. Ein Schwimmer hat allerdings für einen nicht reibungslosen Verlauf des legendären Rennens der Elite-Universitäten gesorgt. Etwa auf der Hälfte der 6,8-Kilometer-Strecke zwischen Putney und Mortlake tauchte der Kopf des Mannes urplötzlich vor dem Oxford-Boot auf. Wogegen der Schwimmer protestierte, war ...
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Irish Times
Cambridge triumph in dramatic Boat Race
Rowing:Cambridge won the 158th University Boat Race today, but a potentially thrilling contest was ruined by an intruder in the River Thames before Oxford broke an oar soon after the restart.
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L'EQUIPE
Aviron - ANG - Du rififi pour Oxford-Cambridge
Cambridge a remporté la traditionnelle course d'aviron qui l'oppose à...
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The Sun
Thames swimmer stops Oxford vs. Cambridge Boat Race
ICONIC Thames boat race halted by swimmer for first time in its history today
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Daily Telegraph
Princess Kate is 'too beautiful' to paint
THE first official portrait of the Duchess of Cambridge will be a 30th birthday present for her husband Prince William, says a British newspaper.
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Times of India
Digging out Harappan secrets
Discovery of ancient remains in Nilokheri, which are believed to be of the Harappan civilization, have awed a team of archaeologists from the Cambridge University of London and Banaras Hindu University.
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MarketWatch
Shawn Langlois's London Sketch: Doubling up with the Masters and Oxbridge
The Masters golf tournament will heat up on Saturday just a short time after a winner is crowned in the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race.
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Times LIVE
Madame Tussauds adds Kate and William to wax collection
Madame Tussauds unveiled waxwork figures of British royal couple Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge on Wednesday, and expected the couple, now international celebrities in their own right, to be among the main attractions.
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Times of India
Kate, William join the royals at Madame Tussauds
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have joined the royals immortalised in wax at Madame Tussauds.
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The Sun
Wills and Kate display model behaviour
MOMENT that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announced their engagement has been immortalised in wax
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Les Echos
PSA cède son siège social de l'avenue de la Grande Armée à Paris
[[381715]] PSA Peugeot Citroën a annoncé avoir signé lundi avec une filiale d'Ivanhoé Cambridge, bras immobilier de la Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, une promesse de vente pour la cession de son siège social situé avenue de la Grande Armée à Paris. Cet ensemble immobilier, situé 69 à 81...
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Mashable
5 Cities Benefiting From Mobile Apps
The Digital Marketing Series is supported by HubSpot, an inbound marketing software company based in Cambridge, MA, that makes a full platform o…
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Telegraph
Immigration can push down house prices Cambridge study suggests
Immigration can push down house prices because it causes wealthier people leave, Cambridge University research suggests.
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APA-OTS
IntelligentMDx präsentiert Entwicklung von zwei Testkits mit CE-Kennzeichnung auf dem 22. Europäischen Kongress für klinische Mikrobiologie und Infektionskrankheiten (ECCMID)
Cambridge, Massachusetts (ots/PRNewswire) -
IntelligentMDx (IMDx), ein Molekulardiagnostikunternehmen, das die
Entwicklung PCR-basierter Diagnosetests mithilfe seiner proprietären
Bioinformatik-Plattform beschleunigt, wird drei Poster auf dem 22.
Europäischen Kongress für klinische ...
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Telegraph
Pierre Dukan: celebrity diet doctor faces ethics charge
Pierre Dukan, whose controversial celebrity diet is said to have helped the Duchess of Cambridge squeeze into her wedding dress, could be struck off the medical register over proposals to award extra marks to schoolchildren who lose weight, it has emerged.
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FAZ
Das britische Königshaus: Die Prinzessinnen-Rolle
Catherine, die Herzogin von Cambridge, ist fast schon ein vollwertiges Mitglied der Königsfamilie. Die Bürgern lieben sie für ihr soziales Engagement und ihr Stilgefühl.
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Daily Mail
William and Kate in Canada: Skiing at Skoki Lodge, Lake Louise
Neil English discovers a special place in Western Canada that's a charming throwback to the early days of skiing – and it’s all thanks to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
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Heise
Studie: Manche Verbraucher zahlen für Privatsphäre
In Experimenten fanden Wissenschaftler des DIW und der Uni Cambridge heraus, dass einige Verbraucher für den Schutz ihrer Privatsphäre im Netz höhere Preise in Kauf nehmen. Den meisten sind jedoch niedrige Kosten wichtiger.
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Entertainment Online
Prinz William kehrt nach Einsatz auf Falklandinseln wieder zu Kate Middleton zurück
Kate Middleton hat Grund zur Freude!
Der Gatte der Herzogin von Cambridge Prinz William ist von seinem Einsatz auf den Falklandinseln im Rahmen seiner Royal-Air-Force-Ausbildung...
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AP
Diana's Kensington Palace home reopens to public
LONDON (AP) -- It's the past home of Queen Victoria and Princess Diana, the future residence of Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge - and, it's hoped, a stop on tourists' London itineraries....
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Times LIVE
Duchess's debut in old dress
The Middleton family took thrift to a new level yesterday when the Duchess of Cambridge, while making her first public speech, wore a dress that her mother borrowed from her two years ago.
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Reuters
Executives see worsening work-life imbalance
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Media executive Oscar Gomez Barbero gave a bleak assessment of his work-life balance.
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Irish Times
Archbishop Rowan Williams to stand down
ARCHBISHOP OF Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams will, no doubt, enjoy his time as master of Magdalene College in Cambridge, which will be his new home from next January.
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Technology Review
Mobile Payments: Diversity Is Good
The nascent field of smart phone "wallet" technologies is crowded and chaotic. So is your real wallet.
New ways to buy things with your mobile phone are popping up all over the place, as we’ve been reporting this month. But which technologies will win? At Xconomy’s Mobile Madness conference on Wednesday in Cambridge, Massachusetts, three CEOs in the game prognosticated.
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FT
Archbishop of Canterbury to step down
Rowan Williams is to stand down after 10 years as principal leader of the Church of England to take post of Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge
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China Daily
Kate cheers for hockey team ahead of Olympics
Britain's hockey players enjoyed the company of a very special guest on Thursday as Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge, joined the men's and women's squads at the London 2012 Olympic Park.
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BBC
AUDIO: Herbal dental remedy a 'potent anaesthetic'
Francoise Barbira-Freedman, medical anthropologist at Cambridge University, talks about a herbal remedy for toothache, used for centuries by a remote Incan tribe in the Amazon which is being turned into a commercial treatment for dental pain.
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Gizmodo
Ein Laser leert ein bedrucktes Papier
Forscher an der University of Cambridge haben einen neuen Weg gefunden, um gedruckte Dokumente zu recyceln. Dabei wird einfach der Toner mittels einem Laserpuls von den Blättern weggedampft. Bei diesem Prozess kann eine ganze Seite gelöscht werden, die dann wieder bereit zum Drucken ist. mehr...
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Gizmodo
Laser Pulses Can Erase a Printed Page [Printers]
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a new way to recycle printed documents by simply vaporizing the toner off the page using laser pulses. The process can erase an entire page leaving the paper ready to be printed on again. More »
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Norwegian to plead for return of Amundsen's ship
Cambridge Bay residents say the wreck of the Maud is an archeological site that should not be moved
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Irish Times
Quinn administrators set to agree sale of hotel
THE ADMINISTRATORS of Quinn Insurance Ltd are poised to agree the sale of the former Seán Quinn-owned Crowne Plaza hotel in Cambridge, England, for just under £38 million.
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BBC
GCHQ praises Cyber Security champ
A University of Cambridge undergraduate wins an internet defence competition backed by the intelligence service GCHQ.
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Le Echos
Devedjian évoque Sarkozy à la mairie de Paris-JDD
Patrick Devedjian, un ancien proche de Nicolas Sarkozy, estime que le président sortant pourrait se présenter à la mairie de Paris en cas de défaite, rapporte "Le Journal du Dimanche". Quitter la politique s'il perd l'Elysée en mai ? "Il dit ça pour faire plaisir à Carla (Bruni-Sarkozy, son épouse,...Articles en rapportENCADRE-2012-Les propositions du candidat Nicolas SarkozyDSK crée des remous...
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Le Point
DSK chahuté à Cambridge
Dominique Strauss-Kahn a donné vendredi soir à Cambridge une conférence sur...
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euronews
DSK conspué par des étudiants de Cambridge
L'invitation de Dominique Strauss-Kahn à une conférence fait scandale à l'université de Cambridge. Environ 200 étudiants lui ont réservé un accueil…
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BBC
Protest greets Strauss-Kahn in UK
Two protesters are arrested in Cambridge as former International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn gives a speech to university students.
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Reuters
Strauss-Kahn bundled away from UK speech protests
LONDON (Reuters) - Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was bundled into the back of a police car to escape protesters after a speaking engagement at Britain's Cambridge University on Friday that angered women's rights activists.
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Hoy
Polémica visita de DSK a la Universidad de Cambridge
Cientos de estudiantes han protagonizado altercados con las fuerzas de seguridad mientras protestaban por la conferencia del economista.
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Daily Telegraph
Scuffles break out at DSK speech
SCUFFLES broke out at Cambridge University as about 200 protesters demonstrated against a speech by Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former IMF chief accused of sexual assault.
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lesoir
Accrochages entre la police et des protestataires anti-DSK à Cambridge
Des échauffourées ont opposé vendredi soir à l’université de Cambridge la police et des étudiants protestant contre la conférence de Dominique Strauss-Kahn aux...lire la suite
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AP
Students in Britain protest Strauss-Kahn speech
CAMBRIDGE, England (AP) -- About 100 students protested Friday ahead of a speech at Cambridge University by Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former International Monetary Fund chief whose career collapsed after he was charged with sexual assault....
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lesoir
19:55 Rallye du Mexique: Thierry Neuville 4e après 5 spéciales
Le pilote finlandais Mikko Hirvonen et son coéquipier chez Citröen, le Français Sébastien Loeb mènent dans cet ordre le rallye du Mexique vendredi à l’issue des cin...lire la suitehistoires liées17:18 DSK à Cambridge : « un affront à toutes les victimes »17:20 Gaza : le chef d’un groupe palestinien tué dans le raid israélien17:36 Biathlon (Mondiaux) Relais messieurs : victoire de la Norvège17:4...
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politico
Obamas dine with campaign raffle winners
(AP Photo)
It would seem raffling dinner with the president can now truly be called an Obama campaign staple.
For the third time, President Barack Obama sat down to dinner with winners of a campaign raffle. This time, he joined three supporters and their guests on Thursday at Boundary Road, a newly opened bistro in Northeast DC.
Per the campaign, the lucky winners were ReGina Newkirk, a non-pr...
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science blogs
NASA's Twin GRAIL Spacecraft Begin Collecting Lunar Data [Greg Laden's Blog]
PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft orbiting the moon officially have begun their science collection phase. During the next 84 days, scientists will obtain a high-resolution map of the lunar gravitational field to learn about the moon's internal structure and composition in unprecedented detail. The data also will provide a better understanding...
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SI
Richard Deitsch: Harvard poised to end 65-year NCAA tournament drought
NEW YORK -- On a campus filled with future Obamas and Zuckerbergs, the coolest title in Cambridge these days belongs to Brandyn Curry.
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Telegraph
The UK will only be a business capital when our Government starts helping companies
The Cambridge Union has seen some colourful debates of late, none less so than January's Amazonian battle between Rachel Johnson, editor of The Lady, and Katie Price, once known as the model, Jordan.
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Les Echos
Lady Gaga lance une fondation pour aider les jeunes à avoir confiance en eux
[[370339]] CAMBRIDGE (Etats-Unis) (AFP) : La pop-star Lady Gaga a été mercredi soir l'hôte inhabituelle de l'université américaine d'Harvard (Massachusetts, nord-est) où elle a lancé une fondation pour aider les jeunes à avoir confiance en eux. Une "culture d'amour" est nécessaire pour lutter...
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AP
Queen, Kate, Camilla tour Fortnum & Mason
LONDON (AP) -- Queen Elizabeth II, the Duchess of Cambridge and the Duchess of Cornwall went out for tea Thursday at London's posh Fortnum & Mason store....
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NZZ
Schneemärchen
Endlich kann der Ski- und Snowboardclub der Uni Cambridge auftrumpfen
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Los Angeles Times
Will and Kate get Barbie-dolled up for their wedding anniversary
Prince William and Kate Middleton are now Barbie and Ken dolls! Will and Kate, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, have gotten the doll treatment from the Mattel and will hit stores around the world just in time for the couple's first wedding anniversary.
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Reuters
Mattel to issue William and Kate dolls for royal anniversary
(Reuters) - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are really getting dolled up for the first anniversary of their royal wedding.
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science blogs
In Darwins eigener Handschrift [Geograffitico]
Am Sonntag, dem 12. Februar 2012, jährt sich Charles Darwins Geburtstag zum 203. Mal. Das American Museum of Natural History hat, gemeinsam mit der Cambridge University Library und der Biodiversity Heritage Library (die dem Natural History Museum in London beigeordnet ist), den Jahrestag zum Anlass genommen, eine digitalisierte Datenbank mit Darwins Schriften online zu stellen. Das Darwin Manus...
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circleID
Green IT Revolutionizing UK Cyber-Infrastructure via Networks, Cloud, Outsourcing, Finan. Incentives
As readers of my blogs may know I have long argued that advances in research and education through cyber-infrastructure (or eInfrastructure) can be largely justified, if not entirely paid for through the energy savings of using clouds, networks or outsourcing.
But a big impediment in adopting cyber-infrastructure in most jurisdictions is the lack of financial incentives. The energy savings of...
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Entertainment Online
Kate Middleton a un nouveau titre : reine mondiale du chapeau !
Félicitations, Kate Middleton !
La Duchesse de Cambridge a été honorée par un autre prix pour son style parfait, en étant nommée Personne à Chapeau de...
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Orf
Gehirnanomalien machen anfällig für Drogen
Drogenabhängige sowie ihre gesunden Geschwister haben Veränderungen im Gehirn und Schwierigkeiten bei der Kontrolle von Impulsen. Forscher der britischen Universität Cambridge sehen darin Hinweise, dass solche Anomalitäten anfällig für eine Drogensucht machen.
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Daily Mail
Trinity College Cambridge to follow Warren Buffett's lead and make investment in Tesco
A Cambridge college has taken a tutorial from the ‘Sage of Omaha’ Warren Buffett by making an investment in Tesco.
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el universal
Kate, la reina de los sombreros
La duquesa de Cambridge recibió una condecoración de la Headwear Association
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Washington Post
Obama, Biden rally Democrats at annual retreat
CAMBRIDGE, Md. — President Obama and Vice President Biden on Friday worked to rally congressional Democrats preparing to do battle with Republicans leading into the 2012 election.
In remarks at the annual House Democratic retreat near the shore of the Chesapeake Bay, Obama rallied the House Democrats with a campaign-style speech in which he defended Democrats’ legislative accomplishments over t...
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Reuters
Populist, combative Obama gets love from Democratic lawmakers
CAMBRIDGE, Maryland (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats have complained in the past that they have not felt the love from U.S. President Barack Obama and accuse the White House of not consulting them on key policies. But when Obama addressed them on Friday it was a love-fest.
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AP
Obama urges Congress to act in election year
CAMBRIDGE, Md. (AP) -- President Barack Obama says the upcoming presidential campaign will create a "robust debate" but he's urging House Democrats to be willing to work with Republicans if they can put politics aside "for just a nanosecond."...
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Hoy
Luz verde a su extradición
La Corte de Magistrados de Westminster ha aprobado la extradición desde el Reino Unido a España del presunto miembro de ETA Eneko Gogeaskoetxea por la Audiencia Nacional en las más de diez causas judiciales que tiene pendientes. Gogeaskoetxea fue detenido en julio de 2011 en Cambridge, donde vivía junto a su mujer y sus hijas
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USA Today
Kate Middleton's favorite charities
Happy birthday, Kate! Now that the Duchess of Cambridge has turned 30, several charities have reason to celebrate, too.
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Bild
Heute wird sie 30! - 30 Dinge, die Sie NICHT über Kate wussten
Heute feiert Prinz Williams Frau Kate ihren 30.Geburtstag! Zu ihrem Ehrentag, verrät BILD ein paar Dinge über die Herzogin von Cambridge, die nicht so bekannt sind.Foto: dpa Picture-Alliance
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Entertainment Online
Prince William and Kate Middleton Get Glam for War Horse Premiere!
A little bit of rain won't stop Prince William and Kate Middleton from stepping out in style.
Just a day before her 30th birthday, the Duchess of Cambridge and her hubby attended the...
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Reuters
Hawking turns 70 with "a brief history of mine"
CAMBRIDGE, England (Reuters)- The world's most widely recognized living scientist Stephen Hawking was too ill to attend his 70th birthday celebrations Sunday but was hailed by colleagues as one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists since Einstein.
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Irish Times
Mind over matter
COSMOLOGIST STEPHEN Hawking is a living embodiment of the power of mind over matter. Struggling through life with a body racked by motor neurone disease has not lessened the capacity of his mind to deliver some of the most important cosmological discoveries of the past century. This weekend sees him honoured at Cambridge with an international symposium at which some of the world’s leading scien...
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Les Echos
Royaume-Uni : le prince Philip reste en observation
Le duc d'Edimbourg, quatre-vingt-dix ans, opéré d'urgence vendredi au centre de cardiologie de Papworth près de Cambridge pour une artère bouchée, était toujours hospitalisé, hier, jour de la traditionnelle partie de chasse au faisan qu'il organise chaque année. La veille, il avait reçu la visite...
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Technology Review
Telepresence Robot in Action
Technology Review's I.T. Editor, Tom Simonite, reviews a Vgo telepresence robot. Simonite is located in TR's San Francisco office and uses the robot to communicate "face-to-face" with colleagues in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Daily Telegraph
Queen stresses importance of family
THE Queen describes the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as her own personal reminder of the value of loved ones.
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BBC
VIDEO: Royal visit to homeless charity
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have taken part in a festive cooking lesson at homeless charity Centrepoint, in London.
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WSJ
Wanted: Affluent, Green-Minded Buyers
Swedish construction company Skanska seeks to break into the U.K. housing market. Its first project is a 128-unit development on the edge of Cambridge.
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The Nation
Winners of Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards announced
LAHORE - University of Cambridge International Examinations announced the winners of the Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards, Pakistan. The awards celebrate the outstanding academic achievements of secondary school learners in Pakistan in the June 2011 Cambridge examination series.
Many schools will be hosting individual awards ceremonies to celebrate their learners achievements.…
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Zeit
Elite-College: Die teuerste Hochschule Großbritanniens entsteht
England bekommt eine neue Elite-Uni. Wer in Oxford oder Cambridge abgelehnt wurde, soll am New College of the Humanities studieren können. Von Christine Brinck
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Krone
Nahezu alle Manuskripte von Isaac Newton online
Die Universität Cambridge hat nahezu alle Manuskripte des verstorbenen britischen Naturforschers Isaac Newton (1643-1727) ins Internet gestellt. 4.000 Seiten des Werkes Newtons wurden online veröffentlicht, teilte die Hochschule am Montag mit.
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BBC
Scott's Antarctic papers on show
Artefacts and papers from Captain Scott's Antarctic expedition are on show together in Cambridge for the first time.
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Reuters
Online fraudster who helped probe Google gets 70 months prison
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - A man who admitted online fraud and helped federal agents investigate search engine giant Google was sentenced in Rhode Island on Friday to more than five years in jail and ordered to pay $10 million.
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Irish Times
UCD lecture on employment law
UCD law school’s professional diploma in employment law annual distinguished lecture will be given by Prof Catherine Barnard of the University of Cambridge. Her theme will be “age discrimination”.
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Reuters
Elan to create research centre with Cambridge University
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Elan Corp Plc has signed an agreement with Britain's Cambridge University to create a research center focused on therapies for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, the Dublin-headquartered biotech group said on Sunday.
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National Post
Kate Middleton pregnant with first child, U.S. magazine reports
In Touch Weekly cites “royal sources” confirming the Duchess of Cambridge is six weeks pregnant and that the couple have already picked names for the child
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FOXnews
Prince William, Duchess of Cambridge Expecting First Child, Reports Say
A knowing look, a stomach rub and -- most crucially -- a refusal to eat peanut paste sent rumors that the Duchess of Cambridge is pregnant into overdrive earlier this month, and now an American tabloid magazine has excitedly "confirmed" the good news.
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AllThingsDigital
For Tech's Elite, Mobile Gaming Is a Big Play
Mobile gaming is the new frontier.
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Telegraph
Prince William leads the England football team to victory in Fifa poppy battle
Football's governing body, Fifa, has backed down over the FA's demands that English players have the right to wear poppies on their shirts following an intervention by the Duke of Cambridge.
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Times of India
Kolkata girl equals Amartya MPhil feat at Cambridge
A 23-year-old girl has become only the third Indian after Amartya Sen and Sir Partho Dasgupta to win one of Cambridge University's highest honours.
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Telegraph
William and Kate urged to visit Tunisia
Tunisia's tourism minister is to invite the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to visit the country in a bid to reassure the world of its safety.
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Foreign Policy
Throwing shoes has gone viral
First it was President Bush in Baghdad. Now it is Chinese prime minister Wen Jiabao at Cambridge University: protester threw an athletic shoe at the Chinese prime minister, Wen Jiabao, during his speech at Cambridge University's concert hall on Monday, seven weeks after a similar incident involving President Bush in Iraq. The shoe missed Mr. Wen by at least 30 feet, but security officials pr...
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Technology Review
TR35 winner Stephanie Lacour on stretchable electronics
Stephanie Lacour, a research project manager at the University of Cambridge in England, wants to take flexible electronics to the next level, by making them stretchable. Technology Review caught up with Lacour at the Emerging Technology Conference to ask her about the field's potential. In this video clip, Lacour also notes that the impact of her research might not be limited to biology...
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