Drought revives old water wars among river states

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The water wars are raging again in America's heartland. Drought-stricken states are competing for the increasingly scarce water of the Missouri River and have taken their case to the White House.

Officials from more than 30 states have written President Barack Obama urging him to intervene ? or not ? in a dispute about whether water in the Missouri River's upstream reservoirs should be released to flow down to the Mississippi River.

Officeholders in downstream states say the water is needed to help raise low levels on the Mississippi that are threatening to halt barge traffic.

But if the water is released, officials in upstream states warn that the toll of the drought could worsen for farms and towns that depend on the Missouri River.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/drought-revives-old-water-wars-200636274.html

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Model Programs For Reducing Fire and Injury May 6, 2012

Leaders Demonstrate Life Saving Programs Have you ever sat in a room of your peers and wonder ?Why didn?t I think of that? or ??how did they have time to get it done?? That ahh ha moment came multiple teams this weekend as I participated in the Models in Fire Prevention Symposium put on by [...]

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ICC Hearings First Step to Develop 2015 Codes March 19, 2012

Public hearings include the International Building,?Mechanical, Fuel Gas, Plumbing and Private Sewage Disposal Codes Code enforcement officials, other construction industry professionals and the public will meet to consider a broad range of proposed code changes to several International Codes that will improve building safety. Codes developed by the Internat [?]

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NFPA Conference and Expo March 19, 2012

Scheduled for June 11-14 Las Vegas Nevada Join industry experts and professionals at this year?s conference and expo. ?If you haven?t been to an NFPA Expo this is a show to try to attend. ?The conference has over 350 classroom sessions, a large expo, and you can help shape the next round of codes issued [...]

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Call for Nominations: Excellence in Fire & Life Safety March 18, 2012

The Fire & Life Safety Section of the IAFC is now accepting nominations for the 6th Annual Excellence in Fire and Life Safety Award, sponsored by the International Code Council (ICC). The award was developed by the ICC and the Fire & Life Safety Section to honor individuals who have dedicated themselves to saving lives [...]

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Collinwood School Fire March 5, 2012

March 4, 1908 Clevland Ohio The Collinwood School Fire (also known as the Lake View School Fire) of Ash Wednesday, March 4, 1908 was one of the deadliest disasters of its type in the United States during its era. 172 students, two teachers and a rescuer were killed in the disaster in Collinwood, Ohio, a [...]

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Spartans to battle U-M in NCAA tourney

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The MSU volleyball team is slated to play against Michigan today, but this time, the match will be anything but the usual.

The Spartans and Wolverines will clash for the third time this season in Berkeley, Calif., but it isn?t the long distance that is the biggest oddity of the match ? it?s the stakes.

?Winners go on, losers go home,? junior outside hitter Lauren Wicinski said.

And Wicinski is exactly right, since tonight will be a do-or-die match in the regional semifinal of the NCAA Tournament.

The Spartans? first Sweet 16 appearance since 2007 also will be the first time they play the Wolverines three times in the same season since 1994, where they squared off in a preseason tournament before two conference matchups.

Making a correct prediction for the match has the same difficulty as stopping a Wicinski kill shot. The teams split their matches on the year, with the Spartans sweeping the Wolverines in Ann Arbor, only to have the Wolverines return the favor in Jenison Field House on Nov. 21.

Although a win by either team is no guarantee, junior middle blocker Alexis Mathews knows that the Spartans will perform better than they did in their last match against Michigan.

?We are going to play better, obviously,? Mathews said. ?We know what they are going to do, so we are working on cleaning up what we didn?t do last time.?

If the Spartans continue their roll, they will play the winner of the Stanford-Iowa State match.
No. 2 Stanford, who went 19-1 in the Pac-12 to win their conference title, have been 26-1 since starting their season on a rocky 3-3 record. Their success has been contributed to their balanced style of play, and owning the nation?s 11th-best blocks per set rate of 2.93.

No. 15 Iowa State is not a team to count out either, as they are carrying a 12-match winning streak into today?s match. During that run, Iowa State knocked off then-No. 20 Kansas State and, more impressively, then-No. 3 Texas, ending their 17-match winning streak.

The Spartans will have a chance to take one step closer to the Final Four at 8 p.m. EST tonight in University of California-Berkeley?s Haas Pavilion.

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Source: http://statenews.com/article/2012/12/spartans-to-battle-u-m-in-ncaa-tourney

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Visualizing the structures of molecules

ScienceDaily (Dec. 4, 2012) ? Hitoshi Goto and colleagues have developed high performance molecular simulation tools to study the 3D arrangement of molecules, enabling better design of medicinal and agricultural drugs.

"We've developed high performance molecular simulation tools and a graphical user interface for researchers to study the conformation -- the three-dimensional structural arrangement of molecules, and this is enabling us to design medicinal and agricultural drugs that are more effective and have fewer side-effects," says Goto. The tool-set has been commercialized under the brand name CONFLEX/BARISTA, for which Goto wrote the algorithms.

He explains that CONFLEX, together with its graphical user interface BARISTA, enables researchers to visualize the possible spatial arrangements of atoms in a molecule and therefore more easily study their chemically important (energetically stable) molecular formations. This in turn can reveal how a particular arrangement or conformation influences a molecule's chemical behavior. For instance, HIV inhibitors can be better understood and studied with the aid of 3-D graphical representations provided by the software.

Another area of Goto's research involves the development of methods to predict crystal structures in instances of molecular structures having more than one crystalline form: a phenomenon known as polymorphism.

"When a molecule can be crystallized with different packing forms, a part of the grown crystal may show unexpected physical, chemical and biological (medicinal) properties," says Goto. For instance, a second crystal structure of aspirin has recently been discovered, which is slightly different to the commonly known standard structure. Goto's crystal simulation technology can be used to calculate the energies bound up in such a polymorphic structure, an understanding that can help research chemists predict its medicinal effects.

CONFLEX is currently available at version 6. Goto and his lab co-workers have been working on new algorithms that will help researchers search for new crystal structures, an endeavor that normally requires the use of expensive X-ray equipment. "This function will be available in a few months in version 7 of CONFLEX," says Goto. "Developing these algorithms is very complex and time consuming. In fact, I've been working on them for over a decade, for it's involved a lot of trial and error. So I'm pleased this feature is now ready to be distributed."

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The Avengers 2 Has an Outline

The reason all The Avengers 2 stories at this point have likely been bullshit is because there was nothing on paper.? It?s difficult to get a scoop without evidence, and while unnamed sources might leak particular bits of info, the info may quickly turn false.? So when you read that actresses are being eyed for the role of Ms. Marvel, it?s a rumor that should be taken with every grain of salt in the world.? But at least today, there is an outline for The Avengers 2.? Obviously, a lot changes over the course over the entire filmmaking process, and Joss Whedon?s first outline for the film might have no resemblance to the finished feature.

Hit the jump for more.? The Avengers 2 opens May 1, 2015.

EW?who has named Whedon one of their Entertainers of the Year?has revealed what?s going on with the very tired creator:

We met with him just days after he had submitted an outline for the 2015 sequel The Avengers, and as he was in the midst of preparing to shoot the pilot for what could be his next television series: S.H.I.E.L.D, a spy-fi drama tracking the ongoing adventures of the secret agents and superhero wranglers of Marvel?s movie world. If ABC he picks up the series, Whedon will remain involved as exec producer, and frequent collaborators Jed Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen (Dollhouse, Dr. Horrible) and Jeffrey Bell (Angel) will serve as lead showrunners.

So just to recap: Whedon has joined Marvel President Kevin Feige in basically overseeing every Marvel?s Phase Two, keeping an eye on the S.H.I.E.L.D. TV series, and working on one of the biggest movies of 2015.? No pressure.

Evidence to the contrary, Whedon is only human, but even he was a bit surprised when he found a personal connection with the Hulk.? He tells EW:

?What was most astonishing to me about making that movie was how personal it was,? he says. ?I literally had the I?m-always-angry revelation during production. I had this certain amount of back-burner simmer of rage that I was completely aware of, but apparently I wrote it for Bruce Banner, going (to myself): ?I think this is what a guy like this might go through!? Interesting! What guy, Joss? ?I don?t know! Some guy. I can?t think of anyone in particular, or why this is coming to me?? Really, Joss? Really??

Whedon? Smash.

Source: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1926397/news/1926397/

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Amazon Reclaims Its Namesake, Launches In Brazil With Kindle Store; Kindle Devices Coming In ?Weeks?

Amazon is continuing its global march by making a big move into the country that could rightfully lay claim to being responsible for Amazon's name: today the online book and retail marketplace announced it would be launching its Kindle Store in Brazil. A move to Brazil with an e-bookstore-only operation has been on the cards since earlier this year; the main site opens this month with access to Amazon's Kindle e-book store from today, with Kindle devices going on sale in "the coming weeks," priced at 299 Brazilian reals (US$143).

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This Is the Modem World: Review Sites Are Broken

Each week Joshua Fruhlinger contributes This is the Modem World, a column dedicated to exploring the culture of consumer technology.

I'm about to walk into my favorite restaurant in the world. The food is yummy, healthy and fits my budget. The staff knows my name and rarely has to ask how I'd like something served. And the location couldn't be better. It's the perfect place.

But before I can pass the threshold to nosh nirvana, a stranger on his way out gives me a sideways glance and whispers, "This place is horrible. Don't bother."

This place? My place? The best restaurant on earth? How can this be? Perhaps something has changed. Did the chef leave? Is the cute hostess gone? Have I been wrong this whole time?

But I have faith. I follow through, and the best restaurant in the world is still just that, just as I remembered.

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