Word: shifting
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...those areas where it's not feasible to extend fiber cables - sparsely populated rural regions, say - O3b's satellite network will shift information around wirelessly, closing the digital divide still further. "Perhaps half of the entire African population does not live in major cities," says Brian Neilson, research director at BMI-TechKnowledge, a South Africa-based telecom consultancy, who adds that for O3b, "there is a clear gap-closing opportunity...
...European olive in Spain led to higher overall pollen counts, similar to what is found in warmer parts of the Mediterranean; comparable outcomes can be expected in other temperate parts of the world as climate change kicks in. A similar effect will also be felt in the northward shift of what is known as the hardiness zones - meaning that northern countries where allergies were once rare may no longer be as safe. "Those borderline northern regions will definitely feel changes," says Ratner...
...even matter what the FDA does - a new report by the Investor Environmental Health Network says that consumers, manufacturers and retailers are already forgoing the chemical, buying and selling BPA-free bottles and other products. Wal-Mart and Toys 'R Us have already announced their intention to shift away from products containing BPA. Which shouldn't be surprising - in America, commerce leaves science and the government in the dust...
...Harvard has been revamping its fundraising operations to emphasize cross-school gifts and support less wealthy schools such as the Harvard School of Public Health and the Divinity School. The shift has at times ruffled feathers at wealthier schools like the FAS amid concern the new priorities may lower their school’s take...
...drawing attention, for instance, to the fact that she once actively supported the infamous "bridge to nowhere" earmark that she now claims to have turned down. At a news conference Tuesday morning in Riverside, Ohio, Obama himself dismissed the latest polling numbers and predicted that women's votes would shift again in the coming weeks as they focus on which candidate is more likely to improve the education system, provide better health care and transform the economy. "Ultimately," he said, "those are the issues I think that are going to make the greatest difference in this race...