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...professor who conducted research at MIT and Caltech after graduating from Harvard Medical School (HMS) has admitted to falsifying data in at least one published paper and has been fired from his post at MIT.Luk Van Parijs, an associate professor of biology at MIT until last week, is also the subject of an inquiry at Caltech. The MIT investigation concluded that he fabricated and falsified research data in a published scientific paper, as well as grant proposals and manuscripts.A subsequent article published online Friday in the New Scientist also said that Van Parijs, who specializes in immunology, may have falsified...
...student call center workers in Pakistan. This kind of technology would have been useful in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, when ordinary people wanted to help but didn’t know where to go, Khwaja added. “You and your friends get together and rent a van, decided to buy some tents and some food. This website can tell you where to go and what to take,” Khwaja said. Although Khwaja said the effectiveness of the RISE-PAK initiative is still unclear, he thinks that the technology could be used in the event...
...1940s, floral-inspired fabrics of Josef Frank are as much a home-design icon as Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Chair, or an Arne Jacobsen dining table-but they don't come cheap. So here's a tip for those who want to enjoy some of the Austrian architect and designer's beautiful patterns without paying top dollar: head for the remnants chest at Stockholm's Svenkst Tenn (www.svenskttenn.se), the grand dame of Swedish home-furnishings stores. Frank was a co-founder of the store and concocted 160 patterns for it, of which 40 are still in production...
...international terrorists itching to get their hands on it, and smugglers who may be able to help close the deal. Trafficking in women is facilitated by websites where merchants advertise and sell their wares with impunity. The global trade in stolen art has led to the disappearance of 43 Van Goghs, 174 Rembrandts and 551 Picassos. In Central Asia, children are believed to have been stolen from orphanages and killed for their organs. And money laundering accounts for up to 10% of the world's GDP, or as much $5 trillion...
Vermont’s Travis Russell had 22 saves, while Jeff Van Nynatten made 39 saves for Niagara...