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Special Meeting of the OECD Council – Introduction of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán

I am delighted to welcome Prime Minister Orbán to the OECD Council, just a month before the 20th anniversary of Hungary’s accession to the OECD. Today, we discussed with the Prime Minister two decades of partnership, marked by achievements but also great challenges.




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Social Costs of Morbidity Impacts of Air Pollution - Environment Working Paper

Outdoor air pollution is a major determinant of health worldwide. The objective of this paper is to inform the development of improved estimates of the social costs of human morbidity impacts resulting from outdoor air pollution in two components; namely to develop a core set of pollutant-health end-points to be covered when estimating the costs of morbidity, and to review current estimates of the cost of morbidity from air pollution.




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Corbynistas accuse Sir Keir Starmer of plotting a 'betrayal' of his vow to abolish tuition fees

Jeremy Corbyn's backers claim the new Labour Party leader wants to review his predecessor's £7.2 billion pledge, despite promising to honour it during the recent leadership contest.




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Lockdown: Jeremy Corbyn's brother issued with fixed penalty notice

Piers Corbyn, 73, called the fine an 'abomination' and an 'attack on human rights' after he refused on numerous occasions to heed the police's polite requests in Central London today.




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Corbynistas accuse Sir Keir Starmer of plotting a 'betrayal' of his vow to abolish tuition fees

Jeremy Corbyn's backers claim the new Labour Party leader wants to review his predecessor's £7.2 billion pledge, despite promising to honour it during the recent leadership contest.




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Lockdown: Jeremy Corbyn's brother issued with fixed penalty notice

Piers Corbyn, 73, called the fine an 'abomination' and an 'attack on human rights' after he refused on numerous occasions to heed the police's polite requests in Central London today.




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Kleine Telegraphen-Schule für jüngere Post- und Telegraphenbeamte: ein hilfsbuch zum Selbstunterricht behufs Erlangung der Befähigung zur selbständigen Wahrnehmung des technischen Telegraphendienstes und zur Vorbereitung auf die Postas

Archives, Room Use Only - TK5262.K54 1917




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Der Telegraphen- und Telephondienst in Österreich: Lehrbuch für die Post- und Telegraphen-Verkehrskurse, zur Vorbereitung für die Amtsleiterprüfung und Handbuch für den ausübenden Telegraphen- und Telephondienst / von Hugo Le

Archives, Room Use Only - TK5165.L44 1905




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Astronomers could spot life signs orbiting long-dead stars




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B'luru civic body's 'Pranavayu' to detect comorbidities




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Co-morbidity, late hospitalization ailing Gujarat: AIIMS chief | Ahmedabad News - Times of India

Co-morbidity, late hospitalization ailing Gujarat: AIIMS chief | Ahmedabad News - Times of India




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Vigilance arrests chemist selling sanitizers, masks at exorbitant rates in Punjab




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'Co-morbidity, late hospitalization ailing Guj'

Director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi (AIIMS-D), Dr Randeep Guleria on Saturday said that late hospitalization of Covid-19 patients due to fear of stigma and higher prevalence of co-morbid conditions like diabetes, hypertension, heart and kidney disease were key reasons behind the high number of Civid-19 deaths in Gujarat.




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[1–9-NαC]-Linusorb B3 (Cyclo­linopeptide A) dimethyl sulfoxide monosolvate

Crystals of the dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) solvate of [1–9-NαC]-linusorb B3 (Cyclo­linopeptide A; CLP-A; C57H84N9O9·C2H6OS), a cyclic polypeptide were obtained following peptide extraction and purification from flaxseed oil. There are four intramolecular N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. In the crystal, the mol­ecules are linked in chains along the a axis by N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. Each DMSO O atom accepts a hydrogen bond from an NH group at the Phe6 location in the CLP-A mol­ecule.




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Crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface and frontier mol­ecular orbital analysis of 10-benzyl-9-(3-eth­oxy-4-hy­droxy­phen­yl)-3,3,6,6-tetra­methyl-3,4,6,7,9,10-hexa­hydro­acridine-1,8(2H,5H)-dione

In the fused ring system of the title compound, C32H37NO4, the central di­hydro­pyridine ring adopts a flattened boat conformation, the mean and maximum deviations of the di­hydro­pyridine ring being 0.1429 (2) and 0.2621 (2) Å, respectively. The two cyclo­hexenone rings adopt envelope conformations with the tetra­substituted C atoms as flap atoms. The benzene and phenyl rings form dihedral angles of 85.81 (2) and 88.90 (2)°, respectively, with the mean plane of the di­hydro­pyridine ring. In the crystal, mol­ecules are linked via an O—H⋯O hydrogen bond, forming a helical chain along the b-axis direction. A Hirshfeld surface analysis indicates that the most important contributions to the crystal packing are from H⋯H (65.2%), O⋯H/H⋯O (18.8%) and C⋯H/H⋯C (13.9%) contacts. Quantum chemical calculations for the frontier mol­ecular orbitals were undertake to determine the chemical reactivity of the title compound.




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Spin resolved electron density study of YTiO3 in its ferromagnetic phase: signature of orbital ordering

The present work reports on the charge and spin density modelling of YTiO3 in its ferromagnetic state (TC = 27 K). Accurate polarized neutron diffraction and high-resolution X-ray diffraction (XRD) experiments were carried out on a single crystal at the ORPHÉE reactor (LLB) and SPRING8 synchrotron source. The experimental data are modelled by the spin resolved pseudo-atomic multipolar model (Deutsch et al., 2012). The refinement strategy is discussed and the result of this electron density modelling is compared with that from XRD measured at 100 K and with density functional theory calculations. The results show that the spin and charge densities around the Ti atom have lobes directed away from the O atoms, confirming the filling of the t2g orbitals of the Ti atom. The dxy orbital is less populated than dxz and dyz, which is a sign of a partial lift of degeneracy of the t2g orbitals. This study confirms the orbital ordering at low temperature (20 K), which is already present in the paramagnetic state above the ferromagnetic transition (100 K).




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Females are giants in newly discovered species of golden orb weaver spider

Native to Africa and Madagascar, females of the species have a body length of 1.5 inches and a leg span of 4 to 5 inches. Males are tiny in comparison.

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At 1,500,000 mph, twin stars in the constellation Cancer win speediest orbit award

The stars move quickly because they are very close to each other, separated by only about one-fourth the distance from the Earth to the Moon. As a result, they share strong gravitational forces. They were once farther apart but have spiraled closer together over time. Billions of years from now, they will crash together and merge.

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Tiny, new brains prove just as adept as large, mature brains among tropical orb-web spiders

When it comes to brains, is bigger better? Can the tiny brain of a newly hatched spiderling handle problems as adeptly as the brain of a larger adult spider?

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Six orbiting planets sets record for Sun-like stars say Kepler, Smithsonian astronmers

Last week, the Kepler team and CfA astronomers announced the discovery of a system of six transiting planets around one Sun-like star. The previous record holder for the number of transiting planets was three.

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Two Earth-sized planets discovered orbiting a distant Sun-like star

Astronomers using NASA's Kepler mission have detected two Earth-sized planets orbiting a distant star. This discovery marks a milestone in the hunt for alien worlds, since it brings scientists one step closer to their ultimate goal of finding a twin Earth.

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Weight of genitals reduces physical endurance in male orb web spiders, researchers find

The scientists made the spiders exercise by irritating them with a small paint brush and causing them to move around until they became exhausted. Spiders from the group with palps removed were able to travel 300 percent further than spiders with their palps intact.

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Planetary system orbiting two suns discovered by astronomers

The discovery of the first transiting circumbinary multi-planet system: two planets orbiting around a pair of stars, is announced by astronomers.

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Astronomers discover two water worlds orbiting star Kepler-62

In our solar system, only one planet is blessed with an ocean: Earth. Our home world is a rare, blue jewel compared to the deserts […]

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There’s more to extraterrestrial life than planets in “habitable zone” orbits

Two separate teams of scientists have identified major challenges for the development of life in what has recently become one of the most famous exoplanet […]

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Orbiting Camera Unveils New Moon in Air and Space Museum Exhibition

Admired from afar by the ancient Romans, the moon was once deified as a goddess, Luna. Today, two-thousand years later, geologists who scrutinize the moon’s […]

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Polar-orbiting satellite captures amazing X-ray footage of solar eclipse

The moon passed between the Earth and the sun on Thursday, Oct. 23. While avid stargazers in North America looked up to watch the spectacle, the […]

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High CO2 spurs wetlands to absorb more carbon

Under elevated carbon dioxide levels, wetland plants can absorb up to 32 percent more carbon than they do at current levels, according to a 19-year […]

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J3 orbit won't connect with data




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Vegetables can absorb heavy metals from contaminated irrigation water

Certain vegetables take up heavy metals from contaminated water used for irrigation, a new study finds. The researchers grew vegetables in greenhouses similar to field conditions in Greece and found that concentrations of nickel and chromium increased in potatoes and onions, but not in carrots, when irrigated with water containing contaminant levels similar to those found in industrial wastewater.




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How Eureka Forbes' CIO uses IT to ensure pure, healthy water to customers

Through AI and ML, Eureka Forbes automatically knows when a filter is approaching end of life. "So, even before the customer approaches us for service, we will initiate communication with him, asking him to get the service done," says Khushru Mistry, CIO, Eureka Forbes.




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China's moon rover arrives in lunar orbit

Less than five days after leaving Earth atop a blazing Long March launcher, China's Chang'e 3 spacecraft reached lunar orbit.




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Hermit crabs are attracted to the smell of their own dead, for one very morbid reason

Gatherings of hermit crabs over a deceased crab may look like a funeral, but they have a much more selfish purpose.




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Are wind farms pushing the planet out of orbit?

Wind energy may be clean energy, but could it end up destroying everything we know? The Onion investigates.




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New Horizon spacecraft zooms beyond Neptune's orbit

A speedy NASA probe has crossed the orbit of Neptune, notching one more spaceflight milestone on its way toward a historic flyby of Pluto.




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Deserts don't just absorb carbon dioxide, they squirrel it away for safekeeping

This surprising discovery won't be enough to stop climate change, but it will help, researchers say.



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Super-absorbent Sponge Park to soak up pollutants along Brooklyn canal

In a place where the streets flood with sewage after it rains, salvation may come in the form of a park.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Historic DC cemetery doubles as pollution-absorbing sponge

The Nature Conservancy teams with the Archdiocese of Washington to curb urban runoff at a 150-year old cemetery.



  • Research & Innovations

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Orbit map of the solar system reveals gorgeous planetary perspective

Beautiful solar system map by Eleanor Lutz shows the orbits of more than 18,000 celestial objects.




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Has Nigeria's first astronaut been stranded in orbit on a secret space station since 1989?

This fraudster has an overactive imagination.




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Plans for orbiting lunar outpost take shape

The Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway will facilitate exploration missions of the moon and serve as a gateway for deep space missions to Mars.




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Starman's Tesla completes orbit around the sun

Elon Musk's cherry red Tesla Roadster, which was shot into space aboard the Falcon Heavy rocket, is currently on cruise control at a leisurely 34,000 mph.




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Strange objects found orbiting our galaxy's supermassive black hole

Researchers studying the mysterious objects say the look like blobs of gas but behave like stars.




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Influenza RX Sorbet: Cure your flu with dessert?

Artisanal ice cream maker offers frozen cocktail cure that contains bourbon, cayenne, lemon and honey.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Is Your Diet Colorblind?

Next time you have a meal, look at your plate - what colors do you see? If its mostly white and brown then your diet might be colorblind!




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Norbjorn Dag Reppen Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's Who

Mr. Reppen has been endorsed by Marquis Who's Who as a leader in the electrical engineering industry




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Crystal Growth, Earth Science and Tech Demo Research Launching to Orbiting Laboratory

The tenth SpaceX cargo resupply launch to the International Space Station, targeted for launch Feb. 18, will deliver investigations that study human health, Earth science and weather patterns.




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Orbital ATK Cygnus Set to Deliver Research to Space Station

Orbital ATK is targeted to launch its Cygnus spacecraft into orbit for a resupply mission to the International Space Station March 24, 2017 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida




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Norbert Rolf Wirsching Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's Who

Mr. Wirsching has been endorsed by Marquis Who's Who as a leader in the business industry