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State of Florida Leverages Microsoft Cloud Solution for Census Count

By Guest PostJune 11, 2010Technologybing, census count, cloud solution, dean cannon, florida, floridians, gail thomas-flynn, house of representatives, Microsoft, microsoft silverlight, myfloridacensus, state and local government, u.s. census bureau, web-based application, windows azure

*Built on Windows Azure, MyFloridaCensus.gov helps Floridians identify homes, neighborhoods and communities for 2010 census.*

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida House of Representatives is making one final push over the next month for its state residents to be counted in the 2010 Census, through its MyFloridaCensus (https://www.myfloridacensus.gov) website and Web-based application.

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Coral Transplantation the Simple and Cheap Solution to Reef Restoration

By Guest PostJune 11, 2010Environment. elkhorn coral, british virgin islands, coral, gardening analogy, graham forrester, great barrier reef, gulf of mexico, orchard, reef restoration, restoration ecology, transplantation, university of rhode island, white bay

It is a question asked by marine scientists from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Barrier Reef; how best to restore coral reefs and marine habitat once it has been damaged or even killed?

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Violent Video Games May Increase Aggression in Some But Not Others, Says New Research

By Guest PostJune 10, 20101 commentTechnologyagreeableness, american psychological association, asthma attacks, behavior problems, christopher j. ferguson, cognitive skills, commercial video games, conscientiousness, diabetes, diabetes treatment, Europe, extraversion, five-factor model, neuroticism, openness, pain, pain management, pamela kato, patrick markey, perfect storm, personality trait, psychological model, psychotherapy, review of general psychology, Social networking, t. atilla ceranoglu, texas a&m international university, therapy, united states, violent video games

*Bad effects depend on certain personality traits; games can offer learning opportunities for others*

WASHINGTON – Playing violent video games can make some adolescents more hostile, particularly those who are less agreeable, less conscientious and easily angered. But for others, it may offer opportunities to learn new skills and improve social networking.

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New Evidence that Chili Pepper Ingredient Fights Fat

By Guest PostJune 9, 20102 commentsHealthbeneficial effects, capsaicin, chili pepper ingredient, fat buildup, fat levels, obesity, protein changes, weight loss

Scientists are reporting new evidence that capsaicin, the stuff that gives chili peppers their kick, may cause weight loss and fight fat buildup by triggering certain beneficial protein changes in the body. (more…)

Tech Student Projects Already Changing World

By Guest PostJune 8, 20102 commentsEducation, Technologycollege projects, imagine cup, imagine cup competition, polarvision, polarvision monitor, water monitoring system, worldwide finals

A student team from Russia will take technology that is already monitoring the health of a national park to the Imagine Cup Worldwide Finals in July.

REDMOND, Wash. — Two months ago, fish started dying in the rivers and streams of Russia’s Zyratkyl National Park. Perplexed park officials wanted to know why, so they turned to a new water monitoring system called Polarvision. (more…)

Microsoft Brings Developers and Designers Closer Together With Expression Studio 4 Release

By Guest PostJune 7, 2010Technologyanvil digital, blend and sketchflow, copia, cynergy, designers, developer division, developers, ereaders, expression studio 4, h.264, internet week, Microsoft, microsoft .net, microsoft corp., microsoft expression blend, miguel carrasco, new york 2010, s. soma somasegar, silverlight, vc-1, visual studio, windows® phone 7

Today at Internet Week New York 2010, Microsoft Corp. announced the immediate availability of Microsoft Expression Studio 4. The newest version of Microsoft’s professional suite of design tools, Expression 4 distinguishes itself by enabling designers and developers to collaborate and create dynamic applications using their existing skills and current toolset.

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Revealing China’s ancient past

By Guest PostJune 7, 20101 commentCulture, Scienceamerican association for the advancement of science, arts & sciences, China, environmental change, han dynasty, henan provincial institute of cultural relics and archa, mississippi river, mulberry leaves, pleistocene era, plow shares, rural life in china, sanyangzhuang, silk cultivation, silk road, society for american archeology, st. louis, t.r. kidder, washington university, western china, yellow river

An archeologist at Washington University in St. Louis is helping to reveal for the first time a snapshot of rural life in China during the Han Dynasty.

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Kentucky Department of Education Chooses Microsoft Live@edu

By Guest PostJune 4, 2010Technologychuck austin, cloud-based e-mail, kentucky department of education, microsoft exchange server, microsoft live@edu, office of education technology, sig Behrens, terry holliday, u.s. education

The Kentucky Department of Education has selected Microsoft Live@edu to bring 21st century communications and collaboration tools to more than 700,000 students, faculty and staff statewide.

The cloud-based service has already been rolled out to more than half a million people in one of the largest cloud deployments and fastest migrations of all time. The state expects to avoid $6.3 million in operational costs over four years by moving to the cloud with Live@edu.

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