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Bürger aus Fukushima-Region wegen mangelhafter Dekontaminierung in schrecklicher Zwickmühle

By Guest PostOctober 16, 2013Environmentatomindustrie, atomkatastrophe, beate steffens, bild, dekontaminierung, die alternative, dilemma, fukushima, greenpeace experten, greenpeace japan, hisayo takada, iaea in japan, internationalen atomenergiebehoerde, mikrosievert pro stunde, ort tamura, provinz fukushima, rianne teule, strahlung

Seit dem 14. Oktober ist ein 16-köpfiges Spezialistenteam der Internationalen Atomenergiebehörde IAEA in Japan, um sich ein Bild von den Dekontaminierungsmaßnahmen vor Ort in der Provinz Fukushima zu machen. Die japanische Regierung arbeitet derzeit mit Hochdruck daran, Gebiete zu reinigen: in schwarzen Säcken verpackt liegen aufgelesene Blätter, abgetragenes Erdreich und radioaktiv belastete Gegenstände überall am Straßenrand – eine Entsorgungsmöglichkeit gibt es bisher nicht.

Nun versucht die Regierung einen Normalzustand vorzugaukeln und die geflohenen Menschen zur Rückkehr in die Evakuierungsgebiete wie den Ort Tamura zu bewegen. Ein Greenpeace-Expertenteam war zwei Wochen zuvor in der Region unterwegs um die Strahlung zu messen und menschliche Schicksale vor Ort zu dokumentieren. (more…)

Study: Nearly 500,000 perished in Iraq war

By Guest PostOctober 16, 2013Politicsamy hagopian, armed conflict, birth, death, gilbert burnham, human costs, iraq war, johns hopkins university, mustansiriya university, plos medicine, pre war rate, simon fraser university, university of washington, war, war related deaths

Researchers from four universities, including the University of Washington, estimate that nearly a half-million people died from causes attributable to the war in Iraq from 2003 through 2011.

The results, from the first population-based survey since 2006 to estimate war-related deaths in Iraq and the first covering the conflict’s full timespan, are published Oct. 15 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine. (more…)

New study reveals most important skills for students

By Guest PostOctober 15, 2013Education, Technologyanthony salcito, citi, computer programming, cushing anderson, deloitte, general dynamics, global economy, idc, job growth, lockheed martin, microsoft corp., microsoft office applications, most important skills, pwc, raytheon corp, santander, skill requirements, students, wantedanalytics

Research indicates Microsoft Office applications rank 3 of 20 top in demand skills for high-growth, high-pay careers.

REDMOND, Wash. — Top candidates for current and future jobs will be measured by capabilities and competencies, with 20 distinct skills bubbling up to the top in millions of high-growth, high-paying job postings, according to a white paper commissioned by Microsoft Corp. and released by IDC. The study provides insight into the skills students need for the top 60 high-growth, high-wage occupations that will account for 11.5 million new hires and 28 percent of job growth by 2020. Out of those skills, oral and written communication, detail orientation, and Microsoft Office proficiency top the list. (more…)

Blockade des CO2-Grenzwerts für Pkw: Bundesregierung zertrümmert Glaubwürdigkeit beim Klimaschutz

By Guest PostOctober 15, 2013Environmentautohersteller, automobilindustrie, berlin, bund, co2 grenzwert, deutschland, eu demokratie, eu ebene, hilgenberg, kanzlerin angela merkel, klimaschutz, luxemburg, pkw, umweltminister peter altmaier, umweltpolitik, zukunft

Luxemburg/Berlin: Als “Schlag ins Gesicht der europäischen Umweltpolitik und der EU-Demokratie” hat der Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland (BUND) die Blockade der Bundesregierung bei der Verschärfung von CO2-Grenzwerten für Pkw kritisiert. Das Drängen von Kanzlerin Angela Merkel und Umweltminister Peter Altmaier auf eine Verschiebung der Entscheidung der EU-Umweltminister über einen neuen Grenzwert zertrümmere Deutschlands Glaubwürdigkeit beim Klimaschutz, sagte Jens Hilgenberg, BUND-Verkehrsexperte. Durch ihr Vorgehen schwäche die Kanzlerin ihre Position auf EU-Ebene bei anderen wichtigen umweltpolitischen Vorhaben wie der Durchsetzung der Energiewende oder eines globalen Klimaschutzabkommens. Zudem führe die Bundesregierung mit ihrer Klientelpolitik die mühsam geführten Verhandlungen im Europaparlament um europaweit akzeptierte Vorgaben für die Automobilindustrie ad absurdum. (more…)

Another Yale Nobel: Robert Shiller

By Guest PostOctober 15, 2013Economy, Education21 thinkers, 21st century, alfred nobel, american economic review, asset prices, bob shiller, born in detroit, case shiller, die zeit, economic sciences, empirical analysis, eugene fama, german newspaper, home price, irrational exuberance, jim rothman, lars peter hansen, management, MIT, nobel prize, professor of economics, real estate index, robert shiller, social psychologist, university of chicago, university of michigan, university of minnesota, university of pennsylvania, yale nobel, yale school, yale university

Robert J. Shiller, the Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University, has been awarded a Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. He shares the award — formally, the 2013 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel — with Eugene F. Fama and Lars Peter Hansen from the University of Chicago. According to the Nobel committee, the three were honored “for their empirical analysis of asset prices.”

Shiller, whose name became a household word with the wide use of the Case-Shiller Home Price real estate Index, came to national prominence with the publication in 2000 of “Irrational Exuberance.” The book, which quickly became a bestseller, described speculative bubbles fueled by mass misinformation and herd instinct, and accurately predicted the dot.com implosion. As early as 2003, Shiller warned of the housing market collapse, and later wrote a precept for recovery, “Subprime Solution: How the Global Financial Crisis Happened and What to Do about It.” (more…)

Steel drum band

By Guest PostOctober 15, 2013Politicsgalilee region, music conservatory, music project, peace, steel drum, value neutral instrument

UD’s Price uses music to unite children of different backgrounds

Turmoil has long existed in the Middle East. Now, one University of Delaware faculty member is doing his part to help bring about peace as part of an intrepid music project. (more…)

UA Researchers Investigating How Oceans Function Without Oxygen

By Guest PostOctober 14, 2013Environmentoceans without oxygen, surface ocean waters

Studying phages, viruses that infect bacteria, can help researchers to better understand how portions of the world’s oceans function without oxygen

Though small, viruses could hold the secrets of how vast portions of the world’s oceans function without oxygen. (more…)

History of fight for rights of LGBT parents to be preserved at Yale

By Guest PostOctober 14, 2013Generalbisexual, connecticut, doma, family equality, family equality council, gay, george chauncey, history, lesbian, lgbt, lgbt parents, same sex couples, transgender scholarship, united states, yale, yale university

The Yale University Library and the Family Equality Council are partnering to preserve the history of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) parent equality movement.

It was announced on Oct. 10 that Family Equality, which represents the 3 million LGBT parents in America and their 6 million children, will deed to Yale all historical materials related to the organization and its role in the LGBT family equality movement. The agreement ensures the preservation of more than 30 years of materials related to the founding, growth, and expansion of Family Equality, and documents the organization’s ongoing efforts to advance equality for families with LGBT parents. (more…)

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