National Geographic map gifted to schools nationwide
A National Geographic Society map detailing global ecology will be donated to all 114000 U S elementary and secondary schools. Ten copies per school, two sided, cover world regions by climate and ecology and key areas in oceans and rare habitats. Developed with World Wildlife Fund and Ford Motor Co assistance. Also, a fatal avalanche claimed snowmobiler David Shepherd, 37, in Beaverhead County as he and companions tried a ridge crest.
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National Geographic Society
World Wildlife Fund
Ford Motor Co
David Shepherd
Shepherd
Beaverhead
Ken Brunkhorst
Brunkhorst
Charleston County At Large Vote Challenged as Racially Polarized
The U S Justice Department sues Charleston County over its countywide at large method for electing officers saying it dilutes black voting strength in violation of the Voting Rights Act. Blacks are about 30 percent of 78 000 registered voters with one black on the nine member council.
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U.S. Justice Department
Charleston County
Justice Department
Charleston
United States and Ireland sign treaty on criminal probes
The United States and Ireland sign a treaty to strengthen cooperation in criminal investigations and prosecutions. The agreement streamlines sharing of legal documents, handles search requests, and aids asset forfeiture. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Ireland's Minister of Justice John O'Donoghue signed the accord.
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United States
Ireland
Madeleine Albright
John O'Donoghue
Albright
Blood donor ban urged for European travelers
FDA advisers urged a ban on blood donations from people who lived or traveled in France, Portugal, or Ireland for 10 years since 1980 to curb potential transmission of mad cow disease. The proposal follows existing Britain bans and notes no proven risk of transmission through blood.
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France
Portugal
Ireland
United States
Food and Drug Administration
Europe
FDA
Britain
Light slowed and stopped in atomic gas storage experiments
Physicists slowed and halted light using electromagnetically induced transparency in cooled sodium and rubidium gases at Harvard and the Rowland Institute. After imprinting information in atomic spins, the stored light was revived as the control beam returned, demonstrating reversible light storage for potential future optical computing.
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Cambridge
Mass
Lene Westergaard Hall
Harvard
Rowland Institute of Science
Ronald Walsworth
Mikhail Lukin
Harvard-Smithsonian Institute For Astrophysics
Nature
American Physical Letters
Hall
Walsworth
Meal timing may reset body clocks to help jet lag
Washington AP reports a Science study in rats shows meal timing can reset liver circadian rhythms, aiding jet lag relief. Lead researcher Michael Menaker notes eating changes are noninvasive and may guide therapies for liver diseases, though findings apply to rats currently.
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Science
Michael Menaker
University of Virginia
Menaker
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