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Women and Minority Students Now More Likely to Take Physics

Female and underrepresented minority students have come a long way in bridging the historical gap in enlistment in a high school physics course, the American Institute of Physics reports in a recently-published survey. High school physics classes, which have historically had a higher percentage of male students, are now likely to contain equal numbers of males and females.

"Minority Report"-Like Control For PC

An anonymous reader writes "A startup named Mgestyk Technologies claims that they have an affordable solution for 'Minority Report'-like PC control. They have released a video in which they use hand gestures to play games like Halo and Guitar Hero, as well as perform 'multi-touch' interactions for applications like Google Earth. Engadget and Gizmodo discuss the potential of the technology but point out that the system has visible lag when used for gaming. Will camera-based interfaces ever meet the low-latency demands of gaming? For how much longer will we still be using keyboards, mice and joysticks?"

Oblong's g-speak Brings "Minority Report" Interface to Life

tracheopterix writes "Oblong Industries, a startup based in LA has unveiled g-speak, an operational version of the notable interface from Minority Report. One of Oblong's founders served as science and technology adviser for the film; the interface was an extension of his doctoral work at the MIT Media Lab. Oblong calls g-speak a 'spatial operating environment' and adds that 'the SOE's combination of gestural i/o, recombinant networking, and real-world pixels brings the first major step in computer interface since 1984.'" The video shown on Oblong's front page is an impressive demo.

In praise of ... life imitating art

It was Oscar Wilde who said that "life imitates art far more than art imitates life". History has vindicated Wildean wisdom. This week, the election of Barack Obama as US president has prompted many to talk about the prescience of The West Wing in scripting a charismatic, idealistic, minority Democratic presidential nominee trumping an experienced Republican maverick. Now Rahm Emanuel, the man who inspired the character of Josh Lyman, has been appointed White House chief of staff. True, the relationship is not only one-way: the writers of The West Wing have said they modelled the young Latino congressman Matthew Santos on Barack Obama. Yet as often as not it does indeed seem to be life that does the imitation. Minority Report eerily prefigured the curtailment of civil liberties and imprisonment without trial under the banner of the "war o

Green address bar only affects minority of internet shoppers

In response to earlier claims that the green address bar encourages the user to feel secure, David Holman, director of First Cyber Security, claimed that the green bar does not have a large bearing upon the public perception of security.

Guingona: Robots junked new impeach rap vs Arroyo

A minority congressman on Thursday said he saw robots, not congressmen, when his group's impeachment complaint against President Arroyo was junked by a majority of House committee on justice members.

Boehner cheers on McCain supporters at Perrysburg volunteer phone bank

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R., West Chester, Ohio) stopped by the Wood County Victory Center in Perrysburg yesterday to cheer on the volunteers working the phones for Republican presidential hopeful John McCain.

ANPP may expel chairman, Sec over GNU - Aliyu

DUTSE—FORMER Minority leader, House of Representatives, Alhaji Farouk Adamu Aliyu representing Buji and Birnin Kudu federal constituency in Jigawa state at the House of Representatives has condemned the move by the ANPP leadership to participate in President Yar’Adua’s Government of National Unity (GNU), saying the party leaders have not constitutional right to accept the offer.

Looking for Some 'Good News,' Crowds Drawn to New Pittsburgh Gospel Choir

Flow International Corporation Establishes Minority Ownership Position in Leading Chinese Waterjet Manufacturer

Minorities could suffer under personal accounts - report

The Government needs to do more to ensure minority groups make adequate pension savings following the introduction of Personal Accounts.

Buy.com Taps Walton/Isaacson

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Buy.com has tapped minority-owned independent Walton/Isaacson as its general-market advertising agency of record.

27-11-2008: Public Bank again tops corporate governance survey

KUALA LUMPUR: Public Bank Bhd maintained its top position in the Minority Shareholder Watchdog Group’s (MSWG) annual Corporate Governance Survey for the fourth consecutive year since the survey’s commencement in 2005.

Public Bank again tops corporate governance survey

KUALA LUMPUR: Public Bank Bhd maintained its top position in the Minority Shareholder Watchdog Group’s (MSWG) annual Corporate Governance Survey for the fourth consecutive year since the survey’s commencement in 2005.

Canada PM sees opposition revolt

Opposition parties in Canada have joined forces to try to topple the minority Conservative government less than two months after elections.

Cham weavers give old art modern slant

Foreign and local tourists come to the area especially to see Cham ethnic minority people weaving traditional brocade.

Cham weavers give old art modern slant

How do they do that? Foreign and local tourists come to the area especially to see Cham ethnic minority people weaving traditional brocade. — VNS Photos

Discovery of Folk Arts

Chinese folk art is expressed in many different ways: embroidery, textiles, paper-cuts, masks, wood-carving, ceramics, and more. Each minority group has its particular way of expressing these art forms, but there are many common characteristics: strong colors, solid images, uspicious themes, rich and genuine compositions, exaggerated expressions, and metaphors.

Balestriere Lanza PLLC Alleges That New York Lottery and Private Gaming Company Appropriated Trademark From Small Business

NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 11/21/08 -- According to Balestriere Lanza PLLC, the Gameologist Group LLC (Gameologist), a New Jersey based and minority-owned Click to find out more about Pitney Bowes mailstation?: a smart solution for your small business');" onMouseOut="setTimeout('hideLayer()',500);" class=hotlink2>small business

Five Star Painting Named Top 50 Franchises for Minorities

November 7, 2008 - As the fastest growing and second largest painting franchise company in North America, Five Star Painting has just recently been recognized by the National Minority Franchising Initiative (NMFI) as one of the 50 Top Franchises for Minorities. Amongst rigorous competition, Five Star Painting received this distinguished honor and will appear in the November 7th 2008 issue of USA Today – Franchising Today. Factors contributing to this selection include one of the company’s objectives to both recruit and advance minorities within its organization. Additionally, Five Star Painting has proven successful in historical performance, brand identification, market dynamics, franchisee satisfaction and the level of initial training and ongoing support and financial stability.

On Being a Black Lawyer Blogger Reaches Out to Minorities

Yolanda Young, the former Covington & Burling staff attorney who chronicled her experience there in the Huffington Post piece, “Law Firm Segregation Reminiscent of Jim Crow,� offers a new forum for minority lawyers on her blog, On Being a Black Lawyer.

When law is patent nonsense

Ron Trent studies the genetics of motor neurone disease. That might appear an impossibly intense and narrow field: the disease affects at most five in 100,000 people, and only a minority of cases run in families. But a breakthrough here could benefit not just patients with the degenerative and fatal condition; it might also offer startling new insights into paraplegia and other neurological disorders.

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