Telescope is no longer dish of the day

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A review committee has suggested that the Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico should close down if it cannot find outside financial support by 2011. The committee has given its report about many other facilities facing the financial crisis to the Division of Astronomical Sciences of the US National Science Foundation (NSF) on November 3, 2006.

Government expenditures, Plant shutdown, Puerto Rico, Parent-to-subsidiary activities, Subsidiary-to-parent activities, Observations, United States. National Science Foundation, Astronomical research, Government finance, Subsidiaries, divisions and units, Facility closures, Arecibo Observatory

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Turning back the clock

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Apple along with other US companies is accused of fixing the dates of its stock-options grants retrospectively so that their award date makes a low point in the share price. Apple, the defendant in a lawsuit brought against it by shareholders has already confessed to backdating stock options.

Electronic computers, Legal issues & crime, Personnel administration, Legal/Government Regulation, United States, Computer industry, Company legal issue, Cases, Microcomputer industry, Investigations, Compensation and benefits, AAPL, Investor relations, Employee stock options, Jobs, Steven, Apple Inc., MacWorld Exposition, 2007 AD

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Denmark launches big push for protein power

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The Novo Nordisk Foundation is funding the construction of a major center dedicated to protein research in Denmark. A high-throughput facility to express and purify proteins is the key component of this center, which will focus on human diseases and formulating proteins for preclinical tests.

Colleges & Universities, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, Management dynamics, Pharmaceutical preparations, Colleges and universities, Management, Denmark, Pharmaceutical industry, Universities and colleges, Donations, Research grants, Research funding, Company business management, Novo Nordisk A/S, Protein research, University of Copenhagen

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