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US diplomats ‘should pay more attention to science’ http://www.scidev.net/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=readNews&itemid=4270&language=1 An advisory panel has recommended that the US State Department prioritises science and technology and improves its scientific literacy. SciDev.Net Weekly Update: 25 February - 3 March 2008 The Climate of Alaska hits bookstores AlaskaReport - Juneau,AK,USA Every major town and city in Alaska with a dependable weather record for that half century got warmer during every season, except Bethel, Delta, … http://alaskareport.com/news28/ned71117_alaska_climate.htm In Alaska, Emergency Help May Be Slow to Arrive New York Times - United States During the attack in Nunam Iqua, a village of 200 on Alaska’s western coast, residents had to call troopers in Bethel, 155 miles away. … http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/10/us/10alaska.html?ref=us Collecting the Trash: Its Science and Value New York Times - United States Robin Nagle, an anthropologist at New York University, among the trucks she likes to praise. By CLYDE HABERMAN The city employees who sweep your streets and … http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/15/nyregion/15nyc.html?em&ex=1200546000&en=4ce46d74bf348245&ei=5087%0A ‘Hazardous’ yellow dust levels hit Korean peninsula http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section Yellow dust levels spiked to critical levels Sunday and Monday in the midst of U.S. Forces Korea’s largest annual exercise, according to the 18th Medical Command and the Korean Meteorological Administration. Source : Stars and Stripes Ground Water Awareness Week full text http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5709a6.htm?s_cid=mm5709a6_e Mexico City fosters problem-solving science http://www.scidev.net/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=readNews&itemid=4255&language=2 Two institutions have signed an agreement to carry out innovative technology projects to solve Mexico City’s problems. [Spanish Full Text] US tenure rules ‘must reflect help to poor countries’ http://www.scidev.net/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=readNews&itemid=4240&language=1 US tenure rules should be modified to reward development work, says the country’s top science adviser.»