| Astronaut Sally Ride to speak at KC science festival
Astronaut Sally Ride, America's first woman in space, will be in Kansas City on Saturday to speak at a science festival for girls and their families. The 11 a.m.-4:15 p.m. event at the University of Missouri-Kansas City is sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Registration closes at 4 p.m. Friday. For more information,call (800) 561-5161 or go to www.SallyRideFestivals.com Ride spoke to The Kansas City Star on Thursday from her office in San Diego. Q.Are you seeing an increased interest in the sciences among young girls, or young people in general? A. We're definitely seeing an increased interest in the sciences, particularly among girls. And an interesting side note is that for a few decades now it's been true that in the 4th grade there are as many girls as boys that like science but in the 5th or 6th grades we, meaning we the country, start losing both boys and girls from science.
Sartorius AG / quarterly or
Disclosure announcement transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is responsible for the content of this announcement. Preliminary Figures for the First Quarter of 2007 18.04.2007 In the first quarter of fiscal 2007, order intake for the Sartorius Group rose 5.7% ... Disclosure announcement transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is responsible for the content of this announcement. Preliminary Figures for the First Quarter of 200718.04.2007In the first quarter of fiscal 2007, order intake for the Sartorius Group rose 5.7% (currency-adjusted: +8.5%) to EUR140.2 million (Q1 2006: EUR132.7 mn). This considerable increase in order intake can be especially attributed to double-digit growth in the filter business, which resulted in a 6.9% currency-adjusted gain in orders for the Biotechnology Division.
NASA Mars Exploration Opportunity: Investigating a Dark Streak
Opportunity is healthy and spent the last week investigating the dark material trailing north from "Victoria Crater." The plan this week included two brief robotic arm campaigns at different areas roughly 33 meters (108 feet) apart. Opportunity will collect a series of microscopic images and alpha particle X-ray spectrometer integrations on the soil along with other remote science observations. Sol-by-sol summary: Each sol starts with a panoramic camera tau and miniature thermal emission spectrometer mini sky and ground stare right after handing over from the previous sol's master sequence. At the end of each sol's plan, right before transitioning to the following sol, there is a navigation camera bitty cloud observation and a miniature thermal emission spectrometer mini sky and ground stare.
RTA delegation visits Rome Metro Agency
The delegation of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) headed by H.E Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Authority visits the Metro Agency in Rome - the capital of Italy, in the framework of the official task to get acquainted with the latest regulations on the metro, trains and trams. .
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