May, 2012 | Jeffrey Kirk

Twitter Update: week ending 2012-05-27

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May 272012

space tech info: 'New car smell' as space station crew enters Dragon capsule http://t.co/hXxkNY9F #
Alien hunter steps down from extraterrestrial search: Remember the character Jodie Foster played in the movie “C… http://t.co/5xes43I2 #
from UNHCR: South Sudan: UNHCR expands aid operations in Yida as population passes 35,000 http://t.co/ET1Hy6gS #
from my blogs: Burlington Chocolate Fest http://t.co/p0jQg45P #fb #
space tech info: Private spacecraft prepares for historic link to space station http://t.co/yWChhJgU #
SpaceX orbital mission: Just the beginning: As SpaceX’s unmanned Dragon capsule rockets toward its hookup Friday… http://t.co/9jhGCgt5 #
space tech info: Private spacecraft prepares for historic link to space station http://t.co/Kwe7KVqt #
from UNHCR: Malnourished children among the thousands fleeing Sudan's Nuba Mountains http://t.co/3iHI5Q2t #
New German telescope stares at the sun: A consortium of German scientists unveiled this week Europe’s largest so… http://t.co/Iz7VZUKr #
Stellar week for SpaceX founder Elon Musk: It’s officially a stellar week for Elon Musk, the billionaire enginee… http://t.co/sxQnwixE #
from UNHCR: New homes offer new lives for flood victims in Pakistan http://t.co/sJ2OTFd7 #
SpaceX in pictures: http://t.co/zKa4OWUP #
Historic launch of private rocket heralds new era: (CNN) — A new era in space exploration dawned Tuesday as a sl… http://t.co/eyRi2ETh #
from UNHCR: UNHCR moves Congolese to transit camp following Uganda influx http://t.co/goiVa3gt #
Private company to make second attempt at sending craft to space station: (CNN) — SpaceX is due early Tuesday to… http://t.co/lfJuWqyL #
space tech info: Private company to make 2nd attempt at sending craft to space station http://t.co/vBbyCinS #
Solar eclipse projects ‘ring of fire’ across Asia and U.S.: The shadow of the moon swept across the globe from H… http://t.co/b1ZXG1AG #
from UNHCR: UNHCR deplores killing of staff member in eastern Congo http://t.co/XePfJNii #
astronomy news: Solar eclipse projects 'ring of fire' http://t.co/G0ihcGzk #

Twitter Update: week ending 2012-05-20

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May 202012

Did ‘Avengers’ really own box office records?: Editor’s Note: Matthew Lane is a Ph.D. candidate in mathematics a… http://t.co/fHoVDiNR #
space tech info: Commercial space vehicle launch aborted http://t.co/JupfMfup #
astronomy news: Upcoming solar eclipse to project 'ring of fire' http://t.co/1e3NWcYk #
space tech info: Private space travel: A new era begins? http://t.co/37AktrOI #
Get ready for the eclipse!: Folks in the western U.S. are gearing up for the a full annular solar eclipse this S… http://t.co/I74xrLHT #
SpaceX Dragon to launch Saturday: Elon Musk has a lot on his mind these days. “I’m simultaneously excited and ne… http://t.co/iNGlgywK #
from UNHCR: UNHCR repatriates Ivorian refugees from unstable Mali http://t.co/j0ulbKqK #
astronomy news: Weekend solar eclipse to project "ring of fire" http://t.co/BuLLKcW2 #
NASA estimates 4,700 ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroids: (CNN) — About 4,700 asteroids are close enough and big e… http://t.co/A2Q69tNy #
from UNHCR: First groups of stranded South Sudanese return to Juba http://t.co/DKgqyfiH #
Waiting for a bus? Math may help:
Georgia Tech student Alexandra Gaigelas takes a shuttle bus to get around the… http://t.co/psrqxXps #
from UNHCR: Liberian fisherman returns to lost family as refugee status deadline looms http://t.co/QDdm4Sgx #
Expedition 31 Prepares For Launch: “The Soyuz rocket is seen in the monitor of a video camera moments before Soy… http://t.co/zMjUpz33 #
space tech info: Russian craft blasts off for International Space Station http://t.co/Lj7G3L9v #
from UNHCR: Snail farmers make trails in refugee income generation project http://t.co/h3ZXyant #
ESA’s next stop: Jupiter’s icy moons: From the volatile landscape of Io, pockmarked by eons of volcanic activity… http://t.co/qgXyUcS2 #

Twitter Update: week ending 2012-05-13

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May 132012

from UNHCR: Young Muslim woman's fierce passion for learning sparks big changes http://t.co/bu8VqcUk #
Discovery of oldest known Mayan calendar: Nestled in the deep trenches of the Guatemalan rain forest, at the lar… http://t.co/d0TCGnoe #
No bow shock for our heliosphere: For decades, research into the heliosphere – the bubble of solar-wind-blown pa… http://t.co/WMZFij7P #
from UNHCR: Colombian refugee's love of wine helps his integration in Brazil http://t.co/3S6HPDdE #
Saturn’s Brightly Reflective Moon Enceladus: “A brightly reflective Enceladus appears before Saturn’s rings, whi… http://t.co/rAbQkEvw #
Rocket maker enters spaceflight race: If this were a horse race — and in many ways it is — you would say the fie… http://t.co/lkst9Zte #
from UNHCR: Congolese victims of LRA attacks despair of ever returning home http://t.co/fwIaHsUS #
‘Monster sunspot’ spitting out flares: After a very eventful March, April was fairly quiet in terms of solar act… http://t.co/94nb4wUH #
The Bluest Sky: “The main parachutes deploy for Boeing’s crew capsule during a parachute drop test on May 2, 201… http://t.co/0Q9DN9g5 #
from UNHCR: Somali refugee survivors land on Malta beach, 7 reported dead http://t.co/hcE0ON3A #
from UNHCR: UNHCR and WFP chiefs highlight plight of Mali refugees in Niger http://t.co/Ri7X8pfy #
So you’re a cyborg — now what?: Quick: What’s the fattiest system in your body that has two halves and weighs be… http://t.co/Y5vpqw4Y #

Twitter Update: week ending 2012-05-06

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May 062012

‘Super moon’ to put shine on night-sky viewing: Wait until dark Saturday. Dust off your telescope or binoculars…. http://t.co/T2onYeZI #
from UNHCR: Almost 20,000 flee fresh fighting in eastern Congo's North Kivu province http://t.co/zZKWHfB7 #
Star wandering too close to a black hole gets ripped apart: Astronomers know that stars coming too close to the … http://t.co/0Jaq7wUS #
Broken Sea: “The partially broken sea ice pack below NASA’s ER-2 can be clearly seen through the pilot’s cockpit… http://t.co/oOnsyA1V #
from UNHCR: Afghan Conference: Delegates endorse solutions strategy for refugees http://t.co/11qkePpY #
A beautiful…dust cloud?: If you’re looking at the photo above, you’re looking at dust. Cosmic dust to be specifi… http://t.co/SaCW8VcH #
from UNHCR: Conference seeking solutions for Afghan refugees opens in Geneva http://t.co/jeoyJjVm #
Pink Opaque: “An extraordinary outburst produced by a black hole in a nearby galaxy has provided direct evidence… http://t.co/GgDkhqUw #
Dozens of threatened species of lizards discovered: The Caribbean islands are more than a tourist hot spot; they… http://t.co/FSHZKqM0 #
from UNHCR: Refugees struggle to get by in Tripoli http://t.co/kFa90xyw #
One aquatic worm’s foul-smelling fodder: Its meals are poisonous and stink to high heaven, but when you’re a 2-c… http://t.co/8f846ANp #
Testing the Webb Telescope: “Several critical items related to NASA’s next-generation James Webb Space Telescope… http://t.co/Wm2QnT1e #
from UNHCR: Afghan Conference: After years in exile, returnee reflects on starting over http://t.co/VGvrfsbx #