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 #

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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 #

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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 #

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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 #

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Twitter Update: week ending 2012-04-29

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Apr 292012
 
  • from UNHCR: Somali refugees in Ethiopia's Dollo Ado exceed 150,000 as rains hit camps http://t.co/5fAdBlma #
  • space tech info: NASA ready to move shuttle Enterprise to New York http://t.co/baAcRMoV #
  • Shuttle Enterprise has a ‘Star Trek’ legacy:
    Listen to the podcast above to learn more.
    When the Enterprise exh… http://t.co/XCDXL2uC #
  • from UNHCR: Myanmar: UNHCR training propels young mechanic with drive to succeed http://t.co/uKcG0gaS #
  • Study looks at how farming conquered ancient Europe: One of the outstanding mysteries of human history is how ag… http://t.co/qqxZ7o2l #
  • Orion Ground Test Vehicle Arrives at Kennedy: “The Orion Ground Test Vehicle arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Cen… http://t.co/SCkeJKO8 #
  • NASA: Meteor over California and Nevada was size of minivan: What would your Honda Odyssey or Dodge Grand Carava… http://t.co/w6RPn3ea #
  • from UNHCR: Vulnerable Afghan women flown to Slovakia en route to resettlement http://t.co/oVtSbgjP #
  • space tech info: Company aims to mine resource-rich asteroids http://t.co/CAGcOZcq #
  • astronomy news: Company aims to mine resource-rich asteroids http://t.co/CAGcOZcq #
  • SpaceX’s first launch to ISS delayed again: The launch of SpaceX’s Dragon capsule to the International Space Sta… http://t.co/sksWycWe #
  • from UNHCR: 35,000 newly displaced near Sudan-South Sudan border http://t.co/PVJXDFKa #
  • Companies plan to mine precious metals in space: Could this century’s equivalent of the 19th-century gold rush c… http://t.co/u4HNzFWX #
  • from UNHCR: Angelina Jolie visits Ecuador on first mission as UNHCR Special Envoy http://t.co/UG4Smwld #
  • A New View of the Tarantula Nebula: “To celebrate its 22nd anniversary in orbit, the Hubble Space Telescope rele… http://t.co/HtxXkZv5 #

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Twitter Update: week ending 2012-04-22

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Apr 222012
 
  • Data: It’s how stores know you’re pregnant: Editor’s Note: Matthew Lane is a Ph.D. candidate in mathematics at U… http://t.co/fEpVKSQW #
  • space tech info: What Space Shuttle Discovery has inspired in us http://t.co/bczxIyvR #
  • from UNHCR: UNHCR warns of funding shortfall for Syrian refugees http://t.co/Vyq28X7G #
  • Space Shuttle Discovery Arrives at Udvar-Hazy: “Space shuttles Enterprise, left, and Discovery meet nose-to-nose… http://t.co/WkjJLRKb #
  • Gadget implant aims to solve gorilla mystery: “Good. Hold,” said great ape keeper Amanda Bania to the 200-pound … http://t.co/tkDmnVeY #
  • from UNHCR: Annual IDP report shows conflicts uproot millions; six-fold increase in Middle East http://t.co/x6sQB1Vc #
  • Shuttle adds less weight to a 747 than a plane load of passengers: It was a strange sight indeed — one large air… http://t.co/zIneeZqB #
  • from UNHCR: A war baby tells her story 20 years after onset of the Sarajevo siege http://t.co/hfkAYuNr #
  • space tech info: For 747, transporting a shuttle is no heavy burden http://t.co/IZLYtP7g #
  • Capturing Discovery’s final flight: Astronauts and CNN iReporters alike describe space shuttle Discovery’s last … http://t.co/LKXGeIWF #
  • Space shuttle Discovery arrives in Washington: The space shuttle Discovery took its last flight Tuesday from Flo… http://t.co/tz3Kf5vs #
  • space tech info: Shuttle exits and with it America's dreams? http://t.co/83OtxZvv #
  • from UNHCR: Angelina Jolie appointed special envoy of UNHCR chief http://t.co/JJ3rp44d #
  • Spot the shuttle!: Tuesday marks a big day for space shuttle Discovery: The shuttle will take the last flight of… http://t.co/nxzyvOqq #
  • Space shuttle headed for museum: You almost want to rub your eyes when you first see it. It doesn’t seem real. I… http://t.co/PNtdhKIw #
  • from UNHCR: Displaced Libyans return to rebuild Gaddafi's hometown; face needs http://t.co/xO6Pbw2b #

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Twitter Update: week ending 2012-04-15

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Apr 152012
 
  • Apollo 13: “NASA’s Apollo 13 was slated to be the United States’ third lunar landing mission. It launched April … http://t.co/BOqx8v2D #
  • from UNHCR: Number of people displaced by fighting in north Pakistan tops 180,000 http://t.co/Znea70Xi #
  • from UNHCR: Violence in Colombia displacing more people into Ecuador http://t.co/I0YIfXtW #
  • STS-1 Launch: “On April 12, 1981, astronauts John Young and Bob Crippen launched into space on space shuttle Col… http://t.co/KzZKH7Tz #
  • Shuttle Carrier Aircraft Arrives at Kennedy Space Center: “The newly arrived Shuttle Carrier Aircraft is seen th… http://t.co/wsSlH9Zd #
  • from UNHCR: A portrait of an Iraqi artist as a refugee in Tunisia http://t.co/xo8UeaK6 #
  • from UNHCR: Chinese actress seeks to build bridges with Somali refugees http://t.co/XH3PRK2L #
  • from UNHCR: UNHCR Lebanon Update: Situation in North Lebanon, 30 March-06 April 2012 http://t.co/q4U5UCyY #

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Twitter Update: week ending 2012-04-08

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Apr 082012
 
  • Politics may be partly genetic, now what?: Editor’s Note: Chris Mooney is the author of “The Republican Brain: T… http://t.co/HxVa31dZ #
  • How humans conquered the Earth: How did modern humans take over the planet? It’s one of the most intriguing ques… http://t.co/8PIPxcSx #
  • More activity at North Korea launch facility: A new image of the North Korean  launch pad at Tongchang-dong Spac… http://t.co/Ihf5QNWM #
  • from UNHCR: Congolese nun helps vulnerable female victims of LRA violence http://t.co/Utdt4sJG #
  • Why panda sex is so complex: “Will they or won’t they?” has been the classic tantalizing question behind the rom… http://t.co/z7aZv5LX #
  • from UNHCR: DAFI scholarships open a window for Armenian girls in Moldova http://t.co/kjy4JwkO #
  • Robot squirrel aids animal behavior study: This might sound a bit nutty, but U.S. researchers are using robot sq… http://t.co/jlPLXhIr #
  • Flying cars? A plane you can drive: Flying cars are not just the stuff of sci-fi movies anymore. Massachusetts-b… http://t.co/SiI8NhL6 #
  • from UNHCR: UNHCR launches new global Arabic website http://t.co/Aip0hNHW #
  • Scientists find signs of ancient man-made fire: You may be clueless about how to start a fire in the wilderness … http://t.co/pdHrrF44 #
  • Neil deGrasse Tyson on space exploration: On this week’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” famed astrophysicist Neil Degrass… http://t.co/7Ah2SfuZ #
  • from UNHCR: Vulnerable Somalis suffer to reach Libya in search of safety and a future http://t.co/rbjSxFNm #
  • Urban archaeologists uncover history beneath streets:
    The streets of lower Manhattan are traveled by hundreds o… http://t.co/vfdxzR4s #

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Twitter Update: week ending 2012-04-01

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Apr 012012
 
  • Scientists target 3-mile-high Martian mountain: There’s a formation on Mars that’s been enticing scientists sinc… http://t.co/GACDuu8M #
  • Overheard on http://t.co/wWzhVlWk: Space, science invoke some of life’s thorniest questions: Editor’s note: This … http://t.co/tNsSS3cB #
  • from UNHCR: More than 100,000 flee fighting in Northwestern Pakistan this year http://t.co/SQk3acvD #
  • space tech info: Buzz Lightyear that flew on space shuttle donated to Smithsonian http://t.co/T8c0wbTx #
  • Studies link pesticides to plunging bee populations: European scientists have linked a class of widely used pest… http://t.co/MF1BY4mz #
  • New York city schools want to ban ‘loaded words’ from tests: Divorce. Dinosaurs, Birthdays. Religion. Halloween…. http://t.co/v9bmqIxH #
  • from UNHCR: Teenage Somali refugee aims to become a hip hop superstar http://t.co/Jh0hRo8T #
  • Scientists discover foot of possible new human ancestor: The discovery of a partial foot fossil in Ethiopia sugg… http://t.co/4AzELGmM #
  • Citizen scientists shape ‘destiny of humanity’: In 2009, Jill Tarter wanted to trigger the most meaningful searc… http://t.co/5Zf8C8Gm #
  • from UNHCR: Kenyan camp sees influx from Sudan, South Sudan http://t.co/E8CAoh7A #
  • Astronomers: Billions of ‘super-Earths’ in habitable zone of red dwarf stars: If you’re trying to count how many… http://t.co/JGP0WJSZ #
  • Study: Air around natural gas sites potentially harmful: When people talk about natural gas fracking and polluti… http://t.co/ayk9fXY7 #
  • NEW LOOK: North Korea’s launch pad: A new satellite image of the launch pad expected to be used by North Korea n… http://t.co/x3HCxZIB #
  • from UNHCR: Asylum claims in industrialized countries up sharply in 2011 http://t.co/KGFBphiK #
  • Super telescope will search for secrets of the universe: It’s been billed as an astronomical equivalent of the L… http://t.co/mejz8NMd #
  • from UNHCR: UNHCR delivers aid to thousands in Myanmar's remote Kachin state http://t.co/OyZRCt3a #
  • Robotic device helps paraplegics stand, company says: For someone who is handicapped, everyday tasks that most o… http://t.co/W4VHAKdS #

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Twitter Update: week ending 2012-03-25

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Mar 252012
 
  • ISS astronauts take shelter from space junk: A piece of a debris from a Russian Cosmos satellite passed close en… http://t.co/r1NjbOq9 #
  • space tech info: Space junk forces astronauts into escape capsules on International Space Station http://t.co/hjP6pQvr #
  • from UNHCR: UNHCR Rwanda Refugee Bulletin, Issue No.4 http://t.co/kAz3XD1g #
  • China wants to dock in space: Watch out, America. China is steadily catching up in space.
    Between June and Augus… http://t.co/IuAsH59u #
  • from UNHCR: UNHCR works to improve conditions for hundreds at Egyptian border http://t.co/lGErPkLg #
  • NASA’s greatest hits: Musical moonlighting: Music and space travel have been pairing up since the early days of … http://t.co/gUsP1m7x #
  • Can you copyright music of pi? Judge says no: Pi Day this year was special for Michael John Blake. On that day, … http://t.co/iZc4kYxn #
  • from UNHCR: UNHCR alarmed by resumption in mortar attacks in Somalia's Mogadishu http://t.co/0OgoSNxK #
  • Sunspots and Solar Flares: “NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured this image of an M7.9 class flare o… http://t.co/v9HSdj0k #
  • Mapping first human settlements in Syria, Iraq: Archaeology is a delicate trade, requiring discipline, dedicatio… http://t.co/L7Dqx7Je #
  • from UNHCR: Fear of compulsory recruitment drives Eritrean teen to flee home http://t.co/CF9nljGD #
  • Einstein’s writings made available online: Albert Einstein wrote famously that imagination is more important tha… http://t.co/xe5WOHV8 #

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