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America COMPETES Passes on a Two Strike Count

by Marcos June 7, 2010

I was going to title this “Third Times the charm for America COMPETES Act” but that’s the title Science Insider used so I had to rename it.  From their story:
By a vote of 262 to 150, legislators authorized $84 billion for research, education, and innovation programs over the next 5 years at the National Science [...]

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Links: Salary Inequities, Bookmark Sync, and More.

by Kelle May 21, 2010

9 Tips to Help You Get More Done | Upgrade Me
Good For You | FemaleScienceProfessor What the NSF proposal ratings actually mean: “Good” is bad. This is a great article for first time NSF panelists and those interested in understanding the NSF review process.
Falling Short | FemaleScienceProfessor FSP comments on her salary inequity with [...]

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Links: NSF Budget Increase Blocked, ADS Proposes Better Data Linking, and Productivity on Airplanes.

by Kelle May 14, 2010

House Nixes More Research Spending in COMPETES Bill | Science News
Republicans blocked the passage of a 5-year authorization bill that would have provided substantial increases in the research and education budgets of the NSF and research programs at the DOE and the Department of Commerce. One reason for the defeat was the deficit, but [...]

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Links: Future of NASA missions, Diversity Handbook, and more.

by Kelle May 7, 2010

2010 Senior Review for Operating Missions – NASA Science | science.nasa.gov Results of the most recent Senior Review of NASA’s operating missions. Link to a PDF with comments on each mission at the bottom of the page. Their rank ordering, from highest to lowest: Plank, Chandra, Warm Spitzer, Swift, Newton, WMAP, Suzaku, GALEX, RXTE, INTEGRAL, [...]

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Links: Two weeks worth of links covering pretty much everything

by Kelle April 30, 2010

Two weeks worth of links from both myself and Jane Rigby.
Mac Apps and iPad

XQuartz updated | MacResearch Is it really called X11 in 10.5 but XQuartz in 10.6? Either way, it’s updated to version 2.5. And while we’re on the topic, has anyone gotten their middle-click to work in 10.6? Cause I still [...]

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Links: Live Blogging, UK Budget Crisis, and more…

by Kelle December 18, 2009
  • Dark Matter Detected, or Not? Live Blogging the Seminar | Cosmic Variance
  • 2012: The apocalypse for UK optical astronomy | Supernova Condensate
  • The axeman cometh | The e-Astronomer
  • Dark days ahead? | SarahAskew
  • Blogging, Big meetings, and Bias | Women In Astronomy
  • [...]
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