Optogenetics may help explain workings of the brain Nov 23, 2009
Boyden has cofounded a start-up company, called Eos, that is developing a potential therapy for vision loss. One of the reasons people lose their sight is because of the death of photoreceptor cells, which are sensitive to light. (Boston Globe)
Dollar driving overseas travel Nov 7, 2009
AUSTRALIANS are leaving the country as never before. The soaring Aussie dollar and low international air fares pushed the number of Australians taking holidays overseas above 600,000 in September. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Headaches and heartaches: Wife's persistence leads to relief Nov 2, 2009
In the meantime, he has left his constricting bedroom cocoon, sitting in the living room talking with his family, taking fall foliage photos with his Canon EOS and visiting Sudbury's Wayside Inn with Lisa. "We have a ways to go, but I see improvement in him every day," she said. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
Woman's stabbed body found at Central Park hotel Sep 20, 2009
Authorities said he was driving a 2009 Volkswagen EOS convertible with a license plate listed in a missing person alert concerning the Glendale death of his 35-year-old wife, Michelle Levin. Stampede kills 5 students at New Delhi school. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Essential Oils From Common Spices Are Possible Allies In Food Safety Sep 10, 2009
9, 2009) Oregano, allspice and garlic essential oils (EOs) can be effective, natural barriers against E. coli, Salmonella and Listeria, according to a study in the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists ... Essential oils (EOs) from these plants could be used to protect food from bacteria according to a study in the Journal of Food Science ... Salmonella showed the least resistance to the EOs, while Escherichia coli showed the most. (Science Daily)
JONAH GOLDBERG: Climate change's many unknowns Sep 4, 2009
A new study in the American Geophysical Union's journal Eos suggests that we may be heading into another quiet phase similar to the Maunder Minimum. Meanwhile, the journal Science reports that a study led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research, or NCAR, has finally figured out why increased sunspots have a dramatic effect on the weather, increasing temperatures more than the increase in solar energy should explain. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Air France crash inquiry could take more than year Aug 31, 2009
The recall affects 2009 model year and a limited number of 2010 Jetta, Jetta SportsWagen, GTI and Eos vehicles built between September 2008 and August 2009. Volkswagen says some of the vehicles could have a faulty temperature sensor in the transmission, which could lead to the warning lamp lighting up on the dashboard. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Health care debate creates more questions than answers Aug 27, 2009
" And of course, an underacheiver like you, knows everything. First you whine that no conservative ideas are presented, then when some are you whine about how bad they are by throwing in some really silly rebuttals, then you whine about the person making the suggestions. What qualifications does Obaam have to be designing healthcare plans? Did he even get a C at Harvard? Or did he get an EOS pass? Transcript? Since we're talking about qualifications, that is. ". Phil wrote on Aug 26, 2009 1:53... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Volkswagen Recalling 13,000 Vehicles Aug 21, 2009
The recall impacts 2009 and some 2010 models of the Jetta, Jetta SportsWagen, GTI and Eos vehicles. Call your local Volkswagen dealer if you have any questions. (W-USA News, DC)
Austereo CEO will not renew his contract Jul 23, 2009
July 23, 2009 - 3:29PM. Austereo Group Ltd chief executive Michael Anderson will not renew his contract when it expires at the end of 2009/10, the radio broadcast group says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Greensense: Ready to change your game? Jul 20, 2009
Lubchenco noted that the report should help dispel impressions that climate change impacts will be distant in time and far-off in location, climate change is happening now, in our own back yard, and it affects the things that people care about, according to the June 30 issue of EOS, an American Geophysical Union publication ... According to EOS, Rosina Bierbaum, co-director of the World Bank s World Development Report 2010, noted that lowering U.S. emissions is a Herculean task. (Reading Advocate, MA)
Canon EOS 5D Mark II awarded top honors in Japan's premier photo industry awards May 18, 2009
Tokyo, May 15, 2009 - (JCN Newswire) - Canon Inc. and Canon Marketing Japan Inc. today announced that the Canon EOS 5D Mark II digital SLR camera, equipped with a 21 ... The 2009 Camera of the Year award marks the eighth time that a Canon camera has earned top honors at the Camera Grand Prix, and the first since the top prize went to the EOS-1Ds, the industry's first professional-model digital SLR camera to feature a 35mm full-frame CMOS sensor ... This year's title-winning EOS 5D Mark II was... (JCN Network, Japan)
Five Canon products win prestigious Technical Image Press Association awards May 4, 2009
The award-winning products are: the EOS 5D Mark II digital SLR camera, the PowerShot G10 compact digital camera, the TS-E17mm f/4L tilt-shift SLR camera lens, the PIXMA Pro9500 Mark II inkjet printer, and the LEGRIA HF S10 HD video camcorder. The Canon EOS 5D Mark II digital SLR camera earned "Best Digital SLR Expert in 2009" honors ... 1-megapixel EOS 5D Mark II, the first EOS-series SLR with full High Definition (HD) video capability that offers an expanded sensitivity setting from 50 up to... (JCN Network, Japan)
Palm's Pre to be shadowed by a Pixie named Eos May 1, 2009
Palm's Pre to be shadowed by a Pixie named Eos. Article:Palm's Pre to be shadowed by a Pixie named Eos:/c/a/2009/04/30/BUJO17CBVO.DTL Article:Palm's Pre to be shadowed by a Pixie named Eos:/c/a/2009/04/30/BUJO17CBVO.DTL ... Palm's Pre to be shadowed by a Pixie named Eos. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Piracy Prompts Higher Insurance For Shippers Apr 14, 2009
"Whichever way you go you're going to run into pirate hotspots somewhere down the line," said Johnson, the director of U.K.-based EOS Risk Management ... VideosClick to Expand. (Click2Houston, TX)
Downturn spurs some foundations to give more Feb 16, 2009
At a time when most foundations are cutting back or maintaining last year's spending, a few are doing what hedge fund manager Ken Nickerson of the Eos Foundation calls "counter-cyclical giving." They're increasing their grants ... Despite losing 30 percent of what a year ago was a $50 million endowment, Eos will spend an additional $15 million over the next five years to fight poverty in Boston ... Nicker son and his wife have also contributed an additional $10 million to Eos to begin to offset... (Boston Globe)
Sen. Harkin: 'We need the Fairness Doctrine back'... Feb 12, 2009
Michael Calderone's Blog: Sen. Harkin: 'We need the Fairness Doctrine back' - Politico. (The Drudge Report)
