Jeffrey Kirk

Twitter Update: week ending 2012-03-18

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Mar 182012

from UNHCR: UNHCR Lebanon Update: Situation in North Lebanon, 09 March-16 March 2012 http://t.co/PtUCJ7Su #
Chinese space program advancing quickly: The Chinese space program is advancing, and fast, to the point that the… http://t.co/vU2y887b #
‘Red Deer Cave’ people, possibly a new human species?: Newly identified partial skeletons of “mysterious humans”… http://t.co/yMyRD25D #
A fruit fly walks into a bar …: It sounds like the premise of a “Far Side” comic: A fruit fly with an insatiable… http://t.co/GT73vHQQ #
from UNHCR: Somali woman forced into exile by her love of the beautiful game http://t.co/orgbBvCn #
from UNHCR: Forcibly displaced in South Kivu face a struggle to survive http://t.co/V78GmlPG #
Pi Day: How 3.14 helps find other planets, and more: Happy Pi Day! A favorite holiday among geeks, March 14 comm… http://t.co/V9s6wa9X #
Grenade-throwing robot to fight fires on ships: It might look like science fiction but the U.S. Naval Research L… http://t.co/ThPLwF6W #
from UNHCR: UNHCR appoints regional refugee coordinator for Syrian refugees http://t.co/Nm1AkKMb #
Why exploring the ocean is mankind’s next giant leap: Editor’s Note: Philippe Cousteau, a special correspondent … http://t.co/DDikrkGu #
from UNHCR: Congo arms depot blast victims crowd shelter sites in Brazzaville http://t.co/ZoinOsJ4 #
Orion’s Rainbow of Infrared Light: “This new view of the Orion Nebula highlights fledgling stars hidden in the g… http://t.co/aTLUNEsP #

Twitter Update: week ending 2012-03-11

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Mar 112012

Nuclear safety lessons explored post-Fukushima: As the world reflects a year after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear… http://t.co/hoKJQRRJ #
from UNHCR: Tens of thousands flee tribal clashes in Yemen in past three months http://t.co/WVhBXTPo #
space tech info: China rockets forward in race to moon http://t.co/nFSnM47J #
Moon’s magnetic fields: The oldest and largest crater in the solar system – The South Pole-Aitken basin – sheds … http://t.co/06UlZ39d #
Solar storm causing few problems on Earth: The ongoing solar storm may not be as big as advertised, the National… http://t.co/SNqxWWC1 #
Filmmaker James Cameron to explore the deepest depths of the ocean: From CNN’s Jason Carroll
Oscar-winning direc… http://t.co/VVl0NDPb #
from UNHCR: UNHCR warns that unequal treatment of women could create statelessness in at least 25 countries http://t.co/rMDAILSr #
Solar flare heads for Earth: U.S. politics had its “Super Tuesday” yesterday, and so did the sun, says Joseph Ku… http://t.co/hzuZgDBT #
from UNHCR: Southern Sudanese refugees search for kin in Ethiopian camps http://t.co/yNJVu3Ci #
Scientists getting clearer picture of ‘God particle’: This could be the year of the Higgs boson, the most sought… http://t.co/Oyr2bgMK #
Studying the sun up close: Solar Probe Plus: There’s a new spacecraft being designed to study the sun: the Solar… http://t.co/94AXmA2L #
Gumdrop Meets Spider: “This image, taken on March 6, 1969, shows the Apollo 9 Command and Service Modules docked… http://t.co/pIo3liP2 #
from UNHCR: UNHCR concerned at displacement caused by LRA attacks in DR Congo http://t.co/0Az8TY9k #
from my blogs: Burmese Refugee Reads Dr. Seuss http://t.co/rRLWFCry #fb #
Beholding beauty: How it’s been studied: By Elizabeth Landau, CNN
Beauty. We know it when we see it, but what is… http://t.co/R2uddU06 #
from UNHCR: Back on track: Journey "home" to South Sudan http://t.co/6YCiU3j9 #

Twitter Update: week ending 2012-03-04

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Mar 042012

Report: Hackers seized control of NASA computers: Hackers with IP addresses originating from China took control … http://t.co/ApqGKtJJ #
from UNHCR: UNHCR deplores the death of an asylum seeker in Pontianak, Indonesia http://t.co/rQxO9ccm #
CNN samples new NASA space food: ‘Yuck’: By Chad Myers, CNN
Editor’s note: CNN’s Chad Myers walked us through a … http://t.co/z7h68r91 #
Spitzer Telescope Finds Hidden Jet: “NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope took this image of a baby star sprouting two… http://t.co/b4385RDC #
from UNHCR: After 33 years as a refugee, a milestone birthday ends in a momentous decision http://t.co/ZTzeDioh #
Earthshine may help yield clues to life on other planets: Did you ever look up at the sky on a clear night durin… http://t.co/L4Ori4y9 #
Inside the Mariana Trench: http://t.co/nmm4sVc1 #
from UNHCR: Their lives in upheaval, refugee children in Ethiopia find solace in school http://t.co/N17MX3ol #
The Ultimate Periodic Table:
Theo Grey has a remarkable collection of pure elements, which he keeps in a giant,… http://t.co/cGRGDerg #
from UNHCR: In Iran, UNHCR project provides comfort to troubled refugee youth http://t.co/1hOUBn3v #
Asteroid grains help explain ‘space weathering’: Did you know that Japan has a space agency? They do, and JAXA (… http://t.co/tgjfygni #
Moon, Jupiter and Venus light up the sky: Venus, Jupiter and the crescent moon came together in a shining triang… http://t.co/4eAk5aWA #
from UNHCR: High Commissioner praises refugee resettlement and integration in Australia and New Zealand http://t.co/n4zN2Ja1 #

Twitter Update: week ending 2012-02-26

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Feb 262012

Rare Challenger disaster video surfaces: They are nightmarish images that are burned into the national conscious… http://t.co/wrsht5We #
Follow Friday: A Vancouver science diary: Meat from stem cells? Singing without your vocal chords? I’m still try… http://t.co/HqH0klIP #
from UNHCR: UNHCR urges humanitarian solution for detained North Koreans http://t.co/4rm0u3kc #
Scientists: New amphibian family augurs more India discoveries: Scientists have found what they say is a new fam… http://t.co/Jpcd3kHl #
Oops! Speed of light may still be the limit: By Christopher Cottrell, CNN
It could have shaken the very cornerst… http://t.co/mmsqbfUe #
Students Shaping America’s Next Spacecraft: “Students from Texas A&M University visited the Orion Medium Fidelit… http://t.co/YmIQcaZF #
from UNHCR: Landmark judgment of the Strasbourg Court on push-backs in the Mediterranean Sea http://t.co/uJgGMtL9 #
Rocket launched into Northern Lights: NASA launches a rocket into the northern lights over Alaska to study elect… http://t.co/mMOMrYMn #
from UNHCR: A Congolese refugee child dreams of going home http://t.co/7sY3XcAy #
Expedition 30 Cosmonauts Perform Spacewalk: “This image of Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Anton Shkaplero… http://t.co/0xhE4zB0 #
from UNHCR: Dadaab – World's biggest refugee camp 20 years old http://t.co/gttU2Mzm #
from UNHCR: Q&A: Novel springs from journalist's concern for Afghan children http://t.co/RxPaSfk5 #
One stem cell burger: $330,000: If you’re concerned about the ethics of livestock production but don’t want to b… http://t.co/faFIRcXh #
CNN chats with Glenn and Carpenter 50 years after historic orbit: “It seems like it was two weeks ago,” former S… http://t.co/YagtIHCe #
Glenn’s historic orbits still inspire you: On Monday, it will be exactly 50 years since the day John Glenn helpe… http://t.co/NpQLGcYs #

Twitter Update: week ending 2012-02-19

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Feb 192012

‘Godspeed,’ happy anniversary, John Glenn!:
NASA is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first American in… http://t.co/b9lhtfST #
Fire and brimstone!:
The thing that powers all that is living on Earth gets more fascinating the more we lear… http://t.co/FOBtkFiY #
from UNHCR: Thousands of Somalis flee renewed clashes into Mogadishu http://t.co/fJTEMjRJ #
Spacewalking like ‘giving birth to yourself’: Editor’s note: Light Years guest blogger Kate Arkless Gray studied… http://t.co/swq81mEi #
from UNHCR: Congolese mother seeks new birth back home http://t.co/ZM4HdGRp #
Aurora Borealis Over the Midwest: “In this image taken on Jan. 25, 2012, the Aurora Borealis steals the scene in… http://t.co/uCEzn4e9 #
Our crazy neighbor just got more bizarre: We all have a crazy neighbor, whether we realize it or not.
Sound fami… http://t.co/31qgwBzb #
from UNHCR: UNHCR Ethiopia monthly refugee update, February 2012 http://t.co/der8fDNl #
Nature photographer launches global quest: Mr. Big does not look happy having his image immortalized on film.
Bu… http://t.co/memJVH46 #
from UNHCR: UNHCR, governments to relocate thousands of Malian refugees from borders http://t.co/7EEVo6cK #
Love of numbers: How equations changed the world: Ian Stewart is a mathematician at the University of Warwick in… http://t.co/zmmY5jOx #
Planetary exploration hit in NASA budget: So, NASA’s proposed budget for 2013 is sort of a good news, bad news p… http://t.co/8mkC1BvT #
Fish scales may inspire body armor: A huge fish that is impervious to piranha attacks could become the inspirati… http://t.co/AojqEhlb #

Twitter Update: week ending 2012-02-12

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Feb 122012

Astronaut feels space’s toll on his body: It’s not really why he signed up to be an astronaut, but like it or no… http://t.co/GOh0cnMM #
from UNHCR: UNHCR seeks US$145 million to help tens of thousands of Sudanese refugees http://t.co/lo17EhOU #
To drill or not to drill more in the Arctic?: At stake is nearly 30 billion barrels of oil. That’s the amount of… http://t.co/sNGvHl30 #
from UNHCR: Widow conquers her fears and ekes out a living in Congo exile http://t.co/yf5E25Fu #
Visible from space: Mars rover platform: Wow! You often hear about big stuff on the ground being “visible from s… http://t.co/z80Qgytc #
Americas, Asia will fuse to form ‘Amasia’: You won’t be alive to see the way the Earth looks in 100 million year… http://t.co/7ybn27jR #
from my blogs: Getting Started with Refugee Resettlement http://t.co/3aqLbraR #fb #
Ex-NASA exec: Gingrich moon colony lost in laughter: Editor’s note: Charles Miller is president of NexGen Space … http://t.co/bCmVu4hv #
from UNHCR: Violence in northern Mali forces over 20,000 into exile http://t.co/4IhRQsDB #
Remnant of a Supernova: “Vital clues about the devastating ends to the lives of massive stars can be found by st… http://t.co/wd8CZvNA #
from UNHCR: Census aims to improve the lives of refugees in the Dominican Republic http://t.co/1yGV0O5e #
New ‘super-Earth’ discovered: Astronomers from the Carnegie Institution of Washington and the University of Cali… http://t.co/rghyMejf #
space tech info: Obama will watch Super Bowl, wishes Bears playing http://t.co/raszv5nb #

Twitter Update: week ending 2012-02-05

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Feb 052012

from UNHCR: UNHCR alarm at new reported atrocities against displaced Congolese http://t.co/PCW7a78Z #
from UNHCR: Pakistan, UNHCR agree new regional approach to Afghan refugees http://t.co/vLgRZvTI #
NASA orbiter gives glimpse of moon’s far side: (CNN) — A NASA orbiter has beamed back its first images of the fa… http://t.co/XgcMx7gr #
Pine Island Glacier: “In mid-October 2011, NASA scientists working in Antarctica discovered a massive crack acro… http://t.co/MTux3QMU #
from UNHCR: Art project brings together Congolese refugees and Tanzanian students http://t.co/6DFfo8Cj #
from UNHCR: Mediterranean takes record as most deadly stretch of water for refugees and migrants in 2011 http://t.co/Km9o8OUz #
The Great Moonbuggy Race: Editor’s Note: Pamela Greyer is a K-12 science educator, STEM education consultant and… http://t.co/wWVjPOxw #
A moon colony is a waste of money: editor’s note: David Frum, a CNN contributor, was a special assistant to Pres… http://t.co/LvEKw1X6 #
space tech info: A moon colony is a waste of money http://t.co/hPfThcTV #
from UNHCR: Nansen Award winner turns her lens on the Flowers of Afghanistan http://t.co/YL4yQdSK #

Twitter Update: week ending 2012-01-29

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Jan 292012

Why GOP candidates are talking about space: CNN’s John Zarrella shares his insights into what’s going on with po… http://t.co/WYebX39G #
from UNHCR: UNHCR employs alternative strategies in managing the Dadaab camps http://t.co/GyDetAGD #
Kepler team confirms 11 more planetary systems, 26 planets: Scientists’ list of verified planets is now more tha… http://t.co/dwsbxcvZ #
NASA Day of Remembrance Wreath Laying Ceremony: “NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, NASA personnel, and others, … http://t.co/7qjOAPuE #
from UNHCR: UNHCR project brings light, security and fuel-efficient cooking to refugees http://t.co/qVu6xA6P #
Blue Marble: “A ‘Blue Marble’ image of the Earth taken from the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA’s most recently lau… http://t.co/LaNqUrAL #
from my blogs: Consolidating Refugee Resettlement Websites http://t.co/VAo6fn0U #fb #
from UNHCR: Urban teacher gives up life in Congo to start afresh in Angola http://t.co/XqJcHTwi #
Earth hit with largest solar radiation storm since 2003: Material from a Sunday solar eruption hit the Earth on … http://t.co/SNcTQvr7 #
Gingrich promises JFK-like space speech: Could it be a coincidence that GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich… http://t.co/dffMjIeT #
from UNHCR: UNHCR condemns air raid on Sudanese refugees in South Sudan http://t.co/T78pxmd1 #
Magic mushrooms may be therapeutic: Rave-goers and visitors to Amsterdam before December 2008 may be intimately … http://t.co/y5LnM62z #
With Dragon delayed again, ISS crew reflects: When I spoke with international space station commander Dan Burban… http://t.co/GDxYX2xh #

Twitter Update: week ending 2012-01-22

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Jan 222012

space tech info: Delay in space station rendezvous 'a little disappointing' http://t.co/kvTAayYX #
Monkey some thought extinct found in Borneo forest: A primate thought to be extinct or near-extinction has been … http://t.co/BG1U2jJc #
from UNHCR: Renewed clashes and insecurity causing displacement in Eastern DRC http://t.co/p8suNLHi #
from UNHCR: Sudanese head south with their belongings and a fierce sense of hope http://t.co/MZTowJPL #
Is time running out for the leap second?: Thursday could be a key moment in the future of time keeping.
More tha… http://t.co/57jlOQtn #
Helix nebula comes into better focus: Astronomers now have their most detailed view yet of the Helix nebula, one… http://t.co/F45pnr7r #
Diplomacy’s next frontier: Space:
With fears of a catastrophic galactic collision mounting, the United States w… http://t.co/v3DmjpHV #
from UNHCR: Q&A: Japanese clothing retail giant helps refugees in unique ways http://t.co/E8KE7ioK #
from UNHCR: Resettlement of unaccompanied children from Tunisia to Norway http://t.co/rSz40q3D #
Celebrating Year of the Maya with tour of Central America’s ruins: The year 2012 is a significant one in the May… http://t.co/WZlVcyDA #
from UNHCR: South-bound but stranded in Sudan http://t.co/cOwgVhdt #
Russian Mars probe crashes into Pacific: The failed Russian space probe Phobos-Grunt fell back to Earth on Sunda… http://t.co/SwtpxUjB #

Twitter Update: week ending 2012-01-15

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Jan 152012

I see you: Spy versus spy in space: The online space community was surprised to say the least. A respected Briti… http://t.co/Uv4u3RGa #
Welcome Disruption: “The line of Saturn’s rings disrupts the Cassini spacecraft’s view of the moons Tethys and T… http://t.co/l0jGp9iI #
from UNHCR: UNHCR chief ends Sudan visit with relief for 'old' refugees, risks for new ones http://t.co/v0JLc2Sy #
World’s tiniest vertebrate is a frog: The world’s smallest vertebrate — animals that have a backbone — is a frog… http://t.co/4hpV3UXk #
from UNHCR: Timor-Leste vows never to turn back on refugees as UNHCR office closes http://t.co/zYyDMzip #
Russia: Failed probe to fall to Earth in days: A Russian probe that was supposed to reach one of Mars’ moons but… http://t.co/Qq8Mn4D4 #
Wallops Launch on Jan. 11, 2012: “A NASA Terrier-Improved Malemute suborbital sounding rocket was successfully l… http://t.co/kpPK9Dky #
Yes, the Milky Way is really white: We’ve been calling it the Milky Way, but the true color of our galaxy has ac… http://t.co/yM8amYbS #
Survey: U.S. Protestant pastors reject evolution, split on Earth’s age: America’s Protestant pastors overwhelmin… http://t.co/ob6xHz31 #
‘Fat’ galaxy discovered 7 billion light-years away: The largest galaxy cluster ever seen in the distant universe… http://t.co/opKCVY2t #
from UNHCR: High Commissioner's mission to South Sudan and Sudan http://t.co/RMaKFSVf #
from UNHCR: UNHCR chief appeals for massive humanitarian support for South Sudan http://t.co/xngg1m7e #
Space Station Flying by the Moon: “The International Space Station can be seen as a small object in upper left o… http://t.co/ZU7Q67QD #

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