The research was conducted by Nicola Scafetta, a scientist at Duke University and at the Active Cavity Radiometer Solar Irradiance Monitor Lab (ACRIM), which is associated with the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California.

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It needs to develop its own programs to monitor market activity and become an active part in preventing the next global meltdown.

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Also available is a Program Monitor widget for your homescreen that shows the number of active applications at any given time and links you into the same Task Manager menu.

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The "advanced active safety research vehicle" prototype uses ITS and existing Toyota technology to monitor whether the driver is awake, to keep the car on the road, and to stop at traffic signals.

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But inside, computers monitor the temperature and conditions so that the specially selected bacteria used to ferment the vinegar stay active.

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