The London panel says it will focus on helping small and medium businesses, the science and technology sector and transport infrastructure, however so far no money has been released and it has failed to provide a "standard return" to the government.

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Science fiction is also a really good medium to discuss immigration.

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In 2006, China's leadership unveiled the "National Medium- and Long-Term Plan for the Development of Science and Technology, " a blueprint for turning China into a tech powerhouse by 2020.

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Deep Impact has two main science instruments: the High Resolution Instrument (HRI) and the Medium Resolution Instrument (MRI).

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Legendary science fiction author David Gerrold contemplates the future of the e-book as a medium unto itself, separate from the books that precede it.

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The medium- and long-term measures outlined in the draft document call for investment in agriculture and agricultural science and technology.

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For reasons unclear to modern science, Pinot Gris differentiates itself by changing a different color (somewhere between pale brown and medium purple) when ripening side by side with Pinot Noir, and also develops its own distinctive flavor and texture.

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But, until recently, the common factor in all the science used to figure out if a piece of art was forged was that it was concerned with the medium of the artwork, rather than the art itself.

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