Random House agrees to e-sale model Apple requires
(AP) -- Stieg Larsson's novels may finally be headed to the iBookstore.
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The first steps to understanding society
The first findings from the world's largest study of households are now published. The Understanding Society publication reveals a comprehensive snap shot of UK households. Starting in 2009, the year when Britain officially ...
Feb 28, 2011
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US cites Baidu, PirateBay, others in copyright piracy
The US Monday named leading Chinese search engine Baidu and Swedish torrent download site Pirate Bay in a list of the world's top online and physical markets for pirated and counterfeit goods.
Feb 28, 2011
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SocialEyes lets Facebook friends video chat
Startup SocialEyes on Monday introduced a service that lets people have one-on-one or group video chats with friends from hot online community Facebook.
Feb 28, 2011
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New insights on the origin of the Rocky Mountains
(PhysOrg.com) -- The formation of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado has always puzzled scientists. Some 600 miles inland and far removed from the nearest tectonic plate, the only comparable inland mountain range ...
Feb 28, 2011
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Neighborhood barbers can influence black men to seek blood-pressure treatment
Will Marshall saw a physician about his blood pressure at his barber's urging. Yes, his barber.
Feb 28, 2011
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Google backs climate-change weather insurance startup
Google on Monday was among investors pumping $42 million into a climate change inspired technology startup that calculates the chances of crops being ruined by weather.
Feb 28, 2011
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Robotic arm breakdown adds spacewalk drama
Two US astronauts on Monday wrapped up the first spacewalk of the Discovery shuttle mission at the International Space Station after a robotic arm breakdown left one of them stranded for almost 20 minutes. ...
Feb 28, 2011
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Noise distracts fish from their dinner
High-cost hospitals do not appear to have better survival rates for sepsis patients
Increased hospital spending at high-cost hospitals does not appear to be associated with better short-term survival rates for patients with sepsis, according to a report in the February 28 issue of Archives of Internal Me ...
Feb 28, 2011
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Better think positive: Pessimism can block therapy
Spine surgeon Anders Cohen puts a lot of stock in patients' expectations of pain relief. He prefers to operate only on those who "grab you by the collar and say, `I can't take it anymore.'"
Feb 28, 2011
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Rising fuel price casts shadow on Geneva auto show
(AP) -- The car industry, it seems, just can't get a break. Just when automakers thought it safe to roll out new models in the wake of the devastating economic crisis - 170 premiers are advertised for the Geneva Auto Show ...
Feb 28, 2011
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Suspect in iPad data theft released on bail in NJ
(AP) -- An Arkansas man accused of stealing more than 100,000 e-mail addresses of Apple iPad users last year was released on bail Monday and will be prohibited from using the Internet except for work - which in his case ...
Feb 28, 2011
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Gates: Spending cuts don't have to harm learning
(AP) -- Even in the midst of large spending cuts, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said Monday that schools can improve the performance of students if they put more emphasis on rewarding excellent teaching ...
Feb 28, 2011
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Sugar-sweetened drinks associated with higher blood pressure
Soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages such as fruit drinks are associated with higher blood pressure levels in adults, researchers report in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.
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