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Ask Jeeves reports on top resolution

Ask Jeeves Inc. Wednesday released the most popular New Year's Resolutions for 2006, as noted on the Web site.

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U.S. sprawl takes toll on environment

U.S. suburban sprawl with its increased use of septic tanks and its watering and fertilizing of lawns is taking a toll on the environment.

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Conflict resolution in cyberspace

Thanks to support from successive EU-funded projects, Tiga Technologies, an advanced IT consultancy, is creating a spin-off company to commercialise a pioneering electronic arbitration system called e-Dispute. ...

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Student-built instrument set to launch on Pluto mission

The University of Colorado at Boulder's long heritage with NASA planetary missions will continue Jan. 17 with the launch of a student space dust instrument on the New Horizons Mission to Pluto from Florida's ...

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Delivering Earth's First Comet

Stardust's voyage in space is near its end, but its cargo - the world's first cometary and interstellar dust samples - has begun its two year journey on Earth, which ends on a cold early morning on the floor ...

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New method found to freeze oyster eggs

A new method of freezing Pacific oyster eggs could have major implications for the world's seafood industry, it was reported Tuesday.

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Evaluating Arm Positions Offer Many Opportunities On Marsby Staff Writers

This week the Opportunity Instrument Arm Anomaly Team continued investigating the safety of different arm positions. The intent is to determine the safest position to leave the arm while the vehicle drives ...

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New Horizons Launch Vehicle Fully Assembled For Voyage To Pluto

This past week was a busy one for New Horizons. Mission operations practices continued, as did engineering paperwork closeouts.

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Wolverine at home in 'Wolverine State'

A Michigan teacher wants people to know that a rare wolverine roaming Michigan's Thumb isn't a threat to humans.

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Drivers getting cash for driving less

A groundbreaking study is aimed at finding out if people will change their driving habits if they had to pay a toll for almost every mile they drive.

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