News tagged with bar
Highest-flying bird crosses the Himalayas in record time
The Bar-headed goose is one impressive creature: it migrates over the immense Himalayan mountain range twice a year, holding the record for the world's highest-flying bird.
Jun 07, 2011 |
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Bar codes get around town and get more useful
(AP) -- It used to be that the only time you'd notice a bar code was at a store, maybe when a cashier scanned your groceries. But lately bar codes are showing up in more places around town - and getting more ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jun 06, 2010 |
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Let your beer mat do the talking
Forget speed-dating and the classifieds column – now you can leave it to your beer mat to make that all-important first move.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 02, 2010 |
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Scientists Develop New Method to Quantify Climate Modeling Uncertainty
(PhysOrg.com) -- Climate scientists recognize that climate modeling projections include a significant level of uncertainty. A team of researchers using computing facilities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has identified ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Microsoft Hopes To Win Back Browser Market Share With Internet Explorer 8
(PhysOrg.com) -- Microsoft has a lot at stake with the success of Internet Explore 8 since they lost 7 percent of their browser market to Firefox, Safari, and Chrome browsers. IE8 has been in release candidate ...
Mar 16, 2009 |
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Should you take folic acid? Too much may cause cancer; additional research suggested
Folic acid is one of those great public health success stories. In the decade following fortification of cereal grains and other foods, the rate of certain birth defects dropped dramatically.
Jun 11, 2009 |
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When does planning NOT help consumers gain self-control?
Planning your diet won't really help you gain self-control unless you're feeling good about your weight in the first place, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. And the same goes for saving money. ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 15, 2012 |
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New Opera Web browser offers more tab options
(AP) -- Web browsers from the Norwegian company Opera Software ASA have been better known for their innovation than their usage.
Jun 03, 2009 |
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Unknowlingly consuming endangered tuna
While most of us would never willingly consume a highly endangered species, doing so might be as easy as plucking sushi from a bento box. New genetic detective work from the Sackler Institute for Comparative ...
Nov 19, 2009 |
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Study: Flaxseed doesn't reduce women's hot flashes
Women looking for a natural remedy for a common menopause problem have a disappointment: A new study has found that eating flaxseed does not curb hot flashes.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 05, 2011 |
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'Thermal pollution' in rivers not fully mediated by gravel augmentation
Although adding gravel to a river to replace lost sediments won't likely cool the whole river channel, it can create cool water refuges that protect fish from thermal pollution, according to a U.S. Forest Service Pacific ...
Jun 08, 2011 |
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Flavored milk no longer a choice in LA schools
(AP) -- The Los Angeles Unified School District is taking a stand against child obesity, becoming the nation's largest school system to stop serving sugar-laden flavored milk.
Jun 15, 2011 |
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Children who eat vended snack foods face chronic health problems, poor diet
School children who consume foods purchased in vending machines are more likely to develop poor diet quality - and that may be associated with being overweight, obese or at risk for chronic health problems such as diabetes ...
Sep 02, 2010 |
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Smarter lunchrooms lead kids to eat more salad
Providing healthier food choices for our nation's schoolchildren is a hot-button issue in Michelle Obama's Let's Move campaign. And a team of researchers from Cornell University have recently identified one simple solution ...
Apr 27, 2010 |
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Frozen fruit bars recalled after typhoid outbreak
(AP) -- Fruiti Pops, Inc. of Santa Fe Springs has recalled its mamey (mah-MAY') frozen fruit bars because of a possible link to a rare U.S. outbreak of typhoid fever.
Aug 27, 2010 |
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