News tagged with barns
FDA wants limits on antibiotics given to animals
(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration called on drug companies Wednesday to help limit the use of antibiotics given to farm animals, a decades-old practice that scientists say has contributed to a surge in dangerous, ...
Apr 11, 2012 |
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Climate change affects bird migration timing in North America
Bird migration timing across North America has been affected by climate change, according to a study published Feb. 22 in the open access journal PLoS ONE.
Feb 22, 2012 |
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Barnes & Noble says it won't stock Amazon titles
(AP) -- Barnes & Noble is attempting to irk its publishing rival Amazon.com Inc. by not stocking Amazon published titles in its stores.
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Barnes & Noble falls on guidance cut, Nook review
(AP) -- Barnes & Noble is considering options for its quickly growing but expensive Nook e-book reading business, its latest attempt to regain profitability as the publishing industry adapts to the rising ...
Jan 05, 2012 |
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Barnes & Noble's Nook tablet starts shipping Wed
Barnes & Noble Inc.'s Nook Tablet electronic device will begin arriving in stores and homes on Wednesday, one day ahead of schedule.
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Nov 16, 2011 |
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Barnes & Noble's unveils $249 Nook Tablet
Barnes & Noble unveiled a $249 Nook Tablet Monday just ahead of the crucial holiday shopping season as the book retailer fights for a larger share of the lucrative e-book market.
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Nov 07, 2011 |
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Research uncovers what increases chicken wellbeing
Researchers from the University of Bristol's School of Veterinary Sciences have concluded that the wellbeing of barn chickens is increased if they have activity objects, perches and other stimulation.
Oct 04, 2011 |
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Amazon and Barnes & Noble woo e-book lovers
Online retail titan Amazon.com and bookselling giant Barnes & Noble dueled Tuesday for the devotion of digital book lovers with bargain-priced versions of their popular electronic readers.
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May 25, 2011 |
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Barnes & Noble launches touch-screen Nook for $139 (Update)
The lighter, slimmer, cheaper new version of Barnes & Noble's e-reader has a black-and-white touch screen and aims squarely at the "grandma" demographic - or at least those craving a simpler e-book reader.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 24, 2011 |
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Malone's Barnes & Noble bid a bet on the Nook
Why buy a bookstore? John Malone, who made a fortune in cable television, is offering $1 billion for Barnes & Noble - trying to jump into a business so sick that its No. 2 competitor, Borders Group Inc., is ...
May 21, 2011 |
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Barnes & Noble adds apps to Nook e-reader
Barnes & Noble Inc. on Monday added an applications store and an email program to its Nook Color e-reader, bringing the $249 device closer to working like a tablet computer in the vein of the iPad.
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Apr 25, 2011 |
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Barnes & Noble unveils color Nook e-reader (Update)
Barnes & Noble Inc. is introducing a new Nook e-reader with a color touch screen for $249 as competition in the fast-growing industry heats up ahead of the holidays.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 26, 2010 |
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Is anxiety contagious? Surprising research finds common stress levels in social groups
(PhysOrg.com) -- Anxiety, or the reaction to a perceived danger, is a response that differs from one animal or human to another -- or so scientists thought. Now researchers at Tel Aviv University are challenging ...
Oct 14, 2010 |
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Barnes & Noble cuts price for Nook
(AP) -- Barnes & Noble cut the price on its original Nook electronic reader, undercutting its chief competitor, Amazon.com's Kindle, and will also offer a lower-price Nook with a Wi-Fi connection.
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Jun 21, 2010 |
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Natural antioxidants give top barn swallows a leg on competitors
A new University of Colorado at Boulder study indicates North American barn swallows outperform their peers in reproduction -- the "currency" of evolutionary change -- by maintaining a positive balance of ...
Feb 24, 2010 |
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