News tagged with new year
US newspaper ad revenue down 7.3% in 2011
US newspaper advertising revenue fell 7.3 percent last year to $23.94 billion, according to figures released Thursday by the Newspaper Association of American, continuing a six-year slide.
Mar 16, 2012 |
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Study finds some children born in the year of the dragon have an advantage
As Chinese New Year approaches, Many East-Asian families hope that their children will be born in this Year of the Dragon because of the belief that the child will be smarter and more prosperous than children ...
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Jan 23, 2012 |
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Chairman says Samsung to focus on new products
South Korea's Samsung Electronics will this year focus on developing new products and tapping into new businesses to get ahead of competitors amid the global economic slowdown, its chairman said Monday.
Jan 02, 2012 |
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'Pacman' nebula gets some teeth
(PhysOrg.com) -- To visible-light telescopes, this star-forming cloud appears to be chomping through the cosmos, earning it the nickname the "Pacman" nebula, like the famous Pac-Man video game that debuted ...
Oct 27, 2011 |
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Pandora net loss widens but revenue up sharply
Internet radio company Pandora on Thursday posted its first quarterly earnings since going public, reporting a wider net loss but revenue that more than doubled on solid advertising growth.
Aug 26, 2011 |
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Scientists discover 10 new planets
A total of 10 new planets have been unearthed by an international team of scientists, and one of these is orbiting a star just a few tens of millions years old.
Jul 19, 2011 |
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Herschel Space Observatory discovers source of cosmic dust in a stellar explosion
(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA's Herschel Space Observatory is helping unravel the mystery of where cosmic dust comes from. Thanks to the resolution and sensitivity of Herschel, astronomers have been able to detect ...
Jul 07, 2011 |
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Astronomers discover that galaxies are either asleep or awake
(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers have probed into the distant universe and discovered that galaxies display one of two distinct behaviors: they are either awake or asleep, actively forming stars or are not forming ...
Jun 21, 2011 |
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Twitter sets record as Japan rang in New Year
A flood of Japanese Tweets sent as the New Year arrived in Tokyo boosted global traffic within the network to a record 6,939 tweets per second (TPS), the microblogging site has reported.
Jan 07, 2011 |
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New Year's: The deadliest day of the year
It's the holiday season and New Year’s partiers will soon be inundated with warnings about the risks of drinking and driving.
Dec 08, 2010 |
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