News tagged with professional
US closes 150 websites in counterfeit crackdown
US authorities said Monday they have shut down 150 websites offering counterfeit goods like sports jerseys and luxury handbags in an operation tied to the pre-Christmas shopping surge.
Nov 28, 2011 |
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LinkedIn looking for $32 to $35 per share in IPO
(AP) -- Professional networking website LinkedIn Corp. hopes to sell its stock for $32 to $35 per share in an upcoming initial public offering. Its IPO may encourage other growing Internet services to make ...
May 09, 2011 |
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Meditation beats dance for harmonizing body and mind
(PhysOrg.com) -- The body is a dancer's instrument, but is it attuned to the mind? A new study from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests that professional ballet and modern dancers are not as emotionally ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 24, 2011 |
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Revealed: The right moves for men on the dance floor
Men who wish to attract women on the disco floor would be better advised to learn a few moves that answer the female mating drive rather than bother with the moonwalk.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 08, 2010 |
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'Counterfactual' thinkers are more motivated and analytical, study suggests
(PhysOrg.com) -- "If only I had..." Almost everyone has said those four words at some time. Rather than intensifying regret, '"what if" reflection about pivotal moments in the past helps people to weave a coherent life story, ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 09, 2010 |
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Bluetooth baby
Checking the heart of the unborn baby usually involves a stethoscope. However, an inexpensive and accurate Bluetooth fetal heart rate monitoring system has now been developed by researchers in India for long-term home care. ...
May 17, 2012 |
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Unsafe at any speed: Even for driving pros, distractions increase crash risk
(Phys.org) -- The ringing cell phone you're reaching to answer. The text message that demands a reply now. The GPS you're trying to program as you're frantically rushing to your destination.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 16, 2012 |
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Survey finds majority of Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual errors
Sixty percent of Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual errors, according to research published today in the Public Relations Society of America's (PRSA) scholarly publication, Public Relations Jo ...
Apr 17, 2012 |
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San Francisco startup makes data science a sport
(AP) -- Strange secrets hide in numbers. For instance, an orange used car is least likely to be a lemon. This particular unexpected finding came to light courtesy of a data jockey who goes by the Internet ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 15, 2012 |
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Yelp shares surge 63 percent in stock market debut
(AP) -- Yelp's stock opened to five-star reviews from investors on Friday, soaring 63 percent even though the company has yet to prove it can make money from its online recommendations.
Mar 02, 2012 |
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Yelp shares surge in stock market debut
(AP) -- Yelp's stock opened to five-star reviews from investors on Friday, soaring 60 percent in the first hour of trading after pricing at $15 on Thursday night.
Mar 02, 2012 |
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Yelp looking for $12 to $14 per share in IPO
(AP) -- Online review service Yelp rated its own business Thursday, setting an IPO target of $12 to $14 per share that could value the 7-year-old company as high as $840 million.
Feb 17, 2012 |
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Researchers combine mobile phone technology and microscopy
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed an optical accessory that turns an ordinary camera phone into a high-resolution microscope. The device is accurate to one hundredth of a millimetre. Among those who will ...
Feb 15, 2012 |
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Spectator rage: The dark side of professional sports
Preventing violent outbreaks of "spectator rage", similar to the deadly riots that broke out following a soccer game in Egypt, requires assessment and action by sports team owners and stadium managers, according to a report ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 06, 2012 |
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SAP sees new acquisition as boon for cloud computing
The acquisition of US firm Success Factors by SAP will make the German software giant number one in "cloud computing" and show a profit from 2013, a top SAP executive said in an interview published Saturday.
Dec 11, 2011 |
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