News tagged with terminal
Sprint to pay $17.5 million to settle fee suit
(AP) -- Sprint Nextel Corp. has agreed to pay $17.5 million to settle a lawsuit claiming the fees it has charged customers who end their wireless contracts early are illegal.
Aug 12, 2009 |
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Maybe it's raining less than we thought
It's conventional wisdom in atmospheric science circles: large raindrops fall faster than smaller drops, because they're bigger and heavier. And no raindrop can fall faster than its "terminal speed"—its speed when the downward ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 11, 2009 |
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Special protein helps maintain an efficient brain
(PhysOrg.com) -- The instruction manual for maintaining an efficient brain may soon include a section on synaptotagmin-IV (Syt-IV), a protein known to influence learning and memory, thanks to a study by UW-Madison researchers.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 18, 2009 |
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Selective sex abortion causes 32 million excess males in China
Selective abortion in favour of males has left China with 32 million more boys than girls, creating an imbalance that will endure for decades, an investigation released on Friday warned.
Apr 10, 2009 |
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Nokia seeks gold in mobile payments startup Obopay
(AP) -- Nokia Corp., the world's largest maker of cell phones, is making a large investment in a California-based startup that wants to make the mobile phone the credit card of the developing world.
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Oil terminal a concern as Alaska volcano rumbles
(AP) -- An Alaska volcano continued to rumble Tuesday amid new concerns that eruptions and mud flows will damage a nearby oil terminal where about 6 million gallons of crude are stored. The 10,200-foot Mount ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 25, 2009 |
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