Amazon to collect sales tax from Mass. residents
Online retailer Amazon.com has reached a deal with Massachusetts to start collecting the state's 6.25 percent sales tax from Bay State residents.
Business
Dec 11, 2012
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Air Force sends mystery X-37B mini-shuttle back to space (Update 2)
The military's small, top-secret version of the space shuttle rocketed into orbit Tuesday for a repeat mystery mission, two years after making the first flight of its kind.
Space Exploration
Dec 11, 2012
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Need to move soon? Don't trust your emotions
Consumers are more likely to make emotional instead of objective assessments when the outcomes are closer to the present time than when they are further away in the future, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer ...
Social Sciences
Dec 11, 2012
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How do stay-at-home dads seek greater social acceptance?
In order to avoid the stigma and loss of status posed by their lifestyle choice, stay-at-home fathers are mobilizing to build greater legitimacy for their marginalized gender identity, according to a new study in the Journal ...
Social Sciences
Dec 11, 2012
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Holiday shopping madness: When do consumers seek to punish fellow shoppers for behaving badly?
Consumers seek to punish fellow consumers who violate social norms while shopping but also make exceptions depending on the situation, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Social Sciences
Dec 11, 2012
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New system for aircraft forecasts potential storm hazards over oceans
(Phys.org)—The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has developed a prototype system to help flights avoid major storms as they travel over remote ocean regions. The 8-hour forecasts of potentially dangerous ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 11, 2012
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Eating or spending too much? Blame it on Facebook
Participating in online social networks can have a detrimental effect on consumer well-being by lowering self-control among certain users, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Social Sciences
Dec 11, 2012
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Does changing the price of medicine influence consumers' perceived health risk?
Consumers assume their risk of getting a serious illness is higher when medications are cheaper because they believe that prices for life-saving products are based on need and not profit, according to a new study in the Journal ...
Social Sciences
Dec 11, 2012
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Best of both worlds: Hybrid approach sheds light on crystal structure solution
Understanding the arrangement of atoms in a solid—one of solids' fundamental properties—is vital to advanced materials research. For decades, two camps of researchers have been working to develop methods to understand ...
Condensed Matter
Dec 11, 2012
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Who are you calling old? How elderly consumers negotiate their identities
Caregivers view elderly consumers as "old" when they can no longer perform everyday consumption activities on their own regardless of their actual age, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Social Sciences
Dec 11, 2012
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