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Month: November 2010
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US contacts Turkey over WikiLeaks files: diplomat (AFP)
AFP – The United States has been in contact with Turkey over new files to…
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Windows Phone 7 Deals Via Carriers, Costco, Amazon (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine – If you’re looking to add a Windows Phone 7 to someone’s stocking…
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Court shortens Pirate Bay executives’ prison terms (AFP)
AFP – A Swedish appeals court Friday shortened the prison terms of two founders and…
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Tightwads and spendthrifts: A Black Friday tradition
Every year about this time, on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving that traditionally begins…
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Erythromycin A produced in E. coli for first time: Biosynthetic breakthrough paves way for other pharmaceuticals
For the first time, researchers have made the antibiotic erythromycin A, and two variants, using…
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Weather affects children’s injury rate: Each 5-degree temperature rise boosts kids’ hospital admissions for serious injury by 10 percent
Every 5 degree Celsius rise in maximum temperature pushes up the rate of hospital admissions…
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Female fish — and humans? — lose interest when their male loses a slugfest
If you see your special someone lose a competition, your subconscious may start whispering, “He’s…
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Growth-factor gel shows promise as hearing-loss treatment
A new treatment has been developed for sudden sensorineural hearing loss, a condition that causes…
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Size of mammals exploded after dinosaur extinction, researchers confirm
Researchers have demonstrated that the extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago made way for…