"The findings suggest that better treatments for the underlying conditions that cause visual impairment, along with factors linked with poor self-ratings of health and health conditions may reduce the risk of suicide, Dr. Byron L. Lam, from the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in...
The “hotel with best service quality and most credited travel business 2007” title, selected by tourists, defined the owners after one month and a half voting from April 15 to July 1, 2007. "The “hotel with...
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UPDATE: The solar arrays deployed successfully. Engineers are now running a series of tests to check out the telescope's systems.Original story follows.And we have--another successful liftoff! This time, an...
Indiana Poll: Obama Gains, Clinton, Obama TiedSenator Barack Obama has come back to tie with Senator Clinton in Indiana. Most Pundits had Clinton as a Clear winner in the state over the last several...
There is a new star in the sky – and it’s located in the Big Dipper! The new star is a white dwarf star that was discovered at the McDonald Observatory at the University of Texas in Austin."May 2, 2008 --...
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Good news for parents of teenage boys and girls: a recent study suggests that young men are more motivated by a desire to form relationships than they are by sex alone."The data also suggest that teenage boys will be receptive to parental messages about the importance of...
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More than 200 incidents of violence were reported in Toronto-area schools since January 8th, 2007. If that's just the number of reported, you can bet there is way, way more of it going on under the surface. A...
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It turns out that strong womyn are babes:"Busting stereotypes that peg feminists as ugly lesbians, a new study shows that having a feminist partner is linked with healthier, more romantic heterosexual relationships.
The study, published online this week in the journal Sex...
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"Officials have condemned the antics of a young motorist who is filmed accidentally flipping his car on to its roof during a dangerous stunt posted on the video-sharing website YouTube.
The mobile phone footage shows...
The U.K. is cracking down on troop blogging. Will the U.S. follow?"The Ministry of Defence has introduced new guidelines to prevent military personnel talking about their experiences as members of the Armed...
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Even these 2 hours or so 'wasted' at work might be more than made up by all the work done remotely by all of the blackberry addicts amongst us. People over 40 tend to slack less, 36 minutes less on 8 hours that is. Stronger work ethics are to blame for this...
The wild west of mobile content may well be getting tamed, as Nielsen unveils a new product to map and quantify mobile content usage. This may change the face of mobile and viral advertising, as advertisers will now...
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If unscientific online polls were a determining factor, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas would easily be a top tier candidate for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination. But they aren't -- and he isn't.
Despite coming in first place in a post-debate poll on MSNBC and in other...
"Last week, Newsweek magazine came out with a poll showing 91% of Americans believe in God. Newsweek surveys this question every year secretly hoping, I think, that the percentage of faith-based Americans will decline -- but it doesn’t.
I took note of this polling...
"(AP) -- The government has decided that food from cloned animals is safe to eat and does not require special labeling. The Food and Drug Administration planned to brief industry groups in advance of an announcement Thursday morning. The FDA indicated it would approve cloned...