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N.B. to spend $400M on nursing homes
New Brunswick will get nearly 300 new nursing home beds under a plan announced Thursday by the province, which includes two new public facilities and an overhaul of the most...
Intel Offers Developer Kit For Future Atom Processor Netbook Apps
Intel Corporation has made its beta version of the Intel Atom Developer Program Software Development Kit (SDK) available for Microsoft Windows and Moblin operating systems developers. The kit helps software...
Murders, Traffic Deaths Connected
If you want to know how many people are killed in car accidents in a particular U.S. state, look to its prisons. Regions with higher murder rates also tend to...
Fla.: Delay Everglades pollution crackdown
MIAMI, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Florida asked a U.S. judge to give it more time to comply with an ecological accord requiring the state to halt the flow of...
Honda's 'Personal-Neo Urban Transport' Concept
The Honda Personal-Neo Urban Transport (P-NUT) design study model demonstrates a futuristic concept for an ultra-compact and sophisticated city coupe, American Honda Motor announced at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto...
UN convention on rights of disabled tabled in Commons
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which has yet to be ratified by Canada, was tabled in the Commons by the government on Thursday.
Samsung Announces the Premium I8910 HD Gold Edition
Samsung Electronics today announced the availability of the I8910 HD (Omnia HD, GT-I8910) Gold Edition. This premium version of the ground-breaking full touch screen smartphone features a luxurious new look...
Psychologist studies how product messages influence our willingness to pay
(PhysOrg.com) -- As retailers bombard holiday shoppers with a blizzard of product bargains and layaway options, they should probably be concerned with the power of the words being used to...
New Data Support Use Of Instant Run-Off Voting
(PhysOrg.com) -- New data collected as part of a North Carolina State University study during the 2009 municipal election in Hendersonville, N.C., show that voters prefer instant run-off voting (IRV)...
Small companies add value by sharing commercial information
(PhysOrg.com) -- Small companies prepared to share commercially sensitive information can add value and develop new services for their customers, using a distributed track-and-trace software solution.
YouTube makes videos 'Feather' light
YouTube launched an experimental "Feather" feature on Thursday that slims down online videos for delivery to places where the Internet is unable to handle heavy data traffic.
New software to simulate future financial crises
(PhysOrg.com) -- Can economics better predict how banks will react to future credit crunches and their impact on the wider economy? Breakthrough simulation software by European researchers could hold the...
BirdsEye - A New iPhone App - Resolves Your Rapture for Raptors Or Finding a Finch
Looking for larks? Searching for surfbirds? Checking for chickadees? There's an app for that. BirdsEye, a new application for the iPhone and the iPod touch, is now available.
CSIRO researchers create giant waves -- virtually
(PhysOrg.com) -- CSIRO scientists have created 'rogue waves' more than 20 metres high and smashed them into virtual oil and gas production platforms to compare different mooring designs.
Total, Nippon tipped for Iraqi oil deals
BAGHDAD, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- France's Total and Japan's Nippon Oil are seen as front-runners to secure development rights to some of the 10 Iraqi oil fields up for...
Green cars to get Copenhagen boost
American drivers fond of their gas guzzlers will have to quickly learn to love greener cars, which are expected to get a big boost from upcoming international climate talks in...
Gift Guide: Touch and Windows 7 in fresh PC lineup
(AP) -- This holiday season is a great time to buy a PC. There's a nice new version of Windows out, and computer manufacturers are adding interesting new technologies. Here's...
Google takes aim at browser redirection
Google has announced a service that it says will speed up web surfing and prevent browser redirection by malicious programs or internet providers.
Iraqis train for oil security with Britons
UMM QASR, Iraq, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Around 100 British naval trainers arrived at southern Iraqi oil ports to help train the Iraqi military to defend their oil infrastructure...
Man can't find wheelchair-friendly housing in St. John's
A man's inability to find a wheelchair-accessible place to live in St. John's highlights a problem in the city, according to the deputy mayor.
Mikhail Gorbachev and Alexander Likhotal | Climate change Russian roulette
We need to avoid a global hangover the day after the summit in Copenhagen. A breakthrough is possible, but only with sacrificesMounting scepticism and deadlocked negotiations have culminated in an announcement that the...
Broadband stimulus moves at dial-up speeds
Mark Morgenthaler wants nothing more than to hire 15 people to help expand his wireless Internet service, Surfnet Communications in the Santa Cruz Mountains. He can't wait to start accepting...
University Science Writing Competition – Winners Announced!
The winners of our first-ever writing competition here at Scientific Blogging were announced this week, and we couldn’t be happier with the results. Three outstanding articles were selected by YOU...
FDA announces Chinese herb recall
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of Radix Polygonati Officinalis, a Chinese herb, because of a labeling error.
Paul McCartney takes Meat-Free Mondays to EU
BRUSSELS (AP) -- Paul McCartney took his 'Meat-Free Mondays' campaign to the European Parliament on Thursday, saying the power to halt global warming lies as much...
Google, other Silicon Valley firms nurture app developers
They crowd the lobby of Google's Building 43 one evening a month, waiting to climb the wide stairway under a mock-up of the world's first private spacecraft, SpaceShipOne, prepared to...
I see your pain
(PhysOrg.com) -- How can some sportsmen and women, in the heat of the moment, play on through pain that would floor anyone else? Bert Trautmann, the Manchester City goalkeeper, famously...
Putin Mulls Russian 2012 Presidency Bid
Currently Prime Minister, Putin Says Decision to Run for Reelection Depends on Economy