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Pentagon Bans Computer Flash Drives
The Pentagon has banned, at least temporarily, the use of external computer flash drives because of a virus threat officials detected on Defense Department networks.
Opinion: Regulating information under the Privacy Act
The mapping of the 'standard' human genome has created a vast multitude of new scientific possibilities.
Researchers aim to attract women, minority students in computer science
James Cohoon's section of Introduction to Computer Science is just a little out of the ordinary. Rather than focusing on typical applications, such as accounting software or computer games, the...
P.E.I. prepares for increase in ambulance demand
With P.E.I. offering free emergency ambulance rides to seniors starting April, the government is gearing up for a 10 per cent increase in ambulance trips.
Genealogy website MyHeritage offers low-cost DNA tests
MyHeritage, the genealogy social networking website, is offering its 27 million global users a "cheek scraper" DNA test for less than £100.
Top court to rule on appeal bid from airlines over free seats for disabled
Canada's top court will rule Thursday whether it will hear an appeal from Canadian airlines, which say they shouldn't have to provide a free extra seat to certain disabled or...
Automakers detail electric car plans at L.A. show
Many of the world's biggest automakers Wednesday detailed ambitious electric-car plans that promise zero emissions but will demand patience from consumers and subsidies from governments to succeed.
Economic Crisis Boosts E-Learning
The present world’s economic woes are opening up new opportunities for innovative forms of education and training such as informal learning, e-learning and blended learning. Faced with shrinking budgets, the...
Beauty Is Truth In Mathematical Intuition: First Empirical Evidence
First empirical evidence for the use of beauty as truth in mathematical intuition reported. French mathematician Jacques Hadamard wrote in 1954 in his famous book “The Psychology of Invention in...
Leaks prompt CFIA to investigate juice boxes
Five months after the first complaint was ruled an isolated incident, more leaky juice boxes have prompted the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to reopen its investigation.
Review: New BlackBerrys cool but can't beat iPhone
(AP) -- With the recent releases of three new BlackBerrys across three different wireless providers, Research In Motion Ltd. has fired back at Apple Inc. in the Great Smart...
Microsoft lets Zune music subscribers keep tunes
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is giving an early holiday gift to people who pay for all-you-can-listen access to the Zune digital music store: 10 songs to keep each month,...
Poke your boss, crush a stickman with new Japanese toy
If the financial crisis makes you want to poke a finger in your boss's eye or unleash some high karate kicks in the office, a Japanese toymaker may have the...
European patent office restores breast cancer gene patent
The European Patent Office on Wednesday restored on appeal a controversial patent for a breast cancer gene that had been withdrawn from a US biotech firm, but granting it in...
Is superfood omega-3 keeping its promise?
Take a walk through a supermarket in any wealthy nation and the promise of omega-3 health benefits screams off food products from bread to milk to juice. But are consumers...
New Project Targets Organic Poultry
A team from several institutions led by University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture food and poultry scientists has been awarded a three-year grant for nearly $600,000 from the U.S....
EPA seeks comment on nanosilver petition
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Environmental Agency is seeking public review and comment on a petition asking the agency to classify nanoscale silver as a pesticide.
Sparrow numbers 'plummet by 68%'
The loss of green spaces in Britain has caused the number of house sparrows to drop sharply in the past 30 years.
Consumers Influence Christmas Tree Styles
The Fraser fir is gaining popularity among American consumers looking for beautiful, long-lasting Christmas trees. Consumers favor Fraser fir for its conical shape, dark green foliage, pleasant aroma and excellent...
Second Life: 'Second China' Offers Foreign Service Workers First Impression
Diplomats or military envoys making their first trip to China may soon have a chance to visit a Chinese office building, stop in at a traditional teahouse or hop a...
Trouble In The Pipeline For Grey Whales
The fate of the world's few remaining western grey whales now rests on the outcome of appeals to Russian authorities and courts following the refusal of an oil consortium to...
Do-not-call scam circulating through e-mail
Cellphone providers are warning against a scam circulating via e-mail regarding the CRTC's recently implemented do-not-call telemarketing list.
Dog helps track mystery of orcas' decline
Researchers trying to learn whether orcas are starving have turned - with the help of a dog - to a new source of information: orca scat.
'Fake Steve Jobs' stops blogging as the 'Real Dan'
(AP) -- It was bad enough when Dan Lyons stopped sharing his musings about the technology scene in a hilarious satire of what Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs would...
How to change the default file view in Microsoft Word
Q. I'm running MS Windows XP Professional with the latest service packs. Whenever I try to open a file on my computer (in MS Word, Adobe Acrobat, or just about...
High fructose corn syrup: just another sugar?
Canadians are consuming less natural sugar than we were a few decades ago, according to figures released by Statistics Canada. Sound like reason to celebrate? Maybe not. Most people would...
U.S. sees fewer smokers since settlement
SEATTLE, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Cigarette smoking dropped by roughly 28 percent during the decade since the landmark settlement with the U.S. tobacco industry was reached, officials say.
VIDEO: Locust Swarms Plague Australia
Watch as a destructive locust swarm moves across farmland in drought-ridden New South Wales state, prompting officials to prepare an airborne assault.