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Man-made crises 'outrunning our ability to deal with them'
The world faces a compounding series of crises driven by human activity, which existing governments and institutions are increasingly powerless to cope with, a group of eminent environmental scientists and...
Nirvana angry about Cobain's avatar abilities
The surviving members of the grunge rock group Nirvana are angry about how the late Kurt Cobain's avatar can be used in the latest version of the Guitar Hero video...
Google's search box gets bigger
Google just got bigger. Not the company, but the search box on its home page, that is.
Single road changes life in national park
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Hunters are emptying Ecuador's Yasuni National Park of wildlife via a single road built by oil companies, scientists say.
NPD: Video game sales slide again in August
(AP) -- Retail sales of video games have declined for six straight months.
Gay wartime code-breaker Turing gets U.K. apology
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown apologized Friday for the "inhumane" treatment of Second World War code-breaker Alan Turing who was convicted of gross indecency for being homosexual at a time...
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Health negotiators look at malpractice changes
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Following President Barack Obama's offer of compromise on an issue that has long divided Washington, congressional health care negotiators are considering proposals to...
Instanyl sets new standard in management of breakthrough cancer pain
Lisbon, Portugal 11 September, 2009 -- New data presented today further demonstrate the efficacy of Instanyl in management of breakthrough cancer pain.
Facebook: 65 million users connect through mobile devices
Facebook says more than 65 million people around the world now regularly use a mobile device to access the social network, more than triple the number who connected through a...
Vegetable Oils For Biofuels
Vegetable oils can be chemically reacted with an alcohol (methanol is the usual choice) to produce chemical compounds known as esters. Biodiesel is the name given to these esters when...
Digital business cards move networking off paper
With more than 40,000 direct professional contacts on LinkedIn, Steven Burda wants to ensure he always has up-to-date information to maintain his network. He couldn't resist signing up for a...
New Sony Blu-Ray Player Integrates Streaming Internet Video
Offering the best of full HD 1080p and streaming Internet video, Sony today introduced the BDP-N460 networked Blu-ray Disc player.
New U.S. Census report shows poverty increasing more in West than elsewhere
Income in the 13 western states didn't decline as steeply in 2008 as elsewhere in the country, but poverty went up more, according to a researcher at the West Coast...
NJIT expert on market failure says letting Lehman go was good thing
Approaching the anniversary of Lehman Brothers' demise, NJIT Finance Professor Michael Ehrlich, an expert on market failure, says that the Feds made the right move when they allowed the investment...
TD Ameritrade data theft settlement nears approval
(AP) -- The settlement over contact information stolen from online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. is nearing approval, but the more than 6 million current and former customers affected...
Ont. nuclear plant fires employees over internet use
A spokesman for the Bruce Power nuclear generating station northwest of Toronto says dozens of employees fired over inappropriate internet use posed no security threat to the plant.
Computer Could Call Football Plays
New program uses fast, real-time analysis of all the offensive and defensive possibilities.
Rogers sues to block Shaw's Ontario cable buy
Canada's biggest cable company is suing its largest rival in a bid to block its attempt to move into what it deems its home turf.
680 Nortel employees offered Ericsson jobs
The company that bought Nortel's wireless division has offered jobs to 680 former Nortel employees in Ottawa.
Found: Wired's Missing Man
CBS News' Daniel Sieberg Interviews Reader who Tracked Down Writer in Magazine's Contest
Nokia 7705 Twist puts a new twist on messaging
Verizon Wireless and Nokia introduce the Nokia 7705 Twist, a fun phone with a unique square shape that swivels open to reveal a full QWERTY keypad. The phone's shortcut buttons...
E-book release delayed for Kennedy memoir
(AP) -- E-book fans will have to wait for a download of Sen. Ted Kennedy's memoir.
Seaglider sets new underwater endurance and range records
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Washington Seaglider operated for 9 months and 5 days in the Pacific Ocean, an endurance record more than double what any other autonomous underwater vehicle...
Ottawa considering 'SmartBus' system
Ottawa's public transit agency is considering adopting a $17-million system that automatically calls out bus stops and allows people to track their bus routes on wireless devices or the internet.
Sustainability: Gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today
(This continues a discussion of the topic I started here, in Spanish, and in §5.4 of this published paper, in English. Not necessary to read those first; this blog stands on its own.)There are many...
MTS, small ISPs launch campaign against CRTC ruling
MTS Allstream and a group of small internet providers and businesses have launched a lobbying campaign against a CRTC decision they say will destroy competition and cause broadband prices to...
Sprint Nextel lowers mobile-to-mobile pricing
(AP) -- Sprint is offering unlimited minutes for calls made between mobile phones as competition in wireless pricing continues to intensify.