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Financial Crisis Reduces Economic Freedom in China and the West
(PhysOrg.com) -- The current financial crisis may reduce economic freedom as governments are likely increase intervention in a bid to protect their own economies - according to a study in...
Liberal Democrats threaten to reject House healthcare compromise
Dozens say they'll vote against a plan that includes concessions to Blue Dogs. The dispute could jeopardize a long-held goal of the left. After months of marching in line as senior Democrats worked...
Software development: speeding from sketchpad to smooth code
(PhysOrg.com) -- Creating error-free software remains time consuming and labour intensive. A major European research effort has developed a system that speeds software development from the drawing board to high-quality,...
Facebook crime-boasting helps police nab cons
Police in Saskatoon are scanning social-networking sites, such as Facebook, for chatter about criminal activity.
Sprint Nextel posts wider 2Q loss, shares skid
(AP) -- Sprint Nextel Corp., the nation's third-largest wireless provider, on Wednesday said its loss widened in the second quarter as revenue and subscribers continued to decline. Its shares...
Meet London's Robotic Firefighting Crew
Robots are just like us: some become cooks, others go into sports, some intern for a while, and then there are the ones who find their calling in civic duty. Included...
Japan's Toshiba still in red
Japanese high-tech giant Toshiba said Wednesday it had lost more than 600 million dollars in the fiscal first quarter as the economic downturn hit sales of televisions and other electronics.
Mathematical modeling predicts response to Herceptin
Cancer researchers are turning to mathematical models to help answer important clinical questions, and a new paper in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, illustrates...
Going net zero -- for effect; special home will produce as much energy as it uses
Michael Yannell's ComEd bill is almost surely less than yours. Yannell, 44, lives in a new Chicago home that is designed to be net zero energy, which means it will...
Qualcomm in sights of Japanese regulators
The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) has set its sights on Qualcomm, less than a week after the US wireless technology titan was fined over 200 million dollars by South...
Hollywood movie houses sue Pirate Bay operators
(AP) -- A dozen Hollywood production companies have filed a new lawsuit against file-sharing Web site The Pirate Bay.
Firefighters, police not protected in pandemic plan: municipalities
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities wants to know how the federal government plans to protect essential workers during a pandemic.
Consumer Preference for Sharp Cheddar Cheese Flavor Influenced by Where They Live or What Tastes Good
Why consumers buy cheddar cheese labeled as sharp may not be related to the sharp flavor but may have more to do with brand association with a specific taste or...
Video: Red Asphalt
Google Voice hits a setback on the iPhone, Verizon confirms it will sell the Palm Pre next year, and texting while driving is more dangerous than you think.
Scientists asked to create Earth systems research plan
The International Council for Science is asking scientists to define the research agenda in global environmental change.
Japanese Invent Giant Soccer-Playing Robot
Soccer players are a weird bunch. Some cover themselves in Elvish tattoos, while others claim to have problems telling men and women apart. Hajime 33 is no exception to the trend, what...
Rogers rolls out faster wireless network
Rogers Wireless said Tuesday it has begun rolling out a wireless network with top download speeds nearly three times as fast as its current network.
Kin Paid After iPhone Drama Spurs Suicide
Taiwanese Employer of Man who Killed Himself over a Missing iPhone Agrees to Pay Family $52K plus $4K per Year
NDSU Forensic DNA Lab Receives Dept. of Justice Designation
A cutting-edge DNA lab at North Dakota State University, Fargo, has been approved by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to perform crime-fighting work. The Justice Department has placed the...
Americans need lifestyle change to fight the fat: experts
Americans need to change the way they live if they want to beat the obesity epidemic that is robbing the United States of millions of dollars every year and threatening...
Space tourism port to be sited in Abu Dhabi
Tourists will be able to journey to outer space via Abu Dhabi as part of a deal by a local investment group to take a stake in the world's first...
Philippines cuts drug prices 50 percent
MANILA, Philippines, July 28 (UPI) -- The Philippines ordered a 50 percent drug price cut on five key drugs after drug companies failed to lower the prices on their...
Healthcare Systems: U.S. vs. Japan
Although Japan's health care system has flaws, it has produced the healthiest citizenry in the world.
IBM to acquire SPSS for $1.2B
(AP) -- IBM Corp. said Tueday it agreed to acquire SPSS Inc., a Chicago-based company that specializes in software that help businesses spot future trends as well as shifts...
Verizon asks court to say its 3G ads are true
(AP) -- Verizon Wireless asked a federal court Monday to rule that claims it makes in advertisements, including its position as "America's most reliable 3G network," are truthful and...
Time Warner buys back AOL stake from Google
(AP) -- Time Warner Inc. bought back Google Inc.'s 5 percent stake in struggling Internet company AOL LLC for $283 million, according to a regulatory filing by AOL on...
Formal semantics of UML state diagram and automatic verification Based on Kripke structure
Paper: Formal semantics of UML state diagram and automatic verification Based on Kripke structure Author: Yefei Zhao, Zongyuan Yang, Jinkui Xie Abstract: If UML is formalized with dynamic semantics, automatic verification can...
Advertising: Selling Gum With Health Claims
Revenue for sugarless gums, some that proclaim health benefits, is climbing, and analysts expect the field to grow further.