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CRTC looks into botched 911 internet phone dispatch
Canada's telecommunications regulator is investigating after a Calgary family's 911 call using an internet phone service resulted in an ambulance being dispatched in the wrong city.
Updated version of GAIM model goes operational
An updated version of the Global Assimilation of Ionospheric Measurements (GAIM) model went operational at the Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA) on February 22, 2008. The operational GAIM program has...
Canon to build new factory in US, create 1,000 jobs
Japanese electronics giant Canon said Friday it will spend more than 600 million dollars to expand its US operations, building a new factory in Virgina and creating about 1,000 new...
Report boosts bipartisan health plan
(AP) -- A bipartisan plan for universal health care coverage would pay for itself and eventually could create modest budget surpluses, according to a congressional report released Thursday.
iTunes movie downloads to be available day of DVD release
(AP) -- Apple Inc. said Thursday that new movies from a slate of major studios will now be available for purchase over iTunes the same day they're released on...
Calif. judge apologizes, pays $100,000 to software mogul
(AP) -- In an unusual act of contrition, a state court judge has publicly apologized and agreed to pay $100,000 to Silicon Valley billionaire Tom Siebel for besmirching him...
Does it matter that medical graduates don't get jobs as doctors?
In 2007, 1300 UK medical graduates were unable to secure training places, and this shortfall looks set to be repeated this year. But is this a betrayal of students` expectations...
EPA plans tougher airborne lead limit
After adopting a standard 30 years ago that led to a 98% drop in atmospheric lead, the agency plans a further reduction that would affect up to 23 counties. ...
Sun Microsystems to cut 1,500 to 2,500 jobs
Sun Microsystems Inc. reported an unexpected third-quarter net loss Thursday and announced plans to cut 1,500 to 2,500 jobs after slow sales in the U.S. dragged down overseas gains. The...
Life’s Work: Sickened by the Office (Really)
It may sound like a bad joke, but occupational asthma is very real.
Mini-helicopters, flying saucers and robot buggies fight it out for MoD war games prize
MoD contest brings together a hotch-potch of defence companies, universities and sixth form colleges
Experiments for kids: Pitch perfect
How does a trombone work? Why do bigger drums sound deeper? Make a musical instrument and find out by changing the pitch of its sound
Heart defibrillator company signs decree
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Medtronic Inc. has agreed to comply with FDA rules in manufacturing its external heart defibrillators.
In a global economy, trust is a critical commodity
In the global economy, corporate collaboration is becoming a necessity, making trust critical to the success of joint business ventures. A University of Missouri study examined the effects of trust...
Managing Risk in an Increasingly Hazardous World
If you have a nagging feeling that life is getting increasingly hazardous, you may be interested in the new book, "Operational Risk Management," by Mark D. Abkowitz, professor of civil...
Probing Question: What is Net neutrality?
"Internet Freedom, under attack. What do we do? Stand up, talk back," shouted a group calling themselves the Raging Grannies, outside the Dinkelspiel Auditorium at Stanford University. Inside, the Federal...
Stanford, tech giants team up to enable software for parallel computers
Stanford and many of the biggest companies in computing will announce Friday, May 2, a joint effort to address a major missed opportunity in information technology: the dearth of software...
Luggage Lost and Luggage Found
Radio-frequency Identification chips, or RFID, are miniature transponders which emit an identification signal using radiowaves. They can be attached to most anything and are steadily making their way into nearly...
Riccardo Giacconi to Receive National Inventors Hall of Fame's Lifetime Achievement Award
Riccardo Giacconi, founding director of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Md., will receive the 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Inventors Hall of Fame, Inc. on...
Hospital assault highlights security need
An assault on a nurse at a Charlottetown hospital earlier this year has highlighted the need for better security at P.E.I. hospitals, a nurses union president said.
Iowa State-ConocoPhillips Collaboration Advances 26 Research Projects in First Year
A little moe than one year ago ConocoPhillips and Iowa State University announced an eight-year, $22.5 million research program. That collaboration began 14 research projects in 2007 and another 12...
Pentagon changes rule for security clearances
(AP) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday urged troops to get psychiatric counseling for wartime mental health problems, saying it's "not going to count against them" if they...
Holy calling: Christians offered mobile 'prayer alerts'
British Christians will be able to pray together wherever they are in future, by subscribing to a new mobile phone text alert service unveiled Thursday.
Biometric buying supported by 1/4 of Canadians surveyed
Six in 10 internet-connected consumers believe they will be able to pay for purchases using just a fingerprint by 2015, according to a study by U.K.-based marketing company TNS.
The technology to make 'Speed Racer' cars
The opening of the new “Speed Racer” movie coming out nationally on May 9 has meant weeks of fast-paced fun for 8 juniors in the University of Cincinnati`s internationally recognized...
The Sweet World of Soil Microbiology
Hands-on activities can help instructors to communicate difficult scientific concepts and stimulate student thinking. In the 2008 Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, instructors describe a candy exercise...
New technique accelerates biological image analysis
Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University`s Lane Center for Computational Biology have discovered how to significantly speed up critical steps in an automated method for analyzing cell cultures and other biological...
Study shows power of police and fire officers as injury-prevention messengers
Nearly every night, on nearly every TV station in the country, the local newscast features news of the day`s car crashes, fires and other injury-causing events.