Violence between repo men, car owners on the rise
By JAY REEVES, Associated Press Writer Jay Reeves, Associated Press Writer – Fri Feb 27, 8:25 am ET
AP – Georgia Tanks pauses at the spot where her husband, Jimmy Tanks, was fatally shot during a vehicle repossession …
HALSELL, Ala. – Alone in his mobile home off a winding dirt road, Jimmy...
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Obama announces 18-month troop withdrawal schedule
AP – President Barack Obama speaks during a visit to Camp Lejeune, N.C., Friday, Feb. 27, 2009 as Defense …
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CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – President Barack Obama says he’ll withdraw America’s combat brigades from Iraq over the next 18 months.
He made the announcement in a speech to military troops and officers at...
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Jacketed hamsters demonstrate movement-powered nanogenerators
Imagine this — one day, with enough steroids, your pet hamster actually could power your home by just running on its wheel. Georgia Tech researchers have discovered ways to ‘convert even irregular biomechanical energy into electricity,’ and it’s demonstrating the finding by showing off jacket-wearing rodents that are game to...
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Use US Treasury securities to borrowBy Jeffrey L. Schulte (China Daily)
Updated: 2009-02-23 07:59 Comments(0) PrintMail
More than $650 billion of China’s $2 trillion foreign exchange reserves are held as United States Treasury obligations, making China the largest holder of these securities. These holdings have grown for many years and form an important part of the...
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Coca-Cola waiting for green light from govtBy Ding Qingfen (China Daily)
Updated: 2009-02-23 08:02 Comments(0) PrintMail
Source: National Bureau of Statistics, Photo by CFP and Graphics by Zhang Ye.
Coca-Cola’s bid to purchase Huiyuan Juice, China’s largest juice producer, is still under review for compliance with a newly drafted anti-monopoly law. A result is expected in March.
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PepsiCo may not introduce its new logo in China marketBy Liu Jie (China Daily)
Updated: 2009-02-23 08:02 Comments(0) PrintMailPepsiCo’s new logo, a circle enclosing curved bands of red, white and blue and likened to a smile by the company’s executives, may not be introduced into China, the current No 1 market for the world’s second...
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Research Matters
Maybe It’s Better To Stay in the Dark
By Rob Stein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, February 17, 2009; Page
Might exposure to artificial light at night increase a man’s risk for prostate cancer? An unusual international study indicates that it might, providing provocative new evidence that disrupting the body’s natural rhythms may play a role...
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Do doodle: Research shows doodling can help memory recall
February 27th, 2009 in Medicine & Health / Psychology
Doodling while listening can help with remembering details, rather than implying that the mind is wandering as is the common perception. According to a study published today in the journal Applied Cognitive Psychology, subjects given a doodling task...
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Pope Warns Against Discrimination Through Genetic Screening
Main Category: Women’s Health / Gynecology
Also Included In: Fertility; Genetics
Article Date: 25 Feb 2009 – 4:00 PST
During a Vatican conference titled “New Frontiers of Genetics and the Risk of Eugenics,” Pope Benedict XVI said that there are “worrisome displays” of discrimination resulting from advancements in diagnosing genetic...
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Predicting Risk Of Stroke From One’s Genetic Blueprint – Statistical Model Using Bayesian Networks Shows Promise As A Clinical Tool
Main Category: Stroke
Also Included In: Genetics
Article Date: 26 Feb 2009 – 4:00 PST
A new statistical model could be used to predict an individual’s lifetime risk of stroke, finds a study from the Children’s Hospital Informatics...
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