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20 May 2012, 6:01 pm
The HinduEgypt's Brotherhood flexes muscles in push for presidencyReuters* Brotherhood's Mursi was latecomer to campaign * Rivals include other Islamists, men who served Mubarak * Brotherhood built up support through social work (Recasts, changes dateline, bylines) By Samia Nakhoul and Yasmine Saleh CAIRO, May 20 (Reuters) ...Muslim Brotherhood Hopeful Rises Before Egypt ElectionBloombergEgypt Islamist warns against vote fraud ahead of electionAFPEgyptian detainees start hunger strikeThe...
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20 May 2012, 6:01 pm
Telegraph.co.ukLockerbie bomber dies in LibyaSydney Morning HeraldPAA The death of the only person convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing which killed 270 people should not prevent a public inquiry into his trial, Britain's press says. Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi died on Sunday, almost three years after the ...Lockerbie bomber al-Megrahi dies in Libya after long battle with cancermsnbc.comTwists in the Lockerbie bombing caseABC OnlineLockerbie bomber al-Megrahi welcomed me into his Tri...
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20 May 2012, 6:00 pm
CBS NewsPresident who snared Milosevic loses electionThe IndependentThe Serb nationalist Tomislav Nikolic has won the presidential elections in Serbia, defeating the pro-European and reform-oriented incumbent Boris Tadic. To many analysts, the result came as a political earthquake and a slap in the face for Mr Tadic's ...Nikolic win could break up pro-EU Serbia coalition: analystsAFPSerbia votes for presidentThe News InternationalNationalist wins Serb presidential runoffFox NewsBBC News ...
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20 May 2012, 5:49 pm
BBC NewsEurope's dangerous daysBBC NewsEurope's date with destiny has been inked in. June the 17th - when the Greeks return to the polls. If they back candidates who reject the terms of the bailout deal that keeps the country from bankruptcy, Greece could be heading out of the euro.EU summit to raise pressure on MerkelCNNG8 growth talk leaves wary markets awaiting actionReutersAt Summit, A Struggle For Consensus On Economic WoesWall Street JournalBoston.com -The News International&n...
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20 May 2012, 5:41 pm
Telegraph.co.ukMagnitude-6.0 earthquake kills at least 4 in northern Italy cheese region ...Washington PostSANT'AGOSTINO DI FERRARA, Italy — A magnitude-6.0 earthquake shook several small towns in northeast Italy, killing four people, knocking down a clock tower and other centuries-old buildings and causing millions in losses to the region known for making ...Italy quake kills 7; survivors huddle in tents, carsCNNStrong quake kills six in ItalySydney Morning HeraldItaly quake homeless in e...
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Secular or Islamist? Egypt chooses a president20 May 2012, 1:53 pm
CAIRO - Sixty years after their country came under military dictatorship, Egyptians are for the first time freely electing their president. The voting that begins Wednesday is the greatest prize won by the multitudes who took to the streets to overthrow unpopular Hosni Mubarak in the string of people-power uprisings that upended the Middle East in last year's Arab Spring. It is also a moment of truth for this most populous Arab republic, determining whether power stays in the hands of the secula...
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Lockerbie: David Cameron criticises al-Megrahi release20 May 2012, 10:03 am
David Cameron has reacted to the death of the only person convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing by saying he should not have been released. Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, 60, has died at his home in Libya. His prostate cancer had led to his 2009......
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Barack Obama warns eurozone to focus on jobs and growth20 May 2012, 5:12 am
US President Barack Obama, wrapping up the G8 summit hosted at Camp David, says the euro zone crisis is threatening the world economy, but welcomes Europe's new focus on jobs and growth as a potential remedy. 560 315 TelegraphPlayer_9277904 11:58AM BST 20 May 2012 Mr Obama, whose re-election chances in November depend heavily on the US economy continuing to shake off recession, said there was now "an emerging consensus" that Europe ought to invest in job-creating infrastructure and other program...
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AU Pushes for Sudan Talks20 May 2012, 1:40 am
By NICHOLAS BARIYO KAMPALA, Uganda—The African Union has mounted pressure on oil-producing Sudan and South Sudan as it seeks to bring the two back to the negotiating table amid hostilities along their oil-rich border. Former South African President and African Union mediator Thabo Mbeki traveled to the South Sudanese capital, Juba, on Sunday for crunch talks with President Salva Kiir as he pushes for the......
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Sunday Papers: Cameron pushes for workplace rights shake-up20 May 2012, 12:39 am
Top stories The Sunday Telegraph: Business leaders are set to welcome radical new plans to overhaul employment rights which the Government hopes will make it easier to hire new workers and spark a boost to employment and growth; proposals include reducing the length of consultations businesses have to enter into before making “collective redundancies” from 90 days to 30 days. The Sunday Telegraph (Comment): There has been a brewing, and mostly private, row at the heart of the Coalition on th...
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Batons, blood mar NATO summit20 May 2012, 6:06 pm
More work must be done before NATO troops pull out of Afghanistan, U.S. President Barack Obama said as he met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai Sunday.
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Bee Gee Robin Gibb, 62, dies after cancer battle20 May 2012, 5:43 pm
Robin Gibb, one of three brothers who made up the disco group the Bee Gees behind "Saturday Night Fever" and other hits from the 1970s, died after a bout with cancer, according to a statement on his website.
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New doctor turned Mrs. Zuckerberg20 May 2012, 4:37 pm
She likes Target, the Food Network and sun-dried tomatoes. She loves taking pictures of her dog Beast, and admits to checking her phone "every five seconds."
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Italy quake victims huddle in cars, tents20 May 2012, 3:51 pm
Seven people are dead, 50 injured and possibly thousands displaced after a strong earthquake that struck early Sunday in northern Italy, authorities said.
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Victims' families: Relief, fury20 May 2012, 3:13 pm
Relief expressed Sunday at the death of Pan Am 103 bomber Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi by relatives of some of his 270 victims was tempered by still-smoldering anger at his release from prison more than two years ago.
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Risk Manager's Past Scrutinized20 May 2012, 5:52 pm
An executive who oversaw risk management at the unit that made trading blunders that have cost J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. at least $2 billion this year earlier lost millions while trading for the unit, according to people familiar with the bank.
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As Treasury Yields Sink, Investors' Risk Rises20 May 2012, 5:37 pm
Investors in U.S. Treasurys stand a good chance of losing money over time. And yet they can't seem to get enough of Uncle Sam's paper.
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SpaceX Acts Fast for New Launch20 May 2012, 5:18 pm
Space Exploration Technologies, reacting quickly to an aborted mission to the international space station, intends to launch again after swapping out a faulty part.
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Yahoo Nears Deal Over Stake in Alibaba20 May 2012, 5:05 pm
Yahoo is a hair's breadth away from a deal to sell part of its stake in Alibaba back to the Chinese company for $7.1 billion, finally succeeding after multiple attempts to wind down a seven-year relationship that had recently soured.
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Europe's Banks Fear Flight of Deposits20 May 2012, 4:36 pm
The European Continent's financial system remains vulnerable to the prospect that stampedes of customers could yank their deposits from institutions perceived as shaky.
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When Will China Solar Stocks Stop Collapsing?20 May 2012, 6:11 pm
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Boehner And Obama Are Being Pushed Into Another Ugly Barroom Brawl Over Debt Limit20 May 2012, 5:19 pm
Both men, but especially Boehner, are captive of political forces beyond their control....
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How To Get Out Of Your Own Way20 May 2012, 4:56 pm
Want to increase your chances of success? Get out of your own way. Running a small business, or simply getting through the work day no matter what you do, is tough. Don't make it harder than it has to be....
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Seventh Circuit Surprised To See Accounting Firm "Screw Up Its Taxes"20 May 2012, 4:55 pm
That an accounting firm should so screw up its taxes is the most remarkable feature of the case. Yikes.?? I used to write things like that before I got?? on a classy venue like Forbes.com and started working for a national firm for my day job.?? So I want to be clear.?? That?s not me.?? ......
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Checkmark For Hillary Clinton: Chen Guangcheng Lands In America20 May 2012, 3:59 pm
Earlier this month, I predicted that Chen Guangcheng would be 's biggest foreign policy challenge. A challenge he was indeed. For weeks, Guangcheng made news, begging to be granted permission to leave China and come to the U.S. This weekend, he arrived safely in America. Chen Guangcheng, the Chinese lawyer and activist who was jailed ......
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Study: Trash Old, Unused Drugs18 May 2012, 4:41 pm
Prescription medication "take-back" programs are increasingly promoted as a way to safely dispose of unused drugs, but they are no better for the environment than simply throwing old drugs in the trash, a new study suggests....
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CDC: All Baby Boomers Should Get Tested for Hepatitis C18 May 2012, 2:37 pm
One in 30 baby boomers may be infected with the hepatitis C virus, but few know it until it's too late for their livers....
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Athletes Better Equipped to Play Through the Pain18 May 2012, 2:09 pm
New research confirms that athletes have a higher tolerance for pain than couch potatoes or even weekend warriors, and the finding could help investigators discover better ways to manage pain....
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FDA Approves Generic Versions of Plavix18 May 2012, 11:58 am
The FDA has approved several generic versions of the popular blood thinner Plavix (clopidogrel)....
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Chinese Herb Kudzu May Help Drinkers Cut Down17 May 2012, 4:30 pm
An extract from the Chinese herb kudzu may help drinkers cut down on drinking, according to a new, pilot study....
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Study Ties Secondhand Smoke to Bladder Irritation in Kids20 May 2012, 10:00 am
Children aged 4 to 10 were at particular risk from exposure...
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Breathing Smog While Pregnant May Worsen Asthma in Offspring20 May 2012, 10:00 am
Prenatal exposure linked to later lung dysfunction, researchers say...
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Sleep Apnea Linked to Higher Cancer Death Risk20 May 2012, 10:00 am
Cancer compensates, spreads in search for oxygen, researcher suggests...
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Screening for Lung Cancer Might Benefit Those at Highest Risk20 May 2012, 10:00 am
But it's not appropriate for most people, researchers say...
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Keeping Your Family Safe From Dog Bites19 May 2012, 10:00 am
Medical, veterinary experts offer prevention tips...
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Fewer young girls getting married in South Asia16 May 2012, 1:38 pm
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Fewer girls in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan are getting married before the age of 14, according to a new study.Add Comment...
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Back pain tends to improve quickly, not completely16 May 2012, 1:26 pm
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Lower back pain often fades fairly quickly, but it may stubbornly linger to some extent for months or more, a new study finds.Add Comment...
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WHO warns of high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity16 May 2012, 1:18 pm
LONDON (Reuters) - Health data released on Wednesday provided the clearest evidence to date of the spread of chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease from developed nations to poorer regions such as Africa, as lifestyles and diets there change.Add Comment...
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REFILE: U.S. HIV aid has prevented 741,000 deaths: study16 May 2012, 1:15 pm
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The United States foreign aid program that sends billions of dollars to African countries for HIV treatment and prevention has cut the number of people dying for any reason in those nations, a new study suggests.Add Comment...
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Implants may help prevent repeat teen pregnancies11 May 2012, 3:17 pm
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Up to half of teens and young women who give birth are pregnant again within a year -- but a new study suggests giving new moms a contraceptive implant before they leave the hospital the first time around can help prevent those repeat pregnancies.Add Comment...
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The Value of Social Media Data12 April 2012, 1:12 pm
Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedIn and Twitter, they're the hottest social media companies on the Web - and the data shared and searched on these social networks is valuable to organizations. But how valuable? And is one piece of social data worth more t...
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SAP announces startup fund, HANA upgrade program10 April 2012, 3:38 pm
At a press conference in San Francisco, Dr. Vishal Sikka, head of SAP's technology and innovation areas, discusses how the software maker plans to encourage innovation and help customers adopt new technology....
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Broadcom CEO touts tech to target precise location indoors21 March 2012, 7:17 pm
At Ignition West in San Francisco, Broadcom CEO Scott McGregor talks about a new chip that will help users track a smartphone user's location anywhere indoors to within 20-30 feet of where they're standing....
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Ignition West: How to make money in mobile apps21 March 2012, 2:59 pm
At Ignition West in San Francisco, Todd Chaffee, managing director of Institutional Venture Partners, talks about the best strategy for monetizing content on mobile devices....
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Salesforce's Rypple puts a social spin on performance reviews15 March 2012, 11:29 am
At a Cloudforce in San Francisco, Salesforce.com COO George Hu demos the company's new social based HR performance management tool. Rypple uses social tools to set goals and objectives and recognize workers with badges and gaming concepts. It will c...
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Schmidt challenges grads to turn off the screen for an hour a day20 May 2012, 5:20 pm
Google's chairman emeritus tells Boston University grads to take their eyes off "that screen and look into the eyes of the person you love."
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Yahoo strikes deal to sell half of Alibaba stake20 May 2012, 3:47 pm
Internet pioneer will sell about half its shares in the China e-commerce giant for $7 billion, All Things D reports.
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Thiel's college dropout plan scrutinized by '60 Minutes'20 May 2012, 3:15 pm
Investor and entrepreneur tells the CBS news magazine that a college degree is unnecessary for financial success, but critics call his program an elitist ploy.
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Outcry after Facebook removes pic of dying baby20 May 2012, 2:26 pm
A mother wants to share a picture of her son on Facebook. He lived only eight hours. Facebook removes the image, deeming it "too graphic." Much later, the company offers an apology and admits it erred.
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Imports of HTC smartphones slowly resume20 May 2012, 2:10 pm
Phones held up over patent issues with Apple are being released after U.S. Customs inspections, the handset maker says.
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Gmail's Security Hole Could Lead to Mass Harvesting of Accounts19 May 2012, 9:35 pm
Hackers could automate a social engineering trick that has already been proven to work.
A technique used by marketers to trick people into signing up for "free" merchandise could easily be re-deployed as an engine for harvesting untold numbers of Google account passwords. Fixing the issue won't be trivial for Google, because the exploit is fundamental to how Google allows users to recover access to their accounts when they lose or forget their passwords.
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What's the Next Instagram?18 May 2012, 9:00 pm
In the wake of Facebook's billion-dollar Instagram buyout, video-sharing apps are jostling to become the next big thing.
Ever since Facebook announced its $1 billion acquisition of the company behind the popular photo-sharing app Instagram last month, the question on every nerd's lips has been: What will be the next big thing in mobile apps?
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Facebook Seeks Political Ad Dollars18 May 2012, 1:41 pm
Political advertisers are going to flock to FB this year
There’s certainly money in politics, and Facebook knows it. The company, now under pressure to to justify its enormous $104 billion IPO, is trying to hire someone to maximize political advertising sales during the 2012 election season in the U.S.
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When Gadgets Get under Your Skin18 May 2012, 9:15 am
My interface... myself?
New Scientist’s Jim Giles calls attention to this freaky fact: that in the future--the rather near future--our interfaces with our gadgets may be our own bodies. “Left your phone at home again?” he writes. “A solution is at hand: make sure it is with you at all times by having it implanted in your arm.” That's certainly a way of having a solution at hand, so to speak.
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The Data-Driven Dog18 May 2012, 9:08 am
Combating canine complaints with a cloud-connected collar.
Soon, your dog will be in the cloud.
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20 May 2012, 3:46 pm
Another Saturday Night Fever coda: The Bee Gees' Robin Gibb died Sunday, his rep said in a statement to E! News. He was 62, and had been battling colon cancer.
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20 May 2012, 3:30 pm
Nick Stahl has made good on his word.
Just a day after telling friends via e-mail he planned to get help and seek treatment, Stahl's wife Rose confirmed to E! News exclusively that...
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20 May 2012, 2:36 pm
Forget "Parents Just Don't Understand." This time around it's the younger set who may be out of the loop, as Will Smith revisits his TV roots by rapping out the Fresh Prince of...
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20 May 2012, 1:44 pm
Well, as the saying goes, "you only live once."
Rihanna hit London this weekend for the Saturday leg of Kanye West and Jay-Z's Watch the Throne concert…and let's...
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20 May 2012, 10:45 am
The Avengers bows down to no dictator, much less Cameron Diaz or Jennifer Lopez.
Facing an onslaught of new competition, the superhero team-up easily won the box office for a third...
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20 May 2012, 5:00 pm
WWF is welcoming an in-depth evaluation of its Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN) and has announced plans to initiate several changes aimed at making the programme stronger and more effective.
The evaluation, covering fiscal years 2008-2011, reaffirmed that GFTN is an important part of the forestry sector and has played a pivotal role in helping companies towards responsible forest management and ensuring their products come from legal and sustainable timber harvests.
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20 May 2012, 5:00 pm
Two decades after the sensational discovery of a new ungulate species called the saola, this rare animal remains as mysterious and elusive as ever. WWF, the Saola Working Group (SWG) of the IUCN Species Survival Commission and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) warn the species is sliding towards extinction because of intensive hunting pressure and poor reserve management.
A cousin of cattle but recalling an antelope in appearance, the saola was discovered in 1992 by a joint team from V...
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16 May 2012, 5:00 pm
New Delhi, India – Tiger range countries in their first meeting to review efforts on doubling the number of wild tigers by 2022, reported significant progress, but recognized that urgent and elevated action is still needed to halt poaching.
“Steady progress is being made towards meeting the goal of doubling wild tiger numbers,” said Mike Baltzer, Leader of WWF’s Tigers Alive Initiative. “But tiger range governments must urgently and seriously step up action to eliminate poaching if t...
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15 May 2012, 5:00 pm
WWF and its partners are celebrating the first-ever Coral Triangle Day on June 9 at several locations around the Coral Triangle region to highlight the importance of marine conservation and to raise awareness on this global center of marine biodiversity.
An interpretation of World Oceans Day in this part of the world, the Coral Triangle Day brings together individuals, organizations, and establishments from different parts of the region on one special day to celebrate the beauty and uniqueness...
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14 May 2012, 5:00 pm
Brussels, Belgium –The Agriculture and Fisheries Council discussion this morning was the death knell for many of the greening measures contained in the original Commission proposal for the Common Agricultural Policy reform.
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Solar Eclipse 2012: How to See "Ring of Fire" Today20 May 2012, 7:32 am
A "time traveling" solar eclipse will turn the sun into a ring of fire over Asia and the U.S. West....
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SpaceX Aborts Launch to Space Station19 May 2012, 3:17 am
An engine problem caused the rocket to automatically abort seconds before liftoff. Mission managers now hope to try again Tuesday....
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"Ring of Fire" Solar Eclipse Coming Sunday19 May 2012, 1:41 am
A "time traveling" solar eclipse will soon turn the sun into a ring of fire for sky-watchers in parts of Asia and the U.S. West....
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Space Pictures This Week: Trippy Stars, Spooky Moon, More18 May 2012, 2:17 pm
Stars whirl in a psychedelic sky, NASA spies a ghostly eye, a cloud-stained moon rises, and more in the week's best space pictures....
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Approaching Asteroid May Get Close Enough to Smash Satellites18 May 2012, 12:55 pm
The newfound space rock 2012 DA14 will pass so close to Earth in February that it could hit a communications satellite, scientists say....
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EPA: Protect Yourself from the Sun this Summer!18 May 2012, 6:51 am
The warming temperatures will bring many people out into the sun to get a little color on their skins. The sun, while being the source of all life on Earth, is also quite lethal if exposed for too long. As summer approaches, it is good to remember a few things about protecting your skin from the great ball of fire in the sky. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has teamed up with the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and National Park Ser...
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New Jersey Takes Slow, Steady Approach to Offshore Wind18 May 2012, 6:21 am
The international wind power industry is watching Washington, DC to see if lawmakers will extend the federal production tax credit (PTC) for wind power. But their eyes are also focused on Trenton, the state capital of New Jersey, to see if state regulators there will help launch America's long-awaited offshore wind energy industry....
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Tropic Atmospheric Circulation18 May 2012, 5:46 am
An University of California - Riverside led team has identified black carbon and tropospheric ozone as the most likely drivers of large-scale atmospheric circulation change in the Northern Hemisphere tropics zone. While stratospheric ozone depletion has already been shown to be the primary driver of the expansion of the tropics in the Southern Hemisphere, the researchers are the first to report that black carbon and tropospheric ozone are the most likely primary drivers of the tropical expansio...
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Paper or Plastic?18 May 2012, 4:49 am
Cities in a number of Asian countries, including China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan, are currently on the warpath against plastic shopping bags.
The cities have passed local laws that ban such bags, on the basis that they clog sewers and drainage canals, cause street flooding, choke animals and are responsible for other forms of environmental damage.
China and Taiwan, for example, impose hea...
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Taste and Temperature17 May 2012, 11:41 am
Some people like food or beverages hot and some like them cold. What's the difference? Can the temperature of the food we eat affect the intensity of its taste? It depends on the taste, according to a new study by Dr. Gary Pickering and colleagues from Brock University in Canada. Their work shows that changes in the temperature of foods and drinks have an effect on the intensity of sour, bitter and astringent tastes but not sweetness. Their work is published online in Springer's Chemosensory P...
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18 May 2012, 6:42 am
Nature unfiltered is never perfect. In this spirit, a select group of designers have been tapped to showcase new work that highlights a material or process in its most natural, unfiltered state.
American Design Club called on designers with one question: If your process became Raw + Unfiltered, what kind of object would that yield?
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18 May 2012, 5:46 am
Trollback + Company teamed up with TV Land for their fourth branding project and first logo reinvention in the network's 16-year history. The new look, accompanied by the tagline, "Laugh More" first aired May 9th.
Following the success of their own hit shows, TV Land engaged T+Co to redesign their on-air branding including the new logo that would align with their original comedies and better relate to their expanding target audience.
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18 May 2012, 3:28 am
The panel discussion, Reality TV, Fashion and Commerce, was held during The One Club's Creative Week NY new Thought Leadership series.
With the success of shows like Project Runway and most recently Fashion Star, retailers are partnering with television shows to connect directly with consumers and leveraging reality stars as brands.
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18 May 2012, 2:52 am
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has launched the call for nominations for this year's RIBA President's Medals Student Awards.
The Institute is inviting 300 schools of architecture in 64 countries to nominate up to two design projects for the Part I (Bronze Medal), up to two design projects for the Part II (Silver Medal), and one dissertation for the Dissertation Medal from student work produced during the 2011/12 academic year.
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18 May 2012, 2:43 am
The Standard, East Village will be a hub for the third annual Noho Design District (NDD) presented by Sight Unseen in partnership with Noho-Bowery Stakeholders.
Set to once again be New York Design Week's most exciting incubator for new ideas and talent, the Noho Design District will run concurrent with the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) and will fill New York's Noho neighborhood over four days with exhibitions, product launches, events, parties, and creative collabor...
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What's Checking: Echo Park Boutiques Dress Up Music Scene18 May 2012, 12:00 am
Echo Park is a place where Los Angeles’ independent rock bands go to perform and party. The neighborhood’s boutique owners believe music and fashion are joined at the hip, and the thriving music scene drives apparel trends.more......
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California College of the Arts' Senior Fashion Show in San Francisco18 May 2012, 12:00 am
Using ballooning skirts and rigid armor, graduating seniors of the California College of the Arts’ fashion design program stretched the standard proportions of normal apparel silhouettes to sculptural forms. more......
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Otis College of Art and Design Celebrates 30 Years of Fashion Design11 May 2012, 12:00 am
Otis College of Art and Design raised more than $1.1 million at its annual fund-raising event.more......
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New Fashion Event to Blend Trade and Consumer11 May 2012, 12:00 am
Fashion Destination Group, a new Orange County, Calif.–based fashion-event organization, will host an all-day event on June 9 in Dana Point, Calif., that will feature runway shows, seminars and other entertainment.more......
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XR Collection Bows at Philanthropic Luncheon11 May 2012, 12:00 am
Los Angeles designers Richard Bowman and Xavier Othon once again returned to the runway for the 12th annual fashion fund-raiser luncheon for the Universal Love Foundation.more......
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The Cannes Catwalk16 May 2012, 9:00 pm
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Red Dresses and Aura Scrubs16 May 2012, 9:00 pm
Around 8 p.m. last night, Cipriani 42nd Street was flooded with a sea of ladies in red dresses who had turned out for El Museo del Barrio's annual spring gala. "It's a Latin event; everybody wears red," explained one partygoer as he watched the likes of Carolina Herrera and Yaz Hernández parade through the entryway. Hernández was wearing a custom Carolina gown—in scarlet, naturally—and before dinner, Herrera presented her with the evening's trustee leadership award. She...
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Lucite Dreams15 May 2012, 9:00 pm
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"More Than War and Sports"14 May 2012, 9:00 pm
The Whitney American Art Award gala attracted collectors, artists, and admirers alike to a lofty far west Chelsea venue last night. "I'm not artistic. Well, you could say my art is on the tennis court," John McEnroe told Style.com. The tennis ace chatted with Peter M. Brant, who was one of the honorees of the evening, before he did a quick browse of the work up for sale. One memorable digital print of a dollhouse landscape by James Casebere was tagged at $25,000. "I do love and collect art," McE...
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10 Mundane Traditions with Strange Origins17 May 2012, 11:00 am
Sometimes, there are things we do as part of a tradition without really considering where the practices may have started. What are some the common traditions we take part in today that may have surprising origins?
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10 Materials Keeping Your House Warm17 May 2012, 11:00 am
Most of us know that a house must have a well-insulated building envelope to be structurally sound. But we may not know how important this shell really is. These are 10 types of insulation that can protect your home.
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Grammar Quiz: Do You Know Your Commas?17 May 2012, 11:00 am
Most of us think we know when to use commas and when to leave them out. Still, be it all those years without grammar lessons or an initial misunderstanding about this all-important piece of punctuation, so many of us get it wrong from time to time ... do you?
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Videos: Crazy and Bizarre World Records17 May 2012, 11:00 am
Not all world records involve a stopwatch. See these people cover themselves in bugs, get extreme on unicycles and create huge geysers using breath mints and soda – all for a chance at getting into the history books.
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How Stun Guns Work17 May 2012, 11:00 am
Like the phasers used by Kirk and Spock, stun guns fall into the category of non-lethal weaponry. They can incapacitate without causing permanent damage.
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20 May 2012, 11:30 am
Today only, get these Nike Sport Men's Sunglasses w/100% UVA & UVB Protection for $24.99 from 1SaleADay.com. Shipping adds $4.99, but that's still $12 less than the next best shipped price for a similar style at Overstock. These logo-bearing sunnies come in an authentic Nike case and are available in three different color combinations. Sales tax is charged in most states....
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20 May 2012, 10:32 am
Today only, get the 2012 Entertainment coupon book for $12. Plus, shipping is free! That matches the lowest price we've posted on this year's book. Get hundreds of movie, restaurant, and shopping coupons to use through November 1st. Popular merchants include Gap, Pizza Hut, Famous Footwear, Big 5 Sports, Avis Car Rental and Perfumania, to name a few. There is no sales tax....
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20 May 2012, 9:21 am
Save $20 off all shorts from LuckyBrand.com through 5/22. Check out the pictured Riley Cutoff Shorts and the Riley Colorful Denim Shorts, both which fall from $69.50 to $49.50. The 121 Heritage Slim Cutoff Shorts drop from $79.50 to $59.50. Shipping is $8 or free on orders over $150. Sales tax is charged in most states....
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20 May 2012, 8:53 am
This 2 Carat Cushion Cut Swiss Blue Topaz and Diamond Pendant in .925 Sterling Silver drops from $119 to $40.70 at Szul.com. Plus, shipping is free! This is the lowest price we could find. On top of that, there is no sales tax (except NY)....
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20 May 2012, 8:44 am
Get a pre-owned 64 GB WiFi 3G iPad 2 in black or white for $429.99 at CowBoom.com. That's the lowest price we've ever seen for a 64GB iPad 2! Note that it may be slightly blemished, but you can sort the search by "best condition available." Sales tax is charged in most states....
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17 May 2012, 10:02 am
Japan's emperor and empress are visting Britain to attend events celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's Jubilee. Akihito and Michiko went Thursday morning to Kyoto Garden in Holland Park, London. Duration: 00:30...
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17 May 2012, 3:34 am
The Tenacious has finished a 3,000 mile trans-Atlantic voyage and will join a pageant on the River Thames to mark Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee. The tall ship is unusual in that it offers facilities for the disabled. (May 17)...
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16 May 2012, 9:07 pm
5/15 10pm - Many travelers depend on airline websites for the best deal, but one airline acknowledges that wasn’t always the case....
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16 May 2012, 7:18 pm
May 17 (Bloomberg) -- The Tokyo Skytree, twice as tall as the Eiffel Tower, is set to open next week. The 634-meter (2,080 feet) structure in eastern Tokyo sits in a retail complex housing more than 300 shops and restaurants, a planetarium and an aquarium. Developer Tobu Railway Co. expects the project to draw 32 million visitors in its first year. The tower surpassed the 600-meter Canton Tower in Guangzhou, China, as the world’s tallest, according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Ha...
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16 May 2012, 3:09 pm
Travel review warnings...
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Discover: Aberdeen4 March 2008, 10:53 pm
Among the artifacts displayed at The Gordon Highlanders Museum in Aberdeen, Scotland is a flag from Hitler's staff car. (Don't ask how they got it.)...
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Discover: Saudi Arabia3 March 2008, 10:53 pm
In Saudi Arabia, you can try authentic apple-flavored Budweiser. (Non-alcoholic, of course.)...
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Discover: Graz2 March 2008, 10:53 pm
UPC Arena in Graz, Austria was renamed in 1997 to honor native son Arnold Schwarzenegger, but the old name was restored in 2005 over the governor's support of the death penalty....
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Discover: Havana1 March 2008, 10:53 pm
For an "authentic" experience in getting around Havana via public transportation, try El Camello, a split-level bus pulled by a semi-truck, and resembling a 2-humped camel....
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Discover: Santa Fe29 February 2008, 10:53 pm
In the celebrated art colony of Santa Fe, New Mexico, you can of course get paintings of the scenery of the southwestern United States, but did you know you can also get original paintings of Daffy Duck and Wile E. Coyote?...
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