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U.S. declares swine flu public health emergency
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-04-28 08:31:06
On Sunday, April 26, 2009, the United States declared a public health emergency for a new strain of influenza commonly called swine flu. U.S. health officials are concerned with a possible global pandemic of the flu that started in Mexico. However, they state the declaration is a precaution.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-04-28 08:31:06
On Sunday, April 26, 2009, the United States declared a public health emergency for a new strain of influenza commonly called swine flu. U.S. health officials are concerned with a possible global pandemic of the flu that started in Mexico. However, they state the declaration is a precaution.
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Apple hires graphic chip wiz
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-28 01:28:11
Not content with hiring ex-IBMer Mark Papermaster to head up its devices operation, Apple has now signed ATI and AMD alumnus Bob Drebin as a senior director.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-28 01:28:11
Not content with hiring ex-IBMer Mark Papermaster to head up its devices operation, Apple has now signed ATI and AMD alumnus Bob Drebin as a senior director.
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BluWiki operator takes Apple to court over DMCA claim
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-27 23:43:24
Apple is being sued by OdioWorks, the operator of a wiki service, which claims the iPod and iPhone maker improperly asserted rights under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The allegedly "baseless" claim by Apple led to the removal of pages hosted by OdioWorks.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-27 23:43:24
Apple is being sued by OdioWorks, the operator of a wiki service, which claims the iPod and iPhone maker improperly asserted rights under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The allegedly "baseless" claim by Apple led to the removal of pages hosted by OdioWorks.
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Telecoms deal making slows with downturn
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-27 09:13:08
Wheeling and dealing in the telecoms market has been dampened by the global economic downturn, with valuations depressed and mergers and acquisitions deferred in a climate of uncertainty.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-27 09:13:08
Wheeling and dealing in the telecoms market has been dampened by the global economic downturn, with valuations depressed and mergers and acquisitions deferred in a climate of uncertainty.
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Himiko blob found: Earliest known beginning of galaxy
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-04-23 08:40:34
Astronomers have discovered a massive object about 12.9 billion light-years from our Solar System that is the earliest known precursor to a galaxy. It appears to have first formed during the early times of our Universe—less than one billion years after the Big Bang explosion.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-04-23 08:40:34
Astronomers have discovered a massive object about 12.9 billion light-years from our Solar System that is the earliest known precursor to a galaxy. It appears to have first formed during the early times of our Universe—less than one billion years after the Big Bang explosion.
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Musical instruments improve brain
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-04-17 09:09:43
A U.S.-German study has shown that the structure of the brain changes when children work hard at developing musical skills. Maybe the old saying still applies: "Practice makes perfect."
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-04-17 09:09:43
A U.S.-German study has shown that the structure of the brain changes when children work hard at developing musical skills. Maybe the old saying still applies: "Practice makes perfect."
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Is your money at risk between ATMs and banks?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-17 00:43:52
You've probably become used to checking the card slot on ATMs for any sign that a 'skimmer' has been installed, and if you're like me you've also got into the habit of shielding the keypad when you key in the PIN. Now there are reports that criminals have found a way of capturing PINs in transit.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-17 00:43:52
You've probably become used to checking the card slot on ATMs for any sign that a 'skimmer' has been installed, and if you're like me you've also got into the habit of shielding the keypad when you key in the PIN. Now there are reports that criminals have found a way of capturing PINs in transit.
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Will Obama get a big red 'kill the Internet' button?
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-16 17:55:50
A draft bill introduced by two US Senators seeks to give President Obama a second big red button: one that could nuke American Internet connectivity during a 'cybersecurity emergency' in the interests of national security.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-16 17:55:50
A draft bill introduced by two US Senators seeks to give President Obama a second big red button: one that could nuke American Internet connectivity during a 'cybersecurity emergency' in the interests of national security.
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Nothing international about Space Station when using the toilet
Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2009-04-16 10:16:32
According to Gennady Padalka, the current commander of the International Space Station, various politicians and bureaucrats are making Russian crewmembers use their own bathrooms, foods, and exercise equipment. What's next, pay toilets in space?
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2009-04-16 10:16:32
According to Gennady Padalka, the current commander of the International Space Station, various politicians and bureaucrats are making Russian crewmembers use their own bathrooms, foods, and exercise equipment. What's next, pay toilets in space?
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HP out front in PC market, consumer shipments ahead of expectations
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-16 08:40:37
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-16 08:40:37
Stories abound day in day out on the damage the global economic crisis is doing to all industries and many businesses, but there’s a new report just out revealing that PC demand has remained relatively resilient in the face of this downturn compared to the last.
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Highly credible climate modeling: northeast U.S. at flooding risk
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-04-16 08:27:02
According to a U.S. study of the Gulf Stream and the North Atlantic Current, a dramatic increase in the sea level of the northeast coast of the United States is possible by the end of the twenty-first century. Watch out Boston, New York City, and Washington D.C.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-04-16 08:27:02
According to a U.S. study of the Gulf Stream and the North Atlantic Current, a dramatic increase in the sea level of the northeast coast of the United States is possible by the end of the twenty-first century. Watch out Boston, New York City, and Washington D.C.
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Pacific Gas and Electric shines with Solaren
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2009-04-14 21:02:43
California utility company PG&E announces that it will get clean, bright electricity from Solaren, which will grab sunlight from solar panels orbiting about the Earth.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2009-04-14 21:02:43
California utility company PG&E announces that it will get clean, bright electricity from Solaren, which will grab sunlight from solar panels orbiting about the Earth.
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Green IT agenda a top priority for governments
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-13 03:57:53
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-13 03:57:53
In the midst of the world financial crisis, green IT still remains a top priority on the IT agenda of governments and is growing in importance for the public sector, according to a report released by Ovum after the recent G20 summit in London.
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Questionable space- and Earth-funding ideas of U.S. Congress
Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2009-04-11 12:00:35
Although it looks like the United States will reluctantly agree to fund the International Space Station through 2020, the decision isn’t a done deal even though its space-faring partners around the world readily support the idea. Isn't this a part of a bigger problem called consistency?
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2009-04-11 12:00:35
Although it looks like the United States will reluctantly agree to fund the International Space Station through 2020, the decision isn’t a done deal even though its space-faring partners around the world readily support the idea. Isn't this a part of a bigger problem called consistency?
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Sew, you want to go into space with Scott Altman
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-04-08 09:29:04
Scott Altman will be commanding the STS-125 mission that is tackling the service and repair of the Hubble Space Telescope. Another one of Altman’s tasks is to take up to space a piece of gold lamé fabric for a quilt in his home town of Pekin, Illinois.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-04-08 09:29:04
Scott Altman will be commanding the STS-125 mission that is tackling the service and repair of the Hubble Space Telescope. Another one of Altman’s tasks is to take up to space a piece of gold lamé fabric for a quilt in his home town of Pekin, Illinois.
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Vegans study: Better diet, weight control but risky eating disorders
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-04-02 10:56:22
According to U.S. researchers who studied adolescent and young adult vegetarians and non-vegetarians, vegans have healthy diets and weight control, but they are at increased risk for unhealthy eating behaviors.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-04-02 10:56:22
According to U.S. researchers who studied adolescent and young adult vegetarians and non-vegetarians, vegans have healthy diets and weight control, but they are at increased risk for unhealthy eating behaviors.
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Verizon Business building IP network for CA
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-01 22:04:17
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-01 22:04:17
IT management software vendor CA is using Verizon Business to build a private IP network for more than 12,000 staff across 35 countries, including Australia.
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U.S. chemists convert algae into biodiesel fuel
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Sustainability
Category: Alternative energies
2009-04-01 09:47:05
The American Chemical Society is reporting that chemists have for the first time used an "economical, eco-friendly process" to convert algae oil into biodiesel fuel. The U.S. researchers say it could someday free the United States of its dependence on domestic and foreign petroleum-based products.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Sustainability
Category: Alternative energies
2009-04-01 09:47:05
The American Chemical Society is reporting that chemists have for the first time used an "economical, eco-friendly process" to convert algae oil into biodiesel fuel. The U.S. researchers say it could someday free the United States of its dependence on domestic and foreign petroleum-based products.
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Biologists boast: Bad bed bugs benign
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-04-01 08:29:30
According to research into the possibility that bed bugs transmit diseases to humans, Mississippi state researchers didn’t find it to be so, based on past scientific studies and research.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-04-01 08:29:30
According to research into the possibility that bed bugs transmit diseases to humans, Mississippi state researchers didn’t find it to be so, based on past scientific studies and research.
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NASA celebrates Apollo's 40th Anniversary to Moon
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-27 10:44:13
With July 20, 2009 fast approaching, NASA announces it will be celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the first Moon landing by the Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, and the entire Apollo Program by the United States of America.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-27 10:44:13
With July 20, 2009 fast approaching, NASA announces it will be celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the first Moon landing by the Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, and the entire Apollo Program by the United States of America.
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