Camera memory card tags location info using Wi-Fi May 14, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(AP) -- A wireless memory card for digital cameras now comes with an added twist: Besides making it easier to store and share photos, the latest version of the Eye-Fi card also helps sort images by location. | |
Sea lions likely died from the heat May 15, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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(AP) -- The deaths of six sea lions found in traps on the Columbia River earlier this month were likely caused by the heat, and not by gunshots as officials first suspected, the National Marine Fisheries Service said. | |
 Swiss man soars above Alps with jet-powered wing May 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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(AP) -- A Swiss pilot strapped on a jet-powered wing and leaped from a plane Wednesday for the first public demonstration of the homemade device, turning figure eights and soaring high above the Alps. | |
Pre-K students benefit when teachers are supportive May 15, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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States are investing considerable amounts of money in pre-kindergarten programs for 4-year-olds. A new study finds that the quality of interactions between teachers and children plays a key role in accounting for gains in ... | |
9-year-old girl's twin is found inside her stomach May 15, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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(AP) -- A 9-year-old girl who went to hospital in central Greece suffering from stomach pains was found to be carrying her embryonic twin, doctors said Thursday. | |
Woman indicted in Missouri MySpace suicide case May 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
(AP) -- A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted a Missouri woman for her alleged role in perpetrating a hoax on the online social network MySpace against a 13-year-old neighbor girl who then committed suicide. | |
 NASA Satellite Finds Interior of Mars Is Colder May 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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New observations from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter indicate that the crust and upper mantle of Mars are stiffer and colder than previously thought. | |
Most teen girls still experience sexual haMost teen girls still experience sexual harassment and sexism, according to ne May 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
Nine of 10 teen girls report experiencing sexual harassment, and majorities also say they have received discouraging comments about their abilities in school and athletics, according to a new study that appears in the May/June ... | |
 A baseball cap that reads your mind 11 hours ago | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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It looks like an ordinary baseball cap. But when you put it on, the cap detects and analyzes the electroencephalogram (EEG) signals from your brain. It can even tell you if you’re getting too sleepy when driving ... | |
 Wildlife numbers plummet globally: WWF 7 hours ago | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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The world's wildlife populations have reduced by around a quarter since the 1970s, according to a major report published Friday by the WWF conservation organization. | |
70 people sickened during San Francisco conference May 10, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- It's a new kind of virus for Sun Microsystems Inc. At the company's JavaOne conference this week in San Francisco, 70 people came down with what officials believe is norovirus, a type of medical virus easily spread ... | |
 Artificial reef near Miami is cemetery, diving attraction May 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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(AP) -- About 45 feet beneath the ocean's surface lies a cemetery with gates, pathways, plaques and even benches. The Neptune Memorial Reef, which opened last fall, is seen by its creators as a perfect final ... | |
 Female concave-eared frogs draw mates with ultrasonic calls May 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Most female frogs don’t call; most lack or have only rudimentary vocal cords. A typical female selects a mate from a chorus of males and then –silently – signals her beau. But the female concave-eared torrent ... | |
Families will make case for vaccine link to autism May 11, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Families claiming that a mercury-based preservative in vaccines triggers autism will challenge mainstream medicine Monday as they take their case to a federal court. They seek vindication and financial redress from ... | |
 New top-of-the-line BlackBerry doubles screen resolution May 12, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Research In Motion Ltd. on Monday is introducing its first major new BlackBerry model in more than a year: the Bold, ... | |
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