In Brief: FCC drops 'must-carry' agenda item
Jun 20, 2006 |
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Proposed rules covering "must-carry" multicasts were pulled from this week's Federal Communications Commission agenda.
Appalachians more likely to be obese
Jun 20, 2006 |
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U.S. scientists say members of rural Appalachian households who lack access to good food or experience hunger are more likely to be obese and have diabetes.
NASA sends teachers to Chile
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Jun 20, 2006 |
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A NASA expedition to Chile this week is part of its Spaceward Bound pilot program to challenge U.S. teachers to design and implement real field research.
Human activities can affect rainfall
Jun 20, 2006 |
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U.S. researchers say they've determined human activities in arid urban environments can affect the rainfall and water cycle.
First global bird map provides new clues to future extinctions
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Jun 20, 2006 |
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The first global survey of bird diversity could play a key role in identifying species most vulnerable to extinction, researchers report today in the journal PLoS Biology.
Suit against health insurers dismissed
Jun 20, 2006 |
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A 7-year legal battle against U.S. health insurers filed by doctors has ended with the dismissal of all remaining claims by a U.S. District Court in Florida.
In Brief: Telecom New Zealand gets more bad news
Jun 20, 2006 |
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Analysts in New Zealand are seeing the green light for Vodafone's move into local phone service as a big problem for incumbent major Telecom New Zealand.
In Brief: Yak explores sale of telecom operations
Jun 20, 2006 |
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Yak Communications Tuesday confirmed that its telecom operations in the United States and Canada could be sold for the right price.
Consumers and commercials studied
Jun 20, 2006 |
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U.S. scientists say the more consumers are absorbed in the narrative flow of a story, called transportation, the less likely they'll respond well to ads.
