Teachers begin using cell phones for class lessons

Technology / Hi Tech

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(AP) -- Ariana Leonard's high school students shuffled in their seats, eagerly awaiting a cue from their Spanish teacher that the assignment would begin. "Take out your cell phones," she said in Spanish.

Signal fading on radio traffic reports

Technology / Other

8 hours ago | not rated yet | 1

(AP) -- For more than 20 years, Mike Nolan was known to radio listeners as the "eye in the sky." He flew over Southern California freeways in his single-engine plane, reporting on the nation's worst traffic.

Overeating can set stage for obesity, researchers say

Medicine & Health / Health

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It doesn't seem like a fair fight. In one corner loomed the Thanksgiving table, groaning with poultry, pie and mashed potatoes.

New radar helps monitor site of century-old tragedy

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

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(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Alberta researcher has turned the site of a southern Alberta rockslide tragedy into the proving ground for new equipment meant to avert such a disaster in the future.

Nuclear science to fight sleeping sickness

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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The International Atomic Energy Agency on Friday announced an agreement to help African nations battle the tsetse fly, the main carrier of parasites that causes sleeping sickness with its bites.

A costly diagnosis: Alzheimer's disease takes toll on memories, and money too

Medicine & Health / Health

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Alzheimer's disease takes a devastating emotional toll on families but it also is one of the most expensive conditions to treat because of its progressive nature, requiring increasing assistance with eating, bathing and other ...

In Greenland, warming fuels dream of hidden wealth

Space & Earth / Environment

15 hours ago | 3 / 5 (3) | 1

(AP) -- Gert Ignatiussen returns to this fjord-front Inuit town with the spoils of his hunting trip. Six seals, all killed with a single shot to the head.

Gift Guide: Accessories to jazz up mobile phones

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

15 hours ago | not rated yet | 1

People you know have spent small fortunes on shiny new smart phones such as the iPhone 3GS, a BlackBerry or the Droid. But the devices still don't have all the features they want.

Food banks go high-tech to feed the hungry

Technology / Hi Tech

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(AP) -- Food banks across the country are undergoing a high-tech revolution, adopting sophisticated databases, bar coding, GPS tracking, automated warehouses and other technologies used in the food industry ...

What a grind: Bruxism at night likely a sign of stress by day

Medicine & Health / Health

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You can practically track Steve Barkley's stress by the level of activity in his temporomandibular joint, or TMJ, the hinge joint that connects the lower jaw to the temporal bone of the skull and helps one chew, talk and ...

Lenovo buying back mobile phone business

Technology / Business

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(AP) -- Personal computer maker Lenovo Group said Friday it is joining the race to develop products that link phones and PCs by buying back a mobile phone business that it sold last year.

Hyperactivity associated with short sleep-time for young boys: study

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Hyperactive boys don't get enough sleep, which can worsen their condition according to new research. Published in the November issue of Pediatrics, the study is the first to examine a larg ...

Apple's iPhone set to make splash in South Korea

Technology / Business

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(AP) -- The iPhone's arrival in South Korea is generating considerable buzz among consumers and industry watchers amid expectations it will shake up a market dominated by world-beating domestic manufacturers.

Diabetes cases to double and costs to triple by 2034

Medicine & Health / Diseases

17 hours ago | not rated yet | 1

In the next 25 years, the number of Americans living with diabetes will nearly double, increasing from 23.7 million in 2009 to 44.1 million in 2034. Over the same period, spending on diabetes will almost triple, rising from ...

School closure could reduce swine flu transmission by 21 percent

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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A survey carried out in eight European countries has shown that closing schools in the event of an infectious disease pandemic could have a significant role in reducing illness transmission. Researchers writing in the open ...

Ecologists sound out new solution for monitoring cryptic species

Biology / Ecology

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Ecologists have at last worked out a way of using recordings of birdsong to accurately measure the size of bird populations. This is the first time sound recordings from a microphone array have been translated into accurate ...