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Ireland cuts way down on plastic bag use
Feb 03, 2008 |
4.7 / 5 (10) |
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Ireland has successfully banned the free distribution and reduced the overall use of plastic bags in businesses throughout the country.
Tech review: The Livio Radio
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 14, 2009 |
4.7 / 5 (3) |
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Product: The Livio Radio, an Internet radio stereo featuring Pandora radio.
Florida's butterfly population struggles
Biology /
Oct 22, 2007 |
2 / 5 (2) |
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The diversity of South Florida's tropical butterfly population is "compromised," experts from the North American Butterfly Association said.
Multivitamins are no magic bullet panacea
Mar 02, 2009 |
3 / 5 (3) |
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We've been told for years that popping a multivitamin will make us healthier and prolong our lives, but a major study recently found that daily multivitamins don't make a difference in the rate of breast or colon cancer, ...
Insignia digital camcorder (short review)
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 06, 2009 |
4 / 5 (2) |
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Product: Insignia 5-megapixel high-definition digital camcorder (model: NS-DCC5HB09).
Parents still give cough medicine to infants despite FDA warning
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Nearly two years after the FDA issued a formal advisory urging parents not to give over-the-counter cough and cold medicines to infants younger than 2 years old without a doctor's advice, a new study says many parents still ...
Tech review: Jitterbug J cell phone
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 01, 2009 |
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Features: This super-simple phone for seniors doesn't require a yearly contract -- just pay for minutes monthly. Easy-to-press big buttons. Has text messaging and Bluetooth capabilities. Phone contacts and ...
Hurricane study eyes home construction
Oct 13, 2006 |
2 / 5 (2) |
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A 1950s-era house and two V-8 engines may help Florida scientists learn which construction materials and methods better withstand hurricane winds.
Tech review: Zoombak GPS Car & Family Locator
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 04, 2009 |
2 / 5 (3) |
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Product: Zoombak Advanced GPS Car & Family Locator.
Facebook's new status feature may cause headaches
Sep 25, 2009 |
2 / 5 (1) |
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Facebook has just announced another feature that should make you scramble to update your privacy settings.
Technical advances help erase stigma of prosthetics
Jun 05, 2009 |
5 / 5 (4) |
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A Scottish magazine once ran a headline above an article on former Paralympics track star Aimee Mullins that read, "Can You See Anything Wrong With This Woman? No? Her Either."
Government to remap manatee habitat
Sep 30, 2009 |
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It has been more than 30 years since federal wildlife managers formally mapped the places where endangered manatee live in Florida. On Tuesday, they acknowledged it's probably time for an update.
Viagra sales don't meet expectations
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 20, 2007 |
2 / 5 (2) |
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While sales of erectile dysfunction drugs like Viagra have been steady since their release, their popularity has not met expectations, the Miami Herald said.
Fla. governor approves plan to capture, kill Burmese pythons
Jul 16, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
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By next week, the first of a select squad of python hunters will be ready to roll.
Atlantis astronauts ready after long wait
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 04, 2007 |
2.7 / 5 (3) |
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Astronauts set to take off from Florida on the shuttle Atlantis are determined to remember the mission, because it could be the last of their careers.
