News tagged with character
Stanford summer course yields touchscreen Braille writer
Each summer, under the red-tiled roofs and sandstone of Stanford, the Army High-Performance Computing Research Center (AHPCRC) invites a select group of undergraduates from across the country gather for a two-month immersion ...
Oct 10, 2011 |
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Boys and their bodies
Male bodies are increasingly objectified by mass media. Consider Michael 'The Situation' Sorrentino, a cast member of MTV's Jersey Shore reality show, who garnered fame by flashing his chiseled abs before cameras.
Sep 26, 2011 |
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ICANN chief to leave at end of term
The head of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the global body which manages the technical infrastructure of the Web, has announced he will not seek another term.
Aug 17, 2011 |
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The nag factor: How do children convince their parents to buy unhealthy foods?
The Nag Factor: How do very young children get their parents to buy foods and beverages of low nutritional value?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 15, 2011 |
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Violence doesn't add to children's enjoyment of TV shows, movies: study
Despite growing concern about the effects of media violence on children, violent television shows and movies continue to be produced and marketed to them. An Indiana University research study concludes that violence doesn't ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 24, 2011 |
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It's a jungle out there: New study uncovers gender bias in children's books with male characters
The most comprehensive study of 20th century children's books ever undertaken in the United States has found a bias towards tales that feature men and boys as lead characters. Surprisingly, researchers found ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 03, 2011 |
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Holocaust historical data goes digital
(AP) -- The world's largest collection of Holocaust documents is going digital.
Jan 26, 2011 |
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Use smartphone app to file taxes
You can make a restaurant reservation, check your bank balance, and shop online with your smartphone, and now you may be able to do your taxes, too.
Jan 14, 2011 |
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Fujitsu accelerates verification of Java software through parallel processing
Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc. and Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced the development of technology enabling high-speed exhaustive verification of Java software using parallel processing. In ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 24, 2010 |
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The impact of 'nature-deficit disorder' on the health of children
Children can more easily identify obscure cartoon characters than the native plants and animals that live outside their front door. And this lack of connection to the natural world can have a profound impact on their health ...
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Oct 02, 2010 |
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Wired youth forget how to write in China and Japan
Like every Chinese child, Li Hanwei spent her schooldays memorising thousands of the intricate characters that make up the Chinese writing system.
Aug 26, 2010 |
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IBM and EU partner to enable digitization of historic European texts on massive scale
IBM and the EU have expanded their research collaboration, which now includes more than two-dozen national libraries, research institutes, universities, and companies across Europe to provide new technology that will enable ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Aug 25, 2010 |
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Internet addresses to accept Chinese script
(AP) -- Chinese speakers will soon be able to tap out Internet addresses in their own language after the agency that runs Internet addresses says it will start accepting Chinese script for domain names.
Jun 25, 2010 |
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Licensed Characters on Food Packaging Affect Kids' Taste Preferences, Snack Selections
(PhysOrg.com) -- Children significantly prefer the taste of junk foods branded with licensed cartoon characters on the packaging, compared with the same foods without characters, finds a new study from the Rudd Center for ...
Jun 21, 2010 |
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Entropy study suggests Pictish symbols likely were part of a written language
(PhysOrg.com) -- How can you tell the difference between random pictures and an ancient, symbol-based language? A new study has shown that concepts in entropy can be used to measure the degree of repetitiveness ...
Jun 10, 2010 |
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