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FCC to propose revamping Universal Service Fund (Update)
Mar 05, 2010 |
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(AP) -- Federal regulators trying to bring high-speed Internet connections to all Americans will propose tapping the government program that now subsidizes telephone service in poor and rural areas.
Methods for abandoning old drugs in favor of new must be improved
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 26, 2010 |
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Decisions about which drugs to abandon to fund new treatments recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) are inconsistent and may be contributing to the postcode lottery - one of the key ...
Endangered listing eyed for US loggerhead turtles
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(AP) -- The federal government on Wednesday recommended an endangered-species listing for the loggerhead turtles in U.S. waters, a decision that could lead to tighter restrictions on fishing and other maritime ...
Indian firm designs armoured car for hotel corridors
Feb 17, 2010 |
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A mini armoured car, designed for use in confined spaces like airports, hotels or stadiums and inspired by the trauma of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, drew admirers at an Indian arms fair Wednesday.
Most maternal deaths in sub-Saharan Africa could be avoided
Feb 18, 2010 |
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More than 500,000 women die each year worldwide due to complications arising from pregnancy and childbirth. Half of these women live in sub-Saharan Africa. A research team from the King Juan Carlos University ...
Socioeconomic stresses could lower life expectancy, researcher says
Feb 18, 2010 |
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Socioeconomic status can affect life expectancy, a Virginia Commonwealth University researcher said in a study published today.
NASA Breaks Ground on New Deep Space Network Antennas
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 25, 2010 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA officials broke ground near Canberra, Australia on Wednesday, Feb. 24, beginning a new antenna-building campaign to improve Deep Space Network communications.
T-Mobile USA racks up prepaying subscribers
Feb 25, 2010 |
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(AP) -- T-Mobile USA, the fourth-largest U.S. wireless carrier, said Thursday it gained 371,000 new customers in the fourth quarter, reversing subscriber losses in the third quarter.
New study debunks myths about Amazon rain forests
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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A new NASA-funded study has concluded that Amazon rain forests were remarkably unaffected in the face of once-in-a-century drought in 2005, neither dying nor thriving, contrary to a previously published report and claims ...
Whetting Singapore's thirst for rice
Mar 05, 2010 |
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Singaporeans consume around 275,000 tons of rice each year, which requires 688 billion liters of water to be produced - 2.5 times Singapore's annual domestic water use.
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