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Jackson film not part of Sony's new 3-D vision
Dec 03, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Michael Jackson videos or the next Spider-Man movie won't be among the titles that Sony Corp. releases in 3-D as it gears up to boost TV sales with that technology, Chief Executive Howard Stringer ...
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Lessons for Obama in study of Bush efforts to 'frame' Iraq war
Sep 17, 2009 |
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Wartime leaders have long sought to sway public opinion by "framing" bad news from the frontlines. They present inconvenient facts in an altered format in order to generate support for their policies. A new study from North ...
Toshiba to join rival Blu-ray camp, plans products
Aug 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Having lost the video format war, Toshiba Corp. said Monday it will make Blu-ray disc products and plans to join the once-rival camp, the Blu-ray Disc Association.
Wal-Mart Shoots Down Cheap HD DVD Rumor
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Apr 27, 2007 |
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Wal-Mart denied rumors that it had placed a substantial order with a Taiwan supplier for ultra-cheap HD DVD players that could swing the format wars in that direction.
Iraq troops' PTSD rate as high as 35 percent, says new study
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 14, 2009 |
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The Veterans' Administration should expect a high volume of Iraq veterans seeking treatment of post traumatic stress disorder, with researchers anticipating that the rate among armed forces will be as high as 35%, according ...
Apology for human rights abuses has precedent in US
Sep 28, 2009 |
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A growing global movement to apologize and make restitution to victims of human rights abuses is now gathering steam in the United States, but it won't be a first for the country, says the president of The Western History ...
The first casualty of war: Study finds news reports match misperception of civilian deaths
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 06, 2009 |
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Researchers reporting in BioMed Central's open access journal Conflict and Health found that the discrepancy in media reporting of casualty numbers in the Iraq conflict can potentially misinform the public and contribute to dis ...
Thanksgiving Combines Myths, Traditions and Truths, CU Professor Says
Nov 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Over the centuries Thanksgiving in America has meant many things to many people. What we consider the traditional Thanksgiving holiday today has been around only a few decades, according ...
Horse racing was best before British, says historian
Dec 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- American horse racing was kinder to the animals, more sporting and more socially egalitarian in the days before the 'ruthless' English version was introduced, according to a historian.
Deja vu: Wal-Mart, Amazon, Target in DVD price war
Nov 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is upping the ante heading into the holiday season, trimming the online preorder prices of some upcoming DVDs following last month's price cut on books.
Cold War-era mystery killings become online riddle
Mar 18, 2009 |
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A brilliant, married Australian scientist about to depart for a job with Bell Laboratories in the United States is found dead by a river with the wife of a Communist colleague.
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