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Tobacco companies paid movie stars millions in celebrity endorsement deals
Sep 25, 2008 |
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Tobacco companies paid the Hollywood A-listers of the 1930s and 1940s millions of dollars in today's money to endorse particular brands of cigarette, under contract, reveals research in Tobacco Control.
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Finnish technology workers warn of strike
Nov 16, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Some 2,000 employees in Finland's technology sector will begin a strike in two weeks time if no agreement is reached in labor talks with company managers, union leaders said Wednesday.
Children show preference for lucky people
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 07, 2006 |
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U.S. psychologists have determined children as young as five to seven years of age prefer lucky individuals over less fortunate people.
Britain’s biggest meteorite impact found
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 26, 2008 |
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Evidence of the biggest meteorite ever to hit the British Isles has been found by scientists from the University of Aberdeen and the University of Oxford.
Japanese professor creates baseball-playing robots
Jul 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Look out Ichiro Suzuki and Daisuke Matsuzaka. A pair of baseball-playing robots that can pitch and hit with incredible results have been developed in Japan.
Web site informs, helps you manage online contests
Jul 15, 2009 |
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Ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Evidently millions are asking themselves that very question when they go online to enter into some kind of sweepstakes or contest. Loosely defined, a sweepstakes requires only ...
The sweet taste of uncertainty: Winners enjoy waiting to discover what they've won
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 15, 2009 |
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You've just won a prize. Would you like to find out what it is right away, or wait until later? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research says most people are happier waiting.
Hurricane frequency is up but not their strength, say researchers
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 22, 2009 |
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In a new study, Clemson University researchers have concluded that the number of hurricanes and tropical storms in the Atlantic Basin is increasing, but there is no evidence that their individual strengths ...
UQ researcher on the hunt for viruses
Oct 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- UQ scientist Ian Mackay is always on the lookout for that lucky find - well, if you consider unknown strains of the common cold virus lucky.
Asia-Pacific quakes herald a disaster? Experts say no
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 23, 2009 |
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Powerful earthquakes that have jolted Asia recently do not presage a disaster, although it is only a matter of time before the next catastrophe befalls the quake-prone region, seismologists say.
Genes identified which predict response to breast cancer treatment
Sep 24, 2007 |
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Scientists in Aberdeen have identified two genes that identify which breast cancer cells are resistant and which respond to a common chemotherapy treatment.
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