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Alcohol: minimum pricing could decrease consumption, while increasing industry revenue by 68%

Other Sciences / Economics

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A leading Scottish health economist will today present new data which will show that the alcohol industry in Scotland could experience an increase in revenue even if the Scottish Government's proposals to ...





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A lightning strike in Africa helps take the pulse of the sun

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 2

Sunspots, which rotate around the sun's surface, tell us a great deal about our own planet. Scientists rely on them, for instance, to measure the sun's rotation or to prepare long-range forecasts of the Earth's ...


Most People Don't Bargain as Well as They Think They Do, Study Finds

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 08, 2007 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (15) | comments 0

The give-and-take of negotiating generally leads both parties to believe they strike harder bargains than they actually do.


Study: China's regulatory system is flawed

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 10, 2007 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A U.S. study suggests the recent discovery of contaminated Chinese food exports exposes a flawed regulatory system in that nation.


Deja vu: Wal-Mart, Amazon, Target in DVD price war

Technology / Business

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(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.


Big GSA telecom contract moves to round 2

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created Feb 17, 2006 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The four teams vying for the federal government's huge Networx Universal communications contract have passed the first round of evaluations.


The Sun's Sneaky Variability

The Sun's Sneaky Variability

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (11) | comments 5

Every 11 years, the sun undergoes a furious upheaval. Dark sunspots burst forth from beneath the sun's surface. Explosions as powerful as a billion atomic bombs spark intense flares of high-energy radiation. ...


Private exchange to aid startups seeking more cash

Technology / Business

created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Since June, a Web site called SharesPost has been helping a small pool of qualified buyers and sellers trade shares in fast-growing startups that have not yet gone public. Now, the private stock exchange is hoping ...


T. rex still looking for home after Vegas auction

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A fossilized Tyrannosaurus rex is still looking for a home after bidders failed to meet the minimum price Saturday at a Las Vegas auction.


Study shows hybrid effect on power distribution

Technology / Energy

created Mar 12, 2008 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (12) | comments 5

A growing number of plug-in hybrid electric cars and trucks could require major new power generation resources or none at all— depending on when people recharge their automobiles.


Scientists call for ban on alcohol-industry sponsorship of sport

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The alcohol industry's sponsorship of sport should be banned and replaced with a dedicated alcohol tax modelled on those employed by some countries for tobacco, say scientists.



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