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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.


Panasonic completes Sanyo acquisition

Technology / Business

created 20 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Panasonic Corp. said Monday that it had taken majority control of Sanyo Electric Co., officially forming one of the world's largest electronics makers.


eBay Mind Games

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Psychologists have long known that when two people haggle over a price, it pays for the seller to start high.


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.


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.


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 ...


Hospital price transparancy laws in California fall short, study finds

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Uninsured patients in California are unable to successfully obtain information about the cost of medical care at hospitals despite recent state legislation intended to improve price transparency, according to a new study.


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.


Black Friday LCD-TV prices down 22 pct, sales up

Technology / Business

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A research firm says decisive price cuts are helping sales of LCD flat panel TVs rise after Thanksgiving.



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