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Swiss and Google reach privacy accord pending verdict

Technology / Internet

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google has agreed not to put pictures of Switzerland on its "Street View" picture map under a provisional accord to end a privacy battle with Swiss authorities, the government said Friday.


Hacker seeks reduced sentence, citing Asperger's

Technology / Internet

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- A computer hacker who was a force behind one of the largest cases of credit card theft in U.S. history says he has a developmental disorder and is asking for a reduced sentence.





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Color my numbers

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For as many as 1 in 20 people, everyday experiences can elicit extra-ordinary associated sensations. The condition is known as synaesthesia and the most common form involves "seeing" colours when reading words and numbers. ...


It took Beijing 48 years for the number of vehicles to increase from 2,300 in 1949 to the first 1 mln in 1997

Beijing vehicles exceed four million: state media

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The number of registered vehicles in Beijing topped four million this week, state media reported, meaning a quarter of the 16 million permanent residents in China's capital have a car.


Carrier screening associated with decrease in incidence of cystic fibrosis

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An increase in the number of screened carriers for cystic fibrosis (CF) was associated with a decrease in the number of children born with CF in northeast Italy, according to a study in the December 16 issue of JAMA.


Callers of all incomes ditching landlines for cell

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- The number of households with cell phones but no landlines continues to grow, but the recession doesn't seem to be forcing poor cellular users to abandon their traditional wired phones any faster than higher-income ...


The quake was at a depth of 44.6 kilometres (27.7 miles)

Taiwan hit by 6.4-magnitude quake: USGS

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit off eastern Taiwan on Saturday evening, the US Geological Survey said, the biggest tremor to rock the island this year.


Smashing trash with solar power

Technology / Energy

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

They seem to turn heads wherever they're installed: new solar-powered trash compactors that are meant to save time and energy.


Genomes of identical twins reveal epigenetic changes that may play role in lupus

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created 18 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Identical twins look the same and are nearly genetically identical, but environmental factors and the resulting cellular changes could cause disease in one sibling and not the other. In a study published online in Genome Re ...


People who 'see' numbers have better memories for dates

People who 'see' numbers have better memories for dates

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new research project has shown that people who perceive numbers visually, and who see sequences of numbers as visual patterns, have better memories for dates and events in the past than ...


New Automated Technique with Online Verification Eases Network Analyzer Calibration

New Automated Technique with Online Verification Eases Network Analyzer Calibration

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Verifying the accuracy of network analyzers—instruments that are used to measure key performance characteristics of electronic networks—was once an awkward process involving multiple steps and pieces of equipment.


Routine HIV screening in community health centers boosts HIV testing

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UCSF researchers have that found routinely offering rapid HIV tests to patients in community health centers can significantly increase the number of patients screened for HIV.



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