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Stimulus money should go to lowest bidders, economists say
Apr 20, 2009 |
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A group of Stanford economists is pressing the government to streamline the process for doling out $7.2 billion in economic stimulus money slated for high-speed Internet development.
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States that vote early can reap big bucks if they pick a winner
Apr 06, 2009 |
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The 2008 presidential campaign season had the earliest statewide primaries and caucuses in memory, starting with the Iowa Caucus on Jan. 3. Now research from North Carolina State University shows that states may have good ...
Toshiba signs agreement for 2 nuclear plants in Texas
Feb 25, 2009 |
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Toshiba Corp. said Wednesday it has signed an engineering, procurement and construction agreement for two new nuclear plants to be built under the U.S. South Texas Project.
Majority of doctors skeptical of organ transplantation practices in China
Apr 23, 2009 |
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The globalization of health care and the growth of "transplant tourism" (traveling abroad to purchase donor organs and undergo organ transplantation) have outpaced the implementation of internationally accepted ethical standards ...
Brain imaging study provides new insight into why people pay too much in auctions
Sep 25, 2008 |
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Auctions are an old and widely used method for allocating goods that have become increasingly common with the advent of internet auctions sites such as Ebay. Previous economic research has shown that in an auction people ...
You can look -- but don't touch
Jan 07, 2009 |
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Consumers are often told that if they break an item, they buy it. But a new study suggests that if they just touch an item for more than a few seconds, they may also end up buying it.
Ebay: A good reputation pays off
Jul 31, 2006 |
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A good reputation at Ebay is worth its weight in gold: whoever was given an overwhelmingly positive assessment by their customers at previous auctions on average achieves noticeably higher returns. This is what researchers ...
Carbon dioxide allowances head for auction
Mar 19, 2008 |
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A consortium of Eastern U.S. states will auction carbon missions allowances this fall in an effort to reduce carbon missions from power plants.
Toshiba to cut costs by $3.5 bln
May 24, 2009 |
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Japanese electronics giant Toshiba plans to reduce fixed costs 10 percent more than previously announced, a news report said on Sunday.
JPL teaches how to get space contracts
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Oct 16, 2007 |
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The U.S. space agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is sponsoring a workshop to teach small business owners how to obtain space-related contracts.
Deadly frog fungus found in Japan
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Jun 13, 2007 |
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A deadly parasitic fungus that has been killing frogs around the world has has been found in wild frogs in Japan for the first time.
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