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Canon EOS Rebel XS

Canon Announces EOS Rebel XS SLR Camera

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 08, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (11) | comments 0

Canon USA today announced the introduction of the EOS Rebel XS, a new entry-level digital camera that affordably puts Canon SLR technology such as an Optical Imaged Stabilized lens and easy-to-use professional ...





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Why rebel groups attack civilians

Other Sciences / Other

created May 29, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (10) | comments 1

In civil war, rebel groups often target civilians despite the fact that their actual target is the government and that they are often dependent on the support of the civilian groups they attack. This may seem illogical, but ...


Do good looks get high school students good grades?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Do personal traits predict success in school? If so, which dimension of one's outward appearance can tell the most about academic achievement? The answers to these questions are found in a new study by researchers from the ...


Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora enforcement assistance chief John Sellar

Smuggling wildlife: From eggs in a bra to geckos in underwear

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

John Sellar is no comic book super hero, but judging by the criminals he deals with as the only policeman at the UN agency against illegal wildlife trade, he could well be one.


Sri Lankan soldiers stand guard two kilometers from the front line on Puthukkudiyiruppu

Sri Lanka army website hacked: defence ministry

Technology / Internet

created May 01, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The Sri Lankan army's website has been targeted in a "cyber terrorism" attack by Tamil rebels, the defence ministry said Friday, and replaced with gruesome photos of apparent victims of the civil war.


The anti-consumption movement: Researchers examine resistance to global brands

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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

What motivates people to rebel against global brands—or consumption in general? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research examines the connection between nationalism and the anti-consumption movement in India.


Social-networking website LiveJournal continues to be pounded by a cyber attack

Cyber attacks continue at Twitter, Facebook, LiveJournal

Technology / Internet

created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Twitter, Facebook and LiveJournal said Monday they were continuing to fend off cyber attacks that last week derailed the popular Internet services.


Sexual abuse: Faith can silence victims or provide solace

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 08, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Childhood sexual abuse victims with a strong religious upbringing often report feeling terrible guilt about their assault, which doesn't surprise Jean-Guy Nadon. A professor of theology and religious sciences at the Université ...


Okapi

Photo reveals rare okapi survived poaching onslaught

Biology /

created Sep 10, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

A set of stripy legs in a camera trap photo snapped in an African forest indicates something to cheer about, say researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society. The legs belong to an okapi -- a rare forest ...


Sugar, spice and puppy dog tails: Developing sex-typed personality traits and interests

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new longitudinal study of children's personality traits and interests tells us that sex-typed characteristics develop differently in girls and boys. The study, by researchers at The Pennsylvania State University, the University ...


Close families raise more independent adults

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 05, 2007 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (9) | comments 1

You're already 25 and you still live with your parents. You're 26 and you still bring your laundry take home food from your mother. Don't worry; new research at the University of Haifa found that, contrary to common belief, ...



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