News tagged with salt lakes
Juror in Microsoft case at peace with decision
(AP) -- The lone holdout juror who prevented a Utah company from getting as much as $1.2 billion from one-time rival Microsoft Corp. for alleged antitrust violations says he's at peace with his decision.
Dec 19, 2011 |
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Overstock.com unloads goods at Utah auction
(AP) -- Overstock.com, the online retailer known for selling distressed merchandise, was feeling a little distressed itself. With household merchandise stacking up in a warehouse, it opened the doors Thursday ...
Dec 16, 2011 |
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Utah company wraps up $1B case against Microsoft
Microsoft Corp. purposely duped a Utah company into believing its writing application would be included in the Windows 95 rollout, then pulled the plug so Microsoft could gain market share with its own product, ...
Dec 13, 2011 |
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Dashing through the snow, in a one-truck radar dish
SCHUSS. The term for a straight, downhill ski run. In the land of the Greatest Snow on Earth--Utah--SCHUSS is also the moniker for storm-chasing, Old Man Winter-style.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 07, 2011 |
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Gates testifies in $1B lawsuit against Microsoft
Microsoft's Bill Gates took the witness stand Monday in a $1 billion antitrust lawsuit accusing the software maker of duping a competitor prior to its rollout of Windows 95.
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Storm chasers of Utah: Tornado-hunting radar truck seeks Wasatch snow and rain
A truck-mounted radar dish often used to chase Midwest tornadoes is getting a workout in Utah this month as University of Utah meteorologists use it to get an unprecedented look inside snow and rain storms ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 10, 2011 |
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Study finds specific gene linked to cold sore susceptibility
Investigators have identified a human chromosome containing a specific gene associated with susceptibility to herpes simplex labialis (HSL), the common cold sore. Published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases and now av ...
Oct 28, 2011 |
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Novell vs. Microsoft in Utah trial over Windows 95
A legal blame game between high-tech industry giants Novell Inc. and Microsoft Corp. is under way in a Salt Lake City federal court as the companies squabble over fair business practices.
Oct 19, 2011 |
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Good news for rural stroke patients: Virtual stroke care appears cost-effective
In a first of its kind study, researchers have found that using two way audio-video telemedicine to deliver stroke care, also known as telestroke, appears to be cost-effective for rural hospitals that don't have an around-the-clock ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 14, 2011 |
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Rapid changes in Greenland climate last 5,000 years, study finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Abrupt average temperature changes of as much as 4 or 5 degrees Celsius over a few decades may have profoundly affected human civilization for cultures that occupied western Greenland over ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 01, 2011 |
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Historic development maps now available online
Those seeking historic records of commercial and residential development across Utah can now access them easily online through the digital collection of Sanborn Insurance Maps at the University of Utah's J. ...
May 10, 2011 |
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Utah rock art provides glimpse of Hawaiian life
Halfway up Salt Mountain in Utah, petroglyphs on a limestone rock bear witness to an obscure twist of history: a Hawaiian Mormon settlement that flourished briefly more than a century ago.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 05, 2011 |
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Field study of smoggy inversions to end
During the past two months, researchers launched weather balloons, drove instrument-laden cars and flew a glider to study winter inversions that often choke Salt Lake City in smog and trap dirty air in other ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 02, 2011 |
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Could an Aqua-Net Bring Water to the Desert?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Challenges of the future include energy use and continued population growth. And, while there are millions of square miles of land available in the world, not all of it is considered fit for ...
Jul 29, 2010 |
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Twitter opening data center in Salt Lake City
(AP) -- Twitter Inc. has announced - in a tweet, of course - that it will build a huge data center in Utah, making it the latest company to set up computer-intensive operations in a state with cheap electricity and a business-friendly ...
Jul 22, 2010 |
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