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76 percent of American middle-class households not financially secure
Nov 24, 2008 |
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As the economy continues to reel, a new report finds that 4 million American households lost economic security between 2000 and 2006, and that a majority of America's middle class households are either borderline or at high ...
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Tropical depression 2 on shaky ground, 3 other areas to watch on weekend
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 14, 2009 |
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The Atlantic Ocean's second Tropical Depression has been on shaky ground since it formed early in the week of August 11. It meandered westward from the African coast and maintained its tropical depression ...
On shaky ground: UH Prof finds geological faults threaten Houston
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Apr 24, 2008 |
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After finding more than 300 surface faults in Harris County, a University of Houston geologist now has information that could be vitally useful to the region’s builders and city planners.
Shaky financial ground awaits many American retirees
Aug 16, 2007 |
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The burden of long-term economic security in the United States is moving away from employers and the government onto the shoulders of workers - a transformation that Yale University political scientist Jacob Hacker calls ...
New buffer resists pH change, even as temperature drops
Jan 14, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Illinois have found a simple solution to a problem that has plagued scientists for decades: the tendency of chemical buffers used to maintain the pH of laboratory samples to lose their efficacy ...
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Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 14, 2007 |
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University of Arkansas researchers have used measurements of tiny movements in the Earth's crust to gain a better understanding of earthquake dynamics in Nicaragua, where a large quake devastated the city of ...
System developed to detect plastic anti-personnel mines
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A team of European researchers has devised a method for locating plastic anti-personnel mines, which are manufactured to avoid detection by metal detectors. The technique involves analysing the temperature ...
Superior Super Earths
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 30, 2009 |
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Super Earths are named for their size, but these planets - which range from about 2 to 10 Earth masses - could be superior to the Earth when it comes to sustaining life. They could also provide an answer to ...
High-energy Electrons Could Come from Pulsars -- or Dark Matter
May 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Something in our galactic neighborhood seems to be producing large numbers of high-energy electrons, according to new data gathered by the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. The electrons could ...
White House, hospitals reach deal on health care
Jul 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The nation's hospitals will give up $155 billion in future Medicare and Medicaid payments to help defray the cost of President Barack Obama's health care plan, a concession the White House hopes will boost an overhaul ...
Amur leopard still on the brink of extinction, scientists say
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Apr 18, 2007 |
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A new census of the world’s most endangered cat, the Amur or Far Eastern leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis), shows that as few as 25 to 34 are left in the wild, renewing fears for the future of the species.
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