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PROMISES, PROMISES: Battling cyber turf wars (AP)

PROMISES, PROMISES: Battling cyber turf wars

Technology / Internet

created May 30, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- The digital battlefield is proving to be difficult terrain for President Barack Obama.





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UGA licenses new Bermuda grass that thrives in sun and shade

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

An internationally recognized turfgrass researcher from the University of Georgia has developed a new Bermudagrass that thrives in sun, but also produces healthy turf in areas with less than half the light normally required ...


Turf wars: Sand and corals don't mix

Biology /

created Oct 08, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

When reef fish get a mouthful of sand, coral reefs can drown. That's the latest startling evidence to emerge from research into the likely fate of reefs under climate change and rising sea levels, at the ARC Centre of Excellence ...


Establishing faster-growing, durable football fields

Other Sciences / Other

created May 13, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A study published in the February 2008 issue of HortScience offers new information that can help schools and contractors get outdoor athletic fields ready for fall sports more quickly. Results of the research study will h ...


Hybrid bluegrasses analyzed for use in transition zone

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The transition zone can be one of the most challenging places to maintain high-quality turfgrass; changeable growing conditions in these regions often prove too hot for some grasses and too cold for others. Finding turfgrass ...


Booksellers call for probe of online book-price wars

Technology / Internet

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

The American Booksellers Association on Thursday asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate online book-price wars underway by Amazon.com, Wal-Mart and Target.


Star Wars' Stamp Put to a Vote

Technology / Other

created Mar 30, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The United States Postal Service has decided to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Star Wars with a stamp. Which one it is is up to you.


Search for salt tolerant grasses aims to improve roadside plantings

Biology /

created Jul 02, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Standing in a greenhouse at the University of Rhode Island, Rebecca Brown was smiling even though it appeared that something had gone terribly wrong. Almost all of the 16 species of grass she planted last February in hundreds ...


US adviser says cybersecurity must be joint effort

Technology / Internet

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- The challenge of protecting the government's computer networks is too big for any one agency to handle alone, a top adviser to President Barack Obama said Wednesday. That suggests the administration doesn't intend ...


Strategies for Retailers Fighting Price Wars

Strategies for Retailers Fighting Price Wars

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (10) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- All retail companies want to maximize their profits, while at the same time maintaining high market share compared with their competitors. One way to do this is by promising to offer the lowest ...


New research shows climate change triggers wars and population decline

New research shows climate change triggers wars and population decline

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 21, 2007 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (19) | comments 0

Climate change may be one of the most significant threats facing humankind. A new study shows that long-term climate change may ultimately lead to wars and population decline.



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