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IPod Plug-In Sets Music Free
A handy plug-in for Winamp wins praise for allowing iPod users to move music off their iPods. By Katie Dean. Which It Is It? Resolving Ambiguous Pronouns: English Teachers Would B
"Medicines can be harmful to young children. Make sure you keep them locked in the bathroom cabinet."This humorous warning demonstrates a common grammatical error - ambiguous pronouns. Most of the time, common sense kicks in and we know we're supposed to lock medication in the bathroom cabinet and not the kids. In other instances, however, the clarification of these phrases is not always so obvious. Universal's CEO Once Called iPod Users Thieves. Now He's Giving Songs
Doug Morris, chair and CEO of Universal Music Group reluctantly agrees to let Amazon and other online retailers sell unprotected MP3s of Universal songs. Hey Doc, Do I Still Need This Catheter?
Millions of hospital patients could be spared the humiliation and infection risk that come with a urine-collecting catheter, a new study finds, if hospitals used a simple reminder system to prompt doctors to remove the devices after two days. The system could more than pay for itself by preventing infections. Ears Ringing? Cells In Developing Ear May Explain Tinnitus
Brain scientists have discovered how cells in the developing ear make their own noise, long before the ear is able to detect sound around them. The finding helps to explain how the developing auditory system generates brain activity in the absence of sound. It also may explain why people sometimes experience tinnitus and hear sounds that seem to come from nowhere. Most Stable Parts Of Protein Are The First To Fold, Study Finds
Like a 1950's Detroit automaker, it appears that nature prefers to build its proteins around a solid, sturdy chassis. A new study combining advanced computational modeling and cutting-edge experiments by molecular biologists at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine suggests that the most stable parts of a protein are also the parts that fold first. The findings appear in the September 13 issue of the journal Structure. [Funny] A referee has sent himself off in an English amateur league ma
Andy Wain had to abandon the Sunday league match between Peterborough North End and a Royal Mail side in the 63rd minute after throwing down his whistle and marching up to confront North End's keeper. [Ironic] LONDON: A jailed cocaine dealer is working as Santa Claus on
John Tams, who dons beard, boots and red suit to work in a cafe's Christmas grotto, said he wanted to give something back to the community... Optical Breakthrough Makes 'Lab-on-a-Chip' Possible
Georgia Tech researchers have found a way to shrink all the sensing power of sophisticated biosensors -- such as sensors that can detect trace amounts of a chemical in a water supply or a substance in your blood -- onto a single microchip. Free Music Now! Lala.com's Plan to Give Songs Away Could Upend the Ind
Lala.com, which launched in 2006 as a CD-swap service, spins into a new business model offering free, unlimited on-demand music streams from major labels. The company hopes to recoup its $160-million investment in licensing deals through music sales -- downloads, physical CDs and vinyl -- with more revenue streams on the way.
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