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Motorola Introduces New Android Phone, the Backflip
Motorola launched its third Android phone, the Backflip, that has a unique flip out keyboard, a trackpad on the back of the device and a software that integrates social networking with email contacts.
 [Interesting] Town to officially pardon executed witches
Accused witches -- and their cats -- executed during a wave of hysteria and religious ferment centuries ago will be pardoned on Halloween in this Scottish township. Netflix Spilled Your Brokeback MountainSecret, Lawsuit Cl
A closeted lesbian is suing Netflix, arguing that it put her secret and the privacy of hundreds of thousands at risk when it published "anonymous" customer movie ratings for its $1 million movie-recommendation algorithm contest. The suit seeks damages and to stop a follow-up contest.
 Criminals Are Target Of ORNL Advanced Communications System
Residents of small communities could be served and protected better because of a communications system being proposed by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The system would help rural law enforcement agencies quickly gather and share information about criminals and criminal activity. 'Hot Spots'The Key To Controlling European Carp In Australia
The ongoing drought in Australia is having atleast one positive spin-off -- fewer carp are being distributed through inland waterways. Biologists are now identifying carp 'hot spots.'Known as the vermin of inland waterways, carp became a major pest in Australia in the 1970s and now make up 80 to 90 percent of the fish in inland NSW. Burmese Buddhism and the Spirit Cult Revisited: An Interdisciplinary C
Details about this 2004 academic conference on religious practices in Burma in relation to those of its neighboring Theravada country, Thailand. "[O]ur knowledge of Burmese religion and society is still limited, due to the fact that Burma (Myanmar) has been inaccessible to foreign scholars since the military takeover in 1962."Includes a conference overview, text of most of the conference papers, and a few conference photos. Organized by the Stanford University Center for Buddhist Studies. UCI Neurobiologists Find Treatment To Block Memory-related Drug Cravin
A novel chemical compound that blocks memory-related drug cravings has the potential to be the basis of new therapies to aid drug-addiction recovery efforts, UC Irvine neurobiologists have found. Ocean Seep Mollusks May Share Evolutionary History With Other Deep-sea
The unusual mollusks of oceanic cold seeps -- strange clams, mussels and sea snails that thrive in the sulfur and methane-rich environments -- are on average older than the marine mollusk community as a whole, according to a new report in the journal Science. FDA Targets Companies Marketing Cough Supressants With Often-abused Hy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced its intention to take enforcement action against companies marketing unapproved prescription drug products containing hydrocodone, a narcotic widely used to treat pain and suppress coughs. The action does not affect other hydrocodone formulations, which have FDA approval. Hydrocodone is one of the strongest medications available to treat pain or to suppress cough. The drug has also been an extremely popular drug of abuse and can lead to serious illness, injury, or death, if improperly used. Hydrocodone overdose can result in breathing problems or cardiac arrest, and its use may impair motor skills and judgment. Santa Claus at risk? Unhealthy lifestyle, unreasonable working conditi
An unhealthy lifestyle, unreasonable working conditions, and then the stress of having to deliver 152 million Christmas gifts in 24 hours. The extreme accomplishments of Santa Claus are making researchers in Sweden doubt his very existence.
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