Second Life creator Linden Lab laying off staff
Linden Lab, creator of the online virtual world Second Life, said Wednesday it was laying off 30 percent of its staff.
Business
Jun 9, 2010
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Mice help researcher study how cow's diet affects milk-fat content
(PhysOrg.com) -- A dairy nutritionist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences is conducting genetic research with mice to determine if cows can be influenced by diet to produce milk with a higher fat content.
Other
Jun 9, 2010
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Hackers obtain email addresses of iPad 3G owners
A shadowy hacking group obtained the email addresses of over 114,000 owners of Apple iPads by exploiting a vulnerability at US telecom giant AT&T, a Silicon Valley website reported on Wednesday.
Internet
Jun 9, 2010
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Effects of welfare reform are mixed for the poor
(PhysOrg.com) -- The economic status of children of single mothers who have gone off welfare and found jobs has improved slightly, but many poor families are worse off since the 1996 welfare reform, reports a study.
Social Sciences
Jun 9, 2010
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Predicting amount of oil in contaminated soils
Scientists are reporting a new technique for mapping and testing oil-contaminated soils. Traditionally, samples need to be collected from the field and returned to a lab for extensive chemical analysis, costing time and money ...
Environment
Jun 9, 2010
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So far, fish appear to be healthy after fly ash spill
(PhysOrg.com) -- Fish exposed to fly ash at the site of the Tennessee Valley Authority coal ash spill are faring better than some expected, researchers have learned.
Ecology
Jun 9, 2010
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Peat bog restoration methods may harm insect species
(PhysOrg.com) -- Traditional methods of restoring peat bogs may be doing more harm than good to the diversity of plant and animal life, research has found.
Ecology
Jun 9, 2010
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Microsoft prices $1.15B convertible debt sale
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. has priced its $1.15 billion convertible debt offering to institutional investors, and said it will use the proceeds to pay down short-term debt.
Business
Jun 9, 2010
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Professor predicts Brazil will win World Cup
(PhysOrg.com) -- Government professor Christopher Anderson, a former semi-pro soccer player, has launched a statistically based soccer blog. He predicts Brazil will take the cup in South Africa this summer.
Mathematics
Jun 9, 2010
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World's Oldest Leather Shoe Found in Armenia
(PhysOrg.com) -- A perfectly preserved shoe, 1,000 years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt and 400 years older than Stonehenge in the UK, has been found in a cave in Armenia.
Archaeology
Jun 9, 2010
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