Canadian model unmasks blog tormentor

Posted by Newt Randall at Sunday, September 06, 2009

A Canadian model has won a landmark case in a New York court after Google was forced to disclose the online identity of a blogger who anonymously posted derogatory comments about the Vogue covergirl.
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Rural hospital hinging future on federal incentive

Posted by Newt Randall at Wednesday, August 12, 2009

(AP) -- Electronic medical records are a life-or-death issue at Sac-Osage Hospital - not necessarily just for the patients, but for the hospital itself.
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Lead-based consumer paint remains a global public health threat

Posted by Newt Randall at Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Although lead content in paint has been restricted in the United States since 1978, University of Cincinnati (UC) environmental health researchers say in major countries from three continents there is still widespread failure to acknowledge its danger and companies continue to sell consumer paints that contain dangerous levels of lead.
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Earth's biogeochemical cycles, once in concert, falling out of sync

Posted by Newt Randall at Tuesday, August 11, 2009

What do the Gulf of Mexico's "dead zone," global climate change, and acid rain have in common? They're all a result of human impacts to Earth's biology, chemistry and geology, and the natural cycles that involve all three.

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Missouri and Kansas are releasing alien insects to do battle with invasive plants

Posted by Newt Randall at Tuesday, August 11, 2009

An alien plant species has invaded Missouri and is threatening to overrun crops and livestock pastures. To combat the scourge weed, officials are deliberately releasing two alien insect species to destroy its roots and seeds. What could possibly go wrong?
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Restoring a natural root signal helps to fight a major corn pest

Posted by Newt Randall at Tuesday, August 11, 2009

A longstanding and fruitful collaboration between researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology and the University of Neuch?l in Switzerland, together with contributions from ...
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Nobel Halo Fades Fast for Panel on Climate Change

Posted by Newt Randall at Tuesday, August 11, 2009

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is searching for ways to guide, without prescribing action.


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