University of LeicesterA view of Pauline avibella, a shrmplike marine creature, from a computer-generated model. A tiny, fossilized crustacean that lived 425 million years ago has been discovered, remarkably intact, in a rock formation in Herefordshire, England. Paleontologists say it represents a new genus and species, belonging to a class of shrimplike marine creatures called ostracods. ...
Specs for HTC’s ‘M7′ phone may include 1.7GHz quad-core CPU, 4.7-inch full HD display
Label: TechnologyTitle Post: Specs for HTC’s ‘M7′ phone may include 1.7GHz quad-core CPU, 4.7-inch full HD displayRating: 100%based on 99998 ratings.5 user reviews.Author: Fluser SeoLinkThanks for visiting the blog, If any criticism and suggestions please leave a comm...
AP source: Blue Jays, Dickey agree; trade close
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — R.A. Dickey and the Blue Jays agreed to a new contract Monday, clearing the way for the New York Mets to trade the NL Cy Young winner to a Toronto team that's spending a lot of money trying to join baseball's elite.A person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press the trade could be completed once the 38-year-old knuckleballer passes a physical. The person spoke on condition...
Aid: African Children Still at Risk of Pneumonia Despite Ceramic Stoves
Label: HealthSmall ceramic indoor stoves, such as those sold by women in AIDS self-help groups in Africa, do save fuel and cut down on eye-irritating smoke, a new study has found — but they do not save children from pneumonia. The study, published in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, compared 168 households in rural Kenya that used either “upesi jiko” stoves or traditional three-stone...
Frequent Flier: Intrepid on the Set, but Rattled by Frail Planes
Label: BusinessWHEN I was a teenager, I was a competitive martial artist. I participated in a lot of tournaments, so flying isn’t new to me. After serving in the Marines from 1989 to 1994, I moved to Vancouver and joined a martial arts school. Leslie McMichaelSteve McMichael Q. How often do you fly for business?A. Maybe once or twice a week, it depends. Sometimes it’s just...
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Syrians Face a Bread Shortage in Aleppo and Elsewhere
Label: WorldTyler Hicks/The New York TimesA bakery in Aleppo. The price has shot up from 15 Syrian pounds, about 21 cents, for a bag of about eight flat, pitalike loaves to more than 200 pounds, nearly $3. GAZIANTEP, Turkey — Jalal al-Khanji, the closest thing the Syrian city of Aleppo has to a mayor, hopes to organize elections there within two weeks, but he fears that residents with empty stomachs are in no...
Art for Wealth’s Sake: Art Basel Paints a Picture of Miami’s Separate and Unequal Worlds
Label: TechnologyIt’s 10 p.m. on a Friday night. A naked girl is splashing about in the swimming pool at the Standard Hotel Miami. She is from New York and runs a nonprofit for homeless teens. We’ll call her Liz: “You’re so boring!” she yells from the middle of the pool.It was a common refrain here during Art Basel Miami Beach—now the world’s largest contemporary art fair—where many of earth’s most privileged humans...
Texans clinch AFC South with 29-17 win over Colts
Label: LifestyleHOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans have a message for the Indianapolis Colts:Now we own the AFC South.The Texans are division champions for the second straight year after beating the Colts 29-17 Sunday. Andre Johnson gained 151 yards receiving and a touchdown, Bryan Braman scored a special teams score on a blocked punt, and Shayne Graham kicked five field goals.The Texans (12-2) grabbed their first...
Dr. William F. House, Inventor of Cochlear Implant, Dies
Label: HealthDr. William F. House, a medical researcher who braved skepticism to invent the cochlear implant, an electronic device considered to be the first to restore a human sense, died on Dec. 7 at his home in Aurora, Ore. He was 89. The cause was metastatic melanoma, his daughter, Karen House, said. Dr. House pushed against conventional thinking throughout his career. Over the objections of...
Advertising: Jell-O Ads Aim at Mayan Calendar’s End, Tongue in Cheek
Label: BusinessACCORDING to the Mayan calendar, at least as some have jokingly interpreted it, the world may end on Dec. 21, but before then the Jell-O brand is introducing a tongue-in-cheek commercial about its own effort to avert the apocalypse. A commercial that will be introduced on Monday opens with a male voice-over explaining that the ancient Mayans made offerings to their gods of beans, corn and...
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