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Search Information Will Go Private |
 ...t the search information linked with certain computers around the world. However from now on the system will make this information anonymous after 18 to 24 months.
According to Nicole Wong, deputy general counsel at Google, the company made this decision after numerous complaints from various Internet privacy defenders and from Google's users too.
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France Will not Put a Ban on Skinny Models |
 ...e Health Ministry opposed the pressure, by saying that the thinness of the girls became a symbol of fashion and there was nothing to do about it.
The story of anorexic models and fashion industry in general came back on front pages of many newspapers around the world in the beginning of this week. It was caused by the news that the daughter of Donatella Versace, owner of most famous fashion organizations in Italy, suffer... |
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Invisibility is now one step closer |
 ...ck Nanotechnology Center at Purdue.
In 2006 several researchers published their findings on optical cloaking device. Shalaev mentioned that the mathematical requirements for the device were quite general, which is why together with his team he thought of fulfilling the requirements with a concrete and specific design.
Shalaev stated that his team is able to cloak objects regardless of their size. For this, however,... |
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Biofuel Vehicles to Put Our Health at Risk |
 ... year in the US, with only Los Angeles at risk of 120 deaths. Even if to take into account that ozone increase in some US regions would be partially compensated by its decrease in other regions, in general there would be over 700 extra complaints to accident and emergency and almost 1000 extra hospitalizations of people suffering from asthma and other respiratory ailments.
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Mysterious |
 ...e records of MySpace, the last time a change was made on the page was April 14, which means that the "RIP" message was left before the girls were found missing.
Rebekah Horne, who is currently the general manager of MySpace Australia, mentioned that no one could place the text without knowing the password and the e-mail of the page's owner. The text was placed outside of the comments area.
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Nano-nose to help identify illnesses |
 ...from the University of Massachusetts the human nose has a series of receptors, which react differently to different compounds. Thus it is not a specific smell that the receptors react to, but it is a generalized response produced by the receptors, which creates the smell.
Teamed up with his colleagues from the university and with scientists from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Vince Rotello applied the same 'nose-... |
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US Military Accused of Manipulating Soldier's Death |
| ...elieve the truth about his brother's death was deliberately concealed from their family. He testified to a congressional panel that investigated whether Pat Tillman's relatives and American people in general were misinformed on purpose.
Kevin claimed the US military had taken the decision to cover up the recklessness of some of Pat's fellow soldiers. Kevin Tillman was in a convoy following his brother when he was kille... |
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Rich People Are Not Always Smart People |
| ...gitudinal Survey of Youth. The survey is funded by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and it represents people who are currently in their mid 40s.
Those that participated in the study completed a general aptitude test called Armed Forces Qualification Test. This one is used by the Department of Defense. Participants had to give answers to several questions on their income, wealth as well as 3 financial difficulty meas... |
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Doctor Removes Gall Bladder through Woman's Mouth |
| ...re innovative and effective. There are cases when organs were removed through vagina, through the nose and through the mouth. Surgery through orifices will allow doctors perform the procedure without general anesthetic.
As gall bladder is one of the most wide-spread surgeries, with more than 500,000 Americans requiring its removal, the new procedure can become a breakthrough in medicine.
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Terrorists Threaten the British Queen and the ex Prime Minister Personally |
| ...h, as said by the terrorist, "lead to the tragedy in London's underground" on 5th July, 2005. "If you haven't learned that lesson, we are ready to teach you another", said Al-Zawahiri.
Besides these general threats the terrorist made personal threats to the Queen and the ex Prime Minister, Tony Blair. He said he intended to punish them for making Salman Rushdie a knight.
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Stressed at Work - Mentally Ill by 32 |
| ...en who were subjected to high levels of psychological job demands, including long working hours, working under pressure or receiving unclear directions, were 75 per cent more likely to finish up with general anxiety disorder or clinical depression than those women who were subjected to the lowest levels of the same work stress factors. As for the men with high levels of the above-mentioned work stress factors, they turned... |
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Male birth decline - an environmental fault? |
 ...he age of 36, women outnumber men. This is explained by such facts as boys are more susceptible to various diseases like diabetes, heart diseases and also die from accidents more often than women. In general, more twice as many boys than girls die at adolescence.
The decline in male births is a suggestive sign of environmental problems, scientists say, and the situation can become even worse.
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Genes Permanently Turned On by Smoking |
 ...A smoking addiction is one of many habitual health concerns. To learn more about recovery, methadone
detox, or prescription pill addiction our site can be a great resource. Detox
is generally a very difficult time, but with the correct medical treatment, it can be done.
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Doctors Prescribe Antidepressants for Babies |
 ...om newer generation of antidepressants known as selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) even exceeded their benefits. As for the older generation of 'tricyclic' antidepressants, they are not generally recommended for those younger than 18 as they may cause heart problems.
Since 2000, the number of antidepressant prescriptions funded by the state has almost doubled to reach over a million a year. Antidepressan... |
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