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SPACE.com Launches Facebook Sweepstakes Offering Dozens of Prizes
A telescope and other skywatching gear are among the prizes!
Entrepreneurial App Developer Aims To Slim Down America
The app rewards exercise with discounts and free items such as energy bars, all natural groceries and workout DVDs
Foundation readies $25 computer to seed tech talents
(PhysOrg.com) -- A $25 computer targeted to help young people learn about computers beyond uploading pics and downloading documents is about to start volume-production in January. The Raspberry Pi project,...
Data to be a defining tech trend in 2012
The start of this year was marked by a tech industry obsession with where to put growing mountains of information gathered online and by sensors increasingly woven into modern lifestyles.
EmblemHealth Could Become For-Profit, Bloomberg Says
The conversion of EmblemHealth, which provides coverage for most city workers, would most likely provide at least $1 billion in revenue for the state government.
Los Angeles County Arboretum, damaged by wind, to reopen early
The arboretum, which lost 235 trees to hurricane-force winds, will be open in time to welcome holiday visitors.The Los Angeles County Arboretum, where Santa Ana winds wreaked havoc on the...
State House Journal: Medicaid Cuts Are Part of Larger Battle in Maine
Gov. Paul LePage said the cuts were crucial to changing a perception that Maine, more than most states, encouraged dependency.
$25 computer nears production
LONDON, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- An eagerly awaited $25 computer is about to go into production in Britain in the hope it will inspire a new generation of technology-savvy...
Queen's speech to be free Kindle download
LONDON, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- The Christmas message of Britain's Queen Elizabeth will be released as a free download for Amazon's Kindle e-book reader after its broadcast, the company...
Chicago News Cooperative: For Transgender Detainees, a Jail Policy Offers Some Security
Cook County Jail has instituted a new policy for transgender detainees, which includes a panel that determines whether they should be housed with men or women.
Well Blog: The Most Popular Health Topics of 2011
High protein diets and superhero workouts - those were two of the most sought after topics on the Internet in 2011.
Well Blog: Students Say No to Healthful School Fare
The decision in Los Angeles to swap out corn dogs and chocolate milk for quinoa salads and vegetarian curries was seen as a move that might inspire other districts across...
Well Blog: Taco Recipes for Health
Tacos are a favorite quick dish in many homes, but this week Martha Rose Shulman tweaks the taco to feed a holiday crowd.
National Briefing | West: California: Nurses Plan One-Day Strike Over Contracts
Thousands of nurses plan to hold a one-day strike on Thursday over contract disputes between the California nurses’ union and two health care organizations.
News Analysis: Obama’s Piecemeal Approach to Health Law in States
A surprise announcement Friday to give states broad leeway to pick benefits under the federal health care law offered another example of a gradualist style regarding the policy.
Advertising: Using Google’s Data to Sell Thermometers to Mothers
A mobile advertising campaign for a new thermometer will display the ad only in areas where there is a high incidence of the flu and only to mothers.
Drugstore chains lose fight over generic drugs
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a provincial rule forbidding big drugstore chains from launching their own private-label generic prescription drugs.
This Week in the Future, December 19-23, 2011
This Week in the Future, December 19-23, 2011 Baarbarian As we say goodbye to the year 2011, we reminisce on what came before us, and look forward to what is still to...
State Department reports progress on bioweapons control
Progress has been made in protecting against the threat of biological weapons, the State Department said Friday at the end of global talks which agreed to boost moves to thwart...
Nevada adopts rules for Internet poker licenses
(AP) -- Nevada gambling regulators on Thursday unanimously approved rules that allow companies in the state apply for licenses to operate poker websites, a move that puts Nevada in...
4 personal finance technology trends for 2012
(AP) -- If you're one of the holdouts still paying bills with checks, tracking your accounts with pen and paper or clipping coupons from the newspaper, 2012 could be...
Top consumer backlashes on social media
Social media websites like Facebook and Twitter have attracted hundreds of millions of members in less than a decade. But with the popularity comes a corporate responsibility to monitor feedback.
CEO calls Zynga his 'crowning achievement'
Before Zynga traded its first share on Friday, nervous investors in the social-gaming company didn't know whether to expect a killing or to be killed.
Medicare agency limiting English allophone services
Quebec's Medicare agency is reportedly preparing to limit English service to only the first year for new allophone arrivals in the province.
Chip companies foresee slower growth
Microchip company executives expect the economy's continuing sluggishness to put a drag on their finances as well as their spending on new hires, capital improvements and research and development efforts...
Best, worst tech CEOs 2011
For some, it was a banner year marked by accomplishment and new vistas; for others, 2011 turned into annus horribilis.
Local Indian court summons Google, Yahoo!: report
An Indian magistrates court has issued a summons to 21 internet sites, including Facebook, Google and Yahoo! to answer charges of circulating "obscene, lascivious content," a report said Friday.
Foam bubbles finally brought to order
Scientists have succeeded for the first time to turn the Weaire-Phelan foam model a celebrated geometrical concept which received additional notoriety when used in Beijings Olympic Games iconic building...