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    Dolby Axon for Consoles  Mar 12, 2010
    Already in use in MMOs like Nexon's Dragon Nest and NetDevil's Jumpgate Evolution, Axon could potentially be used in any online multiplayer game, given its ability to place other players' voices in 3D space. Imagine your favorite FPS, except instead of hearing your teammates all droning in unison, their voices would fade in an out and move around you as you made your way through the map. (IGN Gear)

    Mountain View firm sharpens focus on mobile device cameras  Mar 11, 2010
    We think that being able to bring a solid-state ability to replace the mechanical aspect of a camera is going to enable a continued evolution of high-quality, small microcameras in a wide array of products from mobile phones to computers to game consoles. LensVector chose autofocus as the place to start. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)

    Old star missing link in galaxy evolution  Mar 11, 2010
    A newly discovered star that may have been among the second generation of stars to form after the big bang may be the missing link in models of our Galaxy's evolution. The star, located in the dwarf galaxy Sculptor some 290,000 light years away, has a similar chemical makeup to the Milky Way's oldest stars. (Astronomy Now Online)

    DRW Ventures challenges CME Group's dominance  Mar 11, 2010
    DRWs partnership with NYSE Liffe U.S. is an exciting opportunity to influence the evolution of the futures industry in this time of unprecedented regulatory change, Don Wilson, the founder and CEO of DRW Trading, said in a release. The investors are hoping to crack CMEs hold on the bulk of futures trading and shift some trading to NYSE Liffe, which is touting plans to offer traders a single pot for margining of both cash bonds and interest rate derivatives. (Crain's Chicago Business)

    Nathan exploring all options for recovery  Mar 11, 2010
    "It's an evolution of technique. We thought, 'How can we do this better?' We think we've done that. It's how the tendon is grafted. We fix it more rigidly. "We've had good results with pitchers. If [Nathan] fails conservative treatment, this would be one of the surgical options. (MLB.com -- Minnesota Twins)

    Family's Genome: Fewer Mutations Passed On  Mar 11, 2010
    15, 2010) The first comprehensive comparison of Y chromosomes from two species sheds new light on Y chromosome evolution. Contrary to a widely held scientific theory that the mammalian Y chromosome is slowly. (Science Daily)

    Ancient DNA from Fossil Bird Eggshell  Mar 11, 2010
    10, 2009) Ancient DNA retrieved from extinct horse species from around the world has challenged one of the textbook examples of evolution -- the fossil record of the horse family Equidae over the past 55. . (Science Daily)

    Acts of Kindness Spread Surprisingly Easily: Just a Few People Can Make a Difference  Mar 11, 2010
    " The study participants were strangers to each other and never played twice with the same person, a study design that eliminates direct reciprocity and reputation management as possible causes. In previous work demonstrating the contagious spread of behaviors, emotions and ideas -- including obesity, happiness, smoking cessation and loneliness -- Fowler and Christakis examined social networks re-created from the records of the Framingham Heart Study. But like all observational studies, those... (Science Daily)

    Discovery in Legumes Could Reduce Fertilizer Use, Aid Environment  Mar 11, 2010
    This study uncovers evidence that changes in the gene SYMRK were involved in the evolution of this. (Oct. (Science Daily)

    Papaya Extract Thwarts Growth of Cancer Cells in Lab Tests  Mar 11, 2010
    This draft sheds new light on the evolution of flowering plants. And because it involves a genetically modified plant, the newly. (Science Daily)

    The revolution will be televised online  Mar 11, 2010
    The revolution will be televised online -- Government Computer News ... The revolution will be televised online ... Last fall, Warrior sat down with GCN to talk about the evolution of technologies such as collaboration, networking, social media, video and the concept of a media experience platform. (FCW.com)

    2 GNOME and KDE: Seven Attractions in Each  Mar 11, 2010
    You can also access to do lists and calendars from the clock, although these are less useful since most GNOME users probably have Evolution open all the time they are logged in, anyway ... Evolution, GNOME's email reader, supports multiple signatures that can be used with any configured account. (Datamation)

    AR: Author reveals the unwritten rules of baseball  Mar 11, 2010
    The codes "are in a constant state of development and evolution," the author writes, and often are fueled by revenge and intimidation. A few examples. (Missourian Publishing, MO)

    Redefining replicators  Mar 11, 2010
    Replicators are the crucial entities in evolution ... This sheds light on the old problem of the units and levels of selection and evolution. (BioMed Central)

    Nomar calls it a career in Red Sox style  Mar 11, 2010
    Before all that happened, however, was the evolution of a player who had iconic status during his time with the Sox. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, one of the big debates around baseball centered around which shortstop was the best out of the so-called holy trinity of Garciaparra, Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez. (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)

    TI multicore SoC: Right notes, ringing hollow  Mar 11, 2010
    Balancing lower power and lower cost with increasingly parallel, math-intensive processing to meet multiuser demands for high-data-rate data in 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) Release 8 all-IP networks is not going to be easy, especially with the introduction of MIMO, beam forming, OFDMA and many other enhancements engineered to maximize spectral efficiency ... - The Next Revolution in Recruiting. (EETimes)

    Jeremy Boyer: Mobile news Web site to be improved  Mar 11, 2010
    Some of the broad goals we'll be setting for the evolution of our mobile news site include making sure the content can be customized to the individual mobile users, putting a priority on the delivery of breaking news, and offering an array of information that is useful to a consumer's daily life (such as weather bulletins, traffic reports, maps, etc. . (Auburn Citizen, NY)

    Super Micro, OTOY, and AMD Combine Technologies to Bring Fusion Render Cloud Servers to Market in Q2 2010  Mar 11, 2010
    "With the multi-core CPU and graphics processing power of AMD and next-generation cloud development software OTOY, Supermicro CPU/GPU supercomputer server solutions now empower developers to create HD video and gaming environments delivered over the web in real time, for the first time.In 2003 AMD changed the server market with the launch of the AMD Opteron processor, ending the sole source enterprise technology barrier. The industry embraced this change as there are now more than 2... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    MySpace Launches New Gaming Experience  Mar 11, 2010
    These big steps are an evolution of the MySpace Platform to improve users gaming experience with a simple way to discover and share games. It also offers improved application engagement and analytics tools for developers on the MySpace Platform. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    U.S. Troops in Iraq Adopt New Role  Mar 11, 2010
    What allows U.S. forces to pivot from accompanying Iraqi units in joint operations and providing aerial and intelligence support upon request to a role that centers on training, advising and assisting is the evolution of Iraqs indigenous forces, the general said. Since his previous rotation in Iraq in 2006 and 2007, Wolff said, Iraqi security forces have passed tests of their quality with flying colors. (DOD DefenseLINK -- News)

    Moreira on Success: Be Flexible, Willing to Change and Never Stop Learning  Mar 11, 2010
    Moreira: We've had an evolution in Magic since 1994. I started the name Magic when I was practicing residential real estate early in the 90's when the last refi boom began in the early time of the Clinton years. (RealtyTimes)

    Planet Green Unveils Verge Programming Block  Mar 11, 2010
    "The launch of Verge and our transition to a 24-hour clock represent the next steps in the evolution of Planet Green," said Laura Michalchyshyn, President and General Manager of Planet Green in a statement. "We're expanding our network dialogue to include stories of passionate people doing forward-thinking things. These are the change makers who are inspiring us to think differently and positively for the future -whether they're chefs, urbanites-cum-farmers, fashion designers or technological... (Multichannel News)

    Students' perceptions of Earth's age influence acceptance of human evolution, says U of Minn. study  Mar 11, 2010
    Students' perceptions of Earth's age influence acceptance of human evolution, says U of Minn ... Students' perceptions of Earth's age influence acceptance of human evolution, says U of Minn ... 5 billion years) are much more likely to understand and accept human evolution, according to a University of Minnesota study published in the March issue of the journal Evolution. (EurekAlert!)

    More maize ethanol may boost greenhouse gas emissions  Mar 11, 2010
    What Role Does Heritable Epigenetic Variation Play in Phenotypic Evolution. Christina L. Richards, Oliver Bossdorf, and Massimo Pigliucci. (EurekAlert!)

    Austin Technology Incubator growing into role  Mar 11, 2010
    Erin Defosse is among those who have played a role in ATI s evolution. Defosse incubated a software company at ATI from 1997 to 2000, and after he sold that company, ATI asked him to help install a new business model centered around industry verticals within ATI. With that concept, each vertical has a director watching over member companies and bringing in outside industry expertise to help and inspire its entrepreneurs. (Austin Business Journal, TX)

    Chicken's split sex identity revealed  Mar 11, 2010
    The work appears in the March 11 issue of Nature, and may trigger a rethink of the evolution of sex determination. Clucking confusing. (Scientific American)

    Can't save them? Move 'em  Mar 11, 2010
    The studies noted huge varieties in response to climate change except for one fatal trait: no species was exhibiting the kind of large evolutionary changes needed to adapt to warming temperatures in its existing habitat. Evolution is not going to save the polar bear,'' Parmesan says simply. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Gareth Emery: The Future of Trance  Mar 11, 2010
    In addition, his consistent has become one of the most widely popularized since it's conception in 2006 and is currently a staple source of modern music in the evolution of electronica. It contains tracks from a comprehensive range of styles, including Trance, Progressive, House, and even Electro and Dndrum & Bass. (Suite101.com)

    Why Women Have Sex  Mar 11, 2010
    " Modern women are the descendants of a long and unbroken line of ancestral mothers who made wise sexual choices. As descendants of these successful women, modern women carry with them the sexual psychology the ancestral wisdom that led to the success of their female forebears. So women find cues to health, status and protection to be sexually attractive. These are all qualities that led to better survival and reproductive outcomes. On the competition side, evolution by selection is an... (Time.com)

    Union membership off 13,000 last year  Mar 11, 2010
    Verizon opens 'evolution' Kapolei store. Verizon Wireless has opened one of its new-concept "evolution" communications stores in Kapolei. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Magazine: The evolution of the NHL stick  Mar 11, 2010
    Check out the evolution of NHL sticks via pictures. Although the connection rarely reaches such depths, most professional athletes have complex relationships with their equipment. (ESPN -- NHL)

    Why I believe in the Trinity outlined in the Bible  Mar 11, 2010
    " "Evolution is not a science ... " Christianity IS a religion and evolution IS a science. Deal with it. Look, if you want to believe in God, fine, but don't be stupid about it. Even the Catholics believe in evolution. You can't believe in one science and not another one and expect to be taken seriously. Use your "God-given" brain for once! " ... To Hybrid wrote on Mar 9, 2010 12:45 PM:" Evolution is a religion (not science) that denies Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior. Evolution has been... (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)

    A Crowded Space  Mar 11, 2010
    Wooten says that evolution means Quintiles is now a biopharmaceutical services company. Quintiles rebranding reflects a larger trend in the industry: The description of a CRO is expanding to include companies that only do a portion of clinical testing. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)

    Opera Australia hopes for happiness  Mar 11, 2010
    The weight of expectation is all the greater because of Bliss's protracted evolution and predictions of box office losses for OA's Sydney and Melbourne seasons last year. Recent destabilising events have not helped, including OA's belated shelving late last year of the director Benedict Andrews's new production of The Marriage of Figaro, owing to fears that it would blow a $750,000 hole in the budget. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    The Devolution of the Ghanaian Parliament  Mar 11, 2010
    Yet the Westminster has since 1997, embarked on devolution path, ceding power for example, to the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Parliament and the Northern Ireland ... This is of course the Gold Coast, now a laboratory for political scientists- a country in the final stage of political evolution before full independence, he said. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Bright ideas  Mar 11, 2010
    The constant evolution of your business may mean that some patents, which perhaps looked promising when filed, are no longer relevant. Accordingly, it makes sense to frequently review your portfolio for business relevance. (BBC News -- Business)

    Quick primer for Big Ten tourney, more  Mar 11, 2010
    The ongoing evolution of Kansas' Xavier Henry could be important for the next tournament on tap. Baylor's LaceDarius Dunn may be the Bears' best player, but the most important could be Ekpe Udoh, who provides an interior anchor. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NCAA Basketball)

    Cancer society casts more doubt on prostate tests  Mar 11, 2010
    We had a revolution when PSA tests became available and prostate cancer screenings kicked into high gear, said Dr. Len Lichtenfeld, the cancer society s deputy chief medical officer. Now we re having an evolution. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    Friction: All May Look Smooth, but There Are 'Bumps' Along the Way  Mar 10, 2010
    From that moment of contact rupture, four distinct and interrelated phases of evolution are identified, he said ... Fineberg emphasized that a fundamental understanding of these processes is critical to a variety of important problems and applications, such as the evolution of frictional strength at short-time impacts as in, for example, the read/write cycle of hard drives, frictional dissipation in an internal combustion engine, and the dynamics of earthquakes. (Science Daily)

    Orbiting stars circle each other in minutes  Mar 10, 2010
    (By the time one finishes reading this article, the pair will have made a furious revolution ... Two stars similar to our sun, yet with one initially about twice as massive as the other must have ended up having their life cycles timed so that this evolution could occur, Steeghs said. (MSNBC -- Technology)

    Analyst: A-B InBev to buy Modelo for $11B  Mar 10, 2010
    8 billion, Reuters reports, citing a broker report from Evolution Securities. We believe that a deal is likely to be announced this year, analyst Andrew Holland said in a note Tuesday. (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)

    Natural Antioxidants Give Top Barn Swallows a Leg on Competitors  Mar 10, 2010
    9, 2010) A new University of Colorado at Boulder study indicates North American barn swallows outperform their peers in reproduction -- the "currency" of evolutionary change -- by maintaining a positive balance of antioxidants commonly sold in health food stores ... While other studies have looked at carotenoid levels in captive birds at a single point in time, the new study is the first to monitor carotenoids within wild individuals as they feed, mate, nest, and rear young, said Safran of... (Science Daily)

    Where did the income growth go?  Mar 10, 2010
    The top 400 just seemed to be a natural evolution first it was rich then it was top 10 percent, then five, then one, then to really illustrate the point about disparity, it became a number most people could relate to. I know I harp on this a lot, but when Democrats expanded the middle class to include 95% of all households (up to a quarter million bucks a year) well, maybe the top 1 percent was just too close to middle class. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

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    "The binary HM Cancri is a real challenge for our understanding of stellar and binary evolution," notes team member Gijs Nelemans (Radboud University, The Netherlands) in a. The team also hopes to pin down the system's distance, which is only roughly estimated to be 16,000 light-years. (SkyAndTelescope.com)

    Google’s D.C. ties worry some consumer advocates  Mar 10, 2010
    And not everyone is concerned about Google s growing political clientele, viewing it as a natural evolution of campaign business online. Google says it keeps its campaign advertising and Washington lobbying divisions completely separate. (Boston Globe)

    Scientist to Watch  Mar 10, 2010
    But when he sat down to research the evolution of the genus, he learned that the honeysuckle fossil record is poor, so Smith decided to temporarily expand his research to include the fossils of related plants. Smith decided to build an evolutionary tree, or phylogeny, of all the Dipsacales, a major group of flowering plants that includes honeysuckles ... Smith and Donoghue inferred that woody plants have a slower rate of molecular evolution due to their long generation time often 10+ years... (The Scientist)

    Engineering firm, city recognized for Lake Paradise basin work  Mar 10, 2010
    The evolution of a lake is to fill up. We have created a sacrificial area to take on that sediment from now on. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    Diversification of domestic dogs  Mar 10, 2010
    Unraveling the mysteries of dog evolution ... The recent BMC Biology article pertaining to the evolution of small size in dogs is an example of how such methods can be used to study the origin and diversification of the domestic dog. (BioMed Central)

    GNOME and KDE: Seven Attractions in Each  Mar 10, 2010
    You can also access to do lists and calendars from the clock, although these are less useful since most GNOME users probably have Evolution open all the time they are logged in, anyway ... Evolution, GNOME's email reader, supports multiple signatures that can be used with any configured account. (Datamation)

    'Catastrophic Event' Behind Halt of Star Birth  Mar 10, 2010
    KMOS will be used to further investigate the physical and environmental processes that shape the formation and evolution of galaxies. Email or share this story. (Science Daily)

    Six Steps to Intranet Success  Mar 10, 2010
    Select two -- three tops -- staff that will be responsible for your intranet and let them guide its evolution. Invite input from all departments but leave the decision-making up to the core group (including which intranet software product to buy). (IntranetJournal)

    Different takes oncoping with change  Mar 10, 2010
    Seen through the prism of Avatar, the US seems brimming with revolutionary spirit, although it is an idea rooted in the past ... Conversely, Confucius sees China, having lived until what seems like just yesterday through a century of blood-soaked wars and revolutions, wishing for peace and stability amid a phase of epic transformation ... In other words, Chinese are living in a science fiction movie in an age of total yet bloodless revolution. (Asia Times Online)

    Phytoalexins Are Natural Plant Anti...  Mar 10, 2010
    Thus, by cultural evolution, humans have learned to use phytochemicals to make their food healthier ... Phytochemicals have been selected during the evolution of each plant species to provide protection against its pathogens. (Suite101.com)

    Most Extreme White Dwarf Binary System Found With Orbit of Just Five Minutes  Mar 10, 2010
    "The binary HM Cancri is a real challenge for our understanding of stellar and binary evolution," adds Dr Gijs Nelemans of the Radboud University ... 17, 2007) Astronomers might have discovered the missing link in the evolution of the so-called magnetic cataclysmic variable stars. (Science Daily)

    Verizon Wireless opens new 'concept' store in Kapolei  Mar 10, 2010
    Verizon Wireless has opened one of its new concept "evolution" communications store in Kapolei. The store offers consumers hands-on interaction with wireless voice, data, music and video services. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Jeremy Boyer: Mobile news Web site to be improved  Mar 10, 2010
    Some of the broad goals we'll be setting for the evolution of our mobile news site include making sure the content can be customized to the individual mobile users, putting a priority on the delivery of breaking news, and offering an array of information that is useful to a consumer's daily life (such as weather bulletins, traffic reports, maps, etc. . (Auburn Citizen, NY)

    Fitch: Risks to Cablevision S.A. Increase due to Government Actions  Mar 10, 2010
    Cablevision's number of subscribers has steadily increased both in the pay TV and Internet services, whereas in the premium segment the evolution is positive but growth was slower than expected. From an operating standpoint, the merger with Multicanal was already completed. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    EADS hit by tanker loss, A380 superjumbo woes  Mar 10, 2010
    Evolution Securities analyst Nick Cunningham said the US tanker news was a shock. That may not be done yet though. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)

    NAI Workshop Without Walls: The Organic Continuum from the ISM to the Early Solar System  Mar 9, 2010
    A two-day workshop using NAI remote communications tools will be held on March 11 and 12, 2010 to present topics spanning the cosmic evolution of organic complexity, from small molecule formation in interstellar clouds to organic synthesis and inventories in protoplanetary disks, the solar nebula, and primitive bodies such as comets and asteroids in our solar system. Workshop topic areas include. (NASA Watch)

    A Short History of Graphic Notation  Mar 9, 2010
    The musical notation system is in a constant state of evolution. New musical ideas, like graphic notation and , and ways of notating these ideas come and go with only the most popular, successful methods becoming part of the notational gamut. (Suite101.com)

    AIR FORCE Dean Reflects on Academy Women  Mar 9, 2010
    "I saw an evolution of women who were spending time together and had assimilated, as women, into a very male culture.". What was once a competition between individuals, has transformed into a competition within the individual. (DOD DefenseLINK -- News)

    Obamas $8.6 trillion in deficits: Only a low-ball estimate  Mar 9, 2010
    I guess evolution did work out for you. HDB. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    Efforts grow to integrate Internet into TVs  Mar 9, 2010
    "This is a whole new chapter in TiVo's evolution," CEO Tom Rogers said in an Associated Press interview. "We're moving toward 'Get anything you want whenever you want it.' ". (MSNBC -- Technology)

    Discover the Pheromone Ladies Love and Cant Resist  Mar 9, 2010
    "Humans naturally produce their own pheromones." Says Dr. Amend , "However, our cultural habits can wash away, distort or hide our natural pheromones with frequent bathing, detergents, antiperspirants, etc." Without supplementing with topical pheromones, our natural pheromones largely go unnoticed as evolution has not yet adapted to modern life styles. However, by applying a few drops of a topical pheromone supplement on the exposed areas of skin, such as the neck and forearms, both men and... (Newsmax)

    AGU Journal highlights -- March 8, 2010  Mar 9, 2010
    The study should help scientists better understand the evolution of Mars's atmosphere ... Craig A. Carlson: Institute for Computational Earth System Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, USA, also at Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, USA.. (EurekAlert!)

    New Heart Valve Replacement Technologies Offer Hope for High-Risk Patients  Mar 9, 2010
    More information on long-term results is needed to determine the future evolution of these techniques. Email or share this story. (Science Daily)

    Hoax of the Century  Mar 9, 2010
    Evolution skeptics were pilloried, and three English scientists were knighted for validating Piltdown Man. It wasn't until 1953, after generations of biology students had been taught about Piltdown Man, that closer inspection discovered that the cranium belonged to a medieval Englishman, the bones had been dyed to look older and the jaw belonged to an orangutan whose teeth had been filed down to look human. (Human Events Online)

    Business Schools Revamp the Application  Mar 9, 2010
    This evolution is a solution to two problems facing admissions committees: an antiquated admissions process that is out of touch with the lives of applicants and overly packaged applications that lack substance, the result of coaching and consulting run amok, say business school admissions committee directors. But evolution is slow. (BusinessWeek)

    Web standards group gets former tech exec as CEO  Mar 9, 2010
    "Jeff's broad experience gives him a deep understanding of many different types of organizations, which will be invaluable in managing W3C's evolution.". The consortium, known as W3C, writes the technical rules designed to ensure that Web pages can work using different software, different computers and different languages. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    Cancer society casts more doubt on prostate tests  Mar 9, 2010
    "We had a revolution" when PSA tests became available and prostate cancer screenings kicked into high gear, said Dr. Len Lichtenfeld, the cancer society's deputy chief medical officer. "Now, we're having an evolution. We're learning more about what PSA really tells us.". (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)

    Verizon LTE: A Wireless Broadband FAQ  Mar 9, 2010
    The term "Long Term Evolution" refers to an ongoing process of improving wireless technology, not the endpoint of making that first generation of LTE available to customers ... There over whether LTE is actually the endpoint for the evolution of 4G wireless. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)

    Answering service relies on experience, human touch  Mar 9, 2010
    Integrating Web hosting and site development into our suite of communications services is a natural part of our evolution. It allows us to integrate all aspects of the communications process for our customers while maintaining confidentiality, speed and reliability, Howard said. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)

    EADS Posts Wider-Than-Estimated $1.04 Billion Loss, Cancels 2009 Dividend  Mar 9, 2010
    That had been well-flagged but its still sort of shocking, said , an analyst at London-based Evolution Securities, who recommends investors sell EADS shares. Dont regard the tanker as dead, but its clearly not feeling very well at this point. (Bloomberg -- Europe)

    The MTC's reliance on perennial favourites is starting to look tired  Mar 9, 2010
    They also mark the different rates of evolution at Melbourne's main-stage companies ... Although the Malthouse says her appointment is based on evolution rather than revolution, her experience of directing authors as diverse as Shakespeare and Edward Albee is very different from Kantor's. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    'Hobbit' tours for the curious - for a small fee, of course  Mar 9, 2010
    The research by Peter Brown and Tomoko Maeda in Australia was published in the Journal of Human Evolution. Dean Falk and her colleagues at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that the hobbit's brain looked nothing like that of a sick modern human. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)

    TI multicore SoC: Right notes, ringing hollow  Mar 9, 2010
    Balancing lower power and lower cost with increasingly parallel, math-intensive processing to meet multiuser demands for high-data-rate data in 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) Release 8 all-IP networks is not going to be easy, especially with the introduction of MIMO, beam forming, OFDMA and many other enhancements engineered to maximize spectral efficiency ... - The Next Revolution in Recruiting. (EETimes)

    EADS Posts Loss After Cost Overruns on Airbus's Transporter, Superjumbo  Mar 9, 2010
    Their guidance for 2010 was low, said , an analyst at Evolution Securities in London, adding he had not expected the company to drop its dividend entirely. And when you look into 2011, theyre not giving any guidance. (Bloomberg -- Germany)

    Top home-school texts dismiss evolution for creationism  Mar 9, 2010
    But she watched Elizabeth's excitement turn to confusion when they reached the evolution section of the book from Apologia Educational Ministries, which disputed 's theory ... Two of the best-selling biology textbooks stack the deck against evolution, said some science educators who reviewed sections of the books at the request of The Associated Press ... "I feel fairly strongly about this. These books are promulgating lies to kids," said Jerry Coyne, an ecology and evolution professor at the. (USA Today -- News)

    Music games' next generation: 'Power Gig' with real guitar  Mar 9, 2010
    "We feel really confident that this is the next natural evolution.". ANOTHER FIRST LOOK: GAME HUNTERS. (USA Today -- Life)

    NuVista Announces 2009 Year End Results  Mar 9, 2010
    As part of the ongoing evolution of NuVista as an Eth company, we are adopting the hybrid 'growth and yield' business model. We plan to remain primarily focused on production and reserves growth but believe it is appropriate at this time to begin paying a small dividend. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    U.S. 'on Schedule' to Draw Down Iraq Troops  Mar 9, 2010
    "I think the next regular evolution of our process here in Iraq is for us to to 50,000 and to move into our change of mission," he added. "That's the next step and I think we're moving in that direction.". (ABC News)

    Productive walk through latest palm oil expo  Mar 9, 2010
    Two papers The Evolution of Trading in a Wired World by CME Group managing director Timothy J. Andriesen and Palm e Oils Price Outlook through the Eyes of a Hedge Fund by Phillip Pyle of Attunga Capital Pty Ltd will offer good insights into the latest trading trend in the commodity markets. There is also a concurrent session on Optimising Profits with Futures. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)

    Stickleback Genomes Shining Bright Light on Evolution  Mar 9, 2010
    8, 2010) Twenty billion pieces of DNA in 100 small fish have opened the eyes of biologists studying evolution ... The approach taken in the study, said William A. Cresko, professor of biology and member of the UO's Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, could be applied to other organisms ... For the next three years, Cresko and Johnson worked to develop a technique they called Restriction-site Associated DNA -- the development of which helped spawned Floragenex, a UO technology spinoff... (Science Daily)

    Breakthrough Blueprint for Studying Differentiation and Evolution With New Atlas of Transcription Factor Combinations  Mar 9, 2010
    "The availability of this large combinatorial network of transcription factors will provide scientists with many opportunities to study gene regulation, tissue differentiation and evolution in mammals," said Ideker, professor in the Department of Medicine and at UCSD's Jacobs School of Engineering. He added that analysis of the network shows that highly connected TFs are broadly expressed across tissues, and that roughly half of the interactions are conserved between mouse and human. (Science Daily)

    Industrial evolution: Detroit eyes rural retrofit  Mar 9, 2010
    9, 2010 12:00 AM Associated Press. DETROIT - Detroit, a symbol of American industrial might for most of the 20th century, is drawing up a radical renewal plan that calls for turning large swaths of this blighted, rusted-out city into the fields and farmland that existed before the automobile. (AZCentral -- News)

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