Summary Box: Viacom, YouTube dish dirt in lawsuit

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SECRETS EXPOSED: Previously confidential information about Viacom Inc. and Google Inc.'s YouTube site is expected to be unsealed Thursday as part of a 3-year-old lawsuit.WHY NOW?: The companies are citing the sensitive material as they try to persuade a federal judge that there's ample evidence to...

Authorities: Prius seen with flashing brake lights

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A California Highway Patrol report released Wednesday said an officer saw brake lights flashing after arriving to help slow a speeding Toyota Prius on a Southern California freeway.The lights were on "for a period of time and would turn off, indicating the driver was possibly pumping the...

Chronic wasting disease found in ND for first time

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Chronic wasting disease has been found in North Dakota for the first time, in a mule deer killed by a hunter last fall in the south central part of the state, state officials said Wednesday.State wildlife officials hold out hope that the disease, a fatal malady of the nervous system in members...

NM panel to hear outstanding waters petition

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Gov. Bill Richardson's administration is pushing ahead with a plan to give special protection to hundreds of miles of rivers and streams and thousands of acres of wetlands despite concern from some farmers and ranchers.Richardson has been seeking a sweeping Outstanding National Resource Waters...

Convicted embezzler given tax break, then arrested

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A convicted embezzler who snagged a $9.1 million business tax credit from the state of Michigan was arrested Wednesday on a parole violation, a day after he appeared on stage with Gov. Jennifer Granholm as she announced the credits.RASCO CEO Richard A. Short, 57, was arrested by Department of...

Toyota official: Prius in NY crash yielding data

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Investigators from Toyota and the U.S. government inspected a crashed 2005 Prius in a suburb of New York City on Wednesday to see if a black box-like device or its wreckage could point to problems with the brakes or accelerator.The black box, known as an event data recorder, yielded information...

Top transportation official defends rail project

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A plan to restore passenger train service in Ohio is economically sound and has such strong ridership potential that an early estimate of 478,000 is probably low, the state's top transportation official said Wednesday in defending the project to a key Republican skeptic.Jolene Molitoris,...

APNewsBreak: SC man sues eye centers after Lasik

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A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday in South Carolina accuses eye clinics across the country of performing surgeries on patients with pre-existing conditions that should have excluded them as candidates, causing those patients to suffer post-operative problems.Practitioners in 30 TLC LASIK...

Marathon Oil CEO's 2009 pay falls 21 pct

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As Associated Press calculation shows that Marathon Oil Corp. paid its president and chief executive officer $6.6 million in 2009, 21 percent less than in 2008.An analysis of a March 8 filing by the Houston oil company with the Securities and Exchange Commission shows Clarence P. Cazalot Jr.,...

Fed boss makes case to keep all banking duties

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday urged Congress not to scale back the Fed's regulatory authority over banks. He said the Fed needs the information it gleans from its bank oversight to set interest rates and gauge the health of the banking system.A Senate bill to overhaul...

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Much ado about next to nothing

Mar 15

The recent review of the past 10 years of the National Nanotechnology Initiative--as presented by the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology--suggested the rise of nanomanufacturing as the near future of nanotechnology. But the actual proposed funding reflects a cautious approach, even about nanotech in general.

Lunar tires, space MRSA, and resonating microfluidics

Mar 5

I typically attend the annual Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy each year in pursuit of specific coverage. This year, I sought out candidates for coverage in a vacuum technology article, and pulled together some instruments for a spectroscopy guide. But as busy as that kept me, it wasn’t all mass spectrometers and vacuum pumps on the show floor.  

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NuGard Coating Ashburn Hill

Jan 7

NuGard First Response Protective Clothing are lightweight coveralls, jackets, and pants that provide protection from heat and flame while keeping the wearers body temperature constant.

Multi-Touch Music Maker

Jan 7

Professor David Wessel shows his multi-touch interface that uses computer technologies that allow him to experiment with fine controls to "caress" the instrument.