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Rose Kemp - Nanny's World
02.07.2008 02:21
roomthirteen.com
Sharp dose of folk-flavoured rock too angsty for its own good
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Students, Teachers and Parents Weigh In on State of the Schools
02.07.2008 00:17
nytimes.com
For the second year in a row, a vast majority of New York City parents, teachers and students who responded to a Department of Education survey said they were satisfied with their schools.
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Science & Education
Profit at Apollo Group
02.07.2008 00:17
nytimes.com
The Apollo Group, an education company that owns the University of Phoenix, says it earned $139.1 million in the third quarter as enrollment grew by 11 percent.
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Science & Education
Wood density holds key to Stradivarius sweet sound
02.07.2008 00:04
reuters.com
LONDON (Reuters) - Researchers using a medical scanner have worked out why a Stradivarius violin sounds so good -- it is because of the remarkably even density of the wood.
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New method may help predict IVF success: study
02.07.2008 00:04
reuters.com
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Just four factors can predict with 70 percent accuracy whether a woman will become pregnant through "test-tube" baby technology known as in vitro fertilization, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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Accidental fungus leads to promising cancer drug
02.07.2008 00:04
reuters.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A drug developed using nanotechnology and a fungus that contaminated a lab experiment may be broadly effective against a range of cancers, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday.
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Smokeless tobacco ups oral cancer risk 80 percent
02.07.2008 00:04
reuters.com
LONDON (Reuters) - Chewing tobacco and snuff are less dangerous than cigarettes but the smokeless products still raise the risk of oral cancer by 80 percent, the World Health Organisation's cancer agency said on Tuesday.
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Device puts steering at the tip of the tongue
02.07.2008 00:04
reuters.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new device that uses a tiny magnet can help disabled people steer a wheelchair or operate a computer using only the tip of the tongue, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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Science & Education
Big haul of Crohn's genes shows disease complexity
02.07.2008 00:04
reuters.com
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have linked 32 genetic variations to Crohn's disease, a bowel disorder, highlighting the complexity of many common diseases and the difficulties facing researchers seeking treatments.
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Science & Education
China admits controversial tiger photos faked
02.07.2008 00:03
reuters.com
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has sacked a number of government officials and arrested a man in connection with a set of fake photographs that local authorities had said was proof of the existence of a highly endangered tiger.
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