581. Facebook's social reader users are fleeing in droves
January 22, 2013
The Washington Post s Social Reader app on Facebook is losingmembers in droves, a fate that seems to have befallen other frictionless apps that share pretty much whatever you re doingon the Internet, whether you like it or not. Forbes first reported the drop for the Post s Social Reader app, and...
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582. Unique plant hitched ride with travelers to meridian
January 20, 2013
A four-man team spent five years gathering data for a floristicsurvey of Lauderdale County. They discovered the sedge during thestudy, and now, anyone wanting to know if a certain plant is foundin the Meridian area can get their answer in the current issue ofthe journal Rhodora. JoVonn Hill, a ...
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583. Schizophrenia - antipsychotic drugs significantly reduce relapserisk
January 18, 2013
Five decades worth of evidence demonstrates that antipsychoticdrugs can decrease the risk of relapse in patients withschizophrenia by 60% The study, published Online First in The Lancet , shows that patijdents taking antipsychotics also have aconsiderably lower chance of needing to be hospitalized...
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584. Big improvements for browser games on the horizon, says epic'ssweeney
January 18, 2013
In a few years, gamers could be playing titles developed forconsoles or mobile platforms in their browsers as native HTML5applications, without any slowdown or stability issues, thanks toadvancements in cross-compiling technology. "We're slowly heading in that direction as an industry," says Epi...
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585. 70-year-old american aid worker kidnapped in pakistan appeals toobama in new al-qaida video
January 18, 2013
ISLAMABAD – A 70-year-old American aid worker kidnapped nine months ago inPakistan said in a video released by al-Qaida that he will bekilled unless President Barack Obama agrees to the militant group'sdemands. The White House called for his immediate release. The video posted on militant w...
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586. Clarifying malnutrition: new approach to assessment and diagnosis
January 17, 2013
A new systematic assessment of malnutrition , created by researchers at Penn State, will aid dietitians andother health care providers in diagnosis and treatment. Up to 50 percent of patients in hospitals and nursing facilitiesare estimated to be malnourished, according to Gordon Jensen,professo...
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587. Arizona committee passes amendment for pearce repayment
January 16, 2013
An Arizona legislative committee on Wednesday passed an amendmentthat sets up a framework for recalled Sen. Russell Pearce to seekrepayment for costs incurred during the recall election. If Pearcerequests the money, it could lead to the state writing a check forabout $261,000 directly to the form...
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588. Ajax has to delay title party despite win at fc twente
January 16, 2013
Ajax was not able to capture theDutch title already in the 32nd Eredivisie round despite a 2-1 winat FC Twente in Enschede on Sunday. Ajax had the upper hand in Enschede over most of the match,although Twente's Ola John hit the post in the ninth minute. AfterNikolay Mihaylov brought down Ajax defe...
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589. Chautauqua lake students perform some ‘random acts of kindness
January 16, 2013
MAYVILLE Students and staff at Chautauqua Lake Central Schoolperformed Random Acts of Kindness in a project introduced bystudent leaders, grades 9 through 12, in the Sources of Strengthprogram. Each of the 32 students performed a good deed anddescribed it in a sentence or two written on an index ...
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590. Parental example may be responsible for some violent teen behavior
January 15, 2013
While it may be cute when a 3-year-old imitates his parent's badbehavior, when adolescents do so, it's no longer a laughing matter. Teens who fight may be modeling what they see adult relatives do orhave parents with pro-fighting attitudes, according to a studypresented at the Pediatric Academic...
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