141. Us activists, officials seek to protect africa's gay refugees
November 27, 2012
As the world marked the International Day Against Homophobia Thursday, in Washington, U.S. activists and officials outlinedefforts to protect an extremely vulnerable group - gay refugees ineast Africa. Kenya is host to more than 600,000 refugees, while there are anestimated 135,000 refugees in ...
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142. Only big canadian investors will have shot at facebook shares
November 26, 2012
Canadian Facebook fans are unlikely to share in the excitement ofthe social media giant's hotly anticipated initial public offering. That's because only the biggest Canadian players have accounts withthe social media company's underwriters, who are responsible fordoling out shares to investors. I...
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143. John travolta tried to sexually assault grease co-star jeffconaway, claims vikki lizzi
November 26, 2012
Unlike the first two – one of whom withdrew his lawsuit onTuesday and the first accuser who dropped his case – thislatest man to come forward with gay sex claims involving the actoris named. Former massage therapist Luis Gonzalez said he spent an afternoonwith John Travolta at the Rit...
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144. ‘fish pedicure' a recipe for bacterial infection,researchers warn
November 25, 2012
Health spa practice is highly unhealthy, study reports. By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- "Fish pedicures" in healthspas can expose recipients to a host of pathogens and bacterialinfections, a team of researchers warns. The practice of exposing your feet to l...
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145. Google to sell nexus smartphones, tablets direct, report says
November 24, 2012
Google is reportedly moving to more direct sales of its Androidsmartphones and tablets in an apparent move to wrest control awayfrom wireless carriers that install their own services on Androidgear or block Google apps like Google Wallet. The so-called Nexus devices, using a familiar Google name, ...
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146. Common fungicide wreaks havoc on freshwater ecosystems
November 24, 2012
Biologists Taegan McMahon and Jason Rohr, co-authors of the studypublished in the journal Ecology Letters , report that chlorothalonil killed amphibians, snails,zooplankton, algae, and aquatic plants below estimatedenvironmental concentrations previously deemed safe by the U.S.Environmental Pro...
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147. Francois hollande's plane hit by lightning during flight toberlin
November 23, 2012
Analysts are watching to see how German Chancellor Angela Merkeland Francois Hollande can overcome their differences on how toresolve the crisis. Stock markets and the euro have fallen amid continuing politicaluncertainty in Greece. The chairman of the group of eurozone finance ministers,Jean-Clau...
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148. Ios game review: cubemen is latest tower defense game on the block
November 22, 2012
by Chris Holt , Macworld.com Developed by 3 Sprockets for the iPad 2 and third-generation iPad, Cubemen is astripped-down strategy and tower defense game. The geometriccubemen of the game s namesake are divided into two competingforces that do battle on grid-like, multi-dimensional levels. Theg...
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149. Scientists discover clues to muscle stem cell functions
November 21, 2012
The study, led by Julie D. Saba, MD, PhD, senior scientist atChildren's Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI), shows thata lipid signaling molecule called sphingosine-1-phosphate or"S1P" can trigger an inflammatory response thatstimulates the muscle stem cells to proliferate and assist i...
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150. Animal disease research misses the human perspective, sayresearchers
November 21, 2012
The interdisciplinary project, which was carried out as part of theUK Research Councils' Rural Economy and Land Use Programme,examined three animal diseases: Foot and Mouth Disease, AvianInfluenza and Cryptosporidiosis. The team found that althoughpolicy makers need up to date information in orde...
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