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Finding the First Horse Whisperers

Sandra Olsen excavating at the Botai site of Vasilkovka in 2002. Our team conducted extensive research at three sites belonging to the Botai culture in the northern part of the country, at locations dated to the Copper Age...

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'The Honor Roll of China Elite Business Women' Announced in Shanghai

Shanghai, Nov 27, 2009 - (ACN Newswire ) - The 2009 Elite Summit of Chinese Business Women was held at Grand Hyatt Shanghai Hotel on Nov. 20 2009, and the 'Honor Roll of China Elite Business Women' was announced.The 'Honor Roll...

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Proper use of English could get a virus past security

Hackers could evade most existing antivirus protection by hiding malicious code within ordinary text, according to security researchers. Current security measures work on the assumption that the code used has a different...

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Monitoring Live Brains Reveals Plasticity

The idea that the adult brain changes with experience was once a radical idea, but it is now well accepted that certain areas--say, the motor cortex, when learning a new physical skill--can grow new neurons or create stronger...

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Finally: Social science findings that could be all about you

Early next year, 350 or so Penn State students and staff, as well as local retirees and others, will wander around State College, Pa., for three weeks, pausing intermittently to drop their heads down as they tap on smart phones...

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Britain, France propose $30 bln green fund

Britain, France propose $30 bln green fund Xinhua PORT OF SPAIN, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- Britain and France are proposing to back anti-climate change action with 30 billion US dollars via an environmental fund that will be spent...

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Dubai debt problems cast shadow over region

With the background of Jumairah Island towers, people practice golf in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Nov.27, 2009. Investors recoiled from risky assets on Friday and dumped shares in Asian banks and builders, fearing a...

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Groups contend Arizona bills cross legal lines

By PAUL DAVENPORT Associated Press Writer PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona Supreme Court is being asked to overturn the Legislature's use of budget laws to set state policy on topics ranging from teachers' seniority rights and...

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Overeating can set stage for obesity, researchers say

November 27, 2009 By Sandi Doughton It doesn't seem like a fair fight. But Marks is part of a growing cadre of researchers who also focus on the flip side of that equation: the fact that evolution gave us mechanisms -- albeit...

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Can the SC AG Prosecutor Gov. Mark Sanford? He Says He Can

Can the SC AG Prosecutor Gov. Mark Sanford? He Says He Can Wall Street Journal (blog) There's been plenty of turmoil involving Mark Sanford, the South Carolina governor who needed to clear his thoughts on the Appalach…er, we...

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