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Gulf Dead Zone May Grow Larger Than Ever

An annual dead zone that develops in the Gulf of Mexico could be larger than ever this summer, scientists said today.

Language May Have Evolved Earlier Than Supposed

Science News reports on research suggesting that humans' language ability may have developed earlier than we thought. Scientists used CT scanning of H. heidelbergensis skulls, more than 530,000 years old, to reconstruct the structure of the ear canal of this Neanderthal ancestor. They found evidence that the ears of these early hominids would have had a sensitivity peak in the same 2-4 KHz range that the ears of modern humans do — the range in which most information is carried in language. Sensory systems are neurologically expensive, and it's unlikely that the body would invest the resources in maintaining such a system if it didn't serve a purpose. Quoting: "It may be time to rethink the stereotype of grunting, wordless Neanderthals. The prehistoric humans may have been quite chatty — at least if the ear canals of their ancestors ar

GCC Meeting Recommends Declaring Arab Gulf As "Special Marine Zone"

Doha, July 2 (kuna) - Meetings of the 12th round of the Gulf Cooperation Council's Ministerial Committee for Environment Affairs ended here on Wednesday [2 July] with issuance of recommendations aimed at preserving the marine environment. The GCC officials recommended the declaration of the Arab Gulf as "special marine zone" starting 1 August 2008. They underlined significance of certain regulations to ban entering ships from dropping wastes in the waters of the region and guarantee that oil is not spilled in Gulf waters.

Employers embracing 401(k)s more than ever

CHICAGO - Corporate America may have turned its back on traditional pensions but it appears to be embracing 401(k)s more than ever.

Consumers Using TV, Web More Than Ever

NEW YORK More media may be vying for the consumer's attention, but contrary to conventional wisdom, they're watching more TV than ever before, according to Nielsen data released Tuesday (July 8). Consumers are also watching more time-shifted TV and using the Internet more.

'S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky' - New Screens

A group of stalkers has for the first time reached the very heart of the Zone ?Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, and brings about a cataclysm on the brink of a catastrophe. An immense blowout of anomalous energy changes the Zone. There are no more reliable and relatively safe roads. The entire levels vanish in the outbursts of anomalies. Stalkers and even expeditions die or end up sealed on the lost territories. New areas, which remained unknown since the time of the Zone emergence, appear on the Zone map. The Zone continues to shake with blowouts. The Zone is unstable. The anomalous activity is at its maximum.

A 'Dead Zone' in The Gulf of Mexico: Scientists Say Area That Cannot Support Some Marine Life Is Near Record Size

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South Zone and Central Greens off to winning start: Women's Twenty20

KARACHI, July 18: South Zone thrashed Central Zone Blues by seven wickets while Central Zone Greens beat North Zone by three wickets on the first day of the inaugural women’s Twenty20 quadrangular cricket championship, being held under the auspices of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) at the Quaid-i-Azam Park cricket ground in Steel Township on Friday.

Several Nintendo Controllers may be Banned

Nintendo may soon have to halt sales of its Wii Classic Controller, GameCube WaveBird, and the standard GameCube controller. A suit was brought against Nintendo by Anascape for violating its patent for a "six degrees of freedom interface device." Sony has been licensing the technology since 2004 and Microsoft settled out of court. Nintendo, however, decided to go to trial, and the judge ruled that Nintendo was indeed in violation of the patent and not only owes $21 million, but may also have to halt sales of the three aforementioned controllers. Nintendo has appealed the ruling, so for now, they can continue to sell the controllers. However, if you've been considering purchasing one, you may want to do so sooner rather than later.

Judge may retry RIAA's Thomas case

A ruling in favor of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) may be overturned and set a precedent for file sharing, according to remarks made by the presiding judge in the case. District Judge Michael Davis now expresses doubts over a decision which fined defendant Jammie Thomas $222,000 for allegedly trading 24 songs through KaZaA, arguing that a closer review of the US Copyright Act used as the foundation of the case suggests that a retrial may be necessary. The Act requires actual proof of an illegal transfer rather than the simpler act of exposing the content through a public folder. Without the former evidence, the previous decision against Thomas may no longer hold weight, according to Judge Davis.

Dead Rising 2: The best PR response ever?

It seems that persistent internet rumours pointing to a possible Dead Rising sequel - just like the zombies - won't die. But at least CVG got more than the usual PR response...

Central Zone Blues to face South Zone in final: Women's Twenty20

KARACHI, July 25: South Zone and Central Zone Blues reached the final of the Women’s National Twenty20 Quadrangular Championship after beating their respective opponents at the Quaid-i-Azam Cricket Park on Friday.

Fans Get Closer Than Ever To The All Blacks

Fibre imprinting nanotechnology developed at the MacDiarmid Institute of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology at the University of Canterbury is going to get rugby fans closer than ever to the All Blacks.

Moon Closer to Earth Than Ever Before?

"About 7 or 8 years ago, while in NJ, the moon was huge--bigger than normal. I read several years later that it was some astronomic event in which the moon was the closest to the Earth than it had been in decades (if not longer). Does anyone know what that event was and how I can learn more about it?"

Upgrade to enable Hubble telescope to see farther than ever

By the end of the year, the world's greatest telescope should be able to see deeper into space and further back in time than ever. If all goes as planned, it will detect events closer to the big bang, explore the "cosmic web" of galaxies and intergalactic gas that make up the large-scale structure of the universe, and reveal much more about how and when distant stars and planets were formed.

iPhone App Store Downloads Top 10 Million in First Weekend

Apple iPhone and iPod touch users downloaded more than 10 million applications from the new App Store since its launch late last week, according to the company. The selection of applications ranges from games to location-based social networking to medical applications to enterprise productivity tools. The company noted that more than 800 native applications are now available on the App Store, with more than 200 offered for free and more than 90 percent priced at less than $10.

Warner Home Video Releases Four Jazz Favorites on DVD - Blu-ray a No-Show

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RBC Capital Markets Corp reiterates eBay Inc. at 'sector perform'

The analyst wrote in a research report: "Our latest data shows core conversion rates showing a modest bounce off the bottom after seeing significant declines through May. As before, the number of items sold has remained relatively steady while the number of listings has increased dramatically, particularly in the more head-of-the-curve product segments like books/media/video and consumer electronics. Our channel checks indicate that while Buy.com may be one of the first large e-tailers to start listing products on what we believe is a discounted take-rate, it will not be the last, as similar deals seem pending. While this may be of benefit to listings, we fear that eBay may be displacing high rent tenants (existing PowerSellers) with lower rent larger e-tailers.

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As you may have noticed, there is a "blog" that has posted a link to this thread. This so-called blog is actually nothing more than platform for libelous slander against various companies and trade organizations in the electronic components distribution industry. The blog is run by a single person, Dinesh Kumar Jain, owner and sole employee of the company Chip Stores in Canada. As you may have also noticed, Mr. Jain is an extremely disturbed individual whose bizarre and downright nonsensical accusations have gotten him thrown off or blacklisted from virtually every broker/distribution website on the Internet, as well as most of the "Complaint/Scam" type message boards. Every reply on his website is quite obviously by him and it's rather doubtful that anybody else even reads his nonsense.

Google Street View may become a burglars' paradise

Security experts fear that internet giant Google's Street View project, a follow-up to the popular Google Earth that will let people view their home on the net closer up than ever before, may end up helping burglars in planning their next job.

Google Street View may become a burglars

London, July 12 : Security experts fear that internet giant Google's Street View project, a follow-up to the popular Google Earth that will let people view their home on the net closer up than ever before, may end up helping burglars in planning their next job.

Google Street View may become a burglarsâ?" paradise

LondonGoogle Street View, July 12: Security experts fear that internet giant Google’s Street View project, a follow-up to the popular Google Earth that will let people view their home on the net closer up than ever before, may end up helping burglars in planning their next job.

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