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Andrew Kantor: CyberSpeak - Net writing new chapter for science journals
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USATODAY.com - While the Internet is certainly affecting how the mainstream media works, there's another area that the anyone's-a-publisher paradigm is affecting: the world of scientific journals. The place I used to work, the American Chemical Society, just laid off a bunch of people who put its journals together, outsourcing the operation to the company that prints them.
Huggins, Two Former Assistants Get New Jobs
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AP - Bob Huggins led Cincinnati to 14 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances, sometimes with the help of Mick Cronin and sometimes with Andy Kennedy. All three got new jobs within hours of each other Thursday.
Ancient Tortoise Dies in Calcutta Zoo
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AP - One of the world's oldest creatures, a giant tortoise believed to have been about 250 years old, has died in the Calcutta zoo where it spent more than half its long life.
American Gets 9 Years for Okinawa Rapes
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AP - A U.S. military civilian employee was sentenced to nine years in prison for two rapes on Okinawa, court officials and media reports said Friday.
Column: Troubling Echo Follows Huggins
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AP - The ink had barely dried on Bob Huggins' new contract when Kansas State officials were offered a rare glimpse of what they were getting themselves into.
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More Time With Media Means Less Patience For Ads
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AdWeek.com - Consumers are increasing their total media intake by embracing new options and technologies--mostly the Internet--without cutting back on time spent with traditional media, according to a just-completed media engagement study from OMD.
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Romanian Council Faulted for Strippers
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AP - Municipal authorities in the southern Romanian town of Giurgiu have come under media criticism for spending public funds on two parties for female employees which featured male strippers.
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Kings Face Hard Challenge _ Playoffs
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AP - Having made the easy move of firing coach Andy Murray, the Los Angeles Kings now face the hard part — making the playoffs.
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Canada urged to dump media ownership rules
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Reuters - A blue-ribbon panel has urged the Canadian government to scrap foreign-ownership restrictions on cable and phone giants.
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Spain urges govt to play hard after ETA ceasefire
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Reuters - The Spanish government should take a hard line with ETA, analysts said on Thursday, a day after the Basque guerrilla group announced a ceasefire that has been greeted with widespread political and media skepticism.
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General Seeks Review of Pentagon Program
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AP - The top U.S. military commander called Thursday for a formal Pentagon review of the policies that led to defense officials paying the Iraqi media to place favorable stories in their newspapers.
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Senators unlikely to resolve yuan dispute: paper
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Reuters - A visit to Beijing by two U.S. senators to press China to loosen currency controls is unlikely to resolve the issue, a state-run newspaper said on Thursday, urging a steady-as-she-goes approach to foreign exchange reform.
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U.S. Indicts Colombia Guerrilla Leaders
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AP - The United States charged 50 leaders of Colombia's largest guerrilla group with sending more than $25 billion worth of cocaine around the world to finance their fight at home, a federal indictment that depicts the rebels as major narco-terrorists.
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Apple Fires Back at French iTunes Plan
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NewsFactor - Apple Computer has sharply criticized a pending French law that, if passed, would require all online music stores to open their services to any type of media player.
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British Court Rules Against Muslim Girl
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AP - Britain's highest court ruled Wednesday that a school acted properly in refusing to allow a student to wear Muslim clothing of her choice rather than the attire permitted under school policy.
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92 Airlines Banned From Europe Over Safety
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AP - The European Union on Wednesday banned 92, mostly African airlines from landing at European airports, declaring them unsafe by international standards. The ban applies to cargo and passenger carriers from Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Sierra Leone, Swaziland and Liberia judged to have an "inadequate system for regulatory oversight" or insufficient safety standards.
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French Lawmakers Deal Apple A Blow
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Ayinde O. Chase - AHN Staff Writer Miami, FL (AHN) - French legislators passed a bill Tuesday to force Apple Computer Inc. to open its iTunes online music store and iPod media players to competitors. The online copyright bill would require Apple to break open the exclusive format behind its...
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Americans Eating Less Risky Foods
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Denise Royal - AHN Staff Writer Atlanta, GA (AHN) - According to survey results, the number of Americans eating risky foods like undercooked ground beef, raw fish, oysters and runny eggs dropped by a third over a four-year period. The survey led researchers to conclude that media reporting...
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US rules nuclear issue out of Iran-Iraq talks
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AFP - The United States will not discuss Iran's nuclear ambitions in future talks with the Islamic Republic about the conflict in Iraq, a senior US diplomat said.
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Bertelsmann Says 2005 Net Profit Dips
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AP - Bertelsmann AG, Europe's largest media company and parent of book-publisher Random House, on Wednesday reported a dip in full-year profit and said a decision on whether to take the company public could come as soon as May.
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Windows Media Center Sales Report Strong Numbers
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Danielle George - AHN Staff Reporter Las Vegas, Nevada (AHN) - Microsoft executives announce an increase in sales of Windows Media Center-equipped PCs. The current numbers project that by the end of March sales will hit 10 million. Joe Belfiore, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Windows...
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Bertelsmann profit rises 13 pct on TV, books
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Reuters - German media conglomerate Bertelsmann AG on Wednesday reported a 12.7 percent rise in 2005 operating profit, boosted by its TV business, sales of John Grisham's latest thriller and new automotive magazines.
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Schools Told to Prepare for Bird Flu
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AP - The nation's schools, recognized incubators of respiratory diseases among children, are being told to plan for the possibility of an outbreak of bird flu.
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China raises taxes on some cars, other items
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Reuters - Chinese changes to consumption taxes will raise levies on the most polluting cars and impose new ones on other things, including some oil products, as the country seeks to protect the environment and cut energy consumption, state media said.
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Illnesses Raise Drug-Safety Questions
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AP - The experimental drug that caused convulsions and organ failure in the first humans it was tested on only left monkeys with swollen glands, and there was nothing to predict the disastrous effects on people, the drug company's chief scientist said Tuesday.
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