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Feb 22, 2012

DISCOVERIES News, Feb 22, 2012


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How Heinrich Rudolf Hertz revealed the invisible world
Christian Science Monitor
By Chris Gaylord / February 22, 2012 Heinrich Rudolf Hertz held the spotlight with Wednesday's Google doodle. Where has Google's logo disappeared to? The search engine giant swapped out its regular banner Wednesday for a Google doodle in honor of...
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Christian Science Monitor
Google Doodle Hails Heinrich Hertz, Discoverer of Electronic Heartbeat
PCWorld
By Brennon Slattery, PCWorld Feb 22, 2012 9:49 AM Today Google's homepage sports a mesmerizing animated GIF of rolling waves, dolled up in Google's colors, in celebration of the 155th birthday of Heinrich Rudolf Hertz, the German physicist who proved ...
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Discovery Bay Games Partners With HIT Entertainment to Create Thomas & Friends ...
MarketWatch (press release)
SEATTLE, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Discovery Bay Games, a leader in app-based game accessories, and HIT Entertainment, one of the world's leading producers of high-quality children's entertainment, announced a partnership to bring a new ...
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Discovery Bay Games Partners With HIT Entertainment to Create Thomas & Friends ...
Bradenton Herald
By Discovery Bay Games SEATTLE, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Discovery Bay Games, a leader in app-based game accessories, and HIT Entertainment, one of the world's leading producers of high-quality children's entertainment, announced a partnership to ...
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Carestream's Innovative X-ray Imaging Technology Selected For Use at 2012 NFL ...
MarketWatch (press release)
ROCHESTER, NY, Feb 22, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- On February 22, the first day of the 2012 National Football League Combine, more than 300 top college football players will undergo X-ray imaging exams using an innovative wireless, digital radiography ...
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Metasploit Identifies IPv6 Security Risks
MarketWatch (press release)
BOSTON, Feb 22, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Rapid7, the leading provider of security risk intelligence solutions, today announced that the new version of its leading penetration testing solution, Rapid7(R) Metasploit 4.2, allows organizations to assess the ...
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Why do we need academic journals in the first place?
GigaOm
By Mathew Ingram Feb. 22, 2012, 10:03am PT No Comments It may not get as much attention as the disruption that is occurring in newspapers, e-books or other parts of the mainstream media industry, but there is a revolution of sorts going on in the ...
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GigaOm
Wavy Google Logo Honors Heinrich Hertz
Search Engine Watch
by Danny Goodwin, February 22, 2012 Comments The wavy blue, red, yellow, and green logo on Google's homepage today is in honor of Heinrich Rudolph Hertz. The German physicist, who was instrumental in the discovery of electromagnetic and radio waves, ...
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Scientology and the Occult: Hugh Urban's New Exploration of L. Ron Hubbard and ...
Village Voice (blog)
By Tony Ortega Wed., Feb. 22 2012 at 1:00 PM ​Last June, we brought you the first review of The Church of Scientology: A History of a New Religion by Ohio State professor Hugh Urban, and then the first interview with the good professor himself.
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New amphibian family found in northeast India
Mother Nature Network
By Agence France-PresseWed, Feb 22 2012 at 7:19 AM EST A RARE FIND: An adult Chikilidae, a new species of legless amphibian known as a caecilian, with eggs and hatchlings at an undisclosed location in India. (Photo: Sathyabhama Das Biju/AFP) NEW DELHI ...
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Mother Nature Network
Leadership Lessons from the Top of the Org Chart
Entrepreneur
BY Christopher Hann | February 22, 2012| Proof positive: In 11 years under the leadership of founding chairman and CEO Mark Leslie, Veritas Software grew from a dozen employees to 6000, with annual revenue increasing from $95000 to $1.5 billion.
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Entrepreneur
A testament to ancient Greek engineering
Cyprus Mail
By Ledha Socratous Published on February 22, 2012 THOUSANDS of centuries ago, someone built a machine that would model the workings of the known Universe. The result was a complex clockwork mechanism that displayed the motions of celestial bodies on ...
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RDS Proposed Offer for Cove Energy plc
Bradenton Herald
(a) The value attributed to the fully diluted issued share capital of Cove is based on 490995300 Cove shares in issue and 17917647 Cove shares being subject to options under the share option schemes of Cove, in each case as at 21February 2012, ...
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Illegally exporting cattle to US alleged
Winnipeg Free Press
BRANDON -- A Neepawa veterinarian and the owners of several livestock operations in Neepawa and Brandon face charges of illegally exporting cattle from Canada to the United States between February 2008 and August 2009. The charges fall under the Health ...
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GTx Provides Corporate Update and Reports 2011 Financial Results
Lifescience-online
... February 22, 2012 has been cancelled. GTx, Inc., headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of small molecules that selectively target hormone pathways for the ...
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CNBC World News, Feb 22, 2012

New Comcast Service Aims at Netflix as Video Wars Heat Up
TIME
By Sam Gustin | @samgustin | February 22, 2012 | + Comcast, the nation's largest cable company, is launching a new video-on-demand service aimed squarely at Netflix, in a move that illustrates accelerating competition for advantage over the digital ...
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TIME
Comcast Challenges Netflix, Goes After Latino Viewers
ThinkProgress
By Alyssa Rosenberg on Feb 22, 2012 at 9:53 am In the wake of the Comcast-NBCUniversal merger, much of the attention's been on low-rated NBC's efforts to right itself. But yesterday, the company made two big announcements about very different parts of ...
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Kimberly Edmunds Named Senior Vice President of Customer Care for Comcast ...
MarketWatch (press release)
ATLANTA, Feb 22, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cable industry veteran Kimberly Edmunds has been named Senior Vice President of Customer Care for Comcast Cable's Central Division. In her new role, Edmunds will be responsible for all care strategies and ...
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Comcast Earnings Show US Big on Broadband
Minyanville.com
By MoneyShow.com Feb 22, 2012 10:10 am With economic apocalypse postponed, consumers have stopped ditching cable service and are signing up for broadband in droves. Remember the New Normal, bracing us for years of austerity, slow growth, ...
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Why Comcast's Streampix Should Scare Netflix
TVPredictions.com (press release)
By Swanni Washington, DC (February 22, 2012) -- Comcast yesterday announced it's launching a new subscription video service that will enable its 20 million video customers to instantly view movies and TV shows in and out of the home.
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Brit Awards Breakdown: Adele Is Sassy! Blur Return! Lana Del Rey Is Adored!
Spin Magazine
By Devon Maloney on February 22, 2012 9:50 AM Comment The UK press is well-known for its ruthlessness, but last night at the Brit Awards, which took place at London's O2 Arena, they came off as far more forgiving than our own media. Not only did Adele, ...
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Storify Launches iPad App To Bring Storytelling To Your Fingertips - 10000 Words
mediabistro.com
By Elana Zak on February 22, 2012 3:03 AM Storify, the popular drag-and-drop storytelling tool, is coming to an iPad near you in the form of a brand new, free app, the company announced today. The iPad application makes Storify available on mobile ...
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More "Indoctrination" Paranoia: Fox Attacks Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
Media Matters for America (blog)
Fox reacts in a different manner when people deliver conservative messages to young people. by pklute63 (February 21, 2012 9:22pm ET) by pete x tp (February 21, 2012 9:25 pm ET) There's a very simple reason why we don't see these stories in the ...
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Media Matters for America (blog)
Jennifer Aniston to get star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
OnTheRedCarpet.com
Jennifer Aniston is set to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, February 22, two days before the release of her new movie, "Wanderlust." Aniston is the first former cast member from the hit show "Friends" to receive such honors.
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OnTheRedCarpet.com
Markets Ignoring Bad News - CNBC - CNBC Video
Saut says its a good news in the intermediate or long-term and the world is profoundly ... Wed 22 Feb 12 | 06:12 AM ET ... CNBC welcomes your contribution.
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Is Comcast's Video Service Bad News for Netflix? - CNBC's Fast ...
CNBC Asia Pacific ... Current DateTime: 07:31:02 22 Feb 2012 ... is the parent company of CNBC, plans to call the new service Xfinity Streampix, according to a ...
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Behind the Bank of America/Merrill Deal - CNBC - CNBC Video
Go. Click text to jump within video ... CNBC reserves the right to moderate and approve your ...
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Fisker Automotive Under Fire - CNBC - CNBC Video
Go. Click text to jump within video ... CNBC reserves the right to moderate and approve your ...
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Bill Murray's Golf Strategy - CNBC - CNBC Video
CNBC reserves the right to moderate and approve your comment. Sorry, we are no ... Could ...
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Money Making Moves - CNBC - CNBC Video
Wed 22 Feb 12 | 07:30 AM ET ... CNBC reserves the right to moderate and approve your comment. Sorry, we ... Is Comcast's Video Service Bad Newsfor Netflix?
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German Manufacturing Slows in February - Business News - CNBC
Porsche has assembled some of the most coveted sports cars in the world. Take a look at ... News. Blog Posts. Videos. Current DateTime: 08:15:29 22 Feb 2012 ...
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The Roadmap: Obama's Tax Plan, Greek Protests ... - CNBC Video
The Squawk on the Street news team breaks down the market moving headlines, ... Wed 22 Feb 12 | 09:00 AM ET ... CNBC welcomes your contribution. Please ...
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Fitch Cuts Greece, Near-Term Default 'Highly Likely' - EU ... - CNBC
News. Blog Posts. Videos. Current DateTime: 05:37:02 22 Feb 2012 LinksList... Published: Wednesday, 22 Feb 2012 | 7:10 AM ET. Text Size. By:CNBC.com ...
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CBC World News, Feb 22, 2012

CRTC chairman championed Canadian content on radio, TV
Ottawa Citizen
By BRENDAN KELLY, The Gazette February 22, 2012 Pierre Juneau was the first chairman of the CRTC and used that position to bring in Canadian-content regulations for television and radio, a move seen as a key catalyst for the development of viable TV ...
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Brad Peyton's Mysterious Island
Canada.com
By Bob Thompson, Postmedia News February 22, 2012 9:54 AM HONOLULU - Canadian filmmaker Brad Peyton knows he can't be in two places at once, but his nomadic existence has him wondering sometimes. For a while, the 31-year-old was more or less ...
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TV Wednesday: Survivor
Canada.com
By Alex Strachan, Postmedia News February 22, 2012 10:13 AM Reality TV was ignored once again at last weekend's Writers Guild of America awards. No surprise there. What is surprising: how often the better reality series confirm the old adage, ...
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U of W to host science writers
Windsor Star
By Don Lajoie, The Windsor Star February 22, 2012 The University of Windsor has won bidding to host the coveted Canadian Science Writers Association annual conference this spring. Stephen Fields, who will cochair the conference organizing committee for ...
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TeamBuy.ca Changing the Face of Social Buying in Canada
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
TORONTO, Feb. 22, 2012 /CNW/ - Closing on approximately $5000000 in round financing from existing shareholders, TeamBuy.ca has announced that they will be re-investing this funding into offering Canadians additional shopping experiences via their newly ...
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Fine Tuning: Survivor still capable of surprise
Ottawa Citizen
By Alex Strachan, Postmedia News February 22, 2012 More than 2.4 million viewers tuned in to Survivor: One World last week, making it one of the five most-watched programs on Canadian TV that week. That's remarkable, considering Survivor: One World is ...
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Win for the Bearcats would give Mariners best chance at nationals
Canada.com
By Josh Aldrich, Daily News February 22, 2012 This week there may be no bigger set of fans of the Columbia Bible College Bearcats men's volleyball team than the Vancouver Island University Mariners. It comes down to a simple equation for the Pacific ...
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Dangerous stunts that can turn deadly
CBC.ca
Hallé is believed to be the first person killed in Canada while attempting the extreme activity. Viral online videos have increased couch surfing's popularity in recent months. Car surfing A 23-year-old Winnipeg man died on Feb. 12, 2012, in what is ...
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CBC.ca
Couple of the Kids, Debaters also in lineup
Winnipeg Free Press
Well, despite what the Mayans predicted, it seems unlikely that the world will cease to exist in 2012. But in terms of Al Rae's comedy-booking wish list, there can't be all that many names left to cross off. As the Winnipeg Comedy Festival heads into ...
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Haddock has his way with history
The Province
By Dana Gee, The Province February 22, 2012 W hen it comes to prohibition, both past and present, there is one common thread that runs through both stories: The gangster. As the guy behind Intelligence, a modern TV tale of organized crime, ...
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Top Shelf: 'Overrated' Canucks on cruise control
KSN-TV
Goalie Roberto Luongo #1 of the Vancouver Canucks is congratulated by Daniel Sedin #22 after defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs in NHL action onFebruary 18, 2012 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Rich Lam, Getty Images) As if ...
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Ex-CBC President Juneau, 89, dies
By UPI
Ex-CBC President Juneau, 89, dies. February 222012 By UPI Leave a Comment · Digg this post · stumble ... “Pierre Juneau was a passionate defender of public broadcasting and a fervent promoter of Canadian content,” current CBC President Hubert Lacroix said in a statement. “He was instrumental to shaping policy that allowed Canadians to ... He also was an officer of the Order of Canada. Postmedia News reported Juneau, a native of Montreal, died Tuesday. Other details of his ...
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CBC hiding Suzuki's expenses « BC Blue: One BC Conservative's ...
By BC Blue
CBC hiding Suzuki's expenses. February 222012 — BC Blue. The CanadianTaxpayers Federation filed an Access to Information requesting to know how much the CBC is allowing David Suzuki to expense for flying around, staying at hotels ...
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2 foreign journalists killed in Syria - World - CBC News - CBC.ca
CBC News World ... Last Updated: Feb 22, 2012 11:11 AM ET ... A man in avideo obtained by Reuters said there were still three wounded journalists ...sentencing laws during the 1980s is warning Canadian parliamentarians not to make the ...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/.../journalists-killed-syria.html
Snowboarder Conrad mulls Olympic run - Nova Scotia - CBC News
CBC News Canada ... Last Updated: Feb 22, 2012 7:40 AM AT. Nova Scotia snowboarder Sarah Conrad is ramping up her preparation for the World Cup, but she is undecided if her next step ... Snowboarder Conrad mulls Olympic run Video ...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/.../ns-conrad-mulls-olympics.html
2 foreign journalists killed in Syria - World - CBC News - CBC.ca
CBC News World ... Last Updated: Feb 22, 2012 6:40 AM ET ... Reutersnews agency said journalists have been sneaking into Syria illegally in the ... An amateur video posted online by activists showed what they said were bodies of two ... covertly attached a GPS tracking device to his vehicle led him to call for Canadians to ...
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Unnecessary mastectomies trigger lawsuit - Nfld. & Labrador - CBC ...
CBC News. Posted: Feb 22, 2012 7:21 AM NT. Last Updated: Feb 22, 201210:31 AM NT. Myrtle Lewis is one of nine women whose breasts were removed after ...
www.cbc.ca/news/.../nl-breast-removal-lawsuit-222.html
Parks Canada contest reset unfair, say Labrador students ... - CBC.ca
CBC News. Posted: Feb 22, 2012 1:49 PM NT. Last Updated: Feb 22, 20121:39 PM NT. Students at Jens Haven Memorial School in Nain, northern Labrador, ...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/.../nl-nain-parks-video-222.html
Wednesdays with @Kady: Feb.22 - Politics - CBC News
Join our live chat with Kady O'Malley at 1 p.m. ET. CBC News. Posted: Feb 22, 2012 10:51 AM ET. Last Updated: Feb 22, 2012 10:47 AM ET ...
www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/.../pol-wwk-kady-feb22.html
Writing prize taps Trudeau, Macdonald biographies - Arts - CBC.ca
Biographies of Canada's first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, and one of the most ... CBC News Arts & Entertainment ... Last Updated: Feb 22, 201211:35 AM ET ... Graham James sentencing arguments heard today Video ...He's among a group of observers in the film world who believe non-fiction cinema has ...
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Suspicious package shuts Halifax street - Nova Scotia - CBC News
CBC News Canada ... CBC News Navigation ... Last Updated: Feb 22, 201212 57 PM AT. Fire crews ... Victims face Graham James at sentencing hearingVideo ...
www.cbc.ca/news/.../02/.../ns-suspicious-package-halifax.html
Sympatico.ca Video - BNN News [02-22-12 8:00 AM]
BNN updates the hour's top business news headlines and the markets. ...criticism of how the Muskrat Falls megaproject is being evaluated. CBC.February 22, 2012 | .... A new report says that 5 million Canadians madeinternational trips last ...
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Canadian military plane catches fire in Florida - News - MSN CA
Nine members of the Canadian Forces are safe after their CC-130 Hercules military ... By The Canadian Press, cbc.ca, Updated: February 22, 2012 12:18 AM ...
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Moose-detection system failure 'unbelievable' - Nfld ... - CBC.ca
"For a system to be down on the Trans-Canada — not on an end road, but the Trans-Canada — for over two months, it's unbelievable," Nippard told CBC News.
www.cbc.ca/news/.../nl-moose-detection-nippard-222.html
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