Archive for April, 2005



Computerized Tool For Diagnosing Heart Attack Could Be Inaccurate In Some Populations

Saturday, April 30th, 2005
A computerized tool to help emergency room physicians determine whether a patient is having a heart attack may not work as well among some racial and ethnic groups, according to research of almost 12,000 patients at nine medical centers.
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Prevalence Of Concussion Effects Linked To ‘Pot Of Gold’ Lawsuits, Researcher Says

Saturday, April 30th, 2005
A new review of studies suggests that long-lasting symptoms of concussion — subjective at best — may increase when the outcome of a lawsuit is at stake.
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Genetic Mingling Endorsed for Drug Testing (AP)

Saturday, April 30th, 2005
AP - On a farm about six miles outside this gambling town, Jason Chamberlain looks over a flock of about 50 smelly sheep, many of them possessing partially human livers, hearts, brains and other organs.
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E-Mail on Phones: Just a Bad Idea (Ziff Davis)

Saturday, April 30th, 2005
Ziff Davis - Opinion: Mobile e-mail will be a deadly mistake for enterprises thinking it will boost productivity and help connect with sales prospects.
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Der kidding me, right?

Saturday, April 30th, 2005
Wow, check out this reaction to the election of Benedict XVI in the German newsmagazine Der Spiegel. I mean, the editors might as well have assigned a heavily sedated Matthew Fox to write the piece on the election of the first German pope since 1048. The long subhead reads: Joseph …
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The Not-so-Extinct Ivory Billed Woodpecker

Saturday, April 30th, 2005

BRINKLEY, Ark., April 28 - The ivory-billed woodpecker, a magnificent bird long given up for extinct, has been sighted in the cypress and tupelo swamp of the Cache River National Wildlife Refuge here in Arkansas, scientists announced Thursday.

For more about the ivory Billed Woodpecker, see the following sources: New York Times, CNN.com.


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A simple story: God, Zo and a kidney

Saturday, April 30th, 2005
According to the seminars offered by our friends at Poynter.org, one of the quickest ways to improve religion news coverage in the MSM is for journalists simply to stop removing the faith elements of stories in which they are already present. This is the opposite of trying to find religion …
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Buffett Parries Questions on AIG (Reuters)

Saturday, April 30th, 2005
Reuters - Warren Buffett on Saturday again went on the defensive, resisting attempts by shareholders of his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKa.N) (BRKb.N) to learn more about regulatory probes involving Berkshire units.
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Infinity Tries All-Podcasting Radio Format (AP)

Saturday, April 30th, 2005
AP - Infinity Broadcasting Corp., a terrestrial radio company whose business model is being challenged by the iPod phenomenon, is borrowing a page from its rival’s playbook.
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Spitzer Sues Intermix Over ‘Spyware’ (AP)

Saturday, April 30th, 2005
AP - New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer sued a major Internet marketer Thursday, blaming it for secretly installing software that delivers nuisance pop-up advertisements and can slow and crash personal computers.
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