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Use of wind energy expected to grow dramatically  (Mon, 12 May 2008 21:01:49 GMT)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two decades from now Americans could get as much electricity from windmills as from nuclear power plants, according to a government report that lays out a possible plan for wind energy growth....

Scientists probe recent coyote attacks in California  (Mon, 12 May 2008 20:54:11 GMT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The coyote was limping as it approached a girl in a sand box at a public park - but it was still dangerous. It snapped its jaws on the girl's buttocks and her nanny had to pry the toddler from the wild animal....

Mo. biologists to study snake movement, mortality  (Mon, 12 May 2008 20:58:04 GMT)
PUXICO, Mo. (AP) -- Snakes wouldn't be at the top of most people's favorite critter list. They're feared and misunderstood and often, killed. That's a shame, said Jason Lewis, a wildlife biologist at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge near Puxico. The refuge is a major migration and wintering area for migratory waterfowl....

McCain urges free-market principles to reduce global warming  (Mon, 12 May 2008 21:33:18 GMT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- John McCain broke with the Bush administration and Republican Party orthodoxy Monday as he not only declared global warming real, but reached out to Democrats and independents with a free-market solution that includes capping carbon-fuel emissions....

Data from Columbia disk drives survived the shuttle accident  (Sat, 10 May 2008 05:03:47 GMT)
Jon Edwards often manages what appears impossible. He has recovered precious data from computers wrecked in floods and fires and dumped in lakes. Now Edwards may have set a new standard: He found information on a melted disk drive that fell from the sky when space shuttle Columbia disintegrated in 2003....

Artificial reef near Miami is cemetery, diving attraction  (Sat, 10 May 2008 10:06:21 GMT)
MIAMI (AP) -- About 45 feet beneath the ocean's surface lies a cemetery with gates, pathways, plaques and even benches....

A crash course in true political science  (Fri, 09 May 2008 22:11:28 GMT)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Daniel Suson has a doctorate in astrophysics and has worked on the superconducting super collider and a forthcoming NASA probe. Now he's heading back to school to take on an even trickier task - getting elected to public office....

New idea in mortuary science: Dissolving bodies with lye  (Fri, 09 May 2008 21:41:58 GMT)
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- Since they first walked the planet, humans have either buried or burned their dead. Now a new option is generating interest - dissolving bodies in lye and flushing the brownish, syrupy residue down the drain....

Seaweed provides clues to earliest inhabitants of Americas  (Fri, 09 May 2008 21:41:59 GMT)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Remains of meals that included seaweed are helping confirm the date of a settlement in southern Chile that may offer the earliest evidence of humans in the Americas....

Oldest gorilla in captivity turns 55 at Dallas Zoo  (Fri, 09 May 2008 11:34:49 GMT)
DALLAS (AP) -- A gorilla recognized as the world's oldest in captivity celebrated her 55th birthday by munching down a four-layer frozen fruit cake and banana leaf wrapped treats....

HP in talks to buy EDS in deal reportedly worth $12B to $13B  (Mon, 12 May 2008 21:33:21 GMT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. is negotiating to buy information technology services provider Electronic Data Systems Corp. in a deal that could help the world's largest personal computer maker win more consulting contracts with large companies and government agencies....

Google joins effort to make more Web sites more sociable  (Mon, 12 May 2008 20:13:59 GMT)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) -- The effort to make it easier for Web surfers to connect with their friends is attracting a crowd....

MIT students show power of open cell phone systems  (Mon, 12 May 2008 18:52:29 GMT)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- What do you want your cell phone to be able to do?...

New top-of-the-line BlackBerry doubles screen resolution  (Mon, 12 May 2008 13:56:21 GMT)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Research In Motion Ltd. on Monday introduced its first major new BlackBerry model in more than a year: the Bold, a high-end model that further demonstrates the company's desire to make tools for both work and play....

Apple: iPhone sold out online in US, UK  (Mon, 12 May 2008 21:08:59 GMT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Apple Inc. said Monday its online stores in the U.S. and U.K. are sold out of the iPhone, a sign supplies are being winnowed ahead of the launch of the device's next generation featuring faster Internet surfing speeds....

Microsoft exec Jeff Raikes to run Gates Foundation  (Mon, 12 May 2008 21:02:03 GMT)
SEATTLE (AP) -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said Monday that Microsoft Corp. executive Jeff Raikes will take over in September as chief executive of the world's largest charitable foundation....

Next generation of business software could get more fun  (Sun, 11 May 2008 19:06:20 GMT)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- Once upon a time, people bonded with their co-workers on office softball teams and traded gossip at the watercooler....

EBay's PayPal rule in Australia draws fire  (Sat, 10 May 2008 10:49:46 GMT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- EBay Inc. is exploring whether to require customers to use its online payment service PayPal, a move that has angered users and prompted antitrust scrutiny in Australia, where a PayPal-only rule takes effect next month....

Clear Channel, banks, buyers in settlement talks  (Mon, 12 May 2008 21:14:02 GMT)
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Clear Channel Communications Inc. and its prospective buyers are talking with banks to try to settle a dispute over whether the banks must fund promised loans for the $19.5 billion takeover, the radio and outdoor advertising company said Monday....

Facebook to let users carry profiles with them  (Fri, 09 May 2008 23:31:02 GMT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Facebook Inc. is loosening its grip on millions of personal profiles to allow inhabitants of its popular Internet hangout to transplant the information and applications to other Web sites....

Are bite-sized games the next big thing?  (Mon, 12 May 2008 06:35:46 GMT)
On Monday, Nintendo launches WiiWare, a service that allows gamers to download games straight to their Wiis. Are the growing number of games-on-demand services and the sometimes unusual bite-sized games they offer the wave of the future? Indie developers — and big console makers — are betting on it.

Real-life skull tale inspires movie  (Mon, 12 May 2008 04:05:46 GMT)
There is a legend that the ancient Maya possessed 13 crystal skulls which, when united, hold the power of saving the Earth — a tale so strange and fantastic that it inspired the latest Indiana Jones movie.

Moving toward more lifelike artificial limbs  (Mon, 12 May 2008 04:06:14 GMT)
Lifelike replacement limbs of the future could be formed from body-friendly composites, boast strong and flexible materials that generate electricity needed to transmit signals and possibly even integrate directly with neural implants to produce more natural movements.

New BlackBerry doubles screen resolution  (Mon, 12 May 2008 13:57:42 GMT)
Research In Motion Ltd. on Monday is introducing its first major new BlackBerry model in more than a year: the Bold, a high-end model that further demonstrates the company's desire to make tools for both work and play.

Plastic cornea helps blind dog see again  (Mon, 12 May 2008 20:06:30 GMT)
A once-blind dog can now see to chase squirrels to her heart's content, thanks to the new plastic cornea she received in a novel surgery.

Google aims to help friends connect online  (Mon, 12 May 2008 20:47:28 GMT)
The effort to make it easier for Web surfers to connect with their friends is attracting a crowd.

Apple: iPhone sold out online in U.S., U.K.  (Mon, 12 May 2008 21:16:09 GMT)
Apple said Monday its online stores in the U.S. and U.K. are sold out of the iPhone, a sign supplies are being winnowed ahead of the launch of the device's next generation featuring faster Internet surfing speeds.

Cigarette vending machine identifies age  (Mon, 12 May 2008 19:13:07 GMT)
Cigarette vending machines in Japan may soon start counting wrinkles, crow's feet and skin sags to see if the customer is old enough to smoke.

Astronomers discover missing matter  (Mon, 12 May 2008 19:13:20 GMT)
Astronomers have found a piece of the universe's puzzle that's been missing for awhile: a type of extremely hot, dense matter that is all but invisible to us.

Students show power of Google's Android  (Mon, 12 May 2008 19:47:21 GMT)
Massachusetts Industry of Technology professor Hal Abelson gave 20 computer science students one assignment: Design a software program for cell phones that use Google's upcoming Android mobile operating system.

Report: HBO to sell shows on iTunes  (Mon, 12 May 2008 17:39:41 GMT)
Time Warner's HBO cable network is expected to start selling shows on Apple's iTunes digital entertainment service, with flexible pricing, a source familiar with the discussions said on Monday.

Oldest gorilla looks fabulous at 55  (Fri, 9 May 2008 14:38:50 GMT)
A gorilla recognized as the world's oldest in captivity celebrated her 55th birthday by munching down a four-layer frozen fruit cake and banana leaf wrapped treats.

Your boss declares martial law on Facebook  (Thu, 8 May 2008 23:52:33 GMT)
Where would these United States be if the first Continental Congress convened to efficiently jot down a petition to King George delineating the colony rights and grievances, but never got around to it because they got too distracted poking Betsey Ross and checking out Thomas Jefferson's Twitter feed?

Frogs go ultrasonic for sex  (Mon, 12 May 2008 17:00:28 GMT)
Nocturnal Chinese tree frogs' sounds are no mere "ribbits," but ultrasound squeaks designed to be heard over the rushing of a nearby mountain river that roars in the audible sound range.

Facebook users will let employers see profiles  (Fri, 9 May 2008 16:03:20 GMT)
While many Facebook users may be secretly surfing the social networking site on the job, many Canadians say they are willing to let their employer look at their profiles, according to a poll released on Wednesday.

Share your MySpace profile with everyone  (Fri, 9 May 2008 15:49:16 GMT)
Social networking site MySpace said Thursday it will soon enable users to quickly share profile data with Web sites operated by Yahoo Inc., eBay Inc. and others.

Small TV stations lose appeal  (Fri, 9 May 2008 22:54:55 GMT)
A federal appeals court has denied a request from owners of thousands of low-power television stations to force a ban on government-subsidized converter boxes that can't display their signals.