1 Cash hoarding nothing new for businesses, scholar says
The U.S. economy is experiencing anemic growth, yet businesses are sitting on a mountain of cash worth nearly $2 trillion, according to Federal Reserve estimates. But this trend is nothing new for firms, who have been steadily increasing their cash holdings over the past three decades, a University of Illinois business professor says. Source: PhysOrg
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2 Handling holy books such as a Quran or Bible is a touchy subject
Lateef Majeed wouldn't dream of taking a Magic Marker to his Quran, even if it made a favorite passage easier to find. In fact, the Jacksonville imam said, "We have to perform an ablution before we even pick up the Quran." Christian Tammy Moses, on the other hand, has no qualms about marking up her Bible with every color of the rainbow - verses dealing with heaven get blue, those about money ... Source: The Florida Times-Union
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3 Anti-aphrodisiac protects young bedbugs
( BioMed Central ) Male bedbugs are known to be very unfussy when it comes to mating, mounting any well-fed bug they can see -- regardless of age or gender. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biology have discovered how immature bedbug nymphs, who would be harmed by the traumatic insemination technique practiced by the males, release alarm pheromones to deter this unwanted ... Source: EurekAlert!
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4 Tommaso Pavone: Diversity is no laughing matter
On Aug. 25, University Housing celebrated the start of the academic year with its annual housing kickoff at Rackham auditorium. For the first time, student staff — including me as a resident advisor — were also invited to attend. So it’s unsurprising that everyone would want to start the year off with an impressive bang. read more Source: The Michigan Daily
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5 Tally-Ho! deep Impact spacecraft eyes comet target
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft has beamed down the first of over 64,000 images it will be taking of Comet Hartley 2. Source: PhysOrg
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6 Quasimodo dino leaves experts grappling for a hunch
Palaeontologists in Spain have discovered the remains of a strange dinosaur with a hump that they believe is the forerunner of flesh-eating leviathans which once ruled the planet. Source: PhysOrg
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7 Wikipedia, if it were run by academic experts, would look like this
(PhysOrg.com) -- Students, here's an Internet site you can footnote. The entries in the online Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy are written by leading experts and vetted by others before they appear. From quantum mechanics to "Human/Non-Human Chimeras," these articles, based on serious research, attract 700,000 visits per week. Source: PhysOrg
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8 Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy revolutionizing scholarship
Students, here's an Internet site you can footnote. The entries in the online Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy are written by leading experts and vetted by others before they appear. Source: Stanford Report
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9 As You See It, Sept. 7, 2010: Hold landlords accountable
Hold landlords accountable At last, a temporary serenity. Sure, the Dumpsters are overflowing with the discards from an ill-mannered, inconsiderate group of summer students. Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel
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10 Are white homosexual men still taking too many HIV risks?
( BioMed Central ) Risky sexual behavior among members of a subset of the gay community is still adding to the spread of HIV. Research published in the open access journal BMC Infectious Diseases has found that young white homosexual men have an important contribution in the local spread of HIV. Source: EurekAlert!
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