Baseball batters use a surprising amount of head movement to track pitches, according to a new study. The findings offer information about how batters keep their eyes on the ball and could lead to new ways to help improve their ability to ...
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By Bruce Cochrane The chair of Manitoba Pork Council says the organization's trade advocacy missions to the U.S. have been highly successful in building awareness of issues of mutual concern to producers on both sides of the border. ...
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Almost one in 10 people will someday experience a kidney stone, which creates what is described as the most intense pain imaginable. This increasingly common condition leads to hundreds of thousands of surgeries in the United States each ...
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Firm's travel portfolio to be sold under Munchkin and Lindam brands in UK and mainland Europe. Munchkin has acquired BRICA, merging its travel portfolio with its infant categories in the UK and mainland Europe. BRICA is based in North ...
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There were a wide-variety of errors, faults, and general IT-related ooftas to choose from last week. But GM’s recall of 370 000 of its 2014 model year Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra full-size pickup trucks, in order to update ...
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The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. announced that its December comparable store sales results were significantly impacted by unfavorable winter weather conditions in its markets. Brendan Hoffman, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, ...
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Scientists from SLAC, Stanford and Berkeley Lab grew sheets of an exotic material in a single atomic layer and measured its electronic structure for the first time. They discovered it's a natural fit for making thin, flexible light-based ...
"Our long term goal is to serve as a time capsule for future generations," says Salem Toy Museum The Salem Toy Museum in Massachusetts has taken to Kickstarter to help raise funds to relocate. The independently owned US museum preserves ...
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Las Vegas' annual Consumer Electronics Show has offered much to get excited about, not least a glimpse at some of the hi-tech toys to be hitting the market in the near future. Parrot unveiled its latest in app driven toys this week, ...
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Your small business can be in the practice of supplying goods or services with a small sector or customers worldwide. The bottom brand is that flames safety products and first aid kits are required for every business simply because they ...
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It's known that electric vehicles could travel longer distances before needing to charge and more renewable energy could be saved for a rainy day if lithium-sulfur batteries can just overcome a few technical hurdles. Now, a novel design for ...
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Swine producers can listen to industry experts present relevant and timely information through the distance education programs PorkBridge and SowBridge. The programs are a collaboration of nearly a dozen universities from across the ...
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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Officials Confirm First North American Death From H5N1 Bird Flu The first death in North America from H5N1 bird flu has been ...
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Spot European-delivered thermal coal traded a hefty $4 higher in early trading Wednesday, as an intervention by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos cast fresh doubts on whether US producer Drummond will manage to evade an export ban in ...
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Spooky lights heralding the onset of earthquakes have been tied to divine portents or UFO sightings in the past. But the true culprit may be certain rocks that release electric charges when stressed by the Earth's seismic shifts, ...
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