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GolfChannel: A new world tour on horizon?

GolfChannel: It may be 20 years away or perhaps it's even closer. What is clear is that PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem and his European counterpart George O'Grady are talking about a unified tour.

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Wanted: The Bag o’ 4G That Whips HD Video to the Cloud

With 14 networked cellular connections and an onboard PC, LiveU's mobile video uplink might mean a lot more local news vans for sale on Craigslist. Remember when former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens called the Web a " series of tubes ?" Well, now that he's dead, let's all admit his analogy was right

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16 drunkest states

Heavy drinking is a bigger problem in some states than in others, but who's #1?

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Fast Facts about Radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Reactors

Since a magnitude 9.0 earthquake rocked Japan and set loose a massive tsunami March 11, the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has been scrambling to avert a nuclear disaster at its hardest hit plant. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, home to six nuclear reactors, has witnessed explosions at three reactors and a fire in a spent-fuel pool at a fourth. At two reactors, units No.

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Giant refinery becoming unwelcome guest in Curacao

By Marianna Parraga WILLEMSTAD (Reuters) - Lighting up the night sky with flames from its chimneys, Curacao's giant Isla refinery is at the center of an increasingly acrimonious dispute over the island's economic and environmental future. [More]

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California Nuclear Power Plant Has Shaky Relationship with Seismic Surroundings

In the wake of radioactive releases from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, critics are saying a California nuclear plant's susceptibility to earthquakes and tsunamis could affect its chances of renewing its operating license. While the federal licenses for Pacific Gas & Electric's Diablo Canyon plant, near San Luis Obispo, and Southern California Edison's San Onofre plant are valid for at least another decade, both utilities have begun the renewal process ahead of time.

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EPA proposes air rules that may hit coal-fired power

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Environmental regulators proposed rules on Wednesday that would force aging coal-fired power plants to choose between installing costly anti-pollution technology or shutting, which could ensure reliance nuclear power and natural gas. [More]

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New Twitter Research: Happy Tweeting Could Win Business

New research is adding a Twittery flavor to the old adage "birds of a feather flock together," because it suggests happy twitterers tend to aggregate. Does this have implications for PR-related tweeters? In a paper titled "Happiness is assortative in online social networks," University of Indiana researcher Johan Bollen and other authors conclude that "Social networks tend to disproportionally favor connections between individuals with either similar or dissimilar characteristics.

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Art in the service of science: You get what you pay for

Last week, a very prominent artist in the paleontology community somewhat publicly blew a gasket. His tirade started a conversation that has been sorely in need of attention for some time now.

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