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70 Percent Royalty Option for Kindle Digital Text Platform Now Available

By Guest PostJune 30, 2010TechnologyAmazon, android phones, blackberry, dtp, ipad, iPhone, ipod touch, kindle, kindle content, kindle digital text platform, kindle dx, mac, pc, russ grandinetti

*Starting today, authors and publishers can earn more royalties from every Kindle book sold*

Amazon.com today announced that the 70 percent royalty option that enables authors and publishers who use the Kindle Digital Text Platform (DTP) to earn a larger share of revenue from each Kindle book they sell is now available.

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‘On Quest for Information Science’s Holy Grail: Quantum Computing’

By Guest PostJune 30, 2010Technologyart in mathematics, microsoft research, quantum computing, quantum topology, station q, String Theory, theory group

*Q & A: Dr. Michael Freedman discusses his past accomplishments and current pursuits to build a quantum computer.*

Santa Barbara, Calif. – Mountain climbing is all about testing and pushing limits. But it’s not enough to rely on physical strength and stamina alone. To conquer a mountain, one must also possess the mental toughness and problem-solving skills needed to navigate difficult, potentially dangerous, terrain. (more…)

The Twilight Saga: Book on Twilight

By Guest PostJune 29, 20101 commentMediabella swan, bitten by twilight, eclipse, elizabeth behm-morawitz, harry potter, hollywood, jennifer stevens aubrey, melissa click, star, summit entertainment, twilight franchise, twilight saga, twilight universe, university of missouri, vampire franchise, wars

As fans eagerly await The Twilight Saga: Eclipse set for release on June 30, University of Missouri communication experts have published a scholarly book on Twilight, Bitten by Twilight: Youth Culture, Media, & the Vampire Franchise, that analyzes the Twilight franchise and finds it to be unique for a variety of factors.

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1200 Howler Monkeys on Panama’s Barro Colorado Island

By Guest PostJune 29, 20102 commentsNatureanita arcia mendoza, astrocaryum, barro Colorado, Berkeley, bot fly, bot fly lesion, claudio monteza, cuterebra baeri, darlene mitre, david natera, dawn chorus, department of environmental science and policy manageme, first howl, greg willis, howler monkey, island, jose alejandro ramirez silva, karis tunon, katie Milton, luis yepes, orlando ortiz castillo, panama, Smithsonian, stalwart volunteers, stri, triangulation, university of california, university of panama

The fifth Howler Monkey census at the Smithsonian’s Barro Colorado Island research station in Panama, organized by Katie Milton, professor in the department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management at the University of California, Berkeley, revealed that monkey numbers have not changed significantly since the first census 33 years ago.

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Imagine Cup Alums Start Hot Social Gaming Company

By Guest PostJune 28, 2010Technologyimagine cup, imagine cup alums, imagine cup participant, microsoft programs, microsoft sponsored competition

After competing in the 2004 Imagine Cup, a team from France started what would turn into one of Europe’s most popular social gaming sites

Redmond, Wash., June 28, 2010 – Six years ago, Vincent Vergonjeanne and a few college friends represented France at the Imagine Cup, the world’s largest student technology competition. After several days of presentations, they captured the top prize in the software design competition. (more…)

UN Predicts Global Rise of Food Prices

By Guest PostJune 27, 20103 commentsEconomyafrica, agricultural products, agronews, asian farmers, biofuel, brazil, bric, canada, Chicago, China, coarse grains, dairy products, developing countries, eastern europe, fao, food and agriculture organization, food colonization, food consumption, grain traders, India, oecd, organization for economic cooperation and development, russia, the philippines, ukraine, un, united states, us midwest, vitally salnik, Wall Street Journal, western europe, wheat

In the next ten years, prices for agricultural products in the world will grow in real terms by 15-40%, say experts from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN. The reason for it is the increasing demand for food in developing countries and production of biofuels.

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NASA infrared imagery shows well-defined eye in Category 5 Celia

By Guest PostJune 25, 2010Scienceairs, atmospheric infrared sounder, baja California, category 5 storm, celia, eastern pacific, ed olsen, hurricane celia, infrared image, moderate imaging spectroradiometer, modis, nasa aqua satellite, nasa jpl, national hurricane center, tropical cyclones, tropopause, troposphere

Celia has exploded into a monster hurricane in the Eastern Pacific, and is now a Category 5 storm over open waters.

NASA’s Aqua satellite captured an infrared image (that shows temperature) of Celia’s clouds and clearly shows an eye in the storm.

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Wireless vs. wireless

By Guest PostJune 25, 2010Technologyarea network, mobile communication, wireless networks

3G and Wi-Fi are the two main mobile communications technologies today, but until recently they have been complementary services, the former offering users network access through cell phone masts forming a wide-area network (WAN), the latter based on hot-spot connections through a local-area network (LAN). Both then provide connectivity to the web, email and other services. (more…)

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