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Bharti Airtel and IBM Join Forces to Transform Emerging African Mobile Communications Market and Fuel Economic Development Across the Continent

NAIROBI, Kenya & ARMONK, N.Y. – 17 Sep 2010: In a move that will accelerate the transformation of African mobile communications and positively impact the speed of economic development across the African continent, Bharti Airtel Limited and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the selection of IBM to manage the computing technology and services that power Bharti Airtel’s mobile communications network spanning 16 African countries.

An agreement is expected to be finalized in the fourth quarter.

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‘How Palestinian and Israeli Children are Being Psychologically Scarred by Exposure to War’

Culture, Politics

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— As another round of talks continues between Israelis and Palestinians, a new University of Michigan study documents the impact the violence has been inflicting on the region’s children.

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Amazon.com Introduces “Motion Gaming 101,” a One-Stop Education and Shopping Destination for Motion Gaming Technology

Technology

SEATTLE, Sep 17, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today unveiled Amazon Motion Gaming 101 (www.amazon.com/motiongaming101), a new section in its video game store designed to introduce both game enthusiasts and casual gamers to new choices in motion-gaming technology, which use a player’s body movements and gestures to play games. The site focuses on providing simple, easy-to-find information about motion-sensitive gaming, including educational videos, customized game recommendations, customer reviews, buying guides and gift suggestions.

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Native Hawaiians: Vulnerability to Early Death at all Ages

Health

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— Throughout their lives, Native Hawaiians have higher risks of death than white Americans, according to a University of Michigan study. (more…)

Twitter Helps Smaller Firms Level the Information Playing Field

Technology

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— Smaller companies that don’t get much news coverage can bridge the information gap with investors by tweeting, according to a study by Greg Miller, Hal White and Beth Blankespoor of the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.

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Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Lowest 2010 Extent, Third Lowest in Satellite Record

Environment

The Arctic sea ice cover appears to have reached its minimum extent for the year, the third-lowest recorded since satellites began measuring sea ice extent in 1979, according to the University of Colorado at Boulder’s National Snow and Ice Data Center.

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comScore Releases August 2010 U.S. Search Engine Rankings

Technology

RESTON, VA, September 16, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace. Google Sites led the explicit core search market in August with 65.4 percent of searches conducted.

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comScore and PMB Release Fused Database in Canada, Combining Print Readership, Internet Behaviour and Product Usage Data

Technology

New Data Provides Multi-Dimensional Insights on Canadian Print and Online Audiences, Bringing Additional Value to Publishers, Agencies and Advertisers

Toronto, Canada, September 16, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) and PMB Print Measurement Bureau today announced the release date for a joint product offering that links Canadians’ online media habits with print readership and other media consumption data, along with product and brand usage, all in a single database. The fused database will be available September 21 exclusively to PMB members and comScore Canada clients, with access through software suppliers licensed jointly by PMB and comScore. (more…)