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comScore Appoints Wolf Allisat as Executive Vice President for International Markets

*Proven Digital Measurement Veteran to Lead comScore’s Expansion Efforts*

RESTON, VA, September 15, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world today announced that Wolf Allisat is joining the comScore management team as Executive Vice President for international markets. Mr. Allisat will be responsible for overseeing comScore’s international expansion strategy in the European, Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific regions.

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‘Why Our Brains Get Tripped Up When We’re Anxious’

Science

A new University of Colorado at Boulder study sheds light on the brain mechanisms that allow us to make choices and ultimately could be helpful in improving treatments for the millions of people who suffer from the effects of anxiety disorders.

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New Kindle Exclusive: David Morrell, New York Times Bestselling Author, Makes Electronic Editions of 10 Books, Including a New Thriller, “The Naked Edge,” and the Classic “First Blood”Available Exclusively in the Kindle Store

Technology

*Kindle and Kindle app customers can now download and start reading 10 books — 6 of them previously out of print–including one new novel, in less than 60 seconds*

SEATTLE, Sep 14, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that internationally bestselling author David Morrell is releasing a new, never-before-published, full-length thriller, “The Naked Edge,” along with nine of his previously published books, in electronic book format exclusively in the Kindle Store.

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George Michael Sentenced to Eight Weeks in Prison

Culture

British singer George Michael has been sentenced to eight weeks in jail for driving while under the influence of marijuana.

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“Stocky Dragon” Dinosaur Terrorized Late Cretaceous Europe

Science

Paleontologists have discovered that a close relative of Velociraptor hunted the dwarfed inhabitants of Late Cretaceous Europe, an island landscape largely isolated from nearby continents.

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European Smartphone Market Grows 41 Percent in Past Year

Technology

*Nokia Continues to Lead Smartphone Market But Apple and Android Devices are Gaining Fast*

LONDON, U.K., September 14, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a study of smartphone use showing that the Symbian platform holds 54.4 percent of the Western European market. Despite Symbian’s continued growth in number of smartphone subscribers, its market share has fallen as growth in the Apple OS and Android (Google) platforms has surged in the past year.

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Millions Reaching for Most Ambitious Halo Game Yet

Technology

REDMOND, Wash. — Sept. 14, 2010 — Millions of fans worldwide are celebrating today’s release of “Halo: Reach,” the newest installment in the Xbox 360 sci-fi saga.

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Making Cookies that are Good for Your Heart

Health, Science

*University of Missouri scientists create a vegetable oil from soybeans that is much healthier than others*

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Years of research has proven that saturated and trans fats clog arteries, make it tough for the heart to pump and are not valuable components of any diet. Unfortunately, they are contained in many foods. Now, a University of Missouri research team has developed a soybean which produces oil that is naturally low in saturated and trans fats.

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