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Experts at the Southern Methodist University (SMU), in Dallas, have recently managed to electronically preserve a 110-million-year-old dinosaur footprint that was removed from its original location decades ago. The original tracks were excavated from their site, and taken to Texas, where they were built into a bandst... |
5 November 2009
06:11 GMT |
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A Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills review team is currently proposing that references to Neil Armstrong be removed from 5th-grade science books, for reasons known only to it. The main argument that it brings to the table is that the famous astronaut, who is also the first man to have walked on the Moon, is not a ... |
23 September 2009
02:33 GMT |
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Digital Chocolate, a successful developer with over a dozen titles currently selling in the App Store, has recently announced a new title for iPhone and iPod touch. Johnny Crash is now selling for US$4.99 in the App Store, while Digital Chocolate is set to offer a free version of the game soon, as it has done with ev... |
25 May 2009
05:11 GMT |
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Following a controversial vote on Thursday, the Texas State Board of Education adopted a new school curriculum that prevented teachers from presenting so-called “weaknesses” of some of the most important scientific theories, especially that of evolution, proposed by Darwin some 150 years ago. Proponents o... |
27 March 2009
05:34 GMT |
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The Texas State Board of Education has just recently come under increased pressure from science groups, which urge the authority to drop plans of introducing a new amendment in the state's learning programs, to question the proven principle that life descended from the same common ancestor. Because key officials... |
25 March 2009
05:07 GMT |
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During the Civil War, the city of Galveston, Texas, came under a ship blockade from the attacking Union forces, which tried to conquer it, but failed. Under Major General John B. Magruder, Confederate forces held the city throughout the duration of the war, but failed to break the blockade. Many vessels made such att... |
11 March 2009
09:51 GMT |
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On Sunday, many people in Texas were scared by what appeared to be falling stars in the night sky. Some said that they came from UFOs, while others maintained that they were a part of the cloud of debris generated by the collision of two satellites high above the Earth. However, astronomers argued this week that the ... |
19 February 2009
08:30 GMT |
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Over the weekend, many people in Texas and Kentucky contacted authorities, saying that large fireballs were dashing across the night and even the day sky. After analyzing the phenomenon, officials came to learn that, most likely, the fragments came from the debris field generated after two satellites, one American an... |
16 February 2009
14:01 GMT |
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Video games don't exactly have the most decent reputation, and a lot of people tend to fear that they are becoming a more and more mainstream form of entertainment. This concern, coupled with protests against video games led by some groups, deems them dangerous to children, teaching them violent behavior among o... |
5 February 2009
13:01 GMT |
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It's no secret to anyone that most people in Texas are very religious, and that they adopt a very strict code when it comes to their beliefs. However, at times, their zeal can be overwhelming, and thus they have ended up in a situation where the fundamental truths of the evolution theory have been contradicted b... |
27 January 2009
05:08 GMT |
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The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) is forced by a Supreme Court decision to start regulating the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of all states, under the new Cleaner Air Act bill. Its proposal for the state of Texas was met with extreme hostility by Governor Rick Perry, who said yesterday that implementing the me... |
26 November 2008
04:30 GMT |
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At the begging of this month we were reporting that Texas adopted a new law which required all IT repair technicians to get a PI (private investigator) license if they wanted to keep doing their job, or face punitive measures (a $4,000 fine or 12 months of incarceration time). The law has of course caused a lot of st... |
10 July 2008
05:28 GMT |
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We all know that Texas has the harshest laws, not matter what the crime is. This time they are targeting the IT world stating that a PI (private investigator) license must be obtained by all techs working in computer repair shops. If the law is not obeyed, the offender will be fined as much as $4,000 or he could rec... |
1 July 2008
05:12 GMT |
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Apple has announced on its web site that the second San Antonio store it is opening this year is located at the North Star Mall, 7400 San Pedro Avenue. The Grand Opening will be this Saturday, June 28 at 10:00 AM."Texas, one of Apple's favorites, will now have 14 stores," ifoAppleStore confirms. Although the new... |
25 June 2008
08:29 GMT |
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A few months ago, police officers used Xbox 360 consoles to lure criminals and their innovative technique was really successful. This time, things have changed a bit: the US Army recruits and lures possible candidates using the Nintendo Wii as a hook.Seven billboards have been placed in Rio Grande Valley, Texas and e... |
10 April 2008
04:37 GMT |
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If it's Jessica Simpson, then it's a sure sign that Christmas has come early this year! I'm kidding - actually, I was trying to be ironic, but in a subtle way. I have made a promise to myself. Part of the whole "be better this Christmas, be an even better person next year" wish list I make every year a... |
15 December 2007
04:17 GMT |
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The Cyberathelete Professional League's upcoming "Extreme Winter Championship" tournament in Dallas, Texas has been confirmed as the largest gaming tournament ever staged. This is solely because of the sheer size of the cash prize confirmed for the tournament: 1 million dollars. There's a catch though. As 1... |
31 October 2007
09:40 GMT |
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It's been a while since we've heard stuff like gun-pulling over gaming hardware in the street, in people's houses or in stores. This time, two Texas residents got a gun in their face at their local GameStop store as they were innocently trying to get themselves some games. It's a typical robbery s... |
2 August 2007
03:20 GMT |
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QUALCOMM Incorporated commented on reports that Nokia has filed complaints against QUALCOMM in Germany and the Netherlands. Although QUALCOMM has not seen the complaints, Nokia's press release alleges that QUALCOMM's patents are exhausted with regards to Nokia's products placed on the European market t... |
21 March 2007
04:18 GMT |
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Nokia announced recently that it has filed complaints against Qualcomm in Germany and the Netherlands requesting declarations that Qualcomm's European patents are exhausted in respect of products placed on the European Union (EU) market with a Qualcomm license, in this instance chipsets supplied by Texas Instrum... |
20 March 2007
09:31 GMT |
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