Trebuchet Issue 4

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Company Profits at Workers Cost

The decline of labor unions, is the main reason why U.S. corporate profits have surged while workers' wages and other compensation have declined....

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Making cancer less cancerous

Taming the "master regulator" gene may be the key to developing a new treatment for cancerous tumors resistant to current cancer drugs...

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The Marijuana Cigarette Superhighway

Teen smokers who rationalize their use of cigarettes by saying, "At least, I'm not doing drugs," may not always be able to use 'that line' Marijuana Panic...

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Mick Harvey Interview: Part 1

In part 1 of his interview, Mick Harvey talks about Australia, love songs, religion, songwriting and the new album...

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Sleepless restless

"We may have solved the mystery of why getting rid of sleepless patients' urge to move their legs doesn't improve their sleep," Prof Allen says....

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Home ownership or keep your job?

Government policies that boost the amount of home ownership in a country are likely to inflict severe damage on the labour market....

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Riot:Noise [Live at the Borderline]

Playing at 8pm to a room of first pinters shouldn't make a difference to these seasoned road dogs, and true enough by the end of the show there were new fans aplenty....

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Legal Aid Cuts – Justice Denied

A criminal defence solicitor speaks out against legal aid cuts...

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People Organize Daily Travel Efficiently

Study shows that people organise their daily travel efficiently - so why not sleep in a bit more. ...

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Roundtable discussions begin on bioenergy crops

Bioenergy crops, such as Miscanthus and switchgrass, appear to be promising resources for renewable energy, but how to measure sustainability impacts....

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Plastic surgeons push fake-face book.

Many plastic surgeons view social media as important tool for promoting their practice....

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How to get more followers on Twitter

What do all Twitter users want? Followers – and lots of them....

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EGGS! EGGS! EGGS!

This year's EB program showcased cutting-egg nutrition research with wide-reaching public health implications of eaters of eggs....

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Pulsating Coral

Scientists resolve the age old mystery of pulsating coral video...

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Kid Congo Powers : Interview [Part 2]

'I was in and out of the closet. I was a very flamboyant gay teenager and became a rock ‘n’ roller'...

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The Shaking Sensations : Start Stop Worrying

This is an album to induce a trancelike post-rock euphoria, rather than one to focus on. ...

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TV = Antisocial behaviours

Five year-olds who watch TV for three or more hours a day are increasingly likely to develop antisocial behaviours...

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Hanging Offence : Charlie Dutton Gallery

'communications between gallerists, artists and the viewers can become misunderstood: rudeness, anxieties and insecurities are a lethal cocktail'...

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Hot Memory, Cold Sore

The virus that causes cold sore s, along with other viral or bacterial infections, may be associated with cognitive problems...

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Men and women get sick in different ways

A new study highlights evidence for considerable differences between the sexes in five domains – cardiovascular disease, cancer, liver diseases, osteoporosis, and pharmacology....

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Sports fandom and forgiveness

Celebrity confessions : Deep in Sports fandom do we really believe that anyone believes them anymore? ...

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Sexuality and Dementia

Managing the delicate issue of sexual expression amongst people with dementia. Sexuality and Dementia study produced by Griffith University....

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The Most Interesting Man In The World: George W. Bush

The overall trait of the dog is loyalty, an instinct of which George W. Bush seemed to possess none. So why is he painting them?...

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Robert Louis Jefferson

In the late 19th century Journalist and Epic Cyclist Robert Louis Jefferson made some spectacular cycles from London to the Constantinople, Khiva and beyond....

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Telomeres, immortal genes and cancer

This key to immortality involves telomeres : "Cancer is very smart to have figured out a way to use a mechanism to live longer," Yan said ...

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Lost Elvis Duets

'the presumably bouffant Miss Springfield replies tartly: ‘I think we are ready to work now Mr. Presley.’ SWP reviews the legendary lost Elvis duets....

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Shaky Kane : Interview

A pencil and a cheap drawing pad - those are the only tools you need, that and an idea bursting to get out the graphite running up that stick of wood'...

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Reintroducing the Quantum Drum

mechanical micro-drum used as quantum memory...

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Back Bears a heavy Burden

Trudging from place to place with heavy weights on our backs is an everyday reality, from schoolchildren toting textbooks in backpacks to firefighters and soldiers carrying occupational gear....

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City layout key to predicting riots

Developed by researchers at UCL, the model highlights the importance of considering the layout of cities in order for police to suppress disorder as quickly as possible once a riot is in progress....

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