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Selfie Named Oxford Dictionaries' Word of the Year

2013-11-19 22:33:59| PC Magazine Software Product Guide

Oxford Dictionaries today announced that "Selfie" is 2013's Word of the Year, beating out bitcoin and binge-watch, among other contenders.

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Princeton University Awaits Word on Meningitis Vaccine

2013-11-18 11:15:28| Biotech - Topix.net

Princeton University students are taking precautions after a seventh meningitis case on campus this year is prompting efforts to offer them a vaccine currently unavailable in the U.S. Since the outbreak in March, the Princeton, New Jersey-based Ivy League school has reached out to students and parents through posters and e-mails on ways to protect ... (more)

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Getting Good Word of Mouth into the Shopping Experience

2013-11-13 07:58:46| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News

Kelley Blue Book has launched Price Advisor, which aims to provide the most transparent shopping process possible. And they found that more information on dealers -- especially reviews -- resulted in more leads and more customers.The Article Getting Good Word of Mouth into the Shopping Experience appeared first on Automotive Digest.

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Industry Word Games Mislead Americans on Fracking

2013-11-08 21:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: Hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking, and other drilling practices have unlocked previously inaccessible reserves of oil and gas across the U.S. and the world. However, some of the debate over fracking is distorting public understanding of these practices and interfering with good decision-making about this recent boom in unconventional oil and gas production. We often hear statements like this from industry and pro-drilling politicians: America has drilled and fracked more than 1...

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