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1. Lifestyle - Technology - GEOLOGY

   Volcano-induced die-off paved way for dinosaurs, study suggests

   Posted Mar 24th 2013, 12:00am by L A TIMES

   ... known as the mineral zircon - that incorporated uranium in their lattices. Over time, that uranium decayed to lead. Measuring the ratio of uranium to lead enabled the scientists to date the rock ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/technology/article/1198155/volcano-induced-die-paved-way-dinosaurs-study-suggests
2. The Men who Stare at Goats

   Posted Jan 03rd 2010, 12:00am by Charmaine Chan

   ... Time Charmaine Chan The Men who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson Picador, HK$114 Read The Men Who Stare at Goats before you see the movie. Although a small book, it contains more delicious details than its screen version could possibly include in a stranger-than-fiction story involving the US Army, parapsychological intelligence, sound torture and goats. Spoon-bender Uri Geller ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/702681/men-who-stare-goats
3. Stargazers get ready for time travel

   Posted May 08th 2009, 12:00am by Jacqueline Tsang

   ... of the moon. Other useful functions include the pointer calendar hand that indicates the date on the outer edge of the dial and an instant time zone adjuster that allows the hour hand to move ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/679522/stargazers-get-ready-time-travel
4. Horology Happiness

   Posted May 08th 2009, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Time The Art of Time Club was relaunched in March as a platform for watch enthusiasts to hone their horological knowledge. It organises numerous activities such as watchmaking workshops, appreciation seminars, product launches and organised tours to factories and watchmaking regions in Switzerland. Industry experts will be invited to speak at seminars, while at workshops members ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/679520/horology-happiness
5. An extra second can make a big difference

   Posted Dec 30th 2008, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... to the instant will have to advance them by one second at 7.59.59am on Thursday - equivalent to midnight Greenwich Mean Time, the planet's standard time. Scientific officer Woo Wang-chun at the Hong ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/665299/extra-second-can-make-big-difference
6. Masters of their craft

   Posted Nov 14th 2008, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... this art is remarkable and really a unique added-value to our industry. What is your favourite time of the day? Time is always in motion so I try to enjoy every moment of the day. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/660012/masters-their-craft
7. Lifestyle - Technology - HEALTH

   Anti-HIV drug effort boosts life expectancy in South Africa

   Posted Feb 24th 2013, 12:00am by LA TIMES

   ... Science , comes as wealthy Western nations debate how best to stretch limited Aids funding at a time of economic stress. With an annual price tag of US$500 to US$900 per patient, antiretroviral ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/technology/article/1157164/anti-hiv-drug-effort-boosts-life-expectancy-south-africa
8. HK gets set to add a leap second

   Posted May 13th 2012, 12:00am

   ... That is because at 7:59:59 am on July 1, Hong Kong time, a leap second will be added, in accordance with the addition to co-ordinated universal time (UTC), the primary standard by which the world ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/1000861/hk-gets-set-add-leap-second
9. Business - Companies

   Time Warner Cable shifts away from “triple play”

   Posted Apr 26th 2013, 11:55am by Reuters

   ... Business Companies Time Warner Cable Reuters in New York Time Warner Cable, the second-largest US cable provider, will no longer push “triple play” packages of Internet, video and voice on its customers, a departure from the long-held industry practice of bundling the services together. Time Warner Cable is the first cable company to acknowledge that customers would prefer ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1223623/time-warner-cable-shifts-away-triple-play
10. Business - Banking & Finance

    Wall Street sees big bonuses as jobs in finance sector decline

    Posted Feb 16th 2013, 12:00am by Los Angeles Times

    ... Jones Industrial Average has been flirting with an all-time high after topping 14,000 for the first time in half a decade. But droves of recent lay-offs tell a different story. Indeed, analysts ...

    http://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/1151281/wall-street-sees-big-bonuses-jobs-finance-sector-decline

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