Word: playful
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...Google is coy about the algorithm that sends some pages to the top of the news heap and others to Web obscurity, but originality, relevance and locality all play a role, Google says. The formula is always changing. On Monday Google announced that it would show live updates from social-media feeds on its news-search results. And on Tuesday, in response to complaints from newspapers and other news-gathering sources, it announced the creation of Living Story Page, a collaboration with the Washington Post and the New York Times, which puts ongoing stories, like health care reform, under...
Sheridan's movie is like a reverent revival of a famous play, but one that is an improvement on the first version. Brodre is a nicely judged, finely acted film, and of course it was there first, but the new picture has a more impressive cast and a director who is sensitive to just about every nuance of character and situation. Tommy at first seems a malingering loser, blaming his situation on everyone but himself - his stern father (Sam Shepard) and even Sam, who loves him and sticks up for him - and when Sam is reported dead, Tommy typically thinks...
...American children is now affected by an autism spectrum disorder, up from the previous federal estimate of 1 in 150. The roots of the increase are still unclear, but researchers this year identified one possible genetic clue: variations on a region of chromosome 5, which appear to play a crucial role in about 15% of cases of autism. Working with the Autism Genetic Resource Exchange - a DNA database of more than 2,000 families affected by autism, and the largest genetic study of the disorder ever attempted - researchers zeroed in on variations in genes that code for proteins involved...
...judges said that while that relationship did not ultimately "prejudice the result" of the trial (which they upheld); yet they observed that "every court that has reviewed this case has been struck by certain aspects of the trial and actions of prosecutors that violate the fundamental notions of fair play on which our legal system is based...
...Barack Obama's first overseas trips as President was to Turkey. When he visited in April he focused on the significant role the country - mainly Muslim, officially secular, and a member of NATO - has to play in the Middle East. Heralding "a model partnership," Obama said Ankara had an important part to play in global peace. "Turkey is a critical ally. Turkey is an important part of Europe. And Turkey and the United States must stand together," he told Turkish MPs in parliament...