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Shots - Health News
3:38 pm
Tue May 21, 2013

A Catch For Insurers That Cut Deductibles For Healthy People

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How much is my deductible?
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By Michelle Andrews

Health insurance deductibles typically only go one direction: up.

It's not unusual for people these days to be responsible for paying thousands of dollars in medical claims before most plan benefits kick in.

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The Two-Way
3:32 pm
Tue May 21, 2013

Microsoft Reveals New Xbox One Game System

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The new Xbox One entertainment and gaming system was unveiled Tuesday by Microsoft. The console includes live TV and advanced voice commands.
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Microsoft unveiled its new Xbox One Tuesday, displaying a device that takes new steps in game consoles' journey to becoming all-purpose entertainment and communication devices. The new console replaces the Xbox 360, which has been on the market for nearly eight years.

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Mountain Stage
3:23 pm
Tue May 21, 2013

Paula Cole On Mountain Stage

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Paula Cole.
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Paula Cole makes her second appearance on Mountain Stage, recorded live at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, W.Va.
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Paula Cole makes her second appearance on Mountain Stage, recorded live at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, W.Va.
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Paula Cole makes her second appearance on Mountain Stage, recorded live at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, W.Va.
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Paula Cole makes her second appearance on Mountain Stage, recorded live at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, W.Va.
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Paula Cole makes her second appearance on Mountain Stage, recorded live at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, W.Va.
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Paula Cole makes her second appearance on Mountain Stage, recorded live at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, W.Va. When Cole first appeared on Mountain Stage in the fall of 1996, she was still a relative unknown to the public at large, despite earning high praise from peers for her work as a backing vocalist for Peter Gabriel, as well as her debut album Harbinger.

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The Two-Way
3:12 pm
Tue May 21, 2013

Gandhi Artifacts Could Fetch Steep Prices At Auction

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A picture of Gandhi taken on July 24, 1931 in New Delhi.
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Artifacts that once belonged to Mohandas K. Gandhi, the Indian independence leader who took a vow of poverty, could fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars at auction.

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The Salt
3:01 pm
Tue May 21, 2013

Vertical 'Pinkhouses:' The Future Of Urban Farming?

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This "pinkhouse" at Caliber Biotherapeutics in Bryan, Texas, grows 2.2 million plants under the glow of blue and red LEDs.
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An artist's rendering of what a planned vertical farm in Linkoping, Sweden, will look like.
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Cary Mitchell and Celina Gomez, of Purdue University, harvest tomatoes grown next to a tower of blue and red LEDs.
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Plants at Caliber Biotherapeutics grow under blue and red LEDs, with wavelengths of light that match those that get absorbed by the photosynthetic machinery.
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By Michaeleen Doucleff

The idea of vertical farming is all the rage right now. Architects and engineers have come up with spectacular concepts for lofty buildings that could function as urban food centers of the future.

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