It is just fun working with the most expensive food item on the planet.

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The lab is also working on a house in which every item is tagged with a radio chip, allowing a computer to tally whether an occupant has moved a spoon or turned on the television.

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Brief item for a Monday: French archaeologists working in the Ukraine report they have uncovered the base of a Neanderthal dwelling that was constructed with mammoth bones.

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Bomb-sniffing dogs were working the area of the bombings and nearby streets, checking every single item on curbs or near the street -- including "every construction cone, every Port-a-Jon" -- to make sure there were no explosive devices left, CNN affiliate WHDH in Boston reported.

CNN: FBI to take lead in investigating Boston Marathon bombings

Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief is a core agenda item of the EAS. The United States has a strong record of working with EAS member countries in disaster preparedness and institutional strengthening, and of bringing a unique set of capabilities, skills, and expertise in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.

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"I couldn't think of a politically correct way to word the kick-back item--thought you might want to take a crack at that, " a consultant working for the union wrote in a candid email uncovered during an investigation--a consultant from Aon.

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