Wednesday, March 12, 2008

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Will Japan follow US into recession? - Telegraph
Get the latest business and finance news from the Telegraph. Your source for finance, investing, mortgage and savings news

When football goes to the dogs | NEWS.com.au
A RETIRED greyhound disrupted a professional soccer game in England when the floodlights and crowd noise brought back memories of her racing days.

Archaeologists Unveil Finds in Rome Digs
PhysOrg news: Archaeologists Unveil Finds in Rome Digs

Genetic research unveils common origins for distinct clinical diagnoses
PhysOrg news: Genetic research unveils common origins for distinct clinical diagnoses

Tsunami that devastated the ancient world could return
PhysOrg news: Tsunami that devastated the ancient world could return

Flickr Photo Download: got an enemy of our democracy and freedom?
Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Show off your favorite photos to the world, securely and privately show photos to your friends and family, or blog the photos you take with a cameraphone.

Immunity Boost: Science Videos - Science News - ScienCentral
Amid the news of a $23-million dollar court settlement by the makers of Airborne (a supplement that’s earned hundreds of millions of dollars in sales with the claim that it boosts the immune system) biomedical engineers are publishing research on a powder that could turn out to be the real thing. As this ScienCentral News video explains, the new powder could first be used to help fight cancer.

AP probe finds drugs in drinking water - Yahoo! News
A vast array of pharmaceuticals — including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones — have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an Associated Press investigation shows.

Revealed at last: the Ripper case book | UK news | The Observer
Police files giving step-by-step details of 1888 killings go on public display

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Engineering a Tough Switch: Getting New Yorkers to Recycle Electronics - New York Times
As Mayor Michael Bloomberg considers a bill requiring electronic waste recycling, many New Yorkers have no idea where and how to dispose of unwanted cellphones and laptops.

India Nurtures Business of Surrogate Motherhood - New York Times
Reproductive outsourcing is a new but rapidly expanding business, as word spreads of India’s mix of skilled medical professionals, relatively liberal laws and low prices.

Researchers crack code of 3-D structure in key metabolic protein
PhysOrg news: Researchers crack code of 3-D structure in key metabolic protein

Bringing Second Life To Life: Researchers Create Character With Reasoning Abilities of a Child
PhysOrg news: Bringing Second Life To Life: Researchers Create Character With Reasoning Abilities of a Child

Injection of human umbilical cord blood helps the aging brain
PhysOrg news: Injection of human umbilical cord blood helps the aging brain

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What’s on TV Tonight? Humiliation to the Point of Suicide - New York Times
When the media act more as police than as journalists, the free speech defense begins to weaken.

Counterfeit Chinese Chips Raise Big Hacking and Terror Threats - The Manchurian Chip - Digital Security - Popular Mechanics
Security experts warn that as supply chains become more global and more opaque, no one can be sure what parts are going into the computers that run, well, everything—from air traffic control towers to banks to weapons systems.

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Flabber | Weblog: Air vortex cannon
Elke dag een paar bijzondere, interessante, sexy of humoristische posts.

Food Court Musical at Improv Everywhere
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EU told to prepare for flood of climate change migrants | Environment | The Guardian
Global warming threatens to render a fifth of planets population homeless, EU officials say

Mankind's secrets kept in lunar ark - Times Online
IF civilisation is wiped out on Earth, salvation may come from space.

Michael Pollan: Don't Eat Anything That Doesn't Rot | Health and Wellness | AlterNet

English Russia » Abandoned Wooden Miracles
Interesting news from Russia in English language.

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BBC NEWS | Health | Pollution 'alters brain function'
Exposure to exhaust fumes appears to affect the way our brains function, Dutch research suggests.

Fed Plans to Lend $200 Billion to Banks - New York Times
The Federal Reserve said it would inject liquidity into the markets by lending Treasury
securities and increasing currency swap lines with central banks.

Bad Baby Names - A Boy Named Sue, and a Theory of Names - John Tierney - New York Times
Why Marion or Leslie may have better self-control than David, Jennifer or Christine.

Many Doctors, Many Tests, No Rhyme or Reason - New York Times
In our health care system, if you have a slew of physicians and a willing patient, almost any sort of terrible excess can occur.

Suntory Mermaid II - Long Ocean Voyage Set for Vessel That Runs on Wave Power - New York Times
On Sunday, a boat will sail from Honolulu on a planned voyage of 3,780 nautical miles, powered just by the wave action of the sea.

A Light Bulb Went Off: Print the Lights - Bits - Technology - New York Times Blog
Bits is a blog about technology, innovation and society from The New York Times.

Psychotherapy for All: An Experiment - New York Times
A new program in Goa, India, trains laypeople to identify and treat depression and anxiety and send them to community health clinics.

US rush to produce corn-based ethanol will worsen 'dead zone' in Gulf of Mexico
PhysOrg news: US rush to produce corn-based ethanol will worsen 'dead zone' in Gulf of Mexico

Study Finds 1 in 4 US Teens Has a STD
PhysOrg news: Study Finds 1 in 4 US Teens Has a STD

Life expectancy rises for the educated; the less-educated reap no benefit
PhysOrg news: Life expectancy rises for the educated; the less-educated reap no benefit

Snakes vault past toxic newts in evolutionary arms race
PhysOrg news: Snakes vault past toxic newts in evolutionary arms race

New twist on life's power source
PhysOrg news: New twist on life's power source

Red-light cameras increase crashes, researchers find
PhysOrg news: Red-light cameras increase crashes, researchers find

March 11, A.D. 105: The Emperor's Court Is No Longer a Paperless Office
Pulp fiction: A eunuch improves a rustic craft and brings it to court. He is richly rewarded.

Wired News - AP News
Read the latest AP Technology News and how the digital world is shaping business, entertainment, communications and culture on Wired.com.

Wired News - AP News
Read the latest AP Technology News and how the digital world is shaping business, entertainment, communications and culture on Wired.com.

Assignment America: Keep juries dumb - UPI.com

Map of Misery

States weighing lower age to drink -- chicagotribune.com
More than two decades after the U.S. set the national drinking age at 21, a movement is gaining traction to revisit the issue and consider allowing Americans as young as 18 to legally consume alcohol.

The Age of American Unreason - Book - Review - New York Times
There are few subjects more timely than the one tackled by Susan Jacoby in her new book.

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Computerworld - Casino insider tells (almost) all about security
Defining Technology for Australia's IT Leaders .

How Google Earth Ate Our Town - TIME
The search engine has mapped virtually every block of this small Canadian coal town — though locals have responded with not much more than a shrug

War Booty - Royal Armory - Stockholm - Art - New York Times
It’s hard to find anyplace in Europe today where people aren’t squabbling over cultural property and the spoils of war.

When a Corporate Donation Raises Protests - New York Times
Children’s advocates contend that an Ohio hospital went too far by naming a department after Abercrombie & Fitch in exchange for a $10 million donation.

Controversial Canal Tests South Korea’s New Leader - New York Times
The mountains of Mungyong, South Korea, where miners once dug for coal, may one day offer a new source of income: tourists sailing down a waterway blasted though the hills.

A Heart Device Is Found Vulnerable to Hacker Attacks - New York Times
A team of computer security researchers says it was able to gain wireless access to a combination heart defibrillator and pacemaker.

No pain as Japan develops nasal spray bird flu vaccine
PhysOrg news: No pain as Japan develops nasal spray bird flu vaccine

Tiny Brain-Like Transistor Controls Nanobots
PhysOrg news: Tiny Brain-Like Transistor Controls Nanobots

'Population Bomb' Author Paul Ehrlich Tackles Cultural Evolution
Paul Ehrlich, the author of the 1968 book <cite>The Population Bomb</cite>, argues that cultural evolution needs to be studied as rigorously as genetic evolution.

Personal taxes | Give over | Economist.com

All the water and air on earth gathered into spheres and compared to the Earth - Boing Boing

Environmentalism in 3000 BC : Environmental News Blog | Environmental Graffiti
Because environmentalism is so focused on the future, it can sometimes forget its past. An ancient Sumerian goddess stele We assume that we are ...

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