October 2007
58 posts
FOXNews.com - Scientists Find Oldest Living... →
“Why does it say paper jam, when there is no paper jam?”
WatchThe most amazing- and ridiculous- comeback I’ve seen in a while.
Binary Perception Test →
The Migraine Diet - New York Times Blog →
Radiohead experiment rocks music industry - Online... →
Ask The Readers: How Do You Motivate Yourself To... →
In 1938 with Austria taken over by the Nazis, Wittgenstein traveled to Berlin to secure the so-called Aryan papers for his two sisters who refused to leave Vienna. He obtained these papers against 1.7 tons of gold, which presented at the time 10% of Austria gold reserve.
Russia plans new nuclear weapons | Reuters →
The buying binge is over - Oct. 16, 2007 →
Israel Struck Syrian Nuclear Project, Analysts Say... →
Death Reveals Harsh Side of a ‘Model’ in Japan -... →
“Local governments tend to believe that using taxpayer money to help people in need is doing a disservice to citizens,” said Hiroshi Sugimura, a professor specializing in welfare at Hosei University in Tokyo. “To them, those in need are not citizens. Only those who pay taxes are citizens.
”With no religious tradition of charity, Japan has few soup kitchens or other places for the indigent. Those...
And The Walls Came Tumbling Down: Madonna Dumps... →
Diet and Fat: A Severe Case of Mistaken Consensus... →
The notion that fatty foods shorten your life began as a hypothesis based on dubious assumptions and data; when scientists tried to confirm it they failed repeatedly.
Generation Q - New York Times →
Leak Severed a Link to Al-Qaeda's Secrets -... →
“Techniques that took years to develop are now ineffective and worthless,”
The Associated Press: Bird Brain Dies After Years... →
The last time Pepperberg saw Alex was Thursday, she said. They went through their back-and-forth goodnight routine, which always varied slightly and in which she told him it was time to go in the cage. She recalls the bird said: “You be good. I love you.” She responded, “I love you, too.” The bird said, “You’ll be in tomorrow,” and she responded,...
I am creating artificial life, declares US gene... →