Epidemiology for the layman (that is, people like me that are fascinated but don’t really know much…) Maybe I should consider getting cable…. NEW YORK, Oct. 24 /PRNewswire/ — What could happen if H5N1, known as the Avian Flu Virus, were to infect the world’s population? THE NEXT PLAGUE interviews leading experts that will look…
Breakupnews.com – Glossary of Breakup Terms
My bitter friend sent me this. Bitter people are often much funnier than happy people. Dennis Miller was wayyyy funnier when he was bitter. Antiquing Systematically going back and sleeping with everyone you’ve ever dated. A neat trick if you can pull it off. Breakup Sex Coitus with a party immediately following the agreement to…
BBC NEWS | Photo journal | Sierra Leone amputee
A very personal face on the legacy of Sierra Leone’s brutal war. Page thru all of the photos by clicking ‘next.’ Heartbreaking. I met many people with similar stories in Sierra Leone. During Sierra Leone’s decade-long civil war, rebels developed the horrific tactic of chopping off the hands or legs of civilians as a way…
Chilean Sea Bass…Gilled Gold!
The Catch By PAUL GREENBERG Published: October 23, 2005 On a dank, cold morning this past March, full of wind and the gloom of the sub-Antarctic autumn, I stepped off the customs pier in the Falkland Islands port of Stanley and tried to board a pirate ship. The Elqui, a rusted-out heap flying the Guinean…
If You Don't Eat or Drive, Inflation's No Problem – New York Times
an interesting article from the Sunday New York Times. Oddly, I’ve never been to New York City, sometimes I wonder if I will ever go there…sometimes I wonder why I’ve never been there…is there something in me that has been avoiding New York? I certainly like the newspapers. I always like New Yorkers. Hmmm…maybe I…
Pope makes saints, Encourages priests to stay celibate
Well, the pope has started cranking out saints. He canonized Polish Archbishop Jozef Bilczewski, (1860-1923), diocesan priest Zygmunt Gorazdowski (1845-1920), Italian priest Gaetano Catanoso (1879-1963), an illiterate Capuchin monk Felice da Nicosa (1715-1787), and Chilean Jesuit Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga (1901-1952). Silvio Gomez, a Chilean immigrant to Italy, said he had come to the ceremony “because…
Tests of Fabled Archimedes Death Ray Fail
This particular death ray may not have worked but check out this page- SOLAR DEATH RAY. Pretty cool. SAN FRANCISCO – It wasn’t exactly the ancient siege of Syracuse, but rather a curious quest for scientific validation. According to sparse historical writings, the Greek mathematician Archimedes torched a fleet of invading Roman ships by reflecting…
UH-Manoa Offering 'Podcast' Class
Nowadays it is not unusual to take a class online, but imagine a “Podcast” class. It is only happening in a few places across the country with the University of Hawaii at Manoa being one of them. David Nickles’ Computer Science 101 class is Podcast so instead of books, his students bought Ipods. “What we…
Rock Paper Scissors
Now this sounds like my kind of party! ContraCostaTimes.com | 10/22/2005 | Rock Paper Scissors more than child’s play Rock Paper Scissors more than child’s play By Chris Metinko CONTRA COSTA TIMES When you think of games of skill and strategy, contests like chess, mahjong and the wildly popular poker come to mind — not…
Robots used against peaceful protest in Bil’in
It’s Aloha Friday and I’m not going to post much today…but I do want you to get the chance to see this one…the Future is kinetic and scary. IMEMC NEWS: International Middle East Media Center – Robots used against peaceful protest in Bil’in Residents and peace activists in Bil’in village, west of Ramallah, invented a…