NASA Successfully Tests ‘Interplanetary Internet’

" Although the crew of the spacecraft Endeavour experienced a glitch in the first space walk when an astronaut accidentally let her tool bag float away, NASA had a lot to celebrate as it announced success with a high-tech space program. NASA, along with Vinton Cerf, a...

Is Your Child a Budding Weather Forecaster?

"The Weather Channel Interactive Offers Video Forecast Contest for Kids Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) July 5, 2008 --...

Major British oil pipeline being shut down ahead of possible strike

A pipeline that carries nearly half of Britain's oil is gradually being shut down today ahead of a possible strike over pensions that has already closed a major refinery and started some panic fuel buying.The...

Computer games 'scramble young minds'

"Children under seven should be banned from playing computer games because it could damage their attention span, it has been claimed. The rapid pace of computer games is only stimulating basic "fight or flight"...

Break Out the Apple Pie: How the Iowa Caucus Really Works

It's dead cold winter, and people have to spend hours showing up, speaking, and voting in arcane patterns that well, are more confusing than the chicken displays at the county fair."Believe it or not, the Republicans and the Democrats do it differently; the electors have to...

Watch Your Weight Or Lose Your Job

"Overweight workers cost their bosses more in injury claims than their lean colleagues, suggests a study that found the heaviest employees had twice the rate of workers' compensation claims as their fit co-workers. Obesity experts said they hope the study will convince...

Bank Loan Vs Credit Union Loan?

"Joe Bennett figured getting a loan to open a supper club would be easy. After all, the St. Paul (Minn.) resident had spent 25 years managing several private restaurant chains. But loan officers at U.S. Bank saw things differently. The best they could offer was a home equity...

Forerunner: Advocate for Business & Social Change in Africa

"Today we are going to talk about a legendary individual, an African American who we seldomly hear about in the context of African business. Yet, he almost handedly changed the socio-political landscape of South...

Barbour wisely dismisses Brown's Katrina conspiracy

"Michael Brown, the former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is shooting off his mouth again. Last week in New York City, he claimed that Mississippi and Louisiana were treated differently after Hurricane Katrina because of their politics. Unfortunately,...

US 'would have handled hanging differently'

"The row over the bungled handling of Saddam Hussein’s execution gathered new momentum today when a senior American general admitted the hanging would have been “done differently” had it been carried out by United States troops. The comments by Maj Gen William Caldwell...

Why We Should Let O.J. Speak

"The best way to end the doubt is to hear him admit he did it. Rupert Murdoch has just canceled the O.J. Simpson book and TV special in which Simpson (presumably) describes how he would have half-decapitated Nicole Simpson and stabbed Ron Goldman had "the real killers" not...

Mixing Work and Friends

"Working with friends can be an enjoyable, highly successful relationship. After all, you know, trust, and respect each other. But working with friends is always tricky. You may each see the relationship differently. While you might think your friend appreciates the work,...

How to... avoid the traps women set

"Women aren't content just to be happy. Their brains are wired differently than ours - they crave conflict, drama and instability. They like to start fights over nothing. Because they need and want to be constantly reassured, they thrive on insecurity. They are illogical and...

Papers in Israel and Lebanon React Differently in Aftermath of War

"Since the beginning of the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict, E&P has provided periodic analysis of how two leading English-speaking dailies, Ha'aretz in Israel and The Daily Star in Lebanon, have covered and commented on the crisis. This is the fifth in that series. The space...

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