Doodling can help with memory recall

Doodling shapes on a piece of paper may help with memory recall according to a new study. Doodling is a sign of an alert mind and Plymouth University conducted a study to see if this was true on 40 volunteers, asking...

The Daily Show of Facebook

Everyone who laughs at me when I say that Facebook is the future of news will use this against me but what the hell, it is brilliant:"A Mashable reader sent us a link to the above video for the new “Facebook...

Beam me from the womb, Scotty: Sci-Fi the next universe for baby names

Another baby story--this afternoon I got to thinking about names (uh-oh, honey...I know I promised but I can't help it). So I started a lazy-ish Google search, and there's a news story about a new book with a...

Guernsey UFO - latest

" Guernsey UFO.There can always be a good mundane 'explanation' for any visual document in debunking terms - "it's CGI" or "why did the camera stop/start, focus/not focus etc,. (delete as appropriate ) or I've even seen "it's too good to be true." No one's making any...

Giuliani and the grocery problem

What a brilliant move on the part of this reporter--the prevailing view of Giuliani being that he's generally out of touch, I suppose (this is news to me). To ask the price of groceries is a great equalizer; it...

Freeze, iPod User!

"Ever taped or PVRed a show so that you can watch it later, otherwise known as time shifting? Or ripped a CD so you could listen to it on your MP3 player, called format shifting? With changes to Canada’s copyright laws expected as early as next month, these mundane 21st...

John chapter 14 verse 5

"John 14:5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? When Thomas asked unto Jesus Christ, we know not whither thou goest he was probably wandering on the physical platform of life. For Thomas to understand the intricacies of the...

The Votes That Really Count

"From property rights to abortion, a look at the key issues being decided in referendums and initiatives on Nov. 7. For all the money, advertising time and media attention that congressional races generate, few of their outcomes will directly impact people's lives nearly as...

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