France signs extradition treaty with China despite death penalty record

"France has signed an extradition treaty with China despite concerns expressed by human rights groups over Beijing's use of the death penalty.  France's justice minister said a suspect would be extradited in cases punishable by death only if China guaranteed they would...

Stocks Rise Again, But Trade Still Light

"Stocks Rise Again, But Trade Still Light BY JONAH KERI INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY Posted 3/20/2007 Stocks rose for the second straight session Tuesday, but another bout of quiet volume dimmed the day's gains. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6%. The index closed near its intraday...

Gender Equality Through Traffic Lights - Madrid

The little "Walk" or "Don't Walk" signs in Madrid were red and green dots that made a vague, person shape a bit like a fat stick person.Because the stick people were male, women in Madrid, Spain, protested.In a dramatic, world-changing event, the signs now alternate between...

Cover-Your-Ass Security: Cops, Mooninites and Terror

My obsession with the Mooninites continues... but this article goes beyond the Boston debacle and also discusses reactionary airport security. I've often joked that, if terrorists really wanted to mess with the USA, then they'd send somebody to the airport with a tiny...

Insecurity can lower your Defense

"In a study of 61 healthy women led by a team of Dr Angelo Picardi from the Italian National Institute of Health in Rome, researchers found that those who had difficulty establishing close, trusting relationships showed signs of weaker immune function.Noted that this report...

Police issue letter bomb advice online

"POLICE are warning people to be extra vigilant after the recent spate of letter bomb attacks. There is no intelligence to suggest Hampshire is a target, but police are urging people to take extra care when handling mail. Officers are in contact with local companies and...

Expensive Mooninites: US Firms Pay $2M for Stunt Scare

The Mooninite flap continues. Glossed over in the mainstream accounts of this event is that the Lite-Brite Mooninites were placed in several cities (Boston, New York, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia, to my knowledge),  of which only Boston worked itself...

Iran allows rare peek at sensitive nuclear site

"Iran allows rare peek at sensitive nuclear site Isfahan, Iran 04 February 2007 10:32 Nothing seems extraordinary on the quiet provincial road outside the ancient Iranian city of Isfahan. Then suddenly, nestling beneath the mountains, a tall chimney emerges flanked by an...

State of Massachusetts Keeps Calling Mooninite Ads "Hoax Devices"

"Here's a press release I[Mark Frauenfelder] received from the office of Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley. She insists on called the ATHF signs "hoax devices." I assume that's because the case against the two young men who placed the signs around Boston depends...

What are Dementia & Alzheimer's

"Alzheimer's and dementia are complex conditions which brings considerable stress to sufferers and their families. For many people on the slippery slope to Alzheimer's, the first signs are depression, irritability, confusion and forgetfulness and 80% of dementia sufferers go...