Japan, laughter to be measured by `aH`

""We have found that children laugh more freely, releasing 10 aH per second, which is about twice as much as an adult," Kimura, a professor at Kansai University in the western city of Osaka, told AFP on Friday."Adults tend to calculate whether it's appropriate to laugh and...

Trepidation over Wilders' anti-Islam film

"Trepidation over Wilders' anti-Islam film by Michel Hoebink* 18-01-2008 Islam specialist Maurits Berger talks to RNW's Edwin Mooibroek (mp3) Tensions are growing over the expected release of a film by Geert...

The Complex and Terrifying Reality of Star Wars Fandom

"There is a diabolical twist to Star Wars fandom, you see, that defies comprehension, and yet is the life-blood of all Star Wars fans. It is this: Star Wars fans hate Star Wars. "

Give the Candidates the MLK Test

"Give the Candidates the MLK TestBARobamaClinton A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford "What would Dr. King do?" The corporate media-mangled Barack Obama/Hillary Clinton "debate" over the relative contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and President Lyndon...

Portland’s Grease Wars: Battling for Biodiesel-Bound Cooking Oil

"Used-cooking-oil, the golden-brown waste product left over from making French-fries, doesn’t strike most of us as a particularly valuable commodity. But recycled grease represents a source of cheap energy to...

Democrats Humiliated by Bush 18% Approval Worst Ever

The Huffington Post Headline says it all. Whoever thought the 2006 election was a vote to get out of Iraq may have been wrong. The Dems failed at everything. George Bush in the last year of his term got...

Ancient sparta 300 warriors it was true

Some infos was from www.greek-photos.com we are thanx the owner of this website for his help about the following historical infos  It's hard for textbooks to say anything nice about the Spartans. Take up any world history textbook and read; you'll find that the...

Doomsday vault begins deep freeze

"Engineers have begun the two-month process of cooling down a "doomsday vault", which will house seeds from all known varieties of key food crops. The temperature inside the Svalbard Global Seed Vault will drop to -18C (0F) in order to preserve the seeds. Built deep inside a...

Lucas Planning Live-Action 'Star Wars' TV series

And there was much rejoicing throughout fanboyland... and millions of calls of "Please Dear God Don't Bring Back Jar-Jar." Actually, yikes, it's mostly going to be about robots? If you guys know anything more...

Wars in Africa wipe out aid gains

"A report on armed conflict in Africa has shown that the cost to the continent's development over a 15-year period was nearly $300bn (£146bn). The research was undertaken by a number of non-governmental organisations, including Oxfam. It says the cost of conflict was equal...

Foster revenge film tops US chart

"Jodie Foster's crime thriller The Brave One has taken $14m (£7m) to top the US and Canada box office. The film, about a radio host who seeks revenge after losing her boyfriend in an attack, pushed western 3:10...

Lucas tops American Film Institute's 40th anniversary.

"George Lucas and Julie Andrews are among stars introducing screenings of their films to celebrate the American Film Institute's 40th anniversary. Lucas will talk about Star Wars while Andrews will introduce the...

B.C. detention was bid to silence anti-war activists, American says

I think we'll all be watching this case closely:"An American peace activist, who was detained by immigration officials in B.C. for two days, is accusing Ottawa of engineering her confinement to silence critics of...

On Star Wars: The Saga Of Darth Vader

Star Wars has been an integral part of my life. I’m not messing about, in my youth, I used to watch the initial trilogy every month. In fact, after a few times, it got to the point that I knew all of the dialogue by memory, especially the ones with Darth Vader.

Hardcore DIY Action: Maker Faire 2007

Fans of building things, breaking things, and transforming the everyday devices that surround them have converged on the San Mateo Fairgrounds in Northern California for the Maker Faire..."Yes, that's a fire truck...

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