International dimension of 1971 trauma

Thirty-seven years have passed since the traumatic events of 1971. Much has been written on the subject. Most analyses have been confined to the developments within the subcontinent. The break-up of Pakistan has generally been viewed in relation to a regional upheaval. Little...

Listeria persists for years

My curiousity about how biological outbreaks can be identified and tracked  -- such as the recent Maple Leaf Foods listeria outbreak in Canada -- lead me to this abstract. Genome sequencing, or a...

Nuclear Incident Belgium, radioactive Iodine-131 gas leaking since one week, ...

  AUG-29The medical LAB IRE at Fleurus Belgium was emitting since minum one weekradioactive Iodine gas, contaminating the area longterm, no peak but vegetablesfruits from garden banned from eating. Children...

OPINION: Why aren't candidates for office required to have full psychological...

Given the growing pains that are occuring in my family right now and difficulties finding a job, I decided it would be prudent to go back to my psychiatrist and have routine maintenance done on my psyche. As I was...

An Egyptian Uses Insects To Determine Time of Death!

"They call it Forensic Entomology, where forensics refers to the determination of the cause, location and time of death and Entomology is the study of insects.Forensic Entomology uses insects to help law...

Big Brains Mean Longer Life

"Brains are good for more than acing exams. Turns out, nerdy nogginsalso help primates like us live longer, anthropologists say.By comparing Brain Sizes and other developmental features of 28 primate species,...

Reports: Drug-resistant staph may emerge as deadly 'superbug'

Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterium that lives on the skin and in the nose of humans, and is unknowingly carried by millions of people. It can cause infections of the skin, in the blood, in the bones, and in the lungs. It has become resistant to a wide range of...

Can Israel take out Iran's nukes?

"Barring a "catastrophic development," reports Middle East Newsline, George W. Bush has decided not to attack Iran. An administration source explains that Washington deems Iran's cooperation "needed for a withdrawal [of US forces] from Iraq." If correct, this implies that the...

Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007)

"On Tuesday, March 6, French theorist Jean Baudrillard passed away. Trained as a sociologist, Baudrillard put his knack for observing society and its engagement with mass media to work as a philosopher. His writings on television, video, and electronic mediation placed him...

The World Bank Seeks Economic Progress?

"Geoffrey Kamali writes about the most recent opinion of the World Bank, as it pertains to business in Africa: "Is Sub-Saharan Africa now a more attractive destination for investment than yester-years? The World Bank appears to give an optimistic overview in a new...

Software distinguishes between online namesakes

"Scouring the web for someone with a common name could become easier with software that automatically distinguishes between individuals by analysing the details of search results. The software tool, developed by researchers at the University of Tokyo in Japan, picks apart the...

The Bosses From Hell

Most women describe their manager as a "boss from hell" - and many have resigned because of outrageous demands such as being told to lie, new research has shown

Spy Row: Russia's Warning

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Georgia of using the "language of provocations and blackmail".

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