Louis Braille's 200th birthday celebrated January 4

January 4 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille; the Frenchman who developed the series of six dots that helps thousands of blind people around the world do everyday things such as read and...

Connect the dots - Bush to Iraq and the money trail

A lot of people like to deny the fact that the Bush family circle has profited directly from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.  So let's connect the dots without getting conspiracy theory.

Fight junk mail with red dots

Tired of religious coupons in the mail?  A red dot may be just the thing."A Vancouver businesswoman is launching a new campaign to help people who want to cut down on junk mail. The Red Dot Campaign aims to...

US Epidemic Foreclosures may turn small US Cities into Ghost Towns

Certainly a Unitied States Epidemic and a distressing situation where Homeowners living far beyond their means with easy credit in homeownership face foreclosures when mortgage rates start to creep up. Mayors...

Men motivated by 'superior wage'

"On receiving a paypacket, how good a man feels depends on how much his colleague earns in comparison, scientists say. Scans reveal that being paid more than a co-worker stimulates the "reward centre" in the male brain. Traditional economic theory assumes the only important...

Toys recalled over 'date rape' drug fear

There is something uneasy about his story." Last updated at 11:36am on 9th November 2007 The toy won the title of Most Popular Toy in Australia in March and it was tipped to be a popular Christmas present in...

Christmas Season: 'Date-rape' drug found in Chinese toy

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Really Now! Does this not surprise anyone, anymore?One can only guess why any country would allow imports of any Chinese product nowadays, knowing full well the...

Nuclear Politics: Taking the A Train

Will Australia ride roughshod over its people, federal and state laws to facilitate the dumping (storage) of nuclear waste from around the globe.About the AuthorDr Alison Broinowski is a Visiting Fellow at ANU and...

Mallory & Irvine Everest mystery - Phil Summers: Intentions, Climbing and Sig...

"Mallory & Irvine Everest mystery - Phil Summers: Intentions, Climbing and Sightings10:54 am EST Mar 10, 2006 (MountEverest.net) What can we say. Everest researchers have hijacked us. Originally, we had only intended to provide a forum for the scientists to air their...

Mallory & Irvine Everest mystery - Phil Summers: Intentions, Climbing and Sig...

"Mallory & Irvine Everest mystery - Phil Summers: Intentions, Climbing and Sightings10:54 am EST Mar 10, 2006 (MountEverest.net) What can we say. Everest researchers have hijacked us. Originally, we had only intended to provide a forum for the scientists to air their...

Popular Science Magazine's "Best Of What's New" :: Symblogogy

"Originally introduced in a press release on July 17, 2006, this experimental chip, developed by the "Memory Spot" research team at HP Labs, is a memory device based on CMOS (a widely used, low-power integrated...

Let’s connect the dots

"1) A foreign national who has over-stayed his visa. 2) Claims residency in New York, and has drivers licenses in New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. 3) A student at a truck-driving acadmy who is uninterested in learning how to back-up the rig. 4) A young muslim...

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