When I read the following newspaper article, it of course reminded me of yesterdays hackers story about doctored research reports. Please note the care about taking the alarm out of the published facts very...
created by Babel-Fish | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 206 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
" This post is the latest in an ongoing series about how we harness the data we collect to improve our products and services for our users. - Ed.Google search isn't just about looking up football scores...
created by shaileshk | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 165 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"A Los Angeles man who was beset with financial worries after having trouble finding work has shot dead his wife, three children and mother-in-law before turning the gun on himself."I don't know anymore about this story than you do. That it is reminiscent of the suicidal...
created by Mikasi | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 334 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
Just read this first:"Men like women who resemble dear old mom, and women like men who look like dear old dad, a computer analysis now shows. Scientists in Hungary investigated 52 university students and their parents. They also looked at the significant others of the...
created by BigT | 3 years ago 285 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Update 2: 8/29/08 -- It may be encephalitisUpdate 8/27/08 -- 35 more have died""“We really don’t know what exactly it is; we are depending on the finding of a team of specialists from New Delhi.”...
created by nukegingrich | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 1029 views | 16 recommendations | 12 comments
We are always being urged to eat 5 fruit and veg portions per day to keep our mind and bodies healthy but some fruits are more difficult than others to eat when a quick snack is wanted. Oranges for instance are...
created by Paul Conneally | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 1332 views | 10 recommendations | 19 comments
Flash floods in Vietnam have killed 100 people, and forecasters fear additional casualties as more rain is predicted for Monday. The floods have occured in the country's northern mountain procinves. More than two dozen people are still missing."Flooding and landslides in...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 219 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"He raped and murdered 2 women, I don't care if he suffers or not when executed. He certainly had no qualms about inflicting pain on his victims.COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A death row inmate scheduled for execution says he's too fat to be put to death, claiming executioners would...
"A few months ago, it seemed liked nothing could stop Iraqi sprinter Dana Hussain from representing her country in the upcoming Summer Olympics. Then, the International Olympic Committee banned Iraq from competing...
created by renovatio | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 241 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Okay, technically "swamp lemurs". Last year, scientists discovered what they believed to be an as-yet-undiscovered species of lemur living in the eastern Madagascar wetlands. It took time to confirm that the...
created by Jordan Yerman | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 216 views | 4 recommendations | 3 comments
Quoting Tracy Roberts: "the best pedicure I ever had." Interesting. I think this place in northern Virginia is the only store that practices this carp eating dead skin pedicure. If anyone has bad feet or just want...
created by JeffHuang | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 13218 views | 12 recommendations | 15 comments
"Friday, July 18, 2008 Women and Online Bingo A recent survey has shown that more than 85% of online Bingo players are women, as compared to 40% in 2004. Middle aged women and older ladies are really...
created by jaydeepmensa | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 857 views | 10 recommendations | 4 comments
"LONDON: Scientists have located an area in the brain that fails to "kick-in" for people with obsessive compulsive disorder and those at risk of developing the condition. The discovery could allow experts to diagnose the disorder much earlier and better track how...
created by Mon-Mage | 3 years ago 297 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
This man really loves his late wife... "A widower has spent more than 10 years piecing together thousands of fragments of love letters torn up by his late wife. Ted Howard, 82, of Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, wrote...
created by sweet east pearl | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 378 views | 0 recommendations | 3 comments