Warning! Tofu May Harm Your Memory

Vegetarians beware. Those that eat lots of any kind of specific food might be in danger of too much or too little of one chemical or another. After all in the end that's all that food is - a combination of chemicals....

Mobile phone use to be allowed on planes

"The European Commission has introduced new rules to allow mobile phones to be used on planes.The Commission says travellers will be able to receive and make calls and messages safely with their own mobile phones while flying all over Europe.At the moment that luxury is...

Ireland's new foreign project: Timor-Leste

"Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern named Timor-Leste as a test case for a new Conflict Resolution Unit in his department. The plan is to assist the tiny Asian nation to make the transition to a functioning democracy. But as RTÉ journalist Anne-Marie Green...

Virtual worlds opened up to all

"A free tool that allows anyone to create a virtual world has been launched. Users of Metaplace, as it is known, can build 3D online worlds for PCs or even a mobile phone without any knowledge of complex computer languages. The web-based program is the brainchild of Raph...

France calls for new Iraq prime minister

"France calls for new Iraq prime minister By Peter Allen in Paris Last Updated: 1:16am BST 27/08/2007 France's foreign minister risked fracturing his country's new relationship with America yesterday, by calling for...

Off to a blogging conference…without a functioning laptop…..:)

I met Tresha at BlogHer this year and she really captivated me.  She said she wants to move to Vancouver and might do so.  She was thinking of driving her friend's van across the state.  I think it's a...

Bush Turns Iraq into Israel/Palestine; Gaffe endangers US troops by Juan Cole

" Bush said in a speech on Thursday that he hopes Iraq will be like Israel, a democracy that faces terrorist violence but manages to retain its democratic character: ' In Israel, Bush said, "terrorists have taken innocent human life for years in suicide attacks. The...

How can we change the world if we can't find our keys?

It's a thin line between a little disorganization and an utter mess. How can we keep things going without becoming organization freaks?

eBay: Only Real Goods for Sale (Mostly)

"Just scored an awesome sword on World of Warcraft? Forget about selling it for a quick buck on eBay. That's because the online auction site has decided to remove listings for most virtual goods and real estate. The ban affects auctions for characters, currency, weapons, and...

WHO's Premier Photo and Video Contest "Images of Health and Disability 2006- ...

"The World Health Organization (WHO) invites photographers and video producers world-wide to participate in a global photo and video contest -- "Images of Health and Disability 2006-2007". This year's theme focuses on "Health and Environment" an invitation to provide...

Fiji - Bainimarama announces coup

Australian Broadcasting Corporation TV PROGRAM TRANSCRIPT - Broadcast: 05/12/2006 "KERRY O'BRIEN: The Fiji coup has finally happened. After weeks of warnings and 24 hours putting all his chess pieces into place,...

Cool CSS Cheat Sheets on Web

"Once you got familiarized with its principles of functioning, CSS is easy to use and much better than tables, at least when it comes to later changes of your web page. Addressed mainly to beginners, but not only to them, the following resources can be of good help:"

CEREBRAL PALSY - What You Should Know

"We do not know the cause of most cases of cerebral palsy. That is, we are unable to determine what caused cerebral palsy in most children who have congenital CP. We do know that the child who is at highest risk for developing CP is the premature, very small baby who does not...

The Next YouTubes

"After Google's deal, dotcoms are bubbling hot. What you need to know about Web 2.0. For budding internet entrepreneurs, the moral of Google's $1.65 billion purchase of video start-up YouTube is simple: Build a real,...

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